Mississippi Delta Community College - Retrospect Yearbook (Moorhead, MS)

Text from Pages 1 - 152 of the 1989 volume:

0 2 Buzz! Wake up, wake up, wake up! Mornings are always hectic at MDJC. Getting ready, eating break- fast, and getting out the door in time to get to class is often a triathalon ending with the last stretch to reach the classroom door in time. 4 Morning At 8:20 in the morning, teachers rarely have classroom participation. In fact, they are lucky if half of their students ' eyes are open. By 9:20 10:20, students are awake and things aren ' t so bad, but those 11:20 12:20 classes are difficult to endure because of all the rumbling stomachs. The afternoon classes have to be the worst; everyone is tired (teachers included) and the classes seem to be neverending. At 3:00, all classes end, and students leave to do their own things. Classes 5 Making lifelong friends is a ma- jor part of college, it means having someone to share your dreams, your fears, your happi- ness, and your tears. College friends will walk with you through the sunshine and the rain and come out by your side, and never let you walk alone. The friends that you make at this time in your life will hold a place in your heart forever. 1 i 1 i ! ! i i i 1 f 6 Friends Friends 7 given. 8 Labs Labs 9 Around 6:00 or 7:00 p.m., the phone in the girls ' dorm starts ringing off the hooi(. So begins the pro- cess for Designing People. Taking a shower, put- ting on makeup and doing the hair, running up and down the halls borrowing clothes, hearing your name over the intercom, and finally going out to meet him after keeping him waiting are the first steps toward a big night. 10 People For those students who don ' t have a girlfriend boyfriend, prep- arations for the night are just a little different. A group of friends decide to go out (on the spur of the moment usually). They go to their rooms and hurriedly get ready for their adventure. After everyone is ready, the party- hungry crew sets off into the un- known. Where do they end up? There ' s no telling. People 11 The choices for Night Life entertain- ment are somewhat varied at MDJC. Peo- ple may just cruise up to Knight ' s Re- creation Center (bet- ter known as The Pool Hall ) and shoot a few games of mingle. Others go to the Riverfront Sta- tion in Greenville and get down. Some students hang out at the Union and talk to friends, while others go to the BSU and fellowship. There are many choices for Night Life at MDJC, but Macon Lake is defin- iately NOT one of them anymore! 12 Night Life This year ' s Retrospect Staff Is really one of a kind. We have had a lot of talent work- ing together to bring you a great year- book. Our photographers have been out combing the campus for unusual and in- teresting shots while the rest of us have been in the Publications ' Office writing copy, drawing layouts, cropping pictures, typing, and anything else that needs to be done. Yearbook Advisor Mrs. Dickman and Editor Traci Rush made sure all the deadlines were met. Staff 13 14 Campus I ' « • !•« ■ « ff t ■•I •• tft tft •t ■• lit ■■• ft flit t I ■ I I I  • NM • — -r- • ■ ■ « 3 ipi ■ III a«  ■  ■■M ■■I BIf ■■■ s:: ■ ■• ■■• ■■e tu ■■a ■■■ ■■■ ■•r Sunflower Junior College was established in conjunction with Sunflower Agricultural High School in 1926, and its name was changed to Missis- sippi Delta Junior College in 1960. The campus has grown over the years, and MDJC Is now a modern facility serving students who seek a variety of careers in vocational-techni- cal as well as academic fields. The campus now includes modern classroom and office buildings, a new cafeteria, and a coliseum. Campus 15 16 Dr. Hall During his years at Mississippi Delta Junior College, Dr. J. T. Hall has brought honor and prestige to the school. A man who is welcome and at home with the humblest but can command the admiration of the wisest, he has been wide- ly popular with students, fac- ulty, staff, and patrons. As president. Dr. Hall has de- voted his time and his enthusi- asm toward changing a small, provincial junior college into a major educational institu- tion of the state, numbering its students in the thousands rather than in the hundreds. Not only has he broadened the academic curriculum, but he is also responsible for the ad- dition of vocational-technical and industrial programs that have offered excellent train- ing to students and have con- tributed much to the advance- ment of business in the Delta area. Under his supervision, a build- ing project was begun that transformed the campus fa- cilities from a few worn-out buildings to a completely new physical plant — modern, at- tractive, and adequate for the needs of an expanded pro- gram. Because we appreciate his fair-minded leadership, his character, and his constant faith, devotion, and dedica- tion to the interests of our school, the annual staff proudly dedicates the 1989 Retrospect to Dr. J. T. Hall. _J Dr. Hall 17 18 Student Life Student Life 19 student Life 21 22 Student Life student Life 23 24 Student Life student Life 27 student Life 29 30 Student Life student Life 31 32 Student Life A E A E. A t A E A E A E A E « A E .- Mr. and Miss Mississippi Delta Junior College are elect- -- ed by the student body to represent the spirit of MDJC. - Carrie and Greg are both very active in all phases of campus l ife. 34 Mr. and Miss MDJC Mr. and Miss MDJC 35 Although every girl has her own special beauty, only ten young ladies are chosen as MDJC ' s beauties. Ail the girls that participated worlced very hard and learned from the experience, but only a few wallted away with the title Beauty. Delina Lemley I I ' I 36 Beauties Beauties 37 38 Beauties Beauties 39 Beaux 41 42 Beaux The Student Government Association is made up of stu- dents who try to make attending MDJC more enjoyable. They plan activities, schedule movies, and coordinate many other events. The 1988-1989 DELTA HERALD staff has a new look this year. They have changed border, type, and over- all appearance. These individuals are out every week looking for a new scoop. Mrs. Dickman, the sponsor, and the talented staff try hard to inform and keep students up to date on all the campus activities and happenings. 46 Nev spaper i ESPN FESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN fESPN- ESPN ESPN Section Editor: i Dennis Evans This year ' s Trojan team learned a valuable lesson in hard work and de- termination. They were faced with long hours of repeating drills over and over until they were perfected. They also learned that in order to perfect these drills and come out on top, it would take a lot of will and determination. During practice, each player always put his best foot forward to try and enhance the team as a whole. The hunger for victory always made the Trojan practice field a dangerous place to visit. 48 Football Football 49 19 8 8 Trojan foot- ball team en- dured it ' s share of l fljlP hard times, but the team still possessed an op- tomistic attitude about the season. As a team, they main- tained their level of intensity and fin- ished out the season. The entire MDJC family is always behind the team to encourage them to work a little harder with each and every game. We all know that after they have done their best, they ' r winners, H no matter what the scoreboard says. MDJC ' s Homecoming was highlighted by the crowning of Queen Amy Showalter. Her court included sophomores Carrie Aden, Darlene Booker, and Dawn Morgan. Freshman maids were Kirk Home, and Tena Petty. Other activi- ties included performances by the Delta Dancers and the Ambassadors, the presenta- tion of Johnny Russell scholarships, and a display including WWII planes, sky divers, and the balloon Mississippi. 52 Homecoming Homecoming 53 6® The 1988 Trojan Cheerleading squad is one that should be remembered for its hard work and dedication. The girls practiced from 3-5p.m. everyday, Monday-Thursday. They also had the opportunity to attend Tennessee State University ' s Cheerleader Camp. The squad returned home with 3 superior and 2 excellent ribbons. The team mas- cot also won 1 excellent and 2 superior ribbons. 