Oneonta High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Oneonta, AL)

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4 JIMMY LOYD PROVES to be a good sport when he finds that being initiated into the O ' Club means you must become a ' scalped ' Redsl in. » O ' CLUB MEMBERS are: FRONT ROW: Patrick Fendley. Robert Ratliff. Harold Lunsford, Coach O ' Shields (Sponsor) SECOND ROW: Greg Tucker, Marshall Deavers. Robert Warren. Demetrius Deavers. Rodney Ratchford- THIRD ROW: David Whited. Phil Phillips. FOURTH ROW: Ken Nichols. Mike Levering FIFTH ROW: Eddie Cornelius. Jack Bains. SIXTH ROW: Jesse Buse. Darryl Moody. Jimmy Loyd- BACK ROW: Charles Gibbons (Secretary). Steve Johnson. Mark Sims (President). NOT SHOWN: Ted Murphree (Vice-President) and Tommy King (Treasurer). .s ' X - t FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES MEMBERS are FRONT ROW: Greg Craven. Lynn Nolen. Patrick Fendley. Robert Ratliff. Harold Lunsford. Chns Price. Eddie Smith. Marshall Deavers. SECOND ROW: Rodney Ratchford. Greg Tucker. David Whited. Darryl Moody. Jimmy Loyd. Geoff Smith. Phil Phillips. Thomas Crutch. THIRD ROW: Eddie Cornelius. Ken Nichols. Jesse Buse. Jack Bains. Richard Tidwell. Steve Johnson. Mark Sims. Demetrius Deavers. BACK ROW: Charles Gibbons. Mike Levering. Jeff Robertson. Neal Cornelius. Ben Bottcher. Brian Gargus. Keith Harvey, Robert Warren. Inspiration And Perspiration The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a group of athletes who desire to grow spiritually as well as physically. The FCA chapter at Oneonta meets on Thursdays after practice during football season. At these nneetings they read from books written by pro- fessional athletes about how their spiri- tual life can affect their performance on the field and in everyday life. During the summer, several FCA members attend a conference at Black Mountain in North Carolina, where they participate in a variety of activities. Organizations 131

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Brave Redskins Initiated The O ' Club is a group of athletes who are brave enough to withstand the initiation. It involves shaving your head, eating raw onions, and singing songs composed by fellow O ' Club members to local store owners for the boys. The girls cannot shave their legs for three months. Prospective members must also withstand 0 ' Club night. The events of this night have been rumored to be quite gruesome, However, only the 0 ' Club members ever really know what goes on. Kelly McMillen was selected as the O ' Day Queen and Candy Hanson was the runner-up. Both girls are members of the 0 ' Club. Candy is the head cheerleader for the upcoming school year, and Kelly will be co-head. WITH THEIR NEWLY shaven heads and onion breath, O ' Club initiates Jimmy Watkins, Darryl Moody. Jimmy l oyd, Ken Nichols. Jesse Buse. David Whited, and Songleader Jack Bains embarrass themselves by singing songs composed by fellow O ' Club members. MISS O ' DAY QUEEN: Kelly McMillen and First Alternate: Candy Hanson. 130 O ' Club

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Highlights In Black History SURPRISING EVERYONE WITH her dancing abilities, Bernadette Mitchell keeps in step to the soul song ' Double Dutch Bus ' . AFTER ASKING THE audience to join hands. Wayne Williams accompanied by Yolanda Snell, Gwendolyn IvIcFadden, and Winifred DeVaughn inspirationally sing ' You ' ve Got a Friend ' . ' Profiles in Black, ' a black heritage assembly was presented for the first time by the members of the Afro- American Club. This assembly was part of the nation-wide commemora- tion of black heritage. The program centered around contributions made by blacks to American society. Mem- bers gave brief accounts of black con- tributors to America ' s formative years — blacks in science, medicine, tech- nology, politics, and education. Danc- er ' s from the black student population demonstarted their abilities and cre- ativity by dancing to the popular soul song, ' Double Dutch Bus. ' An ensem- ble from Birmingham sang popular and spiritual songs including ' You ' ve Got A Friend ' and ' God Has Smiled On Me. ' The program ' s finale honored and recognized Mrs. Marie Alexander as a respected outstanding black leader in Oneonta. AFRO-AMERICAN CLUB MEMBERS are FRONT ROW: Bernadette K litchell. Otis Mitchell, Melissa Henry, Margaret Henry, Vickie Stockdale (President), Renee Butler. Patricia Graves (Vice-President), Charles Elliott, BACK ROW: Wendy Warren (Reporter), Logina Reid. Carrie Stockdale (Secretary-Treasurer), Gail Thomas, Darlene Jennings, Wandala Polk. 132 Afro-American