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

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A Very Good Year For the Academic Competitors l For forensics -- lt was a very bod year. For the first time in fe years someone went to state ompetition, in fact, two mmeones. Cindy Young went in :temperaneous and Chris Mar- i in boys prose reading. For oth it represented the culmina- an of three years of competition. ary Hodge almost went the dis- nce. She placed third in Region in girls' prose reading after tak- g second in the Piedmont Dis- ct and first place in Henry County. At the district meet Kevin Hollandsworth and Karen Millner placed third in original oratory and poetry reading. At theiHenry County meet Karen again took third, and Victor Dillard took second in poetry. And alternate, David Hairston, who agreed to compete on a few hours notice, took second place in extem- peraneous speaking giving the team enough points for a second place county finish. At the Theater Festival at Bassett High School, March 7, the one-act play cast was given a distinguished participant rating and sent on to the Regiona Ill Festival. Their play, l.et's Get Out of Here, was rehearsed on weekends and during time squeezed into the daily schedule because all three cast members had afternoon jobs. Their's was the first play to go to Regional competition from Laurel Park since 1975. Chris Martin and Lori Meredith rehearse for the Theater Festival entry Let's Get Out of Here. Clockwise: At rehearsal Dana Robertson em- bellishes his part. Lori and Chris work on their opening scene. The cast and the direc- tor, Mrs. Ginger Preston. Chris teases Lori about wearing a preppie sweaterg an anti- prep she wore it as a concession to the script. Dana finishes his Burger King dinner. Lori works on her opening scene. One-Act Play 49

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Forensics sponsor, Mrs. Isla Scarce gives Cindy Young a reassuring pat. Cindy went all the way to state competition in extem- peraneous speaking. Clockwise: Jeff Gauldin waits for competition to begin. Karen Millner, Lisa Carter, Ms. Gail Shively, Mary Hodge, Kevin Hollandsworth, and Victor Dillard decide where to go for lunch. David Hairston talks about his chances tHe took second pIace.t Richard Walker checks Kevin's notecards. At eight o'cIock, Cindy Young, Mrs. Scarce, Ms. Shively, Mary and Karen shiver in the Mail parking lot. Rich and Kevin wait forthe others to arrive. it 48 Forensics

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awww W ',fP Band: First Row: Debbie Jones, Anthony Ferguson, Sebena Moyer, Meranda Craighead, Maurice Jeftress, Chris Cooke, Tamika Hairston, Donna Wood, Valerie Anderson, Dana Wood, Tracy Preston, Regina Mize, Betsy Kanode. Second Row: Dana Robertson, Melanie Johnson, Lisa Ward, Angie Moore, Sharon Brickey, LeLe Wade, Rhonda McGuire, Kathy White, Molly Davis, Bonnie Wilson, Michelle Lee, Kim Swain. Third Row: Todd Marlowe, Pat Donavant, Reggie Newman, Robbie Cox, Marvin Fontaine, Kristy Hubbard, Todd Martin, Renee Hailey, Sharon Lynsky. Fourth Row: Arthur Johnson, Larry Hairston, Pam Robertson, Glenda Palmer, Jill Wilson, David Hairston, Bill Un- derwood. Back Row: Mervin Brown, Tony Earles, Wendall Deering. Band Majorettes: Front Row: Karen Connell, Lisa Harrell, Giney Gauldin, Tammy Hankins. Back Row: Sharon Cannaday, Natalie Thompson, Mitzi Prillaman, Deidre Hundley, Amy Amos. Majorettes WW?