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

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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

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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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Stepping Out In Style Were shoes really an im- portant item in your ward- robe? Of course, they were. You didn ' t care how much you had to fork out, because you had to have shoes that were stylish. Style, not price, dictated the in craze in shoes. Prov- ing to people that Converse high tops were not only for basketball players, the com- pany soon produced a rain- bow of colors to be worn by girls as well as guys. Also, tennis shoes such as Tre- torns, Reeboks, Asahis, Adi- das, and Mikes were still found on the feet of many. Bringing out their designer talents, students created their own style of footwear. They simply bought a plain pair of $3 white tennis shoes and started drawing. The end product varied from a bal- loon bouquet to the expres- sion of what class was the greatest. No matter what color, size, or shape, shoes always seemed to put that extra ac- cent to favorite outfits. — Laura McConnell Coming in all styles and colors, shoes proved to be one of the great- est accessories a student could have in their closets. ' Mailed ' To Death You have jostled your way through crowded doorways, aisles, and people. Now, you have found just the thing you were looking for and are ready to head home. You have made your way through large crowds of people in the front of the store and are wondering what the problem was. Suddenly you see it is the line for the check-out counter. Scattered everywhere, malls were prob- ably the most popular places for shopping. When a student headed for the mall, Mobile or Pensacola was most likely to be the desti- nation. After an hour to get there three or more hours of wading through stores and crowds, even the most enthusiastic mall goer was sure to feel the strain. Christmas was the most hectic time of year to be at the malls, but students never knew what kind of crowd to expect. Going to the malls could be a lot of fun, but overdoing it could also cause some stu- dents to become mailed out. — Rebecca Donelson 28 Gold Nugget