William Fleming High School - Colonel Yearbook (Roanoke, VA)

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QXNC Tiff 659 P '76 CONT. Cuckoo's Nest, Tony Orlando, and C.B.'s crop up as crowd-pleasers. ft to ' Q , X ,f Ti H156 Q Fireworks companies weren't the only ones with cause to celebrate as the Bi- centennial rolled around. Lines formed in record numbers to sample the latest in movies, buy the best in books, and listen to the hottest in current sounds. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest swept the Academy Awards 'and vied with Jaws for crowds at Roanoke's seven new movie theaters. The Robert Redford- Dustin Hoffman version of All the Presi- dent's Men proved to be a ticket-office pleaser in spite of a Watergate-weary world. lf these big three proved ticket office pleasers, concerts at the Civic Center often left those behind the ticket window singing Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is as they downed Alka Seltzer. On the fifth anniversary of the Roanoke Civic Center, Tony Orlando and Dawn broke all previous attendance records as they played over two hours to a capacity crowd. The Doobie Brothers added an extra dimension to Homecoming Week- end, and the Commodores, K.C. and the Sunshine Band, and Marshall Tucker kept audiences clapping throughoiit the year, ln the lingo of '76, a concert or a book or a person or an idea could be solid or bad, and that was good. The words l'fire down meant really let them have it as in she really fired down on him when he didn't have his homework. And C.B, radios initiated a lingo all their own as 1O-4, handles, and put the pedal to the metal became everyday terms. In a way, it could be said that America showed up at its two-hundredth birthday with thick, square pizzas instead of thin. round ones: with new uses for old painter's pants: and spirited renditions of solid songs. Like the books all say, America is about freedom, and for its Bicentennial, the spirit was distinctively free, distinctively '76, Shark mania surfaces not only at the beach, but in fashion as well, Sporting a Jaws T-shirt, David Craft talks with a friend. Best Sellers 23

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Orang-u-tango music blasts across the Roanoke Civic Center as Tony Orlando delivers a lively Sweet Gypsy Rose, The trio performed ragtime music along with a string of their hits to a sell-out crowd 22 Best Sellers How about 'cha? asks C.B. fan Mark Cheat- wood on his four-wheeIer lcarl Citizen's Band radio, Air wave socializing increased as more and more truck, car, and van drivers picked up their C.B.'s for a radio check. its-W 1 :ff if it.i ' t x i Q y x f l x l A .1 me Fw ukxcssmgy s if 55 if t -- .S X Ek. A , ,Aer Standing room only finds lead singer Patrick Cuckoo's Nest fans fill the Cinema theaters as Simmons of the Doobie Brothers performing Long movie-goers Julie Waldron and Mark Hayslett take Train Running at their sold-out concert in the inarecord-breaking movie. Roanoke Civic Center.

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XSQXNCTIIQK Q '76 PCO nt. Symposium '76 focuses on the decision-makers in the Roanoke Valley. I 2 Miss Dorothy L. Gibboney Call them the Thomas Jeffersons of the day - decision-makers not waiting in the wings of the Constitutional Congress. but deliberating in executive and professional offices throughout the Roanoke Valley. Collectively, they share responsibility for the salaries and education and health and justice of literally thousands. Individually, they admit the same joys and frustrations and occasional uncertainties known by those with a fraction of their responsibili- ties. All of these guests impressed me. above all else, as being very human, said Renee Watson, one of forty-four seniors selected for Symposium '76, an informal question and answer session with eight of the Roanoke decision-makers. follow. Mr. John P. N 81 W Railway: The thing I value most in an employee is honesty. You can teach him skills, but if he doesn't have integrity, he'Il never be a real asset to the company. Dr. J. H. Hollingsworth, Jr., Cardi- ologist: A doctor has to remember never to play God. I remember one woman whom no one thought would pull through. She's alive and well today, and I pull her file every once in a while to remind myself. Mr. John W. Eure, Managing Editor of Valley's most prominent Highlights of each visit Fishwick. President of 24 Symposium '76 gif , ,.-.r , f Mr. John W. Eure The savings for our children's education came before many of the personal amenities of life. We wanted them to know we thought education was more important than any luxury they could think of. Mr. Carroll W. Brewster, President of Hollins College: There's no college that's right for everyone. Be sure you find a school that cares about your heart as well as your brain. Dr. Amelia G. Wood, Psychiatrist: Bringing up children is a terrifying respon- sibility. Nobody will ever be a perfect parent, but if we teach values - integrity, loyalty, the ability to love, and faith - that is the most we can hope to do. Dr. Wendell J. Butler, Dentist and Chairman of Roanoke City Public School Board: I know a lot about busing. I was World News: In my own family, bused all the way from my home in Texas to Washington, 'D.C. because Blacks were not then accepted at dental schools in Texas. I like being a dentist because I like people. My work on the School Board is merely an extension of my concern for them Miss Dorothy L. Gibboney, Retired Superintendent of Roanoke City Public Schools: When I hired teachers, I looked beyond the transcripts to find a real person. You know one when you find one: they're real because they care. Judge Beverly T. Fitzpatrick, Roanoke General District Court Judge: It's not always easy making decisions that affect people's lives as deeply as the Court can. I chose to stay at the lower court level because I love working with people: and the higher one climbs on the bench, the more removed he becomes from people.