54 Cheerleaders This year Coach Vickers had fifteen new faces to work with — no returnees from last year ' s team. There is one sophomore and there are fourteen freshmen. Coach Vickers feels that the team is small but fairly talented and fun to coach. There are three out of staters that will contrib- ute heavily to the team: Tony Jeane, David Pryor, and Sean Bronson. Boys Basketball 55 Girls Basketball 57 The Fall Baseball team is look- ing good. Coach Thompson and the players are practicing hard and looking forward to an- other season like last year ' s. The team traveled many places for games, one of which was a tournament that took place at the University of Southern Mis- sissippi. I Fall Baseball 59 60 Fall Baseball Spring Baseball 61 62 Spring Baseball The 1988 MDJC Girls Softball team had an excellent year. They finished with a 20-10 re- cord. Also they were runners up in the State and Region 23 Championships. Softball 63 64 Softball Tennis 65 68 Hall of Fame Hall of Fame 69 •:: ■:l ■ mm mm mm ■■■■■ eaa.a a ■■■■■ •■■■•I T I r r   • - , T , •_ - '   '    rr     r ;  •  r  Ill ' ' • r 9,,g   r r r .     r .«  f r r .  r t  . '   r  f ' '  t t. 1 r David Cummings Hall of Fame 71 An Interpretation of Illusions by Seth Wheatly At Pen Point is the annual publication of litera- ture submitted by students. This magazine is sponsored by the English Department along with the Art department and Offset Printing Class. The Creative Writing Winners for 1988 were Seth Wheatley, Ralph Ford, and Billy Tyner. AN INTERPRETATION OF ILLUSIONS ILLUSIONS, THE ADVENTURES OF A RELUCTANT MESSIAH, by Richard Bach, is an exciting and mystifying quest for the fate of the soul. The book provides an interesting and profound philosophy of life, reality, and death. Bach, who is also the author of JONATHON LIVINGSTON SEAGULL and THE BRIDE ACROSS FOREVER, has produced a masterwork in this, his version of true freedom. The prologue is a list of thirty-three numbered statements handwritten on what appears to be eight sheets from a notepad which is liberally stained with oily fingerprints. This list outlines the birth, life, and beginning ministry of the reluctant Messiah, Donald Shimoda, who had been an Indiana car mechanic. The rest of the chapters are told by Richard Bach as something he had experienced. They relate Bach ' s encounter with Shimoda, his subsequent instruction by this Mechanic Messiah, and their final shockingly violent separation. Bach supplements his narration with passages or proverbs from a so-called MESSIAH ' S HANDBOOK, a gift to him from Shimoda. He concludes the book with an epilogue in which he tells of a dream visitation from Master Shimoda, who instructs him further, consoles him on their separation, and shows Bach that by writing a book relating this story and its message he may avoid the crowds that he abhors. Bach portrays reality as being no more real that a reel of film, a movie. He says that this world and everything in it are noth- ing but illusions. The only real things are ourselves, our identities, and the Infinite Radiant Is. The only limits upon our abilities are those which we set on our own. Miracles are simply the result of the realization that self-made rules only limit if one accepts them. Human life in this scheme is seen as the self ' s means of entertaining and educating itself. Human life on this earth is simply the voluntary participation of many selves in a dream or story. The philosophy of the book is generally coherent and presents a view that, if not the same as that of contemporary Christianity, is a valid alternative to the materialistic philosophy propagated by modern society. This view presents the individual as completely free in his choices and able to improve or degenerate entirely of his own free will. The application of the philosophy of this book to many problems would produce better results that those of traditional approaches. For ex- ample, the freedom of the individual as presented in this philosophy would allow for less hurt and anguish in relationships and marriages, especially as it regards separations and divorces. The style of the book is entertaining and readable because of the dialogue format and light mood. The story provides true insight into human behavior and into man ' s relationship with the world. 72 Creative Writing My Father ' s Story by Ralph Ford Times were bad. The Depression was tliree years old. I remember when the news of it came; Dad got on a mule and rode for three days in one direction, trying to find work. He finally turned to trapping furs and shipping them to a dealer in Greenville, W ss ss pp . As Dad was about to start on a trip we were usually squirming impatiently, waiting for him to leave. This ritual we had seen time and again — all of the family on the front porch waiting for dusk and for Daddy to take off, making his way down the, many miles of hills to the Mississippi Delta to hunt and trap furs. He was often gone for a month at a time. This tradition of celebration had begun quite unintentionally. No one could let his hair down when Daddy was at home. After he was out of sight and out of hearing distance, we could cut loose. Each time, prior to his leaving, Mami would slip up into the loft and bring down the hand cranked ice cream freezer, shell some popcorn, and perhaps bake a pie, hiding it in the kitchen wall behind the stove whe re a board was missing. We couldn ' t let Dad know what we were up to, but festivities would begin as soon as we were sure he was, indeed, on his way. It was fun time for all the rest of the family. Dad never seemed to notice that the days he left were the only times when my grandparents came around. His trip this time was to be especially grand for me because before he left, he said, Son, wait three weeks, and then drive our old stripped-down model T truck to where I ' ll be, to haul the furs out. I ' ll give you a taste of what it ' s like to hunt in the Delta. Three weeks passed quickly. I could hardly reach the pedals on the truck, even though I had unbolted the seat and replaced it with a crate covered with an old quilt. The truck was just a rust floorboard with two front window posts — no glass, no roof I drove around and down the sixteen miles of winding dirt road to the bottom of the hills and the beginning of the Mississippi River basin. Dad had walked through the woods three weeks earlier, passing by the community of Avalon. When I came out of the woods at the bottom of the hills, it was clear for a ways. In the clearing, there was Avalon, a store surrounded by flat ground that faded into scrubby swamp behind the store. Local residents called the swamp booger den. It was fifty miles wide and ninety miles deep, a place hunted by few, especially those who were supersti- tious. Again a low growl came from near by — a panther! The cat squalled once more but Daddy didn ' t flinch. He just mumbled, He smells the blood. He had a forked stick, poking, trying to see more of the coon in the tree then just one eye. The cat screamed again, this time an awful mournful wai that sounded to me like a woman being stabbed to death. My heart was beating in my ears. It seemed that I could feel his breath as he screamed. Daddy still poked the coon and finally got a shot. He ties this one to his waist and took a long revolver out of his pants and put it in my hand. I didn ' t have a carbide light. Dad said, Hold on to my pants leg and walk backwards with the pistol pointed out behind us. He held his double barrel pointing out ahead of us as we walked to camp. The cat never let up. He squalled around the camp all night in the misty rain that had begun to fall. By morning it was an all-out deluge. We were stranded for the next two days. Daddy said, When it breaks, we better get out before the water gets too high for the