Altavista High School - Nuntius Yearbook (Altavista, VA)

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Bing, Bang, Splat! Mark Hucherson, Straining every muscle in his body lift | Blake Sisk, and friend challenge them- 400 pounds is Jesse Lewis. Jesse placed selves on a video game at A.J. second in the first annual weight lifting Skateworld. Many students spend their contest against Rustburg. quarters and spare time this way. What’s playing at the movies tonight? If all other plans fall through, there is one thing that can be depended upon, the movies. Even though the movie prices got more expensive, this didn’t stop students from going the to River Ridge Mall Cinema. A favorite activity of many students is skating. Taking advantage of the dollar night at A.J. Skateworld are Dawn Rolfe and Kim Anthony. Tuesday al- lowed students to skate, play video games, and have a good time for only a dollar. Students participate in many contests such as the hokey-pokey, age races, squat races, limbo, and Mexican hat dance. These contests allowed stu- dents to participate in single as well as partner competition. 12 Hangouts

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The 1983 Homecoming Court: King Joe Andrews and Queen Judith Walk- er along with senior attendants and their escorts: Bonnie Adams and Trey Chapman, Michelle Cook and Rodney Hogue. An aggressive offense runs over the Jefferson Forest defense to score. Mark Gregory was a key factor on of- fense and defense and received recog- nition as athlete of the week. Here escorted by her father is Andrea Nichols. A new addition to the home- coming pagentry is having fathers es- cort their daughters. With the help of football players, the “Diamond D” was made up of 3 disc cheerleaders worked hard on the jock eys who played their collection of Homecoming decorations of stars, the top pop and soul hits. They made streamers and a silver ball. the people feel as if they could dance forever. Homecoming 11 ee

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Working For Weekends The 2:55 bell has rung and students shouted, ‘‘Praise goodness, the weekend is here.” Everyone was in a good mood when Friday came be- cause they had two days of rest before tackling another aca- demic week. By nightfall students had started cruising from one end of Main Street to the other, a favorite pastime. When stu- dents sighted the familiar gold- en arches it meant turn around; the trip down Main Street had This famous logo can be seen all over town because of its bright yellow arch- es. McDonalds is a great place for stu- dents to stop and talk or grab a bite to eat. We feel like we’re in jail or crossing over into enemy land. The seventh graders are not allowed to go into any part of the high school. They enjoy standing on the boundary line and watching high school students enter the building. ended. After traveling back up Main Street, a stop was made at Minute Market for gas. When not cruising, the guys loved to gather for a good game of football or a day in the park. But on rainy days, a trip to the Mall and a good movie were always enjoyable. One hangout that wasn’t on Main Street was the weight room. In the spring of °83, Coach Caparaso formed the first weightlifting with Rust- burg, and won it. The weight room wasn’t used only by the guys, but the girls’s basketball, volleyball, and tennis teams used the weights to get into shape. Monkeys on monkey bars? No, it’s just Andrea Nichols, Dawn Brooks, Bonnie Adams, Rusty Dalton, and Lewis Clark passing time on a Sunday afternoon. Students spend their leisure time going to the park, shooting bas- ketball, or playing tennis. DRIVE-THRU | NcDonald's OVER 4O BILLION SERVED Hangouts 13