Franklin County High School - Animo Yearbook (Rocky Mount, VA)

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CHANGING YEAR OF ‘77 ‘76 had a lot to look back on, being the Bicentennial and all. Still, the year ‘77 will always be remembered, not as the recovery of the country’s senses, but as the year of changes for r.c.1.S. The seniors kissed goodby to the privilege of breaking the lunch line. They were still allowed to leave early for lunch but it’s still not the same. We saw the disappearance of the warning bell, leaving us still in the hall talking to our friends when the final bell rang. Morning was not the same without those few homeroom minutes where we talked to our fellow last name friends. There were the good changes too, like all the assemblies to miss class, lockers were by your 4th class instead of homeroom, and there were 14 instead of 10 cheerleaders to lead us in yells at the games. Still, there are the things that never change. Students still find it possible to slip under the schools nose and head for Buddy Burgers, they still slip their cars into the teachers parking lot, and the halls are still cluttered up with posters advertising everything from the Friday night game to the FBLA walkathon. The Homecoming dance, and Prom are still the big events but this year a Christmas dance added to the Holiday charm, and a Homecoming parade set off the big weekend. Yes, 76-77 was the year for change, some good, some bad. We've been through the Good, Bad, and the Ugly as the song says. We hope that for everyone, the good times of the year stand out over the bad, and we say good-bye to the changing year ote 77, The second hand moves ever so slowly, seeming never to reach 3:15. Finally, the bell rings, jarring you out of your senses. SCHOOLS OUT! Through six periods you have waited. What for? To sit around, watching the buses pull out, talking to friends, and relaxing from a hard days work. Who said Public Speaking had to be boring? Theme—7

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The gym is quiet. 24 girls dressed in red and white step out and in unison yell, “Have you got that spirit?’ The result comes after a moment of silence “YEA MAN!” You rarely, if ever, see an ex- pression like this on Harold Taylor's face. In the art room, you're known for artistic ability. Karen Young, one of the schools many artists, is taking time out from inks, clay, and chalk so she can think for awhile. 6—Theme

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Happiness What is Fal!? It's working all day to gather up leaves in the yard, just to have your little brother and six friends leap into and scatter them out again. It’s giving up shorts and tees for Levis and flannel shirts. But most of all, its school. As August winds down, your friends groan about coming back to jail, as they call it. Girls still curled their hair but instead of pressing their cotton dresses, they're checking their earth shoes and painter pants for spots. Boys are doing the same. After the first few days, things start to settle down. Soph- omores no longer wander about being lost from their classes. Football fever sets in as fans look forward to the first game. Five games in a row, five games to cheer at, five chances to see our players dance across the goal. Then the next thing you know, its time for homecoming. Girls run around for weeks trying to get a date, just to have the boy ask them the night before. An assembly sets the weekend off with spirit and enthusiasm! The first parade was set and classes worked to make a winning float. Cheer- leaders covered trucks with pom-poms and banners then braved the cold wind, singing V-I-C-T-O-R-Y! The spell worked because we won the game. When half time came, ten girls wait for their time to walk out on to the field, four of them hoping that they'll be the one to wear the tiny crown. On Saturday, twenty-four tired cheerleaders gathered at the gym, ready to turn a basketball court, into a dance floor dream. Boxes of crepe paper were draped at any possible place, even if it meant standing on top of an old ladder, with Apesnot jumping on it. Then Monday came around, and school was filled with talks of dates, dinner, and those girls who stayed at home, started looking and hoping for next year. Boys started saving up again. THE PERSON | WALK | . SO OTHERS MAY WITH THE MOS ve Abe Naff | 2nd Team All-Metro Offensive Tackle Fe rHON WINS A NICE sia neat 2nd Team All-Metro Defensive End 4, 1916 Mike Young 3rd Team All-Metro Defensive Tackle 8—Student Life