Charleston High School - Charlestonian Yearbook (Charleston, WV)

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At the wheel, Brad Bailey prepares to pull out of the teachers' parking lot for practice driving. Concentration brings success to Janna Huthinson in the passing of her learnefs permit test. To parallel park correctly, Kim Hunter lines up her vehicle. Insurance policies become necessary for new drivers as Jennifer Green and her father Jim Green learn from All-State agent Onie Morgan. Student LifM 13

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Hit the road Boys and girls alike look forward to their 16th birthday for one and only one reason . . . to get their driverts license. It gives freedom and is the begin- ning of the journey to indepen- dence. The first step on this long road is to get a learneris permit. It may be obtained at the State Police Headquarters in South Charleston by passing a 25 question test based on the Driverts Handbook. With a learnerts permit, one may not yet go out alone; another driver must go along. Getting a driverts license may be a frustrating as well as exciting experience. Problems appear with expired permits and parents hesitance to hand over the wheel. Learning to handle a car can be accomplished in several Haud-over-hand steering practice comes to Nathan Lee through his Drivers Education class. 12lStudent Life ways: by taking a driverts training course at school, through a private driving school, or the old standby of personal lessons from Mom or Dad. After hours of on-the-road training, the 16-year old is ready to attempt the driving test. This consists of proving to an official the ability to man- euver a car, and when the test is passed there comes the question of an insurance policy. . choice of y agency, prices vary, but one ' Depending on thing seems to be constant. Boysi insurance is more expen- sive than girlsi The common explanation is that boys have a higher accident rate. Step by step, the journey is completed and the traveler obtains a license to freedom. Receiving an envelope in the mail, Lisa Perry is pleasantly surprised to find her permanent license.

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Splnr SCOTS Anh unlimited h sehse dem spirlt filled the halls' inepreparat'ionh for the Stonewall game. Cheer- leaders began collecting money L at school and downtown in hopes 6? winning the annual competition s Spirit ; e Chain , against the Stonewall cheer- leaders. , To raise money for the Spirit Chaili ; Cheerleaders hsbhld Spirit w grams; stuffed animals, H held bake sales, pie throws, and a basketball shooting contest. In addition, they sponsored specific ethemhe sedays 1Suchemasih cowboyw day, new; wavewday, twins day, and blue and gold day. On hush button day girls avoided talking to the boys. The Student; Cbuncilw againw heldwthe revived tradition eofma; ; bonfire before the rival game. That same night, between one and four a.m., the Cheerleaders and parade hdecoreted the heembrfdefhallw : players; h houses hand StoneWallh ; J ackson. ; Along with the usual halftime festivities, Lisa Harmon was b'nemed'ehMissh hMouhhteihnh Ijidhlm h Denise eCoxw e and H Amber Dawson were announced as runners-up. With Friday came a pep eh assembly andse'ethe heahnUal hmdrchw downtown; this; year- to thewnews Davis Park. There, the students united in cheering, chanting, and singing as shoppers gath- 3ered ito ??watch. Blue; and wgeovldh h adorned cars followed thewpan; ade line. Cheerleaders decorate ed their car as a mountain lion, it was judged as the hest of the Joining in the Spirit Week festivities, Mr. Clendenen and Mr. Brown dance with celebrating students. 14lStudent Life; ; Enthusiasm brews at the bonfire as Tertye Ledbetter and Betty Barfield burn a representative of the Generals. WQn their way to; the traditionalm downtown pep assembly, students parade to Davis Park ; ;; m ; . ;;