Patrick Henry High School - Patriot Yearbook (Roanoke, VA)

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Quack! Quack! As The immorTal cry oT The Purple Duck s+iII echoes ThroughouT The gym, spiriT has reachediiTs zeniTh Through The creaTion oT The Pep Club. This group oT sTrange boys dressed in blue shirTs could always be seen ieering The opposiTion or inspiring our Team. A riTual soon began wiTh The personal body guards oT The duck placing iT in The cenTer OT The baskeTbalI courT Tacing our opponenTs To bring us good luck. The duck survived The year wiTh only a broken neck and now holds a honorary seaT in The Trophy case. The club sponsored many bus Trips To away games. helped lead The sTudenT body in cheering, and pro- moTed enThusiasm aT all Times. ln iTs inaugural year. oTTicers were Ricky ThaTcher, pres.: Roger lvlager- kurTh, vice pres.: and Tom PeTerson, sec.-Treas. 4 i T 1 . ... -l 3 l. Tom Hanes and Jim Winders lead Pep Club in one of its famous cheers. 2. Signs and flags mark the club. 3. Students come to life as Dixie is played. 4. R. Magerkurth and the duck, complete with bandages from its first encounter with the hostile world.

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lr I Wayne Dodson officiates at a special meeting 'to plan the annual banquet. TOm Kennedy and Richard Light arrive early for a meeting. Members were quick to take advantage of all the time the speakers could give. Challenging, Rewardi Fellowship All students are invited to meet with the F.C.A. tomorrow morning at eight o'cloclc. What kinda nuts come to. school that early to have a meeting? The announcement ot an early morning Fellowship ot Christian Athletes meeting might have been met with derision by some. but the athletes and coaches tound their meetings well attended. Confronting youth with opportunity, challenge. and adventure in Christian lite is the dynamic purpose ot the local group. They are also active in district and state meetings, and some members take acl- vantage ot thesummer camps and training sessions. Funds were raised through the sale ot tootball'pro- grams: service proiects including the printing' ot tree basketball programs and providing speakers tor local churches. Otticers were: Wayne Dodson, pres.: Woody Deans, vice pres.: Larry Sherertz, sec.-treas.: Bob Bushlcar. Trey Delaney and Richard Light, publicity chairmen. '18 bl

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Red Cross Volun-Teens Reco nized WI 1 1 ii X -fx V . Sharing, giving, working, 'rhe Red Cross members coniribuie io ihe communiiy. Blood Donor Day was again a big success: ihe VA Chrisimas pariy and ihe school chesi for Vieinamese children were favoriie proiecis. P.l'l. siudenis who pariicipaied in The sum- mer volunieer program by driving and working in hospiials and clinics were recog- nized ai a special assembly. Close associaiion wiih ihe disirici organiza- iion provides sludenrs opporiuniiy io serve 'ihroughoui Jrhe Roanoke Valley. Susan Lex was area council president local officers were Pam Adams, presideniq Judy Lancas- Jrer, vice presiclenig and Susan Adams, sec- reiary. '2l 4 r Ki . 4- -.. Q ,L , 3, ll 4 X Y Q fl 1 Qs, , ,Q M if fig may fm Q i Wham fi W M 9 A , n ni M if I. Bobby Wright has his blood pressure taken dur- ing Blood Donor Day. 2. Myra Moatz checks the pulse rate of a prospective donor. 3. Brenda Ronk serves refreshments on Donor Day. 4. Harriette Mul- lins is awarded certificate for donated time. 5. Pam Nuckols, Libby Brooks and Mrs. Tice wrap gifts for the VA Christmas party. 63