Pinson Valley High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Pinson, AL)

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everything you ' ll be doing the whole year, and most importantly, what supplies you ' ll need. A 430-page, six section notebook with per- forated paper and locking coils? You think, What good will that possibly do me? But you take it in stride, knowing the rest of your teachers can ' t possibly be this strange. Unfortunately they are, and you soon find yourself needing everything from a laser-beam highlighter to Barron ' s How to Prepare for the A. P. Physical Educa- tion Exam. You look at your watch, and you see that you ' re only half- way through . . . the Longest Day! Food Busters The fourth period bell rings and you walk down to the lun- chroom, hoping that something in your stomach will help your nerves. No such luck. You find that both lines are backed up through the old library, onto the lawn, and into the parking lot. Thirty miutes later, you sit down in a seat you just tossed a Freshman out of, chisel out a bite of your Soy Sur- prise, and prepare to take a bite when the bell sounds again, sending you on your way to your next class on this . . . the Longest Day! You Made It Through The rest of the afternoon goes no better: your fifth period English teacher gives you seven text books, knowing full well that she ' s not supposed to pass out anything until the next day. She ob- viously feels guilty about doing this, and certainly her conscience further bothers her when she assigns you the first fortv oaees in each book. 12 FALL

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new homerooms, turning back on . . Now there Is no the Longest Day! Fill These Out! These are probably the first words you hear when you walk Into your new homeroom and your teacher drops a pile of fifty registration cards on your desk. Of course, you don ' t touch them because you know you just have to get them signed and almost no one brings them back for about two months anyway. Homeroom takes up about three hours, and you know you ' ll never make It through the year if the rest of It is anything like the Longest Day. The Right Stuff You finally go to your first period class and your teacher explains class rules. Mr. Eagan addresses student body (Bottom Left) Students arrive for first day back (Right) FALL 11

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due the next day. You drag the books to the sixth and seventh periods since you don ' t have a locker yet. Since seventh period is a study hall, you get an early start on your homework and get the tirst three pages on the first English book done. Finally, the 2:55 bell rings and you and the rest of the dead souls suddenly come to life. You make a mad rush to the door, hop in the car, and wonder where in the world you ' re going to find a 430-page notebook and a laser beam highlighter. Then you laugh and realize you don ' t care. All you know IS that you made it through . . . P. Dickerson, N. Dunn, and T. Graves fill out forms (Top Left) Mr. Ward instructs class on the right stuff (Bottom Left) B. Dussett reflects on events of first day (Top Right) J. Ruiz finds it all too much (Top Right) Mrs. Caraway calms 3rd period (Middle Right) R. Williamson takes it all in (Bottom Right) C. Bannister reads student handbook - ' H mL ]i .j FALL 13