Students shine at Page County High School Solo and Ensemble Festival
Bands and choirs earned superior and excellent ratings across grades. Notable names include Susan Leatherman Laura Babb Beth Collins Cindy Ramey and many more. The science and library clubs detailed constitution work book sales and planning activities while student groups prepared for prom elections and future events.
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Page County High School
Susan Leatherman
Laura Babb
Beth Collins
Martha Smith
Doug Joyner
Cindy Ramey
Maxine Kerns
Aline Kalbian
Susan Smith
Cindy Eaton
William Dick
Charles Oakes
Beth Eby
Bitsy Mason
Bill Dick
Ann Carteer
Millie Johnson
Lisa McGee
Vickie Cole
Paula Cross
Glinda Snapp
Tina Spanos
Beth Alford
Bonnie Hebb
LeAnna Unger
Matt Osterman
Susan Shiley
Handley FBLA Attends 25th Regional Conference in Richmond
Handley High School FBLA sent twenty members and three sponsors to the 25th Annual regional conference in Richmond April 18 20. Winners Brenda Wingfield Gail Gibson Kim Morgan Annette Fletcher and Barbara Frye earned honors. Susan Mull was elected regional historian. The event featured Marguerite Crumley speaker and a March of Dimes Project Help drive.
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Handley Chapter
Future Business Leaders of America
Richmond
Handley
Brenda Wingfield
Gail Gibson
FBLA
Kim Morgan
Annette Fletcher
Barbara Frye
Susan Mull
Harmony
Marguerite Crumley
Vocational Education of the
Commonwealth of Virginia
National
March of Dimes
Jamie Weaver
Jamie
John Denver
Cam
Carol Vanney
Sherry Stiles
Betty Ruby
D.J. Howard
Kathy Bachman
Alice Oakes
Joyce Blackburn
Beverly Warren
Brenda Nichols
Debbie Croson
Audie Hickerson
Gina Jackson
Karen Walters
Ryan Orndoff
Bobbi Nail
Terresa Ramey
Cindy Ramey
Miami Beach
Florida
May 13 in History Highlights and Birthdays
On May 13 historical events include Jamestown being founded in 1607, Napoleon capturing Vienna in 1809, U S Mexico war declaration in 1846, Civil War last engagement at Palo Pinto in 1865, Lusitania protest in 1915, Dutch exiles flee in 1940, Nixon limo attack in 1958, Dominican Republic action a decade ago, Lebanon attacks current, Italian divorce referendum last year, and birthdays for Joe Louis and Daphne du Maurier. Thought for today notes a witty maxim.
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America
Jamestown
Napoleon Bonaparte
Vienna
U.S. Congress
United States
Mexico
Palo Pinto
Tex
Unite States
Germany
Wilhelmina
Juliana
Netherlands
London
Caracas
Venezuela
Richard Nixon
Jta
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
Israel
Lebanon
Joe Louis
Lady Browning
Daphne du Maurier
A Know Itall
Reagan Wallace Ticket Tops Third-Party Poll in 1976 Race
A Harris poll shows a Reagan Wallace third party ticket leading with 23 percent, potentially throwing the election to the House. Kennedy Glenn top Democrats at 38 percent. Ford Rockefeller trail at 30 percent. The piece notes historic third-party scoring and lists presidential family facts.
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New York
California
Ronald Reagan
Alabama
George C. Wallace
House of Representatives
Harris
Louis Harris
Reagan
Wallace
Harris Organization
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
John Glenn
Ohio
Kennedy
Glenn
Ford
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Students Journey To Hear Julian Bond
Handley students with Mr Dickson and Mr Stone attended a Madison College lecture by Julian Bond the young Georgia senator. The event closed Black Culture Week with Bond addressing inflation Vietnam taxes and busing and receiving a standing ovation.
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Handley
Dickson
Stone
Madison College
Julian Bond
Georgia
Senator Bond
Vietnam
Bond
Wedding March Echoes at Princess Royal-Prussia Nuptials
Mendelssohn's Wedding March was played for the first time at the marriage of Queen Victoria's daughter the Princess Royal to the Crown Prince of Prussia on January 26, 1858. The piece was written for A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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Mendelssohn
Victoria
Princess Royal
Prussia
Handley High School Mid Quarter Report Cards
Report cards for Handley High School were issued Thursday May 8 for the mid quarter. A Sunday night supper suggestion includes toasted hot dog rolls filled with salmon or tuna salad, served with pickles crisp potato sticks lettuce and tomatoes.
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Handley High School
Handley Latin Certamen Teams Win State and National Honors
Handley students earned multiple first place finishes in Certamen competitions. Scott Robinson led the 111-1 team to state win at the University of Virginia with allies Powers Marquess Carr and Keller. Latin III placed third.
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Handley
Scott Robinson
Virginia State
Pepper Martin
Pam Small
Nancy Lawrence
Nan Keller
Charlottesville
David Powers
Ken Marquess
Connie Carr
Liz Keller
Albemarle
Hampton Roads
Midlothian
Fort Hunt
Hermitage
Tom DeWitt
Barbara Hammer
Claudia, DeArment
Clay Shockey
Virginia
Big territorial purchases shaped 19th century US history
The Louisiana and Alaska purchases accounted for over a third of the United States by land area. In 1803 and 1867 the two deals cost about $22.5 million combined, averaging just over $15 per square mile.
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United States
Louisiana
Alaska
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FHA
Cathy Pillow
Marsha McIintire
Barbara Unger
Liza Kiraly
Stiles
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Susan
Betty Ford
Secret Service
Bittersweet
F.C.A
Pennsylvania
Evening Star
John Tyler
World Almanac
William H. Harrison
Rutherford B. Hayes
Thomas Jefferson
Zachary Taylor
Theodore Roosevelt
John Adams
Andrew Johnson
Grover Cleveland
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Barbara Grimes
Marvin Scott
ROYAL
Wilson Typewriter CO
Paper Mill Road
Winchester
Renee Valentine
Cindia Davis
Tank McNamara
Snuffy Smith
Beetle Bailey
Blondie
Uriah
Doonesbury
Patty
Mrs Pugh
Rex Morgan, M.D
FBI
Ball State University
Indiana
Susan Shearer
Loudoun
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