Oneonta High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Oneonta, AL)

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The Junior-Senior prom, entitled Ships ' , was held at Guntersville State Park in one of the Lodge ballrooms. Pegusus, a band from Birmingham, provided entertainment. Changing the location of the prom from the tradition- al armory in Oneonta to the Gunters- ville Lodge was a big decision that in- volved using dipiomacy. Junior class leaders got the idea approved by the school board, administration, and their sponsors, but then they had to deal with seniors who were reluctant to change. Seniors felt the juniors were missing a great deal of fun by not having to decorate the armory. It cut down on the amount of worl to be done but also on the enjoyment the juniors re- ceived. After the lead-out, all the seniors and their escorts danced to ' Some- where Down the Road ' . The announce- ment of Mr. and Miss OHS had to be delayed from the lead-out until later in the evening, but when Ben Bottcher finally arrived, late because of car trou- ble, he and Djuna Phillips danced a spotlight dance to ' Three Times a Lady ' . All in all, it was a very enjoyable evening and a pleasant change of sce- nery. SHIPS A ROW OF Juniors watch attentively as Mr. and Miss O.H.S. are announced. UP CLOSE TO the stage. Renee Hullett and Donna Nichols get a good look at Pegasus. ALWAYS THE LIFE of the party, Tommy King and Steve Johnson act up even on the dance floor. 44 Activities

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For The Love Of It FOOTBALL AWARDS. FRONT ROW: Charles Elliott — Most Team Spirit. Sportsmanship Award, Eddie Smith — Co-Captain, Lynn Nolen — Most Robert Ratliff — Cary Lee Johns 1 1 % Award, Jimmy Nixon — Most Pass Valuable Back, Steve Johnson — Most Improved Player, Steve King — Co- Interceptions. SECOND ROW: Ted Murphree — Most Valuable Lineman, Captain, Mark Sims — Rotary Most Underrated Award. Max Blalock — Rotary Academic Award, Ben Bottcher — Rotary Best VARSITY BASKETBALL AWARDS. FRONT ROW: Willie Thom- as — Best Defensive Player and Co-Captain. SECOND ROW: George Henry — Most Improved, Rodney Ratchford — Most Valuable Player, Charles Elliott — Co-Captain, Steve Johnson — Johnny Williams Memorial Award. GIRLS BASKETBALL AWARDS. FRONT ROW: Kristi Fretwell — Most Improved. SECOND ROW: Tena I lolen — Best Defen- sive Player, Lisa Fretwell — Co-Captain, Renee Butler — Most Valuable Player, Kitty Cornelius — Co-Captain. Athletic Awards 43

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r JnH ■ v. j M ET H S t- ' ii HH 1 ;S i «l J It ' 1 ■ 11 1 I TAKING THE MUSIC to heart, Greg Tucker, Debbie Sloan, and Lisa Fretwell ' celebrate good times ' . HAPPY THAT THE Lodge ballroom has a large dance floor, Stan Davis, DJUNA PHILLIPS AND Ben Bottcher are the reigning Ivir, and Miss Pam Hullett, Jefl Hudson, Kim McKinney, and Pam Logan enjoy dancing OHS, an honor awarded at the prom, when everyone steps out together. Prom 45