Manor High School - Mustang Yearbook (Portsmouth, VA)

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FOREIGN LANGUAGE The Foreign Language Mardi Gras Week was held during the week of February 17th thru 21st. It began with a poster contest and a project foir on Monday. The posters and projects were on display in the library. The first place winner in the poster contest was Tim Jackson. Tim Cherry and Avery Davis were first place winners in the project fair. On Tuesday a Declamation contest was held. Each student competing was to read a paragraph in his or her foreign lan- gauge. All three languages competed on beginning and ad- vanced levels. The first place winners for French, Latin, and Spanish were: Beginning French - Roger Culpepper, Advanced French - Joan Cherry, Intermediate Latin - Lori Wilson, Ad- vanced Latin - Tim Cherry and Kenneth Corum, Beginning Spanish - Roxanne Long, Advanced Spanish - Cheryl Clisby. An International Buffet was held at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday at which the King and Queen, Mark Whitaker and Sharon Herring, and their court were presented and crowned. The first runners up were Angela Albergottie and Todd Hall. Second runners up were Lynette Hatcher and Reddell Windley. Par- ticipating students and their parents were invited to the Inter- national Buffet. The students did an excellent job of preparing some complicated and delicious dishes. The first place winners in the International Buffet were: French Meats - Janet Miller, French Vegetables - Lynn Stallings and Amand Mines, French Desserts - Robert Sarver, Latin Meats - Lori Wilson, Spanish Meats - Sandy Cox, Spanish Vegetables - Lisa Towns, Spanish Desserts - Terrence Epps. The Mardi Gras Parade was held Wednesday during lunch periods. The band, floats, banners and costumes worn by the foreign language students called much attention to Foreign Language. For the first time an awards assembly was held on Friday. This assembly presented trophies, ribbons, and certificates to the contest winners. Thanks to the careful planning by Mrs. Lucas - Department Head, Mrs. Flynn, Mr. Crute, and Mrs. Bradley, Foreign Lan- guage Week at Manor was a complete success. 18

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Brigadier General William G.T. Tuttle, Jr. was commissioned upon graduation from the United Stated Military Academy in 1958. Upon completion of basic Infantry Officer, Ranger and Airborne training, he was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division. In 1960 General Tuttle transferred to the Transportation Corps, and had successive assignments to the 36th Transportation Battalion and HQ XVIII Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg. In 1963 he commanded the 584th Transportation Intelligence Detachment and was the Transpor- tation Plans Officer at HQ Eighth U.S. Army in Korea. These were fol- lowed by assignments as Instructor and Assistant Professor of Social Sci- ences at the United States Military Academy, West Point; Executive Of- ficer, 9th Infantry Division in Viet- nam; and service at Headquarters, Department of the Army. PORTSMOUTH ALUMNUS MAKES GENERAL Brigadier General William G.T. Tuttle, IDs Principal Mrs. Hinton, and Dr. Walter Galliford Assistant Superintendent of Instructions for the Portsmouth Public School System. In 1972 the General joined the 3rd Armored Division as G4, and com- manded the 503rd Supply and Transport Battalion from 1973 to 1975. He served as Chief Logistics, © Division Restructuring Study Group and Director, Combat Service Sup- port Systems in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Combat Developments, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command. General Tuttle assumed command of MTMC Eastern Area in July 1979 after twenty-one months commanding the 3d Armored Division Support Com- mand in Germany. He holds an MBA from Harvard University and is a graduate of the Armed Force Staff College and the Army War College. His decorations include the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star with two Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Meritorious Service Medal. He is married to the former Helen Warren of Portsmouth, Virginia. They have a daughter, Lynn, and two sons, Robert and Jonathan.

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MARDI GRAS