Saks High School - Saks Echoes Yearbook (Anniston, AL)

Text from Pages 1 - 232 of the 1985 volume:

The Challenge of the Future ECHOES STAFF TABLE OF CONTENTS Rhonda Rush — Advisor Elaine Brooks Lee Bryant Cynthia Goodman Gina Haynes Missy Howard Dawne Martin Alex Mason Ross B. Vaughn — Editor Chris Murphy Tony Pettis Mike Rhodes Tim Schang Greg Starnes Tommy Stedham Anne Watson Student Life . . Organizations . Sports .......... People Ads and Closing 20 54 88 130 200 Opening 1 4 Opening Technology — a tool through which the future is sculpted, a new frontier waiting to be explored, a stepping stone in the road to success. 10 Opening Today — a reality we hold in our hands. 12 Opening Opening 13 14 Opening 1984 — Reagan's second term McDonald's killings Famine in Ethiopia Cries of help from Ethiopia, and killings at a San Ysidro, California, McDonald’s brought sorrow to much of the nation in 1984. Our sorrow was quickly turned into happiness, however, when we watched American athletes win 174 gold medals in Los Angeles during the Summer Olympics. Ronald Reagan enjoyed an impressive 49- state re-election victory that left the Demo- cratic Party stunned while Joe Montana directed the San Francisco 49’ers to a Su- per Bowl win over the Miami Dolphins. Although 1984 had its share of sorrow, it had its share of happiness too and was a year that everyone will remember for a long time. In politics, Ronald Reagan was elected to his second term as President of the United States after winning an overwhelming, re cord-setting, 49-state victory over Walter Mondale and his history-making running mate Geraldine Ferraro. Ferraro became the first woman to be named to a major- party Presidential ticket. The 49 year old Congresswoman from Queens debated with Vice-President Bush, clashed with New York’s Archbishop O’Connor, and hardly wobbled when the finances of her husband became a campaign issue. How- A Year Of Challenges ever, her efforts weren’t enough to put “Fritz” Mondale in the White House. 1984 was a year of sadness to many people in the United States as well as around the world. In the U.S., a psycho- path identified as James Huberty, armed with three guns and a bag of ammunition, killed 20 people and wounded 16 at a McDonald's in San Ysidro, California, on July 18. A police sharpshooter ended the rampage by killing Huberty. On the international scene, Russia’s leader, Yuri Andropov, passed away. Fa mine struck Ethiopia and estimates show that over one million people died as a re- sult of a very severe drought. Also, U.S. Marines were withdrawn from Lebanon after being hit by a 1983 terrorist bomb. Baby Fae Liberty's facelift 23rd Olympiad 1984 was a year for challenging nature as the space shuttle Challenger made sev- eral voyages in space. In October, sur- geons in Loma Linda, California, implanted a baboon heart in a two-week-old infant known as “Baby Fae”. She was born with a severe heart disease on October 14 and had only a few days to live. After the trans- plant she struggled to lead a healthy life, but died on November 15 after living for 32 days. William Schroeder, 52, also made history by becoming the second man to receive an artificial heart. The Olympics brought about a surge of pride in America as our athletes won a total of 174 gold medals in Los Angeles. Mary Lou Retton and Edwin Moses won sportswoman and sportsman of the year as they both contributed greatly to America’s success in the Olympics. Mary Lou Retton won America’s first gold medal in women’s gymnastics and Edwin Moses won his 109th straight race. Also contributing greatly to America’s success in the Olym- pics was Carl Lewis. He tied Jesse Owen’s record of four gold medals in track. The surge of pride was felt in Washing- ton, D.C. also, as a bronze memorial of the ( soldiers of Vietnam was erected. Also, al- though a school prayer law was voted down in Alabama, a “moment of silence” was allowed by the Supreme Court that may yet let a form of religious observance back into the classroom. The Statue of Liberty also received a much needed face lift. 1984 was a surprising year in sports, ' especially on the collegiate level. BY(J (Brigham Young) was the controversial na-i tional champion in college football. Also, Doug Flutie was named the Heisman Tro- phy winner after completing a miracle, game-winning pass against the Miami Hur- ricanes. Closer to home and probably more im- portant to Alabama fans was the outcome of the annual Iron Bowl played in Birming- ham. The Crimson Tide beat Auburn 17-13 in one of the most exciting games played between the two schools. Two of the most memorable highlights of the game were Brent Fullwood being stopped short of the goal line by Rory Turner on fourth down and Robert McGinty’s missed field goal with time running out which sealed Bama’s victory. In pro football, two records which were previously thought unbreakable were broken. Walter Payton broke Jim Brown’s career rushing record of 12,312 yards and Erik Dickerson broke O.J. Simpson’s sin- gle-season rushing record of 2,003 yards when he rushed for 2,105 yards this sea son. Also, Dan Marino and the Miami Dol- phins fell to Joe Montana and the San Francisco 49’ers in the Super Bowl. 17-15 Payton and Dickerson San Francisco 49'ers Teen crazes “Where's the beef? An unforgettable year Amidst all of the excitement of football, the Detroit Tigers beat the San Diego Pa dres to win the World Series. Every generation has had its crazes, and the 80’s are no exception. In 1984, some of the activities in which teens were involved were: break dancing, playing Trivial Pur- suit, and laughing at Clara Peller asking, “Where’s the beef?” Going to the movies has been a favorite activity of teens for a long time. Some of the movies that kept that craze alive in 1984 were: “Ghostbus- ters”, “Gremlins”, “The Karate Kid”, and “Footloose”. 1984 had its share of variety from sor- row in Ethiopia and Beirut, to extreme hap- piness in Los Angeles. The NFL hd two records to show off in the Hall of Fame and Alabama fans will have a year to brag about the upset victory in the Iron Bowl. But while Americans celebrated the main sports events of the year, they also cried about the famine in Ethiopia and the inno- cent people that were shot in San Ysidro. 1984 was a year that contained events that people will never forget. — Greg Starnes f — Lee Bryant and Leta Mitchell work to create a grand entrance for the room. 2 — Craig Wynne climbs high to hang paper curtains'' over the lunchroom windows. 3 — Gina Swords and Beth Swan work to turn a corner of the lunchroom into a scene from a city park complete with fountains. 4 — Lisa Smith. Sam Presley, and Regina GameI put in long hours to ensure that everything, in- cluding the food, was just right. 5 — Scott Wi- sotsky. Lisa Smith. Sonya Reese. Mrs. Hedge- path. and Craig Wynne, hang a backdrop for pic- tures. 6 — Gina Mount worked meticulously on decorating details. 22 Student Life Juniors Create A New York Fantasy On Friday, the night before the prom, the juniors were busy decorating to make Satur- day the most special night of all. The cafete- ria became a busy place as preparations to create a “New York Fantasy” were underway. As the tall columns of the Brooklyn Bridge sprang up and the skyline murals were placed on the walls, the juniors became excited in knowing they had created a romantic night in New York that would never be forgotten. Student Life 23 I — Don Cross. Craig Wynne, and Kelli Crawford enjoy the refreshments Mrs. Clouts worked so hard to prepare 2 — Dawne Martin and Chris West enjoy a special evening together. 3 — Erin Bang and her date danced the night away. 4 — Chris Murphy and his date Sharon Harper enjoy dancing in the Hew York surroundings. 5 — Anita Yother and Eric Shaddix enjoy each other's company. 6 — Joey Rowe believes in Puttin on the Ritz . 7 — Rechell Butler and her date Greg Cantrell enjoy a few moments together. 8 — Kelley Love. Donald Jones. Laura Kuykendall. Michael Johnston. Stacey Tillery, and Byron Greenwood, take time out to pose for a picture. 9 — Mike Smith and his date take a break from the action. 24 An Evening In New York April 13, 1985 was the biggest, most exciting night of the year. Ju- niors and Seniors filled the cafeteria with great excitement and anticipa- tion. Boys were wearing tuxedos and bow ties, some with top hats and canes and their dates with beautiful long or tea length gowns. The excite- ment filled the air as couples danced to a variety of popular music. Sen- iors danced to their class song “We’ll Meet Again Someday , composed by Michele Brown and Eric Shaddix To end the night with elegance, after having pictures made in front of the New York Park scene, which was enhanced with a park bench and a lamp post, the couples left to dine at one of the finer restaurants. This would be a night no one would ever forget. — Lisa Smith 3eautiful □iris Compete Beautiful girls began arriving at 6:00 p.m. to face the night for which they had spent weeks in preparation. Finding a spon- sor and dress kept the girls busy up to the last minute. As the pageant began, the audi- ence realized that the judges had a difficult decision to make. During the intermissions the Jazz Band entertained un- der the direction of Glen Spur- lin. Finally after long discussions the judges reached their deci- sions. Friday night, Master of Ceremonies, Ceil Jenkins Snow announced Miss Saks Junior High was Cathy Zeilinski. Sat- urday night, Tabatha Sylvester was named Miss Saks Senior High by Mike Royer. As the pageant came to a close each girl knew that she would cherish the moments of the 1985 beauty pageant. For — Miss Congeniality: Barbie Bu zan. 2 — The Junior High Court: Misty Shears. Miss Congeniality: Kelly Pettus. 2nd alternate: Cathy Zelinski, Miss Saks Junior High; Rhonda Coleman. 1st alternate; Lori Pitts. 3rd alternate. 3 — Escorts — Michael Sylvester. Tim Horne. James McIntyre. Allen Roberts. 4 — Junior High Master of Ceremo- nies — Ceil Jenkins Snow. 5 — Miss Saks 1984 — Gena Swords. Senior High Master of Ceremonies — Mike Royer. 6 — Fun before the pageant. 7 — The Senior High Court: Barbie Buzan. Miss Conge- niality: Lisa Houston. 2nd alternate: Tabatha Sylvester. Miss Saks Sen- ior High; Cindy Shears. 1st alter nate; Candace Smith. 3rd alternate. Student Life 27 Kathy Zielinski Student Life 29 Scholarships Given Pictured at right are ten out- standing seniors who so distin- guished themselves during their high school years that they were each awarded col- lege scholarships. (L-R) Ross Vaughn received a JSU Faculty Scholarship, Tommy Stedham received a 4-year scholarship to the University of Alabama when he was named a Presiden- tial Scholar. Cheryl Connell re- ceived a scholarship from the Hoffman Trust Fund at South- trust Bank. Eric Shaddix and Alicia Cantrell received an A Cappella choir scholarship to JSU. Mike Carlisle was the re- cipient of a scholarship to Liv- ingston University. Jennifer Peak was named a JSU Faculty Scholar. Tony Pettis won a 4- year scholarship to the Univer- sity of Alabama. Kelley Love received a JSU faculty scholar- ship. Michael Jackson was giv- en a 4-year ROTC scholarship to Tuskegee Institute. Variety Of Students Achieve Distinction Students Chosen 1 — Terry Webster, an outstanding trumpeter, was chosen to be a member of the All-State Band. 2 — Eight stu- dents were named Artists of the month during the 198485 school year. Hon- ored for their artwork were: (L-R) Jeff Turner. Edward Spillman. Ashley Marler. Justin Brown. Iliya Boyd. Jon- nie Thompson. Peter Cagle, and Chris Metyjasik. 0 Student Life Academic Excellence Recognized — Valedictorian Kelley Love graduated with a GPA of 3.825. Salutatorian Chris Murphy earned a grade point average of 3.757. 2 — The 9 students pictured below won Presidential Academic Fitness Awards Students had to have at least a B plus, be in the top 25% of their class, their class, score above the 80th percentile on a nationally recognized exam and have taken certain academic subjects to qualify for this award. Winners Announced — Michael Jackson. Erin Bang. Scott Brown and Laura Hedgepath won the Civitan Club's Good Citizen- ship Award 1984-85. 2 — Craig Wynne and Erin Bang were chosen to participate in Boy s State and Girl's State. 3 — Laura Kuykendall won the Voice of Democracy speech competition. Student Lif� 31 Athletic — Tommy Carter and Shane San- derson were chosen for the All-Coun ty Tournament basketball team. 2 — Clark Williams was named All-Coun- ty in baseball. 3 — Jeff Turner. also Excellence Rewarded received All-County recognition in baseball. 4 — Alike Carlisle and Tony Hudson were chosen for All- Area Tournament. Tony was also chosen for All-County Tournament. i 3 4 Students Named — Bruce Cory. a junior, was the recipient of the I Dare You award given each year to an outstanding junior. 2 — L-R Gary Walker. Ryan Greenwood. Byron Greenwood. Jeff Turner. Ryan Greenwood and Jeff Turner were named to the All-County Tournament team in baseball. Gary Walker, Byron Greenwood and Jeff Turner were named Senior All-Stars. 3 — Vickie Russell and Kristi Par- nell were named All-County Volley- ball Team members. ? Sfud-nr I iff - A t All-county Football 1 — Donald Jones 2 — Michael Jackson All-county Honorable mention 3 — Glen Bedford 4 — Gary Walker Key Club: 1 — Mike Rhodes Lieutenant Governor 2 — Barbie Buzan District Sweetheart Student Lit 33 HOMECOMING 1984 3 — 12th grade representative SHEILAH MARTIN escorted by her father. Lynn Martin. 2 — 11th grade representative CANDACE SMITH escorted by Jon Underwood. 3 — Homecoming Queen BARBIE BCIZAN is crowned by Student Council President Cheryl Connell. 4 — Barbie is escorted by her father. Tom Buzan. 34 Student Life Senior High Black Representative Cynthia Goodman Life Student Life 3 i 38 Student Life 1984 Homecoming Court — L to R — Trina Pitts. 8th grade representative; Janet Walker. 9th grade representative; Alvita Montgomery Junior High Black Representative: Kelly Pettus. Princess: Barbie Buzan, Queen; Cynthia Goodman. Senior High Black Representative; Sheilah Martin. 12th grade Representa tive; Candace Smith. IIth grade Representative; Melissa Lang- don. 10th grade Representative JUNIOR HIGH BLACK REPRESENTATIVE Alvita Montgomery PRINCESS — Kelly Pettus Student Life 39 The Five Days Of Homecoming Students began preparations for Home- coming Dress-Up Day weeks in advance. Excitement filled the air as everyone wait- ed to see what his fellow students would wear on TWIN DAY. Tuesday, the boys raided their mother’s closets and put on their high heels and hose. SWITCH DAY had arrived and muscular women were roaming the halls of S.H.S., while petite looking men in suit were running into the girl’s restrooms. Any visitor would have been shocked. Wednesday, we rummaged through attics in search of hats in all shapes and sizes for HAT DAY. Thursday, we looked as though we had dragged our sheets off the bed, wrapped them around us, and wore them to school. TOGA DAY proved a great success among S.H.S. stu- dents and teachers. Finally, Friday arrived and we pulled out our red and white clothes and many of us painted our faces, hair, and cars red and white. Friday, the last day of Homecoming, gave us one more chance to show our spirit through Dress Up Days '84. 7 I — Bonnie Turner participates in hat day as Rhonda Coleman looks on. 2 — Keith Gladdon struts her stuff. 3. — Kelly. John. J. W.. and Beth pose for twin day 4 — Andy whispers to Ryan. Do you think the girls will like us this way? 5 — Pat. Sam. and Allen alias ‘The Three Musketeers 6 — Amy and Tracey look cute on twin day. 7-For a good time call Jon at 5551212. 8 — Tina. Greg. Laura, and Michael take time out for lunch on toga day. 8 Student Life 41 HOMECOMING PROVES SPIRITED After a week of intensive preparation home- coming day drew near. The eve of homecoming holds a special place in the hearts of Wildcat fans because that is the day of the traditional bonfire. Tbe student council had worked hard to build the perfect bonfire and their efforts were truly worthwhile. A large crowd turned out to cheer as they watched it burn. Homecoming day finally arrived. It was a beautiful fall day. Wildcat fans donned their red and white and waited anxiously for classes to end and for the pep rally to begin. Spirit ex- ploded as even the football team joined in the cheering. The spirit continued until game time when fans viewed the displays each class had worked hard to create. A long victory line formed and fans cheered as they waited for their team. Final- ly the Wildcats emerged from their dressing room, broke through the victory banner, and charged onto the field. The long awaited home- coming game had begun. 42 Student Life Miss Saks Football The Miss Saks Football Pageant began in 1981 and since then has become a very special occasion to all who partici- pate. Participants endure weeks of hard work, anticipation, and shopping in preparation for the night when one girl is named Miss Saks Football. The chairperson was Joyce Shockley, who coordinated the event and who worked hard to arrange rehearsals and appoint the judges. The judges were Lil Burroughs, Laura Phillips, and Tim Mason. In the Junior High Division Misty Shears was the winner with Carrie Watson receiving first runner-up. Renee Bal- lenger was given the title in the Senior High Division with Kim Tidwell being awarded first runner-up. The pageant, sponsored by the Athletic Club, holds many memories for many people and was surely a night all partici- pants will remember. 2 I — Renee Ballenger. winner. Senior High Division 2 — Winners of all divisions 3 — Kim Tidwell. 1st Runner up. Senior High Division 4 — Misty Shears, winner. Junior High Division 5 — A A congratulatory hug 6 — Carrie Watson. 1st Runner up. Junior High Division 7 — Contestant. Sandy Williams 44 Student Life PEP RALLIES YIELD SPIRIT EXPLOSION A necessary ingredient for success in varsity athletics is support from students. School spirit encourages and inspires the players; gives them something to play for. Saks High prides itself on school spirit, and this is most evident at the football pep rallies. On Fridays at 2:15, ninety-five percent of the student body can be found in the gym, packed like sardines and sweating profusely yet enjoying themselves as they scream and yell with the cheerleaders during and between cheers. But the best display of spirit is shown during the competition for the spirit stick, when each grade chants “V-I-C TO R Y . . . and see who can yell the loudest. Obviously talent abounds among the organizers and leaders of the pep rally. The varsity cheerleaders are always spirited and usually do well at ICF cheerleader competition in the summer, this year winning the competition and later placing fifth out of 150 squads who had won the competition, the band plays well as the talented majorettes display their twirling talents; and the skits performed at pep rallies are always entertaining, especially at the last pep rally of the year when every senior on the team is portrayed by the cheerleaders in a hilarious spoof. The junior high sudents showed a lot of spirit and four of this year’s outstanding cheerleader squad are sophomores, so pep rallies at Saks should continue to be among the best in the state for years to come. A DAY IN _f%f% The alarm goes % ===?U off, it is time to face a new day. Dressing, eating and dashing to school are all part of the routine. The bell rings. Students go into the building and head to their lockers to grab books for first class. Class begins. Sleepy-eyed students work hard to stay awake. Q. l fi A break in classes finally arrives. Droves of students head to the break room. Finally it is lunchtime. Another break in the day and an opportunity to chat with friends. It is time to go back to class. Sometimes it is difficult to stay awake. Anxious faces often glance at the clock. f% The bell rings at = = last. Students dash to catch the bus or to get to their cars. Confusion reigns for several minutes as everyone tries to leave at once. Then, it is home again. Soon it will be time to start the routine all over. THE LIFE OF A STUDEN' 48 Student Life — Suzan and Missy arrive at school with a smile 2 — Michael rushes to his next class. 3 — Lunch — A midday break to eat and talk. 4 — Occasionally a student can't resist the urge to sleep. 5 — Shawn works hard to get through class 6 — The library is an important resource for SHS students. 7 — Robbie and Kelley lead the way to lunch. 