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THE METEOR
MAY 23, 1986
Concert
Musically, the White Animals .are a combination of sounds from the sixties, rockabilly and ex· pressionistic ages, and they
definitely have their own unique
style with numerous jokes, jibes ·and short stories directed at the
crowd.
After the concert, the after-
noon concluded with a 'pig· pickin' feast. Everyone certainly had a great time - the White Animals really brightened up a rainy day.
Junior Class Trip
By Jim Blount
On Sunday, May 4, the Junior Class took its annual trip to Washington, D.C. to visit the various historical museums, sights and 'scenery'. The bus
stopped on the mall and they visited the Museum of American History, the Museum of National History, and the Air and Space Museum. Some of the students decided to take the extra steps,
and walk over to the visit the Washington Monument and Vietnam Memorial. After three hours on the mall, the juniors left
the students and faculty.
After the play was over, the
Juniors were taken on a tour of Washington. They saw most of the embassys; one big attraction was Vice President George Bush's house, which could have been mistaken for Fort Knox.
The Juniors were up and on their way to the Capitol early Monday morning. They were given a grand tour to the public sites such as the old Supreme Court and the present day United States Senate.
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By Jared Daweon
On Sunay May 18 the White Animals, a five-man band from
Nashville, came to play for the VES community and friends. VE S usually serves as the primary social attraction in Lynchburg; Sunday was no ex· ception as several girls from St.
Margaret's, Chatham Hall, Stuart Hall and St. Catherine's made the scene.
for the hotel at Tyson Corner.
At approximately 5:00 the the Museum of American
The White Animals set up on · the balcony behind the A rt Building and began to play at 2:15. Despite intermittant
showers which plagued the after· noon, the Animals delivered a remarkable show, performing such hits as 'Ecstasy,' 'Gloria'
and 'I'm Glad' from their first and second albums. Perhaps it was their 'sixties rock sound' or
their energetic stage presence which made them so appealing - but the Animals were definitely
crowd pleasers. Even a few of the faculty members were down joining the fun.
Caving Cl
buses and vans pulled out of the Best W estern and headed to Georgetown. The students were
The students' final visit was to History where they were given a
guided tour. The students found
the tour a surprise. For example
allowed to spend two hours in one display had the boxing r-------------
Georgetown so they had enough gloves of Mohammed Ali and the .
time to eat at one of the famous nightspots. The two hours spent in Georgetown were definitely
the most enjoyable for the students and faculty which in- eluded Mr. Armstrong, Mr.
Smith, Mr. Lake, Mr. Magnan and Mr. Goodnow.
After the extravaganza in Georgetown, the students were
taken to the Arena Stage Theatre where they saw the play, "Banjo Dancing," a musical with a single man who played banjo music and told stories. The play was about one hour and forty-five minutes long and it was found most entertaining by
golf clubs from Jack Nicklas' · first Masters victony.
On the way back to VES, the class detoured into Manassas ·where they visited the scenic groundsoftheBattleofBullRun. The students saw a short slide show on the battle and then they were taken onto the battlefield where they were told by a Park Ranger how the battle affected
the outcome of the Civil War. The Junior Class trip was found to be most interesting and fulfilling and we hope that future trips will provide the classes similar knowledge and enjoy·
ment.
WOOD'S
MJ:N'SWEAR
(804)847-7101
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1005 Main St.
Lynchburg, Va.
Rafting Expedition
By Stuart Mercer
On April26agroupoffourteen
students and teachers left V .E.S. and traveled to McDowell, Virginia to explore inside
Breathing Cave. After hiking about a mile, they had to climb down into the cave by a rope. Once inside the cave they crawl· ed on their stomachs about twen·
ty yards until they reached the first open area. They traveled in- side the cave about three and a
definitely got rough in there; teacher Bob Leake said, "There were a couple of places inside the cave where I felt destiny was in my own hands and a mistake could cause serious damage. This caused everyone to join together into a giant support group en- couraging everyone to do their best."
The group consisted of Mike Lake, Bob Leake, Lance Stewart, Andey Markey, John Little, Nash Redwine, Ben Can·
non, Trip Dennis, Bruce Mullen, Thomas McMeekin, T. C. Palmer, David Rose and David Fant. They all enjoyed their tasks in the cave and Leake said,
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By Mike
During the weekend of April 12th, V .E.S. had it's annual Spr· ing Formal in conjunction with Seven Hills School. The thf'me of the dance was Hotel California and the gym was decorated ac· cordingly with columns at the en· trance,mirror ontheceilingand pink lemonade on ice in the foun· tain .
The entertainm nt wa pr vided by "Sp rtrum," ho play d an inter tin1 m1 of mu ir for all few
fhool w r invit d for tud nt without date
many dtd not m du unknown comph at1on .
By Stuart Mereer
On April 20, Mr. and Mrs.
Goodnow, along with ten tud nt , travelled to Thurmond We t Virginia,fortheannual raf· ting trip on the New River. That night, after me pool at a local
everyone set up th1rh•ntaorjutlaidoutthir
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Rock, when they observed something growing in the rock. A t this time they all jumped off a rock about seventeen feet high
into the water; Bruce Mullen half miles through numerous
drenched Mr. and Mrs. Goodnow with his viciou. can opener.
The group went up against som really tough waves, com-
caverns and passage ways. Some
areas were as big as seventy feet
by forty feet while others were
as small as three feet by two feet.
pre sions and hydraulics, some The temperature of theca ve was
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hi tory about th New River, ning through som places. engag d in numerous water The cavers' only prot ction
fights and in general had a fun wa th ir hard helmets and th y day. The atudf!nta attending w!'re aid d with flashlightN. It
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