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

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The spirit of the entire school was bolstered by a barrage of unforget- table winter events, beginning with the SCA's after-school Christmas party and sock-hop. This vacation send-off liv- ened the school's Yuletide spirit, while that night the Juniors completed the holiday mood with a Christmas dance featuring “Bagget’. Adding to the Christmas spirit, Parry McCluer sports stood out in holiday competition, with both the basketball team and wrestling squad taking tournament trophies. Shortly after returning from vaca- tion, some unusual weather provided a memorable break. An inconspicuous layer of freez ing rain fell about 7:00 a.m., spurring numerous freak acci- dents, and virtually paralyzing the city. An order to close schools finally came, which allowed students to venture out into the midst of the early morning melée. The Juniors received their class rings on January 30 and the seniors revived ‘a surprisingly good-sounding ‘‘Blues Express” to play for the Ring Dance. Topping off a successful Valentine's carnation sale, the cheerleaders spon- sored the Sweetheart's Dance, which featured the “Disco Kid from Rich- mond. The following weekend, the Ju- niors sponsored a dance, which would be better off forgotten. Featuring Susan Thompson from WREL, this fiasco was doomed from the start. Around 9:30, someone decided that a better sound was coming from the jukebox at Ted's Restaurant, and eventually everyone wound up there. To the surprise of almost everyone, snow ended the notable winter mo- ments. A spell of almost summer-like weather was broken when a consid- erable amount of snow fell on the area. Unfortunately, it did not stick on the roads sufficiently to warrant the closing of city schools, so students were forced to go to school on the only snowy day of the year. URFORGEUUASLE g the area

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cee FALLIRG Wading in the mud, the Fighting Blues’ bench watches grimly as the rain:drenches their chances for a Homecoming victory, . Raindrops continued to fall throughout autumn, hampering many school activities. The football team was plagued by rainy weather. The practice field was often muddy and the first loss of the season was experienced during a downpour. The weather continued to haunt the Blues as the game against Natural Bridge was rained out. When the Blues eventually journeyed to Natural Bridge, the sky was clear, but the Blues suffered what was termed ‘'the upset of the year . Although the Blues had suffered two losses, their spirit was not dampened. As time approached for the game against the district leader, Riverheads, enthusiasm grew to its climax. The peak of excitement was reached during the week preceding the game as the cheerleaders planned and led the entire student body in a series of masquerades. The week, called Spirit Week, began with Hat Day, followed by Red Neck Day, 50's Day, Halloween Day, and Blue and White Day. By the time the Blues arrived in Greenville, optimism was at its peak under a clear night sky. How- ever, a cloud of defeat was hovering over the high expectations as the Blues were crushed 27-0. When the season ended, ev- eryone realized that the rainy weather had played a significant role during the football season. Even though Buena Vista's Band Day was held on a sunny Saturday afternoon, the rainy weather took its toll in that event, also. The annual gathering of bands was expected to be enormously successful as 22 bands signed up to par- ticipate. However, with rain falling throughout Virginia, a number of bands were unable to practice and 11 of those bands were forced to cancel their entries. Rain in autumn 13

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WINTERS (OMERTS A kiss follows the presentation of Mike Hamilton and his date, Teresa Davis at the Ring Dance, After pass- ing through the arch, the couple took their position in the class figure. Winter events 15