8 — The buses await the last bell 9 — Students pause to talk at the end of a long day. S” Club Performs The Saks High gym was transformed into a concert hall for a single night as ”S” Club members performed in the annual Varsity Show. Although lip sync has only recently enjoyed a resurgence of popularity, Saks varsity club members for years have used the device in their performances. The 1985 show was no exception. Appearing in this year’s show were music groups and stars such as Autograph, led by Joey Leaterwood, Tina Marie (Robbie Davis), MaDonna (Anita Yother), and John Parr (Jimmy Fisher). Mrs. Connell, the clubs sponsor organized the event and served as Mistress of Ceremo- nies. The theme of this year’s show was American Patrio- tism. Bruce Springsteen, performed by Lamar Sims, started the show with “Born In The USA.’’ Lee Green- wood. done by Joey Rowe, sang “God Bless The USA” as the students joined hands and sang along. The patriotism was also displayed by the colorfully lighted backdrop and the American flag. Throughout the show, the audience clapped and sang along with their favorite groups and songs. Some of the favorite acts were performed by Michael Rhodes in his adaptation of Van Halen’s “Jump”, Jeff Turner as Hank Williams Jr., and Randy Reaves with his rendition of California Girls”. The show concluded as with the sing- ers coming out on stage to sing “We Are The World” for a GRAND finale. 50 Student Life 7 — Joey Rowe, playing the part of Lee Greenwood, sings God Bless the USA '. 2 — Bruce Springsteen's ‘ Born in the USA is performed by Lamar Sims. 3 — Clark Williams and Ryan Greenwood team up as Night Ranger to perform “When You Close Your Eyes '. A — Mike Rhodes “Jumps to Van Halen 5 — Mike Carlisle performs The Search is Over by Survivor with the assistance of Candace Smith. 6 — Jeff (Hank) Turner invites all his rowdy friends to Come Over Tonight . 7 — Robie Davis as Tina Marie performs Lover Girl . 6 Student Life 51 Student Efforts Rewarded On Awards Day Awards Day 1985 was truly a memorable experience. Outstanding students were recognized by community leaders, faculty members, and other students during the ceremony. Students who had worked long and hard, often with little recognition, were in the spotlight for the program's duration. The following awards were presented during the program: Civitan Good Citizen of the Year Senior High — Michael Jackson and Erin Bang Junior High — Scott Brown and Laura Hedgepath Voice of Democracy Laura Kuykendall Kiwanis Club Scholarship Jeff Dill American History Award Greg Murphy I Dare You Bruce Cory Girls’ and Boys’ State Erin Bang and Craig Winn Perfect in Attendance Cindy Robinson HOME ECONOMICS Most Outstanding Alvita Montgomery and Monique Edwards Most Improved Joe Jones Katrina Gidley Janet Walker Sheri Joiner Karen Doyle Monica Tankersley Julie Stevens Amy Cochran Melissa Frady Lindsay Hooper Kathy Lloyd Tracy Payne Lori Meddars Gena Swords CHOIR All State Tommy Stedham Michael Johnston Michael Jackson John Hopson Clay Boyd Sean Johnson Joey Honeycutt Scott Brown Bruce Pitts Bryan Peak Eric Shaddix Renita Mathis Jenny Peak Laura Kuykendall Alicia Cantrell Michele Brown Leta Mitchell Angie Greenwood ART Artists of the Year Jeff Turner and Scott Morris Most Improved Terri Fox, Edward Spilman, and Jamey Hollingsworth Most Outstanding Justin Brown and Azalia Zamarripa Athletic Leadership Award Wesley Glassco and Susan Wood CHEERLEADING Senior Cheerleaders Robbie Davis and Anita Yother Academic All American Cheerleader Robbie Davis GOVERNMENT Government Economics Award Kelley Love SCHOLAR S BOWL Tommy Stedham Greg Starnes Ross Vaughn Tony Pettis Tim McKinney Michael Jackson MATHEMATICS Math Award Tommy Stedham and Tony Pettis ECHOES STAFF Editor’s Award Ross Vaughn Photographer s Award Chris Murphy Most Outstanding Tony Pettis Humanities Award Michelle Rice Creative Writing Award Tracey Johnson SCIENCE Science Award Ross Vaughn Physics Award Michael Johnston Chemistry Award Greg Starnes DAR Good Citizen Jeff Turner SCHOLARSHIPS Ayers State Michelle Rice Timothy Brown Hoffman Trust Michelle Rice Ross Vaughn Elks Foundation Ross Vaughn University of Alabama Presidential Scholarship Tony Pettis Tommy Stedham Jacksonville State University Faculty Scholars Ross Vaughn Carolyn Ghee Jenny Peak Kelley Love Presidential Academic Fitness Award Ross Vaughn Michael Sylvester Mike Carlisle Carolyn Ghee Chris Murphy Tony Pettis Tomy Stedham Jenny Peak Kelley Love Laura Kuykendall Michael Johnston MATH Tommy Stedham and Tony Pettis LIBRARY Lisa Fordham, Sonya Resse, Angela Barnett, and Doug A alkf r ENGLISH AWARD Laura Kuykendall and Ross Vaughn Robed Choir Rated Superior Excellence is a concept that members of the Robed Choir, under the expert direction of Connie Burleson, have come to understand. No one can observe a performance of the Robed Choir without realizing the hours its members have devoted to practice in an effort to achieve their goal. Polished performances earned the choir a Superior rating at District Festival (held annually at Jacksonville State University) and the right to attend the State Choir Festival. The choir received an excellent rating when they journeyed to Stanford University for state competition. The choir spends many hours rehearsing in hopes of achieving superior ratings in competition and of giving enjoyable performances in concerts. Two main concerts dominate the year’s events for choir members — the Christmas concert and the spring concert. This year’s Christmas concert featured ’Christmas Love”, Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus” and various traditional carols. The spring concert broke from tradition as numerous upbeat songs were presented ranging from a medley of Beach Boy's hits and the hit single “We Are the World” to the Ladies’ Chorus singing “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” and the Male Chorus giving their rendition of “California Girls.” The spring concert is always a highlight in the year for choir members and this year’s concert entitled, “Make Your Own Kind of Music” was no exception. Front row LR — L. Mitchel, T. Horton, K Keyes. At. Brown. At. Tankersley, R. Johnson. C. Burns. S. Jones, G. Swords. S. Kirby, K. Doyle, L. Kuykendall, J. Peak 2nd row L R — K. Howard, L. Hendon. C. McFry. A. Rollins. S. Tillery, T. Thompson. N. Lumpkin. L. Medders. D. Weiser. D. Butler. K Carden, R Matthis. A. Greenwood. L. Boyer. G. Buckelew. T. Kemp 3rd row — L R — P Snider. K Love. A Cantrell. D. Kelley. D. Jones. F Young. J. Buzan, S Johnson, L. Sims, T. Edwards, S. Ham. C. Williams. G. Lovelady. At. Johnston. At. Sams, P. Snider, G. Paris. J. Hopson. 4th row L R — 7 Chandler. J. Deese. J. Wilson. K. Ward. J. Jackson. T. Stedham, C. Nix. R. Greenwood, B. Pitts, G. Wiggington, J. Honeycutt. S. Price. G. Ginn. J. Aids. K. Hill. B. Peak. C. Boyd, At. Kelley, E. Shaddix. V. Swanson. A. Shaw. Officers — Front row L R G. Ginn — photographer. T. Thompson — treasurer, L. Sims — secretary. L. Kuykendall— Vice President. J. Honeycutt. President. Section Leaders — Back row L R A. Cantrell — 1st soprano. S Tillery — 2nd soprano. J. Peak — alto. B. Shaddix — tenor. M. Jackson — bass. 3 1 — The Robed Choir gives another polished performance 2 — Mrs. Burleson directs the choir as they perform at a special Veteran's Day assembly. 3 — Choir members pre- sent the Christmas concert to the student body. 4 — Stacey Tillery accompanies the choir as Tina Thompson lends her assistance 5 — Lamar Sims and Shane Price relax after a tiring performance. 57 Back row — A. Cantrell. E. Shaddix. K. Love. J. Honey- cutt. M. Tankersley. T. Sted ham. J. Peak. P Snider. Front row — M. Brown. S. Johnson. G. Swords. C. Boyd. A. Greenwood. M. Johnston. L. Kuykendall I — The Senior Ensemble performs for the student body during a Christmas as- sembly. 2 — Rehearsing during A period was a highlight of each school day. 3 — Many Choir members who were Seniors were se- lected for Ensemble and All- State. 4 — Joey Honeycutt shows his appreciation for choir direction Connie Burle- son. 5 — Michele Brown. J.W. Bramlett. and Laura Kuykendall take time to check the particulars in a musical selection. 58 Organizations Students Display Talents Through All-State, Ensemble Practice makes perfect is a phrase choir director, Connie Burleson takes to heart. Robed choir members spend hours rehearsing and preparing for the limited number of performances they give each year. Is all their practice worthwhile? Those who gain the distinct honor of being chosen for All-State think so. All-State choir members are selected each year from hundreds who audition for a place in the choir. Those who were selected from Saks this year numbered 31. Those talented enough to be selected traveled to Mobile in the spring to spend additional hours rehearsing with others chosen from around the state for a performance of a wide variety of musical pieces. The Senior Ensemble consists of very talented Robed choir members who are selected to perform as a group. Their performances always include up-beat, popular songs performed in a style that is less formal than the Robed Choir's style of performances. By taking part in groups such as All-State Chorus and the Senior Ensemble, develop both their vocal potential and their appreciation of fine music. Front row — LR L. Hooper. K. Lloyd, A. Cochran. K. Gidley. J. Stevens. J. Walker. S. Jointer. L. Medders. L. Mitchel, Af. Tankersley. L. Kuyken daII. Middle row — L R G. Swords. T. Payne. At. Fraddy, T. Stedham. At. Jackson. A. Cantrell. J. Peak. R. Mathis. At. Brown. A. Greenwood. K. Doyle. Back row — L R J. Hopson. At. Johnston. S. Brown. B. Pitts. J. Honeycutt. C. Boyd. B. Peak. S. Johnson. E. Shaddix. Organizations 59 B” Choir Front row LR — J. Whitley. S. Groover. D. Swanson. S. Waugh. L. Brock. C. Wells. P. Turner. S. Warmack. K Hafley. H. Landers. Second row L R — K. Hogan. L. Honeycutt. D. Me- kienzie. L. Nabors. J. Hicks. K. Watson. T. Pitts. K. Holcomb. V. Wilson. N Meads. L. Hedge- path Third row L R — T. Walk er. D. Bateman. S. Allen. T. Gil- bert. A. Haynes. B. Rinn. K Dorey. D. Strange. T. Holder. D. Walker Back row L R — J. Moore. R. Earnest. S. Owens. S. Sanderson. R. Bell. S. Johnson. S. Sanderson. K. Carroll. C Hayes. M. Buggar. “C” Choir Front row L R — L. Hooper. K Morgan. K. Lloyd, A. Cochran. T. Payne. J. Stevens. K. Gidley. J. Walker. W. Bowman. S. Joint- er. K. Driner. Second row L R — A. Kelley. L. Nuneze. N. Onteri- vous. P. Crystal. T. Shrum. S. Webb. D. Weaks. L. Pitts. M. Frady. K. Mount. S. Daughter. Y. Melson, N. Hobson. K. Noel. Third row L-R — K. Zielinski. M Gilheart, T. Sailor. B. Williams. M. Thomas. T. Waddell. K. Rog- ers. C. Thacker. P. Hopkins. R. Haynes. D. Shirley. D. Crider. L. Feazell. S. Cooper. A. Cotton, K. Cotton. K. Pettus. Back row L R — J. Taylor, J. Powell. D. Hol- comb. E. Mason. E. King. J. Swann. S. Brown. D. Gregg. M Rinker. B. Weiser. S. Mitchell. B. Snider. M. Jones. D. Body. S. Meads. J. Carr. 60 Organizations Honor Choir Front row LR J. Whitley. P. Turner. S. Warmack. L. Honeycutt. S. Cooper. L. Pitts. P. Mount. S. Daughtery. K. Cot ton. A. Cotton. A. Kelley. 2nd row L R M Thomas. T. Holder. K. Zielinski, M. Gearheart. T. Walker, hi. Ontiveros, D. Weaks. C. Hafley. hi. Meads. D Walker, K. Holcomb. Back row L R D. Hopkins, C. Crider. B Snider. M Jones. C. Aids. C. Thacker. C. Carrell. M Bungert. J. Waddell. R. Haynes. Junior Ensemble Front row L R — A. Kelley. J. Stevens. A. Cochran. T. Payne. J. Walker. L. Pitts. L. Feazell. V. Hobson. Back row L R — J. Taylor, E. Mason. D. Hoi comb. S. Brown. J. Carr. M. Jones. C. Thacker. R Haynes. Organizations 61 Saks High School Marching Band BAND CAPTURES 14IV AT DISTRICT The 1984-85 Saks High Marching Band had its most successful season ever. They went to three contests and were awarded a total of nineteen trophies. Individual awards included the drum line receiving the best score in their class. The marching band and colorguard received two superior ratings as well as one excellent rating. The majorettes had superior ratings at every contest. The drum major received a superior rating and two excellent ratings. Aside from contests the band also worked hard to perfect their half time performances. Hard work began early for the marching band. They practiced all summer preparing for summer band camp in August when they marched in the hot summer weather from early in the morning until late at night. The band s hard work was rewarded when appreciative fans cheered and applaud- ed their half time performances. The band also received superior ratings at District this year. They were the first band since 1978 to receive such an award. The band went to state this year to compete. The Saks High Marching Band is a team that works hard to become the best. The hard work and practice is evidenced in the trophies they have received. The band has come a long way in a short time. They have truly earned the right to yell ‘ BEST BAND? SAKS BAND!” Cynthia Goodman Gary and Terry put on a good show at halftime. 62 2 1 — Kayla Wooster, drum ma- jor 2 — Sherry and Kayla con centrate on the xylophone 3 — Practice makes perfect 4 — Glenn Spurlin. band director 63 French Horns — M. Cheat wood. T. Horne. S. Matthews Brass — Back — K Wills. W. Graham. T. Ross. C. Cory. J. Lockett. Front — G. Ross, S. Houck. J. Wilson. C. Crawford. T. Vandiver. J. Johnson. T. Webster. C. Webb. BRASS SECTION The brass section is often referred to as the “heart of the band.” Trombones, trumpets, french horns and tubas are played harmon- iously by the members of this section. Sounds emitted from these horns provide the basis on which the Saks High School Band’s entire sound is based. Leadership within this section is provided by Terry Webster — trumpets section leader, Garry Ross — low brass section leader, and Tim Horne — french horn section leader. DRCJMLINE The drumline, with its seven mem- bers, keeps the band “in tempo . Sec- tion leader Eric Daffron works hard to ensure that the drumline performs with precision. Increasing emphasis has been placed on the drum line in recent years. The SHS drum line has worked diligent- ly to ensure that they keep in step with popular trends. Drumline — Back — R Pugh. E. Daf fron. C. Byrd. T. Atkinson. K Hogan. Front — S. Atitchele. C. Matthews. 64 Organizations Flutes — Back — J ia uder stager. At Johnson. At Jobe. T. Cask ill, W Wagoner. Front — G Fletcher. I McCellan. D Stin- son. WOODWIND SECTION The woodwind section adds flavor to the band’s sound. Saxophones, flutes, and clarinets combine to enrich the sound provided by the brass section. Melis sa Jobe — flute section leader, Michael Sylvestor — saxophone section leader, and Susan Hightower — clarinet section leader provide the leadership that helps make the woodwind section an asset. Clarinets — Back — L. Jackson. D. Martin. K. Neilson. D. Fredial. Front — C McIntyre. T. Hatch. A. Steet. T. Bolick Saxophones — Back — G. Cooper. D. Presley. M Syl vestor. J. Crow. K Zeilinsky. Front — T. Webster. T. Craft. R Thorton. Orqanuaiions 65 MAJORETTES AND COLOR GUARD The majorettes and color guard provide the spice during the bands’ halftime shows. Both groups feature very talented la- dies whose performances are appreciated by everyone. The girls’ performances were noticed at contests, too. The color guard received two superior ratings while the majorettes re- ceived superior ratings at all three contests. ft 1 MAJORETTES L R L Hous ton. R Gamel. C. Shears. C. Connell (Head Majorette) COLOR GUARD Front row — K. Horres. L. Smith (Cap- tain). C. Auffant Back Row — A White. T. Brown. T Sylvester 66 Organizations FHA . . . FORTY YEARS AND Saks Chapter Moves To Improve Future Homemakers of America, otherwise known as FHA. is the national vocational organization for 350,000 home economics and home economics relat ed occupations. This organization serves students through the twelfth grade and helps youth to assume their roles in society through home economics educa- tion in the areas of personal growth, family life, voca tional preparation, and community involvement. Chapter projects provide opportunities that develop character and initiative and help young men and women learn valuable leadership skills. The Saks High School Chapter is affiliated with the state and national levels of the organization. It is made up of four mini-chapters. In February, represen- tatives from the minichapters at Saks participated in a district workshop at Gadsden State Junior College. There they were instructed in one of the following topics: teen age pregnancy, teen parenting, and child abuse and neglect. Those who attended were Eddie Butler. Travis Atkison. David Chrystal. Monique Ed wards. Sharon Pointer. Alvita Montgomery. Chaundra Weston. Darren Moten, and Jessica Harris. The FHA theme for 1985 is “Future Homemakers of America 40 Years of Real Learning.” to call attention to the fortieth anniversary of the organiza- tion. During the week of March 22-23. Susan Tucker. Linda Huffman. Alvita Montgomery. Chaundra Wes ton. and Lisa Jackson all journeyed to Montgomery to attend the state meeting and the fortieth birthday celebration. The final celebration in May featured a local birthday party to show the public how proud Saks was of FHA HERO. — Paid Advertisement STILL GOING STRONG 5 6 — FHA — Front: B. Galligan. A. Montgomery. J. Harris. C Weston. C. Hardy. P. Turner. R Wallace. J. Hopkins. S. Griffith. R Coleman. 2nd row: B. Goodman. H. Williams. N. Fox, B. Bund rum. K Rhodes. R. McDaniels. J. Wilson. T.Ga skill. A. Stacey. G. Cross ey. K. McNeil. L Emigh. 3rd row: L. Thedford. P. Allen. L Godwin. C. Howell. T. Atkison. L. Hooper. C. Hanlon. K. Timmons. J. Laudenslager. K. Gautney. M. Vance. C. Auffant. M. Edwards. L. Kilgore. Back: D. Chrystal. M. Frady. E. Brooks. P. Earwood. K. Sims. S. Chandler. D. Page. R. Johnson. J. Crowe. M. Haynes. D. Darby. R. Grear. R. Jones. L. May. E. Butler. R. Coleman. 2 — Mrs. Cunningham demonstrates a recipe for Linda and Jennifer. 3 — A period Mini chapter officers — Front: L. Godwin. R. McDaniels. M. Harrelson. (Pres). K. Rhodes. Back: C. Howell. B. Bundrum. S. Chandler. 4 — Jessica acts as hostess at the Operation Sharing Tea for the teachers and FHA members at Christmas. 5 — E Period mini-chapter officers — Front: K Haynes. K. Carr. L. Gritsch, S. Griffith. L. Mongomery. Back: S. Hart. L. Emigh (Pres.). D. Boyle. 6 — This toy is just one of the many crafts FHA members made for Christmas. 7 — C. Period mini-chapter officers — front: A. Montgomery (Pres). Back: S. Crossley. D. Tolbert. C. Weston. T. Crossley. 8 — D Period mini-chapter officers — Left to Right: M. Haynes. K. Mcneil. R Coleman. L. Jackson. J. Laudenslager. J Hopkins. E. Butler. (Pres). 9 — Mr. Whitley waits for a chance at the punch bowl. 69 Math Teams Add To Success The area Math Tournament was held May 2, 1985, at Jackson- ville State University. The Saks math teams had another winning year. Erin Bang received second place in the Algebra II competition, and Tony Pettis received second place in the Math IV competition. The 8th grade team came in first. Algebra I and Geometry came in second, and the Math IV team also received first place. Individual winners were based on performance on a one and one-half hour written test. The team score was a combination of test points and ciphering points. — Afaf � IV — Michael Johnston. Laura Kuykendall. Tommy Stedham. Kelley Love. Tony Pettis. Bruce Downard. David Clark. Kevin Hafley 2 — Geometry — Scott Morris. Gina Moses. Jean Johnson. Karen Doyle. Wendy Facklam. 3 — Algebra II — Erin Bang. Greg Starnes. Mark Misco. Anne Watson 4 — Algebra I — Derek Gregg. Scott Brown. Cory Capers. Cathy Zielinski. J Cheek. 5 — 8th Grade — Ashley Kelly. J. Locrett. Dawn Weaks. '0 Organizations Scholar’s Bowl: Triviamania In the midst of increasingly pop- ular trivia games, the Scholar s Bowl team at Saks isn’t being left out. The Sport of the Mind gained support this year with sev- eral new players who added to the excitement of intellectual compe- tition. At the are Scholar's Bowl, at Gadsden State Community Col- lege, the Saks team defeated Fort Payne, Emma Sansom, and Southside high schools. Our top players were Tony Pettis, Ross B. Vaughn, and Tommy Stedham, who had higher scoring averages than most participants in the com- petition. We are very proud of these stu- dents who have spent many hours in preparation for such a worth- while event. 1 — Michael Jackson. Greg Starnes. Tim McKinney. Tom- my Stedham. Tony Pettis. Ross Vaughn. Mrs. Brown — coach. 