Rustburg High School - Owl Yearbook (Rustburg, VA)

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Paul Carey displays his goods while help- A 5 ing to build the Senior float. Kathy Suthard and Floyd Bagby ‘play it cool” on the Junior float. wire mecoming iround trying to find’ the ight students. To offer a rom. the tedious floats, the Senior nsored a bon fire Finally last. ; “minute — reparations were made. nd the floats rolled out onto the streets re) i Rustburg, with the Jun- ior float leading the way. The weather was fantastic, and later that evening the football team pulled out a 28-21 upset victory over Nelson County. The enthu- siasm of the crowds made d ’ “Homecoming 75 the best Tommy Thompson is shown here sell- Along with having a float, the Art Club ing some of the delicious Brunswick also sold the contributions that were dis- Stew. played on it. yet. 14 Student Life

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Delegates to Boy’s State, John Cardwell, Paul Carey, and Gary Anthony take time out . from class to take a picture. Students S hare Their Cie i oY Time In Summer While many of the students were taking vacations and getting tan, sev- eral selected people were being instructed on a cram course in Gov- ernment, and taking courses in college to better their talents. Boy’s State which was held at Lynchburg College, and Girl's State which was held at Longwood College in Farmville, Virginia, were both spon- sored by the American Legion. Both of these programs are devised to teach juniors in high school, the importance of government. Inciuded in the agendas at Boy’s and Girl’s State were personal attendances by Attorney General An- drew Miller, Lieutenant Governor John Dalton. There was never a dull moment for the six delegates. Many friends were made, and when the week was over you felt as though you had lost several of the best friends you had ever met. Anne Thomas attended the Gover- nor’s School for the Gifted at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Virginia. For one month Anne met many college courses first hand. Mrs. Isabelle Rucker, one of Anne’s instructors was the guest speaker at the Honor Society Induc- tion Ceremonies. From the female side of the student body are Ginger Archer, Bren da Barbour, and Taking a well deserved rest from zool- Linda Miller, who were the delegates to Girl's State. ogy class at the Governor’s School, Anne Thomas forces a smile. Student Life 13

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Without the help of our fine chain gang, Mr. Mack DeJarnette and Mr. The success of the Homecoming Parade Roy Alfred, our football team couldn't depended upon the traffic control of this Rick Franklin adds his support to the team unidentified officer. at the Homecoming game. survive. OBE ci aN a all if Alen. Pani PeiPedeeay ty With the theme “Happy Days”, the Sophomore Class placed second in the floatcom- Mr. Hugh Pendleton crowns RHS’s new E petition with this entry. Homecoming Queen, Connie Casto. Student Life 15