Brunswick High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Lawrenceville, VA)

Text from Pages 1 - 152 of the 1984 volume:

Meherrin Regional Library System 133 W. Hicks St. Lawrencevilie, VA 23868 s ' i oi f rr 3 y t- n ? Keen The P Music Playing 1984-The critic called it. “The year of Michael Jackson”, but here at Bruns¬ wick, we Bulldogs did pretty good for ourselves, also. -We kept the music playing each day-in band, during prom, at games, on buses, in halls, at break, in cars, and in our heads. With new songs and new groups hitting the charts daily we soon realized that the song titles we heard on the radio were the same as what we saw happening here. Try “Body Talk” for the cheerleaders, “I’ll Tum¬ ble 4 Ya” for the football team and “Against All Odds” for the teachers. Every¬ where we looked we could here a song. It would be easy to keep the music playing. This year proved unique. In sports, it was “Big John’s” last year, and the basketball team went to State finals. The Girl’s Basketball team blew away the competition again. The Tennis team aced most of the competition and the foot¬ ball team scored 32 points against one team! Academics showed as much skill as sports did power. Forensics led the way with a win at the state level. Science and Math competition proved worthy in state competition along with wins in FBLA competition and Drama Festivals. Even the ”83 Yearbook took a 3rd place in State competition! To paraphrase Henry David Thoreau, we all move to a different drummer. And though we all liked music. From the first day until the last day, we would “Keep The Music Playing.” Getting “physical” in the gym, Alvin Ed¬ monds shows his skill in badminton. Table of Contents 4 .Faculty 10 .Clubs 31 .Sophomores 42 .Sports 70 .Juniors 81 .Special Activities 93 .Activities 111 .Seniors 129 .Ads 2 Drama class proves difficult, especially when writing a play as Mrs. Ruby Short keeps Gary Mosley’s confidence high. The “Art of Making Noise” can be fun. Darren Tutt keeps his own music playing in Mrs. Wright’s class. Virginia Walker proves there’s music in motion with a frisbee at lunch. The only thing better than listening to music is making music as the band learns during an afternoon practice before football season. A song puts pictures into words but Allen Barner puts song into a pictures as he draws a famous Disney character. 3 “Nobody told me there would be days like these” Though our paths at Brunswick are very different from each other there was one piece of common ground that we traveled one way or another, we met The Adminstration. We met Vice Principal, Gerald Burke, either in his office or at the Bas¬ ketball court as he scored his 300th victory as Head Basketball Coach. Vice principal, Tenus Thompson could be found guiding traffic in the morning and afternoon, giving change during break or consulting an unruly student in his office. And Principal, Dale Baird, could be seen buried behind a desk full of papers, trapped at a conference, or even taking up money in the cafeteria lunch line. The Guidance Counselors, Marian Russell, and Paul Nicholas were here to assist with everything from person¬ al problems and preparing schedules to choosing the right colleges. With what little spare time they had, Mrs. Russell assisted with the Homecoming Pag¬ eant and Mr. Nicolas organized the Forensics Debate Team. And the fun didn’t stop here. While most of us were off enjoying our sum¬ mer break, these lucky people were here all summer, tieing up lose ends from last year, and preparing for the next. Nobody told them there would be days like these, but they never seemed to mind, they came back the next day. Mr. Dale Baird Principal Mr. Gerald Burke Vice Principal Athletic Director Mr. Tenus F. Thompson Vice Principal Assistant Athletic Director 5 “She works hard for the money” Mr. Burke’s Basketball victories Miss Newcomb’s Forensics victor¬ ies Mr. Reekes new daughter Mrs. Long’s and Mrs. Short’s retire¬ ment Mrs. Gordon’s illness Mr. Mims’ broken leg Mrs. Leemon’s broken arm All of these events in¬ fluenced these human beings, these teachers, but each realized that he or she had to work hard for their money. We still gave the teachers some hard days for example, the days be¬ fore Christmas and Easter, but they always came back for more. We saw them working at games, coaching and taking up tickets. They were at our dances making sure no unwant¬ ed elements intruded. And they did all kinds of other things that were not part of their jobs, like PTSA meetings, Saturday competitions and after school trips. The famous Dunking Machine, students lined up all the way around the school to have a chance at dunk¬ ing their “favorite” teachers. And with the taunts of the teachers, the students hit their mark. And what would have been easier than for Mrs. Darnell Long or Mrs. Ruby Short to slack off at the end? But they didn’t because they couldn’t. They were there to the last day, to the last night, along with all the faculty and staff here. These two retiring Senior Class Sponsors as well as all the other teachers worked hard for the money. i Mr. David Wright, who would lend an enormous amount of aid to this yearbook, works on a stu¬ dents assignment as he student taught here. ' ft ;;? ., , Mrs. Bonnie Bridges Learnmg Disabilities Mr. Earl Byrd Industrial Arts AIAS A Club Ms. Catherine Cheely Library Media Specialist Library Media Club Mr. Donald Clary Physical Education Monogram Mr. Gary Crane Math Baseball, Culture Club Mrs. Barbara Evans English Prom Miss Lisa Ford Physical Education Culture Club, Cheering Sponsor, Softball Mrs. Juanita Gordon Drafting Journalism Mrs. Gloria Graves Driver’s Education Mr. Joe Graves Masony VICA 6 Mrs. Nancy Hicks Math Science-Math Club Co-Sponsor Mrs. Linda Hirvonen English Mr. Blake Hubbard English Journalism, Ecology Mr. Dennis Jones Agriculture FFA Mrs. Julia Jones Social Studies SCA Mrs. Mary Jones Business FBLA Mr. Tommy Leemon Social Studies Baseball Mrs. Darnell Long English Senior Sponsor Mrs. Edith Mason English French Miss Maxine Massenburg Social Studies Coaching track takes up a great deal of time and effort after school. Mr. Vernon Hollins and Mr. Dale Mims discuss training procedures to produce a solid team. While the buses are loading each day, Mr. Tenus Thompson and Mr. Earl Byrd supervise the procedure making sure that everyone finds a bus home as Tony Coleman gets into the conver¬ sation. 7 ‘ Against All Odds” When students heard the word “teacher”, we automatically thought of an old lady in cat-eyed glasses sitting behind a large desk. Teachers had always been thought of as a student’s number one enemy. . And it was “Against All Odds” that they could become friends with us. But some teachers managed to to¬ tally destroy the barrier between students and teachers and were con¬ sidered to be part of the gang. Many of the teachers joined in with the students during Homecom¬ ing week and participated in punk- rock day. Mrs. Leemon, Mrs. Hir- vonen, and Mrs. Newcomb could have been mistaken for some punk- rocker invaders in our school halls. Mr. Leemon became very popular with the students with his antics and jokes. Mr. Mims, one of the younger teachers, became very popular with us. Mrs. Julia Jones became well known as a disciplinarian. And none of us will forget Mrs. Long and Mrs. Short with their motherly ways toward the students. We will miss them as they end their teaching careers. Even though we were a tough au¬ dience to play to, the teachers did their best. They did their best “Against All Odds” to help us. Typical teacher, on Punk-Rock day during Homecoming week that is, Mr. A1 Wright, displays his outlandish outfit as he helps judge students even more outlandishly dressed. Mrs. Ellen McGeachy Business FBLA Mr. Dale Mims Social Studies Track, J. V. Football, J. V. Basketball, Health Careers Miss Sharon Newcomb English Forensics, SCA Mrs. Lucy Powell Home Economics FHA Mr. Freddie Reekes Physical Education Softball, Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, Monogram Mrs. Ethel Rogers Business FBLA Mrs. Ruby Short English Drama, Senior Class Sponsor Mrs. Jean Simmons Art Art, CO-ED HI-Y Mrs. Mary Smith Home Economics FHA Miss Janese Stokes Special Education Colorguard I 8 Mr. James Tanner Band, Chorus Band and Boosters Mr. James Thomas Science Chess, Sophomore Sponsor Mrs. Evelyn Thompson Business FBLA Mrs. Eula Washington Reading Mr. William “Doc” Washington Carpentry Vica Mr. Frank Vaughan Science Science Math Mrs. Virginia Vaughan Spanish Spanish, NHS Mr. A1 Wright Social Studies SCA Mrs. Kathy Wright Math TAG Mrs. Priscilla Vincent Bookkeeper Office Manager Mrs. Linda Pearson Administration Secretary Mrs. Kitty Daniels Study Hall Monitor, Cashier Mrs. Jeanette Dennis Title I Aide Mrs. Judy Gibson Guidance Secretary Mrs. Nancy Lundy ISS Monitor Mrs. Debra Mayton LMC Clerk 9 vj: SP Music influences everything in our school, even in the FFA as Jerome Rawlings wears this “Members Only outfit inspired by the new era of music started in 1980, while Mr. Jones, FFA club sponsor cooks burgers. The SCA: (bottom 1 to r) Sponsor, Mr. A1 Wright, Russell Roberts, Martha Stith, Sharon Gillus, Lynette Marks, Steve Woofter, Sponsor, and Mrs. Julia Jones; (2nd row 1 to r) Lisa Walker, Beth Tanner, Allison Fletcher, and Sarah Knight; (3rd row 1 to r) Maurine Mosely, Albragie Carroll, Carla Brodnax, Christin Rawlings, and Curman Tucker; (back row 1 to r) Charles Marks, Will Walker, Shaun Easter, Shirley Starke, Iris Glary and Gregory Fields. “The Authority Song” Sometimes organizations had trou¬ ble making themselves known. But this year the SCA came out where ev¬ eryone could know them by lining up the salad bar and milk shake machine for students. When they put together plans and ideas, these two items made our lunch program tastier. And, with a little urging from the SCA, the lunch period was actually lengthened by rearranging the schedule. Also, a final donation by this group produced benches for the smoking area. But the SCA didn’t rest here, they also ar¬ ranged the entire week of homecom¬ ing. Unlike “The Authority Song” sometimes the unsung heroes can get things done. The Spanish club did some tradition¬ al things with Mexican food and pina- tas, and they also ranged out some by having overseas pen-pals. They found that a different viewpoint could al¬ ways be interesting. Firming up plans early in the year with the SCA Executive Board, Mr. Dale Baird, Principal, dis¬ cusses options. Officers: Lynette Marks, Trea¬ surer; Russell Roberts, President; Martha Stith, Vice-President; Sharon Gillus, Secretary. Supplies for another hard day could always be had at the School Store, another SCA project, as Brett Roberts and Cynthia Jackson get more pa¬ per to do their never ending classwork from Katheline Clary. The Spanish Club: (floor 1 to r) Michelle Myers, Doug Lipton, Julie Phillips and Kim Radford: (on right steps from top) Mark Roberts, Deborah Ad¬ ams, Martissa Hill, Connie Goodrich, and Regina Green; (on left steps from top) David Davis, Jua¬ nita Shell, and Ellen Babb. 11 “Ya Mo Be Yes, we were always there. The Cul¬ ture club always had something hap¬ pening, from selling of oranges to the summer trips. The Easter raffle helped raise money for the trip and the post¬ ers sold well in March. As usual, the Culture club asked a lot from us, but we got out of it what we put in to it, The Trip! Coed Hi-Y met the needs of several students here. A food collection and distribution at Christmas, along with the Christmas tree put up and decorat¬ ed by this club in the student lobby announced this club presence. The bake sale in April also sold out in only two hours. The Chess club always opens its doors to students trying to learn of im¬ prove their game. Though large the club was always an interesting place to spend club days. We always knew that these clubs were fun, helpful and always there! Culture Club (cont’d) Front row (L to R) Julie Hall, Thomas Starke, Robert Starke, Juliette Hall, Monica Morgan, Marilyn Walton, Dawn Seward, Tara Seward, Cassandra Bugg, Virginia Walker, Darryl Coleman, and Milton Harrison; Second row (1 to r) Matthew Johnson, Terry Brodnax, Danny Michael, Jimmy Lewis, Lisa Currier, Rodney Bracey, Denise Jackson, and Shelia Cleaton; Third Row (1 to r) Earl King, Jo Jo Owens, Calvin House, Gary Walker, Tonya Taylor, Martin Astrop, Leslie Wall, and Timothy Lightbourne. Culture Club (cont’d) Front Row (1 to r) Melissa Jones, Donna Lynch, Cynthia Jackson, Everette Gibson, Jon Gibson, Yvette Jones, Andy Walker Ryan Henry, Andrea Gillus, Mike Cheely, Shep Moss, Rick Henry, and Kevin Whitby; Second row (1 to r) Tracey Thompson Kelly Peterson, Vivian Jones, Jackie Tillar, Kathy Peterson, Terry Brodnax, Barbara Rainey, Angela Harri¬ son and Timmy Hayes; Third Row (1 to r) Joey Rice, Phyllis Walker, Adela Jones, Reginald Richardson, Gail Watson, Evangeline Thomp¬ son, Deborah Singleton, Laurence Hawkins, Robert Wilkins, and Nicholas Evans. Men At Work are not the only people with Car¬ go: Willie Gillus, Allen Barner, Tonya Taylor, Robert Conners, Kevin Posey and Jo Jo Owens carry a heavy load of oranges during the Christ¬ mas sale. There” The Culture Club: Front row (1 to R) Betty Murphy, Linda Alexander, Della Graves, Sylvia Alexander, Michelle Trotter, Roxanne Gee, Angie Walker and James Meredith; Second row (1 to r) Thelma Shearin, Kelly Peterson, Dwanne Scott, Jocelyn Taylor, Deborah Berry, Lavado Harris, Alisa Beasley, Cynthia Powell, and Roger Malone; third row (L to r) Neal Edwards, Tyunga Ruffin, Shelia Jones, Laurie Putney, Martha Washington, Teresa Williams, Tammy Waller, Alicia Wright and Darrell Seward. Culture Club (cont’d) Kathy Peterson, Jackie Starkes, Rosa Smith, Lawrence Fields, Randy Smith, Melissa Barner, Maggie Williams, Angela Brodnax, and Tracey Manson; Second row (1 to r) Jocelyn Hicks, Zelma Harrison, Michele Hardy, Carol Seward, Elaine Rainey, Teresa Taylor, Kathline Clary, Joan Blackwell, Sharon Palmer and Jewel Robinson; Back row (1 to r) Deborah Berry, Michael Headspeth, Ricky Gholson, Kevin Posey, Gracie Thompson, Michael Martin, Micheal Stith, Lisa Owens, Rhonda Williams, and Pamela Morgan. The CO-ED HI-Y Club: Back row, (left, to right) Missy Lewis, Tammy Waller, Sharon Spence, Gloria Melton, Kim Martin, Sharon Babb, Kathy Elder, Linda Velvin; Front row, (left to right) Timmi Toler, Martha Stith, Debra Fisher, Mary Spence, Cheryl Fletcher, Roxanne Gee, Spon- sor-Mrs Simmons The Chess Club. Back row (left to right) Sponsor- Mr. Thomas, Katheleen Clary, Dawn Green, Jer¬ ry Phillips, Jifnmy Lewis, Ben Jones, Patsy Hayes, Teresa Archer, Ricky Green, Lois Bur¬ ton, Steve Capps, Laurie Brockwell, Joycelyn Hicks; Front row (left to right) Tracey Thomp¬ son, Angela Dozier, Kelly Peterson, Lenard Jones, Michelle Hardy, Glenn Roberts, Teresa Taylor, Jocelyn Taylor, Gail Watson, Sheila Jones, Melissa Barner, Cynthia Jackson, Melissa Finch, Maxine Rivers, Sherinna Parham. HHHB I rnr mm m M ■( , M Steve Capps makes a move against Laurie Brockwell, as play continues between Patsy Hayes and Jimmy Lewis, Ben Jones and Glenn Roberts, Lois Burton and Cynthia Jackson, Tere¬ sa Archer and Ricky Green. The game intensifies while players, Shelia Jones, Lenord Jones, Teresa Taylor, Jocelyn Taylor, Gail Watson, Dawn Gre en, Kelly Peter¬ son, and Tracey Thompson, plan strategic moves in hopes of winning a game. 13 “No More Words” The Monogram Club and the Jour¬ nalism class produced almost the same thing from different angles. The Mono¬ gram Club admitted athletes who had lettered in a sport while the Journal¬ ism class produced members that wrote many words. To help raise money this year the Monogram Club did two things. The first was sell cookies. Remember the little tin boxes of cookies? Their sec¬ ond project brought them much more success: the raffle to help with the pur¬ chase of the coveted Monogram jack¬ ets. The money came in handy as the winners used it to help with Christmas presents. The Journalism class worked all year. They began by selling ads the first week of school. The yearbook signing party came next on Friday afternoon, after Ghandi, during Home¬ coming Week. Photography problems caused many headaches for the year¬ book staff, but as the weather broke in the spring and Mrs. Gordon returned from her illness, things were looking better. The final project of the writing crew was the raffle which went over well. As the final bell rang, a familiar phrase rang out from the Journalism ' The Journalism Staff: (L-R) Tracey Kidd, Yvette Jones, Kevin Whitby, Glenn Starke, Mar¬ tha Stith, Avi Ruffin, Sylvia Alexander, Waddell Lucas, Maggie Williams, Tim Games, Pam John¬ son, Timmi Toler, and Jennifer White. Avi Ruffin put in Unbelievable amount of time trying to perfect the cover and division pges. Monogram Club Representatives Gary Stith and Laura Putney present Principal Dale Baird with his first Monogram jacket. 