Altavista High School - Nuntius Yearbook (Altavista, VA)

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Bringing Mrs. Johelen Martin’s ninth grade English class up to date on Shakespeare, Mrs. Martha Goodman of CVCC spoke about Romeo and Ju- liet during community college week. The Grand Marshall of the 1984 Christmas Parade was a former stu- dent of Altavista High School, Micah Moon. Micah was a top draft choice of the NFL, having played for the Universi- ty of North Carolina. Current Events 19

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As port of ACIC's downtown improvement pion, + xtra, Extra, Read All About It: defeats Mondale Qa a Oo nN joct« ise Daboon’s heart in tror SO ant na Q's Dr me Minis- ter Gandhi assassinated: ex- +ramea famine in Ethiopia renovation: Pied- downtown Mant Ma The 1984 Presidental elec- tion ended with the Reagan- ‘Bush party beating the Mon- dale Ferraro team by a lana- side. Geraldine Ferraro be- came the first female to run for vice-president. Also national cartiologists made new ad- vancements toward heart transplants. One baby girl, re- The National Honor Society ferred to only as Baby Fae, re- ceived a baby baboon’s heart, but lived only 21 days Two men received mechani- cal hearts Worldwide, India’s Prime Min- ster Indira Gandhi was assassi- nated by two of her body guards who were both at- tacked immediately by securi- ty. One was killed instantly, the other remained in the hospital for days. Ethiopia was struck by extreme famine which killed hundreds of thousands of peo- ple, mainly the elderly and chil- dren. The United States sent a $50 million fund transfer anc 300,000 metric tons of grain tc their aid Locally, the new Piedmont Mall was opened in Danville after several years of planning and building. The ACIC, Alta- vista Community Improvement Council, started a renovatior of downtown Altavista. Be- tween sixty and seventy trees to be planted along Mair Street in the spring of 1985 anc a new library at the upper enc of Broad Street are part of the plan

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Weekends! Cruising Time After ball games on Friday night or on Saturday night with a date or friends, Main Street attracted stu- dents. From the south end and McDon- ald’s golden arches to the north at Hardee s, the Hao bbe of cars moved he object: to socialize. Usually the so- cial hour laste d f ve minutes before the security guard motioned one off for c tering The local hangouts have changed during recent years. Sights such as the wall at the ‘Freeze’ loaded with teen- agers have faded to the ‘uptown’ ook. Yet the lights and the crowd did not attract everyone. Mansion Bridge, for instance, has remained a popular place to ‘relax’ for generations. While cruising town was not the most excit- ng tn oe n the world, in Altavista it was of the few things to do on week- f this small town excitement was not enough, the faster pace of Lynchburg ffered a place to go. The Mall, plays it Lynchburg College, and movies provided action. On occasion the coli- sieumM in Roanoke featured top names m concert which drew older students isn't Stacey keeping good company! Hanging ro no we all tle Yy ACY tv € , Jt | C Some students spend their free time skating These two must be In love.