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

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CHS Spirit No 1 1. Mrs. Hamilton shows the teachers enthusi- astic spirit at the pep rallies by demonstrat- ing the image of a true teacher. 2. Heather Byrne, Chris Chasteen, and Cheryl Ledbetter show the world wide spirit of Choctawatchee. 3. Mark McMullen, Choctaw's brave has the true meaning of pride, spirit, and dedication for his schools name. 4. Todd Gatlin thanks the student body, family and friends for their support throughout the year. 5. The Choctaw Style Marchers drum corps play to their full extent to add to the intensity of the pet rally. 6. Joe Altieri goes all out in demonstrating his spirit. 7. TK 101 presents Choctaw with the Coke spirit of the week award. 8. Lisa Kinlaw gives a preview of the color guards skills that will be shown at the game that night. 9. The well-known Poppers got an enormous acceptance throughout the school year from everyone teachers, alumni, stu- dents, parents, but they did not let this dis- tract them they just kept on popping. PEP RALLIES 25

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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

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1 2 I To Beat Ft. Walton As the tradition rolled on for the thirteenth consecutive year, the nation's “Most Spirited High School,” began to shimmer in the spot- light. This year. Spirit Week for the Ft. Walton vs. Choctaw game was the same as always, but better. With the student body and faculty keeping up with that 7-UP spirit, CHS was a bustling place of excitement. Monday started off the week with “Hats off to the Vikes, and “Shine on Big Green. On this day a turn of a corner left one in a daze with the many styles of hats and glasses worn by those who par- ticipated. Tuesday was claimed “No Sweat Vikes, with the students and faculty alike dressed in sweatshirts and tennis shoes. Wednesday was designated Club the Vi- kings, this day was for all clubs to partici- pate and wear their club shirts. 26 FWB WEEK 3 With Friday right around the corner, Thurs- day seemed to be the start of a victory over the Ft. Walton Beach Vikings. Students were asked to participate and show Ft. Walton that Choctawhatchee could Outclass the Vi- kings, by dressing up for the occasion. W hen the annual Flashlight Pep Rally was held on Thursday night, spirit, pride, and Indian courage broke out of its shell and cap- tured everyone there. Whether you were past alumni, a faculty member, a student, or just a mere spectator, you could feel the strength of our powerful school. On Friday morning there were plenty of In- dians on the Warpath. During the pep rally Big Green Spirit was everywhere. Plenty of participation by those attending the pep rally helped the Green Machine get ready for an awesome victory over Ft. Walton. In the first quarter the game was still up in the air. By the end of the first half Choctaw was in the spotlight with a touchdown scored by Mike Schrider late in the second quarter. Going into the third quarter there was still a possibility that Ft. Walton could bring out a victory, but as they were soon to find out, Bryan Coffey scored a touchdown and by this time it was evident to the spectators that CHS was going to win the 1-AAAA District Title with a score of 14-0. 4 — Marcie Van Vleck