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

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Contemporary carols enhance pageant Seniors, weary of the traditional ceremony, initiated new tech- niques in their presentation of the Christmas pageant. Folk ballads combined with religious carols produced an effect of modernism and allowed students to identify with the birth of Christ. The pro- gram also contrasted a typical newscast of violence with the tran- quility of “Silent Night.” Nativity settings with Mary and Joseph, portrayed by Susan Lam- bert and David Haines, were ac- companied by abstract tableaus. Outstanding among the contem- porary scenes was the final display exhibiting a cross behind a man- ger. To complete the effect, the two concluding songs were “He Came Singing Love,” an original folk composition by Suzanne Wol- lenburg, and “O Come All Ye Faithful.” Backstage, senior Jim Jessee relates the revised narration of the Christmas pageant to a student audience.

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Runners-up Sue Tennille and Elaine Williams gaze with ecstatic approval at Jennie Daffron, 1969-1970 Miss Thomas Dale. Thirty-six bea ming contestants anxiously await Mr. Crump’s announcement of the new titlists. Representing the Varsity Cheerleaders, senior Sherry Cox gracefully glides before a capacity crowd.

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Portraying Mary, Joseph and angels, seniors gaze with adoration upon the newborn Child. Prior to the seasonal Christmas pageant, Barry Owens prepares to depict a wiseman by adjusting his beard. Standing in solemn awe, the angels give praise to the Christ Child. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY LIBRARY “— VIRGINIA Ce