Chopticon High School - Chopticonian Yearbook (Morganza, MD)

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Alan M. Cheryl A. Ioann David A. Carole A. Brookbank Brownrigg Buckler Buckler Buczek Gerald F. JohnJ. Joseph A. Tier R. Barbaras. Burch Burch Burch Bush Buller Jason Shelly L. Sherrye R. Darrell A. Lisa R. Buller Butler Carroll Carter Carter Pauli. Christian C. Everett Jeffreys. Wendy M Chase Cherrico Cheseldine Cheseldine Cook 44 SENIORS CELEBRITIES Brookbank Cook

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Samira L. Darlene E. Banagan Bannister George R. jayna Bannister Barber 85 Is Alive, Spirit and Determination — Seniors at Last! Throughout the years, the class of 1985 was determined to obtain the best results. Most of the time we reached them or at least came close. In 1981 we entered the humongous vastness of the all-famed Chopticon High School. We tried our hands at Homecoming and actually tied for first place with our In- credible Hulk float. After Homecoming we experienced the first real horror of high school . . . EXAMS!!! However as our sophomore year rolled around we had adjusted to CHS and all our fears had diminished. With a chip on our shoulder and hot dogs up to our ears, we entered the Homecoming float com- petition with our “boxing” Kangaroos. There were not ties, we walked away with a legal first place. Everyone involved celebrated at a party at Jean Sansbury's house. Our junior year, much to our disappointment, we only received 2nd place so we carried on, and let E. T. go home, into our senior year. Turning our class rings for the 85th time of June 8th made it official — we were seniors. In February we ordered our graduation announcements and then in March we ordered the one outfit that we all had been waiting and waiting for ... our CAP and GOWN. With graduation not too far down the road, we prepared ourselves for the numerous array of Senior Activities. The weekend of May 10th through the 12th was one of our busiest weekends. On Friday, May 10th, twenty-five seniors went to Kings's Dominion for grad night. John Cafferty and The Beaver Brown Band was the group featured for entertain- ment. Saturday, May 11th, was the society event of the season — the Prom. As we got all decked out and swayed to the musical delight of “The Rivers we all thought of the final march — Graduation. After the seniors painted the barn on the 18th of May the taste of graduation was even closer. On May 31, 1985, with a few sentimental tears and fond memories of school days gone past we finally, officially became the graduating Class of 1985. Berlaunder M. William G. Candace M. Scott M. Timothy S. Barnes Bass Baxley Bechtold Bennett l.ynn M. Janice M. Brad DonnaS. Linda C. Blevins Bowling Bowman Brickey Bridgett SENIOR CELEBRITIES 43 Ba naga n Bridget I

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 ■? V a . I find achool mo exciting. Darlene Briscoe takes timeout from the heat for a nap during typing class Temperatures above 90 degrees in September kept many of us snoozing in class. The Disease • • • Senioritis. With only one known cure — Grin and Bear it ’til Graduation Boredom, Restlessness, Anxiety, and Nervousness: all severe symptoms of a terrible disease which plagued many Seniors in past years and in the Class of 1985. The last few months the Seniors spent in school were filled with mixed emotions. It was a fear of growing up and facing new ex- periences in life independently which scared us to death. Yet, finally reaching the point of graduation and accomplishing something we have worked for 12 long years made us ecstatic. We were definitely excited about graduating, but frightened as to the thought of losing the security we had obtained at home and school. “Senioritis is a fatal disease.” Many of us were familiar with this sentence from the sign posted in Mr. Bottorf’s room. The disease was proven deadly as some Seniors became frustrated due to their confusion, and simply gave up. This caused failure and eliminated all hope of graduating in '85. Although most Seniors overcame Senioritis, it certainly took its toll. The cure was simple. It required taking each day slowly and confidently. You had to direct your thoughts toward a future event: graduation or a trip to Ocean City. You had to take a lot of deep breaths, and grin and bear it. Franklin IV. Sandra D. Harold Colleen M. David A. Copse i Crook Cunningham Cusic Cusic Karen L. Gwendolyn C. Wade B. Brian F. Patricia L. Cusic Dade Davis Dean Dean SENIORS CELEBRITIES 45 Copsey Dean