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

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HELLO DOLLY: April Gamble displays her collec- tion of more than l00O dolls. She has been collecting dolls for more than ten years. April said she cannot put a value on any of her dolls because they are all valuable to her. :..,,jl t X X K ' H ' L ,,-,agw?w,z-wtf K , fn , I t . f 3 - gig 'Kc' A f 'tt ' H9 Jw my 'ri v .3 H s -fe f yyi CKING HER FAVORITE: Robin Nelson rear- pges her collection of toothpick holders as she noses her favorite one. Her most valuable tooth- k holder is one that came from Germany. It could worth S20 to S30 sometime in the near future. -, 5 if M W Q , , 1. I ,A W 'K af Z 4 A41 ji' A ff M W Gy Q 1' VZ if 1 ',3ei39s4'f5x m5 ,,,vf? 1 egqw.-?tf4ee4K4: 1 , t, Q -' , ' L- ,, M ., M., in A xi H 'Wm . 1 M az? .J ,allay 'W th , A ai ' H. LN FARAWAY PLACES: Les Morris enjoys DXing far away radio stations in his spare time. He has picked up stations in China, Moscow, and South Africa. His most interesting station to tune into is a station in China. WAXING CREATIVE: Making candles is one of Tim Jones' favorite hobbies. He sold candles ofxari- ous shapes and sizes to many students and teachers at school during the past year. Tim made candles with his grandfather, Elmer Jones, in their workshop after school and on weekends. Hobbies And Collections 37

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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.

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B mi W Z ag. W--V -f GETTING A KICK OUT OF LIFE: Will Corrum, a blue belt, demonstrates a kick. Will is a member at Karate International in Winston-Salem. The martial arts was a great way to keep fit. W 1 I I By Korey Shronts at? Out of shape? Not West For- syth students. The prospect of stay- ing slim and in good health was an ideal goal for students at West. Weightlift- ing, aerobics, running, and martial arts were a number of ways students stayed in shape during the year. Why would someone engage in strenu- ous activities? To stay fit of course, but there were other reasons. Carol Samuelson lifted weights to work out frustrations and to keep in shapef' Members of the varsity and junior varsity basketball teams were encouraged to stay fit throughout the year. Mr. Hurley said, The basketball play- ers are asked to keep log books in which they record their workouts in the off-sea- son. They also participate in the summer league in Winston-Salem and many took part in our school conditioning program. We encourage them to work on weights and basketball skills during the off-season. Most of them do and this has helped our program. Mrs. Gilbert doesn't put her athletes on 38fF1tness a training program, but she does discuss with them how important diet can be to help their performance. Even teachers weren't left out of the health craze. Mr. Newton had this to say, I, for the last ten years or so, run four or five days per week averaging 30-40 miles in a week's time. I also enter four to six road races per year. Staying fit could be a tedious process. In order to get any results from excercising, a routine must be followed. Carol Samuelson commented, The first time I went in to Clemmons Nautilus they showed me a normal workout for a typical female and from that I have adapt- ed a routine with equal upper and lower body excercisesf' Though the work was hard, the benefits were worth it. Whether students set indi- vidual goals and maintained a personal conditioning program, or worked out to coincide with a team sport, fitness was definitely in . Korey Shronts Frank Samuelson ABOMINABLE ABDOMINAL WORKOUT! Carol Samuelson strains on the abdominal machine. Carol has been weightlifting for about one year at Nautilus of Clemmons. To build muscle tone stu- dents often worked out with weights.