Bessemer Academy - Reflections Yearbook (Bessemer, AL)

Text from Pages 1 - 168 of the 1975 volume:

“Making friends for the world to see. . 3 “The time has come for closing books and long last looks must end, And as I leave I know that I am leaving my best friend. ” “My life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue, An everlasting vision of the everchanging view. ” 5 “I feel the earth move under my feet; I feel the sky tumbling down. ” 6 7 Dedication She came to us in 1973, and with her she brought many gifts which she had to offer. She has given us the gift of her years of experience - her experiences with people and her experiences with life. She has brought us the knowledge that she has gained through those experiences and has shared it. She has also taught us that we cannot live only on the things we have learned from the past, that we must live each day to the fullest - for each day is a new experience. She has given us her gift of guidance and help. She has let us know that she is always there if we should ever need her. She has given us the gift of her friendship. Indeed, she is the friend of everyone here. She has given us the greatest gift of all - the gift of herself. Now. we give our gift to her - 8 Editor — Johnny Howton Asst. Editor—Joellyn Beckham Business Mgr. — Jane Robinson 10 ■ ss FACULTY George Barry Norton Headmaster Administration Mary Sullivan Guidance Counselor 12 Teacher's Aids — Judy Garner Jo Lee Latham PatReaves Speech Department — Linnie Mae Brobston Registrars — Peggy Bryant Marlene Ousley Nancy Smithson Bari Montgomery Margaret Griffin Sara Winefordner Polly Vickers Gloria Lushington M Jimmy Lucas Ida Jo Price Kenny Koss Lola Whittington Becky Koss Henry Chandler Mary Jo Fritts Michael Worrell 13 William Re male Dianne Hill Patti Johnson John Perdue Dianne Green Joan Curl Virginia Caruso Barbara Bailey 16 Dabbs, Judith Fulmer, Stephen Garmon, Kevin Holmes, Anita Kay Jordan, Pam Justice, Daniel King, Jimmy Mauk, Melissa Quinn, Mark Wesson, Wendy Williams, Bobby Yates, Dusty First Grade 18 Barr. Alan Blackwell. Jerry Broadwater. Jessica CaAson, Beth Clark. Mark Cooper. Bobby Dennis, Jeff Dillard. Jeff Dyer. Sherry Harless, Delly Hogue. Kip Howell, Esther Langston. Mark Lipscomb. Michael McCombs, Vicki Newlin. Sherri Reaves. Ree Riley, Shawn Roberts, Cathy Robinson, Debby Roe, Cami Roy, Craig Schilleci, Maria Thompson, Christopher Tyler, Rusty Second Grade 19 Adams, Mark Amcrson, Parnell Bailey, David Boatright, Shane Boyd. Lisa Brooks. Don Buford. Jon Bunn, Cecil Garmon, Sherry Harris, Richard Howell, Jeremy Jones, Glen Latham, Leigh Lee, Stewart Lipscomb. Bonnie McClinton, Audrey Nixon. Marsha Quinn, Sue Dean Rhea. Mark Roberts, Dale Roberts, Bran Roy. Kristi Seals. David Stewart, Lori Williams, Kristine 20 Third Grade Fourth Grade Bailey, Laura Bell, Caihy Brown, Vinceni Bunn, Marcy Callaway, Morgan Carroll, Todd Carter, Traci Dabbs, Jay Dillard, Troy Earnest. Phillip Guzman, Anthony Hammond. Mark Harless, Randy Harrisson, Callie Harrissin, Pam Harrisson, Ted Harrisson. Tim Hayes. Stephen Hill, Barbara Holliman, John Johnston. Charles Jones, Kim Kidd. Brian Lollar. Cass Long, Michael McDaniel. Randy Miller, Connie Monroe, Kristi Morgan, Jason Ousley. Ronnie 21 Posey. Kaihy Roberson. Bill Robinson. Konnie Roy. Noel Scales. Billy Joe Scott. Robin Smith. Jiff Stevenson. Cathy Stinnett. Amanda Thacker. Faith Toner. David Upton. Scott Wammack, Teresa Wesson. Julie Wesson, Chris 22 Christmas Presentation Fifth Grade Abercrombie. Kerri Blackerby. Richard Blackwell. Karen Brock. Drew Buford, Mary Lisa Curren. Kenny Doming, Susan Elam. John Everett. Hubert Curren. Jon Farrington. Mary Jane Fitzhugh. Sharon Griffin. Greg Guyton. Lisa Harrington. Beth Harrington. Greg Higgins. Terri Hill, Alan Jinks. Max Jolley, Natalie Jordan, Paige Lacey. Michael Lacey. Ricky Legrone. Bruce Mann. Kelly McDougal. Shannon Nix, Mellissa Olvey, Carolyn Oxner. Pam Roberts, Janelle 23 Robinson. Kathy Jo Seals, Dale Sexton, Brenda Stone, Larry Taylor. Angel Taylor. Ricky Terry. Jack Thornton. Lynn Whaley, Jodi Whitlow, Darwin Sixh Grade Adams, Rusty Arnett. Vicky Bauman, Valerie Breland. Phyllis Brown, Vicky Burnett, Jerri Burrell, Dwight Caldwell, Rusty Callahan. Karen Childers. Missy Clements, Nancy Cooper, Lee Anne Cowley, Suzanne Crotwell, Steve DeRoncey, Mike 24 “Hey! Let’s Be Friends! Downs, Chris Dunn, Kelly Ethridge, Lloyd Fancher, Janet Garmon, Mark Garner. Craig George, Dona Gover, Randy Goodwyn. Tyler Griffin, Pam Gulsby, Cindy Guyton, Randall Hamaker, Kellie Harrison, Jeannie Holt, John Howell, Lydia Jordan, Deana Kidd, Eric Lanier, Sherry Lewis. Rita Lipscomb. Bert Long, Jerry Lushington, Laura McEniry, Lisa McGraw, Debbie Pogues. Patty Ray. Mark Reaves, Greg Rhea. Neale Roberts, Lori 25 Thrasher, Kenny Tommie, Allison Vincent, Jay Ward, Tim Walls, Georgia Webb. Jeff Wells. Mark Woodward, Kelly Zauchin, Susie Husion, Jeri Stewart, Jeff Swindal, Dana Thornton. Mike 26 The Happy Times! Seventh Grade Amerson. Leigh Aichison. Bob Buckner, Brian Bunn, Kathy Caldwell. Wayne Cason, Ed Childers, Tommy Curren, Todd Dabbs, Donna Dillard. Lauralyn Doming. Deborah Evereit. Kairina Freeman, Pam Goodwyn. Priscilla Graham. Barry Grammer. Debbie Granger, Walter Hall, John Holmes, Sherri 27 Nixon. Kenneth Norred, David Ousley. Randy Paden, Todd Pike, Glynell Pillitteri. JoAnna Posey, Morris Pylam, Natalie Quinn. Jerry Randolpah. Jennifer Reed, Eric Reid. Lisa 28 Reynolds, Samuel Richards. Kerr)' Roberson, Gary Roberts. Don Robinson. Mike Russell, Tammy Sexton, Belinda Stewart, Jane Taylor. Scotty Thrasher, Tracy Tommie, Joe Vann. Grady Webb, Carol Weeks. Terry White. Cindy White. Dan Whitlow. Mark Turner, Kim fun! 29 Eighth Grade Arnett. Denise Bell, Judy Boatright, Shawn Bracknell, Keith