Oneonta High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Oneonta, AL)

Text from Pages 1 - 218 of the 1982 volume:

WIHIIEUIE COiMTI Y Am OTY MllT TOMAHAWK Oneonta City School Route 1, Hwy. 75, Box 14 Oneonta. Alabama 35121 Volume XLIII Tomahawk 1982. Copyright the Tomahawk Staff of Oneonta City School. All rights reserved. • WHAT ' S BACK-TO-BASIC DRESSING . . . FOOT STOMPIN TUNES . . . RODEO ROMPIN ' . . . COUNTRY SWINGING . . . SIZZLING DOWN-HOME CHOW . . . AND GOOD, CLEAN FUN! TEST YOUR COUNTRY KNOW-HOW BY TAKING TOMAHAWK ' S COWBOY OUIZ BELOW! Quiz 1. The Cotton-Eyed Joe is a: a. thirst-quenching Country beverage. b. nicl name tor Joe Namath. c. popular country western dance. 2. A true cowboy would never be caught red-handed without his: a. driver ' s license. b. Western hat. c. flashlight. q :9 :q :f ;o £ :q :2 :o :i :sj8 «suv 3. The name of a well-known country western singer and the star of the flick Honeysuckle Rose is: a. Willy Nilly. b. Hillbilly Hal. c. Willy Nelson. 4. A cowboy ' s chaps are: a. his close friends. b. leather leggings worn for protection. c. flacks on his lips caused by cold, icy weather, 5. In Old-Country lingo, a cookie is: a. an attractive cowgirl. b. the outfit ' s chef and driver of the chuck wagon. c. a cowboy ' s favorite dessert. J . ■■X 1 - ' J@B?i - -d iiivu n dfAl i ' k. ic..-CL Hey Pardner! Want to know more about country? On the following pages, the TOMAHAWK gives you the styles, the steps, the duds, and the grub to help you do-si-do country western style! Happy Trails! Contents student Life 8 Faculty 134 Academics 56 People 146 Sports 64 Index 202 Clubs 100 Closing 208 @ €@yMmYi joining our school on oi _ w fields o( grass and c6.. the highway we saw Wal-Mart, the largest, most complete shopping place in the county. This illustrates k the conglomeration of rural and urban ' life that have been characterized harfj Oneonta, with a population of [g ' over five-thousand, is the J metropolitan area and county soi Blount County. We don ' t have to country — we ' ve been there. Thi where we started, and we ' ve still a few cotton fields and a lot of p up trucks to testify to that. ' ,.v ' J: ' Ufia ♦ SHARING A PEACEFUL AFTERNOON, Carol Putman and Lollipop take a raal bafora th ridsin back lo the house. ' D ROBERT RATLIFF IMM ■ kneck- •ffl-daad look wKh rodoo (lylo Country waar. ' 4 DON ' T COUNT ON CATCHING Chad Bollcht- - ' -—• - £ hat on hi! haad. Tha only lii I graola a lady, aalutoa tha flag, or say a prayar. s WHO NEEDS MODERN technology to have fun? Karen Reid and Scotty Daily find plenty of entertainment in a nearby horse corral — only watch your step!  OF ALL THE ACTIVITIES a farm can offer, Kitty Cornelius, Vicki Patterson. Donna Putman, and Carol Murphree find flirting to be the most rewarding. Catching that special cowhand ' s eye makes all the effort worthwhile. Anyone who follows curt;ent styles might have seen it coming several years ago — the evolution of ' country ' as a serious style — in the acceptance of jeans as, not only a reasonable way to dress, but also a fashionable way to dress. Blue jeans, in earlier years worn only by cowboys, workmen, farmers, and miners have become the staple of American dress. Cowboy hats, cowboy boots, and other country attire have been all the rage across the country. In our area, though, these pieces of clothing were not so uncommon even before the country-western boom. Since much of this county ' s business has been in agri- culture or mining, residents have known the practicality of jeans and have been wearers of hats and boots for years. We are glad the rest of the country is enjoying their comfort, style, and ease. That is a part of the appeal of country — that laid-back, easy-go- ing living and dressing way of life. 6 Opening « INDIANSI LOOK TWICE. Jeff Jones, David Shumate, and David Denney may fool you with their portrayal of Oneonta ' s Indian heri- tage.  RETREATING TO THE WOODS, Jeff Whited finds solitude while strumming a country tune. WAKING UP TO A RAINY DAY, Ivlary Rountree rids her mind of the bad weather by daydreaming. 8 Student Life Where Country And City Meet Slfiu](ol©[fi]if Li© Activities for students seemed somewhat limited in a town of just over five thousand people. For entertainment people generally made a trip to Birmingham, Gadsden, or Albertville to see a movie, go bowling, go dancing, see a concert or a play, or other possibilities our immediate area lacks. Stu- dents could stay in town and roller skate, ride around, or play pinball and electronic games. On a date, parking has always been an alternative. A little urbanization here and there doesn ' t seem to have decreased its popularity — I guess we just had to look harder for that secluded spot. Family, church, community, jobs, rela- tionships, and society have all had their in- fluence on us. All this, along with sports, pep-rallies and victory marches, goofing off at break, detention, biology drawings, jam- ming lockers, and everything else shaped our Student Life. Contents First Class 10 Summer 12 Don ' t Rain on My Parade 14 Live, From OHS 16 Inflation 18 Campus Cliques 20 The Dating Game 22 Take Notes on Style 24 Hope for a Batch 26 Get on the Stick 26 Beauty, only skin deep? 30 Current Events 32 Tomahawk Pageant 38 Musicals 40 Junior-Senior Prom 44 Awards Day 46 Miss Homecoming and Alternates 48 Homecoming Representatives 50 Miss Tomahawk and Alternates 52 Tomahawk Class Beauties 54 AFTER TRYING TO get crazy all season, band members Jana Mcpherson, Cynthia Hartley, and Brent Tielking remember tlieir props for the Susan Moore pep rally. Sfudent Life 9 T here are first class tickets to exotic places You can see first run movies And first rate plays And get great accommodations for a first class stay. There are first edition classics that the author signs. AS PART OF the Methodist Festival Choir, Emily Bentley and Ben Bottcher toured five European countries. And winning tickets at first class races. AT THE STATE swim meet in Do- than, David Denney placed first in the breaststroke. 10 student Life AFTER BEING SELECTED as a finalist of ' Teen ' magazine ' s model search, Lisa Mann took a summer ■ ' trip to New York to A interview with modeling here are classic dancers and dancers with class ] THE ALL-AMERICAN cheerleader award at Auburn ' s summer clinic was given to our very own Tammy Miller. Who stands head and shoulders above all the rest. ■a And faded old snapshots of your first grade class. When you get right down to it. There ' s always one that ' s the best BY THE MERIT ol the essay she entered, the college board chose Vickie Stockdale to attend Selma State Junior College for six weeks during the summer. First Class 1 I lEDMMl B Most of us started dreaming of sum- mer about three days after Christmas vacation ended. A three-month Shan- gri-la where we go to escape school, cares, and cold, summer is considered a well-deserved annual reward for sur- viving another cycle of the calendar. Summer brought waves of fun and good times. Youth softball and base- ball teams enjoyed a great season. Swimming and skiing remained favorite pastimes. Vacations took up a few weeks of almost everyone ' s summer, as family members spent time with each other that wasn ' t available the rest of the year. Although some students looked for- ward to sleeping late, quite a few gave up part of their summer freedom to have a job. The money and added in- dependence were profitable pluses to students. Jobs ranged from waiting on tables to sacking groceries to typing letters to loading lumber. Working for the city recreation department was a popular and much sought-after job. It offered possibilities of life-guarding, working at the concession stands, picking up trash, lining baseball fields, and even playing on the Mean Ma- chine Softball team. V . „ , ,_, . . ,,,.„•  „ THROW ME ONEI Cindy Latta, Vanessa Godwin, and Angela Gargus reach | BY DRESSING APPROPRIATELY tor 50 s day K,m WHI.ams and HOW ,, , of the souvenir tootballs the cheerleaders give canrira Miiior chow ihp r ;i]nnort tor Redskin tradition. k=  I Sandra Miller show their support tor Redskin tradition CELEBRATING THEIR 20-YEAR reunion are Jerry Price. Glenn Whited, Jo Ann Shea. Judy Hudson, and Mary Wallace. @M MY Puddles here, mud there, and water everywhere. The morning forecast on Homecoming day had been an omen to the messiness of the afternoon ' s events. The week of Homecoming was blessed with beautiful fall weather, but the big day was anything but pleasant. With the decision made to go ahead with the parade, floats and cars started lining up about the time the rain began to fall. That meant colored flowers bleeding all over cars and people and much trash strown throughout the streets. Even though the parade was held, the Homecoming game was post- poned until the following night. The dance sponsored by the SGA was held Friday night, but It met with technical difficulties. Therefore, it was also held Saturday night after the game with much more success. THE JUNIOR CLASS usually makes more noise than any other at pep rallies Rightfully so if all of them get into it like Renee Butler and Rodney Ratchford 4 SCOTT JONES, Jeff Jones, and David Shumate navigate the senior float down the street — turned waterway. STILL SMILING THROUGH the rain, majorette Tammy Owens proves that true Redskin spirit cannot be dampened. Homecoming 15 WITHOUT I FAVING THE car, Pam Prince grab a quick bit. mmmmmmmm OHS ■ Mii m im m . ' jm 1 Kh ' ; . m ■ ■iv m Su « -i •1? ' j m 1 v  p 1 y- 1 ,;i i a h J ' ' ' . lii FOR A CHANGE ol pM, Urtld Stiamate, ConnI Bianio , toark 8lm ,_) iMl Rhdnd ' Umbf ; , decids to eat braaklstl — at S PMI 16 Student Life t om Night ll ' s questionable whether or n eonta ooa Saturday night sM considere where you ' r . That is not ti. anything to do; biiities. The Ro ■ k provides fu 16 agenda for S , nany students. You t I around Jack ' s, the , , or the old gym. A favorite r ijs the Teen Ce£|t§r in the old F iing downto jdl jPlne peo the opportunity; pensive habits Oi ,_ _ On dates, many c _, . Birmingham, Albertville, or ' ' varied choi ' ' ht in an you just had to us WE FIND PART of the usual crowd - Shawn McMillan, JaH Robartaon, Ralphalla Gibbs, Valario Allcorn, and Slava Hawkina — at Iho old gym parking lot. MM mMi Live, From OHS 17 Inflation has hit everyone, in- cluding teenagers. According to the Wall Street Journal, children between the ages of six and six- teen spend an estimated sixty-four billion dollars a year. To keep up with inflation they are doing more odd jobs for their parents and are insisting on higher allowances. From the number of tenth, elev- enth, a nd twelfth grade students surveyed here, we discovered that only one-third of them hold part- time or full-time jobs. Oddly enough, only fifty-six percent said they get a regular weekly allowance from their parents. Forty percent of the students said their parents provide all money for clothing over and above their allowance. A startling majority of students said they spend less than ten dol- lars a week on movies, records, dates, and game machines. Most of the kids, seventy-two percent, an- swered that they spend from one to ten dollars a week at fast food or other restaurants. One thing that was not overly surprising is the fact that sixty-two percent of those questioned said they didn ' t put any money at all into savings on a weekly basis. That shows that although we have spent some of our own money and take taken some of the responsi- bility for making that money, our chief dependency is still on our parents. ISN ' T IT DISGUSTING? Today ' allowance doesn ' t go at tar at it one did at Sutan Epparton lindt out jutt by filling up tier car. ( ■0 b 1 1 Vil: )A: 18 Student Life WITH INFLATION GOING ttraiglit lor hit wallet, Alan Baggett tayt riting pottage pricet are an everyday example. READY TO HELP you tp«nd money at Shea ' s, Claire Stocks knows that her job is a good way to get her own spending money. AARGH! What a nightmarel That horrid, multiarmed creature reaching, reaching, going straight (or the dollar. That ' s the way it (eels when inflation not-so-gently taps on the shoulder or rather the pocketbook of Kathy Ledbetter and Kim Williams when they go shopping for their spring wardrobes. iMPLA¥i«M Inflation 19 v LocUet- Guide o ' The ..p - r ' he « „p. . r It ' s easy to make it big on campus and belong to the right group. All you have to do is play by the ... Unwritten Rules I spin the dial twice, stop at 14. Twice in the opposite direction, stop at 27. Then a quarter turn to 3. I pull on the handle, and my locker door pops open. I fish for my history book beneath a mangled mass of papers, books, and two uneaten bag lunches. I linger at my locker for a minute, thinking about other cliques I ' ll encounter during the day: the super- athletes, with their girlfriends attached; the burnouts, standing guard at the men ' s room; the journalism junkies, the rock ' n ' rollers and others. Each group sticks together like nuts in a Payday bar. Each has its own turf, its own entrance requirement, its own set of unwritten rules. Funny how easy it is to spot each group. I kick my locker door shut and shuffle down the hall toward homeroom. I mull over those unwritten rules. Rule 1: Hang around only with other members of your group. Ridicule everyone else. Organize parties and other special events designed to exclude outsiders. Rule 2: Adopt the same habits, styles, interests, and attitudes as the rest of the group. Strive for absolute conformity. Rule 3: Acceptance by the group depends on whether you impress the unofficial leader. Rule 4: Don ' t reveal your true feelings about someone or something until you know what the rest of the group thinks. Follow whatever they say, whether you agree or not. As I finish my musings and decide I ' m glad not to be part of a clique, I make it to homeroom just as the bell rings. Quickly scanning the faces, I spot several guys and girls who work with me on Student Council. I walk to the far side of the room and take a seat beside them. Reprinted by permission from CAMPUS LIFE Magazine copyright 1981. Youtti For Christ International. Wheaton, Illinois 20 Student Life v ;i ' irsS l ' 5tS«f ' ' eppi, ■• ' - 2 sfr2 les Campus Cliques 21 The Dating Game WAITING AT HER front door, Sue Ann Gary smiles to find tfiat Setfi Vick is on time. 22 Student Life AT BREAK, COUPLES like Lisa Fretwell and Tim Womack lake lime to talk and lo just be together. A FEW MINUTES between classes are the only time Lisa Shell and Eddie Smith can see each other. Dating, a popular weekend activity, lias always been a great way to get to know people of the opposite sex. Many say that dating in high school should be kept uncomplicated and non-serious, but that was rarely the way it ended up. Dating was a big part of social life and, therefore, an impor- tant factor in feeling confident about yourself. ' Going out ' with different people all the time could be quite difficult in a small town, but dating several people at once, often proved to be too chal- lenging anyway. In this type of situa- tion, controlling jealousy and gossip was a main point in handling the simul- taneous relationships. Many couples went steady. This sig- nified that they dated only each other and were, supposedly, loyal to each other. This often brought problems of insecurity and jealousy since school is not the perfect place to harbor a seri- ous relationship, nor is it a great place to settle an argument. These facts are even more true because of the peers and spectators who listen, advise, and aggravate. The real key to dating as a student was to find the type and frequency of dating that suits you, and then find the right person who would share that opinion with you. Jt . 4 A LITTLE EMBARRASSED, Tina Kornegay hides her Valentine ' s gift from Chris Price. The Dating Game 23 WITH A FRIGED SHIRT, cowboy hat. and moccasins. Jana Endress adds a little western flair to her wardrobe. SPORTING A PENGUIN on his shirt, Neal Cornelius is supporting the anti-alligator movement. BRIGHT OVERALLS AND striped shirts are one of the free and easy combos students like Jan Tchernoschoff are wearing this year. 24 Student Life As styles have changed, new fads have come and gone, but this year has seen the acceptance of many different diversified modes of dress. Preppie dressing was still popular, although many save an alligator; kill a preppie societies have been formed. Ralph Lauren ' s Polo clothes and fra- grences became the new status sym- bol in fashion circles. Classic black and white were back with new metallic twists. Shapes in- cluded tailored suits, frilly blouses, baggy pants — and knickers, jodh- purs, and bermuda shorts. Cowboy dressing, as well as olive drab camouflage, became very popu- lar. These two styles were such a hit because of their casual look and feel. Take Notes On Style 25 WANTING A CHAMPIONSHIP Mason naxt fall, these toolball pisyc 2B Student Life I II you ' ve ever walked into a classroom to take a test knowing that you are totally unfamiliar with and ignorant of the subject matter, you have hoped for a batch. Trigo- nometry class second period seemed to bring out this human quality in many of its participants. Reciting the Prologue to the Can- terbury Tales in English class the Tuesday after the class trip in- volved quite a bit of hoping for a batchi Students here appeared to have a monopoly on this type of wishful thinking, but it is imaginable that business-men and -women and others, too, have moments like this — of just stabbing in the dark. It ' s rather like hoping a check will not bounce, hoping you don ' t run out of gas, or hoping your long-shot bet wins. RECITING THE PROLOGUE to Geoffrey Chauncer ' e CANTERBURY TALES, Charles Gibboni hope he doesn ' t mispronounce any words. HOPING THAT NO one hugs a picture of her fav Hope For A Batch 27 Get On The Stick! Popsicles have been a Friday lunch tradition at OHS for a long time. It ' s such a wonderfully famil- iar part of life that the mere men- tion of words such as heath bar and nutty buddy is enough to start subconscious memories churning and taste buds jumping. From kindergarten on. we came to look forward to Friday ' s ice cream for lunch. When life has gotten dull, we ' ve still had that extra treat on Fridays. Nothing shocks the senses into ac- tion quite like ice cream ' s chill on a warm palate. Younger students always have a messy time with their popsicles. Even for some older fans of lunch period the real challenge is to eat slowly enough to relish every lus- cious drop and yet fast enough to prevent one dribble from desert- ing your stick and fall- ing to the seat beside THREATENING WITH HIS EYES, Bill Bushard discourages anyone who might be thinking about taking his popsicle away from him. Charlie Peyton and Tina Ridings wouldn ' t ever do that, though. 28 Student Life I JUST AS COOL as the popsicle he ' s holding, Mike Putman wonders why anyone would want to watch htm eat his ice cream. q q j|-,g gfjQ OQ 30 Student Life Beauty Is Only Skin Deep When entering a room or being intro- duced to someone, appearance is mainly responsible for that ' first im- pression ' which so many people con- sider all-revealing. Unfortunately, it has also been stated as the one asset that can shoot you to the top or plunge you to the bottom. Physical appearance has become a national obsession. During the last five years, millions upon millions of dollars have been spent annually by people between the ages of thirteen and eigh- teen to purchase clothes, cosmetics, grooming items, and anything else that will add that little, yet so important, oomph to their looks. For many teenagers, today, appear- ances haven ' t become just a piece to the puzzle of personal improvement, they have become the only piece. The old adage ' you can ' t judge a book by its cover ' could be effectively applied to this epidemic. Sound like a bad case of vanity or egotis? Maybe so, but most teenagers who induldge in self- renovation tend to think of it as a healthy interest in personal improve- ment. Brushing, combing, blow-drying, scrubbing, and primping ourselves into delirium — the interest teenagers take in their appearance will continue, but teens must realize, as should everyone, that inner self-improvement is more im- portant than outer self-improvement. After all, it is the person on the inside, not the cover on the outside, that is really important. PAGE 30, TOP LEFT. IT IS A fact, demon- strates Jane Sawyer, ttiat mascara can be more easily applied if you fiold your mouth open. PAGE 30, TOP RIGHT. IN A CLASSIC posi- tion, Misti Holleman, Paige Tidwell, and Sfierri Huilett show off their beauty. PAGE 30, BOT- TOM. TALKING ON THE phone and painting her fingernails at the same time comes easy to Lisa Garner, as it would for most teenage girls. THIS PAGE, TOP. GROWING UP SOMETIMES seems difficult, but Sharon Daily will soon realize that beauty does not always mean looking like Cheryl Tiegs BOTTOM. THERE GO THOSE beautiful locks! Jesse Buse says it is too late to stop the barber now. Beauty, Only Skin Deep 31 STORY OF THE YEAR ASSASSIK] The biggest news story of 1981 was assassination — the attempts on the lives of the U.S. President and the Pope and the murder of Anwar Sadat. On March 30 Ronald Reagan was struck by a would-be assassin ' s bullet a split second before Associated Press photographer Ron Edmonds took this picture of the President outside Wash- ington ' s Hilton Hotel. Six weeks later a second gunman shot Pope John Paul II as the pontiff was holding a mass audi- ence in St. Peter ' s Square. And the world ' s sense of shock and indignation was compounded in October when fa- natic f uslim machine gunners slaugh- tered Egypt ' s Anwar Sadat and seven others as they watched a military pa- rade in Cairo. None of the last dec- ade ' s bombings, kidnappings, hijack- ings and murders by nihilistic political activists made terrorism seem more commonplace, inescapable — and frightening — than these attacks on heads of state and church. (The diffi- culty of protecting public figures was further dramatized by a London exhibi- tionist who in June fired six blank shots at Queen Elizabeth to show how easily he could have killed her.) The attempts on the lives of the President and the Pope seemed chillingly inane. Rea- gan ' s attacker — the son of prosper- ous, churchgoining parents — hoped to impress a young motion picture ac- tress he had become smitten with from afar. The Turkish criminal who shot the Pope announced, with mudd led satis- faction, that he had struck a blow at the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Sadat ' s death, for millions, was the most dis- heartening event of all. His murderers were revealed as anti-Westernization rebels, activists in a movement that seethes in the Arab world. REAGAN ,«i. PRESIDENT REAGAN WAS shot an instant before ttiis picture was taken but l e did not realize he was wounded until ttie mustached Secret Service man (left) and the agent at his shoulder had shoved him into his car and ordered it driven hurriedly beyond range of the gunman ' s .22 pistol. 32 Student Life x vov% Current Eysnts 33 «l I J Charles Philip Arthur George Who could forget the royal wedding of the century? Surely not those Americans who awak- ened to the sound of trumpets at 4 a.m. (| I J Ronald Wilson Reagan In Washington, too. a distant era was evoked. A new President rode to power tall in the limou- sine, surrounded by his old Hollywood buddies, and the nation ' s best and richest mounted a reassuring display of opulence I don ' t think the Ayatollah Khomeini would understand this at all That was Gov Robert D. Orr of Indiana, wel- coming home embassy hostage Frederick Krupke. and of course he was right. America, the Great Satan. tormented almost beyond en- durance for 444 days, responded by draping itself with yellow ribbon and cheering itself from the steps of every town hall in the land 1 ■||L. g H W ' M F !Zr . ' Xm H ' HHjt [J H F J hi- ' ' - ' ' i«H H f ' ' l t L I H b WELCOME B CK TO FREEDOM r Poland suffered through a black Christ- mas The martial-law forces of Gen Wojciech Jaruzelski cleaned out several major pockets ol protest, but the resistance persisted in the streets and factories — and in an under- ground movement. Ronald Reagan, who gave asylum to the Polish ambassador and his wife (below), put some economic sanc- tions on the Warsaw regime, threatening harsher action — and set up a challenge to the Soviet Union. A .i , W ll 1 m: m ■ i H m . . . And That ' s The Way It Was . . . In a year that could have been de- scribed as one of bad news, it ' s ironic that one of the biggest newsmakers was a wedding. The vows of the Prince of Wales and his captivating 20-year- old bride drew a television audience of around 250 million people all over the world. People across the country began wearing green ribbons to show sympa- thy for the child murder victims of At- lanta. When Wayne Williams was ar- rested for two of the killings, the twen- ty-three months of terror seemed to finally be ended; after the murders of twenty-eight children. In politics, two ambitious personal- ities are remembered. Sandra Day O ' Conner became the first woman to sit as a judge on the highest court in the land; one of the President ' s right hand men, David Stockman, got in hot water. Reagan took Stockman, his budget director, ' on a visit to the woodshed ' for leaking detrimental criti- cisms of Reaganomics. The Columbia became the first spa- cecraft to be reused. While it was be- ing repaired, airplanes in use nearer the earth were in total confusion be- cause of the air-traffic controllers ' strike. In the worst disaster in Kansas City history, skywalks bridging levels inside the new Hyatt Hotel collapsed, plung- ing scores of couples to the lobby floor — Ill were killed, and 190 were in- jured. It was a dance that ended in death Unrest in parts of Europe and all over the world increased tension in glo- bal affairs. In Belfast, Ireland, Bobby Sands was the fir st of ten to die in a hunger strike in hope of gaining politi- cal prisoner status. After seven months, the hunger strike was called off. Reagan ' s budget cuts to investors and industry met with more opposition as the lower and middle classes didn ' t feel they were receiving needed bene- fits. National News 35 Borne Town m As a town of around five thou- sand inhabitants, Oneonta gener- ally changes slowly. Everyday hap- penings often are involved in changes so subtle that they are hardly noticed. Here are a few of the events that have made changes in the appearance and life of Oneonta. The construction of the new ag- ricultural arena took months, but when It was finally completed it provided facilities for rodeos, cat- tle and horse shows, and other ex- citing events. A popular new addi- tion to the cable television pro- gramming was optional Home Box Office. The Citizen ' s Bank buried a ' time-capsule ' representative of current lifestyle in this area to commemorate their fiftieth anni- versary in the summer of 1981. The idea of a new pressbox for Gilbreath Stadium was initiated by O.B. Logan, a member of the City Recreation Board. The project, a joint effort of the Athletic and Band Boosters, used funds raised by both groups and some materials from the old elementary school. This project was an impressive ad- dition to a magnificent stadium and to a very proud small town. «THE NEV ' I PRESSBOX af Gilbrealh Stadium boasts Oneonta as ' Home of tlie Redskins ' . OPPOSITE, BELOW. AT THE SIDE ol a new city l eautification project, Mike Levering and Ctiris Hill picnic at wliat will be a plant- ed park area. THIS PAGE, ABOVE. IN CREASED STUDENT PARTICIPATION in tlie SGA-sponsored blood drive i a credit to tl e community. BELOW. HIGH ABOVE ON- EONTA on Ebell Mountain, Vanessa Murph- ree, Audra Jants, and Mike Buckelew climb the fire tower. 