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

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,nr- li! K-kwlfaw ?J lf, ki, .if 5 V f' , 5 ,V ,- if p . . 3 . 5 . l X l Q i Q A W 4 A l . Q I courtesy . :'- yu. 'Q courtesy The magic becomes infectious. Darkness and light, movement and color, combine to create a dance-floor fantasy as seniors, juniors, and sprinkling of sophomores sway to the beat of Tightropel L.l-lastings Pausing for a refreshing drink, senior Billy Edmondson refills his glass from the sparkling fountain. A unique centerpiece for this special night, a three-tiered cake baked, designed, and completed by Mrs. Carolyn Grantham and her home economics students, congratulates the class Of 1984, I M, courtesy It takes work to create a fantasy. So discovers senior Sam Watts as he relieves the clown in blowing up helium balloons. More than 300 ballons sold at 25-cents each until the helium ran out. Next time the balloons will certainly cost more. Inflation, you know. A nail here, a tack there. Seniors Lea Daughtridge, Alicia Iohnson, Kevin Hicks, Donna Bazzle, and Renee Fountain pause in the middle of decorating for the prom. The end product results in a light- studded tunnel of greenery, Spring dances - 11

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Do wishes really come true? Seniors Iake Parrott and Lee Wimberly pause to chat beside the wishing Well in the park created by Mrs. Ann Ruggier0's homeroom. Their common wish is for a successful junior-senior prom. ight ma ic bit of card- b o a r d , s c i s s o r s , and a dab of paint chicken wire, greenery, and twinkling lights . . . PRESTO-CHANGE-O a tunnel that leads to another world filled with pink elephants and purple caterpillars. . . . newspaper, flour, water, a bit of paint . . . PRESTO-CHANGE-O . . . Four feet-tall mushrooms with frogs ready to devour any unsuspecting passerby. . . . a tangle of wires, multi-colored lights, smoke machines, strobes and disc jockey Rick Reynolds to plug them into an elec- trical outlet PRESTO-CHANGE-O Fireworks to dance by. . . . a 100-pound camouflaged parachute, Mr. Timmy Tucker, Mr. Bill Hudkins, mus- cle-bound junior boys ... PRESTO- CHANGE-O . . . a canopy of green to catch the glimmer of the rotating mirror ball. A definite mood was created as Tight- rope performed everything from Beat It to Jailhouse Rock. The swing into spring was indeed a backwards one as gals invited guys to the social committee's annual T.W.I.R.P. Dance. I liked being asked to the dance because it just made me feel good, senior Matthew Westcott said. Another bit of magic occurred as inge- nious girls turned their mothers' attics in- side out for a truly classic semi-formal dress. Alumnus Beth Mauldin met her date in a pink, calf-length concoction that had served as her mother's wedding dress. 10 - Spring dances I found a beautiful dress in my grand- mother's attic, senior Rainey Astin said. Why waste money when these clothes are so much nicer than the ones available to- day? It took more than magic to turn the gym and student commons into a world of Fantasia for the junior-senior prom. Iu- nior class advisers Martha Lewis and Lin- da Williams joined forces with juniors and their homeroom teachers and, after more than 1000 man-hours, transformed bare areas into a fantasy world. When we first started putting up the decorations, I didn't think they would look too good, but that night they looked great, senior Donna Williford said. An arbor and tunnel of greenery and twinkling lights led couples to the dance floor. Three hundred brilliantly colored balloons, tied to the wrists of dancers, bobbed slowly or bounced crazily accord- ing to the tempo of the music. By Saturday morning all traces of magic had vanished. The clean-up crews de- pended upon sheer muscle power to roll up the parachute, pull down the murals, and clear the debris. Even Coach Bob Hud- kins panted after carrying his share of forty tables and 160 chairs back to the cafeteria. Even if the class of '85 did do it, that was the best dance I have ever been to! exclaimed one senior as he walked into his English class on Monday morning. A dozen voices promptly echoed his observation. All in all, spring nights offered various diversions . . . A bit of romance? . . . Maybe . . . A little magic ? , . . Definitely. l-'ll-93 Dallghifidge -1 Getting down at the T W I R P Dance junior

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