Halifax County High School - Haliscope Yearbook (South Boston, VA)

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Student lockers catchalls for At right, a row of lockers stands deserted after school. Bottom left, Jackie Crenshaw hides in a locker. Bottom right, Larry Ridgeway hunts for a book in his crowded locker.

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find daily bus rides can be fun, dull, tiresome The bus ride to and from school every day is a major part of almost every student’s life. Ninety per cent of the student body takes advantage of the free transportation provided by the School Board. Many people spend more than an hour on buses every day, some traveling as many as 35 miles one way. Every school-day morning students wait patiently for the 30 buses that come from all parts of the county. In the dead of winter the waiting groups can be seen clapping their hands together to keep warm. The wait is not so unpleasant in the spring and fall months, unless a shower begins to fall. Then students run for shelter until they see the big yellow bus. On the bus students hurry to find a seat before it begins to move again. Lurching with each gear, the bus moves on, sometimes throwing students into seats which have already been taken. Four students to a seat is the rule set down by the School Board. The lucky ones who have seats pass the time talking, joking and occasionally doing some homework. Crowds of people swarm in from the bus parking lot every morning and swarm back every afternoon at 3:10. They trudge home from the bus stops later in the afternoon. Individuals become part of a group every time they enter the bus and help with the team effort of getting to and from school. The 25 student bus drivers band together to make rules and to help each other whenever a bus stalls. V i« » Every afternoon after school students hurry to the bus parking lot where talking, joking and sometimes studying on their long way home from they board the proper buses. Many of them spend as much as an hour on school, the bus each day, traveling more than 60 miles. They spend the time 9

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everything from textbooks to photos to girls Upper left, Gayle Carden takes time between classes to grab a book from her locker. At top, Linda Walker tiptoes to see into the top of her locker. Bottom left, Tommy Elliott waits patiently for Judy Chandler to find a book for her next class. 11