Handley Students Compete in Forensics
Handley students contest in prose poetry public speaking and spelling with separate divisions for girls and boys. By March 22 six finalists were chosen for prose and poetry. winners and alternates named by judges. final events set for March 23 and April 14 spelling finals, plus April 17 district festival at Shenandoah College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
Crystal Denton
Greg Miller
Judy Perry
Ritter
Streit
Bussard
Frank
Tim Melester
Suzy Bryarly
Debbie Lebo
John Fears
Charles Bish
Mike Fitzgerald
Sempeles
Lowe
McMullan
Foreman
Brandt
Miss Scully
Ed Bagby
Ist
Liesan de Muynck
Wheeler
Shenandoah College
Commonwealth District
Handley DECA Team Earns Second at State Meet
Handley High School DECA placed second in the Virginia state competition in Rich mond. Milton McInturff and Dave Coffelt won firsts in Marketing Home Furnishings and Sales Demonstration. Dianne Manuel elected Northern area vice president. Three students will represent Virginia at the DECA national convention in San Antonio April 16 to 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
Milton McIinturff
Dave Coffelt
Dianne Manuel
Northern Area
DECA
San Antonio
Texas
Honor Roll Announced Seniors Juniors Sophomores and Freshmen
A school announces its honor roll lists for seniors juniors and sophomores and freshmen along with an eighth grade list. The compiled names include Beth Austin Steve Barley Laurie Brown Margie Covert Patty Crim Jane Crum Deanna Dill Cindy Easter and many more across grades.
Scienco Students Practice Teaching at Handley
Handley welcomes new faces as student teachers from Shenandoah Conservatory of Music assist bands and choirs. Gary Little and Fred Lewis aid the band while Brian Kidd conducts the Stage Band. Choral teachers include Thomas Costello Linda Hunter and Gene Willis aiding Mr Russell with rehearsals and auditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
Shenandoah Conservatory of Music
Gary Little
Fred Lewis
Brian Kidd
Thomas Costello
Glee Club
Shence Singers
Linda Hunter
Miss Hunter
Gene Willis
Willis
Russell
School Newspaper Staff List Notes Editorial Roles
The staff roster lists editor Mary King and assistant Kathye Stratton with a team of reporters across senior and junior divisions including Beth Austin Susie Cooper Mary Dickson Pam Garber Irene Hammer Phyllis Kline Debbie Lebo Leslie Louthan Pam Neale Diana Noia Judy Perry Liz Tsatsios Olivia Watts Brenda Willingham Stephany Snyder among seniors and Susan Arthur Marsha Blosser Helena Butler Fay Dutton Betty Learned Libby Moore among juniors. The piece records roles and student names for the publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beth Austin
Susie Cooper
Mary Dickson
Pam Garber
Irene Hammer
Phyllis Kline
Debbie Lebo
Leslie Louthan
Pam Neale
Diana Noia
Judy Perry
Liz Tsatsios
Olivia Watts
Brenda Willingham
Stephany Snyder
Susan Arthur
Marsha Blosser
Helena Butler
Fay Dutton
Betty Learned
Libby Moore
Jimmy Laise Honored for Gold Key Scholarship
Jim Laise sport editor of the Gavel and Handiian head of the Handley sports section earned a Gold Key from the Quill and Scroll Society. His winning story appeared in the Gavel second issue amid 300 annual contest entries. First Handley winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Laise
Gavel
Handiian
Jim
Quill and Scroll Society
Handley
March 30 to April 2 school event highlights
Tuesday March 30 features a Special bell and United States Soldiers' Chorus assembly with a Pop choir for the Apple Blossom Rally. Wednesday March 31 includes a track meet at Gar-field with the Pop choir for the Golden Rule Bible Glass. Thursday April 1 sees a Special issue of Gavel on sale and Friday April 2 hosts Varsity Cheerleader tryouts after school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Soldiers’ Chorus Assembly
Gar-Field
Golden Rule Bible Glass
Gavel
JWHS Concert Group Sets Sights on European Tour
The James Wood High School Concert Choir plans a summer European tour to Guilford near London for the World Music Festival. They showcase the project with appearances at the Mar Delva Convention in Baltimore and the State Jaycee Convention in Winchester, plus local TV, a May booster event, and fundraisers including car washes and a WHPL Radiothon in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James ‘Wood High School
Guilford
London
England
Baltimore
Winchester
