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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1979
Page
6
A school guidance counselor cites that about 75 percent of students join activities beyond classes. Drama music clubs and sports are popular with after school programs helping teamwork and exposure to new ideas and people.
Students discuss benefits and drawbacks of after school programs. Some cite time demands and potential grade impacts while others praise variety and personal growth. The National Honor Society and Talented and Gifted Program visited the Kennedy Center on May 3 to see The Gin Game with Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn.
Thirteen Tri-Hi-Y and seven Hi-Y members attended the Model General Assembly in Richmond on April 19 20 and 21. Over six hundred Virginia high school students gathered in the House and Senate to draft and pass bills. The Clarke County clubs proposed amending the Virginia Code to shield small property owners, and the measure passed all committees the Senate House and was signed by the Youth Governor.
The staff box lists Judy Cain as Staff Box Editor and Sally Heard as Assistant Editor. Maynard Sipe is the Editorial editor. Photographers are David Landers and Chris Spivey. Typists are Leslie Kitchin and Barbara Potter.
Clarke County High adds five spring teams including co ed tennis and a girls track program. Students praise the new softball field and advocate for a dedicated girls tennis team while debating budget constraints and coaching needs.
A large rock at the high school is painted each year with the graduating class year in orange and blue. Seniors praise the tradition while underclassmen repaint it, sparking rivalries that typically end when one side abandons the rock. The rock recently shows a bold 79.
Berri Garver, a high school junior, won first place in the Bland Zone Piano Contest on February 15 with Chopin Nocturne in C minor. This marks her third year in Bland contests, and the Zone win qualifies her for district, though she did not place there.
At the Forty first Annual Latin Tournament Clarke County High School won the plaque for the top state offering three years of Latin. Participants from Clarke included Mark Levi first in third year and Edith Verloop George Estep and Richard Marcus in first year and Mary Gen ther in second year.
The Star presents Frederick South a regular feature profiling residents and happenings in the southern Frederick County area, spotlighting community life and local stories.
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