Nashville High School - Scrapper Yearbook (Nashville, AR)

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...for better or for worse EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN Creative seniors pick top stories What was the top news story of 1987 in Howard County? According to Mrs. Jan Ponder s creative writing class, it was “Nashville named as the Volunteer Community of the ear for 1987.” The class compiled a list of the stories they thought were most important. Students started out by naming the top 10 news stories nationwide. They compared their list to the list of The Associated Press and only missed one. This led them to naming the top 10 news stories in Howard County. “The project was something new and different from what we’ve been doing,” said Thien Nguyen. The class is made up of 10 seniors. They divided into two groups. Then, they discussed the news stories and which ones affected them. They tried to think of stories that were in the newspaper more than once. The class includes Jeff Butler, Greg Collins, Mike Helton, Carlette Jefferson, Chris Lammons, Thien Nguyen, Kelli Porterfield, Deb Staggs, Shane Taylor and David bung. The list of stories included: 1. Nashville is named Arkansas Volunteer Community of the Year for 1987. (Examples: Cleon Green Day for his trip to New Tfork and operation. Wee Care's Childrens Fair for Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Wrestling Match for Howard County Children’s Center, etc.). 2. Howard Memorial Hospital Expansion. 3. Series of tragic deaths. 4. By-pass of Main Street is completed. 3. New businesses open (Fish Net, McDonald’s, Lewis’s, Best Stop, Santa’s Workshop, Gathright's, Karate Club, etc.). Old businesses close (Joe's Grocery, Robison’s, Hunt’s, The Gift Shop, etc.). 6. Summer drought and resulting problems. 7. Ruling in Fern Scoggins lawsuit against the Nashville Board of Education. 8. Emphasis on drug problems (various drug “busts, as well as education in the schools). 9. Christmas tree returns to Main Street after many years. 10. AIDS in Howard County. Honorable Mention: Dierks wins first football game in more than two seasons. Tragic accident occurs Funeral services for sophomore David Evan White, age 16, were held Nov. 19 at 2 p.m. at the First Assembly of God Church. The Rev. Billy Burks officiated. Burial was at New Corinth Cemetery north of Nashville by Latimer Funeral Home. Evan died Nov. 17 from injuries sustained in a bicycle-automobile accident. He was bom Sept. 23,1971, at De Queen and had been a resident of Nashville all his life. Evan attended the First Assembly of God Church. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert David White; one sister Miss Krista Lynn White of Nashville; paternal grandmother, Helen Ruth White of Nashville; and maternal grandparents Jesse and Opal Kesterson of Dierks. Evan White TAKING A BREAK during physics, Andrea Sweeden sets Thien Nguyen itraight in a hurry with a little paint behind the ears photo by Shelley White 24 Student life

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Best dressed are Kenny Atkins and Christi Freel; Tyson Feemster and Jennifer Moore; Brent Flaherty and Betsy Davis. — photo by Kathleen Gregory Most beautiful and handsome are (front) Christina Bratton. Christi Freel and Jennifer Moore: (back) Mike Bratton and Tim Cox. — photo by Kathleen Gregory Who's Who 23

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Learning to lead Lori Coplin and Kim Epton had an exciting week when they represented Nashville at the FHA National Leadership Convention in Washington, D.C, in July. “We had a great time and even learned a little. I’d go back in a second,” Lori said. There were about 100 people from Arkansas at the meeting. They saw students from all over the United States. Every state was represented, including Alaska, Hawaii and the Virgin Islands. They stayed in the Washington Hilton, which is where President Ronald Reagan was shot. There were 11 floors above ground and five underground. Three other girls shared the room with Kim and Lori. Rebecca Deloney from Mineral Springs was the chaperone. The girls toured Georgetown and later visited the national FHA headquarters in Reston, A. They even had time to go to a Jets concert. While Kim and Lori were at the convention, the 1987-88 national officers were selected, and the ST. A.R. event national competition was held. They attended a state meeting every night. On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday they had sessions in which they discussed rape, teen pregnancy, AIDS, drugs and alcohol. The girls agreed that there were long days and long nights. “Domino Pizza's phone numbers will be on our minds forever,” Kim said, miking about their nightly pizza parties in their room. The last night, the delegates had a formal closing banquet with the theme “SS Leadership.” They cried, hugged and said goodbye to all their new friends. Even though they missed the people they met on the trip, they were glad to get back to Nashville. AFTER A happy arrival home, Kim and Lori arc all smiles. — photo by Kathleen Gregory Trapped by an icy captor EERIE GLACIERS make their way off the field house during the January ice storm. — photo by Kathleen Gregory Trapped in a winter wonderland was how most people felt around here on our week away from civilization Jan. 6-13. “I was trapped inside with my family whom I learned to hate. I went crazy,” said Stephanie Tanner. There were other problems to worry about as well, such as food for those who could not get out. “I stocked up before I left town. We made the best of it and had fun. We took the mules and cart out, and I even went go-carting,” said Mrs. Nona Talley. Others, like Mrs. Talley, looked at being stuck at home as a way of having fun. “It took me away from school and let me have fun,” said Kim Reed. Allen Williams, who had to work during his regular Christmas break, said it gave him a chance to enjoy himself. Those who dared to travel around saw children and adults sledding down the icy untamed hills having a great time. The snow had a very dramatic effect on many people, but others were not bothered by the threat of ending up in an icy ditch. Off to work they went, no matter what. I went on as normal. Sliding around didn’t bother me,” was Chris Rowland’s response. Amy Tyler, a senior, said, I slept till twelve o’clock every day, then got up and watched ‘Days of Our Lives.’” Steve Cox, a sophomore, added: “We went sledding behind the 3-wheeler and had a lot of fun! ” Very few were not ready for school to start, however. They just wanted something to da They really weren’t looking forward to another week of seclusion with their “loving” families. Although the snow was a blast for most people, the businesses in town were hard at work. Grocery stores were much busier than usual. “During the snow everybody went wild. We had a lot more business,” said Gail Stancly of Charlie’s Thriftway, “The sack boys needed chains for their buggies.” Piggly Wiggly worker Cindy I lampton said, “We ran out of bread and sold a lot of soup, bacon and chicken. The first day was kind of crazy. It was funny watching the sack boys trying to push the buggies in the snow.” Auto stores were not too busy, considering the bad traveling conditions. Western Auto's business was slow the first four days. They sold mostly sleds and disks. Most of the employees got to work despite the icy roads. Movie stores were busy during the snow alsa Carl Gillispie of Video World said, “The most rented movies were ‘Harry and the Hendersons,' ‘The Secret of My Success,’ and ‘Mannequin.’ The snow was very good for the movie business. Some people brought their movies back late but I cut them some slack. I understood under the conditions.” Everything in be tween 2 5