Laurel Park High School - Koine Yearbook (Martinsville, VA)

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J ' ' Hf pie, Ellen Cabiness. Pam Wall. ABOVE (FRONT ROWl Lydia Eanes. Beth Fentress, Wanda D Phyllis Cole, (BACK ROW) Angela Hairston, Rita Eggleston, Lynette Robertson, Sandra Handy. BELOW: (FRONT ROW) Robin Reynolds, Vanessa Price, Jackie Fuller Jewell Brown, Gail Cannaday, (SECOND ROW) John Rice, Eddie Garst Deborah Hopkins, Tim Eanes, Paige Hampton, Kim Byrd, (BACK ROW Charlesetta Smallwood, Kim Williams, Darlene Conway, Donna Gillis

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The Forensics program was in a state of rebuilding in 75-76. Most of the students who had represented Laurel Park in competition several times had graduated in June. So, when school competition was held in December and winners were announced, only Cheryl Troxell and Ronnie Carter were experienced in district competition. Cheryl, along with Joel Hankins, represented Laurel Park in extemperaneous speaking. Ron- nie and Connie Turner read prose; Angela Hairston and Tim Eanes, poetry. Danna Moyer and Chris McVay did original oratory, and Sandra Roberson competed in spelling. The for- ensics team did not place in district competi- tion held February 1 1 at Drewry Mason High School. One student said, The best part of foren- sics was going out to eat afterward I feel I went into it unprepared, and the other com- petitors were realty good. It was my first year and I wanted to win for the school be- cause Laurel Park had won the trophy three years out of five. It was disappointing when we didn ' t. ith Roses was the play Laurel Park students presented in the District One- Act Festival at Tunstall February 28 The sci- ence fiction drama featured Tim Eanes, Nancy Blankenship and Chris Cannaday with Buddy Thomas, Terry Eggleston and Marilynne Martin. TOP: Nancy Blankenship rehearses for the one-act play ABOVE: During a practice break, Tim Eanes and Chris Cannaday relax on the set of Stranger with Roses LEFT: H lariiynne Martin and Terry Eggleston set the stage for the play for which they made the props as well as acted.

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Muddy Mornings Bring Half-time Highlights Tweet — Tweet, Tweet, Tweet, Tweet, echoed through the air every morning during football season as sixty- five band students lost their shoes trying to march through the deep, thick mud Every other step they were reminded. Keep in step: Get back in line; Keep your ranks straight ' Once again Laurel Park had two bands, a junior band and a senior band, which was the Marching and Concert Band During football season, the Marching Band performed for halftime shows and brought bunches of spirit to pep rallies They also participated in the Martinsville-Henry County parade held during the Thanksgiving holidays With the marching season behind them, the Concert Band worked hard first period every morning getting ready for their annual Christmas Concert On December 14, 1975, they presented their Christmas music to the public ABOVE Unwinding after the Christmas parade, band members overflow Ihe bus LEFT Whal ' You say a Wade asks before the band ! Tiile and a half, maybe more ' ' narching Randy RIGHT (FRONT ROWl Lloyd Gravely. Rodney Painter, Tony ston. (BACK ROW) Bobby Valentine, Ricky Bates. Vicki Lee ABOVE: (FRONT ROW) Mark Setlifl. Carolyn Rea. Donna Roland, Randy Wade. (BACK ROW) Beverly Keen, Mike Whitlow, Danny White, Jeff Stegall, Dwight Ward BELOW: (FRONT ROW) Kimball Minter, Amy Pace, David Cole, (SECOND ROW) Reggie Gravely, David Byrd, Ron Gower, Jim White, (BACK ROW) Dean Teague, Mark Eanes. Gene Teague, Danny Swaine, David Eggleston t M % yPiff 1 ' •. k A ' ii ■ t k r ft iT ■i