Rockdale County High School - Tempus Fugit Yearbook (Conyers, GA)

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Man - The Competitor Vying not only for the most points in a game or a region championship, but striving to better himself, to reach a potential that often seems infinitely far away. Whether working as part of a team or as an individual, the athletes personify the challenge every man faces: Do I dare try my best? Even after strenuous practices and records that do not inspire awe, they can feel content that, if the season were not victorious, it was at least worthwhile. They did try to achieve something they did not possess in the beginning: the knowledge that their condition is not static and a sense of the role of justice in any competition. Not a major- ity of opponents defeated, but the number of goals accomplished creates a winning season. -F

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IOO Varsity Cheerleaders Tick-Took, Can'l' Stop The Cheerleaders After a fun week at the University of Georgia for camp, the VARSITY CHEERLEADERS were prepared for a year of cheering the athletes on to victory. CToo bad things didn't do so well during football seasonj Yet, they still managed to rouse school spirit at Pep Ral- lies CNow we want the Juniors and the Sophomores to yell, and then the Freshmen and the Seniors.J which often featured some very unique attractions Cwho could forget the blindfolded baby-food-eating contest?J They were familiar sights around the school, lug- ging cumbersome boxes of Turtles. CPlease buy one, they're only 255: and my arms are breaking.J And, a new system was put into effect, with all twelve cheering at football games and home basketball games, and two sets of six alternating at away basketball games. After a lot of effort and determination, the cheerleaders helped create a year that really tick-tocked. ---ug l . rr- 1- fra' 'i '3ilf-- - t my