Brock, Jeff Buford. Cynthia Callahan, James Childers. Susan Crotwell, Pam Dabbs, Jack Davis. Lisa DeRoncey. Kristie Dotson, Suzanne Elam. Tammy Ethridge, Dewayne Eubank. Robin Foster. Lee Garner, Rhonda George, Rona Gray, Denise Greene, David 30 “Remember When . . f f Hammond. Karen Harless. Larry Hayes, Myra Holliman. Lori House, Staci Huey. Ian Hurst. Karla Jones. Gary Jordan. Penny Kidd, Joey Langford. Tammy Langston, Tammie Lee. Beth Lee. Shane Legrone, Ronald Mann. Brian Mantooth, Karen Moore, Buck Morrow, Mike Mulkin. Jon Nabors, Annette 31 Nixon. Kenneth Norton. Jenny Pittman. Anita Riley. Doug Robinson. Chris Scott, Kimrn Shaw. Denise Sigmon. Ramon Smitherman. Julie Stone, Charlotte Sullivan. Bill Swanner, Lois Taylor. Matthew Thomason, Randy Toner. Joey Wesson. Susan Williams, Laurie 32 Woodruff. Jeff Woodward. Jimmie Lynn Freshm en Adams, Allen Barnes, Cindy Bradley, John Breland, Donna Brown, Jenny Bryant, Clay Bunn, Bonnie Cates, Barbara Curren, Cindy Curren, David Curren, Jeff Da vision, Roger Earnest, Joel Elliott, Pamela Ellis, Susan Ellis, Tommy Farrington, Brett Garland, Pam Gleaton, Debbie Gray, Tony Gunn, Shelia Gunnin, David Hall, Anna Harris, Tre 33 Yea Hill. Beverly Hogue. Robert James, Clarence Johnson. Betsy Justice. David Kierce. Bill Lazenby, Gina Legrone, Suzanne Lemox, Leisa Lester, Sandra Loveless, Cindy Medders, Trent McBride, Greg McDonald, Allison Me Waters. Terry Miller. David 34 Freshmen!!! Pate, Earl Randall, Robbie Reaves, Benjie Rockett, Mike Roy, Jeannie Russell, Teresa Scoggins, David Sexton, Bruce Shaw, Sandra Smith, Allison Smith, Teresa Sutiey, Hugh Swindal, Jan Wammack, Donna Watson, Robbie Weaver, Rhonda 35 Whitlow, Karen Woodward, Noel Wren, Nancy In Memoriam Kenneth Roy was a siudent at Bessemer Academy 1973 - 1974. His tragic accident came June 24, 1974; and his loss has been greatly felt by all the students who knew him. Ken's friendly and cheerful ways made him loved by all. He will always live in the hearts of his FRIENDS and classmates. 34 Sophomores Abercrombie, Carol Baird, Mary Banon, Jan Beaver, Cheryl Brobston, Brooke Bryant, Deborah Bunn, Gina Bunn. Lisa Burkes, Dave Burnett, Sheila Castleberry, Amelia Curren, Denise Dabbs, Paul Dennis. Tim Edwards, Paula Ensor, Steve Fisher, Debbie Franklin. Susan Freeman, Mark Garner, Bucky George, Jimmy Gloor, Scotty Gober, Cathy Grammer, Jimmy Granger, Martha Guarino, Anna Harris, Robyn Hayes, Ricky Holmes. Becky Horn, David 37 Right on, Hunter, Kathy Jetton, Janice Jinks, Marty Jones. Rebekah Knizel, Michael Kurtts, Mark McGraw, Brenda Marsh, Mike Massey, Cindy Monroe, Lynn 38 Sophomores!!! Norton, Barri Ann Pylant, Sharon Reeves, Dawn Reid. Dana Richards, Kenneth Roberts, David Roe, Bill Shivers, Greg Smith, Alicia Smitherman, Barry Thompson, Donna Tucker, Chip Ward, Taylor Wilkins. Terry Yeager. Bill •’Class . . . Class . . . CLASS!!!” 39 Juniors Adams. Bill Arnett, Ben Barnett, Nancy Bence, Claudia Bishop, Connie Blue, Mike Bradley, Leigh Ann Brazil. Nancy Brock, Melanie Brown, Norman Bryant, Tina Bunn. Becky Bunn, Buck Campell, Tony Coleman. Alan Cowley. Russ Davis, Kristie Earnest, David Ellis. Letitia Erwin, Danny Mrs. Bailey ... I can't see the board. ■I 40 Glasscock. David Gossett, David Green, Richard Griffin, lulie Hall, Julie Hammond, Mike Hand, Teresa Hayes, Tim Haynes. Tim Hogue, Connie Johnson, Laura Kelly, Karen Langford, Tommy Langston, Glenn Legrone, Wade Lushington. Alex McClinton, Cathy 41 Tomorrow’s Martin, Marla Mayo, Jeff Mooney, Don Moore, Cindy Morris, Joann Musso, Mark Me Waters, Renee Newton, Stan Nixon, Lisa Olvey, Michael Faden, Shan Parson, Robin Pearson, Cynthia Phares, David Pittman, Tommy Poe, Sput Priestly, Mike Pylant, Karen Ray, Mike When are they gonna start heating these classrooms? 42 Seniors? Roberson, Joey Russell. Preston Shelton, Joy Shelton, Terry Sigmon. Karen Stewart, Pat Swindal, Greg Taylor, Frank Terry, Lou Thigpen, Johnny Tressillian, Debbie Trimm, Vikki Varner, Sybil Vincent, Vicky Webb, Ernestine Wesson, Dale Williams, Levoy Williams, Mike Woodward, Woody No-no-no-no, I can't take it no more!” 43 Argg . . . Crunch . . . Slurp Hollywood - HERE I COME! Just call me Roach! ' Bingo. Look what I bought from the Town Clock. Mom! Last one in is a rotten egg! Oh no, my contacts! What ABOUT my temper? 44 Beta Club Members Senior Beta Club L to R: Mr. William Remele -Club Sponsor. Jeff Jones -Vice President. Jane Robinson - President. Sybil Varner -Secretary, Dana Goodwin -Treasurer. Mike Williams -Parliamentarian. Senior Beta Club Officers 46 LETTER CL UB Club Members Letter Club Officers L to R: Danny Erwin - Club Reporter. David Phares - Vice-President, Terry Shelton - President. David Earnest and Darrell Terpo - Sergeants-at-Arms, Pat Reid - Secretary-Treasurer. Club Sponsors Coach Jimmy Lucas and Coach Henry Chandler 47 YOUTH FOR CHRIST Youth for Christ Officers L to R. FRONT ROW: Martha Granger -Parliamentarian, Ernestine Webb - Treasurer, Vicky Vincent - President. BACK ROW: Mrs. Ida Jo Price -Club Sponsor, Marla Martin - Party Chairman. (Not pictured are Amelia Castleberry - Vice President and Connie Hogue - Secretary). 48 49 Kappa-Tri-Hi-Y OFFICERS L to R: Ann Barry - Rep.-Hist.; Jill Sponsor: Mrs. Virginia Caruso Webster - Pari.; Jane Robinson - Treas.: Mrs. Caruso - Spon.: Stacy Yates - Pres.: Amy Nabors - Chap.; Debbie Marsh - Sec.; Nancy Nabors -V.P. 50 Leo Club LEO CLUB OFFICERS - L 10 R. lsi ROW: Stacy Yates - Sponsor: Mr. John Perdue Treasurer; Margaret Lou Terry - Board of Directors: Nancy Barnett - Secretary: Karen Sigmon - Board of Directors. 2nd ROW: Danny Erwin Vice-President: Jeff Jones - President; Wilson Saywer - Board of Directors. 