Sprayberry High School - Echo Yearbook (Marietta, GA)

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TALENT SHOW 81 MR. LEGS This year's talent show, sponsored by the sophomore class, was an enormous success. The Mr. Sprayberry Legs contest was combined with the entourage of acts to entertain the expectant audience. The students poured in to watch Phyllis DiPietro sing Out Here On My Own from the movie Fame and capture first place. A Christian routine sung by Nancy Gant won second place, and Steve Edison twith his following of screaming girlsl took third as Elvis. Mark Sarajain was named Mr. Sprayberry Legs, David Are took the prize for the ugliest legs, and of course, John Mercure won hairiest legs. COMEDY ROUTINE lor the evening was provided by Steve Elvis Edison captured third place by Eddie Putz whose talent consisted of a newsroom exciting his crowd to a frenzy. The screaming fans monologue are led by Tamara Johansen. Above: BAREFOOTED Margot Lipp sang Billy Joels Vienna for her Sprayberry singing debut. Flight: MAMA THINKS that l'm Living in a Convent. Alan Kollar, Tamara Johansen, Susan Bedgood, Margot Lipp, Terry West and Lisa Cooper provided hilarious comedy with their song and dance act,

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:PECIAL REPORT SPECIAL REPORT SPECIAL REPORT SPECIAL REPORT SPECIAL R Inuu ural Da 9 Y Reagan Takes Office As President With 'Great Anticipation' For Job :THE MARIETTA DAILY JOURNAL . Q Complele Cobb cw-ty cotefagenmmw M- i Wu Hostages Out Of Iron sstsilliln , . . H, .-,. I 'HATII3 A- - 1'A A f I 4fP:'f 'f'.77f.i'f-ee I if I ig .... IN THE NEWS Who shot J.Ft.? . . . How 'bout them Dawgsl . . . Just like starting over . . . We have a lift-off . . . All of these and more were headlines that were in the news this year. The nation as well as many Sprayberry students were shocked when they heard the news of John Lennon's brutal murder. Once again, the radio stations played historic Beatles music to remember the former vocalist for the group. A wave of euphoria swept through the state when the University of Georgia Bulldogs started to rise in the college football ratings. T-shirts, bumber stickers, and hats all pro- claimed support for the number one team. The Bulldogs charged into the Sugar Bowl and emerged as the top team in the country. Millions of Americans sighed a breath of relief and shed a tear of happiness when the fifty hostages were released. The hostages spent 444 days under the treats of Iranian militants following the religious revolution in Iran. Eight American servicemen gave their lives in attempt that failed to rescue the hostages. Also, the Canadian govern- ment risked their own people to secret six Americans out of Iran. 1981 saw two assassination at- tempts, one on newly-elected President Reagan and one on the Pope, and increased debate over handgun con- trol. The nation witnessed the exci- tement of a soap opera mystery and watched with the world the launching of a new decade in space with the space shuttle Columbia . The nation of lsreal attacked an Iraqi nuclear facility for suspicion of nuclear weapons produc- tion. These were just a few of the headlines that topped the papers of this climactic year.

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Above and right: MH. LEGS 1981 is Mark Sarajain, owner of a five millions dollar pair of legs. Mark was chosen from a line of SHS legs which dazzled the women of the audience. Far Right: WITH HER RENDITION of Out Here On My Own junior Phyllis DiPietro captured first place in the 1981 talent show. 116 ISK