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

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Responsibility Counts student’s life consists of classes and extracurricu- lar activities. Many stu- dents becoming involved with as many clubs as possible spending much of their time at school. Going through the halls and Checking the scoreboard, Carol Robbins looks to see how Thomas Dale is doing in their first home game against Tabb. While the referee watches, the Thomas Dale Knights and the Tabb Tigers prepare for the next play of the game. | SD Perfroming at the first football game, Anita Owings is proud of be one of the majorettes. listening to many meetings is an ex- perience for anyone. From S.C.A. down to the smallest organization students put in many hours to make these clubs work. Students spend much of their free time at football games and basket- ball games. These are fun but also show a student’s school spirit. A stu- dent’s life revolves around school a great deal. Also showing a student’s school spirit are the pep rallies. The students gather together to cheer for the various school teams. The classes compete against each other for spirit points. These pep rallies are a fun part of school. A time of relief where the students can get to- gether and enjoy cheering their team to victory is the sixth period time for pep rallys. Many other students spend their spare time working. People like the feel of having money in their pocket so students put in many hours at lo- cal businesses and fast food restau- rants. These long hours are putin by some in the hope of buying the car that the student wanted for so long. Students throughout their school days face many responsibilities but also manage to have fun while work- ing. Embarrasment fills this group of Freshman girls as they prepare to begin their aerobic exercises. Student Life 29

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Anna Atkinson, Jana Bizzell, Donna Thomas, and Lori Dingas gather around Margie Routh who states, ‘“‘And they say the J.V. Cheer- leaders are unsociable.”’ While in English class, Mark Schlueter dis- plays the ‘‘Great White’? which he caught while performing his commercial. Watching the game intently, Craig Pommert Getting their books ready to leave school, and Russ Gammon decide that Thomas Dale Anna Atkinson and Shea Alexander giggle at will win the game without a big struggle. the thought of their plans after the game. 28 Student Life

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30 The foreign exchange student from Japan, Tomoko Takei, looks startled as the camera- man catches her during her first lunch at Thomas Dale. Setting up a lab in Physics class, Heather Smithdeal tries to do her best in a new envi- ronment at Thomas Dale. The art class shows its talent in the first show- case of the year, as it displays posters and painters caps. penetra . Karen Guyther is kept busy in the library, but she still finds time to smile in her l ast year at Thomas Dale. Student Life