Lexington High School - Crystal Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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Fall is not all raking leaves. Sophomore Audrey Goldsten models her sweater after jumping into the leaves on her way home. Senior Quarterback, Jimmy Sheridan, side- lined with an injured leg, is visited by Steve Yeakel and Mark Harmison. With fall and raking leaves came new school activities. Cross country started with the Buena Vista Road Race. Girl ' s basket- ball began with new uniforms for both teams, J.V. and Varsity. Football forged on even though there was an upset against Harri- sonburg. Fans, cheerleaders, and football players found a great way to recover from the hard work at games with a pizza and coke at C. I. afterwards. The Varsity cheerleaders served two lunch- eons for the players to show their faithfulness. The JV team worked hard too for a fairly good sea- son. November ended football season with one more game to go, Powder Puff, which ended in a Junior victory, 6-0. At V.M.I. foot- ball games sophomores made money as guides. Juniors pre- ferred selling donuts once again. The band prospered from a Pan- cake Breakfast. Seniors made money from their last dance, Homecoming. The theme was Nostalgia . Fall was not all games and money making. It was test time, PSAT ' s. College night gave students insight to colleges while the Civil Service exam aided others looking for jobs. State elections came around and government classes researched candidates to find the best ones. The Drama Club presented The Mouse that Roared, a comedy that all watched and enjoyed. Raking leaves, baking pancakes, making money, taking tests . . . Fall events 23

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Chaperones Coach Bob Williams and Ms. Nanalou Sauder enjoy the first soc-hop as much as the students do. Many Lexington High School Students are seen at the V.M.I. football games such as Senior Cynthia Saunders. Many Lexington Students took the Civil Service Examination in the fall to aid them in job placement. 1 ruckin ' up the highway, math teacher and distance runner Mr. Charles Lauck par- ticipates in the Buena Vista Roadrace. 22 Chrono

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“School days, school days, Good old golden rule days; Reading, ’riting and ’rithmatic, Taught to the tune of a hickory stick. ” The good ole Lexington High School days began in 1894 with an enrollment of 22 students. Ten years later the high school was moved to the old Ann Smith Acad- emy building for a nominal rent. A short time later, the building was declared unsafe due to faulty foundations. A school bond issued for $20,000 was passed by the citi- zens of Lexington to erect a new building. The Ann Smith Board of Trustees donated the lot where the Ann Smith building stood. There was much discussion about tearing down the Ann Smith building be- cause the citizens had a senti- mental attachment for it. The newspapers were flooded with pro and con arguments. The State Legislature passed an “Act of Assembly” that gave the Ann Smith Board of Trustees the authority to dispose of the building. A new building was erected and classes began in 1909. The increas- ing student body at Lexington High made extra space essential. To fulfill the dreams for the best possible education a high school student could ever hope for, a new high school was built in 1926 along Woods Creek. It served as Lexing- ton High School until 1960 when it became Waddell Elementary. By 1960, the consistantly expanding student enrollment had led to the erection of the present day fa- cilities. The students for this new school were drawn from the city and the county districts of Kerrs Creek and Buffalo. Effinger High School became an elementary and its students joined the LHS ranks at this time also. In 1965 Lylburn Downing High School students further increased the Lexington High School Student body. The high school now includes grades 8-12. The Mobile Units behind the school were added in the late 60’s to take care of the overflow of students. Lexington High School is governed by the Joint Committee for Control of LHS which is made up of members from both the city and Rockbridge County school boards. The enrollment is approx- imately 900 which puts LHS in the double A class rating under Virginia High School League Rules. Rockbridge County was formed in 1778. The county seat was named Lexington after the famous battle in Lexington, Mass- achusetts. This area lays claim to at least two Virginia governors, Cyrus McCormick, the resting place of Lee, Stonewall Jackson’s home, Michael Miley, Marshall Library, Virginia Military Insti- tute, the nation’s first state mili- tary college and Washington and Lee University ( 1 749). 24 History Essay