Andrew Jackson Academy - Jacksonian Yearbook (Ehrhardt, SC)

Text from Pages 1 - 120 of the 1977 volume:

ANDREW JACKSON ACADEMY We, The Senior Class Present The Memories Of 76-77 Those who follow us are breaking a trail into a new tomorrow. It is our hope that the trail we have broken proves true and useful. It is our prayer that the great highway will lead through time to God’s eternity. We invite you to journey with us through our yearbook and see how we at Andrew Jackson Academy acquire our wisdom, knowledge, and power. UNDERCLASSMEN 17 OFFICE ADMINISTRATION 29 FEATURES 33 ADVERTISEMENTS 89 3 Seorce Pri ester Graham Padgett DEDICATION For unselfish dedication and devotion to AJA. 4 Norman Kirkland IN MEMORIAM 5 JUNIOR-SENIOR PROM OF 76” SOUTHBOUND” SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS CLASS OF 77’ President: Ronnie Fail Vice-President: Candace B. Fralix Secretary-Treasurer: Mandy Edgemon SENIORS 1. Sharon Murdaugh 2. Theresa Padgett 3. Clay Jolly 4. Donna Brabham 5. Paula Priester 6. Ronnie FaiI 7. Cindy Barnes 8. Darryl Pri ester 9. Tim Jones 10. Candace Fralix 11. Cynthia Frye 12. Tina Sandifer k d SENIOR SUPERL Darryl and Ginger Best Dtess ATIVES OF 1977 14 1. Barry Murdaugh 2. Belinda McCormick 3. Chuck Bishop 4. Ginger Sease 5. Keith Fowler 6. Debbie Preacher 7. Johnny Gunnels 8. Mandy Edgemon 9. Carol Avant 10. Johnny Hiers 11. Michael Priester 12. Audrey Kinard SENIORS SAY GOODBYE Bobbie Lynn Barnes Jody B ishop Peggy Crider Robert Barnes Terry Black Tommy Godley Ricky Breland JUNIORS Aubrey Hiers President - Jody Bishop Vice-President - Robert Barnes Secretary - Myra Priester Treasurer - Bruce Bishop 18 Eve Hiers Bob Layden Ricky Sineath Mark Kinard Myra Priester Jan Smoak Kelfy McMiflan Curtis Polk Brenda Thompson 19 Pat Avant Patti Kilgus Linda Mann Bubba Murdaugh Donna Smoak O'Neal Crider C lark Kinard Bobbie McMillan Sherry Murdaugh Brenda Stanfield JoAnn Fail Mark B. Kinard Libby McMillan Marsha Sease Ricky Stanfield SOPHOMORES 20 CLASS OFFICERS President - Ricky Stanfield Vice-President - Marsha Sease Secretary - Olivia Jennings Treasurer - Sherry Murdaugh 21 Diane Baynard Dean Fox Marty FHers Mike Bishop Deanne George Joey Hudson Malinda Brefand Jeanine Godley Gordon Kearse FRESHMEN 22 CLASS OFFICERS President- Malinda Breland Vice-President- Charles Gooding Secretary-Ray Wallace Treasurer- Janice Priester Sharon Padgett Kay Linder Ray Wallace Keith Peters Marcia Wilson Annie Lee Murdaugh Scott Priester Kent Kinard Mark Linder Janice Priester Ken Wilson Angie Breland Robin Hiers Mark Farrish Yvonne Hiers Mike George Randal Merkey 8TH GRADE Nancy Rahn Scott Murdaugh Gene Sease Charles Polk Bill Priester Kevin Sease Frankie Wallace 24 ( )( ) t-o President - Frankie Wallace Vice-President - Yvonne Hiers Secretary - Angie Breland Treasurer - Kevin Sease 25 Glenn Bishop Carey Jennings Wes Blake Gina Kirkland Anne Fisk Sherri Harrell Keith Mann Deneene Mills 7th GRADE Todd Rozier Delano Varnadoe Bubba Smoak Belinda Wilson Lisa Zellars 26 CLASS OFFICERS President- Gina Kirkland Vice President- Todd Rozier Secretary- Belinda Wilson Treasurer- Deneene Mills 27 OUR ADMINISTRATION Headmaster Mr. Louis J. O'Gorman Asst. Headmaster and Coach Mr. Rick Secretary Mrs. Jackie Hiers Teachers Aid Mrs. Leslie Brown English Mrs. Delores Hiers Sciences Mrs. Yolanda Wilson Math Mrs. Mary Copeland History Mrs. Betty Jane Miller Business Mrs. Gail O'Gorman Math Mrs. Deborah Darnell Autograph Autograph Autograph Autograph