truck. It did break for a while and when we got to the truck, the water was knee deep in the low places. Hesitantly I said, I don ' t want to drive. But he replied, I ' ll have to wade ahead of the truck while you drive, only way to tell if any of the bridges washed out. You will just have to guess where the road is by the fenceposts and in other places by the trees lining the road. The road would get worse, then get better. The water would lap the floorboard, and I knew I ' d get a cussing if those furs got wet. When we got to the bottom of the hills, the rain started again, and set in. No more trapping until dry weather. After we had been home for a while. Dad got work handling mules for the penitentiary at Parchman, and I never got to go back to booger den. It ' s all drained and levied farmland now. The closest I ever came was in the tales I ' ve told the grandkids on the porch at night that made them afraid to let their feet hang from the porch swing. When my kids want to see a panther, I take them to the zoo. In the present Delta of asphalt and cotton poison, what a lot they have missed! I drove down a rode as far as I could and waited. At dusk Dad found me, and I followed him for several miles on foot, to what was left of an old house. All that was standing was part of one corner shaped like a pyramid. I figured we would camp there and sleep under the shelter. Daddy said, I never bothered with this kind of ' high living ' before. On his month-long excursions into the swamp, he usually slept under a brush pile or in a hollow log when it rained. ' ' But this time, ' ' he continued, ' ' cause you are with me, we ' II make an exception and live ' up town ' . Besides, the last time I used the log, it swelled in the rain, and I got stuck for awhile. We slept all day and hunted and ran traps at night. For breakfast we would have squirrel or. racoon. I made biscuits and cooked them in a makeshift oven made from two old pieces of tin that I dug from under the leaves near the old house. We ran trot lines too, so we had an endless supply of fish. The fourth night that I was there, we checked the lines just before dark. While we were unpegging the stakes that held one end of the line, we heard a long, low growl. Daddy seemed to ignore it as he wiggled the peg to work it loose. The sound got louder. Daddy was working faster. The growl sounded pretty close by now. We had left everything at the camp — carbide light, and gun. All we had was a bowie knife. I ' d never seen my father afraid, but the thing sounded as if it were right on top of us. He stood up and snatched the line loose from the other bank and rolled up lines, fish, and all as we ran to the camp. Later, our coonhound, Dan, started barking at something he had treed, and we found him at the end of a huge hollow log, that had probably been cut down for honey. With the light, we could see the eyes of a young racoon, which Daddy quickly shot. As he handed me a short piece of rope, he said, Tie him to your belt loop on your waist. Then he turned back to the log with the light and said, There ' s another one in there, but I can ' t get a shot. He leaned the carbide light on his hat a little. By now the blood was dripping on my brogans. Writing 73 The Rest of the Boys by Billy Tyner ( CAST OF CHARACTERS: RANDALL — He is a nineteen, with a hiandsome face, but somewhat chubby and unkempt. ROGER — He is twenty two. average looking, and very neat. Roger ' s appearance is one of extreme cleanliness. SET: The scene is a barn, an old dusty barn with hay and such. Two young men come in with bags in their hands. RANDALL: (Coughs, throws his bags on the floor) This is you fault, Roger. It ' s your fault I ' m now living in a barn. ROGER: I admit. Randall. I ' m surprised Daddy threw us out of the house and told us to live here and never come back. RANDALL: (sarcastically) You admit? I ' m SO happy, no. I ' m ecstatic you admit that. Now, would you kindly admit why in the world you started beating in the television set with a baseball bat while I was watching it? ROGER: Why? You want to know why? I am stick to death of seeing you in front of that TV all day and doing nothing. It ' s been a year since you graduated from high school, and you have yet to get a job or do anything. All you do is watch television and eat all day and then in-between commecials, you go see that cow girlfriend of yours. RANDALL: Hold it down. This is a barn. Her relatives might hear. ROGER: Get serious. Are you ever serious? You are too old not to have any responsibility. When are you going to grow up? RANDALL: (Cough, cough) You know very well that I have been very sick this past year, and that ' s the reason I have not started a long and profitable career. ROGER: Stop coughing. You are not sick and you have never been sick a day in your life. RANDALL: I think I ' m getting pneumonia. ROGER: You use being sick so you can stay home all day. Momma and Daddy work so they can support you and the TV. And what about me? I work two jobs a day. one at the horse stables and the other at the Old Age Home. I work my butt off but you never see me complain. Never! RANDALL: If you ' re so great, why are you living in a barn ? Wait, let me tell you why. Because Daddy is just as fed up with you as he is with me. Tell me, Roger, how much are you making at the Old Age Home. ROGER: It ' s volunteer. RANDALL: Not a penny. If half-penny ' s were made, you wouldn ' t be making them. You go to college four years to be a teacher, and you end up working part-time at a retirement home and the other half at a horse stable. That ' s impressive. ROGER: I ' m looking over job offers. RANDALL: What about Atlanta? They offered you a job there. Why didn ' t you accept it? ROGER: It wasn ' t right for me. Plus, the Home needs me right now. RANDALL: Roger, they need every sucker who ' s going to work all day for nothing. Ofcourse they don ' t want you to leave. If you leave, who knows, the people who get paid might actually have to DO something. ROGER: That ' s not fair. I accomplish something. I do something for people. What have you ever done ? Frank Wilson offered you a job at his plant this week. What did you tell him ? RANDALL: I happen to have the flu which is developing into a serious case of pneumonia. ROGER: You do not have the flu. You do not have pneumonia. You are healthier than anyone I ' ve ever seen. RANDALL: You change bed-pans. You shovel horse manure. You are NOT a doctor! DO NOT give me medical advice. If I were not deathly ill, I ' d take Frank ' s offer in a second. But I am. You don ' t know how much I want to take that offer. I would love to get a job and make some money. I would love it. ROGER: You would love it, huh? Then why didn ' t you take that desk job over at Pierson ' s after you graduated? RANDALL: How could I? I slipped into a coma. ROGER: Randall, after you graduated, you guzzled beer with your redneck friends for an entire week, without ONCE going to bed and then you came home and slept for two whole weeks. That is not slipping into a coma. RANDALL: AGAIN with the medical analysis. ROGER: You don ' t have to be a doctor to know that you don ' t snore when you ' re in a coma, nor do you raid the refrigerator at three o ' clock in the morning. RANDALL: Those snores were whizzes I was making trying to regain consciousness, and as for my being in the kitchen, I was sleepwalking. ROGER: I don ' t believe it. RANDALL: Believe what you like. ROGER: (Screams in disgust) AAGGHHHH! I hope I broke that TV for good. I hope it never works again. RANDALL: WELL, it will! Daddy stopped you before you did any permanent harm. You just tore the knobs off. A good pair of tweezers will take care of that. ROGER: Then I ' ll do it again. And I ' ll keep doing it until it ' s broken once and for all. I ' II take it apart piece by piece if I have to make sure it never works again! RANDALL: (Sneeringly) You ' re fun to be around. ROGER: You are not going to bum