2 — Competition was difficult, but our team pulled through. 3 — Mrs. Brown has sponsored the team since its formation in 1982. 4 — Mrs. Brown. Ross, and Tony discuss team strategy against Childersburg. Organizations 71 Key Club Keeps Students Involved 1st ROW — M Rhodes. K Hafley. J. Dill. J. Turner. 2nd ROW — Mrs. Deer man. Sponsor. C Boyd. J. Crow, G. Wiggington. B. Pitts. B. Greenwood. K. Townsend. R Vaughn. 3rd ROW — S. Brown. V. Swan son. S. Johnson. J. Love. M Jackson. L. Sims. M Johnston. C. Wynn. G. Starnes. J. Hopson. 4th ROW — D Burrows. E. King. P. Snider. G. Lovelady. R Green wood. A Shaw. C. Williams. M. Carlisle. T. Pettus. C. Murphy. T. Stedham 1 (1) Jeff Turner makes a speech at the Veteran's Day Assembly. (2) Mike and Jeff prepare for a weekly Tuesday meeting. (3) The military prepares to raise the flag in the Veteran's Day Assem- bly. (4) Judge Owens presents his presentation. (5) Jeff gives Mr. Grudger. Executive Director of Hamilton's Boys Club, a check for a hundred dollars. 2 72 Organizations Theme “Man Hours For Mankind The Key Club, consisting of approxi- mately thirty young men and twenty sweethearts, is a very active and suc- cessful organization at Saks High school. Key Club members are chosen on the basis of their character, leader- ship. and willingness to serve their school and community. They are a vital part of student activities at Saks High School. In service to the community, the key club participates in many activities. This year they donated canned food and one hundred in cash to the North Boy’s Ranch in Danville. Each week a team of members works at the Hamilton Boy’s Club. Key Club members actively serve around the school. They are responsible for raising and lowering the flag every day, giving apples to the teachers on Teacher Appreciation Day, sponsoring the Veteran's Day Assembly and a clean up day before school began. The Key Club is also responsible for the presenta- tion of the “Teacher of the Year Award' . This productive club has attended the Key Club District Convention in Hunts- ville and regularly attends Key Club ral- lies. Mike Rhodes was elected Lt. Gover nor of Division VI and Barbie Buzan was elected sweetheart for the same divi- sion. 1st ROW — B. Buzan, S. Martin. S. Williams. C. Goodman. C. Connell. A Yother. S. Tillery. R Davis. M. Brown. K Love. 2nd ROW — P Snider. L. Houston. C. Shears. B Swain. C. Smith. W. Facklum. C. Bownden. J. Walker. K Pettus. K. Tidwell Organizations 73 A Year Of Change The 1984-85 Echoes Staff went through a lot of changes. For starters, Mrs. Rush took over as the advisor succeeding Mrs. Pody who transferred to another school. Ross Vaughn also took over as the editor succeeding Traci Fleming. But despite the changes the Annual Staff had a great year. Work began early for us. During the summer we had to sell ads to help pay for the yearbook. Our hard work continued during the year as we rushed to meet layout deadlines. The old members worked with the rookies during the first few weeks, but they soon became as experienced as the old members. Our hard work paid off with the completion of a a successful yearbook. L R: E. Brooks. A. Watson. G. Starnes. A. Mason. D. Martin. L. Bryant, G. Haynes, C. Murphy. M. Howard. T Stedham. T Pet tis, M. Rhodes. R. Vaughn — Editor, R. Rush — Advisor 74 Organizations I — It 's too early in the morning to be doing this. 2 — Don’t let them get me' 3 — Leave us alone, we're working. 4 — Lee's really concentrating on her layout 5. — Tony and Tommy discuss the odds for Friday 's oame 6 — Missy violates school rules 7— Staff members take timeout to pose for a picture 8 — Cynthia concern trates on her layout. 8 Organizations lb PEP CLUB Front row LR J. Starr, D. Barger. R. GameI. M. Langdon, K. Eaton — Sponsor. B. Buzan. T. Thompson. S. Tillery. J. Peak. K. Norris. K Tid- well. 2nd row L-R D. Griggs. L. House, S. Johnson. K. Pettus. C. Noel. J. Walker. L. Kuykendall. R. Davis. S. Dodson. P. Snider. K. Rob- inson. C. Smith. C. Shears. S. Pres- ley. C. Bowden. K. Love, A. Can- trell. A. Howell. C. Canden. S. Brad ford. M Jackson. 4th row L R B. Drumond. J. Aids. R. Greenwood. C. Williams. A. Shaw. G. Ginn. D. Clark. P. Haynes. B. Cory. G. Biaer. B. Downard. L. Sims. J. Fisher. T. Green. J. Leatherwood. J. Honey- cutt. - The Pep Club played a vital role in promoting spirit during the entire football season. Their work and support was especially evident in the pep rally that culminated the week of Homecoming 85 2 — The Library Club, sponsored by Mrs. Peters, spends many hours working to make the library a well-organized place for students. 76 Organizations FCS CLCIB Front row LR D. Weiser. A. Cantrell. P. Dew. S. Wood. C. Swords. R Thacker. M Toler. Back L R L. Bryant. A Houck. J. Stevens. K. Crawford. P. Hay. T. Stedham. T. Pettus. A. Watson. LIBRARY CLUB Front row L-R E Brown. S. Curvin. B Cur vin. 2nd row L R Mrs. Peters — Sponsor. K Brown. L. Fordham. 3rd row L R C. Smith. S. Reese. Organizations 77 FCA The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is an informally orga- nized group of athletes whose goal is to pro- mote Christian stan- dards among their fel- low students. This club met without bene- fit of a sponsor before many games. Several senior athletes helped organize the meetings and keep the club to- gether. “S” Club The “S Club is composed of athletes who have achieved the mark of excellence in a sport, a school letter. The “S” Club, spon- sored by Mrs. Connell, has one major project each year, the presen- tation of the annual Varsity Show. 78 Organizations FCA: Front row — LR — W. Facklem, R Davis. K Tidwell. A. Yother, C. Bowden. L. Sims. B. Greenwood. At Jackson. J. Hopson. J. Turner. 2nd row — L R — M. Rhodes. B. Pitts. K. Hafley. J. Love. G. Walker. At Johnston. C Bundrum. D. Jones. W Glassco. Back row — L R — G. Ginn, J. Leatherwood, G. Lovelady, R. Greenwood. A. Shaw, V. Swanson. C. Williams. J. Honeycutt. B. Burgess. J. Fisher. C. Fowler, At Carlisle. • S” CLUB Front row — L R — W. Facklem. C Smith. At Langdon. K. Tidwell. R Davis. A. Yother 2nd row — L R — G. Wiggington. R. Reaves. S. Wood. K. Parnell. K. Keyes. J. Turner. At. RHodes. T. Hanvey. J. Hopson. 3rd row — LR — Af. Jackson. B. Drummond, S. Alar tin. S. Hiers. S. Williams. B. Buzan, G. Walker. B. Greenwood. J. Love. C. Bundrum. L. Sims. B Burgess. S. AIcQueen. 4th row — L R — G. Lovelady. R. Greenwood, D. Griffin, J. Leathergood, A. Shaw. C. Williams. K. Hafley. J. Fisher. D Jones. M Carlisle. J. Honeycutt. C. Fowler. W. Glassco. VICA The Vocational Industrial Clubs of America consists of Juniors and Seniors who are working and want to learn more about the business world. Students are given study guides to read and are questioned about the job they do. This is a helpful program that enables students to gain experience in a job. Elaine Brooks Front row — LR — B Williams. T Hill. M. S aten. G Davis. M Howard. L. Nixon. A Davis. J Bean. 2nd row — LR — K. Williams. K Ward. T. McLeod. M Masey. D Gross. S. Williams. B Johnson. E. Murray. Mr. Stewart — Sponsor. E Moates. S. Hanford. R DeThomas. J. Groover. J. Prince. J. Harbin. A. Roberts. T Houck. D. Vaughn. G Percival Student Council Creates A Year Of Action-packed Competition The Student Council Association con- sists of SCA officers and class represen- tatives. It is an organization dediated to improving the environment provided for students at Saks High School. Long be- fore the 1984-5 school year began Cheryl Connell, SCA President, began working with Theresa Haynes and Caro- lyn Keech, sponsors, to create some in- novations that they, together with the other SCA officers, Denise Weiser. Beth Swann, and Alicia Cantrell, could imple- ment. One of the most popular of this year’s innovations was the class competition. This competition between representa- tives from each class and even some faculty members included various ac- tivities, all designed with fun in mind. Students ran relay races for shoes, passed candy canes and bananas in re- lays, hula hooped, tossed balloons, and even ate massive quantities of ice cream sundaes. The student council is responsible for many things from assemblies to holding elections. Their jobs are often thankless and tiring. The results of their diligent efforts, however, are present through- out the school. Front row — B. Swann — Treasurer. A. Cantrell — Secretary. C. Connell — President. D. Weiser — Wee President Second row — L. House. S. Johnson. K. Pettus. K Moell. P. Snider. C. Walk er. T. Pitts. K Cotton. L. Pitts. R Ga met. A. Cotton. J. Walker. W. Facklam Third row — H. Warren. K Morgan. L. Smith, D. Martin. M. Brown. J. Peak. K Love. S. Jones. T. Kemp. M. Langdon. C. Shears. S. Hiers. J. Hopson Fourth row — D. Gregg. M. Jones. G. Ginn. J. Leatherwood. S. Brown. E. King. K. Ha 80 fley. C. Winn — Strategy is planned by the contestants of the Sophomore class 2 — Jimmy and Kelley concentrate in the candy cane competition 3 — The hoolahoop competition is popular among students 4 — The Junior class competes in the water balloon relay as Denise looks on. 5 — Jeff Turner. Mike Rhodes. Lamar Sims, and Cary Walker won the ice cream sundae eating contest for the Senior class. 6 — Sonya and Cheryl work in the SCA store. 4 Organizations 81 Drama Club Develops Talent The Drama Club presented its annual Christmas play in a special Christmas assembly held just before the Christmas holidays. This year, the play was enti- tled “The Seven Gifts — A Christmas Fantasy”. In the play, the Queen receives seven different spe- cial gifts, each with its own meaning. Humility, faith, freedom and courage were some of the special gifts given. The characters that gave the gifts were from the poorest to the richest and from the youngest to the oldest. The performers did a great job in presenting a meaningful Christmas play. Sponsors Kathi Eaton and Sue Govatos worked hard to see that the play was successful. Both spon- sors gave of their time willingly in an effort to give students an opportunity to develop talents. Front row — LR — A. Wilkinson, T. Bolick, G. Fletcher, E. Bang. S. Hightower. D. Stinson, L. Mitchell, P Borde Ion, K Eaton — Sponsor 2nd row — L-R — L. Tippins, K Parnell, M. Henson. T. Bishop, C. Bowden. S. Presley. L. Bryant. M. Conner. M. Cheatwood. M. Tankersley. C. McElroy, W. Wilson 3rd row — L R — C McIntyre. K. Crawford. T. Byrd. K. Morris. A White. D. Weiser. S. Smith. C. Zielinski, K. Zielinski. K. Wooster. T. Craft. L. McClellan. S. Matthews. A. Watson. 82 Drama Club 3 5 1 — The queen. Kristy Parnell, gives the Dear Child. Tammy Craft, a kiss. 3 — Leta and Terry played as the Strolling Player and Actors as a gift for the queen. 4 — The Lowly Man and his son. Curtis Webb and Gary Ross, gave humility and faith to the queen as gifts. 5 — Susan Wood. Tammy Craft. Jami Noey. portrayed a Wanderer, a Dear Child, and a Prologue. 4 Drama Club 83 X JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY T Society Encourages Excellence A student who is chosen for membership in the Junior Honor Society has exhibited excellence as a student in a variety of ways. Not only must such a student be an outstanding scholar, but he must also be a leader and exhibit good citizenship. Few students possess these qualities in combination. It is these few, however, that the Junior Honor Society seeks when it consid- ers inducting a member. Once a student becomes a member of the Junior Honor Society he is expected to maintain this standard of excellence. Projects the club participates in are designed to encourage members to maintain these qualities and to develop a sense of responsibility to the community. The members of the Junior Honor Society offer their ser- vices as tutors to other students, they sponsor projects to help those in need in the community and they seek to promote scholarship among fellow students by recognizing those stu- dents who have maintained high averages. The Junior Honor Society provides honor cards for students who have made the honor roll each six weeks and posts a list of these students on the honor roll bulletin board in the school lobby. 84 Organizations — Junior Honor Society Members — Front row — LR — L. Garris. H. Warren. K. Dunnal- ly. A Mar lor. L. Hooper Second row — LR — S. Walker. K. Warren. P. Crystal. S. Starnes. A White. At. Frady. H. Key. T. Shrum. B. Gibson. J. Poor. K. Allem. Third row L R — G. Cooper. G. McIntyre. C. Capers. S. Sanderson. D. Gregg. J. Lasser 6 7 2 — Inductees light candles as symbols of their new member ship 3 — Windi Bowman and Hyo Bang wait for other inductees to be named 4 — Mrs. Waddell and other teachers joined with inductees and their parents for refreshments. 5 — Barbara Gibson. President, presides over induction ceremony. 6 — Hew inductees Hyo Bang and Travis Atkison take the pledge as members of the society. 7 — Derek Gregg a new inductee, enjoys refreshments served by members. Organizations 81 SENIOR HONOR SOCIETY T ... Society Promotes Character The Senior Honor Society, sponsored by Mrs. Judy Echols, consists of juniors and seniors who have shown academic excel- lence in the classroom and community. The purpose of the Senior Honor Society is to promote scholastic success and to stress overall character. The requirements for entrance are based on a student’s ability to display scholar- ship, leadership, service, and character. These characteristics are prevalent in the students' grades, conduct, and evaluation by the faculty. The main projects that the students par- ticipate in are purchasing and issuing A and B honor cards, maintaining the honor roll, and inducting new members into the society. — Chris Murphy 86 Organization — Front row — Mrs. Echols — sponsor. T. Atkinson. C. Murphy. J. Dill. M. Rice. K. Hoy Middle row — A Cantrell. L. Cowart. P Geoff. Bock row — T. Stedham. T Pettis. M Carlisle. C. Connell. R. Vaughn. 2 — The new inductees pass the flame which represents the unity of the society 3 — Chris Murphy, president, lights the candle of service held by Mike Carlisle 4 Bruce Downard receives his membership card from Mr. Thomas and Jeff Dill, vice-president. 5 The society plans the arrangements for the induction in its March meeting. 6 The induction ceremony begins. Organizations 8S jVo Coach Can Me A BHBiBMfl A fTT OUST liAUUnOIl “I It is eight o clock in the morning icnce. 1 learn something new every and the boys have begun to gather in day,” says Coach Hammet. “Foot- the dressing room for the first day of — ball is mostly a guessing game and practice. Their minds are filled with the more you know, the better guess- anticipation as they wonder who — es you make. their new coach will be. Suddenly, There is not a coach anywhere down the hall, they hear heavy foot- that can teach their kids so well that steps. The hall door violently swings they perform perfectly. Patience is open and in steps SUPER the key here. “1 knew exactly what COACH. He surveys his surround- they needed to do, 1 told them what ings as the players nervously bite they needed to do, and when they their fingernails. With a heavy air of didn't do it, my patience ran very authority, SUPERCOACH begins thin,” says Coach Smith. barking orders and giving com• SUPERCOACH pays no attention mands. to predictions. Though his team is of For a school to loose a head coach only average capabilities, SUPER• in one “big sport is bad enough, but COACH'S motivation pushes them to loose the top man in all three can beyond anyone s wildest dreams. His sometimes wreck your program. team finishes undefeated and wins Saks was faced with this problem the state championship, with an last year, and everyone wondered average winning margin of 28 points. about the fate of our athletic pro- SUPERCOACH puts eleven players gram. Fortunately, the men who took on the all state team, with he himself over these positions are among the picking up national coach of the year best in their profession. honors. However, no coach can just come “Winning games and champion- in and completely “take over’ . It — ships is great and its important, but it takes time to adjust to the new sur- is not everything,” says Coach Arm- roundings and to get to know the strong, “When we were in the middle players. All of our new coaches were of race for the area baseball cham- lucky, in that they knew most of — pionship, we were very tight, but their players pretty well before the after we were put out, we started season started. Coach Hammet was having fun.” That’s the name of the here the spring before, Coach Smith game, having fun. had been junior high coach for three The biggest thing our coaches years before this year, and Coach have tried to accomplish was to start Armstrong had worked with the foot- a winning tradition. “Last year we ball team so all were pretty familiar — had a fantastic year, said Coach with their players. Smith, “but that was only one year. On the playing field, SUPER■ It takes several years to get your COACH’S brilliance in his sport school recognized.” shines through. His ability to teach — Championships, winning records, and provide examples is excellent and all-state teams are great, but no and the players immediately begin to coach can achieve such greatness all learn, SUPERCOACH’S knowledge the time. Occasionally every coach of his sport is so vast that it makes will have sub-par teams, but he must him almost unbeatable. always find a way to make his game Most coaches will agree that every fun. That’s the only way he can truly day on the job is a learning exper- become a SUPERCOACH. 90 I — Learning. Coach Smith tries to pound the game of basket- ball into his young troops. 2 — Coach Arm- strong works the pitching machine in Saks' hundred inning game with Jacksonville 3 — Hard work. Coach Hammett take� command during fall prac- tice. 4 — The big three. Richard Armstrong. Rich- ard Smith. Ray Hammett. Football Springtime. A time for birds coming back from the south, leaves coming back on the trees, and short sleeves after three months of coats. It’s a time for football. The '84 spring was just like any other. Late February rolled around and practice started just as it had for so many years. This year was a little dif- ferent, though. Saks had a new coach with new ambitions. Out with the old and in with the new. Ray Hammett, who took Lin eville from nothing to the state playoffs, had arrived. He brought with him a liberal style, with more learning and less confusion. He wanted to estab lish a tradition of winning at Saks. We came into a bad pro gram, said Hammett. “The boys had been overworked and for no apparent reason. We wanted to show them there was a reason for everything they did and try to build enthusiasm. We feel like we accomplished this. Don’t get the idea that Ray Hammett doesn't believe in 84: Saks Style hard work, though. We want- ed to establish a base offense and defense, something that we could learn from and change up if we needed to. We also wanted to separate the older, more experienced players from the younger players. All the hard work paid off. In the Jamboree game, Saks won a very hard defensive battle against Heflin, 6-0. The only score of the game came when Jimmy Fisher picked off a Bri- an Norton pass and ran it back for a touchdown. Of course, we feel like that was a lift to our program. It generated a lot of enthusiasm.' Practice slacked off after the Jamboree. Though players were in the weight room all summer, the real practice start- ed the second week of August. Spring practice is a lot differ- ent from fall practice, ex- plained Coach Hammett. In the spring we can put people in different positions, switch them around, or whatever. In the fall, though, we have to get an idea about where we want to put people. Then came the first game with Weaver. En- thusiasm ran high. In years past, Saks had al- ways opened with Oxford and, more times than not, had ended up getting beat. But with Weaver be- ing first this year, every- body was excited. It turned out to be a disap- pointment. though. Weaver, relying on the big play, burned Saks 12- 7. Even though the loss was disappointing, it gave them something to build on. That's what the entire year turned out to be: re- building. Saks went on to lose 8 of the next 9, the only bright spot, as far as the record goes, being the 12-10 win over Anniston. A lot of coaches would have given up after a 1-9 season, but not Ray Ham- mett. He’s excited and en- thusiastic about next year. We feel like we'll be improved next year, especially in strength and speed. We feel like we have good potential here for championships. If you’re from Saks, you have to hope so. I Varsity Football Scoreboard SHS OPP 7 Weaver 12 10 S’side 32 12 Anniston 10 0 Pell City 20 7 Alexandria 42 0 Centre 34 14 Heflin 22 14 Oxford 41 7 J'ville (HC) 28 0 Wellborn 14 5 — Seniors provide leadership and character. Bottom row: B. Burgess, J. Hopson. B Greenwood. J. Turner. L. Sims. J. Fisher. Middle row: At. Jackson, C. Bundrum. G. Bedford. C. Fowler. G. Walker. Top row J. Honeycutt J. Leatherwood. At. Rhodes, J. Rowe 2 — The Joseph P. Saks High School 1984 football team. Bottom row: A. Butler B. Downard. J. Hopson. M. Brown. G. Denny. C. Nix. B. Greenwood, J Turner. J. Aids. C Bun drum. J Reaves. S. Wi Ilia man. Second row: J. Crumley. At Lee. K Hafley. J. Zayas. G Bedford. V. Swanson. S. John son. L. Sims, C. Fowler. G. I ovelady. B. Burgess. B. Claton. R. Hall. J. Love. Third row: S Jacobs. T Chandler. J. Jones. W. Glasco, B. Write. B. Pitts. S. Arrington J. Honeycutt. J. Leatherwood, M. Rhodes. G. Walker. W. Cooper. C. Steakley. R Hammett. R Smith. Top row: R Henderson. At Jackson. R. Greenwood. C. Williams. D. Stanley. D Duke. D. Carr. H. Stevens. J. Deese. J Rowe. J. Fisher. C. Boyd. At. Code, F Robinson. R. Armstrong. 