Altavista High School - Nuntius Yearbook (Altavista, VA)

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= l “Get to work! We have a deadline to meet!” cautioned Mrs. Johelen Martin, adviser. The Nuntius staff then attacked their endless jobs of working on layouts, body copy, photography, and other time-consuming activities. Selling ads was one of these time-consuming tasks. When approximately $4000 of advertising had been sold, the staff began fitting the various ads into the last section of the yearbook. The first deadline which was in late October was very hectic. This class was never boring. It wasa Learning the procedure for acquiring pictures, change from all my other classes. In designing a layout, and writing the body copy here, I did everyday. It was a challenge that I was willing to take. Nuntius something different and captions took all the time and effort the staff could gather. Lily Preesley The staff had regulars who knew about the hard work, but it also had new people who had to get use to rushing to meet deadlines. When asked what she liked best about being on the staff, Tuawana Martin commented, “I liked the idea that we all worked together and were in constant contact with the student body.” — Dana Davis é¢ he answer is?” Emcee Tommy Blanks asks Ter- rance Moon and Jason Porter to figure out what James Tongue is drawing. “Win, Lose, or Draw” was the central activity of the Yearbook Assembly. Tuawana Martin, otherwise known as Cookie Star, was timekeeper for the show which also pitted faculty against yearbook staff. Martin

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° rye witht I | —— Spending time with family was not as mediocre as it sounded. Lots of fun things happened. Washing dishes, cleaning the attic, mowing the grass, or fixing a car may have been routine. Torenzo Davis, however, stated that the best time he had with his family was at the dinner table. He said, “At the table, we can talk about old times.” Faye Clark added that every Thurs- day night, her family got together and played games such as ‘Win, Lose, or Draw’ and charades. They also watched. televi- sion and ate supper together. Gary McCorkle spent time with Students did not have to stay at home to have fun with their families, though. Heather Hecht said that going to Michigan to see her cousins, grandparents, aunts, and uncles was exciting. Katina Brown stated that the best fun she had occurred when her family went on vacation. Some students could not see their family as much as they wanted. Julie Callahan worked so she saw little of hers except at vacation time when she went to the beach with them. — Dana Davis ood doggie As special family members, pets provide an additional source of com- fort and love. Jessica Haskins and her mother, Gloria Haskins, pet Spanky for a few minutes before they go in to start supper and homework. Pp» it again, Sam Hours of practice go into perfect- ing a song. Elizabeth Tongue con- centrates as she goes over the piece again. Playing an instrument adds an extra dimension to the lives of many students. Davis his family celebrating birthdays, which included I spent time with my family when we went eating cake and getting or giving presents. to church andate dinner together. Family Life 1 =

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Mo to the beat Jennifer Stephenson, Holly Davis, Jennifer Newman and Nikki Gibson, won third place in the lip sync contest the Nuntius staff spon- sored for high schoolers only. Finish- ing in first place were Dennis Rich- ardson, Terrence Moon, and La- 6“ hin’ th P Fonya Johnson. Second place awards Ge un a il bet “tant. Con went to Angie Poe, Susan Crafton, Kevin Fa Sah re a ae Marie Walker, and Jason Holland. and Ryan Hunley grab a snack defore a photography training session. In addition to learning how to use an SLR camera, the twenty new photog- raphers received instruction In pro- cessing film and printing black and white pictures. untius: Front Row: Mrs. Johelen Martin — sponsor, Cindy Terry — editor-in-chief, Car- ter Dickerson — assistant to the edi- tor, Dawn Emmett — assistant — section head — classes, Tommy Blanks — section head — sports, Karen Heaphy — section head aca- demics, Jason Porter — section head — student life, Mrs. Lily Pressley — sponsor, Not Pictured: Sarah Tongue — section head — classes ; Second Row: Kristi Winston, Martha Powell, Tuawana Martin, Dana Davis, Yvonne Lee, Kathy Mit- chell, Sherri Trent; Third Row: Kristy Pruett, Eric Johnston, Ver- onica Moon, Melinda Little, Eliz- abeth Tongue, Sherri Brown, Dolly Jones; Back Row: Jason Saunders, JoAnne Terry, Kevin Fallen, Steph- anie Greene, Amy Scruggs, Jennifer Collie, Jason Dalton. , gg Martin Portait Place Ss splash Sarah Tongue, Karen Heaphy, Dawn Emmett, and Cindy Terry relax at Smith Mountain Lake while Jason Porter splashes around. These editors and other staff members went to Adviser Johelen Martin’s lake cabin in August to plan the 89 Nuntius. Martin O| Nuntius | |