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

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Na :lion S' Tneor I have always had a natural interest in Lcience that goes back to elementary Lchool, said Mr. Louis Newton, when tsked how he became interested in teach- ng science. Mr. Newton has taught seventeen years if anatomy, seven years of Advanced Biol- Jgy and two years of physical science. Mr, Newton has a way of capturing his ,tudents attention and keeping it, said Sherrill McSwain, one of his anatomy ,tudents. 'All of his lessons contain such up-to-date nformationf' exclaimed Elaine Bond. Mr. Newton keeps up with the fast raced health and science fields. I read a great deal especially relative o my subject area. Also, I usually take me or two college courses or workshops :ach summer, said Mr. Newton Mr. Newton keeps his students interest- :din the subject matter through classroom abs and field trips, not to mention his nuch appreciated stories and jokes. PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER: Mr. Louis Newton explains to students Jocelyn Craft, Dana Nelson. Kelly Cox and Carol Samuelson how to cut out and pair up chromosomes. The ten students in his Advanced Biology class spent nearly three months studying genetics. , ...,, ,, V , 1 ,Z , g -Wea ,qt f , . ,.,f , Y,,f f , . V , I- , . t 9 ' it ,,,, , I , , , - ,,,, yyj, , 'A ,, ,, , A REEL DIFFERENCE: Ashley Surratt. Dcidra Vance. Tiffany Dull and Tara Couthran master a step in the Virginia Rccl. Miss Kathy Mayberry add- ed the dance class to her aerobics class during second quarter to spice-up the after Christmas blahs. Body Languagef6l

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N0 BONES ABOUT IT: There is no doubt that Jeff Ebert, Andy Mucller, Corey Hart, and Don Raines got a top notch lesson from Hercules the class skeleton. Here , as he was known to stu- dents, was purchased years ago. The skeleton is the actual bones of a small oriental woman. Photos by Rob Harri: I-FD! -1-ll-U G.. any of the courses offered at West deal with learning about or using the body. Human Anato- my and Physiology, Cardio Pulminary Re- susitation, Advanced Biology and Physical Education are classes that require a knowledge of body language? Human Anatomy and Physiology gives students the opportunity to learn how the body functions and developes. Mr. Louis Newton teaches a variety of sections in- volving the body's systems. My favorite section to teach is the blood and circulation because my great- grandfather was Count von Newt from Transylvania . . . Actually, because of it's importance and lab activities. Students taking Anatomy are given modern, up to date information since Mr. Newton keeps up with the challenging field by reading and participating in col- lege courses and workshops during the summer. On the other end of the spectrum, all freshman were required to take a course in Cardio Pulminary Resusitation. Students 60fBody Language were taught to properly administer the methods to save a person's life if they stopped breathing, if their heart stopped beating, or if a person was choking. Stu- dents who passed the Red Cross written tests, given at the end of the course, re- ceived a certification in CPR from the American Red Cross. Advanced Biology returned to the cur- riculum at West this year supported by ten students. Mr. Louis Newton, who has taught a total of seven years of Advanced Biology, explained that the course is more detailed than the required sophomore course. We spend a great deal of time on five or six areas during the year, rather than a week or two on 15-20 different areas, said Mr. Newton. The class was small, consisting of ten students, so they were able to study and learn in more detail. The physical education classes did not have any trouble coming up with enough students to fill their classes. All Freshman were required to take one semester of P.E. this year. Brittany Orrell said, Even though ot P.E. classes sometimes seemed crowded is a definite break from all my othe- classes. Coach Dave McConnell, the head of t P.E. department said, Our objective teachers is to teach life time activitie: something students will develope an intel est for and carry on through life. The P.E. instructors have developed system which allows students to choos new classes each quarter. These blocks' as they are called, each have three diffe ent activities in them. This allows studeni to participate in a variety of sports eac quarter. Bettering the physical routine of st dents was very important to their growt . and it is proven that exercise is also goor for the mind. Students were very involved in cours dealing with the human body. Whether? be physical activity or mental work, th students showed an interest in learnin, about themselves.

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Photo by: Rob Hari ll rite lei I ight By Paige Hutchens riting is a skill that is taught, tested, admired and rewarded. For some it is an easy, even en- joyable, task. For others it is a major head- ache that often results in hours of staring at blank pieces of paper while waiting for inspiration. Students are required to write in almost every class. There are term papers, re- search projects, book reports, essays, po- ems, short stories in science, history and English. All English classes develop re- search skills and emphasize writing. Cer- tain classes, however, are specifically de- signed to utilize or enhance writing skills. Three such courses offered here were Ad- vanced Grammar and Composition, Newspaper Publications and Yearbook Publications. Lisa Stoakley said, Advanced Gram- mar has helped me to prepare myself for all of the writing I'll be doing in collegef, Even though this is my second year on 62fWr1ting Classes the Zephyr staff, it is still hard to meet the deadlines,', remarked Amy Andrews. Deadlines, pressure and stress some- times led to writer's block in the publica- tions classes, but many students felt the pluses out weighed the minuses. There were three large publications classes. Newspaper Publications met fifth and sixth period with a total of 56 students. Yearbook Publications consisted of 30 stu- dents, five of them returning members from the '86 staff. Sherril McSwain faced double deadlines. She was on the Zephyr staff during fifth period, as well as serving on the sports staff of the Cronus sixth period. Why would anyone actually choose to be in not one, but two, pressure packed writing courses? There are many reasons. Students in yearbook and newspaper courses write the history of the school for the year, which is read by several thousand people. Staff members get to see the school as a whole and meet many students. They develop leadership skills by facing the pressure of deadlines. In the proce: they become published authors and i crease their possibilities of employmd for the future. Communication through writing is iii portant for everyone, even if they do n plan a future in the field of journalisi The North Carolina Board of Educatii finds it such an important skill that it w added as a requirement for graduation the North Carolina Competency Test gi en to all sophomores. Apparently Winston-Salem Forsy County Schools were fairly successful teaching writing. In 1986, the first ye requiring the writing portions of the Col petency test, 9O.6'ZJ passed. West Forsy was even more successful individually wi a 93.823 rate of passing. This high percel age of students passing the writing porti of the competency test on the first try, a the large numbers of students taking a- vanced grammar and journalism cours show the emphasis on writing as a vi skill has not been lost on students here