Stuarts Draft High School - Legacy Yearbook (Stuarts Draft, VA)

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Breeze of sweet sentiments The Stuarts Draft Cougars were very busy during Homecoming week pick- ing out costumes to wear and organiz- ing their class floats. The week of October 20 started out with Toga Day and everyone was rolled up into sheets. Following Toga Day was T-shirt Day and “lip” day when each girl was assigned a set of paper “lips” and could not talk to guys all day. If a guy got a girl to talk to him then he got her “lips’’. That afternoon school spirit was high and enthusiasm was boiling over as the powder puff cheerleaders tried to en- courage their team to victory. Howev- er, in spite of their futile efforts, the clock ran out before either team could score a touchdown. When Thursday came rolling around, the laughter started rocking with “Punk Rock Day”. There were so many different outfits including different colored hair, tight pants, records in the hair and high-heeled shoes. After the Girls’ Basketball team blew the Madison Mountaineers off the — Top: Annette Hutchens, Heather Polzin, Pam Ammons, Alisa Cash, Beth Smith, Sharon Holmes, Beth Kiser, and Deneen Dameron showed their spirit Thursday on ‘Punk Rock Day” by wearing far-out costumes. These were just a few poeple that dressed out on “Punk Rock Day,” which was the most spirited day during Homecoming week. 8 Homecoming court, the second annual bon-fire was held and the Football cheerleaders did a skit, while the Boys’ Basketball and Girls’ Basketball cheerleaders showed their spirit and got everyone psyched for the Homecoming game the follow- ing night. By Friday, everyone was hyped up for the game against Madison and showed their school spirit by wearing maroon and white. Spirit week went over pret- ty well in ’8I. When Friday night finally arrived, the Cougars were ready to fight hard for a Homecoming victory against Madison. Due to rain, which threatened to can- cel the game, the class float judging was postponed until the following week. Half-time festivities highlighted the evening as Homecoming King and Queen were crowned. Ricky Bragg and Renee Lavender were chosen to repre- sent Stuarts Draft as Homecoming King and Queen for I98I. The following made up the Homecoming court: the Senior representatives were Tammy Dameron and Scott Wellborn, Bobby = Right: Doug Cogar, Chris Powell, Todd Benson, David Rice, Mike Armentrout, and Steve Smith of the Powder Cheerleaders keep the crowd roaring as they cheer their team to victory at the Powder-Puff game during Homecoming Week. Smith and Sarah Forbes; the Junior re- presentatives were Bill Talbott and Jill Garvey; the Sophomore representa- tives were Terry Forbes and Vonda Almarode; and the Freshman represen- tatives were Chris Powell and Kaki Gowen. The hard work and innovated ideas of the Junior class paid off as they won first place in the float competition. The theme was, “Magical Moments of a Junior.” The sophmore class float, “Magical Moments” came in second place. The week came to a climax with the dance Saturday night titled ‘‘A Magical Moment,” which was sponsered by the S.C.A. The students danced to the beat of music played by ‘Fullhouse.” The majority of the people inter- viewed felt that Homecoming ’8I was a success. Almost everyone participated in the activities held during the week. They said the $.C.A. should continue the tradition of Homecoming.

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Left: Donna Shirley and Randy Meadows hurry at their lockers between classes. Below: Beth Kiser takes a break in the bathroom after exams. Below: Mrs. Glass has a hair-raising experience during class. WRB cre oe : ani thaedemmeeatia PORE —— ; i : rn acaeemtaiaill | Left: Melanie Troxell blushes at another joke told Above: Jeanine Baldwin is caught dozing on the during geometry class. lockers. Student Life And Activities 7

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Bottom: Ricky Bragg and Renee Lavender were crowned 1981 Homecoming King and Queen. Ricky was a senior and a quart erback on the football team. He received the Most Valuable Player award, and Best Offensive and Defensive Player award. Renee received the Coaches’ Choice award for her effort on the Girls’ Basket- ball team. She also played Volleyball. Left: Juniors Kim Groome and Shawn Armentrout sell spirit carnations at the Homecoming game to raise money for the Junior class. The class made a small profit off the carnations. WAAL Top: Grady Lambert and his date sway to the beat of ‘‘Fullhouse’’ at the Homecoming dance on Saturday night. Everyone at the dance seemed to have a great time. Homecoming 9