52 Leadership, Experience, Opportunity Chairmen 53 “Reflections” Joellyn Beckham - Assistant Editor, Johnny Howton - Editor, Jane Robinson - Business Manager Sponsor -Fattie Johnson Editorial Staff Student Council Officers L to R: Jocllyn Beckam, 2nd Vice-President; Johnny Howton, 1st Vice-President: Stan Brobston, President; Robin Bryant, Chaplain: Cindy Reeves, Treasurer; and Teresa Hand, Secretary. 56 Student Council Members L to R SITTING: Dawn Reeves, Kristie Davis, Laura Johnson. Teresa Hand. Joellyn Beckham, Cindy Reeves, Stan Brobston, Johnny Howton. Robin Bryant, Robbie Shealy, Nancy Nabors. STANDING: Lou Terry, Walter Granger. Eric Reed, Carol Webb. Joanna Pillitterie, Amelia Castleberry. Penny Jordan. Clint Smith, David Phares, Diane Green - Sponsor: Buck Moore, David Earnest. Bill Roe, Jack Dabbs. Taylor Ward, Shan Paden. 57 The Bessemer Academy Band L to R. 1st ROW: Claudia Bence; 2nd: Teresa Smith, Bert Lipscomb, Rhonda Gamer, Susan Franklin, David Miller, Alicia Smith, John Perdue - Band Director. 3rd: Susan Moore, Georgia Watts, Kathy Hunter, Cindy Massey. Debbie Gleaton, Pat Stewart, Cindy White, Jennifer Owens, Jennifer Randolph. Robbie Watson. Allison McDonald. 4th: John Hall, Johnny Thigpen, Eric Reed, Amelia Castleberry, Mike Blue, John Holt, Mark Garmon. 5th: Gary Roberson, Grady Vann, Benjie Reaves, Hugh Sutley, David Curren, Glen Langston, Roger Daviston, Jeff Curren, Penny Jordan, Jenny Norton. Band Officers L to R: David Miller - President, Johnny Thigpen - Student Conductor. Pat Stewart - Secretary, Cindy Massey - Treasurer, Allison McDonald and Teresa Smith - Librarians. 2nd ROW: (Section Leaders) - Benjie Reaves, Roger Daviston, Glen Langston, Amelia Castleberry. Mike Blue. John Hall. 58 Provide Halftime Entertainment 59 Bessemer Academy Mixed Chorus 1st Row, L to R: Leigh Ann Bradley. Robyn Harris. Melanie Brock, Teresa Jones, Dana Goodwin. Jan Barron. Lynn Monroe, Joellyn Beckham. Jane Robinson. Danny Erwin. Don Humphries. Kenneth Cox. Johnny Howton. Mike Williams, Steve Ensor. 2nd Row, L to R: Robin Essman, Sharon Bearden. Cindy Massey. Cheryl Beavers, Stacy Yates. Debbie Gunn, Karen Sigmon. Amy Nabors. Robbie Shealy, Lynn McDonald. Vikki Trimm, Teresa Tramell, John McGill. Terry Shelton. Darrell Terpo, Mike Blue. Wilson Sawyer. Mr. John Perdue -Director. Last year’s Choir received a superior rating at competition! 1st ROW L to R: Vicky Vincent, Jan Barron. Robyn Harris, Mrs. Bailey, Laura lyn Dillard, Kim Turner, Shawn Boatright, Claudia Bence, Marla Martin, Cindy Moore. 2nd ROW: Martha Granger, Vikki Trimm, Sherry McClendon, Darlene Dabbs, Johnny Howton, Joellyn Beckham, Marsha Maples, Danny Erwin, David Norred. 3rd ROW: Terry Weeks. Bob Acheson, Joel Bridges. James Quinn, Rusty Reaves, Bill Sullivan, Marla Martin, Letitia Ellis. Mike Blue. Officers L to R: Barbara Bailey - Sponsor, Ernestine Webb - Business Manager. Johnny Howton - Editor-in-Chief, Joellyn Beckham - Assistant Editor, Darlene Dabbs - Typist. Rebels Led Us To The Top L TO R: Humphries, Cox, Wilkins. Poe, Smith, Yeager, Green, Dabbs. Ray. Ward, Mooney. Phares, Woodward, Adams. Campbell, Roe, Lucas. McGill, Sexton. Jones, Parsons, Erwin, Sawyer, Arnett, Glasscock, Tucker, Chandler, Koss, Marsh. Earnest, Swindal, Loveless, Shelton. Smitherman, Terpo, Legrone. MANAGERS: Mike Ray, John McGill, Taylor Ward. COACHES: Jimmy Lucas, Henry Chandler - Coach of the Year. Kenneth Koss 64 QUARTERBACKS Tony Campbell, Barry Smitherman RECEIVERS Ward. Wilkins, Mooney, Cox, Parsons, Adams, Humphries, Loveless We’ve Got What It Takes LINEMEN Sexton. Green, Smith, Yearger, Dabbs, Earnest, Erwin. Woodward, Jones. Legrone, Terpo, Marsh, Tucker. Sawyer. Roe BACKS Phares, Amestt, Glasscock, Swindal, Shelton. Pate, Poe 63 Rebels Shape Up Before The First Game Work In The Hot Summer Sun Led Our Rebels To The Top 66 1974 Season Rebels - 2 Pickens - 16 Rebels - 14 Shelby - 14 Rebels - 26 West End - 6 Rebels - 6 Morgan - 56 Rebels - 21 Trinity - 23 Rebels - 22 Coosa Valley - 14 Rebels - 46 Inglenook - 6 Rebels - 48 Cahawba Christian - 13 Rebels - 18 Talladega - 14 Rebels - 50 Faith - 22 REBEL BOWL Rebels - 26 Talladega - 6 Phares shows his talent for running while picking up fine yardage. Conferences always prove that the Rebels can do the job. Campbell tries hard for another interception. 67 Rebels coming on for another victory. GREAT COACHES + REBEL SPIRIT X DETERMINATION = A GREAT TEAM Rebels rest before Swindal takes it in for another Rebel touchdown. 68 Rebels Have It All Together In Rebel Bowl Offense takes It easy as the defense does the job. Getting across the goal line isn't always easy, the Rebels show that it can be done. Rebels 26 Talladega 6 Rebels take it easy after good win against Talladega. Junior Varsity Football. . . FIRST ROW: Kiercc. Morrow. Moore. McWaters. Dabbs. SECOND ROW: Scoggins. Pate, Medders, Sexion. Callahan. Bradly. NOT PICTURED: Ousley. Coach Mike Worrell . . . Prepares them for High School competition 70 Varsity Basketball L to R: Kenneth Cox, Stan Brobston, John Orange. Barry Smitherman, John McGill. Mike Priestley. Terry Shelton, Shan Paden. Ken Knight. (NOT PICTURED: Tony Campbell, Mark Freeman.) Coaches: Henry Chandler. Ken Koss 1974 Schedule Shelby Home Talledega Away Chawaba Home Coosa Valley Away Inglenook Away Faith Home Inglenook Shelby Academy Invitational Home Perry Christain Away Faith Home West End Home Talledega Coosa Valley Invitational Home Perry Christain Home Cahawba Away Shelby Away Coosa Valley Home West End Home 71 CENTER John McGill FORWARD Terry Shelion GUARD Kenneth Cox Skill, Hustle, And FORWARD FORWARD Stan Brobston Mike Priestley 72 FORWARD John Orange Heigh t! POINT Ken Knight POINT Tony Campbell GUARD Barry Smitherrnan GUARD Mark Freeman GUARD Shan Paden 73 McGill geis the tip off for another season. Shelton looks for that certain spot. Team waits patiently as Shelton sinks it. Cox goes up for two. Time outs are always full of talk. Priestley goes up after a McGill stuff. Cox looks on as Shelton sinks it. McGill shows his skill. 