Patrick County High School - Archive Yearbook (Stuart, VA)

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Well-wishers throw confetti at the newly-weds Hermia and Lysan- der (Jane Moye and Kevin Williams). The maids of King Thesus’ castle (Donna Rautio, Melinda Montgom¬ ery, Cindy Morris, Connie Montgom¬ ery, and Debra Massie) scream with fear as the half man, half beast, be¬ gins to speak to them. Plays 11

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Senior Class Rivalry Sparks Another Successful Play There is a kind of unwrit¬ ten rivalry between the senior classes of each year. Each class tries to outdo the pre¬ ceding class in everything. This year’s senior class was no different in trying to outdo their predecessors, especially in their senior play. They per¬ formed a wonderful farce of the Shakespearean play “A Mid-summer Night’s Dream.” The cast took the original script, with some help from director Mike Lar¬ sen and rewrote the play into “PCHS language.” The plot was that of a love story, hav¬ ing the two lovers fight for the right to express their love for one another. The web tangled as they wandered into the Magic Forest, but all ended well and the kingdom rejoiced in their happiness. Another rivalry existed this year as in preceding years when the spring play was per¬ formed. The play “A Feudin’ Over Yonder” was another farce of love. In this play the families of Frye and Popoff were feuding and much to their children’s dismay, the widow Ma Frye and the wid¬ ower Pappy Popoff fall in love with some help from Moun¬ tain Maggie. This same Mountain Maggie helps the rebellious daughter, Rosa- belle Frye realize her love for the enemy, Clem Frye. This strange array of events is topped off with a series of weddings performed by the travelling minister played by Toby Lane. With these two productions coming from PCHS in one year, undoubtedly the year must be called a year of suc¬ cess for the actors and ac¬ tresses of PCHS. Lysander (Kevin Williams) tries to persuade his servant Bottom (Jim¬ my Keesee) to go and search for a good path in the woods as Hermia (Jane Moye) looks on. 10 Plays

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PCHS Dances Make a Series of Nights to Remember There were numerous dances and sock hops held at PCHS during the year, and each one held its own special memories for each person who attended. Students were entertained at these events by both live bands and disc jockeys. The DJ’s came from various radio stations throughout the area, including K-92 and K-99. Be¬ ginning with the Back-to- School Dance in September, dances were enjoyed through the Spring Dance in March. Students decorated the cafeteria or gym for all of these occasions, and some even had special attractions during their hours. There was an alumni room at the Home¬ coming Dance and the an¬ nouncement of Mr. and Miss Senior was made at the Sweetheart Dance. The SCA and the classes who sponsored the dances put a lot of time and energy into each one and hoped that their efforts were successful in giv¬ ing each person who attended a wonderful evening. Ann Moye and Daryl Tilley sit out a dance while talking with junior Mark Owens. Dancing the night away at the Sweetheart Dance are Linda Edwards and Ronnie Lawson. Rhonda Lawson and Jerry Frankum, Donnie Knight and Teresa Hubbard, and Sandra Thomas and Lee Clark dance as Russ Brown plays a slow song. 12 Dances