Lexington High School - Crystal Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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66 .. Looks like we made it.” We'll cherish LHS memories Time is up; our sentence is over. We did not get time off for good behavior. We served the full term. How did we come to be placed in this institute of knowledge in the first place? It started back in 1980. The front doors opened and in walked a group of naive little kids. Every one could tell they were eighth graders because of that nervous look on their faces. We finally made it to the ninth grade. Instead of things becoming instantly better; life began to get really confusing. While there were those who fit right into the mainstream, there were some who had difficulty adapting to high school. Our sophomore year is when life began to get exciting. We were almost sweet 16. We were neither in the lower half nor the higher half of the school population, and we were in the midst of discovering the pleasures of high school. What were we getting so excited about? Our driver’s licenses, of course, and beware all you unsuspecting pedestrians. One by one, we were slowly becoming responsible teenagers. During our junior year, time seemed to go by a little faster. Of course, we were under more pressure, so we did not dwell on how much time was or was not passing. We put on a fantastic prom and a decent Christmas 30. Seniors dance. And we were subjected to the torment of Coilege Boards. There was so much expected from us that we were forced to settle down and live up to the near spotless image we had projected over the years. Well, we somehow managed to pull off that year without much trouble, but next came the biggest test; would we make it through one more year? Being a senior meant being one step closer to the real world. One step closer to a job or college, we knew that it was our last go-round at LHS. Going to college would mean inde- pendence, new experiences, new people, and, perhaps, a party or two. It would also mean four more years of hard work. One of the big problems we faced as seniors was senioritis. We bet that no class has ever had this disease as bad as the class of 1985. The thought of sitting in a classroom while outside Goshen is calling each of our names becomes unbearable very quickly. Those with perfect attendance stuck it out to avoid final exams while the rest of us missed a day or two. What more can we say? The years passed much too quickly. Our life as high school stu- dents is over. What will become of the class of 1985? Only time will tell. ae SCA President Jenny Leadbetter gets wet but comes up with the apple during the Halloween party sponsored by the SCA. Jenny provided outstanding leadership for the LHS student body. The LHS student parking lot is always full of stylish, late-model automobiles. You say you don't believe it? Well, check out this little creampuff. Someone told Mike VanDerVeer that the answer was as | plain as the nose on his face. He decided to check it out for himself.