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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1964
Page
9
Barbara Harper Himes Mary Jo Maddox Lin da Mallory Sandra Morrison and Mary Scully are named in a community notice highlighting local residents. The item emphasizes these individuals within a public or social context.
The passage contrasts students obsessing over grades with a deeper love of knowledge. It urges pride in learning for understanding rather than merely to pass tests and calls education a pleasure when driven by genuine curiosity.
The piece urges students to study for understanding not just marks. It argues extra reading enriches knowledge of Shakespeare Frost and the Civil War, reduces procrastination, and rewards real learning with personal satisfaction and long term advantage.
Cast and committees for the senior play dedicate many hours to practice and setup. Promoters led by Ann Fuller attend every session as the production roles narrow into props stage lighting makeup and costume coordination. Program ads are being arranged by Darlene Himes and Jerry Wisecarver while Sharon Moore and Billy Thompson prepare ticket details and sale information.
The Seminole Indians never signed a peace treaty with the United States but did make official peace with the government in the 1930s, marking a formal end to hostilities in that era.
Read about students from diverse towns sharing ambitions and interests. Names include John Kelly, Carolyn Kirby, Chris Kitsoulis, Dick LaFollette, Sandra Lake, Bill Ligonioi, Fred Lineburg, Catherine Lofton, Mary Maccubbin, and Mary Maddex. Activities span math, Greek, sports, music, woodwork, and planning for college. Events note March meetings and regional tournaments.
Handley High School in Staunton gears up for the District V Music Festival at Robert E. Lee High School on March 21. Bands from the district will perform graded pieces from II to VI, judged by renowned musicians, with Handley’s concert band playing Grade V and its Intermediate Band debuting at Grade II.
The season ended with praise for teamwork and sportsmanship. The Judges lost only one league game, won district first place, defeated James Monroe, and earned admiration for coaching and unity rather than flashy personal glory.
Handley High School selects 15 members from 18 eligible Latin students to compete at Matson College on April 11. The team includes Latin IV Darlene Himes and Latin II Michael Lovett Alice Seabright with multiple Latin I representatives. A special test cut three students from the eight tied by the same numeric average.
Thespians discuss forming new members at a February 20 meeting in the upstairs study hall. About 30 candidates will be called back after questionnaires, with 14 chosen as new members. Committees and chairs include Susan Gogde, Susie Alberti, and Darlene Himes.
Contests underway to pick Handley representatives for the April 18 event at Loudoun High. About 40 students compete in Public Speaking, Prose Reading, and Poetry Reading with eliminations beginning in March.
In Leopoldville College seniors Gilbert Kadima-Muamba and Medard Kingata spoke to Mrs. Tuggle's third period geography class, detailing Congo's independence in 1960 and hopes for self government. They described Belgian colonial policies and their aim to return home with democratic knowledge to foster true democracy.
A Friday pep rally at 12 15 p m featured Varsity Cheer leaders boosting school spirit. Coach Maddox and co captains Gene Fisher and Larry Bell expressed confidence to beat Herndon Friday night and pursue the district championship Saturday. Audience chants of Judges Theyre Grrreat rallied support in the tournament opener.
Congress ruled that after 1941 the fourth Thursday of November would be observed as Thanksgiving Day and would be a legal holiday.
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