Altavista High School - Nuntius Yearbook (Altavista, VA)

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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 | |

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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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laying’ it through the grapevine Charity Francis and Lee Davis be- lieve in raisin’ eyebrows wherever they go. Asa Double Day participant, Charity uses a saxophone to give her appearance greater effect. | | Spirit Week eniors — Seniors — Seniors! This is the chant most loudly heard. Despite this enthusiastic ef- fort, the seventh graders win the ‘spirit stick.’ onafied hillbillies! Kristi Winston, Heather Webb, and Heidi Witt all show their colonel spirit by taking Pa in Hillbilly Day. The varsity football cheerleaders pro- mote Spirit Week to increase school enthusiasm. Meanwhile, Richard Cox leaves the yearbook room with photo assignments for the rest of the week. e’s got the look! Eddie McMillan pays close attention to pep rally activities. The band performs at all home games and displays an abundance of spirit during the fall rally. Martin