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

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An Evening Of The PTSA Sponsors Show Evening of Talent was pre- ' sented by the Parent, Teacher, Stu- dent, Association (P.T.S.A.) of Fred- erick Douglass High. Mrs. A. Gunn, Mr. A. Green, and Mr. C. Coleman coordinated the talent show and devoted much time to the auditions and rehearsals. The participants involved in the talent show included parents, teachers, students, and friends of Douglass. Talents ranged from sing- ing with Davina Mapp, to dancing with Francis and Anthony Hawkins. Mr. Stamm and Mr. Henderson, teachers at Douglass, participated in the talent show as well as Bar- bara Sullivann a supportive Doug- lass parent. Joseph Jones, M.C., kept the talent show crowd lively with his jokes and imitation of This they would sing with other words of their own improvising — jargon to others, but full of mean- ing to themselves. — Frederick Douglass Prince . Besides the extraordinary talent exhibited throughout the talent show, Mrs. Weems gave out door prizes to persons with the lucky numbers. The prizes ranged from tote bags to free haircuts from Mitchell Brothers. Choosing the talent show win- ners appeared to be a difficult task for the judges; however, the crowd ' s reaction proved that the judges made good choices. Broken Arms and Crooked legs , a group of young men from Brown High and Washington High received third place, Arelishes Chapman, a senior at Douglass received the second place position, and Tracey Coley and Kim Felton, graduates of Douglass received first place. The P.T.S.A. raised $800.00 which showed outstanding support by the Douglass High family. 1. Sherman Clark is Truly talented 2 Royce Tilman sings an original composi- tion. 3. Robert Daniel, wants to Rock With You . 4. The M.C., Joseph Jones, is really a stand-up comedian. 5 Beauty and the Feast, Robert Daniel, Sonja Gilmore, Leietia Johnson and Clifford Barrow, sing There ' ll Never Be . 6. Broken Arms and Crooked Legs Shabadoo.

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Were Overflowing 1. Darius Kemp emphasizes the meaning of Thanksgiving in an Inspirational reading. 2. The Thanksgiving baskets were beauti- fully decorated and filled to capacity. 3. Ms. S. Williams and IVIs. V. Tuggle work hard to prepare baskets for presentation. 4. Micheal Doctor shares the purpose of the assembly with the audience. 5. Home- room 11-8 provides a breakfast, lunch, and dinner menu for a needy family. Douglass Feeds The Hungry Due to the state of economy some families weren ' t able to share in the festivities that ac- company the Holiday Season. The situation made the annual Thanksgiving Basket Contest one of much signifigance. This year ' s winner was Mrs. Morgan ' s home- room 12-10. Grade level winners were homerooms 8-2, 9-8, 10-8, 11-8, 12-10. These baskets and others contained breakfast, lunch, and dinner foods. They provided a healthy Thanksgiving meal for many needy families in and around the Atlanta area. Hard work night and day, over a furnace hot enough to keep the metal running like wa- ter, was more favorable to action than thought. — Frederick Douglas This occasion was only the be- ginning of the gala activities dur- ing Thanksgiving. All bulletin boards were decorated and car- ried familiar themes of Thanks- giving. The lunch menu also coin- cided with the theme. The tradi- tional turkey was served with its trimmings. Student Life Thanksgiving — 191

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Talent 1. Mr. Coleman, Mrs. Gunn and Mr. Green show coordinating can be very frustrating. 2. Anthony and Francis Hawkins are the Sha- doo Kids. 3. The judges relax between perfor- mances. 4. A visiting Mays High student sings She ' s Out of My Life . 5. Mr. Stamm and Joseph Jones our original Ebony and Ivory sing in harmony. 6. Billy Odum punks out on guitar. Student Life Talent Show — 193 [