Valdosta High School - Sandspur Yearbook (Valdosta, GA)

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Valdosta Recognizes Its Own Children Community recognition of achievement went be- yond the walls and central offices of Valdosta High School; it reached into specific classes to honor Val- dosta's own children. Several clubs and fraternal orders decided to honor young people by giving scholarships to enable them to continue their educations. Mary Alice King received the Moody Officers Wives Club Scholarship, while David Slowik took home a grant from the Elks Club. Other groups sponsored essay contests such as the Fire Prevention Essay won by Nadine Bailey and Deb- bie Davis, the United Daughters of the Confederacy Essay won by Peter Smith, and Melanie Eanes’s first place finish in the Alice Bingle Essay Contest. Clubs with special activities also presented medals and checks. Tom Odom won the Most Outstanding American History Student honor from the local chap- ter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, while the Literary Guild recognized senior Renee Smith as the most improved English student. Post Thirteen of the American Legion sponsored Ron Butler, Latrelle Wood, and Lisa Groover as dele- gates to Boys' and Girls' State, with Mark Eanes, Pam Maturi, and Eden Beck serving as alternates.

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Honors Encompass Varied Life Qtyles Valdosta High School rewarded its many outstand- ing students on Honors Day for their efforts in fields that varied from acting to taking shorthand dictation, to displaying efficiency in the kitchen. Oscars or Tonys were not the trophies, hut drama students worked just as hard to win their tributes as did George C. Scott or Jane Fonda. Ernie Carter, a member of the drama club — Studio 20 — since its inception, earned a scholarship to continue dramatic studies at Berry College. Jerome Branham, Kathy Morgan, and Woody Leo- nard received recognition respectively as the most out- standing junior in speech, the most outstanding senior in speech, and the outstanding debater. Anita Sloan proved to be the most improved senior speech stu- dent. Joann Black was the most improved junior. In the commercial classes, Newton Bassford was the best male typist, while Lynn Polonski was his female counterpart. Loretha Johns out-wrote everyone to win top shorthand honors. Finally, STAR Student Margaret Espinosa proved to be talented in other areas when she won the Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow Award.

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ABOVE: B re rubi Ward grins after receiving the D.E. scholarship from The Citizens and Southern National Bank's representative, Mr. Jerry Joiner. LEFT: Delegates to Girls' anti Boys' State Contentions span- sorrtl by the American legion. Ron Butler. Mark Eanes. anti Lisa Grooier. stand before Valdosta's Post 13. OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP: Tom Odom, winner of the DAR Most Outslaruiing History Student Medal, consults The Georgia Historical Quarterly. OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM: Mrs. Harry Wolinski smiles approvingly upon the Alice Bingle essay winners Mickey Wisehart, Melanie Eanes, and Lynn Polonski. OPPOSITE PAGE. LEFT: Mrs. James Deuar pre seats the Literary Guild's Most Improved English Student Award to Renee Smith. 21