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

Text from Pages 1 - 208 of the 1976 volume:

■ c L If n i ? § -i iv?C Xj AO U 1 U7K 1Q7 fi 1Q7R a m u 4 a u a a o 1 Q7« 8 • g if ' §r% ■ j7 o% II % wm J 1 i O march into the stadium on graduation night. I s «—- . • P ,� ■ M iff . ■ Ana. P W ' 1 in Haliscope Vol. 23 Halifax County Senior High School South Boston, Virginia 24592 A quiet celebration: 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 And that ' s the way it was. Senior Amy Edmunds won on the local level in a national Bicentennial minute contest sponsored by the senior English classes. Contents Student Life .... .page 8 Sports .page 44 Academics.page 84 Organizations . . . .page 102 People.page 118 2 Opening: Bicentennial 761976 1976 1976 1976 19761976 1976 1976 19761976 1976 Patriotic chicken boxes In the United States, Halifax County included, 1976 was the year of the Bicentennial. The nation’s 200th birthday was celebrated using everything from the tall ships and fireworks of July 4 to red, white and blue chicken boxes from Colonel Sanders. Though there wasn’t a rabid fever of Bicen¬ tennial patriotism running through our veins, the year’s big event was evident in the year’s activities. “Dawn’s Early Light” was the theme of the prom, seniors taped Bicentennial minutes and two representatives attended a reenactment of the 1st Continental Congress in Philadelphia. Although its novelty dissipated a little as the year wore on and people began to cease waving flags, the Bicentennial wasn’t forgotten. The Bicentennial was, and will be, the most remembered occasion of 1976. Library celebration. Mrs. Thelma Crowder and the other librarians maintained a monthly display of books dealing with America ' s 200th birthday. Historic break. We the People. a commemorative play recounting the life of frontiersman Daniel Morgan, added a Bicentennial touch to assembly schedule. Commander of the prom. General Terry Holt and Mrs. Eunice Holt greet several of the band members as they arrive at the Bicentennial Junior-Senior Prom. Mr. Holt was in charge of the annual event. Opening Bicentennial 3 Let’s hear it for the ladies! 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1971 4 Opening: The Women 176 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 19761976 197 Acting farmer. History was made for women ' s lib as Mary Seamster was the first girl ever to join the FFA club. Mary, active in drama, tried out for the spring production. Top lady. Senior Regina Morton leads the way as the girls dominated class offices. All the presidents were girls. Man’s world no more Pink overcame blue as the 1975 International Year of the Woman crept into 1976 causing an obvious change in the senior high system. In the overall spectrum, females outnum¬ bered males in the school’s enrollment; and women headed all three classes, all three major publications and the marching band. “Bold” took the place of “traditional” as girls entered new areas of competition. In the world of sports, one girl set the pace for female runners on a previously all-male indoor track team, and the baseball team almost gained a diamond doll. Green thumbs do not always grow upon male hands as another female proved when she joined the Future Farmers of America and worked to win contests. She did too. Men had better get to work or accept the change because “It’s a man’s world” is quick¬ ly becoming a forgotten statement. Opening: The Women 5 Students do care: 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 19 Budget balancing. At a special assembly, Dr. L. M. Venable and students discuss problems concerning the proposed budget cuts. Worried look. The new budget cuts were the topic of discussions and debates among students. Marshall Slayton and Joe Exum discuss the topic before Journalism I class begins. 6 Opening: Budget Cuts 1976 1976 1976 1976 197619761976 1976 19761976 1976 1! The budget cut capers If there was ever apathy here, it completely disappeared this fall as students united to fight the cutback in extracurricular activities threatened by a decrease of state school funds. Petitions were circulated and sent to the school board. A few students even threatened a walk-out, so Dr. Venable called an assembly of all students to “calm them down.” Another effect of the budget cut was that no substitute teachers were hired; regular teachers filled in during planning periods. As it turned out, these “new” substitutes were the only noticeable effect of the cutback. The threat to cut activities disappeared, but the fact that the students can and do care about their school was apparent. Serious faces, serious business. Mr James Edmunds, a member of the Board of Supervisors, explains the board ' s position and the effects of the budget cut to an anxious body of SCA representatives. ifiii§ Built-in substitutes. Mrs. Mary Davis (above) and Mrs Elizabeth Brade fill in for absent science and business teachers when the budget cut prohibited the hiring of substitute teachers. Opening: Budget Cuts 7 Tradition plays a major role in any school’s operation and HCSH is no ex¬ ception. However, 1976 saw several time- honored events cancelled and others threatened. The Homecoming parade, a fall institution, was eliminated as school officials cited club apathy as the culprit. At Christmas, the Snow Ball followed the parade into the past as an early, unexpected start of Christmas vacation caused its cancellation. With the cuts in the state education budget came spring, bringing talk of no more extra-curricular activities and no prom. Somehow, this was averted and the crisis that united the entire student body was solved. Even with the noticeable absence, or almost absence, of these events, the handful of traditions remaining were enough to make the year one to remember. became the ‘almosts’ Suspended again? This possum, a springtime intruder, is unwillingly escorted off the school grounds by Elbert Pool. -J f I Sis And now from our sponsors. Larry Hill. Yolanda Gomes and Marvin Fallen discuss Talent Show commercials with directors Miss Cheryl Ferguson and Mr. Leon Palmer. Cutting class and crepe paper. Matt Skerl, Sandy Talbott, Donna Talbott, Charlotte Crews and Marshall Slayton hang streamers in prom day preparations. Student life divider 9 Sweating pounds off. Varsity football assistant Ron Ramsey smirks while scouting two of his players in preseason practice. Summer meant preparation to the fall athletic teams. The Young and the Gifted. Beth Spencer, Terry Burkholder and Eva Dillard were selected among 425 other outstanding Virginia students to attend the 1976 Governor ' s School for the Gifted. CO C o o CO c Q) E OJ u X CD a; c o c o CO 03 D CO CO 03 The last bells on June 7 rang in the liberating season of summer. Stu¬ dents were now free for three months: free from book reports, science labs, algebra assignments and history tests. Their time could now be devoted to more important things: sleeping, swimming and sunning, catching up on “All My Children,” searching for something to do, “cruising” full time and simple lazy loafing. Vacations were taken to the usual beach, mountains, New York or New Jersey or almost anywhere to es¬ cape from Halifax County. Many people gave up their free time when they became trapped by the regimen of a job. The money was nice but some days it was more than a little hard to concentrate on work. As summer wore on, its novelty began to wear off. By the time school bells rang again on September 8, though no one truly American would admit it, some were actually glad to be back. 10 Summer activities Sea of tobacco. The chief product and job provider of Halifax County seems to swallow James Gray Duffie and his horse as they prepare another year ' s crop. Left foot, right foot. Six anxious girls try out for majorettes while last year s members watch and assist. The drill corps was chosen early to get a head start on the year ' s practice. The milkman cometh. Sterling Edmunds, a summer milkman for the Blue Ribbon Creamery, stocks one in a long line of dairy cases at Big Star. Time out. In the heat of summer, Judy Allen finds her backyard a good place to put her feet up and relax. Grease monkey? Anne Benassi answered a want ad for someone who looked good in a skirt and ended up washing windshields and pumping gas at Centerville Texaco. Summer activities 11 Glasses galore. Senior Kate Mapp shows that glasses can be attractive as well as useful. s Levi’s. T-shirts. Nearly every sophomore, junior and senior owned at least one pair of Levi’s (with the original tag) and several T-shirts for those drab Mondays when one hated to leave the bed. T-shirts were striped, solid with pictures or sayings on them, or just plain blue, plain pink, what¬ ever. Both guys and gals wore Dock- siders, Wallabys, Earth shoes, cowboy boots and, when hot enough, flip-flops. Of course, girls also wore Dr. Scholl sandals and platformed sandals. If a girl wanted a date for Saturday night, she wore knee-length skirts and dresses all week. Mini-skirts were out just as were go-go boots three years ago. The style was big dresses that looked like potato sacks and big pocket- books that carried everything from lunch to notes to books. To impress the girls, guys wore pull-over sweaters, jersey or western-cut shirts with jeans (Continued on page 15) T-shirt twosome. Many students wore T-shirts all year round Randy Knutti and Gary Lehew express themselves thr ough their choice of shirts CB ' s and no knees 12 Fads and fashions Proud model. Evonne Thorpe shows her halter dress] and shawl which she made in dottiing occupations foi the spring revue, pthfr clotftM[w. e shown at the assembly, including nentir$||g ding ensemble. WBm Casual lunch. Jeans and T-shirts or tie shirts are comfortable clothes to wear while eating lunch outside. Ann and Susan Williams eat a picnic lunch on the front lawn on a warm day. Denim dreamer. Sam Goode relaxes in the gym in his denim pants and jacket. He was , “ ,no,teo,,heie c, ‘ ,wd Boogie fever. Blue jeans proved to be masyj|pular clothes et the Topsy Turv Patrice Fitzgerald arid Larry Hill fihd they can do the latest steps in comfortable clothes Fads and fashions 13 Pastels and prints. Brightly blouses out-distanced the tradition Debbie Womack and Karen Meadow! their fashions before an as iinted vhite splay Nostalgia craze. Bruce Lee is one student who appreciates the beauty of an antique. Several members of the student body and faculty were old car buffs. Superstar. A little dressier than a T-shirt, the sport shirt proved to be casual enough for senior Ricky Rowland, who liked the look and feel of the free and easy style. Breaker, breaker. CB radios became a big trend across the nation. Sput Jones was only one of the students who thought learning the lingo was worthwhile 14 Fads and fashions Instant curls. Boys began to take more of an interest in their hair styles by having permanents or stylish cuts. David Wallwork, who opted for a perm, and Suzanne Paulette listen to the latest gossip at lunch. CB ' s and no knees Continued painter pants or dress pants. Jeans were not just blue; they were also beige. Colored corduroy Levi’s were quite popular too. Shorter hair became more and more frequent. Male and female haircuts were the same: short and layered or short and curly. A few brave guys even got perms. CB radios also made quite a big hit with the high school students. Looking across the parking lot and finding CB antennas was a common sight. Bangle bracelets and short necklaces were worn with almost every outfit; scarfs, too, helped make the look more together. Several boys wore leather and beaded chokers around their necks. Mood rings revealed tenseness or happiness. Bag fad. Large pocketbooks became increasingly popular among female students and teachers. Anita Kipps and Jackie Venable, one who chose the new look, admire the prom showcase. Fads and fashions 15 Majorette delight. Wanda Blount. Cynthia Smith. Carolyn Leigh and JoAnne Wilkins perform the traditional and popular fire twirling routine during halftime Homecoming beauties. The Homecoming Court consists of (seated) Gwen Guthrie, Susan Puryear and Queen Yolanda Gomes Standing are sophomore attendants Kim Hastings, Lisa Logan, Mary Crews; junior class attendants Bonita Oakley. Dawn Rogers and Karen Graves. Swinging and swaying. Students dance to the music of Celebration at the Homecoming dance, sponsored by the SCA 16 Homecoming Was it anot us t tier football game? Did Homecoming without a parade turn Homecoming into another dull Friday with just another football game? The student body’s answer was generally “yes.” One of the major reasons given for the cancellation of the parade was that teachers felt there were too many “look¬ ers-on” and not enough workers. There was also an apparent lack of interest in clubs which led to the can¬ cellation of the parade. “Without clubs to participate in the float building, there was actually no parade to call off,” commented David Dunn, SCA adviser. Parade or no parade, as much school spirit as could be mustered was put into the remaining Homecoming activities. Homecoming Queen Yolanda Gomes was crowned and given roses by Co-captains Marvin Falien and Mark Sompayrac. After the crowning of the queen, the band performed a special show for the Homecoming court. The break in tradition did not seem to hinder the performance and enthusiasm of the football team. They posted their first district win against the Home¬ coming opposition, Pulaski, 34 to 14. After the football game there was the traditional Homecoming dance. Although filled with apathy, disappointment and the loss of tradition, students still enjoyed “cutin’ a step or two.” Homecoming wasn’t a total loss after- all. Struggling Comet. Corwin Word fights for extra yardage against Pulaski in the Homecoming game. The Comets defeated the Cougars, 34-14. Homecoming 17 Let ' s bump and boogie the whole Students often felt they could barely make it through just one day of school. If you were to ask one to come back at night the answer would most likely be, “No way!” But it became a different story when something special was happening, such as a school dance. Feelings changed because they faced a dance floor, music and fun instead of pencils, papers and books. Of course, there was still student discipline. Principals and teachers chaperoned the dance and sometimes even ended up on the floor dancing themselves. Friends danced to the beats of rock and roll at the Topsy Turvy dance in which the girls asked their favorite guys out for the night. You may have caught a few doing the “bump”, the “hustle”, or maybe just “their own thing” at the cheerleaders’ beginning-of-school “get-together.” Then there was the VICA dance when rap sessions became more popular in the lobby. Smiling faces gathered in their own little groups while others ran straight to the refreshment tables to quench their thirst. As the music got louder and the feet got weaker, the end of the dance arrived sooner than expected. It was usually much too early to return home so students ended a great night by going elsewhere and making parties of their own. Great time. Ricky Rowland and Dawn Rogers rock to the sounds of ' Sandcastle ' at the VICA Club dance, an annual event for club members and their guests 18 Dances ■■ pilii ... mM ■ V ' ' 311 w?r - Hi • m 11 • ' 6 sB a llilJ x § |KpSff� N 1p| -V Vc . ‘ V , ' fc y ' y ,fr s Ub|-s. ' ; ; : JS r i £ Teacher and student. Moving to the beat at the Topsy-Turvy dance held in April are special ed. teacher Miss Suzanne Creasey and Donald Harris Last swing. Enjoying the music at the End-of-School dance. Robin Harrison and Bill McLaughlin rock in the school lobby to celebrate the end of exams. Dances 19 Santa brings early vacation A hug for Santa. Vice-principal Mr. Larry Clark has to earn his Christmas present by sitting on Santa ' s (alias Coach Starnes) lap at the Christmas assembly. Christmas parade. Although there was no snow, the band played one of the all time favorite Christmas songs for the thousands of people who came for the annual Christmas parade in South Boston. 20 Christmas Santa Claus came a little early bringing two more days of vacation to all. Students were happy, but two annual Christmas events had to be left off the calendar because of the early break. The Snowball Dance was sched¬ uled, but had to be cancelled because the school had been closed. Homeroom presidents did not have time to decorate the doors before December 19 so this was cancelled also. Although those special features were dropped, a Christmas assembly was squeezed in with Santa making a grand appearance and bringing a few gifts. To the secretaries, he brought gift certificate s; and to the principal and vice-principals, he presented savings bonds. As an extra bonus for being good administrators, he gave Dr. Venable an “I Can’t Believe It’s a Girdle” girdle; to Mr. Clark, a pair of platform shoes; to Mr. Furches, a pair of red socks “to match his red neck”; to Mr. Vanney, 365 Hardee hamburgers “for all of the hungry athletes” and to Mr. Wilson, a toy bus “to play with on the weekends.” Yule devotions. Junior Della Bowman reads devotions to open the Christmas assembly sponsored by the SCA. Christmas 21 ' Break a leg ' and all that show biz stuff The house lights were turned down low and backstage two dozen heart s were pounding madly away, and with good reason. It was March 19, opening night, two minutes before curtain time. Several “actors- to-be,” along with a few more experienced performers, were about to make their debut in “Rally ’Round the Flag, Boys!” The curtains finally opened and Ricky Gregory, who played an army officer named Guido DiMaggio who served as narrator of the story, introduced the audience to the characters in the play. The spring production of the Drama Department was on! (Continued on Page 25) ' - Redneck Redcoats. Dressed as British soldiers. Marvis Trent, Tom Mapp. Leonardo Powell and Tom Snead get ready to fight for their gals. Patricia Parson and Mary Bostick. 22 Spring Play Marriage maybe? Ricky Gregory looks a bit skeptical as his sometimes girlfriend Sara Lou Pulliam rambles about plans for their future. Yes, dear. Playing the role of an incurable committee woman, Betty Greer explains her latest plans to her husband, Andy Hall. Spring Play 23 24 Backstage preparation. Ricky Gregory gives Sara Lou Pulliam a little squirt of throat spray so that she won’t get the tickles on her Act I entrance And that’s a fact. Showing Mark Sompayrac that she backs up her words with muscles. Patricia Parson threatens to sock him if he tries anything else And awa-a-a-a-ay we go. Final bows turn out to be a little hectic for cast members Tim Clark, Mary Crowder. Betty Barker, Mary Seamster. Sheila Tucker and Vanessa Ragsdale. Spring Play Rou m They say that it gets in your blood continued After two more performances, the result of long months of practices was finished, and many actors discovered with dismay that their short-lived acting career had come to an end. They had worked hard, devoting three or four nights a week to play practice. Homework was hastily done between scenes or not done at all. Spare time had become a thing of the past, but now it was all over. The more than thirty cast members stepped out of the magic spotlights and changed army uniforms or Mama’s old shoes for blue jeans and loafers. Some had never been on a stage before the January tryouts but now were dreaming of future triumphs in future plays. They say it gets in your blood. Spring Play 25 26 Assemblies Pushing, scurrying, seeking out friends, students crowded into the gym for one of the most popular excuses for getting out of class — an assembly. The tone of assemblies ranged from totally absurd to profoundly serious. While some assemblies were purely functional, others were presented for mere pleasure and enjoyment. With the creation of the stage band which specialized in “big band sounds” and the Camarata, musically oriented programs became more frequent. Several rock bands, including Flat River, Earth Opera and Sandcastle, performed for the student body. A Navy band, the Country Helmsmen, returned for the second year. Only two plays appeared on the assembly calendar. Five Actors’ Equity of Wayside Theatre presented the first play which was a Bicentennial program about the Revolutionary War hero, Daniel Morgan. The second was a (continued on page 29) - Ill Monkey business. Talented chimpanzee rolls toward his trainer who performs with his animal friends in a group called Al and His Pals. Kerplat! After smashing a cream pie on assistant principal Mr. Carl Furches at the last pep rally, cheerleader Charlene D ' Agata wipes her own face. I got it! In an effort to score against the teachers, Grace Simmons and Mary Seamster reach high to volley the ball. Assemblies 27 MONOTONY RELIEVERS continued Liberty song. Two members of Actors ' Equity sing about Revolutionary War hero Daniel Morgan during a Bicentennial program. Champagne music. Playing popular big band tunes, the newly created stage band displays its musical talents for the student body. Tribal beats. Students listen, but not quite comprehend, the African tribal song being performed by the versatile musician Alfred Rage. 28 Assemblies f (continued from page 26) humorous play entitled “Rally ’Round the Flag Boys!” which was sponsored by the Drama Department. As a result of students becoming involved in school problems, Dr. L. M. Venable called a special assembly to inform the students of the facts concerning the proposed budget cuts. Inductions was the theme of two assemblies. One was held to install the newly elected SCA officers and the National Honor Society also conducted its annual inductions, reaching a record high of 81 new members. Rain forced the last assembly of the year, Class Day, to be postponed. When the skies cleared, the assembly was held in order to present some members of the class with awards and scholarships. Assemblies were great monotony relievers. To the majority, any type of assembly was a welcome change from the everyday routine of school. Assemblies 29 Saying goodbye. Patrice Banks and James Smith step out of graduation line for a moment together on their last day of high school. Cramming it in. Students take advantage of lunch as a time to satisfy their growling tummies and get a little extra studying done as well. 30 Being Together All together With a feeling of sinking hopes, I frantically pulled into my familiar parking space and jumped out of my car. As I grabbed my books and started my flight across the parking lot, I happened to glance back and see that my car was crooked. It was hogging two spaces instead of the customary one. “Well, maybe car No. 151 will be absent today,” I thought, erasing my careless parking from my mind. Desperately I ran up the sidewalk, trying to regain the 15 seconds I had lost when my pencil decided to jump out of my arms. If I didn’t hurry, I would be forced into my first period class without knowing the latest gossip. Socializing is an important part of our school days. The memories we will eventually cherish won’t consist of algebra formulas or Spanish verbs, but of the fun times we had just being together. Before school and during lunch are the most obvious social breaks we get, but those few minutes when we’re supposed to be changing classes also give a chance to chat with our friends. We synchronize our paths from class to class with those of our closest buddies. We risk being late by lingering with “Mr. Right” a little too long, then slip, hopefully unnoticed, into our seats and thank our lucky stars that we sit near the door. If old Miss Crabby happens to ask, our repetoire of excuses is never lacking. “I’m sorry, Miss Crabby, I twisted my ankle in P.E. and I can hardly walk.” “This huge boy ran into me and knocked my books all over the floor . . .” (Continued on page 33) New trend. At the Topsy Turvey dance. Sandy Crouch and Kenny Rock disprove the theory that teenagers don ' t hold their partners while dancing Time for fun. Assemblies like the Awards Assembly in the stadium provide for students a break from the daily routine and a chance to socialize. No blue jeans? On one of the few occasions that students were required to dress up. seniors Andy Loftis. Bill Abbott. Pee Wee Bales and David Rose talk together before going to class. Being Together 31 All together continued Cloud watching. Seniors Melba Delaware and Norman Hill take advantage of their newly earned privileges of missing study halls: ■■ 1 ■sitk • :0. k ■ Happy birthday. Friends in A lunch give senior Diane Williams a surprise birthday party featuring a cake that looked too cute to eat. Later Ann Gordon proved it wasn ' t. Special fun. Patti Ford and Donna Talbott amuse themselves and this Olympic competitor while they wait for the Special Olympics to begin. 32 Being Together run a little smoother. Just like jeans, school becomes more comfortable as the year progresses. Each day there are a few more people who look familiar and friendly. We learn to remember the important things first: where all the bathrooms are located, the fastest route to the cafeteria and which teachers really mean it when they threaten us with yellow slips. We realize that none of the hall clocks can be trusted. As we begin to learn formulas and famous names, we also learn about ourselves. Learning, growing, giving: that’s what being together is all about. Hearty meal. Kathy Moorefield offers a helping hand to Scott Worsft m at the baseball team ' s cookout. Lunch time is a magic word around here. For those who buy lunch, it may denote an endless wait in a slow moving line; but it is also a chance to take it easy and fool around with our friends for awhile. It’s the shortest 30 minutes of the day. In a school the size of ours, being together is often a trying experience. Because our “family” consists of so many people, and our “house” was built for about half of us, there seem to be infinitely many rules and regulations. The first few weeks always seem hectic, but eventually we learn what we can and cannot get away with; and then things f Being Together 33 , - 3 — ■“ 1 - J Though the term “spring break” some¬ how suggests a period of leisure ex¬ tending for at least two weeks, for us it was just the glorified name given to this year’s Easter vacation. The schedule originally called for a six day break, but an earlier day missed because of icy roads reduced the length of the holiday to five days. Still, this was longer than any in recent years. Students spent their Easter holiday in different ways, but most found time to just relax and enjoy being free from books and bells for awhile. Students visited friends and relatives during the holiday; some seniors took the oppor¬ tunity to visit prospective colleges. Spring seemed to have rushed into summer and the clear weather brought out participants in several sports, espe¬ cially biking and tennis. Sun-bathing was another popular activity, and sev¬ eral students acquired deep tans or painful burns. But five days don’t last long. Spring break was just a prelude to summer and seemed to make the rules and routine of school more confining than ever. Spring break: a time to be free from books and bells Gossip time. Catching up on news is a favorite pas¬ time for Angela Lipscomb, Linda Coleman. Patricia Logan and Donna Coleman during spring! 34 Spring break Innertube inertia. Jimmy Farrington and Charles Thomas lull in the Banister Lake water. The surprising Easter heat wave produced bathing suits and suntans. Double ' s trouble. A misunderstanding in this vaca¬ tion time tennis match has partners Ricky Rowland and Kenneth Guill battling for the ball. Finding the sound. Dale Holbrook, Geronimo Sutphin James Stanfield and McKinley Scott have rehearsals for their band during spring vacation. Getting a tan. Students take advantage of the warm temperatures during April by spending a day relaxing in the sun. Many red faces and sunburnt noses were seen the following week in the school ' s halls Spring break 35 Bicentennial potpourri ol white and blue streamers cannonballs and a magia Prom magic. It all began with Mr. Wonderful calling to ask me to go to the prom with him. I spent the next few weeks frantically searching for that “perfect dress.’’ Shopping in stores everywhere in order not to have the same dress as someone else, I finally found one I liked. Now I could tell my date what color tux to order. As the day drew nearer, excitement mounted. Finally, it was the day before the prom. Juniors, with the help of interior decorators, began decorating the lobby and gym. Being the “bicentennial year,’’ the theme for the prom was “Dawn’s Early Light,’’ and the most logical colors to decorate with were red, white and blue. Friday finally came. It was “the day.’’ Juniors worked on decorations late into the afternoon. After the finishing touches were added, the gym became a magical place. The seniors had gotten out of school at 2:00. They had plenty of time to “get beautiful;’’ I had three hours. In this time, I had to pick up my date’s boutonniere, wash my hair, eat supper and get dressed. Somehow I managed to do this and was ready on time. My date arrived and really did look like a Mr. Wonderful in his tuxedo. He gave me my flowers and I managed to pin his boutonniere on his collar without sticking him. Now it was picture taking time. After at least ten pictures were taken, we escaped and were off to the prom. Cardboard cannons, cannonballs and (continued on page 39) Helping hand. Cecil Smith. Debra Harris (on ladder), Donna Guthrie and Debra Edmondson hang streamers in the lobby Juniors decorated the gym and lobby to celebrate the prom ' s theme Dawn ' s Early Light. Tired feet. Chaperoning at the prom is an exhausting job. Dr. Venable and Mr. Furches rest for a minute before reassuming their duties. 