38 Activities ON BROADWAY Just as if it was on Broadway in New York City, the Miss Tomahawl Pag- eant was an extravaganza of beautiful girls, great music, and energetic danc- ers. The sixteen dancers were music stu- dents from one of Mrs. Burdette ' s sev- enth grade classes. Outstanding cho- reography by Susan Faust, along with some instruction, transformed the stu- dents into a magnificent chorus line. The girls, dressed in flapper costumes, danced to ' Chabaref, and the boys, in tuxedos, performed enchantingly to ' On Broadway ' . Excellent performances by soloists Pam Logan and Mark Ridings provided entertainment between introductions of class beauty candidates. Susan Faust, Miss Tomahawk 1981, per- formed a broadway medley and a tal- ent act to finish her reign as Miss Tomahawk. The professionalism of these entertainers created a magic which rivaled the stages of Broadway. Beauty Pageant 39 jvr ' Anything Goes ' , pertormed April 16 and 1 7, took us on a nautical voyage aboard a 1930 ' s cruise liner. The per- formances were considerably earlier in the year than in previous years which meant there was less time for rehears- als. Martha Burdefte, David Warlick. and cast members worked hard at rehears- als, but no one worked harder than the dancers and their choreographer, Su- san Faust. Through their extensive practicing, they became a close-knit group of friends besides being an im- pressive chorus line. After working to- gether day and night for four weeks, the entire cast also became the team needed to produce a musical as enter- taining as this one was. Although practices were long and tough, everyone found ways to have fun. Candy Hanson missed a few cues during rehearsals; some asked why. They should have asked Ted Ivlurph- ree. Sending someone to get munchies in town was common, but if Ben Bottcher and the King boys saw there was no gas in the orange Opel, they took a certain red car of the same make, to the owner ' s alarm. Quite a few cast members became fond of wearing bandanas around their head, their neck, or their arm, but Lisa Shell looked the toughest with her purple one tied under her bangs. Often to Mrs. Burdette ' s dismay. Tommy King and Chad Bottcher got a little carried away. Anyone involved with ' Anything Goes ' will remember the good times and satisfaction they enjoyed from be- ing a part of such a successful endeav- One Notch Above The winning tradition at O.H.S. is no accident — it ' s the result of much con- centration, determination, and dedica- tion. With super coaches, modern fa- cilities, and winning records for motiva- tion, our athletes excel in every area. The Athletic Awards Banquet served to recognize those players who gave more; tried harder. It was a time to distinguish between those that partici- pated because of peer pressure and those that wanted to participate in sports. And it was a time to recognize those who not only used their talent but their minds as well. Where did these super athlete come from? The emphasis placed on sports drew many; parental pushing formed a few; some gained their inspiration from the coaches, but the ones that really excelled did so because they loved it. They loved to play; they loved to com- pete; they loved to win. We honored our outstanding ath- letes, not becuase they wanted praise, but they certainly didn ' t mind it. B-TEAM BASKETBALL AWARDS. FRONT ROW: David Elliott — Best Defensive Player and Co-Cap- tain. SECOND ROW: Max Blalock — Co-Captain, Phil Phillips — Most Valuable Player, Mike Levering — Most Improved. Greg Tucker — Most Improved. fHLETIC DIRECTOR HUGH ' shields, entertains the audience ith his dry humor. TENNIS TEAM AWARDS. Kitty Cornelius — Girls ' Captain, Gina Fendley — Most Improved. John Tovxns — Most Improved. NOT PICTURED: Stanley Davis — Boy ' s Captain. For The Love Of It FOOTBALL AWARDS. FRONT ROW: Charles Elliott — Most Team Spirit. Sportsmanship Award, Eddie Smith — Co-Captain, Lynn Nolen — Most Robert Ratliff — Cary Lee Johns 1 1 % Award, Jimmy Nixon — Most Pass Valuable Back, Steve Johnson — Most Improved Player, Steve King — Co- Interceptions. SECOND ROW: Ted Murphree — Most Valuable Lineman, Captain, Mark Sims — Rotary Most Underrated Award. Max Blalock — Rotary Academic Award, Ben Bottcher — Rotary Best VARSITY BASKETBALL AWARDS. FRONT ROW: Willie Thom- as — Best Defensive Player and Co-Captain. SECOND ROW: George Henry — Most Improved, Rodney Ratchford — Most Valuable Player, Charles Elliott — Co-Captain, Steve Johnson — Johnny Williams Memorial Award. GIRLS BASKETBALL AWARDS. FRONT ROW: Kristi Fretwell — Most Improved. SECOND ROW: Tena I lolen — Best Defen- sive Player, Lisa Fretwell — Co-Captain, Renee Butler — Most Valuable Player, Kitty Cornelius — Co-Captain. Athletic Awards 43 The Junior-Senior prom, entitled Ships ' , was held at Guntersville State Park in one of the Lodge ballrooms. Pegusus, a band from Birmingham, provided entertainment. Changing the location of the prom from the tradition- al armory in Oneonta to the Gunters- ville Lodge was a big decision that in- volved using dipiomacy. Junior class leaders got the idea approved by the school board, administration, and their sponsors, but then they had to deal with seniors who were reluctant to change. Seniors felt the juniors were missing a great deal of fun by not having to decorate the armory. It cut down on the amount of worl to be done but also on the enjoyment the juniors re- ceived. After the lead-out, all the seniors and their escorts danced to ' Some- where Down the Road ' . The announce- ment of Mr. and Miss OHS had to be delayed from the lead-out until later in the evening, but when Ben Bottcher finally arrived, late because of car trou- ble, he and Djuna Phillips danced a spotlight dance to ' Three Times a Lady ' . All in all, it was a very enjoyable evening and a pleasant change of sce- nery. SHIPS A ROW OF Juniors watch attentively as Mr. and Miss O.H.S. are announced. UP CLOSE TO the stage. Renee Hullett and Donna Nichols get a good look at Pegasus. ALWAYS THE LIFE of the party, Tommy King and Steve Johnson act up even on the dance floor. 44 Activities r JnH ■ v. j M ET H S t- ' ii HH 1 ;S i «l J It ' 1 ■ 11 1 I TAKING THE MUSIC to heart, Greg Tucker, Debbie Sloan, and Lisa Fretwell ' celebrate good times ' . HAPPY THAT THE Lodge ballroom has a large dance floor, Stan Davis, DJUNA PHILLIPS AND Ben Bottcher are the reigning Ivir, and Miss Pam Hullett, Jefl Hudson, Kim McKinney, and Pam Logan enjoy dancing OHS, an honor awarded at the prom, when everyone steps out together. Prom 45 Emphasis On Excellence Awards Day served to recognize stu- dents who had achieved high scholas- tic standing during the year and there were plenty of them. The excellent fa- cilities and resources found in the school prompted students to strive be- yond previous levels. This fact was made evident by the scores received on competency tests; they scored above the state and national averages. This percentage showed both the qual- ity of education present and the moti- vation within the students. SENIOR BOWL TEAM. FRONT ROW: Ciiarles Gibbons. Laura Morris. Emily Bentley- SECOND ROW: Brenda Price. Denise Presley, Stanley Davis. THIRD ROW: Jim Kilgore (Sponsor), David Shumate, David Penney. ■ . fS THE BAUCH AND LOMB Science Award goes to Jennifer Harrelson who is planning on a career in physical therapy JANE SAWYER ' S BALFOUR, Danforth. and D.A.R. Awards give her many chances for scholarships. CANDY HANSON AND Max Blalock are candidates for Girl ' s and Boy ' s State, an honor determined by the faculty. AWARDS. FRONT ROW: Ralphette Gibbs (American History), Becca Allgood (American History), Dana Bailey (7th Grade Academic), Katie Veal (7th Grade Science), Amanda Bushard (Energy Conservation), Greg Craven (American History), SECOND ROW: Sonya Phillips (Girl ' s P.E, 9th Grade Academic), Jan Tcherneshotf (10th Grade English), Tina Wall (10th Grade Academic English), Lisa Keaton (All-State Band), Becky Gibbs (American History), Susan Kelley (ICT Skills). THIRD ROW: Melissa Henry (Volleyball), Rhonda King (American History), Margaret Henry (Afro-American). Renee Butler (Girl ' s Athletic Award), Mike Putman (Social Studies), Stanley Davis (Shorthand, Boy ' s P.E., Danforth), FOURTH ROW: Ted Murphree (Stanley Tool Woodworking), Steve King (Football), Damon Denney (8th Grade Academic History), Chris Pennington (Social Studies), Keith Loyd (Social Studies), Max Blalock (11th Grade Academic, Woodman of the World, Poetry), FIFTH ROW: Sharon Ragsdale (American History), Vicki Stockdale (Afro-American), Donna Putman (American History), Patricia Graves (Afro-American), Charles Gibbons (Bookkeeping, DeKalb Agricultural). Willie Thomas (Home Economics). SIXTH ROW: Kathy Dumus (Typing I), Denise Presley (Band), Debbie Sloan (Journalism), Celia Lochamy, (Cosmatology), Renee Hullett (Business Education). Awards Day 47 A Cinderella Story Tike Qr© ' wn Bx MngmT© Miss Homecoming. 1 thought 1 was going to pass out! My knees were shaking and my head was swimming. I could not believe it! uttered Beth following the announcement that she was Miss Homecoming. Too often such an honor becomes a matter of anticipation rather than surprise. Any dummy can usually figure out ahead time this TecipieiW. 1 jjproved to be different; h ■because she had never L nominated for class beauty by her class. Her entry into the beauty field had come the previous year when she won class representative in the Tomahawk Pageant. Now as if her class had suddenly discovered her. she was nominated for homecoming. But with the whole school voting, did ;W giTaiV-V ' ;J;  tlT:TlT«r: :T«! nominees? Well, here is where Beth shines. One of her special gifts is her ability to get along with people, all people of any age. She had friends in all the other classes who knew what a beautiful person she was, inside and out. She had the potential all along, all she needed was the chance. Who knows? There may be a few more people out there who just need a break. GENTLE BREEZES BRING a pi Alternate Yvette Mollis. HIDING IN A TREE doesnl cone Tamnny Miller. I beauty of First Alternate 48 Activities li Ini L - I Zke 7a ires t Of Zhem All The poet may insist tliat beauty is in tlie eye of the beholder; the historian nnight argue that soci- eties create the image of female perfection that they want, but how do we determine beauty? We all sit back and envy those girls that get to ride on floats in the homecoming parade, yet what makes them so special? They have good looks, but by far that ' s not all that ' s involved. Personality plays an important role; however, that still isn ' t all it takes. After all, aren ' t there plenty of beautiful, friendly girls who never get the opportunity to be a class beauty. There ' s one more aspect involved that many people never consider — self-confidence. No one is perfect, but those who succeed have accepted the differences that make them special. They make the most of what they have: people respect them for it. So that ' s the key to being a beauty — Be happy about yourself! Kelly Harvey 50 Activities Kelly Cyda Zmcy Cyda Homecoming 51 Sue Ann Gary Tenth Grade Melanie Davidson Seventh Grade 54 Activities Kelly McMillan Eleventh grade i Jan Bellenger Ninth Grade Tke Fmask The Tomahawk pageant serves as a source of anxiety for almost ev- eryone involved: the contestants who have to deal with pimples and develop poise at the same time and the fathers who live with a dis- rupted home life as well as mount- ing bills. But for most of the moth- ers, it ' s a high point in their lives. Is it worth it? The girls have their doubts when they trip in front of the judges or discover at the last minute that disgusting run in their hose. The fathers would just as soon forget the whole thing when they have to buy a dress that costs more than their house payments. But most moms never give up. Nothing is too good; no dress is too expensive; no activity is more im- portant than getting her daughter ready to stun her audience. When the awaited night rolls around, a sudden change of atti- tude occurs. The girls forget about all the worry and fuss when they walk on the runway. The fathers forget about money when their lit- tle girl walks picture-perfect onto the stage. In general everyone re- alizes that mom was right all along. Tomahawk Beauties 55 56 Academics WHERE COUNTRY AND CITY MEET In years past, a graduate of a small school might have been slighted be- cause of his background — no morel Probably because of increasing ex- penses and budget cuts, many large schools are considered to be less effi- cient academically. Our school has been affected by these problems too, but since our operation is on a smaller scale, we can work to solve them on a simpler level. Great interest is taken by the com- munity in the academic and overall ac- tivities of the school and that is to the advantage of the students and faculty. The five-year-old school building has definitely upped the concentration ability of students, providing the ulti- mate environment for education. Com- munity organizations often give schol- arships and grants to students who are deserving academically or who comply with financial need requirements. Education — it is what school is all about. CONTENTS A Pain in the Brain 58 Plug in Pal 60 Shop 62 AS PART OF the new math seminar class, Mark Riddle and Tom Evans solve problems that will help them figure computer programs. Academics 57 AFTER AN EXHAUSTING class ot taking notes. Monroe Self breathes a sigh of relief. 1 ' ■ iL ♦ 4 - A Pain In The Brain Have you ever heard of contracting for grades? If you were an Oneonta junior who had Mr. Kilgore, you would be familiar with this practice. It involves signing a piece of paper saying you will make 85-100, 70-85, or 70-65. The students who contracted for 85- 100 found themselves answering a sin- gle discussion question with three pages. The other students had jt a little easier answering standardized multiple choice questions. Although many students com- plained about the contracts, they dis- covered what a nice thing contracts were when Mr. Kilgore decided to dis- solve them the second semester. This action resulted in lower grades for sev- eral students. While juniors were mourning over the loss of their contracts, senior govern- ment students found themselves wor- rying about graduating. Due to Mr. Kil- gore ' s advanced method of lecturing and famous discussion tests, students found it challenging to make a passing grade. Mr. Kilgore ' s class is not all hard work. He often catches the interest of students with amusing jokes. Students also get first-hand learning experience by doing history projects and attend- ing town meetings. MR. KILGORE BREAKS the cadence of his lectures with one of his jokes. PAYING ATTENTION IN class is a must for Connie Blanton. Ben Bottcher and Mark Sims if they plan to do well on their discussion test. GOOFING OFF BEFORE CLASS, Valerie Allcorn gives her imitation of Mr Kilgore. Social Studies 59 Students get a jump on the coming revolution with their Plug In Pal If many of us blanch and shy away from anything so formidable as an electronic brain, the math seminar class is moving quickly to claim the computer as their own. The students get to sample the la- test in modern technology in their own computer center. Here they have a chance to work with an ' apple ' micro- computer. One of the goals in math seminar has been to learn about the effect computers have on daily life. They have also used the computer to solve math and business problems. At the end of the course, many stu- dents will have learned new skills which they may use in their first job or when buying their own computer. Although most of the time spent in math seminar is used for learning infor- mation that will be helpful in working with more advanced computers, the students occasionally enjoy playing some of their favorite video games such as ' Little Brick-out ' and ' Space Invaders. ' CAREFULLY WATCHING FOR MISTAKES, Nita Griffin and Cynthia Hartley enter a program into the computer keyboard. MATH SEMINAR HAS helped Patricia Graves become familiar with the computer 60 Academics SPACE INVADER CHAI Math Seminar 61 . ' r-L JEFF WMITED AND John Culver learn to cut metal to build work benches. SHOP For those intrigued to perfect their articulate care for design, the choice of shop is often selected by the male gen- der here at Oneonta. There they can formulate creative masterpieces of ma- hogany or create priceless pinnacles of pine as they further their educational experiences and possibly destine themselves on a career in the art of carpentry. Shop students do everything from building a stool to helping construct a ramp for the beauty pageant. Many people think that shop is simply learn- ing how to use a hammer, but there is much more involved. A student must be handy with the basic tools, but he must also master the skills of sanding, varnishing or painting, and figuring di- mensions. Students also become familiar with the skills of plumbing, electrical wiring, and welding. HELPING TO C0M8THUCT a book shelf. Ted Murphree learns that carpentry is hard work. 62 Academics NEAL CORNELIUS USES complex tools such as a radial arm to build a bench. i «r - ' ' r)«B:i . ' .-■ 64 Sports WHERE COUNTRY AND CITY MEET We have many traditions set into everyday life at school, and one of success if the story when it comes to athletics. A tradition of winning is hard to come by and even haruer to keep. In sports, to keep on winning you must have good coaches, dedicated play- ers, and enthusiastic fans. We ' ve set a stan- dard that is kept by trying our very best to win but most importantly, by giving it our highest effort. Girls ' athletics have been growing exten- sively over the last decade, and they have become a vital part of school-sponsored athletics. Programs have fostered the atti- tude of opportunity for both sexes. Volley- ball and basketball teams for girls have grown and continued our tradition of suc- cess in athletics. Athletics build character and discipline; besides that they ' re fun. Any competitor could tell you that. Whether it ' s an individual or team endeavor, the end result will hope- fully be victory brought about by work and dedication. CONTENTS Varsity Football 66 Varsity Cheerleaders 72 Junior Football 74 Varsity Basketball 76 Junior Cheerleaders 82 B Team Basketball 84 Ninth Grade Basketball 86 Eighth Grade Basketball 87 Baseball Team 88 Track Team 90 Tennis Team 92 Girls Basketball 94 Girls Volleyball 96 Elementary Sports 98 APPARENTLY ALONE ON the field. Tight-End Steve Johnson prepares to make a catch in perfect form. Sports 6S Max Blalock, junior 180 lbs., quarterback Ben Bottcher. senior 176 lbs., center Chad Bottcher, junior 165 lbs., end Jesse Buse. sophomore 135 lbs., end flki Eddie Cornelius, sophomore Neal Cornelius, senior 150 lbs., guard, linebacker 155 lbs., guard the championship this season with a convincing 32-6 trouncing of the Hayden Wildcats in their first game. A two-yard run in the first quarter by Lynn Nolen gave the ' Skins the advantage of the game. About one minute before the half, Lynn Nolen sprinted 33 yards for another touchdown The Redskins led at the half 12-0. In the third quarter Hayden scored its first and only touchdown. But Oneonta retaliated quickly. One play after the Wildcat kickoff. Charles Elliott broke free with a 64-yard TD. At the end of this quarter the score was 18-6. Early in the last quarter Eddie Smith intercepted a Hayden pass. A few plays later they got on the board again when Patrick Fendley ' s run from the three payed off. lulidway in the last period Charles Elliott got his second touchdown on a 16-yard dash, Steve King passed to Steve Johnson to add two additional points. This gave the ' Skins the 32-6 victory. LOCUST FORK The Oneonta Redskins called on winning tradition and pride to outscore Locust Fork 12-9. The Hornets were the first to score; the extra-point attempt was blocked by Steve Johnson as the Hornets were only ahead six points. Before the half, quarterback Steve King completed a pass to senior Charles Elliott, who skirted 81 yards to pay dirt. The extra- point attempt was also missed; the score was now 6-6. The teams fought shoulder to shoulder, until Locust Fork booted a field goal as the third quarter ended. The score stood 9-6 in favor of the Hornets. The ' Skins would not give up hope in scoring again. They marched 73 yards down the field on 15 plays. Backs Lynn Nolen, Patrick Fendley. and Charles Elliott hammered out most of the ground yardage. Two passes from Steve King to Steve Johnson gave them 18 of the yards It was Lynn Nolen who gave the ' Skins the winning points. The PAT was no good; they were now ahead 12-9 and would remain ahead for the rest of the night. Jimmy Nixon ended the threat from the Hornets when he intercepted one of their passes. Later Harold Lunsford assured the ' Skins a more-than-fighting chance with a beautiful 50-yard punt that landed on the Hornet 3-yard line. Locust Fork accepted the 12-9 defeat from Oneonta. THE FOOTBALL TEAM redskins ■Thomas Crutch, junior Demetrius Deavers, sophomore 170 lbs., end 140 lbs., end Marshall Deavers. sophomore Brian Dockins, junior 160 lbs., tackle 180 lbs., tackle, linebacker Manuel Dover, junior 170 lbs., tackle Charles Elliott, senior 145 lbs., flanker EVERYONE WANTS TO BEAT Varsity Football 67 Charles Gibbons, senior 220 lbs., tackle John Gordon, junior 140 lbs,, flanker JeH Harris, sophomore 180 lbs., tackle 68 Sports Oak Grove Oneonta Redskins were out for revenge because of the loss to Oak Grove last year. The ' Skins showed who was boss by winning 20-14. The ' Skins dominated play in the first half; they were unable to score, though. The Tigers returned for the second half a new team. The fireworks began quickly with Oak Grove scoring first. The score was 7-0 in favor of the Tigers. It seemed the ' Skins work better under pressure. They marched 67 yards in four plays for their first points Senior halfback Lynn Nolen outdistanced Tiger defenders on a 49- yard tally The Redskins went for two on the PAT; the pass was blocked. Oneonta was down 7-6. When Oneonta got the ball back, they came out battling Aided by a 63-yard run and 9-yard scramble. Lynn Nolen scored his second TD The PAT by Tommy King gave the ' Skins a 13-7 lead. Oak Grove outraced Redskin defenders to score another touchdown. Their point-after was good This made the Tigers ahead 14-13. Oneonta ' s Phillip fvlcCay received the kickoff and ran 27-yards to give the ' Skins excellent field position The ' Skins stayed in the air with passes from Steve King to Harold Lunsford getting them closer to the goal. Lynn Nolen ran in from the two to give the ' Skins another TD Tommy King ' s PAT had no trouble cleanng the crossbar as Oneonta stood out front 20-14. The ' Skins then ran out the clock to preserve their perfect 3-0 record. Springville Oneonta held previously undefeated Springville scoreless, while tallying five touchdowns to defeat the Tigers 34-0, The Tigers dominated play early but were unable to move the ball. On one of their possession they coughed up the ball; Jimmy Nixon claimed it on the 47 yard-line. -The Redskins marched to the two yard-line with aid from Charles Elliott and a pass from Steve King to Steve Johnson , It was Patrick Fendley who scampered the two yards for the TD. Tommy King ' s PAT boot sailed true and Oneonta led by seven, Springville fumbled on the ensuing kickoff; Oneonta gained possession at the Tiger 21. With a few minutes remaining, Lynn Nolen caught a pass from Steve King for the tally. Tommy King boosted the score to 14-0. Oneonta recovered another Tiger bobble at the 22 yard-line The ' Skins drove down to the one yard-line; Lynn Nolen took it in for six. The dispirited Tigers were down 21-0 following Tommy King ' s successful PAT. The ' Skins defense held the Tigers from scoring. After a long drive by the Skins, Lynn Nolen scored his third TD for the night. With help from Tommy King, the score was 28-0 In the last quarter, Springville again fumbled. Tommy King picked it up and sped 20 yards before being caught by the surprised Tigers, Senior Eddie Smith ran with determination and scored the fifth and final TD, Even-though the PAT was no good, no one could complain with a 34-0 victory. Brighton Oneonta maintained their perfect record. now 5-0, with a 42-0 scalping of the Brighton, Bears. Oneonta. under signal-caller Steve King, stuck to the ground on its first possession. In the first quarter Lynn Nolen started the ' Skins rolling by scoring the first TD. Extra-point man Tommy King kicked true, as he would all night, to put the ' Skins on top 7-0. Brighton punted the ball to Oneonta ' s Steve King who returned the pigskin 55 yards just inside the Bears 10. Two plays later, Patrick Fendley scored from two yards out. Tommy King made it 14-0. Oneonta ' s third tally came as the quarter was ending when Lynn Nolen pounced on a ' Skin fumble that had rolled into the end zone. The score was now 21-0 after Tommy King ' s perfect kick. Before the half ended, Charles Elliott darted 63 yards to give the ' Skins another TD. Again Tommy King aided the score as his kick sailed across the goalpost making it 28-0. In the third quarter. Robert Ratliff ran 17 yards for his first touchdown of the season. With home help from classmate Tommy King, the score was 35-0 The ' Skins still wanted to score again; Eddie Smith squeezed in from the two to put more points on the board. Another one of Tommy King ' s perfect kicks gave the ' Skins a 42-0 victory. Sardis After 3 4 quarters of hard-nosed, evenly matched battle, the Oneonta Redskins displayed a minute and a half of offensive muscle and defeated an upset-minded Sardis squad 12-7. Both teams had little success in the first quarter as neither could sustain a drive. In the second quarter a pass from Steve King to Lynn Nolen gained 30 yards for the ' Skins. After a beautiful run from Charles Elliott was called back, the ' Skins needed a good play. Steve King again connected with Lynn Nolen to give them the yards they needed On the one yard-line, Steve King squeezed through to put the ' Skins on the board first. Tommy King ' s PAT went wide as Oneonta led 6-0. 