Tazewell High School - Peak Yearbook (Tazewell, VA)

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VOICE OF David Saunders won 2nd place and Carroll Sluss won 1st place in the local contest and 1st place in the state contest. FOUR SENIORS ACHIEVE TOP HONORS VALEDICTORIANS Jim McDonald Betty Cline SALUTATORIANS Sherrie Grace Mauricio Schrader 18 DEMOCRACY To me, our Bicentenial Heritage can be compared to a house. America began building her house in the 1700’s. Since that time, the house has gone through several household heads and has been remodeled several times. A beautiful, majestic mansion or a warm comfortable home can both represent America. The actual building of the home, however large or small best displays America’s two hundred year old history. The foundation for this democratic masterpiece was laid in three sections. First, the Declaration of Independence broke the ground for the foundation. The Revolutionary War provided the cement for a solid structure. Then the physical portion of the house began with the construction of the walls just as the Constitution outlined the make up of America’s house. The construction of America’s house continued smoothly for about 80 to 90 years. The Gold Rush of ’49 along with other expansion efforts, including immigration, increased the size of this house. Problems did arise as America was preparin g to finish the basement and start the first floor during her second 100 years. The structure of the house was weakened by a severe earthquake called the Civil War”. During this shaky experience, the house was on the verge of collapse. Fortunately, the house was not beyond repair. The holes were patched up, a lesson was learned and America’s architectural masterpice continued. Although the building of America’s house was hampered by the Spanish-American War and World War One, the structure progressed. As America worked on her first floor, we decided it was about time for a house party. Thus the wild party of the Roaring Twenties” began. It was one of the wildest, longest and most colorful parties of all time. Cleaning up such a large house after a tremendous party was a slow, hard task. During this clean-up period, America found her house in a state of Depression. Just as the clean-up of America’s house ended, her backyard was attacked by a band of Japanese Beetles. Since these beetles caught America by surprise, she was not prepared to combat them. America held the beetles off long enough for her master gardener, Harry Truman, to release his fabulous insect repellant-the atomic bomb. After Mr. Truman deployed his weapon, the battle ceased and America’s backyard returned to normal. America continued to expand her home, with people and with two additional rooms during the years after the Beetle Battle”. The two new rooms were Alaska and Hawaii, and they along with the remainder of the house prospered under the supervision of such able carpenters as Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson. In recent time, however, America’s home has faced difficult problems. One major problem is taking care of all her residents. Another peroblem is trying to find enough fuel to keep the house going. The most severe problem, though, was facing the terrible storm, Watergate”. This twister shook America’s house up so badly that her master carpenter at the time, Richard Nixon, didn’t know which way to go, so he left and the storm subsided. This is America’s two story, two hundred year old home as it stands today. What does the future hold? Well, America is prepared to embark on the third floor of her beautiful dwelling. The next one hundred years promise to hold much dynamic excitement and serious problems for America. That is why America must continue to choose capable chief carpenters and adequate assistants so the construction of America’s democratic mansion will never falter.

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Wayne Lambert—escort, Chea Buskell—8th grade attendant; Jimmy Honaker—escort, Betty Looney, 10th grade attendant; Jeff Barnes—escort, Teresa Fox, 11th grade attendant; E.R. Hughes—escort, Kathy Ball, Queen; Joe Scarberry-escort, Abingdon attendant; Mark Shrader—escort, Anna Bowen, Grand Marshal; Ritchie Heldreth—escort, Diana Harman—12th grade attendant; Foster Vance—escort, Mary Sue VanDyke 12th grade attendant; Greg Davis—escort, Tish Cox, 11th grade attendant; Kenny Thompson—escort, Shirley Bland, 9th grade attendant. Grand Marshal, Anna Bowen Kathy Ball, 1975 Homecoming Queen Kathy Ball and escort, E.R. Hughes and escort Mark Shrader

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GIRLS’ STATE YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT Kathy Ball, Betty Cline, Mary Sue VanDyke, Diana Vicki Cook learns about county government from Harman administrator Bill Hankins. BICENTENNIAL CONTESTS What’s happening backstage? Norm Norman with Jimmy Lambert with Mr. Sheriff Osborne Burns, Commissioner of Revenue. TEACHERS IN ACTION Mauricio and Mike Jack Murray and Tommy debate. Dunford Three bicentennial contests were held this year: debates, persuasive speaking and extemporaneous speaking. Mike Hankins won first place in his debate against Mauricio Schrader. Thomas Dunford won first place and Jack Murray won second place in the persuasive speaker contest and Wanda Hankins was the winner for her extemporaneous speech. r 19