Northeast High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Macon, GA)

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GETTING DOWN IN FINE FORM to the beat of the halftime show at the Southeast football game is freshman dJazzette Shearleeta Grey. (Photo by SPI). SHOW CHORUS MEMBERS Crystal Wilder and Stacy Hill perform a brief “concert” during lunch with Mr. Clarence Hughley, choral instructor. (Photo by J. Battle). REHEARSALS FOR THE BABYSITTER kept Shlawnda Calhoun, Rhonda Green, Letitia Davis, and Kelli Wright busy in the fall. They performed the play at the Macon Community Children’s Theater. (Photo by S. Chalfa). ° .@) oO

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JROTC CADETS James Manson, Jerome Alexander, Terrence Cooper and Willie Mitchell watch Mr. Gordon Davis unveil the plaques in the newly- dedicated Leadership Room. The room was dedicated to the memory of the late Sgt. Rodney M. Davis, a Vietnam War Medal of Honor winner. (Photo by SPI). Organizations ee : Organizations ‘) Finding the right crowd to join is a big part of high school life. Sharing interests in common makes for solid friendships. Being a part of an organization like the Math Club, DECA, or the band adds spice to the otherwise dull everyday routine. There are special places to go and special things to do when you are part of a busy organization. Sometimes even the terminology involved sounds like a foreign language to those who are not “‘in the know!”’ With the brand new Y-Club and Northeast Diplomats, students even had a chance to chart new territory. Find a place to extend yourself — a place where you can hang out with folks who enjoy the same things you do. (Copy design by M. Brucker, A. James). Chey ’re cut from the same 1p cloth! hs, . + he J - Re a, : {«

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Diplomats, Spirit Club, Student Council, Y-Club Putting NE’s best foot forward Leadership, public relations, and character are the three goals of four organizations — the Northeast Dip- lomats, the Spirit Club, the Student Council, and the Y-Club. An outgrowth of a marketing class project taught by Mrs. Joyce Robinson, and a dream by an alum- nus, Mr. Haro ld Lee Perdue, Jr., the Northeast Diplomats were cre- ated to serve as a sort of high-profile public relations group in the com- munity. Their mission was to im- prove the community's perception of Northeast. One project was to promote the AFTER SEEING White Girl, Dip- lomats pose with Mr. Tony Brown and Broadway Arts Alliance rep- resentatives. (Photo by J. Battle.) movie White Girl, an anti-drug movie produced by Tony Brown, which also served as a fund-raiser for the Douglass Theater renovation project. Other projects involved working with the Macon Arts Alliance, the Macon Heritage Foundation, the At- lanta Pops Concert in the Cherry Blossom Festival, the Harriet Tub- man Museum, the Museum of Arts and Sciences, the Macon-Bibb County Humane Society, and the Grand Opera House. Members were hand-picked through a rigor- ous application and review process. SENIOR GREG MILNER stacks wood pallets for the homecoming bonfire on the Smith field. (Photo by J. Battle.) ORGANIZATIONS AZ Organizations 12) 1°) 1°] Oo ° All participants were in the upper 20% of their graduating class and were involved in many school ac- tivities and honor societies The Spirit Club’s primary activ- ities were painting banners for the football and basketball games and promoting attendance at athletic events. The Spirit Club’s advisers are Mrs. Kathi Tyson and Sgt. Gor- don Williams As always, the Student Council planned and produced Homecom- ing and handled the elections of class officers, Senior Superlatives, and Who's Who. They also collected $227.34 in donations to the Make-a- Wish Foundation and a trunkload of groceries in the canned good drive at Thanksgiving. Student Council advisers were Ms. Nova Bruss and Mrs. Claudia Hutchings In its first year, the Y-Club ran the concession stand at games and par- ticipated in the Toys for Tots pro- gram. They also gave magazines to the Law Enforcement Center. Ad- visers for the Y-Club were Mrs. Yvonne Gee, Ms. Esther Riley, and Mr. Reece Morrison. (Copy design by J. Stephens, K. Dancy). ACADEMIC BOWL — Front Row: Ramona Rhoden, Letitia Davis, Shiawnda Calhoun, Angel Ragins; Back Row: Rod Grandison, Hugh Veal, Keith Moffett, Chaucey Hunt. (Photo by SPI).