14 Staff. Some of them had worked so hard all year long that what the had left in them was “No More Words.” Each word and picture is discussed before its entry into print as Copy editor, Glenn Stark, and Editor, Timmi Toler, go over some pic¬ tures of the prom. The Monogram Club: (L-R front) Paul Gee, Janice Johnson, Donald Hammock, Slyvia Alexander, Terry Brodnax, Martin Astrop, Virginia Walker, Doug Lipton, and Angela Brodnax; (middle) Joel Johnson, Thelma Shearin, Rhonda Williams, Herman Morgan, Joe Meridith, Laura Putney, Avi Ruffin, Lawrence Hawkins, Mandell Johnson, Antoinette Peebles, and Gary Stith; (back) Jimmy Lewis, Cynthia Rainey, Gwen Coleman, Nikki Evans, Ricky Glolson, Tony Ruffin, JoJo Owens, James Meridith, Charles Marks, William Rivers and Cleve Packer. Martha Stith and Pamela Johnson check on the spelling of another word as work pro¬ ceeds on the Yearbook. Yearbooks went on sale for three weeks in Spring as Kevin Whitby, Sylvia Alexander and Glenn Starks ran the selling desk outside Mr. Burke’s office. Sponsor Juanita Gordon goes over the elements of design on one of the 1 44 pages of this yearbook with Maggie Williams. Waiting for a Monogram Meeting to start are (1 to r front) Tonya Taylor, Rhonda Williams, Mar¬ tin Astrop, and John Thompson; (back) Jason Stith, Cleve Packer, Gary Stith, Ricky Gholson, and Avi Ruffin. The Monogram Club: (1 to r front) Timmy Gibson, Timmy Hayes, Everette Gibson, Rhonda Williams, Andy Walker, Jon Gibson and Mike Cheely; (second) Tressaline Coleman, Pam Mason, Cynthia Rainey, Gwen Coleman, Alisa Beasley, Cynthia Powell, Ryan Henry, and Denise Jack- son; (back) Deborah Singleton, Della Jones, Carla Broadnax, Zelma Harrison, Linda Alexander, Joey Rice and Darrell Seward. Although supposedly working, ad editor, Cleve Packer, discusses strategies with Yvette Jones as Martha Stith joins in on the topic. “I Write The Songs” The magic of the arts showed itself at BSHS this year in the Drama Club. In November they put on a play called The Wonder Hat and received a Certi¬ ficate of Appreciation for their partic- pation in the District Drama Festival. Some members of the Drama Club also participated in the prestigious Vir¬ ginia High School Dance company at Nottoway and placed 3rd out of twelve schools. Mrs. Ruby Short, Drama Club Spon¬ sor, would retire at the end of the ’84 school year, creating a vacumn that any new drama coach will find difficult to fill. In the past few yeras alone she has led the club to several victories around the state. The Drama Club created several un¬ forgettable charters and scenes for us this year. And though not everything that was performed contained music, in effort, they did ‘‘Write The Songs.” Allison Fletcher sits perfectly still as Mrs. Ruby Short applies make-up for the play The Wonder Hat; performed at Nottoway in March. Milton Tyler checks slides for clarity and depth that he and other drama students made for Fan¬ tasia. Learning the lines of The Other Other Woman, Gwendolyn Coleman and Sarah Turner read their scenes one more time for the spring play. The buddy system helps students learn lines: (1 to r) Tyunga Ruffin, Gwendolyn Coleman, Sarah Turner, Pearl Peebles, Michelle Trotter, Irma Walker and Allison Fletcher. The Drama Club: (Front 1 to r) Shelia Hargrove, Allison Fletcher, Gwendolyn Coleman, Yvette Jones, Shelia Hawkins, Joan Blackwell and Michelle Trotter; (back 1 to r) Coleman Adams, Russell Roberts, Sponsor, Mrs. Ruby Short, Michael Martin, Timothy Jones, Pamela Johnson, Andre Cooper, and Knafesa Garner. Much like the fruit in the bowl of the play “Getting It All Together,” these Drama students mix it up: Gwen Coleman, Yvette Jones, Allison Fletcher, Timothy Jones, Knefesa Garner, Shelia Hawkins, and kneeling, Joan Blackwell. In getting ready for a dance performance at Norfolk State University, Gwen Coleman, and Andre Cooper practice to the music of “One” from Chorus Line. Yvette Jones runs through a dress rehearsal of her tap number to be presented at Norfolk State University. As Punchenello in the play The Wonder Hat. Tim Jones rehearses his part. 17 “Talking In Your Sleep” Each year a few students perfect an activity that most of us take for grant¬ ed— talking. The Forensics Team start ed their practice off with a visit by Mrs. Nancy Anderson, State Director of Forensics, who helped the team re¬ fine its presentation. Mrs. Sharon Newcomb added valuable bits of infor¬ mation and encouragement through the season as she led Michelle Myers to 1st place in Girl’s Oratory and Antoi¬ nette Peebles to 2nd place in Girl’s Prose in the State competition. The TAG members participated in several activities that involved talk¬ ing. The newly formed Quiz Teams practiced heavily for the bout in the Spring. And even though each of them could talk quite well, some of the off- the-wall questions kept everyone in the room from talking. The Girl’s man¬ aged to outscore the Guys two to one in that one. The Slide show that was seen at Open House was crafted by the TAG members. The time it took the mem¬ bers who helped narrate this show can only be imagined by someone who has worked on one. Both the Forensic and TAG groups rehearsed so frequently that it would not be unusual to hear them “Talking In Their Sleep.” TAG: (bottom 1 to r) Lisa Owens, Jewel Robinson, Tammy Brown, Tressaline Coleman, Angela Harrison, Sharon Gillus, Teresa Archer, Antoinette Peebles and Alisa Beasley; (2nd) Andrea Gillus, Vivian Jones, Dawne Scott, Janice Johnson, Cynthia Lee, Bianca Graves, Lisa Moore, Lisa Currier and Donna Lynch; (3rd) Teresa Powell, Melissa Jones, Juanita Stith, John Kelly, Kevin Whitby, David Baird, Russell Roberts, Charles Marks and Gary Stith; (back) Tonya Taylor, Carlton Cren¬ shaw, Wayne Towns, Gary Walker, Coleman Adams, Lawrence Hawkins, Rick Henry, Robert Edwards, Chauncey Blackwell, Donald Hammack and Sponsor, Kathy Wright. The Quiz Team questions were the hardest ques¬ tions anyone here had ever heard, as the expres¬ sion on the faces of Russell Roberts and Treessa- li ne Coleman prove. The Forensics Team: (1 to r) Robert Conners, Wally Edwards, Michelle Myers, Sponsor Shar¬ on Newcomb, Antoinette Peebles, Anglela Har¬ rison, Chauncey Blackwell, Coleman Adams and Russell Roberts. 18 The Girl’s Quiz Team, which here outscored the Boy ' s Quiz Team 2-1, consisted of Vivian Jones, Andrea Gillus, Tressaline Coleman. Mrs. Kathy Wright serves as moderator. Resting on a train during the TAG Trip are Don¬ na Lynch, Melissa Jones, Teresa Adcock, Lisa Currier and David Baird. Waiting for the signal to get on the bus Tonya Taylor, Gary Stith, Cynthia Lee, Angela Harris, Kevin Whitby, and Belinda Evans. Teresa Ad¬ cock steps off the bus. Russell Roberts’ head is sewed up for a dramatic exhibit. 19 ‘ ‘ Working Day Night” The Future Homemakers of Amer¬ ica and the Future Farmers of America represent future jobs that work around the clock. Everyone knows that a homemak¬ ers’ job is 24 hours a day. From the time the sun comes up she begins: breakfast, getting the kids off, clean¬ ing, washing, dishes, etc. There is an old saying that rings true for a home¬ maker—a homemaker’s work is never done. And any good farmer can tell you that cows can’t tell time and don’t even want to know. So when its calling time, when storms blow in at night, or when its bitter cold, time means little to the farmers. Agriculture I: (front L-R) Alfonzo Morgan, Milton Jackson, Bernard Parham and Willie Pearson; (Middle) Chris Morgan, Roy Lambert, Danny Rhodes, and Andy Morris; (back) Rodney Rainey, Henry Brodnax, Mark Lucy, Elvis McFarland, and Larry Wyche. Agriculture II: (front) Altona Jones and Darrell Walker; (back) Herman Morgan, Lonnie Jones, and Jerome Rawlins. Mr. Dennis Jones grills some hamburgers as Robbie Clary eagerly awaits the call to dinner. 20 In the rehearsal wedding, Rhonda Williams and Darlene Bennett come down the aisle as Mrs. Lucy Powell and Allison Fletcher care¬ fully watch the procedure. Paul Gee and Rhonda Williams “cut the cake,” as Carolyn Barnett, Judy Macklin, and Allison Fletcher get ready for a “rehearsal” celebration. The sewing machine can be a friendly and useful tool for students, as Judy Macklin discovers dur¬ ing the year. The Future Homemakers of America: (sitting) Martha Washington, Vanessa Walker, Della Graves, Doris Powell, Lawanda Vincent, Caro¬ lyn Barnett, Lucretia Jones, and Melinda Hardy; (standing) Rosa Smith, Judy Macklin, Darlene Lewis, Mrs. Lucy Powell, Diane Fields, Paula Lofton, Stella Dugger, Mrs. Mary Smith, Eliza¬ beth Harris, Elaine Hill, and Juliette Hall. The Natural Resources Class: (front) Randall Mosley, Carlos Smith, Kevin House, Jeff Hite, and Tommy Phillips; (back) Delroy Bland, Floyd Moore, Earl Green, Ricky Green, and Earl King. 21 Health Careers Officers: Darlene Lewis, Marlene James, Eugenera Tucker, Lucretia Jones and Lawanda Vincent. “Adult Education” Both these clubs, Future Business Leaders of America and Health Ca¬ reers prepare students for the real world that starts the day after gradu¬ ation. The work-a-day world can be cruel and frustrating, but these stu¬ dents are ready. The FBLA prepares students for ev¬ ery facet of the work world. From typ¬ ing and shorthand to computers and data processing. The typing labs are always full and now, the computer classes are packing them in. With sev¬ eral types of computers now available for student use in the building, every¬ one has the opportunity to gain all the hand-on-experience they want before they leave the building. The Health Careers club continues to expose students to the medical care needs of both the community and the nation. Again, this is an area that des¬ perately needs people who are willing to work, and our HC club is working to help fill the gap. Neal Edwards and Waddell Lucas work on their typing speed during some free time. Mrs. Evelyn Thompson works with Belinda Ev¬ ans, Andre Cooper and Cynthia Jackson on the computers, solving problems from the business world. 22 A typing class experiencing a timed exercies can be extremely intense: (background) Dawn Sew¬ ard, Anne Clements, Mary Hayes, Gail Jackson; (front) Julie Phillips, George Northington, Shar¬ on Spence, Ken Peace, Tammie Perkins, and Ka¬ ren McMillan. Accounting classes always demanded pencil, pa¬ per and a little head scratching as Pam Johnson and Michelle Trotter work through another problem. Another excercise in typing class brings up typ¬ ing speed but does not cause as much nervous¬ ness as the timed exercises do: Debra Allen, Alisa Beasly and James Brown. With paper rolling out of the printer Gary Stith and Sarah Knight keep punching those comput¬ er keys. 23 “Numbers” National Honor Society member’s lives are filled with numbers. They take the math courses that are filled with strange numbers, like Geometry, Algebra and Calculus. Then they take other courses that have even stranger numbers and symbols like Chemistry and Physics. And while they take these dreaded course, each member must keep in mind other numbers, like the ones from 3.0 to 4.0, their individ¬ ual grade point average so that they will know which one will have to give a speech at graduation. Then, the often feared college boards loom on the horrizon demand¬ ing the largest number each can pro¬ duce. No matter where the NHS turns, “Numbers” follow. Michelle Myers takes her light from the Golden Candle during the spring ceremony. NHS sponsors Sharon Newcomb and Virginia Vaughan listen as the Induction Ceremony be¬ gins. Alisa Beasly makes sure she hears all of her new responsibilities. St ' {V 9 V L 1 IgP J. W ' ■v . ft. hW Syc jT m f,_..-a m jL | f m ft ' • ‘fei . IfL. ft BP ' a. Wm — ■ y9r. : J KUt.. The trophies of Academic excellence surround Zelma Harrison as the ceremony continues. 24 1 Taking the light from the Golden Candle, Lyn- ette Marks lights hers and explains another facet of the NHS. Laurence Hawkins lights his candle and ex¬ plains its meaning. Inductees: (back) Angela Morgan and Alisa Beasly; (front) Iris Clary, Myra Edmonds, David Baird, David Talbot, Kim Radford, and Wally Edwards, listen intently to the excellence and maturity expected of them. L m HI The National Honor Society: (front L-R) Alisa Beasly, Angela Morgan, Jackie Tiller, Gwen Coleman, Tresseline Coleman, Tammy Brown, Angela Harrison, Zelma Harrison, Angela Carter, Janice Johnson and Antoinette Peebles;. (2nd) Vivian Jones, Tammy Perkins, Iris Clary, Vivian Lee, Teresa Adcock, Christin Rawlins, Melissa Jones, Lisa Currier, Donna Lynch, and Belinda Evans; (3rd) Janice Mosley, Annette Craig, Lisa Moore; Della Jones, Melinda Vaughan, Andria Gillus, Kim Radford, Teresa Powell, Tammy Walker, Bianca Graves, and Wally Edwards; (4th) Virginia Green, George Northington, David Talbot, Robert Lawson, Rick Henry, David Wilson, Curman Tucker, Chauncy Blackwell, Henry Brodnax, Floyd Moore, John Kelly, and Nikki Evans. The new NHS Inductees: (front L-R) Alisa Beasly, Jackie Tiller, Gwen Coleman, Vivian Jones Teresa Powell, Iris Clary, and Vivian Lee; (middle) Bianca Graves, Della Jones, Angela Morgan’ Myra Edmonds, Kim Radford, and Andria Gillus; (back) Chauncy Blackwell, David Baird, David Talbot, Tonya Taylor, Wally Edwards and George Northington. 25 “If I Were A Carpenter” The title from a song done about the time these students were born still rings true. A good carpenter or furni¬ ture maker is always in demand, and as long as people like living in houses, al¬ ways will be in demand. Here students learned carpentry, from using a hand¬ saw, there are different types, you know, to drying nails. And this was the beginning. Lathes, drills and clamps were explored and, then, when the ba¬ sics were had, the students went on to whole-house construction! Everything from design to nailing up the last board. With Mr. Earl Byrd’s Wood Technol¬ ogies classes or “Doc” Washington’s Carpentry classes or Mrs. Juanita Gor¬ don’s Drafting classes, the students laid a solid foundation for being a car¬ penter. Wood is cheaper if you buy it square and make it round yourself as Warren Pearson learns using a lathe. The Birdhouse Project” of Mr. Byrd’s Wood Carl Bright puts in the last screw on a “T” hinge Technologies class: Mr. Earl Byrd, McArthur to hold up a door in Carpentry. Maclin, Matt Johnson, Timmy Gibson, Jerome Rawlins. Randall Lynch and Robbie Clary. I 26 “Doc Washington presents Rufus Ruffin with an award for being “Doc’s” right-hand-man helping with the “Flying Termites” Basketball team. The last nail goes in as Jules Yancy finished this step of his project. The shaping process is underway on this leg as Jim Willhite works at a lathe. 5 Maggie Williams lays out another page for the yearbook in Drafting. A wiping stain gives Warren Pearson’s bookcase just the finish he is looking for on this wood. 27 “No Parking On The Dance Floor” The Auto Mechanics guys make sure there will be no parking on the dance floor because they fix the cars right. And, as cars get more and more expen¬ sive, people hold onto theirs longer so that these guys could be in a very lu¬ crative position in the future. They run the entire gaunlet, from changing a tire to rebuilding an engine. Everyone who came to open house will remem¬ ber the car motor with no muffler in the shop when they fired it up. The Masonry class know their jobs, also. Just as houses keep being built, there will be jobs for these guys. They did everything from cleaning the tools and carrying the brick to building with the binds. Tools unfamiliar to every¬ one else fit smoothly into the hands of the Mason’s class. Going over a wall one last time are (working) Lor enzo Davis, and Donald Edmonds (supervis¬ ing) Jerry Rhodes, Ronald Brown, Arthur Gor¬ don, James Hardy, Preston Lewis and Thomas Walker. Winners in the Masonry competition: (front) 1st year - Alvin Davis and Robert Walker, (back) 2nd year Arthur Gordon, Dwayne Easter, and Rodney Brown. Vica Club: Front row (1 to r) Russel Bell, Robert Starke, Alvin Davis, Delvin Graves, and Jerry Phillips, (second row) Ed Winfield, Arthur Gor¬ don, Cornele Johnson, Eugene Tucker, Clarence Moore, James Meredith, Tony Brown, and Jeff Hite, (3rd row 1 to r) Lewis Bland, Anthony Rich, John Jones, Keith Wynn, Bobby Rhodes, Rod¬ ney Baskerville, Henry Pritchett, James Walk¬ er, Anthony Jones, Robert Parham, and Robert Walker (4th row 1 to r) Robert Perkinson, Anth¬ ony Taylor, Darrel Seward, John McFarland, Earl Green, Sante Jarrell, Milton Jackson, Casper Coleman, and Frank Author, (5th row 1 to r) Mark Lucy, Timmy Gibson, Ben Jones, Jimmy Lewis, Scott Myrick, Melvin Coleman, Mark Capps, Willie Blackwell, Bubba Johnson, James Baskerville, Chris Addock, Chris Nuss, Charles Pegram and Mike King. Front row (1 to r) Preston Lewis, Ronald Brown, Lorenza Davis, John McFarland, Doc Washing¬ ton, Arthur Gordon, Warren Pearson, James Hardy, Dwayne Easter Larry Warren, Thomas Walker, Anthony Jarrell, Lewis Bland, Carnell Johnson, Carl Bright, Andre Thompson, James Walker, Michael Walker, Tony Coleman, and Tommy Green. 28 Auto Mechanics III: Jeff Callahan, Anthony Rice, Mr. Danny Downs, John Sitterson, Robert Starke, Ed Winfield, and kneeling, John Wyatt. Up to their elbows in grease, Robert Starke, Ed Winfield, and Ronnie Mayo, work on several dif¬ ferent parts of the engine. Taking off the battery cables so he won’t get shocked, John Wyatt starts to work on this car. There are always more engines to work on in the Auto Lab: Jeff Callahan, John Sitterson, and Mr. Danny Downs; Jules Yancey, John Wyatt, Anthony Rice and under the car, Tony Brown. 