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

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Speil U1r-csc . , . Greg Council, Melody Cloningcr. Allison Johnston, pause for a qmcksmdc :Sf . f ' if ' 'G TOP GF THE HE If the teacher asks, they answer. If the teacher wants some help, say, grad- ing papers, they volunteer, even though it means that they'll have to take class- work home with them. They are the first ones in class and the last ones to leave, They turn in assignments early and even remind the teacher to give homework. It s a frightening picture isn t it? And yet this is the common view of the people in the highest ranks of their classes. However this portrayal is any- thing but accurate. Those people at the number one spots in class rank are nor- mal living and breathing human be- ings. As soon as you recover from cardiac arrest of shock you might want to read the rest of the story. The three students holding the treasured top position in their respective classes are not superhu- NAME: Allison Johnston GRADE: 11- f i BIRTHDAY: June 29, 1971 BIRTHPLACE: Logan, Utah ACADEMIC INTERESTS: Math, Science, English PLANNED CAREER: Accountant or high school teacher HOBBIES: Volleyball, piano, reading, shopping, watching art shows on PBS, toilet papering houses, sleeping DESCRIBE YOURSELF: 'SI try to be man machines, calculating math prob- lems faster than a computer and turn- ing out twelve or fifteen pages of research when one and a half was as- signed. They do not incorporate twenty- four-letter words into their conversa- tions at every other word. But by no means are they just more leaves on the tree of life. They are different. Howev- er if one stops to ponder this statement one realizes that each person not just a certain group is different in his or her own way. So now I ask you -- no I beg you - revise your image of the top-ranked stu- dents if you think they are more than human. .Granted maybe they some- times do just a little more than what is expected of them. But then if they didn t go the extra mile they wouldnt be number one in their class. myself at all times. I like challenges, but I can be really lazy. Procrasti- nation is my middle name. I'm easy going and fun-loving. I admire a good sense of humor. My religion is very important to me, and I love my family a lot. I try to help other people when I can and appreciate all the people who've helped me. I'm not quite a perfectionist, but I'm striving to improve all aspects of my life. academics

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NAME: Melody Cloninger GRADE: 10 BIRTHDAY: May 23, 1972 BIRTHPLACE: Martinsville, Virginia ACADEMIC INTERESTS: English and Science PLANNED CAREER: Elementary Education HOBBIES: Reading, swimming, cros- stitch and working with children. DESCRIBE YOURSELF: '5I'm friendly and very easy to get along with. I love to be with other people and help them anyway I can. I try to find humor in every situation and to have fun, even in the toughest ones. I set many goals for myself and I work hard to achieve them. NAME: Gregory Wayne Council GRADE: 12 BIRTHDAY: November 17, 1969 BIRTHPLAE: Fayetteville, North Carolina ACADEMIC INTERESTS: Mathe- matics, Science PLANNED CAREER: Electronic En- gineer HOBBIES: Playing trumpet, listening I academies to and creating music, computer pro- gramming DESCRIBE YOURSELF: I am an optimist, but not unrealistic. I believe in taking things as they come. I try to take advantage of every opportunity and continually improve my character. I am not concerned with being better than the rest, but I always attempt to be better than I've ever been before.

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.-w ' ., The traditional ring takes place . . . Mike Goldston, of the J.V. foot- ball team, was given the honor by Mr. Norris to be the first athlete to ring the school's victory bell. QQ