Renan High School - Rambler Yearbook (Gretna, VA)

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Can you see Linda Allen ' s disappointment after losing that important game? JOY: happiness that bubbles over . . . the coveted invitation to pledge a club . . . the breath-held moment at Beta assembly, then the tap on the shoulder . . . a day when warm winds bring summer thoughts . . . the thrill of a job well done . . . lighthearted freedom of a Friday afternoon . . . Julia Coleman, President of the Beta Club, presenting Ida Albeck with her membership card after she was tapped at the Beta Assembly. GAIETY: joy that is voiced in a happy exchange of insults and wise-cracks . . . lunchtime . jokes and carefree laughter . . . parties . . . the en¬ chanted moment of a dance . . . EXCITEMENT: unbearable suspense before the big game . . . seeing the team off . . . the smell of victory . . . the wild cheering . . the endless waiting for a holiday . . . Play night . . . back- stage jitters, stagefright, then the thrill of audience response . . . the tense expectancy of elections Wendy Giles gives the Cheerleaders and team members a few pointers on sportsmanship.

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Wendy Giles, a speech Arts student, is setting the mood for her next play. 7 ?, enan artecf are the jKooos at Winter . . . barren trees and brown grass. The rain, the sleet, and the beautiful snow . . . outside, but within, the tempo quickens, holidays . . . the close of the old semester . . the start of the new. Basketball tournaments . . . Plans to complete the year. False spring . . the sudden return of winter. Hope mingles with frustration, chaos, restlessness. . and the pulse beat of activity moves steadily. Spring . . . unbelievably sudden. The sun¬ drenched fields beckon, o ur windows are opened . . . spirits soar. There is so little time ... so many things to do. Quick backward glances to patterns that lie ahead. Then June. Seniors say their last good-byes . . . underclassmen move forward . . . joy and sadness blur together. The last of the multishifting scenes falls into place. Patterns have blended, shifted, changed. . . but are not lost. They are captured forever in our hearts and minds. Joan Trent, Anne Jacobs, Lavonne Power, and Linda Dawson, nominees for Miss Renan, making sure they look their prettiest.

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the gaiety excitement. . . ANXIETY: a tied-up score . . . Come on, Ramblers! ... exam week . . . apprehensions .. the dreadful moment before the report cards . . . the problem that will not solve . . . the theme that refuses to come . . . the half-fearful, half¬ hopeful waiting for scholarship announcements . . . deadline time . . . Christmas is a joyous season . . . indicated by the work of Mrs. Rowlands fourth graders. Santa will soon be on his way, says Ann and Peggy Jacobs. HOPE: thegoalswe seek . . . nominations . . . Willitbeme? . . papers returned . . . Did I pass? . . . The anticipation of sophomores who will be juniors . . . the juniors who will be seniors . . . and for the seniors fulfillment of dreams . . . attainment . . . The second team gets in practice for the next big game. tne anxiety . . . the hope