Pine Forest High School - Pifonoca Yearbook (Fayetteville, NC)

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I WONDER HOW MANY CALORIES THIS THING HAS Lisa Williams contemplates taking another bite as she does lunch with Jill Chavis, Tyrone Davis, and Alicia Young. 1 I'M SOOO LONELY , . , Still searching for her HALLOWEEN COMES EARLY . , , We catch i place in life, Jennifer Humphrey waits patiently Alison Asbury all made up and no place to go for the status fairy,

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The uasolinv and Glad bags were all worth it! Shari Compton and Felice Doll will look back with it smile at this golden memory of their Tri- Hi-Y initiation. The trees have ears . . . it's a good thing because Charles Westons two friends don't seem to be listening. Ui! The most embarrassing thing hap- pened to me today. I went to my locker, just like l've always done since the first day of school. I dialed my combination and pulled. Nothing. Thelock didn't open. I tried again. still nothing. I must have tried ten times before someone ca- sually tapped me on my shoulder and said, Excuse me, but you're at my locker? I could have died! Did you see what he had on? I just know he's got to be a frequent shopper at 'Polyester Pluslf' 'fl had the worst day of my life today. First of all, I fell asleep in the shower. Don't ask me how, but I did. My little nap made me miss the bus. When I finally did get to school I wished I had stayed asleep in the shower. I was late to first period and I got a five page report on how the aardvark eats ants. What kind of report is that? Give me a break! I should have expected what came next. Guess who the entire second lunch got to see laying spread-eagle in the middle of the fishpond. I-low did you guess? Of course it was me! Who else? Yeah, I had a great day ha ha That English test was so hard, I must have left half the test blank! Can you believe the nerve of her? What has he got that I haven't? Look, let's not answer that. I gave her the best months of my life . . . She used me like Aqua Fresh and then spit me out. Oh yeah. I guess it was the other way around. I forgotg okay, so I didnlt. Ijust wanted to. Why did I throw away the one thing that made me happy? I sup- pose you're right. Thanks budg thanks for listening. I don't know what I'd do without you. Sound familiar? Can you remember hearing or saying something like that 7 If you can, you've recalled just one of your many high school memories. We all have them. I don't know what it is about high school that creates so many of these memories in our minds, though. Not only memories of what's happened to us, but also memories of others' ex- periences. Some memories are as trivial as a grade you got on a test or what someone did to their hair over summer vacation. Others are much more mean- ingful. Those are the ones that time will never be able to take away from us. Each of us here have, or will have our own memories of high school. They will all be different, but somehow the same, We all share one common factor -the school of Pine Forest, No matter what is said or done, it all happens in the same halls, on the same tile floor, be- neath the same white ceilings, under the same watchful eye of Mr. Warren. It all happens at Pine Forest. Maybe high school memories are so strong and abundant because in our hearts we all realize that these are our final years of school as we've always known it. In a matter ofyears, for some of us, months, we'll be starting all over again on new and very unfamiliar grounds. We've all spent at least ten years in school where decisions have basically been made for us and our lives have been mapped out step by step for us. High school holds the last of these structured years, We all know this and it stirs up many different feelings in us. One of those feelings being the need to hold on to high school as long as we can. The best way to do that is thorough memories - a forest of golden memories. Student Life

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Ummm . . . Kim, ummm, will you go out with me? I mean we could go to the movies or something. You know. Have some fun . . . Whew! Was that hard or what? Don't you hate it when your parents tell you these are the best years of your life? I bet they never had to face the traumatic fear of no for a date proposition, or the terror of becoming labeled as the ZITSO and we must not forget the infamous which-clique-dwLbelong- to neurosis. Being a teenager is not all that it is cracked up to be. Everyday we face life threatening decisions. I mean really! Think what people would say ifl . . . if I what? Ifl date this girl, ifI look like this, or if Fm seen with them. Now the question. Are these so called petty problems significant in life? Yes, physchologically these problems are important. They are a necessary in- gredient in a wonderful dish called life. The problems we teens face give us a taste, a sampler of the real thing. Expe- rience. That's it! That word, experience, that's what we're getting form these petty problems. In my quest to enlighten all you non- believers, let us look at three of the many problems teens face today. They are ranked right up there with WWIII and the return of the black plaqueg Love, appearance, and social status. I Pssst. Isn't she the finest thing you have ever seen? Itis Aphrodite herself. Huh? She smiled at me!! lim in total, unmistakable, absolute, definite love. Sound familiar? Of course. Everyone at one point or another goes through fall- ing head over heels for someone. But some say, Is it really love? I mean four relationships all in the same lunch peri- od. Come on, be seriousf' But it is seri- ous. Having a relationship gives us a sense of adulthood. lt all helps us to get ready for a true everlasting and mean- ingful relationship. Also having a steady just down right looks good. Looking good. Everyone wants to look like they jumped off the pages of GQ and Vogue. Who wouldn't fall for a guy who wore clothes by Ralph and Alexander. Who wouldn't fall for a girl clad in cashmere by Liz and Gloria. It doesn't matter that the same shirt by John Doe costs S30 less. lt's the name. Just having that Ralph Lauren. l00'Z: cotton. Wash in warm water, on the back of your collar is enough to make you burst with pride and joy. Now we've got the clothes. We've got it made right? Wrong. We musn't forget the stuff hundreds of medications de- clare they get rid of in a snap. The one curse God had to give to us teenagers. It's derived from a Greek word AKne which literally means eruption of the face. Better known to all of us as zits. Stupid? No, essential. To get ahead in life you have to look like a winner. Wor- rying about clothes and bodily appear- ance gives us a sense of pride in what we do and ourselves. Plus admit it, people notice when you look nice. The atten- tion's great! Attention. The goal people would go to any extremes to achieve. Popularity. Allow me to explain the average Ameri- can high school caste system. First there are the people everyone knows. A total success among peers. Good look- ing, athletic, great personality, and se- cure. Secondly there are the average yeomen. The people that aren't really antisociable, but theyjust donit quite fit in. They are the in crowd wanna be's. Then finally there are the untouchables. As harsh as the word sounds, it's a fact. They do exist. They are the ones that no matter what they do, always come across as awkward, clutzy, and down right classless. Humorous? Stereotypi- cal? No, serious and all too realistic. So next time you hear It's the North Star on my nose! Or, He told me that she told her best friend that she said she likes me! Chuckie, because it is funny. But while you laugh, realize that no matter how insignificant it may sound, it is important. Then pity them, for you'll realize you've just heard from a victim of the terrible teens, those not so golden years. re Elephant Woman . . . Laura Rosser makes peo- : wonder il' she has caught the infamous Terrible ens disease. ' 4. The real culprits are revealed! .. . Kim Hale. Amy MeDonnel. Cindi Hurt. Nancy Moses. and Stephanie Sharpe discuss weekend plans, If fr