3 — Coaching staff gives excel- lence a new meaning. Bottom row: Richard Armstrong — Secondary and Receivers. Defensive Coordinator: Head Coach Ray Hammett — Offensive Backs. Offensive Coordin ator. Top row: Ron Henderson — Offensive and Defensive Line: Richard Smith - Scout: Steve Jacobs — Defensive Ends. Linebackers. 4 — Without Managers, nothing would be done Jeff Love. Jeff Crumley. 5 — The team prayer is a special moment m the hearts of all Saks football players 2 Sports 93 94 Sports Cat Offense Was No Passing Fancy A football team’s offen sive unit is very important in a football game, because even if the defense shuts out its opponent, the team must score to win the game. Saks' offensive unit’s play deter mined the outcome of at least four of Saks games this year, in five-point loss to Weaver, a two-point win over Anniston, an eight- point loss to Heflin, and a fourteen point loss to Well born (Wellborn didn't score their second touchdown un- til there was under a minute in the game). Even in a 20-0 loss to Pell City, Saks had several chances in the game to score, and a big play or two by the offense in the first half could’ve put Saks in the game instead of let- ting Pell City build a lead. Saks’ offense was very in- effective during most of the games, with only one starter from the previous year's of- fensive line up, Craig Bun drum, returning; this often cost Saks the game. (True, there were four games in which the defense yielded at least twenty-eight points, but a stronger offense would’ve definitely put Saks in the win column more of- ten; also, if Saks had scored before its opponents built up a big lead, the other teams wouldn’t have controlled the games’ momentum, and Saks' defense wouldn’t have had to play under so much pressure) Often Saks would move the ball down the field but stall inside their oppo nent’s twenty yard line. Saks suffered the most from the lack of a potent running game, which result ed from a number of things. There were a lot of players with little or no experience starting on offense, especial ly on the line, and this was devastating; many times the opposing defense would penetrate into the offensive backfield and thwart a rush ing attempt Coupled with this was an overall lack of speed among the running backs, who were often tack led in the backfield by defen sive ends or were caught be fore they could turn the cor- ner on a sweep. Junior quarterback Clark Williams often had to scram- ble or was blindsided be cause of insufficient protec tion from the line, but Saks still fared better in the pass- ing department than they did in rushing. Clark fre quently threw to split ends Mike Rhodes and Byron Greenwood and catback Jeff Turner, and the passing game, which averaged about ninety yards an outing, usu- ally carried the offense. In all fairness to the team, it should be mentioned that Saks did have its bright mo- ments: vs Weaver — Saks, in its first game under new coach Ray Hammett, took a 7-0 lead when Bee Burgess capped a 13-play, 69-yard drive with a one yard touch down run and Bruce Dow nard converted the PAT; vs. Anniston — in Saks' lone victory of the season (with much credit owed to Saks' defense), Byron caught two touchdown passes, one set up by cornerback Greg Lo- velady's interception; vs. Al exandria — Saks finally got to witness a long touchdown of its own when Mike Rhodes snagged a sixty-sev- en-yard pass; vs. Heflin — underdog Saks took its first drive sixty six yards in elev- en plays with its nohuddle, shotgun formation, Clark getting the touchdown with a quarterback sneak, and Jeff Turner collected over sixty yards in receptions; vs. Oxford — Saks showed guts and determination in a third quarter comeback: down 21- 0 at halftime. Byron hauled in a fifty-yard lob on the first play of the third quarter, set ting up Michael Thriller Jackson's gallant eighteen yard touchdown gallup. and then grabbed a fourteen- yard touchdown aerial to close the gap to 21-14; vs. Jacksonville — safety Jim my Fisher's first of two inter- ceptions of all-state quarter- back Jeff Isom (intercepted only six times in twelve games), which he returned thirty yards, set up Clark’s one-yard touchdown plunge that put Saks up 7-0 early at Homecoming. Another asset for Saks came in the form of first- year man Mike Rhodes. He only scored one touchdown but often set up a touch- down or field goal with a clutch catch. In looking to next year, things look promising. Over all speed should be im- proved next year, some of the talented B-team players will move up to varsity, and Coach Hammett plans to vis- it the offense coaches of Mississippi Valley State, which scored at least forty- eight points in each of its first nine games, to design a liberal, practically unstoppa ble offense for the 1985 sea son. — Tommy Stedham MICHAEL JACKSON MVP To be called “Thriller and deserve it, you must either be very exciting or be named Mi- chael Jackson. The young man who played running back this year for Saks was both. Mi- chael Steven Jackson didn’t rush for a thousand yards and didn’t score twenty touch- downs. but he did lend a sense “I Just Wanted To Do My Best. ” of steadiness to an otherwise spurty wildcat rushing attack. To say he was an asset to the team would be an understate ment. He gave it his all every time, usually with good results. His best game was against Ox ford in which he picked up his only touchdown of the year, a 19-yard struggle against a de termined Yellow Jacket de fense. “It was tough,” said Mike of the run. “The only thing that kept me going was seeing the goal line. Mike's success this year was surprising considering this is the first time in several years he has played running back. “I have to admit I was rusty, Mike said. “I had some exper- ience back in little league in Ha waii and during Junior High at Jacksonville, but still, I could have been better.” Mike summed up his style of play in these words: “I just wanted to do my best. I went out and tried to play every game like it was my last 1 — Eyeing a hole between guard and center. Michael Jackson (65) anticipates picking up good yardage against Jacksonville. 2 — Expecting a lead block from ' B' Burgess (20). Ryan Greenwood (7) tries to cut the comer on J ville's defense. 3 — In the heat of the moment. Junior QB Clark Williams scans the field for a reciever 4 — Early in the first quarter. Williams (II) plunges over from one yard out on a drive set up by • Jimmy Fisher interception. Sports 95 1 — A big hit. Southslde halfback Tommy Newton (32) is stopped dead in his tracks by rover Jimmy Fisher. 2 — Concentrating on his prey. Greg Lovelady prepares to put his shoulders into Jacksonville s Daryl Malone 3 — Interception is the name of the game when Jimmy Fisher picks off a Jeff Isom pass against Jacksonville. 4 — Smothered. A charge by the wildcat defense contains South side's explosive of fense 96 Sports 3 Defense Gives Solid Performance GLEN BEDFORD MVP Any football player that has a flare for the game is an asset to his team, especial- ly when the reason he plays is because he loves the game. Such is the case for Glen Bedford, an asset to Saks' team and defensive squad by any means. In Saks' season opener against Weaver. Glen anchored the line- backer slot and helped Saks hold Weaver to only four yards rushing. Against Well- born. Saks' season finale, he made seven solo tackles and six assists. Besides these specific instances, he was one of Saks' three permanent captains and was named as honorable mention All-County for solid play at his linebacker position. To top everything, this was his first year An Asset To The Team to play football since he was in the ninth grade. Glen thinks that not playing those years hurt him. Asked to rate his per- formance this year he said he did “pretty good’’ but could've done bet ter. should've played in the tenth and eleventh grade.” One big problem the Saks defense had was letting running backs get past the linebackers and pick up big yards, often for a touchdown. Glen thinks that was a result of a mental letdown by Saks, except for Pell City, which was a case of one team being bigger, stronger, and faster than another team. Glen had the ability to read plays and make a tackle, and he knew what went wrong on big plays by the other team so that he could work on that one thing, and this all added up to his being a good player for Saks. He'll be a tough act for the 1985-1986 team to follow. Tommy Stedham Defense, like offense, can determine a football game’s outcome. The 1984-85 Saks football team believed this and worked hard to be a sound, consistent unit. Overall. Saks’ defense did a good job. There were some tough opponents on the wildcat's schedule but Saks managed to turn in a good performance against them, with the exception of giving up big yards to such talented individuals as Stephond Henderson and Cash Covington of Centre. Tommy Newton and Tim Whiteside of South- side, and Darryl Malone and Jeff Isom of Jacksonville. As for the different branches of the defense, again Saks did well overall. The down lineman were good but were inconsistent, playing some games better than others, similarly, the linebackers had their ups and downs. The secondary was the Cinderella of the team, returning no starters from the previous year but playing soundly throughout the year and getting burned for only three long touchdown passes. Saks played well but at times was hurt by inexperi ence. Many players had never played varsity football before and others hadn't played for a few years, so many times Saks was facing an unfamiliar situation on defense and also lacked a feel for the game , according to Coach Hammett. The defense had its brightspots throughout the year: vs. Weaver — Saks down linemen gave up only four yards rushing to Weaver's backs; vs. Anniston — Greg Lovelady set up Saks second touchdown of the first half with an interception and the rest of the defense preserved a win by holding off a late rally with hard hits and aggressiveness; vs. Pell City — Saks held powerful Pell City to six first half points and intercepted three panther passes, two by Joey Leatherwood that killed drives at Saks' twenty yard line and five yard line; vs. Heflin — with Saks leading 7-0, Craig Bundrum hit Heflin quarter back Brian Norton so hard that he changed Brian s social security number, causing a fumble that Wesley Glassco ran back fifty five yards for a touchdown and 14-0 lead; vs. Jacksonville — senior safety Jimmy Fisher displayed his athletic ability, intercepting all state quarterback Jeff Isom twice, returning the first thirty yards to the Jackson ville three yard line to set up an early touchdow n and 7-0 lead, and he also broke up five passes, had five solo tackles and five assists, and tackled Isom behind the line for a loss; vs. Wellborn — Glen Bedford had seven solos and six assists to lead a rugged defense that held speed ster Reynard Montgomery in check and gave up only fourteen points, the last seven coming in the last thirty seconds of the game. Another bright spot was the play of punter Donald Jones and linebacker Michael Jackson, who were both selected as first-team members of the all-county football team. Donald averaged over thirty-nine yards a punt, put several inside opponents’ five yard line, and had a seven ty five yard punt against Centre. Micheal effectively pa trolled the line of scrimmage throughout the year, and was a permanent team captain along with Gary Walker and Glen Bedford. Next year's defensive squad will consist of players with more experience and more of a feel for the game. and should be among the top defensive units in Calhoun County. — Tommy Stedham Sports 97 — The Saks 198485 Varsity B Football Team. Front row: G. Dennv C Strakley. S. Johnson. Af. Brown. M. Coile. A. Butler. J. Aids, R Hall. Second row: T Chandler. J. Reaves. C Nix, W Cooper. C. Boyd. D. Duke. B. Clayton. M Lee Back row: O Stevens. F Young. J. Deese. D. Stanley. J Zayas. S. Willamon. S. Arrington. 2 — Chaos. Sak s defenders scramble for the football after South side fumbles 3 — Strength. Saks offensive line men surge forward from their position in the trenches. 4 — Execution. The Saks offense led by quarterback Wayne Cooper starts in motion for the play. 5 — Hustle. Defensive back Freddy Young jogs onto the field to get ready for the next play. Preparation The world of varsity football is an unfriendly one. especially to outsid- ers. Both new and inexperienced players need much special prepara- tion prior to playing varsity football, and they usually receive this training by playing on a varsity ‘ B team. B-team coach Ed Henderson real- izes the importance of preparing the younger players, and he and his staff tried to do that this year. We wanted to give the younger players exper ience and the opportunity to play. Winning and losing weren't as impor tant as our long range goals (of pre- paring players for varsity), and I be- lieve we accomplished these goals.” Preparation for each game was im- portant. and Coach Ed had his own way of getting the players ready for a game. “I don’t believe in emotional hype because sometimes the players get excited and forget what they’re doing. We just wanted to work on the fundamentals and wanted the kids to do their job. and they did; they did everything we asked them to.” Coach Ed was pleased with the team’s season. He felt the offense was average, both in rushing and passing, but was very complimen- tary of the defense. We were play- ing kids on both sides of the ball, and they just happened to play better on defense. The defense kept us in the game a lot of times and even won some games for us.” The B-team players benefited from more than getting a chance to play a certain position; they also learned to play as a team, which is very impor- tant. Coach Ed, in recognizing this accomplishment, said that he has never seen a finer team effort from a group of kids like this year’s play- ers. Next year, many of the B-team players will move up to varsity and contribute to the team, but there will be other young players coming up from junior high to B-team to prepare for future varsity action. — Tommy Stedham 98 Sports 1 j Another Winning Record The 1984 85 Varsity Cheerleaders at- tended an I.C.F. (International Cheer- leading Foundation) clinic at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida where they were awarded the “Grand Championship” trophy. The girls then became eligible for the national cham- pionship trophy which is awarded in De- cember of each year. To win, a squad must exhibit the creative abilities of cheerleading as well as the physical abilities. The girls have spent many hours putting together a scrapbook which will be judged along with scores accumulated at summer camp. Two senior cheerleaders, Anita Vother and Robbie Davis have been rec- ommended by the I.C.F. staff to apply for employment with the international cheerleading organization. The two have been truly honored since very few are singled out for this opportunity. .- Top row, left to right: Lynda Boyer, Gina Mount, Candace Smith. Carol Bowden. Shannon Jones. Bottom row. left to right: Wendy Facklam. Traci Kemp. Anita Yother. Kim Tidwell 2 Mrs. Pitts has put a lot of effort into making the 1984 1985 cheerleaders champions. She is proud and it shows as she stands between the two seniors Anita Yother: Head Cheerleader, and Robbie Da- vis: Co-Head 3 The girls' red and gray outfits and pompoms help to intensify the spirit they convey to the students Our Spirit Ambassadors I The girls cut loose and get Wild and Wooley ' 2: Building pyramids is just one of the stunts our cheerleaders have mastered. They also perform handspr ings. cartwheels, and flips. 3: Anita takes time out to make sure everyone knows the routines for the night. '- 10 fcRAHO CHAMP; 84 — Anita and Carol take center stage as they begin a formation at a pep rally. 2 — It seems like the girls never get tired-out. even late into the night when the game is almost over, 3 — A cheerleader 's work is never done. The girls must always work hard to raise spirits in any way they can. 102 2 Melissa Langdon Gives Rufus The PersonaI Touch Rowdy Rufus has become a permanent fixture at Saks High School. One of the main reasons he is still going strong is the choice of great students like Melissa Langdon to portray him. Here is her story: When Ms. Eaton, Ms. Haynes, and Mrs. Pitts told me I had the job of being Rufus, I really didn t know what to do. I think I just smiled and started to scream. I remember I was very excited and felt proud that I was chosen. It was really an honor. A couple of days later was the first pep rally, and I was so nervous! I ran and jumped around trying to get people to cheer and yell. When the pep rally was over I was really hot. I almost passed out. The night of the first game I wasn t quite so nervous, but it was harder to do because the game was so much longer than the pep rally. '' School spirit is when you are proud and you love and support your school. You take it seriously and never put it down. School spirit is knowing how to lose and still be a winner. When I was Rufus I tried to make our school stand out from all the others and make the people in our community respect Saks High School. I — The mind of Rufus is revealed 2 — Rufus takes his place at the head of the line to cheer the mighty Wildcats. 3 — Rowdy Rufus earns a lasting place in the hearts of both the young and the old. 4 — Michelle gives Rufus some advice before the game 103 — The 1984-85 Saks High School varsity basketball team. Coach Smith. C. Williams. R. Greenwood. A. Shaw. T. Hudson. M. Carlisle. J. Campbell. D. Clark. L. Cowden. 2 — In an effort to keep the offense moving. Andy shoots a pass across the court. 3 — Concentration. An Alexandria foul has sent Tony Hudson to the foul line, where he tries to sink a pair of free throws for Saks. 4 — Mike Carlisle and Clark Williams struggle with two Wellborn players for an important rebound. 