Nashville High School - Scrapper Yearbook (Nashville, AR)

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Vfi e Mania strikes Most kids went to their lockers more than 1,000 times during the school year. Going to their lockers was not a big deal to most people — it was just a place to drop off one textbook and grab another. But some people took the time to decorate their lockers and make them a little nicer. Lori Coplin, for instance, made changes in her locker. ‘1 built a shelf, put up pictures and wallpaper to make it more organized and because it looks better.” Pictures seemed to be the favorite decoration for lockers. Seeing one’s friends' faces everytime one went to his locker always brightened one’s day. Especially when it was one's boy girl friend. Of course, some people had such messy lockers they did not have room to decorate them. But, just as people’s personalities differed, so did their lockers. AMONG THOSE who took the time to make their lockers look nicer is Lori Coplin, who added stickers and a shelf. — photo by John R. Schirmer Liliana goes home to Caracas i came here expecting to leant English, meet a great new family and friends, and have a lot of fun,” said Liliana Rodriguez. Looking back on her five months as an exchange student. she feels she did all this — and more. Liliana came here in August 1987 with Karen Gregory, whom she had met in her hometown of Caracas, Venezuela, while Karen attended school there last year. From August until Feb. 6, Liliana lived with the Bob Gregory family in Nashville and attended NHS. This meant many new experiences for her. She had to get us- BF.FORF. LEAVING for Caracas, Liliana Rodriguez spends time with friends cheering on the Scrappers at a basketball game. — photo by Kim Byers 26student life ed to a new family, new friends, and a new way of life in a different country. But she easily adapted to the new ways. “It [moving here) was not hard,” she said. “Everything was what I had expected. 1 just had to learn new things day by day.” There were also many little things that were different from life in Venezuela. She had to get used to cold weather here; Venezuela has summertime weather all year long. Also, schools in her country dismiss at one in the afternoon. As a result, Liliana was always able to go out and play her favorite sports or do anything she needed to do in the afternoons. Moving from Caracas (population 4.5 million) to Nashville was a big change. Although there were many more things for young people to do there, Liliana did not feel that there was much difference between Venezuelan and American teenagers and what they do. Liliana could not think of any bad part of her stay in the United States. However, there were many things she enjoyed. She loved playing different sports and was glad most people here enjoy sports as well. She also loved to watch sports — especially Scrapper ballgames. When Liliana came here in August, February seemed a million years away. But the beginning of the month came, and Liliana went back to Venezuela Feb. 6. “It will be so hard to go back,” she said. “I won’t ever forget the great times and friends I’ve had here. I’ve changed in some ways, and no one will be able to understand the way I feel.” She believed her stay in the United States would help her in the future. She entered Metropolitan University in Caracas in the spring to study computer engineering. The school is connected to American universities such as Harvard. Knowing English would help her at school as well as in her career, she said. “I had a great time. Everything was unique and fun, and I will never forget everything that has happened to me here.”

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Learning to lead Lori Coplin and Kim Epton had an exciting week when they represented Nashville at the FHA National Leadership Convention in Washington, D.C, in July. “We had a great time and even learned a little. I’d go back in a second,” Lori said. There were about 100 people from Arkansas at the meeting. They saw students from all over the United States. Every state was represented, including Alaska, Hawaii and the Virgin Islands. They stayed in the Washington Hilton, which is where President Ronald Reagan was shot. There were 11 floors above ground and five underground. Three other girls shared the room with Kim and Lori. Rebecca Deloney from Mineral Springs was the chaperone. The girls toured Georgetown and later visited the national FHA headquarters in Reston, A. They even had time to go to a Jets concert. While Kim and Lori were at the convention, the 1987-88 national officers were selected, and the ST. A.R. event national competition was held. They attended a state meeting every night. On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday they had sessions in which they discussed rape, teen pregnancy, AIDS, drugs and alcohol. The girls agreed that there were long days and long nights. “Domino Pizza's phone numbers will be on our minds forever,” Kim said, miking about their nightly pizza parties in their room. The last night, the delegates had a formal closing banquet with the theme “SS Leadership.” They cried, hugged and said goodbye to all their new friends. Even though they missed the people they met on the trip, they were glad to get back to Nashville. AFTER A happy arrival home, Kim and Lori arc all smiles. — photo by Kathleen Gregory Trapped by an icy captor EERIE GLACIERS make their way off the field house during the January ice storm. — photo by Kathleen Gregory Trapped in a winter wonderland was how most people felt around here on our week away from civilization Jan. 6-13. “I was trapped inside with my family whom I learned to hate. I went crazy,” said Stephanie Tanner. There were other problems to worry about as well, such as food for those who could not get out. “I stocked up before I left town. We made the best of it and had fun. We took the mules and cart out, and I even went go-carting,” said Mrs. Nona Talley. Others, like Mrs. Talley, looked at being stuck at home as a way of having fun. “It took me away from school and let me have fun,” said Kim Reed. Allen Williams, who had to work during his regular Christmas break, said it gave him a chance to enjoy himself. Those who dared to travel around saw children and adults sledding down the icy untamed hills having a great time. The snow had a very dramatic effect on many people, but others were not bothered by the threat of ending up in an icy ditch. Off to work they went, no matter what. I went on as normal. Sliding around didn’t bother me,” was Chris Rowland’s response. Amy Tyler, a senior, said, I slept till twelve o’clock every day, then got up and watched ‘Days of Our Lives.’” Steve Cox, a sophomore, added: “We went sledding behind the 3-wheeler and had a lot of fun! ” Very few were not ready for school to start, however. They just wanted something to da They really weren’t looking forward to another week of seclusion with their “loving” families. Although the snow was a blast for most people, the businesses in town were hard at work. Grocery stores were much busier than usual. “During the snow everybody went wild. We had a lot more business,” said Gail Stancly of Charlie’s Thriftway, “The sack boys needed chains for their buggies.” Piggly Wiggly worker Cindy I lampton said, “We ran out of bread and sold a lot of soup, bacon and chicken. The first day was kind of crazy. It was funny watching the sack boys trying to push the buggies in the snow.” Auto stores were not too busy, considering the bad traveling conditions. Western Auto's business was slow the first four days. They sold mostly sleds and disks. Most of the employees got to work despite the icy roads. Movie stores were busy during the snow alsa Carl Gillispie of Video World said, “The most rented movies were ‘Harry and the Hendersons,' ‘The Secret of My Success,’ and ‘Mannequin.’ The snow was very good for the movie business. Some people brought their movies back late but I cut them some slack. I understood under the conditions.” Everything in be tween 2 5