the rest of your life. You are going to start taking care of yourself and you ' re going to stop being a lazy nobody who does nothing but look at a screen all day. RANDALL: Talking about disappointments, take out a mirror and gaze, pal. Did Daddy spend all that money for your college for you to have the envious position of Chief Armpit Scrubber at the Old Folks Bathhouse? Daddy is SO proud. ROGER: How can you stand there and preach to me about the quality of one job over another when you ' ve never had a job! RANDALL: It ' s difficult, but I close my eyes during the scary parts. ROGER: You ' re a clown, you know that. An utter clown. Maybe you should join the circus. RANDALL: Maybe we both should. They could bill us as Randall the clown and Roger the talking jackass. ROGER: That ' s it! I ' m through talking to you. I ' ve told you what you ' re going to do and you ' re going to do it or else. RANDALL: Is that a threat? ROGER: No, that ' s the future. RANDALL: I don ' t care what you say, I don ' t listen to you. I just wish Daddy would hurry up and come back here and tell us we can come home. I know he will. I just don ' t know when. What time is it? ROGER: Ten o ' clock. RANDALL: (Frantic) Oh, no! Where is he ? (Starts pacing) Why doesn ' t he come out here ? Doesn ' t he care about his own flesh and blood? Isn ' t he concerned about the children who love him ? (pause) That pot-bellied slob, he just better get his carcass out here! ROGER: Why the sudden hurry, Randall? Huh? RANDALL: (Covering up) Ugh, no reason. ROGER: (Pressing) No, tell me, I want to know. What have you got to do that ' s so urgent? RANDALL: Nothing. I just want him out here. He happens to be my father and I miss him. Call me sentimental. ROGER: It ' s M A S H? You ' ve got to watch a M A S H rerun, don ' t you? RANDALL: M A S H? No, that ' s not it. Not at all. ROGER: Then tell me what it is. Tell me! RANDALL: Well, ugh, it ugh . . . ROGER: What? Spit it out! RANDALL: Well, you see, ugh, it ' s like, ugh . . . ROGER: Go ahead, I want to know. RANDALL: (Starts coughing) Help! Call the doctor. My head is spinning. I ' m black- ing out. ROGER: (Disbelieving) You ' re not sick. RANDALL: (Coughing, trying to appear weak) I am. I swear I am. Get me to the hospital quick! ROGER: You only want to go to the hospital because you know there ' ll be a TV ir the room. RANDALL: What? I can ' t hear you. I think I ' ve got tuberculosis. ROGER: From the flu to pneumonia to tuberculosis in ten minutes. These diseases must travel together. Do you get a group rate? RANDALL: (Hand on head) Oh, God, I ' m blacking out. ROGER: You said that a minute ago and you still haven ' t. RANDALL: Did I? I don ' t remember. I must have amnesia. (Randall drops to the floor in a pitiful position of that of a very sick man) ROGER: I guess I better help you. (Roger grabs Randall ' s legs and starts pulling him across the floor of the barn.) RANDALL: (Screaming) What are you DOING? ROGER: I ' m trying to flow the memory back in your brain. RANDALL: STOP! ROGER: I can ' t, you ' ve got to get your memory back. You ' re very ill. RANDALL: Quit! ROGER: But you ' re ill. You ' re a very sick man! RANDALL: (Confessing) I ' m not sick! I ' m not! I 74 Writing (Roger lets go of him) RANDALL: Are you satisfied now? Are you? ROGER: Yes. (Silence) ROGER: If you ' re not sick, why do you say you are? RANDALL: (Serious) I have to. You just don ' t know. I just have to. If I don ' t, I ' ll have to do that three-letter word I hate. Work. ROGER: Work is a four-lettered word. RANDALL: Oh. boy is it ever! ROGER: Randall, what is it? Why don ' t you want to work? RANDALL: I ' m a horrible human being, I guess. I ' m lazy, I ' m a brat. I ' m arrogant, conceited, uncaring. I smoke pot like I ' m from the sixties, I listen to satanic rock music, and I curse more than Hitler. ROGER: I Ve warned you before, drugs and alcohol don ' t mix. RANDALL: Yeah, but they make a HELL of a martini. ROGER: Randall, please get serious. I want to help you. Believe it or not. I like you. I reallydo. I care for you alot. If I didn ' t I wouldn ' t even wantto know. I think you ' re a very funny person. It ' s a strange sort of sarcastic humor, but you do make me laugh. Can ' t we go beyond that for now. though? RANDALL: You like me more than Brian? ROGER: Randall, Brian is even years older than me. He was never a brother in any sense. You ' re the only brother I ' ve ever really had. It ' s always been me and you. So, please, what ' s the reason? RANDALL: (pause) I ' m scared. ROGER: Scared? RANDALL: Yes, scared. It ' s like, here I am in high school, not a worry in the world, and then BAM! It ' s a whole other thing to deal with. I ' m too dumb to go to college. I barely made it through high school, so what do I do now? I don ' t want to be an adult. I don ' t want to grow up. I don ' t want to worry about how I ' m going to pay the next bill or where I ' m going to live for the rest of my life. It ' s always been so safe here with Mom and Dad. They ' ve taken care of me, and I never had to do anything. That ' s how I want to stay. I can ' t handle going out on my own. I don ' t want to. ROGER: It ' s hard for all of us to handle. Especially me. Don ' t you think I ' m scared? Why do you think I ' m still here? I don ' t want to go to Atlanta. All my friends are here. I ' d be all by myself. That ' s why I got that horse stable job and the dumb bed- pan work. I don ' t want to leave home. I ' ve been here too long. And I ' ve done everything but face that one day I ' ll have to. RANDALL: Aren ' t we a couple of winners? Nothing like Brian. ROGER: Randall, I don ' t know about you, but I ' ve always thought Mom and Dad liked Brian better than us. What if I get to Atlanta and can ' t hack it. then have to come home ? I could never look Daddy in the eye, not with Brian ' s shadow hanging over me. RANDALL: They ' re so proud he ' s a big shot lawyer. Big deal. ROGER: It goes back even before that. I remember when we were little, and Brian was a teenager. Daddy would tell a friend to come meet his ' ' boys. He ' d say. this is Brian, he ' s going to be a lawyer, and these, pointing to us. he ' d say. are the rest of the boys. RANDALL: I don ' t remember that. ROGER: I do. RANDALL: When I was ten, Brian was already gone. He would never come home except Christmas. But for the past nine years, he ' s all I ' ve heard from them. The way they talked, he was God. ROGER: Didn ' t they know what they were doing to us? Didn ' t they know how we felt? I don ' t even think they know what they ' ve done. RANDALL: Roger, we ' II never be as good as Brian. Sometimes I hate him for it, but then I realize, he can ' t help he ' s their favorite. Me and you will never be. ROGER: (almost crying) But I want to. Randall, I want to SO bad. I want them to talk about me like they do him. But they won ' t. And now I ' ve got to go off and prove I ' m just a second-rate teacher. It ' ll only confirm I ' ll never be as good. RANDALL: It seems like everything Is falling apart. Why do things have to change? ROGER: I don ' t know, but I can ' t go on like I have been. So what if I never make a million dollars. Teaching literature is something I ' ve always wanted to do, and I ' ve got to go do it. No matter how bad it ' ll be at first, I won ' t give up. At least I can be proud of myself if no one will be. RANDALL: You ' ve got guts. ROGER: You do. too. But why don ' t you ever get out of here and do things with other people? And why do you keep liking that fat girl Jackie across the river? RANDALL: I honestly don ' t know. I used to like her. When we met. Jackie was slim and pretty. But as the weeks went by, no food did without her teethmarks in them. ROGER: Surely you can ' t find her sexually attractive. RANDALL: Are you kidding, the last time I had sex. Well let me tell ya, It ' s been a LONG time. ROGER: It seems to me you need to start a new life, too. RANDALL: And it ' s getting