Manchester High School - Memoir Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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(eheierintetienercrenncnc enim Oona : ¥ In presenting her General Assembly project, Senior Kara Foster causes Mrs. Goldstein to laugh. Going to jail. Mrs. Cavenaugh's Practical Law class prepares to enter the Chesterfield County Jail, but only as part of a field trip. Three Conservatives vs. One Liberal. Seniors Paul Wimer, Mike Horne, and Brian Boldt try to convince Mrs. Goldstein that she should love Ronald Reagan. SRR EERERECED SHEARER RNS Social Studies 15

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Reagan Landslide Overwhelms Manchester Bran ching into the elective program eee bill ; has expanded the social studies depart- ment from the usual history, government and geography classes. Offered this year for the first time were advanced place- ment American History, Socialolgy and two classes Practical Law. Considering that these new electives are only open to juniors and seniors and that all four of the courses are full, prompted Mrs. Caven- augh, department chairman, to remark, “We as a department are pleased that we have received such a wide reception for this experiment. Plans for its continuation are underway.” Keeping with the tradition of having guest speakers, Mrs. Cavenaugh invited several people to talk to her socialolgy classes while they were studying the con- cept of ‘‘Death and Dying’. Bringing in various points of view were a Morman minister, a Jewish Rabbi, a Catholic Priest and a Protestant minister. Pro-Reagan introduction. Republican Campaign Chairman Chuck Shelton introduces the Republican speaker at the Mock Political Rally. The time is now. The Republican Presidential ticket of Reagan-Bush overwhelmed the Democratic tick- et of Carter-Mondale and the independent candida- cy of John Anderson in the County-wide mock elec- tion. Student Republican party chairman, Kim Slayton, aides some Lancers in voting for the Presidential Mock Election. Junior Jamie Cook answers a question on voting procedures. 14 Social Studies

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The World Comes To Manchester Guests from foreign countries high- lighted the language department’s year. Visiting French students talked to Miss Lowrey’s classes, explaining many of their customs and beliefs. Participating in the Friendship Force, Miss Lowrey kept one student from Costa Rica. The Costa Rican demonstrated folk dancing in the language classes. Continuing with this in- terest in dancing, the Spanish and French classes went to the Empire Theater to see the Mexican Ballet Folklorico. Furthermore, Debbie Musselman was chosen to participate in the Friendship Force exchange program. She spent ten days in Costa Rica in December. On the way to France, Harriet Spring, Amy Weston, and Mrs. Lowrey anticipate their travels. This French exchange student, points at a map of France as she describes her homeland. While in France, our traveling Lancers photo- graphed the Arc de Triumphe. 16 Foreign Languages