Altavista High School - Nuntius Yearbook (Altavista, VA)

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What interested people most about those long, seemingly endless days at school? Was it the math classes like alge- bra and geometry? Maybe the English and foreign languages? Or was it the govern- ment and history classes that all juniors and seniors were required to complete? It looks as if Jamie West is enjoying building a robot as his art project. Seventh graders had nine weeks of art and practiced drawing, painting, and constructing projects displayed in the library. A Favorite Time Of Day According to some students, lunch held the number one spot at being the favorite time of the day. Lunch time was the time when students could share experiences and gossip with friends and not have to worry about paying attention. Some students, however, place the end of sixth period as the time of day, when going home was the primary goal in most minds. Whatever the favorite time of day, students found some time for fun, while keeping goals in view. Many juniors and seniors hold down a part-time job in addition to school. Cindy Manuel and Phyllis Ma- son take orders at the new Mc Donald’s which opened during the first week of December. (bottom left) Student Life 15

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Guidance provides students with advice dealing with classes, careers, and colleges. Miss Margaret Dowdy, guidance counselor, gives advice to Monica Myers on next years class schedule One of the several new faces at Altavista High School is Dena Fariss. She was seen in the high school and the middle school substituting for absent teachers Varsity football quarterbacks Mark Brumfield, Spencer Brown, Stephen Campbell, and Chris Mer- ritt take time out from practice for a picture. During the football season, practice was a part of every play- ers schedule to stay in shape Working on a material craft in Advanced Art Class Bernice Cunningham and Betsy vanced Art gave students a chance to use skills devel- oped in first year art classes

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‘50’s = °80’s? Bobby socks, penny loafers, and button- down oxford shirts, crew neck sweaters and knickers the '50’s? No, the °80’s. These fashions have shown up once again. Like fine wines and cheeses these styles have not grown old, just better. We added our own bit of pizzazz with monograms, curly perms, and the overall “preppy” look. The famous blue jeans NEVER wore out; they moved into high fashion. Levis have always been on top, but now they have to compete with Klein, Jordache, and Vanderbilt. In Colonial Times men wore knickers. Now in the twentieth century women have taken over the fash- ion. Marie Martin and Tina Tucker show off their fashionable knickers which were popular female at- tire for cold winter months Can he do it? Paul Simmons attempts to solve the well-known puzzler Rubik's cube. This cube is seen every where, on key chains and tee-shirts. While the world record for solving the puzzle is a quick 23 seconds, there are others who are still trying! To make the puzzle more interesting people began to create designs of their own, for example the checker- board