Valdese High School - Impersonator Yearbook (Valdese, NC)

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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.

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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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ip ILE N SS : | i Chosen by the American Legion, Rosie Abernathy, Wanda Barrett, Jimmy Page, and Chuck Barnh ardt attended Girls’ and Boys’ State in June to study government. Football practice begins in mid-August. During the summer many students worked to pre- pare for the coming school year. Student Council members, for example, held workshops during which posters were drawn to make VHS halls welcoming; students were assigned to guide bewildered freshmen; and committees were appointed to cope with student problems. In June the American Legion sent. Jimmy Page and Chuck Barnhardt to Boys’ State at Wake Forest, and the American Legion Auxilliary sent Rosie Abernathy and Wanda Barrett to Girls’ State at UNC-G. There they learned about state governments; held mock city, state, and town government meetings; and gained valuable information to bring back to school. August 15 found the football team hard at work. From 9 till 11 A.M. and from 4 to 6 P.M. the squad exercised, viewed films, held scrimmages, and scanned the plays they intended to use for the coming season. Also during August, VHS cheerleaders attended sum- mer camp to learn new cheering techniques; and in the same month the annual staff was out selling ads to Valdese merchants. For many, summer months meant sleeping late and enjoying a long awaited vacation, but much was accomplished during these months by dedicated stu- dents and teachers willing to work overtime to im- prove their school.