5 — Mike fights off an Alexandria player for control of the opening tip. 1 The Varsity At Their Finest ‘‘Close but no cigar' was a familiar phrase to the Saks Wildcats. They had played close in most of their first eight games, yet they were winless. But things were to change for the Wildcats. On Friday, January 4, they evidently de- cided to get the new year off to a good start, because they jumped to a 15-4 first quarter lead over Piedmont and cruised to a 60-40 blowout over the Bulldogs. Mike Carlisle led the way for the Wildcats with his rebounds and inside scoring. He finished with thirty points and this was more than enough to produce a Wildcat victory. Thursday, January 31 was a special night for the Saks varsi- ty “A” basketball team. They won a quarterfinal county tour- nament game with second seeded Wellborn, a team that 104 Sports had handed Saks two embar- rassing losses earlier in the sea son. But this game was close from the start. Wellborn man- aged fourteen first quarter points but Saks scored twelve, eight by Tony Hudson. In the second quarter, Well- born changed to a 3-2 zone de- fense to slow down Saks’ inside scoring and continued to score their own baskets to take a 30- 26 halftime lead. Welborn maintained their lead in the third quarter but Saks knotted up the score three times and never allowed the Panthers to put them away. The score at the end of the peri- od was 46-42. In the final quarter, Hudson pumped in nine straight points to keep Saks within striking dis- tance and then Andy Shaw made a field goal to give Saks a 49-48 advantage with 3:18 re- maining. Wellborn retook the lead with a basket on their next trip down the court, but Mike Carlisle gave Saks the lead for good with his basket with 1:44 to go. Soon Wellborn started foul- ing but Carlisle. Shaw, and Hudson responded by sinking free throw down the stretch to ice the game and Wellborn’s leading scorer for the game fouled out with Saks ahead 55- 52 to steal the Panthers’ fate. By then Wellborn fans had headed for the exits in disap- pointment, but Saks’ side of the gym was packed with en- thusiastic, noisy fans. They were getting ready for the cele- bration. — Tommy Stedham ■ MVP TONY HUDSON To have a basketball team worth mentioning, you must have a “big man ”. He has to get inside and get the easy shots, rebound the missed shots of the guards, and get down on the fast break. He must have good hands and a soft touch. Tony Hudson filled this role on the Saks squad this year. Tony has a smooth touch on the ball. says Coach Smith. He gets off his shots well, and is very aggressive on the boards. With some work he could be a truly great player. Tony had a big role to play in “He Could Be A Truly Great Player.” Saks' offense this year. “My main job was to keep the of- fense up and moving, says Tony. ‘I just tried to get open and score as much as I could. I rebounded pretty good this year, too, but there's still a lot of room for improvement in ev- ery area.” If Tony improves very much more, other area basketball are in trouble. He scored and re bounded more than anyone else on the team and made the All- County Tournament Team. Tony was truly Saks' ”Big Man. 1 Sports 105 ANDY SHAW MVP Varsity Basketball Scoreboard There's Always A Place For Someone Like Andy To Play. ” Litchfield L Spring Garden L Alexandria L Oxford L Jacksonville L Heflin L Spring Garden L Wellborn L Heflin L Piedmont W Weaver W Wellborn L Oxford L White Plains W Wellborn W Oxford L Anniston L Jacksonville L Weaver L Piedmont L Litchfield L Alexandria L Wellborn L To be a great basketball play- er. you have to be able to play defense. Blocking shots, mak ing steals, and taking the charge are all just integral parts of Coach Smith's defensive Scheme. In his eyes, the player who played the best on defense was Andy Shaw. There's always a place for Someone like Andy to play. says Coach Smith. He has a genuine desire to be good. He is very coachable, in that he lis- tens to directions and follows them as best he can. He is prac- tically fearless on the court. Andy says that taking the charge was probably the har dest thing he had to do. We played a lot of man-to-man de- fense. says Andy, and my job was to stay on the point guard. Taking the charge was hard be cause you have to just stand there and let this guy run into you. Andy's defense definitely proved to be an asset this year and since he is only a junior he can continue to be an asset for Saks basketball. 106 Sports I — Saks ’ seniors had to carry a big load this year Mike Carlisle, Leroy Cowden 2 — With a determined look. Tony Hudson looks to split the Wellborn defense 3 — Surveying the defense. Mike Carlisle looks for an open teammate to pass to A REBUILDING YEAR A lot has happened to Saks’ basketball A-team in the last year: the entire team from the previous year was lost to graduation, former head coach Johnny Wilson resigned from his post and took over as head coach at Heflin, and Richard Smith assumed the role of head honcho for the wildcats. All of these changes led to a re- building year for Coach Smith in his initial season. Coach Smith knew his first year would be a rebuild- ing one, so he set certain goals for his team to accom- plish to help build a success- ful basketball program. The most important one was to ‘ start a winning tradition” by winning some big games and developing a confidence in themselves that would set the proper atmosphere for winning.” He said he feels that they accomplished that this season. He acknowledges the fact that they didn’t win very many games, but was quick to point out that the A- team was successful in the county tournament, defeat- ing White Plains and upset- ting second-seeded Well- born. They finsihed fourth in the tournament and re- ceived a fourth-place trophy, which Coach Smith is proud 2 of. Even though Saks lost many of their games, there were several that were played closer than the score would indicate and many that could've produced a dif- ferent winner. One example is Saks' home game against Heflin. In the last few min- utes Saks pulled within one basket of a victory but missed some key shots that cost them the game. In some of the games that Saks lost, turnovers were the Achilles’ heel of the wild- cats, especially from full- court pressure exerted by opponents on defense such as in the county tournament against Oxford. However, Coach Smith felt that the wildcats suffered less from one particular weakness than fron an overall weak ness in the fundamentals of the game. Saks wasn't without a strength, tough. The A-team had a potent inside game in Tony Hudson and Mike Car- lisle. The two played well throughout the year, often being the high scorers, and led the way for the wildcats. Two cases in point are against Piedmont, in which Carlisle scored thirty of Saks' sixty points to lead the wildcats to their first victo- ry, and against Wellborn in the county tournament in which Hudson shot ninety percent from the field in the first half and finished with twenty nine points to spur Saks on to its 60-54 upset of the panthers. The future looks promis- ing for the wildcat's A-team. Four of Saks’ five starters will be returning, each equipped with more exper ience than they had before the 1984-85 season, so they will all probably perform bet ter next year. Another plus will be the addition of players from this year's talented ninth grade team. Coach Smith says that if they perform well next year, they may not only play on the A-team, but also see time as a starter. Last of all, the wildcats will have a new gym to play in. This should create a posi- tive atmosphere for the play ers on next year’s team and attract a larger crowd, and if everything works out, the University of Alabama's 1985-86 varsity basketball team will christen the new gym by playing a scrim- mage game in the gym in November. — Tommy Stedham Sports 107 — One-and-one. Cary Wiggington puts a high arch on the ball as he shoots a free throw in a one andone situation. 2 — The 1984-85 Varsity ‘B Basketball Team. D. Cole. S. Hamm. C. Nix. G Wiggington. L. Shew. D Griffin. S. Hanvey. S. Jackson. E. Jaramillo 3 — Reading the defense. Shane Hamm scans the court for a good opening as he prepares to pass the ball 4 — Laying it in. Dave Waddell banks the ball off the glass amongst his own teammate and four Valley Cub defenders. 5 — Gary “Twig Wiggington jumps high in an effort to control the opening tipoff against Alexan- dria. 108 Sports When John Lyons took over as coach of the varsity B“ basketball team, he knew his job would be the same as any other B-team coach's job: prepare the younger, smaller, less talent- ed. and less experienced basketball players for varsi- ty competition. However, he came to be the head coach under very unusual circumstances. Ricky Armstrong was the coach of the B-team for the first three games, but then his wife became pregnant so he stepped down from his position to spend some time with her, so Coach Lyons took over. When he took over, he and his team had their work cut out for them. Coach Ly- ons didn’t know his players or how they played, and he didn’t know what Coach Armstrong had taught them, but he only had one day to prepare them for their next game. Also, the team was small in both size and num- ber and basically weak in the fundamentals of the game. But nobody threw in the towel. The players gave their best and made up for what they lacked in talent by ’hustling’’ up and down the court. Their training this year wasn't spent in vain, either. They eventually saw some results of their hard work, as in their upset of powerful Oxford, and gained valuable experience that prepared them for varsity competi- tion. — Tommy Stedham B-team Basketball Scoreboard SHS OPP 21 Litchfield 67 27 Spring Garden 33 27 Alexandria 45 33 Oxford 48 41 Jacksonville 51 37 Spring Garden 29 36 Wellborn 38 43 Piedmont 31 41 Weaver 56 28 Wellborn 67 51 Oxford 50 37 Jacksonville 41 33 Weaver 43 48 Litchfield 70 43 Alexandria 70 Sports 109 ■■ Places Volleyball Team The Lady Wildcats and their third year coach. Miss Howell ended their sea- son with a 4-8 win-loss record. For a young inexperienced group, they im- proved greatly during the second half of the season after getting off to a sluggish start. The 4 2 set-up proved to be effective on defense but the offense could not score the necessary points to win a game. Towards the end of the season, the greatly improved offense matched the defense and the team won three of their last four games and placed third in the Area Tournament with Vickie Rus- sell and Kristi Parnell receiving All-Area tournament awards. The team will lose three fine seniors in Vickie Russell. Sheilah Martin, and Kim Keyes. However, the team should remain strong with several juniors, one freshman, and one eighth grader return- ing Also returning next year Darla Butler, this year's captain, and Kristi Parnell, this year's co-captain. Miss Howell is looking forward to next year and hopes to try to improve the offense and defense. Tim Schang 110 Sports Third In Area LR Back row — Diane Petty. Amy Cochran. Dawn Weaks. Darla Butler. Kandi Carden. Middle row — Kristy Parnell. Traci Edwards. Susan Wood. Terri Hanvey. Front row — Kim Keyes. Sheilah Martin. Vickie Russell. VOLLEYBALL SCOREBOARD Oxford Pleasant Valley Donoho Anniston Weaver White Plains Alexandria Wellborn Ohatchee Alexandria Jacksonville Jacksonville L L L W L L L L W L W W — L R Seniors: Kim Keyes. Sheilah Martin. Vickie Russell. 2 — Coach Howell collects equipment after the game 3 Kristi Parnell sets up a shot. 4 — Kristi Parnell awaits the oncoming serve. 5 — Vickie Russell and Kristi Parnell watch out for the serve. 4 Sports 111 Best Of Times . . . . . . Worst Of Times The Saks Jr. High football athletes shared the worst of times: 4 losses and 1 tie. Different mistakes at “critical times in the games led to some of the losses. In the Wellborn game, Saks punt- ed the ball and Wellborn ran all 54 yards for a touchdown. Wellborn went for 2, and they made it, leaving the final score 8-0, Wellborn. In the Anniston game. An niston's 28 blocked a punt which led to a touchdown. Later in the game. Anniston recovered a Saks fumble lead ing to a touchdown. Late in the game Saks scored, missed the extra point, and the final score was 20-6, Anniston. With the worst of times there were the best of times. Eluding potential tacklers. Donald Paige broke a 60 yard touchdown run against Oxford. This spurred Saks on to an upset of the fa- vored Yellow Jackets 7-6 after Oxford missed their extra point. Good produc- tion from Saks offense and defense led to a shut-out of the Jacksonville Eagles with a score of 20-0, Saks, after Johnny Carr blocked a punt and scored. During practice, Coach Smith made sure that the Junior High Wildcats worked on the fundamentals, practicing tackling and blocking, which were the most difficult for them. Coach Smith said, “I have high hopes for this bunch of boys. “This group could bring the Varsity Football program back to promi- nence. JR HIGH FOOTBALL SHS SCOREBOARD OPP 0 Wellborn 8 7 Oxford 6 6 Anniston 20 12 Heflin 18 6 Talladega 6 20 Jacksonville 0 6 Alexandria 14 Back row: Joey Mays. Bill Weiser, Cory Capers. Shannon Sanderson. Jason Swann. Dexter Tolbert Shane Owens. Tommy Carter. Jeremy Martin. Gilbert Brooks. Front row: Eric King. Joe Jones. Jeff Taylor. Jeff Powell. Johnny Carr. Eric Mason. Neil Hart. Pat Love. Shane Sanderson, David Shirley. 112 Sports 5 — Jeff Taylor gets Saks ready for the big play. 2 — Coach Findley. Coach Thomas, and Coach Smith make decisions on the side line. 3 — Joe Jonesgoes up the middle for extra yardage. 4 — Ty Lambright stumbles to get the Alexandria fumble. 5 — Joe Jones struggles to make the first down. Spirit All The Way — Top row. left to right: Amy Cotton, Keith a Cotton. Trine Pitts. Kelly Mount. Mindy Geer heart Bottom row. left to right: Dawn White. Heather Werren. Lorri Pitts. Kelly Pettus: Head cheerleader. Kendra Morgen: C Head. 2 — The girls do their best to fire up the ninth grade at a pep rally 3 — Ms. Haynes, who is the girls sponsor, has been known to just be one of the gang! 4 — It may be late after noon, but the Jr High Cheer- leaders will practice until they get it right 5 — This is one routine that will raise spirits! 6 — Our girls always display good sportsmanship to the op posing team. 14 Sports Spirit All The Way The Junior High Cheerleaders have always played an important role in supporting the Junior High football and basketball teams. They have spent many hours in practice ses- sions so that they can do their best to keep up the morale of the players, as well as raise the spirit of the fans at games and pep rallies. The girls attended GCA clinic at Jackson- ville State University in June, 1984. They were the only junior high squad to receive all superior ratings in the nightly evaluations. They won first place in the pom pom routine competition and were selected as camp champions in the junior high division. Ms. Haynes is the dedicated sponsor of the Junior High Cheerleaders, and we’re sure you agree with her that the girls are “spirit all the way!” Jr. High A Whether dribbling, shooting, or just warming the bench, the Jr. High A basketball team believes in togeth erness. This group of young athletes proudly represented Saks by display ing fine sportsmanship as well as ath letic skill during a challenging sea son. Both the A team had a good year The A team’s most noteworthy achievement of the year was the hard fought victory over the Jack sonville Eagles. The players exhibit ed great potential in this game, and displayed their athletic ability all sea son. They will be a welcome asset to the varsity teams in the future. The B-team also displayed talent, especially in their win over the Weaver Bearcats. The first half was a heated match with scores of tur- novers and changes in the lead, but Saks came out on top. Hopefully all these young men will proudly participate in next year’s teams. Next year looks to be a re building year as most of the players on this year’s Jr. High team are fresh- men and will move up to the varsity competition. A-Team.Back row: Shane Sanderson, Pat Love. Cory Capers. Tommy Carter. Scott Brown. Bill Weiser. Shannon Sanderson. Front row: Neil Hart. Jeff Taylor. Kevin Daugherty. Bill Williams. B-Team: Back row: Eddie Butler. David Hudson. Scott Houck. David Parks. Matthew Buckelew Jason Hill. Andy Carlisle. Bruce Snider. Front row: Scott Clark. Shane Chandler. Dion Williams I M MC kAAu llpanf ---- B Basketball 116 Sports Softball Season Concludes Dismally The beginning of Saks softball season be gan with promise, having a 3 and 0 start with decisions over Piedmont. Donoho, and White Plains. They then lost the remaining six games to Jacksonville, Anniston, Wellborn. Alexandria, Weaver, and Pleasant Valley. The team’s defense was a bright spot in a somewhat bleak season. Many games were close because of sparkling defensive plays. The team made it to the third round of the double elimination County Tournament. In the first round they lost 101 to Anniston. In the second round they defeated Weaver 4 3. but then lost to Alexandria 12-5 in the third round after leading 5-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning. Although the team lost six games in a row spirits remained high throughout the season. Team captain Kristy Parnell says: “Even though we didn’t have a great year, we showed more spirit than any team I’ve been on. 118 Sports Softball Scoreboard SHS 10 Piedmont OPP 9 12 Donoho 5 10 White Plains 3 6 J’ville 14 0 Anniston 10 4 Wellborn 8 7 Alexandria 16 3 Weaver 6 1 Pleasant Valley 13 — Jana Starr tosses the ball back to the pitcher. 2 — Susan Wood hits ground balls to players during practice as l isa Bishop looks on 3 — Kim Williams removes the ball from her glove as she prepares to throw. 4 — Front Row — K. Lloyd, C. Wells. S. Wood — Cocaptain, K Parnell — Captain, L. Gladden, L. Bishop, G. Haynes — Manager Back Row — C, Jones, J. Starr, T. Crossley, K. Williams. P. Turner. V. Turgeon, S. Crossley. M. Howell — Coach Not Pictured — K Keyes. M. Howell. L Hooper. D. Petty — Manager 5 — Kathy Lloyd catches tosses during warm ups. 6 — Coach Howell casts a watchful eye as the team plays defense. 7 — Cathy Jones has an Anniston player caught in a rundown. 8 — Kristy Parnell concentrates on the defensive portion of the game. 7 8 Sports 119 A VARSITY BASEBALL SCOREBOARD SHS OPP 9 Niceville, FL 7 15 Centre 5 12 J’ville 1 5 Emma Samson 4 1 J’ville 11 2 J’ville 12 2 Anniston 6 8 Gadsden 7 7 Gadsden 1 9 Gadsden 10 5 Weaver 0 13 Emma Samson 2 1 Southside 3 5 Heflin 1 9 Wellborn 0 7 Talledega 3 16 Oxford 6 6 J’ville 7 18 Wellborn 4 13 Piedmont 3 14 Pleasant Valley 2 3 Anniston 8 5 Oxford 9 2 J’ville 6 10 Talledega 6 6 Talledega 0 4 Heflin 3 20 Pleasant Valley Anniston 8 ■■■■ MVP “HE CAME THROUGH IN A BIG WAY” Varsity baseball head coach Ricky Armstrong said he 'came through in a big way” for the team, and that's a good appraisal of Jeff Turner's offensive per- formance this season He batted 390, scored twenty- four runs, led the team in fewest strikeouts with eight, and produced thirty-one hits, including five home runs, one triple, and four doubles. And his performance didn’t go unnoticed. He was named to the Senior All Star, All-County, and All-County tournament teams. He feels that he probably had such a good season be- cause he worked out with 120 Sp Q ts 'n the summer to be- JEFF TORNER come stronger. With his in- creased strength he started ‘hitting the ball a lot harder” so he got hits more frequently. Jeff hopes he can get a baseball scholarship to a ju- nior college and then trans- fer to a major college and see some playing time. With his strong showing this sea- son, he just might get his wish. — Tommy Stedham — Finding a pitch to his liking. Tony Hudson belts a base hit. 2 — With a prayerful look. David Clark hopes for a base hit to get him home. 3 — Contemplating the pitch Greg Lovelady pre pares to make the choice of either strike or ball 4 — The 1965 Saks High School Baseball Team. Bottom row: K Tidwell. J. Turner. C. Bundrum. C. Carden. B Greenwood. P Haynes. K Hafley. B. Drummond. L. Kuykendall Middle row: T Thompson. R. Greenwood. B Wright. A Shaw. D. Griffin. B. Pitts. D. Clark. C. Williams. W Cooper. M. Rhodes. S. Tillery Top row: R Davis. L. Simms. G. Lovelady. M Strickland. G Walker. T. Hudson. D. Jones. C. Boyd. V. Swanson. R Armstrong. 4 A Very Offensive Performance Crack! That was a sound that was very familiar around Saks base ball games this year. The wild cats had an explosive offense capable of scoring runs off of anybody. We were really pleased with our offensive per formance this year, says Coach Armstrong. We only had 3 or 4 starters coming back from last year’s team, and we were really expecting the of- fense to be the weakest part of our game. To many people's surprise, it wasn't. The wildcats as a team batted .353, collect- ing an average of 10 hits per game. Also. Saks scored a whopping 240 runs during the season, averaging 8.3 runs a game. We really had one of the most balanced line ups in the county, says Coach Arm- strong. “You really couldn’t walk somebody to get to some- body else. Breaking the lineup down, it looks like this: Hitters 1. 2. 3: (Jeff Turner. Greg Lovelady. Ryan Green- wood) Jeff got on a lot (.390 batting average with 31 hits), and Greg moved him over pret- ty well (5 bunt hits. 18 walks). Ryan really came through in getting runners home (led team in batting average. 2 in RBI's). Hitters 4. 5. 6: (Hafley. Chris Carden. Clark Williams) Kevin was our power hitter (6 home runs. 7 doubles) and RBI man (31 RBI's. 1 on team) Chris Carden was a big surprise for us. hitting for high average and in the clutch. ( 1 on team in on-base percentage. .400 bat ting average). Clark was good at moving runners over (6 sacri- fices) and getting runners home ( 3 on team in RIB’s). Hitters 7. 