Tallulah Falls School - Retrospect Yearbook (Tallulah Falls, GA)

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The following Sunday evening, we meet in the chapel to enjoy the pro- gram of our teachers and dorm par- nts, while remembering the real rea- son for Christmas. Each student and taff member lights a candle, symboliz- ing Christmas, our school, and the hope of our future. The night before we go home, we sit down to enjoy a gala feast with our teachers and their families, friends, and supporters of TFS. After the meal we watch the Christmas play that the middle schoolers took such care to perfect. Later, when we come upon the 140 red and green stockings hung by the banister with care, and rip them down to eat the goodies, we anxiously await the raffle of presents. Finally, as the night passes and the young among us become restless for their long winter ' s nap, we either go and socialize at the canteen, or head back to the dorms to pack for the other Christmases that we ' ll spend with our loved ones outside of Tallulah Falls. — LEIGH LINGENFELTER The Young Matrons give VCRs to each floor of the boys and girls dorms for Christmas. Flags of the world are prominent in dining hall decorations. Window murals reflect the international Christmas theme. Jody Phipps and Mr. White participate in the candle lighting service.

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Christmas Around The World . . . Each year, as the wind picks up and the coats and long-johns begin to re- appear from still-unpacked trunks, the people of Tallulah Falls become totally involved in making Christmas the most enjoyed and cherished holiday of all the year. In the TFS spiri t, no one is left out of the merry-making. Everyone gets a chance, from the cutting out of snow- flakes to the singing of French Christ- mas carols to Tallulah ' s natives. On the Saturday before we go home, the school is awhirl with putting together wreaths, door decorations, lights, stockings, and the big trees. The chorus performs during Friday evening Christmas activities. Jay Knight inspects the contents of his stocking. Uncle Sam serves as celebrity name-drawer for the gift raffle. 46 The chapel Christmas tree shines throughout the holiday season

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Middle School Dolls Steal The Show Christmas is an extra special time at Tallulah Falls when the middle school shows its ' talents in the Christmas play. The play is usually an original one tai- lored especially for the group. This year the theme ' Christmas Around the World was acted by 22 dolls dressed in costumes from America to Zanzibar. Each doll per- formed a representative song and dance, and Santa, an Elf, and a Smurf saw to it that each one was packed and delivered. The whole school participated in the theme beginning with sales of UNICEF cards and mugs. The decorations on classroom doors, lobby windows, the dining room, and the dormitory doors were representative of different countries. A beautiful tree shone in the two-story chapel window and another, decorated in a world-wide theme, graced the theater lobby. — MRS. CAROL HANCOCK SSEMBLY LINE