Valdosta High School - Sandspur Yearbook (Valdosta, GA)

Text from Pages 1 - 272 of the 1975 volume:

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' Football Season Football season brought students together in an emotional setting. And it also bound school and community in a common pur- pose - yelling for success. Citizens also observed student behavior and became aware of other school achievements. Getting Together Binds Community, School In Common Purpose But the greatest impact of the season was on the students. It brought them together for pep rallies at which they sat packed like sardines on gym bleachers. It lured them to games, both those at home and those out-of- town. They shared the excitement of competition, the glitter of band per- formances, and the fun of cheering until they were hoarse. They also worked side by side mak- ing spirit signs and building floats for Homecoming. Finally they came together as young adults at the Home- coming dance. Getting Together Bursts Of Laughter, Quiet Smiles Mingle All teachers and students welcomed opportunities to share in laughter - provok- ing activities - dressing up in western garb for Homecoming, dancing, applauding the antics of performers in the Christmas pro- gram and the SANDSPUR follies. And away from school students got together for quiet happy times when smiles replaced laughter. Seniors Appreciate John Booth's Lectures Mr. John Booth based his lectures on the anecdotal approach. And the seniors, without regard for the truth that all good teachers use this same technique, reacted with enthusiasm, perhaps because Mr. Booth's stories in his social studies classes frequently contained uncon- ventional or downright shocking material. Also, Mr. Booth convinced his students that he did not use packets because he disguised these as review sheets. But whatever the reason, seniors responded with delight to this teacher. His aplomb and self-assurance matched their own life styles. And they realized that he was always interested in them as young people, as friends, and as students. Beyond the classroom, Mr. Booth served as a coach. In the past few years he has done scouting for the foot- ball team, has coached girls' basketball, and this year coached girls’ and boys' tennis. Because of all of his close association with and friendship for the seniors since their freshman year, this class chose him as the recipient of the dedication of the 1975 SANDSPUR. TOP, RIGHT: Dr. Ralph Hogan, director of the Governor's Honors Program, talks with Mrs. Jenny Wisenbaker and Mr. John Booth after selecting Mr. Booth to be an instructor at the program this summer. ABOVE. LEFT: A typical Booth mug shot. ABOVE. MIDDLE: Mr. Booth in his famous witch doctor outfit. ABOVE, RIGHT: Mr. Booth discusses tennis strategy with one of his team members. Matt Smith. RIGHT: In his modem world history class. 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Because the Little Theater is not large enough to accommodate all of the student body along with parents and visitors, only those people being honored were encouraged to attend. And dignity was the keynote of the occa- sion from the first presentation of the colors by the NJROTC color guard to the announce- ment of the senior superlatives and the sing- ing of the Alma Mater. Members of the faculty who took part in the distribution of awards and visitors from club and community groups sat on the flower-decorated stage. Honor graduates 14 Adds Dignity To Honors Event occupied the front center section of the auditorium. When the action began, a stream of stu- dents moved from their places to the stage to receive trophies, certificates, checks, gifts, and always the accolade of applause. After the presentation of local and stage honors, department heads stepped forward to give recognition for superior work in the various disciplines of the school. Announcement of winners of the DE Club of the Year Award and the Spirit Trophy made an interlude before Principal Lloyd Mims called for the honor graduates to receive their plaques from Mr. Ken Harbin of the Rotary Club. Most of these honors did not come as sur- prises to the recipients, but the naming of the superlatives did bring moments of ten- sion, for no seniors knew in advance if they were teacher choices for these positions. % OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP: Representing the Wymodausis Club of Valdosta. Mrs. Charles Daniel presents Robert Hamel and Clair McRae as winners of the Alice Bingle Essay. ABOVE: Beth George congratulates La-Voe Grif- fin as Linda Floyd shows approval and Grade McCall observes the crowd. OPPOSITE PAGE, BOTTOM: Honors Night opens with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Ameri- can flag. LEFT: Mrs. Ralph Spurlock distributes Out- standing Business Student awards to Lane lohnson. Terri Ellison, Sherry Smith. Gail Register, and Jean Davis. 