Northeast High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Macon, GA)

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“LaShawn, this is really a great school, isn’t it?” “Yeah, James. I think it’s pretty cool.” “T KNOW THAT'S RIGHT!” 4 Pr a di - 7 a 7 y Dad 4 dy he $ ap : if’ rs » i Student Life

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MASTERING PHYSICAL SCIENCE sometimes takes some extra work one- on-one. Mrs. Gail Lewis, science in- structor, re-explains a concept to junior LaShonda Taylor in a quick mo- ment after class. Students find that most faculty members welcome ques- tions when students aren’t sure they understand. CONCENTRATING ON THE CADENCE, drummer Dexter Miller sweats out the final moments of the sneak preview show for family, facul- ty, and friends, which capped off sum- mer band camp. Band members lived in tents for a week at Camp Benjamin Hawkins. m so mad, Patti, I can hardly see straight!” “What in the world is the matter with you, Eric?” “You didn’t see the paper this morning?” “Nope, sure didn’t. Why? What was in it?” “Oh, there was just another article in there that put Northeast down... again!” “That’s just great! What now?” “One of our rowdies got harassed for loitering. As usual, the reporter went out of his way to connect him with Northeast — even though he hasn’t been in school in over a year and the incident had nothing to do with school!” “Oh, man. That just makes me sick! There really aren ’t that many teen hangouts around here.” “Yeah, Patti — we’re never gonna break that bad image no matter what we do.” “Why don‘t they write about the good things over here — the blood drives and all the community pro- jects the vocational clubs do! We can’t be all bad!” “And what about groups like DECA, the Academic Bowl team, the band, the publications that win all kinds of competitions! The Telegraph does a decent job on covering Northeast sports, I guess, as long as you are just talking about the boys’ teams. They never give our girls’ basketball or track teams the coverage they deserve. Usually, the stuff on them is at the end of the story on the boys. With as many championships as they’ve won, they deserve more than that! “Another thing — Patti. Everybody puts us down because we’re the smallest public school. That just means we know each other better.” “That’s straight! I love Northeast. I think we’ve got a great student body and a faculty that cares about us as people.” “Good times at Northeast — that’s the best kept secret in town! We can’t wait for Macon to discover the truth, because most people have already made up their minds without knowing the facts. We’ve just got- ta tackle the job of spreading the word ourselves.” kne Theme Oppniag INE? | |

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SPIRIT IS ALREADY SOARING out- side at lunchbreak just before the first pep rally of the year. Held during sixth period for Central football game, the pep rally climaxed with the announce- ment that the seniors had won the spirit chain contest sponsored by DECA. ¥ LINED UP ALONG THE BREEZEWAY, the long yellow line of school buses begins to fill as students spill from the buildings. Some eighty percent of the students ride the twenty-five buses which serve the senior high campus, several of them carrying multiple loads. IN THE WARMTH OF THE SUN of late September, two seniors, Jackie Brown and Rick Cornelius, enjoy a relaxed moment under the breezeway during lunchbreak. STUDENT LIFE “Make the best out of it. You'll live this time only once.”’ Basil Freeman Senior “High school could be a lit- tle more fun if students made it that way.”’ Shanel Bobo unior “High school is a good place to start seeing the reality of the world.”’ Kenneth Wilder Sophomore “TI love high school. Just to hear that I’m finally in high school gives me a chill.’’ Ann Solomon Freshman “High school is great. But we have some 30% of the stu- dent body who are immature and have no idea what they come to school for. They think that this is only a place to play, dance, and socialize.” Mr. Fred Persley Science teacher Student Life