1 ipi n Keith Harvey, sophomore 135 lbs., guard Steve Johnson, junior 195 lbs., split end Steve King, senior 170 lbs., quarterback Tommy King, junior 175 lbs., guard, kicker Mike Levering, sophomore Jimmy Loyd, sophomore 160 lbs., flanker 132 lbs., end Harold Lunsford, senior 185 lbs., end. punter Phillip McCay, senior 155 lbs., half-back George M oorehouse, senior 200 lbs., tackle AALL-bOUNTY FOOTBALL MEMBERS are FRONT ROW: Eddie Smith SECOND ROW: Charles Elliott. Lynn Nolen. Tommy King. Harold Lunsford. Patrick Fendley. Max Blalock BACK ROW: Mark Sims. Phillip McCay. Richard Tidwell. Ted Murphree. Steve King, Ben Bottcher, Geoff Smith, Steve Johnson, NOT PICTURED: Jimmy Nixon, ONEONTA ' S SIGNAL-CALLER, Steve King breezes by Cleveland tacklers with ease. WW, I Moody sophomore Ted Murphree. senior Ken Nichols, sophomore 155 lbs.. ' taci le 185 lbs,, guard 155 lbs., end Jimmy Nixon, junior 150 lbs., defensive back Lynn Nolen, senior 190 lbs., half-back Phil Phillips, sophomore 150 lbs., half-back Chris Price, sophomore 135 lbs., guard Robert Ratliff, junior 155 lbs., fullback Jeff Robertson, junior 150 lbs., quarterback Sardis came to life quickly when they scored a touchdown near the end of the half. Their PAT was true and this meant they led 7- 6, With just under 4 minutes remaining in the game, Oneonta began play at their own 21. Once again the ' Skins went to the air, Steve King hit Steve Johnson on one pass for 1 1 yards and Harold Lunsford for 17 yards. Lynn Nolen picked up 13 yards on a nice run of his own, while Charles Elliott gained 27 yards and a touchdown on two plays. The try for two points was called back; the ' Skins were now on top 12-7. Sardis ' s final comeback attempt died on a fourth-down play when Oneonta ' s Jimmy Nixon snared a Lion ' s pass. Oneonta was able ■ to hold onto the ball and to 12-7. Pennington Continuing to rely on defense and passing, the ' Skins defeated Pennington Tigers 14-7 for a homecoming victory. The ' Skins first play was stopped because of a fumble. Both teams were unable to score in the first quarter. Beginning the second quarter, the ' Skins got the ball back because of a Tiger fumble, Oneonta drove 93 yards using the entire first- string backfield It was Charles Elliott who punched in the last ten yards for the TD, Tommy King boosted the score to 7-0. Both teams swapped possessions during the third quarter; in the fourth quarter Pennington mounted an impressive 75-yard scoring drive. The PAT knotted the game at seven all. Phillip (ulcCay returned the kickoff to the ' Skins 42, Steve King hit Steve Johnson and Harold Lunsford to move them down the field. From the 14 yard-line Steve King went to the air and hit Charles Elliott as he dove into the end zone. Tommy King ' s boot recaptured the lead. MEN ' S VARSITY FOOTBALL 1 (9 Wins — 2 LosBes) 1 OHS OPP 32 Hayden 6 12 Locust Fork 9 20 Oak Grove 14 34 Springville 42 Brighton 12 Sardis 7 14 Pennington 7 33 Appalachian 6 Susan luloore 14 14 Cleveland 7 Susan Moore 10 Appalachian The Oneonta redskins sent the Appalachian Eagles home bald after downing the mountain birds 33-0, Oneonta dominated the game especially during the first half. The ' Skins got three touchdowns in the opening period, Lynn Nolen ran four yards for the first one; the second one came when Patrick Fendley ran in fron the two yard-line after Ted Murphree recovered an Eagle fumble, and the third one came when Steve King passed 44 yhards to tight end State Johnson. These touchdowns plus a two-point conversion from Steve King to Jimmy Nixon gave the ' Skins a 20-0 lead. In te second penod Steve King found Steve Johnson again on a 40-yard scoring toss, then Jeff Smith romped 1 1 yards to score the last six points. One on Tommy King ' s PAT sailed true, the defense was able to hold the eagles to a 33-0 victory. 70 Sports Susan Moore Susan Moore defeated arch-rival Oneonta Redskins 14-6. The loss was the first of the season for the ' Skins, who were ranked second in the state before the game. The first quarter showed neither team able to push the others defense. The second quarter began as a close fight too. Late m the period the ' Dogs tried a field goal; the ' Skins blocked the kick and recovered the ball. Upon repossession of the ball. Susan Moore connected a pass to give them the lead. 7-0. As the second half began, the determined ' Skins fought their way down the field toward the goal. After a battle at the goal-line. Steve Johnson finally carried it in for the TD. With the extra-point try no good, the quarter ended Susan Moore 7. Oneonta 6. Then it was Susan Moore ' s turn. With 4 minutes remaining in the game, a pass gave the ' Dogs another TD The PAT was good to make the final score 14-6. Cleveland The Redskins, bounced back from their only regular-season loss, downing the Cleveland Panthers 14-0 to claim the Area 11 championship and a state playoff berth. Oneonta ' s senior punter, Harold Lunsford, continued to aid the ' Skins by keeping the Panthers in relatively poor field position. One of his punts, a 53-yarder. forced the Panthers to begin play on the one-inch line. Midway in the second half, fifteen plays, and 94 yards later, the ' Skins got their first tally as senior Phillip McCay moved in the final five yards. Tommy King ' s extra-point try was good, giving the ' Skins a 7-0 lead. Cleveland ' s attack and hopes died on their next possession when a pass attempt was picked off by Oneonta ' s Lynn Nolen. He returned the ball some 50 yards. Three plays later Charles Elliott ran in one yard to score. Tommy King ' s boot was good, giving the ' Skins a 14-0 lead. Cleveland ' s next three drives were abruptly ended by interceptions. Charles Elliott claiming one and Jimmy Nixon snaring two. The ' Skins held on. never allowing Cleveland to threaten again. Susan Moore Susan Moore beat Oneonta for the second time this season. It was the first round in the state 2A playoffs. A Skin fumble on the opening kickoff allowed the ' Dogs to recover and take an early field advantage. The first quarter was filled with pass interceptions and punts as outstanding defenses held each tea scoreless. Early in the second quarter, the ' Skins drove 77 yards for a TD It was senior Patrick Fendley as the workhorse, carrying the ball the final yards for the score. The point-after by Tommy King was good, the score was 7-0 for the ' Skins Late in the first half Susan Moore missed a field goal try but minutes later mounted a determined scoring drive. So the half ended tied 7-7 Defenders on each team showed how stubborn they could be when the second half began. The ball changed hands several times without results With the fourth quarter well underway, it looked like the game would go into overtime But the ' Dogs kicked a 33-yard field goal to clinch their advance in the playoffs. Mark Sims, senior 170 lbs., tackle Eddie Smith, senior 150 lbs., flanker Geoff Smith, junior 205 lbs., defensive tackle Jeff Smith, senior 145 lbs., right-back Richard Tidwell. junior Jimmy Watkins. sophomore .ri lh 5 linphArkpr niiArrl l. ' Vl IhQ onH ?15 lbs., linebacker, guard 138 lbs., end Yvette Mollis, senior Head Cheerleader Pam Kornegay Asst Head Qheerleader Becky GibI Throughout the many ups and few downs, the cheerleaders, with sheer determination, have proudly claimed that the Oneonta Redskins are the best. The cheerleading squad spread the fever of spirit all over the school. When first united they were full of joy at the thought of being a cheerleader. However, when their spirited sponsor Mrs. Donna Godfrey announced that they had two weeks to prepare for the first football game, the realization came home to these cheerleaders that cheerleading wasn ' t all fun and fame but alot of hard work. The cheer- leaders encouraged unity in the entire Redskin body with many pep-rallies, where they displayed breathtaking stunts, amusing skits, the ever popular roll call, and other spirit-raising activi- ties. Tammy Miller, senior Kelly McMillen, junior Candy Hanson, junior Presenting The Punkers ( Kitty Cornelius, junior tarty Cheerleaders 73 FLANKER AND CO-CAPTAIN Anthony Polk blasts ahead for valuable yardage with Mike Thompson blocking ahead. DUE TO THEIR outstanding performances both on and oif the field, the following awards were received Anthony Polk (Team Co-Captain). Jerry Buckelew (tv(ost Valuable Back). Kevin EIrod (Most Valuable Lineman), David Whited (Team Co-Captain and Most Valuable Defensive Player), Mike Hyde (Team Co-Captain). 74 Sports Heroes In Hand-Me- Downs From the very beginning, there had always been somebody a little bigger and better. Wishing that they, too, could fit into the jerseys that would now hang past their knees, the junior football players watched as their he- roes tipped the scales toward a hefty two-hundred pounds. But playing junior football doesn ' t necessarily mean being second best; it is just another stepping stone to varsity position. There were times when they felt over-shadowed by the varsity and just wanted someone to know that they were there. The junior football players left little doubt to the opposing teams that they were there, as they clinched a 5-1 season ' s record — one of the best the junior football team has gained in recent years. ■ wm k r . | f 5 1 N HDT- ry. • liC ii k- LAMONDE RUSSELL, AN offensive and defensive starter until injured ttie fourtfi game of ttie season against Cieveiand, turns on a punt return against tlie Tigers. JUNrOR FOOTBALL PLAYERS are FRONT ROW: Robert Wtiite. Lee Baker, fvlario Warren. Anthony Polk. Mike Snoddy. Sean White. Ronnie Cox. Tracy Owens. SECOND ROW: fvfitch Latta. Scott McPherson. Robert Rice. Gary LeCroy. Lamonae Russell. Jack Bains, Keith Kelly. Keith Loyd. Scott Little. BACK ROW: Coach Jim Williams. Rodney Jones. Mike Thompson. Kevin EIrod. Dan Nash. Mike Hyde. John Tidwell. David Whited. Jerry Buckelew. Eddie Lundy. Jeff Tucker. Coach Earl Woodard- MOST VALUABLE BACK Jerry Buckelew fights for extra yardage in the Jr. Skins win over the Dogs. Junior Football 75 6 ' 5 RODNEY RATCHFORD is the leading jumper during the Ashville game. s y Whole Lot Of Jumpin Goin On 76 Varsity Sports A whole lot of jumpin was going on this basketball season. When you saw the starters that Coach Jim Williams had. you would understand why they all had hot feet. All of the players were equally talented in jumping and shooting. This is why Coach Williams let all of them play during the season. There were only two players returning with varsity experience, but with an impressive season record of 18-6. no one knew that some of them had never played before. Before the Jaycee ' s Tournament. Oneonta had one win over Hayden and a loss to Ashville. so they were determined to play Ashvilte again and get revenge. Their wish came true, for they defeated Ashville 56-54 for the championship of the Jaycee ' s Invitational Basketball Tournament. Basketball was an unpredictable game in Blount County just as football was in the fall, for there were som e highly regarded teams beaten: Oneonta knocked Pinson Valley out of the undefeated ranks 71-68. and Pennington handed Oneonta their second loss with a 37- 34 upset. The Oneonta Redskins completed the first part of the basketball season with a 9-2 record. Scoring high in all of these games were Charles Elliott and Rodney Ratchford. When the Oneonta Redskins started the County Tournaments they were facing some very tough teams. In the semi-final rounds. Susan Moore defeated Oneonta 60-33. The Bulldogs were seeking revenge for the two regular-season losses to the Redskins. Oneonta carried a 17-5 record into the Area 1 1 Tournament and had hopes of winning area and region championship, to make another visit to the State Tournaments. In the semi-finals of the area championship. Oneonta defeated Springville 53-44 to advance to the championship game against the surprising Brighton Bears The Oneonta Redskins were certainly surprised by the Bears, for they were defeated 54-47  WHILE PLAYING ASHVILLE in the finals of the Oneonta Invitational Tournament. Harold Lunsford (42) is assisted by Rodney Ratchford (44) who had 164 total points for the year A 6 ' 5 STEVE JOHNSON ' S (30) great attempt to recover the roundball from the Locust Fork a DURING A LOCUST Fork game. Ronald McKinney is player during the Jaycee ' s Tournament made it 3 steals for the night and 235 for the season found battling on the boards for a rebound. Varsity Basketball 77  ALL-COUNTY AND ALL-AREA MEMBERS are: Rodney Ratchford and Charles Elliott. DURING THE REGIONAL Tournament game Charles Elliott ONEONTA ' S RODNEY RATCHFORD (44) puts in a long jump shot in the Jaycee (12) refused to shrink from the challenge of a Brighton player. Tou ' a e t ga- e w ' h Locust Fork. Charles Elliott, 5 ' 10 140 lbs., senior guard George Henry, 6 ' 1 170 lbs., senior forward Glenn Johnson. 5 ' 11 160 lbs., junior guard 78 Varsity Sports Steve Johnson, 6 ' 5 200 lbs., junior forward Harold Lunsford, 6 ' 5 190 lbs., senior forward Ronald McKinney. 5 ' 8 150 lbs., senior guard aGEORGE henry NEEDN ' T worry about gettting his share of the limelight, as long as he makes shots lil e this against Brighton during the Regional Tournament, Basketball 79 Rodney Ratchford, 6 ' 3 175 lbs., junior forward Mark Sims. 5 ' 9 175 Ibs-. senior guard 60 Varsity Sports Willie Thomas. 5 ' 5 140 lbs., senior guard James Warren. 6 ' 0 143 lbs., junior forward DURING A HAYDEN game. James Warren (34). George Henry (10). and Glenn Johnson (15) attempt to defend the Wildcats ' lane. kDURING ONE OF Pennington ' s bouts with Oneonta. Rodney Ratchford ' s ultimate goal is reaching the ball first. Ca a fi£,r%m2: M ♦ VARSITY BASKETBALL PLAYERS are FRONT ROW: Ronald McKinney. Charles Elliott, Willie Thomas. George Henry. BACK ROW: Rodney Ratchford. Steve Johnson. Harold Lunsford, James Warren. Mark Sims. Glenn Johnson. MEN ' S VARSITY BASKETBALL | (18 Wins — 6 Losses) , OHS OPP 72 Hayden 51 52 Ashville 70 69 Locust Fork 43 71 Springville 62 56 Ashville 52 71 Appalachian 48 71 Pinson Valley 68 34 Pennington 37 66 Cleveland 55 55 Springville 42 62 Susan Moore 42 53 Cleveland 48 71 Hayden 40 54 Susan Moore 51 76 Appalachian 37 63 Locust Fork 43 50 Pennington 36 50 Fairview 51 33 Susan Moore 60 46 Springville 51 59 Fairview 47 58 Locust Fork 50 53 Springville 44 47 Brighton 54 81 JUNIOR CHEERLEADERS are FRONT ROW: Cindy Latta SECOND ROW: Sonya Phillips THIRD ROW: Stephanie Putman. FOURTH ROW: Becky McCay, Suzy Smith, Paige Tidwell. FIFTH ROW: Jan Bellenger BACK ROW: Jackie Little. 82 Sports Eight Is Enough When the stands and bleachers were emptying, eight girls remained to shout one last cheer. Through wins and losses they tried to keep one last flick- er of enthusiasm alive. Bad weather, laryngitis, and injuries didn ' t stop them from supporting their team. Who were these devoted fans? They were the spirited few chosen to be on the junior cheerleading squad. After being chosen, the girls began practicing, but not all practices were held at school. Over the summer the girls traveled to the University of Au- burn campus for their annual cheer- leading clinic. There they learned a va- riety of new cheers, chants, mounts, and pom pom routines. This squad decided to do something new to promote enthusiasm among the junior football players by having a mini pep rally before every game. You would find the girls in the lobby imme- diately after school cheering the boys on to their next victory. The dream of becoming a cheer- leader is present in many, but for these girls, it became a reality. Junior Cheerleaders 83 B-TEAM BASKETBALL PLAYERS are FRONT ROW: Greg Tucker. Anthony Polk (Manager), and David Elliot SECOND ROW: Brooks Fogleman. Phil Phillips. Chad Botlcher. Eddie Cornelius. Max Blalock, Mike Levering, Robert Warren, and Marshall Deavers. FIRST YEAR B-TEAM player Brooks Fogleman effectively wards off the Bulldogs defense. BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER David Elliot is a dominating force over Pennington, as he tries for another two points from outside the lane. MOST IMPROVED PLAYER Mike Levering has his shooting down and his scoring up 84 Sports Hot Shooting Makes For County Champs B-Team Basketball (17 Wins — 3 Losses) OHS OPP 55 Hayden 30 50 Ashville 57 44 Appalachian 29 34 Pinson Valley 26 41 Pennington 23 58 Cleveland 36 46 Springville 37 39 Susan Moore 37 36 Cleveland 25 41 Hayden 27 38 Susan Moore 34 42 Appalachian 25 37 Locust Fork 29 23 Pennington 31 54 Fain iew 43 42 Susan Moore 38 33 Pennington 29 41 Springville 37 52 Fairview 30 36 Locust Fork 39 WITH A BIG net effort. Chad Bottcher muscles in two more points in the Redskins victory over Pennington. B-Team Basketball 85 NINTH GRADE BASKETBALL PLAYERS ate FRONT ROW: Jeff jf W Sfierrer, Dartow Payne, Mike Hyde, and Scott Fendly, BACK ROW: Kevin EIrod, Rodney Jo e f f f y l j ; ' ' Fogleman, Anthony IMPROVED PLAYER Mfke Hyde and teammate Kevin EIrod . „_ „„.. „ „,„„„ hustle for a rebound against the Bulldogs Polk, Mario Warren, and Scott McPherson 86 Sports Taking Aim At The County Title NINTH GRADE BASKETBALL (13 Wins — 8 Losses) OHS OPP 21 Springville 27 28 Arab 38 58 Rudd 79 37 Hayden 13 22 Arab 48 59 Locust Fork 21 55 Appalachian 28 38 Pennington 16 37 Locust Fork 22 28 Pinson 47 62 Springville 33 54 Pennington 24 34 Cleveland 20 27 Susan Moore 25 48 Albertville 68 34 Cleveland 11 50 Appalachian 30 49 Hayden 26 54 Gunlersville 70 40 Locust Fork 28 40 Susan Moore 36 EIGHTH GRADE BASKETBALL 1 (6 Wins — 2 Losses) OHS OPP 42 Springville 28 23 Arab 27 49 Rudd 42 34 Hayden 8 21 Arab 19 32 Pinson 39 46 Springville 22 47 Hayden 20 « MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Rodney Jones out stretches his opponent at the tip-off of the Susan Moore game. Junior Basketball 87 ■-.-nr -T- t ' kTRYING TO BEAT Susan Moore, Charles Elliott swir on first base. and manages to get PRACTICING BEFORE THE Susan Moore game. Phil Phillips, who plays catcher, adds one point to the ' Skins final score. 88 Varsity Sports PITCHER JEFF SMITH atrick out aix ' ' I and allowa only The second season of baseball at Oneonta started with many new players and a new coach. The new coach was Mike Blake. The season was upset with many losses and rained out games, but the guys held in there and showed their Redskin ability to play ball. In their first game the Hornets only downed the ' Skins by three points. The final score being 6 to 3. During the Appala- chian game the two pitchers. Jeff Smith and Jimmy Nixon, only let three runs get by them. They soundly defeated the Eagles 13 to 3. A defeat came against Odenville when the ' Skins lost 4 to 1. The pitcher Jimmy Nixon gave a good fight when he struck out six of Odenville ' s play- ers. In the next game against Locust Fork they were also defeated, but it was a last minute victory. The final score being 6 to 2. In the Area 1 1 Baseball Championship Games, the ' Skins played Springville first. They defeated them 9 to 6. this included a home-run by Tom Evans. This advanced Oneonta into the championship game against Cleveland. Even though they were defeated 1 1 to 7 they put up a great fight. Lynn Nolen hit a three-run home-run, and Jeft Jones hit a two-run home-run. They swapped out the pitchers during the game from Jeff Smith to Jeff Jones to Jimmy Nixon and finally to Lynn Nolen. These pitchers combir3d for three strike-outs, gave up seven hits, and thirteen walks. The remainder of the season was seen with three heartbreaking losses. Susan Moore defeat- ed the ' Skins 8 to 5 in the last inning. Odenville by with a 6 to 5 triumph over the ' Skins. The last game was an upsetting 9 to 2 defeat by Hayden. MEN ' S VARSITY BASEBALL (2 Wina — 8 L Locust Fork Cleveland Appalachian St. Clair County Locust Fork Sp ringville Cleveland Susan Moore St. Clair County Hayden VARSITY BASEBALL PLAYERS are FRONT ROW: Billy Stockdale. Jeff Robertson. Jeff Smith. Phil Phillips, Dennis Presley, Tommy Miller, Jimmy Nixon. BACK ROW: Coach Mike Blake. Harold Lunsford. Marshall Deavers, Tom Evans, Lynn Nolen, Brian Gargus, Jeff Jones, Charles Gibbons. Varsity Baseball 89 Sound of Silence 1 1 •  .. - EDDIE SMITH PLACES third in the state meet (or 330 intermediate hurdles. 90 Sports ALTHOUGH CHAD BOTTCHER did not win any awards, he is an excellent long jumper ■- ;£--- MEN ' S VARSITY TRACK Meet OHS — Hollypond — Cleveland OHS — Cleveland — Sardis Douglas — Appalachian OHS — Ashville — Cleveland — Appalachian OHS — Albertvllle — Douglas — Guntersville — Boaz OHS — Albertvllle — Douglas — Guntersville — Boaz OHS — Cleveland — Pennington • Hollypond — Applachian Sectional Blount County Meet State Meet mat ' 1. J: ik DIGGING IN MARSHALL Deavers and Darrow Payne are ready to i VARSITY TRACK MEMBERS are FRONT ROW: Lynn Nolen, Darrow Payne. Eddie Smith. Jeff Smith, Demetrius Deavers. Robert Ratliff BACK ROW: Marshall Deavers. Phillip McCay, Bnan Dockins. Harold Lunsford. Steve Johnson, Rodney Ratchford. Coach Hugh O ' ShieldS- NOT PICTURED: George Henry, George Gillispie, Keith Hamby, Chad Bottcher, Having the best facility in the area, Oneonta proved to be the best place to hold track meets. During individual meets, Oneonta reigned victorious over local schools. Oneonta was host to the schools in Alabama at the sectional track meet. They came away with second place, losing to Talledega County by only six points. Outracing all of the county teams, Oneonta became the champions of Blount County. Traveling to Troy State University, Oneonta brought back a fourth place trophy. Awards were received by the following boys: Steve Johnson — second place in the high jump, Eddie Smith — third place in the 330 intermediate hurdles, Steve Johnson — third place in the 440 yard dash, George Henry — third place in the 880 yard dash and the mile run, Phillip McCay, George Henry, Jeff Smith, and Steve Johnson — fourth place in the 440 relay, and Rodney Ratchford — fifth place in the high hurdles. Varsity Track 91 Courting Victories The first year of competition for the tennis team saw a great deal of im- provement — in individual playing and in the program as a whole. Although they competed most often against teams from considerably larger schools, the team never gave up and kept improving throughout the season. The boys ' and girls ' teams usually had matches on different days, but when they played the same school on the same afternoon it meant everyone piled into the van for a real fun-filled ride. A stop had to be made along the way to buy Gatorade, Gatorgum, and peach Jolly Ranchers, the last of which Miss Miller found a surprising pre-game energizer. Sectional tournaments held at Ath- ens in April pitted the team against large scfiools once again, but the maches proved to be a great deal of fun. The girls went to sectionals April 23, and the boys went April 30. They didn ' t have an impressive season re- cord, but as a first year team, they really gave the tennis team a good start. BOY ' S AND GIRL ' S VARSITY TENNIS PLAYERS are FRONT ROW: Gina Fendley. Melanie Davidson, Emily Bentley. Jane Sawyer. BACK HOW: Barry Tidwell. Scott Fendley. Jeft Sherrer. Stanley Davis, John Towns, Keith Langner, Max Blalock NOT PICTURED: Kitty Cornelius, Reid Foglennan, David Shumate. Miss Carolyn Miller. STARTING LATE IN the season. Max Blalock takes time to practice his backhand before the game. OFTEN FACING MATCHES against older boys John Towns proves to be a mighty competitor. Varsity Sports 92 y 7 i ist V ' -.-i REID FOGLEMAN HAS a powerful serve and proves to be a vital asset winning three out of six individual matches. Tennis 93 , .. , JUNIOR GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYERS are FRONT VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYERS are FRONT ROW: Wendy Warren. Coach Mike q . g , j Faucett. Mary Hazelrig. manager. Blake. SECOND ROW: Bernadette Mitchell. Pam McHan. Audra Jants. Tena Nolan. Kristy SECOND ROW: Julie Campbell. Tijo Bailey, Gina Fretwell. Kilty Cornelius. Fendley. Amy Bittle BACK ROW: Katie Veal. LATITIA JOHNSON FIRES a jumper in the lane over the flatfooted Susan Moore defense. THE SKINS READY for a chance at the ' jump ball ' as Gail Thomas is about to ' sky ' over her opponent. 94 Sports ©ME[r S[p@[ TSW©M[IMS[p© TSW©M[E[K]S[F @ BW@M[EM [p@[ T FOLLOWING HER FAMILY ' S tradition in sports. Renee Butler executes a lay-up for two points. GIRLS ' VARSITY BASKETBALL (7 Wins — 9 Losses) OHS OPP 29 Cold Springs 44 49 Hayden 38 28 Ashville 41 46 Appalachian 38 35 Pinson Valley 30 48 Pennington 42 34 Cleveland 39 38 Springville 65 33 Susan Moore 28 26 Cleveland 21 34 Hayden 30 21 Susan Moore 33 27 Hayden 43 32 Locust Fork 35 26 Pennington 39 23 Cleveland 38 GIRLS JUNIOR BASKETBALL (8 Wins — 3 Losses) 1 OHS OPP 43 Pinson 4 35 Grassy 19 22 Pennington 28 32 Appalactiian 12 27 Locust Fork 28 59 Springville 24 19 Pennington 31 20 Pinson 12 37 Cleveland 33 27 Susan Moore 20 38 Cleveland 31 he best-known women athletes at most schools used to be those who rahhed and raved from the sidelines — those pom pom purveyors of cheer who jumped and screamed as the reai athletes, the men, battled on the field. But no more. Today ' s athletic females are in the midst of the action, as shown in this special four-page tribute to . . Girls Basketball 95 JkT: ' Yl DEMONSTRATING HER OVERHANDED serve. Gina Fendley COUNTY ALL-STAR, Margaret Henry calls Ihe ball as she bumps to a helps secure another Redskin victory against Locust Fork. setter. GINA BOTTCHER CAREFULLY sets Ihe ball lo tuleNssa Henry for point-winning spike. VARSITY GIRLS ' VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS are FRONT ROW: Portia Butler (Manager). Gina Fendley. Amanda Bushard, Sheila Reid. Daphne Butler, and Beth Tidwell (Statistician). BACK ROW: Coach Jean Faucett. Margaret Henry. Renee Butler, Melissa Henry, Donna Hazelrig. Gina Bottcher. and Misty Holleman (Statistician). 