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

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Rob Doane uses his face as a canvas to demonstrate his own school spirit. Facepainting is a common means of expressing one’s purple pride. Senior Glen Granger prepares for the homecoming game. The Monarch’s growing visability is an example of the newly spirited trend. Posters and signs are just one colorful way the Pep Ciub generates enthu- siasm. The Pep Club has been a ma- jor force in the return of school spirit. 8 Spirit

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Senior Carl Bennett uses the homecoming dance to demonstrate passmmmee Returning from an enjoyable lunch off campus, his dancing ability. Students take advantage of this opportunity to have fun and exhibit their taste in formal attire. seniors Marlo Meeks, Shannon Drawdy, and Suzanne Culp walk liesurely to class. Dining off campus is considered a senior privilege. cathy Paul Life 7

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Spirit The Pride is Here! On a cold October night a small band of Menchville seniors, unit- ed by a common cause, assembled ar thesfork of Lucas Creek Road. Their purpose was an OBVIOUS one, surveying the abun- dance of ‘spray cans, brushes, paint, and.card- board stencils: they had a duty to defend the good name of their alma mater. The task per- formed, an annual one, was fo reclaim Lucas Creelk Road from Den- bigh High School and re- store the dominance of the Mormarchs for anoth- er year. This was only one ex- ample ‘of...the renewed sense of pride shared by students. Increased attendance at sporting events, the appearance of paw prints in the stu- dent parking lot (compli: ments of the Pep Club) and the success’ of Spirit Week all demonstrated the newly revitalized spirit of the Monarchs. Referring to the success of Spirit Week, SCA Presi- dent Tasha Barnes com- mented, ‘“Menchville has undergone a metamor- phosis. There is an overall feeling of spirit and loyal- ty to the Purple and Gold. ’ With the increase of schoolspirit, the attend- ance af sporting events increased. Spirited Mon- archs»and parents were G COMMON sight ar sport- INQ events instead of a ghostly memory. One such group of spirited Monarchs™iwas the Pep Club. These individuals were the driving force behind “the scenes at many games. They dis- played their spirit by painting paw prints on their faces and fashioning colorful banners fo en- courage athletic teams. Junior Rob Doane stared, “We go to a lot of activi- ties, not just foorball games. School spirit only need- ed a.shor in the arm for ifs impact fo be felr. With the successes of spirit week, the efforts of the Pep Clubsand the coop- eration. of the studenr body, the. pride could be seen, heard, and felr in the attitude of the Mon- archs. Trey Lawrence ie Doug Huebner Varsity cheerleader Tara Richardson leads the crowd in a rousing cheer during the homecoming game. Senor Jody Mirmelstein and Jose Ar- genzlo prepare for a night of Mon- arch tradition. Seniors painted Lucas Creek Road the night before home- coming to promote school spirit. Spirit 9