36 Prom red, flags, iStl ■mi I.D. check. Terry Ingram and Debbie West are stopped by Mr. Zook to have their I.D. ' s checked before entering the prom. All students ' I.D. ' s were checked to prevent outsiders from coming to the dance. Jitterbugging. Mark Cassada and Sherry Talbott try out an old dance to today ' s music. Gas House Gang. a Virginia Beaeh band, provided the prom ' s music. Prom 37 38 PROM: A Bicentennial potpourri (Continued] Thirst quencher. Thirsty from dancing. Jean Kelly accepts a cup of punch from Cheryl Walker. Refreshments were provided by the junior class. Just dancing. Following no set pattern, Regina Morton and Charles Cage sway to the music of the Gas House Gang. Prom 1 -2-3; 1 -2-3. Prom-goers welcomed slow dances as they gave them time to cool off from the unbearable heat in the gym. Sandy Talbott and Armstead Glover waltz to a slower tune. Bicentennial blast. Students clap and dance to the rhythms of Gas House-Gang ' The band played music ranging from the 50 ' s to the top ' terrof-today. (continued from page 36) red, white, and blue streamers greeted us at the door. Music floated out from % the gym. Stars, streamers and flags filled the dancing area. Magic was in the air as we danced the night away. All good things must end, however, and 12:00 soon arrived. I left with wilted roses, a souvenir keychain, a paper cannonball and many memories. The magic disappeared as we stepped outside, but the fun remained as all th e after parties awaited. Early Saturday morning, helpful sophomores swept away the remaining decorations. Although it took many long hours to make the gym a magical place, it only took a few short hours to clear it away. However, memories of this bicentennial prom will last forever. Prom 39 Best all-around. Basketball star and SCA sergeant-at- arms. Frank Godbold receives the coveted Principal ' s Award presented by Dr. Venable on Class Day. Tri-winner. Becky Riddle was the recipient of the Tuck Dillard Memorial Scholarship awarded to her by Dr. Venable on Class Day. Becky also received the News and Record Journalism Award and the Spanish Club Award. 40 Class Day I Top athlete. After practicing his high jump for the state track meet, Marvin Fallen carries some equipment back to the locker room. Marvin was awarded the T.C. Watkins Award on Class Day for his outstanding performance in football, basketball and track. Adviser to president. An honorary gavel, symbol of leadership, is presented to SCA president Ed Owens by Mr. Don Waldo, the organization ' s adviser. Honors and heat For the second year in a row, the rains came and Class Day was postponed until Monday morning. With the sun brightly shining, 588 seniors melted in the heat as the awards were presented. President Regina Morton opened the ceremonies with a note of thanks to everyone who helped to make the Class of ’76 the greatest class ever. Wanda McDowell and Gwen Guthrie read the cl ass history, and the Last Will and Testament, which included leaving Tommy Thaxton all of Lee Wilkinson’s old flames, was read by Susan Garrett and Charlene Wilborn. Joyce Dixon and Leslie Logan presented the 1976 Who’s Who Awards. Karen Meadows and Frank Ridgway were named Best Looking and Sue Wilkins aftd Armstead Glover got Biggest Partiers. To begin the real honors Dr. Venable announced Lydia Tuck and Mark Yates as recipients of the Danforth Citizenship Awards while Ed Owens was awarded the Marshall Swanson Award. Lydia Reeves received the NHS Award for being the valedictorian and Chuck Hatcher was given the VFW Citizenship Award. The Wade H. Wicks Award was granted to Amy Edmunds and Regina Morton received the Dr. Bessie Carr Award. Becky Riddle was the recipient of the Tuck Dillard Memorial Scholar¬ ship while Marvin Fallen accepted the T.C. Watkins, III Award for athletics. Frank Godbold walked off with the coveted Principal’s Award which labeled him as “tops” in the class. As the fanning continued in the sweltering heat, Mark Sompayrac closed the ceremonies with an address to the students and faculty of the soon-to-be alma mater of the 588 seniors seated before him. Class Day 41 It was so hard for me to believe that June 7 had finally arrived. I had completed all of those horrid exams. In fact I had finished my senior year in high school. As I marched into the stadium on that hot graduation night, I did so with pride and confidence. I was proud of my school and I could only think of the good times I had experienced here. Isn’t it funny how all of the bad moments seem to fade away when you realize that the end has come? Sitting in my assigned seat, I began to reminisce about all of the football games I had cheered for in that very stadium. I recalled the track meets, pep rallies, assemblies and driver’s education held there. Looking across the field at the school building, I thought of all of the teachers to whom I will always be indebted for wrinkling up my brain and of all of the wonderful friends I had made who would be going their separate ways in the fall. Finally my row stood up and we marched forward. I couldn’t help feeling a bit of disappointment at the fact that after struggling through 12 years of school my name was called and a diploma cover given to me, all of which lasted approximately two seconds. The names of some students weren’t even heard because of the discourteous crowd of people at graduation. Cheers of delight filled the air when the last name was called; and after suppressing our anxiety until we marched out of the gate, everyone hugged and kissed each other. The tears never came until I was on my way to a graduation party and I heard a song on the radio with the words “It’s all over now.” At that moment I realized it was all over. And I cried. 42 Graduation What ' s happening? Mass confusion was the end result of 588 seniors trying to line up alphabetically before marching into the football field. Final moments. Waiting was the hardest part of grad¬ uation for Bruce Lee. Donna Yancey and Conway Blanks who are counting the minutes until the processional begins. The last one. School Superintendent Udy Wood gives the last diploma to Don Yeatts. whose sheepish grin was a cue to the other 587 seniors that it was all over. n«4fc a is « � i wmmm mmmm mmmmm Graduation 43 i Football, basketball, baseball: they are the sports that usually grab the head¬ lines. But in 1976, the minor sports be¬ gan a surge to prominence. Wnile the three major sport teams failed to win any championships, the golf team, led by Phil Rinker, won the district as well as tne regional title for the first time in the school’s history. The wrestling team, in only its second season, posted a 4-4 district record. Star performer Charlie Wilson finished fifth in the entire state. Junior Wil¬ liam Edmonds won All-American honors in cross country as he repeatedly set and broke his own records. Girls’ sports also made a strong upswing. We have always been regarded as a con¬ tender in the major sports and now we can enjoy an equal amount of competitiveness from the minor sports teams. J j 4 Af7fl ) W b 1976 11 1976 J 76 7 M ' c 197b § I 7 % n i m n i 0 J .«JLv ' ’976 1976 76 1976 1976 1 ! 1976 1976 1976 44 Sports divider % f� � ' g % %M: P% %J £ 1 J |P� -• Hfet� Fore! Number one golfer Phil Rinker prepares to tee off for a practice round at the Green ' s Folly Country Club in preparation for the state tournament at Virginia Beach. W ia % if J $ i I :S4 ri JL .ii - • -i, II f I % Si J? 0 ■: Solid return. Annette Watts makes a two-handed return of the ball in a volley during the Pulaski match. She won the point. Wrestling victory. David Ferrell receives congratulations from his ecstatic teammates after his victory in the 155 pound class. Sports divider 45 Last game brings joy, laughter, new record One more yard. Quarterback Mark Sompayrac strives for an extra yard against the Cave Spring ' s Knights in a home game that the Comets won, 19-12. For the Comets, the last game against Northside 9-7 brought joy and laughter to all the team. They knew that they had had a good season that stood at 6-3-1, but to Coach Starnes this meant adding one more notch to his belt of winning seasons, and now all there was left to do was take up equipment for the coming season ahead. To the sophomores and juniors of the varsity squad, it meant a rest period to forget about football and Coach Ram¬ sey’s yelling that eventually molded inexperienced jocks into good football players, to forget about the coming season and the summer camp at Fort Pickett, where sweat, training, and bruising tackles make everyone shape up. For the seniors, it was a feeling entirely different from their younger teammates. It meant they would never (continued on page 49) Varsity Football 1975 Record. 6-3-1 HCSH Opp. Person Co. 21 12 E C. Glass 0 36 William Fleming 14 14 Patrick Henry 8 27 J.F.K. 21 12 Pulaski Co. 34 14 GW 7 14 Cave Spring 19 12 Franklin Co. 36 7 Northside 9 7 Varsity football. (Bottom row) Michael Garner, Steve Meadows, John Pinson, Jeff Pruitt. Joey Cole, Scott Worsham, Mark Sompayrac. Curtis Dismuke, Terry Burk¬ holder. (Second row) Pee Wee Bales, David Rose, Jes¬ se Barksdale, Chuck Hatcher, Raymond Roberts, Henry Smith, Calvin Medley, Stanley Davis, Marlon Brandon. (Third row) George Woody, Larry Griffin, Rickey Gregory, Corwin Word. Eddie Barksdale. Marvin Fallen, James Stanfield. Cornelius Medley. Joe Cacciotti, Chuck Church, (Fourth row) Eddie Brown, Donald Chap¬ pell, Mike Cole, Forrest Nichols, James Chappell, Andy Hall, Jimmy Farrington, Dean Ferguson. Kent Poindexter, (Top row) Thomas Owen, Robert Yarborough, David Fallen. Henry Loftis. Marshall Slayton. Charlie Bruce. Coaches Randolph Perry, John Crittenden. Ron Ramsey and Coleman Starnes. 46 Varsity football wmsL vmESM HBH A little push. Running back Marvin Fallen gives George Woody and Stanley Davis a little push to help the Comets win over Cave Spring, 19-12. i 0 ‘ ' I 1 Calm face. The powerful Roxboro defense is not strong enough to hold quarterback Mark Sompayrac as he runs for a first down and makes it. The Comets won. 21-12. Coaches cook. Grid mentors Ron Ramsey and Coleman Starnes grill hamburgers on a cold night at the annual Booster Club cookout for the football team In full stride. Eddie Barksdale breaks through the Franklin County defense, helping the Blue Comets win, 36-7. Varsity football 47 Blazing speed. Showing the running skill that helped him earn district and regional honors. Marvin Fallen breaks into the clear and leaves a Franklin County tackier behind. 48 Varsity football Unstoppable. Corwin Word crashes through a host of would-be tacklers on the way to a long gain against the Eagles. Slight toe hold. Held up by the William Fleming v v. defense, Corwin Word struggles for a first down He made it on the next trv No gain. Franklin County ' s runner (44) is stopped at the line of scrimmage by Kent Poindexter (75), Pee Wee Bales (23) and George Chappell (25). Last game brings joy Diving for yardage. Marvin Fallen stretches for extra yardage against Franklin County. The Comets ran up their highest score against the Eagles. continued play football in Tuck Dillard Stadium in front of the students again. All that was left were the memories of the games and teamwork that was needed for a good season. Things they were remem¬ bering were that hot, grueling two weeks down at Fort Pickett where for the past seven years each team had become a working unit. They remembered the ninth consecu¬ tive win over Person County, 21-12; the disappointing 14-14 tie against William Fleming, the smashing 36-7 win over Franklin County, and the 9-7 victory over Northside in which a new school rushing record for one game, 451 yards, was set. Those memories and the sheer joy of playing on a team made the seniors forget the jolts and bruises. At season’s end it was announced that three Comets — David Fallen, Marvin Fallen and Kent Poindexter — had made the All-Western District team. David also made first team All-Regional while Mar¬ vin and Kent were named to the second unit. Other Western District honors went to George Woody, second team, and Ricky Gregory, Eddie Barksdale, Corwin Word and Curtis Dismuke, honorable mention. Line play. Pee Wee Bales (23) Kent Poindexter (75) Mike Cole (72) and James Chappell (61) stop a Patrick Henry runner to no avail as the Patriots stopped the Comets, 27-8 Varsity football 49 Missed extra point sends winning season down the drain Coaches Tom Berry and Joe Hyatt and about 30 determined football play¬ ers were seen on the practice field early in the fall getting ready for the upcoming season. The coaches had to face a challenge they had had in previous years. This challenge was to mold a football team out of some “hopefuls” and to try to have a successful season. The Comets did have a good season but they failed to record a winning one. As the season came to the final game, the Comets had accomplished a 4-4 rec¬ ord with a few of the games being de¬ cided by only a small margin. The last game of the season was “the big one” for the Comets, but they lost because they failed to add the ex¬ tra point after their touchdown. Coach Berry knew that the losing record of 4-5 did not mean his team was unsuccessful. “We had a good year and a few of the players had good games throughout the season,” Coach Berry said. “The team’s captains Bobby Smith and James Dixon played well as did Curtis Younger who led the squad with the most single tackles.” He was follow¬ ed closely by Robert Sweeney and Mike Patterson. JV Football 1975 Record: 4-5 Person Co. HCSH 0 Opp. 14 GW 0 14 Brookville 14 12 Cave Spring 20 28 Pulaski 16 14 E.C. Glass 6 14 William Fleming 35 20 Franklin Co. 6 0 E.C. Glass 6 7 Holding him. Tackling a Glass runner seems easy for Curtis Younger, but winning was harder as the Comets lost. 14-0. Coming through. James Dismuke literally drags a Brookville player with him as he strives for a first down in a game the Comets won, 16-14. 50 JV football Breaking down. Defensive halfback Kenny Villines gets ready to tackle a Glass runner on the home field. He made his tackle but two plays later the Hilltoppers scored. Sighting the goal line. Scoring first against William Fleming is quarterback Bobby Smith as he scampers around end. Let ' s go. JV coaches Tom Berry and Joe Hyatt yell encouragement to their team to block a Person County punt. JV football 51 Men on the run Track team. (Front row) Craig Miller, Rickey Easley, Larry Burchley, Charles Barley, Alvin Claiborne, Marvin Lipford, Clarence Tucker. Leonard Lipscomb, Curtis Younger, Clarence Stevensons, Micheal Ferrell, David Dixon. Robert Thaxton. Jeff Pruitt, William Edmunds, (back row) Coach Dyer, Coach Martin, Leonard Barbour. David Booker, Dwight Muse, Mike Cole, Terry Ingram, Eugene Wyatt, Bill McLaughlin. Frank Ridgway, Donald Waller, Macon Sizemore, Marvin Fallen, Mario Brandon, Matthew McCargo, Coach Ramsey. Indoor Track 1976 Record: 2-2 HCSH Opp E C. Glass 42 65 Manchester 56 51 Wm. Fleming 38 69 Patrick Henry 61 65 First across. Coach Bristol Martin records William Edmonds ' new record time for two miles in the home meet against GW. 52 Track Western District champs! That’s what Coach Fred Stafford’s cross country team was. The Comet harriers were led by William Edmonds and Donald and Ronald Waller, who contributed to the team’s respectable 6-1 record. The Comets entered the district tournament on a regular season bye. Though Halifax did not do well, Donald Waller did qualify to run against the best runners in the Virginia state meet where he finished forty-second. In December the cross country runners moved inside for the indoor track, coach¬ ed by Bristol Martin. The indoor track squad compiled a 2-2 (Continued on page 54) Cross country team. (Front row) Donald Waller, William Edmonds, Ronald Waller. Leonard Lipscomb, (back row) Manager Al Grant, Wayne Ferguson, Robert Thaxton, Carrol Jennings, and Coach Fred Stafford. Track 53 Men on the run Continued record losing only to E.C. Glass and William Fleming. Outstanding runners Macon Sizemore and Frank Ridgway set new school rec¬ ords in the 300-yard run and 1000-yard run, respectively. Macon, along with distance runner William Edmonds, repre¬ sented Halifax County at the state meet that was held in Richmond. In March the track team moved outside once again to compete in outdoor track. The team members suffered a losing season, winning only three of their eight meets. “At least it wasn’t a total loss,” said most of the members of the outdoor squad. The members were correct in their reasoning. William Edmonds went undefeated in both the mile and two mile. He also won the district meet, competing in the same events. Frank Ridgway placed third in the district meet and Marvin Fallen finished sixth in the high jump. Outdoor Track 1976 Record: 3-4 HCSH Opp. Orange High 67 50 Person County 87 49 GW 50 85 GW 56 80 Patrick Henry 69 67 Wm. Fleming 44 92 E.C. Glass 26 110 54 Track Distance runner. Perhaps the best distance man Hal¬ ifax County has ever had, William Edmonds went un¬ defeated in regular and district meets in the mile and two mile events. Practice help. Frank Ridgway encourages David Booker as he gets ready to make a pole vault in a session before the Ronnie Rose Relays. I t Co-Captains. Frank Ridgway, Marvin Fallen and Macon Sizemore were elected outdoor track leaders by their teammates. Practice jump. Marvin Fallen clears the bar warming up for competition in the high jump, his specialty. He placed sixth in the district and competed in the state tournament. Track 55 No lack of excitement Most fans probably considered the bas¬ ketball season to be a big disappoint¬ ment when remembering the final 10-11 record. Seemingly more unusual than the high number of losses was the fact that the Blues did not win the district and regional titles and make a fourth straight appearance in the state tour¬ nament. Yet, one thing that the season def¬ initely didn’t lack was excitement. Hav¬ ing no real big man for the first time in a number of years, Coach Lloyd put an extremely quick team on the floor that consisted of five seniors. The fast pace of the games added to the close scores to make up some thrilling victories and heartbreaking defeats. One of the more memorable games in the school’s basketball history would have to be the “cliff-hanger” at Pulas¬ ki. The Blues took five overtimes to achieve a final score of 41-40 that brought home the victory. Other games could have gone either way with just a few baskets for either side. Two games were won on last second shots: (1) at Northside the Comets won by two points as a shot by Cheetah Smith at the buzzer was ruled good; and (Continued on page 59) Team watching. Former Comet Coach Don Thompson and ex-player James Smith watch the Comets in a scrimmage game against Hampton Sydney College ' s JV squad. 56 Varsity basketball tOMETS Too low. Frank Godbold jets by a Pulaski County guard in the game played at home. The game went into overtime, but the Comets lost in the final seconds 36-32. V • ««ea� ..... ft ■SaHp ' I Varsity basketball 57 No lack of excitement 0 ) 3 C C o Heads up. Frank GodbOld demonstrates the correct way to make a lay-up by keeping his head up and gliding easily between two Northside players The Comets went on to win the game 54-45 pi ■ft [ K } Sticky situajfion. Larry Burrell keeps cool agd looks for an open majs during a game played at home against Patrick-Henry. The Comets lost the game, 34-43. Nat play. While surrounded by Bluestone Baron players. Henry Smith pulls down a rebound durin g the Christmas Tournament finals. Varsity Basketball 1975-76 Record: 10-11 Person County Cave Spring GW Northside Franklin County Person County North Durham Bluestone William Fleming Pulaski County Patrick Henry E.C. Glass William Fleming GW Northside Franklin County Cave Spring Pulaski County E.C. Glass Patrick Henry GW (Tourney) HCSH Opp. 66 44 48 50 55 69 63 61 39 35 33 30 77 48 76 53 51 64 41 40 34 43 57 58 59 50 56 67 54 45 56 27 57 69 32 36 58 67 53 63 73 77 58 Varsity basketball •♦ ♦ Edward Owens. Arthur Smith. Joe DeShazo Marvin Fallen Lee Wilkerson, Donnell Martin, Willis Faulkner. Eddie Brown, Everett West and Alphonzo Grant The team had a 10-11 record Varsity squad. (Front row): George Woody. Mark Cassada Curtis Dismuke, Scott Worsham, Frank Godbold. James Smith. Larry Burrell. Henry Smith. Larry Hill, (back row) Assistant Coach Elvin Over. Head Coach Wayne Lloyd (2) in contrast an old rival, E.C. Glass, squeaked out a victory at Hali¬ fax by one point on a desperation shot as time ran out. The team not only suffered from a lack of height but also from the ineli¬ gibility of James Smith, the high-scor¬ ing guard from the runner-up state championship team of the previous year. Despite some good shooters, the team also had a poor shooting percentage which cost some close games. Overall, Two points. Ed Owens makes a lay-up during the Comet game against Cave Spring on Comet court. The Comets lost in the final seconds by a score of 50-48. though, the team’s attitude was good and coaches Dyer and Lloyd were pleased with the season. The sole outstanding performer for the team was Ed Owens. “Country” Owens led the team in rebounding and shooting in addition to being its leading scorer. He was chosen as honorable mention by the “Roanoke Times” for the “Times- land” area and also named honorable men¬ tion for All-Western District and the Northwest Regional teams. Varsity basketball 59 Coach John Crittenden’s Baby Blues filed another winning season in the record books, racking up a 11-7 record. Throughout the whole season the crowds were kept on the edge of their seats as the games were decided in the last few seconds or in overtime. They opened on the home court against the Roxboro Rockets of Person County. It was a typical game and set the tone of the season. The game was won in the last few seconds as players battled over a jumpball. The Rockets won the decision and sank the ball at the buzzer. Top scorers for the Baby Blues were Bobby Smith with 240 points and Matthew McCargo, 194. Coach Crittenden commented, “It was a hard season considering we lost four players because of grades and one moved away, but the kids worked hard.” Up for grabs. Matthew McCargo and Aron Daniel go high for a rebound in a Rocket-Comet contest against Person County. The JV ' s lost. 46-52. JV Basketball 1976 Record: 11-7 HCSH Opp. Person County 40 41 Cave Spring 59 51 GW 31 62 Northside 52 33 Franklin County 64 49 Person County 46 52 William Fleming 43 41 Pulaski 30 27 Patrick Henry 55 52 E C. Glass 50 62 William Fleming 33 37 GW 34 47 Northside 40 35 Franklin County 55 41 Cave Spring 55 40 Pulaski 43 29 E.C. Glass 41 50 Patrick Henry 55 51 Turning the corner. Jimmy Bennett drives around a Patrick Henry opponent during a home game. The Baby Blues defeated the Patriots, 55-52. 60 JV basketball Perfect form. A jump shot by Steve Satterfield in the third quarter puts his team to within one point of Patrick Henry. The Comets went on to win the game. JV squad. (Front row) Freddie Chappell, Ray Wood. Keith Edmonds, Bobby Smith, Mochie Medley, (middle row) Harold Terry, Aron Daniel, Jimmy Bennett, James Dismuke, Dean Chandler, Jeff Nelson, (back row) Coach John Crittenden. Charlie Bruce, Bob Seat, Matthew McCargo, Steve Satterfield, managers Robert Sweeny, Dean Long. JV basketball 61 ' We gave it our best shot ' Quick match. Top wrestler Charlie Wilson wins his eighth straight, pinning his Cave Spring opponent in 30 seconds. Tight hold Charlie Hightower tries to put his opponent away for good as he progresses toward a decision. Wrestling 1976 Record: 4-6 HCSH Opp. Franklin County 46 18 Brookville 22 39 Northside 17 46 Chatham 19 38 Pulaski 37 25 E.C. Glass 22 33 Patrick Henry 48 12 Cave Spring 23 36 GW Forfeit William Fleming 25 30 Keep him down. Earnest Wilson, a toughie in the 98- pound class, adds to the Comet score in a home match. 62 Wrestling Sweet victory. Comets jump with joy after the team is assured of its first win in the school ' s history. Determination is the word that best describes the wres tling team. With only a little more experience than last year’s squad, the school’s first ever, they were successful in sending four men to the regionals and one to the state competition. The regional competitors included Ernest Wilson, a 98 pounder who placed sixth; George Passely, at 132 pounds, also finished sixth; Jimmy Farrington, wrestling in the tough 185 pound division, placed fifth and star performer Charlie Wilson finished second and qualified for the state finals. Charlie a junior, made a fine showing in state competition and placed sixth over 11. Jimmy “Bull” Farrington was very excited about his fine individual season as he exclaimed, “I almost went undefeated for the year.” Jimmy was a little dis¬ appointed in the small crowds that came to home matches, but “we always gave it our best shot anyway.” Jimmy was also pleased with the second year team’s fine 4-4 district record. Jimmy summed up the feeling of the entire squad by adding, “It sure was good being a winner.” A final highlight in the wrestling season was Dewey Guill. Dewey became the first Comet wrestler in history to win a wrestling scholarship when he signed with Chowan Junior College in North Carolina. Comet grapplers. (Bottom row) Tommy Daniel, Chancie Crowder, Kenneth Daniel. Jay Matthews, Earnest Wilson, Dewey Guill, (second row) Landron Williams. Ethan Stanfield. Earl Allen, Steve Farrington, Kenneth Logan, Melvern Faulkner. Charlie Wilson, (top row) Coach Randolph Perry, Kovac Dance. David Ferrell. Earl Ferrell, James Farrington. James Ferrell, Leon Jones, George Passely. Jesse Barksdale, and Assistant Coach Jerry Marsella. Wrestling 63 Of course, cheerleaders earn letters! 64 Practice makes perfect. Practices in mid-August were long and tiring Debbie Womack, Donna Harris, Karen Meadows, Sherry Talbott, Cathy Collins, and Jenny Morgan prepare for the season opener with Roxboro. - Pep rally concentration. Varsity and JV cheerleaders perform their routines at the Homecoming asembly. The cheerleaders were given flowers for the game. In Blue Heaven. Head cheerleaders Judy Allen and Charlene D ' Agata attempt to iven the fans ' spirits in the home contest k gainst GW. Inset. Sherry Talbott stresses pep and erWmwa m to the fans at a pep rally. Three during basketball season pejp rallies ; ... mm i Varsity cheerleaders. (Front row) Jenny Morgan, Arlene Chambers, Charlene D’Agata. Judy Allen, Cathy Collins, (back row) Sandy Crouch, Patti Ford, Sherry Talbott, Donna Harris, Karen Meadows. Not pictured is Debbie Womack. The cheerleaders served the players cake and lemonade on days of home games. “Cheerleaders get a letter ... just for cheerleading!?! You’re kidding.’’ Yes, we were faced with quite a few witty re¬ marks. Of course, we got letters! For the first time, cheerleading was officially considered a sport, operating under Virginia High School League regu¬ lations. Practice began in the hot afternoons of August. We not only prac¬ ticed cheers, we ran laps and wind sprints, worked out in the weight room, and suffered through hours of exercises, supervised by Mr. Bill Moore. Butterflies in our stomachs, curlers in our hair, we boarded the van for our first football game. Eager to make a good impression on the crowd, we ran to the sideline a nd performed new cheers with daring stunts that the crowd actually applauded. After that first game, nerves disappeared and cheering became fun. Decked out in new uniforms, we pre¬ pared for basketball season. Although we had no state finalist basketball team, as in previous years, we cheered just as hard to revive dampened spirits. Cheerleading could easily be described as a unique experience. Whether at camp, practice, games or even on van trips, we worked out ways to make the year mem¬ orable and enjoyable. Our letter to us represents all the hours of work, quar¬ rels, laughs and fun that we had being a varsity cheerleader. Time out. Cheerleaders Donna Harris, Patti Ford, Sherry Talbott, Karen Meadows and Charlene D ' Agata swap sweaters for vests to escape the heat during Cave Spring ' s Homecoming game. Varsity cheerleaders 65 Cheering for the team, renting seat cushions and serving the players were just some of the activities that kept the junior varsity cheerleaders busy. Being a cheerleader required a great deal of hard t work, but the result was a sense of accomplishment and pride. The cheerleaders began practice in August, and finally, after a month of practicing in the boiling sun and after attending cheerleading camp at Longwood College, they were ready for the season. The girls were delighted when cheering for a winning team, but they were always there to encourage a weary player after a defeat. Another aspect of JV cheerleading was renting seat cushions during varsity games. It was the responsibility of the JV cheerleaders to rent as many cushions as possible before the game and collect them afterwards. The latter was not always an easy accomplishment since fans loved to keep the cushions as souvenirs. Two of the most memorable events during the year were Homecoming night and cheering during pep rallies. On Homecoming night and during the pep rallies, the JV cheerleaders enjoyed cheering with the varsity cheerleaders and joining in with the Homecoming festivities. The cheerleaders also enjoyed being driven to all of the away games in the school van by their faithful sponsor Mr. Bill Moore. This was always an adventure. Cheerleading was a valuable ex¬ perience for the girls involved. Along with traveling to other schools and meeting new people, it taught re¬ sponsibility, leadership and teamwork. High kicks. The cheerleaders try to build the enthusiasm of the crowds with their kicks during an afternoon pep rally. 66 JV cheerleaders Clap your hands, everybody. A cheer and a boost come easy from JV cheerleader Ann McLaughlin at a home basketball game. JV squad. (Front row) Sandra Dismuke, Florence Logan. Annie Overby, Kelva Edmunds. Ann McLaughlin, Mary Joni Coleman, Jeri Rose, Laurie Crews, (back row) Ann Elliott, Kim Hastings and Sarah Slayton. i� ”f Blue jean knight. Chivalry is still alive and well as Mark Wilkerson stops a minute to help Mary Ann Elliott tie her shoe before she has to cheer Up and away. JV cheerleader Kelva Edmunds executes a high jump during half-time of one of the basket¬ ball games JV cheerleaders 67 The untimely last second For the girls’ basketball team, this year was destined to be THE year for a win¬ ning team. From the very first practice, we knew that this was no ordinary team; for one thing, this year’s seniors were the same girls who started the first girls’ basketball team two years before. They had worked to¬ gether for two years already and this was their chance to show their stuff. We started off fine, with two big wins against GW and Franklin County, But then we suffered a disappointing loss to Northside. After that we re¬ covered our composure and took the next two games without much trouble. Unfor¬ tunately, our luck didn’t last quite long enough; we lost our last two games by a total of three points. The last game was really something, and a win would have meant a place in the district tourney. The game went right down to the wire, with Halifax down by one as the final seconds ap¬ proached. We took the last shot and when it went in, the crowd went wild. It was too bad, however, because the time-keeper ruled that the buzzer sound¬ ed before the basket was made. It was a tough loss to take but after awhile we revived enough to realize that even if the record said 4-4, we’d all remem¬ ber 1975 as a winning season. Basketball team. (Kneeling) Deborah Wells. Lynn Spencer, Mattie Bowman, Donna Talbott. Sandy Sydnor, Donna Guthrie, Sandy Talbott, Kay Satterfield, (standing) Coach Frances Mitchell, scorekeeper Ann Gordon, Bonnie Conner, Diane Banks, Amanda A. Farmer, Anna Womack, Melba Delaware, Connie Canada, Annette Watts and manager Mattie Strader. , , High-reaching leaders. Comet co-captains Diane Banks and Annette Watts share the honors of this rebound. Annette was the leading scorer for the season, end¬ ing with a 10.5 point average Banks was third high team scorer with a 7.5 average and was also a lead¬ ing rebounder. ■i.