Wynne High School - Stinger Yearbook (Wynne, AR)

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New Sights and Sounds This year new sounds echoed through the hallways of W.H.S. Mr. Roy Hall’s voice was heard over the intercom instead of Mr. Smith's swift rhythmatic tone the students had grown accustomed to. This was only one of many changes at Wynne High this year. One major change was in administration. The high school gained a new principal, Mr. Roy Hall, and a new assistant principal, Mr. Carl Easley. Another change was the addition of an assistant superintendent. Mr. Darrell Smith moved up from the high school prin- cipal's job to take this position. Ms. Barker also became the new secretary because Ms. Gregory transferred to the assistant superintendent’s office. Other changes seen around campus were new teachers and new courses. A computer employability bus was installed behind Building I, and a new computer ap- plications class with IBM computers was offered in the business department. The class of 1988 was also the first class re- quired by the state to meet the new graduation requirements. All of these ad- ditions offered a wider variety of educa- tional possibilities to each student at W.H.S. The new computer employability class was held in made-over bus. COMPUTER. IBM computers were added to the business department to provide for a computer applica- tions class. SMILE. Ms. Barker replaced Ms. Gregory as a secretary in the prin- cipal's office. CONSTRUCTION. The progress of the new Junior High was observed throughout the year. Mr. Easley was promoted to the position of assistJ principal. 20 New Things

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WHERE IS IT? Dawn Skibbe seems a little confused about where to find her locker. LEGS. John Cullum shows off his shorts for hot weather. CLOTHES. Beth Brawner looks for a new shirt at Reginald Lee’s. ASLEEP. Will Johnson finds the alarm clock an unpleasant reminder that school has started. SCHOOL SUPPLIES. Ketih Collins checks out the school supplies at Wal-Mart. Back to School Back to the books, homework, messy lockers, friends, and teachers. It was the same old thing, students were having a great summer of sleep- ing late and watching soap operas, when before they knew it, here came the schedules in the mail, and it was time to purchase school supplies and pick out new school clothes. This brought problem after problem get- ting up earlier, getting schedules changed, finding money for the latest fashions, and some students even worried about making good grades and meeting graduation requirements. There were also some good things about going back to school, like see- ing old friends, making new ones, and looking forward to such things as the homecoming dance and Prom. Getting back into the swing of things, of course, took time. However, it was definitely worth it, especially to the seniors, who soon realized how fast time flies. Another year at Wynne High School had begun. Back to School 19

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Old Problems Students returned to Wynne High in the fall, and with them came some of the same problems. The problems seem to erupt year after year without ever being resolved. One of the problems was the tone “freak out.” The bell system always managed to break down sometime during the year, resulting in campus chaos. Pro- bably the major problem was the conges- tion in the halls, on the sidewalks, and in the parking lot. There never seemed to be enough room to park no matter which parking lot one parked in. The crowded halls and sidewalks caused problems because students weren’t able to flow in or out of buildings very efficiently. Students going through buildings were forced to make their way through the traf- fic jams at the lockers. Friends stopping to gossip in the middle of the hall made the problem worse. Rainy days accentuated the sidewalk problem when students were forced to walk in the wet grass because of lack of room on the narrow sidewalks. INTERCOM. Mrs. Curtner discovers that the intercom is out of order again. SIDEWALKS. Students find that the narrow sidewalks create problems for them trying to get to class. PARKING LOT. The crowded parking lot causes problems and traffic jams, especially when someone parks in a no-parking zone. HALL Narrow halls prevent students from flowing in or out of buildings efficiently. Old Problems 21