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

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, mndifl ■ |y,M‘ JHmI Darren Diggs, Conna Turner, Rhonda Hop¬ kins, and David Ratliff take a break from the heat while spending the day at Carowinds. Rita Thompson and Dena Collins talk about their trip to Lakeside while they ride the lift across the park and back. Putting her feet upon the deck to take advan¬ tage of the summer rays is complicated for Be¬ verly Dillard when her dog, MacDuff, wants to share the chair. Summer 7

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Summer - The Favorite Time Of The Year Although the first day of summer is officially July 21, summer fun in Patrick begins at 3:02 on the last day of school. The air is tense . . . Students and teachers alike are restlessly awaiting that fi¬ nal bell, marking the end of another school year. As the bell starts ringing, teachers give a definitive sigh of relief while the students go thunder¬ ing out of the classrooms. Seniors are displaying mixed emotions. Some are bursting with excitement be¬ cause they are finally leaving ‘this’ place; others are crying and hugging their friends whom they may not see again for some time. Still others are stunned — they don’t know exactly how to feel. After the moments of ex¬ hilaration have passed, every¬ one begins immediately enjoy¬ ing summer. For those few who managed to conceal wa- terguns from teachers, fun be¬ gins on the bus ride home. Many people will probably ride over to Tex’s, or go to the pool, or just go out with some friends. Most seniors will be preparing for that well-de¬ served week-long vacation to the beach. After the first week or two, you usually have already es¬ tablished your routine for the summer; maybe you are work¬ ing all summer or just loung¬ ing around the pool. You could be playing baseball or softball or just lying in the sun. Maybe you are taking in all the new movies with your favorite guy or gal, or you could be glued to the television watching your favorite soaps. You are prob¬ ably having the time of your life with school being the far¬ thest thing from your mind. Then, August the tenth rolls around — time to register for next year’s school session. You approach this task with a myriad combination of feel¬ ings. Summer is winding down. Everyone is trying to grasp those last few days that are left, and fill them with as much excitement as possible. Finally, the first day of school has arrived and the routine starts again. You tried to put it off, but the inevitable end of summer is here. Martha Hall shows a look of fascination while riding the carousel at Lakeside. Martha Hall, quietly overlooking the shore, spent her sum¬ mer vacation at Myrtle Beach. 6 Summer

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BACK TO SCHOOL: For Upperclassmen, It’s “Old Hat”— For Eighth Graders, It’s a New Experience With New Beginnings School began August 22. By 9 a.m., the once quiet and cool halls were flooded with anx¬ ious students and cries of greetings. Teachers took their places in the classrooms and prepared for the impending stampede. Eighth graders scurried through the halls in search of their room numbers with hopes of finding their way. They also hoped to not fall victim to the pranks of upper¬ classmen who tend to give im¬ proper directions. Though the eighth graders try to be inconspicuous in their search for room num¬ bers, they are revealed as “greenies” by simple things, such as, walking on the wrong side of the hall, asking too many questions, and vacant expressions on their faces. Bypassing the upperclass¬ men, they reach their destina¬ tion without too much trou¬ ble. They quickly find a seat in class and prepare their paper and pencils for class to begin. Meanwhile, the upperclass¬ men are walking the halls, try¬ ing to find old friends and catch up on summer news. School was “old hat” to them. Since they were familiar with the locations of the rooms, up¬ perclassmen could walk the halls longer than the new stu¬ dents. To the seniors the end of this day marked the begin¬ ning of a daily routine that would last only 179 more days. While reading over a possible story for the annual, Photographer Martha Hall takes time out to answer an in¬ quiry from one of her fellow staff members. 8 Back To School