Northeastern High School - Aerie Yearbook (Elizabeth City, NC)

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OPENING Above—Head cheerleader Loretta Jolly pre- pares the anxious audience for that “bit of excitement” that has been prevalent in many of the numerous assemblies. After previous performances by Alice Cooper. Jr..” alias Handy Shiley. and ludicrous faculty imper- sonators. the crowd doesn’t know what to expect. Right—Alas. Patsy Pierce applies the finish- ing touches to her new parking permit. Now. her only worry will be remembering where she parked her car. Gutter top—Debbie Wood depicts the mental anguish that each parking permit applicant must endure while Mr. Herndon shuffles thru endless stacks of forms in the hope of finding her special one. Opposite bottom left—Seniors scurry to an early lunch after a morning bout with growling stomachs and intense hunger pains. Opposite bottom right—Mike Hisher and Wil- liam Hollister find peace, solitude, and com- plete relief in their own haven — the senior court. 6 PRIVILEGES

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At first, the idea of a different manner of discipline “chilled stu- dents to the bone” with apprehen- sion. The thought of punishment from a new principal who was an ex- military officer brought to mind such horrors as “execution by a firing squad” or “sentencing to prison camps.” Of course there were a few “dishonorable discharges,” but stu- dents found discipline was being handled in a “revolutionary” way. It was not always “thrown at” pu- pils, but discussed with them. Some of the new disciplinary meas- ures were signed written pledges in which students promised to abide by the “laws” of the school as prescribed in the handbook and cumbersome wooden hall passes that meant “in- stant death” to those students who were discovered without them! The most startling step in enacting the measures was the permitting of some students to decide the “fate” of their peers via the Student Congress. It seemed just as a recruit could become a commander, a student could be- come a leader. The nation had Congress, the state had the Legislature, and North- eastern had a governing body that was indeed “for the student, by the student, and of the student.” This situation was a warning to the “gi- ants” of the N.H.S. administration that they had to beware because “the little man was taking charge!” Revolutionary Discipline Changes Doubters Into “Macho” Eagles Opposite top—Once again, these juniors will brave that “blinding flash” in order to secure their most desired and needed possession —• an identification card. Opposite bottom—“Operation Clean-up” has shifted into full gear with the persistent help of Loretta Jolly and Rodney Matthews. Who says st udents don’t care for their school? Gutter top—Some students like to live dan- gerously. Not only is Clifton Banks loitering in the hall without a pass, but he is also ripping open a locker. Doesn’t Clifton know one can be sent to the “slammer” for breaking and enter- ing? Gutter bottom—Ah. Tim Barnett takes no chances of being “cornered” in the hall by a teacher as a result of not displaying a pass. Such a permit serves as his main piece of ammunition” against the unknown dangers” that may lurk in the halls. Above—Once again Mr. Herndon addresses his “a bit unruly flock” on their behavior. Poor Rev. J. Barnes seems to be the “hardest hit” by the rather stern lecture. DISCIPLINE 5

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The most incredible phenomenon that occurred during the school’s existence was the granting of senior privileges bv the administration with- out a ‘‘formal requisition” from the students. In previous years, seniors had fought and demanded for their ‘‘rights,” but the only fighting the present seniors did was to recover from the ‘‘initial shock” of the new occurrence. Of course, there were “strings attached” to the privileges— the major one being an immese clean- up campaign — but many were eventually “knotted”. There were several prized privileges granted to the students. One was a senior court where upperclassmen could relax outside in their own special place. Another privilege was an early dismissal for lunch during which seniors could be the first to al- leviate their hunger pains. A third one was that of parking permits which aided in relieving the daily “3:10 traf- fic jam.” It also enabled students who didn’t have them to judge how much they adored their “towed away” cars by the price of the vehicles’ recovery fee. The need to soothe a growling stomach, the urge to “unwind”, and the idea of knowing that one’s car was where he had parked it made senior privileges precious. These were the reasons a senior spelled relief thus: P-R-I-V-I-L-E-G-E-S. Privileges—The Seniors’ Best Means Of Relief o w 2 2 o PRIVILEGES 7