Alleghany County High School - Alcova Yearbook (Covington, VA)

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DURING THE GROOVEY TIMES OF YOUTH Roger Simmons grooves to his own music during the annual Sadie Hawkins dance. Joyce McCormick is entranced with the action taking place at the Colt basketball game.

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Trying The New And Revising The Old Exciting Experiences Are Undertaken During the beginning of the year 1970-71 at ACHS, one found that the school was indeed changing with the times. Seniors began to notice every event as each one became the last of its kind. Students found themselves ecstatic over events like the football win over Addison and the revelation that Mr. Rhea was the ' 71 ALCOVA dedicatee. ACHS was no longer just a place for book learning but a place where one could become a part of a social life in which opinions were shared and respected. Jim Sizer discovers that getting a drink of water in the wintertime is an imposing Members of the newly formed Pom-Pom girls add zest task. to the pep rallies. New techniques in wrestling bring many challenges to ACHS as illustrated by the intricate hold that Gary Kilian is struggling to free himself from. 3

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As the year ended, students looked back at it as being one of the best ever. New classroom techniques and teaching methods made learning enjoyable. Seniors graduated with memories of those high school homecomings and anticipation of their own homecomings in the future. The two proms offered nostalgic moments and the many opportunities offered at ACHS provided hope and guidance for facing new goals. Underclassmen finally began to understand the methods of ACHS and were soon to become club presidents, editors and queens or kings for various clubs, dances, or notable occasions. Such assemblies as the homecoming presentations. Miss Alcova awards and the SCA elections highlighted the year ' s activities. One ' s high school years are the best, so the old saying goes, and ACHS has offered only the best. Without question, these were THE GROOVEY TIMES OF YOUTH. TABLE OF CONTENTS Dedication 6 Faculty and Academics 8 Features 42 Organizations 76 Classes 144 Advertisements 180 Index 212 FBLA members Patty Morris, Linda Riley, and Glynis Cook, as- sisted by the two Mikes, Warwick and Johnson, work on the decorations for the first FBLA dance. Merve Broce concentrates all his effort on playing correctly that music for the halftime show. Working on the class section of the ALCOVA, Peggy Persinger and Rick Byers find that some tedious tasks are more groovey in memory than in actuality. o