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standings in the league.
Second, if the students were to go ahead and get their credits out of the way early, they are
t hen free to participate in other programs such as Westminister Canterbury, Outdoor Challenge, music, drama or touch football with Sir Hackett. This system will also force them to make
and tenth graders should get in- volved in team sports to better prepare them for event ual varsi- ty competition. He feels that in- tramurals do not support the school and do not make VES any better in athletics. The extra athletic requirement, therefore,
should really help the school in the long run.
By Jim Blount
A somewhat drastic rule will
come into effect on the YES cam- pus in t he fall of the 1987 school year - smoking will be totally prohibited. The idea of a smoke-
free campus was conceived by Headmaster Zimmer . Mr. Zim- mer, a non-smoker, feels that
smoking does not portray any positive qualities about VES campu lif or its tudent . Hf' also think that it his and the faculty's obligation to educatE' the students on this issuE'. Mr. Zimmer further commentf'd that he does not feel right giving the student a decision whether or
not to whf'n it i ao poten tially damaging to their health,
well a11 the health of smoking ela mate . mad by health
mont cl arly no
futur for mok r .
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VIRGINIA EPISCOPAL SCHOOL, l YNCHBORG, VIRGINIA
By Chris KeUy
Recently, V.E.S. has undergone some major cha~ges as the
result of the arrival of girls on campus. Some of these changes have been social, but not a lot has changed academically. o n·e .Of the con- cerns of the Board of Trustees was how the community W;f?uld accept the changes. Apparently, from a random sample of admil'iistration of- ficials, faculty and students, it has been a positive expe~umceand all is going well so far. ': : ·
Socially, only a few minor changes have occured. ~~forpeoples' general impre sions of how coeducation is going, it can J)e !Wmmed up by a statement from Mr. Zimmer; "... it seems to be a h3ppier com- munity, the tone is better and people are simply more civil." Most
faculty members felt that coeducation was "first rate" and produced a more normal, realistic social situation. Social interaction between tudPnts has also been a positive experience for the school. Several
tudents they enjoyed it, and Mr. Flournoy, our new Director of Admt ions, observed a "brotherly-sisterly" relationship between
student .Mostfacultyobservedthattherewasmorein~ractionbet- ween studenta and a more open and friendly environment, while most atudenta thought there was no real change in atmosphere, except on , Peter Cronin, who tated that"... people are now more concern-
ed about their appearance." Most people also anticipated that this
year there would be a decline in disciplinary problema~ because, as
F r e s h m a n H a r r y A u s t i n p u t i t , " T h e b o y s w a n t t h e g i r l s to t h i n k t h e y
are well behav d and besides, not getting into trouble means more free w kenda."
In fart, on tPa~her,Mr. Smith, diti pl'Pdt~tthat th~>r would b a rise A1 mea. Along tho lm 1, h also said that faculty moral
re~uttydorIanupur~reInmr.ralf'braus ofprdir r aratl< m1r tantlard and m'•r 'JU&hfif!d applicants.
rail, rr..ed t:atirm o far ha be n a real pi u for lh . rhor,l. gr mhl1ng that th rul 1 ar aometim l rJ ar and
Academ1~ally, eom
mu~h. Mr. Flournoy stated that th avera~r new girls' SSAT acores wer fifte n pointe higher than th avf'rag new boys' scores. Hr,w ver,thegirla mtob doingaboutthesameasboy4inclass s.
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trad1 rm, 1l ha h "n gr>mg well, .fi l<'ulty & tu V•t rhah~nffi'lfP. ' Ui.l1ntratir,nbtw n
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and,Mr.C h nputatt.,"VJo, ,wtllt ourown rhO<•I
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By Wynne Lenderman Following are some informal impressions of the 'new' VES from one of its first femal-e
students. - ED.
While VES has taken a large
atep In admitting female atudentl, the eighteen girl on
Wyatt House and ten day tu dentl hav also leap d into a who] n«>w chapter of their liv~s. Jt 1 Pml aa though the girla ar makingfrif'ndsandfelingright
at homf'. Although thPre might hav b n a littl r IPntm nt
from 1omt> of th mal at.ud nt
at f11t, it hu Jarg Jy dia
I fiJI ar d,lnIC neral,th oldatu dentaar vry(Jxibl,polit and agrtom tandgtto
know th n wcom ra. Moet 1'1rl1 J I
· By Stuart Mercer
This year VES has changed its athletic credit policy; in- tramurals are no longer worth
any credit. Why the change? Ac- cording to Athletic Director Mr. Culbertson, the main reasons are to maintain our position in the Prep League and to give the stu- dents more freedom to persue other alternative programs, allowing them to develop a greater sense of maturity and responsiblity in the process.
VES has to field nine sports teams to remain ion t he Prep League. Right now, we have
eleven. VES is not as big as most
other schools in the league, and
the numbers of male students dits taken care of so they will wiU continue to shrink with each have plenty of free time in their
• passing year of successful seruor year.
coeducation. We need as much In the past, intramurals have participation and interest as been abused; they have too long possible to maintain a com- been the easy way out. Mr. petitive edge and respectable Culbertson believes the ninth
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