%. 68 Girls ' basketball Girls ' Basketball 1975 Record: 4-4 HCSH 46 57 45 63 60 28 32 42 GW Franklin County Northside Pulaski Patrick Henry Cave Spring William Fleming E.C. Glass No help in sight. Surrounded by GW players. Comet captain Diane Banks tucks the ball away before tak¬ ing it back up court. Loose ball. Stretching for this loose ball in a home game against the Patrick Henry Patriots is Comet leader Annette Watts. Another assist for Satt. Giving a teammate a chance to make two. Kay Satterfield bounce passes the ball by a Franklin County player. Girls’ basketball 69 Comet stretch. The ball up for grabs, center Bonnie Conner leaps high to outreach a GW opponent in a game the Blues won on the home court mum A steady gain in popularity I mm Girls’ sports have steadily gained popularity among Comet fans and the — « varsity gymnastics and volley halt tfpns have helped lead the way. The girls spent each day after school serving and spiking and pivoting and leaping ' with hopes of bringing a district champion¬ ship back to Blue Heaven. With hours of hard practice behind them, t hey headed . into the Western District champidhstiips. The volleyball team had qualified for the district meet for the first . time, and it was a nervous group of k girls who went to Cave Spring. They played their best and finished a credible fourth. On the move. There ' s never time to stand still on a volleyball court. Betty Adams and Terri Weaver take care of this play as teammates Susan Pruit (22), Lisa Byerly (21) and, Betty Greer (9) prepare to help. Getting ready. Susan Pruit prepares for a hit as she waits for the ball to come down. Teammate Lisa Byerly stays clear to give her room to hit. 70 Volleyball, gymnastics Look, Ma, no hands. Veteran gymnast Sheila Stephens begins to take off for an aerial cartwheel in preparing for an upcoming meet. Girls place sixth in district tourney Faced with the stiffest competition ever, the gymnasts knew they had a hard test ahead of them as they pre¬ pared to compete with Cave Spring and E.C. Glass. As a team, they placed only sixth out of eight. Individual honors went to Shelia Stephens and Debbie Har¬ rison who placed fifth and sixth, re¬ spectively, in the all-around event. Gymnastics team. (Front) Nazrin Mazuji, Cheryl Hailey, Kim Hastings, Ann McLaughlin, (back) Kathy Langston, Sheila Stephens and Debbie Harrison. Volleyball team. (Front) Gina Poindexter, Anne Benassi, Kelly Rebick, Terri Weaver, Debbie Harrison, Betty Adams. Cynthia Childrey, (back) Audria Poindexter, Carlene Conner, Betty Greer, Vanessa Ragsdale, Susan Pruit, Lisa Byerly, Vicki Jenkins and Coach Anne Cochran. Perilous perch. Humptey-Dumptey sat on a wall, but never like this. Comet gymnast Debbie Harrison exhibits a difficult position on the balance beam. Grand finale. Sheila Stephens ends her floor exercises with a graceful note as she practices it one last time. Volleyball, gymnastics 71 Having a ball. Practicing every day soon gets to be e real drag, but evidently shot-putter Becky Vaughan doesn ' t think so 72 Tennis, track Tennis team. (Bottom row) Harriett Hite. Donna Talbott, Kay Satterfield, Annette Watts, Lynn Spencer, (middle row) Lisa Byerly, Terri Weaver, Sherri Nunn, Betty Adams, Barbara Cage, (top row) Betty Barker, Sandy Talbott, Coach Ann Cochran, Jenny Morgan and Kelly Rebick. It ' s a hit. Concentration is the name of the game when number three player Sherri Nunn returns with a back hand stroke. Though the track team sported a not so impressive record of 2-4-0, this season boasted several individual ac¬ complishments which stand out as vic¬ tories. Geneva Glass, running the 100 yard dash in 11.9 and the 440 yard dash in 67.1, broke two school records. Also, Carolyn Robinson broke the shot-put record with a throw of 35’ IV 2 ” and Mary Bostick set a new high jump record of 4’ 10”. The tennis team ended up a little better with a record of 5-6. This was a strong year for the team, as five of the top six positions were held by seniors. Unfortunately though, experience alone doesn’t win matches. We had plenty of fun times though, and in the long run that’s what you remember most. One prerequisite for each trip was that each girl who went had to be prepared with at least two jokes to liven up the trip home. We had some pretty tough matches, but even the defeats were for¬ gotten when some of the more lively jokes were told. Cuddle up. Pulling her knees in tight and struggling for those few extra inches. Florence Logan kicks her heels in a long jump against GW. Reach for it. Stretching high and coming down hard. Terri Weaver completes a serve to her opponent during a home match against Brookville. ball as she prepares to return the shot to her op oonent in a home match Up and over. Gritting her teeth to aid in the effort, Comet track star Geneva Glass clears a hurdle way ahead of competition. A deep breath. Kay Satterfield, who alternated with Barbara Cage in playing the number one position, puts a lot of force behind this return. Track team. (Front) Deborah Wells. Carolyn Robinson, Mary Bostick, Annie Overby, Florence Logan, Abbey Shealy. MaryT. Crowder, Wanda Stone, Nazrin Mazuji, Judy Allen, Carolyn Leigh, Geneva Glass. Bonnie Conner, (back) Vanessa Ragsdale, Becky Vaughan, Caroline Watkins, Darla Carrington, Melba Edmondson, Yolanda Gomes, Sandra Calloway, Ann McLaughlin, Linda Kirby, Debbie Harrison, Sandy Sydnor, Sherri Talbott, Sarah Slayton, Coach Martha Avery and As¬ sistant Coach Frances Mitchell. Plenty of fun times Tennis, track 73 District title slips by All-star. MikeTaylor. who was selected to play in the first Virginia All-star baseball game, displays why ip a 15-4 win over Patrick Henry. Disappointment! That was the word for the baseball season. Everyone hoped that this year the Comet nine would capture the state title, but this was not to happen. All through the season the Comets’ hope was to stay on top in the dis¬ trict because they knew that the Western District tournament would be played on the first place winner’s field. But the victor’s honor went to George Washington, and so the Comets traveled to Danville to face William Fleming in a semi-final round. In this game the Comets played five full innings of truly championship caliber baseball to give them an eight run lead. Then came the sixth inning and incredi¬ ble as it may seem the Blues lost (Continued on page 76) Steaks anyone I Bryant Hunt, Stanley Davis and David Day look with eager eyes as Coach Powell and Mr. Lawson Osborne prepare steaks for a dinner sponsored by the Gazette Virginian. Tight race. Joey Cole strains to beat the Northside throw to first base in a home victory. 74 Baseball i • s ' ll. v-r m-iURT ' 1 ■- I ■ ■_ . 7 • jr No hitter. Kenny Villines displays the exceptional form that he used in his no-hit victory against Nottoway. Baseball Team. (Bottom row) Anthony Jones. Jeff Nelson, Odie Clark, Joey Cole, Kenny Villines and Scott Worsham, (middle row) Steve Meadows, Billy Jones, W.J. Long, Jr., Bryant Hunt, Calvin Medley, David Day and Mark Yates, (top row) Asst. Coach Tyrone Powell, Mike Taylor, Curtis Dismuke, Johnnie Dismuke, Stanley Davis and Head Coach Joe Hyatt. Baseball 1976 Record: 12-7 HCSH Opp, Person County 10 0 Lynchburg Col. 6 1 GW 1 2 E.C. Glass 1 6 Nottoway 8 0 GW 3 2 Nottoway 7 4 Person County 4 3 Lynchburg Col. 3 5 Franklin County 6 5 Franklin County 5 12 Northside 7 3 Pulaski County 20 8 Patrick Henry 15 4 Patrick Henry 10 7 Cave Springs 2 3 William Fleming 3 6 E.C. Glass 8 0 District Tournament William Fleming 11 14 Baseball 75 Title slips by continued control and said good-bye to hopes of a trophy, on an 11-14 score. Although the season didn’t turn out as expected, the best batting average went to first baseman Stanley Davis with a .441. Stanley also received the Most-Valuable- Player honors. The top award for defensive playing went to Mike Taylor. Mike was also selected to play in the first Virginia All-star baseball game. Joey Cole was selected as the best pitcher with an 8-3 record, with two of these wins shutouts. There was only one no-hitter pitched and that was by Kenny Villines. ...... JHp iippr 1 ■ MBOH 9b i|9 ■ ’ ' m, M it aw ' JB| mm Mm ww ’ ' i % £ J fil ' m IAJ1 - .i si Ml r km i Home slide. Stanley Davis slides into homeplate to score another run in the second Patrick Henry game. Stanley had a .441 average. Homerun man. Scott Worsham is congratulated by his teammates after hitting one of two homers against Patrick Henry. Number one. Number one hurler Joey Cole heaves for the Comets in a home contest. Joey had an 8-3 record for the season. Rundown. Odie Clark is caught in a rundown at home plate during the second Patrick Henry game Odie did score to help the 10-7 win. Baseball 77 ' We just couldn ' t catch up to the tournament leaders. ' “We came so close, yet we were so far away from it.’’ That statement can sum up the school’s record in state title matches. This time, golf had its chance and we gave it a good shot. Lady luck seemed to be against us as con¬ ditions were terrible for play, but we played on and finished a long way out of the race. Our team did have a fantastic year, though. For the first time in the school’s history we won the district and re¬ gional titles. Phil Rinker was our leader, but David Ford, Robbie Harris and Joey Piechota kept pushing him for that job. For once we played as a team, and even the people that didn’t make the travelling team played hard enough to make the others play better. We had to play a “gutsy” type of game to get to the state and regionals, and we thought we were pretty good. After we got there, we knew we were in for a hard time; eight teams were fighting for one title. After the first day, we played as we should, but it wasn’t enough. We just couldn’t catch up to the leaders. Scanning the situation. Robbie Harris and David Ford look the course over before they try to help the Comet cause during the state tourney in Virginia Beach Perfect form. Phil Rinker tees off in the state tournament at Virginia Beach. The weather hindered the Comets as they made only a seventh place finish. 78 Golf Golf 1976 Record: 6-6 HCSH Opp. GW 334 308 Ravenscroft 334 327 E.G. Glass 310 317 Rustburg 164 178 GW 317 320 Nottoway 319 349 Central 319 372 Franklin County 325 347 E.G. Glass 316 302 Franklin County 316 311 GW 316 295 GW 319 309 Western District E.C. Glass 309 309 Patrick Henry 309 309 Regional Stonewall Jackson 321 325 State Seventh Place —Playoff Golf team. Chuck Sheaiy, Doug Hutcherson, Joey Piechota. Mark Cassida. David Ford, Phil Rinker, Robbie Harris, Fred Evans and Coach Wayne Lloyd. Eyeing for accuracy. David Ford lines up a putt against GW. The team was plagued with mistakes and dropped an important match, 319 to 309. Golf 79 Doubles team. Rob Cox and Don Veatts. both seniors, team up against Wm. Fleming. Cox and Yeatts were the most successful doubles team of the year. Afternoon practice. To prepare for the 1976 tennis season. Coach Mickey Vanney helps the team with warm up drills. • Smooth stroke. In a match against GW. Fielding Cage returns a forehand. After two sets Cage ' s opponent had to default due to a bad ankle. ¥ Varsity tennis. (Kneeling) Kenneth Guill, Sterling Edmonds, Kevin Fitz, Alvin Williams, (standing) Rowland Jones, Rob Cox, Eugene Lee, Mike Cole, Hill Felton and Coach Mickey Vanney. Not pictured are Rickey Rowland, Fielding Cage and Don Yeatts. 80 Boys ' Tennis Tennis year: disappointing, but fun To look at our record you might think the tennis team practiced only once a week. That was not the case; we worked hard almost every day of the week. There were many disappointments during our three-month season. We lost some matches we should have won (Per¬ son County), but we also won some that we expected to lose (Northside). When we lost a match, we would go into prac¬ tice the next day and try to correct all the little mistakes we had made the day before. Even when we won, we would try to correct errors we had made. The tennis court became a home. Traveling to a match is rarely a bore, especially when you have to ride with the baseball team. There is always some chatter in the bus or some music playing, and after a match there is a race to the hamburgers no matter where you stop. At the Awards Assembly in late May, Rob Cox was named most valuable player by the vote of his teammates. Don Yeatts won most improved player honors. So what was the year like? Disappointing, but fun! Tennis 1976 Record: 4-10 HCSH Opp. Person County 4 5 Central Senior 6 3 GW 1 8 Glass 0 9 GW 3 6 Central 8 1 Person County 4 5 Franklin County 3 6 Northside 5 4 Pulaski County 0 9 Patrick Henry 2 7 Cave Springs 0 9 William Fleming 6 3 Glass 0 9 Service ece. In a match against E. C. Glass, Kenneth Guill concentrates on his serve. Kenneth played number one for the team most of the year. Boys ' Tennis 81 Thumbs up. Making sure everything is O.K.. Andy Hall looks his plane over after a landing at the local airport. Take that. Fielding Cage slashes a backhand on the court after school while perfecting his tennis game. Tennis is a favorite pastime for Fielding. The big push. Sandy Crouch and Beth Guthrie watch as Sherry Talbott leaps into the air to return a serve during the spring volleyball matches sponsored by the county recreation department. 82 Personalized sports Personalized sports It ' s what the other I 70 per cent do I While approximately 30 per cent of the students are participating in school sports, what are the rest of them doing to stay physically fit? Individual sports play an important role in the lives of students. Individ¬ ual sports allow a person to compete with himself as well as with friends. The sport of flying seemed to gain popularity. Obviously, the feeling of being alone in mid air has lured people into the sport. Students seem to have overlooked the fact that flying is an expensive sport. Tennis offers competition and enjoy¬ ment to its participants. While some players are on the court with the hope of becoming another Jimmy Connors and perhaps playing at Forest Hills someday, others are playing for sheer enjoyment. Many county athletes improve their strength and quickness by lifting weights and playing handball at the school’s weight room. Weightlifting and handball enable athletes to stay in shape during their sports off-season. Hunting, fishing, jogging and biking are all frequently on the student’s sports calendar. No matter what sport is chosen, the players do it for enjoyment, the thrill of competition and for physical fitness. t lipton tea lovers? Mae Nelson. Sarah Slayton and Charlene D ' Agata frolic in the pool at the Halifax County Country Club on a hot summer day. Personalized sports 83 The successful completion of high school days requires much more than normal attention to a 9:00-to-3:10 routine. “Students” cannot be that alone: they must be competitors, actors, listeners, re¬ searchers, contributors and workers, or at least possess some of the attri¬ butes of these roles in their struggles for grades and class position. With the resurrection of exams, many n r 7 o IJ •• ; ■ A o ' ■ ' % I 3 J I M -JL 1 i i O 1976 1976 1 : 976 1976 1976 1971 1 1976 1 976 1976 1971 976 1976 1976 1976 j 1976 1976 1976 1971 976 1976 19 1976 1976 1976 1971 976 1976 1976 1976 j 1976 1976 1976 1971 76 W 76 j 976 „-• a rtjn 1976 1976 ' 976 197 ( 84 Academics divider Tough problem. Sophomore Ricky Bates contemplates his solution for one of the problems on the Algebra I exam before writing it down. Sophomores, juniors, and seniors faced exams for the first time in three years. 0 % Tedious work. The little finger points the right way as Robin Harrison begins to shape a lifeless piece of clay into a figure study. Which book? A search through the library for the right book for a report occupies the study hall time of Emmett Edmonds. Academics divider 85 Creating It’s learning how to make green “Hey, Sallie, can you help me get this paint mixed? I need green. Don’t I mix yellow and blue?” “Of course not. It’s red and blue and yellow. Here, let me show you how it’s done ... OOPPPS!!!! Maybe you were right after all.” Creating was learning. How else could she have learned the proper way to get green? “Mr. Palmer, this fireside bench doesn’t look right after I hammered it. Did I do something wrong?” “I’ll say. Never hammer a fire¬ side bench. Use some screws and a screw¬ driver on it.” Creating was learning. How else could he have learned the correct way to hold the bench together? “Mrs. Daniel, I think this sewing machine is broken. Will you look at it and see what’s wrong?” “Here’s the problem. Always re¬ member to thread the bobbin or your dress will fall apart.” Creating was learning. How else could she have avoided being arrested for indecent exposure? Spanish insight. Mr. Pedro Zamora tries to create a different class¬ room atmosphere as he explains customs, traditions and every day life of the Spanish people. Creative notes. Sarah Fuller experiments at the keyboard, fitting different notes together to create a new composition 86 Creating Body factory. A human body made of clay is only one of the creations students make in art, one of the fine art classes offered. Stitches galore. Betty Miller designs her own ward¬ robe in home economics, the economical way to fashion beautiful clothes. Creating 87 Working together. Debra Edmondson and Sharon Harris research for their term paper with the help of ency¬ clopedias. magazines and each other. Another way. While Dwayne Hawkins uses a calculator. Tommy Crowder employs his brain to solve a problem for physics research projects. Researching ‘I hate to tell you, Mrs. Conner, but my note cards are missing’ ■ rmbhhbshh m m Researching. It’s something we all do everyday. From finding out whether the author in our term paper won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize to finding out who “that girl’’ was he was talking to after lunch. It can’t be avoided. Researching and finding answers is a mundane, routine thing. However, if you don’t find those answers, it can get pretty tough. It’s the last night the library will stay open and you’ve only got one more page to type of your term paper, the one you’re presently sweating over. Except, there seems to be a small problem. The book you got that quote out of and which you forgot to footnote is missing. Where could it be? After rewriting the last page, de¬ leting the quote, staying up to three and turning it into the teacher, you decide to clean up those papers on the desk. Voila! There’s the book. Or like the time you stayed up half the night to finish that lab report when, the next day, you don’t even go to that class; instead, Dr. Venable announces an as¬ sembly. We’ve all had some pretty tough times neither funny nor easy. But after it’s all over, and we look back, we see the real procrastinators of time. We were the ones who if we had started the project earlier, we wouldn’t have had any problem. And yet, we must laugh at ourselves. But, we’ll stop that laugh¬ ing and start back researching until all of our questions have been answer¬ ed. When is that you say? Maybe never. Researching Seeking the answers. Career and College Night brings Tommy Holland back to school to try to answer his questions concerning his possible career and future in the armed services. Taking notes. Junior Donna Harris writes down the author and publisher of one of the books which she will use for her term paper. Pointing it out. Kim Murray seeks assistance from Mrs. Martha Penick who becomes a temporary library aide during term paper time. Researching 89 TV repairman. Senior David Heath hooks up TV wiring. His job at Meeler-Pulliam TV Center sometimes even sends him under houses. Beauty operator. Trying to please her customer, Sandy Ondich begins a combout at the Scientific Hairstyling School. 90 Working Working Going to school and getting paid for it Going to school and getting paid for it is the advantage of being an ICT or a DE student. Getting money may be the best ad¬ vantage to students, but the purpose of the ICT and DE classes is an advantage in itself. These classes provide various jobs for students who want to begin planning and preparing for their future career. The jobs provided for the students range from running a cash register to working on car motors. You may have asked yourself such questions as, “What is the specific difference bewteen ICT and DE,” or “What type of activities are involved in these classes?” ICT teaches students a trade or voca¬ tion and DE teaches them about selling and merchandising. ICT provides jobs such as nursing, carpentry or mechanics. DE jobs include working in grocery stores, restaurants or other similar retailing businesses. Money-raising activities involved in these two classes range from selling candy or toothbrushes to working in concession stands at the football games. Everything from selling to car washes l f -3 . . .. f - f «T| ' J Inhalation therapy. (Top) Helping patients breathe better is Susan Puryear s job at Community Hospital. Parctice comes before work on a real patient. Sales clerk. (Middle) Putting up stock is just one of the simple tasks for senior Adrienne Edmunds while working at Peoples ' Drug. Hospital helper. (Left) Junior Shirley Crisp demon¬ strates taking blood pressure as one of her many responsibilities at Community Hospital. Working 91 Acting It’s not all done on stage Point beggar. Giving the performance of his life. Leon Carter begs Mrs. Rebecca Ramsey for one- only one-more point on an English test. Students were constantly putting on acts. The stage was set usually at the front of the room, with fellow classmates posing as the audience. Their performances consisted of witty remarks, pantomime and even the oc¬ casional “tall tale.” These actors per¬ formed out of pure necessity. They often went to the extremes in an effort to avoid trouble. “Coach, I won’t be able to dress out today. I hurt my left ankle.’’ “Well, may I ask why you’re limping on your right one?” “Oh! I forgot. That one hurts too.” As the spur of the moment perfor¬ mance came to an end, the audience re¬ sponded and the actor hoped his show had been convincing. Regardless of the outcome, the show went on. Students continuously tried their luck at “putting one over the teacher.” But some classroom acting was legit¬ imate. In drama class, students won credits for attempting to better their skills. They participated in one-act plays in the classroom and presented pro¬ ductions before the student body and the community. 92 Acting On Broadway. Drama students Andy Hall and Betty Greer expose their talents in Rally Round the Flag in front of a live audience. The play was produced by the Drama Department in the spring. Future mother. In child development class, Ladonna Wyatt acts out her skills at being a future mother Often children were brought in for students to observe f Acting 93 News typist. Star reporter Bonita Moore works to get her report on the FHA in by the paper ' s deadline. Reporting It’s a hassle but it’s something that has to be done in English, in history even in the SC A ■ ; - : , ■ 94 Reporting History reports, project reports, book reports, even SCA reports. The never ending struggle of reporting is sometimes a hassle, but what better way to get the message across? Throughout the year students have it rough with reports. In his¬ tory class they may have a five page Truman report due in two weeks; and, at the same time, in English have a 10 page report on Emerson due in three weeks. It never fails that students are constantly struggling with the every two weeks book reports that always seem to be due in a few days. Students run to the library the day before book reports, check-out a skinny book and try to finish it that night. A different and more interesting type of reporting that constantly con¬ cern students is covering news for the “Star.” Students may get away with waiting until the last night to read a book for English and making up a current event for history, but the reporting they can’t get away with is that of re¬ porting to class on time. It adds up. Among the paint brushes and cans, Larry Hill totals the Art Department inventory for the year ' s report. Richmond report. American government students assemble in the gym to hear reports from Delegate Frank Slayton on bills passed by the state legislature. Reporting 95 Two ' s company. While waiting for first period to begin, Shirley Crisp finds that studying when surrounded by friends can be difficult. Food forgotten. Algebra comes first as Anita Kipps chooses to skip lunch in order to catch up on her homework. Last minute. Students of Miss Riley ' s English class skim through Scope magazine in preparation for an unwanted quiz. Note taker. Larry Griffin jots down information on note cards to use in his research paper. Juniors did much cramming the day before papers were due. What’s the difference between velocipede and xenophobia? The last-minute scramble 96 Cramming All of us do it. We slip into our desks approximately three minutes before the bell rings, prepared to study. We’ve just remembered that our English teacher promised us a fun vocabulary test and we feel that we should at least know the difference between “veloci¬ pede” and “xenophobia.” We frantically scan our eyes over the mass of words and wish that we had studied the night before. With only two minutes left we become more desperate. Roots and stems jumble themselves together as we try to fix at least five new words on our poor minds. Now only one more minute is left. The teacher grins impishly because she knows we are in trouble. We don’t bother to sharpen our pencils because we think it might cost us the learning of one whole word. The bell rings and we must put our notes away. As she passes the papers out and we see the words she has chosen to give us, we realize that last minute cramming did us no good at all. We should have sharpened our pencils. Working together. Arnetta Fergus and Joe DeShazo find working in pairs on term papers more fun than working alone in the library. Late review. Vocabulary is popular with Mrs. Penick, and Deborah Bowen gets in a few last minutes of studying before a test on Latin roots. Cramming 97 Teaching. It’s just a job to some, almost a religion with others. Just as the attitude of a student will often determine how well or how much he will do in school, a teacher’s outlook or motivation will come through in his instruction. In any occupation, the en¬ thusiasm of a person who loves what he is doing is contagious, easily commun¬ icated. If a teacher doesn’t seem to care about the material, it’s a little easier for the class to rationalize and not care either. Though HCSH may not have the facili¬ ties or funds of larger or more urban schools, it does possess a faculty that is interested in the curriculum, in the school activities, in the students and in the people behind the “student” M ustc man. Band members concentrate on the baton of director Robert Wall as he drills them in prep¬ aration for another competition 7 « 1 1 1 1 L-1 m 1 J 4; aaflIPp HE ; 1 1 i label. It’s comforting to know that if a chemistry problem is out of your grasp or the grammar mistakes on your last English theme are beyond your con¬ ceptions or corrections, a teacher is willing to devote his time during plan¬ ning period or before or after school to straighten out the trouble. For many teachers, the school day has hardly begun at 3:10. Their respon¬ sibilities carry on with extra curric¬ ular functions that would be impossible without their participation. Some spon¬ sor clubs or other organizations, others coach athletic or academic teams, and others work with student publica¬ tions and play productions. All outside school activities must be staffed by teacher-supervisors. Many instructors take courses for advanced degrees or new teaching methods. Combine all this with time consuming grading and plan¬ ning outside of class and a teacher has time for little else but just that: teaching. Typing tactics. Mrs. Norma Whitted helps Typing I student Jean Brandon in her struggle to learn the correct way to set a margin. Teaching A job to some but a religion to others Beam routine. Gymnast Kathy Langston works out on the balance beam under the critical eyes of Coach Martha Avery. 