Garinger High School - Snips and Cuts Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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es, that's rightl She told you it was due todayl And with a pointed finger she's going to tell you so. The typical teacher isn't going to pass you either. YOU are going to pass yourself. She's just going to make it easier or harder for you. A stack of books and graded papers smother her desk daily and she is the only human being alive able to make heads or tails of it. Sometimes even she is unable to do so. Nevertheless she is well prepared and organized whether it looks like it or not. Pencils are kept handy at all times and with the mess on that desk, how could she have left a thing at home? Chalk stains are prominent on her clothing but that is the least of her worries. In her cheery attire she greets you with a twinkling eye ready to get under way with her teachings. She may be at her wits end but oh, is she ever so good at hiding it. That is if you're not in her seventh period class. If she's going to get it out of her system, that seems to be her favorite time of day and only the lucky have an early release schedule. Her fangs and horns grow every period and by the end of the day she appears not quite as organized. Don't be fooled! She's already planned tomorrow's assignmentsl The only thing you might guess that would top her off as totally and absolutely typical appears to be missing. But again - don't be fooledl A shiny red apple brought in daily by the class pet just might be somewhere beneath that mass of intellectual rubbish. Campus Lifef13

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x'Typical mmm. WhaT an inTeresTing person you say. You mighT Think he is The school brain wiTh all Those books. AfTer all, how many people ThaT make A's carry much less Than ThaT? ThaT looks really sfudious. BuT he's noT. His pencil lacks a lead poinT necessary for making Those A's. And The TrusTy calculaTor'? The lasT Time iT was used he make a hundred on his Algebra ll TesT and ThaT was because he 'idouble-checked his answers. The school jock you say? He could fiT The descripfion wiTh The T-shirT and Converse Tennis shoes. And look aT Those musclesl lf everyone sprinTed To The door aT The sound of The bell every class period like he does, The word faT would be abolished from The English language. He runs so many errands a day he can'T even keep his shoes Tiedl ThaT obviously keeps him in shape. BuT he's lacking a numbered jersey, a Nike duffel bag, and somehow he's carrying Too many books To look aThleTic. ForgeT The school jock idea. lvlr. School SpiriT'? lT's possible. The Garinger painTer's cap, The WildcaT shirT, and an array of pins. The one on The kneecap, ThaT's original. You should see him aT The gamesl Tacky Takes on a new meaning when This guy shows up. lT's like he never knew colors besides blue and gray exisTed. His face isn'T blue because iT's sad. lT's because of his school spiriT so we can'T really rule ThaT one ouT. BuT whaT abouT all These oTher-TraiTs? Who is This guy? Well, wheTher you know iT or noT, you could probably be lisTed wiThin his ranks. He's none oTher Than The Typical sTudenT. There are oTher imporTanT TraiTs of his makeup also. Take The porTable headseT. lT's a necessary parT of his day, puTTing him To sleep during classes noT needed To pass for graduaTion. Along wiTh ThaT you'll find darkly TinTed shades To keep The flourescenT lighT ouT of his eyes and comforTable cloThing. Whose pajamas could be any more comforTable Than This? When waTching his Timex, his eyes Take more of a licking Than The waTch ever would because They sTay glued To iT for abouT The lasT 45 minuTes of class. He jusT can'T waiT To sprinTl LasT buT hardly leasT, ThaT ever imporTanT seT of car keys. He siays prepared To igniTe The car in case of emergencies such as second period hunger pangs or The NCAA championship playoffs. The Typical sTudenT is noT hard To spoT. BuT each is definiTely an original. 42fCampus Life STudenT Thanks To Todd Webber

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A Blue and Gray Celebraiion xpecTaTion, pride, and colorful exciTemenT floafed Throughouf The halls of Garinger during The 25Th Homecoming celebraTion. From OcTober 45-49, The daily 40 minuTes of homeroom were devoTed To The sale of spiriT chains, and balloons To be released aT The game. Also sold by The STudenT Council were chocoIaTe kisses for The senior fooTball players as well as raffle TickeTs for The game ball. The Team received encour- agemenf in The form of cup- cakes and candy from various clubs. G.G.S. carried on The TradiTion of selling Homecoming corsages. Finally iT was Friday, The climax of The week. A parade of club floaTs preceeded The pep rally Third period. Themes such as G-.G.S. EaglebusTers made The parade worTh waTching. The French Club Took firsT place in The floaT conTesT, Their Theme was RoasTing The Eagles . The KeyeTTes' KenTucky Fried Ea- gles flooT was awarded second place, and The Senior Class received Third place wiTh a 25Th anniversary BirThday Cake floaT. Friday was pronounced Mourning Day . Who was being mourned? The Eagles were The subjecT of sympaThy ThaT day. The sure defeaT of Easf lvleck. prompTed The WildcaTs To wear black aTTire and armbands, and a mock funeral was held aT The pep rally. Principal Don Rodgers, decked ouT in black from head To Toe including sunglasses, led The Homecoming courT hopefuls in placing The finishing Touch of flowers on The coffin. The Homecoming CourT candidafes were inTroduced To a loudly cheering crowd as The pep rally began. Then Rever- end Todd Pierceall, in a dark blue gown, preached, Dearly 14fHomecoming beloved, we are gaThered here Today To geT Through This Thing called life . . He conTinued To solemnly mouTh The words of The monologue aT The beginning of Prince's smash hiT single LeT's Go Crazy . The crowd was delighTed and became even louder. Then, for The firsT Time in Garinger's hisTory, The VarsiTy cheerleaders and The LeTTergirls performed Togefher, picking up where Todd lefT off. AfTer This combined rouTine, They led The crowd in cheer afTer cheer. The noise and enThusiasm increased as The VarsiTy FooTball Team was inTroduced. One by one The players sTruTTecl con- fidenTly onTo The field. Their confidence would lead Them on To a vicTory ThaT nighT. Homecoming week was a greaT success, and Friday nighT would prove To be a WildcoT Triumph, also. Unlfy leads To vlclory. For The firsT Time in hisfory, our LeTTergirls and Varisfy cheerleaders build a pyramid TogeTher during one of The high poinfs of The Homecoming pep rally. Keeping the splrlf alive. Senior Bert Giles prepares a sign for The Key Club flooT. Splrlf ls blinding. Chris Hopkins waTches Mr. Rodgers, who is sporTing unusual affire, enjoy The pep rally.