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B Y THOMAS MORTON GA THRIGHT, III
On theweekendofjanuary29- 3l, a group of V.E.S. students, faculty members, and their families went to the Homestead
resort for a ski spree. The trip was sponsored by the Activities Committee in an effort to relieve the V.E.S. community of the dull atmosphere that it acquires
annually in the winter term. Early Sunday morning the trip began as two overly-crowded
buses left the V.E.S. parking lot.
After smelling the sweetly-
perfumed air surrounding the
Westvaco paper mill in
Covington, we arrived in Hot talking with one of the
tvlarch I, I977
THE METEOR
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The Teacher Relllelllhered as a Student
More Sidelines
Athletic Director Leroy C. Atkins, II, temporary coach of the Freshman Basketball team due to the illnesses of Coaches
Garmey and Anlyan, com- mented on a rather lop-sided loss to Woodberry, previously defeated by the Bishops: " I never said I was Dean Smith."
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Despite the rash of intestinal difficulties to hit the school re ce ntly , students h ave observed the ironclad rule forbidding running in the halls.
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"'Rock' Lee- A Bishop Mainstay" reads !he caption to this 1943 picture.
BY BILL LOFTIN
The following article is about aman who has been at V.E.S. for more years than almost anyone. Can you guess who this man is? Here are some hints.
"Hometown - Raleigh Birthdate - May 3, 1927 Customary Expression -
Baabe
Favorite Drink- EggNog Favorite Food- Raisins Spare Time Occupation-
Shimdigging on donn Pet Hate - Anyone who
maligns Detroit AmbitioninLife-Tobeas
coordinated like Gower
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Their "slide" thwarted by recent loads of hard work, many seniors are planning the "Great Escape." Take heed, teachers.
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Travels
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Colorado. Mr. Pettyjohn says, "We will be renting a car and driving to Breckenridge and
Keystone."
When asked abou t some of the
more serious activities that they will be doing in Colorado, Mr. Pettyjohn says, "We will be looking down the slopes for lots of snow bunnies."
Favorite Sport - them all
He likes
Usual Occupation -
Making excuses for
Detroit's losses
Greatest Concern - Trying
to live up to his title as the
bestlooking in school." Ifyouhaven'tguessedbynow, this man is Mr. Lee, math teacher
and coach here at V.E.S. The above sketch was written in the June, 1944 issue of The Meteor. Mr. Lee attended V.E.S. from 1941-45. The article went on to say Robbie Lee, one of the best boys in school, has done very
Jane' well at V.E.S. He has earned three varsity letters in football, basketball and baseball. Robbie was also All-State in both football and basketball, and is one of the best all-around athletes this school has ever seen.
On: example of Mr. Lee's ~~leuc ability would be the