Kernersville Wesleyan Academy - Pine Burr Yearbook (Kernersville, NC)

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Classroom capers Classrooms are labs for lessons in human nature as well as book knowledge. Besides the endless pages of notes scribbled and countless tests labored over, we will remember the muffled snores of sleeping students and the spontaneous wit of a classroom clown. In many un- guarded moments, we discovered that our teachers, in all their dignity, still retained a youthful zest for life. f - .ft- H, , ,,.,.t V. fy Y' -.t ws V- .V , ,sei 4..M,s,,,,, 4-fA.Nw,,.M.., Q fi

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coRRlDoR CHAOS yn? Hall lholl, n. 1. U.S. a way to go through a building, passageway. -The World Book Dictionary The standard definition does not begin to cover the many aspects of the KWA halls. Sometimes mistaken for a loony house, the halls lin contrast to the patrolled classroomj offered a chance for students to let go and be themselves. These dem- onstrations included climbing the lockers, screaming uncontrollably, or playing childish games of tag. The terrible mobs formed might remind one of Christmas Eve shoppers. These sardine-packed groups in- cluded ten or twelve girls charging simultaneously through a narrow bathroom door, or the entire stu- dent body gathered in a strange as- sembly all within ten square feet of space. Amidst bumping and stomp- ing, there were always a few who worsened the whole mess by ad- vancing through the middle, knock- ing over everyone in their way. Eventually, the crowd would dissolve and all were free to wander separate ways. All in all, the halls were a very nice place to bump into quite a few dearly special people. Q