Pocahontas High School - Wigwam / Tomahawk Yearbook (Pocahontas, VA)

Text from Pages 1 - 124 of the 1979 volume:

1979 Wigwam Volume XLIX igh School Pocahontas, Va. H Pocahontas o ° ing There Is Season To Everyth ime To Every Purpose Under The And A T Heaven A Time To Sow 9 ime to pull down And a time to build up At ans! ego! Gina ae HEE like a pep rally to build up the Indi IH | | HG : Heo 2 Hee ''School's out! !'! 1) eG . b] A time to laugh And a time to cry Harmon, you wouldn't t!!! rst day of school is a drag.'! i i to get ''Mr ''The f ''An E! Boy am I going A time for mourning And a time for dancing ... George and Dianna were getting down at the prom. Tim Nogosky must have been a bad boy. Freda and Charlie seem to be having a good time. A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing ... EE ae ei] ae, Uhhh! Hi Mr. Wright!!! time Barry cleaned out his locker. It's about A time to keep to throw away . And a time icture Must have been a good p Is David getting too big for his britches? ! A time to tear And atime to mend... % Juanita, showing her true colors! Jr. must not have liked his grade. The boys are finally learning something in school. A Time For Silence A Time To Speak 10 A Time To Love We dedicate this page to our football boys, winners of the 1978 Black Diamond District Championship. | Dear Mr. Stone Mrs. Walker Ms. Rowden, We the class of '79 want to extend our deepest gratitude to you for devoting your time to us. We will always remember that you were the ones who gave us purpose and often over our own protests. In years to come we will think of what our years at P.H.S. meant to us and that you were a large part of those wonderful memories. The Senior Class 1979 Pocahontas High School Mr. Billy R. Stone Principal B.S. M.A. W.Va. University Administration piihe ek hs Sab OM i oe a ee Mrs. Bessie G. Walker Assistant Principal B.S. in Education — Madison College M.A. in Education — Radford College Miss Altha E. Rowden Guidance Counselor B.S. — Clark College M.A. — Atlanta College 15 16 a Betty Ballard B.S. in Education Bluefield State College Margaret Asbury B.S. in Education Bluefield State College Deborah Bragg William Cannoy B.S. in Music Education B.S. in Industrial Education Bluefield College East Tennessee State University Louis e Blizzard B.S. in Education Concord College Betty Daughtery Business Diploma West Virginia Business College Mary Jane Ferrell B.S. in Education — Radford M.S. in Education — Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Robert Ferguson B.S. in Education Concord College Earl Erskine III B.S. in Music Education — Concord M.S. in Music Education — Radford Betty Gentry B.S. in English Education Bluefield State College; M.S. in Educational Psychology University of Virginia 8 Rita Haun B.S. in Education Concord College Jerry Harman B.S. in Education Bluefield State College Charles Lambert Juanita Hill B.S. — Concord College M.S. — A T University of B.S. in Education Concord College North Carolina Dewey Hicks B.S. in Industrial Arts Education Appalachain State University Nina Lotito B.S. in Education Madison College Cline Munsey B.S. in Education Concord College M.S. — Radford College Edward J. McQuail, II B.S. in Education Concord College M.A. in Library Marshall University Donna McNeil B.S. in Business Education Concord College Doris Price B.S. in Education Bluefield State College 19 20 Patricia Reeves B.S. in Education Radford College Bernard