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

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A Night Of Enchantment . . . 1. Homecoming Court of 1983-1984: Queen Ann McCombs, escort Todd Turner; Senior Class attendant Michelle Beggin, escort Jim Dennison; Junior Class attendant Julie Sulli- van, escort Jeff Rynearson; Sophomore Class attendant Kelly Frazier, escort Trey Runnels and the 1982-83 Queen Polly Tras, and escort Frankie Robinson. 2.Principal Richard Bounds crowns Ann McCombs Homecoming Queen of Choctaw. 3. Sophomore Class atten- dant Kelly Frazier shows all the poise and dignity of CHS. 4. Julie Sullivan, Jr. Class representative and her escort smilingly pose for a picture. 5. This year's Homecoming Queen and escort demonstrate the true ele- gant spirit of Choctawhatchee High School. 6. Taking the long walk across the football field, Michelle Beggin and Jim Dennison show their excitement on that special Home- coming night. 6 HOMECOMING 23

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Despite The Rain Homecoming is one of the most impor- tant and exciting nights at Choctaw High School. This year the festivities took an enormous amount of work and effort, which in turn paid off in the long run. The week spent preparing for this gala event was hectic and tedious, but fun and exciting as well. 1983-1984 Homecoming Queen Ann McCombs, in all her elegant dress, was escorted by Todd Turner, and showed the poise, dignity, and pride of Choctaw. She was attended by Senior Michelle Beggin, escorted by Jim Denison, Junior Julie Sullivan, escorted by Jeff Rynear- son, and Sophomore Kelly Frazier, es- corted by Trey Runnels. Lovely Queen Ann McCombs made Homecoming a night to remember. The horrendous rain storm which lashed the stadium did not dampen the school spirit of the confident Choctaw crowd. While the parade had to be cancelled due to the weather, the fans were not discour- aged. Dressed in their rain coats and oth- er foul weather gear, the fans waited for the game to get under way. As the action on the field began, they yelled with ex- citement. They cheered the Indians on with an unmatched fervor. During half-time, a mini-parade was sent around the field. The winning floats were shown to the crowd, which cheered on delights as they went by the crowds. The queen was crowned during halftime as the rain let up for awhile. Our Indian football players fought to pull through a 13-6 victory over West Jefferson High School, the second ranked team in Louisanna. The determi- nation of these players was felt through- out the night and entire week. — Del Manley 22 HOMECOMING

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Fired-Up Go! Fight! Win! The excitement level at pep rallies this year was far beyond that of any other year. The band played with an enthusiasm unmatched by any other band as the entire student body cheered on their winning football team. With the team winning district, the crowds in the gym determined to make the decible lev- el higher than any before. It was a Friday morning pretty much like that that of any other morning except that this Friday morning was the day of the first football game of the year. The cheerleaders, band, and football players joined the P.E. classes tensely awaiting the start of the Big Green Pep rally. Then the first note of Big Green reverberated through the school and the seniors were released. They were soon followed by the Juniors and lastly the confused Sophomores. It was the day to end all days; yet it was only the beginning. The crowd slowly came alive like a bear awakening from a long winter's nap. Their spirit rose throughout the year to the all time high it reached on the Fort Walton game day. The flashlight pep ral- ly that night had prepared some for what was to come, but others were not ready for the amazing excitement of that morn- ing. The noise level rose to a point that was not attainable to human ears. With the raising spirit level the crowd proved that the feeling of homefield ad- vantage was just that. They took the pep rally to the stands and caused the other team to call time-out in fustration. All in all the pep rallies helped make the team what it was. An Choctaw was the no. 1 school in the nation. — Del Manley 24 PEP RALLIES