Baker High School - Novus Yearbook (Mobile, AL)

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1982 Talents In Bloom Talents in Bloom, held during the month of December, was sponsored by the Ju- nior Civitan. In Order to determine who would perform, Junior Civitan members voted for 13 performers out of the 21 who tried out. Mrs. Barnes was in charge of picking the judges, and the Art Club decorated the gym for the talent show. Jake Bran- denburg contributed the sound system and Fate Adams was in charge of the light- ing. The winners were: first. The Body Pop- pers, second, Lelani Harris, third, Keith Johnson and fourth, Barry Bryant. The Body Poppers included Henry Bradley, Tracy and Melissa Burnette clog to that old Moun- tain Music. Barry Bryant, third runner up. sings If ICould Read Your Mind. The Body Popper graciously accept their trophy while Lelani Harris. Keith Johnson, and Barry Bryant admire their trophies. Mrs. Perry, sponsor of this year ' s talent show, takes time off from planning this year ' s show to pose for the camera. Cherokee Langford, James Paige, and Tony Conners. This group performed a new dance which they had to repeat be- cause of the crowd ' s enthusiasm. Lelani Harris sang a religious song, One Day at a Time. Keith Johnson played a song on the piano that he had composed and Barry Bryant sang If I Could Read Your Mind. Mrs. Perry was the sponsor of Talents in Bloom. This was her first year and she enjoyed working on the talent show with the help of the Junior Civitan members. This year ' s Talents in Bloom had a very good turn out. It was said to the best tal- ent show at Baker.

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What A Mess! The Senior Mess Pageant, sponsored by the Senior Class, was considered a huge success in the eyes of the student body. The pageant, which was held October 29, was composed of fifteen contestants. The contestants were judged on their choice of outfit, make-up, talent and an- swers to questions picked at random. Arnold Tillman, Jim Tadlock, and Glen Willis had the audience rolling on the floor with their presentation of Fire. Randy Matthews was a real knockout in his body shaping black leotard, doing a graceful roller skating routine. The questioning session is what won it for Glenn Willis who was crowned Senior Mess. When asked if Glen would consider be- coming a nun, he thought for a brief mo- ment and gave an emphatic NO! for his answer. First runner up was Randy Matthews and second runner-up was Arnold Tillman. Randy Matthews is the pride and to o Raker Jim Tadlock demonstrates poise and grace. The Raker Messes are escorted in front ol their admiring tans. Raker beauties strut their stuff.

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Class Rings: A High School Tradition Class rings are a tradition at all high schools. The rings for the class of 1984 were chosen in the month of November. There were, as usual, many sizes and styles to choose from, ranging from the small dainty dinner rings to a larger, more masculine men ' s ring. The Junior class, under the leadership of Michelle Robinson, ordered their rings with the utmost of care. A class ring holds all the memories of twelve years in school on one ' s finger. Class unity in high school is depicted by the Iradi tional class rings on the hands of the class members. Lou Brock Visits Baker Lou Brock, famous baseball player, vis- ited Baker during November. The purpose of his visit was to give seniors a chance to compete for a scholarship. During the first six weeks of this pro- gram seniors wrote on either My Career Choice, or Unemployment and Commu- nity Problems. Also each nominee had a five-minute interview which helped to de- cide who would qualify for the award. Guidance counselors and teachers were asked to recommend the students that applied for the award. The judges at Group W. Cable selected the seniors according to their scholastic integrity, physical fitness, cultural aware- ness, and community service. The winner in each region wins a one thousand dollar scholarship. Brock was an outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals. He was a success in baseball, in the classroom, business office, and in the community. Because of his success. Tele- prompter Training Institute named a scholastic award after him. Lou Brock and Coach Andrews discuss scholar- ships and baseball during a break.