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

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Wet snow covers a deserted courtyard. Students love the snow for its snowball and snowman making quality, not to mention two Jays out of school. citle make teed Broken tree limbs, downed power lines, and tape marks on windows are not uncommon sights as Hurricane Gloria rolls through the Peninsula. This tree in Denbigh Plantation fell in the 70+ miles per hour wind. — HARWOOD — HOLLAND a — HARWOOD Hurricane Gloria provides more inclement weather. Schools closed due to the activation of the Civil Authority units on September 20 as the storm inched to the shore. The fence surrounding Menchville’s tennis court suffered from Gloria’s wrath and might.

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parking lot. Blaine McKinney cleans his S before leaving school. Snow! School closings follow the accumulation of the fluffy white stuff. Though a pretty sight, the snow makes driving hazardous even in the : ae orci ap : = . a Work in the courtyard aid not halt the functionings at Menchville as all sectors of the school continued in their efforts and ailigence. Studies constantly were a large part of students’ lives, which were complemented by involvement in athletics and activities. Each of these major aspects of Monarch life contributed to the excellence so common to the school. These qualities propelled Menchville forward, maintaining a standard of excellence unequaled in the region. This high set of standards enabled everyone to have the opportunity to strive for his hopes, areams, and desires. In this way, each and every student continued to grow, to mold his future from beginning to end. Continued page 6 4 Introduction Q MAELO MANE ALAMEDA: EY ERS IIe yj “ a mammal i — HARWOOD Construction work creates defours for students. Unable to cut across the courtyard, many were tardy to class prompting the aaministration to extend class change time to six minutes compared to the usual five.

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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.