Smyrna High School - Gold Dust Yearbook (Smyrna, TN)

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i N Btu: Ha ve you got spirit? Smyrna High students show how spirited they really are at the first pep rally for the bulldogs. Up in the air. The Smyrna High School cheerleaders are up in the air again, raising spirit for that nights game. W i I Smyrna High School students show their pride in the school and purple and gold spirit in many ways. Popular clothing items include shirts, jackets, and caps displaying our bulldog mascot. Stickers, ribbons, and pms sold by the bookstore can be seen all over the school. Cheermg is another show of affection for our school and its various teams. The cheer- leaders and hos play a vital role in helping to promote school spirit. They cheer the team on regardless of the chances of defeat. Cheer- leaders also construct posters and banners that are hung in the halls and locker rooms. Becoming in volved is also a part of school spirit. This means participation in ones classes and An the various clubs and organizations available at SHS. It cannot be said that Smyrna High School suffers Hom a lack of school spirit and pride. Our students are not ashamed to display their purple power. School spirit will always live at SHS. We 've got spirit, yes we do, we 've got spirit . . . Q Stu dent Life

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COMPZ TER CRAZIES One source of entertainment for Smyrna High School students is the arcade. The arcade provides an opportunity for students to try their skill at various computer games. Pac-man, Donkey Kong, Pithzll, and Frog- ger are a few of the most popular video games. However, entertainment is not the only use students ha ve for computers. The com - puter is a part of everyday life. Many jobs have been both created and abolished by this inanimate machine. The computer can An Electronic Elective perform many routine and complex tasks that were once accomplished by people. Because the computer is such an integral part of our developing world, it is Ending its place at .Smyrna High School, primarily in the form of courses teaching the use of the computer. The school now possesses four Apple computers, and the demand for the computer courses has increased steadily since its beginning. One of the courses of- fered is computer math taught by Mrs. Nancy Keese. Mrs. Keese teaches her two , .t - i- computer math classes Basic, which is one of the computer languages, and the fundal mentals of how to program a computer. Many students are interested in careers associated with computers. Some of the areas of work in the field of computers are analyzing, data processing, and program- ming. Due to their overwhelming successl and popularity, the Ezct that computers would become a part ofa students educa- tion as well as his entertainment was inevi- table. PURPLE POWER We've Got Spirit ij Using Only Two Fingers. Michael Williams enjoys playing a video game on one of the computers during Homecoming week. Having Fun While Learning. Sam Tucker jokes with Tammy Brackney and Terry Smith while they enter their programs on the com- puter. Biorhythms Anyone? Melanie Mingle and Don johnson wait patiently as Barry Cartw- right runs a thirty-day biorhythm program for them, Working Hard. Brad lvhller works dilrgentl y on his computer assignment while Debbie Moore assists jeff Key. Since students are allowed to work on the computers for only 15 minutes during class, time has to be used to its best advantage. smdf-nf Lite Playing for the Crowd. George Anderson is only one of the very talented players on the Smyrna High School marching band who enjoys playing for the crowd during halkune. A Senior with a Stare. Isiah Kelley concentrates on the opposing player during an aher school scrim- mage. - Photo by jim Davis. F5 is 9 g

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FRIE D 1i Memories To Last A Lifetime Throughout the school year at Smyrna High School, we have grown even closer to some of our old Hiends and made many new ones. Whth new classes and different hces, we have the opportunity to widen our relation- ships with people, Constantly we are making hfiends and learning new things about people - and life. The closeness of Hiends is one of the most special aspects of SHS. We ha ve shared many experiences that will always be treasured as part of our fondest memories. We ha ve pulled each other through the difficult times and shared the fun times that school has to offer. As the year draws to a close, we reflect on years past and the Hiends we have made. The friends and memories that are made during the three years students spend at Smyrna Phgh School will be remembered in the hearts of these students long aker they have graduated because true friends are never forgotten - Hiends are Twenty-Four Carat Gold. Senior Spirit, Showing their usual school and senior class spirit, these seniors cheer enthusiastically at a pep rally. L sss EW WAVE OF THE 80S Ffld GI' F2Sl?l'OI2p flf VV ,g,,L rm L? 4 , 1 - , 1 vi' Formal Fashions. Modeling these fashionable formals, these SHS students Baker Raborn Regina Waddey, Brad Mlleg Mtch Freeman, Isiah Kelley, Bucky Smart and Antoinette Cannon set an example of etiquette at a school fashion show sponsored by the library 2