Abingdon High School - Beacon Yearbook (Abingdon, VA)

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Table Of Contents Academics . 8 Clubs . 46 3 ports . . mmin ii7 6 PeoDle 124 v Grits 1 7 8 Patrons . . . 216 Top Left: Ricky Corvin and Eddie Copenhaver know that dexterous hands and much skill are important to the successful operation of audio-visual equipment. Left: Working to get the correct mathrnatical computations is one thing, but having to put the problem on the board for the entire class to see is quite another! Mr. Tommy McConnell checks a paper while Mark Landreth and other students display their knowledge. 3

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Remembering To Forget The Monday morning blahs seemed to dominate the atmosphere as twelve hundred students wandered into the otherwise quiet halls on the first day of school. Greeting old friends we hadn't seen since last spring, wondering how we could face another dreadful school year and somehow gathering up enough courage to put away those wonderful summer memories and turn our thoughts towards studies were just a few of those first day activities. After the agony of a 21 to 7 Homecoming defeat, we put away our sad faces and depressing thoughts in exchange for the pleasant mood that swept us away into A New Day type of evening. English classrooms took on a more (con't on page 4) Top Right: Think about it! Feelings are sometimes worn on a locker instead of a sleeve. Ms. X sends • •all my love to Mike. Above: Scott Gregory gains yardage because a fellow Falcon blocked the Graham G-Men in a hard fought game. Right: Words are not always necessary, Lois Farmer and Ricky Casey's smiles and adoring glances say it all. 2

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modem front as we turned in our grammar and literature for “books of a different color.11 Having choices from Sports Literature to Concepts of Love gave us endless opportunities to voice our feelings, and our creativity was supplied with ample room to grow. Months or handshaking, speaking with political supporters, attending fund raising activities and traveling ended on November 7, as the United States welcomed Jimmy Carter to the Presidency. We were also caught up in the fury of campaigning as we opened the front doors at 6:00 A.M. to welcome those who were going to vote. Happy Birthday! ! Parties, parades, and other events were offered in celebration of Washington County's two hundredth birthday. The colonial attire that costumed our town officials took us back in time and the rain on our parade (con 1 1 on page 6) Top Right: Relaxing in the senior courtyard is a privilege enjoyed by Camille Baldwin, Kathy Leppert and Betty Jo Roark. Above: A beautiful Key Club float for the Tobacco Festival Parade takes many hours of Phillip Bradley and David Fleenor’s napkin-stuffing talents. Right: In hopes of the best Prom ever, homeroom representative, Susan Garrett, collects magazine sale money from Jann Fuller. w