Booster Club
Fredericktown
WHPL
Railroads Seek 600 Million Year To Avert Government Takeover
The Association of American Railroads urged Congress for 600 million dollars annually to avoid nationalization and restore parity with other transport modes. George Smathers warned that without relief service could worsen, more lines go bankrupt, and government control might become inevitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Smathers
Florida
The
Association of American Railroads
Smathers
Senate
Surface Transportation Subcommittee
France
West Germany
Japan
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Penn Central
Sound Transportation Review Organization
ASTRO
Tito Term Extended to August in Yugoslavia
Belgrade AP reports President Tito's term extended to August 31 by law. The constitution had set a four year term to expire in April, but parliament acted to push the end date back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Tito
Virginia board clash over jobs and environment at meeting
Virginia Air Pollution Control Board hearing highlighted tensions between employment and pollution control. Foote Mineral Co. will curb lime production in Giles County cutting emissions 60 percent by June 1, triggering layoffs of Kimballton plant workers and a 42 percent drop in pebble lime sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Richmond
Virginia Air Pollution Control Board
Foote Mineral Co
Giles County
Kimballton
E. Philip Comer
Wedgewood Holding Co
Norfolk
Nansemond County
Gerald L. Baliles
Appalachian Power Co
Clinch River
Russell County
Glen Lyn
M. S. Williams
Southwest
Williams
Owens-Illinois
Big Island
Ousted Iraqi Official assassinated in Kuwait
Hardan Takriti, ousted from the Iraqi government last October, was killed by three unidentified gunmen in Kuwait while riding in the car of Jordanian Ambassador Midhat Jumaa. Takriti, 45, led the Baathist military wing and served as vice president and defense minister before his dismissal amid a Baath power struggle. He had been living in exile and traveled to Kuwait to meet family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beirut
Lebanon
Hardan Takriti
Kuwait
Egypt
Middle East
Midhat Jumaa
Jumaa
Takriti
Iraq
Baath Socialist Party
National Revolutionary Command Council
Spain
Baath Party
Ahmed Hassan al Bakr
Spanish Students Attend Tournament at Loudoun County High
Twenty Handley Spanish students across levels I to III attended the Spanish Tournament at Loudoun County High School on March 20. The event featured an objective exam on oral comprehension grammar and reading with top scorers potentially earning awards and scholarships. last year the Virginia Chapter awarded 400 in college scholarships to two students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
Loudoun County High School
Virginia
Nancy James
Pam Neale
Elaine Resta
Cindy Zirkle
Warren Bowman
Randy Bryant
Ann
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Handley Forensic
Laura Boxwell
Bob Green
Junior Evening Star
Handley High School
McGuigan
Steve Barley
Laurie Brown
Margie Covert
Patty Crim
Jane Crum
Deanna Dill
Cindy Easter
William Eaton
Pam Embry
Beverly Emmatt
Robin Hoover
Mary King
Cindy Leighton
Helen Licklider
Jody Lineburg
Sherry Manuel
Toni Marino
Judy McCarty
Pam Mills
Gary Nichols
Diana Nola
Brian O’boyle
Judy Perry Scott Pierce
Douglas Saffell
Gene Shultz
Kathye Stratton
Edward Barnett
Donna Beatty
Karen Bursey
Molly Chapman
Pam Ford
Robert Green
Douglas Hill
Kim Kaval
Janet Keller
Patricia Manuel
Richard Marino
Timothy Melester
Joyce Nelson
William Sager
Michael Leeds
Douglas Strosnider
Ruben Terry
Billy Wilson
Tom Austin
Debbie Bailey
Janet Bowman
Cynthia Burke
Stuart Butler
Ann Campbell
Becky Carper
Alan Car
Karen Cullers
Jack Drumheller
Larry Duncan
Michael Fleet
Marsha Fuller
David Funkhouser
Brandon Goode
Dennis Grubbs
Roger Hammer
Martha Ann Jackson
Deborah Lake
James Larrick
Hank Lawrence
Bob Lebo
Mindy Loy
Deborah McCarty
Betty Morgan
Buddy Nail
Dave Partlow
Mark Pugh
Bill Sullivan
John Troxel
Mark Wilson
Daniel Anderson
Greg Ba
Scienco
Jimmy Laise
Stren Line
A & N Stores
N. Loudoun St
JWHS
Madison College
William McCoy
Lord Fairfax Community College
St. Thomas Chapel Trust of
Middletown
Col
Merle Thompson
Railroads
Congress
Loudoun St
Mill Pete
Pain In
Rouss Finance Company
Jim Dix
N. Loudoun Street
Winchester, Virginia
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