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

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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

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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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'iw-......--audi C.O. Matthews ON THE MOVE: Jody Cotter, Tommy Borek, Marla McHugh, and Shannon Hauser change classes during the first weeks of school. Although shorts were very popular in warm weather, not everyone chose to enjoy their comfort. PLAYING THE ROLE he Titan campus is a maze of buildings, trailers, walks, and corridors. It is huge, spread- out and yet, crowded. Crowded with a record number of students: enrollment of 1819 and a membership that peeked at 1718. Making up this mass of humanity are the four classes and a staff of 121 adults. Seniors got off to a slow start, but finally realized the beach was just around the corner as senioritis struck. Seniors spent the year planning for their future -the real future of college, jobs, marriage - not just the annual beach trip after graduation. Juniors, at last known as upper classmenf' enjoyed the privileges of driving to school and going off campus for lunch. With one more year of high school, they also faced the possibility of losing the much desired exam exemption. This group of students will be the first class to graduate after four years at West and the first senior class required to take exams in 15 years. The sophomores were known as the class with the most spirit. On almost every occasion when spirit was the main element, sophomores came out on top. They bought more balloons at Homecoming, sold more candy, and had more parents become PTA members than the other three classes. Sophomores set the record for spirit in 1987. Freshmen adapted to a new school and new surroundings. They had no trouble making friends and getting settled in the high school routine. Inspired to do their best academically by a new program of motivation, they reaped the benefits of success in the classroom. They themselves are record makers and breakers of the future, a job that requires dedication and commitment, something those associated with West Forsyth know about. The Freshmen Class took on this new role readily, as they matured to the status of sophomores, who will welcome a new crop of freshmen in the fall of 1987. Each class made its mark on the history of West Forsyth, and it was RECORDED LIVE IN '87. 72 f People Divider