Lexington High School - Bearer Yearbook (Lexington, AL)

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WITH DETERMINED LOOKS on their faces, band AFTER A PTO MEETING, Bonnie Snider, wife of Coach Billy Snider, has a discussion with Principal Patrick Brown about new school policies. CLOSE FRIENDS Robbie Pettus and Kevin Trousdale chat while waiting for their physical education class to end Opening 5

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n®tl E-C=E-S What can one student do? With few businesses, two tennis courts and baseball fields, and a swimming pool, Lexington is by no means a large town. However, the town’s size didn’t affect the entertainment or enjoyment that students managed to find. The pool and park area were popular spots during the summer with students of all ages; and the Tennessee River was per- fect for skiing and fishing. With four the- aters nearby, students always had nearly a dozen different movies to see; and there were always the options of bowling or shopping (or just hanging out) at the mall. The Helen Keller and W.C. Handy Festi- vals provided other activities for summer vacation. Many students had jobs or chores that took up most of their free time when school began. Others, however, found no trouble in deciding what to do after school hours. Elgin seemed to hold a special attrac- tion for many older students on Saturday nights. A community smaller than Lexing- ton, Elgin was a virtual melting pot of stu- dents from all over the eastern end of Lau- derdale County. Most just stood around and talked in parking lots, while others chose to ride around and see or be seen. Other favorite haunts for high schoolers included Wooley Swamp. Lock One, and the strip in Florence —assuming they knew where it happened to be (it was moved from Florence Blvd. to Court St. and back again). TAKING ONE LAST LOOK at her work, third grad- er Tara Barnett seems glum as she prepares to hand In her assignment. Since the Plan for Excellence went into effect this year, homework took up more of students' free time than ever before. THE VARSITY football team tears through a spirit banner while fans cheer for them. Football games were always a good chance for students to get to- gether and have fun during the fall months.

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E =C = i = S Just imagine You walk down the halls toward your next class, not saying a word to anyone you see. Your teacher stands alert at a podium with a stern and non-nonsense look. Every student around you is sitting in an upright position, with no one slouching. You pass up your ten pages of homework quickly and efficiently. Your name is not anywhere on the assignment, only your student number. Someone coughs and is immediately sent to the school nurse’s office for a thor- ough examination. Every precaution is taken to prevent an absence, be it caused by sickness or other reason. Someone else foolishly attempts to whisper to the person across the aisle. At once, he is silenced by an electric current coursing through the seat of his desk. Though not deadly, the shock is by no means painless. In your eighth grade calculus class, a student doesn’t have her homework. Her parents are notified, and she is suspended in hope that there will be an attitude ad- justment on her part. Does any of this sound familiar? Of course not. Alabama’s adoption of the Plan for Excellence” sent shivers up the spines of many students, but school was nothing like the institution of higher learn- ing described in the above paragraphs. School was certainly not an impersonal experience to go through all alone. There was still the chance to develop personal friendships and relationships with mem- bers of the opposite sex. Students at Lexington were educated not only in academics, but also in the ways of getting along with others. Faculty mem- bers, too, became not only the students’ teachers, but their friends, as well. CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS like that of Suzanne Hill and Keith Gulley make school enjoyable to those involved. Although only moments after receiving them, these juniors are already exchanging their class rings. 6 Opening