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Y.E.B. opeDed ita 84th
llteDda were 'l'llere wu
wu &M lpirit that ,..WV•IJ charpd.
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Important. "Lov ,
," w re n t "Salvallon" w
h. uc
lilt. Tb
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'fta&
checkedthlJbox. wbat th word
mean, but
U.. 7 an I true and peop
wbutheyh arit.
t him aufbirortb b
th
Zuri h Dick,
e Parson's Tale
byTh R.v.T m
A N w En land tory
achool r c ntly uk d It atud ntJ to choo th valu in Ufe that th y thou ht w r m t
thi
ondition. th committ d ld to an I th
and 'v ov rnight permi • 0n will
(only two
the bo.a). oother ur
VrJ w u tak n durin t rmand.
term "Salvation" the
health of body, mind
ud aplrlt" w .
mber • and will
by V.E.. and ven
bat v rfieldh de Ire .
VE bould incorporate more
ofhlshaJrortb tyl ofd their tru today and r vari u I I ppli to him.
OD pace ten}
n ·Th and ff?
good wordl ba
hav b n r plac d by
bureau(ratlc Jar n, painfully J
bt
r , "H. .. 1onary,
doe to th by
p ak" Or IIir
th
by hri Connell Tb uprmCourtruld
nUy I J
t Ia vin parents who
W ,. ct Ilk cond1ti n
blldr n tt nd priv t VE , a on
boot,
ror
Sambo Dixon, Tom Urquhart
Reportera: Marshall Kearns, Larry Jones, Garrett Jeter, Troy
Milstead, Tom MiJstead, Mike Croxson, Lee Parker, Richard Quillen, Marshall Bowden, Hallett Ward, Chris Connell, Ran· dy Meador, Matt Matthews, Kerke Johnson
Phot.o;raphy: John Vandersyde, Howard Moye, Tom Bauer, Kevin Ray
Buaiae 1 Manager: Randy Meador
Buainaa StaH: Eric Boyer. Tom Milstead, John Richards
robola. Som
ofr Ud other worda "turn WI OD." W don't think ebout them.
We beer t ord
ud l•ay
UW., off public tu f\aDCia. We .._'\ &ollDCI out the
boukln'l aU be c:oDCerned about tb
not
t
public lfare. bat beMftciaJ Ul the
good and eoci ty
Je
y'
private achool are affiliated.
any aociety,
a Clarlatian community, can for
aU Ita m mben and provi«H tb of life for bUDd crippled by
too old ud for
oal7 a mother to care The w e b a e
public but
Jer y law ex· t a pr ced nt for oth r tate to follow. With the
orda "turn
I t
terma
which and provoke unthJnkin
"pro'' or "con" ar th "pr judie " and " No on who
tb tru m anln p
pecially worthwhil . pring0n inth
makln . and a mix r planned with al m cad myonNov m·
r 3.
Th Fin ArtsC n rwillh t th Duk Ellington Band (play·
Club would bring some excitement into the otherwise stagnant intellectual Iii . Bringing a little mor enthusiasm into the classroom would do mor to mak a chool day Jess boring than scrambling the
b dule which conlu e both students and teachets.
U VE could utilize hall the energies of the student body toward
I arnlng. could get "psyched" for exams, "go for it" on the te t, and be a "ftrst round draft pick" at the college of their
of th
jud ced. It a per n. t
A
iDU..
u though the Court'• could
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with a bang. Faces glowecL as with each other after the summer break. about this year. One could say that it The air around Jett seemed to be the fint in yean V.E.S. to have
apiDed IOIDething that the sixties took away 6001 us. A sense of JIIWe for U.. w u the eleu enta that were most The n1 w boya uto11 ed to be happy to be joining the V.E.S.
-.udty. . . AD ol the bct.on are p.eaent for a rewarding year. It will
a.IJ be u 1ood u we the atudenta of V.E.S. make it. Let's do itlll IAt'a be number one, not jult in apirit but in morale also.
The ia going to be aapirit booeter this 7ear. There will be
.are artlelea involving thia achool among ita pagea. We will print uJt.binJ you teD ua to. U you have a problem that action the Meteor ia the place to get it. Thil publication is for you and your use. Itlike the achool ia not perfect becauM it is put together by people. But what I can teD you ia that we are going to give it all we have!!!
V.E.S. can be a nightmare if you count every minute of the day aDd do not get involved. A t tudenta here we are inheriting tradition that have kept V.E.S. going for generations. This has been a school that b&a alway bad a history of ucce . We are met with a challenge
Activities
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The Other Gridiron
As the school year opens, VES students work for and support our
aDd with the right attitude w can make
year at V.E.S. it be t1
by MarahaD Bowden
This year Mr. McCormick and Mr . Hackett with the help ol the repre ntative have
outlined the year with some intere ting ctivitie .
Thi y ar ver 1dance have be n planned for th benefit of th tud nl . There will be a fall
dance, although a date h not been t. The committ had planned to have a dane Parent W k nd.butth dan w to begTduponundron tipu· lation: ith r hav a dane or
hav ov rnight for th boardr,notboth.Givn
athletic teams with uncharacteristic zeal. From sports a student learn hard work and determination which bring about success in many areas. However, VES fails to set up priorities for how the student hould direct his energies. Many VES students are totaUy "u d up" alter thletics and have little or no mental strength to draw upon wh n tudying. Athletics do have a place at VES - distant
econdb hindacademics.
VE fail- to emphasize the importance of academic succe s in
high chool. Lo t in the "go team!" spirit, VES is lo ing sight of what a high chool i uppo e to do, - prepar tudents for a college lile that tr acad mic ability rather than athletic prowess. At tw nty-eight y ar old, it will matter little that a person was the star quart rback of a VE football team. What will matter is the fact that h could not g t into th colleg of his choice or was forced to go to an
in titution wh r h wa unhappy.
The year in high chool hap the rest of one's life. Succes can
m n M d chool at U.Va. whil failur could mean technical chool. t fourt n y ar old, a tudent tarts building the record which will be th major indicator of his academic ability. By the time he graduate , h can widen hi scope of opportunities and go into
t of bacom dba d
cholastic activities and allow more n xibility in th afternoon chedule. A debating team or Literary
ord
in flo j
mu · ). along with d Y bud Hananl
r n bat
to ~ r
choic .
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peeled to
ruling. however, many tate
ill give up trying to m titute u b a law.
Talk of a national tuition tax credit has circulated throughout CongTe s. including the in· troduction of several biU . This
THE METEOR
September 29,1979
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Hills. liv band will malt th
d llaray artu-d du tion.was uncon litut1onal. Th J u tic fItthatth ddutionbadthe primary eU t of advancing
religt n. This work the
SEPTEMBER 29, 1979
fir t am ndment becau e Featare Eclltor: Tom Urquhart
nin ty·five percent of New
porta Eclltor: Mike Croxson
Art Editer: Marshall Bowden Cutoou: Steve Templeton
Gue t Artldea: Mr. Ainslie. Mr. Bauer
summer, one major pieee of Typiq Editor: Marshall Kearns
legislation concerning tuition w credit failed to pan either
Eric Supetran, Garrett Jeter. Tom Urquhart, Mike Crox· aon, J acltaon Bowman
Kirk Rice. Mike Croxaon Mr. Somerville
It
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