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

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TABLE OF CONTENTS STUDENT LIFE eeeeree SPORTS iene recor Tei? ee ORGANIZATIONS THE BANNER PROCLAIMS DEFEAT DURING THE LABOR’ DAY for Staunton River as the football PARADE Kim Burch marches team prepares to rush through. with the Marching Blues on the way to Glen Maury Park. IN J. V. ACTION Todd Smith is guarded closely by an RAISING STUDENT SPIRIT, varsity opponent. cheerleader Pam Shields encourges student participation. Opening 2

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HERE GOALS ARE MET, challenges are made and carried out and victor- ies are always in evidence at Parry McCluer High School. MAKING HIS DEBUT, Jeff Staton, Mr. Ugly Man 1979, shows off his physical attributes. THE TIME IS RIGHT There is something to be said about being in the right place at the right time. At Parry McCluer, a place where competition is a tradition, students had fun and still worked hard to maintain a high level of achievement. The end of the decade brought joys, fears and expectations as we welcomed a new year and the challenges it presented. Like high school freshmen and sopho- mores across the state, for some of us, this meant wondering, worrying and finally taking the competency tests. Apprehen- sion was high as students con- sidered the possibilities of the draft being reinstated. Students involved in college boards and other college entrance tests experienced feelings of anxiety as they wondered how they would measure up. In sports the pressure was on us to live up to past perfor- mances. Our varsity football team was the state A champion in 1977. The boys’ basketball teams were struggling to prove themselves despite lack of ex- perienced players. Our. girls’ basketball and volleyball teams were working frantically to come out on top. Everyone was anxi- ously waiting to see how our wrestling team would fare with so many starting freshmen. In- door and outdoor track and golf students wanted desperately to win and to break records pre- viously set. the challenges of holding stu- dents’ interest and providing use- ful services to the school and the community. Along with the rest of society they were constant- ly aware of the fact that most undertakings require money and money had to be earned. The challenges were great but not insurmountable. We are com- petitors and we faced each issue with confidence. We built memor- ies that can never be forgotten. The following pages will reveal that in 1979 Parry McCluer was “A TIME, A PLACE FOR MEMOR- IES Se TAKING THE BUSINESS of ordering class rings seriously, juniors Jeff Kerr and Neal McDaniel listen carefully to instructions. Opening