Covington High School - Puffs and Patches Yearbook (Covington, VA)

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Susan Albert tries to laugh while her mouth is full (far left). Some of Mr. Douglas ' students take time to play with their toy cars (left). Eric Grumblatt expresses the friendship he has for Tammy Downer (below). . . . leaving a book in one of your classes and having to go back for it. . . . trying to hold the door of the bath- room shut because there wasn ' t a lock on it. . . . waiting until the last night to do a two week assignment. . . . running to the water fountain to get a drink and finding out that there is no water. . . . getting behind the wheel for the first time in driver ' s ed. class. . . . having to run laps around the track in phys. ed. class. . . . bringing canned pop to school which squirted everyone when you opened it. . . . going out to lunch for the first time and getting caught. . . . leaving school early to go to a base- ball game and getting three days suspen- sion. . . . having an absentee list of two or three hundred people on Saturdays. . . . waiting until the last six weeks to read the books you were supposed to have read for the semester. . . . taking a test that you didn ' t know you were going to have. . . . trying to find your way around the school when you were an eighth grader. . . . wishing you could be outside soaking up the warm spring sun instead of sitting in class. TYPICAL DAY 13

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Wouldn ' t You Like To Forget . . . . . . freezing in class when the thermome- ter read 65 but it was really only 50 . trying to get an excused absence with a forged excuse. . . hurrying to get to the cafeteria but having to stand in line for ten minutes anyway. . coming to school early and finding out that school would open one hour late. . breaking test tubes in Chemistry on purpose and then finding out that you have to pay for them. . . . having a shirt like ten other people in school and all of you wearing them on the same day. . . . falling asleep in class and waking up in detention hall. . . impatiently awaiting the three o ' clock bell and then remembering that you have a club meeting after school. . . . trying to think of a good reason to get out of class. . . . getting knocked down by the boys who are rollerballing in the halls. . . . spending five minutes trying to open your locker and then realizing that you are at the wrong one. . . . spending all night working on an as- signment and later remembering that it is not due for two days.

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In 1977 was the year for anything. Walk- ing down the halls, you could almost believe you were at a fashion show. On an average day, you could see jeans, T-shirts, gauchos, skirts, jumpsuits . . . anything. And the shoes . . well, there were all kinds . . from thongs, boots, platforms, and Dr. Scholls for the gals, to tennis shoes, and Wal-a-bees for the guys, This year was the year of Farrah Fawcett-Majors, the blonde star of Charlie ' s Angels. About one-third of the male population had a Farrah T-shirt. Speaking of T-shirts, this year they were printed with all types of slogans from Available and sexy , to having beer and wine advertisements on them. Another favorite T shirt had Tequila Sun- rise printed on it. When summer came in and school was almost at its end, the season for bare skin came in, too. You never saw so many legs or bare shoulders in your life. The girls showed up for school in halters, tube tops and tank tops to beat the heat. The guys came in shorts and tank tops. With no air conditioning in school, these clothes helped a lot. How can we forget jewelry? Flowers and feathers were popular this year. You found them on necklaces, belts and on combs to put in your hair. All in al|i, ' 77 was a year for anything and everything. All you had to do was Farrah — Pickle OitI is right in with all the guys ' favorite gal as he is shown in his Farrah Fawcett-Majors T-shirt and jeans. UPPER RIGHT : Bob Myers and Tammy Pyle lounge on the front lawn showing the difference in summer styles. He wears cut-off shorts, a tank top, gym socks, and tennis shoes. She wears high-waisted jeans, i tube top. and plat- forms. RIGHT : Craig Madison and Angie Loan show us the Rugby shirt and jeans style. Susan McDonald shows our camera- man her thongs. 14 FASHIONS