15 16 Departments ABOVE: Vickie Zeigler receives the Betty Crocker Homemak- ing Award from home economics teacher Miss Ossie Ash. TOP, CENTER: Valedictorian Wilbur Bragg, salutatorian Terri Elli- son. and third honor graduate Bob Hamel pose after Honors Night ceremonies. OPPOSITE PAGE. RIGHT: Jeff DeGange. Judy Eanes, Catherine d’Albertis and La-Voe Griffin arc pre- sented outstanding English awards by Mrs. Harry Wolinski for grades nine, ten, eleven and twelve, respectively. RIGHT: Honor graduates pose in the Little Theater after Honors Night. FIRST ROW': Scott Alderman. Anne Bolen, Wilbur Bragg. Donna Brandon, Tim Castro. Melissa Dasher. Steve Dixon. SECOND ROW': Mary Lou Tillman, Terri Ellison. Debbie Fed- erico, Marsha Fleming, Linda Floyd. Beth George. La-Voe Griffin. THIRD ROW: Bob Hamel. Pam Harris, Teresa Hatta- way. Peggy Henry. Lane Johnson. Grade McCall. Clair McRae. Vickie Zeigler. FOURTH ROW: Pam Moran. Dee Dee Morton, Anne Passmore, Gail Register, Kathryn Shaw, Syd Shepherd, Phyllis Stovall. Greg W'isenbaker. FIFTH ROW: Daryl Watts. Randy Wilson. Give Recognition For Superior Efforts Department heads gave awards to the most outstanding students In their areas, not just to those who attracted attention because they won in essay contests and in forms of literary competition. All chairmen In the strictly academic areas agreed to give their students certifi- cates. And the English department added another gift, plaques paid for by the pro- ceeds from a book fair held in March. For these awards English teachers named the best students in the ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades. Other departments made similar choices. At the close of the program these aca- demic awards made a fitting prelude for the announcement of honor graduates, students who maintained averages of ninety or better for the four years they were in high school. Club Honors Strangers wanting to know something about the character of Valdosta could have witnessed the parade of club honors and gathered information. They would have known which groups were active in the town and which gave visible support to the activities of the high school. In succession representatives of the American Legion and Ameri- Reflect Nature Of Community can Legion Auxiliary, the DAR, the Elks Club, the Exchange Club, and the Kiwanis Club called for honorees. Then Mr. Fred Buescher spoke for one of the community's largest businesses, Levi-Strauss, to award a scholarship. Valdosta has an active Literary Guild. And, in keeping with their custom, the ladies in this club honored an outstanding literature student. This year Kathryn Shaw received a savings bond in recog- nition of her outstanding work in this area. Another woman's club, the Wymodausis, gave awards for excellence in history studies. And Lieutenant Colonel Marion T. Porter presented an Army ROTC scholarship. OPPOSITE PAGE, FAR LEFT: Syd Shepherd receives the DAR Good Citizenship Award from Mrs. Robert Cork. OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP: Mr. Lloyd Mims congratulates Scott Alderman on his being chosen Best All-Round Senior. BOTTOM: Elks Leader- ship Award winners Syd Shepherd and Scott Alderman confer with guidance counselor Mrs. Jenny Wisenbaker. TOP, LEFT: Kathryn Shaw receives the Literary Guild Award from Miss Rena Mae Campbell. ABOVE: DE president Lee Fouraker presents the Club of the Year award to Byran Strickland, president of the DCT club. 19 TOP: Jack Henry receive� Spirit of Wildcat� Award from Mr. Bobby Green. CENTER: Coach Nick Hyder and hi� wife June. and Mr. Dave Wal- ler admire the T.V. presented by the Touchdown Club. OPPOSITE PAGE: Mr. Noah Langdale speaks to banquet audience. FOOTBALL AWARDS: Howard Bridges Senior Scholastic Award------------------------------Walter Elliott Super Skinner------------------------Carl Demps Sportsmanship---------------Mark Stevens Spirit of the Wildcats------Jack Henry Best Offensive Lineman-----Forrest Sweat Phil Teffeteller Best Defensive Lineman-----Kim Pittman Best Offensive Back-----Billy Berrian Best Defensive Back----------Bud Hendrix Most Improved---------------Rick Register Most Loyal------------------Zollie Cobb Most Outstanding-------Cecil Whitehead Most Valuable----------Harold Renninger SPECIAL AWARDS Most Interceptions-----Cecil Whitehead Caused Opponents Fumbles-------------John Showalter Recovered Most Fumbles-------------Harold Renninger Kick Blocker-----------Harold Renninger Most Tackles on Punts and Kickoffs --Phil Teffeteller Most Tackles for Big Losses -Kim Pittman 75 Tackles-------------Harold Renninger 51 Tackles----------------------------Kim Pittman 50 Tackles-------------Cecil Whitehead 50 Tackles--------------------------David Sumner 20 Formec Wildcat Lifts Team Morale Once a Wildcat always a Wildcat might have been the theme for the Thirtieth Annual Football Awards Banquet. Dr. Noah Langdale, president of Georgia State University and one time member of the Val- dosta High School Wildcats, was the guest speaker for this year's affair. Dr. Langdale spoke on the pride in the school he once had and still carries with him in reminiscences. Dr. Langdale also spoke on keeping a clean record. He reminded the young athletes and their guests that your football record will someday be forgotten, but your citizenship record will stay with you for life. Keep it clean. Football players, managers, coaches, cheerlead- ers, Touchdown Club members and Valdosta admin- istrators attended this annual banquet held at Val- dosta High School in the Commons Area and in the Little Theater. 