worse. ROGER: What do you mean? RANDALL: Let ' s just say if she took a bath. I ' d have to introduce her to the tub. They ' ve never met. (Holds his nose) ROGER: Listen, Randall, there are plenty of fish in the sea. RANDALL: And a big fat whale named Jackie. ROGER: Look, Randall, if you want someone else to see, I can fix you up with someone pretty. RANDALL: Would you? ROGER: Of course. You ' ve never asked me. I know alot of girls who will go out with you if I ask them. RANDALL: That would be great! That would be SO good. Roger. I ' d be so thankful. But first. I need to lose a little weight I ' ve gained this past year. ROGER: You HAVE put on a few pounds. RANDALL: What makes it worse is what ' s happening right now. I ' m hungry. ROGER: I could go for an eggroll myself. RANDALL: I don ' t know about that, but we could stop over at Jackie ' s. She has plenty of STOMACH rolls. (They both laugh) ROGER: You ' re funny, you know that. RANDALL: Yeah. I ' m my biggest fan. (pause) Thanks. Roger, for talking to me tonight. ROGER: Anytime, but let me askyou this. Areyou goingto watch TV the rest of your life just because you ' re scared to grow up? Or are you going to get out and become the adult I know you ' II you be great as ? In other words, what I ' m really asking you is do you feel sick ? RANDALL: (Silent for a second or two) NO! I feel great! And I ' m going to get a job, really I am! And soon I ' II get a place of my own! I mean, I can watch TV and work, too. I just have to keep it all in it ' s place. I ' m not scared anymore, Roger, not after tonight in the barn. I knew this old thing was good for something. ROGER: GREAT! Let ' s go tell Daddy what we ' ve both decided. This is what he probably wanted to happen all along. (They get their bags and start heading for the door) ROGER: And you ' II call Frank and tell him you ' II take the job at the plant when we get in, right? RANDALL: Right! (Roger exists out the door while Randall stays behind.) RANDALL: (mischieviously whispering) Right after M A S H. (Randall exists behind Roger. The play is over.) THE END Writing 75 SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP AWARDS, Deanna Cook, Physical Education, Bubba Pilgrim, Delta Dancers Captain, Toni Hughes, Delta Dancers Captain, Lula Carson, Physical Education LANGUAGE ARTS DEPARTMENT, Achievement Awards, Elizabeth Ann Creel, English Composition, David Burford, English Composition, Cymantha Reed, English Composition, Roslyn Lampkin, English Composition, Traci Rush, English Composition, Penny Braswell, English Composition, Audrey Walker, English Literature, Ralph Ford, English Literature, Vicki Glassco, English Literature, Stephanie Goss, English Literature, GIna Palmertree, American Literature. Valisa Eldridge, Elementary French, Forest Poe, Intermediate French, Elizabeth Ann Creel, Elementary Spanish Service and Leadership Award, Allen Brooks, Spectator Club and Pen Point, Departmental Award, Allen Brooks, English, Achievement Award, Jane Murphy, NT 0129, Betty Jo Yates, NT 01 29, Janet Long, NT 0129, Service and Leadership Awards, Elizabeth Byrd, Nursing Club, Cathy Pope, Nursing Club, Debra Utz, Nursing Club, Mitzi Wasson, Nursing Club SOCIAL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, Departmental Award, Susan Holly, Elementary Education, Achievement Awards, Janie Sper- beck. Psychology, Suzanne Werner, Psychology, Patsy Pruett, Psychology, Janet Edwards, Psychology, Daniel Kunefke, Western Civilization, Tammie McMorrough, Western Civilization, Charlene Moore, Western Civilization, Cymantha Reed, U.S. History, Audrey Walker, U.S. History MATH SCIENCE DEPARTMENT, Departmental Awards, Caria Spencer, Home Economics, GregSivley, Mathematics, Ralph Ford, Physics Organic Chemistry, George Mosley, Zoology I II, Botany I II, and Microbiology, Achievement Awards, Traci Rush, Freshman Chemistry, Marvin Spencer, Organic Chemistry, Cymantha Reed, Physical Science, Karen Robinson, Zoology I II, Vanessa Sanford, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Janie Sperbeck, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Danny Soliz, General Biology I II. Sandra Cash, General Biology I II, Angle Long, Freshman Mathematics, Stacy Beam, Sophomore Mathematics, Brenda Watt, Zoology I II, Seth Wheatley, Trigonometry College Algebra, David Cummings, Finite Math College Algebra, Service and Leadership Awards, CarIa Spencer, Captain Modeling Squad, Mark Vortice, Modeling Squad NURSING DEPARTMENT, Departmental Awards Leia Oxford, Associate Degree Nursing, Beta Alpha Scholars Spring 1988, Freshman 1. David Cummings, 2. Viva Gilmore. 3. Tammie McMorrough, Sophomore 1 . Pamela Brown, 2. Melanie Corbin, 3. Felicia Crocker, 4. Donna Evans, 5. Herbert Todd Goss, 6. Margaret T. Hawes, 7. Carol Hughes, 8. Sandra Storm Jones, 9. Teresa L. Moore, 10. Gina Rae Palmertree, 11. Marvin Spencer, 12. Au- drey Walker Currently a member from prior years. 1. Ralph Aubry Ford, 2. Candice Green BUSINESS DEPARTMENT, Departmental Award, Clarissa Corley, General Business Accounting Achievement Award, Audrey Walker, Accounting, Service and Leadership Award, Tracey Hawes, Phi Beta Lambda BUSINESS AND OFFICE TECHNOLOGY, Departmental Awards, Tina Perez. Clerical I, Pamela J. Brown, General Business Technology, Vickie Lusby, Secretarial Science II. Sandra Jones, Computer Technology Achievement Awards, Viva Gilmore, Computer Technology, Yolanda Billingsley, Micro- computers, Rachelle Bagwell, Shorthand, Elizabeth Killebrew, Typewriting, Service and Leadership Awards, Tracey Hawes, Computer Technology FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT, Departmental Award, Myra Ferracci, Music, Achievement Award, Service and Leadership Awards, Lia Krueger, Ambassa- dors. Lee Cave. Ambassadors, David Brocato. Ambassadors, Jon Sudduth, Band HEALTH PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, Departmental Award, Candice Green, Health, Physical Education Recreation Achievement Awards, Felecia Crocker, First Aid, Jacqueline White, First Aid, Janie T. Sperbeck, First Aid VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT, Departmental Awards, Todd Goss, Architectural Design Construction Technology, Russell Poe, Elec- tronics Technology. Frances Fulgham, Medical Laboratory Technology, Barry Corley, Farm Management Technology, Frances Fulgham, Medical Laboratory Technology. Wilmetta Johnson, Radiologic Technology, Gerald Pinson, Automotive Machinist, Charles Castle, Diesel Mechanics, Jerry Purnell, Machine Shop, Don Lee, Refrigeration Air Conditioning, Achievement Awards, Paul Elliott, Architectural Design Construction Technol- ogy, Kimberly Walters, Electronics Technology, Michael Robinson, Farm Management Technology, Diana Thompson, Medical Laboratory Technol- ogy, Phil Sterling, Radiologic Technology. McArthur Johnson, Agricultural Power Mechanics, Melvin Williams, Automotive Machinist, John Wigging- ton, Automotive Machinist, Patrick Neese, Machine Shop, Mildred Rucker, Offset Printing, Henry Nunley, Refrigeration A ir Conditioning, Karen Furdge. LPN — Clarksdale, Ellen Barry, LPN — Greenwood 76 Awards Candids 79 80 Candids SHOWTIME SHOWTIME SHOWTIME SHOWTIME O SHOWTIME SHOWTIME SHOWTIME Section Editor: Traci Rush 81 The closeness between the band ' s members is tremendous. The group is like a big family and shares their feel- ings with each other. There are little things that only a band member knows (One and one . . . , Fe Fi Foe Fum . . . , Hobby Toddy .... Soul Serenade.) War- dell Herring, better known as The Ma- chine, keeps the group in line and acts as the band ' s fearless leader. Get Down Amy Showalter is the Drum Ma- jor who leads the band at pep rallies, practice, and half-time shows. Band 83 84 Band Band 85 MDJC ' s Spirit Band is really hot this year. They have grown in num- ber and have a great 50 ' s Rock Show. Also, the band has some shiny new silver helmets that cre- ate an outrageous visual effect on the field. 