Autograph Autograph Autograph Autograph FEATURES MAY QUEEN r 39 Mandy Edgemon Cindy Barnes MAID OF HONOR 40 MAY DAY 41 MAY DAY % 42 SPORTS Head Coach Louis O'Gorman COACHES OF 1976-77 Coach Kit Alewine Coach Hallman Sease Coach Rick Basirico 44 • -£ SENIOR MEMBERS OF FOOTBALL TEAM 45 Johnny Hiers - Defensive Left End Keith Fowfer - Left End 46 Darrly Prlester-R ight Guard FIRST ROW LEFT TO RIGHT: Coach Louis O'Gorman, Bob Layden, Gene Sease, Bubba Murdaugh, Mike Bishop, Clark Kinard, Kent Kinard, Marty Hjers, and Coach Hallman Sease, SECOND ROW: Coach Kit Alewine, Chuck Bishop, Pat Avant, Keith Peters, Robert Barnes, Keith Fowler, Scott Priester, Joey Hudson, Mark B. Kinard, Johnny Gunnells, and Coach Richard Basirico, THIRD ROW: Mark 5. Kinard, Jody Bishop, Ricky Stanfield, Bruce Bishop, Tommy Godley, Johnny Hiers, Ronnie Fail, Darryl Preister, Barry Murdaugh, and Kenny Rahn, 47 HOMECOMING OF 1976 Homecoming Queen Miss Confederate Miss Audrey KInard Miss Mandy Edgemon 48 49 KNEELING LEFT TO RIGHT: Jody Bishop, Johnny Hiers, Barry Murdaugh, Michael Priester, Chuck Bishop. STANDING LEFT TO RIGHT: Darryl I Priester, Bruce Bishop, Clay Jolly, Terry Black, Robert Barnes, Melvin Benton. 50 Starting line-up: LEFT TO RIGHT: Jody Bishop, Johnny Hiers, Barry Murdaugh, Michael Priester, Chuck Bishop. 51 KNEELING LEFT TO RIGHT: Donna Smoak, Tina Sandifer, Brenda Stanfield, Ginger Sease, Bobbie McMillan. STANDING LEFT TO RIGHT: Aubrey Hiers, Kelly McMillan, Marsha Sease, Jan Smoak, Myra Priester, Audrey Kinard. 52 53 JUNIOR VARSITY BOYS KNEELING, LEFT TO RIGHT: Mark Linder, Todd Rozier, Kevin Sease, Mike George, Bubba Murdaugh, STANDING, LEFT TO RIGHT: David Linder, Alan Merkey, Scott Priester, Joey Hudson, Glen Bishop, Gene Sease, Ken Wilson 54 JUNIOR VARSITY GIRLS KNEELING, LEFT TO RIGHT: Deanne George, Yvonne Hiers, Annie Lee Murdaugh. Peggy Smith, Angie Breland. STANDING: LEFT TO RIGHT: JVIalinda Breland, Libby McMillan, Nancy Rahn, Janice Priester. Gina Kirkland, Patti Kilgus. 55 VARSITY CHEERLEADERS BOTTOM LEFT TO RIGHT: Myra Priester, Donna Smoak, Libby McMillan, Marsha Sease, Tina Sandifer, Bobbie McMillan, STANDING: Sharon Murdaugh, Belinda McCormick, Ginger Sease, Absent: Donna Brabham. J.V. CHEERLEADERS KNEELING: Deneene Mills, Belinda Wilson. STANDING: Anne Fisk, Delano Varwadoe, Yvonne Hiers. 57 AJA BASEBALL CHAMPIONS OF 1976 KNEELING LEFT TO RIGHT: Barry Murdaugh, Herbie Kinard, Tony Murdaugh, Marshall Kirkland, Hallman Sease, Bubba Murdaugh, Louis O'Gorman. STANDING LEFT TO RIGHT: Rusty Ulmer, Frank Kirkland, Keith Fowler, Robert Barnes, Chuck Bishop, Ronnie Fail, Bruce Bishop, Jody Bishop, Johnny Mac Clayton, Tommie Godley. 58 SOFTBALL ”76” 59 Autograph ACTIVITIES PRESIDENT OFFICERS President-Chuck Bishop Vice-President-Jan Smoak Secretary-Libby McMillan Treasurer-Deanne George 62 Members of the Student Government Association are, FROM LEFT TO RIGHT; SEATED: Mrs. Betty Jane Miller, Sponsor. SECOND ROW, STANDING: Glen Bishop, Jan Smoak, Chuck Bishop, Scott Murdaugh, Annie Lee Mur- daugh. BACK ROW: Clay Jolly, Deanne George, Bubba Murdaugh, Libby McMillan, Curtis Polk. ANNUAL STAFF Members of the Staff are: SEATED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Lura Lynn Carter, Myra Priester, Mrs. Hiers, Spon- sor, Ginger Sease, and Aubrey Hiers. STANDING: Peggy Smith, Janice Priester, Deanne George, Bobbie Lynn Barnes, 01ivia Jennings, and Eve Hiers. Seated from left to right are Myra Priester, Co-Editor, Mrs. Doiores Hiers, Sponsor, and Ginger Sease, Co-Editor, From left to right are Janice Priester, Myra Priester, Class Editor, and Lura Lynn Carter. 