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

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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

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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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bi Physical fitness is important to us all, and for some, physical competition is equally necessary. High school athletics give these competitors the chance they need to strive for, and sometimes achieve, great success. Not all of our athletes wish to pursue their favorite sport as a career. Inter- mural sports are open to any who wish to try out, from the future basketball! football f baseball star to the person who just likes to play the game, whatever it may be. Physical activity such as those of- fered at Pine Forest, helps the student athlete in a variety of ways. By exercis- Morin on up to the Hnish line . . . Jenny New captures the last breath of the race at Methodist College Cross Country Meet. ing, much pressure and stress is re- lieved. Thereis nothing quite like hit- ting a softball or baseball, or spiking a volleyball, or tackling a quarter- back for getting rid of the frustra- tions of school. Even watching these events and cheering for our Trojan team is healthy for spectators. For the fourth year, Pine Forest has kept possession of the Wachovia Cup, and the Maxwell Cup has made itself almost a permanent future. With hard practice and strong spec- tator support, there's no stopping the Trojan athletes.