Randleman High School - Rendezvous Yearbook (Randleman, NC)

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A Shade of Difference , When we walked into the front door we knew that this year was certainly going to be different. The two most obvious new things were the new principal and the overflow of freshmen. There was more than a shade of difference be- tween last year's principal Mr. Donald Hancock and this year's principal Mrjerry Shackelford. Mr. Hancock was calm and laid back while Mr. Shackelford was energetic and ready to go. He greeted almost everyone at the front door, let them know who he was, and where he stood on issues of education. The other difference, the overflow of fresh- men, caused many problems. For example, the lunchroom was filled to its capacity during all three lunches, and the classrooms had almost all they could hold, but we were still glad that these 292 students had made it this far. Another difference widely noticed was the array of new teachers. Not only did teachers like Mrsjones, Mrs. Morris, and Mr. Dorsett have to get used to Randleman High School and the students, but we had to get used to them, which didn't take too long. At lunch the addition of a salad bar presented not only advantages but also disadvantages. It shortened the lunch lines and offered a new assortment of food, but the ladies that took up Working together, Mr. Shackelford and Mt. Corder sell tickets to a Friday night football game. Mr. Shackelford, who is new at this sort ofthing, is being taught all ofthe tricks to selling. lunch money now had three lines to worry about instead of only two. Shortly after the year started Mr. Shackelford received notice from the State telling him that he had to replace not only one of the activity buses, but both of them. Mr. Shackelford's goal was to have two new buses in the parking lot by the first of December. To do this we sold calendars and gift wrapping paper. We were constantly aware that Randleman was part of a wider world. Things that had hap- pened over the summer had also affected us. We watched international events unfold. The high- jacking of TWA Flight 847 worried all of us as did President Reagan's cancer surgery. Weather also kept us wondering. Injuly Hur- ricane Bob drove some of us home from the beach while in September we anxiously waited for Hurricane Gloria. When her 155 mph winds suddenly changed her course, it meant we didn't even get a drop of rain! August was our rainiest August ever and September, the driest ever. Closer to home, as always, we participated in RHS atheletics. Football was a challenge as we faced tougher competition from 3A teams like North Rowan and Lexington who had been placed in the ZA conference. Tennis, golf, volley- ball, and cross-country brought out more partici- pants, and by gaining more victories brought more spectators. RHS atheletics was now taking on new shades as we branched out from one dominant sport. Academics also took on new shades of mean-l ing. Not only did we have new teachers we also had new courses and different programs. For example, the new computer class was an expen-5 sive addition to the school, but since it helped, students of the future, Randleman was all for it. Students learned to type as well as program. Plus they learned the language of the computer add- ing words like software, hardware, booting, and RAM to their vocabularies. Students participat- ed in higher academicsjohnny Nelson chose to go to the School of Math and Science during his junior and Senior years and Sandy Rich and Janna Wallace also brought attention to the school to make people look at Randleman dif- ferently. Sandy was a Morehead Scholar nomi- nee and Janna was a National Merit finalist. But students were not the only ones to make a difference, teachers also did. For the first time in several years the Randolph County Teacher of the Year came from Randleman. Mrs. Linda Mylan was chosen teacher of the year on Octo- ber 7. She was noted for her teaching, her assis- tance to students, and dedication to excellence in education. All in all we were not a totally changed school, but there were enough differences that a new shade of prominence came to Randleman which helped the school and the community. 2fTheme

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Student lllii. Life After the bell rings to change classes, students fill the ramp and sidewalks. Crowded conditions during school hours are a common sign of student life on campus. Empty passageways express the life of students after school and on weekends. The difference between school during and after hours made Randleman life unique. 4 X Student Life