Altavista High School - Nuntius Yearbook (Altavista, VA)

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The Colonel Spirit caught up with John Steele. Here in a moment of craziness at a football game he de- cides to wear his pom-pom. Contents MCB APCs ns cc. ss i yy | [COROT 2 5. ieee Sage Seas SV UEUISTIEG SATE ee Beene 6 NCI At TGS 2 3h 2 a eee 48 WACLOM@OCCKEIS! ,............-.68 Pegnlemmmer 2. ....+.,.102 BbOsteremeietre c.... .,--.150 Opeanizaviouss ........+. mle (CaS KS uly. ) 0 Nee LS | Time out for comics and reminiscing on being a 6th grader. Both brought laughter for SODA partners. Sitting: Kim Butcher, Crystal Moorefield, Bruce Goldsmith, Cheryl Childress, Rose Organ, Denise Ferris, and Alison Steele. Standing: Angie Campbell, Jamie Wilson, Stan West, Cathy Overstreet, Karen Cothran, Bud Barbour, and Kirk Irby. Spirit was high for the Gretna game and classes showed their support by entering the cheerleaders’ banner contest. Judith Walker exhibits one of the winning banners made by some freshmen while Lori Lane, Lisa Payne, and Patti Smith look on. The contest gave students a chance to voice their opinion of the Hawks as well as show how imaginative and artistic they could be. Opening 3

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, thet, - ‘ft te eredta “ls 2 Opening Starting Off High Dreams are the essence of life. Without them our daily life is drudgery. Who can face football practice in the August heat without dreams of victory? Or six tough classes with- out hope of success? Or morning band prac- tice without visions of trophies? Or working an eight hour shift and going to school with- out dreams of graduation? Ambition and as- pirations move us through life. We, the stu- dent body of Altavista High School, know life has mountain tops among its offerings. We live upon the hillsides of Central Virginia and journey through the rolling countryside daily. Our trips take us into valleys as well. When school opened, we found our dreams distorted by fifty-five minute classes, no breaks, and report cards every six weeks in- stead of nine. But like the new middle school students adjusting to a new vista, we placed more value on spare time and found football and girls’ basketball games a convenient time to rendezvous. We studied hard and adjusted to changes in schedules. Our desire for suc- cess, victory, and satisfaction became our “alta vista.” We climbed many mountains before the year was over. We tumbled into the valleys more than once, but our dreams kept us steadfast. We trudged along, seeking our “alta vista”. The new Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders? No, just some of the senior powder puff cheerleaders trying to rally the fans for the seniors. Bruce Goldsmith, Joe Anthony, Joey Gray, Jon Belinski, David Tuck and Mike Weeks did a superb job and were the hit of the night. : hd we te .

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Baring Good Times How many times did we want to quit? With poor grades and difficult assign- ments weighting down our shoulders, shrugging off burdens and spotting the highlights was often hard. But in the end the good times seemed to prevail. Halls and lunchrooms always had an echo of laughter even though there were math problems to digest and lunches to deci- pher. Our athletes knew as much defeat as victory, but never did they fail to give all they had 4 Oper ng At the beginning of what we knew would be a long climb, we set goals high with every intention of reaching them. We experienced the agony of defeat, the de- pression brought by low marks, and the anguish of too much to do and not enough time. But through determination we read all the newspapers for government panel, finished the book just in time to write a report, and had time to see the girls’ bas- ketball teams beat Brookeville. Yes, the good times did prevail! Assembling a collage in art class, Mrs. Weinert and Andrea Campbell stop for a moment and smile for the photographer