Castlewood High School - Castletonian Yearbook (Castlewood, VA)

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Homecoming royalty ... Donna Burton, Freshman attendant, escorted by Billy Salyer; Kim Long, Junior attendant, escorted by Barry Powers; Robin Barnette, Senior attendant, escorted by Manfred Jessee; Queen, Betty Talford escorted by Abo White; Melinda Warner, Senior attendant, escorted by Charlie Collins; Rachel Osborne, Sophomore attendant, escorted by Greg McReynolds; Tina Davis, Eighth grade attendant, escorted by Mike Phillips. Holding on tight ... Ricky Pientka displays his winning technique during the homecoming game with Rich Valley. Royal smiles ... Betty Talford, homecoming queen, poses for her picture with her escort Abo White. The winning wagon... The seniors came through with a first place tie in the float competition. Another touchdown ... Kelly Kincaid finds little difficulty in racking up assists. Sidelines expressions . . . Coach John Wayne Mar- tin and Coach Ray Spenilla converse about the out- Ue aisle Ah come on... Betty Talford gives a look of skepti- cism, when Mr. Banner tips his hat with true tradition of the Old West, while Jennifer Gibson positions the 17 ribbon on the queen.

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Horses and Hats Add Flavor to Homecoming With a hearty “Hi-O Silver. Away,” the units of this modern day wagon train moved out for their journey. Unlike the wagon trains of old, there would be no Indians to fight, no deserts to cross, no cattle rustlers to deal with, and no hard- ships to bear. This was an entirely differ- ent kind of wagon train. This was one that would last only a few minutes compared to the months it took the pioneers to cross the country. This was the wagon train of Homecoming, 1981. With the theme of “Devils Go West” to inspire them, the groups that submitted entries for this parade hoped that theirs wou ld be the prize winning float, their fa- vorite attendant would be crowned queen, or that, simply, they would make it through the parade without falling apart. When the dust settled, two groups and one individual came out as the big winners. The seniors, using a real horse drawn wag- on as the base for their float and the theme of “Brand the Steers,” tied for first place with the 8th grade class whose theme was “Roast the Steers” in the float competi- tion. The Seniors with a bevy of beauties in Melinda Warner, Robin Barnette, and Betty Talford were thrilled when the an- nouncer declared Betty the 1981 Home- coming Queen. Her court was completed with Tina Davis, Donna Burton, Rachel Osborne, and Kim Long. The big loosers of the day were the Rich Valley “Steers.” When the Homecoming inspired Blue Devils left the field, the Steers had been defeated 29 to 7. When the sun sank slowly into the West, the cowboys and cowgirls jiggled and gy- rated to the music of “Backwater” from Coeburn at the Homecoming “hoedown” sponsored by the Yearbook Staff. The day passed like all others, but the day the Dev- ils went West would certainly be one to remember. + es i % t ee Se ‘ rus : 4 c.f ; Pe oe a : + ‘ Ce eet 8 ees A ae Yolk 3 ee - oe Pd ogee vs ‘ t. a Ne re pw we 7 ye ‘ s ca , a Fe re o .™ eS $ ae ‘ 3 2 3 SSS Re ; CRE, S ie 3S te iy ed tel La eee ee Pe ve Daa PS a ae at a ec I, wo. Doar Touchdown fever ... team members “whoop it up” after scoring a touchdown.

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Traveling The Long Dusty Trail Of A Devils Go West! The Blue Devils were on the stampede with hopes high, and fa- vorable weather for the last round up was under way. The journey began in preparing the floats for the long dusty trail. Float com- mittees were selected and the tedious work began. Everyone was deciding on themes and decorations, while the Blue Devils were awaiting the main attraction. The floats were not actually covered wagons and the round up was not looking for lost cattle, but for the Rich Valley Steers. The day arrived when the journey was to begin. The round up had to be held during the daytime since night was for eat- ing beef, sa lted pork, and sour dough bis- cuits and spreading the bedroll out for sleep. Each round up has a large celebration after the hard work is done, known as a rodeo. The event began when the Blue Devils were taking a break on the trail. The rodeo consisted of floats and pretty cowgirls. As the cowgirls lined up, the thunder from the fans subsided and the rodeo queen was announced. Miss Betsy Talford stepped forward to be crowned. The rodeo ended when the Blue Devils wondered back out on the trail. The Blue Devils stomped the Rich Valley Steers in the ground and received the victory. Let’s see what’s on the agenda ... Donna Burton consults her homecoming program. Wow! What legs ... Seniors Linda Hall, Norma Addington, Betty Talford, Rhonda Baker, Robin Bar- nette, and Dorothy Jessee show off on 50’s Day. Senorita Barnette ... Robin Barnette poses as a lady of Spain on Costume Day.