29 “Men At Work” Although there are a few women in the trade classes, the classes are still heavily dominated by men. In the met¬ al trades it’s easy to see why. The guys put on goggles, or face masks, big heavy aprons and thick gloves, just to melt two pieces of metal together. Students go into the Metal Trades for several reasons. They can machine parts that are no longer available for cars and equipment. They learn how to handle heavy shop equipment and turn out delicate and fragile metal works. Just like the other trade classes, these guys learn how to “do it all” in their area, from cleaning a file to welding a car frame back together. Drafting is the only trade class a stu¬ dent can take without putting on a big apron or safety googles, but that doesn’t mean its a breeze. In some oth¬ er classes you have erasres to get rid of mistakes or a file to level something out, but in Drafting, if it’s not right, the building falls down!! And this is not a good way to keep your job. Mr. Mike Rainey instructs Jimmy Spillane and Danny Michaels on the delicate use of a heavy drill press to produce a hole in an exact spot. Glenn Roberts watches. Mrs. Juanita Gordon makes the Awards Presen¬ tation of the first students to finish the Drafting Program: Avi Ruffin, Mike Lucy and Joel John¬ son. An extremely small file is needed to take off the burr on a welding project by Timmy Hayes. -is facing his project, another step in making the project look like a professional did it. 30 “We’ve Only Just Begun” Monday morning, August 29, marked the beginning of a new era for over 200 of us. We awoke, both ner¬ vous and excited, knowing that very few days in our lives would match this one. Our first day at BSHS would nev¬ er be forgotten. As our class of ’86 entered the school, we walked down a corridor that had no classrooms, only a large mural to our left depicting the life we would experience here. The walk down that hallway lasted forever, and then we were thrust into the main¬ stream of senior high life. We watched the upperclassmen con¬ fidently turn right or left, moving as if they knew exactly where they were headed. For some of us, finding our homerooms was an ordeal (Where was room 31, anyway?). By third period we wondered if we would ever be able to get from our lockers to our classes without getting lost and or being late! That afternoon we attended more classes, saw more teachers, and found rooms that we didn’t even know exist¬ ed. At first, we thought there were too many “do this and don’t do that” items, but then we realized that these were the same as always. This place could be a great deal of fun. Finally, as the temperature peaked for the day and we knew we had to tell someone about this day or go crazy, Mr. Baird clicked on the PA with the day’s announcements. And then the glorious sound of the 3:04 bell let us loose on the world once again. We scrambled to our buses and collapsed into the seats. Some of us turned to¬ ward the building and for the first time we realized that “We Had Only Just Begun!” Tenth grade PE class held many surprises as Rodney Rainey finds out playing badminton ear¬ ly in the spring. Angela Adams Deborah Adams Chris Adcock Sylvia Alexander Edward Anderson Michael Anderson Frank Arthur Stephen Ashe Martin Astrop Deeya Atkins Ellen Babb David Baird Melissa Banks Rodney Baskerville Alisa Beasely Samuel Beasely Deborah Berry Chauncey Blackwell Andre Boyd Alice Bright 32 Henry Brodnax Bernetta Brown James Brown Rodney Brown Yolanda Brown Kendell Bruce Lawanda Carington Todd Childrey Suzette Clark Iris Clary Francine Cleaton Annie Clements Frances Colbert Betty Coleman Doretha Coleman George Coleman Gwendolyn Coleman Robert Conner Carlton Crenshaw Jerry Dilworth Sharon Drummond Gary Easter Alvin Edmonds Myra Edmonds Wallace Edwards Elijah Ellis Jr. Kurt Engel Bernice Epps Markeith Fenderson Elmira Fields Eric Fields Gregory Fields Lawrence Fields Michael Fields Brian Foddrell 33 “Survival” The first lesson we learned here was not taught in a classroom, but rather in the halls. We learned, very quickly, how to get to the snack machines for break, buy a soda and pack of cookies, wolf them down and still arrive at the door of our second period class on time and smiling. Or we learned how to make a cigarette last for the entire break, or how to meet a friend in a quiet, out of the way spot. We learned the teachers, some forceful and dynamic, some quiet and modest, but all expecting our best, all expecting 100% from us. We placed the largest number of students, from the three classes, on the first Honor Roll of the year. “Survival”— we learned it quickly and we learned it easily. We were a class that would not soon be forgotten. Allen Jones sits for his sophomore picture as Roger Yates and James Malone wait their turn. ttUUil Darren Franklin Travis Games Paul Gee Willie Gillus Andrea Gillus Shawn Gillus William Glen Ricky Goodrich Sandra Goodrich Samantha Grant Bianca Graves Cynthia Graves Sharon Graves Regina Green Shelia Hargrove Patricia Harrell Elizabeth Harris John Harris Lavado Harris Tonya Harrison 34 I Lawrence Hawkins Mary Hayes Sandra Hendricks Ryan Henry Cynthia Hicks Jocelyn Hicks Gail Jackson Kimberly Jackson Tessie Jarrell James Johnson Matthew Johnson Adela Jones Allen Jones Anthony Jones Carla Jones Darryl Jones Gloria Jones James Jones Leon Jones Lonnie Jones Pearl Jones Phyllis Jones Randy Jones Subrena Jones Vivian Jones Beverly Joyner Michael King Roy Lambert Tammy Lassiter Vivian Lee | 35 Electric Avenue” The road on which the sophomores learn to drive could only have one name-“Electric Avenue”. After each drive Mr. Freddie Reekes or Mrs. Glo¬ ria Graves stagger back to their offices to calm down as a sophomore left the scene. No one could wait to start driving. It ranked highly as one of the most inter¬ esting things to do here. But we all approached the task with trepidation. If we had never driven before, the ex¬ tra brake helped calm us. If we had driven, the reinforcement of our abili¬ ties helped us become even safer. How can we forget the first time the instruc¬ tor hit the brake for us? The class will not soon be forgotton, but the freedon it gave us, the ease of mobility we recieved will be used ev¬ ery time we head down our own “Elec¬ tric Avenue”. Following the step by step procedure, Mrs. Glo¬ ria Graves starts the car for Gloria Melton. In an attempt to keep the car between the ditches, Mrs. Graves offers a “reassuring” hand to Gloria Melton. 36 The ever alert Mrs. Graves keeps the driver aware of hundreds of items as she continues the rules of the road. An accident could happen in the blink of an eye, but with the safety of an extra brake, none ever have. Mrs. Graves displays a very brave smile as she heads out of the parking lot with William Rivers. DRIVER EDUCATION BRUNSWICK CHEVROLET © . uiowcn tuuGAiam Si ! Mp? W5 fK “Whew!” Can always be heard when a student driver returns to the parking lot to find it clear of the Pepsi truck, Nab truck. Oil truck, Gas truck, and all the others vehicles that usually make parking a “nail-biter.” The job never ends, as Mr. Freddie Reekes pre¬ pares to teach Glenn Roberts how to drive defen¬ sively. Mrs. Graves uses her evaluation book to prepare students for the real test by the DMV official. 37 “Somebody’s Watchin’ Me” Our teachers told us that in March we would face the most important test of our school lives. But they were wrong. Oh, not about the importance of this test, but about the date of the test. The state had moved the date up to early February. As we took our first high school exams, few of knew that in two weeks later, the Graduation Comp- tency Test would loom on the horizon. We watched the weather on Mon¬ day, the day before the test, though not for long. The buses were turned around and sent home because of the snow, and by the middle of the after¬ noon, school had been closed for the next day, the first day of the GCT. But by Wednesday the roads were clear and we headed to school as usual. Our homeroom teachers told us that after an early break, we would spend three hours in homeroom. It sounded impossible, but sit we did. After filling out the name grid, the test booklets were distributed. We hadn ' t thought they would be that big, but we knew we couldn’t skip any of this test! We worked, some for an hour, some for three, and we worked hard. Thursday, we had an instant replay, except that the subject matter was math. Again we worked hard, knowing that everyone would be looking at this grade. Our parents would look, our friends would look, our teachers and the com¬ munity would look, the Richmond newspapers would report the scores and then everyone in the state would look at our scores. Yes, indeed, “Some¬ body’s Watchin’ Me!” The Homecoming Pep Rally and Dance find Sophomore Henry Brodnax and Senior Morris Stith looking for appropriate partners. John Lewis Missy Lewis Randall Lynch Lynette McAllister Elvis McFarland Maybelline McMichael Karen McMillan McCarthy Macklin Ken Maitland Michelle Mallory James Malone Sandra Manning Tracy Manson Kim Martin Robert Matthews Tommy Matthews Shirley Mayo Belinda Mays Debbie Mays Gloria Melton 38 Aretha Meredith Herbert Meredith James Meredith Angie Morgan Chris Morgan Monica Morgan Pamela Morgan Andy Morris Carrie Mullen George Northington Crispin Nuss Dee Dee Nuss Joseph Owens Lisa Owens Bernard Parham Lawrence Parham Sharena Parham Kenneth Peace Teresa Pearson Tony Pearson Charles Pegram Tammy Perkins Julie Phillips Alice Pritchett Crawford Propst Teresa Powell Monte Pulley Kimberly Radford Rodney Rainey Richard Rawlings Bobby Rhodes Daniel Rhodes Nannie Rhodes Reginald Richardson Shelia Richardson 39 “Far From Over” For three, count them, three long years we would attend school for our various reasons. In our first year, these three years looked liked an eternity. Actually, we wondered if this year would ever end. The year started slowly and seemed to get slower as the months passed. Eventually we faced the ever dreaded exams. This year also brought us privi¬ leges that we had not previously known. We could finally smoke and we actually had a break. We knew we had made it through the year, but high school was “Far From Over”. Then again, we had only two more years to go-we had finished ten. As tickets go fast, Sophomore Andrea Gillis buys a ticket for the game in which Brunswick would beat Greensville in the first tournament game-62 to 56. William Rivers Mark Roberts Jewel Robinson Patricia Ruffin Dawn Seward Tara Seward Carlton Shearin Frances Shell Deborah Singleton Ava Smith Antonio Smith Randy Smith Rosa Smith Sharon Spence Jacqueline Starke Shirley Stark Jason Stith Troy Stith David Talbert Anthony Taylor 40 Jocelyn Taylor Tonya Taylor Michael Thomas Sharon Thomas Karen Thompson Jaqueline Tillar Josette Tucker George Turner Michael Vaughan William Vaughan Angela Walker Clem Walker Gary Walker Phyllis Walker William Walker, Jr. Tammy Waller Marilyn Walton Kendall Watkins Tonya Weddington Calvin Whisonant Kevin Whitby Robert Wilkins Rhonda Williams Theresa Williams Sallie Wilson Sophomores not pictured Susie Bright Demetrius Crayton Knafesa Garner Lisa Harris Charles Marks Howard Moss Willie Pearson Kevin Posey Barbara Rainey Frankie Rhodes Timothy Simmons Beatrice Singleton Patricia Trusty Joseph Wilson 41 “We’ve Got The Beat” The inspriation that emanated from the JV Cheerleaders did not go unno¬ ticed. Capturing the spirit of the games with cheers like “We will not stop” and “Its so easy—Its so right”. The JV Cheerleaders generated that special pride that only Bulldogs possess. They cheered through freezing, un¬ dercrowded JV football games, moti¬ vating crowds, which mainly consisted of parents, to join in the clapping and screaming. Then, in a complete climat¬ ic turnaround, they pulled the crowds together during the JV basketball games in the hot and steamy gym. Nothing but a few broken bones or maybe a serious illness kept the JV Cheerleaders from their job. They kept the support there when the team lost and when the team won, they made sure everyone “Got the Beat.” Pyramids demand precision and strength: (floor) Jewel Robinson; (bottom 1 to r) Christie Sim¬ mons, Jackie Tillar, Elizabeth Floyd, Vivian Jones; and (top 1 to r) Barbara Rainey, Marilyn Walton and Adrianne Ruffin. During an important foul shot in an effort against Park View, the JV Ceerleaders keep at¬ tention focused on the game: (floor 1 to r) Jackie Tiller, Barbara Rainey, Adrianne Ruffin; (bench 1 to r) Vivian Jones, Marilyn Walton, and Eliza¬ beth Floyd. A time out stops the action on the floor but not in the cheering squad as they present the “pyra¬ mid” they had perfected earlier: (bottom 1 to r) Christie Simmons, Jackie Tiller, Elizabeth Floyd and Vivian Jones; (top 1 to r) Barbara Rainey, Marilyn Walton, and Adrianne Ruffin. “Get Together” shouts the squad during an early Park View game: (1 to r) Vivian Jones, Jackie Tiller, Barbara Rainey, Marilyn Walton, Adrianne Ruffin, Elizabeth Floyd and Christie Simmons. 43 “Body Talk’ The cheering squad: front row (L to R) Mandel Johnson, Elaine Rainey, Gwendilyn Coleman, Cynthia Powell and Rhonda Williams; back row (L to R) Thelma Shearin, Tresseline Coleman, Virginia Walker, Yvette Jones, Timmi Toler, and Belinda Evans. The Brunswick cheerleaders start¬ ed early in September, helping the spirit of Sports come alive. While keeping up the hectic pace of cheerleading for three sports, foot¬ ball, Girls’ Basketball, and Boys’ Bas¬ ketball, we discovered that cheering could become very tiring. Balancing schoolwork, jobs, cheering schedules and a social life, taught us responsi¬ bly. But we did have advantages to help even the score. We traveled to Flor¬ ida and cheered our Boys’ Basketball Sandra Malone stops to visit cheerleaders Tres¬ seline Coleman, Mandel Johnson, Elaine Rainey, and Virginia Walker at the Duvall Hotel in Tal¬ lahassee, Florida. A taped knee never stops a cheerleader as Yvette Jones performs “Woosh” at the McDon¬ alds All-Star Classic in D.C. J team to the tournament champion¬ ship, and to the State finals here in Viriginia. We cheered Girls’ Basket¬ ball to Regionals and had the privi- ledge of being on National televioion at the McDonalds All-Star Classic in Maryland, where we cheered for the USA All-Stars. Finally, the cheering year was over, and we reluctantly turned in our uniforms. But we smiled in spite of ourselves because we knew we had done what we were supposed to do- cheer our team on to victory! 44 The Thursday morning pep rally, lead by Be¬ linda Evans, Gwendolyn Coleman, Virginia Walker, Tresseline Coleman, Yvette Jones, and Elaine Rainey, winds us up as we prepare to storm Charlottesville for the Boy’s Basketball State Championship! The four Seniors on the cheering squad, Belinda Evans, Yvette Jones, Thelma Shearin, Cynthia Powell, do a little “Body Talk” and show just how much fun and Bulldog spirit generates it¬ self, even at practice. Mandel Johnson and Timmi Toler take a break after helping boost the spirit of the Football team for the Homecoming game just before the dance begins as Calvin Hitre, James Blackwell and and Anthony Walker watch Coach Tenus Thompson head to a new location. The Brunswick spirit peaks when Cynthia Powell and Thelma Shearin keep the beat going with “We’ve got the Badest Team” as Mr. Burke introduces the Basketball team at Homecoming. Sleep is something a cheerleader never gets enough of, so Belinda Evans uses this opportuni¬ ty to catch up on some well-needed rest on the way to Florida in December. 45 “We’re Going All The Way” The Brunswick Lady Bulldogs bas¬ ketball team captured their third straight Southside District regular sea¬ son and Tournament Championship this season. The team of Coach Freddie Reekes completed its second consecu¬ tive unbeaten regular season and coup¬ led a 59-4 record over the last three seasons. At this point, the Lady Bull¬ dogs have 40 consecutive regular sea¬ son wins. The team featured a strong defense that allowed less than 30 points per game on the average and the offense produced over 50 points a game. The leadership of the senior starters, the drive of the juniors and the depth of the bench with sophomores contri¬ buted to this incredible record. From the beginning of the season it was ob¬ vious that this team was “Going All the Way!” m Sophomore Tina Evans, who would be the sec¬ ond leading rebounder, drops in a goal against Prince Edward as Alisa Beasly heads back down court to do what she did best —playing guard. The Park View defender is too late to intimidate Laura Putney, who’s shot is already headed for another two. 46 Antoinette Peebles easily gets the ball around an Indian to Tina Evans in tight action under the Brunswick goal. Scoreboard Brunswick .37 Petersburg ... 18 Brunswick .45 Lunenburg ... 29 Brunswick .42 Petersburg ... 30 Brunswick .42 Prince Edward 30 Brunswick .45 Prince Edward 16 Brunswick . 44 Lunenburg ... 16 Brunswick .70 Randolph- Henry .28 Brunswick .39 Nottoway .... 35 Brunswick .56 Bluestone .... 40 Brunswick .75 Park View ... 28 Brunswick .34 Greensville ... 