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

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CHALLENGED LABOR DAY activities at Glen Maury Park included music throughout the day. Dennis Sandidge, Carson Irvine, and Steve Slagle relax as they listen to the live broadcast of radio station WREL. OPENING DAY of school closed with an assembly in the gym. SCA secretary Patti Ayres addresses the students as Garry Kidd prepares to introduce new students and new faculty members. THE SCHOOL SONG closes the opening day assembly. Rhonda Fields and Jane Cox are among the cheer- leaders leading the day’s finale. Labor Day 9

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CAMES OF CHANCE Weeks before school began, tie ay eae the football players were hard [Ry at work getting ready for the coming season. Also, prepara- tions had begun for the first school vacation, Labor Day. Buena Vista’s Labor Day celebration at Glen Maury Park annually provided a variety of entertainment and activities. For the first time ever, games of chance were proposed. There was much concern and publicity by local churches, citizens, and newspapers, which led to state- wide attention. As the controversy over pro- posed gambling continued, school began. The intense August heat wave subsided as the doors of school opened. Freshly painted walls and shiny polished floors welcomed students, some anxious to see old friends but most reluc- tant to end their summer vacation. After a long week of changing schedules, buying notebooks and pencils, and catching up on sum- mer gossip, a holiday was a wel- comed treat. Students flocked to the park for the Labor Day celebration. The heated contro- versy over the games of chance had guided the day’s activities away from the casino type games and towards good clean fun. AN EARLY MORNING | football practice finds Marty Carter, Ricky Fox and Mike Wheeler perfecting pass routes as Richard Kennedy looks on. THE AFRICAN DIP provides enter- tainment. Willie Coffey watches Larry Jones aim for the target, attempting to dunk band director, Phil Green. 8 Labor Day

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Parry McCluer has seen al- most every rage and fad that have hit the nation. There have been afros, wedges, wet looks, dry looks, and shaved heads. The skirts lengths have gone up and down like the sun. The ever so fashionable Levis remain a necessity to everyone’s wardrobe. The Charleston gave way to the Twist, which led into the Swim, and finally the Bus Stop and the Bump arrived. Songs by famous artists led to con- certs which were enjoyed by everyone. Many P.M.H.S. stu- dents were avid fans of the many groups such as Kiss, Boston, Aerosmith, and the Eagles, who hit the Roanoke Civic Center. Movies have changed from the terror movies of the past year to more subtle movies such as “A Star, ism Borny = sRockysem the Academy Award Winning story of a boxer from the slums who “made it” in life, was a great SUCCESS. Politics remained to be a conversations topic. Students voiced different opinions about the pardoning of Nixon, the Nixon-Frost interviews, and the election of the peanut farmer from Georgia, Jimmy Carter. Women cracked the ice in yet another area as Janet Guthrie became the first woman to qualify for the Indy 500. Movies have changed, songs have changed, radio left, and television came. As the lyrics of a once popular song said “Heaven knows, anything goes!” TAKING VOWS Barbara Streisand and Kris Kristofferson express their love in the movie, ““A Star Is Born.” 10 Current Events ANY TRIN