Science Hill High School - Wataugan Yearbook (Johnson City, TN)

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Science Hill High School Johnson City, Tennessee Volume 76 Contents Turning Point............................ 1 Life and Times.......................... 12 Sports.................................. 48 People and Events....................... 72 Scholastics.............................146 Interaction.............................158 Sponsors................................190 New Directions..........................

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A creative outlet is provided for Chantz Simmons and Jimmy Brown in Machine Shop. The 1970's has often been referred to as the Me Generation. It was a generation that was desperately searching for a sense of identity and secu- rity. Oftentimes, though, our attempts fell short of what we wanted for our- selves or of what others expected of us. It was a time of searching ourselves, and looking for answers. But more often we were not asking ourselves the right questions. Teachers here in the early 70's can remember a time of conflict between the student body and the faculty and staff. The students had been given many privileges that eventually were abused, then lost. An example of one was a pay telephone in the gym. However, after numerous prank bomb threats which were made by students, the phone was taken out. Other privi- leges were abused in the name of personal freedom and students in the late 70's experienced the tightening of external controls-security guards were hired, students were scheduled for 6 classes a day, and attendance checks were tightened. The emphasis on me brought many problems. During these troubled years we began to search in many directions for something more, and expressed our values in many ways. Some identified closely with school organizations, others found comfort in service clubs, others through athletics. Some even tried to escape the pressures of every- day living by taking refuge in a world of drugs. Whatever the direction, the emphasis was still on Me. Signs of a TURNING POINT are emerging through the class of 1980 that promise a new and brighter future for this new decade. Signs indicate that we are becoming more unified in our sense of respon- sibility to each other. The forces which some way control our lives seem to be pointing in new directions. Though we have become increasingly more responsible to our friends, seeing them on a warm, genuine personal basis, and feeling more a part of our school. We have still maintained a sense of individuality. High school has become more and more a positive experience for us all. Evidence of that is seen in the renewed sense of spirit that domi- nates the school. This reflects the beginning of a genuine desire on the part of the students to take an active role in shaping and molding their high school years. There appears to be a greater sense of motivation among us to excel and succeed in whatever we set out to accomplish. Although this is only the TURNING POINT these signs give hope of better things to come. A new dawning is symbolized by the sunrise over the mountains.