Castlewood High School - Castletonian Yearbook (Castlewood, VA)

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Michelle Phillips Sandra Phillips Teddy Phillips Tracey Phillips Jimmy Powers Susan Powers Suzanne Powers Alison Ramsey Lynn Rasnick Megan Rose Recktenwald Stacy Reed Donald Reedy Nancy Richardson Tracy Salyer Melissa Salyers Tammy Shyte Becky Skeens Caroline Skeens Willard Skeens David Slack Stuart Smith Gary Steffy Allen Stevens Kelly Taylor Kristie Tignor David Tiller Kelly Townes Jason Traverse Ann Turner Jeff Turner Susan Turner Angie Vicars Shanon Watson Keneth Wampler Monica White Steven White — ty IW se Brenda Willis Cindy Woods Kenny Woods Larry Woods Tim Woods Jennifer Wright 29

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Hang In There Baby Low grades, being retained in a level, pregnancy, and high school absenteeism; these are all things that deprive students of an education. The students forget the need of an education, and regret their decision in later life. The effort of a student to obtain an education is becoming more unused. There are more than 17,000 students who drop out of school in Virginia each year, of which 59% are boys and 49% are girls. Over fiffeen students have dropped out of our school in the last year. Now without a diploma, it is hard to get any kind of job. Almost all employers will ask to see a high school diploma. In 1986, the average high school drop-out’s lifetime earnings were $200,000 less than that of a high school graduate. Due to these reasons some of the drop-outs come back to finish high school. Therefore, there is hope of lowering the drop-out rate. It may not be as easy as it looks to get a diploma, but it is very important. Everyone has the right fo an education and if they don’t get one they are depriving themselves of that righ t and making the road to their future rougher. A person should stick with school, because later on they will appreciate their education. Da Couch 4 Reading up ... Travis Finishing up ... Christin and Eugene Maxfield Helbert finishes her use the library. work. Vv A helping hand Hard work ... Larry Woods and Ervin Ellis work mse on some homework. ; 28 8th Grade

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High Hopes ffer surviving the eighth A grade year, Freshmen begin the year with high hopes, expecting to be treated as mature students rather than children. They also begin planning for their future careers by deciding what curricu- lum they may enter when they be- gin college. Planning early may save Freshmen valuable time in the future by help- ing them decide what classes they will need to take in high school for their chosen profession, Many Fresh- men have high hopes of obtaining either an academic or athletic scholarship by exhibiting their excel- lence in academic areas and sports Mike Addington Terr Arney Barbara Austin Doug Austin Elizabeth Austin Tammy Bailey Brent Blare Regina Blevins Mike Booker Bob Bratton participation. Freshmen enroll in such courses as Algebra | and Il, and foreign languages such as French and Spanish. These areas of study will enable these Freshmen to choose the college of their choice after completing high school, and perhaps give them the advantage of being somewhat prepared for their future academic pursuits. Many other Freshmen just have high hopes of graduating, getting mar- ried, or getting a job. Some people feel that this is easy, but many must put forth extra effort to achieve their goals, because its not always as easy as it looks. Lola Mullins A Freshman’s life is never dull ... Gary Hale listens attentively to thee comments of his instructor. When do we get out of here? ... Claude Marshall and Scott Million prepare to go to their next class upon the bell. Ninth grade class officers ... Valerie Cas- tle, Secretary Bob Bratton, Vice-Presi- dent; Robert Jesse, President.