Robertsdale High School - Robala Yearbook (Robertsdale, AL)

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Winter ' s Best Kathy Sheehy won a Drama Club award in district competition. • ' Thanks for the memories. ' Mrs. Cardin entered this door in the Christmas Door Contest. In December, Coach Paul Bear Bryant for- mally announced his re- tirement which was to take effect after the Li- berty Bowl. Alabama won WfJ ) this game making Bear ' s all time record number 323. Ray Perkins, the former New York Giants ' coach, re- placed the Bear. In Texas, the state jai carried out the first execution by lethal in- jection. The first to die by this method was Charlie Brooks Jr. The Student Council sponsored the Christmas Door Contest, the Christmas Dance, and the Christmas Pro- gram which was held in the gym. The win- ners in the senior hall were Mrs. Teem, Mrs. Cardin, and Mrs. Van Iderstine. In the junior hall the winners were Mrs. Har- tez, Mrs. Cameron, and Mrs. Jenkins. Pop- ular movies were 48 Hours, Sophie ' s Choice, and The Verdict. Favorite songs were Hard Candy Christmas by Dolly Pardon, Christmas in Dixie by Alabama, and 1999 by Prince,

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Seize the Moment!! Homecoming ' 82 Excitement and anxiety sei ed everyone. ■Preparing floats, the parade, the pep rally, the game, the lights going out just prior to the game, the band show, the crowning of the queen, and the dance at PZK made it a day long to be remembered. Homecoming Queen. Leigh Childress, is escorted h Billy Good. Mrs. Thomas Homeroom present the float entitled: Follow the elloH Brick Road to KTOR Lean, clean and a little bit mean!! Members and escorts from left to right are: Nina Len- nicx and Randy oung, Starr Kyser and .Scott C ash, Pam Hinton and Byron Pearson. Leigh C hildress and Billy Good. Lisa Farr and Ted Haynes, Allison Rich- ardson and Bobby Spiiey, Lisa Nitteberg and Craig Day, Cara Cooper and Chuck , llen. Stephanie .Johnson and Tom Childress. f f . ' f Homecoming— 17

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in January, Barney Clark, the recipient of the artificial heart, was able to walk around the hospi- tal. On January the twen- ty-sixth, the great coach Paul Bear Bryant died of a heart attack. He was buried on the twenty- eighth. The fans paying their last respects numbered at least a million. In the Sugar Bowl, the Georgia Bulldogs were defeated by Penn State for the college championship. In the Super Bowl, Miami Dolphins were defeat- ed by the Washington Redskins to become the World Champions. This month, also, Nancy Reagan is recovering from a small curable cancerous growth on her upper lip. During this time, semester tests took place. At the same time, some students changed their classes. The basketball season came to an end after the county tournaments. Top movies were Gan- dhi, Tootsie. and First Blood. Popular songs were Billy Jean by Michael Jackson and Down Under by Men at Work. During this month, M A S H had its final show which aired on the eleventh. On the twelfth of this month, the Student Council sponsored the an- nual Sweetheart Dance. The NHS sold lolligrams to raise money for the club itself. The Robertsdale boy ' s Varsity bas- ketball team coached by Jack Byerly partici- pated in a regional tournament and lost to Citronelle by one point. The Annual Staff sold annuals for the upcoming yearbook. On the twenty-fourth, the NHS tapped eight seniors, eleven juniors, and seven sophomores into their club. The Robertsdale band also compet- ed this month and received all ones; a perfect score! Mrs. Cardin sponsored the play OUR TOWN which was put on by USA Theater. Popular songs were Stray Cat Strut by the Stray Cats and You Are by Lionel Richie. Popular movies were The Entity and The Boo- eens. Winter— 19