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

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At Least They're Not John Doe! What's in a name? Web- ster's defines name as a word by which a person or thing is known. Although some people consider their names aver- age or dull, there is more to a name than meets the ear. Many average names around campus can be categorized into different genres. VOCATIONS. As far as Wierks are concerned, one can be a Carpenter, Mason, Taylor, Gardner, Cook, Ba- ker, Painter, or Shepherd. He might even be a Pilgrim. COLORS. Here's some Nusz about names with hues. There are Blacks, Browns, Whites, Greens, and even a couple of Hazels and Royals wandering around campus. CELEBRITIES. A few stu- dents have name fame. Looking around the grounds, one might see Christopher Reeves, Johnny Lee, Mi- chael Jackson, Charles Schultz of Snoopy fame, Ja- mie Farr, or Alice Cooper. (Jimmy Carter graduated last year!) STUDENT RELATIONS. Some interesting combina- tions of names can be found throughout the student body. For the nature lover, there are Hills, Valleys, and Meadows, even a Bird and a Ravan. For the student trav- eler, there are Bridges and Rhodes, English and Wales. As for food, can you beat a Rice and Bean? For the my- stery fan, there is a Holmes and Watson. For the business-minded students, there is a Bank, Cash, Price, Justice, and Law. Some choice combi- nations are High and Lowe, Ring and Bell, Blount and Sharpe, Roebuck and Moore, Saad and Jolley, Raines and Waters, and Hughey and Lewis. For the Rhymers, there is Mote and Pote, and for the student who studies the stars, there is a West and a Souther. Per- haps a favorite combination is that of Barbee and Doll. VICE VERSA. Some names can be mindboggling. Which is the first or last name? Some examples of this are Leigh Kay. Chris Dan- iel, Kay Ray, Missy Allison, Darby Shelby, and Amy Chester. (Hopefully, they are in the right order!) MELODIC SOUNDS. Some names just seem to roll off the tongue. What more pleasant sounds could there be than Farhana Kabani, Tripti Trivedi, Holly Tranavsky, Sabina Kapasi, Trenessa Pry- sock, Meek young Hong, or Natasha Lautenschlaeger, just to name a few. Several students have last names of Presidential fame. There is a Washington, Ken- nedy, Adams, Jackson. Johnson, Jefferson, Davis, Roosevelt, Taylor, Hoover, and Ford. If. by chance, any of these people were to fill the Oval Office in the future, it would be truly coinciden- tal. So in the immortal ques- tion of Juliet. What's in a name, a name gives per- sonality. It gives one some- thing to be called by when the teacher needs an an- swer. It also keeps friends from referring to individuals as Hey, you. 12 Names

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Burger King, a perennial favorite with Cavaliers, gives Allison Turner and Annette Whiteman a place to meet after school. Although Time did not make the top three, Ronnie Robinson still enjoys reading it during his free time. Survey 11

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Duc Tran has adjusted well to having his name misspelled and mispronounced frequently.