8. 9: (Gary Walker. Byron Greenwood, designated hitter) Gary was good for us in that he got on base a lot (52% on-base percentage) and drove a lot of runs in ( 4 on team in RBI's). Byron was fast and a good hitter (.357 batting aver age). DH's Brian Wright (.458 batting average) and Tony Hud son (.367 batting average) were solid hitters. Coach Armstrong is excited about next year. My only con cern is the lead-off spot. says Coach Armstrong, but even that doesn’t concern me much. We ll be solid offensively next year. Let’s hope that Crack stays in Saks' bats for a long time. — Tony Pettis Sports 121 Defense Fans Can A The rules of baseball say that for one half of every inning your team must take the field and play defense. For this reason, you want your defense to be the best it possibly can. Saks' de fense played well this year, but at times it was suspect We went into this year expecting our defense to be our strong point and for the most part it was. says Coach Armstrong. At times though, it let us down. The disappointments he re- ferred to usually came in the form of errors, but the defen sive players improved as the year went along and turned in a good performance for the year. Catcher Kevin Goose Hafley did a good job calling pitches and threw out five opponents; first baseman Ryan Greenwood had a .962 fielding percentage and did a good job of scooping up the low throw; second base- man Clark Williams had a .954 percentage turned the double play well, and made the All County team; shortstop Greg Lovelady had trouble with a sore shoulder but improved his throw as the season progressed to have an .887 percentage, and led the team in assists with for- ty-one third baseman Gary Walker charged bunts well and wasn't afraid to use his chest to stop the ball; left fielder Jeff Smurf Turner, a unanimous choice for the All-County team who also made All-County Tournament and Senior All Star, was a defensive leader with an exceptional arm and a .919 percentage; centerfielder Byron Greenwood covered a lot of ground with his exceptional speed and was aided by a good arm. jnd had a .929 percent- age; at right field. Chris Buck Carden performed well, making no errors, and Blake Drum mond was also agood player, with good speed and a good arm Pitching, on the other hand, was excellent. Tony Hudson fin- ished 7-3 with 63 strikeouts in 54 innings. He relied mostly on his fastball and a good, snap ping curve. Clark Williams was close behind with a 7-3 record and 53 striekouts in 54 innings. Clark threw a variety of pitches, never letting the same batter see the same pitch in the same at bat Dan Griffin and Wayne Cooper also pitched well, with records of 4 1 and 2-0, respectfully. We were very, very pleased with our pitching. says Coach Armstrong. We went into the year thinking it would be the weakest part of our game, but it ended up being the strongest. To make things even better, all MVP GARY WALKER 4 4 A Leader On The Field” If there's one thing an athle tic team can't do without, it's leadership. Even the best ath letes need instruction, encour agement. and someone to get them fired up for the big game. To a certain extent the coach of the team fills this role, but what's really needed is a player within the squad who can be a leader on the field. Gary Walker assumed the task of leading the baseball team's defensive unit this sea son. The husky third baseman would talk to his teammates while playing defense, making sure they knew what to do and what was going on. His on the-field coaching paid off. for Saks gave up less than five runs a game, and that aver age would be even less except for a few high scoring games. In addition to coaching his teammates, he played third base well, even though he. grew up playing first base, and he was good at charging bunts. Next year someone must step forward and take over the position of leadership Gary held this season — Tommy Stedham Defend our pitchers will be back next year. The entire defense should be very solid. Only three starting positions will be vacant (third base, left field, and centerfield), with several underclassmen waiting for the chance to take them over. Pitching will be sol- id. Maybe that old rule won't hurt Saks so bad after all. — Tony Pettis and Tommy Stedham Sports _ poised and ready. Third baseman Gary Walker anticipates the play. 2 — With a grimace. Dan Griffin hurls a fastball down the ole pepper 3 — Seniors. J. Turner. C. Bundrum. M Rhodes. G. Walker. L Sims. B. Greenwood 4 - Batgirls. K. Tidwell. S. Tillery. R Davis. T. Thompson. L. Kuykendall. Sports 123 Golf Team Plays Up To Par The golf team had no real challengers this year, except that Donoho did give the Wildcat team their greatest challenge by managing to get within 21 shots of Saks. Other schools were not as fortunate, some losing to Saks by as many as 45 strokes. One opponent lost by 81 strokes. The golf team had an impressive 7 0 record at the end of the regular season play. Still more impressive, was the fact that the team has only two juniors and one senior. This young 1985 team went on to win the sectional championship with ease and then, turned their attention to the 36-hole state tournament held at Gulf State Park in which this team placed fifteeneth. Junior Randy Reaves and Sophomore Gary Wiggington are the team’s leading golfers. Both team members have made names for themselves in junior golf tournaments in prior years. This championship team played well and earned impressive honors for itself in 1985 Coach Jacobs expects great things from this young team in years to come. 14 Sports — Back Row: Scott Brown Mike Carlisle. Cary Wiggington, Randy Reaves. Coach Jacob Front Row: Kevin Daugherty. Mark James. 2 — Scott Brown is keeping an eye on the ball 3 — Mike Carlisle is eyeing the hole, concentrating on a hole in one. 4 — Carlisle is putting for a birdie 5 — Warm April weather gives Mike Carlisle and Gary Wiggington a little extra practice time. 6 — Mark James is searching for his ball. 7 - Randy Reaves and 125 Wigginton are preparing for the state golf tournament at Gulf Shores. 8 — Concentrating on his drive, Scott Brown takes aim at the first hole at the Indian Oaks course. i 3 SOCCER TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP The Saks soccer team started the year with a change in coaching and many new players. It seems that this was the extra ' push'’ that the team needed to achieve a winning season. Instead of losing confi- dence in their team, the players met the challenge and tried even harder to over- come the obstacles they faced. Some of the outstanding scorers for Saks throughout the season were Matt Pietch (Weaver), David Malone (Weaver), David Clark, Greg Baier, and Scott Morris. The team kept winning all season, and by the time the last game came about, the players were really under pressure to beat Anniston. A loss or tie would not have been enough for them; they had to win. ,) i - % a I r £ ♦ I It V v b • •� r u WINS r m Front Row L R Samantha Presley — Manager. Chong Steakley. Bo Rinn. Scott Morris. Carol Bowden — Man ager Row ? Bruce Cory, Jason Crow. Pat Haynes. David Clark Row 3 Greg Baier. Garry Ross. Clayton Cory Not Pictured David Malone. Matt Pietch, Steve Pietch. Tim Schang SOCCER SCOREBOARD SHS 3 Southside OPP 2 2 Donoho 1 1 Anniston 0 2 Southside 1 0 Donoho 1 2 Anniston 4 1 Southside 1 0 Donoho 0 3 Anniston 1 — Scott Morris keeps a close watch on ■) southside play er. 2 — Cary Ross saves a shot on goal 3 — Bruce Cory fights for control of the ball. 4 — Carry prepares to drop kick the ball to waiting Saks players. 5 — David Clark takes a shot on the goal Sports 127 Track Team Overcomes Inexperience Although small, the 1984-85 boy’s track team was characterized by their willingness to work. This was the team’s biggest weakness along with their youth and inexperience. They had only two seniors in Michael Jackson and Tim McKinney. However, the team looks promising for the future and also had two state track quali- fiers this year in Michael Jackson and Perry Parke. The girl’s track team was also too small to compete pointwise with the larger teams. By mid-season there were only six girls left. Howev- er, five of these six girls qualified for the state track meet in Selma. Semoine McQueen placed seventh in the 100-meter dash, LaDonna Tippins placed eighth in the shotput, and Rhayda Barnes placed sixth in the long jump. Closer to home, Semoine McQueen set a new county record in the 100-meter dash, and Rebec- ca Wallace won first place in the 400-meter run at every track meet. Boys track team: Back row: D. Childers. J. Reaves. At. Jack son. J. Caffee. T. McKinney. P. Parke. J. Buzan. Coach R. Hen- derson. Front row: Goodman. T. Chandler. C. Steakley. C Winn. G. Brooks. At. Mitchell. Girls track team: Standing: T. Mar- tin. S. McQueen. L. Tippins. Kneeling: R. Barnes. Coach J. Connell. B Gibson 128 I I I I 6 — Senior Michael Jackson prepares to throw the discus. 2 — Rebecca receives the baton from Barbara and races toward first place 3 — Although not shown in the team picture. Patricia Jones did her part to help the team. 4 — Tim and Jay soar over the high hurdles 5 — State track qualifier Perry Parke races toward the finish line 6 — Freshman Semoine McQueen set a new county record in the 100 meter dash. 129 Administration Initiates Change As in any professional organization, Saks High has an administrative staff that guides and directs the operation of the school. The administration makes Saks an enjoyable place to be and a great place to learn. In 1985, changes in administrative policy such as the new schedule, code of conduct, and attendance policies have eliminated many problems faced by the staff. Other changes include a computer scheduling system which Mrs. Phillips says will be an efficient tool in the future. Mr. Thomas says the most impor- tant change in education has been the emphasis being placed on academic excellence. He feels community action within the school is needed and can be utilized to create innovative education for students. — Ross B. Vaughn 1 — Howard Thomas. Principal 2 — Ed Henderson. Assistant Principal 3 — Imogene Phillips, Assistant Principal 4 Agnes Blackburn. Secretary 5 — Faye Henderson. Secretary 132 Faculty 4 Services Offered Provide Support The librarians and guidance counselors at Saks provide support for students that allows for outstanding educational experiences. The librarians keep the library in working order with all books in the right place, plus an assortment of magazines, audio-visuals, and videotapes. The guidance counselors provide a helping hand in the hunt for scholarships, colleges, and courses. From the time a student comes to Saks, until graduation, the counselors are involved in helping him set and meet goals for the future. i—i—r Students Become Involved In Social Studies The Social Studies Department at Saks has a wide variety of courses to choose from. Civics, Alabama History, American History, and Govern- ment are required while World History, Sociolo- gy and Psychology are elective courses. In Civics, eighth graders become familiar with the government and how it works. Alabama His- tory informs Freshmen about the state they live in and its heritage. Juniors study the different aspects of America’s history while Seniors com- pare the American Government with other gov- ernmental systems and learn how the American economy functions. World History instructs stu- dents in world events from prehistoric to modern day times. In Sociology, students study social institutions, social problems, and aspects of hu- man behavior. Psychology helps students to learn more about the unknown side of their per- sonality. Many projects are required, enabling students to become involved in Social Studies. Mock tri- als, preparing tax returns, working in political campaigns, research reports, and creating Ala- bama History projects are examples of assign- ments whose objective is student involvement. — Gina Haynes 2 I — Susan Deer man. Social Studies 8. 9 2 — Kathy Eaton. Sociology. Psychology 3 — Brenda Hardy. Social Studies 8 4 — Alfred Johnson. American History 5 — Rhonda Rush. Gov- ernment 6 — Richard Smith. Social Studies 9 134 Faculty Writing Skills Emphasized In English Department English is one of the few courses required of a student every year. Each grade level at Saks offers English and advanced English. Although students sometimes find English repetitive, they find themselves remembering and improving their skills with each new school year. Writing skills are built from year to year. Younger students write paragraphs and short essays while older students incor- porate their writing skills into longer essays and term papers. Reading plays a major part in the life of an English student. Novels are required reading at each grade level. They are supplemented by discussions, films, and videotapes. Students found therpselves increasingly concerned with mastering English skills in 1985. Competency testing became a motivation for students as diplomas were denied those who could not pass the tests. The increasing diligence paid off as student test scores improved. — Kay Brown. English 12 2 — Betty Clonts. English 113 — Sherry Kelley. English 8. 9 4 — Polly Pitts. English 10. 115 — Jane Spurlin. English 8 6 — Ma he Stanley. English 9 (not Pic tured — Sue Govatos) 5 6 Faculty 135 Math Department Builds Skills The Math Department at Saks is a very essential department in that it prepares students for a wide variety of careers. Courses such as Algebra I and II, Geome- try, Advanced Mathematics, and Pre-calculus are popular among college bound students. The Ala- bama High School Graduation Exam which students are required to pass to graduate has caused an increasing number of students to take courses such as General Mathematics. Math courses are also a favorite among students because of the many activities involved in these courses. One of these popular ac- tivities is the Math Tournament Teams where students from Saks compete with students from other schools. The Math Department at Saks is definitely a vital part of the chal- lenge of preparing students for the future. 136 Faculty — Corrie Cooley. Math 8. Sci- ence 82 — Donny Echols. Alge bra I. General Math 3 — Judy Echols. Algebra I. II. General Math. A — Theresa Haynes. Ge ometry. Trigonometry 5 — Larry Rains. Math 8, Pre Alge- bra Experimentation Hallmark Of Science Department The Science Department encourages students to learn about the world around them through experi- mentation. Science courses are always popular with students because they offer opportunities such as experimenting in Chemistry lab or dissect- ing a fetal pig that can not be experienced in other settings. Students can choose from a wide variety of sci- ence courses including Physical Science, Chemis- try, Physics, Biology, and Anatomy. Such courses have become increasingly popular among students attempting to obtain an Honors Diploma. Science is becoming a challenge that students are eager to meet. 4 — Keela Cosper. Physical Sci ence. Vert. Biology 2 — Martha Swader. Invert. Biology. Anato my 3 — Dale Whitley. Physics. Chemistry 4 — Jimmy Wilson. Science 8. 5 — Robin Wilson. Vert. Biology. Science 8. Faculty 13 Exceptionalities Served In Special Education Department The special education department at- tempts to provide students who have excep- tional needs with a learning environment that will enhance their academic skills. Teachers in the special education department encour- age their students to become involved in the mainstream of campus society and to take advantage of the various opportunities for in- volvement that Saks High School has to offer. A highlight of the school year for many athletically inclined special education stu dents is the Special Olympics competition held each year in Anniston. Students work hard to prepare so that they may represent Saks High School with pride. 138 Faculty — Steve Jacobs 2 — John Lyons 3 — Anne Pate A — Jen nie Peoples 5 — Janet Rollins 6 — PtQQy Ziglar. Teacher's Aide (Not Pictured — Laura Howard) 5 Physical Education, Health And Driver’s Education Taught The physical education depart- ment includes teachers who are responsible for a wide variety of subjects. Health and Driver Educa tion are two such courses that en joy a high degree of popularity among sophomores. Enrollment in physical educa- tion classes declined in the 1984 85 school year due to the de- creased state requirements for such courses. Many students con- tinued to take and enjoy physical education classes, however, find- ing the time away from the rigors of academics to be a welcome re- lease. 1 — Richard Armstrong. Dri- ver’s Education 2 — Joella Con- nell. Girl’s P.E. 3 — Ray Ham- mett. Boy’s P.E. 4 — Ron Herv derson. World History. Boy's p.E. 5 — Michelle Howell, Health. Girl's P.E. Faculty 139 Electives Add Variety To Curriculum Electives are always popular classes among high school students. They provide a welcome change from reading, writing, and arithmetic” and add spice to the curriculum. Students at Saks may choose from a wide variety of courses from choir or band to art and home econom- ics. Courses to accomodate the tastes and preferences of every student are offered. Electives are an impor- tant avenue through which each student develops his or her own personal identity. 140 — Connie Burleson, Choir Brenda Clark. Spanish 3 Cunningham. Home Eery nomics 4 — Band 5 — Han Glenn Waddell. Art Spurlin. f Preparation For Business World Primary Objective The business department began the year with classes filled with stu- dents seeking to further their busi- ness skills. Courses including Typ- ing, Accounting, Shorthand. Office Procedures, and Trade and Industrial Education allowed students to use different equipment and to further their knowledge of the business world. The business department brought new technology to Saks with the arri- val of 12 Apple II E Computers. Whether using the new computers or typing on manual typewriters, the business department encourages stu- dents to meet the challenge of the future. — Lee Bryant — Anita Hedgepath. Office Procedures. Shorthand 2 — Pa tricia Jackson. Typing 3 — Wanda Paschal. Accounting. Typing A — Jack Stewart. T I 4 Faculty 141 Class Of ’85 Class Officers: President — J.W. Bramlett, Vice President — Jenny Peak, Secretary — Barbie Buzan, Treasurer — Michelle Brown. Debra Diane Anderson — Jr. Honor Soc. 1. 2; Teacher Ass t 3. 4. 5; Who s Who Among American High School Students 4. Kimberley D. Arrington — Jr. High Cho- rus 1, 2. Timothy Duane Atkinson — Office Ass t 4. 5; Teacher Ass’t 5; Sr. Honor Soc. 4. 5: Artist of the Year 4; (J.S. Nat‘1 Gov. and History Award 4. Denise Carol Barger — Robed Choir 3: Jr. High Chorus 1, 2; Teacher Ass t 4; Drama Club 5; Pep Club 3. 5. Angela Barnette — Marching Band 2, 3; Teacher Ass t 2. 5; F.H.A. 2, 4. Pep Club 3; VICA 4; Library Club 5; F.F.A. 5. Christopher Barnes — Basketball 2; Jr. High Track 2; Jr. High Football 2. 142 People We are the Seniors. And ’85 is our final year, When we leave Saks High School, We'll let out a mighty cheer! Billy Glen Bedford — Varsity Football 5. Honorable Mention 3: VICA 4; Jr High Football 2. Harlan Berry — Susan Annette Bonds — Volleyball 5; ‘S” Club 5; F.C.S. 2; Career Club 1. 2. 3. Vice President 4. 3; Nat l Gov't and History Award 4; Who's Who Among American High School Students 4. 5; Pep Club 5; Class Clown b. Iliya D. Boyd — James W. Bramlett. II — Marching Band 1. 2; Robed Choir 3. 4. 3; VICA 4; Student Council 4. 5; Class Officer 4. President 5; Sr. Ensemble 4. 3; Who's Who Among American High School Students 4. b. Susan Michele Brown — Robed Choir 3. 4. 5; Jr High Chorus 2. 3; Key Club Sweet heart 3: Office Ass t 3; Student Council 5; Modern Music Masters 2. 3. 4. 3; Career Club 2. 3. 4. 3; Pep Club 3; Class Officer 5; All State Chorus 2. 5; Sr Ensemble 4. 5; Outstanding Choral Student 4; Outstand- ing Solo Performance 4. Accompaniest 1. 2. 3. 4. 5; Most Talented 5; Who's Who Among American High School Students b. Timothy T. Brown — Shop 3. 4. 5; VICA 4. b. Officer 5 Craig Paul Bundrum — Boys Track 1, 2. 3. 3; Varsity Football 3. 4. 5; Jr High Foot- ball 1. 2; Teacher Ass t 5; S Club 3. 4. 3; F.C.A. 4. 5; Who's Who 4 Philip Lee Burgess — Baseball 3. 4; Boys Track 3; Varsity Football 3. 4. 5; Jr High Football 2; Teacher Ass't 2. 3. 4. 3; ''S'' Club 4. 