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

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Support beams help hold up the newly erected walls which will form Menchville’s third cafeteria. Construction here often went unnoticed as the lunchroom neared completion. 4 ‘e bag a ce e é 4 Walls climb from the ground up to the sky at Bulldozer shovels assist workers in clearing the the construction site of Menchville’s new construction site of unneeded dirt and cement cafeteria. pieces. The new bullaing being constructed will match the “old” building in the background. Monarch cub, Peanut, will grow as the school and its masters grow. Stephanie, Jennifer, and Erin Requa enjoy playing with their pet kitten.

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NEW FACES NEW PLACES Expansion and growth had their benefits of providing new experiences and opportunities which allowed the tradition of excellence to continue. Since the opening of the school, excellence has been a hallmark as bigger and better goals were set and achieved. Problems or inconviences aid not daunt the efforts dedicated to reaching those objectives. Students accepted changes in life as a standard — the one constant that never faltered. Within this framework of constancy, new goals were established and pursued without regard for problems, those were just dealt with as a given condition, a fact of life. This was part of the high school experience, part of growing that never stopped. The people in Menchville grew and watched themselves and the school grow from the ground up, from the beginning to an undetermined end. MENCHVILLE R LANDFILL CLOSED USE NEW LANDF IY — HARWOOD Traditions die hard at Menchville, but the clos ing of the landfill opposite the campus was a welcome change, ending the swarms of flies and seagulls at the school. Intra im r om ) roduction Hampton Coliseum is the site of the city-wide college night, various rock concerts including Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner, and Loverboy, and, for the second year, the graduation ceremony. — CAVE — CAVE Country and state flags fly proudly from the relocated flag pole. Once situated in the side courtyard, the flagpole was moved due to the onset of construction.

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Crowded bleachers show the interest of both students and parents for their school sports. Enthusiasm for home basketball games unify the spectators. — FOSTER — MATTHEWS Menchville varsity jackets, a preponderance of purple and gold, and school pride accompany most Monarchs who attend away basketball games. Senior Chuck Longacre acknowledges the greeting of a friend as he searches for a seat in the bleachers. Hackey-sack sweeps the school, and enthusiasts enjoy playing during lunch or any free time. Ryan Jones demonstrates his prowess under the close observations of Charles Zachary, John Bane, and David Umphlett. 8 Life