C. Wright, Jr. B.S. in Mathematics Concord College M.M. — University of Knoxville Linda Trigg B.S. in Education Bluefield State College Susan Shea B.A. in History College of Our Lady of the Elms M.A. in History University of Connecticut Barbara Wyrick B.S. in Business Education Concord College M.S. in Guidance Counseling Radford College Freda Stith Tina Carter Sherry Hess Tammy Stone Dennis Asbury Patty Senter Teresa Blankenship Pam Davis Dianna Gillespie A Time To Be Born Velvet Sandifer Barbara Mason Kim Rodriguez Scottie Salyers Barry and Larry Thompson “ 2 == The Class Of ’79 Rhonda Lynn Ball Charles Ricky Asbury Kim Keith Billips 23 24 Teresa Marie Blankenship Kathy Joyce Burton Jeffrey Keith Buchanan James Michael Byrd Tina Jean Carter Lewis Elwood Crouch, Jr. Charles Barren Christian Mark Anthony Catron Pamela Kay Davis 25 in Yvonne Dillon Rob Wn et 5 i ) ‘a = wo NE Ss oe) i=) oa G W Barry Lee Fleming i Lynn Erwin Sherr 26 Julius Antonio Gillespie George Hamilton Gillespie Kathryn Rita Gillespie Ly, 28 Kelly Lee Harless Bite thats Ardella Darel Harding Ida Rebecca Grubb Jimmy Ricky Harding Lvonne Gay Harmon Kathryn Carlene Jennings Sherry Lynn Hess Chet 9h head = enw, LY Barbara Michele Mason 29 30 Lisa Kaye Mathena Timothy Wayne Murphy Lorraine Kim Milliner Robert James Miller Daris Marie Phillips Velvet Ann Sandifer Scottie Leon Patricia Fay Senter 31 32 Elfreda Ann Stith Barry Thompson Tammy Rae Stone Larry Thompson Ronald Wayne Wright Thomas Lawrence Wrenn Denise Anne Welch Elizabeth Jane Yates 338 Senior Superlatives omer BEST LOOKING Terri Blankenship and George Gillespie BEST ALL AROUND MOST VLIKELYe1 O7SUCGEED Tammy Stone and Larry Thompson Denise Welch and Tim Murphy a0 Pe Ce el te i | : A MOST INTELLIGENT MOST TALENTED Scottie Salyers and Pam Davis Freda Stith and Lewis Crouch MOST SCHOOL SPIRITED Rhonda Ball and Barry Thompson BEST ATHLETE Jimmy Harding and Robin Dillon MOST POPULAR BEST PERSONALITY BEST DRESSED Denni s Asbury and Nancye Reeves Keith Groseclose and Rhonda Ball Tammy Stone and Mark Catron Rae ae ace tag Be WITTEST BIGGEST FLIRT CLASS CLOWN Dianne Gillespie and Dennis Lorraine Milliner and Ricky Lisa Mathena and Barry Fleming Asbury Asbury MOST STUBBORN MOST COURTEOUS Velvet Sandifer and Mark Catron Keith Bowman and Kathy Jennings WHO'S WHO IN THE SENIOR CLASS RHONDA BALL - April Student of the Month TERESA BLANKENSHIP - May Student of the Month PAMELA DAVIS - September Student of the Month, Wiqwam Business Manager SHERRI ERWIN - Wigwam Editor, VSSP President DEBORAH FRANKLIN - March Student of the Month, Beta Club President KATHRYN GILLESPIE - January Student of the Month, SCA President SHERRY HESS - Senton Chass Treasurer KATHRYN JENNINGS - November Student of the Month KIM RODRIGUEZ - February Student of the Month VELVET SANDIFER - Smoke Siqnals Co-Editonr PATRICIA SENTER - Smoke Signals Editor ELFREDA STITH - FHA President TAMMY STONE - December Student of the Month, FBLA President, Senion Class Secretary BARRY THOMPSON - Sentonrn Class Vice-President LARRY THOMPSON - Senior Class President DENISE WELCH - October Student of the Month, Spanish Club President oe Sa a gic Os, Class Of ’80 Kim Fern President Elizabeth Erwin Vice-President Rena Howard Secretary Romona Payne Treasurer Cheryl Atwell Brenda Boothe Donna Bowman Jeffery Bowman Deborah Byrd Debbie Childress Charles Clyburn Selida Collins Ernestine Cooper Dreama Creasy Evelina Davis John Dawson Samuel Ealy Donald