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

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A CHANGE OF PACE: Melissa Taylor, Janet Mor- gan, Ashley Humphries, and Mandy Freeman eat lunch outside on the picnic tables. Some students preferred to eat outside rather than in the cafeteria, especially when the weather was nice. 70 f Routines RAISING THE STANDARDS: Mar- vin Little, Jay Stewart, and Sgt. Led- better raise the Clean and Green flag that was presented to West by the Winston-Salem Clean and Green Community Committee and the Gar- den Club Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. West won first place in the competition by maintain- ing the cleanest campus of all the area high schools. Frank Samu GETTING CLOSE: Gary Simpson, Jonathan Jones, and classmates crouch in the hallway of building 700 for a tornado drill. The North Carolina Division of Civil Preparedness designated the months of March and April as tornado season. The drills were held to prepare students for a real situation. Rob WFrank Samu I l l i 2

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IV i-IAT 'S TV By Ashley Orrell ave you ever stopped to think what happens to all those seniors when they graduate? What comes next? What is to follow? The guidance office conducts a poll each May surveying the plans of the senior class. The purpose of the poll is to compile statistics on each senior class. The results from the class of 1986 were typical of all graduating classes: 45'Zn entered a four year college, 25'Zn entered a community college or technical institute, while 18'Zn sought employment. Only 3'Zn entered the military, ZW entered trade schools, and 196 entered a two year college. 771 of the class was undecided at the time of the poll. The guidance department planned to poll this year's graduating class also. Just as last year, the majority of the students seem to have interests in four year colleges. Shelley Oberle said, I intend to grow up in my years at ASU. She believed college life would help her mature as well as provide her with further education. Lori Hutchins chose to go to Meredith because of it's location and size. She ex- pressed concern about bigger schools where it is hard to get individual attention. Sybil Rhodes planned to attend a four year college with the help of the academic scholarships she's received. FF LLOW? At least one West senior planed to go straight into her career. Deborah Freeman studied three years of Cosmetology at the Career Center. By finishing up my studying at the Ca- reer Center, I felt I had a headstart on my career, said Deborah. Many students were considering turning their part time jobs into full time careers after graduating. Jill Brandon planed to seek employment upon graduation. I work in sales. It's a lot of fun, al- though it doesn't pay much. I would like to continue to work at OPO full time after graduation. The pay will determine wheth- er I decide to continue there or look for another full time job, Jill stated. Steve Schmidlin was one of the seniors interested in the Armed Forces. Steve will be enlisting in the United States Marine Corps after graduation. The Marines are more disciplined than other services. They are also the smallest unit of the Armed Forces,', said Steve when asked why he chose that branch. Steve participated in the DEP or De- layed Entry Program. He has one year to report to basic training and had plans to report July 22, 1987. Each year more and more opportunities become available to the graduating class. As students continue to take the steps to- ward graduation each hopes he's made the right decision. l l Rob Harris WE WANT YOU: Sergeant F.C. Bittinger talks to Robert White. Sgt. Bittinger, the U.S. Army Re- cruiter for West, spent most of his time pointing out the benefits of the Army to high school students. FILING FOR MONEY: Sybil Rhodes spent a lot of freetime during her senior year in the guidance office applying for various scholarships. Sybil plans to con- tinue her education at Davidson College with hopes of financial aid through scholarships. ' TQ! . 5. Rob Harris Post High School f 69

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Swsmkis Q HELPING OUT: Devan Walsh was one of the many students who used her study hall time to help out the office by collecting attendance cards. This was an every day routine for Devan. Ti-IE SAME V LD Rf UTINE By April Baldwin outines are what life is all about. Sometimes it seems to get boring doing the same thing each and ev- ery day. But in order to keep things run- ning smoothly, a regular routine is almost a necessity. Everyone has different routines for get- ting ready for school or work in the morn- ing. It is also absolutely necessary to have specific procedures to get over 1,700 high school students through a six hour day. In addition to regular, daily routines, there are special situations at school that become routine through much practice. Attendance, tornado drills, fire drills, rid- ing the bus, and eating lunch in the cafete- ria are all routine activities. Attendance is a major routine at school. Many students who appear on the absen- tee list each day are constant repeaters. Many of them come to school enough to keep from being dropped, but still end up with fifteen to twenty days out each quarterf' stated Mr. James Brandon. Most of the absences are excused only in the sense that they give a reason for being out, he concluded. Tornado and fire drills are also part of school life. Fire drills are held once a month and tornado drills are held only during tornado season, the months of March and April. According to Miss Nor- ma Harbin, most students behave very well, but there are always a few who do not take the drills seriously. When asked if she thought tornado and fire drills are necessary, Miss Harbin re- plied, Abso1utely. We hope we never have a real situation. However, we defi- nitely want to be prepared if the unfortu- nate occasion should arise. It takes ap- proximately three minutes to get all students out of the buildings during the fire drills. For underclassmen, eating in the cafete- ria each day is definitely a routine. When asked how she felt about eating in the lunchroom, sophomore Dawn Mat- thews responded by saying, It's alright but it could get better. Chris Craig, a freshman who also eats in the cafeteria, said, I don't mind it. Whether personal or school-related, routines are a part of everyone's life. A part that keeps everything running smoothly. Routines f 7 1