27 Brunswick .59 Randolph- Henry .30 Brunswick .40 Nottoway .... 34 Brunswick .62 Park View ... 39 Brunswick .73 Bluestone .... 36 Brunswick . 40 Greensville ... 37 Lolitta Clary pulls down an offensive rebound and prepares to back up as Della Jones keeps two opponents from performing well. Making it look simple time after time, Antoi¬ nette Peebles comes down with another defen¬ sive rebound as Betty Murphy and Tina Evans go for position. Alisa Beasly’s chance for a shot develops and she goes for it. Betty Murphy heads to the hoop in case she is needed for her specialty—rebounding with over 10 per game. 47 “Girls Just Wanna There were many individual achievements in the season. Antoi¬ nette Peebles was chosen as a first team All Regional as well as first team All District. Betty Murphy and Daphne Trusty were selected to the second team All District. Tina Evans scored in the individual awards when she was Have Fun” selected as the MVP in the District Tournament. Thus with a regular season record of 16-0, an overall record of 19-1, and a third appearance in the Regional Semi¬ finals, the Lady Bulldogs have done what they started out to do - Have fun! (and Win!) Laura Putney always appeared cool on the basketball court, but the pressure of gradu¬ ation can unravel anyone’s nerves. Helping to lead some cheers at the Homecoming Pep Rally, the Lady Bulldogs brought the fans to their feet. The team: (L-R) Patricia Malone, Kim Radford, Della Jones, Daphne Trusty, Janice Johnson, Tina Evans, Lolitta Clary, Judy Wyche and Alisa Beasly. 48 The Lady Bulldogs Basketball Team: (front L-R) Janice Johnson, Alisa Beasly, Alise Walker, Kim Radford, and Patricia Malone; (standing) Coach Deborah Dawson, Della Jones, Antoinette Pee¬ bles, Daphne Trusty, Coach Freddie Reekes, Tina Evans, and Betty Murphy; (kneeling) Lolitta Clary, Judy Wyche and Laura Putney. As both teams run down the court for Bruns¬ wick’s fast break, the ball was passed to Tina Evans to attempt making two points. Head Coach Freedie Reekes goes over last min¬ ute strategy with Judy Wyche, Betty Murphy, Daphne Trusty, and Coach Dawson. Knowing that ball control is critical, Tina Evans tries for a steal against Greensville as Janice Johnson and Daphne Murphy hope to go on of¬ fense. Scoreboard District Tournament Brunswick ... 61 Bluestone ... . 50 Brunswick ...51 Nottoway ... . 37 Regional Tournament Brunswick ...50 Meadowbrook 38 Brunswick ...37 Southampton . 47 49 “Hard Times” What can be said about our Varsity Football team. When they won their second game 32-0 the season ahead looked great, but as the weeks and games went by the way, the future did not seem as clear as it had before. Tenacity - this team had tenacity! Each afternoon as we got on our dry and warm little buses and headed home, the Varsity Football team was practicing. They did eno ugh exercises to cramp up a body builder, and then they worked on their plays. And in the halls, if someone make a “comment” about the team, one of these Varsity players would say, “Yeah, I’m on the team. What about it?” And somehow the pride in the team players voice would silence further comments. This team had tenacity and pride in the face of tremendous odds. For them to have given up and quit would have been quite simple. Sure, they had “Hard Times”, but they nev¬ er quit! Scoreboard Brunswick .0 Franklin .20 Brunswick .32 Prince Edward 0 Brunswick .2 Randolph-Henry 13 Brunswick .7 Prince Gearge 32 Brunswick .0 Nottoway .... 35 Brunswick . 0 Park View .... 6 Brunswick .6 Southampton . 46 Brunswick .0 Cen. of Lunenburg 21 Brunswick .7 Bluestone .... 27 Brunswick .7 Greensville ... 14 Coming around the end trying hard for yardage, Willy Gillus falls victim to tacker. 3 50 Quarterback JoJo Owens calls the shots for center Tony Ruffin and the rest of team as Brunswick tries to march down the field against Lunenburg. The Frustration of the year can be seen on John¬ ny Weaver’s face as another game winds down. The Football Team: (Front L-R) Loren Goldsberry, Travis Carnes, Joe Meredith, JoJo Owens, Martin Astrop, Avi Ruffin and Nikki Evans. (2nd row) Laurence Hawkins, Timmy Phillip, Michael Bland, John Jones, James Gee, Darrell Seward and Willie Gillus; (3rd row) Lawrence Moore, James Meridith, Darrell Colman, Paul Gee, William Rivers, and Darrell Walker; (4th row) Keith Wynn, Herman Morgan, Tony Coleman, Johnny Weaver, Tony Ruffin, Michael Walker, Charles Marks, and Jimmy Lewis. After a determined effort Darrell Seward falls preys to a tackier as William Rivers arrives too late to lead the blocking. 51 “I’ll Tumble For Ya” After a great play the team shows its energy as they get ready for the next play: (L-R) James Gee, JoJo Owens, Henry Morgan, William Riv¬ ers, Tony Ruffin, Willy Gillus, and Tim Games. Johnny Weaver breaks around the end for some more yardage as Nikki Evans gets ready to dog an opponent and Paul Gee comes from across field to help, if Johnny can break this tackle. Football is tackling. The entire de¬ fense practices one thing - tackling. They learn how to hit low and hard. They learn how to drive their helmet into the ball to make the other guys drop the ball. They learn how to gang tackle so that no matter how good a runner is, he will have a difficult time going down field with a Brunswick Bulldog on each leg and one on his back. On the football team, you learn how to tackle. Its hard, its hot, its sweaty business, but when your chance comes you know the effort was worth it. The big lights are on, Mom is in the stands watching, the team is watching, the coach is watching, and your friends are watching. The half-back or the punt returner is headed at you. Sure, there are a couple of guys behind you that might get him if you miss, but it’s your job and you know it. You hit him low and hard and everyone knows that you know how to tumble a guy. 52 The action gets physical at the line of scrimmage as Jimmy Spillane and Wiliam Rivers break a hole for the back coming through. At the Homecoming Pep Rally the JV team members and some friends help get the crowd rolling for the upcoming game. The other side of the defensive line ready to explode: Avi Ruffin, Loren Goldsberry, Neal Ed¬ wards and Tony Coleman. Offensive Backs: (from L-R) Martin Astrop, and JoJo Owens; (middle) Michale Bland, Loren Goldsberry, Avi Ruffin, Johnny Weaver, Charles Marks, and Tony Coleman; (back) Timmy Phillips, John Jones, Travis Games, Keith Wynn and Laurence Hawkins. The offensive and defensive lines: (front L-R) Willy Gillus, James Gee, Herman Morgan, Tony Ruffin, Nikki Evans, William Rivers, and Dar¬ rell Seward; (middle) Charles Marks, Travis Games, JoJo Owens, Loren Goldsberry, and Tony Coleman; (back) Timmy Phillips, Martin Astrop, Johnny Weaver, and Avi Ruffin. 53 “Let’s Hear It For The Boy” “Give The Boy A Hand” One name stood out from all others during the year at Brunswick Senior High-John Thompson. John Thompson received much attention this year be¬ cause of his performance as a basket¬ ball player. Travelling all over the country, to places like Tallahassee, Florida, Landover, Maryland, and Los Angeles, California, John had a hectic and exciting Senior year. Courted by several colleges basket¬ ball coaches, such as Jim Valvano (N.C. State) and Terry Holland (Uni¬ versity of Virginia), John had a diffi¬ cult time deciding where to go. Its not easy being a Senior and a celebrity at the same time. Awards of all kinds, ranging from the McDonald’s All American All-Star Award to the Sonny Wholey Award, were given to John for his outstanding abilities in basketball. But most people would agree, John not only had a re¬ markable talent, he had a remarkable determination. “Let’s Give The Boy A Hand!” A foul stops the action at the McDonald’s All- American Classic as John Thompson and oppo¬ nent catch their breath. As semifinal game in Florida against Flint Hill progresses. Coaches Freddie Reekes and Jerry Burke, along with a player Neal Edwards, Mar¬ tin Astrop and Jon Gibson watch Bulldogs win 47 to 44. To prevent a point, John Thompson and Joel Johnson keep their hands up and their eyes open as a Jefferson County player, who would not score, approaches. Thirty seconds later center John Thopmson comes down with a rebound and outlets to point- guard Loren Goldsberry as the Bulldogs go on the attack. The “war” escalates as Martin Astrop and Joel Johnson head to the Colesium from the Duvall Hotel for the final battle against Flint Hill. 54 Proud of his acheivements in Florida but anx¬ ious return home, John Thompson flashes a big, victorious smile on Friday morning. Everyone knows how tall “Big John” stands, but here Chris Washburn, who will play with John on the N.C. State team next year, towers a little higher. With a borrowed jersey, a Jefferson County player tries unsuccessfully to get position on John in their losing effort 54 to 50. The McDonald’s All American, John Thompson, waits for a ball during the warm-up period in D.C. One of the most famous people John met on the trip to D.C. posed for a picture with him here, John Wooden. 55 “Fame” This year’s Varsity Basketball Team will long be remembered here, not only because of “Big John”, but also, because this team worked so well to¬ gether. They intimidated everyone at home or away. Look at the record, only a couple of losses show themselves. The team never faltered, it just kept driving. It’s almost as if they put us on the map. Nationally known coaches like Val- vano, Drissell, and Holland keep show¬ ing up to watch the games. The scores keep being broadcast on stations that had never known BSHS existed. And the team went to Florida and Wash¬ ington, D.C., so that the team and indi¬ viduals members could participate in nationally broadcast games! One thing is for certain, there have been good BSHS Basketball teams in the past and there, undoubtedly will be some good BSHS Basketball Teams in the future, but this team made itself very well known. Joel Johnson completely fills up a lane as he works on a Bluestone player’s concentration. N.C. State coach Jim Valvano watches one of his star recruits, John Thompson, perform during a home game. The Basketball Team: (Front L-R) Joel Johnson, Jason Stith, JoJo Owens, Martin Astrop, Loren Goldsberry, John Gibson, and Cleve Packer; (back) Coach Freddie Reekes, Tonya Taylor, Roger Malone, John Thompson, Neal Edwards, Paul Gee, Gary Stith, and Head Coach Jerry Bruke. The Team warms up with a few shots as John Thompson checks out the opposition: (L-R) Cleave Packer, Paul Gee, Gary Stith, John Thompson, Tonya Taylor, Roger Malone, and Neal Edwards. 56 Scoreboard Brunswick . 54 Central . 53 Brunswick . 65 Franklin .... 60 Brunswick . 51 Petersburg .. 61 Brunswick . 66 Greensville .. 70 Brunswick . 71 Amelia . 53 Brunswick . 69 Nottoway ... 43 Brunswick . 58 Petersburg .. 40 Brunswick . 81 Randolph- Henry . 50 Brunswick . 65 Bluestone ... 40 Brunswick . 71 Park View 46 Brunswick . 54 Franklin .... 50 Brunswick . 70 Nottoway ... 53 Brunswick . 75 Randolph- Henry . 39 Brunswick . 59 Blusetone ... 48 Brunswick . 66 Parkview .... 36 Brunswick . 72 Lunenburg 45 Brunswick . 66 Greensville .. 51 District Tournament Brunswick . 77 Randolph- Henry . 61 Brunswick . 62 Greensville .. 56 Regional Tournament Brunswick . 66 Varina . 52 Brunswick . 79 John F. Kennedy . 73 Brunswick . 60 Manchester ... 52 State Tournament Brunswick . 60 Martinsville 63 Loren Goldsberry with his great ball handling ability gets by yet another defender. Gary Stith puts up a one on one foul shot that would help to win another home game. After Neal Edwards and Paul Gee make it in¬ credibly hard to penetrate to the basket, then, as always, John Thompson makes the basket seem miles away. Needless to say, the Bluestone player can forget this shot as John Thompson completely blocks out the net while Joel Johnson prevents a base¬ line pass. Neal Edwards pulls down another rebound over the outstretched arms of an opponent as Joel Johnson waits for the play to develop. 57 “Jump” All roundball players have to be able to “Jump!” The higher the better, as long as the jump is under control. Play¬ ers must jump to shoot, jump to re¬ bound and jump to block. When the game is over and they have won, they must jump for joy, then jump on the bus to go home, jump into bed and jump up in the morning for another day. The life of a basketball player may be summed up in one word—JUMP! Scoreboard Brunswick ...44 Central . .. .... 48 Brunswick ... 66 Franklin ... 57 Brunswick ... 44 Petersburg ... 62 Brunswick ... 66 Greensville ... 59 Brunswick ... 79 Amelia ... ... 35 Brunswick ...43 Nottoway . . . 37 Brunswick ... 47 Petersburg ... 48 Brunswick ...48 Randolph Henry ... ... 64 Brunswick ...83 Bluestone ... 48 Brunswick ...86 Park View . . . 36 Brunswick ...50 Franklin . . . 52 Brunswick ...61 Nottoway ... 50 Brunswick ... 59 Randolph Henry .... ... 45 Brunswick ...70 Bluestone ... 62 Brunswick ...44 Park View . 38 Brunswick ... 43 Lunenburg ... 39 Brunswick ... 52 Greensville ... 62 District Tournament Brunswick ...67 Greensville ... 46 JV basketball player Charles Marks comes around an opponent with a baseline drive. The JV Basketball Team: (kneeling 1 to r) Regi¬ nald Walker, Eric Lee, Webby Coleman, Jimmy Jones, Pete Beasley, Milton Harrell,_, and Brian Foddrell; (standing) Charles Marks, Coach Ralph Traynham, Willie Gillus, Gary Eas¬ ter, Ryland Tucker, John Lweis, Kevin Posey, Kenny Wilson and Chandle Wesson. 58 The Team displays their District Trophies: (kneeling 1 to r) JoJo Owens, Martin Astrop, Loren Goldsberry and Jon Gibson; (standing) Head coach Jerry Burke, Gary Stith, Tonya Tay¬ lor, Neal Edwards, Roger Malone, Cleve Packer, Jay Burke, Joel Johnson, Andy Walker, James Gee, John Thompson, Jason Stith, Coach Fred¬ die Reekes and Paul Gee. The Florida Special: (kneeling 1 to r) Gary Stith, Joel Johnson, Loren Goldsberry, John Thomp¬ son, Martin Astrop, Jon Gibson and Cleve Pack¬ er: (standing) Coach Freddie Reekes, Andy Walker, Tonya Taylor, Kevin Posey, Timmy Hayes, Roger Malone, Charles Marks, Jason Stith, Samuel Beasley, Paul Gee, Keith Owens, Brian Foddell, and Head Coach Jerry Burke. After declaring war in Florida, these team members show off their new uniforms: Jon Gib¬ son, Loren Goldsberry, Tonya Taylor, Martin Astrop, Roger Malone, Jason Stith and Cleve Packer. Jimmy Jones waits for the rebound as Gary Eas¬ ter, Clarence coleman, Reginal Walker, and Wil¬ lie Gillus, battle out another home game at BSHS. 59 “Ain’t Nothing Gonna Break My Stride” Although it may look different to some, Terry Brodnax (o utdoor sprinter) is loosening up a muscle group in Monica Morgan (400 m) that will allow better muscle use and produce better times. Now these are some athletes who really are unnoticed. Unnoticed? Why most of us don’t even know what they do or how they are scored! But since no meets are held here at school and since many meets are on Saturday, its no wonder. As the buses pull out, the track team begins jogging around the track to loosen up. Then they begin some ca- listhentics that really start the muscles pumping. And, then, they start to do strange things. They sit on each other and pull each other around by the leg. Even though this looks really strange, there is a purpose. These are loosening up proceedures so that they will not hurt themselves. And why to they do all of these exer¬ cises? So that one can say “Ain’t noth¬ ing gonna break my stride!” Track is a very singular and personal sport be¬ cause you always perform against the clock and your best time. Zelma Harrison (400 m) walks the track getting mentally prepared for the days workout. V. S . r i- ’ V . ti Jti, Juanita Stith (2 miler) and Willie Gillus (sprint¬ er) have just started loosening up muscles. Darrell Seward (long jump) really pulls Travis Games (800 m) leg in preparing for the race. A 400 m runner, Danny Dilworth, has his muscles stretched by perhaps the most quali¬ fied team member to do so, the shot and dis¬ cus thrower, Avi Ruffin. 60 Hurdler, John Kelly, stra ins his muscles in the warm-ups to make sure there will be no strains in the main event later. Coming around the turn in the third lap of warm-ups are Joe Hammock, Horatio Nunn, Gary Glenn, Anthony Jones, Everette Gillus, Steven Ashe, Carla Brodnax, John Kelly and Da¬ vid Talbert. Complete with sunglasses, Tim Games (800 m) loosens muscles that had tightened up with his regular daily routine. These two sprinters, Terry Brodnax and Willie Gillus exercise. They know that a sprinter ex¬ pends fantastic amounts of energy in very short bursts, and if any muscle is not ready, it will break down. Coach Vernon Hollins hands out Track awards to Steve Woofter, Jerry Dilworth and Donnie Hammack at the Annual Sports Ban¬ quet. “Footloose” Every performer knows how impor¬ tant it is to keep loose, both mentally and physically. If the nerves tighten, then nothing else works, so there is great emphasis put on “psyching up” for a match. And all athletes go into intensive training for their sport, building up leg muscles, shoulder and arm muscles and even neck muscles. But few people every pay much at¬ tention to the lowly foot. If a runner tries to steal second base and his feet don’t work, he will not steal second base. If a hurdler’s foot suddenly decid¬ ed not to cooperate and grab a hurdle, the race would be over. Or if basketball players’ feet were to suddenly take a time out while the player was in the air for a slam, the player would be in sad shape when he hit the floor. Athletes know that each part of their body is important, but one, in particular, must remain “Footloose!” Cleve Packer helps Coach Mike Bollinger give out the Tennis awards to Paul Gee, James Gee, Doug Lipton, Wally Edwards and Robbie Clary. Track and JV basketball Coach Dale Mims talks about the accomplishments of the teams at the Awards Ceremony while Will Walker awaits his award. 