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

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Hand In Hand Struck by Cupid ' s arrow, Jeremy Tin- ney and Andrea Hale stroll to the sec- ond grade playground. Students find a special friend fielps break tfie humdrum of school days. Heart disease Vital signs fluctuate due to epidemic It struck without warning. Af- fecting students of every age, it spread across campuses in epi demic proportions. As the con dition reached its peal , stu dents felt its effects in full force The symptoms; loss of appe tite, sweaty palms, weak knees inattention in class. The diagno- sis: love. Exchanging smiles and shy glances with the object of your affections, you noticed the first signs of the condition as early as kindergarten and first grade. Usually caught in the middle, the trusty mutual best friend passed along that all-too-famil- iar note, I like you. Do you like me? Yes or no. Circle one. More often than not the answer was yes — that is, until someone more interesting came along to steal your heart a few days lat- er. As you matured, so did your methods of attracting the oppo- site sex. Notes abandoned, you sent verbal messages via your faithful go-between, praying for favorable reports in return. If this method proved unsuccess- ful. Plan B went into effect. In- corporating the notion that ev- eryone likes to receive flowers, your second strategy was to send your true love a homecom- ing or Valentine carnation. If, after all these efforts, unsuc- cessful results followed, you moped and mourned for two to three weeks and then went on to greener pastures. In high school, however, the obsession reached full strength. Walking around in a daze for the first several weeks of school, you admired your heartthrob at a distance, memorizing his schedule and accidentally bumping into him between classes. With a great deal of prodding from supportive friends, you finally worked up the courage to speak to him. As you casually happened to pass him between his first peri- od English class and second pe- riod American History class you managed a weak hi and a quick smile between clenched teeth. Flashing those pearly whites, he returned the greeting and, as you leaned on the clos- est solid object you could find for support, your heart nearly stopped. Whether or not these prelimi- nary encounters blossomed into deeper relationships, the experience of falling in love gave meaning and direction to students lives, as well as spic- ing up the otherwise mundane school experience. 14 Love Epidemic

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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

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Paper changes hands as Lezley Ever- age passes a note to Rusty Roberson. A quiet means of communication, note passing proved to be a popular way to keep in touch during class. Rehashing the day ' s events. Jeannie Mixon and Kevin Daw rendevous out- side the gym. Students look forward to breaks in their schedules so they can spend time together. Cars serve as a convenient gathering place. Chi Chi Bosch and Kathy Yar- brough chat during the final minutes of lunch after battling the canteen line. Love Epidemic 15