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

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I .4 Andrew Tilley JINCLE BELL ROCK: Andy Mueller and Courtney Porter start the Christmas season off right by attend- ing the semi-formal Christmas dance held on Decem- ber 19. Student Leadership Committee reduced the price of the dance if couples brought in two cans of food for Crisis Control. SANTA'S LITTLE HELPER: Kendra Hege, a member of Anchor Club, is delivering a Christmas candy cane to Kim Couthen. The Anchor Club was very busy during the holidays with the Mr. Turkey contest and the candy cane delivery service. Rob Harris GIVING IN TO THE HGLIDAYS By Merrily Taylor is the season to be concerned for others was how the holidays could best be described last year. Stu- :lents were very receptive to the idea of gifts and giving. During Thanksgiving, over three times as many canned goods were brought in for Crisis Control as last year. Just before Christmas the Anchor Club sold a record number of candy canes also. Students pur- :hased these candy canes to be sent out to :lose friends and special teachers. This helped us to remember what the holidays were really all about. The Girls Service Club and the Anchor Club co-sponsored the Mr. Turkey con- test, a canned food drive. Mrs. Esposito, the GSC sponsor, came up with the idea about three years ago. She wanted to get students involved in helping the needy. Mrs. Esposito commented on last year's drive, It was a tremendous success be- :ause of teacher and student willingness. Exactly 1,852 cans of food were brought in. Andrew Tilley, the GSC nominee, was :rowned Mr. Turkey' with 246 votes. Rick Zeitvogel would have been crowned for the Anchor Club with 272 cans, but he was unavailable. Rick was called out of his fifth period class the day Mr. Turkey was crowned. He had to go to Regional Airport and pick up his grandmother. Be- cause he was not present for the crowning, he had to forfeit. Andrew Tilley, second runner up, then became Mr. Turkey 1986? Many other clubs participated in the contest. The Student Leadership Commit- tee, the Key Club, the French and Spanish Club, and FBLA were among them. Tom Murray, SLC's nominee, com- mented At first I was a little embar- rassed. Nobody likes to be called a tur- key . But when I realized it was all just for fun, things eased off, and it became more like a game. When I was nominated to represent the Anchor Club for Mr. Turkey, it made me feel good knowing that someone want- ed me to represent their club, was how Rick Zeitvogel put it. Mr. Turkey was a huge success for students and for the people who received the food during the holidays. Christmas was also a time for giving and celebrating. The Anchor Club sold candy canes during the second week in Decem- ber. Over 2,000 were bought and delivered to students just before the Christmas holi- days. This was a chance to let those special friends know they were appreciated. A Christmas delivery service was pro- vided by the Student Leadership Commit- tee. They delivered Christmas cards and presents throughout the last week of school before the Christmas vacation. Re- ceiving a gift or card was always a nice surprise. The Zephyr staff also did something for December. Christmas messages were sold for 50c a piece during lunch and through some English classes. The messages were printed in a special Christmas Greetingsn insert in the December issue. Another event that took place was West Forsyth's first semi-formal Christmas dance. The dance, held on December 19, really started the holidays off right, giving everyone a chance to celebrate and get all dressed up. Looking back on the holidays, students remember all the good things that were done for others here and in the communi- ty. The holidays have always been a time for giving and last year was a true example of that holiday spirit! Holidaysf35

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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

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ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, GO! Jeff Davis gets off to a good start at Far- mington Dragway. His 1979 Mustang Mach I accelerates to 98 mph in 8.2 seconds. Jeff got interested in drag rac- ing after Farmington Dragway had Fri- day night cruisin' for people who liked to cruise Stratford, or who just wanted to show off their cars. -tw 1 All photos by Rob H: THESE ARE A FEW or MY FA ORITE THINGS p By Terri Hodges and Teresa Shutt any people have a favorite thing to do, but would never think of it as a hobby. Whether itas watch- ing television all day or collecting rocks, it is more than likely one of your hobbies. Les Morris, a sophomore, makes DXing far away radio stations his hobby. He spends an average of three hours a day trying to pick up distant radio stations all over the world. He explained with enthusiasm about this interesting hobby, My neighbor had the hobby and he influenced me to start it about two years ago. It is a good way to make friends abroad. Unusual is definitely the word to de- scribe the hobby of Deborah Freeman, a senior. She has this wild fascination about cars. She loves working on them. It is rare 36fHobbies And Collections to find a girl who likes to work with cars. She replied with a bit of excitement, I guess the thing that fascinates me most about cars is the thought of being behind something with a lot of power. Although some may consider collecting rocks, coins, or stamps to be a waste of time, they have sentimental value to the one who collects them. Robin Nelson, a junior, has been collecting toothpick hold- ers since the age of nine. She has exactly fifty of them and is still collecting. She explained how she got started, My mother's cousin gave about five of them to me each time I visited her. It's very special to me because they're so old and most of them come from Germany. They're worth a lot also. Having collected postcards for eight I years, Kim Legard now has 1000 to 1500l of them. Kim noted, Some of my post- cards date back to 1907 and are worth S25 to S45. Jeff Davis, a junior, got interested in drag racing about six months ago. Jeff and William Burke drag race at Farmington Dragway. When asked about the dangers of this hobby, Jeff commented, Drag rac- ing at Farmington is not dangerous. Drag racing on the street is. Whether it is dangerous, unusual, or cute, anyone and everyone can have a fun hobby. It does not take much, just a little time and effort. A special hobby can cre- ate a lot of memories and could turn out to be very rewarding, as it already has for some teens.