Abingdon High School - Beacon Yearbook (Abingdon, VA)

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Dreams In New Century Are Holding Tomorrows What a piece of work is man that he can flourish in such tempestuous times. To commemorate a new century in our government, nearly ail of us were caught up in the election of a new Presi¬ dent. We'll not forget that we were the only state in the South to not award its electoral votes to Jimmy Carter. For the geography classes, there have been many natural disasters to study. Even in our own country there were blizzards, floods, droughts, and quakes. All history is world history, and the world has been more than active. The Middle East was calm and the wars in Africa flared up. We know that today has affected to¬ morrow. What will tomorrow bring? Right: Phillip Sironko and Audrey Mills take their mock marriage vows in sociology class as Helen Timp looks on. Below: District Magistrate Glen Conrad speaks about the court system in Miss Deborah Saunders' government class. Lower Right: As the world turns ' Miss Linda Crenshaw's geography students, John Fern and John Degon study the globe as Danny Gobble uses his text as a guide. 14 S ocial Studies

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The informality of the classroom is one of the distinguishing char¬ acteristics of a class like hu¬ manities, Mrs. Jane Moore and her students concentrate on a study of classic literature, architecture, and culture. Since The Time Of Adam, Good Things Come In Pairs The difference between the two humanities classes were soon made evident. One dealt more closely with cultural history while the other con¬ centrated on arts and crafts, da nce, religion, and performing for elementary schools. Regardless of the likenesses and differences in the classes, there is no doubt that humanities was an increasingly popular class. No matter which class was taken, the overall aim in the course was the same-discovering oneself; a number one priority with any individual. Ninth District Congressional Democratic candidate, Charlie Horne, hits the campaign trail at Abingdon with hand shaking and speech making. Knitting and crocheting improve eye-hand coordination. That is just the incentive basketball players Denny Farmer and Brian Owens need to ignore classmates' teasing and make those needles click. Mrs. Sandra Jonas admires their work. Social Studies 13

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S have no dream . . . rather ! have a fresh faith in the old dreams. We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles. The American dream endures. Jimmy Carter Inaugural Speech January 20, 1977 The American Dream is made of millions of Americans' dreams. For Jimmy Carter, his per¬ sonal dream was to become our President, and by doing so, make a lot of other Americans' dreams come true. But where do these dreams come from? They come from a person's feelings, one's apiration and goals. For one government class, the Presidential dream came true, during a mock election. A girl became President when the Presi¬ dent-Elect was unable to take oath. After a tiring campaign, Debbie McElyea graciously put her hand on the Bible and promised Miss Deborah Saunders, acting as Chief Justice, that the coun¬ try would be in good hands. Social Studies 15