Colonial Hills Christian School - Encounter Yearbook (East Point, GA)

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The event that influenced a life: Dam Break In Georgia It was a terrible night. The creek that passed through the trailer court at Toccoa Bible College was higher than they had ever seen it. Could this be the night the dam would break? In the middle of the night, the inevitable happened — the dam that held back the waters of the lake on campus failed. A woman, who happened to see the wall of water coming, came screaming through the trailer court and literally out ran the waters waking everyone up. It did not take long for Mr. and Mrs. Langdon to realize they were in trouble! Their electricity was off and there was no time to save any of their belongings. They got out just in time to watch their car catapult into the side of their trailer. As they headed through the muddy waters to higher ground, they were hit by the water and were overpowered by its forces. Fortunately, both Atr. and Mrs. Langdon survived the onslaught of the flood, but thirty nine others, their friends and neighbors, were killed immediately. Within a half hour it was all over. Lives were lost and valuables were washed down river never to be recovered. God. with his outstretched arms of love, carried the students through the disaster much to the amazement of the press and the people of Georgia who were watching carefully. Questions like ' Why did it happen?” and Why did my friends die?” remain unanswered, but there is a realization of the fact that God was working and contin- ues to work in and through the survivors of the flood. 1. Dr. Larry Ferrer — Bible. Math 2. Phyllis Goad — Typing. Piano 3. Karen Kreimann — Bible. Algebra. Typing. Yearbook 4 Nancy Langdon — Fifth Grade. JV Girls' Basketball 5. Dan Lee — Bible. History 6. Doris Mallard — Earth Science. Biology. Psychology 7. Glenda Morris — Home Economics. P.E.. Softball. Varsity Girls' Basketball. Volleyball 8. Jane Neilson — Second Grade 23

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The school that influenced a life: A Student Returns To Teach In the fall of 1982, a graduate of Colonial Hills Christian School returned to teach. Miss Kathy Pierce, from the class of 1978. joined Miss Glenda Morris in being the only faculty members that are former students. During her six years at CHCS, in grades seven through twelve. Miss Pierce was Vice President of her class, was on the Homecoming Court, and participated actively in Beta Club, National Honor Society, and chorus. Being co- editor of the Encounter was a highlight of her senior year. This summer Miss Pierce will marry Steve Moore, the guy she met and dated for three years in high school. She also helped Mrs. Pat Turner with her first graders. When she returned to teach, this same group of first graders had grown and were now sixth graders — her first class! Following graduation from Colonial Hills. Miss Pierce attended Bryan College where she obtained her BS de- gree in Elementary Education. There she filled her spare time with working as Layout Editor of the school year- book and teaching Bible in the public schools, thus con- tinuing interests she had begun in high school. A question she is asked often is ”Why did you return to Colonial Hills?” ”lt wasn t planned, ' she is quick to reply, “but everything just fell into place. Evidently it was the Lord’s will that I should return. I'm more comfortable here because I already knew so many of the people. ” “Teaching alongside my former teachers has been a unique experience,” she says. When teachers like Miss Williamson, who presented Miss Pierce with the English award and the Beta Club award the night of graduation, see her in the halls, they are reminded, as everyone should be, that Colonial Hills does produce quality stu- dents. 1. Geary Newman — Band 2. Kathy Pierce — Sixth Grade 3. Harold Pulver — Bible. History 4 Ann Smoke — Sixth Grade 5. Anita Stroup — English. Senior Sponsor 6. Suzanne Talton — Bible. English. Spanish. Patrols 7. Pat Turner — First Grade 8. Verna Vandenburg — Second Grade 25