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

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LESIEK 1CE As he peeked around the corner, he slow- ly drew out his telescopic eyes, his secret weapon. The binoculars belonged to that dreaded discipline principal. Coach Lester Smith. He stalked the school like an Indian, turning up whenever you least expected him. He was a pro looking for any clues leading him to a student out of line. Waiting in parking lots, he checked students as they left school in cars and trucks just to make sure that none of them were skipping. He made his way around the campus daily scoping for students who might be break- ing a rule. Often spending time during break and lunch in the restrooms, he watched for rulebreakers smoking those long-awaited cigarettes or sneaking their heartthrobs ' names on walls. The crimes- topper worked all day long calling students into the office to verify earlier absences. Coach Smith was that dreaded administra- tor in charge of punishment. He gave out sentences and assigned expulsions. What- ever students did, they had to be careful not to step out of line because Coach Smith was on the prowl. — Susan Lipscomb Smoke Inhalation Engulfed in a puff of smoke, you breathlessly make your way to a clear airpocket to wheeze a breath of unpolluted air. Your lungs once again armed with sustenance, you either go back to the mirror to fin- ish primping or return to your place in line, gasping for air. Puff- ing away on their cancer sticks , the smokers, seemingly oblivious to the threat of at least a three-day suspension if caught, shrewdly take shelter behind bathroom stalls as those urgently needing to get in wait breathlessly outside. Dying of smoke inhalation, and un- able to find any more airpockets, you rush outside, grateful to once again inhale oxygen instead of nic- otine. You ' re now ready to greet the world — smelling like a smokes- tack and still in desperate need of going to the restroom. — Kim Smith 26 Gold Nugget

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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

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THE UNOANNY 2X°Qinl(iffQ Dm©D(o]©Oi]ft It happened on September 30, late in the evening following a morning announcement that gave students permission to decorate their lockers. The epi- sode went down in school histo- ry as the X-men incident. The X-men incident in actual ity was the product of a misun derstanding on how one was al lowed to decorate his locker The X-men, Jason Blake, Geof- frey Lipscomb, and Edward Norman, were under the im- pression that one could paint the outside as well as the inside of his locker, whereas Mr. Wen- zel apparently said that only the inside could be painted. The X-men took their name from a comic book serial The Uncanny X-men. They used a stencil crafted by Jason to do a professional looking act of van- dalism in neon green and yellow on lockers numbered in the 870 ' s and on the adjacent wall. They admitted they got a little carried away. The neon stencil work did not pass unnoticed, but instead was brought to the attention of school authorities. There was a fifty dollar reward placed for in- formation leading to the convic- tion of the X-men. It was at this time that school spirit emerged for these young rebels. Many posters went up around the campus pertaining to the X-men like We love the X-men and The X-men will return as well as the following slogan hanging by the canteen window; Is your life worth fifty dollars? Two of the X-men were turned in. Edward, however, held out. He eventually turned himself in, however, on a plea bargain in exchange for not hav- ing to quit R.O.T.C. After par- ent conferences and suggested appropriate discipline, punish- ment was settled at a three-day suspension and payment in cash to cover the reward mon- ey. Concerning the punish- ment, the group responded, In actuality, we three feel we had a three-day paid vacation. ' — Jennifer Lange Kti-LoQ-e Sa o l No hugging, kissing, or holding hands on campus. These were a few things students were told not to do during school hours. As Cupid ' s arrows were flying and striking students. Coach Lester Smith was slapping them with three-day suspensions for breaking the rules. At the beginning of the school year, students were given a list of all the rules which fell under the topic of Lovemaking on Cam- pus. The list, given out by homeroom teachers, was to be read by the students and then taken home for parents to read as well. Trying to stay clear of authorities when they got the urge to show affection, students found themselves caught in the middle of the Anti-Love War. — Alisa Johnson Good Grades Made Easy Just send $19.95 to Homemade Report Cards. P.O. Box 000, Foley, Al 36535 to change that F to an A. One easy step to good grades. It ' s risk free — unless of course you consider expulsion a danger. Several students caught on to making their own report cards on home computers and word processors soon after the high school adopted computerized grading in the fall of 1984. Some even sold their services to others. By the end of the second six weeks of the 1985 school year. Principal John Lee had located several of the guilty parties and given them ten-day suspensions and a warning. It was the same warning that the entire student body received in January. Students were required to sign a statement verifying that they were aware that making their own report cards was illegal copying of school documents and would be considered a Class A offense — punish- able by expulsion. Along with this warning came other preventative measures. A rubber stamp print of Mr. Lee ' s signature was required on report cards. The proposal for a school letterhead on the card also helped students to realize the seriousness of this deception. These preventions stopped a lot of the temptations of changing grades, but one couldn ' t say it stopped it altogether. As it ' s said — anything for the grade. — Jennifer Lange Gold Nugget 27