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

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GRIN AND BEAR IT: Keith Baily was another un- THE PAPER CHASE: Laura Walters stretches to fortunate student who injured his leg this year. He retrieve papers and notebooks dropped in a puddle of sprained his knee playing basketball at school, during water. Now what teacher would believe the likely lunch, on November 10. He was on crutches for three story, 'l did my homework, but l dropped it in a weeks, which limited his social activities. puddle of water on the way to class! ? 1 YQ v at ' E , I i 2 All photos by Roh Harris f-mn. X T.L.C.: Jeff Ebert gets some special attention from Endia Mitchell and Sara Arrington. Jeff unfortu- nately tore his medial calateral ligament and menisus cartliage in the football game against Carver and was out for the rest of the season. I Disaster Daysf29

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GO FISH: Having locked his keys in his 1984 Ca- maro, Brian Young attempts to get his car unlocked with a coathanges. According to Mr. Brandon's esti- mate, about T25 people face this situation at some- time during the year. RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON THEIR HEADS: Students try to stay dry as they rush to beat the tardy bell. Not only do they change class, but students and some staff must change buildings be- tween every class in every kind of weather. On pretty sunny days this was a nice breath of fresh air, but on cold or rainy days it was torture. I l MURPHY'S LAW: ANYTHING THAT CAN GO WRONG, WILL By Terri Hodges icture this. You have just awak- ened. You stumble out of bed to turn on the lights, and they donit come on! The power has obviously gone out. You do your best to get ready for school - by candlelight. Your hair is a mess, you are starving to death, and it's raining outside. You arrive at school late, adding another tardy to the three you al- ready have and then find out it's picture day! Many students have had such disaster days as this. Describing her typical disaster day Erin McGinnis replied, My typical disaster day was when I was late to school with my hair still wet from my morning shower. It was very cold that morning. I fell flat on my face running to first period. I had no money for lunch and I left my workout clothes for Titanides at home. What a day! Having an argument with the one you love is probably one of the worst days a person could have. Jeff Thrower, a junior, commented, My disaster day was when I had a fight with my girlfriend, Melissa fRogersJ. We got into a fight because I 28 f Disaster Days was looking at another girl. It was really stupidf' Ms. Connie Dewberry stated, Many students can talk to me about relation- ships, conflicts, the death of a loved one, pregnancies, course selections, SAT and other testing information, college informa- tion and career interests. But the one ma- jor problem I encounter most is probably the one dealing with relationships between friends and the opposite sexf' Teenagers are faced with the day to day hassle of cramming for major tests, memo- rizing a multitude of facts, job pressures, and peer pressure. The pressures and deci- sions teenagers go through can lead to a majordisaster - suicide. Suicide was the third leading cause of death among young people between the ages of fifteen and twenty-four. The single-most cause for sui- cide is depression. Following close behind that is drug and alcohol abuse, and di- vorce. The primary reason for teenage de- pression, according to Dr. Bruce Forester, associate professor of psychiatry at Co- lumbia University in New York City, is selves regardless of whether it is for their the inner pressure they place on them parents, approval and love or to build u their fragile sense of self-worth. The day a girl finds out she is pregnan could be one of the worst days of her life Each year approximately one-thousant girls between the ages of ten and ninetee: become pregnant. Two-thirds are unin tended. Fifty percent of these pregnancie end in abortions and twenty percent of th pregnant teenage girls in Forsyth Count do not even finish high school. Doris Orr, the school nurse, commenter with concern, looking at these high statis tics, itfs a big problem. Some disasters are not disasters at al merely inconveniences or mildly emba assing situations. Other occurrences cal truly be categorized as a disaster. Teen face both during what many people tel them ' . . . are the best years of your life. It is a major accomplishment to face these situations, solve the minor and majoi problems, and forge ahead. Most youn people manage the disasters of growing u quite well.

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iaksss DRAG RACING: On Sunday December 7, 1986, Jerry Burger enjoys showing off his many years of hard work at Farmington Dragway Winners Circle. Racing cars is a favorite hobby and dedicated pass- time of many students at West. Although Jerry raced very well, he was unable to defeat his opponent in this race. VANITY PLATES: Amy Phillips shows off her school spirit with a license plate stating, Titans are itil. Dawn Rembisz, who loves teddy bears, lets everybody know with her license plate, Ted' Bearf' l ii i r r a a 9 rr i 'tlv tlii lvvl lii l.i vvv tviav 1 Y 30 f Bumper Crop BUMPER CROP . . . By Jennifer Hauser any high school students have a compulsion about automobiles. They rush to the dealers to see the new models the day they premiere. Often, however, they find they invested more time in drooling over their dream car than maintaining their own. Economically, students could not afford such luxuries. They had to be realistic. But sometimes there were the lucky ones, able to drive the sports car of their choice. Ju- nior, Angie Jarvis, had her pick over many expensive, luxury cars. Angie found that her new Toyota MR2 did not live up to the Jaguar or Corvette that were once hers. Angie holds an after school job at Robert- son Lumber Company to pay for her gas. Other students, who had not gotten that dream car, ended up borrowing the family car. The main point was they had wheels! They loved cars and cruising and nights and weekends. Students found that cars easily became a necessity of life. They en- joyed the independence of their own set of keys. Along with the freedom of being able to get behind the wheel, came a degree of responsibility. It meant paying for gas or an occasional oil change. Gas money meant an afterschool job or understanding parents. In a school-wide survey, all English teachers were asked to gather statistics from their students. It was found that: Ap proximately 451 students own their owl car, 241 use the family car, 193 actuallj paid for their own car, 273 students' par ents bought, or helped pay for, their car and 693 students drive to school everyday or ride with someone who drives. Occasionally, you could find some of thi statistics being shown off on Stratfort Road, a place known for its bumper ta bumper cruising. Karen Kivett who stil borrows the family wagon, spent most 0 her weekends on Stratford. Meeting nev people and being with her friends is some thing she liked best about the cruisin strip. And who pays for this gas Karei burns on the weekends? My parents do, they told me the would rather give me money and tell me t have a good time than not know where I' going. Some students like to be able to distin guish their car with a message on the li cense plate. Gretchen Combs, one of th- many students with a vanity plate , feel like it gives her car a distinction of bein! just her's. Gretchen paid for the Greedy vanity plate herself. Cars are one of the extras that teen. enjoy very much. They provide transporta tion and enjoyment. The degree of respon sibility is heavy. Driving is a privilege anu it's definitely enjoyed by all students a West.