64 From left to right are Myra Priester and Ginger Sease, Co-Editor, ANNUAL STAFF Sports Editor - Aubrey Hiers Assistant Sports Editor - Eve Hiers. Bobbie Lynn Barnes - Assistant. Olivia Jennings - Features Editor. Deanne George - Assistant. 65 HONORS Boy's State Representative - Chuck Bishop Girl's State Representative - Ginger Sease 66 Bus Drivers for '76-'ll are from left to right: Curtis Polk and Chuck Bishop. HARVEST CARNIVAL Standing left to right are the Harvest Carnival Kings and Queens: Vicky Bolen and Chris Morrell of the Kindegar- ten, Todd Rentz and Angie Davis of the Grammar School, and Deanne George, Queen of the High School. 67 Happy Times at the Harvest Carnival! JR. BETA CLUB Members of the Junior Beta Club and their Sponsor are as follows from left to right: SEATED - Deneene Mills, Mrs. Copeland, and Malinda Breland. STANDING - Deanne George, Sherri Harrell, Gina Kirkland, Lisa Zellars, Angie Breland, Ann Fisk, Nancy Rahn, Belinda Wilson, Scott Murdaugh, Kevin Sease, and Glen Bishop. SCIENCE CLUB Members of the science club: SEATED: Angie Breland, Mrs. Wilson, Sponsor, Glen Bishop. STANDING ON THE SECOND ROW: Bennie Smoak, Belinda Wilson, Frankie Wallace, Sherri Harrell, Todd Rozier, Carey Jennings, and Deneene Mills. STANDING ON THIRD ROW; Robin Hiers, Nancy Rahn, Lisa Zellars, Yvonne Hiers, Ann Fisk, Gene Sease, Wes Blake, Randall Merky, Charles Polk, Keith Mann, Scott Murdaugh, Mark Farrish. NEWSPAPER Members of the Newspaper Staff are: SEATED: Linda Mann, Kit Alewine, Sponsor, Carol Kilgus, Sponsor, and Clay Jolly. BACK ROW: Diane Baynard, JoAnn Fail, Carol Avant, Deneene Mills, Sherri Harrell, Jan Smoak, Lisa Zellars. 68 LIFE AND DEATH OF The mighty Rackham Bowed down to Sneaky Fitch to clean his dusty boots.11 69 Sheriff Jack Oglesby and Sneaky Fitch played cards to see who would really win Maroon. SNEAKY FITCH” Rackham and Sneaky Fitch have another bout over who will rule the town. Maroon and Sneaky Fitch have a heart” to-heart talk concerning his death. The town of Golpher Gulch loses one more citizen. 70 The audience was entertained by the singing of the narrator. DRAMA CLUB Officers are Marsha Sease, Secretary, Eve Hiers, President, Lura Lynn Carter, Vice-President, and Keily McMillan, Treasurer (Absent when picture was Made). Laying down from left to right are Robert Barnes, Kevin Sease, and Mike George. Kneeling from left to right are Carey Jennings, Anne Myers, Lynn Barnes, and Olivia Jennings. Standing from left to right are Clay Jolly, Eve Hiers, Jan Smoak, Lura Lynn Carter, Carol Avant, Myra Priester, Ricky Stanfield, Marsha Sease, Joey Hudson, Ken Wilson, Mrs. Hiers, Sponsor, and Bob Layden. BLOCK AJ CLUB FIRST ROW FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Chuck Bishop, Keith Fowler, Tina Sandifer, Marsha Sease, Myra Priester, and Bobbie McMillan. SECOND ROW: David Linder, Michael Priester, Ginger Sease, Sharon Murdaugh, and Aubrey Hiers. THIRD ROW: Mark B. Kinard, Kenny Rahn, Barry Murdaugh, Kent Kinard, and Robert Barnes, FOURTH ROW: Ronnie Faii, Johnny Hiers, and Bruce Bishop. FIFTH ROW: Joey Hudson, Clark Kinard, Bubba Murdaugh, Tommy Godley, Jody Bishop, Mark S. Kinard. 