7HE l RLDOSTfl TOUCHDOWN PRESENTS THE ANNIM AWARDS BA TOP: Gwen Durham accepts the Most Out standing Player Award from Mr. Hulyn Smith. BOTTOM. LEFT: Dr. Joe Crane presents Greg Sampson the Sportsmanship Award. ABOVE: Carl Rude. Terry Gra- ham, and Cecil Whitehead give Coach Joe Wilson an appreciation plaque. Carrollton Coach Emphasizes Attitudes As the keynote of his speech at the Basketball Awards Banquet, Coach Roger Kaiser from West Georgia College in Carrollton emphasized attitudes while playing. Admitting that players must be up for a game and that they must have good self-images and determi- nation, the speaker declared that attitudes toward opponents, teammates, and self had more impor- tance for amateur players than did ruthless competi- tiveness. After his speech, Coach Kaiser watched as girls and boys accepted trophies and awards for outstand- ing play and attitudes. For the girls: Gwen Durham, Most Outstanding: Lisa Feix, Sportsmanship: Rene Reid, Spirit: Linda Beerian and Mary Alice Bell, Most Improved: and Pat Nathan, Most Faithful. For the boys: Cecil Whitehead, Most Outstanding; Otis Whitfield, Most Hustle; Lawrence Lowe, Most Improved; Terry Graham, Spirit; Greg Sampson, Sportsmanship. And this year two awards went to the most out- standing players on the B-Team and the Ninth Grade Team, with Alvin Thomas taking the first and Mark Powell the latter. TOP: Cecil Whitehead presented the Most Outstanding Player Award by Mr. George Smith. MIDDLE: Mr. Mitchell Smith presents Lisa Feix the Sportsmanship Award. BOTTOM: Terry Graham shakes hands with Mr. Charles Daniels after receiving the Spirit of the Wildcats Trophy. 23 24 Getting Together Dances Parades Chows Pageants Ceremonies Entertaining ABOVE: Pat Norman, Kathy Strickland and Carol Webb make last minute adjustments to their caps and gowns for the final moments of graduation. OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP: Greg Salter sings the class song. '’Circle Game.” OPPOSITE PAGE. MID- DLE: Susan Sowell, speaking for the graduates, explains The Way We Are.” Summer Graduates Reject Nostalgia Deviating from the nostalgic movie The Way We Were, Susan Sowell, valedictorian, spoke on the way we are, not the way we were. She explained that the modem generation looks to the future and realizes cur- rent problems with no sentimental nostalgia. Following the speech, Greg Salter sang the class song Circle Game. Next, Mr. Lloyd Mims, principal, presented the graduates to parents, friends, and faculty members attending the ceremony in the Little Theater. Mr. Bill Eanes, member of the Board of Education, pre- sented the diplomas. After the last senior received his diploma, Mr. Mims eliminated formality by dismissing the guests with a hand wave. ABOVE: Graduating seniors listen anxiously to speeches and fidget nervously while waiting to receive diplomas. FIRST ROW: Alvin Brown, Belivia Corbett. Chris Burgman, Robert Demps. Pam Dykeman, Noah Fountain, and Renee Glass. SEC- OND ROW: Velma Garland, Brenda Hill, Victoria Loving, Alonzo Nelson. Pat Norman, Mike Rambo, and Wilbur Riley. THIRD ROW: James Thompson, Carol Webb, Linda Williams, Larry Wilson, and Chip Yancey. 27 BELOW: Miss Carol Rush helps Ernie Vickeree look for his homeroom teacher as Jackie Rice waits to see the registrar. RIGHT: Freshman Belinda Guess reveals the confusion of the first day. BOTTOM: Mrs. W. P. Greene directs Matt Smith and Chuck Tillman to their classes. OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP: Mrs. W. E. Wisenbaker enters the registrar's office as Phyl- lis Smith, Mark Locker, and Wally Barnett wait. OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM: Mrs. W. D. Burgsteiner issues locker assignments to Delores Hezekiah, Martha Shirah, Molly Bishop and Angie Hodge while others mill around. 