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

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(Continued) “Well, Jane usually sits there but she got mono yesterday.” “Never mind,” | sighed. An assembly was scheduled for fifth period, and | began to worry about where to sit. | got to the gym early and picked out a seat in the center | section. A nervous looking boy approached me and asked un- easily, “Hey, does Billy know you?” | wasn’t about to move again, so | said, “Sure.” “Well, that’s a relief. | gotta keep this section reserved for our crowd. But if you know Billy, you're O,K.” | saw my “friend” from this morning approaching with his 16 Being together friend Mike. “Here comes Billy and Mike,’ my companion said. 7h ob Here are my observations of the school: 1. Students groups together before and after school. 2. Students save seats in the lunch room, at assemblies, etc. 3. Students defend their group territory from invasion. All of these things are per- fectly normal for peer- conscious teens who feel they must conform. HCSH is not paranoid. Strange? Maybe. Dance time. What better place than a dance for being together. Penny Ewell, Denoris Leigh and Linda Logan rock away. Party time. In the cafeteria Dawn Yeatts, Kenny Martin and Philip Saunders celebrate Kenny’s birthday. Lobby time. Thomas Thaxton and Ivan Younger use the few minutes after lunch to check out the girls hurrying by on their way to class.

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Lawn play. In the spring Debbie Harris and Debra Lowery enjoy frisbee during lunch. When the weather is nice, students prefer the lawn to the lobby for their free moments. Holiday elevation. Scott Parson and Thomas Chappell are just two of the “ballet dancers” in the Drama Club skit at the Christmas Assembly. Being together 15

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