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

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With stars in the sky, excitement in the air and the feelings of victory in¬ herent in every Comet fan, the traditional Homecoming arrived in October. As in years before, clubs were busy measuring, nailing, putting together and hoping that their floats would be finish¬ ed in time for Friday’s parade. Finally, the big night arrived. When eight o’clock rolled around, the mighty Big Blue entered the field through the goal posts past the cheerleaders’ loud shouts of wanted victory and approached the Martins¬ ville Bulldogs with the confidence of a good team and good win. Halftime brought the band dressed in their blue and white uniforms, girls twirl¬ ing fire, a line of colorful floats and the new 1973 Homecoming Queen, Judith Coleman with her beautiful court. The game ended triumphantly with the Comets defeating Martinsville. Fans cele¬ brated the victory at the annual dance in the cafeteria. The crowd rocked with enthusiastic energy and enjoyed the music and dancing until there was no more, thus ending Home¬ coming 1973. A feeling of Homecoming excitement It was a starry, unforgettable night for Judith and the Comets Homecoming 1 5

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t Homecoming twisters. The week before Homecoming, band members gather behind the stadium to twist napkins for their float. Judith Coleman, Homecoming Queen 1973 Homecoming royalty. Representing each class are sophomores Susan Puryear and Yolanda Gomes, juniors Cynthia Logan and Donna Murphy and seniors Mitzi Duncan, Judith Coleman, Wendy James. They were elected by their classmates. 14 Homecoming T

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Being together is fun Friends make days bearable Parents and teachers believe students come to school to learn. Students know better; they come to be with friends. After all, being together is what makes school fun (or for some, bearable): competing, talking, laughing, making music, having fun in general. Before school and during lunch and during classes, people enjoy being together. For those county students, • school is the only place where they ever see their friends. Because of the long distance from town, the students ' can rarely stay after school or visit their friends in town. So school comes to the rescue. School also saves the day by pro¬ viding topics for the students to talk about. The administration, the lunches, the classwork and the bulletin board announcements are a part of every student’s life. Therefore, every student has something to talk about. Lunch time chatter. B. W. Stone and jack Daniels exchange a joke and comments on how the food tastes during “C” lunch. Going away party. Miss Brenda Little and her family living class enjoy a farewell party. In june she mairied and moved to Richmond. 16 Being Together