62 The green is smooth and now Shep Moss must think only of dropping the putt, if he is to be victorious. Perfect concentration, critical in putting, is dis¬ played by Ryan Henry as Andy Walker waits to see if the ball will drop. 63 X A “One On One” The little blue van showed up again in early spring to carry the Tennis Team into battle with other school teams. And again this year the team did quite well. As the team members boarded that little blue van in early weekday afternoons, they knew that few opposing teams could stand against them. With an even balance of Seniors, Ju¬ niors and Sophomores, the playing abilities remained at a proficient peak, sending two members to Regional competition. They continued the bal¬ anced attack of the squad, in part, to Coach Michael Bollinger, who was a tennis star himself a few years ago. The Tennis Team showed dedication and determination throughout the sea¬ son. From the cold, wet weather of ear¬ ly spring to the searing heat of this particular May, the racqueteers lobed away at the little yellow balls. Tennis drew very few spectators, yet repeat¬ edly the team members went to the net. Tennis proved to be a sport that indi¬ cated a player’s strengths and weak¬ nesses quickly. In both individual matches and in competition with emp¬ ty bleachers, the Team came to under¬ stand the words “One On One.” Mental preparation proves critial in individual competition as Wally Edwards and Cleve Packer “psych up” for a match against Prince Edward in which both would win. The cold of early spring would close in quickly if team members Steve Ashe and Wally Edwards didn’t keep active here practicing serves. The Tennis Team: (L to R) Doug Lipton, Robbie Edwards Cleve Packer, Wally Edwards, Willie Raymond, James Gee, Markeith Fenderson and Paul Gee. The importance of a great serve can only be understood if a player doesn’t have one, Mar- keith Fenderson and Rick Henry work on their serves with Coach Mike Bollinger and Robbie Edwards watching. Coach Bollinger analyses a player’s form during serve practice as Markeith Fenderson gets ready to smash another one. Cleve Packer works on his forehand shot pri¬ or to a match with Dinwiddie. A difficult angle to return a shot from, even in doubles, is executed here as Paul Gee sharpens his game. During practice, tennis balls fly all over the place, and Markeith Fenderson tries to keep from being hit. 65 The Baseball Team: (front 1 to r) Everett Gibson, Jon Gibson, JoJo Owens, Samuel Lewis and Timmi Gibson: (second 1 to r) Martin Astrop, Loren Goldsberry, Ryan Henry, Keith Wynn, Herman Morgan and Randy Lynch; (back 1 to r) Coach Tuffy Leemon, Robert Clary, Anthony Rice, Roger Malone, Andy Walker, Mike Cheely, Mark Roberts and Assistant Coach, Gary Crane. “I’ll Let You Slide” “Its been a while” since the Baseball team went this far—all the way to the second game of the District Tourna¬ ment. They slid a long way this year. The team had pitching that few of the other district teams could hit. The batting helped the team stay in the game and the bench pulled at least the first Greensville game out of the hole. This coordination between defensive and offensive playing led the team to a better than 500 season for the first time in several years. An excellent pitchout combination cut down an opposing runner who was called out only twice trying to steal second in his high school career, both times falling to the Brunswick team. The pitching squad racked up an im¬ pressive strike-out record. And even once, the umpires did not show, for a tournament game. This year the team’s memories will not slide, they will be held. TOURNAMENT Brunswick .9 Park View .... 0 Brunswick . 0 Randolph Henry 9 District Record Won 6 Lost 4 Overall Record Won 8 Lost 10 District-3rd Place Martin Astrop keeps the team’s spirit high by keeping minds on the game: Randy Lynch, Mark Roberts, Todd Childrey, Keith Wynn, Samuel Lewis and Anthony Rice. Before each inning, Mike Cheeley, Loren Golds¬ berry, Ryan Henry, Timmy Gibson and Roger Malone let each other know that team unity helps produce winners. Loren Goldsberry goes after an out-of-play ball as Coach Crane tries to see who’s car will have a dent in a moment. In the warm-ups, Loren Goldsberry takes a throw from shortstop, Mike Cheely. John Gibson single handedly tags out a Greensville runner in the first inning of a winning effort: 2 to 1. A hard hit grounder gets Loren Goldsberry on first base and draws in the first run in the last Greensville game. A ground out by Andy Walker does not keep lead-off batter Jon Gibson in the on deck circle from coming to the plate. Scoreboard Brunswick ... ... 4 Prince Edward 6 Brunswick ... ....5 Prince Edward 0 Brunswick ... .... 2 Bluestone .... 4 Brunswick ... .... 7 Nottaway .... 8 Brunswick .. . .... 1 Randolph Henry . 4 Brunswick ... .... 7 Bluestone .... 1 Brunswick . .. 11 Nottaway .... 2 Brunswick . .. ... 2 Greensville ... 1 Brunswick ...14 Park View ... 5 Brunswick ... ... 2 Randolph Henry . 5 Brunswick .. . ... 2 Bluestone .... 5 Brunswick ... ... 3 Benedictine 5 Brunswick ... ...2 Cumberland ... 5 Brunswick ... .... 0 Nottaway .... 10 Brunswick ... ... 2 Greensville ... . 1 Brunswick .. . ....5 Park View ... 0 pfays errors: unseen, is tcWa«iJ.h lmSamue , Eoren-G mis kept al arfjever pitc T| Morgan ' Mike Cheel vnch. RObw Malone. 1 After, ach infnin good piays aad ipwn Rice, JoJo O dri R .!-- h team emphasizes ' el Lewis, Anthony oren—Goldsberry, Martin Rice, JoJo uwe i ttyan t enr.y, Kanay d yncn, ticrgm Malone, Loren-tioldsberry, Martin Astrop, Timnm Gibson KeitV Wynm pobSTe Clary, Jon Gibson, and right in the middle, but ' CoaWr ' T ” r ' 1 Keith Wynn drives the ball deep into the out¬ field for a sacrifice fly that scores the second win in the last Greensville game. Coach Tuffy Leemon warms up the infield be¬ fore the game with Roger Malone catching for him. 67 I “Swinging’ Did those girls ever love to swing the bat? Typically, they devastated the competition with scores like 37-3 against Park View and 26-1 against Greensville. Swing after swing would produce a hit and one more run would score. In regular season play, they out- scored their opponents by a score of almost 4-1! The other district teams never knew what hit them. The cold wet spring produced some miserable days for practice, but, in sweatshirts, the girls turned out for practice and went though all the drills. At home against Nottoway in the District Tour¬ nament, Janice Johnson came to bat in a close, but still winning performance, 6-5. The first game was a surprising loss to Bluestone. But their something hap¬ pened, the team caught fire and burned the first game was a squeaker against Nottoway, pulling out victory by only one run. The second game found the team back on stride annihi¬ lating Randolph-Henry 20-1. Howev¬ er, the team lost to Meadowbrook in the Regionals. The softball team scored 210 runs during the season while their oppo¬ nents only scored 56. Those girls were really “Swinging!” Under adverse condition, like having to share the field with a road grader, Moncia Morgan gets some batting practice as Shadia Stith catcher. Scoreboard Brunswick .. .... 4 Bluestone ... 11 Brunswick .. . 24 Nottoway .... 9 Brunswick . .. 37 Park View .... 3 Brunswick .. ....4 Randolph- Henry .... .... 1 Brunswick .. . 25 Bluestone .... 6 Brunswick . . .... 8 Nottoway .... 5 Brunswick ...16 Greensville .... 3 Brunswick ... 26 Greensville .... 1 Brunswick ...22 Park View .... 2 Brunswick ...18 Randolph- Henry .... .... 2 Shadria Stith hammers in another run in a winning effort against Randolph Henry 18-2. 68 District Brunswick Brunswick Regional Brunswick 6 Nottoway . 5 At Randolph Henry, Laura Putney throws 20 Randolph- out another runner at first as Janice Johnson Henry . 1 on third, Belinda Evans pitching and Betty Murphy in left field watch with pride as their 0 Meadowbrook . 7 machine executed the play perfectly. The cold of early spring is kept at bay with sweatshirts and movement as Linda Alex¬ ander throws one home while Della Jones and Antoinette Peebles wait their turn. Belinda Evans picks up another grounder on a cold, wet day during spring practice. Late in the season, just before the District Tour¬ nament, Head Coach Lisa Ford and Assistant Coach Freddie Reekes watch closely fo r any lit¬ tle weakness during a practice. The Softball Team: (front 1 to r) Janice Johnson, Sylvia Alexander, Laura Putney, Belinda Evans, Linda Alexander, and Alisia Beasley; (back 1 to r) Lolitta Clary, Monique Willis, Shadria Stith, An¬ toinette Peebles, Betty Murphy, Tina Evans, Lynette Stith and Della Jones. Alisia Beasley fires it home for the infield as Sylvia Alexander backs her up. Giving team members batting practice, Betty Murphy tries her hand at pitching in a practice before tournament play. 69 — Linda Alexander Debra Barner James Baskerville Darlene Bennett Barbara Bishop Willie Blackwell Lewis Bland Michael Bland Rodney Bracey Demaris Braswell Carl Bright Angela Brodnax Laurie Brockwell Karla Brodnax Tammy Brown Tony Brown Cassandra Bugg Mark Capps Albragie Carroll Angela Carter Kenneth Claiborne Pamela Claiborne Michael Clark Kathleen Clark Preston Clary Timmi Phillips finds that the trusty pock¬ et calculator always helps in accounting. 71 “Step by Step” Early in the year, we began prepar¬ ing for the SAT’S, the test that would be administered to college bound stu¬ dents, with the help of our English teachers and guidance counselors. But we had an advantage that no juniors before us had. The new Apple 2 computer in guid¬ ance helped us. It showed us how to understand new words using syn¬ onyms and antonyms along with the definition of suffixes and prefixes. The analogy program almost produced tears, but, as understanding dawned, smiles appeared. We spent day and night preparing for the SAT’S and by March we juniors knew that scoring big was possible if we just took things “Step by Step.” The new Apple in guidance approaches learning from a new direction as Glenn Starks prepares for the SAT’s. Robbie Clary Valeda Cleaton Darryl Coleman Tony Coleman Tresselme Coleman Leigh Crowell Alvin Davis Jean Davidson Angela Dozier Robert Edwards Nicholas Evans Diane Fields Greta Fields Renee Gaitor Kathy Gibson 72 Loren Goldsberry Connie Goodrich Gladys Goodrich Dawn Green Donald Hammack Michelle Hardy Melinda Hardy Richard Harper Angela Harrison Milton Harrison Zelma Harrison Laurence Hawkins Shelia Hawkins Patsy Hayes Rick Henry James Hicks Alicia Hill Annette Hill Elaine Hill Martessia Hill One major step of yearbook production, drawing, demands perfection, as Maggie Williams finds out producing page 73. 73 The Closer You Get” In the latter part of October the Herff Jones representative came to take ring orders. The money we had worked so hard for this summer would now be put to good use, but after seeing the price tags, we wished we had saved even more. The prices started at $80 and went up from there, the more expensive rings taking almost $200 from our quickly dying bank accounts. We could choose anything we wanted, from the smooth black onyx to the clarity of the diamond; from the bril- lant red ruby to the ice blue of a star- cut saphire. Up until now we could only say that we were Juniors. By the end of December we had proof, we could flash our gleaming symbols, our rings. We were close now. We were Juniors. In the back of our minds though, we knew the money we handed over for the rings foreshadowed the prices of standing in the graduation lines next year. Jeffery Hite Denise Jackson Santee Jarrell Janice Johnson Mandel Johnson Altona Jones Alice Jones John Jones Tracey Kidd Cynthia Lee Douglas Lipton Mark Lucy Julie Macklin Vickie Macklin Roger Malone Michael Martin Derek Mason Pamela Mason Denise Mays Lori Mayton The closer the Juniors got to their senior year the harder the work became; they used every spare minute to study as Dan¬ ny Michael does here by catching up an English assignment. Joe Meredith Danny Michael Frank Mitchel Louis Moon Clarence Moore Lisa Moore Alfonso Morgan Herman Morgan Mahalia Mosely Mechele Myers Scott Myrick Keith Owens Sharon Palmer Angela Pearson Kelly Peterson Timothy Phillips Bobby Powell Doris Powell James Powell Cynthia Rainey The closer it gets to prom the hard it becomes for Nicky Evans, Mrs. Leemon and An gela Harrison to pick out decorations. 75 S m Time After Time” “Time After Time.” Juniors classes show up here, each year in fact, but few of these classes could match this ’84 Junior class. They were found ev¬ erywhere from Spirit competition to SRA testing, from Sports to the prom. Seniors got “laid back” as the year drew to an end, but Juniors get more excited and these Juniors were no ex¬ ception. The Juniors introduced themselves at Homecoming where they walked away with many of the honors. Many students would say that the Juniors kept the crowds going at basketball games. SRA scores were significantly improved this year and more academic courses were picked up by Juniors for their last year here. In the spring, a pre-electromc class was set up at SVCC, and, sure enough, many Juniors showed up there too. By now, the major event of the Junior class was at hand-the Prom and if you look on the Prom decorating pages, you can see that there was no shortage of help. All year long, the Juniors helped “Time After Time,” from the first day, until the last day. The Prom used a week of some Juniors time, Gail Watson, Dawn Green, Angela Dozier, and Teresa Archer make centerpieces for each table. i Electronics the wave of the future, would be taught at SVCC if enough students enroll. (L to R) Rick Henry, Kurt Engel, Darryl Coleman, Will Walker, Zelma Harrison, Michelle Myers, and Jeff Hite took a day out of class to observe the program. 76 The Baseball team made it to the second round of District Tournament with the help from Juniors like Keith Wynn. Mr. Gary Crane’s homeroom takes the SRA test, and from the concentration shown here, its ap¬ parent that the scores would be higher than in the past. N Most juniors had no idea how much work was involved in turning a gym into a prom, as Man- dell Johnson and Martha Stith creat still more centerpieces. During the Homecoming Pep Rally, Juniors Herman Morgan, along with some friends (L to R) Timothy Phillips, Charles Marks, Willie Gil- lus, Donald Hammock and Mark Roberts, helped boost the level of anticipation for the big game. Martha Stith interviews Bishop Desmond TuTu from South Africa after his speech to the student body, concerning the priviledge of living in America. 