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

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Munch out! Becky Taylor is momentar- ily distracted from her slice of pizza. Encircled by his equipment, Todd Cooper produces great sounds with the band Excalibur. In total concentration, Odell Gray devours apiece of pepperoni pizza. Giving it his all, David Shorter per- forms with the band Parental Guid- ance. Student Life 19

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Something New Having a first winter social ever proved that students liked new ideas when they were carried out effectively. The SCA sponsored the so- cial which consisted of a piz- za party and a dance. Each club was represented by candidates for a king and queen. Involvement was the major objective. Hopes for attract- ing as many students as pos- sible was the aim. Weeks be- fore the event, students bus- ied themselves with making the plans to order 100 pizzas and 44 cartons of drinks. It took many trips to the pizza place to keep the starving students happy. Following the feast, the dance was held in the Central Gym. Ev- eryone was anxious to have the announcement of the king and queen winners. They were not chosen by RO NERO the ordinary ‘“‘beauty con- test’’ but by how much mon- ey each had evoked from the student body. Their piggy banks had appeared on cafeteria tables for days ahead. Patsy Young and Todd Grindstaff collected the most money and were declared the winners. It was the king and queen who led the dance, and stu- dents spent a very happy evening dancing to their fa- vorite tunes. The evening was successful with fun and laughter as well as full stom- achs and tired feet. As the clean-up committee carried the one hundred empty boxes to the garbage bin, there was a consensus statement: ‘‘The winter so- Clal was all that the SCA had hoped it would be.”’ Adding humor to the dinner, Miss Myra Stephenson keeps things un- der control as the only member of the Pizza Patrol. After the Mid-Winter Social, one could almost visit Italy with this sight of the “Leaning Tower of Piz- Zane 18 Student Life

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The First Kick-Off Back to school already? It was only the end of August when students were forced to their summer replace- ment — school. Although for most the opening of school came suddenly, the Student Cooperative Associ- ation was prepared to wel- come back the students with a kick-off assembly. “All stand for the seniors,” commanded the familiar voice of Principal Joseph Ad- ams as the song ‘‘Pomp and Circumstance” began the program. The seniors then marched proudly into the Central Gym. Freshmen were welcomed as Sherry Abel represented them in receiving the key to F.C.H.S. Eight new teachers 20 Student Life were also honored, each re- ceiving a red carnation as he or she was introduced to the student body. ‘‘l though it was a thoughtful and lovely gesture on the part of the SCA, ’ commented one new} teacher, Mrs. Helen Camp- bell. Although warmly welcoming teachers was one purpose in the opening assembly, it cer- tainly wasn’t the only one. Through speeches the SCA stressed the importance of working together for a suc- cessful school year. Com- munication emerged as the theme of the assembly when senior executive Tommy Shirley introduced it to the student body. He pointed out that communication in- volved more than just talk- ing. ‘‘We talk all the time,”’ said Shirley, ‘‘but how often do we actually listen to what is being said?” The opening assembly full- filled its purpose and proved to be an entertaining way of learning an important les- son. By the time the pro- gram adjourned, it was evi- dent to most that by working together, the year could be one of the best ever. i ens While being tied up at the moment, Mr. Benny Gibson receives laughs from Miss Betty Blair. Happy Birthday! Taken by surprise, Principal Joseph Adams receives a red carnation from SCA president Tammy Cooper.