Edwards Rebecca Epperson Sandra French Samuel Gullion Basal Hess David Hill S.L. Honaker Juanita Howell Rita Johnson Opie Jones David Fulton Pamula Marvin Ransford Mason Lonnie Mitchem David Moore Mary Alice Moore Jackie Morgan Franklin Mullin James Myers Janet Myers Timothy Nogosky Mark Nunley Stanley Odham ''Tommy follows me every where I go.!! 40 Pamela Phillips Dale Phipps Timothy Pickering Sherri Reynolds Oscar Short Kenneth Shumate Randall Sluss James Smith yw ets Elisa Thomas Eugene Wallace Lavern Webster Beverly Welch Edith White Rebecca White Sarah Williby ''] bet you won't fail me this year.'' ''No, I do not care to dance,'!! I'll beat you yet!!! Class Of '81 Michael Marshall Mark Williams Kay Smith David Cox President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Rhonda Anderson Barry Asbury Daryle Baldwin Bradie Bennett Montell Bowman Randall Childress Bruce Childress Aaron Collins Carol Comer Leslie Cooper Arlene Cox John Christ Carolyn Dillon Richard Epperson Jane Findley Mark Gillespie David Grose Johnny Grubb Tina Grubb Joseph Hall Kathy Helton Carmenita Hunt Mary Jane Johnson Glenda Jones William Kennedy Linda McCormick Jacqueline Marrs Karen Mattox Mary Mitchem Homer Mitchem Shirley Mitchem Edward Mitchem Harvey Nunley Robert Parton Russell Phillips Jane, Tina, and Terri are really busy in typing class 43 44 Pamela Proffitt Tammy Roatsey David Rider Teresa Rowe Patricia Ruble Wanda Sawyers Timothy Scott Deborah Senter Gary Short Teresa Smorlick The Sophomore Class Won Place in the 1978 Homecoming Parade Cynthia Thomas Terri Smith Tony Thornhill Lana Taylor Kara Whitehead Naa What's Happening ! Barbara Thomas Carol Thomas Auvil Wiley Regina Wright You're just being stubborn ! 45 46 Class O Debra Epperson President 3 a Lisa Crouch Vice-President Denita Eleam Secretary Tammy Lowery Treasurer Larry Bandy - Kenneth Blankenship Anthony Blevins Tony Bowling Denise Bowman Edna Bowman William Brown Christine Clark Robert Dillon Saundra Dudley Thomas French Jerry Green Jimmy Gullion William Hall Robert Harman Lynda Harold Tracy Hasty Larry Helton Rose Honaker Mark Johnston Melvin Keeling Do Wis ephen Mahaffey Douglas Marvin Norman Murphy Ricky Murphy Roger Murphy Mildred Myers 47 48 Teresa Myers Deidra N ichols James Powers Daniel Rider William Rider Carolyn Roberts Paula Salyers Charlotte Sandifer i if % i Nathan Scott Lisa Sherman John Shumate Curtis Smith Claude Summers Larry Tabor Scottie Thompson Kim White Randy White Wiley Williams Johnny Yates 49 50 Is this what you do in your planning period? What is Nathan up to now? Class Of ’83 Frankie Creasy Hugh White Jackie Dunford John Hardy President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Cindy Asbury Herbie Asbury Beverly Ball Dallas Billips Tina Blankenship Michael Bowman. Loretta Brewster Barry Brooks 4 Robby Caine Norma Cartwright Wanda Comer Kim Cox Sherry Creasy Tammy Davis Terry Dickens John Dixon James Dotson Miriam Ealy Nancy Erwin Jimmy Farley Emory Findley Deborah Grubb Karen Gullion Kimberlee Haga The 8th Grade float won 2nd place in the Homecoming Parade. Melissa Harman Bryan Hasty Rebecca Head Sandra Hylton Lavonda Jackson Mark Jones Diane Keener Carolyn Milliner oye Jeremiah Mills Rebecca Myers Benny Odham Zoe Payne Dawn Pickering Donna Reynolds Ronald Roatsey Kathy Rodriguez Pamela Sexton Kevin Simmons Timmy Smolarick Pamela Tabor Lucia Taylor Ruth Taylor Alfred Thomas Kimberly Thompson ie SENOUR M PAINTS Let's have a parade! 