South Rowan High School - Southerner Yearbook (China Grove, NC)

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-'if -J Q L. N ,, , ...fwp-n.,,, A-1-..,. .sw V. CATCHINC UP. Taking a break lrom herfkccounting class, senior Dorothy Patterson reads the poem Beowulf to prepare for a test in her English Litera- ture class. The intent look on hcr face shows that she is rcally interested and wants to pass. Photo by j. Carithers. nv,- INFOIIMATION CALOIIE. During his lunch periocl, senior Darren Honeycutt reacls one of the libr11ry's many magazines to catch up on current events and other interests. llc is one who realizes that the lihruiy is not just another place to hang out, Photo hy A. Price. GIFT UF LIFE. Sergeant Major Burke and Major Otsunko present an oak tree to Principal james II. Donnell while JROTC cadets Susan fl2lVlIl, Kirk Christy, and Rodney Newton observe. Photo hy J. Carithers. Scholastic Life f 3

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Beyond ese Wall South Rowan. Rowan C ountyis lairgest school, Rowan Countyps best school. A school where strength and unity combine and reach out a helping hand to the surrounding cornrnunity. By doing good deeds in the name of South Rowan, organi- zations such as AIASA. HUSA. FCA. DECA, YICA, Octagon, and IRUTC make contributions from all Raiders. HOSA sponsors a lluncl raiser for Miracle Network. a childrens hospital specializing in treatment of major diseases, as well as South Ptowanls Blood- mobile. FCA and DECA sponsor local needy families during Thanksgiving and Christmas. Members of each club collect food, toys, clothes, and money for their adopted families. FCA also sends twelve volunteer members to serve as 'iotiicial lniggersw to the Special Olympics held annually at Catawba College. Likewise, they participate in bowl-a- thons, walk-a-thons, and Rotary Club programs. As a Christian club, they often send members to speak at local churches. VICA and Masonry classes utilize the skills they learn to do brickwork in the community. Some of their projects include the entrance signs Rn' Neil Es- tates and China Grove junior High School. Octagon locused its attention on the physically and mentally impaired as well as battered children. They took the China Grove Group Home's handi- capped citizens to a steakhouse and offered rides to sports events to South Rowanis handi- capped students. They held a hot dog supper at the Nazareth Children's Home. A On Halloween, JROTC visit- ed Nazareth Children's Home also. ln November cadets held China Grove Clean-Up Day. They showed national and Rai- der pride in the Veteran's Day parade and during Christmas season marched in the China Grove and Kannapolis parades and visited the V.A. hospital and local rest homes. Cadets opened Landis Town Council meetings with the Pledge of Allegiance. Together we face the future and the world beyond the protection of these walls. We go out into that world and make it our own . . . Better. By Christy Adams and Connie Deese LAID BACK. Senior Barry Clodfelter and juniors jeff Rivenbark and joe Hurst investigate the selection of rides at the Rowan County Fair. The tau' is held annually during one week in September and tree tickets are issued to students for Thursday night. Photo by A. Price. Community Lite I 5