Seminole County High School - Indian Yearbook (Donalsonville, GA)

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We. the staff of the 1979-80 iNDlAN.- yould like to dedicate this book to Seminole County High School itself By dbmg this we salute all fh» individuals and those certam qualities that make our school what it is While they often go unnoticed or ignored we lee» they are ktrwiety mpor tant and should be recogni ed Our administration should be honored first of all While they suiter accusations of being behind the times, this year they rose above that by instituting major policy changes For the tjrst time students were allowed exempt a semester test if they had missed the class only once Cre- ation of a smoking area Allowed the bathrooms to be used as they were originally intended These innovations were greatly appreciated and we thank them for their courage S The faculty of SCHS has also distinguished itself Our teachers work untiringly to give their pupds an education spending hours in preparation before the actual class time To many of them, teaching is their life and they take their responsibility seriously ThoUgMte students may not show it m class they hold the utmost respect for both the teachers and their profession ' The real mainstay of the school is the students themselves Without them there would be no school, and they aren’t about to let anyone forget, There is no typical student and that is their true strength Each person has his own individual character and they add their distinct flavor to life at our school There are all types bookworms and scatterbrains, troublemakers and peacemakers, shy and brassy farmers and city boys, weaklings and jocks, potheads and deadheads, the tat n nasty, the young ’n foolish, and a wide assortment of CRAAAZZY PEOPLES Besides these major parts of SCHS life we must not fojpet those little things that make our school unique They may not seem noteworthy to some but they make our school like no other place youve fever been As we grow old we will always remember this place for its ultra-modern transportation facilities, up-to-date classrooms, well-kept, tidy hallways, dry walkways, contemporary text books, and its fine cuisine These will always hold a fond place in our hearts All these elements blend to make up Seminole County High School It may not be perfect, and we may gripe about it. but we are the first to defend it if someone from another county even pretends to insult it Jes. it may not be perfect but it is ours and we are proud of it

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THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SCHS Once long ago in a remote corner of south- west Georgia there was a small learning institute that was called Seminole County High School Since it was the only high school in the county the name was accurate enough if not very imagi- native The school housed 591 students in the ninth through the twelfth grades and was responsible for giving them a basic education This book is a record of the life and times of these students preserved for posterity in this book lest they forget as time passes Seminole County consisted of 24b square mles of flat farmland and bordered by the Chat- tahoochee River on the west and the beautiful Lake Seminole on the south The area was known chiefly for its peanut and soybean farm- ing and for the fishing and recreational facilities that the lake provides 3.500 of the county's 7.800 population lived in the square mile that was the county seat. Donalsonville Also in Don- alsonville were two hospitals, four lawyers, two groceries, three car dealers, four tractor dealers, two power companies, and a post office The only other post office in the county was in Iron City, a town of 750. five miles east of Donal- sonville Its claim to fame is Richardson s Barbe- que While the world around this town swirled in turmoil, it remained a center of calm peaceful life During the year these were the top news stories 1) The Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned to Iran from his exile in France after his followers ousted the Shah who was receiving medical treatment in New York Iranian students stormed the American Embassy in their capital. Tehran, and held 50 citizens of the U S as hostages demanding that the Shah be returned to a villa on an island off the coast of Panama When the Soviets vetoed the United Nations Security Council vote to impose trade sanctions on Iran the U S began to organize its own trade embargo with the aid of its allies If this is not enough. Iran, itself is in the midst of internal dis- sension against the Ayatollah 2) The U S S R began occupation of Afghani- stan on Christmas Day by ousting one pro- Soviet leader. Haffizullah Amin, in favor of Bakrai Larmal. who was more willing to do Moscow's will The five divisions of Russian troops met still resistance from Afghan tribesmen who fiercely defended their mountain homelands President Jimmy Carter promptly cut U S. gram shipments 4