Monacan High School - Legend Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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Catching some rays. Taking the op- portunity to work on their tans, Mona- can seniors prepare for graduation. Just like the desert. During gradu- ation practice, students are bothered by the heat. Do it yourself. Participation in all fac- ets of the graduation ceremony, Judy Collins and Alison Channey carry chairs to the field. f a eae ee 64 Graduation practice

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Building Traditions Faces familiar and Unidentifiable In a school composed of 1,782, faces of many students travel in and out of the mind; some are familiar while others remain unidentifiable. People are classified for easy identification; some are quiet, others outrageous, still others intellectual. Too often what is seen is merely superficial. No one bothers to delve beneath the mask presented to the world. Every person in the number 1,782 is someone important. Every year throughout high school new friends are made, and interesting talents are discovered. Natu- rally, some of the student’s aptitudes stand out, while others have talents left undiscovered by their peers. In the following pages are more than the blanket of pictures of your friends and the strangers. In these pages are found the faces of the people who truly represent the traditions of excellence at Monacan High School. Rap session. Before school some students cram for tests while others socialize or complete last night’s homework. Album 63

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Practice makes perfect The day finally arrived. After all the anticipation, anxiety, and detailed plans, it all seemed a little anticlimatic. The stands were full and the processions impressive, yet after the long practice in the Stifling heat, from which the night provided no relief, most students were looking forward to their trips to the beach. All day Friday, seniors wan- dered around the halls and fields of Monacan, rehearsing the time honored ritual. The school year was almost offi- cially over, and with exams graded and lockers cleaned, it was now just a matter of hours before the academic year would draw to a close. No one, however, was quite sure how the event would turn out for it SS ST SE EE ST ET SSS Hit’s the spot. Trying to gain some relief from the heat, Charles Marshall cools his parched throat. had never been done before at Monacan. At 7:00 students and faculty began to assemble... Mr. Broaddus conducted the te- dious process of arranging the processsion in the gym while faculty members, feeling slightly out of place in their academic robes, formed their own line in the Commons. Out side, friends and family filled the bleachers, fanning them- selves with programs, while the traffic backed up for miles. At approximately 8:10 the faculty procession began. Moving slowly across. the parking lot, they entered Mon- acan Stadium as the audience rose and the ceremony began. Once the faculty were in (continued on page 66) ET ME ES SS OP EAs eS Almost real. Adding to the anticipa- tion, seniors run through the seating arrangement for the evening. Graduation practice 65