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

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Cramming The Last Resort It is the last night before the test — the big test. It is already 9 p.m. What can I do? I will nev- er learn all of this material by tomorrow, you may cry in de- spair. You ' ve now placed your- self in the same situation that many a student before you has faced. You ' re cramming. Most students procrastinated studying until the last minute and were then forced into cram- ming. It did not matter if stu- dents had to take a ten word vocabulary test or even a six weeks test, the final resort was always cramming. However, some teachers discovered a method of preventing students from procrastinating — pop quizzes. Although students were con- stantly warned by teachers to not wait until the last minute, cramming sometimes proved to be the only way out of what stu- dents had once again gotten themselves into. — Daniel Thompson. Seeing Double Seeing Double Have you ever thought that you were seeing double? Some teachers thought they were when they saw a set of twins walking down the hall. For many twins, like Jacob and Joseph Prim, it was easy to play tricks on other people or trade places and fool the teacher. Some people call us Twidle Dum and Twidle Do, said Daxtor and Matthew Goforth, who really liked being twins. Some parents like (heir twins to dress alike, but others didn ' t. Even though faternal twins could easily be told apart, identical twins were almost impossible to identify. Most twins were put into separate classes so the teacher would not have so many problems. At times, it seemed that their other classmates could tell them apart easier than the teachers. Twins, sometimes confusing to outsiders, stayed busy keeping people on their toes. — Vicki Ewing V £y ' oi D Ruff, ruff, ruff ... the royal dog of the school. Earl B. Taylor, performed before thousands of people during a seg- ment for the six o ' clock news on WKRG TV 5. Human inter- est reporter Keith Brunson and his cameraman visited the middle school campus to do a report called Teacher ' s Pet. The story introduced Earl to the audience and gave the account of how Earl came to be adopted as the school dog. Film footage showed that Earl was treated just like any other student. Mr. Brunson made one major observation about Earl when he said, Unlike most students. Earl B. Taylor has no ambition to graduate. Earl made school his home year round. During the sum- mer he stuck close to Mr. Ivan Jones, but as soon as school started, he returned to room 8 where he received food, water and attention from Miss Deborah Lundberg and her seventh grade students. Stray dogs came and went, but seldom did a dog come that got as much attention as Earl — certainly none were cunning enough to become a TV star like Earl B. Taylor. — Tereasa Anderson 24 Gold Nugget

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Box Office Hits Despite the fact that one might have HBO, Showtime, Movie Channel, or even a VCR, there was just something about going to the movies that was a little more exciting. Whether they were comedies, dramas, mysteries, or love stories, mov- ies continuously drew students out of the house and into the theater. Sylvester Stallone returned to the screen when he produced and starred in Rocky IV which went on to become a blockbuster hit. Patrick Swazey became an even bigger hit than when he co-starred in the TV mini-series The North and The South after co-starring with Rob Lowe in Young Blood. Family Ties Michael J. Fox made his movie debut after tak- ing the lead role in the box of- fice smash Back To The Fu- ture. Capturing the spot of the most popular entertainer at the age of 24, Eddie Murphy contin- ued to draw students with his magnetic sense of humor. Bringing a bit of romance to the screen, St. Elmo ' s Fire siz- zled with a crowd-pleasing cast with heart throbs like Rob Lowe and Jud Nelson. Although the movies ranged from romance to violence, they all had one thing in common — they grossed millions and at the same time made their mark on the cinema world. — Sondra Callaway. Elvis the Second? Although he competed against top names such as Tina Turner and Michael Jackson and was compared to the King of Rock-n-Roll, Bruce Spring- steen managed to win hearts of teens and adults all across the world. He was known as The Boss and he became famous for hits like Dancing in the Dark and his latest release Born In The U.S.A. He dressed loosely in ragged blue jeans and a dingy white t-shirt. Bruce held soldout concerts all over the U.S. He was also involved in the benefit Farm Aid concert to help farm- ers across the nation. Rising above hotselling al- bums such as We Are The World and Corey Hart ' s hit re- lease Boy In A Box, Bruce ' s Born In The U.S.A. was named the top album of the year. As his album raked in mil- lions of dollars, Bruce was off to a very hot start. He was so ad- mired and accepted that he be- came known as the second El- vis Presley. — Susan Lipscomb Bruce Springsteen ' s Born In The U.S.A. became the top selling album of the year and helped Bruce receive the title of Top Male Pop Vocalist of The Dottie and Tad are liv- ing together in New York hiding from the cops, while poor Andrew is in Pine Valley away from his beloved Dottie trying to prove her innocence. Shawn is out to get Paul so he can keep Lauren all to himself. Vic- tor can ' t decide whether he wants Ashley or Nikki, while John ' s about to find out Jack ' s secret about him and Jill. Shane and Kimberly have found happiness at last. Or have they? After months of gazing at each other at a distance, they are finally engaged and Kimberly is pregnant; but the baby ' s father is Kiria- kas who threatened to kill Shane unless Kimberly slept with him. These bits of informa- tion were what one heard during the first few weeks of school while soap lovers exchanged happen- ings on their favorite day- time shows. The dedicated soap watchers sometimes came down with last min- ute bugs so they could stay home to catch up on who was sleeping with who, who got a divorce, or who was about to be mur- dered. Soap lovers were the students who were Liv- ing in the Soaps! — Alisa Johnson Living in the Soaps Gold Nugget 23

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ABC . . . ZZZ Zzz . . . that was a familar sound heard in class everyday. Whether due to lack of sleep the previous night because of an irresistible late, late show or to sheer bordeom. the results were the same. Exhausted students couldn ' t deny the urge to close their drooping eyelids. It all starts as the student begins to lose interest in his teacher. His mouth opens to let out a wide yawn. The eyelids start getting heavier and hea- vier. The sleepy victim moves to a more comfortable position to rest his head as he takes a short nap. A few minutes later, however, the student ' s short nap is rudely interrupted as the bell rings to end class. So he drowsily gets up, saunters to his next class and continues his nap. — Alisa Johnson ' ■ ' .. i. Hitting The Roads California, New York, England, France. Whether their vacation con- sisted of traveling out of state or just having time away from school, stu- dents were always well-prepared for their summer vacations. Some stu- dents worked during the summer, while others traveled, visited friends and relatives, or just stayed home and entertained themselves. Working students found jobs being cash register attendants, cleaning condominiums, working as stock- boys, and babysitting. Students who traveled visited Texas, Washington, Georgia, Tennessee or even Mexico or France. Other students found that just staying home with their families and taking it easy was a good way to spend summer break. Vacations for students varied, but no matter what students did during the summer, the best part was just having a break from school. — Daniel Thompson nsms Gold Nugget 25