Altavista High School - Nuntius Yearbook (Altavista, VA)

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Screaming their approval of the football team at the year’s first pep DIRECTORY movers cites a : rally, students make the most of : their time. After the first one, pep rallies were moved to mornings so as not to interfere with instruc- Title Day Care: : j i tional time. Opening ..... ae | | Student Lifes : ON tad AW Practicing the cheers that help ' Ven if Gl ; lead their team to victory are the Organizations ee a ed . : ’ ‘ie basketball cheerleaders. Giving Academics .. oe a 7 | oak | sind ee prime examples of school spirit are é : ee Ae ae Mary Eubanks, Dawn Cothran, People = eee f e] | a Beth Rogers, Cammy Cox, Gwen Sports ‘ a 4 5 ed j eS a Kelly, and Crystal Myers Boosters | Indexes Closing . Opening 3 ;

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ur Point — View — “Hurry up! We'll be late!” The urgency conveyed in these words was felt as more emphasis was placed on in- structional time. The hectic pace, the frantic search for last-minute homework, and the slamming of lockers were all more noticeable due to a crack-down in administration. Three tardies, and ISS was the consequence. Even pep rallies were eliminated from sixth pe- riod and moved to a more con- venient morning time. What brought about this new excitement and determi- nation? What caused this sud- den focus on education and school spirit? The answer, in no small way, is due to adminis- tration. New rules and regula- tions, along with several new teachers, evoked a new atmo- sphere that caused students to 2 Opening look toward higher education and self-improvement. The fall sports program helped further this image as girls’ basketball held first place in the district and the football team won a game for the first time in nine- teen starts. Student enthusiasm soared. Spirit week followed by year- book week encouraged partici- pation in extra-curricular ac- tivities. As one student said, “A winning team attracts a lot more winners.” And winners were what AHS had. Students explored their own creativity and expressed themselves; our point of view prevailed. Mixing a potion? No, but Eric Leach, Donna Paternoster, and Tracy Snead are doing something equally mysteri- ous in Mrs. Shirley Cothran’s science class. i 4 “Hola, que tal?” asks Mrs. Aurora Tolley of her second year Spanish stu- dents. Mrs. Tolley is a favorite of all students because of her vivid demon- strations. (top) Getting some constructive criticism between plays from Coach Dale Ca- paraso is Jesse Lewis. The Colonels gave their all in every game and have made real progress.

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Researching in the library is an impor- tant. part) of students” curricula. Whether working on book reports or essays, the library=is well-stocked with useful informa ttotfal TOots, Straining to lift the barbell is Jess Lewis. Weight-lifting, part of the new program football players par- ticipate in, makes the Altavista Colonels their very best, and it seems to have worked! “Okay, like your outfit is about wild!” This is certainly true of Beth Rogers and Kim Leach as they show their spirit for Punk Day dur- ing Spirit Week. Student participa- tion makes the halls colorful, to say the least!