Choctawhatchee High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Fort Walton Beach, FL)

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8 1. Miss Angle Rimes smiles excitedly os Keith Dryon escorts her ocross the field where she will be crowned. 2. The Anchor club floor stood up to the wind ond went on to win first ploce In the club cotegory. 3. Bond members Billy Bain ond Poul Davis ore cought up in the spell of the pep rally ond the mogic of the doy. 4. Bernadette Olschloger. Toro Mosblech. Julie Sprogue. ond Angie Rimes — the lovely Homecoming court ond their queen — ore announced of the pep roily. 5. Pom Jones gives her little sister” the best of the Homecoming tradition — o flower, o smile, ond o worm hug. 6. The 1982 Brove ond Squaw, Morcel Algret ond Toni Drogo. show both sides of the celebration - reverie ond rowdiness. 7. The porode hod many cars, old ond new. Here, the Pi-Y officers wove from their classic. 8. With this floor the Senior Class won first ploce ond become the only doss to do so for three years in o row. 9. Lots of flowers ond lots of smiles were seen throughout the doy, ond here Michelle Tote, Jimbo Pulliam, ond Sonro Atkinson ex- change both. HOMECOMING 15

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EE THSOUCh THIS «frCTIUM IT 1,‘OUjR (INI) LICHT -----1£R OF CHOCTM s ETtRHAL wiChT A windy evening is warmed by Indians spirit The magic and rrodifion of Choctaw's Homecoming was sparked with the morning pep-rolly. burned throughout the day. and did not flicker out until the evening was but o memory. There was excitement in the air. and from the tremendous burst of the Style Morchers drums to the unified singing of the pride-filled Alma Mater, the 1961 Homecom- ing pep-rally was filled with energy ond enthusiasm ond was on experience to re- member. The festivity contained skits, speeches, and awards. The cheerleaders led spirited chants, and the band played many rhythmic songs to the delight of the students. In the middle of the pep-rally all of the club presidents announced their sweethearts ond gentlemen, who were given corsages and boutonniere. Not only students, but parents ond techers os well, cheered on the Indians ond filled the team with spirit. Alumni were greeted ond welcomed into the electricity of the celebration, which didn't stop when the pep-rolly was over, but continued in the classrooms throughout the day. After school, the clubs brought their floats into the field behind the stadium, odded final touches, ond waited in anticipation for the nights fes- tivities. At the sfort of the glittering parade the closeness of the people was not only due to the enormous crowd, but also due to the brisk winds of the October night. Howev- er. the colorful floats ond the current of Indi- an spirit kept everyone warm. The halftime crowning sparkeled with the presentation of the queen and her court, ond the 26-6 win over Milton was a perfect touch to the magi- cal evening that had only just begun. — Jono Guzolak 14 HOMECOMING

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Fort Walton Beach, the playground area for fun Ft. Walton Beach, often called the Playground Area, lived up to its name, for there was always something to do, or somewhere to go in such a varied and Interesting town. Dominated by Eg- lin Air Force Base, the largest single em- ployer In the area. Ft. Walton offered a variety of businesses and attractions. Enterprises concentrated along all major roads, particularly the Miracle Strip, and In the Santa Rosa Moll, which was the largest shopping center in the area. Major attractions in the area were the beach, the Indian Temple Mound Muse- um, the Camp Walton Schoolhouse, the Gulfarium, and the Pier. The Air Force Armament Museum was formerly an at- traction, but it was closed down be- cause of a lack of funds. Many activities centered around the water. Blue water and fishing contests attracted anglers from all over the Unit- ed States. Scuba diving enthusiasts were enchanted by the clear, blue- green water. Bayous and inlets from the bay provided sheltered spots for water skiing and wind surfing, and there were always the snow white beaches. Two of the major festivals In Ft. Wal- ton were the Billy Bowlegs Festival, and The Okaloosa County Shrine Fair. The Billy Bowlegs Festival was an annual event In honor of Ft. Walton's Patron Pirate William Bowles, alios Billy Bow- legs. Activities Included pirates taking over the city for a week, a boat parade, sports activities and a treasurer hunt. — John Webster