96 Sports §y@M[EMS[P@[FlTSW©M[E[ S[p@[ irSW@MiMS[p@[ ¥gW@M[I[i S[p@[ EXECUTING THE MOST difficult of return serves. Donna Hazeing attempts to spike the ball GIRL ' S VOLLEYBALL (11 Wins — 10 Losses) OHS OPP 2 Ashvllle 2 Appalachian 1 Pennington 2 2 Pennington 1 2 Locust Fork Springville 2 2 Moody 1 2 Etowah St. Clair 2 St. Clair 2 Moody 2 2 Susan Moore 1 1 Cleveland 2 Etowah 2 2 Springville 2 Susan Moore 1 1 Hayden 2 2 Locust Fork 1 2 Hayden Cleveland 2 1 Appalachian 2 Knee pads, twisted ankles, perpet- ual bruises — that ' s the price the girl ' s volleyball team must pay to maintain their competing ability. There is satis- faction in representing your school, in the camaraderie of the team, and even in being an athlete. Although a team of rookies with the exception of junior Renee Butler, the girls proved they had what it takes to be winners by taking third place in the Area Tournament. All-Star teams were selected by the coaches and referees on the over-all best players from the competing teams. Oneonta was hon- ored to have three players selected from the county and area tournaments: Donna Hazelrig — Area All-Star, Mar- gart Henry — County All-Star, and Re- nee Butler — County and Area All- Star. As a reward for their hard work and determination, Coach Jean Faucett treated the team by taking them to Montgomery to observe the volleyball state play-offs. MTLIJOCCC: Here Come The 1 •.?2. :..• , -«. ' t|w ' ' ; KHW Wn«- RtM ««% •o 09 iTi? nr i ir w™ -. WW W W KtsoB . ' £sti ifiia PEANUT FOOTBALL PLAYERS are FRONT ROW: Doug Haynes. Shon Frachiseur, Jeffery Evans, Anthony Mize. Perry Byers, Scott Watkins. Bead Smith, Jonathan Lowe, Jeromy Elrod, SECOND ROW: Marvin Montgom- ery, Stanley Frachiseur, Shawn Polk. David Terry, Pat Bryant, Jim Huie, Lafayette Warren, Scott Gngsby, Ce- dric Gray. THIRD ROW: Shannon Watkins, Jason Works. David Bittle. Clark Pinyan, Johnny Bellenger. Dennis McGowan, Jason Harvey, Rodney Kyle, Blake Burgan. FOURTH ROW: Coach David Tidmore. Coach David Smith. Coach Brad Morrison. WEE WEE FOOTBALL PLAYERS are FRONT ROW: Marlon Phillips. Robby Robertson. Gary Johnson THIRD ROW: Mark Smith, fowler. James Russell. Leonard Hogland. John Endress. Chris Corne- Brock Tidwell. Scot Phillips. Shane Staton. Keith Blanton. Tim York. Iius. Jason Longshore. Jimmy Phillips. Stanley Huie. Tracy Cox. Eric Jeffrey Underwood. Lance Nolen, James Johnson, John Wilson, Hixon, SECOND ROW: Jody Tidmore, Paul Kelly, Dawayne Bittle, FOURTH ROW: Coach Willie Jennings Sr , Coach Bob Hyde, Coach Willie Jennings. Ulysses Butler. David Elrod, Jeff Season, Steven Randall Conn, Coach Tom Blanton - ■ - V : KDHWS 1 n PEE WEE FOOTBALL PLAYERS are FRONT ROW: Todd Phillips. Carey Lowe. Mike Moore. Barry Tidwell. Ken McPherson. Doyle Ragsdale, Kenny LeCroy, Chris Latta, Jeremy Hawkins SECOND ROW: Coach Larry Clowdus. Tommy Epperson, Phillip James, Kris Jennings, Todd Huie, Andy Smith, Jerry Underwood, Steve Shea, Todd Ray THIRD ROW: Coach Paul Hazelrig. Stanley McKinney, Jody Longshore, Eugene Wood. Pat Henry, Dale Dickie. David Thomas. Scott Evans. Coach Larry Phillips 98 Sports Little Red Machines PEE WEE CHEERLEADERS are FRONT ROW: Bnd- cot) FOURTH ROW: Lou Earl Fortenberry Tammy gelte Fischer. Hanson Watkins SECOND ROW: Lon McAnnally. Kellie Harvey FIFTH ROW: Julie Campbell. McKinney. Dana Bailey THIRD ROW: Amy Epperson Letitia Johnson. Amy Bitlle. Kelley Shea. Holly Hanson. (Mascot). Piper Miller (Mascot). Brandy McAnnally (Mas- Melinda Stoffregen. Heather Hanson. M m WEE WEE CHEERLEADERS are FRONT ROW: Denise Burns. April Sivley. Rebacca Hawkins. Joy Hill. THIRD ROW: Pam Russell. Mir- Philllps (Mascot). Delynn Burns (Mascot). Paula Martin SECOND anda Longshore, Stacy Rice. Candi Holt. Janna Gibbons, Christy ROW: Angle Moore. Janet James. Lisa Latta. Amy Shelton. Jana Myers. Tina Ridings. Leslie Thomas. Darlene Avant. Debra Gamble. Woodard. Owen Weaver. Kristy Hill. Michael Land. Carrie Ellis. Jan Judy Bailey, Christy Phillips. Julie Hawkins PEANUT CHEERLEADERS are FRONT ROW: Missy Weaver. Veronica Kyle. SECOND ROW: Kendra Williams. Wendy Tucker. Ginger Logan. Christy Starks. Jen Hill. Mackeshia Byers. Carta Chnstopher. Misti Hyde. Becky Shel- ton. Jennifer Cates. TaJuanita Gray. Julie Evans. Deanne Dodd THIRD ROW: Angela Warren. Heidi Nash. Sherri McGowan. Cinoy Sioilreyen. Denise Moody. Jennifer Moody. Amy Green. Jill Jones. Beth Loyd NOT PICTURED: Ginger Evans. Elementary Football 99 100 Organizations Where Country And City Meet m School organizations Inave always been a healthy way to involve students in subjects in which they have an interest. By carrying those interests into extracurricular activities, students feel more a part of the total school body because they have met students they have common ground with. Some clubs have scholastic require- ments, some hold elections, and other clubs look simply for willing, dedicated members. Building relationships and leadership is an important part of any organization. Because students hold decision-making positions, confidence and leadership abilities are in- creased. Feeling that these leadership and cooperation-building qualities are impor- tant, the school administration backs each school-sponsored group with a faculty advi- sor. Contents Marching Band 102 Majorettes 1 04 Colorguard 106 Beginner Band 108 Stage Band 109 Concert Band 110 Girls ' Chorus 112 Tomahawk Staff 114 Wetotem Staff 116 Student Government Association 118 National Honor Society 120 Math Team 122 Mu Alpha Theta 122 Science Club 123 VICA Club 124 Future Farmers of America 126 Future Homemakers of America 128 O ' Club 130 Fellowship of Christian Athletes 131 Afro-American Club 132 SWINGING A HAMMER proves to no longer be man ' s work as Audra Killough, Letitia Johnson, and Sandy Payne join John Tymes and Kris Jennings in the woodworking shop. Organizations 101 Hierh-hpi d To Contjn tie: ff %2% = ' . M E PRICE AND CIHARt€S HAWH v l l BH liilKi ; iii£i BAND MEMBERS are: FRONT ROW: Phillip Nash, Elizabeth . Sherrer. Tina Wall. Tracy Lyda. Lisa Keaton, Dana Woodard, Tammy Owens, Deborah Tillery, SECOND ROW: Cynthia Hartley, Sandi Fendley, Kristi Stroud, Jania Lockamy, Marsha Glenn. Wendy Hogaland. Caria Bennett. Paula Alexander. Shane Yates. Stephanie Tillery. Karen Reid, Michelle Bynum. Kelly Lyda. Priscilla Murray. Sara Gibbons. THIRD ROW: Donald Gates. Jay Head. Mike Hood. Johnny Coggins. Line Marcum. Kevin Reid. Pete Faust. John Lemley. FOURTH ROW: Leigh Ann Reid, Anita Walker, Teddy Sullivan, Billy Stockdale, Jay Hudson, Harriet Hitt, Shawn Marsh, Angle Thomas, Dennis Presley, Amanda Brannon, Suzette Hartley. Cindy Thomas. Denise Presley. FIFTH ROW: Tammy Sullivan. Brian Smith, Jana McPherson, Marc Marks, Mike Price, Charles Hawkins. John Gooch, Tricia Cargile. SIXTH ROW: Lee Ware. Brent Tielking. Chris Pennington. Jordon Wilson. James King. Craig Tolbert. Otis Mitchell. Katie Veal. Darlene Jernigan, Mark Ridings. Mike Putman SEVENTH ROW: Amy Bynum. Deana Conn. Dana Harvey, Mary Rountree. Sharon Ragsdale. Connie Thompson. Beth Morgan, Lori Hawkins, Jodi Beason, Sharon Daily. Angie Wood. Cinda York. Stacy Burdelte. Kathy Tidwell. 4 DRUM MAJOR PHILLIP NASH vigourously directs the band at the Hayden game Phillip received two superior ratings and Best Drum Major out of Class D at Midfield and Homewood competitions. 102 Music Trend Sporting snappy new uniforms, the Redskin Band took the field for compe- tition at the South Central Marching contest at Midfield. As Drum Major Phillip Nash executed his salute, the Redskin supporters cheered on the band. Feelings of confidence, hopes, and fears, were swept through the minds of each band member as the beginning of the show approached. As the band performed ' Pictures at an Ex- hibition, ' the members glide-stepped gracefully to an up-front formation. During tfie drum break, the drummers were able to show off their drumming abilities. This gave the band a chance to give their lips a rest and to bring out colorful flags for an added effect. While the feature number ' Tiger of San Pe- dro ' was played, a formation which re- sembled a wavy line took place. For the ending of the show, a liar-shaped formation was achieved and floated across the field to the tunes of ' Shaker ' and ' Danny Boy. ' The band received a superior rating for their performance. The band rated excellent at Midfield and Homewood contests. 4 DURING THE HEAT of the afternoon, the Drum Corp practices their opening measures of the show. The drummers received a superior rat- ing for their performance at the fytidfield contest. COMBINING THEIR TALENTS. Brian Smith and Chris Pennington perform a duet in ' Tiger of San Pedro. ' Marching Band iO:- Majorettes Rate Superior The Redskin Majorettes with their smiles and precision earned six tro- phies during the marching season. At the Jacksonville summer clinic, the ma- jorettes worked hard to earn the first place trophy in the majorette division. They also won the ' Corp of the Week ' trophy for their attitudes and actions throughout the week. They returned home ready to start on new routines for the marching season. At the Mid- South and Homewood contests, the majorettes received superior ratings; at the Midfield contest, they received a superior rating and the class trophy for majorettes in class D. Elizabeth Sherrer sophomore A- - p ■ 1 4k 4i MAJORETTES are ' Deborah Tillery, Elizabeth Sherrer. Tina Wall. Tracy Lyda, Lisa Keaton. Dana Woodard, Tammy Owens 104 Music W Dana Woodard Head Majorette lumor Majorettes 105 Teaming Up Rifles, Streamers, Ik • ' -1 At the beginning of summer, four- teen girls signed up for the colorguard. They were ready for the busy summer full of practice. Clinic began the sec- ond week in June. It lasted five days with the girls practicing eight hours a day. Basics were taught and perfected so new routines could bj learned. For the rest of summer, they practiced  . .■__ . three or four times a m L week for three hours each day. They received new uniforms like the bands to create a look of uniform- ity. Streamers were added dur- Connie Thompson. Colorguard Captain ing the feature number to emphs the beat of the music. During the drum break, they were joined by the wood- wind section for a flag and rifle feature. At an afternoon pep rally, they per- formed to ' Tiger of San Pedro ' and brought the crowd to their feet. The ' guard received excellent ratings at MidSouth and Midfield and the class trophy for class D. To end their suc- cessful season, they rated superior at the Homewood contest. I f And Uniforms For A New Guard THIRD R Wj Snaroii Bag sjje. FCUl FH ROW: ; Qeana Conn, Jodr Beas DunrrBe, Aftiy By Lori Hawkins, AngiJfcVood. Cinda Yor Burdette- i (ntDDbLt- KtHbAHSAL, tne COIOraUi le Bfixtra practice is needed for the difticJw flag and rifle toss. jDED- rehearsal, the colorguard and wood-winds practice their flag and rifle MiAalMpMfiilii The Beat Goes On The stage band carried on the beat with their many activities, they promoted spirit at the home basketball games. The crowds always cheered more when the stage band was there with their music filling the gym. They purchased navy sweaters with ' Stage Band ' and their in- strument sewn on in red thread which gave them a professional look. The stage band performed at the ' Miss Blount County Pag- eant ' suppling entertainment and background music. They were asked to perform at a charity basketball game sponsored by the Oneonta po- lice and WYDE radio station. With all their involvement, the stage band proved to be a real to this school. SAXOPHONE PLAYER CINDY THOM r o( the group. B£GINNER BAND MEMBERS are: FRONT ROW: Amy Shelton, Mami Cornaliui, Paula Martin, Jan Harmon, Deniae Burns, Tonia Jennings, Kslly Shea, Andrea Tindall, Lisa Woods, Angi Tidwell, Tricia Towns. SECOND ROW: Jan Sivley, Julie Hawkini Jana Gibbons, Vicky Reid, Patti Glenn, Bridgelt Fisher, Amy Williams, Melissa McCullough, Rhonda Dyer, Regina Vick, Mandy Faust, Karen Corvin, THIRD ROW: Kevin Bobbins, John Wilson, Pamela Hartley, Jami Cooper, Joel Price, Leslie Avant, Julie Jackson, Bart Rainey, Larry Cornelius. SIXTH ROW: Grigsby Donnavon Long, Brian Bynum, Jimmy Sumpter. r ' H l l i jgflp ' s l l - s K.. j ' ' ' ' ' MIB .LsbN PLA ff he -Binlc Panther ' arr during the ittge band period. II is a favorite ' ol the baniTi. a:Lmjio A A J| Iftvt- f r f,j BI IHI - ' ' ' ) ' rt B Hll BflHU B I kF KK STAGE BAND MEMBERS are: FRONT ROW: Suzatle Hartley, Sandi Fendley, Caria Bennett, -,. — „ .hillip Naah, John Lemley, Jordan Wilson, Chris Pennington, Bryan Smith, Jana McPherson, John Stage Band 109 FIRST ROW CLARINETS Lisa Keaton. Cynthia Hartley, and Sandi Fendley watch carefully for the cut oH in the contest nunnber ' Lincoln Lyric ' . CONCERT BAND MEMBERS are: FRONT ROW: Lisa Keaton, Cynthia Hartley. Sandi Fendley. Stephanie Tillery. Cindy York. Mary Rountree. Elizabeth Sherrer SECOND ROW: Paula Alexander, Carla Bennett. Wendy Hogeland, Kathy Tidwell, Angie Wood, Tina Wall, Anny Bynum, Michelle Bynum, Karen Reid, Sara Gibbons, Kelly Lyda, Stacy Burdette THIRD ROW: lularsha Glenn, Krisli Stroud, Deana Conn, Jodi Beason. Tammy Owens. Angie Thomas. Shawn Marsh. Dennis Presley. Tracy Lyda. Deborah Tillery. Amanda Brannon. Denise Agnew, Darlene Jernegan. Kelly Wilson. Tnsha Cargile. Suzette Hartley. Cindy Thomas. Denise Presley FOURTH ROW: Tammy Sullivan. Bryan Smith. Jana McPherson. Charles Hawkins. Leigh Ann Reid. John Gooch. Kelly Rutherford, Ted Sullivan, Anita Walker, Lon Hawkins. Harriet Mitt, Jay Hudson, Billy Stockdale. Mike Putman, Mark Ridings, Brent Tielking, Lee Ware, John Rutherford, Otis Mitchell, Katie Veal. Craig Tolbert. Jordan Wilson, Chris Pennington, FIFTH ROW: Kevin Reid, Line Marcum, Donald Cates. Mike Hood, Johnny Coggins, John Lemley, Pete Faust, Jay Head, Phillip Nash, 110 Music Band Advances To State Concert season began immediately after football season. Much work had to be done in order to have an enter- taining Christmas concert. New music was issued, and Monday afternoon re- hearsals were added to the practice schedule. After the Christmas concert was over, contest numbers were passed out. In addition to Monday, Thursday was added for more practice time. The push was on for the perfection of mu- sic; district contest was only a few weeks away. The three contest num- bers ' His Honor ' , ' Lincoln Lyric ' , and ' Chant and Jubilo ' were performed for the judges at district contest. The band earned three superior ratings and the chance to advance to the state con- test. Sight reading was added to the state requirements. Exercise books were given to individuals to work on difficult rhythms. State contest was held at Birming- ham Southern College. The band re- ceived a superior rating on sight read- ing and an excellent rating on the con- cert selections. This resulted in an overall excellent rating. Some individuals participated in Solo and Ensemble held at Jackson- ville University. They performed in so- los, duets, trios, quartets, and choirs. Each person earning a superior rating received a metal. The annual spring concert was a re- lief to some and brought tears to oth- ers as they remembered their exper- iences in the band. SECOND AND THIRD trombones Craig Tolbert. Katie Veal. Otis Mitchell, and Johnathon Rutherford listen closely to instructions concerning their perlormance a the state concert band contest t FLUTIST ELIZABETH SHERRER plays one of the contest numbers ' Chant and Jubilo. ' Elizabeth is a four-year member of the band and second chair flute. I FIRST SAXOPHONE AND Band Captain Denise Presley takes a break to rest her lingers at an added rehearsal for the slate contest. Being a member of the band tor five years, Denise has learned that the band has to function as a unit to have successful rehearsals and a polished performance. Concert Band 1 1 1 DIRECTOR JANE SAWYER gives instructions on singing louder with correct pronunciation to gain a pleasant overall etfect- CONCENTRATING ON SINGING their ' oohs ' just like Jane says, Jana Endress and Janet Bryant practice at a sectional at Lisa Garner ' s house. 112 Music Love Songs Dominate Concerts A combination of hard work and goofing off was found in every Girls ' Chorus practice. Since there was no adult supervision, things got out of hand at times, but the end result was always good. Three concerts were pre- sented during the year which con- tained a wide variety of music. As usu- al, the girl ' s favorites were the mushy love songs. As always there were many reasons for enjoying chorus. Everyone liked to eat, some like to gossip, and a few liked to sing. With a lot of motivation and effort, the girls produced some good music during the year especially in the Christmas concert. The emphasis on perfection changed from year to year, director to director. What did remain was the spirit of independence and friendship among the members, and that ' s what they will remember in years to come. GIRLS ' CHORUS MEMBERS are: FRONT ROW: Jan Bellenger. Pam Prince. Sonya Phillips, Tammy Miller. Tina Wall, Jana Endress, Kathy Dumas, Pam Cox, Lisa Keaton (Pianist) SECOND ROW; Tracy Lyda, Emily Bentley. Vanessa Murphree (Treasurer), Donna Nichols. Dana Woodard, Djuna Phillips (Program Chairman). Susan Kelley. Pam Logan (Assistant Director), Celia Murphree. THIRD ROW: Candy Hanson (Publicity), Beth Tidwell. Janet Bryant, Lisa Garner, Kathy Ledbetter, Susie Stewart, Jennifer Harrelson (Secretary), Kitty Cornelius, Jane Sawyer (Director). - €. ■1 K Rr| j|VJ ' 3§k ' mi ' - ■ ir B lk A. 1 ix i f ■ r ' ■ J |9B vi. h.Ln Hh VJff V ' S ' r n • - 1. ■■• , vj JUNIOR STAFF MEMBERS Vanessa Murphree. Lisa Keaton. and Jana Endress often find that tfiree heads are better than one when worl ing on layouts. A PATIENCE, LEADERSHIP, AND willingness to give up other social activities in order to have a yearbook that everyone can be proud of are qualities that a good yearbook editor, such as Pam Cox, must have.  SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS are Donna Nichols (Sports Editor), Djuna Phillips (Senior Editor), Emily Bentley (Student Life Editor), Jane Sawyer (Activities Editor). Pam Cox (Editor), and Mrs. Kay Sanford (Adviser). 114 Tomahawk One Of The Best Yearbooks In The State The Tomahawk staff is fortunate to be one of the top yearbook staffs in the state. Our students have consistently won first place at yearbook clinic at Auburn University. Last summer they won a sure-shot camera valued at $150. After being entered in the Alabama Press Association yearbook critique competition, the 1980 Tomahawk won third place in state competition last year and the 1981 Tomahawk won second place. The past two Tomahawks won second place in the Columbia Press Association ' s national competition, which earned the staffs a silver certificate. This standard of ex- cellence is one that will be upheld and treasured by future Tomahawk staff members. Winning awards is a great honor to the staff. More important is the fact that students could take to college a book that they could be proud of. They could look at the Tomahawk and see an accurate ac- count of their school years. Any Tomahawk staff member will tell you that there is hard work involved in putting a yearbook together, but they will also tell you that all of the work was well worth it. Where Country and City Meet was the theme chosen for this year. We felt it described our school and com- munity perfectly, where we have the best of both worlds. MAKING USE OF ditterent color effects. Emily Benlley and Mrs. Kay Sanford are able to give variety to the Student Life Section. JUNIOR STAFF MEMBERS are: Jana Endress (Classes Editor). Susan Kelley (Organizations Editor). Vanessa Murphree (Faculty Editor). Chris Hill (Photographer). Lisa Keaton (Music Editor), and Donna Putman (Junior Sports Editor). Organizations 115 WEXOTEM Oneonta High School BOOSTERS NEWPRES The new pres concession stand project by be Band Booster ar Booster Clubs. was instigated Logan. Due to blems, he as Latta, Presidei Athletic Booster: charge of the cc of the press box. It has been poss construct this new, building through donat. Monetary donations businesses, clubs, and dividuals have- helped pay for part of materia, which had to be bought Many skilled laborers do nated many long hours i providing their specialize services. Many parents o both clubs have voluntari worked togetb buildi equipme the Ci the t iedskins VGTwK.EGISTRATIONsg-v WETOTEM STAFF MEMBERS are FRONT ROW: David Shumate (Assistant Editor), Tammy Miller. Brett Botcher. Debbie Sloan. Kim McKinney. Sandra Miller. Susan Epperson. 3ACK ROW: Ken Nichols. Kathy Ledbetter. Stacy Evans. Brian Gargus, Steve King, Phil Phillips, David Denney (Editor), Audra Jants, Sue Ann Gary. Donna McCay, Mr William Tolbert (Advisor). [ ' cam X ' Wj ' fT ita s Let The Presses Roll The first phase towards the produc- tion of the ' Wetotem ' was the actual writing. Members of the staff suggest- ed things which might be considered for articles. Then upcoming articles like teacher spotlight and student spotlight were decided upon. The second phase towards final pro- duction was editing. David Denny and sometimes a couple of other staff members began the process of editing. The last phase of developing the ' Wetotem ' was the lay-out. Everything that was to appear on the paper had to be positioned on a special backing be- fore it was printed. Each issue of the paper was usually eight pages long and took about four weeks of work before it was finally printed and distributed to staff mem- bers to be sold. SOPHOMORE GIRLS, SUSAN EPPERSON, Audra Jants. Sue Ann Gary. Sandra Miller, and Kathy Ledbetter discover that vKriting the gossip column is an excuse to catch up on the latest juicy news around school. LEARNING THE ROPES of paper production can be a difficult JOURNALISTS KEN NICHOLS and Debbie Sloan find enjoyment ]0b for new staff members. Sophomores Kathy Ledbetter and working on the cartoon section. Stacy Evans begin the process by learning about good layouts. Organizations 117 i e aim 1 ALTHOUGH SUSAN KELLEY is a nursei ide, she still Jinds that needles and blood make her squeamish. SGA Vice- President John David Huie sets an example for his fellow council members while giving Susan encouraging words. SGA Initiates Tomahunk When the Student Government As- sociation began the year intending to function with Ben Bottcher as presi- dent and Brett Bottcher as parliamen- tarian, we l new it was going to be an interesting year. Little did we know, however, the new and outrageous turns this governing body would take. Along with the usual SGA — spon- sored activities: Homecoming dance, Red-Cross blood drive, Valograms, and Christmas grams, this year they went farther out on new limbs to grab the attention of the students. To capitalize on the insured success of the Valogram idea, the SGA sold Horror-grams the week of Halloween. Sales went fairly well, but like they say — too much of a good thing — maybe everyone ' s tired of writing letters. The really big event was the Ms. To- mahunk pageant. Four boys elected from each grade and eight from the senior class were to compete in the ultimate test of poise and grace. Wear- ing dresses, makeup, and, in many cases, wigs, the boys told us their fe- male name and perhaps a nickname. The distinguished judges Bonnie Stin- son, Vickie Whited, and Jim Fretwell really had a tough time eliminating any of the lovely ladies. The SGA also furnished us with our perfect match. That ' s a matter of opin- ion, but many said the results were rea- sonably accurate. It looked like this year ' s student council may have start- ed a few new traditions, but that ' s no surprise. PARLIAMENTARIAN BRETT BOTTCHER and senior Beth Tidwell prepare blood donor bags for tlie annual Red Cross Blood Drive. 118 SGA EACH SCHOOL DAY begins with President Ben Bottcher ' s famous I the thought for the day ' Please pay attention to EMILY BENTLEY WATCHES her steady, Ms Tomahunk Jimmy Register, take his traditional walk down the runway. MEMBERS OF THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION are FRONT ROW: Brett Bottcher (Parliamentarian), Emily Bentley (Treasurer). Lisa Fretwell, Tommy King, Kenny LeCroy. SECOND ROW: Ben Bottcher (President), Tina Wall, Barry Tidwell, Carol Murphree, Stacy Evans, Brian Gargus Steve King, Celia Murphree BACK ROW: Mrs Mary Jim Bottcher (Sponsor), Mark Sims, Djuna Phillips (Secretary), Keith Kelly, Jan Bellenger, Jodi Season, Leanne Reid, John David Huie (Vice-President), Candy Hanson, Becky McCay. Beth Tidwell, Organizations 1 19 Let The Tapping Begin Fifteen juniors were tapped into membership of the National Honor So- ciety. To be eligible for the Honor Soci- ety a student must have an 88 or above average from the ninth grade through the first semester of their ju- nior year. These names were then tak- en to the faculty to be rated on the qualities of leadership, service, and character. The NHS began a tutoring program this year. Students could apply for in- struction in a certain subject, and an NHS member would set up a time to help them with their lessons. Where the group really shined was preparing the ceremony for new induc- tees. The ceremony was a traditional one; including the pledging of anxious new members into the society. The re- ception in Mrs. Botfcher ' s room proved to be unusually enjoyable. FOLLOWING rHEinTLHJGING, new •a, Lisa Ksalon and Max (TockT jpy refreshments provide toy the senior mcnibers iw If 7 120 NHS NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY MEMBERS are FRONT ROW: Emily Bentley (Secretary), Renee Hulletl, Donna Nichols. Pam Cox, Jane Sawyer (Reporter), D|una Phillips, Carol Putman, Denise Presley (Treasurer). BACK ROW: Mrs. Jackie Siegelman (Sponsor), Tom Evans, Stanley Davis (President), Jett Jones, Ben Bottcher (Vice-President). David Denney. ABOVE: JANE SAWYER TAPS Sheila James into the Honor Society and prepares her for the traditional oath. 4SURPRISED JUNIORS, TAMMY OWENS, Donna Putman, and Greg Craven are accompanied by their proud parents while awaiting the reception in the home economics living room. NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTEES are FRONT ROW: Laura Norris, Lisa Keaton, Jana Endress. Rhonda King. SECOND ROW: Connie Thompson, Candy Hanson, Kelly McMillen, Donna Putman. Susan Kelley, Tammy Owens. Sheila James. BACK ROW: Max Blalock. Greg Craven. Tommy King. Organizations 121 Puzzles Pi ' s And Probabilities Mu Alpha Theta chapters are found in high schools and junior colleges across the United States. It is a math club for those students who have ex- celled in preparatory math courses. After the completion of four semesters of college preparatory math and the enrollment in another math course, a person who has maintained an A or B average may be considered for mem- bership. Once these requirements have been met a person is initiated into the club. Oneonta is lucky to have a chapter in Mu Alpha Theta. Of 27.000 schools, only 1,200 have a chapter. Club mem- bers sold doughnuts this year in order to raise money. Earnings from the sale were used to sponsor the math league, pay for pictures in the yearbook, and other expenses encountered through- out the year. LAURA NORRIS CAREFULLY double checks her computer program test before turning it in. MATH TEAM MEMBERS are FRONT ROW: Nita Griftin, Pa tricia Graves. Laura Norris. Cynthia Hartley, SECOND ROW: Tom Evans. Max Blalock. Alan Baggett, Mark Riddle. Stanley Davis. Donald Tucker. o , . MU ALPHA THETA MEMBERS are: FRONT ROW: Donna Nichols, Pam Cox. Lisa Keaton (Secretary). Jana Endress, D|una Phillips. Laura Norns, Tom Evans. SECOND ROW: Stanley Davis. Emily Bentley. Renee Hullett. Jeff Jones. Ben Bottcher, Brenda Price. David Denney Connie Thompson, THIRD ROW: Candy Hanson, Tommy King, Lisa Shell. Max Blalock (President), Kelly McMillen. Donald Tucker. Patricia Graves, Mark Riddle. Jane Saviiyer (Vice-President), Mrs. Donna Ware (Sponsor), 122 Mu Alpha Theta — Math Team Working Together To Make Things Better The science club is a group of stu- dents who want to do something useful for the community while having fun also. Students showed love and apprecia- tion for the elderly by visiting the On- eonta fvlanor Nursing Home. This visit brightened the day for many. Another activity organized involved picking up garbage around the school. Items such as coke bottles, old test papers, and chewing gum wrappers left by the stu- dents were properly disposed of. Valentines day was recognized by having a party at the club president ' s house, Lisa fvlann. A heart shaped cake was baked and decorated by member Carol Putman. Other refresh- ments were supplied by various mem- bers. SCIENCE CLUB MEMBERS are: FRONT ROW: Lisa Mann (President). Vickie Slocl dale (Vice- President), Vanessa Murphree (Secretary), Donna Jants (Treasurer-Reporter) SECOND ROW: Scott Fendley, Jeff Stierrer. Carol Putman, Denise Presley. Jana McPherson, Suzette Hartley. Caria Bennett, Angle TliomaS- THIRD ROW: Dennis Presley, Mike Putman, Mario Warren, Eddie Eakes. Vince Robbins, Kelly Wilson BACK ROW: Jeff Jones. Janet Bryant. Donna Nichols, Todd Goetz. Kelly Rutherford, Kathy Tidwell, Jan Dover. AS PRESIDENT OF the science club. Lisa Mann has the responsibility of organizing such activities as cleaning up litter around the school- Science Club 123 EVEN THOUGH WORK takes up alot of time. Jett Jones serves well as the senior class president and excels academically. ORGANIZING AN OFFICE takes someone efficient and outgoing suchi as secretary Donna Mchots. THE WORK AT Dixie Bronze, as Phillip McCay knows, grimy but very profitable. VICA CLUB MEMBERS and FRONT HOW: Mike Bucketew SECOND ROW: Cefia Locfiamy, Debbie Sloan (Parliamentanan), Harold Lunsford, lulary Watkins, Jeff Robertson, Susan Kelley (Reporter). Darlene Hill. THIRD ROW: Cindy Pearson. Patrick Ryan (Treasurer), Lynn Nolen. Tommy Miller. Junior Lowry. Rickey Graves, Stierry Glovef. Connie Blanton, Rhonda Lambert FOURTH ROW: Gina Harvey, Patti Allcorn, Carol Putman. Tammy Halticock BACK ROW: Mr. Max Baker (Sponsor), Greg Moore, Jeff Jones (President), Phillip McCay, Patrick Fendley, Frank Amason, Scott Jones. Keith Hamby (Vice-President), Pam Cox (Secretary), Donna Nichols. 