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Where we ended the seventies and started the eighties. As you probably know, the old familiar building where we spent our school days from the fall of 1978 through the spring of 1981 is no more. The Kate Finley Auditory and the attached music and arts building is still standing and in use, but the U shaped building that started as Rockingham High in the 1920's was torn down
in the summer of 2004. Did you know that they had installed air conditioning years ago? Air conditioning!
Of course we had air conditioning of a sort, but it was less a creature comfort than a type of training. We conditioned our bodies to live through that hot, hot air during the fall and spring when the school's advanced cooling system consisted entirely of large windows (that were mostly glued shut with 50 years of blandly colored lead based paints) and an oscilating fan.
I still find it amusing when the schools send our kids home due to hot weather when the air conditioning breaks down. Of course I wouldn't want my kids sitting in those classrooms without air conditioning, but for the life of me, I can't remember a single day of air conditioning in school before going to Richmond, and I certainly don't remember ever being sent home due to heat.
*as always, click on images to view larger versions with captions and/or full stories*
*there are three columns of photos so scroll right*
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Welcome 7th GradersWelcome to the 1978-79 school year, and say hello to your fellow classmates from Leak Street and West Rockingham schools.
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50's DayWith Happy Days at the height of its popularity, there were lots of wanna be Fonzies walking around, but none of them were as cool as Lisa Tumey and April Godwin.
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First Year Band Students
Woodwinds5th row - Ronald Sullivan, Carla Suggs, April Godwin, Dana Snead, Leah Easterling
4th row - ? , Kim Stewart, Allen Snead, Wade Long, ? , ?
3rd row - ? , ? , Bill Eubanks, Christy Gerald, Irene Pittman, ? , Tim Steiner, Michelle Davis
2nd row - Laurie Haigler, ? , Missy Samuels, ? , Jennifer Robinson, Paige Watts, Kim Carpenter, ?
1st row - Cindy Lamb, Teresa Phillips, ? , ? , Lori ? , Beth ? , Jamie Tuck, Angie Staley
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Drum Line Greg Taylor, Pat Evans, Ben Forbes, Kirk Taylor, Richard Williams, Scooter Jackson, Ted Stewart, William Roberts, Kevin ?
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Playing In The Bandroomback row - Talia Worth, ? , Bobby Hall, ? , Dean Mullis
middle row - ? , Keith Bullard, Darrell ?
front row - Jennifer Robinson, Michelle Davis, ? , Carla Suggs
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Brass Section4th row- ? , ? , Bobby Hall, Chiara (Key) Long, ?
3rd row - Talia Worth, ? , Bill Adams, ? , Eddie Reed, Spergie Blue, ? , Vickie Freeman, Scott Floyd
2nd row - Eric Hargett, ? , Dean Mullis, Darrell ? , Keith Bullard, ? , Kent Fields, Kyle Garris, ?
1st row - Billy Lammonds, Ronnie Brigman, Bob ?, Jimmy ?, Leah Easterling, Denise Goodwin, Lisa Tumey, ? , ? , Leon Russell, ? , Renee Deming
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8th GradersReady for the new decade?
Ready or not, it's time for the 1979-80 school year is here.
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A Coke And A SmileWe'll actually upgrade that smile to a full blown laugh for Chiara (Key) Long. Christy Gerald gives a flirty smile to the camera while Leah Easterling plays it cool.
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JV Cheerleaders April Godwin, Pam Scudder, Renee Deming, Irene Pittman, Gail Norton
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We Get A Choice?Are you trying to tell me that at lunch time we have a choice of what to eat? That's awesome!
Just ask Keith Whitley, Bill West, and Pat Evans.
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9th GradersOur time has come!
Now everyone must stand when we walk into the auditorium.
Know your place 7th and 8th graders, and recognize that you are in the presence of greatness when 9th Graders walk by.
You are in the presence of Freshmen.
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Varsity Cheerleadersclockwise from top center - Irene Pittman, Sharon Wheeler, Pam Scudder, Chiara (Key) Long, April Godwin, ? , Leah Easterling, Dana Snead, Rhonda Gibson
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R.I.F.
Reading Is Fundamental
It may be fundamental, but judging by Spergie Blue and Sambo Potter's apparent level of enjoyment here, it isn't always fun.
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Varsity Basketballstanding - Coach Smith, Chris Rush, Cedric Martin, Tim Legrand, Norman Harris, Scott Floyd
kneeling - Bobby Hall, Terry Covington, Bill Adams, Leonard Williams, Robbie Bowers, Dean Mullis.
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The Boy's Locker Room
This is where men were men because they could buy there own drink and snack during a break reserved exclusively for 9th Graders.
Bill Adams, Tommy King, Spergie Blue, and Kyle Garris enjoy the fruits of their Freshmen-hood.
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