Rustburg High School - Owl Yearbook (Rustburg, VA)

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. Si Sie eS : Pe a} RUSTBURG ee Se eee HIGH SCH oe | (88 OE and time again The 1976 Owl RUSTBURG HIGH OCHGDL Rustbura, Virginia 24566

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Wow! What a difference! The time was right. People noticed a big change The from the very beginning. Of course, they couldn’t miss it. The ( change was people. All of a sudden, the yea halls that had been crowded before were mobbed. The lunch lines were brought staggering. And a schoolwide assembly — nearly impossible. many The entire school population neared 1100, the biggest ever. And in that growth came the realization that it was needed P possible to have both quantity and quality at the same time. H b The equipment was better and more ta nol Ie advanced. And although the facilities were the same, plans were underway chang oS , to switch the school to the middle school site. Everyone was excited by prospects of a new high school. and The clubs did their part, setting new records for involvement. And the mors teams! They were overwhelming — especially the girls, who came intotheir own. It seemed like everyone wanted im port @) nt- to be a part of the movement to make Rustburg High School a name to be i remembered. Yass The Bicentennial was a change that everyone quickly tired of; commercialization obscured its true meaning. Opening 3