75 B-Team Basketball L 10 R: Tony Campbell, Earl Pate, Ricky Hayes. Mark Freeman. David Gossett, Alan Coleman. Marty Jinks. Taylor Ward. KNEELING: Coach Koss. 197-1 Schedule Shelby Home Talledega Away Cahawba Home Coosa Valley Away Inglenook Away Faith Home Inglenook Home Perry Christain Away Faith Hopme Talledega Shelby Academy Invitational Home Perry Christain Home Cahwaba Away Shelby Away Coosa Valley Home West End Home Coach Ken Koss 76 Freeman's up for two points. Hayes blocks a Shelby attempt for a basket. Campbell goes up for two. and Campbell wait for the tip off. 77 Campbell lays one up for two points. Freeman gets the rebound. Freeman looks for help. 78 Side line talks always seem to help. Mooney looks for an opening. Today — B-Team Tomorrow — Varsity! 79 Junior High L to R STANDING: Tommy Ellis, Lee Foster. Noel Woodward, Scotty Taylor. KNEELING: Buck Moore. Joey Toner, Joel Ernest, Benjie Reaves, Mike Rockett. COACH: Ken Koss 1974 Schedule Shelby Home Talladega Away Coosa Valley Away Parsons Home Parsons Home Parsons Home Talladega Home Shelby Away Coosa Valley Home West End Home 80 Girls ’ Basketball L 10 R: Bonnie Bunn, Jane Robinson, Kim Sco«, Lou Terry. Vicky Vincent, Cindy Loveless, Anita Pittman, Jan Huey, Becky Holmes, Cindy Reaves, Robin Bryant, Linda Moore, Dawn Reaves. KNEELING: Tina Bryant, Coach Ida Jo Price. 1974 Schedule Shelby Home Talledega Away Cahawba Home Percy Christian Away West End Home Talledega Home Percy Christian Home Cahawba Away Shelby Away West End Home Coach: Mrs. Ida Jo Price 8� Baseball '74 L 10 R, FIRST ROW: Don Humphries, Tony Campbell, David Phares, Billy Humphries, Robin Parsons. Kenneih Cox, Chris Brown. SECOND ROW: David Earnesi, Allen Moore, Wilson SaVyer, Barry Smitherman, Ricky Hayes, Allen Coleman. Joey Roberson. THIRD ROW: Mike Bradford, Terry Shelion. Danny Erwin, Greg Swindle, Bubba Parsons, Coach Chandler, Coach Lucas. 82 REBEL ACTION Good. . . Better. . . Best! B. A. defeated: Coosa Valley 4-0 Cahawba Christian 11-0 Shelby 4-0 Talladega 7-0 Coosa Valley 2-1 Shelby 9-3 Faith 14-2 Faith 7-4 District B.A. defeated: Cahawba Christian 9-3 Plav-offs B. A..defeated: Talladega 9-S Cahawba Christian 11-4 State Plav-offs B. A. defeated: West End 5-1 B.A. lost: Bullock 1-7 Rebel Racket Swings Again For ’74 L 10 R, FIRST ROW: James Callahan. Joel Mulkin, Beisy Johnson, Jon Mulkin. SECOND ROW: Marty Jinks, Mike Olvey, Chipper Janes. Alex Lushington, Tre Harris. 84 Jon Mulkin State Finalist Joel Mulkin Marty Jinks Golf Team STANDING, L to R: Pat Reid, Bucky Gamer, Roger Daviston. KNEELING: Stan Brobston. 85 Varsity Cheerleaders L to R. BOTTOM ROW: Nancy Nabors. Teresa Hand - Co-Head, Robin Bryant - Head. Cindy Reeves. Dana Goodwin. TOP ROW: Renee McWaters, Julie Hall, Lou Terry, Dawn Reeves, Nancy Barnett. Robin Bryant HEAD Teresa Hand CO-HEAD 86 We’re Number One! Nancy Nabors Julie Hall Nancy Barnett Dana Goodwin We Wan t A Cindy Reeves Lou Terry 88 Renee McWateis Dawn Reeves V — I — C — T — O — R — 89 Junior Varsity Cheerleaders FIRST ROW: Sandra Shaw. Sandra Lester. Donna Wammack, Cindy Barnes, Cindy Curren. SECOND ROW: Karla Hurst. Jan Swindal - Head, Jenny Brown - Co-Head, Beth Lee. 1st Place B-Team Winners At Troy State Cheerleader Clinic! 90 Hard Work Pays Off 91 Rebelettes 1974 L TO R: Wessons, Upion, Hill, Jones, Hammond, Holliman, Childers. Elam, Trimm, Edwards, Gleaton, McDonald, Kelly, House, Gunn, Wesson, Varner, Granger, Doison, Baird, Essman, Jones. Norton, Guarino. 92 Rebelettes March To The Beat Of The Band Captain: President: Teresa Jones Co-Captain: Vice President: Robin Essman Secretary: Mary Baird Treasurer: Barri Norton Chaplain: Anna Guarino 1974 Officers A B.A. First -Majorettes Teresa Smith: Claudia Bence. Head: Alicia Smith Pep Rally Spirit! Game Spirit! features First Alternate: Miss Nancy Barnett 4 Second Alternate: Miss Dawn Reeves Homecoming Court Homecoming Action Homecoming Dance Miss Bessemer Academy 1975 00 L to R: Robin Bryant — 1st Alternate; Dana Goodwin — Miss Bessemer Academy; Teresa Jones — 2nd Alternate; Robin Essman — 3rd Alternate L 10 R: Teresa Jones, Robin Bryant. Karen Sigmon, Margaret Lou Terry, and Renee Me Waters. Top Ten Finalists Lto R: Becky Bunn, Cindy Reeves. Becky Holmes. Dana Goodwin, and Robin Essman. 101 Miss Congeniality Miss Dana Goodwin A surprised little girl receives big honors! 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 Ricky, what's that red mark on your neck? Oh no! My Toni Home Permanent just collapsed!!! My name is Poncho. te I'm going to belt you again it you don't come on! I wonder why no one wants to date us??? 109 no Spring Prom ’74 in Kappa Leadout Freshman Favorites Sandra Lester and Earl Pate 114 Sophomore Favorites Becky Holmes and Taylor Ward 115 Junior Favorites Terry Shelton and Nancy Barnett 16 Senior Favorites John Orange, Cindy Reeves, Wilson Sawyer, Dana Goodwin, Kenny Knighi, Robbie Shealy. 117 Everybody do ihe Funky Chicken! The Missing Link Thanks, I ne’eded that! Achooo!!! Smile! You’re on Candid Camera! Why me. Lord? Burp! Senior Class PRESIDENT John Tyson Howton 1970-1975 Laugh and ihe world laughs with you! Student Council 1, 2, 4; 1st V.P. 4 Football 1 Letter Club 1 Who’s Who 2,3,4 Leo Club 4 Student Night 1, 2, 3, 4 Annual Staff 1, 2, 3, 4: Editor 4 Newspaper Staff 1, 2, 3, 4; Editor 4 Class Lawyer 4 Choir 4; Party Chairman 4 School Reporter for Bessemer News CHAPLAIN Dana Patrice Goodwin 1973-1975 Cheerleader 1, 2, 4 Annual Staff 1, 2 Student Council 1, 2 Who’s Who 1, 2 Class Favorite 3 Kappa Tri-Hi-Y 3, 4 Beta 3, 4; Treasurer 4 Powder Puff 3, 4 Homecoming Court 3, 4 Stunt Night 3 Choir 4 Miss Bessemer Academy 1975 VICE PRESIDENT Robbie L. Shealy 1973-1975 Student Council 4 Who’s Who 1, 2 Cheerleader 1, 2 Kappa Tri-Hi-Y 3, 4 Beta 3, 4 Annual Staff 1, 2 Office Assn’t. 4 Miss B.A. Contest 3; 3rd Place Powder Puff 3, 4 Choir 4: Sec. 4 Officers SECRETARY-TREASURER Jane Miller Robinson 1970-1975 I know that each of us is all alone in the end; but the trip still feels less dangerous if you’ve got a friend. Kappa Tri-Hi-Y 2, 3, 4; Treasurer 4 Beta 1, 2. 