Rustburg High School - Owl Yearbook (Rustburg, VA)

Page 25 text:

Is There A Fire Close By? Second Brigade (front row) Neal Fletcher, Barry Crabtree, Ed Fletcher. (second row) Barry Moorefield, Howard Hall, Brian Mitchell, Tim Baily. (back row) Clarence Coats, Bobby Williams, Eddy Blankenship, Ricky Nicholas. ‘“‘We sure could use some excite- ment around here. I wish the fire alarm would go off!” “For what? So you can see all of the guys in the Second Brigade come fly- ing out of the classrooms and down the hall?” “Yeah! I like to see the looks on teacher’s faces when that happens.” In order to become a Second Brigade member of the Rustburg Volunteer fire Department, a stu- dent, usually male, must maintain a “C” average, complete the depart- ment’s basic training, and pass both a written and practical test. This program gives those students who are interested in fire-fighting the opportunity to see if they would like to make a career out of it. When a Second Brigade member becomes eighteen years old, he may be accep- ted into the Volunteer Fire Depart- ment as a member. 2 Going once... Going twice... Gone. Barry Moorefield takes off once again to perform his duty on the Second Brigade. Second Brigade 23

Page 24 text:

Right at Home How would you like to go to a foreign country of your choice and live there for a whole year? Well, we were lucky enough to have a student here who did just that! The student is Jukka Kemppi, from Finland, who came to live in the little village of Rustburg for a year! He is attending our school through a scholarship from the American Field Service (AFS), an organization designed to promote understanding between countries by using in- dividuals as messengers. Finland is located in Europe bet- ween Sweden and Russia. It is about | three times the size of Virginia with the population comparable to that of New York. Jukka speaks four languages; Finish, his native language, English, Swedish and German. In Finland, Jukka has won a National Cham- pionship for a cross country skiing relay. He likes Folk Dancing, and has done it since he was four. His parents are four times the National Cham- pions for Folk Dancing. Jukka has found Finish and American people basically the same, except that Americans are more open with their thoughts and feelings. He feels his experience has benefitted him, and his fellow students. They are learning about each other and having fun doing it! 22 Jukka Kemppi Foreign Exchange Student Jukka Kemppi smiles a hello at a passer by as he reflects on his life at Rustburg. Smiling proudly Jukka Kemppi shows his ex- citement about receiving his Varsity jacket.

Page 26 text:

The Legendary performer Elvis Presley has Technological masterpiece STAR WARS, left his mark in all our lives, as the “King” of staring Darth Vader, became the number “1” Rock’n Roll. 2 movie this year. The Hit “You Light Up My Life” sung by Deb- bie Boone became the number “‘1”’ single this year. “RUMOURS” by Fleetwood Mac, received all the top honors for album of the year. Television weekly Laverne and Shirley sur- prised us all when it became the number ‘‘1”’ show this year. .