Topsail High School - Pirate Yearbook (Hampstead, NC)

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be so q.L La if .M S ,es , Q Q I x Precious Cargo: Srudenrs lood the bus or rhe end of rhe doy. BUS DRIVERS: Fronr: Sobrino Sanders, Norolie Loke, Anno Eubonk, Liso Brooks, Audreo Borson, Joy Srnirh. Middle: Shono Redd, Drusendo Jocobs, Yo- Iondo Sidbury, Shelly Borrs. Bock: Troy Nixon ond Rolph Sonderlin. Whor does ir roke ro be o Topsoil bus driver? Well, ir rokes porience ond endur- once for rhe mosr porr, our obove oll, ir rokes dedicorion. Even when rhe times gor rough - like the weorher would go sour, or rhe kids wouldn'r behove - rhey never gove up, nor even when yer onorher breokdovvn forced rhem off rhe rood in rhe middle of nowhere. These people deserve oll rhe credir ond supporr of rhe people in rhe Topsoil com- rnuniry. Clubs X Orgonizorions

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QUIZ BOWL: Front: Scott Crouch, John Julien, Den- nis Gizinslsi, Chris Sharpless, Dwight Cox, Chris Smith. Middle: Woody Bolton, Joey Payne, Maris Wright, Steven Covil, Jenny Lanier. Baclf Mrs. Woodcocls, John Taylor, Mel Manuel. The Quiz Bowl team, coached by Mrs. Woodcocls, has represented Topsail this year with pride. Their hard worls and diligent proctice paid off in the long-run, and even though they laclsed the expe- rience ond equipment of other schools, they dominated the County Competition against Pender High. These young people have accom- plished a great deal in a year's time and deserve a lot of credit. O.M.: Front: Doug Petty, Eric Julien, Brigham Bran- don, Timothy Phillips, Robert Kermon, Andy Wright, Mrs. Williams. Middle: Tim Wilin, Donny O'Neil, Ann Kermon, Cindy Slsipper, Brian Riveria, Jenny King, Julie Rivera. Baci-zz Dale Pilsula, Brant Spesshardt, Michael Rivera, Scott Crouch, Tammy Thomas. Once again, the Topsail Odyssey of the Mind teams hove excelled in the competitions this year. Solving all new problems and breezing through sponta- neous challenges have spurred on these young sleuths to higher gools. The senior high structure teom built an extraordi- nary tower made from 14.2 g. of balsa wood and held 365.5 lbs.l This incredible feat led them to the regional competi- tion in March. MATHCOUNTS: Front: Eric Julien, Robert Kerman, Walt Lewis, Andy Wright, Glenn Simmonds. Baci-zz Nicola Salter, Bill Maus, Deidra l-lall. Not Picturedr Christy Cannot. ln a class of their own, Topsail's Math- counts team, coached by Col. Bill Maus, has gone ahead to achieve high stan- dards of excellence. These arithmetic aristocrats take math seriously and prac- tice nearly every day to help boost their knowledge on the Pythagorean Theo- rem and the lows of non-Newtonian mathematics. ln the famous words of Col. Maus, Press on, troopsll 84 Clubs! Organizations

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g:ggsgSriEz':g1is-.:..-ss.-.,:.5:ifg:-E:.i:f-Wi..:,g.5::::,:55,:E5f im... C-CDLDE MELQDLECS l Bond is nor jusr fun ond gomes. There is o serious side fhor morivores its mem- bers ro ochieve ond excel. lr is dedicorion. This yeor wos o rurning poinr in rhe Topsoil bond progrom. The deporrure of former direcror, Elisoberh McChesney, ond rhe orrivol of newly-oppoinred in- srrucror Michoel Ryon worried mony rhor rhe bonds wouldn'r perform os well wirh o new coproin or rhe helm. Bur rhe bonds ond Mr. Ryon proved rheir oppre- hensions unfounded. Mr. Ryon wos o firm believer in proc- rice chorrs, ond when he derermined rhor rhe bonds needed exrro help, slored Thursdoy ofrernoons for holfrime proc- rice. He wos inrenr on replocing mosr, if nor oll, of rhe domoged equipmenr rhor rhe bond members once considered rhemselves prerfy dorn luclsy TO hove on such o smoll budger. His ideo: To im- prove rhe bonds' sound ond perfor- monce. As he excloimed once, l con'f ger Melvin off rhose new quods CdrumsD! colled The new uniforms olso mode rheir debur or rhe beginning of rhe yeor. The bond members were oveijoyed ro finol- ly see rhe end of rhe old ones buf weren'r quire reody ro rry on rhe new ones os rhe summer wosn'r over yer! Neverrheless, fhey did prove ro be o show-sropper or rhe Spor Fesrivol ond holfrime shows! Who soys bond members don'r do exciring rhings? The morching bond wos feorured in rhe movie, Hiding Our losr yeor rhor wos shor enrirely in Wilming- ron. lr wos rhe losr performonce rhor rhe old uniforms were used, ond some members were chosen ro sroy behind os exrro bond members in severol scenes. Some of rhe exrros, like mony before rhem, commenred, lr's o greor woy ro eorn money for doing norhing! Performonces in rhe bonds remoined prerry much rhe some. Solo ond Ensem- ble comperirions ond All-Srore oudirions were held ogoin rhis yeor ond rhe bonds rroveled ro comperirions oround rhe STOTG, The morching bond performed in rhe Mople Hill ond Holly Ridge porodes ond rhe Azoleo Porode, ond wos invired ro porricipore in rhe Apple Blossom Fesri- vol in Virginio. The bonds hove odopred well ro rhe numerous chonges fhor hove rolsen ploce rhis yeor. Porience ond persisrence hove poid off for rhese hord-worlsing srudenrs, ond no one doubrs rhe focr fhor rhis wos rhe Topsoil bonds' greoresi yeor. Moy, 'B7. The Bond Doosrers' beoch porry wos c greor success. There wos plenty of sun ond surf -l ond pizzo ond Pepsi. l H. Trorr, A. Smirh, S. Rochelle, S. Piclserr, 5. Howord, J. Dinsmore, S. Borfs, H. Dorn, L Dovis, K. Crouch, A. Bowen. D. Brondon, A. Jones, R. Morlss, J. Shingleron, J. Friclx, C. Conner, R. Kermon, B. Given, A. Wrighr, T. Phillips, T. Long, M. Oppegoord, Z,M. Lewis, G. Lovqoy, J. Copp, A. Rochelle, E. Dorson, R. Meodows, E. Julien, D. Hervey, R. Housond, A. Willerrs, Mr. Ryon. 86 Clubs, Orgonizorions Mr. Lol-re, H. Doniel, K. Srumpf, K. Crowford, A. Worfmon, S. Groy, D. Joc Simmonds, E. Eorp, D. Word, C. Hordison, J. Eorp, K. Edgerron, J. Sidbury, S, l H. Hollis, W. Berger, S, Coker, W. Monuel, J. Rimel, R. Eubonlss, G, Simm Rodgers, R. Nixon, 5. Jones, C. Grindsroff, W. Lewis. Nor Picfured. J. Toyl