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

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CHIT-CHAT. To pass the time in the cafeteria line, students discuss the latest news and events. In previous months, the cafeteria has undergone many changes - a rainbow has been painted on the walls, new ceiling fans have been mounted, and a snack and salad bar have been established. WINNING SPIRIT. At the end of the September second pep rallyjunior and senior players gather in the middle of the gymnasium to show their spirit and to boost team morale. The Colts were victorious over the Denton Raiders by a score of 26-6. G0 PUNKERS. For Colts beat Comets Day, supporters don punk rock fashions to boost team spirit. Students came dressed in garbage bags, mini-skirts, cut sweat-shirts and added an outlandish touch to their make-up and hair color. Emerging victorious over the North Stanly Comets gave the Colts a 5-2 record. Open1ng!'3

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E losest to the Be t-'E The facts were out. To students, faculty, and parents across the county, the case was clear. It was examined, questioned, and challenged until finally it was proven - West is as close to the best as there is. The celebrated awakening came after years of ups and downs but at last it had occured. For the first time in twenty-two years, the Colts had secured the number two position in the conference and the right to advance to the State play-offs. After years of sitting back and watching other teams advance to the play-offs, the Colts had proven the fact once and for all that we were tied with the best in the county. The feeling of victory and of being the best had barely caught on. Word came down from Civitan International that we were chartering the largest Jr. Civitan Club in all of NC District West. Suddenly we were the obstacle to overcome, especially by schools in Stanly County. But it didn't stop there. Computers had revolutionized the school. Attendance Q records were updated and circulated and for the first time the administration was made fully aware of attendance problems without delay. The computer era also affected registration. Headaches were lessened, classes went undisturbed, and registration took one tenth of the time it had taken in past years. The computers virtually reassessed teacher's methods and changed the meaning of the infinitive to teach . The business department teachers found that it was quite a bit easier to teach the typewriter keyboard by computer than by teaching it off the blackboard. For the second year in a row, the Auto-Mechanics Department has employed computers to diagnose problems in the motor, wheel balance, and speedometer. Computers were also held in great demand by the Yearbooks staff members. For the first year ever the staff used a program called Scripsit. Fortunately the program made it feasible for members to justify copy length, excluding the HOME OF THE COLTS. Just like an old friend this welcoming sight greets students 180 mornings out of the year. Housing 730 students, the Home of the Colts is in its 22nd year. THE PUNKS ARE PEPPED. Dressing up as punk rockers on spirit day provides a spirit boost to help the Colts achieve a victory over the Comets. The winners of the punk rockers costume contest were Amy Sue Eudy and Frankie Clay. 2fOpening

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E-Closest to the Be 'uf possibility of trapped white space and extra lines. Our superiority was once again established by the prize-winning 1983 Pegasus Tying Our Year Together . A year of long hours, hard work, and dedication had finally paid off after receiving various honors. Award after award was given to the '83 Pegasus. Tying Our Year Together won five awards from the North Carolina Scholastic Press Association and the UNC School of Journalism. These awards were for second place Best Overall, second place Best Design, second place Best Copy, first place Best Photography, and a rating of All-North Carolina. The '83 Pegasus received a rating of Superior from the Southern Inters- cholastic Press Association and was presented a second place certificate from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. These facts were proven and the evidence was handed down. The case had become perfectly clear to everyone that we were as close to the best as there could possibly be. M., in-HW -.LMWW , i,,.. .Ml- CHEERS! Yearbook Staff members celebrate the completion of the 1983 yearbook. The final deadline was met on February fourth and members cheered as the last box was dropped into the mailbox. COMPUTER WHIZ-KID. On the first day of school, Kelly Huneycutt practices her computer knowledge. Kelly took Data Processing during her junior year in Miss Annette Lowder's class. 4f0pening