124 VICA Dollar! And $en$e The purpose of trade and industrial education is to provide instructional programs to develop basic skills, safe- ty practices, judgement, technical knowledge and related occupational Information to prepare students for ini- tial employment or to continue in ad- vanced study. Students in the VICA Club receive academic instruction and related skill instruction at school which relates to the requirements of the job. Max Ba- ker, the teacher coordinator, super- vised on the job experiences. Stationary was sold the beginning of the year to help raise money in order to send students to Tuscaloosa to com- pete with others doing basic skills con- cerning their job. OORBIQ A CLASS demonstration. Celia Loctiamy gives classmate Patricl Fendley a new look. AND MISS VKA are Patti Allcorn and Patrick Ryan. Organizations 125 FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA are FRONT ROW: John Culver (Sentinel), Jesse Buse (Reporter). Jimmy Loyd (Treasurer), Neal Cornelius (Secretary), Mark Sims (Vice-President), Ted Murptiree (President), Mr, Wayne Gibbons (Sponsor). SECOND ROW: Lee Dover, Scott Davenport, Ronnie Gunter, Danny Blackwood, Jimmy Watkins, Ben Bottcher. Johnny Rogers. Jimmy Dailey. THIRD ROW: Thomas Crutch. Chris Price. Shawn McMillen. Joe Griftin. Hugh Thomas. Danny Clowdus. John Cakes, Charles Gibbons. FOURTH ROW: Darrow Payne. Rodney Phillips. Scott Snead. Warren Meeks, James King. Darryl Moody. Scott Stephenson. FIFTH ROW: Mitchell Kelley. Mike Thompson. David King, Scott McPherson. David Thomas. David Jackson. Kevin EIrod. Keith Graves. BACK ROW: Steve Haney. Mike Snoddy. Jett Whited. Tracy Owens. Eddie Lundy. Jett Tidwell. Shawn Marsh. Howard Whited. John Tidwell. FFA JUDGING TEAMS: are: FRONT ROW: Charles Gibbons (Livestock). John Tidwell (Livestock. Land). David King (Livestock). Mark Sims (Dairy. Forestry). Ben Bottcher (Dairy). Ted Murphree (Dairy. Forestry), Neal Cornelius (Dairy). BACK ROW: John Cakes (Livestock), John Jackson (Land). Darryl Moody (Land), Jesse Buse (Forestry), Jimmy Loyd (Land). Greg Weaver (Forestry). Freddy Buckelew (Livestock). SB SiiSSBmSS Preparing For A Better Tomorrow Future Farmers of America is an or- ganization of vocational agricultural a- gribusiness education. Topics of study range from small engine repair, weld- ing, woodworking, fisfi and wildlife to the world of agribusiness. FFA members sold over 700 boxes of fruit at their annual Christmas sale. An educational trip to the state fair was made in the fall. In the spring members competed in dairy, land, livestocl , and forestry judging. In the forestry division of the competition, the team placed second. Community projects were performed by the FFA ' ers. After the bad storm many tree limbs were broken. Mem- bers went out to various houses in the local area and pruned the trees in or- der for them to grow back correctly. They also helped in the building of stage props for the school musical, ' Anything Goes ' . The close of the year brought about the FFA cookout. Ivlembers and their parents who attended the cookout went away with their appetites satis- fied. ABOVE. WARREN MEEKS AND Mike Thompson sell oranges to custodian June Cornelius between their busy school schedule. BELOW. EXPLORATORY COURSES GIVES young students such as Van Moody a chance to learn more about cutting, shaping, and sanding wood. Organizations 127 DARLENE JENNINGS AND KELLY WILSON are applying their pronerbial green thumbs to keep plants green. FUTURE HOMEMAKERS OF AMERICA are FRONT ROW: Denise Presley SECOND ROW: Suzanne Thomas (Vice-Pres.dent). K,m Blackwood, K,m McKinney, Jane B V „I ' ° ° 3 ' ' ' Lanktord. Susan Epperson. Ralphette G.bbs, T,na Kornegay. Clajre Stocks. FOURTH ROW. Amanda Bushard Mary Hazelng. G,na Bottcher (Treasurer), Darlene H,ll, Tina Tucker, Karen Reid, Teresa Bobbins FIFTH ROW: Shanna Nash, Sheila James, Sherri Hullett. Suzy Smith, Ang.e Thomas Prisclla Murra Pam ' McHan (Reporter,, K,m Tuck SIXTH ROW: Margaret Henry, enee Butler Charlotte Crawford. Caria Buse, Stacy Evans, Kathy Ledbetter, Becca Allgood, M ' S f h , plf kpIIv (Soonsor) SEVENTH ROW: Wendy Warren, Carrie Stockdale, Sherry Tuck, Wandala Polk Kelly Witeon Kathy Tidwell. EIGHTH ROW: Melissa Henry, Bernadette Mitchell. Patricia Graves (Secretary), Gail Thomas Vickie Stockdale. Darlene Jennings. BACK ROW: Willie Thomas (President), Rodney Ratchford. GROWING UP IN a large family has given Lisa Bailey the opportunity to apply her knowledge of cooking as well as many other household duties. 128 iDrganizations For All Homemakers: It ' s Just A Matter Of Taste Whether it is learning how to do thread count cross stitching or stencil designs on papers and fabrics, all FHA ' ers know that everyone is a future homemaker. Everyone lives some- where and needs to know how to make that home the best place to be. Members planned and gave a Christmas party for the children at the Child Development Day Care Center. They brightened up the children ' s Christmas by serving them delicious refreshments and providing small gifts for each child. In the past, National FHA week was observed by serving milk and cookies to the school. This year, however, an assembly was scheduled for the high school. An Academy Award nominat- ed f ilm was shown about a severely handicapped man named Leo Beur- men. The film touched the hearts of many students and made them realize that no matter how bad off you think you are there is always someone who is not as fortunate as you. SHARON RAGSDALE HAS learned that to be able to sew means that one can have many new clothes. BEING A PICK of the crop herself, Kim Foxx looks over the just harvested crop of apples, green peppers, and peanuts. FHA 129 Brave Redskins Initiated The O ' Club is a group of athletes who are brave enough to withstand the initiation. It involves shaving your head, eating raw onions, and singing songs composed by fellow O ' Club members to local store owners for the boys. The girls cannot shave their legs for three months. Prospective members must also withstand 0 ' Club night. The events of this night have been rumored to be quite gruesome, However, only the 0 ' Club members ever really know what goes on. Kelly McMillen was selected as the O ' Day Queen and Candy Hanson was the runner-up. Both girls are members of the 0 ' Club. Candy is the head cheerleader for the upcoming school year, and Kelly will be co-head. WITH THEIR NEWLY shaven heads and onion breath, O ' Club initiates Jimmy Watkins, Darryl Moody. Jimmy l_oyd, Ken Nichols. Jesse Buse. David Whited, and Songleader Jack Bains embarrass themselves by singing songs composed by fellow O ' Club members. MISS O ' DAY QUEEN: Kelly McMillen and First Alternate: Candy Hanson. 130 O ' Club 4 JIMMY LOYD PROVES to be a good sport when he finds that being initiated into the O ' Club means you must become a ' scalped ' Redsl in.  O ' CLUB MEMBERS are: FRONT ROW: Patrick Fendley. Robert Ratliff. Harold Lunsford, Coach O ' Shields (Sponsor) SECOND ROW: Greg Tucker, Marshall Deavers. Robert Warren. Demetrius Deavers. Rodney Ratchford- THIRD ROW: David Whited. Phil Phillips. FOURTH ROW: Ken Nichols. Mike Levering FIFTH ROW: Eddie Cornelius. Jack Bains. SIXTH ROW: Jesse Buse. Darryl Moody. Jimmy Loyd- BACK ROW: Charles Gibbons (Secretary). Steve Johnson. Mark Sims (President). NOT SHOWN: Ted Murphree (Vice-President) and Tommy King (Treasurer). .s ' X - t FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES MEMBERS are FRONT ROW: Greg Craven. Lynn Nolen. Patrick Fendley. Robert Ratliff. Harold Lunsford. Chns Price. Eddie Smith. Marshall Deavers. SECOND ROW: Rodney Ratchford. Greg Tucker. David Whited. Darryl Moody. Jimmy Loyd. Geoff Smith. Phil Phillips. Thomas Crutch. THIRD ROW: Eddie Cornelius. Ken Nichols. Jesse Buse. Jack Bains. Richard Tidwell. Steve Johnson. Mark Sims. Demetrius Deavers. BACK ROW: Charles Gibbons. Mike Levering. Jeff Robertson. Neal Cornelius. Ben Bottcher. Brian Gargus. Keith Harvey, Robert Warren. Inspiration And Perspiration The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a group of athletes who desire to grow spiritually as well as physically. The FCA chapter at Oneonta meets on Thursdays after practice during football season. At these nneetings they read from books written by pro- fessional athletes about how their spiri- tual life can affect their performance on the field and in everyday life. During the summer, several FCA members attend a conference at Black Mountain in North Carolina, where they participate in a variety of activities. Organizations 131 Highlights In Black History SURPRISING EVERYONE WITH her dancing abilities, Bernadette Mitchell keeps in step to the soul song ' Double Dutch Bus ' . AFTER ASKING THE audience to join hands. Wayne Williams accompanied by Yolanda Snell, Gwendolyn IvIcFadden, and Winifred DeVaughn inspirationally sing ' You ' ve Got a Friend ' . ' Profiles in Black, ' a black heritage assembly was presented for the first time by the members of the Afro- American Club. This assembly was part of the nation-wide commemora- tion of black heritage. The program centered around contributions made by blacks to American society. Mem- bers gave brief accounts of black con- tributors to America ' s formative years — blacks in science, medicine, tech- nology, politics, and education. Danc- er ' s from the black student population demonstarted their abilities and cre- ativity by dancing to the popular soul song, ' Double Dutch Bus. ' An ensem- ble from Birmingham sang popular and spiritual songs including ' You ' ve Got A Friend ' and ' God Has Smiled On Me. ' The program ' s finale honored and recognized Mrs. Marie Alexander as a respected outstanding black leader in Oneonta. AFRO-AMERICAN CLUB MEMBERS are FRONT ROW: Bernadette K litchell. Otis Mitchell, Melissa Henry, Margaret Henry, Vickie Stockdale (President), Renee Butler. Patricia Graves (Vice-President), Charles Elliott, BACK ROW: Wendy Warren (Reporter), Logina Reid. Carrie Stockdale (Secretary-Treasurer), Gail Thomas, Darlene Jennings, Wandala Polk. 132 Afro-American Carrie Stockdale Miss Afro-American Margaret Henfy Second Alternate Renee Butler First Alternate aanizations 133 PLUMP AS A PUMPKIN, Mrs. Leslie Pierce leads her first grade class in the annual Halloween parade through the school. 134 Faculty Where Country And City Meet F(Qi(m i1 f Of the sixty faculty members, twelve lived in nearby metropolitan areas. These teach- ers did not see the distance as a monetary setback. They merely car pooled to work. According to Mrs, Jackie Siegelman, who has car pooled to and from Birmingham for the past nine years, ' It is a good way to keep up on current events — in and out of school. It gives you an opportunity to be- come closer to the people you work with. I also have time to relax before I get home in the afternoon and also before I get to school in the mornings. ' As the regular session of the Alabama Legislature began, there were bright hopes that the educational appropriations bill would receive priority attention. However, the Legislature returned to its traditional tactics of delaying action on the bill. Origin- ally, the bill contained funds to provide a sixteen percent pay raise for educational employees. Because of conflicting amend- ments, the funding was accidentally re- duced to provide only a fifteen percent pay raise. Many teachers felt that the increased problems with salaries and benefits and the decreased amount of respect given teach- ers by students has caused a shortage of people going into the teaching profession. Contents Administration 136 Faculty 133 Secretaries 143 Maintenance Staff 144 Lunchroom Staff 144 Janitorial Staff 144 Library Aides 145 Office Aides 145 Faculty 135 OUen Ray Ratliff Retires After ten years of dedicated service, nine of whiicfi fie served as cfiairman to tfie Board of Education, Ollen Ray Rat- liff declined to accept nomination for anotfier term. ' I am proud of fiaving a small part in tfie fine plant we fiave, ' was Mr. Rat- liff ' s reply wfien asked of fiis most sig- nificant contribution to our scfiool. He feels tfiat we fiave come a long way in all areas, not just plant wise, but also academically. Scores have continued to improve. He is very proud of tfie fact that our school rates in the top 10% of the state academically. He feels that many school systems spend much more and accomplish far less. In Mr. Ratliff ' s opinion, ' Students are our tomorrow. Anything we do less than our best is failure. ' r T Ollen Ray Ratliff: Chairman of the Board of Education Bill Burdette: Right On Top Where He Belongs 136 Administration Ruby O ' Shield ' s Assistant Principal: The best man for the job is a woman. SECRETARIES are: SEATED: Elaine Womack, STANDING: Arlene Logan, Charlotte Vick. Gail Bellew. SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS are Ralph Tidwell, L.D. Bentley, Jr., Ollen Ray Ratliff. Ann Pa ton. Bruce Phillips Administration 137 Faculty Alexander-Clanton THE INTERESTED FACES of kindergarten children reveal Miss Snead ' s talent for telling stories. Mary E. Alexander, 5th Grade; A A Max Baker, T I Coordinator: MA. Timothy D. Barnes, Vocational Math and Title I Math; A, A. Lynda Basye, Business Education; M.A. Mike Blake, Social Studies; B.S. Mary Jim Bottcher, Home Economics; B.S, Beverly Buchanan, 3rd Grade MS Martha K. Burdette, Music and English. B.S Martha Bynum, 5th Grade; B.S Pat Clanton, 4th Grade; MS 138 Faculty Faculty Daily-Gibbons New Faces On The Force Joining our fine force of teachers this year were three new faculty members: Coach Blake, Mr. Deloney, and Miss Snead. Coach Blake, probably the most well known of the three due to his position as assistant coach and success in making speeches at the pep rallies, was attracted to Oneonta because of Coach O ' Sheild ' s well known coaching record. He felt that there was no one whom he could learn more from than the famous O ' Sheilds. Mr. Deloney has joined forces with Mrs. Veal in teaching gifted students. He feels the gifted students need and can benefit from additional attention. Mr. Deloney enjoys being a part of the Oneonta faculty. He feels that they work well together. Miss Snead came to Oneonta be- cause of her desire to teach and spend time with kindergarten children. She gets alot of satisfaction out of watch- ing the children grow and develop. All three of our new faculty members find the atmosphere at Oneonta a very pleasant one. They credit this to the school building, the teachers, and es- pecially the students. CROWD PLEASER Coach Blake, who puts much work and dedication into giving speeches at pep rallies, flashes the crowd his appealing smile. DURING HIS PREPARATION P ERIOD, Mr his classes. Deloney spends time in the library doing research for Dixie Daily, 1st Grade; MS Michael Deloney, Special Education; B.A, Muriel Dobson, Special Education; B S- Beverly Ellis, 3rd Grade; MA. Mary Endress, 4th Grade; M.S. Jean Faucett, P E ; B S Rebecca S. Fox, Special Education; M.S. Willie Dean Gaines, Title I. MS Anita Gibbons, Science. ME Wayne Gibbons, Agribusiness; ME. Faculty 139 Faculty Godfrey-Logan She Dares To Discipline Oneonta City School is a sctiool run to benefit tlie students. It is organized in such a way as to give the most social and academic advantages to as many students as possible. Much of the credit for this superior method of operating a school goes to Mrs. Ruby O ' Shields, assistant princi- pal. Discipline is a major factor in deter- mining the quality of a school, and be- cause of Mrs. O ' Shields ' s desire for Oneonta to be an excellent school sys- tem, she has acquired a tough reputa- tion, which enables her to have the respect of the students as well as the teachers. Although Mrs. O ' Shields may have a reputation for being strict, anyone who has been around her will tell you that she is fair, knowledgeable, sensible, and understanding when dealing with the problems of this school. Mrs. O ' Shields is proud of Oneonta. She feels the academic program com- pares very favorably with other schools and that the teachers and students strive for excellence in athletics and music as well as academics. ON A COLD winter day, Mrs. O ' Shields enjoys sen ing hot tea to visitors. RELAXING WITH A good bool is a favorite pastime of Mrs. O ' Shields. She especially enjoys historical fiction, biographies, and travel books. Donna Godfrey, Math; B S Linda Head, 6th Grade; MA Catherine J. Howard, Special Education. M.A. Bertie Lee Hixon, Teacher Aide. Sherry Jennings, Teacher Aide. Jim Kilgore, History and Social Studies; M.S. Charlotte Langner, 4th Grade; MS Nell Leggett, Biology and P E ; M.A. Jean Littleton, 5th Grade; MA, Barbara Logan, Kindergarten; M.A, IB Wf 1 r if 140 Faculty Faculty McCay-O ' Shields PLAYING TENNIS AMONG many other activities enables Mrs. Bottcher to keep her trim figure. Doing A Little Of Everything And Doing It Well. Mary Jim Bottcher is a woman with a genuine concern for helping others, fou can always count on her to be there when you need a costume for the school musical. Even if the problem is as small as a popped button or a rip in your pants, you can depend on Mrs. Bottcher. Mrs. Bottcher teaches her classes with a fair, open manner. She strives to teach her students as much as possi- ble and to achieve a level of fairness with all her students. When she is not busy teaching home economics, Mrs. Bottcher spends her time playing tennis, sewing, painting, and taking care of her four children. As you can see, Mrs. Bottcher is definitly a woman with a lot of get up and go. Joann McCay, 2nd Grade; MS Mary Jane McGiboney, Title I B S Cynthia Malone, 3rd Grade; MA Linda Malone, Matti and English; MA. Carolyn Miller, Elementary P E; MA. Cathy Mitchell, 6th Grade; MA Ray Nichols, Business Education and Social Studies; B.S. Ann Marie Nolan, English and Social Studies; B S Mary Norwood, 2nd Grade; M.S. Hugh O ' Shields, Driver Education and Athletic Director; M.S. Faculty 141 Faculty Pierce-Snead Beyond The Blackboard When a student hears the word teacher, the thought of a tall non- amusing person who wears glasses en- ters his mind. Most students feel that a teacher ' s talents are limited to those of lecturing and grading papers. But if students would just stop to think about it, teachers can be quite interesting, and are capable of performing numer- ous tasks. Several of our teachers, be- lieve it or not, are into jogging. Our more talented teachers play piano and organ. We are also fortunate enough to have a sports broadcaster, a choir di- rector, several tennis players, and gar- deners. Many of our faculty members enjoy reading and cooking. Although some students may find this inconceiv- able, the majority of these undesirable creatures called teachers have hus- bands and wives. So next time you find yourself sitting in a classroom with some crazy teach- er screaming at you to spit out your gum, remember that that person is probably someone ' s parent. WELL-KNOWN FOR his sense of humor, Mr. Nichols moonlights on his dairy farm to subsidize his salary. Leslie Pierce, 1st Grade; B.S. Vickie Price, Special Education: M.A. Byron Reid, Guidance Counselor: A.A. Louise Reid, 1st Grade: B.S. Judy Sanders, Language Arts: MA. Kay Sanford, Librarian: M.A. Betty R. Sherrer, 6th Grade: A.A. Jacl(ie Siegelman, English: A A Celia Snead, Kindergarten: B S. Mary John Snead, English and Social Studies: M.A. 142 Faculty Faculty Stevenson-Woodard l as Mrs, Carol Stevenson, English, MA Marlene Stroud, 2nd Grade; MS. William A. Tolbert, Band Director; M.A. Smiley Veal, Federal Programs Coordinalor. MA Donna Ware, Math, M.E Janice Williams, Speech Therapist; M.S. Jim Williams, P.E. and Social Studies; A A Mildred Williams, Science and Chemistry; A A Nedra Wittmeier, Librarian; B A Earl Woodard, RE; MA Faculty 143 JANITORIAL STAFF is FRONT ROW: June Cornelius BACK ROW: Carolyn Lackey, Linda Yates, Inell Smith. LUNCHROOM STAFF is FRONT ROW: Lona McGinnis, Dot Burtram. Joyce Reed. Diana Ptiillips. Marilyn Masters. BACK ROW: Margaret Harrelson. Polly Dover. Doris Dodd. Jean Dyers. Shirly Posey. Lola Stewart. JoAnn Clements, Arivilla Aycock. 144 Support Personnel LIBRARY AIDES are FRONT ROW: Tina Wall, Tammy Owens. Laura Norris, Yvette Mollis, Sheila James. SECOND ROW: Pam Logan. Tracy Lyda. Jana McPherson. Ram Hullett, Tina Pinson. Kim Blackwood. THIRD ROW: Geoft Smith. Richard Tidwell. Jimmy Register. Greg Moore. SSKfirt ' ' ■■ P i i n ft 1 ' ' M Unnoticed Workers Vital To School Have you ever stopped and thought about how much time it takes to cook and prepare the cafeteria meals? Ever thought about how much ener- gy it takes to vacuum all the floors in each classroom and all the hallways and to keep the gym floor waxed? A number of school employees go unnoticed. What most students do not realize is the amount of work and effort they put into their jobs. Everyone who visits Oneonta always comments on our neat, clean building and asks if the walls have just been painted because there is no graffti. Lunchroom workers have the re- sponsibility of preparing a hot lunch for the entire school grades K-12. Custodians have the job of cleaning the building from top to bottom, repair- ing things that have been destroyed or need changing, and making sure the building is in A-1 shape. Without these vital workers our school would not be able to function properly. OFFICE AIDES are FRONT ROW: Jane Sawyer. John David Huie, Pete Faust. SECOND ROW: Monroe Self, Janet Bryant. Beth Tidwell. Rhonda King. John Gordon. THIRD ROW: Mark Sims. En Bentley. Lisa Shell. Ben Bottcher. Support Personnel 145 146 People WHERE COUNTRY AND CITY MEET m The society of youth in our school was somewhat like a scaled-down model of adult society. There are those who achieved and those who did not. There were political minds, intellectual minds, and lazy minds — all types of people with different opinions and ways of life. From kindergarten to twelfth grade, we have dreamed and envisioned ourselves as adults in an adult world. Little did we know that our future would come so fast. In school we were educated, not only by books and teachers, but also by each other and the society created for us here. This began to prepare us for being our part of the adult society. CONTENTS Valedictorian 148 Salutatorian and Historian 149 Who ' s Who 150 Seniors 156 Juniors 166 Soph omores 1 70 Freshmen 174 Eighth Grade 178 Seventh Grade 1 82 Sixth Grade 186 Fifth Grade 188 Fourth Grade 190 Third Grade 192 Second Grade 194 First Grade 196 Kindergarten 1 98 EMR 200 TMR 201 IN A PEP rally skit, Kitty Cornelius contracts the contagious spasms of Candy Hanson. People 147 JDjuna Phillips ■■ Valedictorian Djuna Phillips is the 17 year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don R. Phil- lips. She has one brother, Phil, who is in the tenth grade. Djuna is valedictori- an with a 93.85 average. In the past years, Djuna has been involved in many school activities. She has held such offices as class presi- dent and class reporter. For three years Djuna represented her class as SGA representative and for one year as a cheerleader. Djuna ' s senior yea r has been her busiest and best year. She is presenty senior editor on the Tomahawk Staff, secretary of the SGA, senior class sec- retary, a member of the National Hon- or Society, and a member of Mu Alpha Theta honorary math club. She also sings in the Oneonta Girls ' Chorus. She has received many honors in her high school years. As a junior, Djuna was presented with the High Scholas- tic Achievement Award. Djuna contri- butes most of her honors to her class- mates. They have elected her to par- ticipate in the Tomahawk pageant for the past five years. Her classmates chose her as their junior and senior class favorite. Several of her greatest honors were being chosen as Miss OHS and Best-AII-Around Girl in the senior class. She was also chosen as most studious and one of eight out- standing seniors selected by the facul- ty- In her free time, Djuna enjoys water skiing, swimming, playing the piano, and being with special friends. Djuna is a member of Philadelphia Baptist Church in Oneonta. After graduation she plans to attend Snead State Junior College and then transfer to the University of Alabama in Birmingham where she will pursue a career in the medical field. 