86 Band tneir year on in tne summer with camp and practice the week before school starts. During the fall semester, they practice every day, perform during halftime at football games, and give a Christmas show. Second semester, this group performs at club meetings, basltetball games, and at high schools to recruit students for the upcoming year. Delta Dancers 87 88 Delta Dancers Modeling Squad 89 Row 1: Jackie Ferguson, Haley Hamel, Amanda Saxton, Hope Norwood, Tolona Wallace, Stephanie Hunt. Row 2: Michelle Franklin, Corey Gee, Gwen Slaughter, Matt McCollum, Susann Gates, Christy Leonard, Paul Theunissen, Jennifer Estes, Trecia Barron, Robert Thomas. Row 3: Karen Jo Williams, William Kellum, Tjuana Files, Alferd Dykes, Pam Morris, Anna Naron, Charles Thomas, Lassissa Zachary, Kim Dodd, Tom Hollingsworth, Rhonda Smith, 1 Jennifer Ellis, Paige Allio, Donald Winfrey, Sheila Barfield, Matt Denton. 90 Modeling Squad Ambassadors 91 The recent change to a show-choir has really improved the look of the Ambassadors, but it has also meant that Choir Members must put in longer hours working to ex- ecute their dances with precision. Their first performance of the year was Homecoming Day. Id 92 93 English — Rebecca Shuttleworth, Sandra Moore, Betty Watson, Yvonne Bennett, James Gordon, Donna Baria, Karen Dickman 94 Faculty Social Studies — Charlie Joiner, Brenda Grubb, Robert Latham, Bonnie Spencer, Cecil Culpep- per, Rosemary Golden Science — Robert Strawbridge, Magdalene Abraham, John Ammons, Rebecca Doyle, Herman I Thigpin, Mary Frances Caldwell, Carl Grubb, Dwight Spencer Faculty 95 Tine Arts — Evelyn Kiker, Bethe Williams, Joseph Abrams, Marcie Ivey, Wardell Herring, Semonne Strawbridge, Jean Abrams 96 Faculty Nursing - Martha Catlette, Susan Casano, Sharon Ling, Martha Bailey, Patti Livingston, Anne Dunn seated: Rhonda Armstrong, Dr. Barbara Powell, Evelyn Baskin Faculty 97 Physical Education - Jim Southward, John Vickers, James Gray, Jay Miller seated: Betty Aden, Domino Bellipanni 98 Faculty JPTA - Lyda Tavenner, Kathy Walker, Mary Jane Nichols, Deborah Lindsey, Sandra Jones, Sally Smith 2nd row: Pamela Venton, Ruby Shoffner, Alice Granholm, Bill McGraw, Irene Ross, Lillie Wells Technical - Steve Fuquay, Mark Pilgrim, Allen Nelms, George Dowell Faculty 99 100 Faculty Practical Nursing - Yvonne Wall, Seng Puang, Dianne Rus- Bookstore ■ Montez Weaver, Carolyn Roberts , coe, Joyce Smith Faculty 101 Maintenance - 7et l?an«fer, ffeneva Nelson, Bernlce Pearson, Ora Sample, Margret Adams, Aqullla Williams, Catherine Hemmingway, John Ross, L. C. OIlie 2nd row: Charles Thurman, Claude Lee, Ernest Nelson, J. W. Gamble, Eddie Lee Pryor, Charles Sample, Darry Hunter, James Johnson 102 Staff Student Affairs - Robert Warnock, Buddy Walden, Keith Continuing Education - Billy Williams, Marquerite Sunder- Bender land Administration 105 Administration 107 108 Administration Vocational Administrative Assistants ■ Joe Cariey, Lamar Leggett Faculty not pictured earlier. Basic Education - Sue Cariey, Margaret Warnock Counselor Linda Gray, Administrative Assistant Doug Ad- ams Practical Nursing - Alice Knight, Lisa Burton, Millie Clark, Jackie Muzzi Administration 109 Richie Abernathy Brad Able Ricky Acoff Tara Adams Terri Adams John Adams Carrie Aden Richard Addison Cassandra Adiey Janice Alexander Chris Alford Shari Alford Alex Allegrezza Arric Allen Brad Allen Carolyn Allen Darren Allen James Allen Michael Allen Paige Allio Ruthie Amos Derek Anderson Ella Anderson Kathy Anderson Pamela Anderson Kenneth Appleberry Dexture Applewhite Rosie Applewhite Gloria Atkins Lynn Atkins 110 Students Michael Atkinson Kristy Aust Bernice Austin Dean Austin Roy Avant Ralph Aziin Stan Bagley Rachelle Bagwell Brian Bailey Garland Bailey Mark Bailey Wayne Bain Anjanette Baity Charles Baker Justin Baker Angela Baldwin Perry Baldwin Christopher Ball Chris Bamford Felicia Bankhead Vanessa Bankhead Joel Banks Karen Bardweli Sheila Barfield John Bariola Clay Barnett Spencer Barret Trecia Barron Darlee Barrow Larry Barrow Kenny Barry Melonye Barton Felecia Beale Dewayne Beaman Toni Beamon Micheal Beamon Ruby Bean Andy Beard Arlee Beard Travis Beard Belinda Beckwith Students Lisa Beckworth Johnny Beckworth Charles Bell Brenda Sue Belk Charles Bell Sherry Bell Sharon Benson Toby Bergeron Willie Bethley Willie Betts Faynetta Birch Jo Birdlong James Black Latungeria Blake Mary Blakes Amanda Blaylock Kenda Bodie Vivian Bogan Anginette boioen Rick Bolton Pam Bond Darlene Booker Michelle Booker Joseph Bordelon Yvette Borrero Apolonia Boston Alisa Boswell Jackie Botsford Sandra Bowdre Nona Bowen Shonna Bowie Michael Bowling Joann Bowman Wesley Bowman Gale Boyd Lonnie Boyd William Boyle Kelli Bradford Michael Bradley Audie Branch Delia Branning Penny Braswell Mike Braswell 112 Students to if i 9 !S S Us, i ii Scottie Brewer Joseph Bridges Ellis Bridgers wmm Wes Briggs Dallas Bright Carl Brinkley Boyer Britt Beth Brocato Joseph Brooks Melissa Brooks Amy Brown Arlene Brown Barbara Brown Betty Brown Bridgette Brown Darlene Brown Ethel Brown Georgia Brown Glynn Brown Katrina Brown Kenneth Brown Machelle Brown Marion Brown Meredith Brown Michael Brown Sandra Brown Shirley Brown Tonya Brown Wanda Brown Valerie Brown Tony Browning Veronica Bruce Sean Brunson Belinda Brunt Sylvia Bryant Maria Buchanan Clauretta Buckner Carolyn Budlove David Buford Suzanne Buford Martha Buie Dana Burcham Students 113 r Michael Burchfeild Jerry Burchfield TerrI Burden Greg Burke Jackie Burkhalter Michele Burkhalter Michael Burks Bart Burnham Christy Burnham Patricia Burton Christie Busby Katherine Bush Sarah Bush Cynthia Byars Michael Byrd Anita Caffey Kenneth Cage Harry Calder Kelly Calder Frances Caldwell John Calhoun Lavonda Calvin Bland Campbell Katrena Campbell Malcolm Campbell Suzanne Campbell Tina Campbell . Don Cannon George Capps | Darrin Carpenter Susan Carpenter Tammie Carpenter Roy Carroll Elaine Carson Jeanette Carson Brenda Carter Felicia Carter Janie Carter Jennifer Carter Karen Casey Betty Cason Connie Cattle 114 Students Gloria Cason Ann Causey Kay Causey Kelly Causey Ruby Cavalld Lee Cave Melvin Chambers Sandra Chance Chuck Chesteen Elizabeth Chesteen Tom Chester Mark Chestouich Michael Childress Alex Chambliss Stephanie Christian Gwendolyn Christion David Clark Joe Clark Rodney Clark Steven Clark Vicki Clark Cynthia Clegg Margaret Cleveland Michelle Cleveland Carolyn Cockroft Lisa Coker Chris Cole Reginald Cole David Coleman Delphia Coleman Mary Coleman Nancy Coleman Shanone Coleman Bruce Collier John Collier Katherine Collins Mike Columbus Kit Colvin Dean Conjulusa Tammie Conrod Alicia Cook Rodney Cooks Students 115 Algernon Cooper Becky Cooper Clementean Cooper Sylvia Cope Millie Cordell Susan Cordell Julie Corley Brian Cotton Dorothy Courtney Bryant Cox Melanie Cox Shane Cox Brian Crawford Janet Crawford Elizabeth Creel Mary Creel John Criswell Glynda Criswell Stephanie Crick Sabrina Crittenden Laschaun Crocker Cynthia Crosby Michael Cross Lynn Crow Kenneth Crowson Andrew Cruse Beth Culpepper David Cummings Karen Cummings Pamela Cummins Geneva Curry Thelma Curtis Jay Cutts Sonia Dallas Taffle Daniels Mark Dauler Deborah Davenport James Davenport Patricia Daves Barbara Davis Candace Davis Cearic Davis 116 Students Delores Davis Jennifer Davis Johnnie Davis Joycelyn Davis Kim Davis Nikitia Davis Tommy Davis Veronica Davis Delores Dawson Kenneth Dean Rhonda Dean Mike Dejean John Dempsey Monica Dempsey Martha Dennis Matthew Denton Erma Devine Lamon Diamond Larry Dick Janice Dillard Gregory Dixon Pamela Dixon Sabrena Dixon Robert Dobbs Kimberly Dodd Kimberly Dodd Teresa Dodd Brenda Dorsey Vaughan Doss Lashonda Dotson Jody Doucet Michael Douglas Gary Downs Wanda Drake Lutricia Drayton Joann Duggins Sandra Dummas Sandra Dunn Lisa Durastanti Kathy Dyer Alferd Dykes Renee Dykes Students Rena Eades Tommy Eaton Donna Edings Linders Edwards Gwendolyn Edwards Janet Edwards Annette Edwards Varry Edwards Rhonda Elder Valisa Eldridge Lisa Ellis William