Manchester High School - Memoir Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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LANCER Le, Making Memories Last An active social life was the one thing that made high school so appealing. Students wanted desperately to “‘fit in; to be a part of the excitement and the intensity that seemed to come with the territory. By par- ticipating in the events which make ‘'Lanc- er Life’ what it is, they grew to feel that they were truly a part of Manchester life. With the Homecoming game in the fall, Lancers got their first taste of the fun still to come. They looked eagerly forward to the Powderpulf game, the prom, and, ulti- mately, graduation. But as each event came and went, the students never lost the thrill that they felt along the way. Because Lancers gave so much of them- selves to school related activities, each and every Lancer life event was successful. Students worked long hours to prepare for the Homecoming parade. They worked equally as hard to help improve the school. Seniors and juniors practiced long atter- noons to prepare for the Powderpult game. What did the students get as a result of their active participation? They each ex- perienced situations which they will re- member always. Whether a Lancer re- members the thrill of winning Homecoming, the electric charge he got from the pep rallies, or the romance he felt as a result of the prom, he will definitely miss the action of Lancer life. POR RSS RR TORE ST A OT NS ST ET SS RT ST A PE Mel “Tootsie” Alexander grins as he finishes his “Night Train’ routine. Mp Ga a LY alae a } 3 He RY vet Ay 7 isd ieee 6 Lancer Life

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Involvement Makes A Lancer To be a Lancer was to be involved in all aspects of Manchester life. Of course, academics was the real reason we were here. Thus, it was vital that we take the responsibility to work as hard as we could to become a success. Several new practical courses such as Debate and Public Speaking gave us the chance to become involved in academic areas which were previously not the norm. Equally as vital was our extra-curricular in- volvement. Only by participating in sports, clubs, and organizations could we hope to round out ourselves and the school. Like academics, we obtained tangible results from our ‘after hours”’ involvement. Foot- ball, basketball, and girl's basketball teams all had winning seasons because of the in- volvement of Lancers. Clubs like the SCA began to live up to their names; it became a club in which the students acted together to clean-up the cafeteria, etc. And finally, our support for the activities sponsored by the clubs in and out of school helped to enrich our school life. Even those Lancers who did not partici- pate themselves in either clubs or sports nonetheless attended club-supported dances and plays, as well as sporting evenis. As Lancers we took action to make Man- chester everything that it is. Our sincere devotion to involvement in school life is something that we will long remember. The effects of our action will long be re- membered by the Manchester community as well. Excited by a victory over Matoaca, Scott Hover: male hoists Doug Staib into the air. Opening 5

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Give me an “M” Seniors shout the Manchester vic- Ride ‘em cowboy. Mr. Kent Walker holds onto his tory cheer. donkey for dear life in the donkey basketball game. Lancer Life 7