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

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stil' W f 5 Rob Harris UP, UP, AND AWAY: Rob Campbell is demon- strating his many skateboarding tricks byjumping off of Scott Bennett's Volkswagon. Rob often skated in the parking lot of Sunny Acres Shopping Center in Lewisville, Skateboard1ngf33

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THAT'S AMAZING: Performing a one hand,', Shawn Lockard shows off what great skateboarding is all about. lt took Shawn almost two years to master his skateboarding skills. He spent four to five hours a day practicing. WATCH OUT: Dawyn Hartman is polishing up her skateboarding skills. To many people, skateboarding was a serious sport, but there were still a few whojust skated for the fun of it, sticking to the basics. N-WW-faint-.Q ..-. Rob Harris 32fSkateboarding A Shawn Locl Sidewalk Surfin By Korey Shronts and Merrily Taylor kateboarding, one of America's greatest hobbies, has now become one of its favorite sports. Skaters could often be seen cruising around the campus after school and on the weekends. Without skateboarding parks, the side- walk surfers still found places to skate such as parking lots, homemade ramps or just a neighborhood street. Everyone skat- ed at Parkview Skatepark until it was torn down a year ago. Soon after, street skating was adopted and students would skate al- most anywhere. Students began skating anyplace they could find. Some of the best places to skate are in parking decks, like at Baptist Hospital and at Wachovia downtown. Shawn Lockard commented, You just have to keep your eyes open and know what you're looking for. The reason that students began skating are variousg for fun and exercise, or the dream of winning a skateboard champion- ship. Scott Bennett became interested in skating because of hit movies. For in- stance, Back to the Future gave skate- boarding a whole new perspective. Shawn Lockard began skating with friendis old board. I liked it, so I got 3 larger board and started to learn as much as I couldf' replied Shawn. Skateboarding can be a very expensiv sport. With the variety of boards, it waj often tough to choose the right one. Some boards give better control,', said Scott Bennett. A good board could cost anywhere from 550.00 to Sl50.00. Protective equipment needed for safety was also costly. Safety comes first, Derick Cook said. We all wear helmets, gloves, and knee pads when we skate. Skating takes hours of practice. Many skaters spent up to five hours a day prac- ticing. This took a lot of determination and dedication. Shawn Lockard summed up his feelings about boarding, Skating is the greatest hobby live ever gotten into and I don't plan to get out of it anytime soon. I enjoy it a lot because you can push yourself at your own speed and learn at your own pace. The popularity of skateboarding has in- creased and diminished periodically, but is always present especially during the year of 1986.

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BIRDS OF A FEATHER Rick Zeitvogel and Andrew Tilley, the winners of the Mr. Turkey contest, pose with tame turkeys at Tanglewood. Rick and Andrew's combined votes brought in 518 canned goods. LET'S TALK TURKEY: North Carolina, one of the top turkey states, produces 30,400,000 turkeys a year. Here are just a few of the home grown ones: Reginald Roberts, Herman McKinnie, Andrew Til- ley, Jeff Ebert, Jeff Beital, Bobby Biedney, Cullen Howell, Patrick Canupp and Mac Salley. All the nominees received a cookie from the Cookie Factory for being such good sports. 34fHol1days