28 Qchool Personnel Aid All Bemused Students Faced with new situations and strange places, bemused students, including freshmen newcomers and just naturally forgetful veterans, turned to faculty members and office help for guidance. Teachers doubled as traffic cops and information booths for bewildered students trekking to classes. In the administration area, Mrs. W. D. Burgsteiner sold locker permits and lunch tickets. Mrs. Donald Yale made schedule changes for fouled-up students, while Mrs. Timothy Brogdon and Miss Carol Rush answered many irrelevant questions. Then after finding their ways to homerooms and receiving their quarter schedules, students ventured out into the wide open ranges to look for classes. Many pupils, however, found the road to classes not so easy to follow because myriads of baffled students blocked the halls and caused traffic jams which teachers tried to unsnarl. TOP: Mr. Lloyd Mims poses with his counterpart given to him by the Student Council on his birthday. CENTER: Ms. Kathy Smith and Mr. Lloyd Mims enjoy a piece of his birthday cake presented by the faculty. RIGHT: Decorations for Mr. Mim's birthday cake include a little red schoolhouse. OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP: Mrs. Harry Wolinski, English teacher, cuts the first slab off Mr. Mim’s cake. OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM: Mr. Lloyd Mims studies a caricature drawn by Mrs. Patsy Smith of him and his assistant principals. i % i 30 Principal Supervises Novel Schoolhouse Some critics have jeered that the sprawling new Valdosta High School plant with its open areas resembles a one-room school. These criticisms may or may not be true. But on Sep- tember 29, 1974, Principal Lloyd Mims did preside over a little red schoolhouse at his birthday party. Rumors started about the secret party, but when Mr. Mims heard the plans, he thought they were in honor of Mrs. Lucy Greene, teacher of the year for the Valdosta school sys- tem. Mr. Mims even bought an orchid to pres- ent to Mrs. Greene. When Mims entered the home economics department, however, the surprise was on him. Faculty members who threw the party gave Mims a card with a hippopotamus, a sweater, a chorus of happy birthdays, and the cake. Mrs. Harry Wolinski, English teacher, and Miss Kathy Smith from the business department systematically destroyed the cake to serve the guests while Mr. Mims tried to make up his mind about the card. 31 I TOP: Miss Flames - Virginia Paine and Debra Blankumsee - pronounce ihe proclamation of death for the Albany High Indians. RIGHT; Teachers John Booth. James Taw. Ralph Hogan and Tom Landrum pose as can-can girls during pep rally. OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP: Junior Louise Graham dances to the drum cadence of senior Billy Gee during the Home- coming pep rally. OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM. LEFT: Dressed as Geronimo, Principal Lloyd Mims goes on ram- page. OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM. RIGHT: Freshman Eliz- abeth Anthony, Jim Elliott, Chris Daniels, Mac McQuaig, and Mary Martin camp out around the covered wagon. 32 Wild West Returns To Valdosta High Sometimes repetition serves a useful purpose; at other times it is merely old hat. For example, a repeated Homecoming theme could have tended to be stale. However, this did not happen when the Student Council chose to reuse the 1972 theme - The Wild - Wild West. Homecoming festivities kicked off with hats and jeans day. Students, teachers, administrators, and all support personnel dressed in cowboy hats and wornout jeans. Mourning day followed, the traditional day for wearing black. Black and gold day came next, fol- lowed by red day. To top off the fun, students dressed in Western outfits for the Friday pep rally. As always, students gathered around the bonfire at the old school on Thursday night. While the band blared out the traditional songs, cheerleaders, stu- dents, and townspeople attempted to rally the football team on to victory. Next, in spite of a slight drizzle, the Friday parade attracted a large crowd of students and curious specta- tors . Juniors took top honors in float competition. 33 Escorts GREG JOSEPH BILLY HARDY Sophomore Representatives CHERYL HARRIS DINA FEINBURG Escorts CHARLES SMITH JOHNNY HOLCOMBE RIGHT: Beth George, senior cheerleader captain; Becky Perkins; Hilda Hampton; and iamie Maddox hold high their flaming torches to light the bonfire. OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM: Mr. Lloyd Mims pres- ents Karen Dandrea roses after she is crowned Home- coming Queen. Her escort, Randy Chism, looks on with pride. On their right, senior representative Hilda Hampton and her escort. Terry Kelly, register a normal reaction. 34 Freshman Representatives DONNA HARRIS Escort STEVE HITCHCOCK CASSANDRA MORRIS Escort MICHAEL WILLIAMS Bad Weather Fails To Slow Homecoming Neither the rerun theme, inclement weather, nor the football team's defeat took away from the festivity of Homecoming. As always, the pregame pageantry cli- maxed the week's activities and involved fans in the school event. Before the game, representatives from each class lined up on the sidelines and received their bouquets of carnations from Student Council members. Then with their chosen escorts, the girls assembled on the field and awaited the announcement of the Homecoming Queen. Karen Dandrea achieved this honor because she piled up the most votes in the student body election. Festivities shifted from the football field to the dance floor at Mathis auditorium the following night. To carry out the Western theme, the Student Council dec- orated the hall with remnants from the class floats and with a cowboy and Indian mural. Chaperoned by teachers and administrators, the dance featured Eden, a rock combo from Macon. 