J H Rose High School - Tau Yearbook (Greenville, NC)

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From Prom Night To Grad Night, From Bourbon Street To Ficklen Stadium, It Was A - Celebration Of Good Times I For a night, the Hilton became Bourbon Street and the Mardi Gras celebration had begun. Vibrant colors and music of The Amateurs filled the night and the prom of 1988 was un- der way. Many of us who attended wished we could make it last forever, but as the hours passed, we realized that an even bigger event was close at hand. The last weeks before gradu- ation are a traditional time to party for our tomorrow people. The fun of the prom is continued through the Junior-Senior weekend, an annual event of fun under the sun as stu- dents head out for a long weekend at the beach. Memories of that weekend keep everyone smiling until the an- ticipation and excitement overcome us and our attentions turn to that one last high school event. The long hard work of twelve years of school is about to pay off. We wait anxiously in line with our friends by our side and can ' t help but recall memories of the last few weeks. We went from Mardi Gras on Bourbon Street to Graduation Night in Ficklen Stadium, but how did it happen so fast? The Class of ' 88 is filled with every emo- tion: sadness, anxiety, fear, curiosity, and uncertainty about the future. Fi- nally we hear our name and march across the stage to receive our long awaited diploma and traditionally end with the turning of our tassels. We got it! These Seniors Mike Atkinson, Rod- ney Alston, Tyrone Barnes, Mike Adams, Rob- bie Barnes, Chris Austin, David Allen, Clar- ence Baker, and Tommy Baker celebrate graduation with diplomas in hand. Shanna Baker, Susan Aycock, Michelle Avery, Ruth Anderson, Amy Allen, Christy Al- exander, Deaundrea Adams, and Danielle Ad- ams are recent graduates and are proud of their twelve years achievements. These Seniors anxiously await to receive their diploma. Although they have spent many long hours to achieve this goal, it seems to most of them like only yesterday that they entered the doors of Rose High School as Sophomores.

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Have You Got That Spirit? It doesn ' t take a stage for the spirit of Rose High to come shining through! Everyone knows his part of the spirit that premiers Eight Days A Week at Rose. As the cheerlead- ers direct, we ' ve ail got that spirit at the football games when we chant, roar, and scream in the background as the Rampants make all the hot hits needed to climb the scoreboard. With Coach Williams ' choreography, the team ' s got every move down pat, even if they ' ve got the other team ' s monkey on their backs. In school, spirit needs no rehears- al; it comes naturally! Teachers like their students to show interest in class, but on essays they don ' t want a song and a dance. Everybody ' s working for the weekends during school by crammin ' and jammin ' on floors, tables, at lockers, and on stairs. No matter where you do it, you ' ve got to Shake Your Thang to get it all finished on time. Also in school, each class yells until they are blue and green in the face, so that their grade will win the spirit contest at the pep rallies. Then it ' s off to the weekend with flying colors! When the bell rings, it signals the end of the school week, but Rose pride and spir- it is carried over into the weekend fun! That all-round Rampant SPIRIT outshines them all! Sophomore Bert Powell has got his goal in mind; on the field it ' s soccer, in the halls it ' s pride! Here Bert shows that the soccer team is number one, with only one game lost and five games won. Hopefully they will head for a conference title this year! John Beas Beasley lets loose one last time before the tardy bell rings and class is called to order. Even Juniors can have fun if their homework is not done — once in awhile. This is a loaded year for everyone, especially Jun- iors, but John still finds time to let his school pride and spirit show. From the fields to the classrooms to the halls, all of these Rampants know how to have a ball. These spirit makers take a break between classes to show their class and school spirit in anticipation of the big football game against INorthern Nash. Fridays always bring enthusi- asm to Seniors Andre Hopkins and Malcom Wilson and Juniors Tricia Peadon and Tracy Howell.

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Hanging out on the corner of Bourbon Street, Courtney Dansey and Tyler Hill enjoy them- selves at the 1988 Junior-Senior prom held at the Hilton in Greenville. The theme of the prom was Mardi Gras. Hey Men! DeWanda Eaton was one of the many people with smiles on their faces at the ' 88 prom. She and everybody else would agree that the place was really rockin ' Mon. i .•I ■ . ■ f - Aye matey! Jason Newton prepares punch for All dressed up, Tyler Hill, Jan Carawan, Josie al l the prom-goers. He was one of the many Saad, Toure Claiborne, Jason Jewton, and volunteers who made Mardi Gras such a Courtney Dansey helped make the prom a success. fue celebration and a night to remember.