Robert E Lee High School - Leeway / Record Yearbook (Staunton, VA)

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Scott Lewis, like many other students, stayed up late and found class time to be a great time to take a little nap. Jen Harris and Ben Sprouse found that they do have a little time between classes to talk, but five minutes is the limit. Kevin Klapperich found getting to school on a bike easier than driving a car. Students who lived more than a mile from school might ride the bus or drive. STUDENT SCENES — 17

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No matter how much some things change One thing that never changes is The Student Scene Although the trend was to do things different, many days were the Same as they always have been. As long as there are students, some things will never change. By 8:30 a.m. Students have been fil- ing into the cafeteria for about thirty minutes. The bell rings and they are off! The calm, quiet halls are filled with students often ambling to their lockers, dodging each other as they went their Way [to a first period class. From first period until lunch they take their Seats in different Class- rooms. Some classrooms will be in a State Of mass confusion while other Will be filled with students eager to get down to business or stay awake. 16 — STUDENT SCENES Later, lunch time arrives. Finally, everyone seems to be wide awake as they race to the cafeteria hoping to get a good place in line or a seat with friends. After lunch students seem more at ease with a full Stomach and dreams of 3 p.m. in their minds. At the magic hour of 3 p.m. it is time not for ambling, but for flying through the halls, grabbing books from lockers and bursting through the doors to meet the outside world. By 3:15 p.m. the halls are again quiet. An air of peace settles over the school until tomorrow when the wonderful students arrive and the place is again alive. Tina Steele and Carrie Wells found a few extra minutes in gym Class to listen to a funny story from Dawn Kirk. Chris Buchholz spent his lunch period selling tickets to a dance sponsored by the Staunton Youth Commission. The dance featuring “The Findells” was held October 22. Class time could leave a person feeling drained in need of some free time for rest. After leaving class only 5 minutes were left for Laura Mueller to make her way to the next Class.

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With a new principal came new rules, two new schools and for everyone a Different Way of Life Changes. Lots of people ask for change. However, there are also many people who do not adapt well to change. For the students who loved the idea of changes, big Changes, this was the place for them. The office was rear- ranged. The whole school was made into two Sub schools with separate principals and guidance personnel. How did students accept these Changes? After the initial confusion mos t students liked the change. How- ever, it did take teachers at least one month and students six months to learn the Sub school procedures. That part was easy. The hard part of the changes was in dealing with park- — ing permits. The opposition was strong against paying two dollars for a permit that students felt was useless. If that was the bad part of the changes the new Salad bar in the cafe- teria was a good change. Three lunch Shifts were readily accepted by everyone except those who were not on the same lunch shift with at least 50 of their. friends. Matt Hartsook, Wesley Woods, and Jay Smith were varsity players during the fall season who were treated to a special training table lunch complete with a five-foot Sub sandwich. - Renae Fridley reports to Sub School Il to get an excuse from Mrs. Mary Lou Parkins. It didn't take long for everyone to get used to by-passing the main office for the sub school office. 18 — CHANGES Staying in the cafeteria was not ac- cepted very well, but after awhile the Commons Area was not thought of as the place to hang around at lunch time. Teachers got a duty free lunch period out of that deal. No homeroom was another change that got mixed approval. Students who needed a few extra minutes to wake up found first period class a little hard to handle. Those were the big things. Little things like announcements at the end of second period, absentee lists at the end of the day, activity periods during second period and the extra minute between classes were all accepted without fanfare. The biggest change was the new principal. When he took over, the Chain of changes began exploding like fire- crackers. It was a different Kind of year. For those who liked the changes there was another reason for happiness. Those who didn't like Change found a reason to gripe. No homeroom meant a new time to be in first period class, alert and ready to learn. At 8:40 it was time for class. No homeroom to wake up, get ready for class or do homework.