Rockbridge High School - Rebel Yearbook (Fairfield, VA)

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Senior FHA member Lisa Swecker mcdels a Preparing tomato plants for sale, Senior 19th Century dress, complete with pantaloons, FFA member Chris Vassar demonstrates the at the FHA fashion show. skills he learned in Ag. class. French Club — Front Row — Jeff Arm- strong, Timmy May, Jenny Salt, Amy Clark, Crystal Clark, Tommy Campbell, Todd Mc- Cray, Greg Fleshman, Miss Sauder, Sponsor. Second Row — Colby Conner, Jason Rothrock, Mark Peters, Blake Ogle, Shannon Tomlin, Michelle Baumann, Cheryl Edwards, Russell Clark. Third Row — Kris Whitesell, Ronnie Patterson, Blakely Hockman, Brian Richie, Jamie Holland, Debbie Walters, Melanie McCabe, Teresa Sorrells. Fourth Row — Tara Lees, Christy Wagner, Julie Coffey, Tracey Johnson, Danita Hollandsworth, Wendy Cullen, Amy Straub, Jennifer Taylor, Michelle Staton. Fifth Row — Jon Anderson, Robbie Bowers, Scott Fleshman, Curtis Johnson, Mark Tolbert, Missy Hartless, Teresa Hall. Spanish Club — First Row — Sponsor Mr. Mace, Jeff Blalock, Jennifer Gibbs, Karen Fitz- gerald, Tami Polakiewicz, Becky Duke, Amelia Shull, Holly McBride. Second Row — Heather Thompson, Melissa Polock, Samantha Groah, Theresa Cole, Lori Phillips, Cindy Smedley, Tracy Miller, Andy Smiley. Third Row — Chris Mace, Shawn Shockley, Troy Plott, Yvonne Burnette, Ginny Wean, Joan Swisher, Emily Carickhoff, Kathy Reed, David Norton. Fourth Row — Jeremy Harwley, Rhonda Fleshman, Gina Clark, Delores Lilly, Tricia Kessinger, Carol Clements, Greg Staton, Rachel Page. Fifth Row — Lee MacGregor, Tammy Montgomery, Sharon Fitzgerald, Terry Whitesell, Chelle Robertson, Mike Thompson, Marc Paxton, Mark Chittum, Bruce Ramsey. French and Spanish Club 57

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One Step Further Leadership qualities are important characteristics to develop during high school years. Clubs such as the FFA, FHA, Spanish and French clubs not only helped develop leadership, but took classroom work one step further. The Future Homemakers of America were busy throughout the year with various projects. In the fall, the FHA sold candy apples at home football games and ‘‘ghost-a-grams”’ at Halloween. The FHA performed babysitting services, formed aerobic classes, held a Valentines tea for the faculty, and participated in various public speaking events. Members also attended the Barn Dinner Theater in Roanoke and FHA — Front Row — Kim J. Burch, Secretary; April Powell, Treasurer; Tracy Miller, President; Crystal Bryant, Vice Presi- dent; Amelia Shull, Historian; Brenda Garrison, Reporter. Second Row — Jennifer Gibbs, Becky Duke, Heather Thompson, Teresa Mar- shall, April Davidson, Ida Kay Paxton, Mrs. Whitesell, Sponsor. Third Row — Scarlett Ed- wards, Priscilla Hostetter, Karen Richie, Melissa Pollock, Samantha Groah, Lori Bryant, Julie Coffey, Beth Sensabaugh. Fourth Row — Debra Thornton, Cheryl Edwards, Theresa Cole, Donna Wilkins, Chancie Whitt, Priscilla Ratcliffe, Peggy McNeil, Vicki Hostetter. Fifth Row — Christine Humphrey, Tammy Clark, Celina Coleman, Delsie Potter, Leslie Moore, Donna Potter, Nancy Coffey. Sixth Row — Kitty Davidson, Debbie Knick, Jackie Conner, Carla Komjathy, Kathy Thompson, Kellie Swisher, Michelle Baumann. FFA — First Row — Scott Wade, Tom Teague, Corey Tomlin, Davey Dooley, Sonny Staton, Andrew Johnson, Mr. Snider, Sponsor. Second Row — Tommy Tonlin, Jeff Blalock, Jason Cline, Kevin Ricketson, Stuart Hagar, Kevin Farley, Greg Clark, Greg Brown. Third Row — Charles Martin, Joel Ramsey, Mike Burch, Chris Chittum, Travis Kerr, Richie Shull, Douglas Bryant. 56 FFA,FHA at the end of the year acknowledged for their complishments through a banquet. The Future Farmers of America was another organization that re- mained active in the school. Under the leadership of Sponsor Daniel Snider and President Chris Chittum, the chapter prepared and sold greenhouse plants and worked on projects such as nail and tool boxes, gun racks, cedar chests, and dog houses. While following the FFA motto, ‘Learning to do; doing to learn; earn- ing to live; living to serve,’ members were ac- can earn degrees from the chapter to the national levels. Mr. Snider stated that he hopes to see increased par-' ticipation, in the FFA in coming years, as well as a larger number of female: members. The French and newly revived Spanish clubs involved members who ' studied the language. Although’ neither club was very active in extra- curricular activities, cultural lessons) on French and Spanish speaking coun- tries were obtained in the classroom. Involving oneself in extracurricular! activities breaks the boredom of day to day routine. Clubs that are classroom related fulfill this characteristic and also take learning one step further.

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From Shakespeare to Politics After four inactive years, the Model U.N. club, sponsored by Mrs. Bobbie Sue Henry, was successfully revived and the program achieved one of its most productive years. Representing a country of the world, each student had to debate an issue, following the point of view of the country they chose. The student par- ticipants acquired much skill in writing resolutions. The club also sponsored a Model U.N. session at Rockbridge High School which was attended by other schools. While Model U.N. students debated, the RHS Drama Club, spon- sored by Mrs. Diller, practiced stagecraft somewhere between Shakespeare and Moliere. The talented students accomplished their best performance when they staged ““Mugsey’s Merry Christmas.”’ In May, Pep Band — Front Row — Cindy Smedley, Missy Hartless, Karen Dedrick, Melanie Mc- Cabe. Second Row — Blake Ogle, Holly McBride, Amy Shumate. Third Row — Mike Thornton, John Hostetter, sponsor Audrey Johnston. 58 Clubs several members of the club modeled clothes from various periods of American history during the intermis- sion ofthe FHA fashion show. Two other clubs fostered interest in another fine art, music. The Pep Band, sponsored by Mrs. Johnston, performed at football and basketball games throughout the year. Their musical support at the Homecoming football game was a source of en- couragement for the players. Choral music was also evident at RHS in the form of the Melodics, spon- sored by Mrs. Jane Merrill. The Melodics helped the cheerleaders per- form ‘“‘The Star-Spangled Banner”’ at each of the home basketball games. During the Drama Club’s presentation of ‘“‘Mugsey’s Merry Christmas,” the Melodics sang carols. - Dennis May, Eric Clark, and Andrew® Johnson, representing Japan at the Model U.N. | Security Council, always have their words to say.