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

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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

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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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20 Prom Top hat and cane, popular tux accessories, make Dean Fox the suave man of fashion as he and his date, Paula Meade, enter the prom. Destiny, from Roanoke, plays “Fire,” the Ohio Play- ers’ hit which inspired the prom theme Gee “Rel Demons with clashing sabers tend the gate to the un- derworld. Underclassmen, David Foshay and Frankie Rader greeted the formally attired couples at the prom entrance. Kiss, the sensational rock group, provides the proper effect for the smal “Satan's Palace.