Northfork High School - Hi Lights Yearbook (Northfork, WV)

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SCENES F ROM 1982 ALL- COUNTY BAND 1 in i CONCERT , '1 i' 7 '65 E i l 6L x4 NORTHFORKiS FIRST GIFTED CLASS e l' Murmurs ut Mm mx- V ,r in a 41; 2.v, The McDowell County Enrichment for Exceptional Youth Program, more often called The Gifted Program, began in 1978, and its purpose is to provide extra opportunities for learning beyond the regular classrooms and on expanded levels. To qualify for membership in the gifted, a student must undergo a battery of intelligence tests. An exceptionally high ability in all areas of knowledge, for example, advanced verbal and mathematical skills, and an intelligence quotient above 140 must be demonstrated. Since the program began, the students have written plays. filmed, video-taped, learned typing, learned how to program and operate computers, and studied many other diversified subjects. Field trips have been to the 1982 Worldis Fair, to the Welch Daily News, to the Sheltered Workshop, to MacDonalds to learn how it is operated, to WXEE to learn how radio stations operate, and they rode a modem passenger train. Pictured above are the members of our first Gifted Class from Northfork High: David Bell and Miles Goosens. Below: Miles and David enjoy a discussion with fellow gifted students John Williams of Welch and Lisa Gallinger of Elkhom. r; . rim. h elj 1.17 . 3m- . l VT, 551.53: M I III Bobby Younger is sharpening his reading, listening, speaking. and writing skills in French III this year. Bobby is an honor student in French. Below: Gifted teachers: Elaine jessee and Genie Schrom.

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I. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. Artificial heart recipient Barney B. Clark, 61, a retired seattle, Washington, dentist. smiles at his surgeon Dr. William DeVries, one day after the surgery at the University of Utah Medical Center, De- cember 3, 1982. Barney's courage is a miles- tone for humanity-a chance for improved health through man-made medical devices. 2. LAS VEGAS. NEVADA. Korean boxer Duk Koo Kim lies unconscious with fatal head injuries suffered in a lightweight title fight with Boom Boom Mancini on November 13, 1982. 3. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. Heavyweight contender Gerry Cooney takes a left in the mouth from World Boxing Council champion Larry Holmes during their title boutjune 11, 1982. Holmes won in 13 rounds. 4. NEW YORK. A booming stock market made for feverish activity as prices on the New York Stock Exchange soared to record levels, reaching a high for the Dowjones Industrial Average of 1,1065.49 on November 3, 1982. 5. Washington. Demonstrators stand in Lafayette Park, across from the White House, protesting unemployment, Which found more than 12 million Americans out of work, October 9, 1982. 6. Football fans, protesting the first inseason strike by National Football League players, let off steam in front of the home of Gene Upshaw, president of the National Football League Players Associ- ation. Upshaw plays for the Los Angeles Raiders, October 20, 1982. WE WAN 5 JOB? $.0th 4.11m 'jyfAU'rt - 7339mm- m V 109

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CHRISTMAS WORLD The French Club celebrates a good old-fashioned French Noel With Buche de Noel Ofule log cake1 1e punch, 18 glare Gce creamy les cadeaux 1gifts1, and la musique. Shown here waving their French flags wresems from Mrs. Goosens, their sponsor1 on Dec. 22. 1982, are B. Belcher, A. Bethel, P. Boyd,j, Brant, B. Brown, T. Brooks, J Copolo, G. Gains, M. Goosens, S. Lee, Y. Mathews, T. Monarchy, M. Nester, M. Price, A. V Scott, C, Stewart. M. Watkins, S. Williams, K. and K. Witcher. 111