Pinson Valley High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Pinson, AL)

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The Longest Day That first day back to school always seems you listen to lecture after lecture and rule aft For most young people in Pinson Valley, Fall means one thing; going back to school for yet another year. This presents pro- blems for you right from the start as three months of parties and one o ' clock-in-the-afternoon wake-ups suddenly turn to blaring alarm clocks and cold cereal at 6:30 on a cold morning. After taking a shower that doesn ' t even come close to br- inging life to your dull eyes and put- ting on new clothes that seemed to fit better when you bought them, you ' re now ready for ... the Longest Day! like it will never end as er rule. Your first day back at Pinson Valley High School is already a disaster when you walk into the building and find a million little people standing around. When you notice their outrageous clothes and the size of the groups huddled together and shaking in the corners, you realize it ' s just the new Freshman class. After you and a few friends, you haven ' t seen for days, have been standing around for thirty minutes, they finally send everyone into the gym for the first assembly. After Mr Eubanks clean slate speech, everyone is sent to their 10 FALL

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»• sfef- -.- Jk % . S ■ t . i Wi y - :r % fr; ' ' v.jS ' ■ ZTS; i v-- r»-ri ' ■ y !• i »« VJ Autumn: A Burst of Color Fall days are filled with raking leaves, selecting the perfect pumpkin, and enjoy- ing the splendor of autumn ' s tints. After three months of warm weather, sunny days, and happy times during the sum- mer the arrival of Fall presents drastic change. More often than not, the skies seem overcast, the days become shorter, and the trees lose their summer green, becom- ing instead an array of colorful Hues that only Mother Nature can provide. The temperatures drop from the 90 ' s of mid-summer to the 40 ' s and 50 ' s and the gentie breezes become more and more frequent. The whole world seems a dark and dreary place, one that anybody would glad- ly trade for a sunny day. It is not only the weather that changes during Autumn, but also the attitude. The general mood of the times becomes one of depression and sadness, partly because of the condition, partly because of school. But there is also something else. Fall makes people realize that life is not always joyful like sum- mer, but many times resembles Autumn, because there are sad moments and feelings of depression that everyone must face and overcome. Fall is not all bad, though. There is excite- ment in the air because of football. There is awe in everyone ' s hearts as Mother Nature proudly displays what she can do, splashing brilliant colors on everything. There are festive occa- sions to enjoy like Halloween and Thanksgiving. There is more pleasant weather for those who are tired of the dog-day summer. And best of all, there is the thought that Winter (and Christmas, and maybe some snow) are right around the corner. FALL 9

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new homerooms, turning back on . . Now there Is no the Longest Day! Fill These Out! These are probably the first words you hear when you walk Into your new homeroom and your teacher drops a pile of fifty registration cards on your desk. Of course, you don ' t touch them because you know you just have to get them signed and almost no one brings them back for about two months anyway. Homeroom takes up about three hours, and you know you ' ll never make It through the year if the rest of It is anything like the Longest Day. The Right Stuff You finally go to your first period class and your teacher explains class rules. Mr. Eagan addresses student body (Bottom Left) Students arrive for first day back (Right) FALL 11