54 Chris Williams Mary Ann Watkins David White Polly White William Whitt Mr. Harmon must really be boring. Happiness is ... Not Getting Caught. Lynn displays her talent for preparing the bulletin board. Mrs. Hill gives lots of help when it comes to book reports. Ah! This is the life! ! Where is Smokey the Bear? 55 Class Of ‘84’ Angela Harman Michele Auton Tammy Taylor Angela Marshall President Vice - President Secretary Treasurer Gary Atwell Jason Atwell Kelly Billips Diana Blankenship Mark Bogle Leslie Brown John Buck David Burton Elizabeth Childress Rebecca Childress Charles Collins John Cook Glen Creasy Marty Cregger Cindy Davis James Davis 56 Dovie Dickens Kimberly Dickens James Grose Tommy Grose David Grubb Deborah Haga Michel Hall Kathryn Hamm Jeanie Hardy L.B. Honaker Martin Howard Cyrus Jeffery Martin Johnson Gregory Jones Ray Jones Sonia Kennedy 57 58 Mickel Pardue Darren Parton Brian Payne Looks like it has been a long day. Rhonda Lowery Daniel Marrs Jerry Mattox Sharon Mattox William May Regina Mcllory Ronald Mitchem James Mitchem John Murphy Billy Myers Wesley Myers William Myers '!'Trick or Treat!! (s Even Angie and Marty work hard in Miss Ferrell's class. James Reid Robin Salyers Curtis Sluss Charles Smith Rebecca Smith James Taylor William Williams Timmy Woodall The seventh grade team gathers for their half-time pep talk. oneness 4g § 4 d cae re - = Cad a If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. Did someone call for me? IE = ''Orange Crush'! was the theme for the senior's homecoming float. 60 = ana’ ri : : ra : ie 4 Sak cogadh S a Be - 4 eee Ae F ye € aR a ¢ ‘ ; ee | Man aan 6S tee Sty 8 hy “as : ere yet 62 Queen: Kathy Gillespie Senior Attendant: Daris Phillips Escort: Scottie Salyers The Crowning of the Queen. Senior Attendant: Nancy Reeves Escort: Barry Thompson h | x Junior Attendant: Ramona Payne Sophomore Attendant: Kay Smith Escort: Jimmy Harding Escort: Keith Groseclose iba Homecoming was a happy time for the attendants. Eighth grade Attendant: Dawn Seventh grade Attendant: Michele Freshmen Attendant: Edna Bowman Pickering Auton Escort: Lewis Crouch Escort: James Byrd Escort: Keith Bowman 64 Debbie Franklin Scott Salyers Senior Attendants Pam Davis SS Nancye Reeves Keith Bowman ; Mark Catron Lori Strother Keith Groseclose George Gillespie Junior Attendants Jackie Morgan Terri Smith 65 66 Freshmen Attendant Tommy French Kim Cox Herbie Asbury Angie Marshall Ray Jones Miss PHS 1st Runner Up Karen Mattox Karen sang, You Light Up My Life'' Talent Winner Dianna Gillespie Miss PHS Ramona Payne Ramona sang, Dianna twirled '!'King of the Road!''! her baton Kara Pamela Davis Whitehead Patricia Sherri Reynolds Senter Rebecca White Kaye Smith Nancye Reeves Denise Welch Gaye Harmon Sherry Hess Lynn Smith Officers: Sherri Reynolds, Secretary; Teresa Blankenship, 3rd Vice-President; Pam Davis, 1st Vice-President; Kathy Gillespie, President; Elfreda Stith, 2nd Vice-President; Nancye Reeves, Treasurer Representatives: Zoe Payne, Sherri Hess, Denise Welch, Sherri Creasy, Ricky Asbury, Sponsor: Mrs. Blizzard, Kim Fern, Kara Whitehead, Eve Davis, Saundra Dudley, Mary Alice Moore, Robin Smith, Benny Odham, Jane Findley, Marty Howard, Kathy Hamm, John Shumate, Rhonda Ball, Lisa Sherman 69 70 Mrs. McNeil, Sponsor; Tammy Stone, President; Lori Strother, Vice-President; Kim Fern, Secretary; Lorraine Milliner, Treasurer; Rhonda Ball, Historian; Lewis Crouch, Parliamentarian. FBLA