Parry McCluer High School - Parrimac Yearbook (Buena Vista, VA)

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We've got spirit Pes Sy ania appease The only snow of the year was not adequate to close city schools. Sherri Figgers trudges through the snow in an effort to get out of the cold. 6 Daily Lives

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IN our FRAY AAAS SS) Z Bo, a Li, ca ca s e. ,, aS o Providing relief from home and academic pressures, an assortment of school-and community-oriented activities enhanced the year with unprecedented excitement. Activi- ties emphasizing school and com- munity cooperation, such as the La- bor Day celebration, Band Day, and the Buena Vista Relays not only improved student-civic relationships, but also continued to give the city area-wide recognition. Inside the school, Spirit Week, pep rallies, and other sports-related activities allowed the student body to promote school spirit as individ- vals, as classes, and as an entire school. This promotion of spirit at all levels established an atmosphere of unity, which was obsolete in many larger schools, but remained the center around which life at Parry McCluer revolved. Dances, varying in attire from worn-out-casual to tux-formal, pro- vided the student with a chance to experience different degrees of so- cial responsibility as well as some- thing respectable to do on weekend nights. Newness and oldness were both contributing factors in the enhance- ment of student life. Totally new events, such as the ‘Free Fare con- cert and Spirit Week heightened enthusiasm in student activities. Meanwhile, traditions such as Homecoming, the prom, Senior Day, and graduation, which are in- deed time-honored, were made uniquely new through planned and unplanned happenings. Devils Workshop provides music to lighten everyone's spirits after the disappointing loss to Bath County on Homecoming night. Displaying their school spirit, the juniors cheer during a pep rally. Amidst the students, Mrs Mickey Morris, a substitute teacher, gets in on the excitement. The thrill of being a junior reaches its peak when Hans Mohler slips Boo Ewald's class ring on her finger after going under the arch of the ring dance.