Churchland High School - Trucker Yearbook (Portsmouth, VA)

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-— FRUSTRATION: CLASSE What do you find most frus- trating at Churchland? “The most frustrating thing at Churchland is Mrs. Cope- land.’ “Studying for a Man- cuso test and getting a 79, and not studying for a similar test and getting a 100.” “The rules about being late.”’ “Carrying 25 books home so that the new lockers could be installed.” ‘Being late getting a driver's license because Behind the Wheel] was not offered to my period gym class.” ‘Typing a long manuscript only to re- ceive a 69 for one error.”’ “Being in New York City and getting the head count by the chaperones in front of 3000 people.” ‘Getting a 94 for the semester.”’ ‘Finding someone had stolen one gym sock from my locker.” “Mixing of X, Y, and Z classes.” ‘Trying to get people to cheer at pep rallies.” ‘“Mrs. Cooper.’’ ‘Mr. 6 GENESIS restling can be a very frustrating sport. Morgan on the PA system.” “Getting Mrs. Adams two years ina row.” “Having the Lance machines turned around during lunch.” “Paying $12.50 for a yearbook.” ‘’Watching the mighty Truckers battle to a 0-0 tie with the Bruins.”’ ‘Studying for 5 hours for a Lipford Al- gebra II test and still getting a 35.” ‘Getting sent home for wearing a ‘suggestive’ sundress and beachcombers during 90 de- gree weather.” ‘Math class.”’ “English class.” ‘All classes.”’ Frustration was evident in all situations at Churchland. Various frustrations bound the individuals of Churchland to- gether; however, it was how one handled the frustration that defined each and made him an individual. Many students found classes and individual teachers frus- trating. Pressure to make good S ual ak - Gary Stochéwics art senior biology frus- i trating... ' Disgust masks the face . of a Churchland stu- “As schoolwork can often be very — Ceatsinae uss Kostinas asks nine neighbor‘s-advice. ee she ate ‘poss: ioetves -Source ion in tr er

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HIGHS AND LOWS= both police and the adminis- Branch both on the football trations of both schools. field and off. Damage was inflicted to both In conclusion, the paint- school buildings, and an ing of the football stadium, equal number of eggs was pep rallies, a fairly success- tossed on both sides. In an ful Homecoming, contributions unfortunate incident, a stu- of time and money to the less dent from Western Branch was fortunate, interest in the shot by a Wilson High student TRUCKER TOPICS, participation during Hell Week, an event in the powderpuff football which further clouded the game, and activities during activities of students dur- Hell Week were just a few ing this week. Hell Week, examples of Churchland’s spi- however, while largely des- rit, whether judged to be on tructive, does unite all the rise or slumping dramat- xs Ge at Churchland students in their ically. Scott Daniels. efforts to conquer Western . tt Among the JV cheerleaders who replaced the Var- oe “ ro : .. , “sity candidates for homecoming court and Queen P j Lisa Fraley, Arlene Robinson, and Michelle an ns ane a Ze == ong those who dressed up for Churchland’s Crazy day was Amy Bowers. j “a GENESIS 5

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LOCKERS, grades and to perform to a teacher's satisfaction was felt by all students. Dealing with school policies and the usual amount of red tape was also a source of frus- tration for many. Attempts were made to alter the dress code so that students could wear shorts during the summer, but these failed with the un- animous veto by the members of the school board. An attempt to establish a smoking lounge at Churchland also was defin- itely voted down in the summer of 1978. Student complaints of the extreme heat of the bi te a thwarted play, facing the game once iner can be a strenuous A day at school can bring even the most dor- mant temper to a boil. SCHEDULING summer and the smoke in the bathroom echoed the frustration of many, but these were out- voiced by protests that a dress code rule permitting shorts was either too lax or too difficult to enforce, and that a smoking lounge was an impractical idea that could not function at Churchland. Whether or not one advocated these issues, the clash among disagreeing members of the student body and faculty proved to be a source of frustration. The installation of the new lockers involved taking all of one’s books home, a practice generally regarded as extremely inconvenient. However, many teachers helped battle this source of student frustration by offering their rooms as giant lockers until the new ones were installed. Scheduling sometimes proved to be frustrating to students. Major complaints were getting the same teacher more than once, being placed in a class that was either too fast or too slow for the student's taste, being placed in a lunch that includes everyone but the student’s closest friends, and still being shuffled around in classes in order to meet student requests three to four weeks after the beginning of school. In conclusion, whether caused by classes and teachers, school policies, the installation of new lockers, or scheduling, frustration was evident at Churchland High School. GENESIS 7