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hoped that there will be better participation in the future dances. Students were permitted
to spend Saturday night out if their parent's were here . However, this rule was bent
slightly for Seniors, due to Mr. Ainslie's and Mr. Garmey's generosity. Seniors whose parents did not come to school could spend the night out with a friend whose parents were here. The night out was said 'to be enjoyable for both parents and students.
Sunday morning parents had to have their sons back at school for a 9:45 chapel service. Following the service, at 10:45, Mr. Danz hosted yet another fine reception on the front lawn. This
reception marked the end of Parent's Weekend 1977, thought by most to be a great success, due to the efforts of those who participated in it; the student~. the faculty, the teams, and all others involved.
will prior
November 4. 1977
THE METEOR
BY DOUGLAS DICKEY
The second annua! Ugly Tie
depending on how you look at it. These ties will be on display in the wrestling room of the small
gym for several days. Later the entire school body will vote by secret ballot. Each group will have a prize for first, second, and third places. There will be no
ues .
The ties will then go up for
auction in front of the students and faculty. Last year's highest bid was for $2.30 which James Hopkins paid for Kevin Connell's winner in the skinny category. That tie, which is ineligible this year, was said to resemble a Shell no pest strip complete with mangled insect carcases. The owners sacrifice the ties when they enter them, however, they have the right to retain ownership by paying the selling price plus an additional 10¢. All the money goes for the prestigious prizes which range in value from a penny up to a dime. The Master of Ceremonies of the contest is Mr. Frank Keifer. When reached for comment, he said, "An ugly tie is better than
an ugly face."
The Meteor looks forward to a
competitive match, and wishes everyone good luck.
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test is underway wtth a record rnber of entnes. Several
nu .h d distasteful ues ave e m e r g e
, f rn the dark corners of ro T..
forgotten closets. w o u e s m particular have surfaced fr.om ththe
a n e n t r a n t m e
hieroglyphic mural accounung
for the descendence of the
cockroach. In the wide tie
category (more than three
inches) a tie submitted by Teddy
Humphrey has been aptly
termed "the refugee from the
sewer." The other categories
include bowties and homemade •
ues.
Defending champion Kevin
Connell has risen to the occasion and produced a pair of rhoroughly disreputable ties that would gag a maggott. Last year Kevin w o n t w o o u t o f t h r e e categories and captured the
overall prize.
After all the ties have been
entered, the preliminary judging will take place. This will trim down each category to the top five or bottom five ties
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this was slack however, and it is
c a t e g o r y ( l e s s
rhree inches) donated by Mr. Mundy, seems to be. a
Campus Blackout Produces Dark Moments
AP Courses Bring College Credit
This fall, some of the students at VES are studying college-level courses that may earn them college credits in more than 1,600 colleges and universities all over
the nation. When they graduate, they will be among the more than 55,000 students who will
enter college with 6, 18, and even 30 college credits on their records. In other words, they will have a head start on the 120 or so credits they need to graduate from college.
For more than 20 years, high school seniors, juniors and even sophomores have been earning college credits by taking Advanced Placement exam-
inations for their college-level courses. When they pass AP exams, their grades are
recognized by virtually all the colleges and umversities to which they are going. Depending on where they go to college, students can save $400 to $7,000 a year by taking AP courses, not to menuon their additional income from early employment.
Advanced Placement credits on an application can help students get into the colleges of
their choice, where they may
then take advanced courses, earn degrees in more than one field, and take graduate courses as
undergraduates. Many si!Udents use these options to enrich and diversify their college programs, increase their value to their future employers, and to get the
jobs they want.
Last year, VES was among the
3,948 high schools in the nation in which students had the opportunity of gaining college
credits through Advanced Placement ~xaminations.
Mr. Ganney delivers his lecture on how to maintain order in the dark to enthralled sludeols
However,
At approximately 6:05 P.M., disapproved of all this, and
BY BRENT WILLIAMS
Mr. Garmey herped the throngs into the
October 23, panic struck the VES
campus! A mob was nonchalant-
lygathered in the foyer of Banks-
Gannaway, waiting for a chance
to stampede into the dining were banished to our rooms.
Cablevision truck seen on campus Cablevision Seen as Great Improvement
room for dinner. Mr. Danz, the
dietician, came out and inquired
If the lights were off in the other
buildings. The mob affirmed his
fears, and Mr:Danz scurried back
Into the kitchen to issue paper
plates and plasticware. The outside. Ennui developed. Many kitchen was thrown into chaos.
dormitories were recently
hooked into the system which
now provides eleven different
channels as opposed to the three
previously available. Students
now may enjoy a large selection
of early morning cartoons, programs available into their
After eating dinner in the
twilight, Mr. Garmey informed
us ~hat study hall would be in
seSSion. This announcement was
met with groans. Uncertainty prevailed.
hIn between dinner and study r~ll, groups of people, looking
1 e ghouls in the darkness
ancient movies, and soap operas
in addition to inte.resting
educational programs. The members will realize and utilize additional stations are primarily this opportunity to its fullest
based in the Washington D.C. potential. Considering the
congregated around candles' restored to the entire boarding ro· '•
tstmg marshmallows and commumty.
~ehng ghost stories. A mis- New "black out drills" are
lrected pilgrimage seeking the planned for the future. Mr.
~oonlight on the top of Jeff, Garmey has informed The
of the picture is greatly is yet another example of the improved. administration 's continuing The reaction of the student awareness of the needs of the students. Improvements such as
Ger~ded . f o r t h e r o o f s i n g i n g gonan chants as they went.
Meteor that these drills will probably take place after dark.
this are solely for the benefit of asked to comment on cablevision greatly appreciated.
lecture hall, where he informed us that martial law was in effect on dorm until further notice. We
BY RODNEY T A YLOR Cablevision Incorporated of
Several breakouts were attempted, but counselors drove the students back into their rooms, where they settled down to listening to contraband transistors for news. from the
most students seemed impressed Lynchburg recently connected by the increased variety of VES into its expanding network. programs and number of sports The television sets on all the events now available. While
took naps.
Finally, at 9:26, the counselors
of the new system. Several faculty members have expressed plans to incorporate the educational
came by to tell us that Mr. Garmey had issued a communi-
que', warning all students to be in bed in ten minutes, as he was sure that the lights would not be
on for several hours.
Seconds later, the lights came
on. Order was instantanously
regular assignment of evening study. It is hoped that all faculty
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Parents Weekend
(Continued from page 1, col. 2) Saturday night, a disco dance
was held in the gym with Preston Belcher as disc jockey. This started at 8:30 and was over at
Master o( ceremonies, Mr. Keifer, tries to pick oul his favorite
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and Richmond areas. In addition to the increased variety . of programs available, the quality
advantages, cablevision is a welcome addition to the campus. The installation of cablevision
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body to this newest improvement
to our campus, has be~n one of
unanimous approval. When the students and should be
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Student participation in
boarding students are the main beneficaries, many day students have also realized the advantages