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

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IN FIVE ACTS Student Lite - Peco Sports: ::eeeeemen ee Ma 2s Clubs And Academics .... 52 People: $f 7 84 Communitya .. 2... 24 DEDICTING THE NEW SCHOOL, the present Superintendent of Schools, James C. Bradford commends former superintendent F.W. Kling for whom the school is named. Opening 3

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2 Opening A SENIC VIEW of Buena Vista, as seen from the old paper mill’s coffer dam, shows considerable signs of industrialization and expansion. The Stage Is Set The scene was set. It was a misty summer morning. The sun dried the sleep from the moun- tains which engulfed the city. The morning seemed very similar to those which preceded it, but for students the scene of summer leisure was about to change. The midmorning bike rides through surrounding mountains and the accompanying smells of nature were in the past. The scene became that of bustling corridors and the smells became those of newly painted classrooms and freshly waxed floors. Not only was the scene shifting from vaca- tion activities to scholastic ones, but within the school, the scene was also quite different. A major change in the school system took place as the new Kling Elementary School opened and the Parry McCluer Middle School was established. Mr. Raymond C. Leadbetter, who had served as the high school principal of the new middle school. Mr. Wayne Flint moved from assistant principal to principal in the high school, and Mr. Robert Williams added the assistant principal’s to his coaching duties. The creation of the middle school also brought a change in the population. Eighth-grade students had previously attended the high school. But, as the doors of school opened, the eighth graders found themselves still a year away from high school as they took their places in the middle school. With a smaller student body, the high school was able to expand. The Student Council Association gained the larger student lounge they had requested for several years. A classroom was transformed into a student relations room. The class- room was painted, new tables and ten, +

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4 Opening A NEW SIGN placed at the corner of the school introduces residents and visiting members of the community to Parry McCluer High. A “SENIOR ONLY” SIGN on the door designates the Blue Horizon as another spot for just seniors. Stephan Moore, Richard Kennedy, Kevin Humphries, and David Sorrells take advantage of their privilege to eat lunch in the lounge. SPECTATORS at the Buena Vista Relays include members of the school facutly. Mrs. Betty Ward, Mr. Ken Reed, and Mr. Wayne Flint enjoy the school-sponsored activity. The Scene Shifts chairs were added and plans were made for a stereo. The faculty also moved into a larger lounge. The distributive education program had been eliminated and the class- room previously used for distribu- tive education became the new teachers lounge. No eighth graders were walking around confused, but the first few days of school brought confusion all the same. Students who brought their lunches from home found they could no longer go to the audi- torium for lunch. With a smaller student population, the need to divide the group was no longer present. The entire student body, buyers and baggers alike, were scheduled to go the lunchroom. Students also experienced con- fusion when they looked for the foreign language classrooms. The classes were being conducted in trailers behind the school. The mobile classrooms had been previously used by the elementary school and were made available for use by the high school when the new elementary school opened. After several days of locating new rooms and identifying new students and faculty, the students moved from the scene of confusion to the scene of activity. The scene of activity took on a new look. The athletic district had been changed. The Alleghany-Highlands District had been divided and Parry Mc- Cluer became a part of the newly formed Pioneer District. Staunton River and Clifton Forge were new challengers and several former district teams were no longer opponents.