Oneonta High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Oneonta, AL)

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SENIORS 1981 with a back to the pen party, given by Jill Whited. The main event for the senior class was home- coming. Lisa O ' Rear was chosen as Homecoming Queen. Linda Cornelius, first alternate, and Susan Fuast, second alternate. After the class trip and the prom, the sixty-eight seniors had their final two months of school left to treasure, while anticipating the lives they would lead after high school. Preparations for college kept many seniors busy filling out applications and schol- arship forms, along with taking achievement tests required for admission into college. May 28 finally arrived, and Senior Day took its course. Outstanding seniors were recognized, ' remember whens ' were told, and the class sang the Alma Mater together for the last time. Some mem- bers of the class cried for joy, others for sorrow. Nevertheless, from this point fonward the seniors of 1981 were conscious of participating in a common destiny to succeed. The class yell expressed confi- dence saying, Who can top us? We say none. We ' re the class of 81 . This strong sense of confi- dence displayed to faculty and administration that these young people would have a part in shaping everything which lay ahead. by Dawn Vick

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CLASSFAvoRixEg Dan Daily and Linda Cornelius AEA vacation, the ' Stiow Boat ' Beauty Pageant, the Senior Prom passed, and a month remained until the class of 1981 left high school on Senior Day, May 28 and met the dreams of life ahead whether they went to college or to work. Memories of tlie four years recollected in the minds of those who partici- pated in the commencement exercises. August of 1978, eighty-five freshmen entered the doors of Oneonta High with shaky knees and butterf- lies in their stomach. Being initiated by upperclass- men, finding their way around school, and having been called high school rookies were sonrie of their new experiences. But since most things usually woik themselves out, the freshmen easily got into the fast pace of high school, never stopping. One year down, three to go. School began in 1 979 with the students less reluc- tant than the year before, for familiar faces could be seen this time. For the first time the sophomore boys were playing varsity football, and the girls were behind them cheering them on. Concluding their sophomore year, there were two down, two to go. In 1980, the class loads of the juniors on the whole were more advanced. More classes of chem- istry, trigonometry, and bookkeeping were formed to accomodate the demand. Eight juniors t ecame offi- cial members of Mu Alpha Theta, and eight juniors were inducted into the National Honor Society. The traditional junior class project was magazine sales at which the junior class did a superb job. As sumlmer moved in, the class of 1980 was no longer around, and the class of 1981 was now in charge of ruling the school. Three down, one to go. The twelfth year of school began for the class of

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seniors beason-bottcher 150 Jimmy Season Norman Bellew Desiree Boatwright Beth Bottcher s enior uper pecials Front row parking and walking out first at assem- blies and pep rallies are the only special privileges seniors now enjoy, and ttiese two are not always upheld Underclassman love to inch in senior park- ing space on rainy days and shove nghl out from assemblies Most seniors don ' t complain much because the thought of getting out and away is always present S-E-N-l-O-R seniors are the best by far became their favonle pep rally cheer Their con- tinual spirit won them three first places and several second and third places during class competition Homecoming was wet with rain and emotions with togetherness and realization reaching an all lime super high Their float was a large, red white and blue crepe flowered Indian headdress which won a special grand prize Spint posters Redskins Lasso the Panthers and Redskins Pound the Panthers also won first place Crazy day competi- tion was a breeze with seniors winning by some 50 points Working hard on the presidential campaign became rough during the homecoming season, but by November 2. most seniors had worked six hours for their favorite candidate. A get together was held at a local restaurant to watch national returns and to keep close lab on local races Republican support- ers began their victory celebration by wearing but- tons and hats and stealing boiled peanuts from nearby Democrat headquarters Government also presented problem projects on exciting subjects like government departments, cost of essential needs to married couples, and food hills base on food consumption Senior English class proved to be a challenge for each student Dunng the third quarter of school, each senior was required to compile a research paper Tess of the D ' Urbervllles. Canterbury Tales, and Macbeth were just a few of the classic students studied in depth Third quarter was hectic for the seniors in compiling a research paper complete with footnotes, bibliography, outline, and purpose. The privileges ot seniors have diminished in recent years, but at least one remaining — the lead out at pep rallies- l iss Crow gives all the seniors a chance to recite The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales. but the iambic pentameter just doesn ' t add up.