Norcross High School - Spectrarama Yearbook (Norcross, GA)

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A10 A12 A8 A 11 1 - THE OFFICE AIDES - Seated: Michelle Benditt, Joy Hickman, Vicki Wilson, Leigh Floyd, Donna Ruth, Lucretia Johnson, Angie Hutchenson. Standing: Kelly McClesky, Sabrina Peters, Stacy Hanna, Donna Dereese, Debbi Heslin. 2 - The 1982-83 Advocate Staff. 3 - THE XEROX AIDES - Seated: Cheryl Stowers, Laura Crisp, Renee Holbrook. Standing: Shelly Baird, Suzzanna Espeland, Lauren Biel, Shannon Neil. 4 - ADVOCATE EDITORS - Collette Goldman, Kay Gaddis, Bobby Singer, Holly Barber, Richard Coblens, Cathy Caras, Kelly Thomas, Pam Lucier, Vicki Wilson. 5 - ADVOCATE MEMBERS - Heather McNay, Beverly Johnson, Amy McGowen, Pam Lucier, 6 - The Library Aides. 7 - A member of the Art Club works on a sign. 8 - The 1982-83 Art Club. 9 - Members of the Brass section playing during halftime. 10 - Reagan does her part to make the band look good. 11 - BAND OFFICERS - First Row: Bobbi Jo Dickerson, Kim Applebee, Stephanie Chatam, Susan Fain, Beverly Garcia, Jan Kimbrill, Stacy Corby, Mark Willett and Randy Chatam. Second Row: Mr. Shaw, Lori Gregory, Pam Lucier, Rachel Lyle, David Nolen, Johnny Andrews, Billy Allen, Phil Hatmaker. 12 -- Artist Melissa Mathews drew the Blue Devil on the press box. 123

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A3 ublishing a newspaper isn't as easy as it seems. It takes quite a bit of money to produce it. Once again they face the never-ending problem of financing it. They accomplished the feat this year by having a doughnut sale on Saturday, Oct. 9th. This sale brought in several dollars. The staff not only puts out a paper for the students to read, but they put their paper up for competition. They have won several awards for their journalistic excellence including The General Excellence Award for High School Journalism presented by Gwinnett Daily News, for three years. This group also makes an annual trip dur- ing the spring to Athens, The University of Georgia campus for seminars and an award ceremony. ith all the awards that are given, we tend to forget some people that deserve a very big one. The Aides here at Norcross deserve an award for all the work they do. We all take these people for granted. Most students believe being an aide is just an easy way to get elective credit but it's more than that. On a busy day in the library, those aides put in just as much, if not more work than a regular class. They have to shelve books, get magazines for students, and complete a workbook by the end of the quarter. Other aides include the Xerox and the Office aides. They also do a lot to ensure a normal day at school. The Xerox aides are responsible for hun- dreds of tests, worksheets, and other important papers everyday. They have to make sure these papers are run off, and are back to the teachers on time. The Office aides work in the offices, answering phones, taking messages, running errands, and stuffing teachers' mailboxes. The aides like any other class, must take a final exam at the end of the quarter. 122 weffmg m N-o.,.9ui ,,, W. K F x QW 3 aww 'tt 5' ' 'if L tr Xe t bl ' A 4 ave you ever noticed the painting of the Norcross Blue Devils on the press box? How about the Welcome to Norcross High School - Striving for Excellence sign al the main entrance to the office? Did you ever wonder who painted these and whose idea they were? They were both done compliments of the 1982-83 Art Club. Members of the Art Club are a very special group of young artists who are trying to give their talents in an effort to beautify the school. And they're doing a great job! The only requirements for entrance to the club is that you must be willing to work hard, because they had a lot of activities this year. Some ot these include the painting of the Blue Devil on the gym wall, and the painting of the pitchfork along the road in front ol the school. The members of the art club give so much of their time and get so much satisfaction in return. Each one has a talent to paint, draw, and sketch. Melissa Mathews painted the blue devil on the press box and is one of the more acl tive members of the club, and Mr. McVay is the sponsor. Together, along with the other members of the club, they make up a group of very talented and special people. L 5 l t

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he Norcross High School Marching Band had a new leader this year. This leader was given respect from each of the members. This leader led the band to the Atlanta Classic Marching Competition in Lilburn to get an excellent rating in the fall. They came back with four trophies including a First place trophy for the drum majors. This leader is Mr. Shaw. Mr. Shaw did a great job in directing the band and had a difficult job of trying to keep the band in line. Despite the difficulty of the job, when Mr. Shaw yells Attention! , every single member of the band stands up straight with their head thrown back. What amazing authority! Speaking of authority, drum majors Bobbi Jo Dickerson and Kim Applebee had full authority out on the field during half time. They kept the band together in tempo and did the job very well. Bobbi Jo and Kim received lst place at the Atlanta Classic Marching Comp. and we congratulate them for that.