Andrew Lewis High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Salem, VA)

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■.nr- . •fj b ■ ■ What day, what mod, what time is it? Clock-watchers gather in the front hall flipping frantically through papers to find their schedules— “ 1 1:01! It can’t be 11:01 —we’re on assembly schedule A. I mean, it’s 11:01 but not mod 9. If it’s 11:01 then it’s mod 14 because of the pep assembly . . . wait a minute—wronq day!” After four years of convenient fifteen minute mods, the modular scheduling system was given a complete over¬ haul, and seventeen became the magic number. With seventeen minute mods and six individual schedules, chaos reigned for several weeks but gradually settled into a state of occa¬ sional calamity. ‘‘If today is Day 1, then next Wednes¬ day will be Day 5—no—we ' re out for the teacher workdays on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, so Thurs¬ day when we get back will be Day 4. Right? By the way—is this assignment due in lab or IA?” The time interval between lA’s and labs was often drawn into eight days. Homework and its completion date became a problem. Remembering pre¬ vious class discussions was something only those with Kreskin-like memories accomplished. ‘‘We talked about that last time— yeah, cycle 8. Wait a minute—who’s this guy Emerson? Are you sure we talked about this before?” Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors felt the same bewilderment they experi¬ enced as Freshmen. As the year pro¬ gressed, although schedules became more familiar to those following them, complete memorization with con¬ fidence was rarely accomplished. With all its shortcomings, the 6-day cycle was undoubtedly a challenge, a pain, or perhaps a pleasure to the 1 500 people it affected.

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1 ROOM SEC. . .MATH. . ..MATH.. . .MATH. . 114 114 114 Q 0 3 Q 0 3 Q 0 3 1 T DR 1 124 Q0 2 T DR 1 T DR 1 T DR 1 124 124 124 Q 0 2 Q 0 2 Q 0 2 -LUNCH- -LUNCH- CAF CAF A0 2 A0 2 SCI 9 SCI 9 SCI 9 304 304 304 Qll Qll Qll SCI 9 304 Qll The 12:09 rush includes both students and teachers on their way to thirteenth module classes on the first floor. “Which mod do you have lunch?” asks Pat Walker as Myrteen Cronk pauses to remem¬ ber which day it is. Brenda Henderson applies another layer of tape to the worn copy of the schedule on her locker door.

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1 SUBJECT ROOM sec] ..MATH.. 114 Q 0 3 ..MATH.. 114 Q0 3 . .MATH. . 114 Q 0 3 T DR 1 124 Q0 2 T DR 1 124 Q 0 2 T DR 1 124 Q 0 2 T DR 1 124 Q 0 2 -LUNCH- CAF A0 2 -LUNCH- CAF A0 2 SCI 9 304 QH SCI 9 304 QH SCI 9 304 Qll ! SCI 9 30 4 Q11 ' 20 Mr. Morgan listens intently as Jack Etheridge explains his answer to a test question. Mr. Stevens is caught in the halls between mods in transit to the Science Office.