Menchville High School - Crown Yearbook (Newport News, VA)

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William Parks, Printer Key Club member, David Huller, closes his eyes and silently gropes for a billiant idea to inspire more participation in the club itself. The members of the Key Club from left to right are: David Belote. Jeff Wiley. David Huller. Doug Moore. Mark Nor- fleet, Dean Short. Joel Medford. Steve Walker. Ricky Eberhardt. Eddie Walker. Carl Crabill. Jim Brennan. Mr. Pennell. John Malliarakis. Dickie Elliott. Today’s newspapers, magazines and books play a very influential role in United State’s affairs. The press is actually a fourth branck of government “with a perfect 5 - tem of checks and balances.’’ The develop- ment of the press and its freedoms was made possible by colonial printers deter- mined to fight off government controls. William Parks was one of those who kept the presses rolling in Virginia. He opened the first printing office in Will iamsburg in 1730 and founded the Virginia Gazette in 1736. We must consider the printing of a newspaper in these pre-revolutionary days an outstanding achievement. Besides tight regulations from Britain, there were no comics, no gossip columns, and no sports page! Parks’ Gazette also lacked headlines and pictures, but every issue did contain British news and subtle hints of the upcom- ing Revolution. Just as we acknowledge George Washing- ton as the father of our country we can con- sider William Parks and his associates, such as Benjamin Franklin, the fathers of the American press. Their contributions led to the powerful and necessary press of modern times. We have left the days of a government controlled Virginia Gazette and have entered the scandal-exposing era of Jack Anderson. A note of thanks to you William Parks, for planting the seeds of a now full-grown press which keeps the government honest and on its toes. Well, at least today’s politician is on his toes. twelve key club

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WE CARE, WE SHARE The whole prupose of the Keyettes is to serve the comminity in activi- ties which help others. The Mench- ville Keyettes proved this by their willingness to work hard in the pro- jects in which they participated. This year the girls sponsored the annual Donkey Basketball Game. They sold candy and doughnuts to help raise money and sponsored the Keyette Rally which was held at Menchville. The girls went to the Veterans Hospital in Hampton one Wednesday out of every month to provide entertainment and refresh- ments to the men. The Menchville Keyettes have definitely carried out their motto, “We Care, We Share. Yvonne Trout and Fawn Barrett recieve their orders during the Keyette spice sale. At a regular meeting, an appreciative Keyette thanks her secret pa! for a gift. The members of the 1975-76 Keyettes are; sitting: Carolyn Blackwell, Phyliss Snead. Suzanne Ladd. Mrs Tomlinson. Mrs. Shelton. Judy Lowery. Carol Burnham, standing: Yvonne Troutt. Fawn Barrett. Veberly Mozingo, Jan Miller, and Jude Wichorek. keyettes eleven

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The Key Club participated in the Second Annual Invitational Vol- leyball Tournament Invitational in March. Members of the club at- tended the District Convention in Baltimore from April 9 thru 11. Key Club Kiwanis joint activties included a basketball challenge game, bi- monthly breakfast meetings, train- ing conferences, and joint sessions of the Executive Boards. Money making projects included sale of Christmas and Bicentennial tum- blers, club members manning carni- val booths, and painting lines and numbers in the teacher’s parking lot. bo bo O 3 b ! ; Co Co Mr. Pennell takes time out during a busy day to attend to Key Club business. key club thirteen