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

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Slave-driven SQUIRE member Robert King reclines in the SQUIRE Secluded from the riotous mass, tranquility pervades in easy chair; a welcome break from the rigorous SQUIRE schedule. the new wing where seniors leisurely communicate. 9

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Lynn Bishop applies skills learned in graphic arts on the headline printer. Expansion Increases Educational Opportunities Elaborate science laboratories and industrial arts rooms enhanced TD with a new look. An additional drafting room extended the school curriculum to include a two hour drafting course. Twelfth graders once again rose to the stature of sen- iors with the completion of an exclusive wing isolated from the main building. Teachers welcomed a new lounge and gossip room complete with a refrigerator for cold drinks and shelves for teacher storage. Enticing aromas of popcorn and donuts, emerging from the new SQUIRE room, penetrated the senior wing. Necessary equipment including a refrigeratdr, an organ, and an easy chair, were installed to inspire cre- ative minds and work! 8

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Semifinalist LaVerne Bennett vies for the title of Miss Teenage Richmond. Belated Library Opens To Chester Residents Local politics affected TD students immensely in ’68. Candidates for county offices spoke to senior gov- ernment classes in preparation for mock elections. Met- ropolitan crime invaded the sedate suburb of Chester as a daylight robber, soon apprehended, plundered Perry Loan Company. Exemplifying the talents of the Knights, students per- meated into community and regional events. LaVerne Bennett and Jacque Beckner placed as finalists in the Miss Teenage Richmond contest and several senior scholars addressed Chester residents during the Memor- ial Day services. New edifices were constructed to increase the ur- banization of Chester; John Tyler Community College augmented educational opportunities, as did the Chester Library. 10