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

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Rob Harris SWEETENINC-5 THE By Kammy Eggleston he West handbook states: No food or drink is to be consumed in any classroom building. This rule was waived by most teachers during October 13 to November 3, 1986. Candy was evi- dent for two weeks while clubs and the school tried to earn money for special pro- jects and instructional supplies. It wasn't an unusual sight to see sucker sticks pok- ing out of someone's mouth while they paid for a pack of M 8a Mis. Initially the goal was 540,000. The sale was to end the morning of Monday, Octo- ber 27g however, it was extended to Wednesday, October 29. Unfortunately, the goal was still not reached, so Mr. Peo- ples once again extended sales to Monday, November 3. After all the orders were turned in, the total was approximately 525,000, nearly 515,000 less than intended. Although it appeared as if some stu- dents were not enthusiastic about fund raising, others were. The top prize winner was April Hicks with a sales record of 5305. Donna Lash followed close behind with her total of 5272.50. William Com- modore was not far behind at 5255. Tied at fourth place with 5250 were April Thomas, Darren Stimpson, and Suzanne Montag. The prizes for top winners to choose ANOTHER PRIZE: April Hicks tried out her new Sony Stereo in the office as soon as she received it. As the top salesperson of the candy campaign, April got to choose one prize from each category. She eventually got a mug, tootsie roll bank, graduation bear, Brewster Bear, and a Casio Keyboard, as well as the Sony AMXFM tape player. ROLLING THOSE LOGS: Jeff Beauchamp, Grant Halverson, and Darryl Mason are helping unload a transfer truckload of items that were sold during the candy campaign. Ashley Orrell TAKE NUMBER FOUR : Meredith Phillips gives a smile as she tries to decide which of the four boxes to choose as her prize. Looking on, Chris Leggitt and Wesley Adams wait their turn, hoping they would be the one to get the cash prize of 550. Meredith ended up with a stuffed animal. Chris got a wallet containing a dollar bill, and Wesley got the box of Pampers. POT from ranged from Titan mugs and gradua- tion bears, to a Casio keyboard. These winning efforts allowed three homerooms to leave school for a pizza party. Students who sold in Mr. McConnell,s, Mrs. He- drick's and Mr. Carteris homerooms left at 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, December 2, to eat lunch at Pantera's Pizza in Parkway Plaza. The sales were not tops, but the thrill of a challenge did prevail! As Mr. McConnell so matter-of-factly put it, We took on all challenges. Of course we won, that was our goal? Candy Sa1esf25

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A LOT OF CLASS: Seniors Jon Cornatzer, Ben Bargoil, and'Beth Armbrusterlead the senior class in giving a cheer at the candy sales rally. Crowding 1,763 students into the Simpson Gym was no easy task. The seniors had the privilege of concert seating on the floor. WINNERS ALL THE WAY: ln any season West students are winners! April Hicks, William Commo- dore, Donna Lash, and April Thomas proved this by being the top four winners of candy sale '86, ln addition to individual prizes, these top salesmen en- joyed a Pantera's Pizza Party with the students in the four winning homerooms. 24fCandy Sales

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HELLO, MAY I HELP YOU?: Amy Styron and Amy Coxe are giving out patient information over the phone with the help of hospital computers. Both Amy Coxe and Amy Styron have volunteered at For- syth Hospital for two years. LENDING A HELPING HAND: Melissa Jester and Lori Wood are volunteer candy stripers at For- syth Memorial Hospital. They volunteered durin holidays and over the summer at least six hours a week. Although volunteering has its ups and downs, it is a very rewarding experience, replied Amy Sty- ron. All photos by Rob ... LABCDR OF LOVE est students were always willing to lend a helping hand by volun- teering for various organiza- tions. Most of the student volunteers worked only over the summer and on holi- days. They served two to three days a week and usually three hours a day. Certain departments of local hospitals are run mostly, if not totally, by volun- teers. North Carolina Baptist Hospital has a teen volunteer program called Volun- teen . The gift shop, information desk, ad- mittance department, and discharge of- fices are all very dependant on volunteers. After attending the Red Cross general hospital training program, volunteers are instructed on their duties, responsibilities, and restrictions, at the individual hospi- tals. Just knowing that someone may have a better day because of you makes up for all of the unpleasant jobs, replied Amy Coxe. Amy has been a volunteer for two and a half years at Forsyth Memorial Hos- pital. Some of the helpers, jobs include: pa- tient aide, delivering flowers, running er- rands, transportation, patient information, and anything in-between. Running errands 26 f Volunteers was one of the most demanding jobs. It involved everything from transporting specimens to the lab, to smiling or just saying Hi! to someone that did not re- ceive any visitors that day. Family Life, admittance, and discharge were very familiar to everyone. In the family Life Center I mostly did paper workg like admitting people, explained Misty Gibbs. It was also a great way to meet interesting people and make friends. Transportation, also known as dis- charge, was one of Christina Brown's fa- vorite areas to help. Christina has been a junior volunteer for two years. Does all of this hard work really pay off? There is an employee Service Awards Picnic each year in which five adult aides and one junior volunteer are given awards. I won the 'Junior Volun- teer Award' last year, said Amy Coxe proudly. At Forsyth Memorial Hospital after fif- ty hours of service, volunteers receive a cap. After one hundred hours volunteers get a pin. Extra benefits, such as free meals and uniforms, were given by most hospitals. Many of the volunteers are not only ac- tive at hospitals, but other organizations as well. Some of these include: Easter Seals Society, March of Dimes, Muscular Dys- trophy Association, and even tutoring handicapped children for a local church. Vikki Cloer has worked at the Country Side Veterinary Hospital for five months. 'fl have always wanted to be a veterinarian and working with the animals at the clinic gives me first-hand experience at the ca- reer I would like to havef' Vikki ex- claimed. All of the aides, no matter where they worked, agreed that they loved their jobs. Misty Gibbs deeply regretted that she had to find a paying job last summer. I am going to try to volunteer part-time at Bap- tist, sighed Misty. Although volunteering is fun and re- warding, it can be difficult at times. Shan- non Smith summed it up by saying, Al- though it was a great experience, I don't believe I would have enough patience to do it nine hours a day! No matter how hard or how many hours a day volunteers work, they always seemed to agree that they were more than glad to lend a helping hand.