Booneville High School - Reveille Yearbook (Booneville, AR)

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Good enough many times has your science grade suf- fered so you could work on an English paper? Or how about just passing a class you hate so you can be through with it? Yes, the body of school is the total experience of classes mixed with clubs and socialization, but academics is the heart and souL Time presses in on studying, with jobs and dates vy- ing with grades for attention. A student often must make the hard choice between what he wants to do and his homework. Stories abound of this or that person sleep- ing through a class because of an all-night study session (or party, or job, of concert). Everything depends on his plans — whether he just wants to pass, or whether he wants to go on to college. Courses to fit everyone are available, depending on those future plans, from college- preparatory to vocational education. The vocational classes allow the less college-oriented to prepare for a job, and challenge them as much as an advanced math or physics class would a college-prep student. However, gone are the days when four years of basket weaving would be sufficient to graduate. New standards require a student to have twenty credits, with five credits in science and math, four credits in English, and three credits in social sciences, with one-half credit each in health, P.E., and fine arts. The fine art credit can be a bonus for some students, allowing them to relax while playing a piece of music or making a belt. Gone are the days when one could just drift through four years of high school. The pressure for excellence has been renewed, and it's no longer good enough to be just Good Enough. By Eric Nelson More often than not, people in study hall do every- thing except study. Kevin Adair reads a magazine from the library. Photo by Andrea Salzer ACADEMICS DIVIDER

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 I only strive for perfection in certain things, but as long as I do pass the subjects I have I'm happy. — Chuck Swafford Photo by Ric Lunsford Do you strive for perfection or do you just try to pass? Why? I try to be above average but some- times a 60 is a welcome sight. — Ric Lunsford Photo by Mike Robbins Ashleigh Thrasher and Heather Harris pose with Representative Frank Willems during their stint as senatorial pages. Photo courtesy of W.J. Bill McCuen, Secretary of State GOOD ENOUGH

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 I couldn't believe we had to come to school on Saturday; I guess it was better than coming on Spring Break, admitted Lisa Lippard. 1 slept in, played in the snow, ate, and unfortunately gained weight, Jill Elmore explained in reference to the five-day snow break. After re- suming classes for only two days following Christmas vacation, snow began falling January 6, and contin- ued through the next day. Booneville and the surrounding area was soon enveloped with a foot of snow. The snow conditions caused area schools to close. Students dusted off their sleds and layered their clothes to shield from the cold. Because of the large amount of snow, sledding was a popular past-time along with building snowmen. 1 played in the snow and threw snowballs, an- swered Eric Nelson. There were oth- ers that took advantage of the extra break time to sleep late and catch up on their favorite soaps. Students that were able to drive had a good time spinning doughnuts at the park and suddenly slamming on their brakes to experience being out of control. However, after a couple of days, the excitement started to wear off. Not being able to get out of the neighborhood made staying at home a real bore, remarked Grant Hester. The graders began clearing off snow-and-ice covered highways to enable traffic to flow once again. Back roads were not cleared; there- fore, buses were unable to run their routes. Having this break did pose a prob- lem, the school calendar had allowed two days for snow, meaning that we would have to make up the other three. Would we lose spring break or have to go on Saturday? When school re-opened on Janu- ary 13, this question was resolved. The bulletin read, This Saturday will be the first of our make-up days. The announcement was fol- lowed by many moans and groans, which continued through the re- mainder of the week. I didn't like it too well, because Saturday is the only day I sleep in, plus I missed my cartoons, complained Ann Cog- gins. Students that usually have to work on Saturdays had to make arrange- ments. I left during fourth, so I could get my usual hours, claimed Karen McAnally. Other than stu- dents that worked, the attendance at school was unusually high. Many students confessed that going on Saturday would be better than giv- ing up spring break! By Jeri Nichols