William Fleming High School - Colonel Yearbook (Roanoke, VA)

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Rocking Roanoke at the Festival in the Park, Razzmatazz draws a large crowd as they perform l'Life in the Fast Lane . Honored member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Mr. Irvin Cannaday introduces the chapter's next speaker for an assembly. Political pusher, Rosalyn Carter campaigns for her husband, jimmy Carter, for President of the United States. Community 29

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Somewhere In Between rying to cram at least thirty Thours into a twenty-four-hour day, Colonels often felt stuck some- where in between school and com- munity life. Symposium offered forty-five selected seniors the chance to interview distinguished citizens, finding out about every- thing from printer's ink to profes- sor's pay. Knowing that most of the speakers weren't sure what they wanted to do after high school was comforting to me, since I'm not sure, either, said Lisa Shepherd. In another effort to find out more about the world, thirty-two seniors traveled all the way from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to sample Southern hospitality in Colonel Country. Many of them climbed a mountain for the first time at Peaks of Otter, and others watched their first high-school baseball game. Another kind of action hit Roa- noke as the Republicans invaded the Civic Center for their first state convention in the Star City. Other politicians, too, campaigned throughout the valley as Mrs. Rosa- lyn Carter made a stop during the fall, and Elizabeth Taylor shook hands and signed autographs to help her husband Iohn Warner seek a seat in the Virginia State Senate. As Republicans and democrats dodged each other's bullets, Roa- noke police played a different kind of hide-and-seek. A black bear wandered into town from the lef- ferson National Forrest and dumb- founded residents as he meandered through alleys and backyards before being shot. A few weeks later, a record crowd of 60,000 passed through the weekend Festival-in-the-Park, where eighteen different bands performed from dual stages. The Festival was a sight for the eyes as well as for the ears, with over 200 artists selling their works along the sidewalks. In the season of baseball and bears and bands, Colonels kept too busy to even notice that there weren't many days left somewhere in between. ' From Printeris Ink To Peanuts f 28 Community t 3 Loading up for the trip back home, Vickie Wilcher helps Iulie Iohnson gather up her suitcases to take back to Sioux Falls. The voice of experience, Dr. I. H. Hollings- worth, Ir., tells the Symposium seniors that life keeps on getting better.

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9 N, The fb? he last baseball game had been Tplayed. The last track meet had been run. The final curtain of Hello, Dolly had fallen. But ac- tually, the last hurrahs that bring a senior class a little closer together had only just begun. Seniors had one last chance to prove they were number one at the final pep assembly of the year. Ignoring requests to keep off the grass, they ran through and around the goal posts to keep up the tradi- tion. They then headed toward the halls and lifted their voices to let everyone know they were definite- ly number one. The Senior Banquet raised their spirits and appetites while Robin Anderson and Gino Forrest hosted 'fThe Gross Awards which gave seniors gag citations such as Least Likely to Succeed . Over one hun- dred students filled the cafeteria to feast on roast beef, salad, and baked potato, then disco-danced to the beat of WTOY. A more informal fare of ham- burgers and baked beans greeted the sixty-four graduates at the annual honors picnic. But cold weather ended the outdoor tradi- tion and forced the group into the confines of the cafeteria. An 8:00 a.m. breakfast summoned seniors to the Airport Holiday Inn for scrambled eggs and sausage, served buffet style. Then they rushed to school and fell in line to practice for the capping assembly. After the slow pace set by Mr. Irving Cannaday's vocal version of Pump and Circumstancen, seniors had the rest of the day free. They gathered up their mimeographed maps and headed off toward Smith Mountain Lake for one more stanza of their last hurrah. The least likely to succeed is . . announce Robin Anderson and Gino Forrest at the Senior Gross Awards at the senior banquet. 30 Senior Activities fait ff: Q, . V