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

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Is It a Car? With the changing times comes the change in cars, Tracey Baggett and her father proudly display their new and modern electric car in the Homecoming parade. 1983 Homecoming Queen. Antoinette Cannon smiles shyly with a touch of sadness in her eyes as she realilzes that the climax to a wonderful week is almost over, but she knows the memories will last forever. 4 Blazing Fire. On the Y Thursday night before N the Homecoming ball- game against Hender- son ville, the cheer- leaders, the band, and a host of other Smyrna High students showed their spirit at the bonHre held at Wal-Mart. Superior Senior Float. Yes, the class of '84 won the float contest har the second straight year in a row. This years theme, Putting on the Ritz, gave seniors Phil Lewis, Bethany Wilson, Kelly Ferrell, and Trevor Rif- lcin something to Charleston about on their Road to Victory. Waiting for a Slow Dance. Tammy Williams and Kent Da vis enjoy the Homecoming dance which was sponsored by the Student Council ah'er the balhgame and hosted by Boogie 93, fN ' X . ark TTTTT The End to a Festive Week HOME OMI G CLIMAX l Homewmmg U 'Org .

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Homecoming week is a special and ex- time at Smyrna High School. During and organiaations. On a rainy, cold Monday, October 24 Club held a powder puff football Beta girls and junior Beta girls. This the juniors unexpectedly won the held. Some ofthe events held at the carni- val were a rifle shoot, baseball throw, shav- week, all students ha ve the privilege of ing cream fight, bean bag toss, computer in many different activities. games, and the sale of biorhythm charts. events are held by different These events were held both outside and in the gym due to the wet and rainy weather. Wednesday was concert tee shirt day, and a pep rally was held during third peri- Students were dismissed Hom first od. A hot legs contest was held with con- in order to watch this game between testants being senior Mike Reese, junior Mike Hosford, and sophomore Keith Sto- ry. Mike Hosford was crowned the winner On Tuesday during second period, a of this contest. Aher the contest, the stu- of events and a tug-of- war were dents enjoyed a volleyball game between the district champion girls' volleyball team and various members of S.H.S. Rzculty. The girls won a close victory. Thursday was Asbestos Day and was sponsored by the Student Council. Students were encouraged to wear surgical masks and nurses' and doctors' uniforms. As the week came to a close, the sun began to peek Hom behind the dreary clouds, and students looked forward to a great day for the parade and Homecoming game. 7: . V N f ...s.-.- aff' i . Rifle Shoot. Matthew Herman aims very carefully at the target in hopes that he will win one of the big prizes during the Homecoming week carnival. The rifle shoot was sponsored by the R.O.TC Nice Throw. Another activity enjoyed by all students during carnival day was the bean bag toss sponsored by FHA. Here Rod Roberts aims for the target in hopes of winning a prize. Q Lg Tug-oFWar or Shaving Cream Fight? When playing games, there are winners as well as losers. In this game of tug-of-wan ,A 5,25 Da vid Miller is obviously the loser as he and Andy Miller continue to throw shaving cream even after the tug-of-war is over. rhe King One of rhe highlights of the Homecoming rally was an S H S Hrst - the Mr. Hot Legs Contest. The boys boxes over their heads paraded around the gym, showing their Mike Hoslord was chosen by rhe students to have rhe Hot- legs Pictured is Mike Hostbrd and Homecoming Queen rte Cannon as she prepares to escort him around the gym. H0H1C'C01I1I71g

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3 'pw 44 r 'Q , A V i X 'EM 6' As Homecoming week drew to an end, 7.H.S. students began to prepare them- Elves for the parade and the big game on 'rida y night. Thursday night a bonfire was 'eld at Wal-Mart to boost the spirit of the 'ulldog Hans. On Friday, the students were 'ismissed Hom school at 11 Some stu- 'ents began to get ready for the parade vhile the Student Council set up the cafete- ra for the Homecoming dance to be hosted W Boogie 93 radio station. The parade, leveloping the theme of Puttih' on the An Honored Young Lady. Antoinette Cannon, the 1983 Homecoming Queen, enjoys the parade given in her honor. The two young children with her are Katie McAnally, flower girl, and Andy Liles, the crown bearer. Colorful Clown. Deanna Patton is evidently an expert with the clown make-up as she displays her colorful costume during the Homecoming parade on the Friday ahernoon before the Homecoming game. Messy Students. These students get a little car- ried away after the tug- of- war during the Homecoming festivities. just because they were pulled into the shaving cream, they thought that everyone else should be. Serious About Their Skills, In the parade, the Smyrna High School Marching Band shows that they are serious about what they enjoy doing. The marching band spends many hours alter school to perfect their formations and to improve their skills. Smyrna High School students can say that . Ritz, began at 1:00 and consisted of floats, decorated cars, Smyrna High School band, Roy Waldron band, Thurman Francis band the cheerleaders, and the queen and her court. Many of the cars and floats were decorated by various clubs and organraa- tions. The senior float based on the 1920's won first place. The junior float centered around the 1930's,' the sophomore float, around the 1940's. The climax of the day occurred that magical Homecoming night at the game they are proud of their fellow band members. with the crowning of and presentation of roses to the queen, Antoinette Cannon. The traditional kiss was given by football cap- tain Bucky Smart. The queen 's court con- sisted of senior attendant Tracey Epps, ju- nior attendant julie Adcock, and sopho- more attendant Monica Scott. The escorts - Doug Louie Barry Cartwright, Glen Garner, and Lee Frank -looked especially handsome this year in their tuxedoes fur- nished by lvhtchell 's of Hickory Hollow. fouls r' - Homecoming ,