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

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Junior Homecoming Court members and escorts include: Brian Forbes, Terri Nolen, Lisa Dudley, Jamie Eliot, Kim Cole, Ken Grindstaff, Karen Akers, Todd Walls, Dee Dee Schutt, Jason Hill, Sandy Dudley, and Chris McGhee. Senior Homecoming Court members and escorts include: front row; Mia Smith, Kim Hodges, Ellen Naff, Tracy Webb, Michelle Turner, Sherri Foley, Mechelle Scott; back row; Mike Board, Paul Schieman, C. W. Shaver, Scott Graham, Lewis Turner, Darren Robertson, and Greg Davis. 12 Homecoming

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Dressed For Success. All homecoming members and ‘heir escorts had to look their best. Monika Stanley 2scorted by Bud Wilson is no exception. Dressing up was all part of the Homecoming scene. FAD — an activity or fashion of widespread popularity. Fads seemed to change every day or so, just to suit the students’ moods. During the 85- 86 school year, mini skirts and flourescent shoelaces were all the rage. Then they passed through their brief lifespan and became out of date. In the school year, skirts dropped to below the knees. Girls all around campus wore plastic bracelets of millions of colors. Ear- rings either for guys or girls were never sup- pose to match. Other big accessories for either gender included gloves, hats, and necklaces. Lace gloves and sometimes one glove were worn. Also, beads — twisted, bulky, or simple — adorned students. No longer were blue jeans just plain old blue. There were flowered jeans, striped jeans, plaid jeans, not to mention the two- toned jeans. However, students still had the choice. of wearing the classic plain blue jeans. A flair for fashion Pockets were right behind jeans. However, almost every clothing item contained pockets. They covered pants, jackets, shirts, skirts, pocketbooks, and even shoes. Pockets lay at every conceivable angle too. Next was the layered look. Most people just wore two layers; a few wore more. One popular layering style consisted of the classic blouse, sweater, and jacket look. To add a touch of preppiness, ties and bow ties were added. Accessories for jackets in- cluded big hair pins and the ever popular rock buttons. Bulky sweaters, low-waisted dresses and over sized shirts all took their place in the fashion circle. At Franklin County High School an odd combination of clothes could be found. Some chose to dress as hard cores, that is punk. Others, known as future yuppies, chose a conservative, young professional look. However for the majority of students, faithful sweatshirts, blue jeans, and old ten- nis shoes could never be replaced. Rambo Goodson. Chris Goodson’s unusual style of dressing at first distracted students but then became a hit with them. Fads 11

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fhe Coronation. Overwhelmed with joy and surprise, Aichelle Turner is crowned the Homecoming Queen by ormer queen, Tammy Dillion. Boyd Lee Turner, Michelle’s father, escorted her during halftime and yroudly stands beside her. Felix Patterson was named r. Football. o A night to remember EXCITEMENT BUILT each day of Homecoming week, October 13th to the 19th. Each day students showed their spirit by dressing up. Monday spies lurked in the halls wearing trench coats and dark glasses. Every sport from tennis to hockey was represented on Tuesday. On Wednesday cowboys and indians raided the school. Thursday morning students brought out their dressy clothes in an attempt to out dress each other. Garnett Tyree even wore his tuxedo. The majority of students par- ticipated on Friday by wearing red and white. Nina Stump painted red streaks in her hair to show her spirit. By 5th period Fri- day, spirits soared. Friday afternoon at 2:20 students were released for the Homecoming Assembly where the coaches and fall sports teams were introduced. While the theme from the Making A Float. Junior Karen Swanson helps in mak- ing the choir float whose theme was “We Are the World.” The choir sang the popular song as they rode along the parade route. 1984 Olympics played, flag corps members raised their banners to salute our athletes. The band highlighted the assembly by per- forming its halftime show. When the assembly concluded, students flocked to buses for home so they could prepare for the evening’s events. At 5:15 police set up road blocks in Rocky Mount so the Homecoming Parade could begin. The parade included fire trucks, floats, antique cars, horses, tractors, clowns, court members, dancers, baton twirlers, cheerleaders, and club members. One of the most unusual entries came from Students Against Drunk Driving. A wrecker pulling a smashed car reminded students of the con- sequences of driving under the influence of alcohol. Another unique float held the choir which sang “‘We Are The World” as they traveled the parade route. The senior class won the float competition with its theme “The Class With Class.” Although atten- dance was down, these entries made the parade worth seeing. (continued on page 15) Freshman homecoming court members and their escorts include: front row: Chanda Toney, Melinda Jones, Tammy Dillon, Trencaa Adkins, Monika Stanely; back row: Fred Mack, Mike Dudley, Jody Smith, Rodney Jones, and Travis Walter. Sophomore homecoming court members and their escorts include: front row: Sha Cook, Amy Zeh, Pam Kelly, Torri Smith, Monica Peters, back row: Chris Dilauro, Brian Lefever, John Brooks, Todd Crook, and Bud Wilson. . © Homecoming 13