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

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By Robin Hailey Probably there were as many different reactions to the first day of school as there were different people present that day. For myself, it was a challenging experience. The biggest challenge of the day was how to get out of that stuffy homeroom. Maybe to others their only reprieve was lunch, but not so to a battle scarred senior. | waited for my first chance. It came. A public address announcement stated that all senior boys who had not taken |.D. pictures should be ex- cused. | moved in for the kill. You see, | had already taken my picture. | felt like a new man when | walked out of homeroom. | strolled the halls for the next 40 minutes until a sudden thought struck. It was five minutes until lunch and | was free to go. What a nice feeling being the first in line for the 1978-79 season. | was far from through. To the buses. After that long, hot first day spent moe in homeroom, the bus ride home doesn’t seem too bad. Another P.A. announcement said, “The library will be open to students today.” | could have hugged the intercom. Since my homeroom teacher was also my English teacher, | made a connection. | asked Mrs. Doe (name changed to protect the in- nocent) if one of her book lists was in the library. It wasn’t, but she lent me her very own per- sonal copy. Delighted in my quick interest she made many suggestions for my first book report. As soon as | was walking out the homeroom door, | waved my hall pass triumphantly. Straight away to ‘“B” lunch | flew. Of course, afterwards | blazed a new trail in the hall and returned to homeroom just in time to fill out one more information form and pay all my fees. After that first day, | had the impression that being a senior was going to be a lot of fun. It was. Gossip time. Paedra Childress and Angela Garland find that one of the fun things to do that first day is to catch up on the summer's gossip. Opening day 13

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Do’s and don’t’s. On that first day Dr. L.M. Venable welcomed students for another year and outlined rules and regulations Popular request. Schedule changes are inevitable and Assistant Principal Mr. Larry Clark tries to see what he can do for Tim Ridgeway. 12 Opening day SIO RARE NAME T I EE AG NMS Ee HMR Me ee

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Being together isn’t paranoid Morning spot. Just about every morning, Hugh Carr, Kip Carter and Jean Brandon claim their spot on the main floor landing. : Two from “Grease.” On “Fifties Day” Tim Humphries and Kathy Holt decided they would be John Travolta and Olivia Newton John. Lunch talk. The front lawn during lunch break is a perfect time for Alma Dixon, Pam Coleman and Christine Hughes to discuss the morning’s events. 14 Being together Are the people of HCSH paranoid? As a psychologist studying group behavior in adolescents, | was sent (under- cover, of course) to investigate the school. Day 1: | walked down the lobby into an area with benches and a water fountain. At first | thought all the seats were taken, but then | spied a space at the end of one bench. | plopped down among the other guys and hoped to blend in with the crowd. | was soon discouraged, however. “Hey, who are you anyway?” one of the youths growled. “Everyone knows that this bench is for our group, and you're sitting in Mike's space!” Seeing another of the group restraining a guy of football-player-sized propor- tions and saying to him, “Calm down, Mike.” | mumbled hasty apologies and ran down the hall. Taking a hasty refuge in a classroom, | was startled to see a group of girls already there. “Hey, who are you anyway?” one of them growled. Don't you know that our group always meets here before 8:45 ” Muttering that | didn't know, | dashed out into the hall. Things continued normally until lunch, one meal that | will never forget. | observed carefully how the students had scattered to different parts of the cafeteria, and | picked a few likely spots to sit down. At first | just sat, but | received so many looks of disgust from my neighbor that | moved. “May I ” | asked as | pulled out a chair at the next table. “Why, thank you,” a voice behind me said and the girl it belonged to settled herself in my intended seat. At the next table, | clarified myself. “May | sit here?” | said graciously. “No.” the guy said equally sweetly. “Joe always sits there.” I finally met with luck at the next table. “May | sit here?” | asked a timid-looking soul. “Sure,” she said. “Are you sure it isn’t saved for someone?” | asked. (Continued on page 16) 4