Thomas Dale High School - Reflector Yearbook (Chester, VA)

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Knight victory advocates, TD s seniors, stage a sit-in protesting Wave power. itudent-teacher basketball game. Generate Enthusiasm Energizes Ebullience Creating its own movement with a more dynamic student body emerging, Thomas Dale represented a vi- brant part of an enthusiastic generation. Its individ- ualistic personality burst forth in every phase of Knight Life, producing explosive energy accompanied by gen- uine interest. Dynamism, soaring in ’68, was ignited by A. J. Sligh’s ’67 campaign slogan Generate Enthusiasm.” The exhil- aration proved to be contagious as it infiltrated into each aspect of TD life, and created an administration equipped to match the students’ excitation. Thomas Dale was alive with a restless throbbing pulse. Each contest, each dance, each convention re- vealed a Thomas Dale on the move, a Thomas Dale in- toxicated with exuberance. 5

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Surplus energy, accumulated during scholarly pur- suits, was released as restless students discovered rec- reational escapes. Shoney’s became the popular center for students boastful of football victories, a showplace for new cars, and a general meeting place for young people. When overwhelmed by school drudgery, the weary laborers found refuge at the Chester pool and local ponds. Water skiing, an increasingly popular sport, at- tracted many fans both during school hours and on vacations. Racing enthusiasts were intrigued by the slot-car track, and Holiday Bowl provided a challenge and exercise for the teens. As summer approached, the beaches were flooded on weekends by daring surfers and sun- bathers, quickly identified by tanned skin and bleached Skier Mike Lipscomb speeds across the waters of the James. hair. Area Lakes and Pools Dazzle TD’s Scholars Knights congregate at Shoney’s after a football victory. 7 J