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

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Making it, Chris Reynolds scales the wall and lands safely without Mom and Dad noticing. Slowing but surely, Chris Reynolds makes his way to his room. Quiet, now, someone may hear you! Way past his curfew, Brian Henderson sneaks in the back door to escape the wrath of his mom. Possibly not making his curfew caused Robbie Hart to catch up on needed sleep during the day. Curfews 21

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When the Bell Tolls Curfew — the dreaded word that comes with a time but with no explanation. Curfews played major roles in students’ lives even though some students just thought of curfews as another rule that needed to be broken. “Oh, no! It’s 12:00 midnight and I am late. How was | to know that John wanted to catch the last feature?” “Uh, oh! Dad said | was to have the car home by 11:00 P.M., but how could | tell Jenny?” Curfews played an important role in students’ lives. Many parents set a time for their sons daughters to come home. Though curfews were set with good inten- tion, some students did not feel as though they were fair, while others thought they were reasonable. ‘‘] would like to stay out later with my friends but when my mom sets my curfew, she is doing it because she worries and cares about me,”’ said Michelle Vaughn. Curfews usually consisted of three parts. First of all, there was the plea. ‘‘But mom ... give me one more hour with the car.” Trying desperately to beat his curfew, (now, what did | do with that key?) Chris Reynolds clings to almost nothing — beautiful jump, Chris. 20 Curfews The second part involved the parental opi- nion. It was the demand. “‘I said 11:30 and that is final!’’ The third part was the final try. It was called ‘‘the bribe.” ‘Don’t you remember? | mowed the grass and cleaned my room this week!’’ These were the weekly arguments between parents and kids about curfews. Weeknights often held tight curfews while weekends tended to be more lenient. On weeknights, many students were not allowed to date or to be out late. Though this seemed difficult for some, it provided extra family and study time for others. Weekends gave people more time to be with friends. Many had curfews set around 11:00 P.M. or 12:00 midnight. While curfews were often disliked, they formed a necessary part of students’ lives.

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Meet me after school. For Derek Law and Kim San- trock talking after school was the first thing to do. Refreshing. Christi Wray enjoys a drink at Frank's Pizza after school has let out. The big cheese. Sonya Barret and Jade Perdue stop by Frank's for pizza. 22 After School Activities