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

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24 Collage of Progress It was all over, but the shout- ing. The fancy hats, the loud pep rallies, the sore feet from marching during halftime, but most of all there would always be the memories that we could focus on. Memories of together- ness, of laughter and joy. Sign making for this game, for this season was over and Laura Gomez could hang up her paint brush forever for this class. She became known as the sign maker. The one with the quick eye and hand. The one who could never say no. She was always there when there was decorating going on. Football was over, and now time for basketball was just around the corner. Soon the gym rang with the excited cries of fans as they cheered our girls and boys to victory. This year

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School Routines Filled Fall Days Homecoming isn’t everything, for it was a busy fall for our school. In November, the stu- dents and the teachers had to prepare for a vis- iting team for educators representing the South- ern Association of High Schools and Colleges for Accreditation. Everyone wanted to know just how our team (school) staked up in this competi- tion. Dr. Ed Vertunio stated in his oral report to the faculty and community that if he were a teacher looking for a job that this is a school where he would like to teach. He, along with other team members, were continually amazed over the spirit and enthusiasm demonstrated by the stu- dent body and the staff. They were aware that it wasn’t rehearsed, for many students didn’t even know they were coming. The report was great, but not all was glowing, for they indicated several areas where some definite improvements could be made in curric- ulum development as well as facilities. The big- gest point they made in their report was that this is a community school which reflects the interest of the total community population. During the early part of November, members of the Little Women's Club spent a Sunday afternoon relandscaping the planters in the main hallway. The old sand dunes disappeared and a lush, green garden emerged. Fish fries, concerts, school projects and meetings all became part of the regular routine of our school year. The juniors learned quickly they would have to focus on the state wide assessment tests. For the yearbook staff it was learning to deal with deadlines, and for the foot- ball team, it was learning that the year was over, that we have been victorious once again and reigned supreme over all the Leon teams. For the basketball team, it was a full season still ahead of them. Pictured clockwise from p 22: Little Women landscaping school, Andy Bethea and JoAnn Bradock, JV Basketball, Chorus Concert. Peck Smith helping with the fish try. School Board member. Buck McLeod and Mrs. Dugat. 23

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 has been a tough year, for vic- tory has eluded us on the gym floor for the boys’ team. The girls hail victory after victory, but the fellows struggled. It has been a building year for the team. Focusing on building this year will enhance the chance of a great season next year. It isn’t easy, for it takes courage. So many games seemed won, when at the last, victory eluded the fearsome five. Victories didn’t just happen for the football team, for aca- demics achieved victories that were most impressive. The band went on to march its way to first place ratings again. Making Superior at the state contest is becoming a habit that we all love to focus on. Pictured clockwise from p. 29: Lamar and Mrs. Faulkner, Karl and Sharon: Dana Markey: Mrs. Blankenship, Lesue Hayden: School Action; Teresa. Anita, Charles, and Tonja; Lori. 25