Nashville High School - Scrapper Yearbook (Nashville, AR)

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Livin’ for the Weekend After five long days of sitting Elberta , and, occasionally to through class, nights of studying, and Texarkana. It was of such things that mornings of early rising, students weekends were made, were ready for a release. Weekends! No matter what else was happen-Those two days of taking it easy in ing in town, one element simply contrast to the hustle and bustle of could not be missed. No weekend the school week were welcomed by would have been complete without the faithful weekday attenders at at least one cruise down Main NHS. Street from the Sonic to the Pizza Any weekend was full of possibli- Hut. This gave a person the chance to ties. Activities might have included a verify all the gossip of the week. Guys football or basketball game, a party, had the opportunity to show off their and or a record hop. Some places to dates and everyone had a chance to go were the skating rink, the see who's with whom. A brief stop it takes much practice to roller skate with the at the Texaco station was all that was skill displayed by Kim Wells and Donny needed to catch up on the evening's Goodner at the local skating rink. news, or to find OUt what was 12 Student Life

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11, respectively. The juniors' profits were used to finance the annual Junior-Senior Banquet; the seniors' profits went to pay for Gibralter, the band which they chose to perform at the graduation dance. The year wound to a emotional close with the graduation of the Class of 1980 on May 23 at Scrapper Stadium. The school year lasted but nine months. However, in those months, the students meshed equal amounts of learning, growing, and socializing. Not all ventures were successes; some disappointments were not complete failures. Nevertheless, the student body plodded, walked, and ran proudly forward. The year, loaded with variety, was indeed one of proud action and interaction by people of NHS. Senior post man Augustn Newton goes up for a shot over two Leopard defenders as Garland White prepares for a possible rebound. Group one, consisting of Greg Nation, Jay Chesshir, Mike Frohnappel, and Jeff Linville, performs its rendition of Cet On Up . Their performance enabled them to capture the runner-up spot in the Miss Scrapper Spirit contest. Student Ufe 11

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happening and where. A hamburger or coke from the Big T just could not be passed up. Dating was a vital part of the weekend. With the exception of those girls going steady, this meant hours of waiting by the phone for the boy to call, then hours of getting ready for that special evening. For the boys this meant days of gathering courage, waiting for the right moment to ask the girl , then hours of washing his or the family car. All of this anticipation and nervousness was just the tip of the iceberg. Many details had to be dealt with. Some were major, like Where do you want to go? , What time do you need to be in? , and Do I have enough money? Others were not-so-major, like Should I wear jeans or dress up? and Would it cost too much if I ordered some french fries? For some, a date might have meant going to a movie and or dinner. This could have entailed a night in Nashville, or, more likely, a trip to Texarkana. The hour drive to Texarkana may not have been the most scenic, but the variety of activities available there compensated some what for the distance. Once there, shopping and dancing became alternatives to the standard movie. Om activity for steadies Tim Davis and Toni Tyus was Homecoming '79. Tim and Toni seldom make weekend plans which don't involve each other. A break between classes provides time for serious discussion about plans for the weekend between Patti (ones and her boyfriend, Mark Butler. Student Ufe 13