Ellis Wayne Ellis Jennifer Ellis Michael Epps Jacqueline Ervin Cora Eshman Jennifer Estes Melissa Estes Robert Estes Roy Estridge Bobby Etheridge Chuck Evans Denny Evans Norma Evans Herman Everitt Jacqueline Faint Thomas Farmer Carol Farmer Angela Farris Gene Farris John Favara Barbara Ferguson Jackie Ferguson Robert Ferguson Alma Fergus on Leonard Fields Tjuana Files Lisa Fisher Irene Fisher William Fitts Shannon Flanagan 118 Students William Flowers Charles Floyd John Floyd Georgette Fluker David Fondren Connie Forbes Gene Ford Robert Ford Deiena Fordham Valorie Forest Donna Fortenberry Tony Foster Patricia Foster Vescia Frank Michael Franklin LaRhonda Franklin Torrey Fratesi Christy Frazier % Scott Fredrick John Freeman Linda Frierson William Friley Mary Fulton Carol Fulton Bill Fulton Andra Fults Richard Fussell William Galey John Gamberine Joel Gamberini Christian Gardner William Gardner Terri Garletts Cassandra Garner Cynthia Garner John Garrard Spencer Gaston Susann Gates Cornelius Gedward Suzy Gee Jophy Gee Corey Gee Students 119 Kenneth George Sharon George Joe Ann Georgia Donna Ghifley Jeffery Giaccaglia Joy Gibbs Johnnie Gibbs Tamika Gibson Ronnie Gilbert Adam Gilbert Wendell Gilbert Gwendolyn Gilmore Viva Gilmore Vonnie Giison Dawn Ginn Carey Goad Steve Goasa Lisa Golden Sunny Gonzales Steve Goodson Amanda Goodwin Scott Gordon Glynn Gordon Rodney Gordon Gerald Gordon Wanda Gordon Bryan Gory Arlean Gosa Hannah Goss Shondia Goston Cherie Goza Percy Grant Stephanie Grantham Morris Graves Mary Graves Jerry Gray Lisa Gray Shannon Gray Sophia Gray Marilynn Gray Bridgett Grayson Tasha Grayson 120 Students WtL- .X wk 77 _ m f V m Doris Green Gregory Green Donna Gregg Mary Gregg Kerry Gregory Vanessa Griffin Laretta Griffin Linda Griffin Allen Griffin Karen Griffin Leon Griffin Bubba Grossi Keith Guercio Greg Guidry Jeffery Gunn Robert Guy Debra Hall Robbie Hall Sammy Hall Yolanda Hall Paul Hallman Gwendoyin Hamberlin Christopher Hamel Haley Hamel Robbin Hamel Oliver Hamilton Regina Hamilton Linda Hammons Patricia Hampton Shirley Hampton Michelle Hancock Tim Hanegan Troy Haney Mary Hankins Robert Hardin John Hardy Diana Harmon Samuel Harper Tracy Harper Ricky Harps Kelli Harreli Chiquita Harrington Students 121 F Esther Harrington Kim Harrington Angela Harris Chris yarris Douglas Harris Jerry Harris r Loyce Harris Yolonda Harris Christie Harrison Shelli Hartman Gerald Harvey Janice Harvey David Hastings Terry Hathcock Melissa Hatten Gwenessa Hawkins llton Hayes Lori Hayes Lorrie Hayes Mae Hayes Rebecca Haynes Chris Hays Vance Hays Theodore Haywood Stanley Hazlett Linda Head Vickie Hearn Michael Heath Angela Hence Lavern Henderson Mantra Henderson Stacy Henderson Lee Henry Lillie Henry Mary Henry Scott Henson Aniceto Hernandet ignacio Herander Shawn Harbison Corey Herman Karen Herman Angle Herod 0 ft .t 122 Students Francie Hester Anthony Hicks Phillip Higginbotham Connie Hill Donald Hill Earnestine Hill Geraldine Hill Michael Hill Sharon Hill Karen Hiilhouse Joyce Hinds Sharon Hines Lana Hitchcock Amy Hodge Anita Hodges Jeff Hodges Kimberly Hodges Samantha Hodges Scott Hodges Tina Hodges Delores Holden Betty Holeman Christopher Holliman Angela Hollings Tom Hoilingsworth Jeanette Holly Steven Holman Sherri Holmes Terri Holmes Michael Honorable Danny Hood Fred Hood Ken Hood Alice Hooker Kerry Horn Kirk Home Thomas Home Leigh Hornsby Leslan Horsley Anthony Horton Kristi Horton Milton Horton iS i . i . . . . : t Students 123 Jeanette Hoskins Raj Hoskins Michael Hoyemer Corandelet Hubbard Jay Hubbard Cindy Hudson Wanna Huerta Evie Huggins Melissa Hughes Stephanie Hunt Stephanie Hunter Steve Hunter Andrean Hurst Aidrey Hutchinson Barbara Hyer Suzanne Hyer Carol Infield Christopher Ingram Renne Ingram Cheryl Ivy Michael Ivy Albert Jackson, Jr. Ginger Jackson Ondra Jackson Perry Jackson Robert Jackson Valvet Jackson Charles James Orlandus James Victoria James Karen Jamison Tony Jeane Melanie Jefcoat Patricia Jefcoat Sureda Jefferson Eva Claire Jenkins Maretta Jenkins Carolyn Jennings Kris Jennings Sherry Jennings Karl Jensen Albertstei Johnson mmmi { 124 Students Alice Johnson Audra Johnson Cassandra Johnson Charles Johnson Daphne Johnson Ethel Johnson Felicia Johnson Floresa Johnson Gregory Johnson Gregory Johnson Gwendolyn Johnson Katie Johnson Kathryn Johnson Keith Johnson Kimberly Johnson Lisa Johnson Martha Johnson Robert Johnson Robert Johnson Ronda Johnson Tracey Johnson Willie Johnson Pamela Johnson Joseph Johnston Ronnie Joiner Ann Jones Eddie Jones Joan Jones Linda Jones Martha Jones Patricia Jones Sherry Jones Tommie Jones Tony Jones Catherine Jordan Joyce Jordan Scott Jordan William Jordan Yoianda Jordan Victoria Jordon Bobby Keel William Kellum Students Sherll Kelly Timothy Kelly Sissye Kendall Suzanne Kennedy Venetia Kenny Mike Kent Cherly Kerr Patricia Keys Vanessa Keys Elizabeth Killebre w Doug Kilpatrick Hester King Jackie King Latasa King Martha King Michael King Sheila King Tammy King Tyluna King Rosa Kingdom Todd Kirby Edith Kirkland Kimberly Kirksey Lesia Kirkwood Lesia Kirkwood Erik Kisner Jacqueline Kitchens Robert Kittrell Carolyn Kleinpeter Lamar Knight Dorothy Knighten Linda Knighten Randy Kornegay Lia Krueger Miki Kuhn Daniel Kunefke LaDonna Kyle Debra Lacey Lee Lakes Roslyn Lampkin Jack Land Amy Landers 126 Students Byran Landess John Lang Teres Langston Curtis Lankston Victoria Lanney Rosemary Lary m Donovan Lasyone Joseph Latham James Law Angelia Lay Lizzie Leach Regina Leatherwood Regina Leavy Audrey Lee Alfred Lee Brenda Lee Cameron Lee Donald Lee Francine Lee Glenda Lee Lena Lee Marilyn Lee Andrew Leflore Delina Lemley Samuel Lemley Chris Lemomis Christy Leonard Larry Leslie Gretchen Lester Christine Lewis Donald Lewis Jon Lewis Kenneth Lewis Letta Liddell Lashun Lias Tammy Liles Melanie Lilly David Lindsey Joseph Lindsey Michael Lindsey Sonya Lishman Jennifer Little Students 127 128 Students 9 w r i Gwendolyn Martin Mickie Martin Patricia Martin Anne Massey Mary Mathis Deborah Matthews Grady May Pearlie Mayfield Jamie Mayo Eric McCartney Dena McCraney Melody McCruchen Nora McNeal Louis McTeer Patsy McCain Ronald McCain Hayley McCarty Lynn McCaskill James McClure Lorri McCiuskey Matt McCollum William McCollum James McCool Tammy McCool Connie McCorkle Janice McCoy Angela McCray Vickie McCurry Gardner McDaniel Greg McDaniel Martha McDaniel Rachel McDaniel Brandon McDonald Audrey McDowell Chip McElmurray Kayra McFarland Michelle McFarland Deneen McGee Gertrude McGee Laurence McGee Deborah McGehee Lisa Mclntyree Students 129 Emmett McKellar Lisa McKinley Martha McKinnon Ik I Neill McLaurin Cynthia McLendon Michael McNeer Shannon McQuiddy Paul McRee Jacquelyn Meeks Delbert Megarrity Sharion Merrill Margaret Miceli Shirley Milan Alicia Miller Edith Miller Regis Miller Robyn Miller Torria Miller April Mims Genice Mister Angela Mitchell Chris Mitchell Henry Mitchell Judy Mitchell Kevin Mitchell Marcus Mitchell Patricia Mitchell George Anna Mohamed Lisa Mohamed Mary Mond 0 Q Laura Moody Angle Mooney Tammy Mooneyham Charlene Moore Gloria Moore Patrice Moore Teresa Moore Dawn Morgan Deborah Morgan Kenny Morgan Djuana Morris Jessica Morris 130 Students Pam Morris Angela Morrow Cassie Mosiey Missy Mosiey Mike Moss Linda Moten Mary Moton Vicki Muchow Missy Mullen Stephanie Mullens Jane Murphy Mike Murphy Deborah Murray Timothy Muse Barbara Myers Deborah Myers Sheila Myers Jarrod Myles Anna Naron Lisa Nash Wendy Nash Tara Nathaniel Chandra Neal Timothy Neal Vincent Neal Patrick Neese Angela Nelms Lola Nelson Loie Nevels Annie Newell Betty Newell Lucie Nicholson Jeffrey Nick Danny North Hope Norwood Sharon Norwood Debbie Nunley Henry Nunley Justin Nunnery Tracy Nutall Melissa O ' Neal Phillip O ' Reilly Students 131 132 Students Samuel Pickell Jeff Pickle Chr istina Pierini Willie Pilgram Connie Pinion Suzannah Pitner Marsha Pittman Sylexcia Pleasant Joey Podufalski Shannon Poe Betty Pogue Lawandra Pointer Michael Pointer John Polasini