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

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Bob Tavenner Jennifer Gowan h 7.- Cutting up F inal touches Memory books and napkins are painstak- ingly set on tables b Kristin Whanger and Ruba Karkenn . n each table was a centerpiece an eight memory books and napkins which served as momentos of the beautiful evening. Jennifer Gowan Yards of silver tinsel which hung between every column had to be cut into eight feet pieces Kyle Farley, Jennifer Baker and Torryea Brewer attempt to speed up their job by cutting many strands at one time. Stairway to heaven Heather Munro stares at the stairway ore dered from a catalog which arrived completely unassembled. One group of juniors was assigned the task of attempt- ing to construct it in only two day's time. Jennifer Gowan

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balloons. The exhibition hall of the ' Roanoke Civic Center slowly filled with pink, blue, and silver balloons as the Junior Class worked diligently to prepare for the big night ahead. Happy Time Balloons, a divi- sion of Giggle Gramms, helped the decorators by providing the balloons, numbering over two. thousand. Columns of balloons, separated , by long strands of tinsel, hung at the entranceway. The arch which stretched over the stairs consisted of helium balloons so the arch would remain suspended on its own. Strands of balloons stretch- ing across the ceiling were strung on clear fishing wire. This thin, transparent wire became tangled very easily. One group of juniors spent half an hour attempting to untangle a particularly bad snarl. Each of the 80 centerpieces consisted of pink and blue bal- loons and one silver heart of a c worming the exhibition hall for Prom could only be done with He! 1!! Stran s of balloons strung on transparent fishing wire became tangled easily as Ruba Karkenny, Trenor Williams, Jenni- fer Allen, and Chris White discovered. Here, they attempt to untangle a particu- larly stubborn snarl. star balloon to top it off. These decorations held over 800 bal- loons by themselves. The Stairway to Heaven, or- dered from a prom decorating catalog, arrived only .two days before Prom and cagsed much anguish for the Juniors as they attempted to construct it. This kit contained 75 pieces of flimsy cardboard which seemed practi- cally impossible to assemble. Prom chair-person, Torryea Brewer, discovered the fountain which graced the entraceway a mere two days before Prom. Made of five separate pieces, the fountain had to be assembled and then filled with the right amount of water. Jennifer Allen Stringin ,em up Long stran s of silver tinsel are strung by Deb ie Bono. Thirty-six of these strands hung between all of the columns of the Roanoke Civic Center Exhibition Hall. Rob Tnvnnnar

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Dancin, the night away Couples dance to one of the man slow songs played by the group Rush Hour. Couples agreed that the band offered a great variety of music, Talking it up Rob Ferris, Richard Saxton. and Krista Henderson exchange complie ments on one anotherys attire and dis, cuss their plans for the evening still to come. After prom many students hurried to Smith Mountain Lake or to friends' housest Taking a break Alfred Coleman, Sandy Proax. Frank Campbell. and Leigh Jackson take a moment to catch their breath and talk about their evening plans. Bob Tavenner