Rocky Mount High School - Hi Noc Ar Yearbook (Rocky Mount, NC)

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Trying to avoid any trou- ble, junior Barbara Cooper carefully checks her con- tacts. Taking time in between classes, junior Diane Ed- wards fixes her hair. Coolin' it with their shades, senior Willard Cousar and junior Charles Garrett take it easy after their lunch. Lf. Wfff 3 A .,,.g51 .g,1g.L 'ji j,ee 9 A, . t, ,,.,.., ., -,,,., 1 -r A.

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Student beauty aids - the aggravations go on If eyeglasses did not exist, if curl- ing irons had never been invented, and if braces were just a figment of someones imagination, there would certainly be a lot of partially blind, stringy-headed, and snag- gle-toothed people roaming the halls of Senior High. Many students took for granted all the accessories they used to beautify their appearance or to help them in some other manner. Junior Melanie Raper's dependence on her curling iron was strictly a matter of habit and security. My curling iron doesn't really do any goody it just makes me feel better and secure, Melanie said. Both students and teachers relied on these various aids. A large number, if not the majority, of teachers wore glasses or contacts. I couldn't teach without my glasses, English teacher Elizabeth Hardy said. Using the aids was by no means fun and games. Long hours of wearing bulky curlers and repeated cleanings of smudged glasses were obstacles that some people wished they had never had to face. The first few days of adjusting to new braces were especially painful. When l first got my braces l didn't think l would be able to stand them for two years, sophomore Carmen Coley said. The dusty autumn atmosphere was extremely bothersome to contact wearers. My contacts have really been bothering me lately. Some times they are just a pain! senior Ashley Tulloss said one autumn afternoon. Practically every student depended on some sort of aid, whether it was an expensive 1250-watt high powered hair dryer or a cheap pair of dime store sunglasses. Suzanne P. Dix ,Z D. Sazama English teacher Barbara At a routine orthodontist appointment, ju- Tyler casually glances nior Tiffany lnman suffers through the pain over her glasses, of braces. 10 - Student Aids

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r K SK. Student labels - the stereotypes go on '. . Brain - a stereotypical student characterized by horn-rimmed glasses, large stacks of books in- cluding War and Peace, the Latin version of The Iliad, and The Grad- - . - uate Student's Guide to Calculus: ug, , . .. r 'gil f .63 f A X .. ,Q f ' . L often corrects authorities, such as teachers, Harvard professors, and Daniel Websterg indulges in such activities as the weekly Read-a-thon at the Public Library, works on next month's assignmentsg stays home spring break writing his graduation speech. Comic - a student characterized by an overwhelming urge to carry around a pair of Groucho Marx Glasses wherever he goes. He is always the first one to laugh at his stupid joke after it has been told 459 times. Teachers love this type, usually the male gender, until it interrupts their profound lectures with snickers and nocturnal noises. Groover - Known as a greaser. Characterized byjacked-up cars blasting ACIDC on the tenth volume level, and anti- social behavior due to excessive exposure to the I Hate Preppies Handbook. This stereotypical student can be seen any weekend cruising Sunset strip or in vacant parking lots. Jock - Usually seen surrounded by several giggling sopho- more girls exclaiming Was that touchdown really just for me? Carries some sort of sports equipment whenever seen in public. Places great emphasis on wardrobe instead of vocabulary tests but has a superb memory for game plays. Usually a likable type until head size expands beyond class- room capacity making other students feel cramped and hot. Prep - Wears a disgusting array of florescent colors which are knovtm to cause damage to the corneas of fellow stu- dents. Girls usually wear several strands of add-a-beads with an unknown meaning behind each bead. Are charter mem- bers ofthe l Love Frogs and Whales Club. Males are often seen on the country club tennis court. Melanie A. Sherk Senior Don Evans studies the sociological implications of comic strips while senior Anthony Shanks takes in a bit of light reading in the library. As a super jock, senior Huenell Gray is the heart throb of sophomore Kim Sturdivant. 12 - Student labels K. Doyle K. Doyle