West Charlotte High School - Lion Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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Day by day lt's the only way ix o'clock. The alarm clock goes off. Morning has come too early, but faithful Joe Stu- dent drags himself out of bed anyway. After a fast trip down the Brookshire Freeway, Joe slides into a parking space. Joe chats with friends about what hap- pened at the soccer game the night before while walking to his locker. Backpacks are filled with books, notebooks and home- work needed for morning classes. Joe slips in the door of first period as the tardy bell sounds. ln class, he is subjected to tests, quizzes and lectures. Of course, as he files out with his classmates, homework assign- ments are shouted out. During class change, Joe hurries to math class while exchanging brief messages with friends, The history test is impossible. What? You haven't even stu- died? You're going to fail!, still wondering how assistant prin- cipal Jim Watts really expects him to get from the trailers to the 600 building in five minutes. Finally, lunch arrives with a break from his busy schedule. While others head to the mall, cafeteria and McDonalds, Joe finds time to gossip about what 101 Bearing A Heavy Load. Students like sophomores Simon Kahn, Rick Shel- ton, Richie Faulkenberry and Tina Tate make good use of cafeteria tables to relieve them of their heavy burdens. iPhoto by R. Cobbl happened the night before and to study for that forgotten En- glish test fifth period in the quad. With new strength, Joe finishes the rest of the day. At last, after Joe has spent much time staring at the clock on the wall, sixth period is interrupted by the afternoon announce- ments, As Joe rushes to the parking lot and becomes part of the after-school traffic jam, he realizes he has made it through another day. A Break From It All. During lunch stu- dents could be found taking it easy by the rock, lounging in the mall or gathered in the Quad. iPhoto by J. Averyl 22 Typical Day

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' Pepped up! Junior Todd Owens plays his instrument for the crowd. iPhoto by K. Kortl Mourning the death. Seniors Grey Harris, Elizabeth Bridges, and Brian Murphy await to throw dead flowers on the Mustang. iPhoto by K. Kortl Pump it up EL 'ati Catching the fever ighty Lions pranced into the stuffy gym as toilet paper, toothpaste and pine cones bombarded the sophomores. The first pep rally was under- way. Seniors dressed in togas and juniors in PJ's shouted, Sophomores sit. Rowdy, un- intimidated sophomores ignored the warning by stand- ing up and yelling back. Homecoming day started with a carnival and ended with a grand-slam pep rally. The varsi- ty cheerleaders started the rally with the chant, 'lions get up. The lettergirls backed the cheer- leaders with a Smash Egg contest to see which class had the most school spirit isopho- mores wonl. The band's performance kept the stands jumping. Wear- ing maroon and gold, cat tails and cat faces, students moved to the sounds of Beat It. After the introduction of the football players, the senior girls brought dead daisies and placed them on the effigy of the Myers Park mascot. The only silence at any pep rally came when students paused for a mo- ment to mourn the death of the Mustang. Pep rallies 21

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it 2? X Z Q Shooting the Breeze. Sophomores Damon Hooper and Tommy Rose find time to converse during a busy day out- side the student mall. iPhoto by J. Averyl E-L-E-C-T-R-l-C-l-T-Y! West Char- lotte's teacher of the year, Bill Phillips, and junior Syphay lnthanonh experiment with electronics. iPhoto by C. Crewsl Q9 BX Typical Day 23