Wynne High School - Stinger Yearbook (Wynne, AR)

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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

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Striving Scholars Dedication, determination and a willing- ness to study — these ingredients proved necessary for honor graduates. Eleven indi- viduals achieved a 5.4 grade point which qualified them as honor graduates. Hoang Bui. Patti Hagaman, Michael Weaver, and Alex Young earned the distinction of high honor graduates. Since English is not my best language. I've had quite a few problems with it, par- ticularly in English Composition,” stated Hoang Bui. The difficult task of conquering a new language did not stifle Hoang's grades. In fact, he graduated with a 5.95 and planned a career in medicine. Participating in the Arkansas Junior Miss program proved to be an enlightening ex- perience for Patti Hagaman, who decided to continue studying music in college and graduate school. Patti kept a perfect 6.0 throughout high school and her ultimate goal included teaching piano at the college level. Honor graduate Lisa Hill liked working with numbers and obviously did well in her other subjects. English proved to be her most challenging class. After graduating from Wynne High School, Lisa planned to try and get a really good job. Although Janet Immel liked English Lit- erature best, her most rewarding exeriences came through band and choir. Janet's fu- ture goal was to receive a degree in music therapy from Henderson State University. Challenges seemed to intrigue Susan Kinley. For this reason, she chose trigonometry as her favorite subject and ac- counting as her career. Susan also met chal- lenges in music by making all-region choir. “All four years of English were my favor- ite because I love to read literature, espe- cially good novels, commented Kelli 26 Honor Graduates