Cave Spring High School - Accolade Yearbook (Roanoke, VA)

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F ruits of labor While being cheered on by the crowd, Steve Steorts sings his rendition of iiTutti-Frut'ti'i for his skit in the King Cupid contest. The contestants also had to answer a personal question during the competition. Smoothing things over The scheduling of events during the seIf-stud took weeks of planning. Mr. David ymer, who was in charge of the scheduling, rechecks the days plan with Principal Bob Lipscomb. H and-in-hand Torryea Brewer and Rob Slemp search the crowd looking for friends. The dance was a place for friends to catch up on the latest gossip. smekw RKMQEWM wigwe . x s xxxxx; t Ashley. Sheets ' Strutting their stuff across the stage in the auditorium, the 11 contestants in the King Cupid contest perform various tricks. Rick Robers, who was crowned King Cupid, does a handstand. David Dantzler Show-and-tell The first day they came, the self-study committee was shown around the school by students. Jennifer Zahn shows three committee members the main office. 20 - Late Winter

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hanging out. Decisions, Decisions!?!? Where to go? What to do? And who with? Students con- fronted these questions and began to make weekend plans as early as Wednesday after- noon. Chowing down, attend- ing sporting events, shopping, or even just watching movies at home served as weekend entertainment. Early in the year, Hardeels on Brambleton Avenue proved to be the most popular hangout. People would grab a hamburger or a Coke, catch up on the latest gossip, and find out where the best parties would be that night. Students also gathered there after their dates during the late hours when they had nothing else to do. Hardeels changed all of that by deciding to close the doors at midnight, putting a cramp in late night activities. Tanglewood Mall attracted fashion-conscious shoppers as well as those who went there Rise and shine On the way to school, Lena Donatelli, Kara Mathis, and Sally McKinney stop at Hardeels for breakfast. Morning or night, students could always be found at Hardeesi lg lift Jennifer Allen Kim Zawacki ' w an gm C ut Students had a variety of places to Choose from when on rainy days or after school when there was nothing else to do. It was also a good place to catch up on what was hap- pening. Basketball games, how- ever, proved to be the most exciting activity! Where else could one be thrown down the bleachers by Cave Spring fans, scream obnoxious phrases at grown men, and go absolutely wild without too much fear of penalty?! It proved to be an exciting as well as a cheap date for only $1.50. When every inch of the mall had been covered and there were no more basketball games to attend, just bum- ming around the house seemed a pretty good idea. To pass the time at home, students often rented videos from the local video stores such as Video Biz or Advene tureland. However, if a person did not have a membership at one of these places, he could drop by the nearest Kroger or 7-11. These video stores of- fered a wide variety of movies ranging from the latest horror movie to the Old Humphrey Bogart flicks sure to please any movie buff. After choosing the perfect movie or movies, students raced home in order to view the latest mystery or the most recent comedy. Once at home, students avoided the hassle of pots, pans, and grease by preparing micro- wave popcorn which added the finishing touches to their preparations. As soon as all of this was done, they sat back, relaxed, and passed the time away Torryea Brewer 50M 0M This year the state of Virginia passed a law ban- ning the use of tobacco by anyone under the age of sixteen. Due. to this law, the Roanoke County School Board issued a rule forbidding tobacco products to be used in or around the school grounds. Students greeted this new rule with mixed feelings. itl think its excellent. Its the single best thing that has happened to Cave Spring, and well probably see other schools following the same policy within the next two or three yearsfl commented principal Robert Lipscomb. liThere have been a number of students who have broken the rule, however, and I think there will be some who will continue to do so. ll til think we should have one la smoking blockl e Itis our right to have one. Its the law, and Fm old enoughf, remarked Evonne Richardson. Shawn Patton said, tlllm glad we donlt have one. I was tired of wading through the cigarette butts to get to my classes? ult hasnlt affected me personally; however, when I go into the bathroom, it is always cluttered with smoke, commented Caitlin Osborn. Jeff Beckner remarked, ill donlt care if thlay have a smoking block or not. llm gonna go in the bath- room and do it anyway?' N 0 smoking allowed The empty area outside the cafeteria served as yet another remin- der of the new no smoking rule being enforced by the Roanoke County School Board as well as Cave Spring High School. Tracey Krupski Smoking Block e 19

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