Frederick Douglass High School - Polaris Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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V Homecoming Is A Night C A Festive Occasion. The Homecoming festivities for 1982-1983 were colorful and different from the previous thir- teen years. The student body voted in a primary election, se- lecting the top 50 per cent of the interested candidates for Miss Douglass to continue to the writ- ing phase of the competition. The subject was A recent Crisis that should cause young people to take a more serious look at their future. A panel of judges composed of teachers and par- ents evaluated the papers, and the top six were presented as speeches to the student body. Among the multitude of plans proposed and opinions held, with reference to our cause and condition, we succeeded in having a mind of our own, har- monizing with all others as far as we could and differing where we must. Frederick Douglass Still, the judging was not com- plete. Each candidate was then asked one question to be an- swered extemporaneously be- fore the student body. Monica Cooper remarked that if she were an insect, she would want to be a butterfly because it lives freely and without limitations. Beth Bolden wished for world peace as her one wish other than becoming Miss Douglass. Leslie Meadows stated that she would rather be herself than any animal in the book Animal Farm be- cause she realized that all of them were corrupt. Each re- sponse revealed an aspect of the corresponding candidate. The outcome was left up to the stu- dent body. The coronation deviated from the traditional black and gold set- ting. Instead, the queens glowed in festive multi colored gowns for their Night on the Spanish Riv- iera. 168 Student Life Homecoming 1. Rodney Patrick: We want to win this game for you, Leslie. 2. Leslie finds her election an unforgettable moment. 3. Monica Cooper ex- plains why she would be a butterfly. 4. Kevin Brady wishes Larry Harris would share. 5. Last minute prep- arations for the Royal Breakfast are busy.

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Clockwise from top left: 1. Tfie band com- pletes a band dance. 2. Virginia Perdew dances with the band. 3. The Flag Corps flashed the black and gold. 4. Craig Davis and Norris Long cool out at the game. 5. The award winning North Starettes perform at the Harper game. Student Life Football 167

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The Spanish Riviera. G Did you know . . . Our school ' s first homecoming activi- ties began approxi- mately 5040 days ago? Clockwise 1. Beth Bolden finds tal ing pic- tures can be tedious. 2. Phyllis Carter enjoys the Royal Breakfast. 3. Willie Pullen shows his school spirit. Student Life Homecoming ■ — 169