Clinton High School - Torch Yearbook (Clinton, AR)

Page 7 text:

Far left: Sophomore Denise Weatherly and Senior Carol Coward stand at attention as the National Anthem is played at Dardanelle. Left-. Junior Jack Knight. Sophomore Todd Hink. Junior Robbie Stout, and Senior Roy Kirkpatrick share a few laughs at a Jr. football game. Below: A smiling Randy Guinn (Junior) and Ken A verett (Senior) don't seem to mind Homecoming practice too much. Above: Freshman Nancy Williams. Junior Bonita Graham. Zack Motal. and Freshman Robin Kirkendoll return from P.E. on a warm Fall day during the first nine weeks of school. 3

Page 6 text:

Above: Freshman Sheila Bellinger. Sophomore Leann Weaver, and Freshman Susan Lee catch up on the latest news the weekend before school begins. Right: As he heads for class. Senior Jay Chalk flashes a grin toward the camera. Making Right: Junior Mike Hartman enjoys himself at the lake on the last weekend of summer vacation. Below: A Summer day at Greers Ferry Lake wasn't even enough to keep Junior Tim Stacks and Freshman Jeff Knight from staying cool . Below right: Juniors Darla Hicks and April Hutto wait in the bleachers for Homecoming practice to begin. The Yugo became the cheapest car in the world, selling for $3900. Olympic gym nast Mary Lou Retton was a hot commodity, selling everything from Wheaties cereal to Energizer batter- ies. A social studies teacher. Christa McAuliffe. became the first civilian to ride in a space shut- tle. Magnum. P.l. was out and Miami Vice was definitely in. Pete Rose broke Ty Cobbs record for the most hits in baseball with 4192 hits. Bruce Springsteen was the BOSS, and Michael J. Fox was a sell-out at the box office. Teenage movies were very popular and Stirrup pants were making a comeback. Old Coke (Coke Classicj had been resurrected while New Coke had died a quick death. The world was changing in 1985-1986, and so was C.H.S.

Page 8 text:

Making Change At Clinton High A new superintendent and six new fac- ulty members came to C.H.S. Coach T. was no longer Coach T„ But Mr. Tumlison. the science teacher. School dismissed at 3:00 instead of 3:30 each day, and we had three choices for lunch instead of one. The new state standards caused several new classes to be added and several old ones to changes. There wasn't a Creative Writing. P.O.D., or Info, class. Instead we had Journalism, Contemporary American History, or Computer Technology. Drama and Choir were the new kids on the schedule block. The Student Lounge was converted into a classroom and the Coke machine was moved into the main hall. Ceiling fans in the study hall and library helped keep us cool and two building en- trances were rebuilt. Yes. 1986 was the Year of the Change. Top pic: Junior Angela Sample finally gets her turn at the Coke machine. Above: Seniors Carol Coward. Pam Pavis, Junior Wanda Wilson. Mrs. Sallie Parish, Seniors Dayna Bilderback. Amy Giezentanner. and Tammy Kling enjoy an outdoor session of their drama class on the football bleachers. Far right: Patricia Jackson. Kristi Balentine. Sherri Ware, Stacy Kirk, Leisa Bonds eagerly make their way to 3rd hour class. Near right: Sophomores Shannon Hodges 6 Buddy Skowron have an in-depth conversation on the sidewalk. 4