Perry High School - Perryscope Yearbook (Perry, GA)

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OCTOBER 3rd, 1987 Farm City Day, an event which takes place, but once a year is a time in which Perryans show good Southern hospitality and honor the mid-state farm- ers, the backbone of Georgia. From the early morning till late at night, a down home shindig takes place. There is square dancing, clogging, country music, arts and crafts, and food — oh the food — at Farm City Day. Farm City Day has become a tradition in the town of Perry, a time in which Perry celebrates, in reality, part of its heritage, a heritage to be proud of in many respects; for there is no hustle and bustle of a big city, just a small Southern town coming together to have a real good time. Tony Crockett This year, I, Tracy Green, saw Farm City Day from a different perspective. I had to work on Saturday, October 3rd. Because of my position, my view of that Saturday was an ugly one. My Farm City Day started at 8:00 a.m. After arriving at Ace Hardware, I realized that the day would be very long and boring. The only custom- ers were just browsing. Annoying little kids and their parents were coming in all day to get away from the cold air outside. Because nobody was buying anything, I had to look for work to do all day. Just as I had expected, the day was very boring and extremely long. I did not mind the fact that I did not get to partici- pate in any of the Farm City Day activities, but I did not enjoy missing lunch. Traffic was very con- gested and I did not get out of the parking lot until half of my lunch break was over. When I got home, I got a small bite to eat. What I ate was not considered lunch. When I got back to work, some- body had taken my parking place. After parking a great distance from the store, I went back to work and finished up the day. I really did not enjoy Farm City Day one bit. Farm City Day was just another work-day for me. When 6:00 p.m. rolled around, I was tired and ready to go home. Although I did get to see part of the parade, I was pretty much isolated from the Farm City Day fun. Top Left to Bottom Left: Connor Cherer serves that Farm City Day barbeque chicken. Ginger Kinnas smiles for the camera. Ginger Collins and Dee Dee Beard represent the Senior Class in the parade. Marcus Hill, president of the Perry FFA, helps with the Farm City Petting Zoo. Top Right to Bottom Right: Bobby Chaney gets in some milking practice for Farm City Day while Phillip Padgett, Russell Albrit- ton, and Riley Scarborough look on. Perry FFAer’s serve 1700 chicken plates. The Perry High School Band, under the direc- tion of Henry Wolfe, shows why they are a superior group. 12 OPENING

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SPECIAL MEMORIES OF A YEAR WORTH RECORDING The school year 1987-88 held many special moments for Perry High students. As Shonda Releford shows, there was much to cheer about in spite of moments of sadness and disappointment. Many special relationships, experiences, and daily happenings made the year definitely a year worth recording. RIGHT: Shonda Releford, a junior, shows off her form as a member of the 1987-88 Perry High School Cheerleader Squad. ABOVE: Sisters Becky Cotton and Missy Parham cheer for the 9th grade Junior Varsity. ABOVE MIDDLE: Bobby Chaney sports the latest hair style - the BUZZ! RIGHT: EAT A PEACH! — Keela Whitest and Patrice Davis help cheer the Panthers to a 7 to 6 victory over Peach County. MIDDLE: Matt Forehand and Wendy Woods take a break from class work. 14 OPENING