Rustburg High School - Owl Yearbook (Rustburg, VA)

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Girls’ State veterans Melva McDaniel, Tania Livolsi, and Kelly Jones spend an October morn- ing leafing through magazines. Busch Garden’s lovable George the Dragon makes a close friend for Debby Ferguson. Lakes are always a popular summer spot, and Tammy Thompson joins the crowd as a smiling sun-worshipper. Boys’ State delegates Ed Fletcher, Darryl Tucker, and Charles Rath find a moment between first and second periods to relive some special experiences at Lynchburg College. Summer 11

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Summertime’s fun time Somehow, the summer ends before you realize it. Those three months are never long enough for all the good times that are there for the taking. It feels so good, having all that free time. Just about everybody came back to school with a summertime story to tell. There were beach stories, all about the nightlife and the good times and the ocean. Some people told all about their summer jobs and the troubles they had working. And there were some who came back to school with smiles because their summer had been ab- solutely horrible, and they were looking forward to school. Sometimes you ex- pect a lot more of summer than you ac- tually get. Some of those summertime stories were based on school-related activities. Students like Kelly Jones, Tania Livolsi, and Melva McDaniel had memories of Girl's State to share, and Darryl Tucker, Ed Fletcher, and Charles Rath had some Boy's State stories to relate, also. Steve Farmer brought home a wealth of remembrances from his month at the Governor’s School for the Gifted. Not all students spent their summer in the sun. Sure, summer ended all too soon for some, but the stories last a lifetime. Rainy days make for restless kids. Sidelined by a sudden summer cloudburst, Dawn Kidd watches over a neighbor’s small child. 10 Summer Helpless in the clutches of his two young friends, David Walthall whiles away the summer hours by doing some dangerous babysitting.

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Business as usual Every student and faculty member had their own expectations about the opening of school. Some faculty mem- bers expected trouble from the student body as they adjusted to the new school, and some students expected a complete transformation in the campus life. And on that first:day of senool, ai- most everyone was surprised. [he open: ing of school went very smoothly, and some disappointed students leamed that a new high school didnt make a iot of difference in the people atoK.H.S. There was a lot to learn those first days. There was a@ lot that had to’ be ac: cepted; aiso, in the beginning of the year. The rain, which continued steadily for several weeks, dampened the spirits of many students as plans and football games had to be postponed. Even in a Grassy hills inake good beds for Rickie Jones and Charles Brooks as they stretch out on Cheerleader’s Hill at an early-season pep rally. 12 Opening of School classes students learned to accept the confusion of a new school and a new school year, as leaks sprung all over the school, and schedules were mixed-up for weeks. Not everything at the opening of school was new and unexpected, The jukebox, a familiar fixture from the old high school, was installed in the com- mons area the second week of school, and provided a little touch of “home” as studenis gathered around to hear the music, just like they have for years. “Getting off’ became almost as popular a lunchtime activity as eating. Although not everyone found exactly what they had expected, those first weeks of school, no one was really let down. The new year was a good sur- prise: