North Rowan High School - Northern Lights Yearbook (Spencer, NC)

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AWKWARD h yes, the freshman. What a happy-go- lucky carefree group. As a freshman life is bliss . . . or is it? As a freshman you are the new kid on the block. Everybody wants to show you around and be your friend, right? The up- perclassmen go out of their way to make your high school experience a happy and eventful one! In reality, being a fresh- man can be at best awk- ward. In the beginning, you don't know where your classes are, or which lunch MOMENTS to eat, or even where to go and hang out before the first bell rings. Some freshmen reported such embarrassing mo- ments as falling down stairs ias seniors were going upJ and being late to class be- cause they went to F hall in- stead of G hall. Many expe- rienced the embarrassment of bad grades for the first time. Just as time heals all wounds the freshmen overcame their awkward- ness and with time, em- barrassed themselves less often. Eric Short Freshmen face the figures. Darryl Parker and Jamie Charles try to figure out the new computerized report card. When report cards were distributed, some freshmen faced the hard reality that high school tea- chers take their work seriously. Photo by J. Plummer. Xxf, rx' W., .,,. e.. ,,- ,,e----A '+- April Powell Vonda Provoid Tchaundia Pruitt Joseph Pruss Kevin Rainey William Risner Kathy Rowe Dawn Rowe Stephanie Rusher Angela Schaefer x if Freshmen: Powell - Schaefer X 55

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Mark Kennerly Anthony Kight Kevin Kirkpatrick Christopher Kyles Thomas Leonard Bobby Locklear Laquitar Long Michael Lytle Beth Madden Brian Mahaley Angelica Martin Jeffery Matthews Billy Meres Josh Mills Marlon Mitchell Steghanie Mitchell hannon Myers Robbie Myrick Jett Noles Traci Norman Travis Nunn Chris Payne Gerry Phillips Sonya Phillips Monica Pleasants 5 as 54 f Freshmen: Kennerly - Pleasants if IS ,rw 'Hr

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Crystal Scott John Shay Charlie Sheperd Matthew Shumaker Sonja Sifford Steven Simpson Terry Smith Jatana Snider Consuela Spratt Flon Stamer Pam Starks Odell Stinson Steven Stoner Renee Teasley Rodney Tillman Lynn Timmerman Felicia Torrence Kim Torrence Lesa Trexler 56 X Freshmen: Scott Ex Trexler 1' . ilas' I5 I 'E FITTING IN B y October, freshmen were settled in and merged members of the student body. No longer fearful and shy, they were veterans experienced in changing classes, getting through lunch lines, and writing their own blue slips. Without the anxiety of the first week of school, classes were easy to get to, stairs were less slippery and freshmen were more confident. They knew where to be, when, and what to wear. They had been to ballgames, club meetings and parties with their friends. They were less likely to embarrass themselves and glad of it. Many freshmen grew several inches taller, pounds heavier, and much wiser. No longer treated like children, teachers expected freshmen to act like young adults and most met the chal- lenge with only a few regressions. Although it took a couple of months to become Cavaliers, the freshmen learned the ropes and became active members of the student body. Darrin Turner