3, 4; V.P. 1; Pres 4 Annual Staff 1, 2, 4; Co-Editor 1: Business Manager 4 Basketball Team 2,3,4 Choir 4 Student Council 1, 2, 3; V.P. 3 Who's Who 1, 2, 4 Class Favorite 1, 2 Powder Puff 1, 2 Stunt Night 2, 3 Homecoming Court f Journalism Club 1 Who’s Who of American High School Students 4 Responsible Officers + Great Seniors Class of ’75 PARLIAMENTARIAN James Darrell Terpo 1973-1975 Football 1, 2, 3, 4 Baseball 1 Leo Club 3, 4 Jr. Civitan 1, 2 Fellowship of Christian Athletes 1, 2 Stunt Night 3, 4 Choir 4; Student Conductor 4 Student Council 4 Letter Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Sergeant at Arms 4 Who’s Who of American High School Students Keith A. Abercrombie 1973-1975 Photographer 4 Annual Staff 4 Jocllyn Moore Beckham 1971-1975 Student Council 2. 3. 4: V.P. 2. 4 Kappa Tri-Hi-Y 2. 3. 4 Beta 2,3,4 Annual Staff 2, 4; Asst. Editor 4 Newspaper Staff 4 Stunt Night 1. 2, 3, 4 Who's Who 2. 4 Choir 4 Powderpuff 1, 2, 3, 4 Patricia Ann Barry 1971-1975 Kappa Tri-Hi-Y 2. 3, 4; Reporter Hist. 4 Beta 1, 2, 3, 4 Annual Staff 2, 3, 4: Buss. Manager 3 Powderpuff 1. 2, 3 Stunt Night 2, 3 James W. Brewer 1971-1975 Well, I'll think about it.” 122 Leo Club 4 Hobby Club 1 Joel Bridges 1974-1974 Annual Staff Newspaper Staff Who's Who Susan Ann Bunn 1971-1975 Robin Anita Bryant 1970-1975 If in doubt . . . don’t! “ Beta Club 1.2,3, 4 Kappa Tri-Hi-Y 3, 4 Cheerleader 1, 2, 3, 4; Head 4 Student Council 1, 4; Pres. 1. Chaplain 4 Homecoming Queen 1 Basketball 2.3.4 Who’s Who 1,2,4 Powderpuff 3, 4 Micheal Scott Burkes 1974-1975 123 Do what you like to do. Kenneth W. Cox 1973-1975 Football 1. 3. 4 Basketball 1, 2. 3. 4 Baseball 3, 4 Letter Club 3, 4 Who's Who 1,2,4 Choir 4 Vickie M. J. Everett 1973-1975 Student Council 1 Library Aid 1 Newspaper Staff 3 Annual Staff 4 First Class Cadet 1 Oil Paint Instructor 1, 2,3,4 Red Cross Disaster Service Award 3 Darlene L. Dabbs 1971-1975 Journalism 1 Annual Staff 1. 4 Kappa Tri-Hi-Y 2. 3 Newspaper 4 Stunt Night 3, 4 Robin Mowry Essman 1971-1975 Homecoming Court 1, 3. 4; Queen 4 Cheerleader 2 Rebelettes 4; Co-Captain 4 Kappa Tri-Hi-Y 2, 3. 4 Annual Staff 3, 4 Choir 4 Who's Who 2, 4 Powderpuff 1. 2. 3. 4 Leo Club 4 Debra Gail Gunn 1973-1975 David W. Gray 1971-1975 Football 1. 2 Who’s Who 1, 4 Baseball 1 Letter Club 1. Don Allan Humphries 1973-1975 Baseball 3 Football 4 Letter Club 4 Choir 4 Who’s Who 4: Best Dressed Leo Club 4 Rebellettes 4 Annual Staff 4 Choir 1, 2. 3, 4 Youth for Christ 2 Tri-Hi-Y 2 Newspaper Staff 3 Pep Club 1 Powderpuff 3, 4 Jeff Jones 1971-1975 Football 1. 2. 3, 4 Baseball 1 Basketball 1 Golf 1. 2. 4 Letter Club 1, 2. 3, 4: V.P. 4 Leo Club 3. 4; Pres. 4 All Conference Honorable Mention 4 125 Teresa P. Jones 1970-1975 Beta Club 1. 2. 3. 1 Senior Class Historian 4 Annual Staff 1. 2. 3, 4; Senior Editor 4 Powderpuff 1. 2, 3 Who’s Who 1. 4 Choir 3. 4: Pianist 3 Tennis 2 Kappa Tri-Hi-Y 2.3, 4 Newspaper Staff 1 Rebelettes 4; Captain 4 Jr. Miss Bess. 1974 3 Stunt Night 1,3.4 JoAnn Kurils 1972-1975 Ken M. Knight 1973-1975 There’s always a first time for everything. Basketball 3. 4 Football 1 Deborah Elizabeth Marsh 1973-1975 Kappa Tri-Hi-Y 2,3,4 Who’s Who 2, 4 Kappa Secretary 4 Office Assistant 3 Kappa Tri-Hi-Y 3, 4 Cheerleader 2 Powderpuff 4 Who's Who 2, 4 Annual Staff 4 126 127 Amy Leigh Nabors 1970-1975 Kappa Tri-Hi-Y 2, 3. 4; Chap. 4 Annual Staff 1, 2, Be'ta 2,3,4 Choir 4 Homecoming Court 1 Student Council Representative 2 John H. Orange 1973-1975 Basketball 2,3,4 Nancy Lynne Nabors 1971-1975 Cheerleader 2,3,4 Student Coundil 3, 4 Kappa Tri-Hi-Y 2, 3, 4 Beta 2, 3, 4 Who’s Who 2, 4 Stephen N. Parker 1973-1975 You ain't seen nothing yet. 128 Choir 3, 4 James W. Quinn 1973-1975 Newspaper Staff 4 Who's Who 4 Cintcalia Paige Reeves 1970-1975 Russell Bruce Reaves 1971-1975 Hobby Club 1 Youth for Christ 2. 3 Annual Staff 1. 2, 3. 4 Newspaper Staff 3, 4 James Paschal Reid 1970-1975 Golf 2. 3, 4 Baseball 1 Football 1, 2 Letter Club 1, 2, 3. 4 Beta 3. 4 Who's Who Among American High School Students 4 129 Beta Club 1, 2. 3, 4 Kappa Tri-Hi-Y 2. 3. 4 Student Council 2. 4 Cheerleader 1. 2. 3. 4 Basketball 2,3.4 Who's Who 1, 4 Pep Club 1 Powderpuff 1, 2, 3, 4 Wilson P. Sawyer, Jr. 1971-1975 Varsity Football 1, 2, 3, 4 Baseball 1. 2, 3 Letter Club 1. 2, 3, 4 Leo Club 3. 4 All Conference Honorable Mention 4 Thomas C. Smith, Jr. 1971-1975 Football 2. 4 Letter Club 2, 3, 4 Baseball 1, 2 Beta 1. 2,3,4 Student Council Representative 4 Leo 4 Who’s Who 1. 4 David Baker Sexton 1971-1975 Pamela Stewart 1973-1975 Who’s Who 1. 2 Pep Club 1 Kappa Tri-Hi-Y 3, 4 Annual Staff 3, 4 Newspaper 2 Powderpuff 1,2,3 Beta 3, 4 Future Teachers of America 1 Class Sec.-Treas. 1 30 Charles E. Stone. Jr. 1971-1975 Hobby Club 1 Newspaper Staff 2 Tennis 2 Baseball 1 Youth for Christ 2. 3 Leo Club 4 Who’s Who 4 Bonnie Jill Webster 1971-1975 Beta 1,2,3, 4 Kappa Tri-Hi-Y 2. 3. 4: Pari. 4 Who’s Who 1 Annual Staff 2, 3 Powderpuff 2,3,4 Teresa Lynn Tramell 1970-1975 Kappa Tri-Hi-Y 3, 4 Annual Staff 1, 2, 3 Choir 3. 4 Newspaper Staff 1, 2, 3 Powderpuff 1, 2. 3 Stacy Ann Yates 1972-1975 Kappa Tri-Hi-Y 2. 3. 4; Pres. 4 Youth for Christ 2 Tennis 2 Student Council 3 Miss B.A. 3 Leo Club 3. 