Perry High School - Perryscope Yearbook (Perry, GA)

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Catch The Wave . . . Billy Brewer skates into the Eighties. A “Somewhere in the Eighties” activity for many Perry High students is a visit to a local drive through. Here John Gaines stops to order at Burger King. Working Together! Lifeguard Tracy Willard and Chris- ty Young catch some rays at a local swimming pool. Senior class president Phillip Thompson spends the summer life- guarding with you know who! (Tra- cy Willard, of course) 4

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Dennis and Donna Hooper leave for the honeymoon. Mr. and Mrs. Hooper’s colorful mode of transporta- tion creates quite a stir in Perry. For at least one Perry High Schooler, the summer of 1986 was a life changing one. Donna Arrington, popular choral teacher at the school, celebrated the fourth of July with the traditional picnic and fireworks. What was different about this particular 4th of July was she changed her name from Miss to Mrs. and from Arrington to Hooper. The wedding ceremony in her mar- riage to Dennis Hooper was surely one of the most unique in Perry history. The wedding took place in the beautiful out- door setting of Hardy park. After the couple exchanged personal vows to each other, planted a tree in honor of their love to each other and in appreciation to the Hardy family for use of the park, and greeted guests, they took off in a giant hot air balloon for a trip ever Perry to Perry High School where they disembark- ed safe and sound. Who will catch the bouquet?

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Somewhere In The Eighties Skateboarding “Somewhere in the Eighties” several Perry High School stu- dents spent the summer perfect- ing their skateboarding skills. One of the local skateboard en- thusiast is Billy Brewer. “It’s a challenge, and there’s no limit to what you can do — there’s al- ways something else, something more difficult and challenging for you to undertake,” he said in a Houston Home Journal interview. It definitely is a challenge, but local skateboarders insist that the new craze is no more dan- gerous than many other accept- able hobbies, and it does, at least, give teenagers in Perry something to do. They see skateboarding as a natural high, an alternative to drug use, and a goal-oriented hobby which teaches competitive skills neces- sary for later success in life. The city fathers, however, dis- agree. A law was passed in 1986 by the City Council making skateboarding on city sidewalks illegal. The city leaders cited safety as the reason for the law. Nevertheless, the local skat- ers were able to continue their “aerials, bean plants, rock-n- rolls, Japan airs, and Mctwists” on private property. The locals hope to perfect their skills in or- der to compete in tournaments in other states. They disagree with the city law but insist they will abide by the City Council’s wishes and do their skateboard- ing in private locations. Kurt Woods spends the summer practic- ing with Mr. Wolfe’s band. Eric Matlock takes a break from Summer School. The summer session, in the air- conditioned Vocational Building, allowed students to get ahead or to make-up work. Mr. Loudermilk was the summer school principal. 5