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

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10 Student Life

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he business of belonging is a nae very big business. Everyone wants to share his interests with other people. Sharing became as important as being, and belonging was the most important thing of all. So you practiced everyday. You woke up on the morning of cheerleading try-outs praying you wouldn’t come home saying, “Il didn’t make it.” Drama became a part of you as you stood on that musty stage reading a part. You headed onto the track field on that first day of band, and al- though you were a freshman, you hoped that you could keep up with the seniors. For weeks you spent extra time decorating and planning dances for your class. Earning money became one of the primary goals for every group. You learned that it took a lot of hard work and dedication to get a Varsity Jacket, but you knew it would take even more to get a gold tassel from the National Honor Soci- ety. It seemed like school didn’t end until six o’clock when the activity buses took home sports players, pom-pon girls, drama actors, and other paraphenalia. Sometimes, you couldn’t be on the team you wanted or you didn’t get the part you tried out for, but there was no time to ponder why. It didn’t help the hurt for you to place the blame on others. So you kept improving and trying. Clubs and teams gave you a wide variety to express yourself indi- vidually while in a group, and it really made you feel good when the results over a competative activity were helped along by your effort. Being in the band wouldn’t mean you’d be playing in a symphony ten years later. And cheering wouldn't lead you to the Dallas Cowboy's side- lines. But then again, it was fun to think there might be that chance. We Became Interested - Not In Individuality - In Working Together As 1. Chowing down after a long season, baseball player T.P. Prilliman and Susan Williams make it to the head of the line during the Spring Sports Banquet. Rushing against time, Animo staff members Donna Hurt and Tammie Sigmon work to get layouts ready for the fall deadline. Theme 9

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The Year Th at Was 18-79 Every school has them - those activities and special events that keep social life alive in an academic world. The proms, sock-hops, games and holidays are written off as yearly para- phenalia. It’s not until a closer look is taken, when a school is singled out and studied, that the fun, effort, and excitement is seen. It be- comes a never ending circus of smiles, laughs, fads and fashions. Everyone can join in, and nobody leaves without a prize from the variety. At our school, the fun started in the summer, when teams, the yearbook staff, and cheer- leaders ventured off to camp. The cheerleaders brought back a first prize. So did the yearbook staff. The football team brought themselves back, which to them, was better than any first prize. The first day of school brought over 2,000 people looking forward to a year of working, winning, cheering and playing. It wasn’t expected to turn out any different from the other school years. But it was. There was a new pom-pon squad, a winning football season, a hot basketball team, a sweet-heart court, those competency tests for under-classmen, and the traditional long dresses for the homecoming dance were ex- changed for silky disco styles. Those same events probably took place at other schools too. There are over a hundred cheer- leader squads that went to camp and even more winning teams. Every homecoming has a queen and every school has competency tests. But a close look will bring out differential qualities. And these made up a one-of-a-kind year. Student Life 11