West Monroe High School - Rebelaire Yearbook (West Monroe, LA)

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av ---I-Q f .f W1 ,U ww'3 , ,,,' Z , 42? 4 4 X 7 XFTER SCHOOL TASK-For football trainer lhris LeBrun, the end of classes means the be- ginning of additional tasks as he works on the kicker's shoe prior to the Neville game. PRACTICE TIME-To reach the ROTC build- ing in time for practice, Randy Brown heads for his car as soon as school is out. IN A HURRY-When the final bell sounds, student scurry out of the building to rush to appointments, food, television, or work. Final signal ends daily dependence upon T The bell that sounds at 3 p.m. is gener- ally more welcome than the 8 a.m. bell which beckons them to their homeroom classes. With the sound of clanging lockers, conversations, and shuffling feet down the stairs, school is out for another day. Students who ride the bus are in a race to get a seat, while students who drive rush to the parking lot to beat the rest of the traffic. When school classes have ended, stu- dents have many planned schedules to meet. Although some more fortunate ones rush home to watch Tom and Jer- ry and to satisfy their munchies. others have jobs. daily practices, church youth activities, and club meetings to dom- inate their time. The athletes, Raiders, cheerleaders and those seniors with sufficient credits to leave before the 3 p.m. signal, do not escape from the activities and responsi- bilities. For them, the 2 p.m. bell in- dicates an intense practice session to perfect the anticipated performances be- fore a home or away crowd. Many of the seniors are committed to jobs. uring the school year, stu- dents accomodate themselves to the sound of bells ringing. b 11 system A glance at the parking lot following the 3 p.m. stampede proves that some students do remain after school for var- ious activities, some of which are not voluntary. According to one of several offenses, a student may be assigned to spend the first hour after he is dismissed from classes in detention so that he will correct his behavior. I like to take my time to get home, and then I enjoy riding my horse for re- laxation. I donit see Why everyone is in a big hurry at 3 p.m., because school will be here everydayf, said Jamie Spill- ers. 'Tm in no hurry to get to the bus. I just want to get home and rest a while, commented George Tan. While some students take their time in leaving, others are in a race for the pennant. I race through the halls and to my car as soon as the bell sounds, be- cause if I don't, I have to wait 30 min- utes until I can get out,', said Donna Lowery. Whenever the final bell rings, whether it is at 2 or 3 p.m., the sudden influx of students toward convenience stores and fast-food restaurants makes the community well aware, that for some, school is out for the day. Student Life! 17

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EXTRA SERVICE-Interact members Randy Braddock, Todd Rogzors. and Rodnf-y Farr re- main after school to paint numbers on the re- svryed seat lilmic'livi's, AFTER THE BELL-Football pluyors and other athletes know that the 2 p.m. hell moans several more hours of practice for them, N X S X X X if A 2 Q 99 ' GOING MY WAY-Lisa Hendrix is among the many Ouachita Parish students who make the daily journey to school hy hus, as she hurries to hoard her bus at the 3 p,m. hell, 16! The bell system .-- ri ANN. Wm,

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Trend-conscious teens strive to maintain The proper hat did you do during the NFL strike? If you were like many people, Intellivision, Atari, or Radio Shack TRS-80 salvaged your weekends. And when it rained or was too cold to be out, the same home video com- puters and mini-arcades gave you an ex- cuse for not reading that book due for a book report the next week. If you went to 7-ll after school or to J ohnny's or another of the popular hangouts, you probably stood in line for your chance to play one of the new- est one-armed banditsf' poking change into the greedy little machine as often as possible. If you weren't into home video games, then maybe cable television and home video recorders were your favorite means of pastime. Old movies and current daily shows could be taped for replay at the viewers' convenience. You might even have join ed a video club, just like a tape, record or book club, to insure that you coulf' among the first for new releases. Fashion-conscious teens knew what was current by viewing commercials, reading magazines, and shopping in nearby malls. Anything from the con- tinued preppy look to the scrub look to the prairie look found its way into the wardrobes of WMHS students. Staying in shape was another trend on students' minds. J oggers used the track daily, while local health spas of- fered physical fitness training! through aerobics, exercises, and machine use. A...-f-++'-' ' Q ' 5 18 fTrend-Conscious Teens COMPETITION- Dwayne Shrum and Kim Peters fill a late October Sunday competing at the pinball game of Space Invaders.