77 “Someday We Will All Be Free’’ Not someday, but with a little luck, it would be next year that our freedom would emerge. No more tardies, long assignments or ISS’s. No more book re¬ ports, exams or hard teachers. No more of that stuff! Wait a minute! That means no more clubs, dances, or games. And what about a place to hangout? What about talking to friends and passing notes? What about plays and pep rallies? What about.. . but the list is getting too long. Depression will fall on us if we continue this. Freedom, but at what cost? Yes we would be free, but would it be so great? Only as we read this ten years from now can we answer this. See you then. After school freedom finds Loren Goldsberry trying a little tennis. Christin Rawlings Jerome Rawlings Gracie Reid Renee Reigel Jerry Rhodes Richard Rhodes Glenn Roberts Bobby Roberts Brett Roberts Anthony Ruffin Rufus Ruffin Tyunga Ruffin Robert Samford Dawne Scott Carol Seward Darrell Seward Samuel Simmons, Jr. Nina Smith Jimmy Spillane Glen Starks Anthony Stith Jessie Stith Martha Stith Michael Stith Sean Stith 78 The freedom of summer draws near as Anth¬ ony Stith participates in the annual Spring ritual—locker clean out. Evangeline Thompson Gracie Thompson Gregory Thompson Timmi Toler Michelle Trotter Curman Tucker George Vaughan Paula Vaughan Anthony Walker Darrell Walker Irma Walker James Walker Loretta Walker Robert Walker Virginia Walker Gail Watson Felecia Weaver Johnnie Weaver James Willhite Eric Williams Maggie Williams Teresa Wilson Stephen Woofter Joey Wright John Wyatt 79 Can’t Slow Down” The speed with which we, the Ju¬ niors, put together a winning combina¬ tion of posters, pennies and hats to easily run away with the spirit stick impressed both the other classes. Flashing through the PSAT’s, we were then ready for the SAT’s. After Easter break, we only had five days to transform the gym into a prom and with precise plans the process quickly completed itself. We changed the gym into a place ‘‘Up Where We Belong”. And then the home stretch as we flashed passed the finish line, disap¬ peared behind us as we entered sum¬ mer. This Junior year, this Junior class seemed to have the theme “Can’t Slow Down.” Angela Harrison checks on life in the Navy be¬ fore her Junior year ends. Larry Wyche Keith Wynn Junior Tyunga Ruffin couldn’t slow down eating the new delicacy “Twinkies” as Martha Stith instructs her on the fine points of eating. Some students did manage to slow down a hectic pace as Michelle Hardy and Michelle Trotter find a calm space in front of the office trophy case each day at lunch. Juniors not pictured: Rena Ash Norma Avent Josephine Baskerville U. Thante Callis Melvin Coleman Carolyn Craig Melissa Craig David Davis Alvin Elder Timmi Gibson Jennifer Hargrove Chavioleyette Hart Timmy Hayes Milton Jackson Cornell Johnson Linda Newcomb Pearl Peebles Kathy Peterson Benjamin Pritchett Henry Pritchett Thomas Starke Carolyn Taylor Jackie Taylor Tracey Thompson Eugene Tucker Sarah Turner Anthony Walker Larry Warren 80 Rain vas part of the “fun” on the Government trip to Washington as Ricky Gholson and Annette Craig try to stay dry waiting for the bus. “There’s Just No Easy Way” Any athlete will be the first to tell you that there is just no easy way to be a great athlete. Parts of game come easily to some but everyone has to work for en¬ durance. And no matter how gifted an athlete, practice and conditioning are critical to excellent performance. All the teams bounce out to practice, but most players drag a little on the way back in the shower room. There’s just no easy way! Sinc e the season was over, none of these athletes had to worry about over indulging in the great meal at the Sports Banquet. Helping to set up the tables in the gym for the banquet are Alice Prittchett, Robert Wilkinson, and Gloria Jones Coach Freddie Reekes hands out awards to Girls’ Basketball Team: Antoinette Peebles, Tina Evans, Daphne Trusty, Patricia Malone, and Alisa Beasley. In transition from the gym, where the food was served and Coach Jim Valveno spoke, to the auditorium, where the awards will be presented, Cindy Powell, Yvette Jones and Belinda Evans get in a few quick last words. Janice Johnson and Betty Murphy now realize that the season is over and that no team will ever be like their team, again. Coach Tuffy Leesman explains the Baseball awards and speaks about one of the best baseball teams seen here in years as Randy Lynch, team¬ mate and Assistant Coach Gary Crane listen. The Head Table consisted of some rather note worthy coaches: Football Coach Mike Rainey, Girls Softball Coach Lisa Ford, NC State Head Basketball Coach Jim Valveno, Mrs. Anne Burke, and Head Basketball Coach Jerry Burke. 83 Only a few years after the graduat¬ ing class of ’83 was born, before they even started school, American astro¬ nauts landed on the moon, thus herald¬ ing the end of the great academic push that had begun ten years earlier. This emphasis on academics was allowed to disipate while this graduating class was in its early schooling, but by the time they reached high school, the em¬ phasis on learning could be found creeping back into society. We now present an Academic Awards Banquet for the young scholars and their par¬ ents that is equal in quality and pres¬ tige to any other banquet. Mr. Dale Baird, principal, even came extremely close to getting President Reagan as the guest speaker. But everyone comes to see what the students had achieved, so disappointment over the speaker was short-lived. With the amount of money awarded, scholarships granted, honors handed out and special achievements awarded, this graduating class definitley found “the answer!” Saludatorian Belinda Evans and Valedictorian David Wilson accept their titles with stoic dig- naty as Mr. Tenos Thompson listens to the pre¬ sentation. “Looking For The Answer” Mr. Dale Baird welcomes everyone and speaks of the importance of this affair and the impor¬ tance of their Brunswick students to everyone’s future. After a year at VCU, former NHS Preseidnet, Pam Lee, returns to speak at the Awards Ban¬ quet about the difference between high school and college. For someone who drove more than seventy miles to get from Emporia to Lawrenceville, Mrs Margaret Marston proves to be an excel¬ lent speaker. 84 miiiilllillllllllllilli Of only 200 Presidential Academic Fitness Awards given, Brunswick pulled in nine with (front) Belinda Evans, David Wilson, Sharon Gil- lus, Antoinette Peebles, and Teresa Adcock; (back) John Kelly, Floyd Moore, John Thomp¬ son, and Robert Lofton. These sophomores received awards for being honor students for the year and were later in¬ ducted into the National Honor Society: Teresa Powell, David Baird, Alisa Beasly, Iris Clary, Tonya Taylor and Tammy Walker. Christin Rawlins and Janice Johnson, as juniors, receive certificates for another year in the NHS. Still more sophomore Honor students include Chauncey Blackwell, Andrea Gillus, Davis Tal¬ bert, Gwen Coleman, Jackie Tillar, and Wally Edwards. John Thompson receives the first Presidential Academic Fitness Award, which was quite a feat—maintaining a 3.3 average in class and 24.6 points per game. Junior Honor students that will have to main¬ tain the high levels of achievement set by the NHS to inspire underclassmen to do the same include Daniel Coleman, Zelma Harrison, An¬ gela Harrison, Angela Conner, and Michele Myers. 85 I “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” An incredible blend of sports personalities could be found as each prepared to explain an individ¬ ual sport: (L-R) Gary Stith, Cleave Packer, Mar¬ vin Lambert, Ryan Henry, James Gee, Janice Johnson, Darrell Seward and Jon Gibson. Stories always circulate about how “the computer” dumps people into classes they never heard of and how hard some clubs make individuals work, and sometimes it does seem diffi¬ cult for a nineth grader to get what he wants. To quell these fears and illus¬ trate to the rising sophomores that the high school is not that rough, spec: Orientation was presented this yeart explain both classes and clubs. Ev ything from Axiasa to Chess, frc NHS to basketball was presented a: by the end the class of ’87 left w stars in their eyes as to what th, would particiate in next year! The bench thins out after several presentation have been made: Janice Johnson, Cleve Packer, Zelma Harrison, and Marilyn Walton. 86 Cleats on a basketball may not be the best care for equipment, but Jon Gibson, Lauri Putney and Kevin Posey await their turn to speak. Teresa Powell explains Majorette qualifications as Chancey Blackwell, Virginia Walker, and Roxanne Gee go over their own speeches. Everything offered at BSHS was presented at this orientation. Gracie Reid waits to explain the Color Guard; Beth Tanner to explain Homecom¬ ing and Lisa Walker to explain band require¬ ments. “I Wear My Sunglasses At Night” Punked to the max, Keith Gillus and Tyunga Ruffin calmly posed for a candid shot. Wednesday of Homecoming week went down in history as, well, how can you describe it— Punk Day! Everyone Punked it up for this day. And there were some great ones, too. Even a few teachers joined the insanity. Stange hair colors and styles roamed the hall. Unusual make-up, jewelery, hats and sunglasses appeared every¬ where. Some of the quietest, most se¬ date students arrived in unbelievalbve outfits, and the glare was so bright that everyone had to wear their sunglasses! Carl Shearin and Monte Pulley display their eye-catching apparel at the Pep Rally. From nowhere, these three appeared in rather unordinary attire: Paula Lofton, Andy Walker, and Beth Tanner. And this is the young lady who burnt up the basketball court?? Antoinette Peebles. During the Homecoming Pep Rally, everyone got to show off their finest Punk outfit: Carl Shearin, Betty Murphy, Tim Jones, Paula Lofton and Laura Putney. Appropriately dressed for the day, but not going for any of the prizes are Shep Moss, Julie Phillips and Kim Radford. 89 - 1- Cynthia Jackson and Allan Barner try out a new step that doesn’t seem to be working out. “Party Time” A Yearbook Signing Party — what will the Journalism crew think of next? There was party that last day of Homecoming week. Music, food, and fun was all over the football field. Some students even danced a little! The ’83 yearbooks were given out at the beginning of the party so everyone had time to look it over and sign auto¬ graphs. Photos used in the book were for sale as well as hot dogs to stop the feeling left from the beef burgers at lunch. And everyone could party until the bell rang! This was the first annual yearbook signing party. As you read this, you may well be at the second annual Year¬ book Signing Party. Tyunga Ruffin helps get the party on track by not being shy about dancing. the hot dog sales were not “up” as these people watch a few students by some dogs: Kathleen Clary, Michael Walker, Lewis Bland, Elvis McFArland, and Avi Ruffin to name a few. The first ones to “throw down” at the Yearbook Signing Party where Debra Berry and Darren Tutt. 90 Patricia Jackson picks out some photos used in the yearbook that she would like to have. Mr. Dale Baird, principal, orders a couple of the delicious hot dogs served by the yearbook crew. Mr. Blake Hubbard sets up the sound system that we could hear as soon as we stepped out of the school. Signing the yearbook and enjoying was what the day was all about: Elizabeth Harris, Alisa Beas¬ ley, Lisa Owens, Bianca Graves, and Kevin Whitby. 91 “Big Country” Fresh air always pulled us outside whenever we had a couple of minutes. Typical times, like break and lunch, found many students outside, while a few even managed a stroll in the sun between classes. From the “mobile classes ” to the shops, or from the li¬ brary to lunch were both popular waites to see the clouds and blue sky. Even on days it rained, though com¬ plaints were heard, we still scurried from door to door dodging rain drops. The bus loading platform, the smok¬ ing area, and outside steps were popu¬ larized by the majority of students: we all had our place in the sun. We talked loudly and basically used up any ner¬ vous energy we had so that we could concentrate on more pressing matters; school, work, and friends. And after hearing about polution levels in cities as close as Richmond and Norfolk, sometimes, living in the “Big Country” where the paints on our cars and houses wasn’t peeled off by acid rains did have its advantages. Late in May the warm sun easily heightened spirits at lunchtime: (L-R) Tracey Manson, Del Jones, Rhonda Williams, Teresa Taylor, Tutt, Allen Barner, and Sylvia A (standing) Gloria Putney, and Tyunga Ruffin. Another favorite after lunch spot in the Big county could be found out back: (L-R) Kathy Gibson, John Sitterson, Sharon Spence, Mary Hayes, and Missy Lewis. After school fresh air can be had free of charge while waiting for a bus: Jerome Rawlins, Dwayne Easter, James Hardy, Carl Sherin, Johnny Weaver, and, by the car, Robert Starke and Juliette Hall. Boxes” were popular all year and, if you look closely, you can see one on the ground, silenced here by the car’s stereo: John Sitterson, Louis Moon, Matt Johnson, Jim Brown, and Jimmy Spillane. 92 Worms paint pictures as Tyunga Ruffin and Milton Harrison direct the production after a heavy rain in the spring. Mr. Dale Baird presents the crown to the new Queen, Beth Tanner. Former Homecoming Queen Cynthia Jackson assists. “Thriller” No matter what happens during the year, Homecoming week is a Thriller, here. From the excitement of the Homecoming Queen election to the sheer joy of dunking a teacher in the dunking machine. The week never slows down. During the week we had Pund Day, the movie, Ghandi , and the yearbook signing party. We had the penny race, Poster day and the Pep Rally. The spirit started high and end¬ ed up in the stratosphere by game time Friday. Homecoming was a week we could let out some of those frustration and tensions. A week we could have a great time and not feel guilty. Home¬ coming was indeed a “Thriller!” The Homecoming Queen and her Court, only minutes after the crowning: Teresa Taylor, Sen¬ ior Princess; Beth Tanner, Homecoming Queen; Rita Bugg, Junior Princess; and Vivian Jones, Sophomore Princess. Everyone hit the floor at the end of the Pep Rally to throw down for a few minutes. Tears of joy fill Beth Tanner’s eyes and the look of pride fills Chris Lucy’s face as the awards are finished being presented. Shep Moss tries to dunk Coach Freddie Reekes as John Lewis waits his turn. In the background: Martin Astrop, Tonya Taylor, Jason Stith, Willy Gillus, Dwayne Easter, Jimmy Lewis, Herman Morgan, Bernard Lewis, Mrs. Dale Mims, James Gee, Mr. Mike Raney, Mr. Dennis Jones, Johm Thompson, Randy Jones, Bubba Johnson, Len- ard Jones and Altona Jones. 95 “Rock It” Starting in the scorching heat of late fall, the Band learned to “Rock It,” while the rest of us looked for our new lockers and new classrooms. Even on the days everyone else went home to get out of the heat, patterns were per¬ fected on the front lawn and tunes were learned in the rehearsal room. By beginning two weeks before school, the band was ready to partici¬ pate in the Peanut Festival in Emporia during the first week of school. Each time they performed, they smoothed out and by the time of the Harvest Fes¬ tival in South Hill, they were good enough to capture 3rd place. Performing such hits as “Beat It”, “Hard Times”, “She Works Hard For The Money”, and “(She Blinded Me With) Science”, the Band kept the school rocking at football games, con¬ certs and even a basketball game and pep rally or two. Everything from concentration and pride to joy and hard work shows in the faces of the band as they work on “Its Like That.” As the percussion section blasts out a cadence for the marching tempo, Ohmar Land gets ready to play “Beat It” at the Peanut Festival. Emotions run high at football games and David Talbot helps the band keep the crowd energized. The Band Rocks It” with “Beat It” in Emporia: (front 1 to r) Felecia Weaver, Evangeline Thompson, Will Walker, Sandra Palmer, Tonya Barner, and Jackie Walton; (second row 1 to r) Danny Dilworth, Clay McKenny, Carlton Crenshaw, Alex Northington and Jay Burke; (back row 1 to r) Kenny Green, Keith Gillus and Darren Tutt; and all the way in the rear, Eric Williams. SSSW e colorguard requires plenty of determination d skill as displayed here by Natasha Willis, ;lla Dugger, Doris Powell, and Della Graves. Band leader, Mr. James Tanner watches closely as the band performs “Beat It” in the Emporia Peanut Festival Parade. Although most of us have gone home early be¬ cause of the heat, the colorguard perfects the routine for “Beat It”: (1 to r) Alisia Hill, Tammi Brown, Lavado Harris, Gracie Reid, Sharon Palmer, Maggie Williams, Subrena Jones, and Cathy Elder as Doris Powell and Sarah Turner watch the band. :p | i i • |f j The chorus: (Front, left to right) Cheryl Fletch¬ er, Phyllis Walker, Jennifer Hargrove, Virginia Walker, Greta Fields, and Phyllis Jones; (2nd row 1 to r) Josephine Baskerville, Marlene James, Roxanne Gee, Alice Jones, Alice Prit¬ chett, Doretha Coleman, Lucretia Jones, Maude Owens, and Karen Thompson; (back row) Tim Jones. The Colorguard: (with flag) Pearl Peebles, Tra¬ cey Thompson and Cassandra Bugg-Drum Ma¬ jorette; (front left to right) Tessie Jarrel, Melinda Hardy, Felicia Walker, Renee Gaitor, and An¬ gela Carter; (2nd row 1 to r) Teresa Powell (standing), Cathy Elder, Subrina Jones, Maggie Williams, Sharon Palmer, Connie Goodrich, Mar- tissa Hill, Francine Cleaton, Patrica Ruffin, and Jessie Turner; (back row 1 to r) Jessie Stith, Della Graves, Tammi Brown, Natasha Willis, Lavado Harris, Doris Powell, Stella Dugger, Gracie Reid with Sponsor Miss Janese Stokes. 97 What people do for money” Break had always been a time when students could eat a quick snack if they had missed breakfast or get a quick smoke before their next class. But this year it was also a time when some stu¬ dents showed just what they would do for money or cigarettes. For instance, on any day during break, someone could be seen at the soda and snack machines stopping everyone that passed to ask for money and giving out every “IOU” excuse from “I’ll pay you tomorrow’’ to “The Bible says it’s good to give.” And the only thing more in demand than money was cigarettes. They had become the school’s number one trad¬ ing item. But break was not only spent in these ways. Some students used their break time wisely by reading newspa¬ pers. Some also used the library’s mag¬ azine rack to catch up on articles in the latest editions of their favorite maga¬ zines. And the smoking area was also used for more than just smoking. Some girls used it as a place to catch up on the latest gossip. One day the gossip must have been really “hot,” because the smoking shelter actually caught on fire! The lunch room became a snack bar by selling twinkies, shakes and other snack items. And even here someone would be seen with a hand out asking for a hand-out. It was suprising to see just what stunts people would pull to get money. When the bell rang students hurried to class, such as Alvin Davis, Anthony Rice, Teresa Wil¬ son, Bret Roberts and Tony Brown, while others such as Matthew Johnson and Robert Perkins waited until the last minute. Horsing around during break, Waddell Lucas and Kennie Claiborne share a laugh between classes. WKBKm These students, Linda Newcomb and Christian break. Rawlings, share some of the latest gossip during Sitting on the Roman-style benches in the smoking area, Paula Loften and Betty Cole¬ man share a milk shake. 