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Summerof learning for five students Five students gave up two or three weeks of their summer fun to attend state gifted and talented programs, AEGIS (Academic Enrichment for Gifted in the Summer). Juniors Kim Byers, Tony Newton and Kevin Rose and seniors Stephanie Tanner and Shelley White were the five participants. Communications Kim went to John Brown University in Siloam Springs July 5-17. She was one of 37 students at a communications workshop, which dealt with television production and broadcasting. The students learned how to set up a camera, how to design shots, and how to edit tape. They also learned about interviewing and taping. For the first week of the program, the group spent most of its time in the classroom. Participants studied journalism, computers and television studios. During the second week, the students were divided into groups of six. They interviewed people in the Siloam Springs area, taped the interviews and edited them into a news package. “I enjoyed putting together the news package,” Kim said. “I really had a lot of fun doing it and learned a lot in the process.” The class had speakers from the media, including news personalities, authors and publishers. The arts Tony learned different aspects of art in “The Right Side of Technology in the Arts” program at Henderson State University July 26-Aug. 8. In addition to drawing, he studied photography, music, drama and graphics. “I liked photography the best because I’ve never done it before I’m glad I got to learn how to take pictures, develop and print film,” Tony said. The dean and the art teacher were so pleased with Tony’s artistic ability that they offered him a scholarship to Henderson. He was undecided about whether or not to attend. Thirty-seven students were m the program at HSU. On the field “What I liked best about the program was that it wasn't a classroom situation. ou got to perform out on the field,” Kevin said about the Ecology and Field Biology program. Students met at Henderson and then traveled to many places. They mostly studied ecology on the field trips. One of the places they ventured to was Caney Creek Wilderness, where they took tree core samples and studied its annual growth. Project Land Stephanie took part in the Project Land program June I4-July 2. The program was a study of six natural divisions of Arkansas. They include the delta, Crowley Ridge, the Ouachitas, the Arkansas River Valley, the Ozarks, and coastal plains. Students learned about plant life, rocks, animal life, industries and bodies of water. Students toured the nuclear power plant at Russellville and the National Center for Toxicological Research at Pine Bluff. “A lot of things were required of us, but it was still a lot of fun,” Stephanie said. Governor’s School There were three different areas at Arkansas Governor's School, which Shelley attended. In Area 1, students could choose from among six subjects. Shelley’s pick was language arts. “I ve had several friends go, and they told me it was a good area to apply for. I knew beforehand there was some creative writing and journalism involved, and I thought that it would be the most important subject to me,” Shelley said. Language arts was divided into four classes, but students were only required to pick two. All 400 students at AGS participated in Area II and III. Area II dealt with moral issues such as abortion, AIDS, homosexuality and capital punishment. Area III involved expressing personal feelings and discussing different psychologists. Free time While anending the AEGIS programs, these five students also had time to socialize with oilier students. There were parties, dances and entertainment during their free time. All five agreed that they had no regrets about going. They said the best thing about the program was the people. “All the people there were so friendly, and everyone got along with each other. I’m glad I went. It was one of the best things I could have done this summer,” Tony said. ' f 3 REPRESENTATIVES AT summer gifted and talented programs include (kneeling) Shelley White and Stephanie Tanner; (standing) Kevin Rose, Kim Byers and Tony Newton. — photo by Kathleen Gregory Everything in between 27