4 Annual Staff 4 131 Class Poem if 132 If I were but a child again where I could go to my Mother and Dad with skinned knees or a broken toy to mend - life would be great. If I were but an adolescent again with bony knees and curlers in my hair, boyfriends calling on the telephone - life would be great. If I were but an adult where I could look back over my life with a smile and see that life had been good to me - life would be great. But you see, I'm not a child nor an adolescent. Neither do I have the things to look back on that makes one wise. I am only myself with a new day. A new day! How wonderful. I am making of my life today what I will be in the future. Let me strive to be a friend to all, to love and be loved. Let me always want to learn new things but never forget the lessons we learn from the past. No, I wouldn't want to be a child again. Nor would I like to be an adolescent again. I would not like being in my mature years. We have a future and we will strive to make it a better place to live. Class Poet { . c+j Nancy Nabors Class History It's ai ihis stage in life that we most regret growing old - leaving behind so many good times. It makes you feel someone is a hundred years old looking back to when we were only a teenager. In reality, it is us looking back and sadly saying so long to twelve years of the happiest times in our lives. It's now when we look back and remember elementary schools with recess and lunch. Next came junior high school and combination lockers. Then came the big time - high school. There we were, frightened freshmen who became silly sophomores who found it difficult not knowing anything. Then we began to grow up and became wild our junior year. We were so wild that it won the blue ribbon at stunt night and a mean look from the teachers. As Seniors we each began to realize who we really were and so we started rounding out our own unique personalities. We also began to live each day of high school to its very fullest because we had realized it was our last one. But, when we stop and think of all these things, none of it would have been possible if B. A. had never come to be. It seems that all the joys, sorrows, excitment and hard work we all put into B. A. has brought us all closer together. We hold memories of so many happy times that will never be replaced because they were all so very special. These are memories that are only once-in-a-lifetime things. Yes, it's at this time of the year that we began to look at our friends, knowing that we are going to miss those ones that have grown so special to us. But. we won't forget them for they have marked a special place in our hearts that will never be forgotten. Class Historian Teresa Jones 133 Last Will And Testament We, the Senior Class of 1975, being of sound mind (?) and body, do hereby declare this our LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT: To: ihe JUNIORS (our best friends) we wish the best of luck for next year. To: RENEE McWATERS we leave STACY YATE’S plastic smile. To: TONY CAMPBELL we leave TERESA JONES and a moth-eaten Rebelette uniform. To: MIKE BLUE we leave 1 pint of Vampire Blood! To: MARSHA MAPLES we leave JOHNNY HOWTON and a swimming party. To: GREG SWINDAL we dump JILL WEBSTER! To: JANICE JETTON we leave ANN BARRY’S sweet personality, sense of kindness, and abilily to get along with others. To: VIKKI TR1MM and LYNN MONROE we leave LYNN MCDONALD’S singing abilities!!! To: TOMMY PITMAN and JOHNNY THIGPEN we leave the zany antics of STEVE LOVELESS and DAVID GRAY! To: CHERYL BEAVERS we leave JOELLYN’S hot pants!!! (Hubba-Hubba!) To: MARK MUSSO we leave JOHN ORANGE’S crash course in Driver’s Ed. To: JULIE HALL we leave BIRD PARSONS. To: MR. REMELE we leave a straight-jacket!! I To: MARTHA GRANGER we donate a size 14 Rebelett uniform. To: GREENWOOD w- give JEFF JONES and WILSON SAWYER. To: PAM CROTWELL we leave the ’’DARLENE DABBS Lookalike Award!” To: NANCY BARNETT we leave JOANN KURTTS dark features. To: DEBORAH BRYANT and CINDY LOVELESS we leave TERESA TRAMELL’S famous quote - ”Fat is where it’s at!” To: the JUNIORS we leave the SENIOR'S favorite saying - ’’Remember when our school was just a red bam? To: future English teachers we leave DEBBIE GUNN and ’’GUUUUURALD!! I” To: KAREN PYLANT we leave MICHAEL ST. JOHN and a WERC bumper sticker! To: KAREN SIGMON we leave a one year’s supply of Ultra-Sheen cosmetics! To: KRISTIE DAVIS we leave a free shower. To: SPUT POE we leave a choice between NANCY NABORS and JULIE GRIFFIN. To: next year's ’’Reflections” Staff we leave hari-kari instructions! To: SHAN PADEN we leave 80 pounds of DARRELL TERPO. To: KIM SCOTT we leave the title of Miss B. A. I” To: JULIE HALL we leave the Kappa Tri-Hi-Y! I! To: TIM HAYES we leave those wonderful memories of JANE ROBINSON and 1971!!! To: ERNESTINE WEBB. CINDY MOORE, and MARLA MARTIN we leave AMY NABOR’S old job at ’’C.T.’s Game Room!” To: ALEX LUSH1NGTON we leave LARRY MASON’S title of ’’God’s Gift to Women.” To: LAURA JOHNSON we leave SHARON BEARDEN’S roach clip!!! To: LOU TERRY HESTER we leave SHERRY McCLENDON’S poise. To: RUSS COWLEY we leave a million broken hearts. To: CLAUDIA BENCE we leave VICKIE EVERETT’S outgoing personality. To: MARTY JINKS we swap CHUCK STONE’S freckles! To: MR. PERDUE we leave some ear muffs and tranquilizers. 