Northeast High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Macon, GA)

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OST ATHLETIC BOY, GIRL M Thomas Burke, Tawanya Mucker named class favorites Two of Northeast’s finest athletes are Tawanya Mucker and Thomas Burke. They have made the student body as well as the faculty very proud of their accomplishments. The Valhalla staff recently con- ducted a survey in which Tawanya and Thomas won favorite female and male athlete by a landslide. Mucker, Middle number one high school basketball player, became interested in basket- ball and track while living in Louisville, Kentucky. “My coach in Kentucky, Butch Mar- tin, kept urging me to get in- volved in basketball and track. My present inspirations are my mother and Coach Alvin Copeland. | was very privileged to be voted for the favorite female athlete. | worked very hard for it. It took self- discipline, endurance, and | had to keep the right attitude. My greatest moments in my life were when | was named MVP last year and when | was nam- ed Middle Georgia's number one player this year. After graduating | plan to go to col- lege and major in pre-med. Regarding sports, | plan to play college basketball.”’ Tawanya Georgia's Thomas Burke, Northeast’s favorite male athlete became interested in football by watch- ing his cousin play. “After learning how to play | really began to enjoy the sport. My other cousin, Bobby Jones, who was a well-known basket- ball player at Southwest, really inspired me. Since he was so good at basketball, | wanted to be better than him in football. My biggest moments were when we beat Central and Southwest last year when we were city champions. After graduation, | plan to attend col- lege and major in business administration.” Thomas has many friends on the football and the track team. 78 Superstars They all speak very highly of him and are proud of their friend’s accomplishments. Senior Joseph Miller ex- presses his sincere gratitude to Thomas. ‘‘Thomas gives one hundred percent. He has really deserved all of his awards, and I'm very proud of him.” Senior Marshall Faulk is an ex-football teammate but he still remembers Thomas’ great qualities. ‘“Thomas is my pal, and I'm very proud of him and his ac- complishments. He gave one hundred percent in every aspect of the game. He's a very nice person, and | wish him the best of luck in the future.” Senior Arthur Harris feels Thomas is a good example to other students. ‘Thomas is quiet and doesn't have much to say, but when he’s on the track he gives one- hundred percent, he gives out to do his best and that’s what makes him so great. He also has a good moral standard; he’s never curs- ing, and he’s very friendly. I'm proud that he’s good in sports as well as academics. He’s a good example for other students. If there were more people like Thomas, we'd have a great school sportswise as well as academically.” Senior Eric Windhom, another track teammate, is also proud of Thomas. ‘I’m proud of Thomas and his incredible ability to run track. | think he deserves all his awards because he was the best person to get them.” Junior Monica Lemons is a teammate of Tawanya’s. She said, ‘“‘Tawanya is very dedicated to the sport, and very nice. She gets along well w ith the other people on the team and she gives help and advice to other people. Senior Ethel Hill, an ex-track teammate remembers how it was being on the team with Tawanya, saying, ‘As a team- mate, she was a cheerful per- son. She supported the morale of her teammates, and she never put us down, which | really appreciated. I’m proud of her accomplishments and | wish her the best success in the future.” Junior Wanda West feels Tawanya is a good example to future athletes. ‘l really admire her. I'm proud of her ac- complishments, and I feel she’s a good example for other athletes. | wish her the best of luck in the future.” Tawayna and Thomas, selected ‘most athletic boy and girl” by the senior class in a recent survey, do some training laps together.

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Coach Woolfolk serves freshman Anthony Hall. the ball to Junior Julia Mitcham and sophomore Necia Hudson work on their doubles technique VARSITY TENNIS Date Opponent March 25 Warner Robins March 26 Northside March 27 Central March 28 Southwest April? Baldwin April 10 Warner Robins April 11 Baldwin April 15 Northside April 16 Central Apri 17 Warner Robins April 18 Southwest April 22:24 Subregion April 27 Region 4) ENERGIZED Tennis teams practice, play hard This year’s tennis teams improved in both size and ef- fort to win. On the boys’ team there were three juniors who came back with high hopes, strong minds, and full of spirit to win the matches that were put before them. There were also three freshmen who joined the team and came in with ex- traordinary energy to show the rest of the team that freshmen can play as good as anyone else. Mr. Glynn Woolfolk, the boys’ coach, said, ‘‘This year’s team played with confidence and were very spirited about the games they played.” He also said, ‘‘The team matured a lot better and faster this year, which made me feel good.” The girls’ team had a lot of returning people, who came back ready to win and full of energy. Coach Marilyn Sikes said that she was very glad to see the girls pushing so hard to win and practicing with so much effort. Tennis 77

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Thomas breaks for a long gainer against the Baldwin Braves “After graduating, | plan to attend col- lege and major in business administra tion,”’ said Thomas “After graduating, | plan to attend col lege and major in premed,” said Tawanya Tawanya shoots for two points against the Central Chargers Superstars 79