Perry High School - Perryscope Yearbook (Perry, GA)

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Maroon, Gold, And You! 10 Top: Superintendent Arthur, Principal Smith, Assistant Principal Loudermilk. Mayor Meeks supervise while former Perry High coaches Dave Crockett and Herb St. John assist Coach Ray Maddox in painting the first Panther Paw. Lower Left: Coach Mike Rowland expresses his thoughts at having his picture taken as Jeff Davis. Chavis Mims, and Maurice Releford look on. Lower Right: Bobby Chaney sits out the pep rally because of a football injury.

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Panther Paw Awards In Appreciation The Kirkpatricks The Perryscope staff would like to say a special “thanks” to Henry Kirkpatrick and his father. Bob. They both have done a great deal for Perry High School. During the 1985-86 school year, Bob Kirkpatrick painted and constructed our Panther Pit sign that leads towards the school. Last spring, Henry helped the junior class with preparations for prom props. He painted the clown that wel- comed everyone at the door. The Kirkpatricks have continued to contribute to the school this year. At the beginning of the football season, Henry painted the panther head on the front doorsteps, and his dad painted the new sign for the concession stand. Their help is greatly appreciated by the faculty and students of Perry High School. The Perry Future Farmers Of America (1937-1987) Through the years few organizations have done as much for the school and community as the Perry Future Farmers of America. This year marks the Perry FFA’s 50th birthday, and the yearbook staff would like to say thanks for all the contributions this organization has made. The Future Farmers of America’s mot- to, “Learning to Do; Doing to Learn; Earning to Live; and Living to Serve,” stands true of the local chapter. This year the chapter has installed 50 new green- hands, 40 Chapter Farmers, and 10 State Farmers. The members have particiapted in Seed, Tree, Shrub Identification Contest; Parliamentary Procedure; For- estry Field Day; Landjudging; Livestock Shows; Public Speaking; and many more contests. These contests require special skills. These skills are taught to FFA members and become beneficial tools for many jobs and careers in later life. Through the years, the Perry FFA Chapter has had several advisors who put forth much support and effort to maintain tat ncHiationall recognizec haptei Cohen Walker got the ball rolling fifty years ago when he organized the first Perry FFA Chapter. Other later advisors were E.H. Cheek, Henry Casey, Adele Ware, Hervia Ingram, Roy Peterson, Bill Eaves, and Jake Redmon. At the present time, Argene Claxton and Tim Lewis are the advisors of the FFA and Mick O’Toole advises the older branch of the organization, the Young Farmers. They do an outstanding job with the students and continue to bring state and national recognition to Perry High School. In recent years, the chapter has made an annual trip to the Sunbelt Expo in Moultrie where members are introduced to many new agricultural products and machines. They also take a significant part in Perry’s Farm-City Day. The chap- ter is yearly represented at the State FFA Rally in Macon and at the National Con- vention in Kansas City, Missouri, and has sent a representative to the annual Insti- tute of American Cooperatives meeting at a major university in America. Recent projects of the Perry FFA have I Believe In The Future Of Farming been landscaping the school and Board of Education office, restoring parts of Ever- green Cemetery, and painting city road signs. The chapter has its own forestry plot south of Perry and runs a horticultur- al wholesale business. Members are look- ing at the possibility of opening a canning plant at the school and have other long range goals for the improvement of the school and community. This year’s FFA officers have done a fantastic job of holding meetings and helping with community and school events. The 1986-87 officers are Wayne Parker, president; Steve Dennard, vice president; Jennifer Nelson, secretary; Tracy Ford, treasurer; Mike Davis, re- porter; Marcus Hill, parliamentarian; and Chad Wicker, chaplain. The Perry FFA Chapter is an admira- ble organization that offers something for everyone. On their fiftieth birthday, we wish them many more successful years in the future.

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Perry High started the year off hoping its oppo- nents would be swept by the wave of Perry ath- letes. Earlier in the year the Panthers had an out- door pep rally to fire up the football team and student body for the game with Northside. The pep rally will be remembered because the Panther Paws were painted on the roads leading to the Panther Pit and because of Coach Ray’s emotional speech permanently retired 52, the jersey of popular Perry athlete Wayne Norwood. Norwood, along with his cousin Travis Dean, was tragically killed in an automobile accident just hours before his 1986 graduation ceremony. His jersey will be put in a special place of honor at the school. Corey Norwood accepts Wayne Norwood’s jersey from Coach Ray and game captains Matt Forehand and Eric Adkinson. Lower Left: Mr. Loudermilk emcees the pep rally program. Lower middle: Coach Ray holds up Wayne Norwood’s jersey. 11