Wynne High School - Stinger Yearbook (Wynne, AR)

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Locally and Abroad (MSUzSlI ' ! Events that happened on the other side of the world began to frighten families with young men in them. Before Reagan announced that the United States would not interfere with Poland, those eligible for the draft began to wonder if they would be called to fight. A little closer to home, in El Salvador, the American public worried that another situation like Vietnam would begin. In- stead of troops, President Rea- gan sent $55 million in emer- gency military aid. Current news was not all bad. On September 24, 1981, Sandra Day O’Connor was sworn in as a justice on the Su- preme Court. Mrs. O’Connor was the first woman to be ap- pointed to the Supreme Court. Kendra Jarrett, obviously not too happy with the Reagan administration, commented, “Reagan promised to have a woman on the Supreme Court. He kept one promise and I’m glad. Across the Atlantic at St. Paul’s Cathedral on July 29. 1981, Prince Charles of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer ex- changed wedding vows in a lavish ceremony. 1 was amazed at how big a wedding it was. It was beautiful and expensive-looking, noted Kim Crabtree. In September an- other pageant was held in which Arkansas' Elizabeth Ward was crowned Miss America. Locally, the opening of a new K Mart store brought hope to those people who had been laid off at Sanyo and Halstead In- dustries. The first day applica- tions were taken, a line of more than 700 job-hunters stood in the K Mart parking lot with re- sumes and applications in hand. Rising inflation seemed a fa- vorite topic of politicians and yet caused changes in the prices of those wanted new cars. Gov- ernment policy decided such school issues as what food went on the lunch trays and whether grants for college would be available. Lay-offs in local in- dustries limited part time job possibilities as well as summer jobs. All the news affected stu- dents in one way or another. New car costs keep rising but de- spite the expense, Alex Young hopes he can afford one for gradu- ation. In spite of federal cutbacks Frances Haire completes the Family Financial Statement. Current Events 23

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With the rise in unemployment stu- dents join others in line for job inter- views at the new K-Mart. Since ketchup now counts as a vege- table in our lunchroom. Tammy Ball uses her package conservatively. Just turned eighteen. Charles Lyons does his duty by registering. Lunches cost fifteen cents more than they did last year, but Vernon Pribble foots the bill. 22 Current Events

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OUR WYNNE-ING WAYS . . . ON CAMPUS J. R. Ewing was aptly termed “the man we love to hate.” This same phrase applied to the academic division of school. Students pretended to hate school, because that was the thing to do. They complained, moaned, and groaned about assignments from the first tone to the last, since no red-blooded American student liked homework, tests, and six one-hour periods a day. Despite the accepted norm, some stu- dents realized the importance of classes and appreciated the knowledge gained from them, as well as the credit each class earned towards graduation. For instance, English was LaDonna Wilson's favorite class be- cause “even though 1 have to take it, 1 like the literature section.” Of course, not every required course was considered interesting, but at least most were tolerable. Since elec- tives were chosen by the individual, they seemed to receive fewer complaints from students. Even if school was hated, extracurricular activities brightened up some days. Almost twenty clubs provided an outlet for a variety of interests ranging from drama to farming. Meetings were squeezed in before and after school, as well as during classtime twice a semester. Projects occupied a large space on a club’s agenda. FBLA’ers sold candy, while the FTA collected cans for funds. Be- sides club members’ contribution of time, officers often spent spare hours planning club events, including guest speakers at meetings, parties, and other social activities. Jamie Wilson summarized the qualities of clubs by saying, “Clubs are good because they let students get involved and interact with people they wouldn’t meet otherwise. ’ ’ Benches in the courtyard provide a place for Gina Hess to prepare for a quiz while Barbara Smith thinks about her future academic goals. 24 Academics Organizations