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

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On “punk” day, Susan Bowling was clad in black leather pants with the ever-so-popular leather jacket. Laughing with a friend, Wendy Martin dis¬ plays her “punk” attire. ■ PR m r ’•fPs Although our Patrick County Cougars played a strenuous game against the Buffaloes of Floyd County, we were defeated 27 to 0. Homecoming 13

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Homecoming ’83 - An Exciting Event For All Monday was a big day, or should we say backward day, for almost everyone. Home¬ coming is a prominent event each year. Monday, “Back¬ ward Day,” there was a great amount of spirit and partici¬ pation. Tuesday was the ever popu¬ lar “Punk Day.” Students walked around the halls in purples, pinks, blues, and some with all of the colors, even in their hair. “Beach Day” seemed to be a lot of fun for those imagina¬ tive students that dressed up. Some were wearing a beach towel around their necks and others carrying beach balls and suntan lotion. Thursday, we were finally able to meet the man we all love to hate, J.R. Ewing. Tra¬ cy Turman dressed up as J.R. on “Favorite Actor or Actress Day”. There were a variety of actors and actresses walking the halls that day. Some other favorites were Groucho Marx and Shirley Temple. Dress-up days ended on Fri¬ day with “Grit Day.” Students were allowed to wear what they wanted that looked “grit¬ ty”. Everyone seemed to enjoy dressing up and prizes were awarded each day to the best dressed students. Tracy Har¬ ris won on “Backward Day.” The best “Punk rocker” was Amy Key. Tammy Cox and Scott Murphy were the best Beach Bums. Michael Fain won on “Best Actor or Actress Day” and Randall Bowman won on “Grit Day”. The week was completed with the Homecoming game playing Floyd County, the choosing of a Homecoming Queen, and the dance after¬ ward. Tracy Reynolds was crowned Queen and the mem¬ bers of her court were seniors Conna Turner, Jana Cassell, Rhonda Hopkins and Karen Cassady; juniors Kelly La- Force and Cheryl Anderson; sophomores Heather Inman and Donna Turner; freshmen Derina Hylton and Renee Ko- denski; and sub-freshmen Cindy Crissman and Heather Hill. The dance was certainly a complete success. The DJ was Dave Bailey with Astro Disco. The popular sounds he played combined with his lighting system and involvement with the dancers proved enjoyable to everyone who attended. Homecoming Week ’83 was certainly a week to remember. Seniors, Barry Joyce and Eddie Hall, are shown playing a duet to “What Kind Of Fool Am I” during the halftime activities. Homecoming Queen, Tracy Reynolds, re¬ ceives her roses seconds before SCA President, Randall Mitchell, places the crown upon her head. Rhonda Hopkins Tracy Reynolds Conna Turner Karen Cassady Jana Cassell 12 Homecoming

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Plays Portray Fantasy and Reality Dreams are for everyone but especially for young Alice this past spring. Paige Hancock and Heather Inman, both sophomores, portrayed this young girl in two plays, each in a dream world, in the play “Al¬ ice in Wonderland.” Little Alice fell into the dream world and came upon many unique characters such as a Madhatter, walking cards, a Queen of Hearts, a talking Cheshire cat, and many, many more. She enjoyed her trip but soon found out it was only a dream. “Alice in Wonderland” seemed to be a big hit with ev¬ eryone. “The actors and ac¬ tresses performed very profes¬ sionally. They were very hard parts to perform,” Mr. Larson, the director and drama teach¬ er, commented with a smile. A rabbit, a wild cook, and twee- dle-dee and tweedle-dum are not the easiest roles ever made for an actor or actress. Another play with particu¬ lar hard parts was the senior play, “Mother Courage.” Mother Courage, played by Michelle Clement, was a mother not only to her three children Kattrin, Swiss Cheese, and Eilif but also to many soldiers during the “thirty-years war.” The “thir¬ ty-years war” was a war first between Protestants and Ro¬ man Catholics in the German states. This war began in 1618 and ended in 1648. Mother Courage and her children pulled a wagon with them everywhere they went and sold and traded goods with them civilians and sol¬ diers. Through their traveling they came upon many people such as a Catholic priest, which they helped many times when the priest was spotted, a cook that cooked for a Swed¬ ish commander, and Yvette, a young lady friendly to many men. There were hard times but Mother Courage, with a well-deserved name, made it through the war. “This play was extremely hard to perform. It wasn’t written to be entertaining. It was written to make people think about this war,” Mr. Larson stated. The seniors that performed this play acted their parts very well even though it was hard to under¬ stand and hard to make the audience understand. The Queen of Hearts makes her grand entrance by smashing the Kings tulip garden. The Dutchess, Cheshire Cat, and the Rabbit all look devastated. Heather Inman, who played Alice Tweedle-dee and tweedle-dum in- in two of the four plays, looks into the troduce themselves to Alice, trophy case dreaming of an Oscar. 14 Plays