North Rowan High School - Northern Lights Yearbook (Spencer, NC)

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Can you tell whos left-handed? Curtis isn'r, James is, Vera isn't, Leslies not sure and Mark is Some lefties like Steve lil-ze ro wear their watch on the opposite hand, the right as-Q, .AQ Those who are often seem eave them out??? Now is that a manner in which a left-handed person should be treated? No way! A lefty is a versatile person with a lot of will power and patience because of the bothersome obstacles they must overcome. Even the simplest tasks that right-handers do everyf day become tough for a lefty. Writing on a regular notebook table is dMcult because the spiral rings get tn the way, comments Derrick Fitzgerald. 'Drlvihg a straight drive, another sfmplejob, is extremely hard for leftf handersf' according to Tim ln- gram. Because they have to over- come such hindrances as these, lefties develop determination and persistence. Are there advantages to being a left-handet? Sure there are a few. For example, 482, of major league first baseman are lefties, lt is easier for them to cover more 86 ground with right-handed glove, Darrel Strawberry, an out-fielder HCi?tf-lW5lGflQh for the New Yaris Mets, and Reg- gie Jaclsson, a right fielder for Calif fornia Angels have really turned their left-handedness into an ad! vantage. Left-handed people are often more imaginative and quite a few are talented artists, Michele angela, llapael and Leonardo were lefties, Left-handed french horn players have an advantage because the keys are played with the left hand and the right hand just holds the instrument. Some stu- dents even think writing is easier when you're a lefty, Lisa Roberts says, lt is easier to work from left to right when you are o left- hander than when you are a right-hander, One of the best benefits of it is the 'special atten- tion, explains Glenda Koontz. Derrick Fitzgerald realizes the benefits of being a lefty, he says, I like it because tts different from the others. Although it may be frustrating to be a lefty it has some advantages - lefties don't need to be left out, just appreciated,

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v X 3' f , ,cs is X11 l fs'afh'g1f 9' W- Just one of many. Angel and Jim must T- shirt shop together because they have so many matching ones Cars, couples, and cute guotes are just a few favorite designs worn by Greg, Renea, and Peggy r if f 'pwifiri Long or short-sleeved, pain or fancy, crazy savings or wild designs T-Sl-llRTS ARE TOPS! lthough the jeans ranged from Levis to Vanderbilts, they were almost always tapped with Tshirts. Like the range ofjean styles, T's came in a variety of colors, designs, and slo- gans. ACC conference teams CCarolif na, State, Duke . . . D and some pro teams CSuperbowl XX partici- pants Chicago and New England? got a lot of free advertising on students' shirts. Many local busin- esses and organizations also ad- vertised on Tshirts. Next in popularity was rock group shirts - especially those bought as souvenirs at concerts. Probably the most interesting T- shirts had funny, strange, or insulte ing sayings on them. Senior Mi- chael Lunsford often wore a T that said: lf Irs foo loud youre foo old. Junior Dwight White's favorite shirt said: When lrn bod l'm very good but when l'rn good lrn fonrosricf' Some had slogans that were too crass, crude, andfor socially unacceptable to wear to school. Although teachers rarely wore T-shirts to school, they wore them on workdays and to workshops. Mrs. Burgin was given a T-shirt at a yearbook conference that says: 'Show Your Tale . . . a yearbook srory Mrs. Harper had a l'lefty shirt that said Everyone is born rlghr-handed only the greoresr can overcome it, Whatever the mood, weather, or event was, nothing could top a Tfshirt for comfort and style, Sports and rock music Eddie Riley and Jeff Lantrip wear shirts that show their out of school interests 85

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