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

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Say It Isn’t So For weeks, magazine and newspaper articles prepared audiences for the television program of the year. Doc- tors across the nation set a day aside for patients who would be affected. Warnings went out to the parents of young children, and school officals went to special screenings for THE DAY AFTER was upon us. Almost everyone had thought about the threat of a nuclear holocaust at one So much for the barbeque. Carry- ing on conversation while working on an automobile engine are Mike McGuire and Mike Minnix. Look out Apco here we come! Mr. Mark Cannaday shows students Steve Simmons, Jeff Wagoner, and Tim Craighead that education can be an electrifying experience. To rest for a spell puts Rodney Brown in good working condition. Education makes for better busi- ness. Mrs. Barbara Beard lends a helping hand to Phillip Smith in Clerical Typing Class. time or another. THE DAY AFTER dramatized these feelings and brought them ‘“‘home.”’ The television pro- gram depicted life before, during, and after a nuclear war. The program was so moving that the day after it, thoughts, opinions, and questions lingered in peo- ple’s minds. Conversation on school buses and in class- rooms revolved around THE DAY AFTER. Students had reactions from “suppose it happens” to “I'm glad it isn’t so.”’ Tracey Webb said, ‘‘While | was watching that program, | had to go to the backyard to see if it were still there.”’ The idea of a nuclear war was soon pushed to the backs of minds and life con- tinued as students worked toward their future goals. Student Life 23

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Trick photography by Henry Brooks shows what a nuclear attack might look like. He finished the pho- tograph after seeing The Day After. Although Tammy Preston appears tate of shock, Regina Holland seems to know it isn’t real. inas f e had a — 7 = i) feo! 22 Student Life

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Concentrating on her routine, Missy Clemmons uses an after- school practice to achieve perfec- tion. During practice, boys’ basketball managers Arianna Dula and Jeannie Quinn find a magazine more inter- esting than basketball. As six o’clock approaches, the Cen- tral Gym is converted to a bus de- pot as students use the bleachers as a waiting area for the activity buses. Using the halls as a track field in bad weather, Mrs. Patsy Smith, wife of the vocational director Mr. John- ny Smith, and Mrs. Juanita Young have been walking three to four miles a day for over a year for their exercise routine. Working up a sweat, Ron Sexton and Fred Mack go up for a jump ball in an after-school practice. 24 Student Life