Lexington High School - Crystal Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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Watergate morality and dissolutionment . . . The active members of the Pep Squad do- nate a Thursday afternoon to prepare pep posters promoting school spirit. Lace ' n ' Levis gals, decked in their square dancing outfits, perform with members of the Waynesboro club. Opening 5

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The action on the field at the start of the Riverhead ' s game does not please cheer- leader Teresa Filson at all. Waiting in the hall to have pictures taken, Dee Mays plaits Marquita Payne ' s hair in the latest style of corn rowing. Dancing at a soc-hop following a Hurri- cane victory, Mike Hartless gives a big grin to the photographer and a big hug to nis date Karen Lotts. dresses, wild argyle, bobbie and striped knee-high ath- letic socks and huge modern glasses. Perennial behavior carried over from last year: mooning over fountains, loving under stairs and rendez-vous at the next class or at lockers, rowdi- ness, testing sixteen new teachers and substitutes, dissipating on the weekends and sometimes before school, an excellent sports program as usual. Even TOO good — last year with Augusta County in the Valley District. Sportsmanship awards and winning teams go for granted at LHS. The year was marked by a trend to look again at everything we once accepted or dis- agreed with. Dissolution- ment in national govern- ment — Watergate corrup- tion and impeachment pro- ceedings helped cause apathy at the school level. Why an SCA? Abolishing the point system arguments for revision and abolishment. We looked again and abol- ished it. Does the SCA do anything? Apathy rules when ten show up for a clean-up day. Introspection of values, finding one ' s niche at LHS and in life, fighting the sys- tem or living with it in peace. Getting sick of the whole thing and escaping to Goshen and Twin Falls for relaxation. Alcohol and pot are very much a part of some student ' s weekends. Is it really an escape to euphoria or just a bad trip. Letters to the SCARLETTER on apathy. Whose fault is the lack of spirit at games? Who cares? There were innovations: seven instead of five minutes between classes — enough time to socialize with friends or smoke a cigarette or barely get to English class from the shop in time. Ab- solutely NO excuses for being late. Sharp new park- post —

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' This is the way we were . . . Practicing titration to Mr. Bond ' s running commentary in Advanced Biology can be humorous finds Sarah Leach as she strug- gles to concentrate. The smoking porch provides the setting for Mary Beth Wilhelm to converse with friends on a hot summer day. Hot action on the field holds the swelter- ing Jon Davis ' and Aaron Dock ' s concern as they wait to hit the turf. 6