Smyrna High School - Gold Dust Yearbook (Smyrna, TN)

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PREPARATIO FOR THE FUTURE Seniors Look Ahead Much ofa seniors trnze is devoted to preparing himself for the future. Doing this involves selecting courses which will help one in college, taking the American College Test, working part-time to prepare one's self for assuming future responsibilities, and deciding which college he will attend. A wide variety of courses is offered to the senior class. Physics is a science that deals with energy. In this class, seniors learn many equations involving gravity, acceleration, velocity, distance, time, and mass. An- other class which is popular with seniors is trigonometry with the second semester being advanced math. Trigonometry in volves many complex functions and their properties. The computer math class studies BASIC a computer language, and learns the fundamentals of programming. These courses are just a few of the many that are available to S.I-IS, seniors. One of the steps that a student must take along the road to college is the completion of some form of a college admissions test. The most popular is the American College Test, oEen referred to as the ACT. The composite score that a student makes on this test indicates his academic skills and abilities in four basic areas - English, mathematics, social studies, and the natural sciences. The ACT provides helpful information to colleges looking for students with strong academic potential. In addition to school work, many seniors also have part-time jobs. Many students work because of the need or because of the want for extra spending money. Having a part-time job can prepare a senior for the future by teaching the student to be a more responsible, mature person. Also, students can find jobs more easily now that Smyrna has developed into a prosperous town. Of course, there are many important questions that a student must answer in preparation for his future: Will I live at home or on campus? What do I want to do for the rest of my life? These are just a few ofthe worries hced by the members of the 1984 graduating class. Hopefully, each student will Race these questions and his future confidently and can accomplish his dreams of personal success. l Summing It Up. Calculating their percentage error alter a lengthy physics lab i almost as important as the lab itself to Don johnson and Tony Cook. Aiming for an A. In order to get a good grade on her physics lab, Yvonne Corlej recheclcs her pop guns angle before firing again. t i

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V. ft Disarray in the Huddle. Dur- ing practice senior powder puff players plot their next play and attempt to get their signals straight. Friends Forever. Cynthia Foutch and Tammy Hobbs laugh at some unexpected ex- pressions on their senior proofs. Breaking It up.jeffKey shar- pens his expertise at shooting pool. CHERISHED MEMORIES Forget Them ot The time has come for the 1984 seniors to go their separate ways. This time is hlled with excitement but ,also with a bit of reluctance. As the seniors reflect on their past school days, they remember the special people, places, and times which were impor- tant to them. Graduation - the major milestone ofa senior's life . . . as each student steps across the stage at Murphy Center to receive his diploma, the senior feels a variety of mixed emotions. He feels a sense of satisfaction and elation at having accomplished a seem- ingly endless task. However, the senior may also feel sadness, for he may never see some of these people again. Anticipating graduation, the senior's mind is Hlled with memo- ries of football games, the class clown, club activities, bulldog spirit, fund raisers, arrival of class rings and senior pictures, both bad and good times, and the special Hiends who made the days a little shorter. The senior then realiaes the importance of memories and knows that they must never be forgotten. Twenty-four Carat Gold memories last a lifetime. Seniors

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.. 'Q xg I K . . Y . Eff 'Q2f'5f5SQffi?.w 1 ig, 53? O5qy-wiki 0 1 The Working World. As an employee of Wal, Mart, Lynn Duncan has to perform many duties Hom check veriHcations to customer service. A Look at the Future. Since Bethany Wilson plans to go into the nursing profession, it was no surprise she chose this costume for Asbestos Day. Taking the First Step. Filling out the ACT applica - tion form is one of the many steps that seniors take toward a college education. LeeAnne Ald ' Y ' the task time consuming but ridge Hnds 3 . TI-IE PERFECT SENIOR GIRL The boys in the senior class were asked to describe the perfect senior girl in terms of Hnur characteristics - height, weight, color Jf eyes, and color of hair, The result of all the answers combined is is Rzllows: iair - blonde ?yes - blue :eight - 5' 7 veight - 115 lbs. THE PERFECT SENIOR BOY What does the perfect senior boy look like? The girls in the senior class were Hzced with this question in a survey conducted by the Gold Dust staff Height, weight, hair color, and eye color were the deciding factors in this survey, and the description of the perfect senior boy is as Rzllowsx hair - black eyes - blue height - 6'0 weight - 170 lbs. Q 5.,,,,,,,, l