Lexington High School - Bearer Yearbook (Lexington, AL)

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Diversity Even though the beginning of each school year is looked upon as a dreaded nine months, it usually doesn’t turn out that way. After get- ting into the “swing of things’’ it quickly goes by. Sometimes a stu- dent must turn towards other things such as athletics and their social life in order to overcome the pressures and headaches of academics. It would be quite boring if each day was exactly the same with each per- son getting up, going to school, at- tending each class, then leaving im- mediately at 3:00 p.m. Instead, students find themselves talking to classmates regularly, and usually these conversations don't even con- cern school at all. After putting in a hard day’s work, there is always enough time to go to the local hang- out before returning home. Each in- dividual uses his or her own method to make the situation of having to go to school better. AFTER school. Stacey Balch finds time to play video games at the General Store. No time to waste. Annette Alexander reads a book. GETTING a coke, Brent Turpen braves the weather during a recent snowstorm. 4 Opening

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Not All Work It's all in a day's work, this cliche is often the reaction that many stu- dents have about school. School days were filled with plenty of hard work. From 8 A M. to 3 P.M. the academic environment definitely dominated all other activities. Wheth- er it be learning to read in kinder- garten or memorizing formulas in a math class, students indulged in a variety of experiences and hassles. Yet, school was not all hard work and no play. Traditional activities, such as homecoming, pep rallies, and ballgames, enthusiastically broke up the long 175 days of school. “Just for the fun of it, students participated in various activities to lessen the boredom of the usual rou- tine. OUCH! During the pre-game show senior band member Kim Messer is pinned with a corsage by her mother. KEEPING a watchful eye on the ball. Lawanda Gray prepares to dink the volleyball in a game against Bradshaw. DURING the annual staff signing party, Amy Gordon and Shellie Roberson help themselves to refreshments. CELEBRATING the 200th birthday of our Constitution, Inez White and Jonathan Hill ring the old school bell to dismiss school. Opening

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 MAKING sure she has the right answers, Sandy McGee checks her accounting with Mrs. Mary Thigpen's book. WORKING toward perfection. Chris Moses double checks his math work. TRYING to decide on her order. Tracie Corum looks over the brochure for her graduation supplies. Opening 5 ATTEMPTING to get his car started. Wade Johnston, Kenny Glass, and Lee McKissack help Michael Snead.