98 Teaching After hours. Tennis coach Ann Cochran helps player Betty Barker perfect her tennis stroke in an after¬ noon practice session. Teaching 99 Roll on! Darrell Crews applies some of his artistic ability to a wood block. Students prepare master¬ pieces all year for the art show in the spring. TRYING Heebies geebies in the home stretch Clarinet classmates. The bandroom throbs as the concert band strives for perfection. Note fol¬ lowers Anne Benassi and Beverly Betts went to All-State Band. 100 Trying try to seam straight. Once in awhile there’s a goof and someone makes a crooked dress. The musically minded students try not to make a face when they strike a sour note. They also try not to notice Mr. Wall’s stare after that note. Hee- bie-geebies are common among per¬ formers. Millions of “tries” tempt students, but most are squashed by teachers. Some folks try to skip class and check out of school before assemblies, and many try to smoke in th-e bathrooms. Most people play “hide-n’-seek” with teachers when they are chatting with a friend. Each day is a different horserace and everyone knows that each horse cannot win; but there is one lesson that most students learn: without a try, there can never be a win—or even a loss. Stirred up. The home-ec stove calls for kitchen krockery” from Darlene Carr. Pleasant odors cooked by these girls caused plenty of stomach rumbles. Post time! BR-I-I-N-G! A wild stam¬ pede advances down every hall tear¬ ing open locker doors, flinging books and snatching conversation. It’s not the Kentucky Derby, but it is the result of the class changing bell. Everyone is trying to beat the tardy bell to class on the long home stretch cal¬ led the school day. It could remind one of the “rumble ... rumble ... rum¬ ble” of the Funky Winkerbean comic strip. History and government teachers rattle notes as fingers try to copy the important points. Art students try to paint straight lines and home-ec students Mistake? Junior Rhonda Rottler stops her tapping fingers in typing c lass. Learning three keys every two days confused more fingers than just Rhonda ' s. Card trick? Denise Hardie and Elizabeth Osborne re¬ search for Mrs. Martha Penick ' s mini-term paper. Juniors were library live-ins one week. Wind song. Spring concert time creeps up and wind symphony members Anne Benassi. Shelby Hamilton, Kathy Langston. Sarah Fuller and Jane Tuck prepare. Trying 101 It was the year of the comeback for clubs. Previous predictions that clubs were dying a slow death as a result of student-sponsor apathy proved to be unfounded as school organizations continued their activities and added new interests. The old standards — VICA, DECA the SCA — quietly continued their roles as major contributors to extra-curricular life. The musicians added a new twist to their performance with the establishment of a stage band and the Camerata. The Drama Club was responsible for a weekly radio program on a local station. Several relatively new clubs, Hi-Y, Tri-Hi-Y, HERO and the Medical Explorers, emerged to further strengthen the club scene. Though not completely restored to the level of popularity they once held, clubs made an important start back in that direction. ■t i IS fl I ‘ T JO o 4 AWO D 1 h O -- % 102 Organizations divider . % -■- i I e ■ i 1 07 f zb I i s % M i %. f ■% § r?rn 1976 1976 1976 19 g I rr tLj: -X C? 1976 19 i ] | | | f JL U O 1976 1976 ’■ Funny pose. Carnival pictures intrigue Cindy Breed love and Jill Lacy at the outdoor festival sponsored by the band in the fall. Profits from the carnival helped send the musicians to a Walt Disney World parade. J | f ryf IQ 76 1 .A iJ i t JL Jt i Jt f« f f Honor tag. Diane Payne watches Chuck Hatcher pin her ribbon on during the National Honor Society ' s inductions assembly. Eighty-one juniors became members. Goodies for sale. In order to raise money for the bus fare to the convention, the Latin Club sponsored a bake sale. Darlene Carr samples the food as McGreg Womack. Mike Hatcher and Myra Faulkner accuse her of eating up the club ' s profits. Organizations divider 103 President’s tap brings SCA order The band room at sixth period is filled with people. Yaking girls tell the latest gossip to their friends. Athletic minded boys discuss who will win the football game on Friday night. A few minutes of ceaseless racket continue to exist. Then there is a tapping at the front of the bandroom. Ed Owens says, “Will the meeting please come to order!” Everyone quietes down as Ed, SCA president, speaks. He calls for the secretary’s report. The secretary stands and reads the minutes of the last meeting. “Treasurer’s report,” says Ed. The treasurer then stands up and reports that the SCA has a $591 balance. Ed calls for a report of the grievance committee. They explain the administration vetoed a smoking area. Old business and new business is discussed before Ed taps the gavel and adjourns the meeting. The representatives scurry away from the band room, and the place is once again silent, waiting for another day to come to an end. Presidential explanation. SCA President Ed Owens tries his best to answer the representatives ' questions at a six period general council meeting in the bandroom 104 SCA May Alfred the bear! Junior class presidential nominee Sandy Crouch campaigns with her teddy bear during class elections Sandy won the election. SCA officers. (Seated) Bonita Oakley, secretary; Don Yeatts, vice-president; (standing) Donna Yancey, reporter; Dwayne Hawkins, treasurer; Ed Owens, president and Frank Godbold, sergeant-at-arms. SCA President; Ed Owens SCA 105 It isn’t easy to spell USA on a football field 1 3 Practice makes perfect. Band members practice as director Robert Wall conducts. The band received superior and excellent ratings in festival contests. Drummer man. Geronimo Sutphin beats on his drum while practicing with the stage band, which held concerts to raise money for the band activities. What is just about the most patriotic thing you can think of, not including the Liberty Bell, Old Glory or George Washington? It’s Bicentennial music being played by a Bicentennial band, of course. Well, you have to admit, the HCSH band did contribute a lot to the Bicentennial. Even though they didn’t have their uniforms for the Fourth of July parade, they showed up wearing blue jeans, white shirts and red kerchiefs, playing “You’re a Grand Old Flag.’’ You can’t get more patriotic than that. They also played in other im¬ portant Bicentennial events, like the Brookneal parade. And did you see the Marching Band’s Bicen¬ tennial half-time show? It isn’t easy spelling out USA across a football fiel d while you are playing “Yankee Doodle Dandy’’ and “America the Beautiful.” The most American thing the Band did all year was go to Walt Disney World to participate in “America on Parade.” They felt that it was (continued on page 109) 106 Band Musical reflection. Bright sunshine cascades from James Stanfield ' s French horn as the band plays the processional for seniors on Class Day. Stick em up! No. it ' s not a hold up, it ' s only the Comettes doing their performance at the Veteran ' s Day parade in South Boston. Band 107 Main street swinger. Majorette Pam Strange struts down Main Street in Walt Disney World. Ducking dolphin. To keep from being splashed by play¬ ful band members, a Sea World ' s dolphin dives under water for protection. Walt Disney musicians. Director Robert Wall marches along with the band. The Blue Comet band was the only one in the parade that day. 108 Band It isn’t easy (continued) worth the time and effort to attend this event, even though it meant missing the Junior-Senior prom and four whole days of school. Band members struggled to sell candles, raffle tickets and lemon scented rug cleaner in order to raise the $13,000 needed for the trip. Four chartered buses transported the band, flag girls, Comettes, majorettes and chaperones to Orlando. Crowds lined the streets of the Magic Kingdom to hear the marching band perform “This Land is Your Land.” The year for the band was more than just the Bicentennial; it was the year the stage band presented rock, soul, jazz and big band music to the students, to the public and to some elementary schools. At the district stage band festival the Halifax group received an excellent rating. Don’t forget the awards. Every- time you turned around the band seemed to be getting an award for one thing or another. They won first prize at the Brookneal parade. At the field show com¬ petition in Buena Vista, the band captured third place. At the Dis¬ trict V I Band Festival the concert band won an excellent rating for performing Grade 5 music. The band provided music at the graduation exercises as the Class of ’76 became the graduates of ’76. One of the last things a student hears before he grad¬ uates is the band playing “Pomp and Circumstance.” The band did a lot of other things during the year, but these yearbook pages aren’t but so big, you know. Midday snack. Cindy Breedlove absorbs the scenic view of Sea World, while on a stop on the band ' s return trip from Florida. Mickey ' s pal. Mickey finds a new home with Cynthia Smith who has returned home from Florida. The band performed in the America on Parade” series at Walt Disney World. Band 109 Summer work. Haliscope editor Lisa Carden spends part of her vacation developing a yearbook theme idea and cropping pictures. Advertising deadline. Teresa Fisher and Debbie Mize, business and advertising managers for the Star, select ads for an upcoming issue as the deadline nears. Publications ttt Tj Journalism students find W All answers to odd questions award s “Tomorrow is the deadline, Kid¬ dies.” “Why do you drive a car that went out with the depression?” “Is there any reason why you must go to Danville to see a movie when such classics as “I Love Lucy” are shown on TV everyday?” To the average student these questions and comments may sound foreign, but to the journalism stu¬ dent there is nothing unusual about them. One never knows what type of odd questions he will be asking as he goes in search of a “Star” story or what type of material he must dig up for “Haliscope” layouts. Staff members of the “Galaxy” are luckier; their material is brought to them by creative writers and artists. The “Haliscope,” despite the fact that it never arrives on time, is the pride of the journalism staff. Recognized for its origi¬ nality, it has won three Columbia Scholastic Press Association Trend¬ setter Awards, the most any high school has ever received. The last honor was received in March, 1976 for the 1975 edition. With features ranging from teen¬ age alcoholism to fancy T-shirts, the “Star” ranked among the best high school papers in the nation by winning a Medalist Award. Edi¬ tor Becky Riddle and her staff combined a potpourri of stories to make a prize-winning mix. The “Galaxy,” also edited by Becky, is the school’s literary magazine, a combination of poetry and art. This marked the first year that one student edited two of the school’s publications. Careful measure. Drawing layouts for the junior section of the yearbook requires concentration from Treva Clark. Last minute caption. Another Thursday afternoon at the newspaper office finds Janet Hailey, Star news editor, working on a front page layout. 1 I 110 Publications Paste-up time. Becky Riddle, editorial page editor, and Cathy Collins, assistant news editor, choose pic¬ tures and design layouts for the bi-weekly newspaper Mr. Fitz. adviser, and Mrs. Sylvia Reese, printshop employee assist m Big sports. The King ' s” of the Star” sports pages, Joe Exum and Anthony Powell, work on layouts and write a column during fifth period journalism. Double truck problems. Becky Riddle finds that ideas for the in-depth pages of the year ' s last Star don ' t come easy. She was also the Galaxy editor. Publications 111 CLUB GALLERY The major project of most clubs traditionally consists of constructing a float for the Homecoming parade. Be¬ cause of the behavior of some “float- builders” in previous years and some club apathy, the administration de¬ cided to stage Homecoming minus one parade. But even with the absence of the parade, club participation during the year was on an upswing. Clubs such as Tri-M, the Latin Club and VICA disproved a “student apathy” theory by indepen¬ dently entering floats in the South Boston Christmas parade. Old, established clubs continued their popularity while several new ones were formed. One of these was the Hi-Y, Tri-Hi-Y group. Sponsored by Mrs. Thelma Crowder, this club became one of the most active groups around. They made a trip to the Virginia Model General Assembly in Richmond. Jill Lacy and Fielding Cage, members of the club, represented Virginia in the Reenactment of the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia for a week. The entire group went to the beach for a week during the summer. A weekend snow skiing trip was another major (continued on page 115) Up and over! Before the students meet to eat the many different foods at the Foreign Language Banquet, games were played. Bruce Lee returns a volley during one of the games. Before a concert. Before performing, these Camerata singers spend their nervous energy by cutting-up for a photographer. Attentive delegate. Fielding Cage, the blonde young man. listens to a discussion at the Reenactment of the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia. Fielding was a delegate from the Hi-V Club. 112 Clubs r Campaign advice. Former Governor and Congressman William Tuck gives Dan Barden tips on running an election campaign. Dan ran for governor of the Model General Assembly. I swear! At the SCA inductions Sandy Talbott promises to perform the duties of secretary. She is given the oath by Bonita Oakley, past secretary. During a concert. While his singers show model decorum. Mr. Robert Wall, Camerata director, explains a music selection to his audience at the annual Christmas concert. Clubs 113 Heavenly float. Singing angels ride on the float sponsored by the Modern Music Masters in the Christmas parade. The Tri-M is a club consisting of accomplished musicians and vocalists. New officers. In candle light ceremonies. President Sylvia Stewart installs new officers for the HERO- FHA clubs These clubs give girls a chance to learn more about homemaking. 114 Clubs Yuletide cheer. Mr. Robert Wall and the choir present a special selection of Christmas carols at the school ' s annual Christmas assembly. Barksdale boogies. At the Topsy-Turvy Dance Eddie Barksdale and Sandra Easley move to the music. The dance was sponsored by the SCA and the girls had to ask the boys, for a change. hJ o PQ D H-l O journey the Hi-Y group made. In addition to these trips, the Hi-Y contributed time and effort to pro¬ vide services in little ways. They planted Bicentennial flowers in South Boston and spent an afternoon picking up litter around school. During all the Little Theatre productions at C.H. Friend, the club sold refreshments. Mrs. Crowder said, “The kids in Hi- Y are ones who wouldn’t do other things. The club provided a chance for those students to excel in leadership and service.” Another new organization was the Camerata. This was the brainchild of band director Robert Wall. The Camerata was composed of a select few talented singers, hand picked by Mr. Wall through auditions. The group performed for civic groups throughout the county during the year. They were featured in the band’s Christmas concert and they gave a special concert of their own in the spring. We did itl Lydia Tuck, head Comette. Wanda Blount, head majorette and Pam Morris, head flag girl, display their first place trophy won at Brookneal ' s Tobacco Festival Parade Band president Lacy Dixon waits to take the trophy to the lobby display case Clubs 115 Bicentennial bound. Mrs. Thelma Crowder and Jill Lacy make plans to attend the Reenactment of the First Continental Congress which was sponsored by the North East Regional YMCA. The local Hi-Y Club sent the delegates to Philadelphia. Step right up! Saloons and candied apples were among the wares which the band sold at their all-day carnival at Hupp ' s Mill Plaza. - w H-) hJ o ■o Q) D C C o o U Booster Club helpers. ICT students Sandra Ondich, Barbara Vaughan and Jerry Owen help out at a football game by running the concession stand, one of their yearly projects. Show biz cuties! Eva Dillard. Ann Gordon and Sandy Talbott present a skit to underprivileged children at a local department store. This presentation was sponsored by the Jaycees and the SCA. Homecoming harmony! Patriotic notes bounce from the Camerata as they sing the Star Spangled Banner prior to the Homecoming game 116 Band Paper factory? Although it appears to be a paper factory, it ' s only Emily Powell, Diane Hill and Kathy Moorefield stuffing napkins for the Spanish- French float that will enter the Christmas parade. ICT honor. Student-of-the-year Harold Roberts accepts a trophy from his instructor Mr. Jim Albright at the club ' s annual spring banquet. The Medical Explorers was not a new club, but it certainly was a popular one. The Explorers met at least once a month to hear guest speakers from medicine-related fields. Some of the subjects they covered were physical fitness, pathology and acne. Roger Jacquelyn directed a three part cardio- pulmonery resussitation class. Foreign language classes provided three clubs: the Latin Club, Spanish Club and French Club. The Latin Club assumed their traditional responsibility of manning a coat check booth at most dances. All three language clubs joined efforts in the spring to hold an after¬ school picnic. Each club brought samples of foods native to their respective lands. So club membership, in these and other groups, was beginning to become popular again. The cries of “Let’s hear it for the clubs’’ didn’t exactly stamp out apathy; but the cries could be heard, from the French rooms to the vocational building. It was a step in the right direction. Clubs 117 7 n ■ u iy b iy b iy b More than ever before, people pretty much went their own way. In the mornings, at lunch, at assemblies, the faceless body of “students” separated into individual groups to become people with their own identities and personalities. The quiet group, studying and exchanging homework help, the restless, rambunctious congregation playing on the front lawn, the select two or three discussing weekend plans — each made up important parts of the school and reflected the different facets of its personality. Even in their diversity, these 2106 people were bound by the common characteristic of being students and teachers, of being HCSH. JL %j U JL 07 JL U -i 07 $$ s ' i I JL 7 t ) ' - f i r 19 X F ¥ i ' i) ' f o i rf ryr o 19 I JV � ff y I 1 Jl. w u 1976 1976 197t € W76 W76 - LV O 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 J 1976 1976 1976 1976 76 1976 1976 1976 1M )76 1976 1976 1976 1 1976 1976 1976 1976 376 1976 1976 1976 118 People divider ' K I CJ try 7 i v i r ry n 1976 197f eJlLi- Picky eater. Staring down a French fry, Stanley Davis, most valuable player on the baseball team, deserves to be choosy about what he eats. Thoughtful answer. In her English 11 class. Mrs. Rebecca Ramsey explains that Mark Twain was a great American humorist. mm X $ 4 f % | % § j r ' i f $r % 1 ,.v;� xJ !{ U iC U J Official business. Special Olympics official Sheila Davis rests for a minute from her duties as judge in the track and field events W ' i U JL ' OI U U JL I .Wrf . sv.v People divider 119 William Alexander Abbott, Jr.: FFA, SCA. Latin Club. JV Football Wayne L. Adams Raymond Lee Albert Daniel C. Anderson Bicentennial seniors The 587 members of the senior class will never have trouble remembering the year they graduated; they were the Bicentennial Seniors: the Class of ’76. In some aspects the class might seem unlucky. Rain cancelled the opening day assembly and thus the class’s first chance to “act like seniors.” It was the first class ever not to have a Homecoming parade and the first since 1973 to have exams. It even had its Class Day postponed, again due to rain. Despite certain bad luck the year did have its good points. Five seniors received Letters of Commendation from the National Merit Foundation. Seniors were allowed to miss school the day underclassmen took state tests and always enjoyed the tradition of being the loudest class in pep rallies, a fact which best exemplified the atmosphere that prevailed over the class. The Spirit of ’76, of course. Bicentennial leaders. Senior class officers are (front row) Gwen Guthrie, secretary; Regina Morton, president: Wanda McDowell, treasurer and (back row) Mark Sompayrac, vice- president: Leslie Logan, reporter and Frank Ridgway, sergeant-at-arms, Lander G. Anderson Sharon Denise Anderson: Pep Club Nancy Carol Andrews: Latin Club, Pep Club. FTA Reporter. Medical Careers Club Secretary Franklen Edward Austin: FFA Vice- president, Bus Drivers ' Club Charles E. Bailey Robert L. Bailey Jesse Lee Bales: JV Football. Varsity Football, Baseball, Letterman’s Club, FFA Barry Brian Bandy 120 Seniors Abbott-Bandy Ronnie Daniel Bane: DECA William Len Bane: VICA Treasurer Diane Banks: Art Club, Star, Haliscope, Varsity Basketball, Track, SCA Represen¬ tative Patrice Banks I i f ■ ; I : I Calvin Ewell Barbour Cynthia Elizabeth Barbour: Pep Club, Comette Judy Ann Barbour Sarah Barbour I ' I ' ' j Annie Barksdale James Henry Barksdale Robin M. Barksdale Robert Barksdale Charles Albert Sates, IV Tammy Aileen Bates: Mixed Chorus, Band, Wind Symphony, SCA, Pep Club Tracey Annette Bates: Choraleftnsemdle. Band, Modern Music Masters, SCA, FBLA, JV Cheerleader, Youth for Christ, All-Regional Concert Band, All-Regional Choir, All-Regional Symphonic Band, Community Choral Linda Deiois Bauidwin: French Club, Medical Career Club, HERO Secretary, Homeroom Class Officer Anne Cecilia Benassi: Chess Club, Band. All-Regional Band, All-State Band, Letter of Commendation, Governor ' s School, Drum Major, Modern Music Masters, Arion Music Award, Volleyball, Head JV Cheerleader. Beverly Jean Betts: Modem Music Masters Secretary, Camerata, Band, Pep Club, Spanish Club, Homeroom of¬ ficer, Choir, Pep Band, All-Virginia Choir, Regional Symphonic Band. Lilly Jo Bishop: VICA Conway M. Blanks: Advance Band. Mixed Chorus, Choral Ensemble Janet Kaye Bliss: Pep Club Wanda Gail Blount: Spanish Club, Major¬ ette, Co-head. Stephen Michael Somar Lisa Diane Bowen: Pep Club, Art Club, SCA Representative. Seniors Bane-Bowen 121 Gerald Bowman Mattie Elmira Bowman: FHA, Basketball, NHS. Earnest Barfield Boxley: Pep Club, Dragster Club. Athletic Club Kathy Boyd: Spanish Club, Pep Club, F HA Club Louvener Boyd: Pep Club Vickey Lee Boyd Patricia Bradsher Barbara Brandon Linwood Brandon Linda Brizendine Clyde J. Brooks: ICT. VICA Calvin Bruce John Burch Joyce Burnette Larry Ricky Burrell: JV-Varsity Basket¬ ball, Co-captain Danette G. Burton Donald Burton Robert Burton Bernard Brown Butler, HI: Chess Club, Latin Club, Homeroom President. Varsity Cheerleader, Homeroom Officer, Golf Team, JV and Varsity Football, Homeroom Offi¬ cer, SCA Representative, Camarata Sherri Lee Byers: SCA Representative, French Club Army bound? John Pinson considers a military career by visiting one of the armed services and vocational booths on Career Night. 122 Seniors Bowman-Byers More than Elton John Working for a radio station isn’t just airing the latest Elton John hit, interested seniors and other students discovered when they attended Career Night in November. And it wasn’t only radio jobs they learned about. Over 30 representatives, ranging from doctors to policemen, visited the school to talk about career opportunities. Students attended three 25-minute sessions where they heard speakers discuss all aspects of a general career grouping. For instance, people interested in a health career heard a doctor, nurse, dentist, x-ray technician and a respiratory therapist. “This method worked extremely well,” Mrs. Barbara Haugh, guidance counselor, said. “The students got good information and some even discovered that another division of a career field was more attractive than the one they were interested in originally.” All sessions ended with a question- and-answer period. Career Night, which was the highlight of Career Week, was sponsored by the Guidance Department in lieu of College Night. “We could appeal to more people this way, not just the college- bound students,” Mrs. Haugh, the co-ordinator of the program, concluded. Carolyn Ann Byrd: FHA, Library Aide Terry Leigh Cabaniss: French Club. Art Club, Haliscope, Star, Galaxy, Pep Club Barbara Harvey Cage: French Club, Medical Explorers, Basketball, Tennis, NHS, Junior Marshal Charles Cage Randy Paul Cage: Star Reporter, Spanish Club, Latin Club, PE Club, Haliscope, Star Charlie Calloway Elizabeth Lee Carden: Haliscope Editor, JV, Varsity Cheerleader, Spanish Club, Spanish Honor Society, Medical Explorers, SCA Representative. Star Lottie Denise Carden: Pep Club, . Basketball Pamela Lee Carden Darlene Ann Carr: Latin Club. FHA Dennis Erwin Carr James Carr Molly Milinda Carr Ronald E. Carr Sandra Ann Carr: Pep Club, DECA, Homeroom Officer Joyce Almarie Carrington: Pep Club, Art Club Seniors Byrd-Carrington 123 Virginia Louise Carrington Michael Timothy Carter: Band. Stage Band, Dragster and Safety Club, Modern Music Masters, Pep Band Robin Ann Carter: Spanish Club, FTA Club, Concert Band, Library Assistant Allison Sue Caskie: National Honor Society, Galaxy Mark Williams Cassada: Latin Club, Medical Explorers Sgt-at-arms, SCA, JV, Varsity Basketball, Golf, FBLA, Letterman’s Club Anthony A. Chappell Barbara A. Claiborne: JV, Varsity Cheerleader, Pep Club, Choir George Thomas Clark, Jr.: Advanced Band, Stage Band, All-Regional Band, Chess Club, Spanish Club, Wind Symphony, Home¬ room officer. Modern Music Masters, Pep Band, Band Boosters, Stage Crew Jackie Phillip Clark: Pep Club, SCA James Michael Clarke Jerome Oneal Claughton: Pep Club, Athletic Club Janet Lynn Clements: Spanish Club, Star, National Honor Society, Haliscope, FTA Historian, Spanish Honor Society Quiet time. Taking a break from her busy job as drum majorette, Anne Benassi catches up on work missed during the band ' s trip to Walt Disney World Glitter blue and happy Glitter blue, stepping high to a band tune, star-spangled with commanding whistles. That was drum majorette Anne Benassi, happy in her job. A senior, Anne used precision movements to guide the marching band during a halftime show or a parade. She sometimes was propped on a riser, while at other times she marched with the band. Even in a parade Anne didn’t lead her group astray; she commanded proudly at the front. Clad in shorts and a T-shirt, she practiced hard before the season to make sure the band would be at its best. Like any other team, Anne and the band experienced myriads of “tries” before a “good,” but all of the tries ultimately resulted in one thing: a rousing band performance. 124 Seniors Carrington-Clements Mary Arthur Cole Ricky Daryl Cole: French Club, Star, Haliscope, SCA Representative Carlos West Coleman: SCA Officer, Spanish Club, Boy ' s P.E. Club, track, Bus Driver, Super Comet David J. Coleman Frederick Nathaniel Coleman: Pep Club, Bus Driver, FFA Joanne Lottie Coleman: FHA Lawrence Clarence Coleman: Pep Club, DECA Shirley Ann Coleman: DECA Club, Pep Club Wendy Sue Coleman: FHA, Comettes, ICT, VICA Reporter, SCA Representative, Pep Club Gloria Mae Coles: Spanish Club, FHA Thomas David Collins Gary Thomas Comer Clarence Eugene Comer, Jr. Linda Epps Comer Beverly Lewis Compton Larry P. Compton Carlene Amy Conner Greta Jewel Conner: Pep Club Michael Blake Conner: Spanish Club, VICA Parliamentarian Patricia Faye Conner: Pep Club Alender Dale Cook: Pep Club Lester Vernon Cook Robin Lee Coon: Pep Club, NHS Bernard Cooper Seniors Cole-Cooper 125 Debra Fay Cooper: FHA Garry David Covington: Spanish Club, National Honor Society, SCA Robert Young Cox: Tennis, NHS. Spanish Club Secretary, Latin Club Sgt-at-Arms. Junior Marshal John Crawley Jr. Ernest Coleman Crews Norma Jean Crews Debra Lynn Crowder: Art Club, Pep Club Keith Russell Crowder Ronald Crowder Thomas Harold Crowder, III: Band, Chess Club, Latin Club, Homeroom President, Junior Marshal, Medical Explorers Vice- president Celusia George Curtis, Jr. : Bus driver, Pep Club Charlene Marie D ' Agata: Latin Club, JV Cheerleader, Varsity Cheerleader Captain. Spanish Club, Medical Explorers, Star, Haliscope Cheryl Martin Dalman: Spanish Club, Spanish Honor Society, NHS Florine Marie Davis: Pep Club Joyletta Davis Philip Wade Davis: Latin Club TV politician. Emcee Becky Riddle stands by as Wanda McDowell ' s campaign speech is taped by the Audio-visual Department for playback to senior government classes. 11 ( IWWM 126 Seniors Cooper-Davis Television teddy bear “Live from HCSH; it’s the class elections show!” Maybe the change wasn’t this dra¬ matic, but for the first time, class election speeches were taped by the Audio-visual Department and shown over closed circuit TV. Designated classes swapped television sets on schedule and this year everyone could even hear what the candidates said. Becky Riddle welcomed the audience and introduced the cast. Seated in the library, each hopeful delivered pro¬ mises. Stuttering and forgetting lines were unplanned humor. A blank face suddenly brightened when the starter said, “Go” and a couple of candidates sported blank faces after the “Go. Just like the movies, props were used by some candidates as a big blue teddy bear made his TV debut; however, unlike familiar TV, there were no commercials. David Wayne Day: Baseball, Chess Club Thomas Allen Dean Carlton W. Delaware: Pep Club, Baseball Melba Elaine Delaware: Varsity Girls Basketball, Haliscope, Star, Girls ' Track, Pep Club, Spanish Club, SCA Representative, GAA Grade Victoria Dismuke AlJ. Dixon Cherokee Siegfried Dixon Joyce Ann Dixon Karen Divola Dixon: Comettes, Flag Corps, French Club, Medical Explorers, Star, Homeroom officer, SCA Representative Kathy Jo Dixon: Modern Dance Club, Pep Club William Lacy Dixon Ronald Dean Dixon: JV Football, Science Club, DECA Patricia Leah Dunkley: FHA Samuel Thomas Easley Donna Faye Edmonds: Pep Club, Comette. FBLA, FHA President, Music Society. Homeroom officer Elanor Oritha Edmonds: Choir Rose Ann Edmonds Wanda Denise Edmonds Seniors Day-Edmonds 127 James Frank Edmondson: Chess Club. Spanish Club Adrienne Faye Edmunds: Pep Club. Comettes, VICA. Latin Club Amy Lorraine Edmunds: Latin Club, SCA Grievance Board Chairman, Medical Careers, Modern Dance Club, NHS, Galaxy, Bicentennial Minute Local Winner, Junior Class President Barbara J. Edmunds: Pep Club. FTA. Star Cynthia Delores Edmunds: Pep Club, Flag Corps, SCA Linda Cheryl Elliott: Spanish Club, VICA, Choir Teresa Ann Elliott: French Club, Star, Haliscope, NHS, VICA Boyd Ellis Timothy Lee Engelman David Preston Fallen: JV, Varsity Football. FFA Marvin Wayne Fallen: Varsity Football Nancy Carol Fallen: NHS. Concert Choir. VICA. Spanish Club Frances Towles Faris: Latin Club, Star, Haliscope Leo Ferguson: Cross Country. Track. VICA Sheila Theresa Ferguson: HERO Andrew Carlton Ferrell: County History Club, Star, Haliscope Emmett Lee Ferrell: Pep Club, Star, JV Football, Dragsters Club Janice Carol Ferrell: Dragsters Club. Pep Club. DECA Club Big day for seniors For almost every senior, April 26 was one of the most important days of the school year, second only to Graduation Day itself. It was on this day that seniors first received their long- awaited senior privileges. During the last six weeks of school, seniors were allowed to leave classes early for lunch and to leave school five minutes before other students. They received the benefit of not reporting to any study halls; those seniors having first period study hall were not required to report until homeroom and those having sixth period study hall were allowed to leave the school grounds. Most underclassmen held the common view that these special privileges were “unfair.” On the other hand, the arrival of the privileges was a final signal to the juniors that the year was nearing an e nd and that “their year” was not too far away. 128 Seniors Edmondson-Ferrell Spring fever. Karen Meadows gladly takes advantage of one of her senior privileges by escaping outdoors for study hall. Susie Ann Ferrell David Landrum Ford: Latin Club, JV Football. Medical Explorers. Golf Janet Waller Ford: DECA David Allen Forlines: French Club. P.E. Club. FFA Gary Lee Foster: Bus Driver, Pep Club Art Club Faye Francis Grayson Kelly Francis: Bus Driver, FFA Betty Dale Francisco: Comettes, Spanish Club, Drama Club. Choir Douglas Bruce Frazier, Jr. Keith Michael Garber Steve Russell Garber Susan Marie Garrett: French Club, Flag Corp, Flomeroom President. SCA Elizabeth Gilmore Brenda Carol Glasgow: Art Club. Comettes Connie Hatcher Glass: DECA Secretary Glenn Dale Glass Seniors Ferrell-Glass 129 Julia Carolyn Glass: Pep Club Peggy Lee Glass: Pep Club Brenda Gayle Glasscock: DECA Club, Dragster ' s Club Shirley Lee Glenn: FTA, Spanish Club, Star, Modern Dance Club, Youth for Christ, Spanish Honor Society, SCA Representative Armstead Boyd Glover, III: Latin Club, Star, Haliscope Frank Blackwell Godbold, III: JV and Varsity Basketball Co-captain, Latin Club Vice-president, Sergeant-at-arms, Junior Marshal, SCA Sergeant-at-arms, National Honor Society. Yolanda Gomes: Homecoming Queen Joseph Alvin Goode Steve Marlow Gordon: Boys Physical Education Club, National Honor Society William Marshall Granger: History Club Secretary, Drama Club Vice-president, Pep Club, Youth for Christ, Play Productions James Bruce Graves Stanley Jerone Gravitt: FFA, Track Diana E. Green Rhonda Lee Green Anthony Grey Gregory: French Club, JV Football Richard Wayne Gregory: JV Football, Boys ' PE Club Treasurer. Varsity Football. Medical Explorers Treasurer, Prep All-American Football. Honorable Mention All-District Football, Drama Club, Play Productions ‘It’s John- boy Walton’ Most high school boys, and even some of the teachers, dream of owning a TR-7 or a Corvette, so it is most unusual to see certain males driving to school in antique cars. Seniors Robert Overstreet and Bruce Lee and Vice-principal Larry Clark were three such males who seem¬ ingly found this antique mode of transpor¬ tation more appealing than modern day cars. Robert drove a 1931 Ford Model-A roadster which has been in his family for 22 years. He liked to drive the old auto because, “It’s more dependable than newer cars and you don’t see too many of them; you don’t meet yourself going down the road.’’ Bruce agreed with Robert as he also thinks “old cars are better than new ones. They’re different,’’ and that’s one reason he drove a midnight blue 1936 Plymouth. Mr. Clark is a self-confessed “auto- holic.’’ He said, “I’ve always wanted a Model-A, so when I got this chance to buy one, I just couldn’t pass it up.’’ His car is a 1931 Ford town sedan, a special model since that was the last year Model- A’s were made. A remark by Mr. Clark’s son typifies the reaction of many to these antique cars. When the car was delivered and Mr. Clark asked his young son who was in the driveway, he innocently replied, “I’m not sure, but I think its John-boy Walton.” 130 Seniors Glass-Gregory iSiftli Dewey Franklin Guiii: DECA Club, Youth for Christ. Letterman ' s Club. Physical Education Club, Wrestling Team Kenneth Wayne Guill: Chess Club. Latin Club, Tennis Co-captain, NHS Glenda Gwen Guthrie: Comettes, Star, Homecoming Attendant, NHS Treasurer, Senior Class Secretary, Haliscope, SCA Representative, Homeroom Officer, Medical Explorers, Junior Class Vice-president. Violet Loretta Guthrie: Pep Club, SCA Representative Clyde Anderson Hall, Jr.: Latin Club Reporter, Shutterbug Club Vice- president, JV, Varsity Football. Star, Haliscope, Play Productions, Letterman ' s Club Wesley Allen Hall Mary Catherine Hamlette: Pep Club, Shutterbug Club Lori Lynn Harmon Dora Mae Harris: FHA. Pep Club Ossie Alexander Harris: FFA Robert Charles Powell Harris: Latin Club, Golf. Lettermen ' s Club Robin Lecia Harrison: Drama Club, Spanish Club, SCA Representative Charles Herbert Hatcher, III: SCA, Latin Club, Varsity Football, Tennis. NHS, Governor’s School, Merit Letter of Com¬ mendation Garrie Dwayne Hawkins: SCA Treasurer, Football, Latin Club, Science Club, Homeroom President, SCA Representative, Bus Driver Cheryl Elizabeth Haymes; Medical Explorers, Pep Club .David Lee Heath William Edmond Henderson, Jr.: Pep Club Kim Renee Henderson: Latin Club Vice- president: SCA Representative, Haliscope, Star. Sheila Barksdale Henderson: Dragster s Club Juanita Ann Hicks: NHS, Pep Club Hicks 131 Aldora Lee Hightower: Band, Pep Club, SCA Joyce Hill: SCA Representative, FTA, Pep Club Larry Donell Hill: Shutterbug Club, SCA Representative, Basketball Mary Lavinia Hill: Spanish Club, FTA, Band, Haliscope Norman R. Hill: Varsity Basketball, Pep Club Sandra Dianne Hill: Homeroom Officer, French Club President, Star, Haliscope, National Honor Society Delma Gray Hodges: Drama Club, Star, Youth for Christ, Haliscope, Dragsters Club Howard Thomas Hodges Susie Adell Hodges: Pep Club Stacy W. Hogan Andrea LaVera Holeman: Modern Dance, SCA Representative. Spanish Club, Star Branton Leo Holland Thomas Richard Holt: JV Basketball, JV Football Manager, Latin Club, NHS Carl Edward Howerton: FFA Willie B. Howerton: Pep Club Dorothy Rebecca Hubbard: Latin Club, Star, Haliscope Wanda Lee Hubbard Mary Catherine Hubble: DECA, Spanish Club Lydia Lane Hudson: Spanish Club, Spanish Honor Society, Medical Careers Club President Nancy Lynn Hudson Tradition. Class Day provides seniors a second opportunity to march into an assembly Onlookers stand to honor the procession entering the stadium I 132 Seniors Hightower-Hudson All those eyes staring Marching in at assemblies is a traditional privilege for seniors. For the first time, seniors ex¬ ercised the privilege at the Christmas assembly by marching into the gym, double-lined. According to tradition, under¬ classmen must stand quietly in the bleachers while almost 600 seniors march in and take their seats on the gym floor. The feeling? Self-consciousness. As each senior walks up the center aisle, he feels all those eyes staring at him. He wonders, “Am I walking funny?” Some seniors smirk at the underclassmen, remem¬ bering when they had to stand for seniors. Others become very proud and nostalgic as they think of the twelve years of school and hard work which earned them the privilege of marching. Robert Charles Hudson: Science Club, Chess Club, Track Bobby Wayne Hughes Wilbur Courtney Humphrey: Pep Club, JV Football, Track, Wrestling Team, Marching and Concert Band Jackie Lynn Hunt: Latin Club, SCA, Bus Driver, NHS Richard Alan Hunt: Band, Chess Club, French Club, Pep Band, All-regional Concert Symphonic Band, SCA Represen¬ tative, Stage Band, Tri-M President, NHS Eugene Terry Ingram: JV Basketball, Track, P.E. Club, Star, Haliscope James Willard Irby, Jr. Connie Mae Irvin Francis Marne Jackson: Pep Club. FHA Shirley Ann Jackson: FHA Daryl Wayne Jacobs Rufus Karl Jeffress Charlie Wilson Jennings Andrew Parker Johnson: Latin Club Vickie Lee Johnson: Spanish Club Anthony Ray Jones: P E Club, Baseball Team Seniors Hudson-Jones 133 If you happened to see a rather rugged-looking group of students sleepily dragging around the bus park¬ ing lot at 4 a.m. on the morning of May 8, you can be assured that they were not up to mischief. The group of 42 students and Mr. and Mrs. Waldo were on their way to the nation’s capital. You may also wonder why two adults would even consider taking 42 students some 250 miles away from home, but when you look at the fact that 36 girls and six boys went on the trip, you will realize that there couldn’t have been too much trouble. All-in-all the annual senior trip to Washington, D.C. was a big success. After arrival at approximately 9:30 a.m. the group toured the Lincoln Memorial, the White House and then ate lunch in a city park. The Ford Theatre, the home where President Lincoln died, the Capitol Building, Arlington Cemetery and the Smithsonian Institute were visited following lunch. Dinner at 10 p.m. on the 13th floor of the Quality Inn was a treat to all of those who didn’t order the cheapest thing on the menu. Following supper everybody “hit the sack’’ and rose at 8 a.m. to get ready to go to the zoo. As you might surmise, all of the students felt right at home with the animals. The gorillas seemed to be everyone’s favorites; they even watch the cartoons and soap operas on TV. After stopping for a quick tour of Mount Vernon, the tired but more knowledgeable group was on its way back to old Halifax County. Washington will never be the same! Calvin Harrison Jones: DECA Treasurer, French Club, Dragsters and Safety Club, SCA Representative, A-V Club Emma Elizabeth Jones: Pep Club, Talent Show Kathy Adelle Jones Randy Barkley Jones Rebecca Faye Jones: Band, Mixed Chorus, Camarata, Pep Club Terrie Lynn Jones: FHA, Mixed Chorus Wanda Hope Jones: FHA, FBLA Dianne Jordan: FHA, DECA Bernard Link King Debra Marie King Eva Odell King Mary Ann King Ronald Lacy King: French Club, Latin Club. Homeroom Officer Katie Frances Kirby Brenda Lee Lacks: Pep Club Keith Edward Lacks D.C. won’t be the same 134 Seniors Jones-Lacks Senior sightseers. Forty-two government students visit the Capitol as part of the annual senior trip to Washington, D C. Mark Stephen Lacks: Art Club Ruby Rebecca Layne Bruce Alan Lee: Spanish Club, Shutter- bug Club, Pep Club Gary Clinton Lehew Carolyn Juanita Leigh: FHA, Track, FIERO Reporter, Majorette Rebecca Olivia Leigh: FHA, HERO Dane Paige Lewis Irma Lewis: FHA, Library Assistant Janet Newbill Lewis: Pep Club Jerry Lee Lewis Jo Ann Lewis: Latin Club, NHS, SCA Representative, Medical Careers, Medical Explorers Michael Edward Link Priscilla Delores Link Greg Llewellyn Daphne Ann Lloyd: Spanish Club Lindy Jo Lloyd Dennis Malcolm Loftis: French Club, Science Club, Homeroom Officer, NHS Glenn Anthony Loftis Timothy Donald Loftis Curtis Lancaster Logan Seniors Lacks-Logan 135 Leslie James Logan: Homeroom Officer, Pep Club, SCA, Vice-president of Choir, Jr Class Sgt.-at-Arms, Spanish Club, Sr Class Reporter. Band, Camarata, Pep Band Shari Enid Logan: Spanish Club, Pep Club, SCA William Stuart Logan: Band, Choir, Chor¬ ale Ensemble, Pep Club Debra Wazeka Long Lawrence Michael Long Geraldine Elizabeth Lovelace James P. Lovelace Amy Carol Lowery: Art Club Ralph Hamlett Lowery, Jr. Vickie Diane Lowery: FHA Patricia Ann Lynch: FHA Carol Annette McBride Deborah Davenport McCargo: Pep Club, Spanish Club Dwight Nathaniel McCargo Gloria Mae McCargo: DECA Club. FHA. Pep Club, Girls ' Chorus Sharon Beatrice McCargo: Spanish Club, Youths for Christ Club Terry Latrice McCargo Carey Anne McClure: Spanish Club Karen Michelle McGraw: Current Events Club, Latin Club, Star, Haliscope Valerie Delfonta McCraw: DECA Reporter, Pep Club Vernon McCraw: FFA, DECA Wanda Gale McDowell: SCA Representa¬ tive, Sophomore Class Secretary-Treasurer, NHS, Star, Haliscope, Spanish Honor Society, Spanish Club, Homeroom Officer, Jr Class Secretary, Sr Class Treasurer William Woods McLaughlin: JV Football. Basketball, Star Columnist, Haliscope, Cross country. Track, NHS Vice-president, French Club Carol Ann McLeod 136 Seniors Logan-McLeod Julia Ann Malone: Pep Club, HERO Kate Stevenson Mapp: Spanish Club, Star, Haliscope, Galaxy, Art Club, Drama Club, Medical Explorers Mary Agnes Rebecca Marable: French Club, SCA Representative, Band, Pep Club, FTA, Choral Ensemble, Mixed Chorus, Camerata Doris Marie Marable Dean Thomas Marshall: Chess Club, Social Studies Club John W. Marshall: Pep Club, Art Club, Industrial Arts Club Linda Faye Marshall: Art Club, FHA Club, Pep Club Marsha Anne Marshburn: French Club, FHA. Tri-Hi-Y, NHS, Band. Star, Haliscope Edgar Thomas Martin: Spanish Club, SCA Representative, Haliscope, Star, Homeroom Officer, P.E. Club Emerson Eugene Martin James Riley Martin: Spanish Club, Science Club, Golf Team, Hi-Y President, Haliscope, Star Larry W. Martin: Band, FFA, Latin Club Top two. Mark Yates and Lydia Reaves, the highest ranked seniors in the class, talk over their plans for college. Reluctant scholars Seniors Lydia Reaves and Mark Yates were not much different from their classmates, except for the fact that they made better grades. Lydia and Mark completed their senior year ranked first and second, respectively. Lydia earned a final average of 96.947 while Mark’s was 96.900. Lydia and Mark are alike in that neither liked to study. Lydia said, “I don’t mind doing written work, but I hate to study for tests.” Similarly, Mark confessed that he hated to study, so he didn’t unless he had to. During high school, Lydia was a Comette as well as a member of the National Honor Society. Another Honor Society member, Mark ran track and was co-captain of the baseball team. Lydia plans to attend Elon College where she will participate in the Elon Scholars Program. Mark will attend Hampden-Sydney College on a Patrick Henry Scholarship. Seniors Malone-Martin 137 Martha Louise Martin: FHA. HERO Trea¬ surer. HERO Reporter. Pep Club Donna Lee Matherly: Homeroom Officer, DECA President Karen Ann Meadows: GAA. Spanish Club, All-Regional Choir, Camerata. Drama Club, JV, Varsity Cheerleader, SCA Representative Bobby Wayne Medley Debra Ann Medley: Pep Club, FHA, SCA, Comette Gloria Jean Medley: Comette, Pep Club, SCA Representative Shelia Mae Medley: SCA. Pep Club, FBLA, NHS, Junior Marshal Martha Kathryn Meeler Betty S. Miller: HERO Historian, SCA Representative, Chorus, Medical Careers Club Donnie West Miller; Pep Club Martha Carnell Miller: Pep Club, SCA. FHA Secretary Patty Regina Miller: Flag Corps, Pep Club Scott Harold Miller. Latin Club Swannie Nathan Miller William Morgan Miller, Jr.: Haliscope, Star, Chess Club, Homeroom Officer, Medical Explorers Club Brenda Dixon Mills: Comettes, NHS, GAA, Homeroom Officer Cynthia Diane Mills Diberal William Mills, III Top four per cent Kelly Rebick, Anne Benassi, Melanie Wilkerson, Chuck Hatcher and Robert Overstreet received Letters of Com¬ mendation from the National Merit Scholarship Program for their excellent performance on the Preliminary Scho¬ lastic Aptitude Tests taken during their junior year. Over one million high school students took the tests and only one out of every 35,000 participants were designated as recipients of the Letter of Commendation. This award placed these students in the top four per cent scoring bracket in the United States. All five of the students were active in the National Honor Society. Kelly, Anne and Chuck attended the Gover¬ nor’s School for the Gifted last summer. Robert was chosen as a delegate to Boys’ State and Melanie belonged to the Society of Distinguished American High School Students. 138 Seniors Martin-Mills Dinah Kay Mitchell: French Club, FTA Donna Gay Mitchell: French Club Recognized. Student? receiving Letters of Commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Test are (clockwise from top) Melanie Wilkerson. Robert Overstreet, Kelly Rebick, Chuck Hatcher and Anne Benassi Cynthia Denise Moore: Spanish Club, GAA, Drama Club, Camerata, Majorettes, All- Regional Choir, Homeroom Officer, Tri-M Teresa Diane Moore: Pep Club, French Club Kathryn Dale Moorefield: FTA Secretary, French Club, Haliscope, Star, Galaxy, Science Club Pamela Gail Morris: Spanish Club, SCA Representative, Star, Flag Corps Captain, Medical Explorers, Haliscope, Homeroom Officer Regina Elizabeth Morton: Band, FHA, NHS, HERO Vice-president, Senior Class Pres¬ ident, SCA Representative, Cheerleader Annette Murray Dwight Devel Muse: Track Team, Basket¬ ball Mary Alice Nelson: SCA Representative, Junior Class Treasurer, Spanish Club, Star, Haliscope, Homeroom Officer Carl Hubble Newton, Jr.: JV Football, Dragster Club, Homeroom President, Bus Driver Pamela Rye Norman: French Club, NHS, Homeroom President, French Honor Society Wanda Gale Oakes: GAA Brenda Lee Oliver Karen Louveren Oliver Sandra Lynn Ondich: Pep Club, VICA Robert Sutherlin Overstreet: Spanish Club, Latin Club, Spanish National Honor Society, Star, Haliscope, NHS, American Legion Boys ' State, Shutterbug Club, Chess Club Kenneth Thomas Owen; VICA, FFA, Dragsters Club Edward Owens: Basketball, Pep Club, Star, SCA President. Junior Marshal, SCA Representative, NHS, Haliscope Kevin Gaylord Parton: Haliscope, Star, Science Club Seniors Mitchell-Parton 139 Ella Louise Patrick: Pep Club Caroline Elizabeth Perkins: DECA Rhonda Lynne Perry: NHS. Spanish Club, Spanish Honor Society Willie J. Petty Frances Diane Piechota: Spanish Club, Band, Homeroom Officer John Hudson Pinson KentW. Poindexter Raleigh Austin Poindexter Bernard Lee Poole, Jr. Elbert Jasper Poole: FFA Diane Lynn Powell: FTA, Art Club, French Club Emily Ann Powell Virginia Ann Powell: DECA Susan Lynn Pruett: National Honor Society, Girl ' s Basketball and Volleyball. GAA. Latin Club President. . Medical Explorers David Harold Pulliam: Stage Band, Wind Symphony, All-Regional Band, Symphonic Band, French Club. Bus Driver, Homeroom President, Solo and Ensemble. Modern Music Sara Lucinda Pulliam: Spanish Club, GAA. Camerata, All-Regional Choir, Drama Club, Play Productions Kurt Timothy Puryear Sherry Leigh Puryear: VICA Club, Dragster ' s Club. Homeroom Officer N ote ca rd protection “And be sure to put the page number .. . the correct page number,’’ explained teachers over and over again as they attempted to teach seniors the correct procedure in writing term papers. During the spring, the library was continuously full of students looking for every possible source of information on their term paper topics. For the first time all year, lockers were locked in order to protect precious note cards. “Smart” students finished their papers early while others were still at it the night before papers were due. Finishing the paper wasn’t the end of the agony. While a great deal of time was spent preparing the term paper, a great deal was spent preparing one’s self for the grades. Some students were joyous over their grades and others disturbed, but everyone shared one common feeling . .. that of relief that the ordeal was over. 140 Seniors Patrick-Puryear Information please. Randy Cage uses every free minute to research his topic as seniors learned the mechanics of writing a term paper. Susan Lynn Puryear: Comettes, Dragsters and Safety Club, VICA, Homecoming Atten¬ dant, SCA Representative Teresa A. Quarles Charlene Marie Ragland: Pep Club, Spanish Club William Albert Ragland: Pep Club, Dragsters Club, Athletic Club Martha Vanessa Ragsdale: FHA, Volleyball Team, Drama Club, Spanish Club Reporter, Track Team Manager, Letterman ' s Club, FTA, Star, Pep Club, Forensic Contest, Play Productions Rosa Mae Reamer: FHA, HERO, NHS Beverly Ann Reaves: Spanish Club Vice- President, Spanish Honor Society, NHS, SCA Representative Lydia Rene Reaves: SCA, Spanish Club, Comettes, NHS,Tri-Hi-Y Kelly Sue Rebick: Spanish Club, NHS, Volleyball Captain, Tennis, Spanish Honor Society, Volleyball Most Valuable Player, Governor ' s School, Junior Marshal James Phillip Reese, Jr.: FFA President Michael Clinton Reeves: Band, Wind Symphony, Stage Band, All-Regional Concert and Symphonic Band Barbara Anne Regar: NHS, Latin Club, Medical Careers President, Tri-Hi-Y, Medical Explorers, Band, Girls ' State, Tennis Robin Renea Rice. Dragsters Club Joan Davis Richardson Kenneth Lee Richardson: Homeroom Offi¬ cer, Dragsters Club Paul Shelton Richardson Wanda Gayle Richardson Rebecca Lee Riddle: Star Editor. Galaxy Editor, Haliscope, DAR Good Citizen, Cheerleader, NHS, Medical Explorers, Spanish Club President, President of Tri-Hi-Y, SCA Representative, Girls ' State, Junior Marshal Frank Edward Ridgway: Spanish Club, Track, Junior Marshal, Senior Class Sergeant at-arms, SCA, Letterman ' s Club, Medical Explorers, Homeroom Officer Lawrence Carlton Ridgeway: Industrial Arts Club Seniors Puryear-Ridgeway 141 Calvin Alton Roark Raymond Alexander Roberts: Wrestling, Art Club, Pep Club, Letterman ' s Club, JV, Varsity Football Lucinda Mae Robertson: Pep Club, Art Club Robert Louis Robertson Wilbert Lester Robinson Sherry Averett Roller: Comettes. VICA, Homeroom Officer David Anthony Rose: Varsity Football Scott Hadley Rottler Forms again The person who invented the slogan “Be Prepared” must have had seniors in mind, for as soon as the school year got underway, seniors began preparation for that far-off day in June known as Graduation Day. No matter what the phase of gradua¬ tion preparation, seniors were con¬ stantly required to fill out forms. The most important ones concerned post¬ graduate plans. Whether applying for a job or to a college, each required a form to be filled out. By mid-year seniors were becoming increasingly busy with more graduation plans and consequently, more forms to fill out. These forms were order blanks as seniors ordered the graduates’ essen¬ tials: senior portraits, caps, gowns, announcements and thank-you notes. In the spring, seniors turned their attention to the last facet of preparation — that dealing with Glass Day and Grad¬ uation itself. Most seniors made arrange¬ ments for suits or white dresses and also voted for Who’s Who of the senior class, once again getting to fill out one of those now-familiar forms. Final plans were made as Mr. Clark and the 587 seniors practiced in 90 degree weather. Graduation went smoothly thus completing 12 years of preparation, the last 180 days of which had been aimed toward one main goal: being prepared. Shelby Diane Rowland Richard Peter Rowland Judy Kay Rudd: Flag Corps, Comettes, FBLA, French Club Ronald Alan Rudder: NHS, Bus Driver Club Brenda Kaye Sadler: Art Club Alice Kay Satterfield: NHS, Spanish Club, Spanish Honor Society, Homeroom Officer, Girls ' Tennis, Basketball, FTA Treasurer, GAA James Satterfield David Edward Schreffler III: Latin Club. Industrial Arts Club 142 Seniors Roark-Schreffler The final touches. With graduation drawing near, homeroom representative Cynthia Wyatt gives Charlend D ' Agata her cap and gown, as Rob Cox waits his turn. Michael Frederick Scott: Latin Club, Spanish Club Mary Susan Seamster: Drama Club, FHA, FTA, FBLA, Spanish Club, Karate Club, Youth for Christ, Library Assistant, Star, Haliscope, FFA Creed Contest Winner, Homeroom Officer Patsy Leigh Seamster: French Club. FTA, Art Club Roger Lee Seamster Susan Marie Seamster: French Club, Art Club, FTA Timothy Lee Seigla: SCA Representative. Dragster ' s Club Karen Nanette Shelton: Spanish Club, Spanish Honor Society. Star, Hali¬ scope, NHS Reporter, FTA President, Youth for Christ, Galaxy Ramona Lynn Sheperd: GAA, Spanish Club, Gymnastics, Track, Latin Club Michael Wade Shortt: Latin Club, Tennis, SCA Grace Dianne Simmons: French Club, Art Club. Bus Driver Nettie Lou Simon: FHA, HERO, SCA, Comettes, NHS Richard Macon Sizemore: Latin Club, Pep Club, Medical Explorers, Indoor, Outdoor Track, Co-captain, NHS Brenda L. Smith Elsie Mae Smith: Spanish Club, NHS James Lee Smith: Varsity Basketball Sheryle Bugg Smith: Latin Club, FTA, Vice-president, Medical Explorers, Medical Careers Treasurer, Pep Club Teresa Paige Smith: Spanish Club, NHS Tom Wayne Snead: Drama President. Chess Club. Spanish Club, Social Studies Club Seniors Scott-Snead 143 ' Robin Jean Snow: Dragster s Club, FBLA, Vice-president, NHS Donnie Dean Snow: P.E. Club, Varsity Football Charles William Solomon: FFA, Bus Driver, Hi-Y Susan Marie Solomon: Spanish Club, Spanish Honor Society, NHS Mark Redding Sompayrac: Spanish Honor Society, SCA Representative, JV Football Co-Captain, Varsity Football Co-captain, JV Basketball, Senior Class Vice-president Jesse R. Spencer, Jr. Steven Ray Spencer James Henry Stanfield Anne Carter Stephens: Spanish Club, NHS, Medical Careers Historian, Haliscope, Star, Tri - Hi-Y President, Secretary Cender lola Stephens: Latin Club, Pep Club, Medical Careers Club. Medical Explorers Club Kathy Sue Stephens: Art Club, Pep Club Victoria Annette Stevens Hugh Warren Stewart: Homeroom Presi¬ dent. FFA, VICA Sylvia Stewart: FHA, Pep Club, HERO Secretary. President Brent Marcus Stokes: P.E. Club Bernice Weldon Stone, Jr. Debra Stovall Gladys Marie Stovall: FHA Tragic memories Everyone, including this year’s seniors must learn to accept the bad parts of life along with the good ones. While graduation is usually a joyous occasion, it too was overshadowed by the memory of tragic deaths of members of the Class of 76. Prior to this past school year, two members of the class were killed in auto¬ mobile accidents. They were Danny Beard and Garland Wilson Lacks, Jr. During the course of the year, two more boys, Calvin Alton Roark and John Wayne Sweeney, also lost their lives in traffic accidents. A fifth accident came in the form of a drowning as it claimed the life of George Lee Woody only two weeks after graduation. A check of the records shows this many deaths so near graduation to be unprecedented in the school’s history. 144 Seniors Snow-Stovall Star athlete. George Woody, an outstanding member of the varsity football and basketball teams, was the victim of a drowning accident in late June. Pamela Patrice Strange: Latin Club, Pep Club, Majorettes, HERO Club W. Terrell Switzer: FFA, Bus Driver, Dragster ' s Club Drucilla Ann Sydnor: Pep Club, SCA Representative Jaqueline Lynn Talbott Millie Laverne Taylor Michael Everett Taylor: JV Football, Golf, Baseball, Sophomore Sgt-at-Arms, Homeroom Officer, Medical Explorers, Chess Club Stephen Eugene Taylor: FFA Henry Paul Terry III : SCA Repre¬ sentative, Chess Club, Latin Club Jo Ann Terry: Spanish Club, NHS Kimmy Annette Terry Stanley Bryan Terry Carolyn Anderson Thomas: French Club Patricia Ann Thomas Donna Stevens Thompson: French Club James M. Thompson Mary Yvonne Thorpe: SCA Representative, Pep Club, HERO, Homeroom Officer Brenda Lucille Throckmorton Debra Sheree Torian: Pep Club, FHA. Spanish Club Richard Lee Torian Barbara AnnTraynham: FHA, Pep Club Seniors Strange-Traynham 145 New figure on the court All eyes learned to spot the new blue and white figure on the basketball court. Maybe it was because it per¬ formed flips, handsprings, handstands and a dozen other stunts, or maybe it was because HE was a male. Buster Butler repeated Halifax history by becoming its second boy cheerleader since the late 50’s. Long hours of practice with the girls’ gymnastics team preceded the usual court perfection. Buster’s fringe benefits included being cussed out at away games, applauded during time-outs and traveling in a van with 16 girls. Super Comet was a familiar figure from last year. The cape-clad hero was portrayed by Carlos Coleman at home football games. Carlos helped spark the crowd at pep rallies by clapping and yelling. He even had an act in which he ran between the cheerleaders during a band tune, all to prove that he was Super Comet. Emily Gay Tuck: French Club, Girl ' s Track Team, JV Cheerleader, Star Reporter, Haliscope Jane Adams Tuck: Latin Club Secre¬ tary, NHS. Medical Explorers Secretary, Tri-M Treasurer, SCA, Band, All-Virginia Band Lydia Gordon Tuck: French Club Secre¬ tary, Head Comette, Galaxy Staff, NHS, Gymnastics Team, Girls ' State Delegate, SCA Representative, Medical Explorers Dwight Vincent Tucker Ronnie Lee Tucker: Spanish Club Shelia Lucille Tucker: Pep Club, SCA Representative, JV Cheerleader, Spanish Club, Play Productions, Drama Club President Wanda Denise Tucker: NHS Brenda Marie Tuggle: Pep Club, Star, Haliscope, FBLA, Dragster ' s and Safety Club Riley Tune: Pep Club, Dragster ' s Club Barbara Leigh Vaughan: Glee Club, VICA Club Secretary, VICA Girl Student of the Year Cecil Nathaniel Vaughan, Jr. Tina Renee Vaughan: FHA William Joseph Vaughan, Jr.: Latin Club Hubert Sylvester Vass Jaqueline Ann Venable: FBLA, Music Society, Drama Club, Band. Spanish Club Phoebea Ann Venable: Pep Club, Home¬ room Officer 146 Seniors Tuck-Venable Super Comet. Carlos Coleman performs one of his duties as the Comet mascot by helping the girls cheer at a fall pep rally. Carlos turned his job over to gymnast Buster Butler during basketball season. Danny Ray Wagstaff William David Walker: Dragster ' s and Safety Club, Pep Club, Bus Driver Charlotte Ann Waller: Latin Club, Bus Driver Lisa Kaye Waller: Latin Club, Medical Explorers Lorenza Michael Waller Deborah Lynn Wallwork: Spanish Club, JV Cheerleader, Pep Club, Basketball, NHS, Latin Club, Art Club, Track, SCA Joseph Albert Walton Patricia Lynn Walton: HERO, Pep Club, SCA Represntative Michael Warren Watkins Roland Bernard Watkins, Jr.: DECA Annette Delaine Watts: Spanish Club. Basketball, Tennis, SCA Representative Annette Watts George Michael Wazeka: Dragster ' s Club Baseball, Pep Club Donald Wayne Weatherford Terri Susan Weaver: Tennis. Volleyball. Spanish Club Lofonza Odell West: Pep Club k Seniors Wagstaff-West 147 Sharon Inez White: Pep Club. FHA Club. FBLA Club Brenda Kay Whitt Janet Lee Whitt: HERO Douglas Ray Whitt Tony Lynn Wilborn Charlene Doretha Wiiborne: FHA. Homeroom Officer. Pep Club. SCA Representative Johnnie Alan Wilkerson Melanie Wilkerson: French Club, Merit Commended Student Artists and introverts On Class Day 1976 the true colors of the students shone forth as many of them were recognized for their out¬ standing qualities and achievements. Talkative intellectuals, top artists and quiet introverts each had a chance to grab the spotlight for his moment of glory as the department awards and scholarships were presented. “Star” and “Galaxy” editor Becky Riddle received the News and Record Journalism Award whereas in the Foreign Language Department each of the clubs honored its top students: Darlene Carr, Latin; Dianne Hill, French; Becky Riddle and Karen Shelton, Spanish. The Art Department recognized Robin Harrison for her excellent work while Scott Miller won the history trophy and Drew Johnson captured the science award. Other department and club awards were presented to deserving students including Mary Seamster, drama; James Reese, Star Farmer; Grace Simmons, bus driver award and Kathryn Moorefield and Sheryle Smith, FTA Award. Nancy Andrews won the FHA Award while Nettie Simon, Patricia Walton and Martha Martin were recognized by the Occupational Home Economics Depart¬ ment. Also, Robin Coon received an award from the Business and Professional Women’s Club and Delta Kappa Gamma honored Karen Shelton. Recipients o f the Virginia Tompkin McLaughlin Scholarship included Susan Pruett, Beverly Reaves, Charlene Wilborn and Susan Solomon. In addi¬ tion, Joyce Dixon received The Garland W. Lacks, Jr. Memorial Scholarship. Janice Marlene Wilkins Sue Byerly Wilkins: Spanish Club Treasurer, Star. Haliscope, Art Club George Lee Wilkinson, Jr.: Latin Club, JV. Varsity Basketball, Medical Explorers Charvester Williams Deborah Darlene Williams Susan Guil! Williams: NHS Virginia Ann Williams Susan Diane Williamson: Sophomore Reporter. SCA