Altavista High School - Nuntius Yearbook (Altavista, VA)

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Wheeling To New Vistas With not many places to go on the week- ends, crusing from one end of Main Street to the other has been a favorite pastime for Altavista students for years. Our little town has grown considerably in the past few years with new places to go and cruise around. With the newly acquired skating rink and Long John Silver’s we now have more places to enjoy and haunt as a part of our weekend activities. Besides gathering at the usual spots, there are the tennis and basketball courts at the park. Students gather at the parks after school for a few games before going home to tackle homework. By December we even had a McDon- ald’s to add to our expanding town. With the town growing very rapidly the students grew and changed as well as the hangouts. Playing basketball on the Bedford Avenue courts is a favorite pastime after a hard day at school or on the weekends Working on a jeep behind Chefs are Craig Steven- Unloading his car after a trip to the lake is Buddy son, Todd Mattox and Bud Barbour. Washing cars Frazier. The lake provides recreation for students, and keeping them in top running condition are a teac hers, and area families popular pastime 20 Hangouts

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Every four years there is an election. For this recent one several students were tapped to campaign. Their involvement included handing out pamphlets and phoning registered voters urging them to go to the polls. Ronald McDonald, friend of all, led the Christmas parade and then retired with his fans including Susan Campbell for feasting and fun. Not only do they stop in after a parade but after games and school. McDonald’s is another local hangout. Prince Charles and Lady Diana were married at St. Paul’s Cathedral on July 29, 1981. The ceremony was viewed by millions throughout the world including both students and faculty. Our local Lane Company sent the royal couple a chest for a wedding gift. General Hospital mania swept the country as people everywhere dropped everything and rearranged schedules to catch the show each afternoon. While soaps used to be associated with bored housewives, a new audience ranging from students to young execu- tives were caught in the shows’ fast-paced mixing of love tramas with murder, mystery, action and adven- ture. Current Events 19

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Doing the Mexican hat dance at our newly acquired Taking a break from cruising around town to talk are skating rink are Kevin Bell and Dwayne Reynolds. Andy Mattox, Kirk Krantz and Will Wilson. With The rink became a immediate hot spot for week night the new fast food chains that are located in town entertainment. there are a plenty of places to stop. Swinging, a usual sight on warm weekends, is Kaarin Sitterding at the Bedford Avenue Park. Tennis and basketball courts as well as playgrounds offer change of pace to students and their families. Hangouts 21