35 TOP: Mr. Lloyd Mims cracks up at SANDSPUR Follies. TOP, MIDDLE: Anne Bolen is crowned Miss SANDSPUR by judges John Booth and Ralph Hogan while contestants Robin Watson, Billie Bird, and Robin Kindley try to parody the stock reactions of los- ers in a beauty contest. ABOVE: Mrs. Patsy Smith and Vondean Harris review the newly published 1974 SANDSPURS. RIGHT: Elizabeth Cottle reads every word in the yearbook. OPPO- SITE PAGE, RIGHT: Fellow contestants Susan McCall and Ellen Wilkerson listen as Julie Wetherington answers a question during the 1975 SANDSPUR Follies dating game. 36 Special Events Give Yearbook Continuity Distributing the 1974 SANDSPURS in the fall and staging the 1975 SANDSPUR Follies in the spring gave continuity to the work of the year- book staff. To help their followers, some members of the 1974 staff came back on a Saturday to give out the yearbooks which arrived in October. To make distribution easier, staff members set up special tables for each 1973-1974 class in IMC III. By 8:00 a.m. students who bought yearbooks during the previous school year had lined up to pick up their books, and others arrived, hoping to purchase the leftovers. Most books were gone by five o'clock that afternoon. In the spring the SANDSPUR staff staged their major fund raising project - the SANDSPUR Follies. Students who wished to attend the show paid fifty cents and spent first and second peri- ods in the gym watching the performance. Most participants came from the SANDSPUR staff, but others also joined in the fun. Skits included singing and dancing, a spoof on the Dating Game, all climaxed by roasting Mr. Mims. And, to tie the whole show together, there was a chorus line made up of young ladies in bluejean shorts and fishnet hose. 37 TOP: Coach Nick Hyder addresses students at a pep rally. ABOVE: Marching Cats belt out a familiar tune while students scramble to their assigned places. OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP: Var- sity cheerleaders rock to the beat. OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM, LEFT: Juniors display mass hysteria. OPPOSITE PAGE. BOT- TOM. RIGHT: Juniors come alive in response to Have You Got That Spirit? 38 Pep Rallies Serve Class Togetherness Sometimes events outlive their original purposes. For example. Wildcat pep rallies now serve a differ- ent purpose from their original one. Once they ral- lied the football team on to victory, but they have now become merely cheering matches, between classes, promoting class spirit and togetherness. This year on every Friday morning during football season, the entire student body came together in the gym to see who could outyell who. Assembled by classes, students hollered while the band blared in the background, and cheerleaders danced to the beat. In addition to these cheers, team captains and coaches made speeches pleading for student attend- ance at football games. 39 TOP: Elizabeth Cottle, Scott Alderman, and Brenda Horn- buckle separate food donated by classes during the annual food drive. ABOVE, LEFT: Gladys Knight - alias Susan Dotson - and her Pips. Keith Middleton. Phil Painter, and Scott Alderman, steal the show with their version of Midnight Train to Geor- gia. ABOVE, RIGHT: Elizabeth Cottle goes over last minute instructions with a dumbfounded Santa. OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP: Elizabeth Cottle acts as sidewalk superintendent as Scott Aider- man and Brenda Hombuckle begin decorating the traditional Christmas tree. 40 Fun Time Replaces Old Yule Traditions In the lunchroom, a tall Christmas tree reflected the expected seasonal look. So did the boxes of food con- tributed in a competitive spirit by the four classes. These groceries overflowed the room designated as Stu- dent Council headquarters. But the only traditional note in the Christmas pro- gram, staged in the gym before the entire student body, was the presence of a fat jolly old Saint Nicho- las. Student Council members combined various skits, from musical to burlesque, into an innovative program. Gladys Knight and the Pips stole the show, singing Midnight Train to Georgia. Portrayed by Susan Dot- son, Gladys bellowed out the song as her pips - Scott Alderman, Phil Painter, and Keith Middleton - danced to the beat. Other skits included Randolph the Redneck Cowboy and The Twelve Days of School. After all the fun, the program turned to a serious, sentimental note when Scott Alderman, president of the Student Council, presented red roses to Mrs. Mildred Wisenbaker, advisor to the Council. But the mood did not stay serious for long. After accepting the roses, Mrs. Wisenbaker received another surprise when St. Nick, played by Principal Lloyd Mims, smacked her across the lips. TOP: Newly-crowned Miss VHS, Ellie Ellerbee, poses under trellis. TOP, MIDDLE: Elaine Johnson, Debbie Yale, Stephanie Gilliland. Ellen Wilkerson. Angie Rhinehart, Brenda