98 lissy Lewis even takes a break from walking s Bobby Powell gives her a lift. Kathy Gib- on decides to ignore the “couple” beside her “Talk”, a major pass time during break, could be heard every where, from everyone including (L to nd continues eating her popsicle. R) Milton Harrison, Jewel Robinson, Kim Radford and Bionica Graves. Beth Tanner utilizes her time to soak up the sun, while Randy Lynch, James Wilhite, Micheal Clarke and Lewis Moon consider doing the same. “If Only You Knew” If only we knew what was in the li¬ brary, we would spent much more time there. We can look at all the new mag¬ azines, read the local papers and even study, without being disturbed. This is where we could find all the answers our history, government and biology teachers asked us, and this is where we could find a book to keep us company. Many soon learned that this room was helpful and quiet. If a teacher used a word that we The Media Club: (L-R) Tressailliane Colemen, Sharon Gillus, Tammy Brown, Natasha Willis, Melinda Vaughan, Cassanda Bregg, and Martha Washington. didn’t know, the dictionary in the li¬ brary could tell us what it meant with¬ out embarassment. Why the LMC spe¬ cialist even made record players and film projectors availible so that we could hear those tunes the music teacher spoke of or see pictures of fam¬ ous paintings the art teacher men¬ tioned. Before the year ended, we realized “If only we knew” what was there, we could have done much more. The 800’s always draws a crowd throughout the year as John Kelly, checks some biological infor¬ mation for an English report. On the “Dinosaur”, the opaque projector, Avi Ruffin enlarges some letters so that they could appear on the cover of this book. Many teachers give assignments to do in the li¬ brary as Mike Clarke, Joey Wright and Preston Clay listen to Mrs. Cheely’s last minute instruc¬ tions. 100 The up-to-date Magazine rack always draws a crowd. Martha Washington and Natasha Willis make sure they know what their favorite stars are up to. Everyone sooner or later visits the library: Tere¬ sa Adcock, Melissa Jones, Allen Jones, and Mi¬ chael Anderson. Kurt Engel reads a Richmond paper so that he will be informed on all the news and sales. The video tape machine projects another film as Mrs. Linda Hirvonen’s class watches: (L-R) Alice Jones, Lynn Walker, Timmi Toler, Larry Wyche, Glenn Roberts, Thomas Starke, Dee Dee Nuss, Pearl Peebles, Barbara Bishop, Linda Newcomb, Deeya Atkins, Mrs. Linda Hirvonen, Tony Clary, Joey Wright and Mike Clake. 101 Monte Pully displays his stunning ability with a basketball. “I Know There’s Something Going On” The gym was always crowded and popular. Whether we wanted to play basketball, or watch those who did the crowd in the gym never ended. PE students learned everything from badminton to soccer. While at lunch time, everyone sharpened his eye and had a great time. Even if there were only a couple of minutes left in lunch there was still a game going on, and sometimes, the teams were very interesting. Even on the quietest days, we knew there was basketball going on in the gym. G oing for two points with a field goal, Lenard Jones’ form looks good as Monte Pully and Mor¬ ris Stith check to see if the shot falls. 102 Everyone learns that badminton had rules: Allen Barnes, Ricky Gholson, Everett Gibson, Kathy Peterson, Daniel Rhodes, Jocelyn Taylor, Tim Games and Leslie Wall. 103 “Eat It What we had wanted for so long, what we had asked for so many times, finally happened. The lunch schedule was rewritten and we had a longer lunch. Well, sure, it was lengthened by only a few mintues, but we enjoyed ev¬ ery second of it. For years we had asked for an a la carte line, for sandwiches and hambur¬ gers, as an alternative to the regular lunch line. Late in February, rumors started and we couldn’t believe our ears, not only would we have the a la carte line, a dream came true by itself, but a milkshake machine was on its way! In March we would be able to buy milkshakes in school. Surely this was a miracle. But, as in anything new, the bugs had to be worked out of this system. OK, the first problem we knew woul d happen- the machine did not arrive on time. After an extra week and a half it did arrive, but could you believe it, the wiring was strange. Two weeks later the machine produced its first shake and we had the often announced, long awaited, “Shake Day!” The students bought twinkies, cup cakes, and even milkshakes. The lunchroom then extended to the out¬ side lawn, the stairway and the gym, with the disadvantage that food wrap¬ pers could be found everywhere. But this problem was quickly remedied by an announcement that either we stop polluting or the priviledge would be dropped. With these new innovations in the cafeteria, we began to eat more and more. And, like Wierd A1 Yankovich said, we did “EAT IT”. The new a la carte line could have caused a great deal of confusion, but Mr. Baird helps ring up sales on the new cash registers while J uliette Hall, Mrs. Kitty Daniels, Sylvia Alexander and Lynette Marks get salads from the salad bar. The lunch staff gets an unexpected hand as Mr. Dale Baird gets out a bag of rolls so that the second lunch shift won’t run short. Mrs. Clary makes change for Thelma Shearin Using the a la carte line for the first time, Paula Claiborne, Dawn Green, Jennifer Hargrove and using the a la carte line, while in the back Cheryl Gary Easter pile up the hamburgers and french fries. Fletcher gets a salad before its all gone. 104 Has m This assembly line does not make cars, it makes sandwiches as James Brown, Law¬ rence Fields and Vivian Lee wait in line to serve themselves. Della Graves gets to know the milkshake ma¬ chine very well while she works as a lunch aide, Even with all the changes, the old regular lunch always had many takers as Melinda Hardy, Vivian Lee, Kimberly Jackson, Alice Bright, Gracie Thompson, Debbie Mays, Terry Brodnax, and Judy Macklin chow down on some spaghetti. Timmy Gibson leans against the wall the day after he struck out 14 batters in a baseball game with Lynette McCallister. “Perfect Combination” This was a year of many friendships, some a little more personal than oth¬ ers. Some of the couples pictured here were very short lived and some of these couples would stay together for a very long time. As we walked down the halls, we were drawn into the emotional web of friendships. Sometimes we would see a happy couple and feel the joys; and sometimes we would find a couple on the outs and, without our realizing it, be in an ill mood ourselves. Whether we actually had a “Perfect Combination” or not this year does not seem as important as time separates us, but that we did have friends was, and still is, very important. A sure sign of friendship is “the Hug”: Sarah Knight and Waddell Lucas. Belinda Evans pulls down the tarp that keeps people from seeing the football field as friend John Thompson easily looks over the entire fence. 106 A casual glance would not reveal much, but Tes- sie Jarrell and Avi Ruffin appeared together here frequently. Another couple that frequently utilized the smoking shelter at berak were Tony Clary and Dee Dee Nuss, with Bobby Powell and Kathy Gibson in the background. Break also finds many friends socializing in the halls: Mike Cheely, Teresa Archer, Melissa Jones, Joe Meredith and Karen Thompson use a radia- and Jon Gibson. tor as a spot to talk. 107 “I Want A New Drug” but without using drugs! Here we can see many happy faces and no drugs, so there must be a chance for the singer to find his new drug. The smoking area was always full as students used this area as a meeting place. Time was so much in demand that little ever happened here except puffing. But on one occasion, someone did get carried away and started a little fire. The buses pull in as Robert Sanford, Veletta Cleaton, Paula Vaughan, Eric Fields, Sean Stith, and Michael Fletcher wait to head home. The Smoking Shelter at first lunch: (1 to r) Beth Tanner, Tracey Kidd, Jerry Rhodes, Jim Brown, Robert Perkinson, Betty Coleman, Mr. Charles Steed, Matt Johnson, Paula Lofton, Scott Myr- ick, and Thomas Starke. Kenny Claiborne lights a smoke in the shadow ' ' the smoking shelter. Making sure the pj-iotograpn on them are Donald Brown Paula Lofton and MandgJl.Jr ever sneaks up rbara Pearson, ■M KiMHKB g %M KB ' ' 1M ns p§ ■ ■■■■■EMM If you know the words to this song, you know there is nothing strange here. What the lysics say is that the singer simply wants to feel as good as he does when he is with his girlfriend, Undoubtedly, happiness could be found as students left either on the buses or in cars. In fact, happiness could be seen on the faces of students just waiting to leave. The Smoking area and the bus plat¬ forms were both areas that brought 1 out smiles on everyone’s faces. I Important conversation could always be squeezed into the wait for a ride: Lonny Jones, Jimmy Lewis, Sharon Babb, Linda Velvein and John Lewis. Martha Stith engages Michael Martin and Zelma Harrison in a friendly conversation on the bus loading platform as Alicia Wright and Kim Mar¬ tin also wait in the background. Kathy Peterson simply does not, believe how long it takes the buses to arrive, while Robert Lofton counts the minutes reading a paper. The Trade Guys head toward the Jr. High: (on bus) James Hicks, Edwin Winfield, Robert Starke and Anthony Rice; (on ground) Warren Pearson, Anthony Johnson, James Walker, Jules Yancey, Tony Coleman, John McFarland, Donald Brown and James Hardy. And bringing up the rear of the trade group to load bus 33 are Carl Bright, Ronald Brown, and Sean Stith. Unlocking his Ford, Milton Tyler gets ready to leave for the day. 109 Ronald Brown and Warren Pearson role out the popcorn popper for one more game. “The Last Act” Yeah, we know. The journalism staff is quite aware of the fact that you are going to skip this page and go to the next section simply because it has Sen¬ iors and color. That is, unless that’s your picture right there. What we have here are three interesting photos, if you look closely. The photo on top represents all those students who help out, doing jobs ev¬ eryone takes for granted and no one seems to appreciate. Come on, whoev¬ er heard of an award for the “Most Im¬ proved Popcorn Popper of the Year?” The middle photo is very subtle. If you look closely at the elements of the photo, it is remarkable. In front of a sports trophy case (everyone likes sports), while one student downs a Milkshake (everyone likes shakes), an¬ other student does school work (every¬ one likes -?- schoolwork)!! The bottom photo is of an assembly. The entire human condition is ex¬ pressed in these faces. You can see everything from boredom to, ah, well. .. boredom. Actually, this could be rap¬ ture, they are similiar you know, and, well, some have even suggested spiri¬ tual mysticism is at work here, but, well, the truth is we don’t know where this photo came from. So, we leave its interpretation up to you, Mr. Phelps. Deborah Bugg and Patricia Trusty work on some homework; however, one of these methods seems to be more fattening than the other. The assembly: (foreground) Mrs. Nancy Hicks, Thomas Morman, Beth Tanner, and Steve Capps; (background) Shadria Stith, Doris Vaughan and Wayne Towns. Putting On The Ritz The school’s social event of the year, the night when Juniors and Seniors put on their top hats and bow ties and “Put On The Ritz,” happened prom night. But one side of prom usually remains unseen, preparation. This week long activity involves Juniors and Seniors and the work they do astounds the senses. With the supervision of Mrs. Leemon, Mrs. Evans, and Mrs. Wash¬ ington the students turn the dry, dull gym into a red and white dazzling ball¬ room complete with streamers, bal¬ loons and stars. After all this hard work of blowing up balloons and wrapping bricks in foil, each of us that went to the prom made sure we left with a souvenir. On Monday morning, the sad looking gym once again recieved an alteration, this time back to its original state by the same students, who only a few days before, worked so hard to create the illusion of “Putting On The Ritz.” While having a gas of a time, Terry Brodnax and Teresa Taylor use the helium tank to blow up the blue and white balloons. Helium filled balloons float, but Donald Ham¬ mock finds that a tank full of helium is no laugh¬ ing matter. The experience of a Senior can come in handy as James Gee helped with a critical and demanding phase of prom preparation-the hanging of the ceiling. I Yes, thats correct, all those ballons at the prom were blown up by someone, and here, Nikki Evans helps inflate one more ballon. Not only did Mike Cheely construct this paper bal¬ loon, but now he patiently waits for instructions on where to hang it. What better weight to hold down a balloon than a brick; but they had to look good for the prom, so Angela Dozier, Virginia Walker, Ja¬ nice Johnson and Tracy Thompson wrap them in colorful foil. The first part of the prom we see, the doorway, recieves a cover of red, white, and silver sparkle from Tim Jones and William Easter. Junior class president, Angela Harrison, dis¬ cusses the directions for some balloon basket decorations with prom sponsor Mrs. Barbara Leemon, who managed to break her arm only a week before the prom. “This Is It” As Seniors we easily understood the title of Kenny Loggins’ song. We lived each day as if there would be no more like it because, in fact, there would not. We would not have another homecom¬ ing, another prom, another graduation night. The days slipped by too quickly. A matter of seconds passed between the days we taped pennies down and made posters for homcoming, the days of preparation for prom and the weeks of expectation for graduation. As the weather broke for spring, re¬ ality crashed in on us because only a few weeks were left to form memories. Some events we had let slip too easily, had forgotten too soon, but during the last nine weeks, we knew we would make the most of this great time ahead, we knew, “This Is It.” The guidance office runs more smoothly as Sen¬ iors, like Teresa Adcock pictured here, help by finding students for the counselor. Coleman Lee Adams Teresa Ann Adcock Teresa Lynn Archer Sharon Lee Babb Melissa Gwenell Barner Thomas Allen Barner Carolyn Ann Barnett James Baynard Blackwell Joan Maria Blackwell Rosa Bell Blackwell Terry Teresa Brodnax Margaret Denise Brown Ronald Ernest Brown Lois Ann Burton Jeff Allison Callahan Michael Steven Capps 114 Michael Franklin Cheely Henry Louis Clary Shelia Renee’ Clary Shelia Aurelia Cleaton Casper Carl Coleman Joseph Leon Coleman Andre Cooper Annette Craig Lisa Diane Currier Lorenzo Harrington Davis Stella Carnethia Dugger Dwayne Easter William Andrew Easter Katherine Lea Edwards Silas Neal Edwards Catherine Michelle Elder Belinda Willis Evans Melissa Hope Finch Debrah Mae Fisher Allison Delois Flether Cheryl Danette Fletcher Robert Alexander Gaitor Timothy Andrey Games James Edward Gee, III 115 “Up Where We Belong The night finally arrived and we knew we were where we belonged. For some of us, it was our first prom, for others it would be our last, but we would never forget all those red and white ballons. They were everywhere — big ones, little ones, real ones, fake ones. They were in the air, on the ta¬ bles and painted on the walls. Sereval healthy lungs were needed for all those ballons! Everyone looked to see what every¬ one else had worn. The taxes, from simple to lavish were worn by hand- som young men, and the evening gowns, from breath taking to stunning were exhibited by the beautiful young ladies of Brunswick. This was a night we intented to remember, and we in¬ tended to have pleasant memories. Because of tradition after Prom par¬ ties, most revelers had departed by 11:00 p.m. By midnight, individual par¬ ties all over the county were in full swing. We had enjoyed the Prom, we had mingled with our friends, possibly y for the last time at a party, and we had loved every minute. We were “Up Where We Belong.” The prom is for dancing and Cynthia Rainey and Alfonso Harrison relax and enjoy the flow on the dance floor as Robert Sanford gets ready for the next dance. Gloria Stigar and James Gee sip some punch waiting for the right song, while (background L- R) Rodney Taylor, Floyd Moore and date, chuck¬ le over an inside joke. After the magic of the prom washed over the crowd, it seems as if the ballons could have taken us up where we belong as Cleve Packer escorts Lawanda Vincent back to her seat. The Controllers spun the discs for the prom. The first item on everyone’s agenda is to get some souveniers and keepsakes for later years as Linda Velvin and date, Sharon Babb, Cheryl Fletcher and Crystal