148 Seniors ■ Denise Presley ■■ Salutatorian r JJane Sawyer - Historian Salutatorian is Denise Presley with a 93.44 average. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Presley. Denise is treasurer of National Honor Society and member of the Mu Alpha Theta honorary math club, science club, FHA, varsity band, and jazz band. Denise has been a member of the band for five years. Superior perfor- mances at solo and ensemble compe- tition, all-county band, and honor band has earned her tvi elve medals. During her senior year, she had the privilege of being captain of the band. Working with many different types of people in the band has taught Denise how to cooperate with and respect the opin- ions of others. In her spare time, Denise enjoys cooking, sewing, swimming, and play- ing her saxophone. She also plays a mean game of tennis and was on the school tennis team. After graduation, Denise plans to at- tend the University of Alabama and en- ter the field of pre-medical administra- tion. Jane Sawyer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Sawyer, is class historian with a 93.32 average. She was voted most likely to succeed and most talent- ed by her classmates and chosen as one of eight outstanding seniors by the faculty. Her school activities include being treasurer of her senior class, vice- president of Mu Alpha Theta honorary math club, reporter of National Honor Society, feature editor on the yearbook staff, and a member of the tennis team. Outside of school, she is director of the Oneonta Girls ' Chorus of which she has been a member for four years. She travels once a week to Snead State Junior College where she takes piano for college credit. She teaches piano lessons and tutors in her spare time. Also taking much of her time is her activities at First Baptist Church in On- eonta. She has been a member there for nine years and is involved in the chapel clioir and ensemble. Next year, she plans to attend Jud- son College in Marion, Alabama to which she has won a $1000 music scholarship. Once there she plans to major in music and early childhood education. Honor Students 149 1 I 4 jsii . jjS wno s wno un a Sunday Afternoon Twenty-four hours — guiltlessly free of weekday fiomework and cfiaos — are yours to share at least one day a week. The challenge: How to unwind without being boringly idle. Here are just a few of the joys that can make Sundays so deliciously special, from dawn to twilight, rain or shine . . . may- be they ' ll inspire you to devise your own beautifully memorable pastimes! 4 WHAT COULD BE more cozy than taking a brief rest after a leisure afternoon walk witti Best All Around Steve King and Djuna Phillips. They set off to explore pretty rustic roads on their way home.  EVERYDAY IS EXCITING for lufost Popular Ben Bottcher and Tammy (filler. In their spare time they answer their many fan letters. OFFERING TO GUARD the homestead, Best Dressed Lisa lulann and David ON THEIR VISIT to the near by nursery Most Courteous Mark Sims and Denney take a visit up to the attic for a peek at sweet misty memories. Donna Nichols couldn ' t resist coming away with an armload of Boston After dinner they enjoy the silliness of nostalgic dressing up. ferns. Who ' s Who 151 A TRAVELING THROUGH THE multihued fall countryside takes away the anxieties of e iery6ay life but not for lulost Dependable Jeff Jones and Pam Cox, Tfiey have troubles with their car and can ' t find their way home. t WHILE PLAYING AN invigorating game of gin rummy. Flirtiest Eddie Smith and Beth Tidwell try to keep their minds on the game instead of each other. 152 Seniors Who ' s Who On A Sunday Afternoon Cont . 4 WHERE ARE THE good jobs? Most Likely To Succeed Jane Sawyer and Stanley Davis spread papers from Birmingham. Gadsden, and even as far as Houston to puzzle over brawling want ads.  PLAYING A GAME of tag football with Charles Elliott and Renee Hullett Most Athletic, can be adventureous at Legion Field. What could be more enjoyable than spending the day in the great outdoors? ' ti 4 LAYER ON CHILL-CHASING sweaters to take a high swing with Best Looking David Denney and Yvelte Mollis. They both have a glorious day just watching the autumn leaves turn color. A TAKING THE EASY way out Best Personality Jimmy Register and Donna Nichols sneak out of the cozy little treehouse. Then, on whim, they take a trail through the glistening forest Who ' s Who 153 Who ' s Who On A Sunday Afternoon Cont  QUIETEST DARLENE HILL AND GREG OWEN marvel over the reflections from the color-soaked sunset. KELLIE WEAVER AND TOMMY MILLER, Wittiest, spend an afternoon of comedy brushing up on their painting. 154 S  MOST TALENTED PHILLIP NASH AND JANE SAWYER spend a rainy afternoon polishing up a brilliant song and dance routine  HOT SUNDAY AFTERNOONS don ' t keep Tammy Miller and Jimmy Register, Most School Spirit, from showing support at their favorite team ' s game. 4 WATCHING BIRDS CAN be wonderfully rewarding, and no, not boring at all — especially for Most Studious Jeif Jones and Djuna Phillips. Fine feathered species abound in the Blount County areas; our budding ornithologists spotted fifteen on their afternoon outing. V WITH A FEW minutes to relax. Friendliest Beth Tidwell and Stanley Davis take a break from getting things in order to avoid the confusion of Monday morning madness. mmsFww ' « Who ' s Who 155 f  Throughout your senior year in high school, there are many events which tal e place that will always be remembered — pep rallies, ball games, Jr.-Sr. Prom, class trip, gradu- ation . . . just to name a few. The most memorable event for the class of ' 82 was homecoming. Homecoming week began promising lovely, dry weather for all the home- coming festivities. With much hurry and flurry, many seniors worked at the armory on the homecoming float for the parade. The excitement grew and grew as homecoming day approached. The unusual happenings began at the Thursday pep rally. This pep rally proved to be the most spirited ever. During the pep rally, disc jockey ' s from Q- 104 in Gadsden presented the Redskins with the ' Team-Of-The- Week ' trophy. Traditionally, at the homecoming pep rally, the seniors win class competition; the juniors won. This didn ' t go over very well with the senior class. The seniors began shout- ing ' We ate at Jack ' s. ' Underclassmen were confused by this remark, but the seniors knew exactly what it meant. The originators of this remark were Da- vid Denney, Jeff Jones, Jimmy Regis- ter, and David Shumate. The town of Oneonta first heard ' We ate at Jack ' s ' the night before the pa- rade. A bunch of the seniors did eat at Jack ' s that night. For no reason at all they just started saying ' We ate at Jack ' s. ' This remark derived its mean- ing from the pep rally Thursday. Being disappointed by not winning class competition, the seniors shouted the saying throughout the gym. The origi- nators of this remark told the rest of the seniors that they did eat at Jack ' s the night before and the food gave them indigestion, preventing the sen- iors from yelling as loud as they could during class competition. On parade day, the seniors marched in the rain to get their beautiful float in the lineup to be judged. The float was decorated with big, red and white tis- sue flowers covering the sides and a huge football helmet placed in front of a goal post on a green turf football field. Miss Homecoming, Beth Tidwell rode in the helmet under the banner reading ' The Ultimate Breakthrough in ' 82. ' There was also a banner on the back of the float reading ' We ate at Jack ' s, ' with a Jack ' s cup beside it. It was sad to see the rain pouring down, and the red and white flowers flowing down the streets on one of the most important days of your senior year. 156 Seniors Seniors ■..•y wwi Jacks Janet Bryant Mike Buckelew Seniors 157 Seniors Set The Pace Tom Evans 158 Seniors Patrick Fendley BEAUTY CONTESTANTS are FRONT ROW. Pam Kornegay SECOND ROW. Beth Tidwell, Celia Lochamy. Djuna Phillips, Connie Blanton BACK ROW. Yvetle Mollis, Patli Allcorn, Janet Bryant, Lisa Mann. Emily Bentley CLASS OFFICERS are: Jeff Jones (President). Pam Cox (Reporter). Jane Sawyer (Treasurer). Yvette Mollis (Vice President). Djuna Phillips (Secretary), CHOSEN BY THE faculty to attend EXCELLING IN WRITING the Boys ' and Girls ' Workshop are ABILITY, Ennily Bentley was selected Pam Cox and Stanley Davis. by the English Department to be reporter to ' Th e Southern Democrat ' George Henry Marlon Hilton Seniors 159 Outstanding I Once asked what her philos- ophy on life was Djuna Phillips said. ' I believe in being yourself in everything you do ' Being yourself. Djuna feels, will help each individual acquire an hon- est moral quality Djuna also feels that you should learn to respect the opinions of others. That ' s exactly what Djuna has tried to accomplish. As senior editor on the Tomahawk staff and class secretary, she ' s had the opportunity to work with her classmates and thinks each one of them is wonderful, ' I ap- preciate and love them dearly. ' • - Rhonda Lambert Celia Lochamy Serving as president of the National Honor Society and Explorers club, Stan Davis has met and ex- ceeded his high school goals through hard work and academic dedication, Stan also attended Ivlodel Senate in November and was selected to Who ' s Who Among High School Students. His future plans include attending Trevecca Nazarene College in Nashville. Tennessee and majoring in engineering, Since high school is preparation for the rest of your life. Emily Bentley feels that it should educate your mind, but it should also teach you about yourself, your emotions, and dealing with other people in relationships. She ' s glad that she ' s had the opportu- nity to be a part of several school drama produc- tions. ' I feel blessed to have grown up where I did being who I am. ' I Ben Bottcher, Student Government Association president, believes that ' to whom much is given, much IS required ' — in service as well as leadership. He believes that one is happiest when involved in a variety of activities. As an all-county football player, he knows the importance of teamwork and sports- manship. Seniors 4 Steve King likes to enjoy the simple pleasures ol life. He lil es to exper- ience the great outdoors by hunting, fishing, or playing football in the crisp fall air and believes it is the way to true happiness. Like nature itself. Steve believes one should continually grow, ' Being a nnember of SGA. Mu Alpha Theta. FCA, school musicals, and even school beauty pageants, has en- abled me to develop a greater field of interests and better relate to others. ' He is an active member of Lester Me- morial U.M.C, where he holds such positions as president of the United Methodist Youth Fellowship, member of Pastor-Parish Relations committee, and serves on the Administrative Board. Steve has also been selected to Who ' s Who for American High School Students.  Jane Sawyer believes that the only way to suc- ceed in anything is to make Jesus Christ the center of your life. ' I don ' t know how I would have ever made it through high school if I hadn ' t been a Chris- tian, ' College lies next in her future and presents a whole new set of challenges. She ' s not worried, though, because Jesus Christ will see her through college just like he did high school, A general motto for her lite is Philippians 4; 13: I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. A Jeff Jones, senior class president, feels that the key to success is to find your own niche in life. ' Doing your own thing is very important. ' After graduation. Jeff plans to attend the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa to study Metallurgical Engi- neering. 4 As editor of the Tomahawk, Pam Cox has learned the importance of patience when working with people. Patience and honesty help develop a person ' s character , Everyone should have some- thing that they believe in. and in my life that is my firm faith in Christ to help me make the right deci- sions. ' Lisa Mann Mike McCay Kim McKinney P ■ a j V ' rc, 1 Ronald McKinney Tammy Miller Seniors 161 New faces for As the departure date approached, the last few days before the class trip found seniors who were planning to go in an absolute uproar to get on the road. The chaperones, Bernice and Joe Huie and Patricia and John Weems, were also perparing to l eep the travelers in line. The first day included a lenghty bus ride, which turned out to be a very interesting one. The next few days held tours and nnore tours: Williamsburg, Virginia; Monticello, Thomas Jeffer- son ' s home; and Washington, D.C. Our travelers saw as many of the sights of Washington as possible, including the Pentagon and the Smithsonian build- ings, and they sat in on House and Senate sessions. Eating at the Old Eur- ope Restaurant proved to be a new experience for many. Attending two plays ' Medea ' and ' Deathtrap ' were part of the nightime activity while in the nation ' s capital. Seeing ' Deathtrap ' performed at the Hayloft Dinner The- atre was acclaimed as being the most enjoyable evening of the trip. 1 Donna hJichols 162 Seniors Lynn Nolen DREADING THE LENGTHY bus ride home, the senior boys take time out to relax after spending their spring holidays in the ' Big Apple. ' m ,HI i New York En route from Washington, D.C. to New York City, the group stopped in Philadelphia to tour Independence Hall and to view the Liberty Bell as well as the Franklin Institute. Several hours of free time during their first night in the ' Big Apple ' gave the seniors time to browse the area near their hotel — Broadway. Points of interest such as the Statue of Liberty, the World Trade Towers, and the Unit- ed Nations Building, along with many other sites were enjoyed during their stay. The musicals ' Annie ' and ' Bar- num ' provided great entertainment and afterwards several people in- dulged in some of New York ' s delicious cheesecake. The trip was truly a fun and learning experience. A special thanks to the chaperones who kept us going and made it such a great trip. 4 AT THE GIFT shop of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Lynn Nolen seems small next to a model of the huge cathedral. -■ i.- - AFTER SITTING IM on House and Senate sessions. Jimmy Register and Charles Elliott converse about the events of the meeting. Carol Putman Jimmy Register Seniors 163 Mark Riddle Patrick Ryan 1 mm 1- Jane Sawyer David Shumate Diagnosis is simple. Ask casually, ' By the way, what are you planning to do next year? ' In a mild case, the eyes go slightly out of focus, and there is a long pause. A moderate case stutters and contradicts himself when he tries to answer. And a serious case lowers his or her head to the nearest table and blubbers helplessly. Those with senioritis tend to huddle in little groups, nostalgically recalling all the wonderful things they did their freshman year. They sigh a lot. No matter how they try to prevent it, their thoughts sneak past graduation into that great darkness optimistically called the future. The problem is, how do you decide what ' s best to do? Your future rides on a decision you don ' t have enough in- formation to make intelligently. No matter how many times you read the college catalogs, you don ' t know which school would really suit you. You have no way of knowing which job you ' ll like (assuming you can get one at all). How can you know what you ' ll be like in two years? If you ' re thinking about marriage, that throws an addi- tional kink into any system you ' ve worked out — nobody ever ' reasoned ' his way into marriage. That comes with heart thumping, nerves jangling and adrenaline flowing. Christians seem to have the worst form of senioritis. They not only try to decide what they want to do; they try to get the opinion of a God whom they can ' t see or hear. They pray. They ask others to pray for therh. They mumble things about God ' s will and spend time reading comforting psalms from the Bi- ble. But often — too often — they have that same spark of fear in their eyes. MARCHING OUT TO the traditional ' Pomp and Circumstance ' . Rtionda Lambert feels that she has reached a major goal in her life 4SMILES EXPRESS A sense of relief for George Henry as he realizes that the past few hectic weeks of activities are at last over PREPARING FOR THE big moment. Alan Baggell nervously helps Jeff Whiled into his robe  IN AN HOUR, four years of frustration and excite- ment is over For Kim Moorer. George Moore- house, and Greg Moorer the question is, what comes next? Eddie Smith Jeff Smith 164 Seniors Seniors 165 We ' re The Biggest, Baddest Class Around In October the juniors got to order their class rings from Balfour. After several long weeks of waiting, the rings finally arrived! Magazines were sold to raise money for the prom and next year ' s class trip. The juniors found out that magazine selling wasn ' t all fun and games — it was a lot of work! But they did a great job! They set a goal of $15,000, and by the end of the three weeks they had raised $15,080.79. This was the high- est amount sold by any junior class. The top salesman was Greg Tucker. He sold a total of 89 magazine sub- scriptions. When homecoming rolled around, members of the class worked together to build their float. Many of the flowers were made at Max Blalock ' s house and were put on the car at Mark Rid- ings ' house. Their float, ' Catch That Redskin Spirit ' won second place. The homecoming representative was Kitty Cornelius and her escort was Greg Tucker. Instead of having the prom in On- eonta, these juniors chose to go to Guntersville State Lodge! The theme was ' Two Ships That Pass in the Night ' by Barry Manilow. It was a night the juniors will always remember. The class sponsors were Mr. Kilgore, Mrs. Sanford, Mrs. Stevenson, and Mrs. Ware. Class Favorites John David Huie And Candy Hanson ,ft5 ' . 166 Juniors Juniors rmmW ' ' ' ' - : Alexander. Paula Allcorn, Valerie Allgood, Becca Beasley, Rodney Blackwood, Kim Blalock. Max Bottcher. Chad Bottcher. Gina Butler, Renee Campbell. Mike Cornelius, Kitty Craven, Greg Crutch, Thomas Dailey, Eddie Dailey, Jimmy Dockins. Brian Dover. Manuel Dumas, Kathy Endress, Jana Epperson, Mike Faust. Pete Fretwell, Lisa Galbreath, Mark Gibbs. Becky Gibbs, Ralphette Goetz, Todd Gordon, John Graves. Rickey Griffin, Nita Hanson, Candy Hartley, Cynthia Hathcock, Tammy Hawkins, Charles Hawkins, Steve Hazelrig, Donna Henry, Margaret Holloway, Jack Holmes, Dennis Horsley, Bryan Huie, John David Hullett. Pam James, Sheila Jants, Donna Johnson. Glenn Johnson. Steve Juniors 167 Ralchford, Rodney Ratlifl, Robert Ridings, Mark Robertson, Jeff Robinson, James Rogers, Johnny Self, Monroe Shell, Lisa Sloan, Mark Smith, Brian Smith. Geoff Stockdale, Carrie Sullivan, Tammy Thomas, Cindy 168 Juniors Juniors Thomas. Hugh Thomas. Suzanne Thompson. Connie Tidwell. Richard Tielking. Brent Towns. Michael CLASS OFFICERS are Susan Kelley (Secretary), Max Blaiock (President). Ralphette Gibbs (Treasurer), and Chad Bottcher (Vice-President). WITH ALL THE difrerent varieties of class rings today, Shanna Nash and Becca Allgood see that mal ing the right decision isn ' t always easy! Tucker, Greg Vick. Seth Warren, James Wester. Kristie Womack. Tim Woodard. Dana Juniors 169 Blackmon. Raymond Blackwood. Danny Bottcher, Brett Buckelew. Freddie Burgin, Pancho Buse, Jesse Gary. Sue Ann Clements. Melissa Clowdus. Donnie Cornelius, Eddie Davenport, Scott Deavers, Demetrius Deavers. Marshall Elliot, David Epperson. Susan Evans, Stacy Fendley, Sandi Fogleman. Brooks Gargus, Brian Garner. Lisa Gunter, Ronnie Haney, Steve Harvey, Keith Henry, Melissa Hill, Chris Jackson, John Jants, Audra Jennings, Darlene Johnson, Eddie King, Elizabeth King, James King, Phillip Kornegay, Tina Kyle, Patrick Ledbetter, Kathy Levering, Mike We ' re The Best, There Ain ' t No More, We ' re The Class Of 84! The sophomores decided upon the theme ' O.H.S. Our Pride is Show- ing ' for their homecoming float. Most of the worl was done at Audra Janfs ' house, and the combined efforts of the classmates achieved first place. The representative was Tracy Lyda and her escort was Brett Bottcher. Since it rained during the homecom- ing parade, the sophomores had minor problems when the crepe paper faded on their car! To raise money to pay expenses for fixing this problem the so phomores sold Christmas orna- ments, but much to their surprise and relief, insurance covered the damages and the money they raised was added to the class treasury. Biology made up a very big part of the sophomores ' year, and as usual the insect collection highlighted the first semester. Freddie Buckelew and Kathy Ledbetter tied for grand prize and Shawn McMillen recieved first place. Other biology projects included winter gardens and clay models. In Mrs. Nolan ' s English class, these students had to read Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Class Favorites Tina Wall And Brian Gargus A. 170 Sophomores Sophomores Sophomores 171 Loyd. Jimmy Lyda. Tracy Marks, Marc McCay. Donna CLASS OFFICERS are Rhonda Wood (Reporter), Tina Wall (Vice President), Phil Phillips (President), and Stacy Evans (Treasurer). McHan, Pam McMillen, Shawn McPherson, Jana Miller, Sandra f ' 172 Sophotnores Sophomores ■ r , V t i, i-f:Wf (y IS Warren. Robert Warren, Wendy Watkins. Jimmy Weaver. Greg Williams. Kim Wilson. Jordon Wilson. Larty Wood, Rhonda ' ii Sophomores 173 Bailey. Lisa Bailey. Ti|o Bains. Jack Bellenger. Jan Bennett. Caria Buckelew. Jerry Buse, Caria Bushard. Amanda Bynum, Michelle Corvin. Cheryl Crawford, Charlotte EIrod. Kevin Engle. Mike Fendley. Scott Fogleman, Reid Fox. Kim Fretwell. Kristy Gibbons. Sara Griffin. Joe Hartley. Suzette Harvey. Dana Hazelrig. Mary Hemphill, Kathy Hill. Johnny Hogeland. Wendy Holaway. Tony Holleman, Misti Hulle tt. Sherri Jackson. David Johnson. Belinda Jones. Hodney Justice. Freda King. David Kelly. Mitchell Langner. Keith Latla. Cindy LeCroy. Jennifer Little. Jackie Lunsford. Renea Marcum. Line McCay. Becky McCullough. Teresa McPherson. Scott Meeks. Warren Moore. Jamie . I dMQiJi 1 1 k l Hi l uM f. .■% il cC ' -S i A Class Favorites Jerry Buckelew And Paige Tidwell 174 Freshmen Ninth Grade We ' re the greatest class alive, We ' re the class of 85! This was always one of the loudest cheers at the pep rallies in ' 81. The spirited Fresh- men won many times in class competi- tion proving to everyone that their words had a lot of truth to them. This was the class of 85 ' s first year in high school and even though that first year always has its share of rough spots, this happy-go-lucky class had a whole lot of fun! Eight of the girls in this class enjoyed being junior cheerleaders and two boys. Jack Bains and David Whited, were daring enough to join ' O ' Club a year earlier than the other boys In their class. The Freshmen representative Sherri Hullett and her escort Jerry Buckelew rode through the homecoming parade on the beautiful float, ' Redskins, The Real Thing ' . Their float didn ' t win a prize this year, but the Freshmen agreed it was very creative and a lot of fun to work on. The ninth grade class sponsors were Mrs. Godfrey, Ms. Faucett, and the al- ways zany Mr. Nichols. With such cheerful and understanding sponsors the Freshmen could not help having an outstanding year! FrebHrnen 175 Moorer. Terri Morgan. Allen Murphree. Celia Murray. Prisilla Oglesby. Tamara Payne. Darrow Payne. Samantha Pennington, Chris Polk, Anthony Polk, Wandala Price, Michael Putman, Mike Putman, Stephanie Reid, Logina Reeves, Tamatha Rountree, Mary 9 ' CLASS OFFICERS are Jack Bains (President). Sony Phillips (Vice President). Jackie Little (Secretary). Paige Tidwell (Treasurer) and Sherri Hullett (Reporter). GATHERING INSIDE THE library, Caria Buse. Jackie Little, and Charlotte Crawford discuss I homework, clothes, and boyfriends. 176 Freshmen Ninth Grade IN MR. NICHOLS ' Geography class. Cheryl RODNEY PHILLIPS CAUTIOUSLY Corvin learns topographical features of the United turns around to sneak a note from a States. friend. -t  TOMAHAWK CONTESTANTS are Becky McCay. Sherri Hullett. Paige Tidwell. Jennifer LeCroy. Sonya Phillips, and Jan Bellenger. Sanders. Tina Sherrer. Jeff Smith. Suzy Snead. Scott Stephenson. Scott Stewart. Lynn ' Thomas. Angle Thomas. David Thompson, Mike Tidwell. John Tidwell. Kathy Tidwell, Paige Towns. John Tucker. Kim Tucker. Kinn White. Robert Whited. David Wilson. Kelly Freshmen 177 .■ ' StI %iA sBv(V. iJl t •- T-S 1 V V ' ir ' ' ! fe 178 Eighth Grade Eighth Grade Pride Of ' 86 The eighth graders had to endure another year of the dreaded middle school lockers. However, this year one class got a very lucky break. Since Mr. Barnes ' classroom was in the high school area, his homeroom was able to use the high school lockers. Although the class is divided in this way, the students are very close. Un- der the leadership of the officers and class sponsors, Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Barnes, and Coach Woodard, the ju- nior ll ' s worked together to build their homecoming float. The theme for their float was ' Pride of 86 ' , and it did turn out to be something they were all very proud of. It took a lot of work, but they had fun too! Instead of choosing some- one ' s house at which to work, the eighth graders were able to use Valley Ford ' s showroom. Kelly Lyda was the junior ll ' s representative and her escort was Scott Little. The time for sign competition came soon after homecoming. The sign ' Redskins, Ain ' t No Stoppin ' Us Now ' won first place for the eighth graders. Showing off their Redskin spirit was Important, but this class also had its share of school work to do, too. Ex- ploratory classes highlighted the school day by introducing students to photography in Mr. Barnes ' room and various tools in Mr. Gibbons ' shop. Class Favorites Damon Denney And Jodi Beason Aaron. Jett Beasley, Jamie Beason, Jodi Blanton. Pam Bodiford, Scott Box, Michael Brown, Carl Burdette, Stacey Cheatwood, Jimmy Clowdus, Barry Coggins, Johnny Conn, Deana ► IL. J Jernigan. Darlene Jones, Mike Justice. Bobby Lin Justice. Patricia Eighth Grade 179 Kelly. Keith Latta, Mitchell LeCroy, Gary _ Lemley, John HK — Linn. Stacy CLASS OFFICERS are Lori Ha (iiissell (Treasurer). Stacy Linn ( President i and I ee Ware (SeLrelaryi Little, Scott Long, Donovan Longshore, Amanda Lovell. Avon Lovell, Evon f--. 