Oneonta High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Oneonta, AL)

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Mark Riddle Patrick Ryan 1 mm 1- Jane Sawyer David Shumate Diagnosis is simple. Ask casually, ' By the way, what are you planning to do next year? ' In a mild case, the eyes go slightly out of focus, and there is a long pause. A moderate case stutters and contradicts himself when he tries to answer. And a serious case lowers his or her head to the nearest table and blubbers helplessly. Those with senioritis tend to huddle in little groups, nostalgically recalling all the wonderful things they did their freshman year. They sigh a lot. No matter how they try to prevent it, their thoughts sneak past graduation into that great darkness optimistically called the future. The problem is, how do you decide what ' s best to do? Your future rides on a decision you don ' t have enough in- formation to make intelligently. No matter how many times you read the college catalogs, you don ' t know which school would really suit you. You have no way of knowing which job you ' ll like (assuming you can get one at all). How can you know what you ' ll be like in two years? If you ' re thinking about marriage, that throws an addi- tional kink into any system you ' ve worked out — nobody ever ' reasoned ' his way into marriage. That comes with heart thumping, nerves jangling and adrenaline flowing. Christians seem to have the worst form of senioritis. They not only try to decide what they want to do; they try to get the opinion of a God whom they can ' t see or hear. They pray. They ask others to pray for therh. They mumble things about God ' s will and spend time reading comforting psalms from the Bi- ble. But often — too often — they have that same spark of fear in their eyes. MARCHING OUT TO the traditional ' Pomp and Circumstance ' . Rtionda Lambert feels that she has reached a major goal in her life 4SMILES EXPRESS A sense of relief for George Henry as he realizes that the past few hectic weeks of activities are at last over PREPARING FOR THE big moment. Alan Baggell nervously helps Jeff Whiled into his robe »IN AN HOUR, four years of frustration and excite- ment is over For Kim Moorer. George Moore- house, and Greg Moorer the question is, what comes next? Eddie Smith Jeff Smith 164 Seniors

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m ,HI i New York En route from Washington, D.C. to New York City, the group stopped in Philadelphia to tour Independence Hall and to view the Liberty Bell as well as the Franklin Institute. Several hours of free time during their first night in the ' Big Apple ' gave the seniors time to browse the area near their hotel — Broadway. Points of interest such as the Statue of Liberty, the World Trade Towers, and the Unit- ed Nations Building, along with many other sites were enjoyed during their stay. The musicals ' Annie ' and ' Bar- num ' provided great entertainment and afterwards several people in- dulged in some of New York ' s delicious cheesecake. The trip was truly a fun and learning experience. A special thanks to the chaperones who kept us going and made it such a great trip. 4 AT THE GIFT shop of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Lynn Nolen seems small next to a model of the huge cathedral. -■ i.- - AFTER SITTING IM on House and Senate sessions. Jimmy Register and Charles Elliott converse about the events of the meeting. Carol Putman Jimmy Register Seniors 163

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