Hornbuckle, Robbie Jenkins. Linda Roberson, Dana Redfield, Robin Redish, and Pattie Perry line up with pre-show jitters. RIGHT: Elaine Johnson shows the inside of her jacket In the sportswear competi- tion. OPPOSITE PAGE. RIGHT: Mrs. Richard Sandback wipes tears of delight from daughter Elite's eyes. 42 School Beauties Leam Meaning Of Rhapsody When junior class officers chose George Gershwin's title Rhapsody in Blue for the theme of the Beauty Contest, they may never have heard of this composer or of his music. But twelve beauties learned the meaning of the word rhapsody with its painful expectation ana thrills. And class members who worked to transform the stage of the Mathis Citv Auditorium into a blue setting for tne presentation of tne twenty-eight junior and senior girls taking part in the contest became aware of the color blue. After appearing in evening gowns and in sportswear, the girls waited for the announcement of the top twelve: Elaine Johnson, Becky Stephenson, Julie Weth- erington, Angie Hodge, Liz Grant, Brenda Hombuckle, Michelle Dame, Lisa DeCesare, Trenia Warren, Ste- phanie Gilliland, Becky Perkins, and Ellie Ellerbee. From this group Brenda became first runner-up: Tre- nia, second runner-up; Michelle, third runner-up: and Julie, fourth runner-uj . Ellie Ellerbee, giving a demonstration of rhapsody without musical accompaniment, stepped forward as the new Miss VHS. Spring Band Concert Shows Off Repertoire In the spring ladies like to show off their new fin- ery . Nature too gets in the act in a thousand bursts of fresh beauty. And this same urge to display new life led the Symphonic Band to practice and to present its annual spring concert in May. Parents and friends who jammed the Mathis City Auditorium for this event heard a varied repertoire of selections: Star Spangled Banner, Elsa's Proces- sion to the Cathedral, Italian in Algiers, Mas- que,” and Symphonians. After displaying their finesse in performing march music and regular concert selections, the band moved into lighter numbers, including That's Entertainment and excerpts from Carousel,” the standard finale for one of these shows. Mr. Frank Butenschon, head bandmaster at Val- dosta High School, directed. TOP. RIGHT: Senior Byron Feimster concentrates on his music with the aid of his famous Disneyworld derby. TOP. LEFT: Alan Spell, Wayne Navarra, and Scott Keller make use of various facial expressions during '’Bugler’s Holiday. ABOVE: Mr. Frank Butens chon directs the Symphonic Band. Walter Webb. Mr. VHQ Sandspur Co-Editor Grabs Crown, Space Because members of the SANDSPUR staff see pictures and make decisions concerning space in the yearbook, one of the rules has always been that these students should not try to grab more than a fair share of places in the annual. But Walter Webb, co-editor of the 1975 book, shrug- ged off this rule, donned a cheerleader's outfit, topped it off with a lustrous wig, and pleased the judges as he won the crown in the Mr. VHS contest. All contestants wore feminine attire borrowed from mothers, sisters, or from girl friends. Their antics as they paraded around the gym brought howls of laughter from the other students who paid fifty cents for the priv- ilege of missing first period class in order to attend the show. Proceeds from the contest, which was held in early May, helped augment the funds derived from its female, serious counterpart to pay the expenses of the Junior-Senior dance. RIGHT: David Poullan crowns the new Mr. VHS, Walter Webb, while finalists Lane Wilson. Paul loseph. Lee Harbin and BUI Hal- ter display various emotions. TOP. LEFT: lunlor Paul loseph relaxes while waiting for the announcement of the five finalists. ABOVE, LEFT: Emcee Brenda Hombuckle laughs In amazement at contestant Lane Wilson's answer as Mr. VHS 1974. David Poullan. looks on. ABOVE. 45 TOP, LEFT: Billy Gee and Marsha Flem- ing. TOP, RIGHT: John Gram and Ann Smrcina. ABOVE: Jimmy Goodman and Daisy Eady. RIGHT: Miss Jan Scarbor- ough, Miss Sue Johnston, Mr. Jack Cof- fey, Mrs. Nancy Cavanagh, Miss Donna Rogers. OPPOSITE PAGE: Lisa DeCesare and Eddie Thornton. 46 Couples Pose Before Dancing Posing took precedence over dancing at this year's Junior-Senior Dance. As soon as the dressed-up couples entered the Mathis City Audi- torium lobby, they headed for the comer where Mr. Bill Duke had set up his equipment to take pictures. Unlike couples from past years, who shed pan of their finery in order to dance in an almost dark atmosphere, these young people wanted to be seen and to record their festive attire and date preferences in pictures. Young men wore everything from tuxedos and frilly shirts to white silk suits topped off by white fedoras and canes. Girls wore formal long dresses. Teachers also joined the picture-taking group. Miss Sue Johnston, junior class sponsor and person responsible for all arrangements for the dance, posed in a halter-top gown of flowered cotton. At one time during the evening the line became so long that Principal Lloyd Mims came out to direct traffic and to see that students and their dates formed two lines. After having their pictures taken, the young people rejoined the chaperones in the dark multi- purpose room and bumped and boogied until twelve o'clock to the music of a local rock group. 