Valdese High School - Impersonator Yearbook (Valdese, NC)

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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

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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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during the dance. Dressing to suit the theme, they pro- vided an effective decoration. The Tactics, the band playing, provided an enjoyable evening with popular teen-age dances. As the school year ended, everyone was busy cram- ming for final exams and looking forward to the sum- mer, swimming, and all the other things that go with vacation time. Gary Dillingham, Benny Rhoney, and Brian Zimmerman create moments of fun in an assembly program to solicit votes for Renee Rostan for Secretary of the Student Council. Juniors attend Career Day in Drexel to delve into the future possibilities of work or college. because of their academic accomplishments. Spring is a time for chatting and enjoying the fresh air out under the trees between classes, as are Elizabeth Link and Mike Cloer.