Abingdon High School - Beacon Yearbook (Abingdon, VA)

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Top: Taking a make-up test is such a lonely experience. Nancy Loving concentrates on her dismal project. Above: Working at Hardee's can tantalize the old taste buds! Kelvin Medley and a co-worker prepare hamburgers. Right: Mr. Darius Oliver lines up the sections of his grade book to avoid errors in recording grades.

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Left: The Falcon band becomes Ruffin-tough1 when our new director, Mr. Lee Ruffin assumes his duties in early September. Below: Around the snow covered, windblown countryside, Mother Nautre left her doughnuts and snow muffs. Left: Hours and hours of counting money and handling the accounts of all the organizations in the school doesn't alter the pleasant disposition of Mrs. Shirley Landreth, the central treasurer. 7

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Seeking an excuse to be absent before leaving the house was pretty sorry but sow® days we felt defeated before we even began. Dragging to school, facing that worst class first, we thought our day was ruined. Frustration began at being the only one who didn't understand what the teacher was saying. When he spoke faster than we could write and we developed a chronic case of writer's cramp, we sometimes: wished he'd drop dead. Could the feeling have been mutual? It was a nice feeling to pass a pop quiz and the ultimate satisfaction was having no homework that night. Top: Snacking coincides with studying but it doesn't seem to interfere with the concentration of Miss Linda Crenshaw and Mrs. Sandra Jonas who are working toward their Masters Degrees. Far Left: In the Voice of Democracy contest Jenny Clark stands tall in the presentation of her thoughts on patriotism. Left: Chemistry class proves puzzling to Phil Bradley, who offers a bewildered look to his teacher.