Northside High School - Aquila Yearbook (Warner Robins, GA)

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PEOPLE GET WORK EXPERIENCE ¥Y:0-U' AG Officers are: Sonja Kemp, Sonja Roberts, Rose Ellis, and Robin Jones Jenny Bradley, Robin Jones, So- nja Roberts, and Mr. Warnock enjoy some refreshments after a meeting. EQUCATtION

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The 1987-88 Debate Season was an ex- tremely productive one for a number of Northside students. In addition to defeating Warner Robins at Region for the twenty- second time in twenty-five years, North side debaters brought home approximately fifty awards from tournaments around Georgia. This year's Region Team was composed of Ricky McClellan and Medgar Roberts on the Affirmative, with Penny Stanescu and Mike Hester on the Negative. Jeff Riner served as alternate. For Medgar, this was his third Region Championship. It was also his third year to be in the Final Round for the State AAAA Debate Championship. Northside placed Second to Parkview at State. Perhaps Northside’s most impressive ac- complishment in debate was to bring home six first place awards from Mercer Univer- sity in October, including First Place Over- all School. The Affirmative Team of Lisa Parnell and Ricky McClellan took First Place as Affirmative in Open Debate with a perfect 6-0 record. The Negative Team of John Thomas and Kelly Milner took First Place as Negative in Open Debate. Ricky also claimed First Place Individual Speaker in Open Debate. The two Northside teams, with a perfect 12-0 record combined, took First Place as a Four-Person Unit. Mike Hester, in the Varsity Division, also took First as an individual debater. Along with some other awards, these made Northside the First Place School in all divisions at Mercer. For Penny Stanescu and Mike Hester, one major highlight for the year was reach- ing Semi-Finals in Varsity Debate at Wood- ward Academy in November. Not only did they defeat some outstanding teams to reach Semis, but they also qualified for the Richard B. Russell All State Debate Tour- nament to be held in March. An additional high point for Penny and Mike came at Gainesville in January when they defeated the top team from Carrollton High School to win First Place Varsity Team. Perhaps the greatest accomplishment Teaching a plan of strategic de Rogers concentrates on the selected topic. bate, Mr for Chad Walton and Amber Ray was tak- ing First Place as an Affirmative Team in Open Debate at Americus High School in December. For Kelly Milner and Gary Mat- thews, taking First Place in Open Debate at Woodward had to be the achievement that stands out above others. They competed against other first year debaters from around Georgia and came out number one. Preparing the extensive research neces- sary to complete successfully takes many months, but the accomplishments of these students have made the work all worth- while. The 1987-88 debate season has been one of pride and accomplishment for Northside. Preparing to give their debates, Gary Matthews and Chad Wal- ters take time to look over their For Mike Hester, Penelope Stanescu, and Medgar Roberts, success means going over tons of research material

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Sherry Phillips, Rose Ellis, Rob in Jones, and Sonja Roberts pledge their leadership to DECA There is more to school than sitting in classes all day. Learning about the work force is of equal importance as the everyday sub- jects taught in school. Deca, Dis- tributive Education Clubs of America, enables students to leave school early and get first hand work experience from his or her job. The sponsor, Mr. War- nock, teaches his students the im- portance of hard work and good working relations with fellow em- ployees. The motto of Deca is to develop future leaders for market- ing and distribution. Along with work is also play. Deca’s play this year included the participation in the homecoming parade. The club also attended dif- ferent district and national con- tests, and also state and national leadership conferences. Remem- ber the big Christmas tree you saw here at school? Well, of course, Deca decorated it again this year. The clubs annual initiation in- stallation was held in the library again this year. Kristi Carter and Mark Healey have a good time, yet learn a great deal on their work setting. Tracy Wilson and Bryant Weaver take inventory at Sears for a club project.