Prince George High School - Peerage Yearbook (Prince George, VA)

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flifrf l As usual, typical chaos filled the guidance office. Th 4A, 4B, 4C, and 4D Iunc blocks plus Rowanty made' the fall opening worse. Th late sleepers and mornin dentist appointments now dis appeared because of the firs' period absentee check. Aftei first day or first week confu sion had worn off and everyi body had memorized theii schedule, things got back to normal as always. 8:25AM. First day confusion lasted more than a couple of days. All the customary end- of-first-period homeroom announcements suddenly became obsolete. Each day the same voice flooded first period with, As is our cus- tom, we will now observe our moment of silence at this time, followed by student happenings for the day. HALLWAY POWWOW. Seniors Dale Traylor and Mark Hughes try to figure out mixed up schedule before heading for guidance office hot spot. INTERCOM REGULAR, Mr. Rock- well, broadcasts first period news to a ready-for-the-ritual audi- ence. 8:40AM. Absentee cards didn't come in 'til homeroom, after the first class and before the second period in 1975, but first period roll call now brought cards in earlier. COUNTER CLUTTER. Early morning errand boy Corky Harrison places absentee cards on office desk top for secretary pick up. ONE WAY TRAFFIC. Waiting for a turn with Mr. Rockwell, student call-N t Late busses, over sleepers, and slowpokes always messed up, the system. Nlr. Rockwell called in the non attenders at the, beginning of first period. What a way to start the day! i

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fl? 3. 231 A Q 1 Us fl ,, HANDS HIGH COMMOTION. Frenzied Harry Byrd supporters upset regular assembly stillness with all-out campaign victory yells. break from classes. 5 . 3 W3 P v WMV ,.,4A . , W ' I e z f j L,,.,,.,wfEI-, .-f., ,ki 2' ' 2 3:4 , 4 43.27, I L , v f f '. I , L ' ' 'I I ' 5 55: .21 -351+ ' L- x vi ff, ' 'mttfffi' 'Z' .WQQYQTZQA . J sffirff ' , 3211 1' 1 .-1.-af 'AX - .,1'ii'5'4w 4. iw. ' - , ,cm ' Q 'f,,gget ,my I fg f . Jaw ' I: f.s:qf.. 'Z : 2 N .f COMING TO YOU LIVE! Stern looks mark Ford's Williamsburg face-to-face national TV debate with opposing candidate, Jimmy Carter. UP IN FRONT. Representative Bob Daniel lays it on the line to fourth district voters while seated challenger Billy O'Brien waits for his turn to speak to PG teachers. TWENTY MINUTE SCHOOL STOP. Valley Forge bound Freedom Train pulls into the PGHS parking lot giving students a rainy day PIJDI IEIIWU HII JH JUST PLAINS COUNTRY FOLK. Farmer girl Judy Jordan holds fast to pitchfork supported Carter for President sign. Wagon Train X Elections 23

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TRAY FILLER, Robert Allen, loads up heated burger alleys with beef patties, during crowd time slack up. 11:10AM. The New York subway? The halls looked that way, at times, around the noonday hours. Afternoon Junior Rowanty students sat together in the Senior lunch block in order to catch 1 the PM bus to the Carson 2 school. In the midst of it all, DECA students who took part in the half job - half school work day program came and went. A chance to, now, work during the morning added to the midday hubbub. RED ROSE LOAD UP. DE iob holder Mike Hunter fills Burton- Davis Florist truck up for mid morning flower deliveries before heading to afternoon classes. I11:3OAM. Four-B Juniors munched on their peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in between thoughts of, I wish l could find a Senior to help me with chemistry. BEST MAN'S BLUFF. Card sharks, Rick Rennebaum, David Lees, and jRaymond Lowry try to outwit each other during a lunchroom game. Seniors crowded around the tube in homerooms watching Happy Days, and Sophomores tried to ignore stomach growls and concentrate on their teacher's lectures. TV FEVER. Happy Days gets total vote from Senior homeroom goers for five days a week tune in. 12:00 NOON. Four-C and D - all 400+ Sophs just couIdn't fit into the cafeteria all at once, nor could they have a 50 minute lunch break. So, best friends got split up, and worst enemies got thrown together. They ate the last two lunch blocks, too, but, as usual, Sophs caught the worst end of things. TIRED DAY HEAD REST. Pre- Iunch boredom takes control of hungry Sophomore homeroom sitters as the wait for the bell goes on. Changes in Schedule 25