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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1965
Page
7
Alumni from Handley high school gather for the homecoming, including the undefeated 1945 team. Coaches and players praise the current squad's pep and potential, noting turnout of 19 of 28 from the 45 team and positive assessments from several former players.
The Handley Judges defeated Loudoun Valley Vikings 23 to 16 in a Homecoming game. Nineteen members of the unbeaten 1945 squad attended as special guests, introduced by Dr. Garland R. Quarles, with rain not dampening cheers for Homecoming queen Ann Sprint.
This fall more than 100 girls are out for hockey with 39 seniors 39 juniors and 29 sophomores. They have practiced three weeks on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday afternoons and after 12 days captains were chosen for each team.
Handley will host a forensic and dramatic workshop conducted by the Virginia High School League on October 23. Registration runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lectures cover debate public speaking oral interpretation and drama with a staff including E Roger Boyle John Graham and Arthur Greene. Forensic coaches and students from 40 Northern Virginia high schools are invited to participate to prepare for contests.
Coming events list for October includes chapel and music roles with Alan White and Wilmer Davis on Wednesday. October 14 features Junior Varsity vs Fauquier County home at 4 p.m. October 15 marks end of term with Handley at Fauquier County away and various chapel lines. October 18 and 19 include chapel assignments and a Junior High football away.
Mary Williamson joins the staff as assistant editor with a team of reporters led by Nancy Aikens Martha Bennett and others. The list names multiple contributors across desks including Mary Jane Clement Lonna Dick Ann Dunlap Barbara Easter Kathie Eavis Cynthia Lee Linda Klafehn Anne Gore Joyce Newlin and Margaret Smith.
Editorial calls for civility in school assemblies urging full attention to speakers Handley participants or visitors, condemns rude comments and restless behavior distracting both speakers and audience, and stresses that common sense requires courtesy and respect during presentations.
The piece stresses two simple rules for conduct in assemblies. Give performers your undivided attention and respond at the proper time. It urges leaving every onstage participant with the impression of an orderly, polite, and attentive student body.
The Exe cutive Council held an Oct. 4 meeting with Benjamin Dick presiding. Representatives were told to caution their homerooms against unnecessary litter in the cafeteria. Other matters were discussed.
Readers discuss the possibility of multiple full sets of teeth, with anecdotes about three to five sets. Abby notes there is no documented case of a third full set, while dentists report supernumerary teeth but no verified fourth or fifth complete sets. The column invites readers to write for personal replies.
During the Oct 8 advisory period Ann Sprint was presented as Handley High’s 1965 Homecoming Queen by Chuck Spaid. Ann thanked the crowd and wished the football team luck against Loudoun Valley as cheerleaders taught four traditional songs for halftime. Senior speakers John Costello and Tony Sala praised school spirit and the team’s quest to win, ending with a spirited Competition Yell.
On October 5 1965 a Junior Red Cross meeting in the upstairs study hall outlined donation collection from homerooms with a by October 15 deadline. Homerooms reaching 100 percent membership earn a door sticker while coordinators Sharon Rudolph and Edward Shade oversee the program. Stockings and wrapped favors for veterans at Perry Point Maryland are explained with each holiday assigned to different homerooms.
The phrase bury the hatchet originated with North American Indians where burning tomahawks before smoking the peace pipe signified the end of hostilities.
Handley Junior High football crushed RMA 25 to 0 with touchdowns by Owen Foltz Harry Thompson Monte Hinkle and Tom Dick. This strong showing fuels optimism for a future Handley varsity. Chinese New Year may fall between January 20 and February 20.
The Thespian Club met Tuesday and chose Thornton Wilder's Happy Journey for the fall production. Bill Davis announced tryouts set for tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium, with the show to be presented the first week of November.
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