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

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Getting dirty is the easy part. Auto Mechanics students like Greg Williams learn to diagnose and repair their own cars' problems. With an additional teacher and some new equipment, the course be- came more high tech. Photo by A. Kluttz. Chemists at work. Talatha Vaughters and LaTonya Jones pedorm a lab experiment as Nina Gaither observes. Labs help students understand the problems by allowing hands-on experience to supplement textbook explanations. Photo by A. Kluttz.

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Art is academic. Senior Keith Earnhardt and freshman Gerry Phillips learn to use both the ana- lytical left brain and the creative right brain in art class. Photo by B. Burgin. Swamped with papenuork, Mr. Corriher enjoys reading some of the stories his English students turn in. Because of standardized writing tests, English teachers have more papenivork than ever. Photo by T. Norris. FACING FACTS ets face it, facts are important. However, the ability to take facts and break 'em down, build 'em up, apply 'em to new situations and create some- thing original with 'em is what high school should be about. In this computer age, facts are easy to come by - information from the world's libraries can be accessed from the home computer. School is becoming the place to teach where and how to get the facts, but more importantly, how to use them. Although all the courses at North are not considered academic, in the sense that they all provide tools to relate to, un- derstand andior manipulate the things around us, courses from Art, Auto Me- chanics and Phys. Ed. to English Chemis- try and Physics can be considered academic. After all, knowing thousands of facts only makes a person good at a Trivial Pursuit. 118 i Academics Physics can be fun. Andre Archie, Jerry Reid, and Mike Cross check their map during the Physics class's scavenger hunt. Photo by S. Roof. um umm u i ,......, g:wV:Vv. f., V ,ll he , ,... K .... is-vifggpp

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Gary Atwell - Job Training Pat Austin-S.I.M.S.Coordi- Carolyn Baker Program, Athletic Trainer, nator P.E., Adv. P.E. Football, Varsity Girl's Basket- ball, Varsity Girl's Softball - Health and Walt Baker - Assistant Prin- cipal, Athletic Director Bill Barrier - Algebra I, Elizabeth Bartlett-Frenchl, Bonnie Bell- Fashion Mer- Don Black-Chemistry, Adv. Algebra I- Part I, Consumer ll,Ill,FrenchClub,AnchorClub chandising, Marketing, Co-op Biol0Qy, GirI's Tennis, Quiz Math, General Math Marketing, DECA, Freshman Bowl Advisor QR Carolyn Blackman - Latin I, Anne Briggs - Algebra I - Sue Bryan - U.S. History, Becky Burgin - Art I, ll, Ill II, Ill, Algebra I- Part I, Latin Pan II, French I, French Club, Contemporary U.S. 8tGeogra- Photography Club Varsity Cheerleaders phy, Senior Advisor 120 I Faculty and Staff I, II, Yearbook