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

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Every yec r people have to buy or rent p§c cks to put on their locks, if you’re oo» of the lucky ones you ' ll get one of the 429 lockers with its original lock. When you ' re walking down the first and second floor of the new building and just looking up at the ceiling because there ' s nothing else to do. You ' re seeing some of the 2867 tiles that make up tha t 1 .area. Have you ever walked to class and felt as if every .sturlent that passed you was staring at you? Weil, it ' s possible that as many as 1 646 eyes were zeroed in on you. ■■ You vf: bro|§n your only pencil and you ■ n%sd on® next period. What can you do? ■ No one has-orte, ' So you go to the office. . You haw so. many to choose from. On May 26, 1.977 there was 111 pencils just waiting for you. Have you ever felt the need to get out of die school binidirtg? Yots fciM like you ' ll lose what ' sens© you have if you ’Stay. there any longer. Well at your command are 1 7 exits, but it .is up to you to use them. In the teachers parking lot an amazi fact is present. There are 136 wheels, there are only 1 27 hubcaps. Alright of you has the other 9 hubcaps?

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There are many things in life and school that people take for granted. It is these little things that make life worth living and school so interesting. These items are so common placed that we just overlook them, but if it weren ' t for them life would be total Boredom. Before you walk in a room you first have to open a big piece of wood. This thing keeps you from giving in, so you turn the little knob and a small push is required. At this school we have 148 of these pieces of wood. Have you ever walked down the hhll, and heard Mr. Trumbo ' s famous Ha Hum, Can you hear me? over an intercon speaker? Well, there are 55 other speakers carrying the same announce- ment, for all to hear. Every morning students have to gather enough energy to walk up the dreadful steps. To us it is a death walk, but did anyone know that there are 302 steps throughout the school. i ' -.; ’ ' C You walk down the hall and suddenly realize that you are t ambling across a barren desert; you sight on of the ' 32 white porcelain oases and, to your dis- may, discover that you ' ve chosen one of the 14 that don’t work. % ' You ' re running up the steps and down the hall to make it to class. But as you round that last turn the faithful bell rings. You ' re tardy, but don ' t feel too bad there are 27 bells that catch others during the day also. u 16 TRIVIA

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A Little Bit of Love Have you ever been sad and lonely and felt that nobody cared? You were just lying there when you felt the wet nose of your puppy up against your face, or the feel of your cat rubbing against your legs. It seemed to say I understand, tell me what ' s wrong. He would sit there and listen, never get up and leave, or would never talk back. That is the nice part of having a pet. Of course, there are the times when that cute little puppy has your favorite shoe in his mouth: or there is cat fur on your velvet jacket, or even the times when you were ready to go to school, only to walk out the door to get knocked in the mud by your overgrown puppy. True, there is a lot of aggravation, but all of it is really worth a little bit of love. •» I ' m just a puppy, says Brandy ' : Beverly Tyree sits beside her Saint Bernard ! 1 Si wC RIGHT: Becky Griffith pets her shaved Afghan and holds her poodle that can ' t touch the ground. 18 PETS