Stuarts Draft High School - Legacy Yearbook (Stuarts Draft, VA)

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special events for special people On Mor-ch 01, srudenrs from oil schools gorhered or rhe 5DHS foorboll field for rhe Special Olympics. They were held every year excepr for losr year. This was rhe firsr yeor rhor 5DHS hosred and ir was o greor success. The srudenrs who porricipored pre¬ pared for rhe speciol evenrs by procricing in rhe gym wirh rhe P.E. reochers ond Miss Weems. The Olympics lasred for five evenrs oil rogerher. The fifry merer run, rhe srand- ing broad Jump, rhe sofrball rhrow and rhe rwo hundred merer run were some of rhe more populor ones. Whar mokes rhe Olympics special is rhor rhe srudenrs who porricipore are all winners and is somerhing rhor rhe kids can oil have suc¬ cess or. The owords were firsr rhrough fourrh piece ribbons. The psychology sru¬ denrs were volunreer buggers ond assis- renrs. When rhe winners received rheir ribbon rhey olwoys received o hug along wirh ir. The Speciol Olympics may be held again nexr year bur ir reolly depends on rhe Special Olympics Council. They moke rhe decisions on when, where, or if rhe Olympics are held. Ir olso depends on rhe Srore and Norionol meers ser up by rhe Kennedy Foundorion. The Olympics ore a greor experience for everyone involved, rhe psychology srudenrs olong wirh rhe srudenrs who porricipared in rhem. Above: Wirh omozemenr, ChucU Harris, Duck Har¬ ris, his forher, and Miss Weems warch rhe Olympic evenrs. Left: Donnie Czerwinski and Laura DIair presenr a ribbon ro o Special Olympic winner. Above: Philip Fitzgerald, who helped rime rhe 50 merer and 200 merer run, is amazed by o special event For left: When rhe evenrs ore over rhe srudenrs ploy field hockey. Left: Giving oil he ' s gor, Chuck Harris runs rhe 50 merer run. Special Olympics 25

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The Gome A 5DH5 special The one-Qcr ploy, The Gome ' ' , was honored besr ploy in rhe disrricr fesrivol held here or SDHS. The ploy involved four chorocrers: rhree v ere porriciponrs in rhe gome ond rhe orher chorocrer porrroyed rhe docror. The ploy deolr wirh norionolism ond showed people ' s views on rerriroriol righrs. Lorry Wilson, ploying rhe role of Correr, won besr oc- ror in rhe disrricr comperirion. Right: The entire cast appears on stage as Edson (Heather Farmwald), Baker (Pam Ammons), ond Carter (Lorry A iison) listen to Dr. Henning ' s (Jeff Spooner) instructions on how to ploy the Gome. Below Right: The doctor (Jeff Spooner) points out the major items involved in the experiment, os Cortet (Lorry Wilson) looiss obour confusedly. Be¬ low Left: Following their instructions, the three porriciponrs in rhe gome corefully read their slips of paper oloud. 24 One Act Roy

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Senior invasion of England For ren glorious days o group of nine srudenrs from SDHA chaperoned by Mrs. Virginio Layman begon rheir rrip ro Eng- lond ond Scorlond. They visired mony old bur exciring pieces. In Englond rheir fovorires were Sr. Paul ' s Corhedrol, where Prince Charles and Lady Dione were morried in July, Tower of London, Wesrminsrer Abbey, and York Minsrer. In Scorlond rhey sow rhe Scorrish highlands, Covenrry, Lake Disrricr, ond Srrorford, where rhey sow o ploy or rhe Poyol Shokespeore Theorre. The English people were very re¬ served bur friendly while rhe Scorrish people were very friendly, rolkorive, and anxious ro know oil obour rhe Americons. The young American people were praised everywhere rhey wenr. Ar o disco in Birmingham rhe Americans were greor represenrorives. When our kids srorred dancing ro rhe punk rock every¬ one in rhe disco sropped ro worch. The announcer even dedicored o song ro rhem. I soy we ' re quire proud ro be bloody Americans. PiSNHfaMmr - 1 I Top right: The group rakes o break on rhe fronr steps of Sr. Poul ' s Corhedrol. Middle: The changing of rhe guards or Duckinghom Paloce. Right: The group or rhe bus srorion in Chorlerrsville on rheir way home. Above: A double-decker bus near Piccodllly circus. 26 Englond And Scorlond