Valdese High School - Impersonator Yearbook (Valdese, NC)

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wt Oihpayyyyyg iy “Initiation Day” assembly program. Carlton Caruso begins studying for trying semester exams, which mark the winter season at VHS. Excitement mounted as Christmas drew near bring- ing parades and the annual Student Council sponsored dance. Christmas Dance activities began with the nomina- tion of candidates in homerooms. Excitement and sus- pense filled the air. Searching through every store, the selec ted girls running for Christmas Queen tried hard to find just the right dress. Finally, the great moment arrived! The VHS Christmas Queen was - - Gail Winebarger. Applause filled the air as an aston- ished Gail groped her way to the platform to receive her crown. Student Council members worked hard to make the dance a success, encouraging students to buy tickets and planning entertainment and decorations. The Venturas provided the music for the dance, livening up the American Legion hut with the sound of jazz and rock and roll. All in all the dance was a huge suc- cess. Winter time meant testing time, too. For seniors it meant taking the SAT, December 2. For everyone there were semester exams in January. And, of course, there was snow, meaning a surprise holiday for students and teachers - - all part of the iti wintertime game at VHS. | ye oe Sponsored by the Student Council, the Christmas Dance is eagerly anticipated. 11

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Winter Freshman Initiated Late November With the arrival of basketball, freshman initiation, and the Christmas dance, VHS students knew winter was here. Thrilling, tension-filled basketball games were the main attractions of the season, and the gymnasium was a busy place with practice sessions every day and ex- citing games Tuesday and Friday nights. Cheerleaders were also a part of the scene, yelling enthusiastically for VHS. Another exciting event of the winter season was Initiation Day for freshmen. Making the innocent and unsuspecting green horns carry books, sit on water fountains and radiators, sing ridiculous songs, bow, and go through various other rituals of initiation, the seniors enjoyed every minute of their revenge. Fresh- men refused to say how much they enjoyed the day, but got back at the seniors a bit in their special Initia- tion Day assembly. Mrs. Braswell’s homeroom presents a skit for the freshman Christmas parades highlight the winter season for band stu- dents at VHS. J.V. Basketball Cheerleader Deborah Murray and others on the squad rush from the bus to the gym to cheer their team to victory.

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Spring Graduation Anticipated by Seniors Birds are singing, flowers are blooming, and spring is here at Valdese High School. Scattered among the campus of VHS, students can be seen lounging around the front lawn. Although spring is for everyone at VHS, it is mainly a time for seniors. Preparing for grad- uation and their future careers, receiving their class rings, and going to Junior-Senior Prom highlight the year for the seniors. Valdese High School rings this As spring approaches, so does the time of departure from VHS for seniors. 12 year were, as always, black with an emblem of a crest embedded in it. Working hard all year selling magazine subscriptions and Almond Coconut candy to sponsor the Junior- Senior prom, juniors turned the gym into a sparkling, dazzling array of color. Chosen from the sophomore class for their high scholastic ability, the waiters and waitresses served BS: Outgoing Student Council President Jimmy Brinkley installs incoming Steve Demiter in an assembly last spring. Jr. Senior waiters and waitresses were chosen