47 Booth Gets Dedication Billy Gee's Drums Pep Up Senior Day When Billy Gee really started rolling with his drum solo at the Senior Day program, one set of percussion instruments proved inadequte for the rhythm and thun- der he beat out. So he left the drums and, using just the sticks, beat on the microphone stand, the chairs, the floor, anything he could reach. For an accompaniment he had the swelling applause of his classmates. In fact, Billy was the hit of this show which had aroused only ho-hum interest for a while. Seniors had not been sure that they would be allowed to observe this traditional day of freedom from school. But in the last week before the scheduled date, May 23, after learning that they could have Senior Day, they put together a few skits and much music. Many seniors did not even come to school on that day: they preferred to sleep late before taking off for the lakes. But most members of this class did attend the show. Attire for the occasion consisted of anything goes from bare feet to bare midriffs and cutoffs. Principal Lloyd Mims became a pan of the program when he received a large package containing a pie- wielding student. After almost dodging most of the pie and wiping off the remainder, Mr. Mims turned around to find in the place of the goof gift a real present, a fishing box and a gift certificate to be used for supplies to fill the box. And in a serious moment before they left school, the seniors recognized Mr. John Booth, the social studies teacher whom they had earlier chosen as the recipient of the SANDSPUR dedication. 48 OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP: Mr. John Booth gets a hug from Syd Shep- herd and La-Voe Griffin after hearing that the 1975 SANDSPUR will be dedicated to him. OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM: Seniors Susan Hunt, Moe Griffith. Robin Klndley and Robin Watson react to the program in different ways. ABOVE: Billy Gee goes into his famous Bun’s Slur upon request from the audience. LEFT: Mr. Lloyd Mims cautiously opens his gift from the senior class. 49 Graduation Rites Foster Togetherness We strolled the lane together. Laughed at the rain together.'' This line from an old pop tune by Irving Berlin may be hackneyed, but it expresses the mass feel- ing of the students, teachers, and the thousands of parents who crowded into Cleveland Field for the graduation exercises held in the late afternoon on June 3. Many of the students had belonged to self-cen- tered cliques during their years in school. But when the first strains of Elgar's Processional sounded, they became one unified line of young people sharing the same apprehensions about the future and the same memories of high school. At the same time parents, administrators, and teachers shared the satisfaction of seeing 361 for- mer students become, magically, young adults. All of the high school faculty members, with the exception of those on the platform, sat in chairs on the field. Behind them parents, grand- parents, and friends filled the north stands. OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP: Donna Brandon exchanges a smile for ihe diploma presented to her by her father, Assistant Superintendent Ralph Brandon. In the background Principal Lloyd Mims and Superintendent J. Foster Goolsby beam their approval. OPPOSITE PAGE, BOTTOM: Peggy Henry, Lane Johnson, Grade McCall, Chrystle McDonald. Pam Moran, DeeDee Morton, Larry Newlin. Gail Register, Kathryn Shaw, and Phyllis Stovall - all honor graduates - file onto Cleveland Field. ABOVE: Hilda Bussey, Antonette Burgman, and Barbara Butler make a study in light and shadow as they wait to take their places in the processional. Qpeakers Borrow Ideas From Ben Franklin Graduation speakers frequently borrow ideas or quotations from famous people. And in this pre- bicentennial year it was Benjamin Franklin's turn to furnish inspiration for the student speakers, La- Voe Griffin and Clair McRae. Chosen by the entire group of honor graduates to be their representatives, La-Voe and Clair based their brief speeches on two facets of dreams, dreams and idealism and dreams and pragmatism, both of which stand out in the life and work of Franklin. La-Voe also reminded her classmates of the promise envisioned by Martin Luther King in his famous I Had a Dream” oration that justice will roll down like waters. Speaking second, Clair brought a note of hard practicality to her remarks by averring that jus- tice will never roll down like waters until men learn to temper dreams with reality. She ended by challenging the graduates to assume their places as the future of the nation by bringing together idealism and pragmatism. After the ten minutes devoted to the speeches and to Walter Webb's solo If, Principal Lloyd Mims presented the graduates who walked briskly to the front of the area to receive their diplomas from members of the Board of Education. In less than an hour this graduation ceremony was over, except for the huggings and the con- gratulations of friends and families. 