West Forsyth High School - Cronus Yearbook (Clemmons, NC)

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'KW' fl' for 5 fl I A it 1 y V L,, ,,L ' 4, Q. Q use , 1- iv I 'I fl' Q., in .wr oto by Rub we ll.zrm GIVING THE GIFT OF LIFE: Amanda Shields, l986 graduate, has her finger pricked and her blood tested by one of the Red Cross volunteers. The Girls Service Club sponsores a bloodmobile each spring, with the help of many dedicated C L U B S volunteers. A N D O R G A N I Z A T I 0 N S

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Photo by Korcy Shronts TRASH IT: Jenny Murtha, Anchor Club member, gives up the luxury of sleeping late on Saturday to help with a stadium clean up. The Key Club, Girls' Service Club, and Anchor Club were responsible for picking up trash in and around the football stadium each Saturday after a home football game. The Feeling Mutual By Jill Brandon chool is for learning, not for playing. Extra-curricular activities should not be included as part of the school day. Public schools are asked to do too much! These opinions have been stated with more and more frequency in recent years by more and more people. When budgets are cut, the first area hit is usually the extra-curricular activities. Yet, ask any student and most would say if it were not for sports, clubs, dances, and other special events school would be a 'drag'. Still, the question remains: should extra-curricular activities receive the emphasis that they do? ls the emphasis worth the trouble? The answer was yes for the members of all 28 school sponsored clubs. There are many reasons for forming and for joining clubs. Students who are active in clubs are not as lonely and do better in school than those who simply belong to clubs or who do not participate at all. When Wendy Fleming was asked if she had actually benefited from any of Westis clubs she said, g'Yes, the GSC has given so much support to all of the clubs. They have even given support to the band, which really encourages us. Clubs give students a chance to get involved, an opportunity to extend their classroom abilities, and a chance to learn about other things they cannot learn in class. Not only do students benefit from club membership, the school and community benefits as well. t'The organized efforts of volunteers cannot be overestimatedf' said Mrs. Becky Cook, sponsor of Anchor Club. When asked how she thought clubs benefited the school and commu- nity she said, Through community projects, we project a positive image of West Forsyth. These projects included a blood drive for Red Cross, and a canned food collection for Crisis Control. Several of the clubs committed themselves to tutoring. The Key Club, GSC, and Anchor Club cleaned the football stadium after all home games. The mutual benefits of club members, school, and community are much like the symbiotic relationships found in nature. Just as the small bird benefits from the insects found on the huge rhinoceros, so club members receive support, involvement, and friendship. In turn, club members are mutually beneficial to the school and community as the small bird aids the rhino. 142 Clubs And Organizations Divider

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ASTRONOMY CLUB: Front Row: Frank Samuel- son, Samuel Phelps, Eric Hewitt. Second Row: Mr. Robert Van Buren, Chris Sankey, Wesley Shoaf, Bil- ly Hunter, Chris Freeman. AUDIOXVISUAL CLUB: Rachel Gillett, Mr, Amundson, Mark Haggitt, Valerie Leininger. Not Pictured: Chuck Boyter, Charles Bowers, James Gil- lett, John Harrell, Chris Hewitt. JUNIOR CIVITAN CLUB: Front Row: Melissa Tuttle, Sandy Blythe, Elizabeth Beasley, Lisa Mers- chel, Stephanie Sigmon, Melody Davis, Mershon West. Second Row: Elaine Bond, Mary Sue Brook- shire, Cammie Moore, Treasurer: Christi McAdams, Secretary: Jenny Nance, Suzanne Smith. Third Row: Jennifer Carr, Dawn Ingold, Beth Haggitt, Kristin Meeker, GiGi Leaks, Jason Gamble, Doug Sigmon, Vice President: Mike Dickey. Fourth Row: Michelle Collins, Teresa King, Karla Myers, Lisa Calloway, Chris Freeman, Lance Miller, President. Fifth Row: Carrie Bethel, Dana Teague, Shawn Watkins, David Privette. Frank Samuels 31 ii xg S271 I-I ,A f 2 Frank Frank Samue uality ot uantit By Deborah Freeman f all the service clubs that West Forsyth offers, there is a lot of concentration on three minor clubs. These clubs are AudiofVisual, As- tronomy and Junior Civitan. Their strong points are that students must earn a high grade point average and maintain an ex- cellent mark in conduct. AudiofVisual Club has been a part of West Forsyth for three years. A small group of students that were interested and saw the need for video taping of classroom and athletic activities urged Mr. Amund- son to sponsor the group. Many school related events were recorded by the club this year, including all assembly programs and athletic events. Audio taping for the yearbook sound sheet and photographing l44fOther Clubs students for the Outstanding,' academic bulletin board program were two new responsibilities. The Astronomy Club, sponsored by Mr. Van Buren, consisted of a study of the cosmos and space exploration. The As- tronomy Club is the creation of Mr. Van Buren and Samuel Phelps beginning in the 85-86 school year. Asked why he became involved with the Astronomy Club, Samuel Phelps stated, With our economy entering the space age I felt a student should know more about astronomy. With the need for an additional service club and to provide the opportunity for more interested students to become in- volved with a service club, the Junior Civi- tan Club was brought into existence in late January. The Junior Civitan Club worked in con- junction with the Winston-Salem Civitan Club. Service activities that benefit both the school and the community, fund rais- ing events, and some activities just for fun were planned throughout the last semes- ter. In order to participate, one did not need to maintain a certain grade because, at this point, only those students who were encouraged to join were those that were doing well academically. One of the main concerns of the Junior Civitan Club was to make sure no necessary study time was taken away due to club activities. The AudiofVisual, Astronomy, and Ju- nior Civitan Clubs should not be over- looked. Although one may have noticed these smaller clubs, they played an impor- tant role in the every day life at West Forsyth.