Oneonta High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Oneonta, AL)

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1 ALTHOUGH SUSAN KELLEY is a nursei ide, she still Jinds that needles and blood make her squeamish. SGA Vice- President John David Huie sets an example for his fellow council members while giving Susan encouraging words. SGA Initiates Tomahunk When the Student Government As- sociation began the year intending to function with Ben Bottcher as presi- dent and Brett Bottcher as parliamen- tarian, we l new it was going to be an interesting year. Little did we know, however, the new and outrageous turns this governing body would take. Along with the usual SGA — spon- sored activities: Homecoming dance, Red-Cross blood drive, Valograms, and Christmas grams, this year they went farther out on new limbs to grab the attention of the students. To capitalize on the insured success of the Valogram idea, the SGA sold Horror-grams the week of Halloween. Sales went fairly well, but like they say — too much of a good thing — maybe everyone ' s tired of writing letters. The really big event was the Ms. To- mahunk pageant. Four boys elected from each grade and eight from the senior class were to compete in the ultimate test of poise and grace. Wear- ing dresses, makeup, and, in many cases, wigs, the boys told us their fe- male name and perhaps a nickname. The distinguished judges Bonnie Stin- son, Vickie Whited, and Jim Fretwell really had a tough time eliminating any of the lovely ladies. The SGA also furnished us with our perfect match. That ' s a matter of opin- ion, but many said the results were rea- sonably accurate. It looked like this year ' s student council may have start- ed a few new traditions, but that ' s no surprise. PARLIAMENTARIAN BRETT BOTTCHER and senior Beth Tidwell prepare blood donor bags for tlie annual Red Cross Blood Drive. 118 SGA

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WETOTEM STAFF MEMBERS are FRONT ROW: David Shumate (Assistant Editor), Tammy Miller. Brett Botcher. Debbie Sloan. Kim McKinney. Sandra Miller. Susan Epperson. 3ACK ROW: Ken Nichols. Kathy Ledbetter. Stacy Evans. Brian Gargus, Steve King, Phil Phillips, David Denney (Editor), Audra Jants, Sue Ann Gary. Donna McCay, Mr William Tolbert (Advisor). [ ' cam X ' Wj ' fT ita s Let The Presses Roll The first phase towards the produc- tion of the ' Wetotem ' was the actual writing. Members of the staff suggest- ed things which might be considered for articles. Then upcoming articles like teacher spotlight and student spotlight were decided upon. The second phase towards final pro- duction was editing. David Denny and sometimes a couple of other staff members began the process of editing. The last phase of developing the ' Wetotem ' was the lay-out. Everything that was to appear on the paper had to be positioned on a special backing be- fore it was printed. Each issue of the paper was usually eight pages long and took about four weeks of work before it was finally printed and distributed to staff mem- bers to be sold. SOPHOMORE GIRLS, SUSAN EPPERSON, Audra Jants. Sue Ann Gary. Sandra Miller, and Kathy Ledbetter discover that vKriting the gossip column is an excuse to catch up on the latest juicy news around school. LEARNING THE ROPES of paper production can be a difficult JOURNALISTS KEN NICHOLS and Debbie Sloan find enjoyment ]0b for new staff members. Sophomores Kathy Ledbetter and working on the cartoon section. Stacy Evans begin the process by learning about good layouts. Organizations 117 i e aim

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EACH SCHOOL DAY begins with President Ben Bottcher ' s famous I the thought for the day ' Please pay attention to EMILY BENTLEY WATCHES her steady, Ms Tomahunk Jimmy Register, take his traditional walk down the runway. MEMBERS OF THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION are FRONT ROW: Brett Bottcher (Parliamentarian), Emily Bentley (Treasurer). Lisa Fretwell, Tommy King, Kenny LeCroy. SECOND ROW: Ben Bottcher (President), Tina Wall, Barry Tidwell, Carol Murphree, Stacy Evans, Brian Gargus Steve King, Celia Murphree BACK ROW: Mrs Mary Jim Bottcher (Sponsor), Mark Sims, Djuna Phillips (Secretary), Keith Kelly, Jan Bellenger, Jodi Season, Leanne Reid, John David Huie (Vice-President), Candy Hanson, Becky McCay. Beth Tidwell, Organizations 1 19