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

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I , ■ JiA:- rt» ., ' SSOl.i ' e. ; ■;-feg ' “Si® e CLASS !)h [ J V ' i i i -. . ' j: i ' -v y ' ‘ ‘ • ' V new year brings readjustments rand new doors welcomed 1046 students to lee. outside, 58 gallons of paint gleamed on the freshly painted smoking lounge. inside, reflecting floors shone in the crammed hallways, searching their maps, new arrivals explored the maze, trying to readjust swarming toward the stage, rock fans of various sorts team with enthusiasm as the con¬ cert atmosphere sends them off together. starting like a speedometer, sophomores grad¬ ually break into the routine losing the newness but adding a vital element to lee. after waiting months for the letters for the school sign, the class of 73 found that their gift had been in vain as it was destroyed a few weeks later. to school days was next to impossible as temperatures reached peaks of 99 and lee became a smoldering oven, despite the ever-pressing problems, laughter pealed throughout the school, gradually, the weather stabilized, and students trudged on. rounding-out—3

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if morning talk echoes throughout the halls as people in the band area flash to their lockers before heading for homeroom. ah! rock and roll! aspect upon aspect of stu¬ dents ' lives extend far beyond walls of lee, and yet we ' re all here together. the grateful dead and the allman brothers pull in myriads of rock and rollers to d.c. as the first two day concert rages in the area. s stands for sportsmanship, s stands for spirit, s stands for stamina, s stands for superior, s stands for Staunton. ' ■■n x ' . ' ii ' utW ' m A Tl ' 7 f T-;L •-i-i ' .. MT r. r:X ft ( 7. ' Vr r I V.. M, m „ ..W ■ ' M %k im- . ' A. ... . . ' A.- ■ ’R- -■■ 1 W W J •» 2 —rounding-out

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finding out the hard way, a vsdb wrestler learns that you can ' t underestimate the wily ways of a determined lee grappler. seconds seemed like hours for students stand¬ ing outside, half expecting to see the roof blown off during the march bomb scare. there ain ' t nothin ' to worry about man , lewis Venable exhibits confidence in his academic ability to mrs. pat gantt, senior english teacher. late nights and physic-filled days plague the last week before grades come out as senior patty yancey races to finish her ten jobs. 4—rounding-out