Jacksonville High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Jacksonville, NC)

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ome Like It Hot! Weather. It is not exactly some- thing most people are thrilled to think about. Some would even go so far as to consider it boring. They look no further into it than to find out what to wear or how their hair will get messed up during the day. But during the year weather had much more impact on everyday life than on mere fashion. In many instances, weather conditions played a great role in deciding how students spent their time in school and out. Warm, sunny weather usually meant a trip to the beachg cold weather, a trip to the mall, or, for those lucky enough to have reservations, a skl trip. Unfortunately, many suci opportunities were missec because of school. Some of the fortunate few who had a period oi two tree in the afternoon dic manage to salvage a few gooc hours ot sun on warm days, though, by heading to the beact right after school. Junior Dana Passmore was one ot them: brought my bathing suit to schoo so we could go straight to Scotcl Bonnet Pier after tiith period. l was so cool! Other students were also giver

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As the school librarian, Mrs. McLean helps her son Rod checkout books. 'At school Rod is like anyaother student, but I enjoy watching him participate in sports and other activities, she said, K these students encountered. lf l ever got into trouble or anything, he would probabiy find out, said Cheryl Small of har father. lf I ever did something wrong, my mom always knew about it, noted John Dudek. Students agreed though, that the favorable points far outweighed thmirefavorable. I'm glad my mother works here, commented f Rod McLean. I wouldn't havefiirany other way. I While Mr. King is out for a few minutes Kevin King relaxes in his fathers chair. l like to spend time in my father's office in the afternoons because i never see him during school, said Kevin, .

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a chance to do the same when Every year tall brings cooler temperatures, shorter days and leaves Mr. L.D. Pickett the honor of raking the campus. lt's a big job but it gives me a break from my usual responsibilities he said. Winter storms chilled North Carolina and the eastern seaboard, blanketing plants, cars and roads with ice. School was shortened for three days in February because of the hazardous driving conditions. soaring temperatures caused the closing of school at one o'clock for a week in September. I knew that school would let out early those days, so l drove my parents' van to school, got a few guys together, put our body boards in the van and left right after school, remem- bered as junior 'NP' Jason Binks. it All P in at rr., tsiy Calm weather did little to indicate the approach of Hurricane Charley in August, as it stalked the North Carolina coast near Morehead City. Luckily, the storm passed quickly and caused only a fraction of the expected damage. all, the year was not a bad one, weather-wise, that is. Except for an abnormally hot fall, our local temperatures were generally mild, and everyone managed to survive the rainy days despite dripping walkways and leaky roofs. So what if most everyone missed the first snow of the year because of a silly old fifth period exam? As junior Sarah Banks put it, lt melted anyway, but it's bound to snow again . . . maybe. Performing his own version of the Olympic ski jump, sophomore Alan Pendleton hopes for a safe landing. Alan was a member of the Ski Club, which took a trip to Snowshoe Ski Resort during Christmas vacation. Unusually heavy snow blanketed much of the western part of the state in December and January. Weather f 21