Mentha Pollard Tijuana Pollard Jep Poison Cathy Pope Jason Pope Paula Pope Robyn Pope Debbie Porter Deloris Porter Terrell Porter Michelle Powell Paul Powers Emma Prater Brenda Price Charles Price Glenn Price Stephanie Price Marjorie Prichard Michelle Pritchett Patsy Pruett Ira Pruitt Billy Pryor David Pryor Hershel Pugh Nana Purneli Robyn Purpora Tripp Ragland Allen Rambo Students 133 Forrest Randall Carla Handle Caria Randle Xavler Randle Roosevelt Rankins Anthony Ransfer Mickey Rape Willie Raymond Deana Read John Read Lana Redden Charles Reed Cymantha Reed Kimberly Reed Matt Reed Phillip Reed Jimmy Renfroe Tressia Reynolds Ed Rice Cynthia Richardson Melissa Richardson William Rickles Kimberly Rico Bernice Riley James Riley Walt Rimmer Beverley Robb Billy Roberson Terry Roberson Jeanna Robertson Mary Robertson Karen Robinson Marvin Robinson Michael Robinson Teretha Robinson Yael Robinson Angel Rodgers Joe Roncali Betty Rosa Connie Rose Ada Ross Deidre Ross 134 Students Corey Rowland Jerry Ruffin John Rush Jeffery Russell TracI Rush Stephen Rutledge Michelle Sandefer Mark Sander Angela Sanders Chad Sanders Gary Sanders Patrick Sanders Edward Sanford Vanessa Sanford Melanie Sansing Ernie Savage Noble Sawyer Sarah Saxon Amanda Saxton Angie Scales Eddie Scales Brian Scott Cecil Scott Cynthia Scott Demetria Scott Jacqueline Scott Kenny Scott Latrece Scott Lesia Scott Marquette Scott Mary Scott Roxanne Scott Sandra Seal Leila Self Scott Self Scarlett Sellers Tish Sellers Jeremiah Selmon Regena Senn Terry Sewell Sanfrid Shaifer Sandrea Shankle Students Charles Shavers Carmaleta Shaw Debra Shaw Melissa Shaw Easter Shears Lisa Sheffield Curtis Shelby Jason Shelton James Sheppeard Calvin Short Amy Showalter Jeanne Lee Shuffield Annette Shute Brandi Sikes John Simpson Lewis Simpson Pearlie Simpson Robert Simpson Valeria Simpson Sabrina Sims Tommy Sims Traci Sims Tracy Sims Viletta Sims Roger Skelton Gwen Slaughter Annie Smith Brauder Smith Cherrlyn Smith David Smith Glenn Smith Joey Smith Kathy Smith Kathy Smith Kathryn Smith Lance Smith Marsha Smith Missy Smith Norma Smith Pyron Smith Rhonda Smith Rhonda Smith ■ ■■.iiiii-lXCXEJ 136 Students Ronald Smith Rosure Smith Tanya Smith Terrance Smith Walton Smith Wayne Smith Peter Snell Amy Snook Wanda Snyder Danny Soliz Robert Sorrells Carol Sosebee Timothy Spearman Anthony Spencer Caria Spencer Karen Spencer Reuben Spencer Melissa Squalls Cedric Stampley Patricia Standrod Mike Stanley Roger Stansberry Elizabeth Staples Carolyn Starks Brenda Starling Henry Starnes Page Starnes David Steed Stephanie Steed Brenda Steele Desrie Stevens Jerry Stevens Stephanie Stevens Suzanne Stevens Linda Stevenson Michael Stevenson Chris Steward Carolyn Stewart Evelyn Stewart Felicia Stewart James Stewart Karen Stewart students 137 Karia Stewart Melissa Stokes Steve Stricklen Jesse Stridor Jon Sudduth Mark Suire Jamie Sullivan Sandra Sullivan Chad Summers Glenn Summers Regina Swims Karen Sykes Thomas Sykes Joseph Sypho Margaret Tabor Cathy Taylor David Taylor Debbie Taylor Imogene Taylor Lana Taylor Patrick Taylor Teresa Taylor Teresa Taylor Rosetta Terrell Valarie Terrell Amy Tharp Tara Tharp Paul Theunissen Alfred Thomas Artimese Thomas Cynthia Thomas Lindell Thomas Robert Thomas Dawn Thompson Diana Thompson John Thompson Linda Thompson Scotty Thornton John Tilghman Jim Tindall Joseph Tobia Candy Todd 138 Students William Tolbert Kent Toler Rupana Toler Patricia Trammel Bobby Traylor David Tribune Nettle Triplett Howard Trippe Danny Trotter William Trotter Stanley Tupman Andrea Turner EInora Turner James Turner Mark Turner Christina Turnipseed Jesse Tyler Kim Underwood Laton Upchurch Herbert Usry Mamie Vallery Billy Vance Mary Vance Thomas Vance Melissa Vanlandingham Mark Vemer Keith Venable Mary Vence Patrice Vest Rebecca Vest Sandra Vickers Marty Vincent Tommy Vinzant Traci Wablington Dwayne Wade Frank Wade Scott Wade Rick Wagner Charles Walker Chris Walker Dorothy Walker Robert Walker Students 139 r Tolona Wallace KImberly Walters Maria Walters Delores Walton MIcheal Walton Sally Walton Carol Ware Vera Ware Patricia Warren Brenda Washington Lesa Washington Mamie Washington Toshisunda Washington Mitzi Wasson Retta Waters Greg Watkins Michael Watkins Ricky Watkins Jan Watson Jimmy Watson Melvin Watson Shellarell Watson Tom Watson Brenda Watt Kelley Watts Kenneth Watts Delores Weaver Greg Weaver Kelly Webb Felicia Webster Gay Weed Fannie Weeks Janice Weeks Charlie Weir Christi Welch Debra Wells Kenya Wells Robert Wells Donald West Maurice Whalen Tommy Whatley Seth Wheatley 140 Students Mark Whipple Howard White Linda White Phyllis White Susan White Terry White Walter White Sandra Whitenton Sammy Whiteside Lucille Whitley Donna Whittington Rita Wiggins Angela Wiikerson William Wilkinson Angelia Williams Cal Williams Camla Williams Charles Williams Daisy Williams Doris Williams Jacqueline Williams James Williams Jason Williams Jennifer Williams John Williams Karen Williams Kristy Williams Linda Williams Lisa Williams Lisa Williams Lisa Williams Lisa-Marie Williams Lyie Williams Marilyn Williams Marilynann Williams Melvin Williams Rosie Williams Sharon Williams Terry Williams Tina Williams Vickie Williams Vincent Williams Students 141 Angela Williams Jerry Williams Linda Williams Michael Williams Murray Williams Ruby Williams Ann Williamson Billy Willis Cynthia Willis Doris Willis Alex Wilson Cecilia Wilson Geneva Wilson George Wilson Hezekiah Wilson Joe Wilson Lori S. Wilson Melanie Wilson Sandra Wilson Sheila Wilson Angela Winder Donald Winfrey Kimble Winstead Carson Winston Deborah Winston Lora Winston Donald Winters John Winters Trent Wixon Mark Womack Greta Wood Jennifer Wood Arvid Woodard Robert Woodard Brenda Woods Clarence Woods Felicia Woods Gena Woods Lamar Woods Olivia Woods Regina Woods TerrI Woodson 142 Students Andrew Wotten Lori Wrenn Gary Wright Georgia Wright Juandalynn Wright Russell Wright Theodore Wright Theresa Wright Crystal Wylle Danny Wynne Tyrone Yarbrough Betty Yates f L ' A Kris Yates James Yearwood Kristi York Antlonette Young Chris Young Lisa Young Lassissa Zachary Dru Zepponi Se an Zepponi Tammie Ford Caria Noah Students Mis- sissippi Delta Junior College has been a perfect place for me in be- ginning to prepare for my ca- reer as a nurse. Unlike the large uni- versities, MDJC has treated me as an indi- vidual instead of a number, and therefore has provided me a smooth path into life on my own. My experience as yearbook editor has added even more valu- able experience and lessons that will be valuable later in life. I have been able to work with people I might never have met if I had not worked with the Retrospect. The leadership and management skills i have been able to develop will certainly be of benefit in my career. Without the help of the staff, this yearbook could not have been complete; not one person could have done it alone. Many hours were spent writing copy, typing, sorting pictures, and drawing layouts. The photography staff members, with the guidance of Lawrence Kenneth, have worked long and hard to provide pic- tures representing this year at MDJC. Joe Wilson and Hank Lamb have also helped in supplying photographs. Karen Dickman has provided leadership and support as sponsor. I would like to ex- press my thanks to all those involved in making this yearbook a success. I wish all the best to next year ' s editor and staff. 1 know they will be as proud of their yearbook as I am of this one. In years to come, I hope this book will be a treasure to you, and that it will help you relive your years at MDJC. Smcerely, Traci Rush MDJC Board of Trustees-Row I Robert G. Mason, Mrs. Thomas H. Showers, Mrs. Helen Allen, Jack E. Harper, Jr. (chairman), Robert Oakes-Row 2-Sherdrd Shaw, Ben R. Blackley, Robert W. Steinriede, Herbert Hargett, Glenn E. Norwood Row 3-H.T. Greer, Dunbar W. Lee, Malcolm Commer, J.F. Stevens, Louis E. Fancher, Jr.-Row 4-J.A. Darnell, Harry I. Clark, Lonnie W. Hayes 144 Closing