Van Buren High School - Pointer Yearbook (Van Buren, AR)

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,wi -as ws . -i f' . 1 . . ..r , ... if E. x 5 4 Above: Junior Craig Hobson practices his outstanding piano talents in the leisure of his home. Right: Juniors Lucy Kelley, Bob Edwards, and Donald Atkinson decorate their float for the 1978 Home- coming mini-parade. The theme was A Time for Keeping. lndividuality airs interests Dedication, willingness, ability! Expres- sion of interest in Pointer land. lndividuality gives its own sense of pride to the campus of VBHS. lVlusic makes up a large part of students' mental attitudes. Senior Jimmy Kelly is really ready to boogie with anybody who walks by. Band members, music students, and other individuals participate in musical activities. Sports adds to the high spirits of other VBHS students. Coach Don Dixon's pep Q K it I-f A vit? ' x xl if O talks, Senior tailback Mark Douglas and his lightning legs, and of course the thrill of achieving a win in any game. Academics also plays a great role in the individual student. College-bound students preparing themselves for real adult-life outside of student life. Speaking foreign languages, learning to type and cope with everyday business affairs. lndividuality remains from the begin- ning of life at VBHS, through graduation, and even past our 10-year reunions. . t ! EfEs 1 Senior Betsy Ballard works on increasing her speed on one of forty new IBM Selectric typewriters purchased this year. Enjoyment

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Chants, sign-making, parade help promote spirit Enthusiastic yells, busy-body student, and sign- making parties were common sights in 1977-'78, Stu- dents had much to support as the Pointers represented the 4-AAA conference in the state play-offs. Homecoming, too, was high-spirited while the Pointers surprised the high-ranked Rogers Mountaineers with a 29-0, everything but blue victory. Spirit sprang up all around. The mini-parade was spiced up with a new float contestant from the Spanish classes. Denise Gramlich added beauty to spirit as football homecoming queen Oct. 14. Echoes of the Pointer fight song sounded as quarter- back Vint Bell and split-end Delmar Parks connected with many touchdown passes. Tailback Mark Douglas excited Pointer fans many times with his 60 and 85 yard touchdown runs. The indominable Pointer spirit that began with a touchdown pass from Senior Vint Bell to Junior Delmar Parks at the Van Buren-Alma game will continue until the last senior receives his diploma at Blakemore Field. Denise Gramlich is crowned queen at Blakemore Field. 16 Enjoyment HE hiss: , F if si. A- Q4 it Junior Jerry Jones, student in VBHS' first Spanish class, pulls the Spanish float which won second place in the mini-parade. Seniors Vint Bell and Mark Douglas run a successful hand-off play in the Poteau