Manchester High School - Memoir Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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Ouch!! The Agony of Giving Blood “T accepted the challenge!’’ proclaimed the stickers displayed proudly on the shirts of many students. The challenge they had accepted was donating blood. When the SCA sponsored a blood drive to benefit the Richmond Metropolitan Blood Service, they received great support from the student body. With the gym as a tem- porary donating chamber, students fear- lessly came to give blood. They had their pulse checked, their temperature taken, their finger pricked, and then waited for their turn at the needle. For some, their turn came too fast. Stu- dents were positioned on stretchers similar to chaise-lounges. The nurses then steril- ized and numbed their arms. After that they inserted the needle and pumped the donors’ blood into a transparent bag. Jen- nifer Johnston said, ‘It made me woozy to see my own blood.” Staring straight ahead, trying to get her mind off of what is going on around her, Lee Ann Haynes tells herself it will soon be over. Why am I doing this? John McLemore, with his “blood bag” in hand, tries to look nonchalant as he waits his turn to give blood.

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Searching for the vein, the nurse tries to keep Trey Setzer calm as she punctures his forearm with the needle. To regain lost energy, Tommy Hairston, David Harold, John Atkinson, and Robert Smith relax at a table full of orange juice and cookies. Just don’t look and it will be alright. Jennifer Love squirms even before the needle punctures her tender skin. Grin and bear it. Marie Proctor clutches Jennifer Brandt's comforting hand as two nurses numb her inner arm. 22 Blood Drive

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The Daily (Srind Zingg..’’ the obtrusive alarm clock buzzes in the student's ear. After several warnings from Mom, he stumbles out of bed, show- ers, dresses, grabs a bite to eat, and dashes out the door. By bus or car, he speeds to school. Arriving before the 7:35 tone, students wander the halls to catch the latest scoop. Once homeroom is over and the halls are filled, the school day slowly starts. Class after class, students daydream, talk, fidget, sleep, and learn. Luckily, lunch quickly brings relief. Students use the peri- od to rap, to finish homework, and, if they are sly, to start a food fight. When the clock finally strikes 1:50, stu- dents rush home. Others, more attached to the school, stay to participate in sports or clubs. The only true break in the school day — lunch — revitalizes freshmen Sharon Webb, Barbara Palrner, and Paula Byrne who catch up on gossip. 24 The @ a) ( srind The toughest part of the daily grind — classwork — occupies Rory O'Connor, Wesley Owens, and Scott Sanger as they dutifully take notes in AP Histo- ry. Enjoying the senior lunch privilege — the court- yard — Lisa Blackburn, Kim Jenkins, Andy Clark, April Garrison, and Jenny Campbell serenly dine.