130 Eighth Grade TOMAHAWK CONTESTANTS are Lisa Lowe, Jodi Beason. Kelly Lyda. Stacy Linn, and Suzanne Owens « mifw T lir ' ' ' -w ' m W: k J J K;, T - ™ EM CMDA YORK too ' Ihe SAT lest, she scored high enough to be honored at an awards ceremony sponsored by the Duke University Talent Identification Program Her htgh score enabled her to take courses at the University of Alabama 4 -a (; ,: - ul .. Lowe. Lisa Loyd, Keith Lundy, Eddie Lyda, Kelly Marsh, Shawn Moss, Robert Nash, Daniel Owen, Suzanne Owens, Tracy Pate, Steve Phillips, Terry Reeves, Joseph Reid. Kevin Reid, Leanne Rice, Robert Robbins, Vince Rutherford. James Snoddy, Mike Stewart. Robin Tidwell. Bryan fi Tidwell, Jeff Tucker, Jeff Tucker. Kim Ware. Lee 11 Warren, Mario jn Waters, Sandra ■ ' M Whited, Howard Wood. Angie 1 Wood, Brett ' York, Cinda Eighth Grade 181 On The Road To Success The seventh graders first year in ju- nior high school proved to be an exciting one as well as very successful! At the beginning of the school year not many of the older people really consid- ered them tough competition, but the determined seventh graders with their enthusiastic Redskin spirit proved them wrong. Their very first float won third place with the theme Skins Catch Big Game . The representative was Kelly Harvey and her escort was Todd Ray. This victory for the Class of 87 was only the beginning. In sign competition throughout foot- ball season the seventh grade worked hard to earn a first, second, and third place. The class secretary, Scott Evans, showed everyone that a seventh grad- er could rank among the best pickle- eaters in the school when he placed third in the pickle eating contest. The officers along with their class sponsors, Mrs. Malone, Coach Blake, and Mrs. Gibbons, worked hard to make their first year in junior high one they will always remember! 182 Seventh Grade Seventh Grade ' ' m. ' ;= v.--: ; . Class Favorites Todd Ray And Kelly Harvey mzm Bailey, Dana Baker, Lee Bittle, Amy Brannon, Amanda Butler, Daphne Campbell, Julie Cheney, Lewis Cornelius, Dan Costa, Tina Dailey, Scott Dailey, Sharon Davidson, Melanie Deerman, Michelle Denney, Darren Denney, Kim Dickie, Dale Downs, Johnny Eastridge, James EIrod, Kay EIrod, Lisa Engle, Lisa Epperson, Tommy Evans, Scott Fendley, Gina Fortenberry, Lou Earl Fowler, Steve Gargus, Angela Gladden, John Glenn, Marsha Godwin, Vanessa Harmon, Jill Harvey, Kelly Hayes, Carmen Henry, Patrick Hitt, Harnett Holmes, Keith Holt, Kelly Hudson, Jay Jackson, Mike Jennings, Kris Johnson, Letitia Kelly, Lance Killough, Audra King, Chris Kyle, Jerald Seventh Grade 183 Land, Rori LeCroy. Kenney Ledbetter. Eugene Lochamy. Jania Longshore, Jody McAnally, Tami Biir ' IB BT Ik., 1, Tiainlfi- ■otie „ tf.s.T.v,- ' . . ,v - , • CLASS OFFICERS are Rachel Payton (Treasurer), Todd Ray (Vice-President), Sean White (President), Scott Evans (Secretary), and Carol Murphree (Reporter), ___ _ _ ____ . _ __ McGowan, David McKinney, Stanley McMunn. Eric Moody, Van Murphree, Carol Owen, David 184 Seventh Grade Seventh Grade Tymes, John Underwood. Jerry Veal, Katie Vick. Clint Viles. Chris Walker. Anita Weems, Mark White. Sean Wilson. Tony Wood, Eugene Yates. Shane Seventh Grade 185 Allred, Mark Bellenger, Deidre Box. Gabrielle Butler. Portia Bynum. Jeffrey Clements. Cathy Conn, Pat oooper. Jami Cornelius. Larry Corvin. Karen Costa. Tammy Duncan. Amanda Dyer. Rhonda EIrod, Donna Faust. Mandy Fischer, Bridgette Fogleman. Jonathan Freeman. Leslie Glenn. Patti Grigsby. Anthony Grigsby. James Hamby. Kirk Hanson. Heather Hanson. Holly Hartley. Pamela Hawkins. Jeremy Heath. Kim Henderson, Jimmie Lou Huie. Todd Hulletl. Theresa Bow The West Was IlGally Won The west was not won in a short period of time or by one group of people. It took many hard years to win the west, and it also took the collective effort of American cow- boys, Indians, blacks, pioneer men and women. After Mrs. Burdette selected the play, all sixth graders went through vocal and reading auditions. Todd Huie was chosen to play the story- teller; Jeff Bynum, prompter; Mandy Faust, Martha; and Heather Han- son, Eliza. It took four weeks to learn the play. After many daily re- heresals and one Saturday rehears- al, the sixth grade was almost ready to perform their play in front of an audience. The characters ' mothers still had some details to add to the costumes. But finally they were ready, and the play was a sucess. Under all the lights and make-up, the chorus and the speaking group taught the audience about barbed wire, Moses, gold fever, railroads, etc. I think the sixth graders will not only remember the history of the west but the hard work it took to put the play together, by Gabrielle Box KEN Mcpherson as Thomas brings Mandy Faust a letter from her friend asking her to come out west where The Butterfieid Overland Express has four stage coaches weekly between St. Louis and San Francisco. 186 Sixth Grade Sixth Grade Hyde, Pat James, Phillip Jones. Alan Latta, Chris Ledbetter, Mike Longshore. Jamie Lowe. Carey Marsh. Barry McCullough. Melissa McPherson. Ken McMillen, Darby McHan, Karen Moore. Kendra Moore. Mike Norris, Sandy Phillips, Derrick Price, Joel Putman, Mark Rainey, Bart Ragsdale, Doyle Robbins, Marty Sanders. Sharon Shea, Kelley Sloan. Pat Smith. Andy Stewart. Annette Sumpter, Jimmy Taylor, Ralph Thomas. Tracy Tidwell. Angle Tindall. Andi Towns. Patricia Vick, Regina Watkins, Hanson Wester, Kim Williamson. Amy Wood. Lisa I Sixth Grade 187 Land, Michael Latta, Lisa Littleton, Jimmy Longshore, Jason Longshore, Miranda Malone, Kim Martin, Paula Meei s, Wil Modi. Elesh Moore, Angie Myers. Christy Norris, Jeff Oglesby, Billy Payton, Charlie Phillips, Glenn Phillips, Scot Pinyan, Jason Poli , Dawn Polk, Sidra Prince, Alan Raylield, Shannon 188 Fifth Grade Fifth Grade. Reid, Vicky Rice. Stacey Ridings. Tina Robbins. Kevin Robinson. Stephenie Russell. James Russell. Pam Shetton. Amy Sivley. Jan Smith. Mark Strickland, Danny Stroud. Joel Tawbush. Gary Taylor. Rickey AS THE END of the school year arrives. Sidra Polk. Shannon Raylield, and Johnny Armstrong find it difficult to pay attention in class. diligently to learn one of his more dUficult pieces CANOV HOLT, JAMES Johnson, and Mark Smith take uptheold game of playing marbles. Interesting Projects Encourage Students The fifth graders began the year with excitement as well as apprehen- sion about changing classes for differ- ent subjects. However, they soon be- gan to enjoy the new experience of a different teacher for science, social studies, math, and reading. The students participated in a num- ber of experiments and projects In sci- ence. Some of these included dissect- ing the heart of an animal, passing a bicycle performance test, and writing and performing a skit on fire preven- tion. The year was highlighted with the students developing a city for 1000 worl ing people and their families. In social studies the students made a comprehensive study of the fifty states. They drew a product map and learned important facts about each state. Holidays are always enjoyed by fifth graders. They made kissing balls from boxwood topped with a red velvet rib- bon for their parents ' Christmas pre- sent. Thomas, Leslie Tidwell, Brock Tidwell, Dana Tidwell. Rodney Tillery. Angel Torbert. Gayla Vick. Derrick Weaver. Gwen Wester. Melanie Whited. Wendy Wilson. John Wood. Dawn Yates. William York. Tim Fifth Grade 189 Bailey, Judy Baker, Jason Season, Jeff Blackmon, Scott Iradberry, Michelle Bryant, Susan Bryson, Melanie Clark, Micfiael Conn. Amanda Costa, Jody Cox, Tracy Crane, Regina Crowe, Johnny Deerman. Lori Dilliaphree, Caria Dover, Nicole Ellis, Donnie EIrod, David Epperson, Scott Fowler, Erica Fowler, Marlon Gamble, Debra George, Jennifer Gordon, Jennifer Hawkins, Rebecca Hayes, Michelle Henderson, Angela Henry, Steven Hill, Joy Hixon. Eric Hogeland, Kelley James, Janet Jenkins, Chris Jenkins, Jan Jennings, Willie Johnson, Gary Kelley, Paul Killough, Tammy Kyle, Yoki LaRoque, Deanna Leigeber, Brandi Logan, Robynn Love, Shawn Lowry. Betsy Loyd, Jonathan Lybrand, Dreama Masters, Holly McHan, Kevin McPherson. John Michael, Heath Mitchell, Rena Moss, Brian Moss, Tammy Mostella, Keith Murray, Rob Nolen, Lance Palmer, David Fourth Graders Study Indian Culture When studying about Indian arti- facts, fourth graders made Indi- an rugs and wall hangings. They learned part of the Cherokee Indian alphabet and had fun doing an Indi- an chant. A dramatization of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend was en- joyed by everyone. Holidays were always fun for fourth graders. Thanks to super room mothers, parties were enjoyed at Halloween, Christmas, and Val- entine ' s Day. Many fourth graders joined 4-H Club for the first time. Some of the girls made skirts and blouses. Boys enjoyed learning about electricity and making tool boxes. Many children found that the har- dest part of fourth grade was learn- ing to do ' long division ' and to sim- plify fractions. They all agreed that working and playing together made learning a lot of fun! 190 Fourth Grade Fourth Grade FOURTH GRADERS ENJOY the movie ' Fat Albert and Tha Coaby Kid ' ENERGETIC GIRLS FIND a fun way to release pent up enefgy when they CHRISTY PHILLIPS QUICKLY learns that ifs fun to play the field are able to have free time at recess. with David EIrod and Shane Staton, Tidmore, Jody Tidwell. Kevin Tolbert, Brent Tuck, Richard Underwood. Jeft Wall. Jennifer Wester. Brent Wilson. Jodi Woodard. Jana Young. Chris Fourth Grade 191 Bellenger, Johnny Bittle, David Burgin, Blake Buller. Reginald Butler, Rosalyn Christopher. Caria Cocl(rell, Farrar Dailey, Kelly Davis, Rosemary Elekes. Mary Ann Faust, Kevin Fendley, Kara Finch, Kevin Fowler, Diane Green, Amy Hand, Sharon Harvey, Jason Henderson, Georgia Hill, Kristy Hollingsworth, Neal Huie, Jim THE PLAY IS highlighted with a ghostly dance performed to the song. The Boogie-Woogie Ghosf. 9D S§9 rjOjom Third graders enjoyed the dramatic antics and songs of Gertrude, Scratch, and the Witches and their cats as they prepared for their Halloween adven- ture. Each year the children in the third grade look fonward to participating in a musical. This year a Halloween theme was decided upon so that the children could use their Halloween costumes for the play. All the children were given an oppor- tunity to audition. The characters in- cluded Gertrude, Scratch, narrator, ghosts, witches, cats, and other spooky creatures. They were chosen on the basis of singing ability, voice projection, and dancing ability. Many hours were spent painting the backdrop which consisted of an old haunted house surrounded by spooky trees. The setting was enhanced by hay, pumpkins, and other seasonal decorations. All chorus members were assembled on stage for the opening number, ' It ' s Halloween ' . This eerie song set the mood as Gertrude and Scratch searched for ingredients to maKe a magic spell which would make Ger- trude ' s broom fly. As the play closed, Gertrude and Scratch were teaching the other witch- es how to use their brooms for trans- portation. KELLEY REID AS Gertrude and Missy Weaver as Scratch the cat try to make their broom fly THE WITCHES BEGIN their first flying song. ' Go Gently Up ' . 192 Third Grade Third Grade- 9 M David Bittle. Rodney Kyle, Kevin Finch. Michael Yates. Kevin Faust. Jason Harvey. Shannon Watkins.and Jeremy McCay enjoy getting down to the boogie. BETSY LINDER AS narrator sets the opening scene 1 Alii I. MTi ' I  : ' -:4 Marsh. Leigh McCay. Jeremy McGowan. Dennis Michael. Angel Moody. Denise Nash. Heidi Owen. John Owens. Michele Pinyan. Clark Polk. Kellie Reid. Kelley Roberts. Lori Reid. Krisli Rogers. Beth Shelton. Becky Stoffregen. Cindy Warren. Angela Warren. Lafayette Watkins. Shannon Weaver. Missy Weaver. Sherman White. Shonda Wood. Tina Wood. Tina Works. Jason Yates. Michael Third Grade 193 Allred, Michael Atkinson. Keith Atwell. Deanna Austin. Donna Baily. Patrick Blackmon, Alicia Box. Danny Bradberry. Kim Brewster. Michael Bromley. Phillip Bryant. Pat Byers. Jettery Byers. Mackesia Gates. Jennifer Clowdus. Jennifer Cooper. Amity Coppock. Brian Delgado. Kristine Evans. Jetf Garrett. David George, Chris Grisby. Scott Harmon. Julie Henderson. Jamie Hipp. Heath Hill. Jen Hollis. Holli Hubbard. Michael Hyde. Misti Fox. Jeremy Fox, John Frengel. Karissa IN MRS. NORWOOD ' S class. Brett Owens realizes that it ' s convenient to have a desk of his own. but it ' s really hard to keep neat! BEFORE THE PLAV, ' Angels. Lambs, Ladybugs, and Fireflies ' students line up to show off their bird and lamb costumes that were made by Mrs Bottcher home ec students and several helpful mothers. AS ALL THREE classes combine for math class, Beth Loyd. Amy Jenkins, and Chris Leggett sit quietly and listen to directions 194 Second Grade Second Grade B The Talented Lambs and W 11 Birds m m 1 he second graders used their tal- ents in the Christmas play, ' Angels, m M Lambs, Ladybugs, and Fireflies, ' put on with the first and third grades. It was an interesting study of insects and their possible reaction to the birth of Jesus F ' H and how they helped lead each other w to find the baby. Several of them had speaking parts which added to the in- T M terest of the program. I 1 The second grade teachers added something new to their curriculum this year. One afternoon a week children had a lesson in sketching. These les- sons produced some appealing draw- ings. mk m The team-teaching approach still !R 1 proved to be an efficient way to reach all levels of learning. The open class- llv l ■ room was used by all three teachers to ir i ' ■ regroup according to needs. Both stu- 1 ■ dents and teachers enjoyed this ar- 1 ■ rangement. BEFORE WALKING ON the stage lor thieir Christmas play, Alicia Blackmon experiences pre-perlormance jitters! i i I Jenkins, Amy Jenkins, Ryan Jones, Beth Kalanick, Jennifer Kiilough, Vicky Leggett, Chris Little, Angie Littleton. Jennifer Loyd, Beth Lowe, Jon McClure. Jimmy McGowan, Sherri Milam, Rusty Mize, Anthony Montgomery, Tandeka Nofrell. Dustin Owens, Brett Payne, Rochelle Peppers. Michael Peek, Shawn Putman. Micha Rtehards, Connie Rrchardson, Benny Robbins. Kristen Scott, David Scott, Emmett Sivley, Jetf Sloan, Scott Smith, Brad Speegle, Rachel Taylor. Tanya Terry. David Thomas, Lori Thomason, Tina Tidwell, Chad Tidwell, Dawn Trexler. Ruth Turner. Jeffrey Warren, Percy Wester, Mindy Williams. Kendra Young. Emilie Second Grade 195 Baxter, Jennifer Beaver, Andy Bentley, Luke Blake, Jason Burdette, William Burgin, Cynthia Burns, DeLynn Buse, Sherry Butler, Christie Byers, Perry Bynum, Amy Camp, Don All Dressed Up For The Halloween Parade Ground Halloween first grade stu- dents can be seen parading through the halls of O.H.S. dressed as fairies, clowns, monsters, witches, and above all, Draculas! There seemed to be four or five of these. They all walked from one end of the school to the other in a single file line. It was a very interesting sight and an amusing one also. The first graders also played the parts of ladybugs and grasshoppers in the Christmas play, ' Angels, Lambs, Ladybugs, and Fireflies ' . This was pre- sented by Mrs. Martha Burdette for the P.T.A. The students were delightful all decked out in costumes made by Mary Jim Bottcher and the Home Econom- ics Department. ALLANA FRENGEL AND ELIZABETH DAILY decide to clown around a little before parading through the school. DRACULA IS THE favorite costume of the first grade boys. Christopher, John Crow, Penny Crowe, Jamie Currier, Mikie Daily, Elizabeth Dilliapree, Iv4aria Dye, Valerie EIrod, Jeremy Evans, Julie Fischer, Becky Fleming, Christy Fortson, April 196 First Grade -First Grade. •j,...iii? fi Frengel, Alanna Gary, Tommy Gray, Cedric Hammer. Heath Haynes, Contressa Henderson, Anthony Holston, Roy Huffstutler, Chad Martin, Scott McCullough, Carisa Milam. Angela Parks, Eddie Posten, Mechelle Reid, Kimberly Scott, Cindy Shea, Amy Silas, Shae Starks, Christy Stalon, Shannon StoHregen, Lisa Strickland, Anita Thomas. Kelli Thornton, Randy Tucker, Wendy Veal, Casey Viles, Freedom Wadkins, Kris Watkins. Chris Whited, Carrie Whited, Kevin Wilson. Aimee Wilson. Jennifer Young. Pudd First Grade 197 Baily, Jason Basye. Nicole Beasley, Todd Bradberry, Sharon Having Fun And Learning Too! K indergarten is always a new and exciting experience for young children. Kindergarten teachers Celia Snead and Bobby Logan did many different things to try to make the year one the students would always remember. Each month the girls and boys did crafts that tied in with that month ' s holiday. In October they carved a pumpkin in addition to creating their own haunted houses. After each one had completed his haunted house they had a contest to choose the most creative one. In November the students made In- dian costumes and moccasins with the help of their teachers. Then they wore these to lunch to show them off. At Christmas the kindergarten class- room was decorated by their ' candy tree! ' This was a branch from a tree with all kinds of candy hanging from it. It caught the attention of all those passing by. Another event that added to the year ' s fun was the ' Bunny Fashion Show ' . First, bunnies were cut out of poster paper. Then kindergarteners were able to dress the bunnies as they pleased. Finally, the best dressed bun- ny was chosen. ALLEN EAKES AND Leah Gargus sing Vas Is Dis? ' a German folk song of an immigrant father learning English from his son. BARBI SELF SHOWS what great Indian costumes the kindergarterners made from material scraps and yarn They earned feathers with good behavior. Eight feathers made a chief Doddins, Monica Bakes, Allen Ellis, Rachel Faust. Dave Gargus. Leah George, Todd Glover. Jennifer Gray. Tajuana 198 Kindergarten Kindergarten i ' 4w ISS Ik MJ MJn f i 1 - H B J Jl Jttai DURING FREE TIME Monica Dobbins and Josh Moreland play the roles of a mother and a doctor. Hammer, Ben Harvey, Cammie ' Harvey, Melanie Hays, Julie Hollingsworth. Jeff Killoregh. Amy Kyle, Jarrid LaRocque. Tommy Lambert, Vanessa Lamont, Christy Linder, Tricia Love. Kerrie Loyd. April MacLean, Phillip Mangum. Angela Marin, Scott McClure, Donny Montgomery, Man lr Moreland. Josh Neal, Amanda Owens. Marcus Owens, Matt Phillips. Courtney Ratchford, Randy Richardson. Karen Richardson. Melanie Robbins. Benton Sanford, Suzi Self, Barbie Sivley, Heath Smith, Eric Smith, Mandy Staton, Jeromy Stephenson, Amanda Taylor, Tracy Tolbert, Billy Turner. James Watkins, Josh Wright. Wesley Young, Hoilie Young, Jeromy Zanders. Tony Kindergarten 199 Arledge. Mike Carson, Neil Crow, Denise Fowler, Fred Higginbotham, Mary Trips And Activities Make Learning Fun 1 1 was an exciting year for the elemen- I tary special education students. In addition to studying the 3 R ' s, the chil- dren were involved in many different learning experiences. At the beginning of the year, they took a trip to the Birmingham Zoo and Botanical Gardens. Later, the children worked very hard to present a Halloween program of po- ems, songs, and a play. They especially enjoyed a unit on breakfast. They studied nutritious foods and their preparations by actual- ly cooking breakfasts each morning. One pretty fall day they enjoyed a nature walk through Palisades Park. At Christmas they took their annual trip to Birmingham ' s Century Plaza to visit Santa Claus. In April, the children participated in the Special Olympics. All of these events were exciting, but it seems that the highlight of the entire year was the birth of Lindsay Kaye Price, on March 3, Mrs. Price ' s first child. This was an event anticipated by the children all year! MIKE ARLEDGE, BILLY Warren, and Tim Higginbothann enjoy a game of checkers before school starts. NEIL CARSON READS Wheels, one of the books he checked out of the library IN MRS. PRICE ' S classroom. Ann Scott listens carefully to directions so that she can complete her work 200 EMR-TMR EMR-TMR HIgginbotham. Tim Justice. Rickey Scott. Ann Walden, Amanda Wileman, Brian DURING THE HALLOWEEN program. Mary Higginbotham plays the role of the witch in ' The LosI Little Lonely Witch. ' STUDENTS RICKEY JUSTICE, Tim Higginbotham, and Mary Higginbotham. discover that when they work together in the reading circle learning is easier. EMR-TMR 201 Aaron Dailey Index A Aaron. JeH 179 Adminidration 136 Afro-Amarican Beauliea 133 Afro-American Club 132 Agnew. Denise 110 Alexander, Mary E. 138 Alexander, Paula 102, 110, 167, 212 Allcorn, Patti 124, 125, 157, 158 Allcorn, Valerie 17, 59, 167 Allgood, Becca 47, 128, 167, 169 Allred, Mark 186 Allred, Michael 194 Allred, Sirena 188 Amason, Frank 157 Arledge, Michael L. 200, 201 Armstrong, Johnny 188, 189 Athletic Banquet 42 Atkinson, Keith 194 Atwell, Deanna 194 Austin, Donna 194 Avant, Darlene 99, 108. 188 Award Day 46 B Alan 18, 89, 122, 157, 165 Bailey. Dana 47, 99, 183 Bailey. Jason 198 Bailey. Judy 99. 190 Bailey. Lisa 128, 174 Bailey. Patrick 194 Bailey. Sharon 102 Bailey. TiJo 94. 174 Bains, Jack 75, 130, 131. 174. 176 Baker. Jason 190 Baker. Lee 75. 183 Baker. Max 124. 138 Band, Beginner 109 Band, Concert 110 Band, Marching 102 Band, Stage 108 Barnes, Tim 138 Baseball 88 Basketball, B. Team 84 Basketball, Sth Grade 87 Basketball, Junior 86 Basketball, Varsity 76 Basketball, Women ' s 94 Basye, Nicole 198 Basye, Lynda 138 Baxter, Jennifer 196 Beasley. Jamie 179 Beasley, Rodney 167 Beasley, Todd 197 Season, Jeff 98, 190 Season, Jodi 102, 106, 107, 109, 110, 119. 178. 179, 181 Beauty Is Only Skin Deep 30 Beauty Pageant 38 Beavers, Andy 196 Bellenger, Deidre 186 Bellenger, Jan 55, 82, 83, 112. 113. 119. 174. 177 Bellenger. Johnny 98. 192 Bellew, Gail 137 Bennett. Caria 102. 108, 109, 110, 174 Bentley. Emily 10, 40, 53, 92, 112. 113. 114. 115. 119, 121, 122, 145, 157, 158, 159. 160 Bentley. Luke 196 Bittle, Amy 94, 99, 183 Bittle, David 98, 192, 193 Bittle, Dewayne 98, 188 Blackman, Alicia 194, 195 Blackmon, Raymond 170 Blackmon, Scott 190 Blackwood, Danny 126, 170 Blackwood. Kim 17, 25, 128, 145, 167 Blackwood, Tammy 188 Blake, Jason 196 Blake, Mike 94, 138, 139 Blalock, Max 42, 43, 47, 66, 84, 92, 120, 121, 122. 167. 169. 212 Blanton, Connie 16, 44, 59, 124, 157. 158 Blanton. Keith 98, 188 Blanton, Pam 179 Board of Education 137 Bodiford, Scott 179 Bottcher, Ben 10, 40, 43, 44, 45, 59. 66, 119, 121, 122, 126, 131, 145, 151, 157. 160, 162 Bottcher, Brett 16, 117. 119, 151. 170. 208 Bottcher, Chad 66, 84. 85. 91. 167. 169 Bottcher. Gina 96. 128. 167 Bottcher. Mary Jim 119. 128, 138, 141, 196 Box, Danny 194 Box, Gabrielle 186 Box, Mike 179 Bradberry, Kim 194 Bradberry, Michelle 190 Bradberry, Sharon 198 Brannon, Amanda 102, 110, 183 Brewster, Michael 194 Bromley, Phillip 194 Brown, Carl 179 Bryant, Janet 5. 53, 112, 113. 123. 128. 145. 157, 158, 162 Bryant, Pat 98, 194 Bryant, Susan 190 Bryson, Melanie 190 Buchanan, Beverly 138 Buckelew, Freddie 12, 170 Buckelew. Jerry 74. 75, 174, 175 Buckelew. Mike 37, 124. 157 Burdett, Stacey 102, 106, 109, 110, 179 Burdette, Bill L. 136 Burdette, Martha 138 Burdette, William 196 Burgin. Blake 98 Burgin. Cindy 196 Burgin. Pancho 89, 170 Burns, DeLynn 196 Burns, Denise 99, 108, 188 Buse, CarIa 109, 128, 174. 176 Buse, Jesse 31. 66. 126, 130. 131, 170 Buse, Sherry 196 Bushard, Amanda 47, 96, 128, 174 Bushard, Bill 28, 188 Butler, Christie 196 Butler, Daphne 96, 183 Butler, Nate 86, 179 Butler. Portia 96, 186 Butler. Reginald 192 Butler. Renee 15. 43. 47, 95, 96, 128, 132, 133, 167 Butler, Rosalyn 192 Butler, Ulysses 98, 188 Byers, Jeffry 194 Byers, Mackeshia 99, 194 Byers, Perry 98, 196 Bynum, Amy 102, 106, 107, 179 Bynum, Amy Deann 110, 196 Bynum. Brian 108. 188 Bynum, Jeffrey 186 Bynum, Martha 138 Bynum, Michelle 102, 110, 174 Camp. Don 196 Campbell, Julie 94, 99, 183 Campbell, Mike 167 Campus Cliques 20 Cargile, Trisha 102, 109, 110, 179 Carson, Rodney Neil 200, 201 Gary, Sue Ann 22, 54, 117, 170, 173 Gates, Donald 102, 110, 179 Gates, Jennifer 99, 194 Cheerleaders, Junior 82 Cheerleaders, Peanuts 99 Cheerleaders, Pee Wee 99 Cheerleaders, Varsity 72 Cheerleaders, Wee Wee 99 Cheney, Lewis 183 Christopher, CarIa 13, 99, 192 Christopher, John 196 Glanton, Jim 188 Gianton, Pat 138 Clark. Michael 190 Clements. Cathy 186 Clements. Mellsa 170 Closing 208 Clowdus. Barry 179 Clowdus, Donny 126, 170 Clowdus, Jennifer 194 Clubs And Organizations Section 100 Crockrell, Farrar 192 Coggins, Johnny 102, 110, 179 Colorguard 106 Conn, Amanda 190 Conn, Deana 38, 102, 107, 110, 179 Conn, Brian 186 Cooper, Amity 194 Cooper, Jami 108, 186 Coppock, Brian 194 Coppock, Chris 108, 188 Coppock, David Martin 198 Cornelius, Chris 98, 188 Cornelius, Dan 183, 210, 211 Cornelius, Eddie 66, 84, 131. 170 Cornelius, Judy 179 Cornelius, Kitty 6, 42, 43, 45. 51, 73, 92, 94. 112, 113. 146, 147, 167, 168, 212 Cornelius, Larry 108, 186 Cornelius, Mamie 108, 188 Cornelius, Neal 24, 41, 62, 66, 126, 131, 158, 162 Gorvin, Cheryl 174, 177 Corvin, Karen 108, 186 Costa, Jody 190 Costa, Tammy 186 Costa, Tina 108, 183 Cox, Pam 11, 44, 45. 112. 113, 121, 122. 124. 152. 158. 159. 161. 208 Cox. Ronnie 75. 179 Cox. Tracy 98, 190 Crane, Allison Michelle 198 Crane, Regina 190 Craven. Greg 47, 120. 121, 131, 167 Crawford, Charlotte 128, 174, 176 Crow, Denise D, 200, 2C 1 Crow, Penny 196 Crowe. Jamie 196 Crowe, Johnny 190 Crump. LaShunda Monisa 199 Crutch, Thomas 67, 126, 131, 167 Culver, John 62, 126, 158 Currier, Mikie 196 D C Dailey. Eddie 167 Dailey, Jimmy 63, 126, 167 Dailey, John 108, 188 Dailey, Kelly 192 202 Index Dailey Hawkins Dailey, Scotty 6, 183 Dailey, Sharon 31. 38, 102, 106, 183 Daily, Dixie 139 Daily. Elizabeth 196 The Dating Game 22 Davenport. Scott 126. 170 Davidson, Melanie 54. 92, 183. 185. 210. 211 Davis. Rosemary 192 Davis. Stanley 46. 47, 61. 92. 121. 122. 158, 159. 160 Dean. Michael 179 Deavers. Demetrius 67. 91, 131, 170 Deavers, Marshall 67, 91. 131. 170 Deerman. Lori 190 Delgado. Kristine 194 Deloney. Michael 139 Denney. Damon 47. 178. 179 Denney. Darren 41. 183. 185 Denney. David 10. 46. 116. 117, 121. 122. 151. 153. 158. 162 Denney. Kim 183 Dickie. Dale 183 Dilliapree. Caria 190 Dilliapree. Maha 196 Diversified Occupation 124 Division lor Academics 56 Division lor Clubs 100 Division lor Faculty 134 Division lor People 146 Division lor Sports 64 Division lor Student Lile 8 Dobbins. Monica Davim 199 Dobson. Muriel 139 Dockins. Brian 17. 44, 67, 89. 91. 167. 212 Dodd. Deanne 99. 198 Doddins, Monica 198 Dover. Jan 123, 179 Dover. Lee 126 Dover. Manuel 67, 167 Dover, Nicole 190 Downs, Johnny 183 Dumas, Kathy 47, 112, 168 Duncan, Amanda 186 Duncan, Danny 188 Dye, Valerie 196 Dyer. Rhonda 108. 