Alleghany High School - Trojan Yearbook (Sparta, NC)

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Taking a test is not Darrin Gilbert's favorite part of the day (below). THE DAILY PURSUIT: A LOOK AT A TYPICAL STUDENT 7:40 a.m. Woke up late, took a quick shower. Grabbed instant breakfast and dressed in car. 8:00 a.m. Forgot how to get to school. 8:05 a.m. Escorted to school by highway patrol- man. 8:11 a.m. Slipped by teacher just in time to hear my name called for roll. 8:55 a.m. Took history test; thought Lincoln was a car. 9:07 a.m. Never found homeroom. 9:17 a.m. Went to English class. Took Speeling test; think I passed. 10:03 a.m. Breaktime!! Didn’t hear bell, late for next period. 10:33 a.m. Substitute Teacher! Told her I was Pee Wee Herman. 11:07 a.m. Went to Spanish, everything sounded foreign to me. Noon Went to lunch, waited in line, all food was gone. 12:40 p.m. Took ice cream to Algebra Class in my back pocket. 1:22 p.m. Arrived to Chemistry on time! Fell asleep until awakened by a large “BOOM”. 2:15 p.m. Just got to Seventh period class. Teacher never came. Best class of the day. 3:05 p.m. 6

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The student body poses for a special picture during Homecoming week (above). One of the many activities in Mr. Cornette s world studies class is the archaelogical dig. (left). Unaware of the time limit, Pam Moxley keeps Kristy Wooten and Dina Duncan waiting for the telephone. 5

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Went to my car, sat down, found my ice cream! 3:32 p.m. Got nome, I was locked out! Went back to my car and slept. 7:41 p.m. Parents came home, didn’t notice me; they went out to eat. Door still locked. 9:22 p.m. Parents finally got home. Mom brought me some lasagna. 10:00 p.m. Thought about doing homework; de- cided against it! Watched “Moon- lighting” instead. 10:57 p.m. Went to the bathroom; light out; brushed my teeth with Ben-Gay. 11:02 p.m. Went to bed with puckered mouth. Couldn’t sleep thinking about next day at school. Studying hard, Alfred Billings concentrates on his notebook (above left). Stan Cox proves the old adage Better late than never” (left). Billy Nilo and Jamie Rutherford lead the pack to the lunch line (above). The agriculture students work hard under the direction of Mr. Joe Hampton. 7