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It was sadder outside the locker room. Friends, parents, and girlfriends waited outside the door for their player to come out. A few smiled when Coach Stickney berated them for looking so sad, but not for long. It was hard to smile when your son came out of the door with tears in his eyes. Some cried openly. Others quickly got in their cars and drove off. Nobody could blame them. It was a deflating loss. It would take awhile to get back on the pedestal we had placed ourselves on. The fan pulled out of the parking lot. He hoped that the loss would not dampen the dance on Saturday which the cheer- leaders had been working hard all week for. He was glad that Cindy Bowling was crowned Homecoming queen and feit that Dennis Laury really deserved his title of ‘‘Mr. Football.’”’ He reminded himself to congratulate both of them at the dance. His thoughts went back to the victories over the past month. P.H., Northside, Pulaski, and Halifax had fallen like dominoes in a stack. David Turner was the offensive player of the week and Dennis had broken a district record. Getting High! Varsity cheerleader Ginger Kirk is helped up by mascot Chuck Pace. Parading Pooches, Cindy Overfelt and Charles Berger, step along waving to kids on the side. Classy Act: The senior float was not only the most artistically done, it was the fanciest with the Senior court dressed in long dresses. The school had revived itself by the foot- ball team. Everyone was proud of them and everyone wanted to take part in their goals. They showed some people that what went on out on the field was a remarkable plan with strategy and ability, and they showed Roanoke schools that the Eagles could fly High. “Yea,’’ thought the fan as he drank a coke and turned on the T.V. set, ‘‘We’ve got one good team. And Cave Spring had better think again if they think they can take that from us!”’ Student Life 15
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A Week That Was Like None Ever Before It Flags waving, The marching band gives Rocky Mount a sample of their talent. With Red Hot music, the homecoming band kept the feet moving and bodies swaying throughout the dance. Pretending to be Varsity, J.V. cheerleaders give a helping voice at the game. Happy days are here again for the clowns who ran about the streets at the parade.
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1978 Prom-Night Fever Hits The Town It didn’t seem possible. The crepe paper, mirror balls, shimmer cur- tains, star garlands, murals, rolls of paper and do it yourself card- board creations only took up one room in the guidance office, and it was expected to cover an entire gym. It would take a miracle. Slowly, plans got under way. Gym classes were shut down as starry paper covered the bleachers and crepe paper wound its way throughout the gym. Wooden disco areas were made and painted black; the stage was put up and it began to seem like the deadline just might be met. Juniors were ready and willing to work during class, but you rarely saw them after that 3:15 bell. So it was the offic- ers, the Prom chairman and a few loyal classmates who kept the work going. Trees were brought in and stars were taped in every pos- sible area. Yards of satin silk gave touches of elegance to the dance floor and with the throwing ability of Al Hagy, the shimmer columns were hung from the ceiling. The last touches were made Friday night. When Lee Tyler, Prom chairman turned around for one last look, she was shocked. “It was like | saw it for the first time-it wasn’t the gym | had worked on all week; it was really a beautiful place.”’ So were the thoughts of the other couples as they entered the gym on a beautiful Saturday night. The class officers couldn’t have been prouder. Of course there were a few complaints about the band and a few more complaints on drinking students, but it was a magical night. Everybody was to- gether. If you looked out on the floor, there was sO much more to see than the decorations, white dresses, tux- edos and corsages. There was a light in everyones eyes that made them shine. And even if it was only EE ee for one night, there was a bit of | magic imprinted on everyones Last time, Senior Randy Whorley and Lisa Anderson march through the entrance in the senio | minds when they left parade that saluted the class of '78. i 16 - Student Life
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