Members pladerauatasatetesa eat al ae nid 1 = President: Elfreda Stith; Treasurer: Teresa Blankenship; Fern; Reporter: Debbie Franklin; Sponsor: Mrs. Lotito MEMBERS Secretary: Kim Rodriguez; Vice-President: Kim 71 Beta Club The Beta Club is a honor organization that promotes scholarship, leadership and good citizenship. Membership is made up of students in the upper grades who maintain a B average. a CHARACTER Betty Ballard, Sponsor; Debbie Franklin, President; Kim Rodriguez, Treasurer; Elfreda Stith, Secretary. Not Pictured, Stanley Odham, Vice-President. Rhonda Ball, Kay Smith, Kathy Jennings, Kara Whitehead, Kathy Gillespie, Teresa Blankenship, Drema Creasy, Pam Davis, Liz Erwin, David Cox, Kim Fern, Lori Strother, Tammy Stone, Eve Davis. Mrs. Rita Haun, Sponsor; Left to Right: Pamela Marvin, Rena Howard, Secretary; Kathy Gillespie, Ida Grubb, Ramona Payne, President; Pam Davis, Vice-President; Rhonda Ball, Treasurer; Sherry Hess. Kneeling: Jane Findley, Linda Harold. Spanish Club Miss Susan Shea, Sponsor; First Row Left to Right: Steve Mahaffey, Stanley Odham, Montell Bowman, Lewis Crouch, Curtis Smith, Scottie Thompson, Kenny Blankenship, Ricky Murphy, John Shumate, Anthony Blevins. Second Row Left to Right: Chris Clark, Kara Whitehead, Vice-President; Kay Smith, Pam Davis, Debbie Franklin, Teresa Blankenship, Kim Rodriguez, Freda Stith, Saundra Dudley, Tracy Hasty. Last Row Left to Right: Kenny Shumate, David Cox, Eddie Mitchem, Buddy Clyburn, Richard Epperson. Not Pictured: Denise Welch, President; Nancye Reeves, Secretary. 73 74 Standing; George Gillespie, James Byrd, Ricky Asbury, Dennis Asbury, Lewis Crouch, Tony Gillespie, Sponsor; Mr. Wright; Kneeling; Barry Atwell, Keith Bowman, Mark Catron, Keith Groseclose VSSP Sponsor ; Mr. Ferguson, Kathy Gillespie, Secretary; Arlene Cox, Eve Davis, Mac Mullin, Treasurer; Sherri Erwin, President; Kenny Shumate, Mark Gillespie, Treasurer Vocational Students Morning: Back Row; John Dawson, Jeff Bowman, Oscar Short, Opie Jones, S.L. Honaker, Dale Phipps, Gene Wallace, Randy Mason, David Fulton. Middle Row; Dreama Creasy, Liz Erwin, Carmenita Hunt, Mary Mitchem, Pam Phillips, Juanita Howell, Sara Williby, Rita Johnston, Pam Profit, Dennis Hendricks. Sitting ; Samuel Ealy, Timmy Nogosky, Robert Harmon, Lonnie Mitchem, Larvene Webster, Basil Hess, Jimmy Smith, Mark Nunley, David Moore, James Myers, Donald Edwards. ) ORancE CRISH 70.4 Evening: Back Row; Debbie Childress, Cheryl Atwell, Sandy Vance, Janet Myers, Brenda Boothe, Kay Thomas, Edith White, Tina Carter, Daris Phillips. Kneeling; Robert Miller, James Byrd, Thomas Wrenn, Keith Groseclose, Scottie Salyers, Barry Fleming, Keith Bowman, Sitting; Ronnie Wright, Jeff Buchanan, Tony Gillespie, Barry Atwell, George Gillespie, Kim Billips. Us: Paper Staff Not Pictured: Larry Thompson, Robin Dillon, Rhonda Ball Library Assistants Left to right: Sherri Erwin, Velvet Sandifer, Denise Welch, Mr. McQuail; Librarian, Beverly Welch, Ernestine Cooper, Sharon Davis. Office Assistants Tennessee oRER 1978 ea. Secretary; Mrs. Daughtery, Office Helpers; Kathy Gillespie, Pam Davis. 