Altavista High School - Nuntius Yearbook (Altavista, VA)

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14 Band New Director Gets Band Sreppin High New style through different formations and playing better songs broughr the band to the forefront. The biggest reason for this change was new band director, David Price. Mr. Price, a graduate of Greensboro College and a native of Sanford, N.C., brought spirit and enthusiasm to the band. The band attended parades in Altavista, Bedford, and Brookneal during the Christ- mas holiday and placed in each. In order to buy New uniforms next year, the band sold 2,000 hoagies and made $1,400. They also raffled tickers on a 1971 Oldsmobile. EEL Right: Jimmy Yearts practices. his trumper solo while drum majors, Sreve Maschal and Virginia Willey, and the rest of the band look on. Above: Mr. Price gets into.the mood of the song as he conducts the band during practice. Top: The 1979 - 80 band caprains are Twyla Howell, head majorette; Karhy Ritzer, Alicia Rob- bins, flag captians; Virginia Willey, Steve Maschal, drum majors.

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i 4 : i i i Left: Teachers and students alike enjoy Christmas Tea hosted by Spanish Club. Table decorations in- cluded the traditional pinata and Reyes Magos Above right: Jarnes Stern, Barry Rucker, Donna Tyler. Dwayne Marshall, and Jeff Dalron show off costumes in Latin class. Study of dress was part of investigation of Roman lifestyle conducted in Larin | and ll. Above left: Mrs. Tolley serves Kristi Davis camem- bert cheese while Philip Protz wairs his turn Banquers 13

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SODA, Students Organized for Devel- oping Attitudes, required ar leasr thirty hours of training from participating mem- bers. Conducted at Lynchburg General Hospital's Nurses’ Residence, the sessions showed SODA members how to help 6th graders develop sound attitudes to- ward drugs and to regard themselves and their peers. The eleven members went to the Altavista Elementary School once a week for 16 weeks where they provided filmstrips, read stories, played games, and had discussions with the youngsters to carry out SODA's objec- tives. Director Nancy Evans spent a lor of her time coordinating activities in addition to attending the weekly meerings. ALO Left: Listening to their responses, Renee Evans giver her SODA group an oral rest Below left: Priscilla Plumbley is amused ar story Jan Deese is reading as part of lesson. Center: Pam Dillard listens while David Chismn ex- presses his opinion in a “‘rap’’ session Below: Games are frequently used in forrnulating attitudes in SODA. Here Susan Callahan explains roles to Gwen Creasy. Soda 15