Jacksonville High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Jacksonville, NC)

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With students having paid to vote for them, some of the ugly teacher contestants, Mrs. Pachuta, Mrs. DuVall, and Mrs. Person anxiously await the outcome. 4 S ri i t Q cf 1: His own kind of boy . . . or is it a girl? During Spirit Week, Junior Gary Lindsey fooled many as he dressed up as a woman. Melodie Prescott did his make-up before school, adding the finishing touch- es. Rah, rah, rah! , yelled the enthu- siastic Spirit Club members who marched in the Homecoming Pa- rade. For the second year in the pa- rade went through Northwoods, from Northwoods Park Middle School to the high school. Spirit Week 17

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Oh gross. Did your mother dump Crisco in your hair, or what? Actually, she didn't but she did help me get dressed this morning. What do you think of my polyester pants and my grandmother's shoes? lf asked this question on any other day than Nerd Day, someone might have dashed to the phone to call Seventeen magazine with the news that they had the perfect person for their monthly makeover. But since it was Spirit Week no one dashed, but instead gave a reply. You look mah-velous! How h L k M h I about me? What do you think of ey a 'Ve my new Pee Wee Herman taped glasses and neon tie- dyed shirt? Oh, yeah! And don't forget my flower printed bell bottom trousers. Nerds were not the only ones flaunting their spirit that week, as hicks, kings, queens, music stars and gangsters also participated. A few days of D-Hall were earned by some gangsters and their trigger-happy water guns. Worrying about getting D-Hall was not the only concern, though. Getting sick was. The cold weather, not the best for going Greek, prevented a few togas and other such bare costumes, but the cold could not prevent the girls from playing football. On the night of the Powder Puff Game, the Jane Fonda warm-up was done and the positions were assigned and memorized. Everyone came prepared to fight until the final buzzer. From the sidelines the cheerleaders chanted, Push 'em back, push 'em back, waay back. The referee sounded his whistle and the game was begun. ln almost no time at all it was over. For the fourth year in a row, the senior girls once again defeated the underclass girls 18-O. The day after the Powder Puff game, there was the traditional pep rally. Both players and students got psyched up and ready for that night's Homecoming game against Eastern Wayne. During the Homecoming pep rally the varsity cheerleaders offered a 1986, candy apple red Ferrari to any one of the football players that could stand looking at the THING. The THING was so ugly, even a Ferrari wasn't worth the torment , said Glenn McFadden. It was hot! , replied Jennifer Slack when asked how she felt about the Se- nlors winning second place in the float competition. Many students helped spray paint and mold chicken wire for the Cardinal. , 4 y .ggy guy, ,,.. fa it V N Q A ii Ya.: PM .... F s 1 P .K J .V A I 1 vw 'V 7 X I During Splrlt Week, Stacey Beck and Sean Ford dressed up a opposites on Switch 'em Day. Stacey joked, It finally gave me . chance to wear the pants in this relationship. Stacey and Seal have been dating for two years. 16 ' Spirit Week

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Cards Pick The Queen Of Hearts Leading the football team, senior Glenn McFadden charges through the break- through, Our Cards Are All Aces, which was made by all the cheer- leaders. I couldn't be- lieve it was the last game of the season, said Se- nior Varsity Cheerleader Elaine Sellon. I was so excited and nervous. It felt more like the first timeinfrontofthefansf' The grand finale of Spirit Week! Homecoming had finally arrived. Showing the hard work and spii of four classes, floats paraded down the streets of Northwoods headed for the football stadium. I half time, suspense filled the air. The winner was announced and it was the junior float, with tt senior float placing second. An award of appreciation was presented by Principal Lenwood Padgett to Dr. Charles Streeter. Dr. Streeter, who recently retire from his Jacksonville practice, had voluI teered his services to Jacksonville Hig School and the football team for twenty-tv years. Finally the attendants and the candidates for Homecoming Queen were escorted onto the fiel The stadium grew quiet. When Homecoming Queen Lee Pickett was crowned, the crowd erupted applause. Later Lee exclaimed, I was so surprised! And I'm really glad I was chosen! Climaxing the festivities on this cold November night, the team won the game against EasteI Wayne, 27-14. Jacksonville was left with not only an undefeated season, but also the 4A MideasteI title for the seventh year in a row. rowning Moments I Leslie Babski Vesa Fennell Libby Mozingo Betsy Ward um . M '2,:.:?f'?iiii,j4 -it . - I 'Wx 2 X Q Q' - ', I . W M-. W- s' ' ,. .V ' f f H' ' Z H i-. ' . 5 4 s -wt, , V 41, -U W - Q ' :L ' Q: 32 i W- Z? , -i I -1- , ' 1 f