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

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I ASBESTOS DUST HAZARD AVOID BREATHING DUST WEAR ASSIGNED TROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT 00 NOT REMAIN IN AREA UNLESS YOUR WORK mncc IT A typical day for Jackie Davis starts with a trip to her Wing D locker Caution signs against asbestos Oust were com- mon sights around Wings A and B during the summer when asbestos was removed When it comes to spirit, seniors usually show the most at pep rallies. 4 Opening

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Security Guard Dan Mart hers, otherwise known as Boss Hog. watches students leave the new smoking area Lunch time gives Gina ToUeson and Kellie Eu- banks time to discuss cheerleading practice Openlng 3 One of the many responsibilities of principal Wray Smith is the tedious job of completing pa- perwork. With tobacco not allowed at school. Mike Moore and David Sawicki decide to chew else- where. Sitting patiently. Sheila King waits for David Goodwin to finish his last-minute studying before lunch is over With Blue BeUe practice over. Sherry Wales stm finds herself practicing a routine

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Changes are inevitable. Life changes, feel- ings change, friends and attitudes change. Things are not bad just because there is change. One must simply leam to adapt, and adapt is what Dorman students have done. Many of the changes this year came about as a result of Project Transition, an experimen- tal program that drew statewide attention to the school. The result of the new program, housing freshmen in Wings A and B, has result- ed in fewer dropouts and suspensions. Other changes evolved from Mr. Ralph Can- non's retirement and Mr. Wray Smith's ap- pointment as his successor. Smith was immedi- ately confronted with new policies and pro- grams. The new smoking policy has been, accord- ing to administrative principal Bob McDaniel, Outstanding. There are fewer smokers, and all seem to be complying with the new policy of smoking only on the old tennis court and of not allowing freshmen to smoke. The new policy of taking attendance by classes and of not having to bring notes from home has been generally successful. Satur- day make-up is working, McDaniel says. In early October there were twenty-five in the session. The beginning of in-school suspension has resulted in fewer repeaters. More students are choosing ISS because of the work they are allowed to complete. Parents also support and request ISS. “As with all new programs, says administra- tive principal Bill Dempsey, rough edges must be made smooth. Success in these policies is not easily measured in just one year. All of the changes initiated this year had one goal in mind, and that was to increase instructional time. There were sound reasons for the changes. It takes teachers and students who coop- erate to make a program work, says Smith, and these are the kinds of people we have. ... 3or Keal Zking Op«nlng 5 Even with the responsibilities of school. Don Sawicki and Barbara Michels find time for dating