West Stanly High School - Pegasus Yearbook (Oakboro, NC)

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ow That I'm 18 Registering for the draft, deciding who to vote for, marking off days on the calendar, and being finally considered as 'legal' . . . does it ring a bell in your mind? Of course, it does. Being eighteen had always meant adulthood and night clubs, until the Safe Roads Act was passed. This law controls drinking and driving. It is favored by many but it also limits eighteen-year-olds to 228fAds Teen Nights at their favorite night spots. The new law was the subject of many conversations and debates. Many mixed feelings were shared among the students such as: Greg Henson: The new 'Safe Roads Act' is okay I guess but the legal drinking age makes me sick because I cannot get into the discosf' Freda Smith: I like the new 'Safe Roads Act' because it makes the highways a safer place. I think drunk drivers should be punished more than they have been in the past. Under this new law, perhaps everyone will be satisfied. Undoubtedly, it will alter Senior life as it was known in the past. In addition to this, it will also make North Carolina's highways a safer means of transportation as well as provide a stiffer O punishment for those convicted of drinking and driving and consumption of alcohol by- minors. AT THE GOVERNOR'S REQUEST. Governor Jim Hunt requested that every high school student in North Carolina hear an explanation of the Safe Roads Act. Social Studies teacher, Mr. Jim Kennedy introduces State Highway Patrolman Bjorklund at the assembly program on Monday, November 7. P 5 E gg 1 5? M fb S CD fp Q- 5 OI G if f I 2 'D an f Q Q H F ED Q '?T rx ' ,.- f Ayfffgg Q 5: fs i- 3 .X X all ' 7 g 'a!flfivhl'll1'5'i 'f ifllllli' . '- xmxxxxxxxxxxx, in ' '5 'sf 3 2' ,- if ffl E3 -Q 1:2 - V ' A g mum-uuuvvuuggnlvnuisulmlmg , ' isp sf 495-it , N ...I V wgasllnig ,I .ic 5 in .. 5 Q. , -5 1 , i lm 4 sf ' ' ' li ilxxxxxxxxxxxxxsi Y u I rx.wm lI-I - in if :A-'ll I 15' Kfx

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Standard Office Equipment Co. 175 N. Sec. Street Albemarle, NC 28001 17041 982-1053 Complete line of School Supplies J .E. Little General Store Main Street Oakboro si X John Davidson 431 Sullivan Rd. Statesville, NC 28677 Class Rings Announcements Caps and Gowns Diplomas and Covers Ph. f704J 872-9385 Any Where But Here l As students sit dazed in the classroom, teachers continue to babble on. This has to happen to every student at least one time during the year. I wonder what they are thinking about? When asked where they would rather 230f Ads PARKER MOTOR CO Hwy. 205 Oakboro, NC 28129 Late Model Auto Salvage Ted Parker Randy Parker be than at school, students made some interesting comments: Karen Jacumin: At Myrtle Beach partying after graduation Greg Henson: I would rather be in my bed asleep. Mike Kluttz: At home riding my horse. WHAT A THRILLl Freshmen in Miss Barringer's first period class sit dazed as they wait for the sound of the bell.