Representative. Spanish Honor Society, Spanish Club, NHS. FBLA, Comette Co-head. Pep Club. Drama Club, Medical Explorers 148 Seniors White-Williamson Last look. Melba Delaware and Diane Banks take one last look around the school before they join their classmates in the line forming for the Graduation Night processional. Mary Jane Wilmoth: FTA Carolyn Shortt Wilson: DECA Kathryn Ruth Wilson: SCA Representative, Homeroom Officer, Latin Club President, NHS, Medical Explorers Charles Wayne Wimbish. FFA, Boys ' Physical Fitness Chelyan Denise Womack: Spanish Club. Spanish Honor Society, Medical Careers Club, Treasurer and Vice-president: NHS, Homeroom Officer Cynthia Gale Womack: Group Guidance, Pep Club Corkie Levon Womack: P.E. Club, Pep Club Deborah Jean Womack: Spanish Club, Drama Club, Chess Club, JV, Varsity Cheerleading, Homeroom Officer, Star, Haliscope, GAA, Gymnastics Denise Marcia Womack: Basketball, SCA, Pep Club Joseph Gary Womack: DECA Patricia Ellen Woody Alice Clay Wright Cynthia Delores Wyatt: Spanish Club, Pep Club. SCA Eugene Sylvester Wyatt: Latin Club, Indoor Track, FFA, Outdoor Track Faye Kathleen Wyche: Pep Club Donna Rosemary Yancey: SCA Reporter, Band, JV Cheerleader Co-captain Tammie Wynette Yancey Mark Edwin Yates: Spanish Honor Society, NHS, Spanish Club, SCA Representative, Junior Marshal Indoor Track, Baseball Co-captain Harry L. Yeaman, Jr.: P E Club, FFA, Dragster ' s Club Donald Eric Yeatts: NHS President, SCA Representative, Medical Explorers Pres¬ ident, Hi-Y President, Spanish Club, Science Club, Spanish Honor Society, Tennis, Junior Marshal, Boys ' State, SCA Vice-President Seniors Wilmoth-Yeatts 149 No leftover James Abbott Barbara Adams Curtis Adams Elizabeth Adams Timothy Adams musicians Let’s face it. Junior officers. Class leaders are (seated) Pam Tucker, secretary; Ann Gordon, treasurer; Sheila Morton, vice- president; (standing) Scott Worsham, reporter; Sandy Crouch, president and Forrest Nichols, sergeant-at-arms. Class officers don’t have much to do. Write a campaign speech, paint a few posters, smile a lot during election week and that’s just about it. Right? Wrong, if you happened to be junior class officers. There was the prom to contend with. Planning for the big event be¬ gan in the fall with the selection of the theme and the booking of a band. The latter had to be done early. Nobody wanted to be stuck with leftover musicians. A professional decorator did the gym but the officers and their classmates decked the lobby in red, white and blue streamers. On the afternoon of the prom, finishing touches were added during fifth and sixth periods, classes were forgotten and the juniors examined their work. It was finished and they knew in their hearts it was the best ever. Mark Adkins Judy Allen Anthony Anderson Kenneth Armistead Darryl Bailey James Ballou Michael Bandy Dan Barden Darryl Barker Eddie Barksdale Harvey Barksdale Jesse Barksdale Daniel Barnett Beverly Beck Heidi Benner Jerrie Beverley Susan Billingslea Romona Black Mary Blanks David Booker Connie Bowen Deborah Bowen Ronnie Bowen Debbie Bowman Della Bowman Game Bowman Wilhemina Boxley Clarence Boyd Ruby Boyd John Bradbury Kenneth Brame Brenda Brandon 150 Juniors Abbott-Brandon Drake Brandon Edward Brandon Frances Brandon Janice Brandon Vanessa Brandon Cindy Breedlove Danny Brizendine Ricky Brogden Gregory Brooks Shirley Brooks Fredrick Brown Randy Brown Terry Burkholder Jeffrey Burnette Jill Burnette Barbara Burton Lucille Buster John Cabaniss Joe Cacciotti Timmy Canada Evelyn Carden Michele Carden Stanley Carden Terry Carden Nancy Cardwell Brenda Carr Audrey Carrington Darla Carrington Edward Carrington James Carrington Andrew Carter Leon Carter Arlene Chambers Barbara Chandler Aubrey Chappell James Chappell Linwood Chappell Peggy Chappell Michael Childrey Chuck Church Debbie Clark Mark Clark Rita Clark Otie Clark Savannah Clark Treva Clark Jerome Clauden Danny Clay Rosa Clay Wanda Clay George Cole Joey Cole Michael Cole Pamela Cole Terry Cole Alfrederick Coleman Alvin Coleman Bernard Coleman Curtis Coleman Edna Coleman Johnnie Coleman Lewis Coleman Linda Coleman Rosa Coleman Sarah Coleman Virginia Coles Cathy Collins Bonnie Conner Mitch Conner Leonard Cooper Helen Craig Charlotte Crews Juniors Brandon-Crews 151 Gayle Crews Sandy Crouch Mike D ' Agata Thomas Daniel Christine Davis Greg Davis Kaihy Davis Nina Davis Sally Davis Sheila Davis Stanley Davis William Davis Mickie Dawson Nancy Dawson Eva Dillard Curtis Dismuke Janet Dismuke Johnnie Dismuke David Dixon John Dixon Roderick Dixon Jacqueline Drumwright Barbara Duffer Jimmy Duffer Ernest Dunkley Elizabeth Dunn William Dunn Janet Eanes Sandra Easley Daniel Edmonds Debra Edmondson Henry Edmondson Hugh Edmondson Ann Edmunds Sterling Edmunds Donna Elliott Ricky Elliott Joe Exum Patricia Farmer Jimmy Farrington Bernita Faulkner James Faulkner Melvern Faulkner Natalie Faulkner Howard Featherson Hill Felton Dean Ferguson Wayne Ferguson William Ferguson Giles Ferrell Debra Fisher Floyd Fisher James Fisher Teresa Fisher Kevin Fitz Cornelia Fitzgerald Linda Fletcher Patty Ford Donna Forlines Kimberly Fowler Bonnie Francis David Francis Loretha Fuller Sarah Fuller Arnetta Furges Deborah Garland John Garland Betty Garrett Brenda Giggetts Annette Glass Geneva Glass Joseph Glass 1 52 Juniors Crews-Glass t ’ Needed assistance Piggy-back ride. Pam Cole carries a Special Olympics participant from one event to another. Juniors helped supervise during the two-day Olympics. “It would have been almost impossible to have had the Special Olympics without the help of the Spanish and Latin clubs,” said Miss Suzanne Creasy, special education teacher and one of the local organi¬ zers of the Olympics. That statement made some juniors proud for they were the Spanish and Latin club volunteers who guided and supervised the competitors in the special games. Participants in the two-day track and field events were students from special education classes in the area. Winners here went on to the regional anH sfnfp finals Ronald Glascock Ronald Glenn Samuel Goode Anne Gordon Alphonso Grant Debbie Graves Jimmy Gravitt Beverly Green David Green Gregory Green Elizabeth Greer Delores Gregory Larry Griffin Jo Ann Guill Wanda Guill Beth Guthrie David Guthrie Donna Guthrie Tony Guthrie Elma Guy Tim Hackney Janet Hailey Shelby Hamilton Danny Hamm Jeanette Hammock Linda Hankins Denise Hardie Frankie Harper Debra Harris Donna Harris Ronald Harris Aileen Harrison Debbie Harrison Eddie Hatcher Helen Haymes Polly Hickson Harriet Hite Riley Hite Wayne Hodnett Marilyn Holland Juniors Glascock-Holland 153 Mike Huckaby Donnie Hudson John Hudson Floyd Hughes Rosetta Hughes Woodson Hughes Brenda Hunter Doug Hutcherson Mitch Inge Mary Ingram Anthony Jackson Debra Jackson Bonnie Jenkins Deborah Jenkins Vicki Jenkins Harold Jennings Lillian Jennings Rickey Jennings Joey Johnson Carolyn Jones George Jones Marshall Jones Ramah Jones Tyrone Jones Wanda Jones Doug Keesee Patricia Kell Jeffrey Kelly Irene Kim Anita Kipps Marilyn Kirby Timmy Knowlson Randy Knutti Barbara Lacks Randy Lacks Rickie Lacks Jill Lacy Shirley Lancaster David Landrum Kathy Langston Sherman LaPrade Curtis Lawson Cynthia Lawson Eugene Lee Vicki Lester Barbara Lewis Keith Ligon Harvey Lipscomb Henry Loftis Connie Long Jackie Long Pete Lovelace Shelia Lovelace Wayne Mabins Barbara Maiors Maurice Marable 154 Juniors Huckaby-Marable Albert Martin Brenda McCraw Vanessa Miles Kathy Moorefield Jeffrey Martin Ronald McKinney Deborah Miller Dan Monette Jenny Martin Steve Meadows Gail Miller Jenny Morgan Poster winner Florida souvenir. That mammoth hat. Kathy Langston purchased on the band ' s trip to Walt Disney World where they played for the America on Parade series. A “jack-of-all-trades” is a person who excels in a variety of things. One such “jack-of-all-trades,” or in this case “jacqueline,” is Kathy Langston: artist, musician and gymnast. Kathy was a winner of the statewide Keep Virginia Green Poster Contest. Her entry, one of 17,000, won third place and a prize of $100. Kathy’s winning poster “had a lot of symbolism in it.” It was framed by trees on each side, which met at the bottom. In the center was a forestry scene and the words “Forestry Means the Future.” Kathy said, “The hardest part was thinking up the idea.” Virginia Forests, Inc. kept the poster and it will be used on book covers. Kathy said, “I wouldn’t be sur¬ prised if I saw it again somewhere.” Another of Kathy’s interests is music. She plays the clarinet in the band and she also plays alto clarinet and symphony orchestra bells. Kathy is a hard-working gymnast. She has been on the gymnastics team for two years and she specializes on the balance beam and floor exercises. She likes the sport because “it’s good for your body and it’s fun.” Kathy was in¬ jured at the beginning of the season but she came to one meet on crutches and competed anyway. Kenneth Martin Cal Medley Debbie Mize Ralph Morgan Jay Matthews Larry Medley Kelly Moore Angela Morris Tommy Mays Patricia Medley Roger Moore Freida Morris Mona Morris Ronald Morris Sheila Morton John Mosier Juniors Martin-Moss 155 John Murphy Martha Murphy Kimberly Murray Carr Myers Eric Newton Forrest Nichols Shelia Norwood Troy Norwood Sherri Nunn Donna Oakes Jeffrey Oakes Bonita Oakley Elizabeth Osborne Anthony Overton Jerry Owen John Owen Vernell Owens Sheila Parks Patricia Parson Susanne Paulette Diana Payne Mildred Penick Jo Ann Perkins Michael Perkins Barbra Perkins Earl Perry Mary Petty Debra Pridgen Paul Pool Kathy Poole Sammy Poole Anthony Powell Marshello Powell Wayne Powell Charles Pruitt Jeffrey Pruitt Les Puckett Leeland Pugh Henry Puryear Kim Puryear John Quarles David Ragsdale Lillian Reamer Cathy Redd Teresa Redd Billy Rice Gathan Richardson Kim Richardson Percy Richardson Donald Ridgeway Phil Rinker Beth Roark Lois Roberson Gloria Roberts William Robertson Dawn Rogers Rhonda Rottle r Cheryl Royster 156 Juniors Murphy-Royster Handel, Rossini and Fuller Handel, Rossini and Sarah Fuller were just three comnosers featured at the concert band’s Musician ' s moment. Giving a fast beat, Sarah Fuller conducts the concert band in her own composition at the spring concert. spring concert. Sarah who? Sarah Fuller, a junior who has been interested in music since she was in elementary school. Not only did Sarah write the composition, she also conducted the band during its performance of the first movement of the piece, “Divertimento, a suite in Three Movements for Concert Band. Two year’s work by Sarah on the com¬ position paid off handsomely as Mr. Robert Wall, band director, called it “an excellent student work.’’ Hoping to make music a career, Sarah has written compositions for band, choral groups and small ensembles. Chuck Russell Gail Satterfield Sharon Satterfield Susan Satterfield Jimmie Saunders Joy Saunders Phillip Saunders Patty Scheier Jerry Seamster Joe Seigler Juanita Senior Chuck Shealy Craddock Shields Mark Short Loretta Sims Mathew Skerl Emmett Slagle Cynthia Slayton Marshall Slayton Calvin Smith Cecil Smith Cynthia Smith Paul Smith Kathy Snow Jackie Sparks Brenda Sparrow Beth Spencer Roger Stephens Sallie Stephens Sheila Stephens Becky Stevens Daniel Stevens Karen Stevens Eric Stewart Doris Stovall Giles Stovall Vivian Stovall Mattie Strader Zandora Sutphin Frank Turman Juniors Russell-Turman 157 Donna Talbott Sandy Talbott Sherry Talbott Claude Talley Denise Taylor Karen Taylor Leon Terry Patricia Thaxton Emmis Thomas Dale Thompson Kathy Throckmorton Kenneth Throckmorton Wanda Throckmorton Loretta Traynham Marvis Trent Mark Trickey Gerald Tuck Mary Tuck Nancy Tuck Joseph Tucker Pam Tucker Gayle Tulloh Randy Tune Debra Vassar Wanda Vaughan Greg Wade Sandy Wade Dale Walker Debra Walker Richard Walker Hope Waller David Wallwork Sandra Waltman Wayne Ward Beth Ware Gladys Watkins Rhonda Wazeka Robby Wazeka Billy Weaver David Wehrenberg Tom Wells Donna White Wanda White Bobby Whitlow Jennifer Whitt Danny Wilborn Tim Wilborn Linda Wilborne Deborah Wilkins Jo Anne Wilkins Catherine Wilkenson Carolyn Williams High honor. Karen Shelton pins National Honor Society membership ribbons on Beth Spencer at the spring inductions for juniors. 158 Juniors Talbott-Williams Deena Williams Donna Williams Joyce Williams Olivia Williams Patricia Williams Sandra Williams Judy Williamson Larry Williamson Christopher Wilmouth Debra Wilmouth Sandra Wilmoth Timothy Wilmoth Charlie Wilson Cheryl Wilson Frank Wilson Jerry Woltz Dean Womack John Woma ck Mike Wood Hilda Woody Corwin Word Scott Worsham Barry Wright Valerie Wright There stood Carlene Membership in the Membership wait. Frank Godbold prepares the robe for new National Honor Society member Ann Edmunds A record 81 juniors were tapped into the society. National Honor Society doesn’t mean the same to everyone but to me it was one of the highest honors that I could have ever received in high school. All 81 of the new members, the largest group of inductees ever, were chosen on the basis of scholarship, leadership, service and character. There were mixed emotions among the juniors as all hoped and wished that they would be tapped. As I sat there on the second row from the iront, I watched as several of my friends were inducted. I kept hoping that I would be next. Then it happened; there stood Carlene Conner ready to pin on my ribbon. As she helped me into my robe, I was so proud and nervous it took a while to get the gown’s zipper up. We were all given the society’s constitution, after which we lighted candles and repeated the honor oath. After the assembly, we went to class proudly wearing our new ribbons for all to see. Juniors Williams-Younger 159 Campaign chores Sophomore officers. Elected by classmates are (seated) Jimmy Farmer, sergeant- at-arms; Bonita Moore, secretary; Carolyn Robinson, treasurer; (standing) Kenneth Leggett, vice- president; Betty Barker, president and Harvey Chambers, reporter. When I was asked to run for class president, my first words were, “Who, me? I can’t do that!’’ After I re¬ ceived encouraging comments from my friends, I was convinced that it might be a rewarding experience. And it was! Staying up to the wee hours of the night constructing posters and then making the daily rounds to repair or re¬ place them were campaign chores. The campaign speeches were video taped and it was unusual to listen to the playback in class and try not to blush when you stuttered on camera or rustled your note cards. When the election results were an¬ nounced, I sighed, smiled and realized I was now a responsible class officer. —Betty Barker Fay Abbott Sallie Adams Wanda Adams Earl Allen Jamce Allen Mike Allen William Allen Sharon Ambrose Brenda Anderson Jerome Anderson Regina Anderson Mary Lou Andrews Susan Arnold Lisa Atkinson Susan Averett John Bailey Linwood Bailey Shirley Ballou Stanley Ballou Tammy Barbour Betty Barker Alfred Barksdale Donna Barksdale Douglas Barksdale Samuel Barksdale Richard Bates Lisa Bayne Gary Beard James Bennett Larry Berkley Brenda Betts Victoria Beverly Mary Jane Bishop Donna Bomar Norman Bomar Steven Bomar Mary Lee Bostick Leonardo Boulden Lewis Bowling Hazel Boxley 160 Sophomores Abbott-Boxley Patricia Boyd Sarah Boyd Donna Bradley Algie Brandon Delphine Brandon Dorothy Brandon Willie Brandon Otis Brannon Marie Breedlove James Brewster Robin Briley Lona Brooks Sherman Brooks David Brown Larry Brown Preteasta Brown Verlie Brown Charlie Bruce Fernandez Bruce Jane Burnette Dorothy Burrell Bruce Butler Lisa Byerly Debra Byers Faith Byrd Fielding Cage Teresa Cage Sandra Calloway Stella Calloway Andrea Camp Sandy Campbell Clarence Canada Connie Canada Gail Canada Jo Ann Carden Sterling Carden Kevin Carper Andrew Carter Bert Carr Eva Carr Jack Carter Patty Carter Steve Carrington Celeste Carrington Phyllis Carrington Roger Cassada Mark Chalkley Harvey Chambers Lucille Chambers Darlene Chandler Odessa Chandler Brady Chappel Chris Chappell Frederick Chappell Rochelle Chappell Jasper Cheeks Calvin Cheeks David Childress Howard Childress Cynthia Childrey Lisa Childrey James Chism Barry Clark Timothy Clark Marvin Clay Tommy Clay Kathy Clements Tommy Coates David Cole Mark Cole Michael Cole Tommy Cole Sophomores Boyd-Cole 161 Donna Coleman Florence Coleman Forrest Coleman Gregory Coleman Joni Coleman Linda Coleman Patricia Coleman Gail Coles Judy Comer Tom Compton Beniamin Conner Helen Conner Johnny Conner Patricia Conner Raymond Conner Robin Conner Ronald Conner Dana Cook Darrell Crews Laurie Crews Mary Elsie Crews Michael Crews Susan Crews MaryT Crowder Valiria Cunningham Justin Dabbs Mark Dalton Aron Daniel Ruth Daniel Alecia Daniels James Davis Joann Davis Ronnie Davis Michael DeArmond Barry DeShazo Sandra Dismuke Barbara Dixon Carnell Dixon Iris Dixon James Dixon Maria Dixon Randy Dixon Diane Dodson Danny Dunaway Willis Dunn Jack Dunnavant Gordon Easley Rickey Easley 162 Sophomores Coleman-Easley Ella Edmonds John Edmonds Mary Edmonds Patricia Edmonds Daisy Edmondson Melva Edmondson Keith Edmunds Kelva Edmunds Mary Ann Elliott Steven Emory Cathy Epps Michael Epps Staley Epps Anthony Estes Mark Estes Amy Evans Fred Evans Wanda Evans Queen Fallen Robert Fallen James Farmer Janice Farrar Robert Farrar Steven Farrington Myra Faulkner Martha Featherstone Edward Ferrell Bobby Fisher Conald Fisher James Fisher Katherine Fisher Lillie Foster Like an old movie script It was like an old movie script. The young pitcher — call him Kenny Villines — comes in to start his very first game for the baseball team. And he hurls a no-hit, no-run game, the first sophomore to do so in the school’s Victory smile. Kenny Villines proudly displays the last baseball he used in his no-hit victory, the first ever to be pitched by a sophomore in the school ' s history. history. Only one Nottaway runner got on base in the 8-0 Halifax victory and that was by a fielder’s error. Kenny’s coach, Joe Hyatt, was, of course pleased, calling any no-hit game “almost a miracle.” What did Kenny think? “I was surprised, happy and thankful. I was surprised and happy that I pitched the no-hitter and thankful that the team backing me up played so well defensively. Without their help this sophomore wouldn’t have done so well.” Teresa Frakes Alan Francis David Francis Ellen Francis Grady Francisca Debra Frank Katherine Fuller Lawrence Fuller Sophomores Edmonds-Fuller 163 Three sophomore boys made up half of “Fantasy,” one of the bands performing in the annual Talent Show. They were Gary Miklos, Fred Evans and Jerry Noblin. “It’s hard performing before your friends,” guitarist and singer Jerry said, “but it was fun being in the show and it was a good chance for us to show a lot of people what we could do.” Sponsored by the Art Department, funds raised by the show were used to buy supplies for the art students. In addition to “Fantasy,” the show featured gymnasts, singers, soul bands, sketches and a fashion show staged by the clothing occupations classes of Mrs. Mildred Yancy. A good chance to perform Acid rock. Fantasy tests its sound at a Talent Show rehearsal. Band members are John Owen, Eugene Lee, Andy Hall, Gary Miklos, Fred Evans and Jerry Noblin. Jeffery Garber Janice Garner Paul Gentry Rosa Glenn Lachelle Goode Dennis Goods David Gordon Bobby Graves Cassie Gregory Dianne Gregory Dwayne Griles Teresa Griffin Ernest Gunter Jerry Guthrie Lester Guthrie Phillip Guthrie Stanley Guthrie Mildred Guy Dorothy Gwathney Debbie Hackney Marion Hackney Vicky Hackney Cheryl Haley Annette Hall Kathy Hall Arlene Hamlett Yvette Hamlett Linda Hammock Ronald Hammock Carl Hankins Donna Hardie Carl Hargrove Derrick Harris Robert Harris Brian Hart Kim Hastings Warren Hastings John Hatcher Harry Hayes Deborah Hazelwood 164 Sophomores Garber -Hazelwood Shelby Heath Samuel Helton Sharon Henderson Steven Henderson Susan Hickson Sharon Hill Stephen Hines Kenneth A Hodges Gilbert Holeman Donna Lynn Holt Frances Lynn Horton Gary Howard Randall Howard Brenda Hubbard Carolyn Hubbard Gail Hubbard Gloria Hubbard Linda Hubbard Sandra Huckaby Jeffery Hudson Darryl Hughes Bryant Hunt Micah Hunt Tanya Hunt Gary Ingram Deborah Irby Duane Irby Marie Irvin Diane Jackson Jacquetta Jackson Michael James Gloria Jeffress Dorothy Jennings Cynthia Jones Daisy Jones Gary Jones Leon Jones Patsy Jones Deloris Jordan Jill Jordan Pon Joseph Pamelia King Betty Kirby Linda Kirby Gerald Lacks Kimberly Lacy Teresa Langford Louis Lassiter William Lawson Neal Lee Kenneth Leggett Grover Leigh James R Lester Judy Lewis Michael Link Sophomores Heath-Link 165 Angela Lipford Marvin Lipford Donna Lloyd Mark Lloyd Ricky Lloyd Donna Loftis Florence Logan Gladys Logan Larry Logan Lisa Logan Patricia Logan Remta Logan Dean Long Earl Long William J Long. Jr Angela Lowery Brenda Lowery David Lutz Mark McBride Annette McCargo Matthew McCargo Darlene McCormick Doug McCormick Andrea McCraw Yvonne McCraw William McGhee Ann McLaughlin Shelia Malone Thomas Mapp Ronald Marable Ronnie Marable Michael Marshall Judy Martin Raleigh Martin Charles Mason Melvin Matze Debbie Mays Gary Miklos David Miles Judy Miles Debra Miller William Miller Zondie Miller Cynthia Mitchell Darryl Mitchell Doyle Mitchell Barbra Moore Bonita Moore Clifton Morris Shelia Moss David Myer Judy Myers 166 Sophomores Lipford-Myers Deborah Nelson Janet Nelson William Nelson Gary New Sandy Newton Sarah Newton Nancy Nichols Vernon Norfleet Annie Overby Anne Owen Dale Owen Peggy Owen Raymond Owen Timothy Owen Annie Owens Donald Palmer Janet Pannell Ella Patrick Otis Patrick Mike Patterson Cynthia Penick Thomas Penick James Perkins Janet Perkins Shelby Pleasant Sandra Plenty Audria Poindexter Marlene Poindexter Kathy Pollard Darryl Pool Larry Poole John Powell Campaign captains Heading up the YMCA membership campaign was Dr. L. M. Venable. He was assisted by six adult teams and three youth teams, two of whom were captained by sophomores Don Joseph and Fielding Cage. Their duties consisted of gathering membership fees and encouraging their team members to do the same. They made periodic reports to Dr. Venable on the success of the drive, which had a goal Campaign check. Dr. Lacy Venable checks a wall chart to see how team captains Don Joseph and Fielding Cage are doing in the YMCA membership drive. of $14,800. “The drive was very important,” Don said, “because we wanted to get as much student participation as possible in the Y’s great programs.” Ski trips, boating, swimming in the summer and basketball were just some of the activities students enjoyed at the local YMCA. Timothy Powell Debbie Prevett Susan Puckett Deloris Puryear Veronna Powell Douglas Pridgen Thomas Pulliam John Puryear Sophomores Nelson-Puryearl 67 Cornelia Palmer Michael Ragland Leon Ragsdale Phyllis Ragsdale Lisa Ramsey Charles Ratliff Hurshell Ray Edward Reagan Terry Reagan Shirley Reed Donna Regar Patrick Rhoden Brenda Rice Darlene Richardson Ronald Rickman John Ridgeway Ronnie Ridgeway Debra Robertson Carolyn Robinson Lori Rodriquez Barbra Rose Jerri Rose Toni Ross Deborah Rowland Mary Royal Sylvia Royal Brenda Satterfield Joan Satterfield Sandra Satterfield Steve Satterfield Connie Saunders Joyce Saunders Mark Saunders Randy Saunders Sarah Saunders Vivian Schreffler Aubrey Scott Cheri Scott McKinley Scott Robert Schier William Scott Susan Scribner Albert Seamon Daniel Seamster Susan Seamster Robert Seat Cheryl Shaver Abby Shealy Cathy Short Randall Sibley Daniel Sizemore Sarah Slayton Angela Smart Amy Smith Clifton Smith Deborah Smith Denetra Smith William Smith Dennis Snead Edward Snead Kenneth Snead Lance Snead Mark Snead Michael Snead Mary Spangler Susan Spell 168 Sophomores Palmer-Spell Vickie Spencer Melvin Stephens Wanda Stone Debra Talley Thomas Thaxton Lynn Spencer Mary Stephens Robert Stone Sandy Sydnor Wanda Terry Debra Stallings Ruth Stephens Patricia Stovall Edith Talley Kathy Thomas A late starting record breaker Carolyn Winning stretch. Setting a new school record for girls, Carolyn Robinson heaves the shot 35 ft., 3 4 inches. Robinson is a record breaker, even though she is a late starter. The sophomore track star missed the first two meets but in the last two, she broke the school’s record in the shot put event. In the last meet of the regular season she set a mark of 35 ft., 3 4 inches, breaking the school record she had set in the previous meet. Carolyn was also the only girl on the team to go to the regional and state meets. She placed second in the district and fourth in the regional. These performances qualified her for the state event, where she did not place. “Even though I didn’t place in the state meet, participating on that level was the biggest thrill of my track season,” she said. As a sophomore and a first-year member of the girls’ track team, Carolyn should have time for many more thrills. Richard Thompson Dannie Thorpe John Thorpe Linda Thompson Mark Thompson Presley Thompson Ethan Stanfield Mark Stevens Bobby Strader Cynthia Taylor Rebecca Thomas Wanda Stanfield Joanne Stone Perry Sydnor Ida Terry Gayle Thomason Cheryl Throckmorton Dean Throckmorton Judy Throckmorton Sophomores Spencer-Throckmorton 169 Roadside picnic. Sophomores Leonardo Powell and Micah Hunt picnic along with other Comet musicians on one of the band ' s stops on its way to its performance at Walt Disney World. Kathy Throckmorton Phyllis Throckmorton Wanda Throckmorton Dennis Tillman Michael Torain Sandra Traynham Diana Trent Ralph Tuck Randy Tuck Vickie Tuck Victor Tuck Clarence Tucker Larry Tucker Rosa Tucker Anne Tunstall Martin Tusing Marshall Tysinger James Vaughan John Vaughan Rebecca Vaughan Kenny Villines Tony Villines Brenda Walker Cheryl Walker Janet Walker Prince Wallace Wanda Wallen Evelyn Waller Charles Waltman Vonnie Walton Caroline Watkins Nancy Watts Debbie West Stanley Whitt Patsy Wilborn Forrest Wilbourne Amy Wilburn Alvin Williams Bernard Williams Darzell Williams 1 70 Sophomores Throckmorton-Williams Traditional prom chore ® f Vi o i r r] afoc rl : Juniors, seniors and their dates danced to the prom’s Bicentennial “By Dawn’s Early Light’’ theme, but it was the sophomores and their homeroom sponsors who had to clean up the gym and lobby the next day. Annrnximatelv 40 soDhomores turned Saturday chore. Ten a m. rolls around early for sophomore Shelby Heath and Sara Saunders and their sponsor Mrs. Martha Avery as they help to clear away the last remnants of the prom the night before. out for the class’s traditional chore of clearing away what remained of the prom’s decorations. After sweeping away the last bits of red, white and blue paper, pulling thousands of staples from the bleachers and placing all the cafeteria furniture in its correct place, the sophomores left the gym with only a memory of its music-filled, glamorous night before. It takes days to create a prom but only a couple of hours to erase it. Donna Williams Katherine Williams Landron Williams Ray Williams Sandra Williams Cheryl Wilson Ernest Wilson Sammy Wilson Stephen Woltz Anna Womack Annette Womack Donna Womack James Womack Kevin Wood Venessa Woodey Susan Woody Timothy Woosley Teresa Wray Sharon Wright Teresa Wright Vanessa Wright j Sophomores Williams-Younger 171 First diploma. The initial hand shake of graduation night goes from Mr. Udy C Wood, superintendent of schools, to Bill Abbott. Mr. Wood presents all di¬ plomas, assisted by Principal Dr. L.M. Venable. Policy pose. The Board of Control approves policy for the high school They are (seated) Dr. George Chappell; Mr. W.W. Wilkins, chairman; (standing) Mr. Garland Childrey; Mr. Keith Overstreet and Mr. Chestley Hargrove. 172 Board of Control Mr. Julian Harrison Director of Transportation Everyone had to tighten his budget It came like a speeding bullet and ricocheted through the school system. A five per cent cut in state educational funds to localities was decreed by Gov. Mills E. Godwin because anticipated revenues from state taxes did not materialize. Everyone had to tighten his belt and his budget. This problem was the major one that faced the School Board and the Board of Control during the year. Should athletic and other extra¬ curricular activities be curtailed? Should teaching positions be eliminated? Should instructional materials be rationed? Would the Board of Supervisors appropriate additional local funds to cover the state loss? As winter came, the School Board wrestled with those questions. The supervisors did not come through with more funds so budget savings were effected. The most notable of these was the not hiring of substitutes for regular teachers when they needed to be absent. Teachers gave up planning periods and patrons in the community stepped in to man the classrooms. Budget emphasis continued into the spring. Members of the central staff and principals attended meetings in the different areas of the county to explain the budget for the coming year and to answer any questions that patrons had about school matters. “These meetings were most beneficial and answered a real need,” one school official said. Money matters were not the only concern of the School Board. Noting the low reading scores of the area’s students, the Board chose reading development as the emphasis for the year’s instructional program. They also reinstated semester exams for the junior and senior high schools. Both patrons and students requested the change since they felt that the no-exam policy was a disadvantage for students who were going to college. Board of Control 173 ‘Dr. V’ calls roll once more The bell sounded and students worked eagerly to finish their last night’s home¬ work. Unnoticed, a man walked into the room and sat down at the teacher’s desk. He smiled because of the discussion which was going on between the stu¬ dents. “What’s number seven?’’ one pan¬ icked pupil wanted to know. Dr. L.M. Venable replied, “There’s no need to worry about that. Tha home¬ work is not due until tomorrow. The teachers has left some class work for you to do today on the board. Now, let’s get started.” A brave but discreet student asked, “Where’s the substitute?” Dr. Venable laughingly replied, “I am the substitute.” At first the above was a rare oc¬ curence, but after Governor Godwin cut five percent of the state’s education budget, some changes had to be made to reduce the cost of running HCSH. In the beginning, the students were told that all night activities including the basketball games had to be cancelled. The chance for the state championship was thought to be hopeless. However, in order to re¬ tain the night activities, the principal and vice-principals went back into the classroom to substitute, as well as the teachers who gave up their planning period to fill in for an absent teacher. Not only were the administration and faculty called upon, but Mr. Udy C. Wood and his staff were also asked to substitute. All of the administrators were called on at least once. When asked for his opinion, Dr. Venable stated, “I would rather do this than cut back on night activities at the school. I enjoy getting back into the class¬ room.” Principal turned cop? To aid the buses and motor¬ ists. Dr L.M. Venable directs traffic and allows the buses to pull into the school. The Sheriffs Department usually did this job. but failed to show. 174 HCSH administration Flipping and talking. While Vice-principal Mr Larry Clark flips through a book, he chats with a student about his schedule Mr Clark had the headache cans ing job of rearranging students’ schedules in order to fit their needs Keeping time. Vice-principal Mr. Harry Wilson re¬ cords the time of all incoming buses in the morning Aside from this duty, he kept check on all bus drivers and buses. || “Sift HCSH administration 175 Teachers help willing students On his way. Coach Tyrone Powell leaves the driver ' s education tower enroute to Comet baseball practice. Coach Powell devotes his free time to the Comet team. Always busy. Working with the Hoffman Reading Program keeps Mrs Pamela Latt occupied all day; her only break is for lunch. Developmental reading All teachers care about their students, but there are some special teachers who even sacri¬ ficed their planning periods for their students’ benefit. Mrs. Pamela Latt, Mrs. Eva Crews and Mrs. Shirley Ingram were such teachers. These teachers were involved in a federally funded reading pro¬ gram known as the Hoffman Reading Program. The teaching methods concerned with this program were unique. Candy bars and tickets to games were given as rewards for exceptional improvement. Mrs. Latt explained, “The students could earn candy bars for com¬ pleting a unit and tickets to games or assemblies if they had a good record of improvement.” The Hoffman Program involved two processes. The first of these was an audio-visual method. In this stage, a student listened to a story on an album while reading along. After listening to the album, the student read a story on a similar subject and studied the vocabulary. Then he moved on to the second process known as HELPS, which utilized the language arts stressing written work. Mrs. Latt stressed the dif¬ ferences in remedial and develop¬ mental reading. She explained, “in remedial reading, a student is working at his own level which is usually below his own grade, but in developmental read¬ ing, a student can be on any level, and he must have the ability to improve.” Because of these teachers’ efforts, many students were able to improve their reading level. 176 Faculty Mrs, Freeda Akers: Shorthand, Busi¬ ness Education Department Chairman Mr. James Albright: ICT 11, 12, VICA Adviser Mrs. Wanda Albright: English 11 Mr. George Anderson: Agriculture III Mrs. Martha Avery: P.E. 10, 11-12, Gymnastics and Girls ' Track Coach Mrs. Corlys Ballou: English 10 Miss Bessie Bandy: English 10, Reading Improvement Mrs. Nancy Barden: Drama, English 11. Play Director Mr. Thomas Berry: Government, JV Football Coach Miss Helen Blow: Business Mathe¬ matics, General Business Mr. Andrew Bohanon: Audio visuals Director Mr. Archie Bohanon: DE I, DE III. DEC A Adviser Mrs. Elizabeth Brade: Typing I Mrs. Elodia Brade: Guidance Miss Mary Brooks: Algebra II, Plane Geometry, National Honor Society Adviser Mrs. Deborah Burchette: Special Education Mr. Robah Burke: Metal Working, Manufacturing Mr. James Burton: Drafting Mr. Frank Burwell: Art I Mr. Maurice Bush: Black Studies Mr. Charlie Cage: English 10 Mr. James Cardwell: Agriculture I, II. Agriculture Department Chairman Mrs. Anne Cochran: P.E. 10, Girls ' Tennis Coach, Girls ' Volleyball Coach Mrs. Helen Coleman: General Business. Business Math Faculty Ak-Co 177 Mrs. Ann Conner: English 12, English Department Chairman Mrs. Nancy Conner: PSC Geometry, Math 10. FTA Adviser Miss Suzanne Creasey: Special Education, Special Olympics Chairman Mr. John Crittenden: P.E. 10, 11-12, Assistant Varsity Football Coach, JV Basketball Coach Mrs. Thelma Crowder: Librarian. Hi-Y Club Adviser. Tri-Hi-Y Club Adviser Mrs. Annie Daniel: Home Economics II. Home Economics III Mrs. Willie Daniel: Recordkeeping. Clerical Office Practice, FBLA Adviser Mrs. Tammy Daniels: American History, World History, FTA Adviser Mrs. Mary Davis: Consumer Chemistry, Physical Science, Science Department Chairman Mr. Patrick Davis: American History, Government Mrs. Elizabeth Dawson: Family Living Mr. David Dunn: English 10. Galaxy Adviser Mr. Elvin Dyer: P.E. 10, Assistant Varsity Basketball Coach, Assistant Track Coach Miss Diane Eberly: Biology Mrs. Carolyn Elliot: Biology Miss Cheryle Ferguson: Biology Mr. Richard Fitz: Journalism I, Jour¬ nalism II, Star Adviser, Haliscope Adviser Mrs. Mary Fletcher: Recordkeeping, Bookkeeping, FBLA Adviser Miss Margie Ford: English 10 Miss Barbara Gilbert: French I, II. Ill, IV, Spanish I, French Club Mrs. Glennis Greenwood: Clothing Management, Marriage and the Family, Food Management, Child Development, Home Economics Department Chairman FHA Adviser Mrs. Barbara Haugh: Guidance Miss Mildred Henderson: Algebra I. Algebra II Mr. Robert Holmes: Refresher Math 178 Faculty Co-Da Teachers do more than teach Leader needed “Teach.” This is the usual re¬ sponse to the question: “What do teachers do?” However, instructing classes was not the only job all teachers had. Many teachers also sponsored clubs and coached teams. For example, Mrs. Nancy Barden, speech and drama teacher, had four extra responsibilities as she was the sponsor of the Drama Club and the Broadcasting Club, the play director and the forensics coach. As the Drama Club leader, she had to be present at all the meetings for guidance and supervision. Mrs. Barden assisted the Broadcasting Club by listening to their tapes; and as the forensics coach, she selected the participants, helped them choose selections and coached them. Probably the most time consuming task was directing the school plays. Mrs. Barden read plays during the summer to find suitable ones to be presented by the drama students. She was in charge of di¬ recting each play that the stu¬ dents performed. Mrs. Barden en¬ joyed her extra jobs and volun¬ teered to do them because “stu¬ dents who want to participate can’t without a leader.” Mrs. Barden was typical of many teachers who served above and beyond the call of duty. Others like her gave their time to train and coach teams, sponsor clubs such as the Hi-Y, and even to chaperone dances. To many teachers, these extra activities were only an extension of their teaching duties. Talent scouts. Judging participants in play tryouts was just another function of some teachers such as Mr. Gary Waynick. Mrs. Nancy Barden, Mr. Richard Fitz and Mrs. Rebecca Ramsey. Faculty Dy-Ho 179 Celebration for America and Mr. Zamora Bicentennial citizen July 4 was an important day in the nation’s history, but what is significant about July 5? For Mr. Pedro Zamora, Spanish teacher, July 5 was a momentous day because he became a citizen of the United States. As part of the Bicentennial celebration, naturalization cere¬ monies were held at Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s home, on July 5. Mr. Zamora got there early, so he sat around for three hours waiting to hear President Ford speak. The ceremony lasted about one hour and then about 100 new citizens from Virginia were given lunch and intro¬ duced to President Ford, Governor Mills Godwin, several senators and Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell. Mr. Zamora’s impression of the presi¬ dent was that he was “very humble.” Mr. Zamora said, ‘‘He may have been looking for votes, but I don’t really thing so. He seemed very sincere. He’s a nice guy,” he added. ‘‘He kept thanking people.” The entire experience was appro¬ priate for the Bicentennial year; and for Mr. Zamora, becoming a citi¬ zen of the United States at the home of the man who wrote the Declaration of Independence was quite an honor. Historic smile. One of the notable events of the Bicentennial celebration was the granting of citizenship to new Americans at Monticello. July 5. Mr. Pedro Zamora, Spanish teacher, became a citizen on that historic occasion. 180 Faculty Ho-Pe miiiiin Mrs. Eunice Holt: American History, Majorettes ' Sponsor, Jr.-Sr. Prom Sponsor Mr. Terry Holt: American History, Majorettes ' Sponsor, Jr.-Sr. Prom Sponsor Mrs. Emily Martin: Biology Miss Frances Mitchell: P.E. 10, Girls ' Physical Education Department Chairman, Basketball Coach Mr. Joseph Hyatt: Guidance, Baseball Coach Mr. John Johnston: Algebra III, Trigonometry, Introductory Analysis. Algebra I, Math Department Chairman Mr. William Moore: ICT 11, ICT 12, Cheerleading Sponsor, VICA Adviser Mrs. Rose Murray: Guidance, Medical Careers Club Adviser Mr. Currie Lacks: Agriculture Shop Mrs. Raynell Lantor: Guidance Department Chairman Mrs. Catherine Overstreet: Biology Mr. George Paige: Woodworking, World of Construction, Industrial Arts Department Chairman Mrs. Pamela Latt: Reading Consultant Mr. David Lawson: American History Mr. Leon Palmer: General Business, Recordkeeping Mr. Wayne Palmer: Agriculture IV, V, FFA Adviser Mr. Wayne Lloyd: Driver Education Department Chairman. Varsity Basketball Coach Mrs. Lissie McClam: Art III. IV, Art Department Chairman Mrs. Martha Penick: English 11 Mr. Randolph Perry: Special Education, Wrestling Coach Mr. John Marsella: Biology, Assistant Wrestling Coach Mr. Bristol Martin: Driver Education. Track Coach Mr. Tyrone Powell: Driver Education, Assistant Baseball Coach Miss Shiann Price: English 12, National Honor Society Sponsor Insistent index. With curved index finger, Mrs. Bess Dawson calls to one of the students who participated in the Special Education Olympics Mr. Wilton Ragland: Attendance Counselor Mrs. Rebecca Ramsey: English 11, Assistant Play Director Mr. Ronald Ramsey: P.E. 11-12, Boys ' Physical Education Department Chairman, Assistant Varsity Football Coach, Assistant Track Coach Mr. Sam Riddle: D.E. I. D.E. II, DECA Adviser Miss Victoria Riley: English 11, English 12 Mr. Frederick Stafford: P.E. 10, Cross- Country Coach Mr. Coleman Starnes: Government. Head Varsity Football Coach Mrs. Lynda Starnes: Government. Sociology, Economics Mr. Samuel Stephens: Math 10 Miss Adell Stokes: English 11 Miss Julia Tuck: World Geography. World History, Social Studies Department Chairman Mr. Thomas Vanney: American History, Boys ' Tennis Coach Mr. Carolyn Wagner: English 12 Mr. Don Waldo: Government, SCA Sponsor Mr. Robert Wall: Stage Band, Camerata, Advanced Band, Mixed Chorus, Music Department Chairman, Comettes ' Sponsor Miss Evella Watkins: Biology Mr. Gary Waynick: Latin I, II, III, IV, Latin Club Adviser. Medical Explorers A,dviser Mrs. Mary White: Typing I, II Mrs. Ann Whitehurst: Family Living, Food Management, Child Development Mrs. Virginia Whitlock: English 12 Mrs. Norman Whitted: Typing I Mrs. Edna Wilkerson: Librarian Mrs. Kathryn Wilson: Algebra I. Plane Geometry Miss Sally Wilson: English 10. World Literature 182 Faculty Ra-Wi To the majority of students, teach¬ ing probably seems to be an easy, rather unexciting profession. However, members of this notable profession know exactly how much time and effort is consumed in just one normal school day. American history teacher Mr. Terry Holt on a day in late May would serve as a good example. He arrived at 8 a.m. Once he entered his classroom, he grad¬ ed any makeup work lying around and reviewed his daily lesson for presen¬ tation. Then Mr. Holt spent about 10 minutes giving individualized instruc¬ tion to a student. As the majorettes’ sponsor, he had to discuss some plans abou t Awards Day with them. From 8:20 to 9:00, he had door duty and supervision of halls. The 9 o’clock bell rang; first period began with the checking of attendance. As this particular day was test day for Mr. Holt’s American history classes, he first answered any last minute questions and then gave their test and supervised the testing. During homeroom, Mr. Holt checked the roll and listened to the day’s an¬ nouncements. His second and third period classes usually had the same work as his first period class: a test. Mr. Holt had planning period during fourth period. He usually took only twenty minutes of “A” lunch for eating; he then worked on his afternoon class plans. He also had another short con¬ ference with a student before he made out lesson plans for the next day. His fifth and sixth period classes usually ran on the same schedule. On this particular day, he bagan the class discussion by orally reviewing the previous day’s lesson. His informal lecture covering the 1920-30’s pro¬ duced questions from students which led to a classroom discussion. At the end of each period, he made an assign¬ ment for the next day. After sixth period, Mr. Holt had another student conference before he left school at 3:40. However, his school work did not end with his leaving the building. That evening, from 7:00 to 8:30 he began grading papers. He worked from 8:30 to 9:10 making out a test for the next day. He resumed grading papers at 9:30 and finally finished at 10:40. He then prepared the final plans for the next day’s lesson. Mr. Holt’s school worked stopped at 11:15. One day in the life of a teacher No easy job Desk top teaching. U S history teacher. Mr Terry Holt, stops his lecture on the causes of the Civil War long enough to listen to a student ' s question Miss Frances Woltz: Head Librarian Mrs. Mildred Yancy: Clothing Occupations, FHA Adviser, HERO Adviser Mr. Pedro Zamora: Spanish I, II, III, IV, Foreign Language Department Chairman, Spanish Club Mr. LeanderZook: Science 10, Chemistry, Physics Faculty Wo-Z 183 Without them we’d be inefficient, dirty, hungry Custodians. (Front row): Mr Gary Clark, Mr. Amos Jones. Mr Michael Clark, (back row): Mr. Briggs Garland. Mr. Herman Waltman, Mr. Paul Bruce and Mrs. Nonie Clark. • « m� r rttmf pt- 1 TL.;- 1 a. ynwii i r MR r ■ W — ' %■ | P - | - r “J � j Ik yi Office workers. Secretaries include (seated) Mi Carol Howerton. Miss Mary Breeden, Mrs. Virgin Carter (standing) Mrs. Gale Walker. Mrs Antionet Satterfield. Mrs. Marilyn Overby and Miss Bonnie Thom. 184 Service staffs Cafeteria staff. (Standing) Mrs. Nora Clark, man¬ ager; Mrs. Faye Wilbourne; Mrs. Brenda Webster; Mrs. Eva Bates; Mrs. Novella Clay; Mrs. Jearleen Hower¬ ton; (seated) Mrs. Catherine Gosney; Mrs. Adell Conner; Mrs. Charlotte Holt; Mrs Elvira Hower¬ ton; Mrs. Anna Moorman; Mrs. Emily Woody and Mrs. Agnes Anderson. Probably an almost thankless and mis¬ understood job is being a member of the secretarial, custodial, or cafeteria staffs. Secretaries don’t sit in their air- conditioned offices and drink coffee all day long and get up only to write an unexcused admission slip. The secre¬ taries have responsiblities in con¬ trast to what most students think. On a typical day, secretaries type memos and let¬ ters for principals, answer the phone, greet visitors, file papers and aid teachers and students in any way they can. The appearance of the school is cer¬ tainly important. That’s why there is a custodial staff to “groom” the school inside and out. They clean, polish floors, mow and clip hedges. This staff keeps the school up to par in clean¬ liness. Most visitors here claim they have never seen a twenty-three year old building in such good shape. Where’s my food? The cafeteria staff feeds all of the hungry students that stand in those long lines each day. The working cafeteria staff also has the re¬ sponsibility of preparing other meals for special events held at the school. What would the school be like without these devoted people? Less efficient, dirtier and hungrier. Last duties. Mrs. Jean Hunter of the library staff checks to see if all the books are in order as the school year ends. Service staffs 185 Gazette Furniture — Carpets Pictures — Mirrors — Lamps Watkins Furniture, Inc. “The Williamsburg of South Boston, Va.” Telephone: 575-7107 “We Service What We Sell.” STEVENS MUSIC and APPLIANCE CO., INC. Maytag 520 Main St. South Boston, Va. 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South Boston, Virginia Ads 187 The SC A: helping students enjoy becoming involved in their school Elections Assemblies Dances Dances 188 SCAad COLOPHON The “Haliscope” was printed by Del- mar Printing Company, Charlotte, N.C. The sales representative was Mr. Max Ward. The lithographed cover was designed by Lisa Carden. The body type used throughout the book is Melior; caption type is Univers. Body type is 10 pt. and captions, 8 pt. A variety of headline type was used in varying sizes in keeping with the general magazine design of the book. The paper stock is Mountie Matte. The staff would like to acknowledge the assistance of the “Gazette-Virginian” and the “News-Record” for most of the sports pictures and some of the sports stats. The help of Dr. Venable, vice- principals, teachers, custodians and, especially, the librarians and Mr. Bohannon of the Audio-Visual Depart¬ ment is appreciated. The “Haliscope” is a member of the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, National Scholastic Press Association, Southern Inter-Scholastic Press Associa¬ tion and the Virginia High School League. Editor-in-chief: Lisa Carden Student Life: Eva Dillard, Charlotte Crews, Kate Mapp, Bonita Oakley, Delma Hodges, Dawn Rogers, Nancy Caldwell, Donna Talbott, Janet Hailey, Sandy Talbott, Nina Davis, Jenny Morgan, Becky Riddle. Sports: Marshall Slayton, Forrest Nichols, Ed Owens, Eric Newton, Melba Delaware, Steve Henderson, Dianne Banks, David Francis, Donna Talbott, Treva Clark, James Martin, Hill Felton, Andy Hall, David Wallwork. Academics: Jill Lacy, Becky Stevens, Dawn Rogers, Leon Carter, Deborah Bowen, Bonita Moore, Janet Clements, Cathy Collins. Organizations: Anthony Powell, Peggy Chappell, Theresa Fisher. People: Becky Riddle, Daren McCraw, Wayne Powell, Martha Murphy, Nancy Caldwell, Ann McLaughlin, Becky Stevens, Diane Hill, Janet Hailey, Sandy Talbott, Rhonda Rottler, Debbie Mize. Advertising: Pam Cole. Photographers: Joe Chandler, Cary Shelton, Robert Overstreet, Andy Hall, Jill Lacy, Ann McLaughlin, Randy Avery. Adviser: Mr. Richard Fitz. STAFF 76 Colophon, staff 189 Try finding it in the index A Abbott, James A. Ill 150 Abbott, Jeoneen Fay 160 Abbott. William A. 31,120,172 Acting 92 Adams. Barbara 150 Adams. Curtis J. 150 Adams. Elizabeth H. 70,71,72,150 Adams, Sallie Wade 160 Adams, Timothy Scott 150 Adams, Wanda Carlene 160 Adams, Wayne Louis 120 Adkins, Mark A. 150 Administration 174 Akers, Mrs. Freeda 177 Albert, Raymond Lee 120 Albright, Mr. James 117,177 Albright, Mrs. Wanda 177 Allen. Earl James 63, 160 Allen, Janice Lucille 160 Allen, Judith Elaine 11,64,73,150 Allen, Michael Dean 160 Allen, William T. 160 Ambrose, Sharon Ann 160 Anderson, Anthony D. 150 Anderson, Mrs. Agnes 185 Anderson, Brenda S. 160 Anderson, Daniel C. 120 Anderson, Mr. George 177 Anderson, Jerome 160 Anderson, Lander G. 120 Anderson, Regina D. 160 Anderson, Sharon D. 120 Andrews, Moly Lou 160 Andrews, Nancy C. 120 Armistead, Kenneth 150 Arnold, Susan D. 160 Assemblies 26 Atkinson, Lisa C. 160 Austin, Franklin E. 120 Averett, Susan L. 160 Avery, Mrs. Martha 73,98,177 B Bailey, Charles E. 120 Bailey. Daryl M. 150 Bailey, John C. 160 Bailey, Linwood J. 160 Bailey, Robert L. 120 Bales, Jesse L. 16,31,46,49,120 Ballou, Mrs. Corlys 177 Ballou, James 150 Ballou, Shirley M. 160 Ballou, Stanley J. 160 Band 106 Bandy, Barry B. 120 Bandy, Miss Bessie 177 Bandy, Michael W. 150 Bane, Ronnie D. 121 Bane, William L. 121 Banks, Diane E. 68,69,121,149 Banks, Patrice E. 30,121 Barbour, Calvin E. 121 Barbour, Cynthia E. 121 Barbour, Judy Ann 121 Barbour, Leonard L. 52 Barbour, Sarah A. 121 Barbour, Tammy G. 160 Barden, Daniel W. 113,150 Barden, Mrs. Nancy 23,177,179 Barker, Betty B. 24,25,72,160,198 Barker, Darryl A. 150 Barksdale, Alfred C. 160 Barksdale. Annie M. 121 Barksdale, Donna L. 160 Barksdale, Douglas 160 Barksdale, Eddie M. 46,47,115,150 Barksdale, Harvey B. 150,199 Barksdale. James H. 121 Barksdale, Jesse R. 46.63,150 Barksdale. Robbin M. 121 Barksdale, Robert F. 121 Barksdale, Samuel 160 Barnett, Daniel Jr. 150 Baseball 74 Basketball 56 Bates, Charles A. 121 Bates. Mrs. Eva 185 Bates. Richard W. 160 Bates. Rickey 85 Bates, Tammy A 121 Bates. Tracy A, 121 Bauldwin, Linda A. 121 Baynes. Lisa K 160 Beard, Gary W. 160 Beck. Beverly J. 150 Being Together 30 Benassi, Anne C. 71,100,101,121. 124.139 Benner, Heidi A. 150 Bennett. James H 60.61.160 Berkley. Larry W 160 Berry, Mr. Thomas 51,177 Betts. Beverly J. 100.121 Betts. Brenda A 160 Beverly, Jerrie E 150 Beverly, Victoria 160 Billingslea, Susan 150 Bishop, Lilly J. 121 Bishop, Mary Jane 160 Black, Romona 150 Blanks, Conway M. 43,121 Blanks, Mary E. 150 Bliss, Janet K. 121 Blount, Wanda G. 16,115,121 Board of Control 172 Bomar, Donna C. 160 Bomar, Norman K. 160 Bomar, Stephen M. 121 Bomar, Steven P. 160 Booker, David M. 52,55,150 Bostick, Mary L. 22,73,160 Boulden, Leonardo 160 Bowen, Connie D. 150 Bowen, Deborah I. 97,150 Bowen, Lisa D. 121 Bowen, Ronnie D. 150 Bowling, Lewis E. 160 Bowman, Debbie J. 150 Bowman, Della O. 21, 150 Bowman, Garrie E. 150 Bowman, Gerald W. 122 Bowman, Mattie 68, 122 Boxley, Earnest G. 122 Boxley, Hazel B. 160 Boxley. Wilhemina 150 Boyd, Clarence S. 150 Boyd, Kathy 122 Boyd, Loovener 122 Boyd, Patricia A. 161 Boyd, Rickey L. 122 Boyd, Ruby Virginia 150 Boyd, Sarah A. 161 Bradbury, John 150 Brade, Elizabeth 7,177 Brade, Elodia 177 Bradley, Donna S. 161 Bradsher, Patricia 122 Brame, Kenneth E. 150 Brandon, Algie N. 161 Brandon, Barbara J. 122 Brandon, Brenda D. 150 Brandon, Delphine E. 161 Brandon, Dorothy P. 161 Brandon, Drake 151 Brandon, Edward 151 Brandon, Frances M. 151 Brandon, Janice M. 151 Brandon, Jean 98 Brandon, Linwood 122 Brandon, Marlon R. 46,52 Brandon, Vanessa 151 Brandon, Willie 161 Brannon, Otis 161 Breeden, Miss Mary 184 Breedlove, Cindy K. 103,109,151 Breedlove, Marie A. 161 Brewster, Breeden, Miss Mary 184 Breedlove, Cindy K. 103,109,151 Breedlove, Marie A. 161 Brewster, James B. 161 Briley, Robin L. 161 Brizendine, Danny R. 151 Brizendine, Linda 122 Brogden, Ricky A. 151 Brooks, Clyde S. 122 Brooks, Gregory E. 151 Brooks, Lena F. 161 Brooks, Miss Mary 177 Brooks, Sherman S. 161 Brooks, Shirley M. 151 Brown, David W. 161 Brown, Eddie 46,59 Brown, Frederick 151 Brown, Larry J. 161 Brown, Preteasta A. 161 Brown, Randy K. 151 Brown, Virile A. 161 Bruce, Calvin L. 122 Bruce, Charlie J. 46,61,161 Bruce. Fernandez O. 161 Bruce, Mr. Paul 184 Burch, John B. 122 Burchette, Mrs. Deborah 177 Burchley, Larry 52 Burke, Mr. Robah 177 Burkholder, Terry 10,46,151 Burnette, Jane 161 Burnette. Jeffery 151 Burnette, Jill 151 Burnette. Joyce 122 Burrell, Dorothy 161 Burrell, Larry 56,58,59,122 Burton, Barbara J. 151 Burton, Danette G. 122 Burton, Donald G. 122 Burton, Mr. James 177 Burton, Robert B. 122 Burwell, Mr. Frank 177 Bush, Mr. Maurice 177 Buster, Lucille E. 151 Butler III, Bernard 122 Butler. Donald B. 161 Byerly, Lisa 70,71,72.161 Childrey, Michael C. 151 Chism, James F. 161 Christmas 20 Church, Edwin N. 46,151 Claiborne, Alvin B. 52 Claiborne, Barbara 124 Clark, Barry L. 161 Clark, Claude R. 192 Clark, Debbie Rose 151 Clark, Mr. Gary 184 Clark, George T. 124 Clark, Jackie P. 124 Clark, Mr. Larry 20,36,174 Clark, Mark F. 151 Clark, Mr. Michael 184 Clark, Mrs. Nonie 184 Clark, Mrs. Nora 185 Clark, Rita 151 Clark, Ryland O. 75,77,151 Clark, Savannah S. 151 Clark, Timothy M. 124 Clark, Timothy 24,161 Clark, Treva D. 110,151 Clarke, Timothy L. 161 Class Day 40 Clauden, Jerome I. 151 Claughton, Jerome O. 124 Clay, Danny R. 151 Clay, Marvin E. 161 Clay, Mrs. Novella 185 Clay, Rosa O. 151 Clay, Tommy 161 Clay, Wanda L. 151 Clements, Janet L. 124 Clements, Kathy L. 161 Club Gallery 112 Coates, Tommy P. 161 Cochran, Mrs. Anne 71,72,99,177 Cole, David E. 161 Cole, George T. 151 Cole, Joey E. 46,74,75,77,151,180 Cole, Mark W. 161 Cole, Mary A. 125 Cole, Michael 80,161 Cole, Michael A. 46,49,50,151 Cole, Pamela L. 151,153 Cole, Ricky D. 124 Cole, Terry C. 151 Cole, Thomas W. 161 Byers, Debra V. 161 Byers, Sherri Lee 122 Byrd, Carolyn A. 123 Byrd. Faith S. 161 Blow. Miss Helen 177 Bohanon, Mr. Andrew 177 Bohanon, Mr. Archie 177 C Cabiniss, John D. 151 Cabiniss, Terry L. 123 Cacciotti, Joseph 46,151 Cage, Barbara H. 72,73,123 Cage, Charles E. 38,123 Cage, Mr. Charlie 177 Cage, Randy P. 123,141 Cage, Robert F. 80,82,112,161,167 Cage, Teresa D. 161 Calloway, Charlie T. 123 Calloway, Sandra E. 73,161 Calloway, Stella M. 161 Camp, Andrea L. 161 Campbell, Sandra R. 161 Canada, Clarence A. 161 Canada, Connie M. 68, 161 Canada, Gail T. 161 Canada, Timmy J. 151 Carden, Elizabeth L. 110,123 Carden, Evelyn D. 151 Carden, Jo Ann 161 Carden, Lottie D. 123 Carden, Michelle R. 151 Carden, Pamela L. 123 Carden, Stanley W. 151 Carden, Sterling A. 161 Carden, Terry E. 151 Carden, Kevin E. 161 Cardwell, Mr. James 177 Cardwell, Nancy M. 151 Carr, Bert 161 Carr, Brenda J. 151 Carr, Darlene A. 101,103,123 Carr, Dennis E. 123 Carr, Eva L. 161 Carr, James N. 123 Carr, Molly M. 123 Carr, Ronald E. 123 Carr, Sandra A. 123 Carrington, Audrey 151 Carrington, Celeste 161 Carrington, Darla A. 73,151 Carrington, Edward 151 Carrington, James 151 Carrington, Joyce 123 Carrington, Phyllis 161 Carrington, Steven 161 Carrington, Virginia L. 124 Carter, Andrew Jr. 151,161 Carter, Jack J. 161 Carter, Leon H. 92,151 Carter, Michael T. 124 Carter, Patricia K. 161 Carter, Robin A. 124 Carter, Mrs. Virginia 184 Caskie, Allison S. 124 Cassada, Mark W. 37,59,79,124 Cassada, Roger D. 161 Chaffin, Frank 173 Chalkley, Mark A. 161 Chambers, Arlene 151 Chambers, Harvey E. 25,160, 161 Chambers, Lucille 161 Chandler, Barbara L. 151 Chandler, Darlene A. 161 Chandler, Dean M. 61 Chandler, Odessa 161 Chappell, Anthony 124 Chappell, Aubrey 151 Chappell, Brady 161 Chappell, Christopher 161 Chappell, Donald G. 46 Chappell, Frederick 61,161 Chappell, George Dr. 172 Chappell, George G. 49,191 Chappell, James O. 46,49 Chappell, James K. 46,49,151 Chappell, Linwood T. 151 Chappell, Peggy S. 151 Chappell, Rochelle 161 Cheek, Jasper K. 161 Cheeks, Calvin C. 161 Cheerleading 64 Childress, David L. 161 Childress, Howard V. 161 Childrey, Cynthia A. 71,161 Childrey, Garland 172 Childrey, Lisa K. 161 Getting the word. Coach Coleman Starnes instructs his girls on team strategies before the Booster Club volleyball game. 190 Index Coleman, Alfrederic 151 Coleman, Alvin P. 151 Coleman, Bernard R. 151 Coleman, Carlos W. 93,125,147 Coleman, Curtis L. 151 Coleman, David J. 125 Coleman, Donna M. 34,162 Coleman, Edna M. 151 Coleman, Florence M. 162 Coleman, Forrest 162 Coleman, Frederick 125 Coleman, Gregory T. 162 Coleman, Mrs. Helen 177 Coleman, Joanne T. 125 Coleman, Johnnie T. 151 Coleman Joni L. 162 Coleman, Lawrence C. 125 Coleman, Lewis T. 151 Coleman, Linda L. 34,151,162 Coleman, Patricia A. 162 Coleman, Rosa M. 151 Coleman, Sarah D. 151 Coleman, Shirley A. 125 Coleman, Wendy S. 125 Coles, Gail D. 162 Coles, Gloria M. 125 Coles, Virginia L. 151 Collins, Catherine 64,65,111,151 Collins, Thomas D. 125 Comer, Clarence Jr. 125 Comer, Garry T. 125 Comer, Judy C. 162 Comer, Linda 125 Compton, Beverly L. 125 Compton, Larry P. 125 Compton, Thomas W. 162 Conner, Mrs. Adell 185 Conner, Ben T. 162 Conner, Bonnie J. 21,68,69,73,151 Conner, Carlene A. 43,71,125 Conner, Greta J. 125 Conner, Helen J. 162 Conner, Johnny 162 Conner, Mike B. 125 Conner, Mitch 151 Conner, Pat C. 162 Conner, Pat F. 125 Conner, Raymond K. 162 Conner, Robin A. 162 Conner, Ronald A. 162 Cook, Alender D. 125 Cook Dana M.162 Cook Lester V. 125 Coon, Robin 125 Cooper, Bernard 125 Cooper, Debra 126 Cooper, Leonard 151 Covington, Garry 126 Coy, Robert 1,80,81,126,143 Craig, Helen 151 Cramming 96 Crawley, Jr., John 126 Creasy, Miss Suzanne 19 Creating 86 Crews, Charlotte J. 9,151 Crews, Darrell L. 100,162 Crews, Ernest C. 126 Crews, Mrs. Eva 185 Crews, Gayle D. 152 Crews Laurie A. 162 Crews, Mary E. 16,162 Crews, Michael L. 162 Crews, Norma J. 126 Crews, Susan M. 162 Crisp, Shirley 91,96 Crittenden, Mr. John 61 Crouch, Sandra L. 31,82,104, 105.150.152 Crowder, Chancie 63 Crowder, Debra L. 126 Crowder, Keith R. 88,126 Crowder Mary T. 24,73,162 Crowder, Ronald 126 Crowder, Mrs. Thelma 1,116 Crowder, III, Thomas 126 Cunningham, Valira 162 Curtis, Celusia G. 126 D D ' Agata, Charlene 27,64,65,83, 126,143 D ' Agata, Micheal 152 Dalman, Cheryl 126 Dalton, Mark 162 Dance, Kovacs 63 Dances 18 Daniel, Aron 60,61,162 Daniel, Kenneth 63 Daniel, Ruth L. 162 Daniel, Thomas E. 63,152 Daniels, Alecia V. 162 Davis, Christine 152 Davis, Florine 126 Davis, Gregory H. 152 Davis, James A. 162 Davis, Joann 162 Davis, Kathy H. 152 Davis, Mary 7 Davis, Nina F. 152 Davis, Phillip W. 126 Davis, Ronnie L. 162 Davis, Sally A. 152 Davis, Sheila L. 119,152 Davis, Stanley R. 46,74,75,76,77, 119.152 Davis, William E. 152 Dawson, Mrs. Bess 181 Dawson, Mickie A. 152 Dawson, Nancy C. 152 Day, David W. 74,75,127 Dean, Thomas A. 127 Dearmond, Michael 162 Delaware, Carlton 127 Delaware, Melba 68,127,149,191 Deshazo, Barry M. 162 Deshazo, Joseph O. 59,97 Dillard, E va L. 10,116,152 Dismuke, Curtis L. 46,59,75,152 Dismuke, Grace V. 127 Dixon, Al J. 127 Dixon, Barbara A. 162 Dixon, Carnell S. 162 Dixon, Cherokee 127 Dixon, David K. 52,54,152 Dixon, Iris M. 162 Dixon, James A. 162 Dixon, John E. 152 Dixon, Joyce A. 127 Dixon, Karen D. 127 Dixon, Kathy J. 127 Dixon, Maria L. 162 Deep thinker. Learning new theorems requires much concentration as William Lawson discovers when he tries to do his Algebra I homework. Watching the game. Michael Hill, Norman Hill, George Chappell, Melba Delaware and Sandra Dismuke decide to view the game from a different spot which is conveniently near the drink machines. Index 191 People, sports, events listed in index Dixon, Randy L. 162 Dixon, Roderick C. 152 Dixon, Ronald D. 127 Dixon, William L. 127 Dobbs. Justin 162 Dodson, Diane E. 162 Drumwright, Jacqueline 152 Duffer, Barbara J. 152 Duffer, Jimmy 152 Duffie, James 11 Dunavant, Jack 162 Dunaway, Danny T. 162 Dunkley, Ernest 152 Dunkley, Pat L. 127 Dunn, Elizabeth H. 152 Dunn, William P. 152 Dunn, Willis N. 162 Dyer, Mr. Elvin 52,59 E Eanes, Janet M. 152 Easley, Gordon E. 162 Easley, Rickey 162 Easley, Samuel T. 127 Easley, Sandra E. 115,152 Edmonds, Dana 127 Edmonds, Daniel 152 Edmonds, Elanor 127 Edmonds, Ella 163 Edmonds, Emmett 85 Edmonds, John 163 Edmonds, Mary Alice 163 Edmonds, Patricia 163 Edmonds, Rose Ann 127 Edmonds, Wanda 127 Edmonds, William 52,54 Edmondson, Daisy 163 Edmondson, Debra 36,152 Edmondson, Henry 152 Edmondson, Hugh 152 Edmondson, James 128 Edmondson, Melva 73,163 Edmunds, Adrienne 91,128 