77 78 Sherri Erwin, Editor; Pam Davis, Business Manager Freda Stith and Debbie Franklin Annual Staff 4G Mrs. Betty Gentry Sponsor Teresa Blankenship, Tammy Stone, Kim Rodriguez leclal sy Members: Debbie Franklin, Cathy Helton, Cindy Asbury, Angela Harmon, Donna Reynolds, Diane Blankenship, Beverly Ball, Lavonda Jackson, Kim Rodriguez, Teresa Blankenship, Tammy Stone, Tina Blankenship, Freda Stith, Sandy French, Sherry Creasy, Nancy Erwin, Dianne Gillespie, Lewis Crouch, Mac Mullins, Gary Short, Bobby Dillon, Barry Thompson, Scottie Thompson, Kenneth Blankenship, Saundra Dudley, Christine Clark, Mildred Myers. Director Drum Majorette Mr. Earl E. Erskine Kim Rodriguez Majorettes Kneeling: Elfreda Stith, Head Majorette; Standing: Tammy Stone, Debbie Franklin, Teresa Blankenship, Sandy French, Dianne Gillespie. Not Pictured: Cathy Helton Alternate Denise Welch Most Improved Trophy Winner in Band Camp Band Denise Welch, Nancye Reeves, Tracy Hasty, Pam Sexton, Benny Odham, Harold Williams, Brian Hasty, Jimmy Davis, Kathy Rodriguez, Melissa Harmon, Mark Gillespie, Lisa Crouch, Carolyn Roberts, Robin Smith, Tammy Taylor, Becky Head, Lisa Mathena, Michael Perdue, Montell Bowman, Melvin Keeling, Alfred Thomas, James Reid, Stanley Odham, Howard Williams, Tim Pickering, Brady Bennett, Johnny Murphy, Curtis Sluss, Mr. Erskine. Sherri Hess Barbara Thomas Pom Pon Girls Becky Epperson, Dreama Creasy, Tammy Lowry, Kay Flag Girls Smith, Captain: Kathy Gillespie Terri Smith, Sandy Hylton, Christine Clark, Rose Honaker, Ramona Payne, Arlene Cox, Kara Whitehead, Edna Bowman, Captain; Pam Davis 82 Choir Back Row — Kim Cox, Norma Cartwright, Wanda Comer, Barbara Thomas, Lucia Taylor, Rebecca White, Tammy Davis. 2nd Row — Dovie Dickens, Diane Keener, Mary Ann Watkins, Chris Williams, Denita Eleam, Ernestine Cooper, Polly White. Front Row — Angie Marshall, Marty Creggar, Mark Jones, Cindy Davis, Kim Dickens, Kim White. Officers: Miss Deborah Bragg, Director; Rebecca White, President; Lucia Taylor, Secretary- Treasurer; Ernestine Cooper, Reporter; Barbara Thomas, Vice-President. Concord: Kim Cox, Diane Keener, Lucia Taylor, Mary Ann Watkins, Ernestine Cooper, Barbara Thomas, Denita Eleam, Rebecca White, Edna Bowman, Wanda Comer. Choir Club 83 Daris Thompson Tina Carter Varsity Cheerleaders Kara Whitehead Kim Fern 86 Bottom row: Keith Groseclose, Scottie Salyers, Jimmy Harding, Barry Thompson. Top row: James Byrd, Lewis Crouch, Tim Murphy, Larry Thompson, Keith Bowman, Quarterbacks Fullbacks Stanley Odham, Barry Thompson. Jeff Bowman, Bobby Dillon, Lewis Crouch Backs: Bottom row — Mike Marshall, John Shumate, Keith Groseclose. Top row — Larry Thompson, Jimmy Harding, Ronnie Kennedy. Centers: Tim Murphy, John Shumate, Buddy Woodard. Ends: David Moore, James Byrd, Montell Bowman, Curtis Smith, Randy Sluss tla | __ preameessoy 87 Tackles: Bottom row — Nathan Scott, Timmy Scott, Keith Bowman. Top Row — Lewis Crouch, David Fulton, Buddy Woodard. Ss Managers: Barry Fleming, Michael Bowman. Coaches: Mr. Lambert, Mr. Harmon. Guards: Mark Williams, Nathan Scott, Sam Ealy, Scottie Salyers. 88 Jr. High Cheerleaders Pam Sexton Melissa Harman Donna Reynolds Marion Ealy Lisa Crouch ist Row: Curtis Sluss, Kevin Simmons, John Shumate, Nathan Scott, Benny Odham, Daniel Marrs, Jimmy Davis, 2nd Row: Herbie Asbury, Tommy French, Johnny Yates, Ricky Murphy, Alan Smith, Barry Brooks, Jason Atwell, Jerry Mattox, Steve McHaffey 3rd Row: Bobbie Dillon, Hue White, Kenneth Blankenship, Scottie Thompson, Curtis Smith, Gary Atwell, Mark Johnson, William Howard AEA We Love Our Indians Coach John Crist 90 Girls Varsity Basketball plefesaDlankenshipumitar trite ce ee eae oles Ae ore 32 RODD DUN On eae. apneic tas tatters Schott ihe 12 AWM eh ety QD Rope) ye be hs met eer Sa ta ae 14 Debbiewrankling. mance ss tats etre eee OAs tas ae SADCUEETCRCH Mel ccts ctl btis pio fee p tide ties ss ho ent 10 SHeIryMidess Ba eer e c ns 2 oe solar thie te cists wiles 20 ESIIDRNOGIIOLICZ A ec Meiris pines elcls tierce tei ais ss ke oie 30 Ean Ve SLON GME Nae, -Detee s croc et pats aah etd oe cies 24 Teresa does her thing on the basketball court. 