5 Rechell Butler — Jr. High Chorus 1. 2: F.H.A. 5; Office Ass t 5. Barbara Gaile Buzan — Annual Staff 3. 4; Marching Band 2; Key Club Sweetheart 3. 4. 3: Teacher Ass't 4. 3: S” Club 3; Home coming Representative 2. Homecoming Queen 5; Who's Who 1. Most Beautiful 3. Alecia Renee Cantrell — Robed Choir 3. 4. 3; Jr High Chorus I. 2. Office Ass't 3; Student Council 2. 3. 4. 3; Jr Honor Soc 2. 3: Sr Honor Soc. 4. 3; F.C.S. I. 2. 3. 4. 3; Math Club 2. 3. 4; Modern Music Masters 3, 4. 3; Career Club 3. 4. Pep Club 1.2. 3. 4. 3; Class Officer 4. 3. Friendliest 4 Honor Choir 1: All State Chorus 4. 5; S.H.S. Mas cot ' Rufus'' 4. People 143 Michael David Carlisle — Robed Choir 3. 4; Jr. High Chorus I. 2; Varsity Football 4; Key Club 3. 4. 5; Teacher Ass't 5; Jr. Hon or Soc. 2; Sr. Honor Soc. 4, 3: S Club 2. 3. 4. 5; F.C.A. 4. 5; Coif 2. 3. 4. 5; Jr. High Basketball 1. 2; Varsity Basketball 3. 4; Varsity A Basketball 4. 5; Jr. Ensemble 1. 2; Who's Who Among American High School Students 5. Danny Carr — Varsity Football 4; S Club 4; Shop 2. 3. 4; Soccer 3. Cathy Jeanette Castaneda — Library Club 3: Commercial Sewing 3. Donovan Bryan Clifton — Robed Choir 3. 4: Jr. High Chorus 2; Boys Track 2, 5; Jr. High Football 1. Cheryl Ann Connell — Colorguard 2; Marching Band 3; Majorette 2. 4. Head 3; Girls Track 1.2; Key Club Sweetheart 4. 5; Student Council I. 2. 3. 4, President 3; Sr. Honor Soc. 4. 5: Class President 1. 2, 3; Who’s Who 1. 2. 4; Nat'l Gov't and History Award 4; Who's Who Among American High School Students 5. Linda M. Cowart — Teacher Ass t 3. 4. 5; Sr. Honor Soc. 4. 3; Who's Who Among American High School Students 5. Leroy Cowden — Jr. High Football 2; Jr. High Basketball 1; Shop 3. 4 Effie Lee Dail — Teacher Ass't 4. 5; Who's Who Among American High School Stu dents 4 144 People Aleshia Yvette Davis — Teacher Ass t 5; V1CA 5. i—.—1. I, ■ Gina Davis — VICA 5 Robbie Lynn Davis — Robed Choir 3. 4. Jr High Chorus 1. 2: Girls Track 1. 2. 3: Varsity Cheerleader 3. 4. 5; Key Club Sweetheart 3. 4. 5; Teacher Ass t 5; Stu dent Council 1, 2; Jr. Honor Soc. 2; ”S Club 3. 4. 5; Pep Club 1. 2. 3. 4. 5; Class Officer 2.3. Jr. Ensemble 2; Honor Choir 1; Who’s Who I. 2. 3. 4. 5; Homecoming Prin cess 2. Tina Denise Davis — Student Council I: Junior Band 1 Ronnie DeThomas — Jr. High Football 2; Teacher Ass't 3; Who's Who 1; VICA 4. 5. Jeff Dill — Marching Band 1, 2. 3; Key Club 4. 5; Teacher Ass t 3. 4. 5; Jr. Honor Soc. 2. 3; Sr. Honor Soc. 4. 5; Modern Music Masters 3, 4. b. David Ray Dugger — Shop 3. 4. b. Steven S. Dunn — Boys Track 2. 3. 4; Jr High Football 1. 2; Varsity Football 3. 4. 5; Teacher Ass t 3. 4. F.C.A. 2. 3. 4. b. People 145 Jeff Durham — Shop 3; T I 4, 5. James H. Fisher. Jr. — Robed Choir 3. 4; Boys Track 3; Jr. High Football 2; Varsity Football 4. 5; Teacher Ass t 5; Student Council 4; S” Club 4. 5; F.C.A. 4. 5; Pep Club 5. Charles P. Fowler. II — Varsity Football 4. 5. Henry L. Gaither — Marching Band I; Teacher Ass t 4; F.C.S. 2. 3; Shop 2. 3. Carolyn Ghee — Office Ass t 3; Sr. Honor Soc. 4. 5; Pep Club 4. Math Team 4 Garron M. Ginn — Robed Choir 3. 4. 5; Jr. High Chorus 2; Basketball 1. 2. 3. 4. 5; Varsity Track 1. 2. 3; Office Ass t 2. 3; S.C.A. 3. 4; F.C.A. 2; F.C.S. 2; F.H.A. 1; Who’s Who t. Patricia Gayle Goff — Marching Band 1,2; Sr Honor Soc 4. 5: F.H.A. 2: Who’s Who Among American High School Students 4. 5; Nat l Gov't and History Award 4. Cynthia Denise Goodman — Echoes Staff 3. 4. 5: Marching Band 1.2. 3. 4; Key Club Sweetheart 5; Jr. Honor Soc. 1. 2; Who's Who 1. 2. 3. 4. 5; Black Rep. 2. 5; Who’s Who Among American High School Stu- dents 5. Mark Richard Goodwin — Teacher Asst 5; Band 1. 2. Tami Elaine Green — Jr. High Chorus 1.2; Office Ass t 3; Teacher Ass t 2; Library Club I; Pep Club 5: Honor Choir I. Byron Greenwood — Baseball 3, 4. 5; Jr. High Football 2; Varsity Football 4. 5; Key Club 5: Teacher Ass’t 4. 5; Jr. Honor Soc. 2. 3; S” Club 3. 4. 5: F.C.A 4. 5; Mr Echoes 5; Math Team 2; Jr. High Basket ball 2. Keith Griffin — Marching Band 2. 3. 4. 5; Teacher Ass't 3: Shop 3: F.C.S. 1: Drama Club 3. 4 146 People Shelia Marie Griffith — Shop 3. 4. 5; F.H.A. 2 Jeff K. Groover — S” Club 3. 4, 5; Who's Who 4. 5. Most Handsome 5: Baseball 3. 4 Donald H. Gross. Jr. — Robed Choir 3. 4 Jr High Chorus 1. 2; Teacher Ass’t 3: VICA 5. Keith R. Gruber. Jr. — Office Ass't 3; Teacher Ass t 4; Art Club I. 3. Stephen Hanford — Shop 3. 4; T I 5; VICA 5 Jeff Harbin — Shop 2. 3. 4. People 147 Kimberly Denise Hay — F.C.A. 3: Sr. Hon or Soc 4 5; Math Team 2. 3. Mark Hendon — Kenneth E. Hill — Jr High Chorus 2; Robed Choir 3. 4. 5; F.H.A 2; Jr High Basketball 1. Teressa Hill — VICA 5. Melissa Ann Hollingsworth — Who's Who Among American High School Students 3; F.H.A. 1. 2. Joey A. Honeycutt — Jr. High Chorus 1. 2: Robed Choir 3. 4. 5: Boys Track 3: Varsi ty Football 5; Jr. High Football 2; Teacher Ass t 3; Student Council 1. 2. 3. 4; S” Club 5; F.C.A 3. 3; Class Officer 2; Jr Ensemble 1, 2; Sr. Ensemble 3. 4. 5; All State 2. 4. 3; Honor Choir 1; Varsity B Team Basketball 3; Chamber Choir 3. John David Hopson — Student Council 5; MS Club 5; Key Club 5; F.C.A. 5. Who’s Who 3. Tim Horne — Marching Band 1. 2, 3. 4. 5, President 5; Jr. Honor Soc. 1. 2. Melissa Beth Howard — Echoes Staff 3. 4. 5: Coiorguard 4; Marching Band 1. 2. 3. 4; Teacher Asst' 3; F.C.S. 3; Pep Club 3; VICA 5. Angela Sue Howell — Coiorguard 1. 2. 3; Robed Choir 5; Teacher Ass t 3; Student Council I; Math Club 2. 3: Pep Club 1, 2, 5; VICA 3; Who's Who Among American High School Students — 4. 5. Melissa Faye Hyder — Jr High Chorus 1. Tabatha Michelle Israel — F.H.A 1. 148 People Michael S. Jackson — Robed Choir 4. 5; Boys Track I. 2. 3. 4. 5; Jr. High Football 1; Varsity Football 4. 5; Key Club 5; All State 5: S' Club 5; F.C.A 4. 5; Scholar's Bowl 5: Who's Who Favorite 4; Who's Who Among American High School Students 4. National Merit Award for History 4. All- County Football 5; Football Team Captain 5; Academic All American 4 Melissa Gail Jobe — Marching Band I. 2. 3. 4; Jazz Band 5; Band Officer 4; Solo Ensemble 3. 4. 5; Honors Band 3. 5; Teach er Ass't 3. 4 Danny Johns — Jr High Chorus 1; Jr. High Track 1; Jr. High Football 2; Teacher Ass’t 2. Jerry Johnson — Varsity Track 4; S' Club 4 Who's Who 1. 3. John Barry Johnson — Jr. High Chorus 1. 2: Jr. High Football I. 2: Varsity Football 3: Office Ass’t 5: S” Club 1. 2. 3. 4. 5: VICA 5 I Michael Alan Johnston — Robed Choir 3. 4. 5; Boys Track 1. 2. 3, 4; Jr. High Foot ball 2; Key Club 5; Teacher Ass’t 3; F.C.A. 5; F.C.S. 3. 4; Modern Music Masters 2. 3. 4. 5; Jr. Ensemble 2; Sr. Ensemble 4. 5; All State 4. 5; Who’s Who Among American High School Students 4; Chamber Choir 3; Nat’l Govt. Award 4; Math Team 1. Donna Diana Kepner — Career Club 2. Scott Key — Career Club 2; Art Club 1. 3. People 149 Kimberly Laine Keyes — Robed Choir 3. 4. 5; Jr. High Chorus 2; Girls Track 1; Teacher Ass t 5: Volleyball 4. 5; S” Club 2. 3. 4. 5; F.C.A. 2: F.C.S. 2. 3, 4. 5; Math 2. 3. 4; Pep Club 3. 4. 5: Girls Softball 2. 3. 4. 5; Who's Who 5; Girls Basketball 2. 3. Angie Kiker — Laura L. Kuykendall — Robed Choir 3. 4. 5; Jr High Chorus 1. 2; Who’s Who 4; All State Chorus 2. 4. 5; Jr. Ensemble 2; Sr. Ensemble 2; Chemistry Award 4; Nat’l Gov t and History Award 4; Chamber Choir 3: Who’s Who Among High School Stu- dents 4, 5; Honor Choir 1; Student Council 2, 3, 4; Jr. Honor Soc. 2. 3: F.C.S. 1.2. 3. 4. Joseph Dalton Leatherwood. Ill — Robed Choir 3. 4; Jr. High Chorus 2; Baseball 5; Varsity Football 3. 4. 5; Jr. High Football 2; Student Council 5; S” Club 4. 5; F.C.A. 3. 4. 5; Modern Music Masters 3. 4; Pep Club 5; Varsity Basketball 5; Varsity B team Bas ketball 3; Jr. High Basketball 2; Eighth Grade Basketball 1. William David Liner — Jr. Honor Soc I. 2. 3; Teacher Ass’t 3. 4: Artist of the Year 3; Artist of the Month 1. 2. 3; F.C.S. 2; Math Team 3. Kelley Ann Love — Robed Choir 3. 4. 5; Jr. High Chorus 1. 2; Key Club Sweetheart 4 c 1. 5; Student Council � oc. 2. 3. 2. 3. 4 , 5; Jr. Honor Sheilah Lynne Martin — Teacher Ass t 3; Volleyball 4. 5; Jr. Honor Soc. I. 2. 3; Sr. Honor Soc. 5; F.H.A. 1. 3; Homecoming Representative 3. 4. 5; Who’s Who 3. 4. Mark Lyle Massey — Marching Band 1. 2. 3. 4; VICA 5; Jazz Band 4 Patty C. Maxwell — Shop Graphic Arts 2, 3 1; Health Occupations 4. 5. Billy McDermott — Speech 2; VICA 4 James McIntyre — Marching Band I. 2. 3. 4. Teacher Ass t 3. 4. 5; National History Award 4, Jazz Band 5; (Jniv. of Alabama Alumni Award 4; Who's Who Among American High School Students 4. 5. Timothy Joseph McKinney — Boys Track 4. 5; Scholar's Bowl 5; CJ.S. Achievement Academy 4. Who’s Who Among American High School Students 4. Academic Excel- lence in American History 4. 150 People Todd S. McLeod — Marching Band 1, 2; VICA 5; Shop 3. 4 Dwayne Measles — Shop 3. 4; Holly Farms 5. Karen Meharg — Eric L. Moates — F.H.A, 1. 2. Teacher Ass t 3, 5; VICA 5 Paula Kay Morris — Robed Choir 2, 3; Office Ass t 2; Teacher Ass t 2; Who s Who Among American High School Stu dents 3. 4. Aundrey Moten — Basketball 2; Shop 2.3. 4. Rufus Moten — Jr. High Football 2; Shop 3. | 1 Chris Murphy — Echoes Staff, Photogra pher 4. 5; Key Club 5; Teacher Ass t 5; Jr. Honor Soc. 2. 3; Sr. Honor Soc. 5; Career Club 1; Who's Who 4. 5; Geometry Team 4. Chemistry Award 3; I Dare You Award 4; (JSAA Journalism Award 5: CJSAA History Award 4 People 151 LaSharn Nixon — Band 1. 2; Library Asst 2; VICA 3, 4. Pamela Sue Nunn — F H A. 1.2. 3; Drama Club 5. Tammy Nunnally — Jr. Honor Soc. 2: Sr. Honor Soc. 4. 5; F.H.A. 1; Teacher Ass t 5; Math Team 2. 3; Who's Who 5. Edward A. Parker — Robed Choir 3; Jr. High Chorus 1. 2; Boys Track 5: Office Ass t 5: Shop 4. 5. Pamela Patterson — Band 1. F.H.A. 1. Jennifer Leigh Peak — Robed Choir 3. 4. 5; Jr. High Chorus 1.2; Student Council 2. 3. 4. 5; Jr. Honor Soc. 1. 2. 3. President 3; F.C.S. 2. 3. 4; Math Club 2. 3. 4; Modern Music Masters 2. 3. 4. 5; Career Club 2; Pep Club 2. 3. 4. 5. Officer 5; Class Officer 2. 3. 5; Jr. Ensemble 2; Honor Choir 1; All- State 2. 4. 5; Chamber Choir 3; Who's Who 4. 5; National Gov't Award 4. Who's Who Among American High School Students 4. 5: Sr. Ensemble 5. Wendy M. Penny — Jr. High Chorus 1; Teacher Ass t 5. Geoffrey Mark Percival — Jr High Foot ball 3; VICA 4. 5; Shop 3; Basketball 1. 2; Who's Who Among American High School Students 4 152 People Anthony Bruce Pettis — Echoes Staff 3. 5: Jr. Hoor Soc. 1,2. 3: Sr Honor Soc. 4. 5: F.C.S. 2. 3. 4. 5; Math Club 2; Who’s Who Among American High School Students 4. Math Team 3. 4; CJniv. of Alabama Alumni Award 4; Scholar’s Bowl Team 2, 3. 4. 5. Regina Dazelle Pope — Colorguard 4. Marching Band 1, 2, 3. 4; Girls Track 1; Teacher Ass't 2. 5; Library Club 3; Jr. Hon or Soc. I. 2: F.H.A. 2. 3: Who’s Who Among American High School Students 5; Rifle Captain 4. Randall Shane Price — Robed Choir 3. 4. 5; Jr. High Chorus 1.2; Student Council 3: Friendliest 1; Best All Around 2. Johnny Ray Prince Jr. — Robed Choir 3; Jr. High Chorus I. 2; Teacher Ass't 1. 2; VICA 4, 5. John Michael Rhodes — Annual Staff 2. 3. 4. 5; Jr. High Chorus 1, 2; Baseball 5; Jr. High Football I. 2: Varsity Football I, 2; Key Club 3, 4. Lt. Gov. 5; Office Ass’t 4; Teacher Ass't 4. 5: S” Club 2. 3. 4. 5; F.C.A 4. 5; Career Club 1.2; Pep Club 1. 2. 3: Golf 2. 3. 4; Who’s Who Among Ameri can High School Students 5; Jr. High Bas ketball I. 2; B Team Basketball 3, 4. Michelle Darlene Rice — Teacher Ass’t 4. 5; Jr. High Honor Soc. 2. 3: Sr. Honor Soc.. Treasurer 5; Math Club V.P. 3: Band I. 2; Creative Award 2. Allen Roberts — Robed Choir 3: Jr. High Chorus 1, 2; Teacher Ass't 3; Jr. Honor Soc. 2; VICA 5: Jr. High Basketball 1, 2; Nat'l History Govt Award 4; (Jniv. of Alabama Alumni Award 4; Who's Who Among American High School Students 4. Kimberly Ann Roberts — Marching Band 1. 2; Pep Club 4. VICA 5; Who’s Who Among American High School Students 5. Cynthia Anne Robinson — Girls Track Manager 3; Office Ass’t 4; Teacher Ass't 3. 5: F.H.A. I. 2. 3. 4; Pep Club 3. Joe Cecil Rowe Jr. — Varsity Football 3. 4. 5: Teacher Ass’t 5; ”S” Club 5; F.C.A. 3. 4. 5; Art I. II. III. Scott Russell — Shop 3. 4. 5. Vickie Regina Russell — Volleyball 3. 4. 5; F.H.A. 2. 3. People 153 Sharon Sculthorpe — F.H.A 2; Shop 3. 4. 5. Eric Blaine Shaddix — Marching Band 1. 2. Robed Choir 3. 4. 5; Teacher Ass'! 5; Jr. Honor Society I. 2; Who's Who 2. Ensem ble 4. 5. All State Chorus 3. 4. 5; Section Leader — Choir b Golf b. Kenneth Lamar Sims — Robed Choir 3. 4. 5: Jr. High Chorus 1,2: Boys Track 3. 4. b. Jr. High Football 2. Varsity Football 4. 5; Key Club 5; Teacher Ass’t 3, 5; Student Council 4; S’ Club 4. 5; F C A. 3. 4. b: Pep Club b: Saksiest Spirit 2. 3. 4, b Michelle Slaten — Marching Band 1.2, 3; Teacher Ass t 3. 4; VICA b Mike Smith — Jr High Football 2; F.H.A 3 Thomas Richard Stedham — Echoes Staff b: Robed Choir 3. 4. 5; Jr. High Cho rus 1. 2; Key Club 5; Jr Honor Soc. 2. 3; Sr. Honor Soc. 5; F.C S 2. 3. 4. 5. Vice Pres. 4. 5. Math Club 2; Pep Club 1. 2: Scholar's Bowl 3. 4. b: Chamber Choir 3; Ensemble I. 2. 3. 4. b; All State 2. 3. 4 Who's Who Among Amer High School Students b: Math Team 1; (Jmv. of Ala bama Alumni Award 4. (JSAA Journalism Award 5; USAA History Award 4 Michael Scott Sylvester — Band 1.2. 3. 4; Jazz Band 2. 4. Symphonic Band 1.2. 3. 4. Who's Who Among American Students 3; American History L Government Award 3; S.C. A. 1. 2: Drama Club 4; Science Club I. 2. Tracy S. Teague — Teacher Ass t 5; Li brary Club 3; F.H.A. 2; Shop 3, 4. 5. Suzan Marie Thompson — Robed Choir 3. 4. Jr High Chorus I, 2; Girls Track I. 2. Varsity Cheerleader 3; Teacher Ass t 5; Jr. Honor Soc. I; S Club 4. b Pep Club I. 2. 3; Who's Who Most Beautiful 1. Saksiest Spirit 2. 3; Jr. High Cheerleader I. 2. Tina Gayle Thompson — Robed Choir 3. 4. b. Treasurer 5; Jr High Chorus 1.2; Key Club Sweetheart b: Teacher Ass t 5; Jr. Honor Soc. 1. 2; Career Club 2; Pep Club 5; All State 2; Who's Who Among American High School Students b. Stacey Lange Tillery — Robed Choir 3. 4 b: Jr High Chorus 1, 2; Key Club Sweet heart b: Jr Honor Soc I; Modern Music Masters 2. 3. 4. 5; Career Club I. 2; Pep Club 5; Who's Who 5; Miss Echoes 5. Rhonda Cher'ie Timmons — Colorguard 1. 2. 3; Marching Band I. 2. 3; Teacher Asst 3; Student Council 2, F.C.S. 5; Who's Who 1. 2; Symphonic Band 2. 3; Concert Band 1. 2. 3; Jazz Band Ass t 3. 54 People Natalie Michele Turgeon — Colorguard I. 2, 3; Marching Band 1, 2, 3; Teacher Ass't 3; Softball 4. 5; S' Club 4. 5; F.C.A 3. 4; F.H.A. 2. 3. Jeffrey Turner — Jr High Chorus 2: Base- ball 3. 4. 5; Jr. High Football 2; Varsity Football 3. 4. 5; Key Club 2. 3. 4, 5. Presi- dent 5: Teacher Ass't 4. 5; Jr. Honor Soc. 2; -S Club 3. 4. 5: F.C.A. 3. 4. 5: Who s Who Among American High School Stu dents 4; Class Favorite 2. 3. 4; Spotlight Student 2; Junior High Basketball 1, 2; Class Clown 5; D.A.R. Good Citizen of the Year 5; Basketball Manager 5. Danny Vaughn —Jr High Chorus 1; VICA 5; Art 2. 3, 4. Drafting 5. Ross Belv Vaughn. Ill — Echoes Staff 3. 4. 5. Editor 5; Key Club 4. 5; Jr. Honor Soc. 1. 2. 3; Sr. Honor Society 4, 5; Most Out standing Echoes Staff 3. 4; Nat l Gov't and History Award 4. Most Conscientious 4. 5; Who’s Who Among American High School Students 4. 5; University of Alabama Alumni Award 4; Nat'l Journalism Award 5: Most Outstanding Art I; Ambassador to H O.B Y. 3; Scholars Bowl 2. 3. 4. 5. Gary Walker — Baseball 3. 4. 5; Jr High Football 2; Varsity Football 4. 5: Teacher Ass t 5; Jr. Honor Soc. 2; S Club 3. 4. 5: F.C.A. 4. 5. Jon Curtis Webb — Band 4; Drama Club 4: Jazz Band 4. Christopher S. West — Band 1. 2. 3. 4; Drama Club 2. 3. 4. Math Club 3. 4; Teach er Ass't 2; Who's Who Among American High School Students 3, 4: Jazz Band 4. Susie Ann Whitehead — Kimberly Marlin Williams — Marching Band 1.2; Teacher Ass't 3; S Club 1. 2. 3, 4. 5; Pep Club 4. 5; VICA 5; Basketball 3; Softball 4. 5 Sandra Irene Williams — Key Club Sweet heart 4. 5; Teacher Ass't 4; Softball Man ager 4; Who's Who 2. Anita Leigh Yother — Robed Choir 2. 3. 4; Girls Track 2; Varsity Cheerleader 3. 4. 5; Key Club Sweetheart 5; Teacher Ass’t 5: Student Council 1. 2; S Club 3. 4. 5; F.C.A. 1.2. 3. 4. 5; F.C.S. 1. 2; Pep Club 1. 2. 3. 4. 5; Who's Who 1. 2; Head Cheer- leader 3. People 155 One Last Fling By the time a student becomes a senior, he or she has long forgotten G.l. Joe and Barbie dolls, but each year seniors take a day to pull out the toys and put on the play clothes for one last fling as a kid. It is simply called Kid s Day, and seniors do their best to live up to that name. Girls come to school in knee-length baby dresses as guys in shorts and baseball caps do their best to tug the nearest pony tail. Teachers feel as if a bus load of kindergarten students has over- thrown the senior class, as they deal with all the problems of preschool: “You did. “I didn’t. “You did. “I didn’t. Don’t touch me. “He’s touching me ... When the day ends, seniors must recognize the reality that they are no longer kids. Adult- hood, and all that goes with it, is thrust upon them as graduation approaches. Kid’s day and a life of carefree innocence becomes only a memory. Graduation . . . An End ... A New Beginning Graduation ends a way of life students have been accustomed to all their lives. For nearly one-fifth of a century they have lived under the shadows of parents and teachers, people who were always there to lend a hand or word of advice. Now the graduates must take control of their lives. The ability of achieving their goals and ambitions is at their fingertips. As they begin all over again, they feel all the apprehension they felt on their first day of school, twelve long years ago. Yet now, they are beginning a new journey, a journey with a desti- nation of success. 2 4 I — Top Ten Academic Graduates — Kelley Love. Valedictori an. Chris Murphy. Salutatorian. Laura Kuykendall. Ross Vaughn. Tommy Stedham. Jenny Peak. Michael Johnston. Su san Bonds. Michael Sylvester, and Michelle Rice. 2 — Tina. Stacey, and Jeff hide their apprehension. 3 — Eric Shaddix and Michele Brown sing the class song. We ll Meet Again Some day. ' 4 — Kelley Love is named Outstanding Senior and re- ceives the award from Dr. Winn. 158 People Most Beau Barbie wmr o i i t$ � r CLASS FAVORITES Robbie Davis — John Hopson tjrf r CLASS FAVORITES Cynthia Goodman — Chris Barnes 162 MOST ATHLETIC Tammy Nunnally — Lamar Sims MOST CONSCIENTIOUS Jenny Peak — Ross Vaughn w 4 HIH'O MOST TALENTED Michele Brown — Michael Johnston CLASS CLOWN Susan Bonds — Jeff Turner MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED Kelly Love — Chris Murphy MOST ATHLETIC Kim Keyes — Gary Walker 163 Kicking The Habit. Passes, tardies, books, teachers ... all of that . . . gone forever! Years have come and gone, but the seniors are finally leaving. Kick- ing the twelve year habit seems hard: they still jump when they hear a bell, and they still wake up at 6:00 a.m. All of those habits that went along with school are hard to kick, but the Class of '85 will do it. From classwork to homework, from P.E. to physics, they are leaving it all behind. Some cry, others laugh, but they all find it hard to believe that they are graduating after all the years of study, work, and fun. Seniors hear: “Best Wishes!” Good Luck!” “We are proud of you!” GO FOR IT!” “Son you don't know it, but these really were the best days of your life!” Now, it’s over — the cold, cruel world is out there waiting. 