186 EMR 200 Eakes. Eddie 123. 179 Eakes. Allen 198 Eastridge, J.J 183 Eiglitit Grade 178 Elekes, Mary Ann 192 Elementary Sports 98 Eleventli Grade 166 Elliott, Charles 43, 66, 67, 70, 71. 78, 80. E 132. 153. 158. 162. 163 Elliot. Dakey 42, 84, 170 Ellis, Beverly 139 Ellis, Carrie 99. 188 Ellis. Donnie 190 Ellis. Rachel 198 EIrod. David 98. 190. 191 EIrod. Donna 186 EIrod. Jeremy 98. 196 EIrod. Kay 183 EIrod. Kevin 74. 75, 86, 126, 174 EIrod, Lisa 183 Endress, Jana 24, 40, 112, 113. 114, 115, 121. 122. 167 Endress. John 98. 188 Endress. Mary 139 Engle. Lisa 183 En gle. Mike 174 Epperson. Michael 167 Epperson. Scott 190 Epperson. Susan 18. 117. 128. 170. 173 Epperson. Tommy 98. 183 Esslinger. Sheila 12 Evans. Jeflery 98. 194 Evans. Julie 99. 196 Evans. Scott 38. 98. 183. 184 Evans. Stacy 117. 119. 128. 170. 172. 173 Evans. Tom 21. 56. 89. 121. 122. 158 Faculty 138 Faucett. Jean 94. 96, 139 Faust. David 198 Faust. Kevin 192. 193 Faust. Mandy 108. 186 Faust. Pete 102. 110. 145. 167 Fauz. John 68 Fellowship of Christian Athletes 131 Fendley. Gina 42. 92. 94, 96. 183. 185 Fendley. Kara 192 Fendley. Patrick 66, 67. 68. 70. 71. 124. 131 158 Fendley. Sandi 102. 107. 108. 109. 110. 170 Fendley. Scott 86, 92. 123, 174 Fifth grade 182 Finch, Kevin 192, 193 First Class 10 First grade 196 Fischer, Becky 196 Fischer. Bridgette 99. 108. 186 Fleming. Christy 196 Fogleman. Brooks 84. 170 Fogleman, Jonathan 186 Fogleman. Reid 86. 92, 174, 210. 211 Football, Junior 74 Football, Peanuts 98 Football, Pee Wee 98 Football, Varsity 66 Football. Wee Wee 98 Fortenberry. Lou Earl 99. 183 Fortson. April 196 Fourth grade 190 Fowler. Diane 192 Fowler, Erica 190 Fowler. Fredrick E. 200. 201 Fowler. Marlon 98. 190 Fowler. Steve 183 Fox. Jeremy 196 Fox. John 194 Fox. Kim 129. 174 Fox. Rebecca 139 Frachiseur Shon 98 Freeman. Leslie 108. 186 Frengel. Alanna 196. 197 Frengel, Karissa 194 Fretwell. Kristi 43. 94. 174 Fretwell. Lisa 23. 43. 45. 72, 119, 167, 168 Future Farmers ol America 126 Future Homemakers ol America 1 12 G 171 Gargus, Leah Alison 198 Garner. Lisa 31. 112, 113. 170 Garrett. David 194 Gary. Tammy 197 George. Chris 194 George. James Todd 198 George. Jennifer 190 Get On the Sticic 28 Gibbons. Anita 139 Gibbons. Charles 27. 46. 47. 68. 126. 131. 159 Gibbons. Janna 99. 108. 188 Gibbons. Sara 102. 107. 110. 174 Gibbons. Wayne 126. 139 Gibbs. Becky 16, 44. 47, 72. 167 Gibbs. Ralphette 17. 47. 128. 167. 169. 210 Girls Chorus 112 Gladden. John 183 Glenn. Marsha 102. 110. 183, 185 Glenn. Patti 108. 186 Glover. Jennifer Gail 198 Glover. Sherry 124. 159 Godfrey. Donna 140 Goetz. Todd 123. 167 Godwin. Vanessa 14. 183 Gooch. John 102. 109. 110. 179 Gordon. Jennifer 190 Gordon. John 68. 145. 167. 211 Graves. Keith 126 Graves. Patricia Kay 47. 68. 122, 128. 132, 159 Graves. Rickey 124. 167. 212 Gray. Cedric 197 Gray. Tajuana 99, 198 Green. Amy 99. 192 Griffin. Dawn 188 Griffin. Joe 126. 174 Griffin. Nita 60. 122. 167 Grigsby. Anthony 108. 186 Grigsby. Scott 98. 192 Gunter. Ronnie L. 126. 170 H Gaddy. Rachel 179 Gaddy. Ramona 179 Gaines. Willie Dean 139 Galbreath. Mark 167 Gamble. Debra 99. 190 Gargus. Amy 188 Gargus. Angela 14. 183 Gargus. Brian 12. 68. 89. 117. 119. 131. 170, Hamby. Keith 91. 124. 159. 162. 210. 211 Hamby, Kirk 18b Hammer. Ben 199 Hammer. Heath 197. 201 Haney. Steve 126. 170 Hand, Sharon 192 Hanging Out 16 Hanson, Candy 41. 47. 72. 112. 113. 119. 121. 122, 130, 146, 147, 166. 167. 168 Hanson. Heather 99, 186 Hanson, Holly 99. 143. 186 Harmon. Jan 108, 188 Harmon. Jill 183 Harmon, Julie 194 Harrelson, Jennifer 11. 46. 112. 113. 159 Harris. Jeff 68, 179 Hartley. Cynthia 8. 60. 107. 109. 110. 167 Hartley. Pamela 108. 186 Hartley. Suzette 40. 102, 109. 110. 123. 174 Harvey. Dana 102. 106, 107, 174 Harvey, Gena 124 Harvey, Jana 108, 188 Han ey, Jason 98, 192, 193 Harvey. Keith 131. 170. 208 Harvey, Kelly 12. 50, 99, 182, 183, 185 Harvey. Melanie 199 Hathcock. Tammy 124. 167 Hawkins. Allen 188. 201 Hawkins, Charles 102, 110. 167 Hawkins. Jeremy 98. 186 Index 203 Hawkins Longshore Index Hawkins. Julie 99. 108. 188 Hawl ins. Lori 102. 106. 110. 179 Hawl ins. Rebecca 99, 190 Hawl ins, Steve 17, 167 Hayes. Carmen DeAnne 183 Hayes. Gloria 159 Hayes. Michelle 190 Haynes. Conressa 197 Haynes. Doug 98 Hays. Julie 199 Hazelrig. Donna 20. 96. 97, 167 Hazelrig, Mary 94. 128. 174 Head. Jay 110. 179. 210 Head. Linda 140 Heath. Kimberly 108, 186 Hemphill, Kathy 174 Henderson, Angela 190 Henderson, Anthony 197 Henderson, Georgia 192 Henderson, Jamie 194 Henderson, Jimmy Lou 186 Henry, George 43, 78, 79, 81. 91. 159. 164 Henry, Margaret 47, 96, 128. 132. 133. 167 Henry, Melissa 47. 96. 128. 132. 170 Henry, Steven 190 Henry, Pat 98, 183 Hiaqinbotham. Mary Ann 200, 201 Higginbotham. Tim 201 Hill, Chris 36. 170 Hill. Clint 188 Hill. Darlene 124. 154 Hill. Jen 99, 194 Hill. Johnny 174 Hill. Joy 99, 190 Hill. Kristy 99. 201 Hilton. Bobbie 188 Hilton. Marlon 159 Hipp, Heath 194 Historian 149 Hitt, Harriett 102, 110. 183 Hixon. Bertie Lee Hixon. Eric 98. 190 Hodge. Horace 179 Hogeland, Kelly 190 Hogeland, Leonard 188 Hogeland, Wendy 102. 110. 174 Holaway, Tony 174 Holleman, Misti 31. 96. 174 Hollingsworth. Jeft 199 Hollingsworth, Neal 192 Hollis. Holli 194 Hollis. Yvette 48. 52. 72. 145. 153. 158. 159. 160 Holmas, Keith 108, 183 Holston. Kay 197 Holt. Candice 188. 189 Holt. Kelly 183 Homecoming Beauties 48 Homecoming Week 14 Hood. Mike 102. 110. 179 Hope For a Batcli 26 Hornsby, Misha 108, 188 Horsley. Bryan 167 Howard. Catherine J. 140 Hubbard. Michael 194 Hudson, Jay 102, 110. 183 Hudson. Jeff 44, 45, 160, 162 Hudson. Judy 15 Huflstutler, Chad 197 Huie. Jim 98 Huie. John David 118. 119, 145. 166, 167 Huie, Larry 197 Huie, Stanley 98, 188 Huie. Todd 98 Hullett. Lisa 193 Hullett, Pam 3. 44. 45. 145, 167 Hullett, Renee 44, 45. 46. 121. 122, 153, 160. 208 Hullett. Sherry 31, 50. 128. 174. 176, 177 Hullett, Teresa 186 Hyde, Misti 99 Hyde, Mike 74, 75, 86, 179 Hyde. Pat 187 Jackson, David 126. 174 Jackson, John 170 Jackson, Julie 108. 188 Jackson, Mike 183 James, Janet 99, 190 James, Phillip 98. 187 James. Sheila 120. 121, 128. 145. 167 Jants. Audra 37, 94, 117, 170 Jants. Donna 16. 40. 123. 167 Jenkins, Amy 194, 195 Jenkins, Chris 190 Jenkins, Jan 190 Jenkins, Ryan 195 Jenkins, Todd 197 Jennings. Chris 86, 179 Jennings. Darlene 102, 128. 132, 170 Jennings. Kris 98, 101. 183 Jennings. Sherry 140 Jennings. Tonia 108, 188 Jennings, Willie 98, 190 Jernigan, Darlene 102, 110, 179 Johnson, Belinda 174 Johnson, Eddie Lee 170 Johnson, Gary 98. 190 Johnson, Glenn 78, 81, 167, 29 Johnson, James 98. 188 Johnson, Letitia 94, 99, 101, 183 Johnson, Steve 43, 44, 45, 64, 65, 66, 70, 71, 77. 79. 81. 91. 131. 167 Jones, Alan 187 Jones. Beth 195 Jones. Brandy 193 Jones. Dain 188 Jones. Jeff 6. 11. 15. 89. 121, 122. 123. 124. 152, 155. 159. 160. 161 Jones, Jill 99, 193 Jones, Matt 197 Jones, Michael 179 Jones, Rodney 75. 86. 87. 174 Jones. Scott 15, 124 Junior-Senior Prom 44 Justice, Freda 174 Justice, Patricia 179 Justice, Rickey L. 201 K Kalanick. Jennifer 195 Keaton. Lisa 41. 47. 102. 104, 105, 110, 112, 113, 114, 115, 120, 121, 122, 168, 208 Keliey, Paul 98. 190 Kelley. Susan 44, 47, 112, 113, 115, 118, 121, 124, 168, 169. 211 Kelly. Keith 75. 119. 180 Kelly. Lance 183 Kelly, Mitch 126. 174 Kilgore. Jim 46, 59, 140 Kilgore ' s Classes 58 Killough, Amy Leigh 199 Killough. Audra 101, 183 Killough. Tammy 190 Killough. Vicky 195 Kindergarten 198 King, Chris 183 King, Clayton 197 King. David 126. 174 King. Elizabeth 170 King. James 102, 126. 170 King, Phillip 170 King, Rhonda 47. 121. 145. 168 King. Sharon 168 King. Steve 23, 43, 47, 66, 68, 70, 117, 119. 150. 160. 161. 162 King, Tommy 12, 44, 45. 68, 70. 71, 119, 121, 122, 168, 212 Kornegay, Pam 72, 158, 160, 210, 211 Kornegay, Tina 23, 128, 170, 173 Kyle, Jerald 183 Kyle, Patrick 29. 170 Kyle. Rodney 193 Kyle. Veronica 99. 197 Kyle, Yoki 190 L Lambert, Rhonda 11, 16, 124. 160. 165 Lambert. Vanessa 199 Lament. Chhsty Deanna 199 Land. Michael 99. 188 Land, Rori 184 Langner, Charlotte 140, 143 Langner, Keith 92, 174 Lanktord, Lisa 128 LaRoque, Deanna 190 LaRocque, Tommy 199 Latta, Chris 98, 187 Latta, Cindy 14, 82. 174 Latta, Lisa 99, 188 Latta. Mitchell 75. 86, 180 Lecroy, Gary 75, 180 LeCroy, Jennifer 174, 177, 210, 211 LeCroy, Kenny 98, 119, 184 LeCroy, Pam 193 Ledbetter, Eugene 183 Ledbetter. Kathy 19. 112. 113. 117, 128, 170 Ledbetter, Mike 28, 187 Leggett, Chris 194, 195 Leigeber. Brandi 190 Lemley. John Smith 102, 109. 110, 180 Levering, Mike 36, 42, 84. 131, 170 Library Aides 145 Under. Betsy 193 Linder. Patricia 199 Linn. Stacy 180. 181 Little. Angle 195 Little. Jackie 82. 174, 176 Little, Scott 75, 84, 180 Littleton. Jean 140 Littleton. Jennifer 195 Littleton. Jimmy 188 Local News 36 Lochamy. Celia 2. 11. 47. 124. 125. 158, 160, 165 Lochamy, Jania 102, 184 Logan. Arlene 137 Logan. Barbara 140 Logan. Genger 197 Logan. Pam 39, 44. 45, 112. 113. 145. 168. 212 Logan. Robynn 190 Login. Ginger 99 Long. Donovan 108. 180 Longshore. Amanda 180 Longshore. Jamie 187 204 Index Longshore Phillips Longshore, Jason 98. 188 Longshore. Jody 98. 184 Longshore. Miranda 99. 108. 188 Love. Kerne Melissa 199 Love. Shawna 190 Love, Tsianina 168 Lovell. Avon 180 Lovell. Evon 180 Lowe. Carey Lee 98. 187 Lowe. Jon 98, 195 Lowe, Lisa 180, 181 Lowe. Lorna 168 Lowery. Cindy 161. 210. 211 Lowry. Betsy 190 Lowry. Cindy 165. 193 Lowry, Junior 124 Loyd, April 199 Loyd. Belh 99. 194, 195 Loyd, Jimmy 126, 130. 131. 172 Loyd. Keith 13. 47. 75 Loyd. Jonathan 190 Lunchroom Staff 144 Lundy. Eddie 75. 126. 181 Lunstord, Harold 66. 67. 68. 70, 71, 77 79 81. 89. 91. 124. 131. 161. 162. 165 Lunsford, Renae 174. 210, 211 Lybrand. Dreama 190 Lyda. Kelly 12. 50. 54, 102. 110. 181 Lyda. Tracy 23. 40. 41. 51. 102, 104 110 112. 113. 145. 172. 173 Mc Mc Anally. Tami 99. 184 McCay. Becky 40. 82. 83. 119. 174, 177 McCay. Donna 117. 172 McCay, Jeremy 193 McCay. Joann 141 McCay. Mike 161 McCay. Patricia McCay. Phillip 59. 68. 70. 71. 91, 124, 161 McClure, Donny Allyn 199 McClure, Jimmy 195 McCreless. Shannon 25, 168. 210 McCullough, Carisa 197 McCullough, Melissa 108, 187 McCullough, Teresa 174 McGiboney, Mary Jane McGowan, David 184 McGowan. Dennis 98. 193 McGowan. Sherri 99. 195 McHan. Karen 187 McHan, Kevin 172. 190 McHan. Pam 94. 128 McKinney. Kim 11. 44. 45. 117. 128. 161 McKinney. Lee Ronald 77. 79. 81. 161 McKinney. Lori 99 McKinney. Stanley 98. 184 McMillen. Darby 187 McMillen. Kelly 40. 41. 55. 62. 120. 121. 122. 130. 168. 212 McMillen. Shawn 17. 126. 172 McMunn. Eric 184 McPherson. Jana 8. 102. 109. 110, 145. 172 McPherson, John 190 McPherson. Ken 2, 98. 186. 187 McPherson. Scott 75. 86. 123. 126. 174 M Malone. Cynthia 141 Malone. Kim 188 Malone, Linda 141 Mangum. Angela Ruth 199 Mann, Lisa 11, 25. 123. 151. 158. 161 March, Dean 168 Marcum, Line 102, 110, 174 Marks, Marc 102, 172 Marsh, Barry 108, 187 Marsh, Leigh 193 Marsh. Shawn 102. 110, 126. 181 Martin. Laura 197 Martin. Paula 99, 108. 188 Martin. Scott 197 Masters. Holly 190 Math Team 122 Meeks, Warren 126. 127. 174 Meeks, Will 188 Michael. Angel 193 Michael. Heath 190 Milam. Angela 197 Milam. Rusty 195 Miller. Carolyn 141 Miller. Sandra 14. 117. 172 Miller. Tammy 11. 48. 72. 112. 113. 117. 147. 151, 155, 161 Miller, Tommy 89. 124. 154. 162. 210 Misa O ' Day 130 Mitchell. Bernadette 94. 128, 132, 173 Mitchell, Cathy 141 Mitchell, Odessa 173 Mitchell, Otis 91. 102. 110. 111. 132. 173 Mitchell. Rena 190 Mize. Anthony 98. 195 Modi, Elesh 29. 188 Modi. Shetal 197 Montgomery. Marvin 98. 199 Montgomery. Tandeka 195 Moody, Darryl 70, 126. 130. 131. 173 Moody. Denise 99. 193 Moody, Jennifer 99 Moody. Van 127, 184 Moore. Angie 99, 188 Moore. Greg 3. 59, 124, 145. 162. 165 Moore, Jamie 174 Moore. Kendra 187 Moore. Mike 98 Moore. Val 197 Moorehouse. Greg 162. 165 Moorer, Kimberly 162, 165 Moorer. Tern 176 Moreland, Josh 199 Morgan. Allen 176 Morgan. Beth 26. 102. 107, 168 Moss. Bob 181 Moss. Brian 190 Moss. Tammy 190 Mostella. Keith 190 Mu Alpha Thela 122 Murphree. Carol 119. 184. 185 Murphree. Celia 112. 113, 119. 176 Murphree. Ted 43. 47. 59, 62. 70. 71. 126. 162 Murphree, Vanessa 37. 44. 112. 113. 114. 115. 123. 168 Murray. Pricilla 102, 107. 128. 176 Murray, Rob 190 Myers. Christy 99, 108. 188 N Nash. Regina 197 Nash. Shanna 128. 168. 169 National Honor Society 120 National Newt 34 Neal. Amanda 199 Nichols, Donna 27. 44, 45. 112. 113. 114. 121. 122, 123. 124. 151. 153. 162, 208 209 Nichols. Ken 70. 117. 130. 131. 173 Nichols. Ray 141 Ninth Grade 174 Nixon. Jimmy 43. 66. 68, 70. 71. 89. 168 Nolan. Mrs. A 141 Nolen, Lance 98, 190 Nolen. Lynn 43. 66. 67. 68. 70. 71. 89, 91 124. 131. 162. 163 Nolen, Tena 43, 94, 168 Norell. Dusty 195 Norris, Jeff 188 Norris, Laura 46, 121, 122, 145, 168 Norris. Sandy 187 Norwood. Mary 141 o MacLean. Joe 197 Maintenance Staff 144 Majorettes 104 Nash. Danny 75. 181 Nash. Heidi 99. 193 Nash. Phillip 102. 109. 110. 155. 162 O Club 130 Oakes. John 126. 173 Office Aid 145 Oglesby. Billy 189 Oglesby. Tamara 176 Opening 2 O ' Shields, Hugh 131. 141 O ' Shields. Ruby 140 Osment. Kara 197 Owen. David 184 Owen, Greg 154. 163 Owen. John 193 Owen. Suzanne 181 Owens. Brett 194. 195 Owens, Diana 197 Owens. Greg 197 Owens, Marcus Lynn 199 Owens. Malt 199 Owens, Michele 193 Owens. Tammy 102. 104. 105, 110, 120 121 145, 168 Owens. Tracy 75. 126, 181 Palmer. David 190 Parker, Brian 163 Parker. Eddie 197 Parker. Karen 191 Pate. Steven 181 Patterson. Vicki 6. 40. 41. 168 Payne. Darrow 86, 126, 176 Payne. Rochelle 195 Payne. Samantha 176 Payne. Sandy 101. 185 Payton. Charlie 28, 188 Payton, Rachel 184. 185. 210. 211 Pearson, Cindy 124. 168, 212 Pearson. Tracy 185 Peek. Shawn 195 Pennington. Chris 47. 102. 103. 109 110 176 Peppers. Michael 195 Phillips, April 99 Phillips, Bruce 137 Phillips. Christy 99. 191 Phillips, Courtney Roxanna 199 Phillips. Derrick 187 Index 205 Phillips Third Grade Index Phillips, Djuna 44. 45, 112. 113, 114. 119. 121. 122, 148, 150. 155, 156. 158. 159. 160. 163. 208. 209 Phillips. Glenn 188 Phillips. Jimmy 98. 191 Phillips. Phil 42, 70, 84, 89, 117. 131, 172, 173. 210 Phillips. Robert 185 Phillips. Rodney 126. 176. 177 Phillips. Scot 98, 188 Phillips. Sonya 47, 82, 83, 112. 113, 176, 177 Phillips, Steven 98. 191 Phillips. Terry 181 Phillips. Todd 98. 185 Pierce. Leslie 134. 136. 142 Pinyan. Clark 98. 193 Pinyan. Jason 108, 188 Pinson, Tina 145, 168 Polk, Anthony 29, 74. 75. 84. 86. 176 Polk. Dawn 188 Polk, Kellie 193 Polk, Michael 185 Polk, Shawn 98 Polk, Sidra 188, 189 Polk, Wandala 128, 132. 176 Posten. Mechelle 197 Presley. Denise 40. 46. 47, 102, 109. 110. 111. 121. 123. 128. 149. 163. 210 Presley. Dennis 89. 102. 109, 110. 123. 163. 210 Price, Brenda 46, 60, 122. 163 Price, Chris 23, 70, 126, 131, 173 Price, Jerry 15 Price. Joel 108. 187 Price, Mike 102. 176 Price. Vicki 142 Prince. Alan 188 Prince. Pam 16. 112. 113. 173 Putman. Carol 4. 121, 123, 124, 163 Putman, Donna 6, 47, 115, 120, 121. 168 Putman, Mark 187 Puti an, Micah 195 Putman, Mike 29, 47. 102. 109. 110. 123. 176 Putman, Stephanie 82. 176 R Ragsdale. Doyle 98, 187 Ragsdale, Sharon 26. 47. 102, 107, 129, 168 Rainey, Bart 108. 187 Ratchlord. Randy 199 Ratchford. Rodney 15. 43. 76, 77, 78, 80, 81, 91, 128, 131. 168 Ratliff. Ollen Ray 137. 136 Ratliff. Robert 12. 43. 70, 91, 131, 168 Ray. Todd 98. 182. 184. 185 Rayfield, Shannon 188 Reeves, Joseph 181 Reeves, Tamatha 176 Register, Jimmy 119. 145. 153, 155, 162, 163 Reid, Byron 142 Reid, Karon 6, 102, 110, 128, 173 Reid, Kelly 192, 193 Reid, Kevin 102, 110, 181 Reid, Kimberly 197 Reid, Kristi 193 Reid, Leanne 102, 110, 119, 181 Reid. Logina 132. 176 Reid, Louise 142 Reid, Sheila 96, 185 Reid, Vicky 108. 188 Rice. Ro iert 75. 181 Rice. SAcey 99. 189 Richards, Connie 195 Richardson, Benny 195 Richardson. Karen 199 Richardson. Melanie Kay 199 Riddle, Mark 11, 56, 122, 162, 162, 164 Ridings, Mark 3, 39, 41, 102, 110, 168 Ridings, Tina 28. 99. 189 Robbins. Benton 199 Robbins. Kevin 28. 108. 169 Robbins. Kristen 195 Robbins. Marty 187 Robbins. Teresa 128. 173 Robbins. Vince 86. 123. 181 Robberts. Lisha 191 Roberts. Lori 193 Robertson, Robby 98 Robertson, Jeft 17. 70. 89. 124. 131. 168 Robinson, Stephenie 189 Robinson, James 168 Rogers, Beth 193 Rogers, Johnny 126. 168 Rountree, Frank 185 Rountree, Mary 6, 102, 106, 110, 176 Rouse, Michelle 191 Russell. James 98. 189 Russell. Lamonde 75 Russell. Pamela 99. 189 Rutherford. James 181 Rutherford. Jonathan David 110. 111. 185 Rutherford. Kellie 110. 123, 173 Ryan, Patrick 49. 124. 125. 162, 164. 210 Salutalorian 149 Sanders. Judy 142, 143 Sanders, Sharon 187 Sanders, Tessy 191 Sanders, Tina 177 Sanders, Tonya 185 Santord, Kay 114, 115, 142 Sanford. Suzi 199 Sawyer, Jane 11, 31. 47, 92. 112. 113, 114, 120, 121, 122, 145, 149. 152. 155. 159. 161. 164 Science Club 123 Scott. Ann Elizabeth 200. 201 Scott, Cindy 197 Scott, David 195 Scott, Emmett 195 Second Grade 194 Secretaries 143 Self, Barbara Anne 199 Self, Monroe 58, 145, 168 Seniors 156 Seventh Grade 182 Shea, Amy 197 Shea, Jo Ann 15 Shea, Kelley 99, 108, 187 Shea, Steve 38, 98, 185 Shell, Lisa 23, 40, 72, 122, 145, 168 Shelton, Amy 99, 108, 189 Shelton, Becky 99, 193 Sherrer, Betty R. 142 Sherrer, Elizabeth 21, 41, 102, 104. 110, 111, 173 Sherrer, Jeff 86, 92, 123, 177 Shop 62 Shumate, David 6, 15, 16, 46, 92, 116, 117, 164 Siegelman, Jacqueline Crow 121, 142 Silas, Shae 197 Sims, Mark 16, 43, 59, 71, 80. 81. 119, 126, 131, 145, 151, 156. 162, 164 Sivley, Heath 199 Sivley, Jan 99, 108, 189 Sivley, Jeff 195 Sixth Grade 186 Sloan. Debbie 45, 47, 117, 123, 164 Sloan, Mark 126, 168 Sloan, Pat 187 Sloan, Scott 195 Smith. Andy 98. 187 Smith. Brad 98. 195 Smith. Bryan 102, 103, 109, 110. 168 Smith. Eddie 23, 43, 45, 66, 71, 91, 131. 152. 162. 164 Smith. Eric Monroe 199 Smith. Geoff 21. 70. 71. 131. 145, 168 Smith, Jeff 71, 89, 164 Smith, Kevin 29, 173 Smith, Leigh 191 Smith, Mark 28, 98, 189 Smith, Suzy 25, 82, 128, 177 Snead, Celia 138, 142, 198 Snead, Mary John 142 Snead, Scott 126, 177 Snoddy, Mike 75, 126, 181 Speegle, Rachel 195 Spence, John 185 Sports Banquet 42 Sports, Elementary 98 Starks, Christy 99, 197 Staton, Jeremy 199 Staton, Shane 98, 191 Staton, Shanna 197 Stephenson, Amanda Lee 199 Stephenson, Scott 126, 177 Stevenson, Carol 143 Stewart, Annette 187 Stewart, Lynn 177 Stewart, Robin 181 Stewart, Susie 72, 112, 113, 165 Stockdale, Billy 102, 110, 185 Stockdale, Carrie 128, 132, 133, 168 Stockdale, Vickie 11, 47, 123, 128. 132. 165 Stocks. Claire 19. 128. 173 Stoffregen. Cindy 99. 193 Stoffregen. Lisa 197 Stoffregen. Melinda 99. 108 Stone. Terri 173 Story of the Year 32 Strickland, Anita 197 Strickland, Danny 189 Stroud, Joel 108, 189 Stroud, Marlene 143 Stroud, Kristi 102, 110, 185 Student Government Association 118 Sullivan, Tammy 9, 102, 109. 110. 168. 212 Sullivan. Teddy 102, 110, 185 Summer 12 Sumpter, Jimmy 108, 187 Sumpter, Lisa 193 Sweati. Rodney 185 T Take Notes on Style 24 Tawbush, Gary 189 Taylor, Chuck 191 Jimmy 193 Ralph 187 Rickey 189 Tonya 195 Tracey Annette 199 Tcherneshoft, Jan 24, 47 173 Tennis Team 92 Tenth Grade 168 Terry, David 98, 195 Third Grade 192 Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor 206 Index Thomas Zanders Thomas. Angela Leah 102, 109. 110. 123, 128. 177 Thomas, Cindy 102, 108, 109, 110, 168, 212 Thomas, David 185 Thomas. David 98. 126, 177 Thomas, Gail 94, 128, 132, 173 Thomas, Hugh 126, 169 Thomas, Kellie 197 Thomas, Leslie 99, 189 Thomas. Lorl 195 Thomas. Scott 185. 211 Thomas. Scott 210. 211 Thomas. Suzanne 17. 128. 169 Thomas. Tracy 187 Thomas. Willie J. 43. 47, 81, 128, 162, 165 Thomason, Tina 195 Thompson, Connie 21. 102. 107. 121. 122. 169 Thompson. Mike 74. 75. 126. 127. 177 Thorton, Randy 197 Tidmore, Jody 98, 191 Tidwell, Angle 108, 187 Tidwell, Barry 28, 38, 92. 119, 185 Tidwell, Beth 11, 49, 96, 112, 113, 118. 119. 145. 152. 155. 158, 165 Tidwell, Brock 98. 189 Tidwell. Bryan 181 Tidwell. Chad 195 Tidwell. Danna 189 Tidwell. Dawn 195 Tidwell, Jett 126, 181 Tidwell, John 75, 126, 177 Tidwell, Kathy 102, 110, 123, 128, 177 Tidwell. Kevin 191 Tidwell. Paige 31, 82, 83, 175, 176. 177 Tidwell. Ralph 137 Tidwell. Richard 21. 71. 91. 131, 145, 169 Tidwell, Rodney 189 Tielking, Brent 9, 102, 109, 110, 169 Tillery, Angel 108, 189 Tillery, Deborah 40, 102, 104, 109, 110, 173 Tillery, Stephanie 102, 107, 110. 185 Tindall, Andi 108, 187 TMR 201 Tolbert, Billy Duane 199 Tolbert. Craig 102, 110, 111, 185 Tolbert, William A. 117, 143 Tomahawk Pageant 38 Tomahawk Staff 114 Torbert, Gayla 189 Torbert, Scott 185 Towns, John 42, 92, 177 Towns, Michael 169 Towns, Patricia 187 Towns, Tricia 108 Track 90 Troxler, Ruth 195 Tuck. Richard 191 Tuck. Sherry 128. 173 Tucker. Charles 38. 185 Tucker, Donald 11, 60, 122, 165. 208, 209, 211 Tucker, Greg 21, 42, 45. 84. 131. 169 Tucker, Jeff 75. 86, 181 Tucker, Kim 29, 177 Tucker, Melissa 185 Tucker, Tina 128, 173 Tucker, Wendy 99, 197 Turner, James Anthony 199 Turner. Jeffery 195 Tymes, John 101, 185 Underwood, Jeff 98, 191 Underwood, Jerry 98, 185 V Valedictorian 148 Veal. Casey 197 Veal, Katie 47, 94. 102, 110, 111, 185 Veal, Smiley 143 Vick, Clint 185 Vick, Derrick 189 Vick, Regina 108, 187 Vick, Seth 22, 169 Viles, Chris 185 Viles, Freedom 197 Volleyball, Giria 96 w u Wadkins, Kris 197 Wagner, Edgar 108 Walden, Amanda Gail 201 Walker, Anita 102, 110, 185 Wall, Jennifer 191 Wall, Tina 47, 102, 104, 110. 112. 113. 119. 5. 171. 172. 173 Wallace. Mary 15 Ware. Mrs. Donna 122. 143 Ware. Lee 102. 110. 181 Warren. Angela 99. 193 Warren. James 81. 169 Warren. Lafayette 98. 193 Warren. Mario 75. 86. 123, 181 Warren, Percy 195 Warren, Robert L 84, 131, 173 Warren, Wendy Anne 94, 128, 132, 173 Washburn, Jana 29 Waters, Sandra 181 Watkins, Chris 197 Watkins, Hanson 99, 187 Watkins, Jimmy 71, 126, 130, 173 Watkins, Josh 199 Watkins, Mary 124, 165 Watkins, Scott 98 Watkins, Shannon 98. 193 Weaver. Greg 173 Weaver, Gwen 99, 189 Weaver, Kellie 44, 154, 165, 210 Weaver, Missy 99, 192, 193 Weaver, Sherman 193 Weems, Mark 185 Wester, Brent 191 Wester, Kim 187 Wester. Khstie 44, 169 Wester, Melanie 189 Wester, Mindy 195 Wetotem Staff 1 16 White, Robert 75, 86, 177 White, Sean 41, 75, 184, 185 White, Shonda 193 Whited, Carrie 197 Whited, David 74, 75, 130, 131, 177 Whited, Gleen 15 Whited, Howard 126, 181 Whited, Jeff 6, 62, 126, 165 Whited, Kevin 197 Whited, Kevin 197 Whited, Wendy 108, 189 Who ' s Who 150 Winemon. Brian W. 201 Williams, Amy 108 Williams, Janice 143 Williams, Jim 75, 80. 143 Williams. Kendra 99. 195 Williams. Kim 19. 173 Williams. Mildred 143 Williamson. Amy 108. 187 Wilson. Aimee 197 Wilson. Jennifer 197 Wilson. Jodie 191 Wilson, John 98, 108, 189 Wilson, Jordan 102, 109, 110, 173 Wilson, Kelly 110, 123, 128, 177 Wilson, Larry 173 Wilson, Tony 185 Wittmeier, Nedra 143 Womack, Elaine 137 Womack. Tim 23, 169 Wood, Angle 102, 106, 110, 181 Wood, Brett 181 Wood, Eugene 98, 185 Wood, Lisa 108, 187 Wood. Rhonda 172. 173, 209 Wood. Tina 193 Woodard. Dana 26. 41. 102. 104. 105. 112. 113, 169, 210 Woodard, Earl 75, 143 Woodard, Jana 99, 191 Works, Jason 98, 193 Wright, Wesley Scott 199 Y Yates, Michael 193 Yates, Shane 102, 185 Yates, William 189 Yearbook Staff 114 York. Cinda 102, 106, 110, 181 York. Tim 98. 189 Young. Chris 191 Young. Emilie 195 Young. Hollie 199 Young. Jeremy 199 Young. Pudd 197 Zanders. Tony Lee 199 Colophon The 1982 Tomahawk was printed us- ing the offset lithography process by Jos- ten ' s American Yearbook Company of Clarksville. Tennessee. Mr, Al Haywood was the representative Color photographs were primarily by Bill Brown. Black and white photographs were shot by John Veazy and Roy Holt of Belmont Studios of Birmingham. Ala- bama. Student photographer Chris Hill shot most of the sports candids. All copy in the book was written by staff members except where noted. There are 212 pages in the book, and it was printed on 80 pound shadow weave paper. There were 500 books printed. Index 207 At any get-together or club meeting we students loved to eat. One of the biggest positions of responsibility In an organization was the one in charge of munch material. Favorite appetizers in- cluded tostitoes and picante sauce, doughnut holes, green M M ' s, and sausage balls. When It came time for a real pigout, deep-dish pizza had to have been the number one choice, but there were times when nothing would do but a Wendy ' s hot and juicy hamburger. All- you-can-eat salad bars became a hit as we dieted, dodging cream puffs and reese balls. Fried chicken with turnip greens and cornbread remained a southern favorite, but tacos and burri- toes satisfied those with wilder and more adventurous tastes. 208 Closing f This sure-fire country spread will satisfy the hungriest cowpoke or city slicker. Our chuck wagon-style menu includes: ranchero dip chips, three-alarm chili, double maize cornbread, chex-mix salad, dance-hall apple tea, and a melon basket. So — EVERYONE EAGERLY AWAITS their ahara of •oulhern ityla chili — a pig-out favorite. WHETHER SHE ' S EATING golden brown cornbread or juat a plain aalad Djuana Phil- lipa prelera iced tea. LOST IN THE aroma of the food, Donna Ni- chole finda heraelt puahed to the back of the line. RHONDA WOOD CAN expect a atampede I when ahe ringa the dinner t ell. DAHCE COUNTRY! COUNTRY FLOOR-STOMPERS MODI- SH FY THE TEXAS TWO-STEP TO FIT TUPiD UPART np_nixiE STYLE. [ Ll ;MNi! '  l!-J ' U a J ley and Patrick Ryan. 210 Closing TIMIDLY LEARNING TO lollow a and Rachel Payton pair off to learn the ataps. CLOTHES FOR STEPPING OUT: John Gordon and Su r«i ' j| 1 y i i 1 nf Bjf uisbU en • • Lowery ar 1. Tucker. d ByCthdlr - ™- d Donald iP % wm JOINING IN A FOLK dance, Reid Fogeliv... I i... I .,. . . ..-. „„ ,,,, hoel-lo ■aid the reason for the ity of country-western lancing was Urban Cowboy. Others said it was simply this decades an- swer to disco, and still others maintained it was a cultural pat- tern, that after our country ' s two- hundreth birthday, people started reflecting on their past and musi- calizing their heritage. From the rhythm of spirituals and the beat of Dixieland jazz has come the music for country-west- ern dancing. A down-to-earth defi- nition of country-western dancing Pid describe the ease with :h it is done. It ' s easy to do. ' s why people like it. And as long as it ' s easy for people to dance, that ' s how long it ' ll be in vogue. The easiest dances to learn were ' Eight Corners ' , ' The Two Step ' , or ' The Polka ' , but a more advanced floor-stomper could show you how to clog. Country-western dancing is inti- mately associated with country music. Country musicians have come from everywhere, as have country music fans; they are all part of the honest appeal of coun- try music. Country-western music has done something for everyone — but especially for those whose home was in Alabama. Dance Country 211 rM ( LAU wwm wnmi wwm ah m