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

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HEARD IT. QUESTIONING ANSWERS With well over 2000 hours of work, the staff and administra¬ tion underwent a self-study as one part of a complete evalua¬ tion of the school as recom¬ mended by the National Study of School Evaluation. The self evaluation usually requires a minimum of one year with the second step requiring an evalu¬ ation by a visiting committee. The total process developed by the National Study of School Evaluation is a means for rec¬ ognizing that schools which have obvious differences may be equally sound educationally. Schools are evaluated by their philosophy and objectives and the extent to which they are meeting these objectives. School personnel, adminis¬ tration, governing boards, par¬ ents, and students were all in¬ volved in the self-evaluation and no segment of the study was used alone; rather, all sec¬ tions were correlated to form a comprehensive instrument to initiate needed changes or im¬ provements. Mrs. Margaret Vernon takes notes as Principal James K. Hiatt dictates a letter. WHITE LIE COMPROMISES Sometimes you don’t want to tell a monstrous lie. You don’t want to get caught in a trap ei¬ ther, so you compromise and tell the legendary ‘‘white lie”. We have composed just a few of these ridiculous excuses. Sorry I’m late but . . . 1. We lost track of time. 2. We had a flat tire. 3. I didn’t want to be the first to leave. 4. I had to sober up. You wouldn’t want me to drive drunk would you? 5. We went parking and got stuck in the mud. 6. There were seven people in the house and the clock was only set for six. don’t have my homework be¬ cause . . . 1. I didn’t do it. 2. What homework? 3. The dog ate it. 4. I did it in invisible ink. 5. The power went off and I tried to do it by candlelight, but it caught on fire. 6. I laid my book on top of my car, and when I took off, lost it on the side of the road. I’m sorry I can’t go out, but. . 1. I’m dating someone else . . . in Eastern Siberia! 2. I have to wash my hair. Uh? Tomorrow? I have to dry it. 3. Me? ... go out with you? 4. I could get a rash from your pocket protector. 5. Because everyone has dif¬ ferent taste, you have none! 6. I prefer to date people of the opposite sex. SOUNDSHEETS Songs in the Attic II, included with the yearbook, was pro¬ duced by Eva-Tone Incorporat¬ ed, Clearwater, Florida. The soundsheet was manufactured from a master tape which was recorded and edited by the Ar¬ chive Staff. WHAT EVER HAPPENEDTO... From time to time everyone wonders what happened to a certain person or thing. During snow days with little else to do but ponder important issues, a list of topics fuels fires of won¬ derment. What ever happened to: hula hoops, silly putty, Petticoat Junction, Captain Kangaroo, hop scotch, bell bottom pants or the Flower Children of the Sixties? What ever happened to: Imelda Marco’s shoes, Sky King and Penny, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, The Munsters, and Hopalong Cassady? What ever happened to: inex¬ pensive T-shirts, Tinker Toys, Howdy Dowdy, The Lone Rang¬ er, and Mr. Ed? What ever happened to: Tom Terrific and his dog, Mighty Manfred? What ever happened to: Jan and Dean, Bill Haley and the Comets, Chubby Checker, Paul Reviere and the Raiders, and Superman? The list goes on. During times of boredom, a wonder list could save sanity. VICTORY FOR STARS AND STRIPES The United States recap¬ tured the America’s Cup after losing it to Australia in 1983. “The Stars and Stripes team defeated the “Aussies” by 4 Consecutive victories in the best of seven. The U.S. com¬ mented on how the victory was a great moment for them. With that, Australia vowed to see them in the next America’s Cup competition to be held in 1991. CONCERTS TO REMEMBER ’86-87 Concerts Loverboy VanHalen ZZ Top Alabama Journey Genesis .38 Special Bon Jovi David Lee Roth Lionel Richie Huey Lewis and the News 8 Mini-Mag

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Many different acts rocked the Greensboro Coliseum and Roanoke Civic Center this past year. Here Mike Reno and Paul Dean ham it up for their many loyal fans. TOP GUN DRAWS FIRE The Reagan Administration was thrown into its first big tur¬ moil over the indiscretion about the Iranian arms sale. It was found that there were efforts to exchange arms for hostages, and the money was channeled through Swiss banks to aid the Nicaragua freedom fighters. Di¬ rected from the White House basement, members of the Reagan staff shipped arms to Iran in the same freewheeling style they used in their dealings with the Nicaraguan contras. Only a handful of need-to-know officials in the entire adminis¬ tration learned the full story. America ' s military leadership and its civilian experts on Iran were left in the dark. The Presi¬ dent’s operatives sent $50 mil¬ lion to $100 million worth of weapons to Iran. They used the CIA to get around normal legal restrictions on arms exports, and they went to extraordinary lengths to keep the Joint Chiefs of Staff out of the picture. Much of the attention is focused on Marine Lt. Col. Oliver North, the National Security Council staff member who handles many of the President’s most sensitive jobs and was the pro¬ ject manager on the weapons deal. In Reagon’s State of the Union Address, he said that he accepted full responsibility for what happened. No arrests have been made but Oliver North resigned and John Poin¬ dexter was fired. This was still under investigation as it made headlines in 1986. AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE Every year a prestigious honor is bestowed upon a de¬ serving individual. This honor is Distinguished Patrick Coun- tian. Mrs. Geraldine Hagwood House holds that title. Mrs. House received her Master ' s degree in Counselor Education from Southern Illinois Univer¬ sity, and is now earning her Doctorate in Educati on Admin¬ istration from the University of North Carolina. Mrs. House graduated from Patrick Central High School as valedictorian of her class. After¬ wards, she attended A T Uni¬ versity where she graduated Summa Cum Laude. Other honors that Mrs. Geraldine Hagwood House has received includes Outstanding Woman of America, Outstand¬ ing Educator of the Year, and Citizen of the Year. Also, she received the Martin Luther King, Jr. Award for Excellence in Education. At present, she serves as Membership Chairperson for the North Carolina Association of School Administrators. She is also currently on the Board of Directors for the Southeastern Education Improvement Labo¬ ratory. On top of all of this, she is also a wife and a mother. AIRCRAFT VOYAGER COMPLETES NON-STOP FLIGHT Another first in aviation his¬ tory! Pilots Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager became the first pilot s to ever fly non-stop around the world in their air¬ craft Voyager. The airplane was designed by Dick’s brother Burt, and has been described as a flying fuel tank because of its great fuel supply. The entire mission was almost aborted on take-off when the wing tips, weighted down with fuel, were scraped on the runway, and had to be shaken off in the air. However, the plane did manage to con¬ tinue its flight. The pilots flew the entire mis¬ sion in shifts, taking turns rest¬ ing and flying in the plane’s cockpit, which has been com¬ pared in size to a bathtub. The passenger was compelled to lay alongside the pilot who sat half upright. On Tuesday, December 23, 1986, after nine days in the air, and after traveling about 25,012 miles, pilot Dick Rutan landed the Voyager at Edwards Air Force Base to succes sfully complete his mission. On Mon¬ day December 29, President Ronald Reagan greeted the Voyager Crew and Burt Rutan in Los Angeles to present all three with citizen’s medals. “No matter what age you are or what endeavor you’re in, life is an opportunity and it ' s only limited by what you want to do, and what you can achieve is only limited by what you can dream,” said Dick Rutan, and that seemed to be an opinion shared by many of the people involved with the Voyager’s flight. Mrs. Geraldine Hagwood House smiles proudly as she displays her plaque that she receives for Distin¬ guished Patrick Countian to her son and young daughter. Have you ever noticed that when you point a finger, three fingers are pointing back at you? Mini-Mag 7

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