Taylor County High School - Sampler Yearbook (Perry, FL)

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We’ve Got STUDENT LIFE Covered u ccasionally there needs to be more than twenty-four hours in the day to insure deadlines are met and to prepare for impor- tant social events. Getting ready for drill team meets, band competition, district games, chorus festival, art shows, and Brain Brawl events all require hours and hours of practice after school. Also meeting tight schedules are the publica- tion staffs of the Orange Blueprint and the Sampler. On the social side are frenzied activities involving Homecoming events, the prom, Senior cruise and Grad night, and Student Council dances. Time must also be allot- ted for friendships, week- end fun, and jobs. All these could be a source of stress, but TCHS students just take it all in stride. DANCE TEAM AND yearbook keep Tammy Swearingen busy. EVEN WITH A load of books, Mary Toliver sfill manages a smile. -

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6 Student Life

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Some Rules Change, Some Stay the Same The new absentee rules hit some students hard; however, there are still the same rules concerning lunch and parking. To be considered ex- cused for missing one or more periods during a school day or one or more days, a student must within two school days bring a note with the reason for ab- sence. If a person is eight- een or older or married, he may submit his own notes. If a note is not submitted within two days or it is not an authorized reason, the absence will be unexcused. The first four rows of the parking lot are still reserved for the senior class. The last four rows consist mainly for juniors, a few scattered seniors, and sophomores. A parking sticker is required on all vehicles. The original penalty for not having a sticker was having the ve- hicle towed. Due to the high cost of towing a car, there is now a five dollar fine. Only seniors may leave during the lunch period. Others caught leaving cam- pus will receive ISS. Seniors who allow underclassmen to leave with them may lose their privilege. Although these rules may have seemed harsh at first and caused some students problems, the regulations all had a meaningful pur- pose. Dr. Poulson said,“The absentee rate, for example last year, was 14 percent or an average of 119 students out per day. This year it is 7 percent or about 59 stu- dents per day. This is much closer to the 6 percent state wide average that we are trying to reach.” A FAMILIAR REMINDER to abide by the rules is Officer Vern Clark. SOME STUDENTS CHOOSE to create their own parking spaces. SINCE THEY CAN'T leave for lunch, Juniors Michelle Etzkorn and Lisa Lowe make wise use of free time. 8 Student Life