134 To: JOY SHELTON we leave the book, Go Ask Alice. To: PRESTON RUSSELL we leave RUSTY REAVE’S Afro and personal wardrobe! To: NATALIE PYLANT we leave DEBBIE MARSH’S soft voice! To: EARL PATE and TERESA SMITH we leave JOHNNY THIGPEN’S getaway car!!! To: ALICIA SMITH we leave absolutely NOTHING!!! To: next year’s BAND and CHOIR we leave a tasteful arrangement of The Pusher! ’’ To: DANA REID we leave a sleeping bag. To: DON MOONEY and JENNY BROWN we leave the changeable relationship of DANA GOODWIN and KENNETH COX. To: TERESA MOORE we leave CINDY REEVE’S graceful walk. To: BEN ARNETT we leave DAVID SEXTON’S haircut!!! To: LISA NIXON we leave ROBIN ESSMAN’S delicate laugh! To: MRS. BAILEY we leave shock treatments. To: MARK MUSSO we leave JOHNNY HOWTON’S title of the B. A. GODFATHER! To: ALLAN COLEMAN we leave DON HUMPHRIES’ Don Juan approach. To: the Town Clock we leave a can of Raid Yard Guard. To: MRS. HILL we leave more gossip. To: VICKY VINCENT we leave JOEL BRIDGES’ psychiatrist. To: MELANIE BROCK we leave a frog. To: all unfortunate victims we leave memories of the BROBSTON-HOWTON Yardrolling Company! To: GREG McBRIDE we leave more arms. To: MRS. LUSHINGTON we leave memories of ourselves in the 1970 eighth grade class and the phone booth, the oranges, the radio, etc . . . To: STACY HOUSE, BETH LEE, and LORA HOLLIMAN we leave the intimate secrets of PAM MUIR, DANA GOODWIN, and ROBBIE SHEALY! ! ! To: COACH CHANDLER we leave DARRELL TERPO’S moustache. To: TAMMY LANGFORD we leave PAM STEWART’S Frost and Swirl hair! To: MR. NORTON. STAN BROBSTON leaves his blue jeans. To: KRISTIE DAVIS we leave DEBBIE GUNN’S enchanting personality. To: LOU TERRY we are STILL leaving BENNY HESTER!!! To: NANCY BARNETT we leave PAM MUIR’S bottle of hair bleach. To: TERESA HAND, DANA GOODWIN leaves the front row pew! To: SPUT POE. NANCY NABORS leaves. To: DAVID GOSSETT. STAN BROBSTON leaves TERESA HAND. To: TONY CAMPBELL. TERESA JONES leaves another ride in Greg’s Caddi! To: TIM HAYES we leave all the charm of LARRY MASON. To: VIKKI TRIMM we leave LYNN MCDONALD’S B.C. Tablets. To: JULIE GRIFFIN, STEVE LOVELESS leaves a Dear John letter! To: COACH LUCAS. ANN BARRY leaves all her admiration. To: ANYBODY, ROBIN BRYANT leaves five more years in the Miss B. A. Contest!!! To: MISS JOHNSON we leave an explosive pifiata! To: REE REEVES we leave big sister Dawn’s Boyfriend Switcheroo game! To: JOANN MORRIS we leave a date with LARRY MASON! To: BEN ARNETT, STACY YATE’S phone number is available!!! To: BESSEMER ACADEMY, CLINT SMITH GLADLY leaves his mother! To: DAVID GOSSETT. DAVID Moose SEXTON leaves his shocking physique! To: COACH HENRY CHANDLER the Senior athletes leave a life-size picture of himself! To: MISS BAILEY the Communism Class leaves a Fun Day!!! To: VIKKI TRIMM, SCOTT BURKES leaves his never-ending love. To: all the guys at B. A. we leave a date with VICKIE EVERETT. 135 To: CYNTHIA PEARSON. CATHY MORROW leaves her teeth!!! To: anybody who wants It. KENNY KNIGHT leaves a smouldering car! To: CONNIE BISHOP we leave a date with whoever it is this week! To: CATHY McCLINTON, JOELLYN BECKHAM leaves her favorite book, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex But Were Afraid to Ask! (OO-LA-LA!!!) To: BARRY SMITHERMAN, KENNETH COX leaves his hot pink gym shorn. To: CATHY McCLINTON. NANCY NABORS leaves a few lessons. To: LAURA JOHNSON and JOY SHALTON we leave a moon! To: DON MOONEY, STEVE LOVELESS leaves a window pane for his future trip! To: MARK FREEMAN, PAT REID leaves his iron covers. To: MR. NORTON we leave fond memories of BUBBA PARSON!!! To: JULIE HALL, ROBIN BRYANT leaves a butch-cut. To: LAURA JOHNSON, JOY SHELTON, SHAN PADEN, JOANN MORRIS, and NANCY BRAZIL we leave memories of JANE ROBINSON, JOHNNY HOWTON, DON HUMPHRIES, and JOELLYN BECKHAM in Kiska Beach!!! To: MRS. BAILEY we leave RUSTY REAVES' old projectionist job. To: BRUCE ARNETT'S little brother, JOEL BRIDGES leaves his wild personality and booming sense of humor! To: MRS. BUCK we leave one last chorus of Jingle Bells! To: TERRY SHELTON we leave another date with STACY YATES. To: DAWN REEVES, DANA GOODWIN leaves her tailor-made pants. To: KAREN KELLY we leave an English book. To: DAVID PH ARES we leave a lifeguarding job! To: JIMMIE LYNN WOODWARD we leave a basketball player! To: BETSY JOHNSON and GINA LAZENBY we leave a foosball table. To: DAVID MILLER we leave some bongo drums! To: ALLISON MCDONALD we leave her sister's dancing ability!!! To: JON MULKIN we leave a tennis racket. To: ANNA LEE GUARINO we leave another dance to take DAVID GLASSCOCK to! To: JANE ROBINSON fans we leave the Kappa Leadout coat!!! To: CINDY MASSEY we leave a tuned piano!!! To: Everyone at Bessemer Academy we leave a sense of humor and the best of luck. Class Prophecy As you all know, the Class Prophecy Is ONLY the imagination of two people looking Into the future. Please use YOUR imagination and picture, if you will, the following things . . . The Class Reunion of 1985 is being held in what are the remains of the B. A. Gym. As we pass through a hole in the wall we come upon a crowd gathered around LARRY MASON who recently posed as a centerfold for Cosmopolitan. Among the distinguished people we find RUSTY REAVES, who now owns the Ms. Rusty’s Hairstyling Shop; and DAVID GRAY, a famous connoisseur of fine wines. We then see sitting on the only bench left from the bleachers, CLINT SMITH, owner of Smith’s Exterminators. We are fortunate to have CLINT with us on parole for the pre-meditated extermination of his sister. Beside him we see DANA GOODWIN and KENNETH COX, who have been married and divorced ten (10) times! They are talking with PAM MUIR, one of the most outstanding players for the Lipscomb LuLu's Basketball Team - coached by GUESS WHO? Next to PAM is ANN BARRY, who left her fiancee - Grady, for Greg Swindal. Meanwhile JILL WEBSTER has moved on to bigger and better things - DAVID MOOSE SEXTON! On another side of the room we spot NANCY NABORS, along with BRUCE ARNETT, who have established a commune in Opp, Alabama!!! Chatting with them is JOANN KURTTS who is very dejected since she lost the Winston 500 due to a pitstop made to freshen her make-up and grab a little bite to eat. They’re talking to CHUCK STONE, who along with STACY YATES, has just starred in the award-winning movie, The Reluctant Redheads!!!’’ JOHNNY HOWTON has just come in with seventh wife, Terri Ward, after an evening on the town at the former Cate Italiano, which JOHNNY now owns and has renamed Godzilla's Garage! VICKIE EVERETT, who is now employed at the Magic Fingers Massage Parlor, is over on the far side of the room trying to help and old friend, JOEL BRIDGES. JOEL is having a rather hard time of things, since his entire body Is in a cast. Over by the balance beam we find another group of our old classmates - AMY NABORS, JANE ROBINSON, and JOELLYN BECKHAM, who we fondly remember as The Three Stooges. AMY is just recoring from a nervous breakdown that she had after her prize mutt, Scamp, was brutally attacked by Kitty. JANE has just stopped by for a minute on her way to Pasquale’s and C.T.’s where she STILL goes every Friday night looking for excitement! JOELLYN has just gotten through doing some commercials for the Leggs Pantyhose Co. These three are conversing with ROBIN ESSMAN, who has finally found a job at the fair appearing as the lady who turns into a gorilla, and WILSON SAWYER, who failed at plumbing when he flooded the home of TAG (McCLENDON) and JEFF JONES. Over in the water, DON HUMPHRIES and LYNN McDONALD are discussing their problems. DON is in a state of deep depression after losing the Mr. Universe title to JAMES BREWER, and LYNN Is in a wheelchair due to Injuries received during a shimmy contest!!! CINDY REEVES has just ridden through the gym on her mini-trail to speak to MIKE McDONALD, SCOTT BURKES, and STEVE PARKER - the stars 137 of thai GREAT new T.V. series. “Ninety Minutes of Nothing. CINDY has won national acclaim for being the first female member of the Devil's Desciples! Over by the piano stands TERESA TRAMELL, manager of the Town and Clock Cafeteria. She is talking with SHARON BEARDEN, who owns a chain of Foosball Havens called Sharon’s Shacks, and JAMES QUINN, who is teaching classes in tattooing and body painting. With them is PAM STEWART, who has formed a new allfemale union at MacDonald's called Mama Macks. Across the room we see another rather large gathering including ROBIN BRYANT, who is still in her freshman year at Auburn because she is TOO involved. Others in the group include: ROBBIE SHEALY, who has earned the name Big Mama, since she and her 25 children now make up half of the population of Lipscomb: DARRELL TERPO, who has taken over Coach Chandler’s job at Big B. A.; STEVE LOVELESS, the Demolition Derby champion for the past 5 years; DEBBIE GUNN, (with Guuuurald, of course!), who is the hostess of a new T.V. show called Debbie Talks and Talkes and Talks . . . and new country and western singer, KEITH ABER-ZOMBIE, with his new hit - Pickin' Grinnin', which he dedicated to his mother-image, Linnie Mae Brob-ston! Word has just reached us that STAN BROBSTON has driven up in his '57 Chevy, thinking this is a retake of the skit, Greasy Gary's Last Stand. Kind-hearted STAN has brought with him former Professor PAT REID, strait jacket and all. PAT was put in an institution after trying unsucessfully to answer the mind-shattering question, What does 2 plus 2 equal? Huddled over by a fallen basketball goal are several B. A. alumni. KEN KNIGHT, mayor of the fair city of Lipscomb, is standing spellbound while listening to DARLENE DABBS, the teacher in charge of play period at Plantation Manor, talking about two of her best pupils, DEBBIE MARSH and JOHN ORANGE. We are sorry that TERESA JONES and SUSAN BUNN could not make it tonight. TERESA is not with us because at her last opera performance she cracked her contact-lenses when she hit high C. SUSAN has not been heard of since graduation, when she rode off into the sunset in Dewayne's Hot Rod! !!! It is now time to pan. There are a few tears and promises of getting together again, which we hope will be kept. Thanks to all of you for taking our imaginary trip with us. And to all of our friends and to B. A., that we are leaving behind this year, we hope to say when next we meet . . . You’ve come a LONG way, Baby!!! 138 CLASS PROPHETS. Cindy Reeves rfocllpj T CcKh % Joellyn Beckham BEST ALL AROUND Robin Essman John Orange MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED Amy Nabors Clint Smith Senior Who’s Who MOST TALENTED Teresa Jones James Quinn MOST UNIQUE Nancy Nabors Ken Knight MOST SCHOOL SPIRIT Cindy Reeves Jeff Jones 139 WITTIEST Jocllyn Beckham Johnny Howton MOST POPULAR Joann Kurus Stan Brobston Jane Robinson Johnny Howton BIGGEST FLIRTS BEST DRESSED Debbie Marsh Don Humphries uo BEST CONVERSATIONALISTS Debbie Gunn Chuck Stone CUTEST David Gray Dana Goodwin MOST ATHLETIC Steve Loveless Robin Bryant FRIENDLIEST Robbie Shealy Wilson Sawyer BEST MANNERED Pam Muir Darrell Terpo Alma Mater Oh Alma Mater We turn our hearts to thee; With memories of thy honor - Bessemer Academy When years from now we'll pause, To think of yesterdays. Remembering Alma Mater And her ideals, we'll ever praise. May our Academy Take passing years in stride, And strengthen with each season: The test of time, defied. With loyalty we pledge To take that which you've taught. And serve mankind with courage. Using the truths which we have sought. The words will never show the you I’ve come to know. 99 145 . g • Then one by one the stars would all go out, Then you and I wo uld simply fly a way. . U6 Ligh t th eir way wh en th e darkness surrounds them. Give them love, let it shine all around them. ” 147 Why is i t, Sir, Children grow up to be people one day?” W8 I CAUTION ■ SHALLOW AREAS V ROCK IN CREEK MAKE HA7ARDOUSJCOND1TIO.NS Swim at your own risk MONOGRAMMING 1201 4th AVENUE Don’t settle for ’’just a job after graduation; You can have a job that pays well, gives you valuable training and opens a whole new world of travel. NOW is the time to find out how you can have more than just a job in your future with the Air Force. 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