William Fleming High School - Colonel Yearbook (Roanoke, VA)

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N 4-A :iii ai' - swwc Socializing swells with the addition of a ten- minute break between second and third periods. Seniors Mike Burton and Sharon Heptinstall use the break for a time to laugh and talk with each other. Ten-speeds line up for the Easter Seal Bike-a- Thon. Junior Richard Johnson waits for the sig- nal to start the ten-mile course. Approximately thirty Fleming students participated in the char- itable event. D.E. Club convenes at Bonanza Steak House for the Officer Installation Banquet. Junior Angela Jefferson finishes her dessert before the banquet program begins. i44Early Fall Q. Q .Qu W' ' .Fl is it f Spirit rings: autumn brings new policies Late in August, the smell of fresh paint and the sight of new faces wel- comed the summer-tanned students to newly painted areas of the school. Principal James C. Wood greeted them and announced new school policies. Changes in the daily schedule met with favor among the students. NEven though the first bell rang five minutes earlierfi said senior Mary Beth Lee, the ten minute break helped the longer morning go by fasterf' Junior Gary Rexrode ob- served that he enjoyed not having to come an hour later and stay through seventh period as he did the previous year.

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Confetti showers senior Judge Thomas as Cathy Austin and Charlotte Jones push him to accept the Mr. Touchdown award at the pep assembly. Spirit flares at the first bonfire in four years. During the bonfire, the cheerleaders hurled an effigy ofa Franklin County football player into the fire. 1971 Homecoming Court - Kstandingj Juli Mooreg Anne Callaway: Terri Thornhillg Tina Nicholsg Kim Kimmonsg Terri Snowg Cindy Akersong Dar- lene Gearheart fsittingl Sharon Heptinstallg Dawn Cannaday, Maid of Honorg Terrie Leary, Queeng Kathy Long. Balloons bob as junior Teresa McLawhorn finishes last minute preparations for the motorcade. Bonfire blazesi spirit amazes Colonel country Flames blazed higher in the night as spirits continued to rise during the week of Homecoming '74. An im- mense crowd joined the Cheerleaders and the Pep Band, and chants echoed from behind the campus celebrating the first bonfire in four years. HAH the posters and the pep assembly helped the week along, but the bon- fire was something new for most of us, said Mona Gillis. Although the bonfire ranked high with the students, other events also provided memorable moments. Deco- rated cars piled into the parking lot for the motorcade before the game. Junior Leslee Ledden remarked, HThe Band float seemed an impor- tant asset. It provided entertainment for us and also for viewers along Wil- if .V 16-Homecoming J -S Weir X W,