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

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APRIL FOOLS The month of April was filled not with showers, but with surprises. An April Fool's Dance, sponsored by the Sophomore Class, began the string of unusual events as students welcomed a dance with a new theme. The delight over music con- tinued as a rock concert by Free Fare followed, on the next night. The traveling group from Florida enter- tained the student body in a unique assembly as they startled everyone with their presentation of the mod- ern sound. The auditorium was packed for their performance on i y Saturday night and the crowd was [RRA prolonged drought chiused a rash of forest fires in captivated b ya totally new Jhe early spring: A blaze on nearby Elephant Moun- tain required picgeaty for fire fighting. experience. sy April weather was as erratic as its events. A heat wave hit in mid- April and summer fever set it, bring- “The finals of the 880 are completed as Nick Harris pushes by his Rustburg opponent in the Buena Vista ing early swimming and subsequent Ralave sunburns. The temperatures soared into the 90's and rain seemed a phe- nomenon of the past. The intense heat was at its peak when the city hosted the 16th annual Buena Vista Relays on April 17. Fourteen teams participated in. the event, with Radford High School winning the all-day meet. For Buena Vista, traditionally a track power,” the day did not provide the usual triumph. Suffering from inexperi- ence, the Fighting Blues managed to tally only four points. Summer had arrived prematurely Gnd everyone thought it had come to stay, as the trees budded and the birds returned from the South. But April fooled Mother Nature and as abruptly as the hot weather had ap- peared, it vanished. A sudden cold trend set in and winter returned. Through the weeks of confusing weather, the surrounding wood- lands became extremely dry. The National Forest Service considered closing the forests, but settled with prohibiting smoking. As April ended, it brought the most unexpected sur- prise, as a brisk rain fell and soothed farmers after a long night- mare of drought.

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“Amazing Grace’ is led by Eugene Williams as Bruce Phelps, portraying Patrick Henry, prepares to deliver his famous speech. Other participants in the Drama Club's humorous presentation of “centennial Minutes” are: Jim DAILY MOROUGRY Numerous pep rallies and assemblies spangled the school year with various highlights which broke the monotony of the usual school grind. Aside from the tra- ditional Christmas concert given by the music department, the usual SCA maga- zine drive kickoff and windup assemblies, the SCA officer installation and NHS tap- ping assembly, and the year-ending awards assemblies, several new assem- blies were scheduled for the student's enjoyment. A torrid opening day assembly began the year with the SCA and administration welcoming the students back to school and was concluded with a pep rally kick- ing-off the football season. Throughout the year, the cheerleaders continued to give pep rallies preceding each home game. The Drama Club gave two assemblies during the year. ‘Bicentennial Minutes” was a student-written spoof on television's “200 Years Ago Today, which was presented for the Constitution Day assem- bly. “Trifles,” which was of a more serious nature, was placed before the student body before its presentation in district one-act play competition. Two singing groups performed for the student body, each coming from a differ- ent end of the music spectrum. A perfor- mance during the Thanksgiving Day as- sembly by a local church quartet, the “Brethrenaires'’’, entertained those who appreciated good gospel music; but for those who didn't, the traveling rock group, “Free Fare’, provided entertainment with a mid-morning rock concert. Other assemblies included a yearbook sales kickoff assembly, a talk by ex-POW Lt Commander Paul Gallanti on patri- otism, and a female student faculty vol- leyball game with the gate receipts going to the March of Dimes. Vietnam POW, Lt. Commander Pau! Gallanti ad- dresses the student body on patriotism with refer- ence to his experience. Coach “Chick” Crawford sits in the background after introducing the speaker who was sponsored by the health and PE department.

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MOUSER RATURE - ‘ . A, Easter vacation finds Q i A Hol- } laday enjoying a pizza at Ted's Restaurant. ¥ LN The stage crew aids Free Fare in dismantling equip- ment after their concert, as students flock around the stage to buy posters. The real clown of Free Fare, Bubba captures the hearts of the student body as he performs an Aero- smith hit. April events 19