Manchester High School - Memoir Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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co ePurgnit of Pxcellence The beginning of this school year held many changes in store for Manchester stu- dents. At the commencing of the year, seniors were told that the senior privilege of exemp- tion trom exams was no longer in practice. However, the administration, working within the guidelines set up by the School Board, was able to restore this privilege to seniors who qualified for it. Lancers were also faced with a new attendance policy that had some students going to Saturday School for deten- tion if they had excessive tardies. When students finally did go to class, they found that the work is long, hard, and even a little boring at times. However, they still did Fortunately for students, the teachers and fac- ulty. did their best to alleviate the monotony. ‘This year, honors government classes went to Washington, D cic observe the functions ot our federal government. The foreign lan- guage department sponsored seminars to - Culturally enrich students along with a foreign language week i in the spring complete with . prizes. Junior Larry Harman won the trivia quiz and the accompanying cash prize. Biology classes received another visit from the Snakeman. In addition, the various clubs that sponsored field trips throughout the year helped to create exciting limes . Manchester students. - Academic excellence has always beer the - their best in pursuit of academic excellence. trad ition at Manchester, and every year the top eight students in the junior class are cho- sen to be Junior Marshalls. However, nine Manchester juniors were selected in the spring because of a tie in grade point aver- ages. These outstanding students aided in the running of graduation, the senior assembly, and other senior activities. The Gold Mind Games allowed many students to test their abilities by competing against students from around the county in various challenging games. Also, Manchester was proud of its Bat- tle of the Brains team which consisted of Eliza- beth Howe, Larry Harman, Gil Logan, and Channon Chambers because they survived through third-round competition, an achieve- ment unheard of in recent years. In the spring, the SCA Assembly not only allowed the student body a break from the normal morning routine, but it also recognized: those students who had excelled academically. The year was marked by scholastic achievement in all areas of academics. From freshmen who became accustomed to the rig- ors of schoolwork at Manchester to jubilant seniors, victorious in their quest to obtain ex- emptions, the year was filled with academic excellence. All reveled in their pursuit to be FREEDOM BOUND.

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26 Academics Junior Marshalls: Kelly Smith, Eric Papendorp, Scott Schiltz, Ashley Rawlings, Elizabeth Howe, Laura Bilyeu, David Bayard, Brad Carper, Sonya Bohon. NS

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Elizabeth Howe frantically searches for evi- dence while partner, David, ponders the negatives Jay Wheeler holds up a time card while Steven Debate points. Cooter keeps a close record of what is said. A Time For Rebuilding The future did indeed seem bleak for the Manchester debaters as they entered the new school year, for they had to adjust to a new coach, the loss of many varisty debaters, and the advancement to triple A competition. However, with the help of some new recruits, the remaining varsity debaters were able to continue the tradition of collecting trophies and dominating local tournaments. In so do- ing, two teams, consisting of Larry Harmon and Kelly Smith along with Mark Sanger and Andrew Speno, advanced on to the state tournament at University of Virginia. New Debate Coach Mrs. Malone com- mented, ‘It was a good year for rebuilding after most of the debaters graduated the pre- vious year.” Included in the rebuilding process were novice debaters Steven Cooter and Steve Watts. They won the Rappahanock Tourna- ment along with Mark and Andrew. Larry and Kelly consistently won speaker awards through out the year at major tournaments. Also receiving speaker awards was senior Da- vid Cooter. David and Elizabeth Howe were the only team to make it to the quarter finals at a tournament at UVA in the winter. They usu- ally placed well at all the tournaments they went to. The high point for the whole team had to be when they won the Tourner Ashby Tournament in the spring. Many debaters felt there was much miscon- ception, on the part of the average person, about a debater’s life. In between tourna- ments they went to the beach, parties, and even had dates! First year debater Jay Wheeler says, ‘‘The all night card games before the tournaments made debating worth while!’ Bright eyed and smiley faced, Steven awaits the Getting into the debate, Andrew Speno makes a beginning of a debate. strong point against the affirmatives case. 28 Debate