Escambia High School - Escambian Yearbook (Pensacola, FL)

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The maiestic Clydesdales stop in Pensacola during their nation-wide tour. F' 'N L 'L A if ' ' ' A , i' . F 'ewfya 75 J ' A -1:-4 'ff-. . Y' . ' i 1 1, UI. 'zfl-'ff . - , l ji V f t if 'A fi E 1 ' v fr .s sa, i - i i , , ,-gg -.5 '. .., 1-- .. Q . , , f . he ,. 5 f4.su.' 'Q ,.s, 1 m 1- 1:1 f ' . ,H k:- '- , ' ,P . s - ' fe, as 1 na ,, , Tanya Brewer concentrates on a scholarship test. Judge Frank Bell inducts the new school superintendent Charles W. Stokes, f... Fresh Beginning me eieo ' Becomes Reality --31551, c f A bettering the new year. hold this office. Mr. Charles W. Stokes was sworn ln as the t. as new school superintendent Jan 4 Stokes years before his retirement sunrise. ith New Year January is a new beginning for the country and community, as well as for the school Changes and adjustments are made in hopes of The entire country came under new leader ship Jan. 20 as Mr. Jimmy Carter took the oath of office of the President of the United States President Carter, a former peanut farmer and governor of Georgia, is the thirty nmth man to succeeded J. E. Bud Hall who had served as Escambia County School superintendent for I2 Students also faced a new beginning of a second semester in Januay. Along with this year s new semester came a new time change Escambia County high school students now attend from 7:05 a.m.- I :45 p.m. instead of 8 I0 a m 3 OO p m The change was made to keep elementary school - children, who used to begin school at 7 00 a m from having to wait for buses in the dark before

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January Student Life Football Players Are Honored at Banquet Junior and senior varsity football players were honored with various awards at the annual football banquet. These players were chosen for outstanding attitudes and playing abilities on the football field. Team captains for the year were David Coulliette, Reginald Morgan and Dale McNeese. David Coulliette was also selected as Most Valuable Offensive Lineman, and Reginald Mor- gan was chosen as Most Valuable Offensive Back. Chosen as Most Valuable Defensive Lineman was Mike Davis and Most Valuable Defensive Back was Arthur Newberry. The Most Improved Player, and Most Tackles Awards and the Joe Morrow Award went to Thomas Walker, Dale McNeese and Bobby Maloy, respectively. For his second straight year. David Coulliette received the Challenger Award given by the First Baptist Church. Players selected for the All-City Team were David Coulliette and Reginald Morgan. offensive: Mike Davis. Dale McNeese and Arthur Newberry, defense. Punter for the All-City Team was Anthony Robnett. Receiving THE PENSACOLA NEWS JOURNAL Defensive Player of the Year Award was Mike Davis. Our team was closer than any other team l have played on, comments David Coulliette. I think overall we were a much better team than our record indicates. Thomas Walker, Dale McNeese, Arthur Newberry. Mike Davis, Reginald Morgan, Anthony Robnett. David Coulwie. Bob Maloy.

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January Student Life Snow Falls on Area After four years. snow finally hit Pensacola again. Alert students sighted the first flurries during first period Jan. l9. Excitement mounted as, midway through second period, students were released to frolic in the snow. Then, early Monday morning, Jan. 3 I. snow fell again and once more schools were closed for the day. This event marked the first time in Pensacola history that it has snowed twice in one year. Both in Pensacola and in the entire country, this winter was the coldest recorded. Hey Kirk. does it taste as good as Il looks? Bob Gay and Viclzie Etheridge stop between classes to admire the snow. gingffw' Fiks' . an 1 ' 1 , 3,2 . Q-V x Ny-W ea ,, we . '1-9' -X-,,,,,s . p Mt . Q. 'N . ,.,.-1 V A ,E get-Ami , - Excited students enjoy having snowball fights after being released from school. As the early morning snow falls. students are released from classes to walk, run and play in the rare winter wonderland of white.