Robert E Lee High School - Leeway / Record Yearbook (Staunton, VA)

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Y ' . hey iKihes wat-rha doin ' fridjy night? denise shipm.in is d nlJse( by crystal gar¬ dener ' s last ditch attempts to get a date for the hop. leading the march thrcaugh mcdonald ' s sherry rainsey creates an uproar as lee students swarm to greenville avenue ' s up dated malt shop. surrounded from all sides by pony-tailed and red lipsticked f)of by-sockers, coach don Wilson seems to be enjoying lee ' s first 50 ' s day. taking a time out from class studies, ginger rowe, paul ziccardy, and fred faught pose in their appropriate style of the 50 ' s.

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lassemblies present poets, artists, debaters to students S tudents were treated to an ora¬ tion by poet max ellison on his I third consecutive trip to the staunton area, two of the most popular of his K poems ' ' the star-bellied sneeches r and ze skunk both won loud stu- dent approval. I in an assembly aimed at introducing students to the debate team, i paul edwards, billy moran, L scotty scott, and Charles foster i debated the issues of weekly religious education and compulsory education, both the negative and the affirmative teams scored a victory, and the session ended in a draw, warning students of the pitfalls of following the codes of morality as presented by the media was sketch erickson. a formal commercial artist, he sacrificed his job in order to give talks nation-wide about youth and their morality. debating against compulsory education, paui edwards exhibits his ability to thoroughly research a topic and present it to his audience. forming—21

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students bring back white socks, grease G alf-length skirts, pony tails, bobby socks, leather jackets, and greasy hair incited fun and laughter throughout lee ' s chaotic 50 ' s day. the project originated in the pep club through an effort to promote girls ' basketball. to surge imagination and participation, prizes were offered to contest winners. jayne holston captured the senior prize, in the junior class, paul ziccardy was decidedly the greasiest, mary hasset was the sophomores ' most realistic bopper. talk of the malt shop and overwhelming participation prompted mrs. jo meeks, pep club advisor, to term the day a success . ‘ ' ' ' 4 .•v. V J ' -i ' ;vl‘ ' ; .4.’ »A, -f •. showing students that he remembers life in the 50 ' s, senior david yeago exhibits his nostalgia by donning a bow tie and letter sweater. really into the mood of 50 ' s day, robbie atkins stops at the burger stand on the strip, only the place is mcdonald ' s — no curb service. man you better stay off my turf! eddie bailes with hair slicked and white socks donned dedicates one day to the 50 ' s to help promote spirit. formingjr23