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

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Even though the weather was wet and windy, people still showed up to help. Over S800 was made for P.T.S.A. projects and scholarships, said Sue Roland. Spring also brought out athletic instincts as the R.O.T.C. beat the Choir 68 to 64 in an intramural bas- ketball game. Male members of the Sabre Staff and some friends, with Mrs. Jane Brill as coach, organized a team for the Roanoke City Men's Open Softball League. f'When we started, we were pretty bad, but thanks to hard work and practice, we got pretty good at being badf, stated co-captain Jim Guynn. A Horns blast through the cafetorium as the Bridge- water Band makes a surprise performance during lunch. Comparing schools, Darlene Gearheart and Richard Harris talk With Elizabeth Leonard from Cave Spring and other exchange students during the reception given by the S.C.A. for Student Exchange Day. Swinging hard into a pitch, Stewart Dillon tries for a base hit during a softball scrimmage against Nu-Tread from Hardy, Va. Bake sale entices John Voit to buy some pastry for himself and Becky Pugh at the P.T.S.A. yard sale.

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Having courage to give blood, Ben Maner lies still while a nurse checks his blood pressure. Court case intrigues the people of Hillsborough. Burt Cates, on trial for teaching evolution in the schools, upsets the town in the drama Inherit the Wind. Walking 15 miles for March of Dimes iso others can walkb, Becky Ferguson, Sharon Willard, and Jackie Bonham begin the mapped-out course. Arms stretch upward as David Martin out-jumps Y Richard Harris for jump ball in the R.O.T.C.- Choir basketball game. April turned fickle with showers one day and balmy beach weather the next. Students too, see-sawed be- tween doing things for others and having fun for themselves. The Red Cross Blood Donor Day netted 90 pints and left donors feeling good about what they had been able to do. There were 70 first timers. All were apprehensive at first, but everyone was glad to be able to help out, said Helen Dallas. Many other students also spent a Saturday to benefit others as the P.T.S.A. auctioned a car and spon- sored a bake sale and a yard sale at Breckinridge Junior High School. ---- 15,332

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ll' i1 f Prayer silences the assembly for a moment while 1,172 K 1 'i !2 4 the new S.C.A. ofEcers await their installation. W h e e I i n S 2 ':s:,':.'1:f:::::',3 :g.,f:'5'.:s::':::L'zi231125353135 Fleming wins her hands while others at the Sadie Hawkms Dance form a train. Accepting the dedication award, Coach James T. Moore becomes speechless. Yearbook staff editors Dolores Sink, Becky Reedy, and Mary K. Noft- singer share the stage with him. Value increases for Junior Beckner's correct answer as his number comes up on the wheel in competing against Bluestone Senior High School on Klassroom Kwiz. 26 Spring on quiz show A triple treat ushered in May as newly-elected S.C.A. officers took their oaths at an early morning as- sembly on the first Friday in May. Sharing the same stage, a shocked Coach James T. Moore received a carnation from yearbook editors after the crowd clapped enthusiastically as the Dedication of the 1975 Colonel was read. Coach Moore has deserved it for a long timeg he has contributed a lot to the students and to the school, remarked Phillip Otey. The applause again crescendoed as the string orchestra from the city schools presented a program that in- cluded selections of McArthur Park , Brian's Song , and a solo by Isaac Scott. The ensemble added a