Lexington High School - Crystal Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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Before marching to the game, band mem- bers Stevie Grist and Tamara Dixon talk while John Hodges “rocks out on the piano. Senior escort Billy Payne, watches as Mr. Thompson congratulates Tish Miller on becoming Homecoming queen. Leisure and , learning mix! The presidential election sparked political awareness. Soon the halls were transformed into collages of bumper stickers and posters. Heated debates were heard in-between classes and a lot of good na- tured kidding around. As- semblies on major issues were accepted well by the stu- dents. Then the advanced Home Economics students painted and redecorated their room in purple while the band took on overnight excursion to Bristol and took a first on BV Band Day. The new color guard added much to the band ' s finesse. A new student always ready with a smile, John Wilson enjoys LHS but he just can ' t take that harping and harping. 4

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Freshmen Meg Barrett admires the trophy case and tells a ' 72 football player how much she likes the district trophy. A young sociology professor and a student alias Mr. Bob Carrere and Ryan Rabun congregate during a basketball half-time. The Challenge of Change. When LHS rolled round to a new school year, the first notable addition was new white lines in the parking lot. Football soon began. We were small but, once we started there was no stopping us! Buses to away games were stopped because of a lot of slack, (parents, misbehavior, and chaperones unwilling to take the legal responsibility). Then the red machine pushed their way past district and the Shrine Bowl to regionals. For the first time in LHS history Lexington was 1 in the region. The Challenge of Change. A super pep rally was held before the semi-final game that had more spirit than rallies for years. School life rolls on 3

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THE CRYSTAL forty-eighth publication LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL 928 students Lexington, Virginia published by the 1973 CRYSTAL STAFF Slamming one over the net, Ola Martin waits for Valerie Dock to make a quick return on picture day. While the Big Red warms up before the Southampton game, Coach Pete Brew baker anxiously paces the field. 5