91 Don Carter's Angels Robin Dillon — Senior 2nd Team All-District Debbie Franklin — Senior 1st Team All-District Sandy French — Junior Everybody FREEZE! ! Coach Don Carter Kim Rodriguez — Senior 2nd Team All-District Tammy Stone — Senior 94 Junior Varsity Pam Sexton, Melissa Harman, Saundra Dudley, Kathy Rodriguez, Tammy Lowery, Mildred Myres, Lisa Crouch Junior High Sharon Mattox, Michelle Auton, Pam Sexton, Tammy Taylor, Angie Harmon, Kathy Rodriguez, Melissa Harman, Kim Cox, Kathy Hamm, Karen Gullion, Robin Smith, Coach Ferrell, Rhonda Lowery, Angie Marshall, Marty Creggar, Diana Blankenship, Kim Dickens. Varsity Basketball Senior: Keith Groseclose Senior: Timmy Murphy Senior: Jimmy Harding Senior: Barry Thompson 95 Junior: Mac Mullin Junior: Stanley Odham Sophomore: William Kennedy Sophomore: Mike Marshall Senior Members; Timmy Murphy, Jimmy Harding, Barry Thompson, Keith Groseclose Coach; Don Carter Coach; Charles Lambert ''Jump boys jump. ''! 98 Varsity Standing: Mac Mullin, Montell Bowman, William Kennedy, Jimmy Harding, Barry Thompson. Sitting: Stanley Odham, Mike Marshall, Coach Charles Lambert, Keith Groseclose, and Timmy Murphy. Junior Varsity Standing: Ricky Murphy, Kenny Blankenship, Gary Short, Steve Mahaffey, Mark Johnston, Russell Phillips, Johnny Yates, Sitting: Curtis Smith, Aaron Collins, Mark Williams, Tommy French, Bobby Dillon, Herbie Asbury, David Gox 7th FIRST ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: James Taylor, Jerry Mattox, Daniel Marrs, Jimmy Davis, Timmy Woodall, James Grose, Mike Hall. STANDING, LEFT TO RIGHT: Marty Howard, Allen Smith, Brian Payne, Jason Atwell, Martin Johnson, James Mitchem, John Murphy, James Reid, Coaches, Jerry Harman and Wesley Hicks. 8th FIRST ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Emory Findley, Jackie Dunford, Frankie Creasy, Mike Bowman, John Hardy, Gary Atwell, STANDING, LEFT TO RIGHT: Tim Smorlick, David White, Hugh White, Leslie Brown, Barry Brooks, Benny Odham, Kevin Simmons, Coaches, Jerry Harman and Wesley Hicks. 99 Mrs. Basham Mrs. Phillips Mrs. Erwin Mrs. Stevenson Mrs. Marshall Mr. Crouch Mr. Edwards | Mr. Mason Mrs. Flummer 100 his me is. Rua Ve a ' TE af TH ainqny pue ysed aury jo asuas ueUI UAATZ sey ay I9AOSIOUL : eUIT) SIT JIMS 0} BuTYZAIZA apeul sey 3H,, [SESS ee | over, AAG) AZO) SAUL IL 101 RODRIGUEZ FUNERAL HOME FRANKIE’S DAIRY BAR POCAHONTAS SPEED WASH RODRIGUEZ EXXON HEATING OIL | i i} 102 COMPLIMENTS OF Soulhhwest Virginia National bank BLUEFIELD, VIRGINIA 322- 4611 POCAHONTAS, VIRGINIA 945- a2 MEMBER FDIC eye) Mia POCAHONTAS STORES Division of Consolidation Coal Company “The Best Place to Shop After all.” Featuring Nationally Advertised Brands of Quality Merchandise At Reasonable Prices BALFOUR “THE GREATEST NAME IN CLASS RINGS” Invitations Caps and Gowns Finest Graduation Accessories Taylor Yearbooks The Official Class Ring Supplier For Pocahontas High School “Best of Luck to the Graduates of 1979” EVANS CHEVROLET Compliments of CADILLAC, INC. Ball’s Automotive Supply 1713 Bland Street Inc. Bluefield W. 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