Foley High School - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Foley, AL)

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Topping It Off Supported by Mike McConnell (54) and Sean Feely (43), newly announced queen Michelle Schumacher beams as Rhonda Fortner adds the finishing touch. Twelve court members took the field at 7 p.m. before a home crowd of about 5000. Strutting His Stuff Displaying the latest in Northview fashion, Mr. George Boehm struts onto the gym floor. Five male teachers, im- personating Northview homecoming court members, inspired wild whoops and whistles from the ecstatic pep rally crowd. Deadly Footwork Lethal weapon Herbert Casey (9) combines unbelievable moves and blinding speed to get past Northview ' s 47. Regulation play ending in a 7-7 dead- lock, the Cougars overcame the Lions 10-7 in overtime. 12 H omecoming

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I Hurricane Dressing Masking tape became a coveted arti- cle in Baldwin County during the last days of August. Windows were taped on homes and stores to prevent the shat- tering of glass from violent winds and flying objects. All Washed Up Remains of what used to be a pier in Orange Beach show results of the storm damage. Trees and other debris covered the yards of coastal homes. Making Escape As rain drizzles down, Highway 59 be comes thick with traffic heading for higher ground. Residents of Gulf Shores were forced to evacuate their homes twice during the threats of Elena Hurricane Elena 1 1

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Stylish imposters Students spend homecoming week in costume Had you just stepped into the punk rock era? Seeing double? Had the student body been am- bushed by exploding blue and gold paint cans? No — to all of the above. Football spirit dictat- ed the fashion scene during the week of homecoming. Festivities and floatmaking consumed students ' time both during and after school hours. Dress up week, sponsored by the cheerleaders, kicked off homecoming fever, inspiring pink hairstyles, twin dressing, Smurf sheets converted to to- gas, and Alabama or Auburn sweatshirts. The 14 parade par- ticipants secured flat bed trai lors and found barns or large ga rages to keep them in Gathering newspaper, crepe pa per, carpet rolls, and manne quins, they designed floats, cars, and station wagons to the theme Catch the Spirit. Enthusiasm reached its peak on Friday as students splat- tered in blue and gold invaded the campus. Spirit exploded at 2:35 p.m. when a jam-packed gym nasium crowd released all their pent-up energy while cheering, chanting, and rocking with the band. Five male facul- ty members, masquerading as Northview homecoming queen hopefuls, pranced in front of the pep rally crowd amid whoops, whistles, and cat calls. Carrying his cheerleader escort onto the gym floor, Coach Eddie Willis won over the crowd and, based on the acclamation of the roar- ing mob, was crowned queen. Following the rally, students streamed out of the nearest doors and hopped onto parade entries to take the scenic route through town. The American Field Service (AFS) entry cap- tured the best float award, while the Student Government Asso- ciation (SGA) won the competi- tion for the best decorated win- dow. Pre-game festivities ended when Michelle Schumacher was crowned queen before ap- proximately 5000 homecoming fans. Cheers and high-fives erupted from the sky-high Lions as they prepared to take re- venge on the Morthview Cou- gars, a team they had been un- able to overcome in their two previous encounters. Prospects for a victory climaxed when split end Herbert Casey cradled a 61 -yard Kerry Flowers pass and strolled into the endzone with 2:15 left on the clock; but 12 plays later a touchdown pass from Northview ' s Brian Nomberg to split end Chris Holm silenced the home crowd and sent the game into over- time. Winning the coin toss, the Cougars elected to play defense first, and the Lions sent in their offensive team for a shot at the overtime victory. Hopes for a homecoming win and an unde- feated season crashed when a Flowers bootleg pass was inter- cepted on first down. Kicker Clark Lopez immediately took the field and booted a 27-yard field goal for a 10-7 Norfhview victory. Hearts sinking and heads bowed, stunned players, coaches, and fans quietly exit- ed the stadium. Five-hundred fifty withdrew to the gym for the SGA-sponsored dance, while some planned to go to the Shrimp Festival the next day. Others simply went home to re- cover. However students chose to deal with the defeat, the knowledge that the team had al- ready secured a post-season play off spot left them looking for a rematch — and a cham- pionship title. Homecoming Court — Front: Stieila Dhanda, Rickey Pigott. Michelle Schu macher (Queen), Rossana Casiro Lonna Herronen. Back: Leah Goforth Part! Houser. Mary Popp, Suzanne Ad ams. Cindy Hughes. Stephanie Brice, Dina Watley. Homecoming 13