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

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l 1 ELBOW ROOM: Jason Craft works on a project in shop class. He is making a Candlestick holder for Christmas in his sixth period class taught by Mr. Van Williams. Expansion of the shop area made every- one's job a little easier. MOVIN' ON: Mr. John Ashburn carries books and records for teaching his Spanish class. He also taught science and moved from room to room for each class. Mr. Ashburn was one of eleven teachers that traveled between classrooms each day. 2 Q 5 f 7 A . aff: 1 - 3 3 , 21,4 ' I 1 , . fe if lu... Photo by Frank Samuelson 56fAcademics WR- WS, as Photo by Rob Har 11 X. Photo by Rob Ha SIGN OF THE TIMES: As new classroom buildings were added, trailers gradually disappeared from the campus. ln 1984 there were 26 mobile classes. Now the number is I6. Mr. Jerry Peoples keeps this sign hanging on a door inside his office as a reminder of what was. The sign was made for him by Mr. Ray Bell and Mr. Ed Suggs as a joke.

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Lacirriirig A Have you ever wondered what kind of ob you might like to have in the future? tonsider what happened to our Director in Buidance, Ms. Rosalie Adams. This was he first year for her new position as Indus- irialf Education Coordinator. I find it 'ery, very interesting, she said excitedly. Ms. Adams has worked with Vocational rtudents in job placement. One to two days t week she left her office to tour plants and ndustries. She determined what business- as were looking for and how she could :lace individual students in those xositions. Ms. Adams and the other twelve Indus- rialfEducation Coordinators in our tchool system have adopted the state mot- o, Learning a Livingf' It is a positive ipproach to help students understand val- 1es and develop skills that would help .hem become successful in the world of work. Ms. Adams's goal is to help students 'ealize their many options and learn em- Jloyability skills, such as selecting courses ,o prepare them for jobs, writing resumes ind handling interviews. Selecting the f Q Living . . . proper courses may enhance their skills in communications, work habits, attitudes, and becoming an ambassador for their company. Ms. Adams concluded by saying she hoped students could fulfill their dreams and desires by finding a meaningful begin- ning into their job path. With hopes of placing many more students, Ms. Adams has enjoyed her new position as Indus- trial f Education Coordinator. CLOSE INSPECTION: Ms. Rosalie Adams in- spects a machine like one might see in an industry to see how things work and what they have to offer to potential employees. Ms. Adams then uses this infor- mation to place students in jobs. Tmwm' WATCH OUT .IOSII EBER: Michelle Gobble pre- pares to apply mousse to Mrs. Harrison's hair before blowing it dry. Students in the Cosmetology class had regular customers who receive perms, cuts, mani- cures, and facials. Career Center f 55

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' e -.. .Nei -N ,p T 'T' F00 CLOSE FOR COMFORT: Eddie Arend, Deana Dillard, Jeff Bietel, Tammy McLaurine, and lohn Deane, students in sixth period, concentrate as This mobile unit served as Mrs. Eckard's first perma- nent classroom in her three years here. She previous- ly traveled from room to room between each period. Photo By Rob Harris H Q! J .5 x. A ug.. ,il f W-'Ei hx I . X Q, X . lb, ' ' sk Bm--HmmSi-IIFTING A ND Si-IUFFLING ey man. Don't push me in the rain. Watch where you're going. Look at that teacher pushing hat buggy. She's gotta carry all her hooks. These are comments heard as stu- lents elbowed their way to class. Over-crowding was a problem again this fear. There were approximately 100 more :tudents than last year. Some classrooms mad up to 42 students, one health class :ven had 58. Larry Hayes a senior, commented, I was in the health class that had 58 stu- ients. There were a lot of problems, but it was fun because I got switched to IROTCY' After thinking about it for a noment, he realized a problem, I really needed the unit of health. Of the ninety-seven teachers at West, twelve had to float , Those teachers car- ried their supplies from class to class. Some did not even have their own class- room space for books and supplies. Mrs. Sally Ferrell, a math teacher, thought about her experiences. When I first began to float, I had a feeling of not belonging. That feeling soon passed, and it is just a part of my routine now to travelf' Hopefully, help is on the way. By 1991 the school board predicted that they will have added another building. Perhaps then trailers would not have to be used for any class. Last year ten trailers were eliminat- ed. In place of the trailer, a new gym, 800 to 900 square feet of science and shop space, two health rooms, and a classroom building were added. Mr. Newton conveyed his enthusiam about the new science addition. The addi- tion nearly doubled the space in my class- room, thus allowing for a complete lab set- up with the sinks, water, gas and electricity, which was not available before. This makes it easier for a science teaching situation. Most of the students and staff are en- during the inconvenience of growing pains without complaint. They know that all the waiting will be worthwile. Eventually, ade- quate space and excellent facilities for teaching and learning will be avaiable. Learning Facilitiesf57 Q X