Pearson display their col¬ lection of balloons. Deciding on which after Prom party to attend are good friends Rick Henry, Teresa Adcock, Janice Johnson, Melissa Jones, Christin Rawl¬ ings, John Gibson, Timmy Hayes and date, and Mike Cheely, while in the back left corner, John Macfarland and Casper Coleman remember the year. 117 “I’m so Proud” And we had a right to be. The obvious pride developed by a dozen years of successful work could be seen in everyone’s face throughtout the year. The power and purpose of the Seniors on the boys basketball team pulled them to the State Semifinals level. The Seniors on the girls basketball team drove them to regional play. The pride of academic accomplishments welled up inside each senior as we continued to see passing grades. Over half of us were headed to college and twenty percent would start work with Uncle Sam in the armed forces. The rest were ready to go to work or continue a technical career. Yes, we were proud, and we deserved our pride. We had started twelve years ago looking for the magical day of June. And now we had about complet¬ ed the home stretch. We could see the finish line. Seniors-Melissa Finch and Terry Brodnax, of Mr. Mims 2nd period Government class de¬ sign a bulletin board. Roxanne Gee Ricky Orlando Gholson Everette Leroy Gibson Jon Wade Gibson Keith Gillis Sharon Gillus Della Sue Graves Delvin Alexander Graves Henry Bruce Graves Charles Richard Green James Earl Green Thomas Ray Green Frances Deloris Gregory Julie Felisha Hall Juliette Alisha Hall James Alex Hardy 118 Micheal Tyrone Headspeth Calvin Darnell House Cynthia Layne Jackson Marlene Denise James Joel Conrad Johnson Pamela Lea Johnson Gayle Marie Jones Leonard Lee Jones Lucretia Jones Melissa Lane Jones Shelia Deloris Jones Timothy Alexander Jones Yvette Denise Jones John Calhoun Kelly Earl McArthur King Sarah Ann Knight Robert Lonnie Lawson, Jr. Darlene Lewis James Lawrence Lewis Preston Leon Lewis Timothy Lightbourne Waddell Casey Lucas Albert Michael Lucy Bernard Christopher Lucy 119 “Get It Right” After years of working, after days of rehearsel, after hours of exams, you better believe we were going to “Get It Right!” We had ordered rings a year ago, had sent out invitations months ago and had been fitted with caps and gowns weeks ago. Each of us had the proper tie and shirt or dress, each of us had the cor¬ rect gown, and each of us had our best smile, whether we knew it or not. The Mortarboards were at the right angle, shoes were polished and our faces were beaming. The March to the field had begun before we realized, and soon we found ourselves headed for our diploma. We had done everything correctly and now we hoped, that, when our name was called, they would “Get It Right!” Everyone smiles at Graduation as James Gee and Leslie Wall prepare for their final night as BSHS students. Mrs. Darnell Long passes out caps and gowns to Linda Velvin and John Thompson with gradu¬ ation only a couple of weeks away. Only one final pr eparation for graduation re¬ mains, the putting on of Caps, as John Kelly, Floyd Moore, David Wilson, Carlos Smith wait in the hall. Teresa Taylor has her cap adjusted by Mrs. Mary Smith only minutes before Graduation as Mrs. Julia Jones assists. 120 Mrs. Ruby Short, in her final showing as an offi¬ cial Senior Class sponsor, distributes caps and gowns and instructs soon to be graduates on their use: Lois Burton, Laura Putney, Sharon Babb and Melissa Barner. Graduation night was hot and muggy as Paula Lofton, and Sarah Knight cool off with a soda along with a friend. Mrs. Julia Jones checks name cards for Tommy The halls are a beehive of activity as Annette Green, Michael Headspeth and Gary Johnson to Craig and Cynthia Jackson make last minute ad- make sure the correct name will be called at justments. Graduation. Mrs. Darnell Long, also in her final showing as an official Senior class sponsor, helps Lois Bur¬ ton with invitations. 121 is mis tne end” Surely the end of our Senior year had not approached so soon! Why, only yesterday we had seen the film Ghandi, had taken SAT’s and finished our last English test. No, this couldn’t be the end! But it was. As the last few days fell off the calendar, we glanced back. The Army had signed up a few of us. The Navy had their share, along with the Air Force and Marines. The Colleges had also scored big. The ACC, METRO and CIAA conferences had enrolled many of our friends. And a few of us still needed time to deal with our futures. We headed for jobs we had lined up earlier. IS THIS THE END”. By June 1st, we knew this year was indeed winding down. And though sad that our days here were num¬ bered, we realized we would be ready for to¬ morrow. Mrs. Long’s bright 1st period English class direct their attention to the task at hand: Doris Vaughan, Janet Mosely, Rodney Taylor, Floyd Moore and Da¬ vid Wilson. Donna Elaine Lynch Denise Lashawn Mallory Stacy Mazella Malone Georgetta Lynette Marks Floyd Alexander Moore, Jr. Thomas Bolling Moorman Brenda Lee Mosely Janice Lynn Mosely Randall Keith Mosely Betty Faye Murphy Lisa Ann Newton Maude Elizabeth Owens Cleve Hudgins Packer Marie Mangnolia Parham Barbara Deloris Pearson Crystal Pearl Pearson 122 Warren Marchial Pearson Antionette Toresa Peebles Robert Arthur Perkinson Cynthia Anita Powell Linda Ann Powell Laurie Ann Putney William Walter Raymond Joey Bernard Rice Priscilla Gale Rice Maxine Carrie Roberts Katherine Roberts Avi Cornelius Ruffin Thelma Carlsona Shearin John Edward Sitterson Carlos Antonio Smith Mary Martha Spence Robert Nelson Starke Gary Waldell Stith Morris Levi Stith Juanita Jewel Stith Shadhri Lynn Stith Grace Elizabeth Tanner Glenda Maria Taylor Rodney Davis Taylor 123 Miss Me Blind And so the event we had waited for was upon us: Graduation! The work, the sweat, and the tears had paid off. We now had what we had worked on for so long. Suddenly, an unexpected feeling crept over the regular graduation eu¬ phoria. Reality nudged us and we knew that we would never see most of these people again. Before we left, Making their last appearance as Seniors are (from the top) Teresa Adcock, Juanita Stith, Cry¬ stal Pearson, Mary Spence, as memories of the year are recalled by Mrs. Vaughan, Michelle Myers, and Mrs. Powell. even before we received our diplomas, we began to miss things. The school itself, the place we said we dreaded, would no longer be ours. A new class had already taken our place as Seniors. We couldn’t hang out at the smoking shelter or auditorium steps. We could no longer sit in the games as part of the student body. We In just a moment, these young men would be graduates of BSHS: (from the bottom) Joel John¬ son, Michael Walker, Anthony Walker, Robert Lawson, and Waddel Lucas. couldn’t play in the band or help with the prom. Most of all, we would not see our friends. As soon as all these thought? hit and whatever the wet stuff was that kept getting into our eyes so we couldn’t see, we knew all about “Miss Me Blind.” Mr. J. Grady Martin assists Katherine Rob¬ erts as she ascends the platform to receive her diploma. Barbara Pearson awaits Mr. Dale Baird’s announcement of her name. Caps and gowns can get a little warm on a hot Lined up and waiting for the signal that will begin the journey from Senior to Graduate are Sheila June evening as Janice Mosely Lynnette Marks, Cleaton, Juliette Hall, Darlene Lewis, Julie Hall, and Natasha Willis Annette Craig, and Eugenera Tucker try to cool down and calm down just before the exercise begins. 124 The trick to Graduation is to get there with- Caps go into the air as everyone realizes the ceremony is over and now the remembering begins, out stumbling, falling, or losing that cap: (from the front) Cynthia Powell, Shadria Stith, Della Graves, Carolyn Barnett, Arlene Rhodes, Melissa Barner and Cathy Elder. 125 “Looks Like We Made It” Had it really happened? Had we made it all the way to Senior year? You bet we had! “Looks Like We (the class of ’84) Made It!” We had aimed for this year our entire lives. When we went from elementary school to the junior high, our senses were estounded at the difference. And re¬ member the transitioned shock from ju¬ nior to senior high? But now, in Govern¬ ment class, in Senior English, at the State Basketball Championship and on Prom night, we knew the results had been worth the wait. We made friends, grades and lunch on time. We made points, dates and gradu¬ ation without fail. We made our gradu¬ ation caps stay on our heads, projects in wood shop, and to all the basketball games. We made appointments, time and field goals. Yes, indeed, “Looks We Made It!” The second period Business Computers Applica¬ tions class discover that there’s more to computers than video games: Linda Newcomb, Mike Cheely, Norma Avent, Thelma Shearin and Sharon Gillus. James Lee Thompson John Sylvester Thompson Wayne Randolph Towns Eugenra Alexandra Tucker Jessie Marie Turner Darren Lawrence Tutt Doris Lucille Vaughan Melinda Faye Vaughn Lynda Kaye Velvin Felicia Jacqueline Walker Lisa Walker Michal Aundrey Walker 126 mmrmrhi Thomas Edward Walter Vanessa Faye Walker Leslie Rodney Wall Tyrus XO’Neal Wall Julie Marie Walters Martha Alice Washington Jennifer Susannah Hunter White Natasha Yvonne Willis David Keith Wilson Edwin Clarence Winfield Dorquelle De’Angelis Woodson Jules Orlando Yancey Ronnie Edward Mayo Seniors not pictured: Eric Delroy Bland Russell Lewis Bright Ronald Lee Edmonds Arthur Gordon, Jr. Melinda Denise Green Jennifer Hargrove Gary Donnell Johnson Paula Magdline Lofton John Fitzgerald McFarland George Allen Mayo Theresa Diane Morefield Gary Mosely Even in a gym set up for volleyball, John Thompson shoots a few jumpers to get ready for his spectacular ’84 season. Angie Denise Pearson Jerry Lee Phillips Arlene Denise Rhodes Anthony Rice Russell Lee Roberts Gerald Lee Singleton Gerald Lee Roberts Teresa Taylor Milton Alexander Tyler Lawanda Lucille Vincent Herbert Arnold Walker 127 “It’s A Miracle” No, not that the Seniors made it to Graduation, but with all the demands placed on senior’s time, it does some¬ times appear to be a miracle that any¬ one can get all that done. What with homework, dances, homework, boy¬ friends, homework, clubs, homework, trips, homework, lunch, homework, rings, homework, pictures, homework, The Prom, homework, basketball, homework, exams, homework, soft- ball, homework, applications, home¬ work, band, homework, jobs, home¬ work, football, homework, teachers, homework, homework, homework, homework, .... Some of the most prized pictures in the world are made here of Seniors. Cynthia Jackson is posed for her Senior portraits. Probably “remembering when” with friends, Ricky Gholson (front) and John Thompson pre¬ pare for Graduation. Heading home always brings out smiles: (1 to r) Eugenera Tucker, Morris Stith, Norma Avent, Marlene James and Kelly Peterson. Physics always brings out great expressions of concentration: (1 to r) Coleman Adams, John Kel¬ ly, Robert Lawson, Lynnette Marks and Sharon Gillus. On Government Day, Donna Lynch, Lynda Vel- vin and Cynthia Jackson take over the job of dispatcher for the Sheriff’s Department. The class dynamics of a Senior English are very complex, as exhibited here by Mrs. Short’s 12th grade class: (1 to r) Mary Spence, Thomas More- man, Darlene Lewis, Lois Burton, Cheryl Fletch¬ er, Maxine Rivers, Sharon Babb, Terry Brodnax and Darren Tutt. i 128 C K MOBILE HOME SALES, INC. 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Lucy’s TV and Appliance Sales and Service 127 Hicks Street Lawrenceville, VA 23868 (804) 848-2949 Brunswick Insurance Agency 233 Main Street Lawrenceville, VA 23868 (804) 848-2112 Insurance salesman, Tom Childrey, dis¬ played pride in their computor technology. Willie Gillus demonstrated that Wendy’s Mini-Mart served as refreshment center for many students. Wendy’s Mini-Mart For your convenience t Hwy 58 East Lawrenceville, VA 23868 (804) 848-4848 132 202 Court Street Lawrenceville, Va 23868 (804) 848- Thomas Walker and Joan Blackwell gain valuable work experience at Star Value during their senior year. A fountain drink from Clarke-Smith. served by Jennifer White can quench a Bulldog thirst. 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Hicks Street Lawrenceville, VA. 23868 (804) 848-4500 “We Sell Artcarved Class Rings” Compliments of PHIL S JEWELRY SHOPPE 113 WEST HICKS STREET LAWRENCEVILLE, VA 23868 BUS, 848-3425 PHILLIP D BROWDER HOME 848-2225 Allen’s Drug Store 123 Hicks Street Lawrenceville, VA. 23868 (804) 848-2524 Roberts EMILY’S Upholstery Shop Flowers Gifts Hwy. 58 West Lawrenceville VA. 23868 Sonny Roberts (804) 848-4248 106 Hicks Street Lawrenceville, VA. 23868 (804) 848-4948 Autographs i 138 Autographs 139 “We’re Off To See The Wizard” The senior government classes fol¬ lowed the yellow brick road to our na¬ tion’s captiol in the cold of early Spring. The weather here had been mild for a few weeks and no one thought much about the temperature, until they arrived in D.C. and found it very, very cold, with even a little snow drifting down. But this did not dampen the spirits of these truth seekers. The class still took in the sights where this country was established and even managed to pose and smile in the freez¬ ing cold. Though some had been to Washington before, new insight is gained when these sights are observed with friends. We are sorry to report that the wiz¬ ard was not seen on this day, but a very ugly and mean looking old lady was running around asking about a young girl with red slippers. No one could fi¬ gure out why she was carrying that old broom. Orchids bloom profusely in an indoor display at the Botanical Gardens. These attract anyone who has tried to grow an african Violet at home: Melinda Vaughan, and Mary Spence. The senior class in the cold, drizzly weather prepares to enter the Capitol Building where they would see Congress in session. 140 Although the weather was no fun, BSHS seniors can have fun anywhere. ‘The Grand Finale” Martin Astrop helps the baseball team finish up higher in the standing than they have been in years. We kept the music playing all year, each in our own way. From band and Chorus, sports and cheering, classes and break, we kept the year rolling. We had some great days, the days of championship basketall, awards as¬ semblies and Graduation. And we had some not so great days, but they would be personal, because here at BSHS we kept the spirit high and we kept it roll¬ ing. Think about it. We had everything this year from Olympic caliber athletes to milkshakes, from SRA and GCT tests to a dance on the football field. And here it is, right here in your hands. Show your family, show your friends. Brunswick knows how to ‘‘Keep The Music Playing!” Th is Business Math class gets ready for final exams: (foreground) Karen McMillan, LaVado Harris, Missy Lewis, Sandra Hendricks, Robert Stake and Juliette Hall; (background) Alicia Wright, Angie Walker, Jason Stith and Shep Moss. The lunch line had to be kept rolling and Stacey Malone does just that. Pride shows itself in the faces of James Malone and Allan Jones as they recieve their awards in the Young Author’s Contest. People should look natural not posed in pictures and the photographer may have a winning photo here since it appears no one was ready for this one: (front 1 to r) Joan Blackwell, Teresa Archer, Melissa Jones, Lynnette Marks, Antoinette Pee¬ bles, and Annette Craig; (middle 1 to r) Donna Lynch, David Wilson, Cleve Packer, and Gary Stith; (back) John Thompson. All received schol¬ arships to college. 142 Better late than never the old saying goes as Tonya Taylor prepares to keep the music play¬ ing by participating in the grand finale itself, Graduation. We see in the background Curman Tucker and Beth Tanner. Even in this cold, wet early spring practice, Andy Walker, on crutches, and Mike Cheely keep to the schedule of practice that would place them in the playoffs. • � - Edward Anderson awaits his award for his con¬ tribution to the Auto Mechanics Class. The young lady on the right may actually be a Gold Medal winner in the Olympics one day. (Re¬ member how high her jumps were and how smooth her landings were?) Natasha Willus, Mil- ton Tyler, Teresa Taylor and Martha Washing¬ ton get autographs. 143 Jimmy Spillane’s box waits for thw school bus. Antoinette Peebles presents Mrs. Darnell Long and Mrs. Ruby S. Short with plaques of recogni¬ tion from the NHS during the Awards’ Banquet. “The Line Up” waits for the buses to clear at 3:10. Cont’d. By now you have spent the better part of an hour looking at your ’84 an¬ nual. We know the pictures and copy have helped you remember this fantas¬ tic year, and we also hope the song titles bring back the mood and the feel¬ ing of the year. If this is one of the first times you have looked through the book, go back, look again. It’s always better the second time around. You will see much more than you did the first time. If it has been years since ’84, look up some of your friends and share this book with them. If you do maybe forever you can “Keep The Music Playing”. 1 if Mr. Jerry Burke talks to Mr. Tenus Thompson about last minute details of summer closedown. 144 Meherrin Regional Library ' V-