Perry High School - Perryscope Yearbook (Perry, GA)

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UndercldSSnen ▲ Seniors express themselves better than ever. « SIKE! Barton Air Force Outstanding Instructor of the Year After retiring from the Air Force with 22 years of active duty, Chief Master Sergeant Johnny Barton joined the Perry High School faculty in 1979. For four times during the last seven years, he has been chosen by the Air Force as an Outstanding Instructor of the Year. This year only 3 instructors in Georgia are recipients of the award, and only 10% of the ROTC instructors nation- wide receive this honor. Barton has been a workhorse at Perry High School. Not only does he teach leader- ship and management skills, he also spends the afternoons after school drilling the troops. He serves as the football announcer for all of Perry High’s home games and is a frequent contributor to local newspapers which publicize Perry High School. He is an excellent counsellor and a good friend to Perry High students. Largely because of his leadership during the past several years, the ROTC program at Perry High School has been recognized as one of the best in this area. Barton is one example of the excellent faculty at Perry High School. 13

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12 Faculty — Class Better Than Ever One of Perry High’s mottos is “Perry High School: An Adventure in Learning.” Learning is an adventure here largely be- cause of the excellent administration and faculty and spirited student body. On this adventure at Perry High School we have learned from Mr. Claxton that learning can be fun, from Mr. K that learning can be tasty, from Mr. Culpepper that learn- ing pays, and from Mrs. Pope that learn- ing is the American way. Each day we mix and mingle with a faculty of excellence. We learn and are touched on our adventure by the gentle- ness of Mrs. McCoy, the spirit of Mrs. Gresham, the wit of Mrs. Richard, and the quiet strength of Mr. Loudermilk. We are impressed by the artistic ability of Mrs. Ross, the green thumb of Mr. Lewis, and the woodworking genius of Mr. Murphy. Here at Perry High School we have had an adventure dissecting frogs for Mrs. Pierce, speaking our first foreign words ever for Mrs. Smith, singing for Mrs. Hooper, finally understanding sym- bolism from Mrs. Lee, and working our first trig problems for Mr. Thompson. Striving always to be better than ever, the Perry High School faculty has caught the wave of a new beginning and given the students an adventure in learning which will be a memory for the rest of our lives. Freshmen: Douglas Campbell, Kenny Patel, Ronnie A Kristi Warner and Cassandra Vance enjoy a short Thames, Connor Cherer, Chris Little, and Brad break from their honors classes. Shelton.

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Seniors Are . . . The Real Thing “The last year — we are finally at the top of the step ladder.” “They expect us to know everything now — do you know that?” “But don’t we anyway?” “There is so much to do and so little time to do it.” “But think — after this year there’ll be no more teachers to boss us around and no more being hassled by unreasonable parents.” “Yeah, great! We get to move out and pay our own way, while we still know everything.” “Very cute! Say, when we were fresh- men, did we look that funny?” “I don’t think so — “Hey! I just realized something. We may be at the top of the step ladder, but I forgot the paint!” Top: Warren Offenburg and Greg Waid assist Mr. Mur- phy. Saleha Crawford shows pressures of AP. Year- book Staff, and Senior Class. Middle (1. to r.): Kenny Cross and Monk - best of friend; Steve Dennard smiles — Franklin McDowell shows his serious side; Robby Rowell — a future farmer! Bottom middle: Scott Brantley gets out of Journalism Class to check out the stadium.