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

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M1517 MW ,muy 1976 CHRISTMAS COURT - lfront rowl Terri Payneg Linda Millerg Sarah Wool- dridgeg Tina Ward: Beverly Noell lback rowl Robin Andersong Kelly Hildrethg Anne Callaway, Queeng Cindy Brumfield, Maid- of-Honorg Kathy Bakerg Tammy Payne lnot picturedl Beth Beckner. All smiles, senior Robin Anderson receives her Christmas Court bouquet of flowers with escort Tim Guthrie. Surrounded by the enemy, Waverly Thornhill takes aim as Herman Lewis and Northside's Eric Lewis advance in the marathon basketball game sponsored by the FCA. Christmas 21

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.7-1.- mme, Somewhere In Between ike the middle of an oreo cookie, Llike the second ring in a three ring circus, like Iif peanut butter between two Ritz crackers, the days after orientation and before gradu- ation seemed stuck somewhere in between. But that didn't matter. No sooner had the stuffing from Thanksgiving digested than the mind turned to stocking-stuffers instead. Before stockings were hung by the chimney with care, Colonels decked the halls with Christmas wrappings and silver tinsel for the SCA door decoration contest. Homeroom 607 claimed the trophy for the religious category, and homeroom 603 won in the non- religious competition. Not only did Colonels deck the halls, but they heralded Christmas with song as well. Music floated through the campus as the band prepared to brave the freezing temperature to march in the Salem Christmas Parade. Choir members lifted their voices with concerts at Huntington Court United Metho- dist Church and at the Crossroads Mall. The choir joined with the band, strings, and drama students in converting the gym into the little town of Bethlehem as Robin Ander- son was elected to portray the Madonna at the Christmas program. Other Christmas scenes filled the school when giant cedar trees and a hand-painted snow scene adorned the cafeteria for the Girls' Club's White Christmas Dance. Starfire provided the music, and Anne Callaway reigned as queen of the Christmas Court. In an attempt to save the Mill Mountain Zoo, DECA students sponsored a Boogie for the Zoo dance held at the Roanoke Civic Center. The project raised over S1,000. The FCA and Beta Clubs also turned their thoughts to others by giving Christmas parties at Roanoke Memorial Hospital and Catawba Nursing Home. During the Christmas vacation, attention focused on competition as the FCA huddle group defeated the North- side huddle group in a 48-hour marathon basketball' game 5,144- 4,282. The S500 raised went to help send members to summer confer- ences and also to helpfthe Charles L. Arrington Scholarship Fund. Foreign languages got into the spirit, too, but their timing was a little off by American standards. The Modern Foreign Language Club said adios , au revoir , and auf wiedersehien to the Christ- mas season on the last of the twelve days of Christmas at their pot luck dinner on the night of Epiphany. In the old German tradition, they left their shoes for Weinachtsmann to fill with candy ffor the good boys and girlsj and switches and prunes ffor the bad boys and girlsj. Mr. Iames C. Wood ended the Christmas season by taking home a bag of prunes and switches. f ot So Silent ights Tinsel and tape enhance the Christmas spirit as Vernon Claytor decorates his home- room door which won first place in the SCA door decoration contest. Artist at work, Mrs. Penny Wilson sculptures a Charles de Gaulle snowman during French class. 20 Christmas tC1 x nnv ' ' gglil' nit u4 2 0915 F cu'Q4 r xxisig t UUQ 1 v 5 Qifgi s il-

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Somewhere In Between t was an on-again off-again win- Iter. Temperatures roseg school was on. Temperatures droppedg school was off. With the thermome- ter hovering around 00, Roanoke suffered the coldest winter in his- tory. Schools closed five days be- cause of snow. Fleming, however, fared better than many of the area schools that had to close up to twen- ty days because of the ice and snow and a shortage of natural gas. But if mittens and long johns were on-again off-again and mostly on-again, there was still plenty left to warm the spirits in Colonel Country. Thirty-two seniors de- parted in near blizzard conditions for Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for the first Roanoke-Sioux Falls ex- change program. Sioux Falls was a great place to visit but it was good to get back home again, expressed exchange student Rhonda Calhoun. They returned from a week of ski- ing, touring, and observing classes just in time to watch the varsity basketball team drive in the last nail to clinch the Roanoke Valley District Championship. The mood switched from the red- hot Colonels to the red-hearts of Valentine's Day as some guys forked over 836.00 for a dozen red roses fthe price rose from 310.00 of last year because the freezing weather made flowers scarcej. Others showed their affection with 406: Hallmark specials and little candy hearts with Kiss Me written on them. Special feelings continued even after Valentine's Day as the yearbook staff dedicated the 1977 Colonel to Mrs. Lynne C. Agee dur- ing a pep assembly. Even in Butte, Montana, another holiday brought joyful news to town. For there, a small brown ground hog crawled from his hole and cast his shadow on the drifts of snow. Scientific experts claimed he saw his shadow and promised that even out of an on-again off-again winter of grief, there would come a spring. The Heart Has Its Season 22 Winter Project send-Off, Colonel fans line the parking lot curb to cheer the varsity basket ball team on to Charlottesville for the State Tournament.