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

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LS Se | DEBATE DEBATE DEBATE DEBATE @ 2 Ricky McClellan practices his debate speech in front of his A fellows debaters . Ricky McClellan, Bridgette Cooper, Penny Stanescu and Mike a ze Hester received many honors at various tournaments The following are members of the Debate Team: Mike Hester, Penny Stanescu, Ricky MeClelien, Bridgette Cooper, Chad Walton, David Slusher, Chris MeClellen, John Thomas, Andrea Alman, Joy Marsh, Billy Heath, and Ronnie Brigmond John Thomas and Chad Walton take time out to discuss their next debate topic Mr. Rogers has an award winning debate team year after year. Mike Hester takes a break after some extensive research on his debate topics.

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DEBATE DEBATE DEBATE DEBATE The Northside High School Debate Team brought home over 30 awards in 1988-89, as they debated the topic of retirement security in America. Three outstanding Seniors—Mike Hester, Penny Stanescu and Ricky Mc- : Clellen—received national recognition with i i | | i j i Hi the Degree of Special Distinction (Double ; Ruby) from the National Forensic League. 0066ee Sete At the Barkley Forum, hosted by Emory ; University, the Northside team of Hester and McClellen reached Octo-Finals in competition with approximately 150 teams. They did this a1 PT after defeating an excellent team from Pace s + ete ; Academy in Sexto-Decimos. Northside was one 7 : wary ee of only two teams from Georgia to reach Octo- Way . Finals at Emory this year. Hester received special recognition at Emory as one of the Top Twelve Individual Debaters out of approx- imately 300 in the tournament. Hester is the first Northside student to receive a speaker award at Emory in at least twenty years. Hester received many honors as an individ- ual debater during the season, including the First Place Speaker Award in varsity competi- tion at tournaments hosted by Carrollton High School, Warner Robins High School, Lee Coun- ty High School, Valdosta High School and West Georgia College. He was also First Place Speaker in the State AAAA Championship Tournament. Along with McClellen, Hester received an invitation to participate in the prestigious Tournament of Champions hosted by the University of Kentucky. The formal debate Ofticers: Projects Chairman, Ricky McClellen; President, Mike Hester; Vice President, Penny Stanescu; and Secretary, Chad invitation to participate in this tournament Walton was a singular honor. Northside claimed the Region 2-AAAA de- bate Championship over Warner Robins. This marked the twenty-third time that Northside took the Region Championship in the school’s twenty-six year history. Northside also took the State AAAA Debate Championship for the ninth Tite rf as time in the history of the school. The State 4b j | Championship Team was composed of Hester ze Mt Hil | and Stanescu on the Negative, with McClellen . and Bridgette Cooper (a Sophomore) on the Affirmative. The alternate for the Region-State Team was Chad Walton (a Junior). Cooper was one of several first-year debat- ers who did well this year. In addition to defeating Warner Robins at Region, Cooper and McClellen reached eliminations in varsity competition at Carrollton. Paired with Hester at Valdosta, Cooper reached Semi-Finals in Varsity Debate and received a Third Place Speaker Award. Chris McClellen and David Slusher did very well in several tournaments. Perhaps the most significant was Valdosta, where they won First Place in the Novice Division of Debate. Val- dosta was also a good tournament for Walton who took First Place as an individual speaker in Junior Varsity Debate. a 92 Debate

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DECA DECA DECA DECA The DECA Club, whose motto is Developing Future Leaders for Mar- keting and Distribution, holds monthly meetings in sponsor Larry Warmock's room. Some club mem- bers attended the Officer's Leader- ship Conference at Jekyll Island, the district competition in Augusta, the national competition in Atlanta, and the national competition in Orlan- do.The members competed for their school by submitting applications and essays dealing with their jobs. The club produced three district finalists: Lawerance Guillory, Jan Melnick, and Dianna Lane.These students got to compete in the dis- tict, state, and national competi- tions. Some of the activities the club was involved in during this past year were building the homecoming float, a new members’ initiation ceremony, an employer appreciation banquet, and several field trips. All students who are in the club hold some type of marketing job in the Warner Robins’ community. Deca member Trey Wilkins learns how hard and tedious it is to do inventory work in a department store atmosphere Mr. Warnock and his DECA students donated and decorated the Christmas tree in the lunchroom Chery! Wilbanks, DiAnna Lane, Tracey Biehl, Melanie Goff, and Marie Kemp passed out plaques during the DECA banquet The DECA club had a morning get together before school as Morris McDaniel, Cynthia Stripling, Erik Christianson, Shaun Lauer, and Sean Hill enjoy their refreshments 94 DECA