Pender Academy - Phizzog Yearbook (Rocky Point, NC)

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Preparing for the Junior-Senior posed many questions. For the I u- niors who had to organize the Prom these questions came early. Where will it be? Is that a good band? How do we finance it? Can we get Mrs. Casey to do all the workp if not, who will? The Juniors decided on Poplar Grove Plantation in Scotts Hill as the site and Mght IfWnd1-as the band for the Seniors' big night. Fi- nancing came from numerous sales and raffles. As the Prom drew near, more questions arose. Will I get a date? Does your tux fit? Are you sure its the right color? What color is your dress? How should I wear my hair? Oh no, I forgot to order a corsage! Did you make the dinner reserva- tions? Prom night is a magical exper- ience and always ends with the same question. Did you have a good time? Mrs. Clark and her first graders shake their booty while mousersizing, Cary Squires, Renee Dixon, and Keith Casha attempt to clean up Miss Hodum's Spanish Class following their pifiata making project. Lynn Wolfe warms ug' on a chilly night of football at Wake Christian Academy.

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PGCDTBALL 83 A THIRD STRAIGHT WIN OVER HARRELLS REDEEMS A LOSING SEASON Commg off on an 8 2 1 season and a second state playoff ap pearance the 1983 Rarder Foot ball team was a mystery to many Gone were mne All Con ference players and Coach Tad Baucom However wrth new Coaches Whrens W1ll1ams and Stewart Hobbs and erght sen rors the foundatron of another successful season could be seen The Rarders started workmg long and hard rn August Inex perrence and mrstakes however would cause the dreams of an other state playoff berth to be shattered Success came early as the Rarders defeated Pee Dee Acade The Rarders started slowly but rallned rn the closrng mmutes of the game Pender then lost to Halrfax Academy Q12 9 and ENCSD Q14 OJ rn the frrst two regular season games The Rarders returned home soundly defeatrng Wood land Q35-6, only to suffer back to back losses to Wake Chnstran 148-OD and Laurmburg Instrtute 46-0 Contrnurng conference play the Rarders traveled to Wayne Rarders as they would rn the next two games domrnated play but falled to score when the op portunrty arose and lost Q26 OJ In defeats to Ravenscroft 132 19D and Parrot Q24 oy Pender turned the ball over erght trmes rnsrde the ten yard l1ne The Rarder motto for the sea son was PRIDE and the prrde of the 1983 Team was saved as the Rarders came from behrnd three trmes to defeat arch rrval HCA 122 212 The odds were agarnst the team after losmg n1ne players on Monday before the game of the year Srxteen players two of whom had not played for two months due to mg No one but the team thought they could wrn Forty erght mmutes later an exhaust ed group of young men had ac complrshed the nmprobable but not the rmpossrble a thrrd strarght wm over Harrells The 1983 Ralder Football Team frmshed the season 3 7 Desprte the poor season all of therr supporters are strll very proud of the team for therr effort and the manner rn whrch they handled themselves on and off I 0 ' - - 0 , 1 ' 1 I I - - ' I ' I I . - . - 0 Q ll ll U I . . 1 1 ' V I my K8-6j in a scrimmage game. injury, took the field that even- , . . I ' - - . . I I I . . I . . p . n - I',l,'l,I,,,,- -1-L- LL- C:..I.l I