Taylor County High School - Sampler Yearbook (Perry, FL)

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10 Focusing on Our Festival Our school is a community in itself but a part of our greater community Perry. We celebrate together, work together, play together. The people of our community are great for they continually focus on us. They help us, guide us, and some- times fuss at us. Football and school are not the only important products of our community. Each year we all celebrate the tree — the PINE TREE during the annual Florida Forest Festival. For several weeks the community focuses on what the tree means in our economic and recrea- tional lives. Carnivals, parades, contests, and queens. All these make this a truly fun filled weekend. Thou- sands of people come to our community just for this celebra- tion. Approximately 10,000 people eat free fish dinners at Forest Capital Park on Satur- day. Politicians are everywhere meeting the voters to answer questions. One of the stars of the show is the local Forest Festival Queen and the members of her court. Many of them are our own students. Smokey the Bear is always a chief attraction for all the youngsters along with Ronald McDonald. Tanks, cars, and horses are just a few of the added attractions. Carnival goers can win prizes or enjoy a moment of squealing pleasure on a super ride. The Senior Class traditionally assists with the carnival and they earn money for their work. This means sweet success in the spring for their annual Sen- ior Class trip. Arts and Crafts are also sold all during the Saturday part of the festival. Local artists and some from far away have helped make this one of the most successful events in the festival.

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Focus on Victory! Sweat, blood, tears and the sweetness of victory. All these make for great games, fun times, and rewarding moments for players, fans and parents. Players focused on learning their plays to win. Coaches focused on teaching the players how to be good, well trained players on the field and off the field. Parents focused on sup- porting the players in all their activities. The fans, oh where would we be without all the cheering, for we remember there will never be another game like the Leon game this year. Cheering, exhaltation, tears, nothing can describe the feeling that everyone had that night. Winning was so sweet. The smell of victory, the moment of success — ecstasy. Moments of victory do not come easily. They take their toll. Broken bones, bruised bodies, and bruised egos are just a little of the price paid. Hours of marching in the band, blistered feet, sore throats, and aching muscles all go into producing a super halftime show to support the bulldogs. Cheerleaders work for the bulldogs. Yelling, screaming, crying, all are a part of that suc- cessful and sad moment. Standing alone in the moment of defeat is relieved only in the moment of success. Clockwise pages 8 and 9: The fierce Bulldog eleven; Quarterback Kirk; Coach D. J. and Bud; Happy Rosebud; dramatic William; and Cheering fans. 9

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Everyone Participates A local art show was held dur- ing the week prior to festival weekend. High School senior Dana Markey took top honors in the photography division. Dana also took top honors in the regional art show last spring at North Florida Junior College. “A little bit of country” was the theme chosen for the 1981 festival. This theme focused on the fact that we are a country town and we are proud of our heritage. Country dress instead of formal wear was the standard dress for the weekend. The festival is always a fun time for all of us. I especially liked the live Army Band that marched in the Parade. stated Toni Edwards, TCHS Senior. The bands were great in the parade, but I preferred the pretty queens, stated George Page, another TCHS Senior. Freshman Cathy Fox said that she liked the carnival because she likes to win the stuffed animals. The Queen's Pageant was my favorite, because my sister won,” were Lee Ann Hagan’s thoughts about the weekend. In all, it is a fun time for every- one in our community. !t is a time when thousands of hours of volunteer work are freely given to dramatize our involve- ment with the forest industry. Focusing on our major area of economic support is viable for all people, students and adults alike. Clockwise for pages 10 and 11 are: George Page lacking up carnival poster; Miss USA in all her beauty; the power of the armed forces; Ronald McDonald; Festival Princesses; and the Festival Queen and her beautiful court. 11