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

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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

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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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gl f f W touch of culture that most students could understand and like, added Kirk Law. The mood changed from strings to straw as girls treated their guys to the Sadie Hawkins Dance. Almost 150 students dressed in denim cutoffs and bibbed overalls danced dogpatch style to tape-recorded music. lt was a night of rockin' and rollin' excite- mentf' said Dana Padgett. The mood again shifted as contes- tants on Klassroom Kwiz spun the wheel of fortune and cracked Blue- stone Senior High School, 130 to 110. The next week, the wheel proved fickle as Fleming lost to Freeze High School 170-160. Classical strings entertain students during a seri- ous assembly. Concentrating on his music, Jeff Moore, a member of the Roanoke City String Orchestra, plays Brian's Song. Straw scattered across the cafetorium floor sets the mood for the Sadie Hawkins Dance sponsored by the yearbook staff. Resting under one of the trees in Dogpatch, U.S.A., David Key waits for the taped music to resume. Washing cars on a wet Saturday afternoon in May, Cheryl Cromer helps the French Club to raise money for its treasury. Q Spring-27