Manor High School - Mustang Yearbook (Portsmouth, VA)

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Students Aid Local Famil Giving has always been an impor- tant part of the Holiday Season. The SGA sponsored a Thanksgiving canned food drive in order to aid needy families. Interclass rivalry led to two homerooms raising a total of 228 cans of food. The spirit of com- petition combined with a desire to assist those less fortunate made the drive a big success according to SGA President Mark Whitaker. The spirit of doing for others car- ried over to the Christmas fund-rais- ing of Operation Santa Claus. Right: Angie Ruffin, Tamara Lumpkin, Amand Mines, Harry Jenkins, and Janet Millner tallied the number of cans donated during the week before Thanksgiving. Above: Phae- dra Jones and Angel Wright assisted with the counting. Right: Seniors Janet Millner and Tamara Lumpkin had a special interest in the total numbers of cans collected. Their homeroom 104 placed second behind Junior homeroom 115. 24 Student Life

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ee eee REO AAA Geereal Practices could get very difficult, and every now and then you would have a chance to go up against a friend. Above: Mark Whitaker and Ken Jones did some battling. Top: Members of the girls track team loosened up before practice to avoid pulling muscles. Above: Long hours of hard work in basketball practice gave players confidence when they took on opponents. One of the least popular exercises in bas- ketball practice was the laps around the basketball court. But this time was also most needed because the laps gave the players the stamina to run up and down the court during the games. Student Life 23

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hristmas Is For Children Christmas is for Children The party held on Thursday, December 16th for un- derprivileged children was sponsored by the SGA. The preparation included fundraising by homerooms in order to buy toys. Seniors in homeroom 104 raised the most money and Juniors in homeroom 115 came in second place. SGA officers Sonja Bruce, Janet Millner, Ricky Ran- dall, and Sherry Powell went shopping for the Christmas gifts. After several hours of wrapping gifts and planning, the executive board members shared in the happiness of watching the small children tear open the surprise pack- ages and examine their new-found toys. Left: The SGA members welcomed the children with a party and then some gifts. A Sonja Bruce talked to the guest about what she wanted for Christmas. A car and a small boy added together made happiness at the after school party. Student Life 25