Edmunds, Amy 3,128 Edmunds, Ann 152,159 Edmunds, Barbara 128 Edmunds, Cynthia 128 Edmunds, James 7 Edmunds, Keith 61,163 Edmunds, Kelva 67,163 Edmunds, Sterling 11,80,152 Elliot, Donna 152 Elliott, Linda 128 Elliott, Maryann 163 Elliott, Ricky 152 Elliott, Teresa 128 Ellis, Boyd 128 Emory, Steven 163 Engelman, Timothy 128 Epps, Cathy 163 Epps, Michael 163 Epps, Staley 163 Estes, Anthony 163 Estes, Mark 163 Evans, Amy Jane 163 Evans, Fred 79,163,164 Evans, Wanda 163 Exum, Joseph 6,111,152 F Faculty 176 Fads And Fashions 12 Fallen, David 46,128 Fallen, Marvin 4,9,16,46,47,48,49 52,55,59,128,196 Fallen, Nancy 128 Fallen, Queen 163 Fallen, Robert 163 Faris, Frances 128 Farmer, Amanda 68 Farmer, James 160,163 Farmer, Patricia 152 Farrar, Janice 163 Farrar, Robert 163 Farrington, Jimmy 35,46,63,152 Farrington, Stephen 63,163 Faulkner, Bernita 152 Faulkner, James 152 Faulkner, Melvern 63,152 Faulkner, Myra 163 Faulkner, Natalie 152 Faulkner, Willis 59 Featherston, Howard 152 Featherstone, Martha 163 Felton, Hill 80,152 Ferguson, Dean 152 Ferguson, Seo 128 Ferguson, Sheila 128 Ferguson, Shirley 9 Ferguson, Wayne 53,152 Ferguson, William 152 Ferrell, Andrew 128 Ferrell, David 45,63 Ferrell, Earl 63 Ferrell, Edward 163 Ferrell, Emmett 128 Ferrell, Giles 152 Ferrell, James 63 Ferrell, Janice 128 Ferrell, Susie 129 Fisher, Bobby 163 Fisher, Conald 163 Fisher, Debra 152 Fisher, Floyd 152 Fisher, James 152,163 Fisher, Mary K. 163 Fisher, Mrs. Ruth 185 Fisher, Teresa L. 110,152 Fitz, Kevin 152 Fitz, Richard 23,111,179 Fitzgerald, Cornelia 152 Fitzgerald, Patrice 13 Fletcher, Linda 152 Football 46 Ford, Janet 129 Ford, Patti 32,65,152 Forlines, David 129 Forlines, Donna 152 Foster, Gary L. 129 Foster, Lillie 163 Fowler, Kimberly 152 Frakes, Teresa 163 Francis, Allen 163 Franics, Bonnie 152 Francis, David 152,163 Francis, Ellen 163 Francis, Faye 129 Francis, Grayson 129 Francisco, Betty 129 Francisco, Grady 163 Frank, Debra 163,197 Frazier, Douglas 129 Fuller, Katherine 163 Fuller, Lawrence 163 Fuller, Loretha 152 Fuller, Sarah 86,101,152,157 Furches, Carl 175 Furges, Armetta 97,152 G Garber, Jeffrey 164 Garber, Keith 129 Garber, Steve 129 Garland, Mr. Briggs 184 Garland, Deborah 152 Garland, John 152 Garner, Janice 161 Garner, Michael 46 Garrett, Betty 152 Garrett, Susan 129 Gentry, Paul 164 Giggetts, Brenda 152 Girls’ Sports 68 Glasgow, Brenda 129 Glass, Annette 152 Glass, Connie 129 Glass, Dale 129 Glass, Geneva 73,152 Glass, Joseph 152 Glass, Peggy 130 Glasscoch, Brenda 130 Glenn, Ronald 153,164 Glenn, Shirley 130 Glover, Armstead 39,130 Godbold, Frank 40,57,58,105,130,159 Golf 78 Gomes, Yolanda 9,16,73,130,199 Goode, Joseph 130 Goode, Lachelle 164 Goode, Samuel 13,153 Goods, Dennis 164 Gordon, Ann 32,68,116,150,153 Gordon, David 164 Gordon, Steve 130 Gosney, Mrs. Catherina 185 Graduation 42 Granger, William 130 Grant, Alphonso 53,59,153 Graves, Bobby 164 Graves, Debbie 153 Graves, James 130 Graves, Karen 16 Gravitt, James 153 Gravitt, Stanley 130 Green, Mrs. Barbara 185 Green, Beverly 153 Green, David 153 Green, Diana 130 Green, Gregory 153 Green, Rhonda 130 Greer, Elizabeth 23,71,93,153 Gregory, Anthony 130 Gregory, Cassie 164 Gregory, Delores 153 Gregory, Dianne 164 Gregory, Richard 22,23,24,46,130 Griffin, Larry 46,96,153 Griffin, Teresa 164 Griles, Duayne 164 Guill, Dewey 63,131 Guill, Jo Ann 153 Guill, Kenneth 35,80,81,131 Guill, Wanda 153 Gunter, Ernest 164 Guthrie, David 153 Guthrie, Donna 36,68,153 Guthrie, Elizabeth 82,106,153 Guthrie, Glenda 16,106,120,131 Guthrie, Jerry 164 Guthrie, Lester 164 Guthrie, Phillip 164 Guthrie, Stanley 164 Guthrie, Tony 153 Guthrie, Viole t 131 Guy, Elma 153 Guy, Mildred 164,193 Gwathney, Dorothy 164,193 H Hackney, Deborah 164 Hackney, Marion 164 Hackney, Timothy 153 Hailey, Janet 5,110,153 Haley, Cheryl 71,164 Hall, Andy 23,46,82,93,131 Hall, Annette 164 Hall, Kathy 164 Hall, Wesley 131 Hamilton, Shelby 101,153 Hamlett, Arlene 164 Hamlett, Yvette 164 Hamlette, May 131 Hamm, Danny 153 •Hammock, Carolyn 153 Hammock, Linda 164 (Hammock, Ronald 164 Hankins, Carl 164 Hankins, Linda 153 Hardie, Denise 101,153 Hardie, Donna 164 Hargrove, Carl 164 Hargrove, Chestley 172 Special graduates. Despite their handicaps. Martha Martin, Robin Harrison and Claude Roy Clark were able to participate in graduation ceremonies. Harmon, Lori 131 Harper, Georgie 153 Harris, Debra 36,153 Harris, Derrick 164 Harris, Donald 19 Harris, Donna 64,65,88,153 Harris, Dora 131 Harris, Ossie 131 Harris, Robert 1,78,79,131,164 Harris, Sharon 88 Harrison, Aileen 153 Harrison, Deborah 71,73,153 Harrison,Julian 173 Harrison, Robin 19,85,131,192 Hart, Brian 164 Hastings, Kimberly 16,71,164 Hastings, Warren 164 Hatcher, Charles 46,103,131,139 Hatcher, Eddie 153 Hatcher, John 164 Hatcher, Mike 103 Hawkins, Garrie D. 105,131 Hayes, Harry 164 Haymes, Cheryl 131 Haymes, Helen 153 Hazelwood, Deborah 164 Heath, David 90,131 Heath, Shelby 165,171 Helton, Samuel 165 Henderson, Kim 131 Henderson, Miss Mildred 93 Henderson, Sharon 165 Henderson, Sheila 131 Henderson, Steven 165 Henderson, William 131 Hicks, Juanita 131 Hickson, Polly 153 Hickson, Susan 165 Hightower, Aldora 132 Hightower, Charlie 62 Hill, Joyce A. 132 Hill, Larry 9,13,95,132 Hill, Mary 132 Hill, Michael 191 Hill, Norman 132,191 Hill, Sandra 132 Hill, Sharon 165 Hines, Stephen 165 Hite, Harriett 72,153 Hite, Riley 153 Hodges, Delma 132 Hodges, Howard 132 Hodges, Kenneth 165 Hodges, Susie 132 Hodnett, Carlton 153 Hogan, Stacy 132 Holbrook, Dale 35 Holeman, Andrea 132 Holland, Branton 132 Holeman, Gilbert 165 Holland, Marilyn 153 Holt, Mrs. Charlotte 185 Holt, Donna 165 Holt, Mrs. Eunice 3,181 Holt, Mr. Terry 3,181,183 Holt, Thomas K. 132 Homecoming 16 Horton, Frances 165 Howard, Gary 165 Howard, Randall 165 Howerton, Carl 132 Howerton, Mrs. Carol 184 Howerton, Mrs. Elvira 185 Howerton, Mrs. Jearleen 185 Howerton, Willie 132 Hubbard, Brenda 165 Hubbard, Carolyn 165 Hubbard, Dorothy 132 Hubbard, Gail 165 Hubbard. Gloria 165 Hubbard, Linda 165 Hubbard, Wanda 132 Hubble, Mary 132 Huckaby, Mike 154 Huckaby, Sandra 165 Hudson, Donnie 154 Hudson, Jeffrey 165 Hudson, John 154 Hudson, Lydia 132 Hudson, Nancy 132 Hudson, Robert 133 Hughes, Bobby 133 Hughes. Daryl 165 Hughes, Floyd 154 Hughes, Rosetta 154 Hughes, Woodson 154 Humphrey, Wilbur C. 133 Hunt, Bryant 74,75,97,165 Hunt, Jackie 133 Hunt, Micah 165,170 Hunt, Richard 133 Hunt, Tanya 165 Hunter, Brenda 154 192 Index Hunter, Mrs. Jean 185 Hutcherson, Robert D. 79,154 Hyatt, Mr. Joe 51,75,181 Ingram, Mrs. Shirley 185 Inge, Douglas 154 Ingram, Eugene 37,52,133 Ingram, Gary 165 Ingram, Mary 154 Irby, Deborah 165 Irby, Duanne 165 Irby, James 133 Irvin, Connie 133 Irvin, Marie 165 J Jackson, Anthony 154 Jackson, Debra 154 Jackson, Diane 165 Jackson, Frances 133 Jackson, Jacqueta 165 Jackson, Shirely 133 Jacobs, Daryl 133 James, Michael 165 Jeffress, Gloria 165 Jeffress, Rufus 133 Jenkins, Bonnie 154 Jenkins, Deborah 154 Jenkins, Victoria 71,154 Jennings, Carol 53 Jennings, Charlie 133 Jennings, Dorothy 165 Jennings, Harold 154 Jennings, Lillian 154 Jennings, Rickey 154 Johnson, Andrew 133 Johnson, Joey 154 Johnson, John 181 Johnson, Vickie 133 Jones, Mr. Amos 184 Jones, Anthony 75,133 Jones, Calvin 14,134 Jones, Carolyn 154 Jones, Cynthia 165 Jones, Daisy 165 Jones, Emma 134 Jones, Gary 165 Jones, George 154 Jones, Kathy 134 Jones, Leon 63,165 Jones, Patsy 165 Jones, Robert 75 Jones, Roland 80,154 Jones, Ramah 154 Jones, Randy 134 Jones, Rebecca 134 Jones, Terrie 134 Jones, Tyrone 154 Jones, Wanda 154 Jones, Wanda 154 Jordon, Deloris 165 Jordan, Dianne 134 Jordan, Jill 165 Joseph, Donald 165,167 Juniors 158 J.V. Basketball 60 J.V. Cheerieading 66 J.V. Football 50 K Keesee, John 154 Kell, Patricia 154 Kelly, Jean 38 Kelly, Jeffrey 154 Kim, Irene 154 King, Bernard 134 King, Debra 134 King, Eva 134 King, Mary 134 King, Pamela 165 King, Ronald 134 Kipps, Anita 15,96,154 Kirby, Betty 165 Kirby, Katie 134 Kirby, Linda 73,165 Kirby, Marilyn 154 Knowlson, Timmy 154 Knutti, Randall 12,154 L Lacks, Barbara 154 Lacks, Brenda 134 Lacks, Mr. Currie 18 Lacks, Gerald 165 Lacks, Keith 134 Lacks, Mark 135 Lacks, Randy 154 Lacks, Ricky 154 Lacy, Jill 103,154 Lacy, Kimberly 165 Lancaster, Shirley 154 Landrum, David 154 Langford, Teresa 165 Langston, Kathy 71,98,101,155,154 Lantor, Mrs. Raynell 181 Laprade, Sherman 154 Lassiter, Louis 165 Latt, Mrs. Pamela 176,181 Lawson, Curtis 154 Lawson, Cynthia 154 Lawson, Mr. Dave 100,181 Lawson, William 165,191 Layne, Ruby 135 Lee, Bruce 14,43,112,135 Lee, Eugene 80,154,164 Lee, Neal 165 Leggett, Kenneth 25,160,165 Lehew, Gary 12,135 Leigh, Carolyn 16,73,135 Leigh, Grover 165 Leigh, Rebecca 135 Lester, James 165 Lester, Vicki 154 Lewis, Barbara 154 Lewis, Dane 135 Lewis, Irma 135 Lewis, Janet 135 Lewis, Jerry 135 Lewis, Jo Ann 135 Lewis, Judy 165 Ligon, Keith 154 Link, Michael 165 Link, Priscilla 135 Lipford, Angela 166 Lipford, Marvin 166 Lipscomb, Angela 34 Lipscomb, Harvey 154 Lipscomb, Leonard 53 Llewellyn, Gregory 135 Lloyd, Daphne 135 Lloyd, Donna 166 Lloyd, Lindy Jo 135 Lloyd,Mark 166 Lloys, Ricky 166 Lloyd, Mr. Wayne 59,79,181 Loftis, Andy 31 Loftis, Dennis 135 Loftis, Donna 166 Loftis, Glenn 135 Loftis, Henry 46,154 Loftis, Timothy 135 Logan, Curtis 135 Logan, Florence 67,72,73,166 Logan, Gladys 166 Logan, Kenneth 63 Logan, Larry 166 Logan, Leslie 136 Logan, Lisa 16,166 Logan, Patricia 34,166 Logan, Renita 166 Logan, Shari 136 Logan, William 136 Long, Connie 154 Long, Dean 61,166 Long, Debra 136 Long, Earl 166 Long, Jacqueline 154 Long, Lawrence 136 Long, William 75,166 Lovelace, Daniel 154 Lovelace, Geraldine 136 Lovelace, James 136 Lovelace, Shelia 154 Lowery, Amy 136 Lowery, Anglea 166 Lowery, Brenda 166 Lowery, Ralph 136 Lowery, Vickie 136 Lutz, David 166 Lynch, Patricia 136 M Mabins, Wayne 154 Majors, Barbara 154 Malone, Julia 137 Malone, Shelia 166 Mapp, Kate 12,137 Mapp, Thomas 22,166 Marable, Doris 137 Marable, Mary 137 Marable, Maurice 154 Marable, Ronald 166 Marable, Ronnie 166 Marsella, Mr. John 181 Marshall, Dean 137 Marshall, John 137 Marshall, Linda 137 Marshall, Michael 166 Marshburn, Marsha 137 Martin, Albert 155 Martin, Mr. Bristol 52,181 Martin, Edgar 137 Martin, Emerson 137 Martin, Mrs. Emily 181 Martin, James 137 Martin, Jeffrey 155 Martin, Jenny 155 Martin, Judy 166 Martin, Kenneth 155 Martin, Larry 137 Martin, Martha 138,192 Martin, Raleigh 166 Mason, Charles 166 Matherly, Donna 138 Matthews, James 63,155 Matze, Melvin 166 Mays, Deborah 166 Mays, William 155 Mazuji, Nasrin 71,73 Meadows, Karen 14,64,65,129,138 Meadows, Steven 46,75,76,155 Medley, Bobby 138 Medley, Calvin 46,75,155 Medley, Cornelius 46 Medley, Debra 138 Medley, Gloria 138 Medley, Larry 155 Medley, Moochle 61 Concentration. Dorothy Gwathney and Mildred Guy refer to their typing manuals for instructions before completing a Typing I assignment. Medley, Patricia 155 Medley, Shelia 138 Meeler, Martha 138 Miklos, Gary 164,166 Miles, David 166 Miles, Judi 166 Miles, Vanessa 155 Miller, Betty 87,138 Miller, Craig 52 Miller, Deborah 155 Miller, Debra 166 Miller, Donnie 138 Miller, Gail 155 Miller, Martha 138 Miller, Patty 138 Miller, Scott 138 Miller, Swanee 138 Miller, William 166 Miller, William M. 138 Miller, Zondie 166 Mills, Brenda 138 Mills, Cynthia 138 Mills, William 138 Mitchell, Cynthia 166 Mitchell, Darryl 166 Mitchell, Dinah 43,139 Mitchell, Donna 139 Mitchell, Dayle 166 Mitchell, Miss Frances 68,73,181 Mize, Deborah 110,155 Monette, Dan 155 Moore, Barbara 166 Moore, Bonita 94,160,166 Moore, Cynthia 139 Moore, Kelly 155 Moore, Roger 155 Moore, Teresa 139 Moore, Mr. William 81 Moorefield, Kathryn 117,139 Moorefield, Mary 33,155 Moorman, Mrs. Anna 185 Morgan, Jennifer 1,64,65,72,155 Morris, Angela 155 Morris, Clifton 166 Morris, Freida 155 Morris, Mona 155 Morris, Pam 115,139 Morris, Ronald 155 Morris, Shelia 155 Morton, Regina 5,41,58,139,120 Morton, Sheila 150 Mosler, John 155 Mosley, Gloria 155 Moss, Earl 155 Moss, Shelia 166 Murphy, John 156 Murphy, Martha 156 Murray, Annette 139 Murray, Kim 89,156 Murray, Mrs. Rose 181 Muse, Dwight 16,52,139 Myers, Carl 156 Myers, David 166 Myers, Judy 166 Me McBride, Carol 136 McBride, Mark 166 McCargo, Annette 166 McCargo, Deborah 136 McCargo, Dwight 136 McCargo, Gloria 136 McCargo, Matthew 60,61,166 McCargo, Sharon 136 McCargo, Terry 136 McClam, Mrs. Lissie 181 McClure, Carey 136 McCormick, Darlene 166 McCormick, Douglas 166 McCraw, Andrea 166 McCraw, Brenda 154 McCraw, Karen 136 McCraw, Valerie 136 McCraw, Vernon 136 McCraw, Yvonne 166 McDowell, Wanda 120,126,136 McGhee, William 166 McKinney, Ronald 155 McLaughlin, Ann 67,71,78,166,195 McLaughlin, William 19,52,136 McLeod, Carol 136 N Nelson, Deborah 167 Nelson, Janet 167 Nelson, Jeff 61 Nelson, Mae 83,139 Nelson, William 75,167 New, Gary 167 Newton, Carl 139 Newton, Eric 156 Newton, Sandra 167 Newton, Sarah 167 Nichols, Forrest 46,150,156 Nichols, Nancy 167 Noblin, Jerry 164 Norfleet, Vernon 167 Norman, Pam 139 Norwood, Sheila 156 Norwood, Troy 156 Nunn, Sherri 72,156 O Oakes, Donald 156 Oakes, Donna 156 Oakes, Wanda 139 Oakley, Bonita 16,105,113,156 Oliver, Brenda 139 Oliver, Karen 139 Ondich, Sandra 90,116,139 Osborne, Elizabeth 101,156 Osborne, Lawson 74 Overby, Mrs. Marilyn 184 Overstreet, Mrs. Catherine 181 Overstreet, Keith 172 Overstreet, Robert 83,131,139,198 Overton, Anthony 156 Owen, Ann 167 Owen, Dale 167 Owen, Jerry 116,156 Owen, John 156,164 Owen, Kenneth 139 Owen, Peggy 167 Owen, Thomas 46 Owen, Timothy 167 Owens, Annie 167 Owens, Ed 4,59,104,105,139 Owens, Vernell 156 P Page, Mr. George 181 Palmer, Cornelia 168 Palmer, Donald 167 Palmer, Leon 9,181 Palmer, Mr. Wayne 181 Pannell, Janet 167 Parks, Shelia 156 Parson, Patricia 22,24,156 Parton, Kevin 139 Passley, George 63 Patrick, Ella 167 Patrick, Ella 140 Patrick, Otis 167 Patterson, Michael 167 Paulette, Susan 14,156 Payne, Diana 103,156 Penick, Cynthia 167 Penick, Mrs. Martha 181 Penick, Mildred 156 Penick, Thomas 167 Perkins, Barbara 156 Perkins, Carolyn 140 Perkins, James 167 Perkins, Janet 167 Perkins, Jo Ann 156 Perkins, Michael 156 Perry, Earl 156 Perry, Mr. Randolph 46,181 Perry, Rhonda 140 Personalized Sports 82 Petty, Mary 156 Petty, Willie 140 Piechota, Frances 140 Piechota, Joey 79 Pinson, John 46,122,140 Pleasant, Shelby 167 Pleasants, Mrs. Sarah 185 Plenty, Sandra 167 Poindexter, Audria 71,167 Poindexter, Gina 71 Poindexter, Kent 16,46,49,140 Poindexter, Marlene 167 Poindexter, Raleigh 140 Pollard, Kathy 167 Pool, Daryl 167 Pool, Paul 156 Poole, Bernard 140 Poole, Elbert 9,140 Poole, Kathy 156 Index 193 Quarles, John 156 Quarles. Teresa 141 Ridgeway, Ronald 168 Riley, Vickie 182 Rinker, Guy 1 Rinker, Phil 1,45,78,79,156 Roark, Calvin 142 Roark, Francis 156 Roberson, Lois 156 Roberts, Gloria 156 Roberts, Raymond 46,117,142 Robertson, Debra 168 Robertson, Lucinda 142 Robertson, Robert 142 Robinson, Carolyn 73,160,168,169 Robinson, Wilbert 142 Robertson, William 156 Rodriquez, Dorothy 168 Rogers, Dawn 16,18,156 Roller, Sherry 142 Rose, Barbara 168 Rose, David Anthony 31,46,142 Rose, Jerrita Ann 67,168 Ross, Toni Lavern 168 Rottler, Rhonda 101,156 Rottler, Scott 142 Rowland, Deborah 168 Rowland, Richard T4,18,35,80,142 Rowland, Shelby 142 Royal, Mary Louise 168 Royal, Sylvia 168 Royster, Cheryl 94,156 Rudd, Judy Kay 142 Rudder, Ronald Allan 142 Russell, Charles 157 S Sadler, Blenda K. 142 Sams, Mrs. Judy 100 Satterfield, Alice 142 Satterfield, Mrs. Antionette 21,184 Satterfield, Blenda 168 Satterfield, Gail 157 Satterfield, Kay 68,69,72,73 Satterfield, James 142 Satterfield, Joan 168 Satterfield, Sandra 168 Satterfield, Sharon 157 Satterfield, Steve 61,168 Satterfield, Susan 157 Saunders, Connie 168 Saunders, Jimmie L. 157 Saunders, Joy 157 Saunders, Joyce A. 168 Saunders, Phillip S. 157 Saunders, Mark T, 168 Saunders, Randy E. 168 Saunders, Sarah A. 168,171 SCA 109 Scheier, Patty 157 Scheler, Robert A. 168 Schreffler, David E. 142 Schreffler, Vivian 168 Scott, Aubrey B. 168 Scott, Cheri D. 168 Scott, McKinley 35,168 Scott, Michael 143 Scott, William H. 168 Scribner, Susan C. 168 Seamon, Albert J. 168 Seamster, Daniel C. 168 Seamster, Jerry R. 157 Seamster, Mary S. 5,23,24,27,143 Seamster, Patsye L. 143 Seamster, Roger L. 143 Seamster, Susan A. 168 Seamster, Susan M. 143 Seat, Robert C. 61,168 Seigla, Joseph C. 157 Seigla, Timothy L, 143 Senior, Juanita 157 Seniors 120 Service Staffs 184 Shaver, Cheryl S. 168 Shealy, Charles F. 79,157 Shealy, Helen A, 73,168 Shelton, Karen N. 143,158 Shepherd, Ramona L. 143 Shields, Beverly C. 157 Short, Cathy H. 168 Short, Mark Douglas 157 Shortt, Michael W. 143 Sibley, Randall 168 Simmons, Grace 27,143 Simon, Nettie 143 Sims, Loretta 157 Sizemore, Daniel 168 Sizemore, Macon 52,54 Sizemore, Richard 143 Skerl, Mathew 9,157 Slagle, Emmett 157 Slayton, Cynthia 157 Slayton, Sarah 67,73,83,168 Slayton, Marshall 6,9,46,157 Smart, Angela 168 Smith, Amy 168 Smith, Arthur 59 Ragland, Charlene 141 Ragland, Michael 168 Ragland. William 141 Ragland, Mr. Wilton 182 Ragsdale, David Lee 156 Ragsdale, Leon 168 Ragsdale, Martha 141 Ragsdale. Phyllis 168 Ragsdale. Vanessa 24,71,73 Rally Round The Flag. Boys 22 Ramsey. Mr. Ron 46.47,180,182 Ramsey. Mrs. Becky 23,92,119 179 182.196 Ramsey, Lisa Ellen 168 Ratliff, Charles 168 Ray, Hurshel Warren 168 Reagan, Edward 168 Reagan, Terry Lynn 168 Reamer. Lillian Ann 156 Reamer. Rosa Mae 141 Researching 88 Reaves. Beverly Ann 141 Reaves Lydia 137,141 Rebick, Kelly Sue 71,72,73,139,141 Redd. Cathy Grant 156 Redd, Teresa Kay 156 Reed. Shirley Jean 168 Reese. James Phillip 141 Reeves. Michael 141 From A to Z. Students from an Oak Level community Poole. Larry 167 Poole, Sammy 156 Powell, Dianne 140 Powell, Emily 117,140 Powell, John 167 Powell, Lemuel 11,156 Powell. Leonardo 22,170 Powell, Marshello 156 Powell, Timothy 167 Powell, Mr. Tyrone 74.75,176,181 Powell, Veronna 167 Powell, Virginia 140 Powell, Wayne 156 Prevett, Deborah 21,167 Pridgen, Debra 156 Pridgen, Doug 167 Prom 36 Pruett. Susan 70,71,140 Pruitt, Charles 156 Pruitt, Jeffrey 46,52,156 Publications 110 Puckett, Les 156 Puckett, Susan 167 Pugh, Leeland 25,156 Pulliam, David 140 Pulliam, Sara 23,24,140 Pulliam. Thomas 167 Puryear, Delores 167 Puryear, Henry 22,156 Puryear, John 167 Puryear, Kim 156 Puryear, Kurt 140 Puryear, Sherry 140 Puryear, Susan 16,91,141,194 Cheers. Lunch provides a chance for Susan Puryear and Jennifer Whitt to relax and socialize while eating in the cafeteria. Regar, Barbara 141 Regar, Donna Ellen 168 Reporting 94 Rhoden, Patrick 168 Rice, Brenda Lee 168 Rice, Robin Renea 141 Rice, William Alvin 156 Richardson, Darlene 168 Richardson, Gathan 156 Richardson, Joan 141 Richardson, Kenneth 141 Richardson, Kim 156 Richardson, Paul 141 Richardson, Percy 156 Richardson, Wanda 141 Rickman, Ronald 168 Riddle, Rebecca Lee 40,111,126,141 Riddle, Mr. Sam 182 Ridgeway, Donald 156 Ridgeway, Frank 52,55,120,141 Ridgeway, John 168 Ridgeway, Lawrence 141 Reese, Sylvia 111 youth group represent a diversity of occupations on their float in the Christmas parade 194 Index It’s Mr. Smith, Bobby 51,61 Smith, Brenda 143 Smith, Calvin 157 Smith, Cecil 1,36,157 Smith, Clifton 168 Smith, Cynthia 16,109,157 ; Smith, Deborah 168 Smith, Denetra 168 Smith, Elsie 143 Smith, Henry 46,58,59 Smith, James Lee 30,56,59,143 Smith, Paul 157 Smith, Sheryle 143 Smith, Teresa 143 Smith, William 168 Snead, Dennis 168 Snead, Edward P. 168 Snead, Kenneth 168 Snead, Lance 168 Snead, Mark 168 Snead, Michael 168 Snead, Tom 22,143 Snow, Kathy 157 Snow, Robin 144 Snow, Ronnie 144 Solomon, Charles 144 Solomon, Susan 144 Sompayrac, Mark 16,24,25,46,47, 120,144 Sophomores 160 Spangler, Mary 168 Sparks, Jacqueline 157 Sparrow, Brenda 157 Spell, Susan 168 Spencer, Anne 10,68,87,157,158 Spencer, Jesse 144 Spencer, Lynne 72,169 Spencer, Steven 144 Spencer, Vickie 169 Spring Break 34 Stafford, Mr. Fred 53,182 Stallings, Debra 169 Stanfield, Ethan 63,169 Stanfield, James 35,46,107,144 Stanfield, Wanda 169 Starnes, Mr. Coleman 20,46,47, 180,182,190 Starnes, Mrs. Linda 182 Stephens, Anne 144 Stephens, Cender 144 Stephens, Clearance 52 Stephens, Kathy 144 Stephens, Mary 169 Stephens, Melvin 169 Stephens, Roger 157 Stephens, Ruth 169 Stephens, Sallie 157 Stephens, Mr. Samuel 182 Stephens, Sheila 26,70,71,157 Stevens, Daniel 157 Stevens, Karen 157 Stevens, Mark 169 Stevens, Rebecca 157 Stevens, Victoria 144 Stewart, Eric 157 Stewart, Hugh 144 Stewart, Sylvia 114,144 Stokes, Miss Adell 182 Stokes, Brent 144 Stone, Bernice 144 Stone, Joanne 169 Stone, Robert 169 Stone, Wanda 73,169 Stovall, Debra 144 Stovall, Doris 157 Stovall, Giles 157 Stovall, Gladys M. 144 Stovall, Patricia A. 169 Stovall, Vivian 157 Strader, Bobby R. 169 Strader, Mattie D. 68,157 Strange, Pamela P. 108,145 Summer 10 Sutphin, Geronimo H. 35,106 Sutphin, Zandora T. 157 Sweeney, Robert L. 61 Switzer, Willis T. 145 Sydnor, Drucilla A. 145 Sydnor, Perry M. 169 Sydnor, Sandy V. 68,73,169 T Talbott, Donna K. 9,32,65,68,72, 116.158 Talbott, Jacqueline 145 Talbott, Sandra F. 9,39,72,113,158 Talbott, Sherry A. 3,37,64,65,73, 82.158 Talley, Claude M. 158 Talley, Debra D. 169 Tally, Edith 169 Taylor, Cynthia E. 169 Taylor, Denise A. 158 Taylor, Karen M. 158 Taylor, Michael E. 74,75,145 Taylor, Millie L. 145 Taylor, Stephen E. 145 Teaching 98 Zook again at the index’s end Tennis 80 Terry, Harold D. 61 Terry, Henry P. 145 Terry, Ida C. 169 Terry, JoAnn 145 Terry, Leon 158 Terry, Kimmy 145 Terry, Stanley B. 145 Terry, Wanda G. 169 Thaxton, Patricia 158 Thaxton, Robert J. 53 Thaxton, Thomas Jr. 169 Thomas, Miss Bonnie 184 Thomas, Carolyn A. 145 Thomas, Charles 35 Thomas, Emmis W. 158 Thomas, Kathy L. 169 Thomas, Patricia 145 Thomas, Rebecca 169 Thomasin, Nancy G. 169 Thompson, Dale 158 Thomson, Don 56 Thompson, Donna 145 Thompson, James M. 145 Thompson, Linda G. 169 Thompson, Mark E. 169 Thompson, Presley L. 169 Thompson, Richard 169 Thorpe, Donnie L. 169 Thorpe, John O. 169 Thorpe, Mary Y. 13,145 Throckmorton, Brenda 145 Throckmorton, Cheryl 169 Throckmorton, Dean 169 Throckmorton, Judy 169 Throckmorton, Kathy 158 Throckmorton, Kathy 170 Throckmorton, Kenneth 158 Throckmorton, Phyllis 170 Throckmorton, Wanda 158 Throckmorton, Wanda 170 Tillman, Dennis M. 170 Torian, Debra S. 145 Torian, Michael A. 170 Torian, Richard L. 145 Track 52 Trayham, Barbara A. 145 Traynham, Loretta G. 158 Traynham, Sandra L. 170 Trent, Diena L. 170 Trent, Marvis C. Jr. 22,158 Trickey, Mark Thomas 158 Trying 100 Tuck, Emily G. 146 Tuck, Gerald V. 156 Tuck, Jane A. 101,146 Tuck, Miss Julia 182 Tuck, Lydia G. 115,146 Tuck, Mary Lee 158 Tuck, Nancy H. 158 Tuck, Ralph D. 170 Tuck, Randy L. 170 Tuck, Vickie A. 170 Tuck, Victor W. 170 Tuck, Mr. William 113 Tucker, Clarence 52,170 Tucker, Dwight V. 146 Tucker, Joseph B. 158 Tucker, Larry W. 170 Tucker, Pamela J. 150,158 Tucker, Rosa M. 170 Tucker, Ronnie L. 146 Tucker, Sheila L. 24,146 Tucker, Wanda D. 146 Tuggle, Brenda M. 146 Tune, Randy 158 Tune, Riley 146 Tulloh, Helen G. 158 Tunstall, Annie B. 170 Turman, Frank E. 157 Tusing, Matin L. 170 Tysinger, Marshall 170 V Vanney, Bill 175 Vanney, Mickey 80,181 Vanney, Mr. Tom 182 Vass, Huebert S. 146 Vaughan, Barbara L. 116,146 Vassar, Debra J. 158 Vaughan, Cecil 146 Vaughan, James S. 170 Vaughan, John S. 170 Vaughan, Rebecca L. 72,73,170 Vaughan, Jina R. 146 Vaughan, Wanda G. 158 Vaughan, William Jr. 146 Venable, Joe 146 Venable, Janice I. 15 Venable, Dr. 6,36,40,172,174 Venable, Phoeba A. 146 Villines, Kenneth E. 51,75,163,170 Villines, Tonnie R. 170 W Wade, Gregory K. 158 Wade, Sandra L. 158 Wagner, Mrs. Carolyn 182 Wagstaff, Danny R. 147 Waldo, Mr. Don 41,182 Walker, Brenda 170 Walker, Cheryl L. 35,170 Walker, Dale, 158 Walker, Debra D. 158 Walker, Mrs. Gail 184 Walker, Janet D. 170 Walker, Richard 158 Walker, William D. 147 Wall, Mr. Robert 98,106,108, 113,115,182 Wallace, Pince A. 170 Wallen, Wanda G. 170 Waller, Charlotte 147 Waller, Donald A. 53 Waller, Evelyn M. 170 Waller, Lisa K. 147 Waller, Lorenza M. 147 Waller, Ronald A. 53 Waller, Wanda H. 158 Wallwork, David W. 15,158 Wallwork, Deborah L. 147 Waltman, Charles D. 170 Waltman, Mr. Herman 184 Waltman, Sandra C. 158 Walton, Joseph A. 147 Walton, Patricia L. 147 Walton, Vonnie N. 170 Ward, Wayne C. 158 Ware Elizabeth J. 158 Walkins, Caroline E. 73,170 Watkins, Mrs. Evella 182 Walkins, Gladys A. 158 Watkins, Michael W. 147 Watkins, Roland B. 147 Watts, Annette D. 45,68,69, 72,147 Watts, Nancy L. 170 Waynick, Mr. Gary 23,179,182 Wazeka, George M. 147 Wazeka, Rhonda J. 158 Wazeka, Rob C. 158 Weatherford, Donald 147 Weaver, Terri 70,71,72,73,147 Weaver, William R. 158 Webster, Mrs. Brenda 1 85 Wehrenberg, David L. 158 Wells, Deborah A. 68,73 Wells, Toni F. 158 West, Debbie J. 37,170 West, Everett D. 59 West, Lofonza O. 147 White, Donna S. 158 White, Mrs. Mary 182 White, Sharon I. 148 White, Wanda G. 158 Whitehurst, Mrs. Ann 182 Whitlock, Mrs. Virginia 182 Whitlow, Bobby O. 158 Whitt, Brenda K. 148 Whitt, Douglas B. 148 Whitt, Janet L. 148 Whitt, Jennifer S. 158,194,198 Whitt, Stanley D. 170 Whitted, Mrs. Norman 98,187 Wilborn, Amy Michel 170 Wilborn, Danny M. 158 Wilborn, Patsy L. 170 Wilborn, Tony L 148 Wilborne, Charlene 148 Wilbourne, Mrs. Fay 185 Wilbourne, Forrest 170 Wilborne, Linda G. 158 Wilborne, Timothy S. 158 Wilkerson, Mrs. Edna 182 Wilkerson, Johnnie 148 Wilkerson, Mark 67 Wilkerson, Melanie 139,148 Wilkins, Deborah R. 158 Wilkins, Janice M. 148 Wilkins,Jo Anne 16,158 Wilkins, Sue B. 148,200 Wilkins, W. W. 172 Wilkinson, Catherine 156 Wilkinson, George Lee 59,148,196 Williams, Andrew A. 80,170 Williams, Bernard V. 170 Williams, Carolyn E. 158 Williams, Charvester 148 Williams, Deborah D. 148 Williams, Deena K. 159 Williams, Donna A. 171 Williams, Donna R. 159 Williams, Darzell E. 170 Williams, Joyce A. 159 Williams, Katherine 171 Williams, Landron M. 63,171 Williams, Olivia A. 159 Williams, Patricia 159 Williams, Ray C. 171 Williams, Sandra 159 Willaims, Sandra 171 Williams, Susan G. 13,148 Williams, Virginia 13,148 Williamson, Judy M. 159 Williamson, Larry 159 Williamson, Susan D. 32,148 Wilmouth, Christopher 159 Wilmouth, Debra Y. 159 Wilmoth, Mary J. 149 Wilmoth, Sandra L. 159 Wilmouth, Timothy J. 159 Wilson, Carolyn S. 149 Wilson, Charlie L. 62,63,159 Wilson, Cheryl A. 171 Wilson, Cheryl L. 159 Wilson, Ernest 62,63,171 Wilson, Mr. Harry 175 Wilson, Frank A. 159 Wilson, Kathryn R. 149 Wilson, Mrs. Kathryn 182 Wilson, Miss Sally 182 Wilson, Sammy G. 171 Wimbush, Charles W. 149 Woltz, Miss Frances 183 Woltz, Jerry S. 159 Woltz, Stephen H. 171 Womack, Anna L. 68,171 Womack, Annette 171 Womack, Chelyan D. 149 Womack, Corkie L. 149 Womack, Cynthia G. 149 Womack, Dean M. 103,159 Womack, Deborah J. 14,64,65,149 Womack, Denise M. 149 Womack, Donna J. 171 Womack James 171 Womack, John E. 159 Womack, Joseph G. 149 Wood, Kevin R. 171 Wood, Michael E. 159 Wood, Ray 61 Wooden, Vanessa F. 171 Woods, Mr. Udy 43,172 Woody, Mrs. Emily 185 Woody, George L. 46,47,59,145 Woody, Hilda L. 159 Woody, Paticia E. 149 Woody Susan M. 171 Woosley, Timothy H. 171 Word, Corwin 17,46,48,49,159 Working 90 Worsham, Bobby S. 33,46,59,75, 77,150,159 Wray, Teresa A. 171 Wrestling 62 Wright, Alice C. 149 Wright, Barry K. 159 Wright, Sharon K. 171 Wright, Teresa K. 171 Wright, Valerie D. 159 Wright, Vanessa G. 171 Wyatt, Cynthia D. 143,149 Wyatt, Douglas A. 171 Wyatt, Eugene S. 52,149 Wyatt, La Donna G. 93,159 Wyatt, Sarah J. 159 Wyatt, Vernon M. 95 Wyche, Faye K. 149 Wylie, Vivan A. 171 Wynn, Velma D. 159 Y Yancey, Henry L. 159 Yancey, Tammie W. 149 Yancy, Donna R. 43,105,149 Yarborough, Robert 116,159 Yates, Mark E. 75,137,149 Yates, Stephen C. 171 Yeaman, Harry L. 149 Yeatts, Donald E. 43.80,81,105,149 Younger, Curtis J. 50,52,53 Younger, Lawson L. 171 Younger, Sheila D. 171 Younger, Virginia 159 Z !amora, Mr. Pedro 180,183 took, Mr. Leander 183 Grin and bare it. Students like Ann McLaughlin take advantage of spring’s arrival by spending free time outside on the school ' s front lawn. Index 195 Rebounding. In a game against Person County, Comet teammates Marvin Fallen and Lee Wilkinson struggle for a rebound. IL ' I 9 if S3f I. Blood donor. Students and faculty gave blood to the local Bloodmobile during the year. Mrs. Rebecca Ramsey prepares to donate blood in the gym. The events: 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 19761976 196 Closing The end of 180 days of memories, the end of a book So it has come to an end, 180 days of memories and 200 pages of a book telling the story of 1976. It began on a rainy day in homeroom for 2106 people beginning a new school year ana ended on a warm summer evening in the stadium when 588 seniors became 588 graduates. In between those two big occasions, other events demanded attention. The Bicentennial prom, the Homecoming dance, the Christmas assembly with Coach Starnes as Santa, the funny “Rally Round the Flag, Boys.” And the other times, the quiet but even more important times. Exchanging class rings, waiting at the locker in the morning for that special person to “hurry up and get to school,” breaking up at lunch for the third time, making up between fifth and sixth periods for the fourth time. Neil Seaaka could write a song about that too. And the games. And the times in Brooks’ math when you didn’t know the answer and in Dunn’s English when you did. Mrs. Santa. Debbie Frank poses as Mrs. Santa Claus on the Latin Club’s float in the Christmas parade. The parade was sponsored by local merchants. Class Day music. Members of the reed section of the band perform while the seniors march in for Class Day. Ho!Ho!Ho! Santa Claus paid a surprise visit during the Christmas assembly and gave humorous gifts to students and faculty members. In reality. Santa was none other than Mr Coleman Starnes. 976 19761976 1976 1976 19761976 1976 19761976 19761976 Closing 197 People create vivid memories Robert Overstreet Jennifer Whitt And the people. Always the people. They create the most vivid memories. Country Ed. Happy Hill. Lisa. Kelly. Frank. Mr. Waynick (wasn’t he sharp). Geronimo. Karen. Sue. Sally. Joni. Lee. Charlene. Marvin. John. Sandy. Darla. Curtis. Pee Wee. Ricky. Mae. Regina. Mark. Leslie. Randy. Lester. Randy Paul. Jerome. Cherokee. Dr. V. Charloe. Yolanda. Well, everybody. And through it all ran the Bicen¬ tennial. It wasn’t a big thing with us. Some red, white and blue bulletin boards, a July 4 parade, Bicentennial license plates in the crowded parking lot, colonial costumes at the prom. It was a quiet celebration, just enough to keep us aware that it was the year oi America’s 200th birthday. But in the future it won’t be difficult to remember when all these memories were born. It was 1976. The people: 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 197H 198 Closing 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 Closing 199 Sue Wilkins And 1976 was quite a year 200 Closing