72 Seated from left to right are Chuck Bishop, President, Bobbie McMillan, Treasurer, Aubrey Hiers, Secretary, and Jody Bishop, Vice President. BETA CLUB SEATED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Chuck Bishop, President, Mrs. Mary Copeland, Sponsor, Malinda Breland, Vice- President, KNEELING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Deneene Mills, Treasurer, Marsha Sease, Secretary. Members of the Senior Beta Club and their Sponsor are as follows from left to right: KNEELING - Sher- ri Murdaugh and Olivia Jennings. SEATED- Marsha Sease Mrs. Copeland, and Chuck Bishop. STAND- ING « Lura Lynn Carter, Jan Smoak, Libby McMillan, and Bobbie McMillan. 73 MISS AJA CONTEST STANDING LEFT TO RIGHT, are Second Runner- up, Susan Kearse, First Runner-up, Patricia Davis, and Rhonda Morrell. STANDING LEFT TO RIGHT, are Second Runner-up Donna Sineath, First Runner-up, Jana Hughes, and Queen Terri Ann McMillan. STANDING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, Second Runner- up, Tina Sandifer, First Runner-up, Patti Kilgus, Miss AJA Theresa Padgett, and Headmaster Louis J. O'- Gorman. STANDING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, are Second Run- ner-up, Sharon Padgett, First Runner-up, Diane Bay- nard, and Queen Delano Varnadoe. 74 MISS A 75 76 ELEMENTARY Linda Hudson Garnet Kirkland Fairey Turner Linn Jennings Charlene Linder Lisa Wallace Susan Kearse Karen Polk Glenn Wilson Truman King Claire Stolfer 6th GRADE 78 David Baynard Ann Bigham Melissa Brabham Dawn Brant Lisa Breland Jimmie Lynn Brickie Michael Connelly Angela Davis 79 George Bairefoot Rhonda Crider 5TH GRADE Kris Brabham Terry Lynn Brown Juanita Carter Patricia Davis Rhonda DuBoise James Gibson John Jennings Amy Jolly Dickie Kay Kathy Padgett Richie Sease Duane Steedly David Rhoad Bobbie Smoak James Williams Tony Kennedy Traci Medlin Steven Murdaugh Athala Marie King Rhonda Morrell Phil Myers 81 Wanda Barnes Wanda DuBoise Artie Hughes LaVerne Kirkland Helen Stoller 4TH GRADE Melissa Thomas Barbara Ann Baynard B fayne George J im Kilgus Burton Miller LaCrissa Varna doe 62 83 Charles Crider David Hiers Jay Hiers Dawn Johnson Tia Kinard Tonya McC lure Farrell 0'Gorman Lori Arm Padgett Greg Rentz Michelle Sease Christi Steedly 84 3RD GRADE 85 2ND GRADE Pam Bairefoot Anne Brant Dewayne Brickie Buddy Carter Stephen Chassereau Frankie Fisk Donna Godley George Heath Frankie Hiers John Hiers Jana Hughes Valerie Kinarcf Dawn Kirkland Terri Ann McMillan Ken Miley Henry Mills 86 Paula Rahn William Stanley Bums Padgett Angie Smoak Sandra Murdaugh Martha Smith Dan Moore Todd Rentz Tina Thompson Mark Williams Timothy Wi 11 i ford 87 Tammy Allen Susan Brown Cindy Drawdy John Edgemon Michele Hiers GRADE Missi Brant Stephanie Chassereau Paige DuBoise Susan Gallop Barry Linder 88 Eddie Lyons Maxine Lyons Kevin 0 1 Gorman Chris Polk Lynda Pri ester Lisa Rhoad Dawn Ridge Donna Sineath Carl Stoller R i chard Wise 89 K i N D E R G A R T E N Vickie Bofen Jimmy Brown Heather Carter Vicki Chassereau Sarah Copeland English Crosby Dee Dee Doremus Ricky Fisk Thomas Heath Kathryn Hiers Rhonda Hiers Jefferson Hutto Michelle Jones Melissa Kicklighter C layt Kinard 90 Michael Kinard Guy Kirkland Patrice Lyons 91 Ralph Allen Sease Lydia Thomas Samara Walker Paul Wise Elementary Faculty Mrs, Leila Inabinet Kindergarten J V I Mrs. Leweliyn Bishop 1st grade Miss Carol Kilgus 2nd grade Mrs. Barbara Jennings 3rd grade Mr. Kit Alewine 4th grade Mrs. Francis Stanley 5th grade Mrs. Evelyn Rentz 6th grade Autograph Autograph ADVERTISEMENT S 96 Compliments of Ehrhardt Pharmacy Daniel Chassereau Reg. 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