Altavista High School - Nuntius Yearbook (Altavista, VA)

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Mud, Mess, And Major Changes Altavista has needed new school facilities for quite some time and everyone agreed it was about time we got what we needed when construction began in the fall of 1977. For a total of two school years, the students have fought the mud, the limited parking space, and make- shift classrooms in hopes of finally getting more modern facilities. Before school began this fall ru- mors circulated that school might not open on time but with our luck it did. School started slowly, with a fair amount of confusion. Many traditional classrooms vanished and all students, even seniors, walked around in a daze for a week or two. Below: Scaffolding has surrounded our school now for some time, and has become a familiar sight. 6 Opening Besides the mud and mess when it rained, the students were forced to put up with inconveniences every day. Going to the trailers with- out getting hit by a runaway bulldozer was pretty hard and trying to take tests with drilling and banging outside nearly drove us crazy. Walk- ing from your car to school was dangerous if you couldn’t dodge beams swinging in the air. Cyclone fences restricted us from treading into unsafe areas, and it was hard to con- centrate on Mrs. Blanks and English while Mrs. Tolley led French class in a dialogue. But all of these inconvien- iences will be worth it when we begin to use our new facil- ities. Right: Mountainous piles of books cover the floor of the book room, close to the beginning of school. Right: Our boys’ basketball coach, Ed Frazier, and our new athletic di- rector, Linda Hern, look over the floor of our new gym. We were all anxiously awaiting its grand open- ing.

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... students Made Their Way Below: Jeff Finch and Chris Brum- field are thinking over some ideas for their Hi-Y bill to be presented at the Model General Assembly. Left: Football coach, Jeff Stickley ex- plains blocking assignment for the next play to junior guardsman, Ran Coleman. Below: Sharon Dagenhart leads her sixth grade SODA group in a values voting discussion. Opening 5

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It’s about Student Life clubsdancesinvogue sodachorusbandprom homecomingplacestogo scaelectionsyearbook homecomingcourtgames sportsbanquettri-hi-y fhafhabanquetsclubs vo-techworkersmgala artclublatinclubvica districtconferences workshopslatinbanquet officersjr.tri-hi-y projectsscienceclub tripscontestsmusic thingstodonhsscaja hi-yworldnewsfbla clubsdancesinvogue sodachorusbandprom homecomingplacestogo scaelectionsyearbook homecomingcourtgames sportsbanquettri-hi-y fhafhabanquetsclubs vo-techworkersmgala “Hey, it’s about time for club activities and sports to begin,” commented lots of people as school opened. Student activities covered a wide range of events. Highlighting the fall agenda was homecoming and initiation of club meetings and sports events. Plan- ning club agendas, including some very significant school-wide happenings, was prominent. During the year, these proposals were carried out in a way that enriched each student’s life in some way. Other things that touched our lives and affected our attire, knowledge, and social activities included fads, fashions, world news, places to go and things to do. By the year’s end we reminisced about everything we had accomplished including the various banquets and the prom which brought the year to a glorious close.