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

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SOCK HOPS -afler all home ames (you can Keep your shoes on!) ae at jet ve 4 - Oi) Ne fet d oe ii A TE: fe gre hl 30M fc COST: $1.0 rson Foon: and 0 Hse Fis a uray ee Thornas Dale Gira 1) : : } : 7 : — lacep f eis Mw tO. ' : ke Another active parent group of long standing, is the music boosters. This group, rain or shine, will be seen in the concession stand behind the bleachers. They faithfully serve the public refreshments during all home games. And finally besides the parents of our school there are the concerned sponsors and administrators who have tried to reach out and change the ac- tivities of our school to be more har- monious and conducive to learning and expanding. Therefore a reading day was begun and incorporated with this as an activity schedule for certain designated clubs. The reading day has been a huge success so far. So many neat and exciting programs have been started that who knows what else will be in store for us? Taking a break from a soc hop, these freshmen seem to be enjoying the after game activity. Extensive in-school advertising insured the success of the home game hops. Opening 7

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STRONG DETERMINATION “Give to the world the best you have and the best will come back to you.”’ This statement on a waterfall poster ad of the Natural Bridge area of Virginia demonstrates what reaching is all about. Besides reaching, — motiva- tion, variety, and excitement added with strong determination describes the adult community of Chester as ap- plied to Thomas Dale. These parents pooled their resources to plan ac- tivities for the school. A perfect exam- ple of one planned activity is the Sock Selling at the music booster’s concession 00 a fai hfO parent takes an order from a hungry knight. Enjoying the beat of the soc hop these energetic knights pile on the floor for another dance. Hops that have been started since the beginning of the school year. It has been about eight years since a Sock Hop has successfully taken place. The first dance was experimental, but since that time, a disco dance has been planned for every home game during football season. Besides sock hops, plans have been made for a new athletic shed. This structure will be funded by the athletic boosters with the money they plan to make from Thomas Dale Day. Dress for the “soc hop” was varied and Original as shown here by two ‘‘punk’”’ juniors.

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A NEW BIRTH Clasped in a senior’s hand, | was led into a big strange room. Many people flew by me in a mad dash for a seat. Strange sounds echoed throughout, while people dressed in garments from checked mini skirts to diapers jumped around clapping to the sounds of “March on March on Thomas Dale.”’ As the people began to settle down, several gents came into the room wearing the same type of jersey. Later | heard girls in the checked mini skirts were called cheerleaders and the guys in the jerseys were called football players. | noticed the only peo- ple in diapers were the seniors. Having no plans of throwing in the towel, the juniors look forward to the first home game and a Monarch wipeout. Igniting sophomore spirit, cheerleaders sophomores and seniors. 8 Pep Rally — Opening After screaming and yelling and listening to the musical spirit radiating from the band, the big room suddenly got quiet. All of the people in the room started singing together. This widely known song was not the ‘‘National An- them’ or ‘Jingle Bells’’ but something that ended like this: ‘“‘When our days have ended here we’ll always cherish Thomas Dale deep within our hearts.”’ That is when | realized | was at Thomas Dale witnessing the first pep rally of the 1982 football season. At last | left behind the humid room and loud noises. Looking forward to a nice leisurely ride home. the J.V. initiate competition between