Rustburg High School - Owl Yearbook (Rustburg, VA)

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ee | The changes that really count- ed, though, were the ones that couldn’t be seen. It seemed as if the whole mood of the school had changed. Football started it all off. Every- body was so intent on RHS being 1 in football that it carried over into everything else. For so many years, Rustburg had been a good school, but never the best. Now that was going to change. The first real sign was at Home- coming. For the past few years, a kind of “it’s too much work for nothing” attitude had developed. The few floats that had shown up 4 Opening only be felt. were hastily thrown together and looked it. But suddenly, tissue paper flowers made a comeback and Homecoming '75 really was memor- able. Evaluation helped, too. The entire school was forced to sit back and look at itself through objective eyes. Some of the sights weren’t too pleas- ing. Instead of complaining, ‘This school is so gross!’’, people got out and did something about it. Commemorating the Thanksgiving holiday, Susan Dawson and Sherry Childress were a part of the Tri-Hi-Y’s effort to make the school more attractive. sie om eA LLL ITT Bog Holidays were nice, too. Always som g that cou Id before, Thanksgiving and Christmas were just reasons for a vacation. This year decorations went up all over the place. If you listened closely, you might have heard the faint strains of Christmas carols. Taken as a whole, the year was different, and happily so. Of course, every effort has its limitations and shortcomings, and this one did, too. But the most important thing by far was that the effort was made. 1975-76 at RHS was definitely a change for the better. About time.

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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

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Decorations on every door at Christmas time brought the spirit of good will to everyone, while giving the art classes the chance to display their talents. “Winning fever” was widespread throughout the school year, in everything from sports to sa les. Vicki Clinedinst was top salesperson in the maga- zine drive. Opening 5