Meadowbrook High School - Sceptre Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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Fight back. A sign that people in Richmond are very aware of the continuing bad situation in Iran. Shocked! Surrounded by all the clothes a person could want, Jeanne Lohner registers dismay at how much they cost. They know! The students in Fashion Merchandis- ing, with their knowledge of clothing are well aware of the high cost of clothes. Pump, be kind! The expression on Tricia Ham- mond’s face as she fills her tank shows what is probably happening to the figures behind her.

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Let's face it. The new kid on the block during a pep rally just might not fit in if we judge by the expres- sion of Dan Fairholm’s face. Like it or hunch it. The Halloween spirit gets the best of Page Neal as she contemplates swinging from a bell rope during break. OUR FACES Most of the time we have to be content with having the camera catch just our everyday faces smiling above our every day clothes but occasionally we are given options. Halloween pops up presenting a perfect excuse for us to put on fantasy faces and fantastic clothes to look and be unusal for a day. There are times when straight faces become targets for cream pies. Mascot costumes need to be taken out of storage and put on. The day-to-day must give way to the simply ridiculous. Our fanta- sy selves must be taken out of their clos- ets and aired in the real world; must be made to say hello to our real world selves and remind them to smile and laugh and dream. Through our fantasies we reach out to others and get in touch with our- selves. Remember when we were crazy? Wasn't it fun? Wasn’t it fantastic?

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Hard facts Senior boys in Mr. Brian Kane’s class were not spared the cold hard facts concerning President Carter’s plan to reinstate the draft. Hard Work! Anyone involved in sports, like Donna Sammons, can tell you how much effort goes into training for meets. One can well imagine the dismay of the athletes who were to have gone to the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. As we began our school year in the normal ways and had our brief moments of silliness, we found ourselves con- fronted by some pretty sobering reality. Americans were still being held cap- tive in the American embassy in Tehran, even.after a rescue attempt in which eight American soldiers died: President Carter spoke of re-instating the draft, something which would affect our Sen- iors — all too soon. Russia boldly invad- ed Afghanistan, and our Olympic ath- letes were asked to boycott the Moscow games in protest of the aggression, caus- ing much controversy. The cost of food, clothing, and fuel (up to $1.20 per gallon) continued to climb — making some necessities fall suddenly into the luxury class. The days went by and tensions contin- ued to grow as we wondered how all of this would eventually affect us, the builders of tomorrow. FACING ’80