Paul M Dorman High School - Vanguard Yearbook (Spartanburg, SC)

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For many students, five minutes was not enough time to get the locker open and get to class on time. Being in class ten more minutes until 255 became routine after a while With most teachers changing rooms, it seems odd to see so- cial studies teacher Rick Webb in upstairs Wing D.

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Mrs. Laura Jones explains the volume and density of a cube to Tamaha Lynch Latin I student Mochera Means asks Mrs Nancy Wetborn for help in conjugating verbs. Football players Jon Batte w. Da- vid Abercrombie. and Blake Rot- ton discuss the 14-7 victory over Boiling Springs

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Changes Changes. Change. Changes. Practically everything around Dor- man seems to have changed. One change is the new atten- dance policy which requires that at- tendance be taken every period and processed by a computer. Also in the new rule is that three tardies equal one absence. Another change has been moving from the nine-weeks' grading period to a six- weeks' plan with semester exams. Those who have perfect atten- dance for twelve weeks may exempt their second and fourth six- weeks' exams. Saturday make-up is a change for those who wish to have absences removed and credit given for the day. Dorman is the only school in the state with such a make-up policy. Another significant change is the in-school suspension where the stu- dents are not allowed out of the ISS area for the whole day and are even given lunches in the room. Another change is the smoking policy which allows only upperclass- men to smoke in the fenced tennis court area. To enter the smoking area, a student must have a sticker on his ID card. Periodic checks of the ID's are made by the security guards. Also new is the parent volunteer program in which parents man the early dismissal room, relieving the counselors of this burden. Parents also update BSAP data and sort and file report cards. These changes have created three lunches, two for the upper- classmen and one for freshmen. Probably the most significant change to students has been the new bell system. Instead of the 8:10 to 2:45 day. it became 8:00 to 2:55. These extra minutes went into in- structional time Even with three lunch periods, friends could always be found in the cafeteria In-school suspension (ISS). a new program this year, gives stu- dents a chance to receive credit even when receiving dis- ciplinary action. Changes 9