164 People With one more year to go, We wait in anticipation, For that glorious day Called graduation. President — Kevin Hafley. Vice President — Lee House, Secretary — Lisa Smith, Treasurer — Lisa Houston Class Of ’86 Melody Abbott Heath Abernathy Stacey Aderholdt Jay Aids Greg Bier Laranda Baker Renee Ballenger Erin Bang Jerry Bean Harlan Berrey Tracy Bishop Kelley Bittles Terri Bolick Carol Bowden Sonya Brown Lee Bryant Lance Bungert Russell Burke Danny Burrows Darla Butler Kim Butler Teri Byrd Jay Caffee Chris Carden Ryan Chandler Daniel Childers David Clark Pat Clark 166 People Almost There Brian Clayton Jeff Clemons Chris Cobb Michael Coile Trent Conaway. Bruce Cory Pam Cotton Shawn Crawford Bruce Downard Blake Drummond Natalie Edwards Tina Edwards Tracie Edwards Gail English Pam English Vance Fleming Ginger Fletcher Keith Ford Lisa Fordham Regina Game I Carlos Garcia Amy Gardner Johnny Gilbert Wesley Glassco Ryan Greenwood Donja Griggs Kevin Hafley Robert Hall Terri Hanvey Dustin Harris Gina Haynes Patrick Haynes Melanie Henson Cheri Hicks 167 Sheila Hiers Susan Hightower Brian Hinds Michael Hinds Amy Houck Tony Houck Lee House Lisa Houston Mark Irwin Mark James Rose Johnson Scott Johnson Sonya Johnson Donald Jones David Kelly Michael Kelly Sue Lasser Phillip Lee Greg Lovelady Nancy Lumpkin Renita Mathis Keith Matthews 168 People Kim Maynard Robin McCullars Cathy McFry Heath McNeal Duana Meads Necie Meads Mark Misko Leta Mitchell Michael Mitchell Gina Mount Greg Murphy Richie Nabors Jami Noey Tanya Norton Janet Otwell Perry Parke Christy Parnell Bruce Pitts Phil Pitts Jennifer Powell Samantha Presley Kelli Raisanen Randy Reaves Randy Reader Sonja Reese People 169 Venelsa Riggins Michelle Rinker Alicia Rollins Kim Saylor Dennis Sexton Andy Shaw Ray Skinner David Slone Candace Smith Don Smith Lisa Smith Darlene Smith Steve Smith Amy Stacey Greg Starnes Chong Steak ley Henry Stephens Ray Stillwell Donna Stinson Eric Sutton Beth Swann Vince Swanson Gena Swords Tabatha Sylvester Monica Tankersley Kim Tidwell Michelle Toler Tony Vandiver David Waddell 170 People Not Pictured Debbie Andrews Pat Atkinson Greg Baier Glenn Bedford Mike Burdette David Cahoon Joy Campbell Jeff Clemons David Dorries Danny Duke Tonya la Martin Bobby Mayne Sharon Morrow Heath Norris Garry Ross Ava Steet Clarence Willingham Harold Waites Doug Walker Michelle Waugh Johnny Walton Kevin Ward Lynne Warmack Steve Warmack Anne Watson Terry Webster Denise Weiser Bruce Whatley Clark Williams Michael Willingham Jeff Wilson Craig Winn Susan Wood Kayla Wooster Bryan Wright Freddy Young Susie Yum Marlinda Zamarripa Javier Zayas People 171 Just A Little More Time Many people say that the Senior year in high school is the best, but the Seniors would have a tough time topping the great year that the Juniors had. The Junior class spent the school year ordering class rings, raising money for the Prom, and maintaining good grades. As the year went by and the Seniors began looking to graduation, the Juniors realized what little time they had left at Saks High. From adding to their knowledge of algebra, to improving their English skills the Juniors had accumulat- ed quite a bit of knowledge through the years and looked forward to learning more during their last two years of high school. The Junior class soon realized that in a little more time, they, the Class of 86. would be SENIORS. — Lee Bryant 2 I — Renita Mathis and her date Michael Coile enjoy a break from the dancing at the prom 2 — Gina Haynes and Lee Bryant enjoy some time away from classes during break. 3 — Clark Williams misses a few moments from a football game while Coach Jacobs checks out a hurt shoulder A Andy Shaw. Clark Williams. Candace Smith, and Ryan Greenwood enjoy having lunch together during Homecoming week 5 — Sheila Hiers helps fellow juniors gobble down a sundae during a class competition. 6 — Bruce Downard tests his model car built for Physics. 7 — Food World couldn't get along without Phil Pitts. 3 CLASS FAVORITE Beth Swann — Kevin Hafley CLASS FAVORITE Pam English — Edward Pyles 174 People W� H 0 I S SAKSIEST SPIRIT Carol Bowden — Clark Williams MOST TALENTED Gena Swords — Terry Webster CUTEST Candace Smith — Greg Lovelady FRIENDLIEST Denise Weiser — Randy Reaves People 175 We are the sophomores. Stuck in between. Dreaming of the future. And what it will bring. Class Officers: President — Dawne Martin, Vice- President — Traci Kemp, Secretary — Wendy Facklam, Treasurer — Shannon Jones. Malt Brown Pat Brown Gena Buckelew Christy Burns Amy Burt Stephanie Bushey Alton Butler Jon Buzan Dorcas Cahoon Kenneth Cain Kandi Carden Bridgett Carr Jacqueline Casteneda Todd Chandler Jerry Akers Johnny Alexander Darrell Arnold Scott Arrington Katherine Berg Buck Bonds Patrick Bordelon Scott Bowman Clay Boyd Lynda Boyer Stephanie Bradford Elaine Brooks Connie Brown Lisa Brown Stuck In The Middle Greg Chauncey Midhelle Cheat wood Kristi Clark Shelia Clayburn Danny Cole Barbara Connell Steve Cook Wayne Cooper Shannon Cooper LaGran Copeland Carolyn Coshatt Denise Cowart Eric Cram Sharon Croteer Jeff Crumley Eric Daffron Janie Dail Cindy Davis Jay Deese Gwen Denney Sherry Dewberry Sonya Dodson Holly Downard Karen Doyle Kelley Durham Steve Dutton Sherrie Easterwood Allen Edwards Wendy Facklam Angela Fincher Jennifer Finley Mike Foote Terri Fox Diane Friedle Brad Gallaway Stefanie Gallegher Jerry Gibbs 177 David Goff Shannon Goggans Wesley Graham Mark Green Angie Greenwood Dan Griffin Allen Ham David Hamm Shane Hamm Kristy Hardy Steve Hardy Kim Harper Kathy Harris Terri Hatch Kim Haynes Tim Hearnsberger Leslie Hendon Tony Hudson Chris Humphries Shane Jackson Paula Jennings Jean Johnson Sean Johnson Cheryl Jones Da rone Jones Lee Jones Ronnie Jones Shannon Jones Traci Kemp Doug King Sonya Kirby Melissa Langdon Sam Leahey Sherrie Levens Michele Lewis Jerry Louvier Jeff Love Dawne Martin Alex Mason Stacey Matthews Larry May 178 People Leigh Anne McClellan April McGuire Lisa Mcl emore Lori Medders Tamika Melion Chris Misko Margie Mize Christine Moore Scott Morris Vickie Morrii Gina Moses Robby Nelson Chic Nix Kelly Norris Tim Norris Laurie Norton Malisa Nunnally Randy Ogle Chris Owens Greg Parris Tammy Parris Mike Paslay Patrick Patin Bryan Peak Diane Petty Danny Phillips Edward Pyles Jocelyn Rarick Jeff Reaves Chris Revels Faye Rice Kim Robinson Anthony Rowe Tammy Sammons Matt Sams Alisa Sawyer Tim Sc hang People 179 Tiffany Schmidt Tracey Shackleford Cindy Shears James Shell Lee Shew Christine Skaggs Sherry Skinner Carrie Smith Chris Smith Paula Snider Phil Snider Tonya Spelhaug Edward Spilman Dean Stanley Jana Starr Tony Stewart Gloria Stiltons Tracy Strickland Terry Tankersley Rex Teague Dennis Thomas Michelle Thomas La Donna Tippins Kirk Townsend Pam Turner 180 People Gene Walker Rebecca Wallace Jeff Walker Tony Ward Susan Watson Butch Webb Jamie West Byron Wheatley Robbie White David Whitehead Gary Wigi nylon Barbara Williams Carmalethia Williams Ricky Williams Kenneth Wills Shane Willamon People 181 82 People £ 1 Lisa Woodard Jeff Worrell Tracy Worthy Ramiro Zamarripa Katie Zielinski Not Pictured: Pete Cagle Regina Champion Kevin Colvin Shawn Eberts Kathy Gee Terri Green Preston Barrett Jimmy Greenwood Jerry Harris Billy Haynes Stacy Ireland Vicky Kayden Melvin Lee W H«0 I S W H 0 CUTEST Cindy Shears — Sean Johnson CLASS FAVORITES Tameka Melson — Keith Gladden SAKSIEST SPIRIT Melissa Langdon — Pat Brown People 183 CLASS FAVORITES Dawne Martin — Chic Mix Now we are here, We have been accepted, It's a change from eighth grade, Where we were neglected. Class Officers: President — Cristi Noell, Vice- President — Heather Warren, Secretary — Kelley Pettus, Treasurer — Robert Rementer. Class Of ’88 Katrina Allen Suzanne Allen Tracy Allen Sarah Andrews Tommy Barnett Cassie Batey Penny Batchelor Lee Bearden Scott Beason Randy Bell David Berrey Vicki Berry Melanie Blanton David Body Michelle Boozer Temeah Borders Lisa Brock Gilbert Brooks Justin Brown Scott Brown Tina Brown Donna Burcham Sarah Burgess Norman Bush Curtis Byrd Corey Capers Johnny Carr Tommy Carter 184 Moving Gp Sonja Casalini Julie Cheek David Chapman Pam Crystal Amy Cochran Tncia Collins Mary Connor Gene Cooper Clayton Cory Jennifer Coulter Billy Cowart Tammy Craft Daryl Crawford Jeff Crawford Kelly Crawford Karen Crenshaw Sherri Crossley Terri Crossley Jason Crow Dana Cunningham Daryl Cunningham Dawne Darby Kevin Daugherty Ben Davidson Charlotte Day Pam Dew Shane Dew Lisa Dewberry Cindy Donovan Kristy Driver Barbara Dugger Tawana Dunaway Mike Durham Anita Edwards 185 Keith Edwards Wendy Edwards Lori Feazell Mark Fowler Keith Fowler Melissa Frady Noel Key Mike Gann Oscar Garcia Lynn Garris Barbara Gibson Katrina Gidley Keith Gladden Katrina Goldberg Derek Gregg Dewright Hall Regina Hamilton Wanda Ham Jessica Harris Neil Hart Pam Hay Ann Hayes Leigh Hentley Kelley Hogan Janna Hicks Rebecca Hicks Dennis Holcomb Mickie Holloway Lindsay Hooper Stephanie Hopkins Nancy Hopson Kristie Howard Tina Howard Michelle Howell Carl Jennings Margaret Johnson Shane Johnson Tracy Johnson Sheri Joiner Becky Jones Joe Jones Patricia Jones John Kelley Eric King Ty Lambright Heather Landers Jim Lasser Mark Laodenslager Kathy Lloyd Pat Love Dennis McBride Christie McDonald Candace McIntyre Glenn McIntyre Keli McKinney Johnny McLemore Noel McLeroy Semoine McQueen People 187 Bonnie Magruder Ashley Marler Eric Mason Scott Mason Chris Matyjasik Steve Meads Yolanda Melson Meredith Moates Alvita Montgomery Kendra Morgan Missy Morris Lynn Nabors Christi Noel Kim Nunnally Gary Ogle Shane Owens Shane Parker Tracy Payne Pat Pelfry Monique Pemberton Jip Peoples Gina Peterson Kelly Pettus Rhonda Pitts Jennifer Poor Jeff Powell Marty Price Laura Pryor Robert Rementer Dinah Rexrode Tracy Rich Michael Rinker Kevin Rogers Tony Saylor 188 People Shane Sanderson Shannon Sanderson David Shirley Tracy Schrum Krista Sims Rhonda Skinner Jason Smallwood Tissie Schmidt Jason Sutherland Susan Starnes Julie Stevens Eric Stewart Daniel Strange Richard Stubbs Jimbo Surret Jason Swann Dixie Swanson Jeff Taylor Barry Thedford Ralph Thorton Dexter Tolbert Danette Tucker Theo Tuerke Greg Turley Jeana Turner Tara Waddell Cherie Walker Janet Walker Heather Warren Kristi Warren Carrie Watson Stephanie Watts Sharon Webb Bill Weiser Kim Weldon Carrie Wells Chaundra Weston Angel White Dawn White Andrea Wilkinson People 189 Brad Williams Roger Willingham Wendy Wilson Teresa Wyatt Michael Young Max Zayas Cindy Zielinski Not Pictured: Angie Amos Brenda Baccus Roger Barker Lisa Cordle Beverly Curvin Sherry Curvin Chris Ganaway Awana Guyer LaDonna Hanvey Tim Harris Jamie Hollingsworth Nina Kayden Larry Kelley Frankie McClain Jeremy Martin Patrick Medders Kim Mickler Regina Nelson Jamie Owens Eugene Peoples Donnie Phillips Duane Poore Dusty Pressley Rodney Sexton Amanda Simpson Porcher Taylor Cynthia Tucker Natalie Twitchell Tim Williams W •H O • I • S • W •H • O CLASS FAVORITES Janet Walker — Dennis Holcomb CUTEST Kelly Pettus — Jeff Powell CLASS FAVORITES Alvita Montgomery — Joe Jones SAKSIEST SPIRIT Kendra Morgan — Bill Wieser People 191 A time of maturity, A time of change, The first year of high school Is an exciting thing. President — Trina Pitts, Vice President — Shae Cooper, Secretary — Amy Cotton, Treasurer — Mindy Gearheart Chris Aids Penny Allen Travis Atkinson Cristi Auffant Peter Austen Raymond Austen Derek Bailey Charles Baker John Baker John Ball Hyo Bang Allen Beal Lisa Bishop Shelley Blackmon Windi Bowman Danny Boyle Patrick Borders Shannon Borders Brian Bradley Toby Bray Candy Britt Ellen Brooks Robert Brooks Elaine Brown Brandy Bundrum Michael Bungert Brent Burdick Nancy Bushey 192 In The Big Leagues Now Eddie Butler Kevin Capers Andy Carlisle Kim Carr Kevin Carrell Shane Chandler David Chrystal Stephen Clark Troy Clowdous Rhonda Coleman Shae Cooper Scarlett Corkan Amy Cotton Keitha Cotton Mike Crawford Dennis Crider Steve Cook DeShane Darby Stacy Daugherty Van Dempsey Ron Deweese Todd Drummond Ronny Earnest Pam Ear wood Monique Edwards Raymond Edwards Neil Elders Lisa Emigh Tina Finch Larry Fleming Sharon Fleming Nina Ki Fox Brant Frazier Johnny Frisby Billy Galligan Theresa Gaskilt Karen Gautney 193 Mindy Gearheart Tracy Gilbert LeJon Godwin Beverly Goodman Bryan Goodman David Goodman Tyler Green Rocky Grier Sherry Griffith Lorie Gritsch Bo Groover Stephanie Gruber Cami Hafley Christie Hanlon Shane Hanson Melisa Harrelson Mike Haynes Randy Haynes Shawn Harrelson Sean Hart Lara Hedgepath Kim Hicks Phillip Hicks Kim Holcomb Tim Holder Ronald Hodge Clay Honaker Lynette Honeycutt Jeanea Hopkins Phillip Hopkins William Hopkins Scott Houck Kari House Scott Howard Chris Howell Linda Huffman Bryan Israel 194 People Lisa Jackson LeAnne Jennings Buffy Johns Ray Johnson Cathy Jones Mark Jones Ashley Kelley Lorie Kilgore Robert LaChance Renee Lankford Jennifer Laudenslager Jason Lockett Fred Lovett Clint Matthews Joey May Regina McDaniel John McDonald Kelley MIcNeal Nita Meads Jeff Mitchell Steve Mitchell Leifie Montgomery Jeff Moore Paul Moore Scott Moore Tina Moore Darren Moten Kelly Mount Rita Mulligan Angela Murry Kristi Nielson Stacey Norton Susan Morris Lisa Nunez Renee Ogle Nena Ontiveros Jamie Osborne Donald Paige Tabitha Pardue David Park People 195 Scott Payton Mary Pemberton Cindy Phillips Sidney Phillips Lynn Pinson Lorri Pitts Trina Pitts Robert Pugh Amber Rayborn Kevin Reaves Bo Rinn Kelly Rhodes Shannon Riley Robert Robinson Tony Ross Joel Rousey Demetres Rowe Toby Schwartz George Scoggins John Scoggins Cindy Sculthorpe Chuck Shipe Kase Sims Christine Smith Stacy Smith Randy Snead Bruce Snider Dallis Snow Phillip Tankersly 196 People Not Pictured: Dawn Bateman Tracey Castleberry Randall Coleman Julie Curvin James Domes Elizabeth Elliott Tim Emigh Jeff Fagan Yani Fisher Chris Thacker Laura Thedford Mike Thomas Tommy Thomas Jonnie Thompson Kim Timmons Susan Tucker Misty Turley Tammy Turley Bonnie Turner Pamela Turner Walt Turner Mark Vance Jason Waddell Wende Wagoner Donna Walker Tracy Walker Robby Ward Stacey Warmack George Watson Shannon Waugh Dawn Weaks Tim Webster Jason Wergin Danny Whealton Jason Whitehurst Jennifer Whitley Heather Williams Mark Williams Joseph Wilson Venus Wilson Azalia Zamarripa Geimy Zayas Cathy Zielinski Tim Gaddy Tonya Guyer Joyce Hancock Howard Hanson Kim Haynes Terry Hithcox Chris Hodglns Tracey Ingram Chris Kelley Scottie King Fred Lovett Andy Norris Mary Pemberton Julie Purcell Christine Smith Michelle White People 197 W H 0 I S W H 0 CLASS FAVORITES CLASS FAVORITES Shae Cooper — Brian Israel 4 CUTEST Le Jon Goodwin — Donald Paige SAKSIEST SPIRIT Trina Pitts — Ray Johnson Lori Pitts — Mark Jones 198 People Outstanding Teacher 1985 Mrs. Pitts Named Outstanding Teacher The qualities that constitute an outstanding teacher are not often seen in combination. Saks High School has a distinct advantage in the fact that a large number of its faculty members are exceptional teachers. Being chosen most out- standing from among so many who are well qualified to receive the title is truly an honor. Each year the Key Club at Saks High School surveys the student pop- ulation to determine which teachers students deem to be outstanding. A group of five teachers is selected. From among this group a teacher worthy of the title “Most Outstand- ing” is selected. During the 1985 Awards Day cere- mony the Key Club bestowed the ti- tle Most Outstanding Teacher upon an exceptional educator, Polly Pitts. Mrs. Pitts was presented with a plaque and flowers by a special Key Club member, her son Bruce Pitts. Bruce's presentation helped make the award truly memorable for Mrs. Pitts. When asked about the presenta- tion Mrs. Pitts said, I assumed Bruce was making the presentation because he is to be Key Club Presi- dent next year. I had no idea that I had been chosen.” Such humility is characteristic of Polly Pitts. Saks High School is sure- ly a better place due to the presence of this teacher, cheerleader sponsor, and friend. People 199 1985 PATRONS Dr. Gerald G. Woodruff Dr. G.F. Atwell Harold Hollingsworth, D.D.S. HAPPY TRACK PRODUCTIONS 1105 Vida Drive, Anniston, AL 36206 Phone (205) 820-4746 We Videotape: Weddings Anniversaries Sports Events Birthdays Home Inventory Commercials An Inexpensive Way Zo Kemember Zltose Extra Speeial Moments. ” Enrich (Jour Pre-Schooler s life Ulith iflusic THE SUZUKI pmild METHOD 200 Shinichi Suzuki has been described as a humanitarian as well as an educator and musician. While a young man his ideas on education germinated with his recognition of what he calls “mother-tongue learning. If any normal child in any country is able to learn his native language, no matter how difficult that language may be. without textbook or teacher, then this surely proves that every normal child has a great sensitivity and ability to learn at a very early age. provided his environment is favorable. This discovery was the beginning of Talent Education. Suzuki then went on to apply this concept to all fields of learning, with special emphasis on music and achieved remarkable results. When a child learns to play an instru- ment using this method, he simulates his language learn For more information, please call ing experience. At no other time in his life is a child's ear perception so sensitive in terms of dialect, language, or music, and so the emphasis with this method is on listen- ing. Through listening to selected tapes and through par ental guidance the child learns to use the language of music before he or she learns to read it. The role of listening cannot be overemphasized for it is a unique departure from traditional teaching procedures, and it is for this very reason it is possible to introduce three and four year olds to music. If you have children of this age or older, why not consider taking advantage of their excep tional aural perception and start their musical education now. Adult classes also available. Annie Brunson, 8200703. GRAY BROWN-SERVICE MORTUARY “Continuous Operation Since 1897” 1329 Wilmer Ave. Dial 236-3441 SAKS BAPTIST CHURCH 4328 Saks Road Pastor — Rev. Sherman Harper Chairman Of Deacons — Harold Forbus Sunday School — 9:45 Worship Service — 10:45 Washers — Dryers — Refrigerators — Stoves DISCOUNT APPLIANCE CENTER Sales And Parts 2727 Noble St. Anniston. AL 36201 Phone 238-0074 Gil Daugherty 201 Foreign GROSS AUTO PARTS 704 Wilmer Ave. Anniston, AL 36201 • Fast And Phone: 237-1796 Delivery Domestic 237-1797 • Machine Shop Car Parts Owner: Bill D.H. 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A nationwide support group for bereaved parents WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT? The Compassionate Friends is a self- help organization ottering friendship and understanding to bereaved parents The purposes are to promote and aid parents in the positive resolution of the grief experienced upon the death of their child, and to foster the physical and emotional health ol bereaved parents and siblings. WINN @ DIXIE SAKS SHOPPING CENTER Store Hours Mon. Thru Sat. 7:00 AM To 10:00 PM Sunday 9:00 AM To 8:00 PM Friendliest Store In Town ORIENTAL BEAUTY SALON His Or Hers Styling Call For Appointment Open Tues.-Sat. WAYLAND BOWMAN Lenlock Shopping Center Phone 820-3820 Anniston, Alabama QUALITY PEST CONTROL, INC. Rt. 1. Box 640 • Alexandria. AL 36250 TfLIPHONI 620-5382 Good Luck Seniors! The Yother Family Lenlock And Jacksonville Clyde Reaves, Owner QUICK THRIFT CAR WASHES BURGESS CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC. P.C. DR. DALE C. BURGESS 3001 McClellan Blvd. Anniston. Alabama 36201 (205) 237-9251 BEST WISHES SENIORS ’85! STARR’S RESTAURANT FAMOUS HICKORY CARRY OUT SERVICE FARM-RAISED BAR-B-Q SEAFOOD — SHORT ORDERS GRAIN-FED PORK — BEEF STEAKS AND CHICKEN CATFISH STARR’S FAMOUS SALAD 3200 NOBLE L.F. LGKE JENNINGS 236-9362 (Closed On Tuesdays) And The Winners Are . . . the Seniors. Class competition was the word for fun this year. Nearly every Wednesday at break, there was a fun game being held somewhere on campus. There was a bal- loon toss, a hula-hoop contest, a banana- split race, and many more fun activities. When it was all over, the Senior class had accumulated more points than any other class, and was awarded the title of Class of the Year.” The 8th grade came in second, but everyone that participated had a great time that none will forget. I — Sophomores dig into their deli cious ice cream treat. 2 — Jeff takes a look at Jenny's hula. 3 — The balloon toss was enjoyed by everyone 4 — Everyone races to retrieve their Mikes from the pile. Closing 221 Accept The Ch llenge b ■ It has today’s higl i Within a def world will make, the plish will we are ex future. h 5 m a t v come sc hob ade, plac [ aths ke ot pjected a realizai i student! e agonies id in our e take, a r mark or accept tf ti ion t( that and Hands, the manli r d the majority of we are the future, e ecstacies of our The decisions we things we accom- ind. We must, as e challenge that is the Closing 223 Only yesterday, we were in elementary school and all worries were far. far away. Time passed faster than we ever dreamed it would. We are now on the threshold of our adult lives, and although we are all going in different directions — college, work, vocational studies — we are all moving into a new and challenging way of life. The challenges of this way of life will fall heavily upon us, but we will survive. As we accept this challenge, we thank the teachers, parents, and friends that have helped us make the challenge real. We thank them for their devotion in helping us come this far. and allowing us to say good bye to our alma mater. Saks High. 224 Closing i