52 TOP: Principal Lloyd Mims welcomes the guests. To his right. Mr. Claydon Barron and Mrs. Veran Blackburn, members of the Board of Education, wait to take pan in the distribution of di- plomas. MIDDLE: Parents and friends fill the north stands of Cleveland Field. RIGHT: La-Voe Griffin looks unusually som- ber as she speaks about dreams as the instruments for shaping ideals. ABOVE: Graduates focus their attention on speakers, ignoring the stacks of diplomas. 53 54 Getting Together Books Packets Skills Facts Ideas Learning 55 Mr. James Bridges Mrs. Willie Easton Mrs. Eugene Purcell Mr. Jack Coffey Mrs. Tim Brogdon Mrs. Donald Yale Mr. Ken Williams Miss Carol Rush Mrs. W. D. Burgstelner 56 As pan of her duties, Mrs .Betty Easton, dean of girls, stands in the hall between classes. Administrators Form Chain Of Command Nothing is more together than a chain. By definition it is formed of a series of links. And the administrators at Valdosta High School formed such a chain, each separate, and yet all joined for a common function. Principal Lloyd Mims represented the largest segment of the chain. Each day he covered the entire plant and kept eyes open and ears attuned to everything going on in the large school. Assistant principals gave support while taking care of individual duties. Mr. Jack Coffey supervised the social studies, foreign language, and English departments, walking through to watch for incipient discipline problems and lis- tening to complaints by teachers and students. He was always the person called to help with any audio-visual problems. He also worked with department heads on teacher evaluations before the final say-so by Principal Mims. Mr. Ken Williams carried out similar duties for the north side of the Front Diamond by looking after math, science, and individual advancement departments. Mr. James Bridges covered the Back Diamond. Mrs. Betty Easton, dean of girls, helped with overall supervision and took care of all of the myriads of problems referred to her by class- room teachers. TOP. LEFT: Mr. Jack Coffey adjusts the microphone in the gym for an assembly program. LEFT: Pre-registra- tion proves to be a busy time for all. Mr. Lloyd Mims answers a question for Lee Pennington as Miss Carol Rush, Mr. Ken Williams. Mr. Jack Coffey and Mr. James Bridges work on schedules. ABOVE: Mrs. Donald Yale changes a schedule for senior Mike Thomas. 57 r . TOP, LEFT: Mr. William Pompcy, librarian, suikes a typical pose during a usual day of school. TOP. RIGHT: Fulfilling the duties of a junior counselor, Mrs. Laveme Torrence adds credits for junior requirements. ABOVE: Mr. Norman Britt and Mr. Don Allison, sophomore and freshmen counselors, respectively, make copies of a notice to be given to the underclass- men. MIDDLE, RIGHT: Senior counselor, Mrs. Jenny Wisenbaker, greets students with a smile of concern. BOTTOM, RIGHT: Guidance aide Bob Armstrong reads off morning duties to other aides Molly Bishop. James Turner, Clair McRae. Anne Bolen, and Ellen Eanes. ______________________ 58 Libraries, Guidance Support Teachers Although teachers may not have been constantly aware of their presence, every day the librarians and guidance counselors gave support to classroom work. Trained librarians kept up with ordering books, cata- loguing them, and helping students with research prob- lems. Three instructional centers - one for English, for- eign language, and social studies; one for math and sci- ence; and one larger central center - met the needs of students and teachers. In another section of the building four guidance coun- selors scheduled conferences with freshmen, sopho- mores, juniors and seniors to make sure that every stu- dent was taking the right subjects to fulfill the require- ments of his program for graduation. Counselors also helped young people with personal problems. Both groups of support people had a corps of secretaries and student aides. And both worked closely also with the records clerk and registrar. TOP: Mr. Willie Easton, audio-visual coordinator, tunes in a film for classroom use. BOTTOM, LEFT: Guidance office secretary Mis. Faye Nitschke waits for someone to pick up a phone call. ABOVE: Librarian Mr . Ralph Brandon researches a topic for An Reddick, who wastes no time by looking. 59 Modern society often demands that people queue up to buy tick- ets for theaters, for ball games, and other forms of entertain- ment. Sometimes these lines have an orderly character. At other times they become shoving matches. Under a revision of registration rules, this year order replaced chaos as students chose classes. They received course selection sheets one week before registra- tion day in order to decide what they needed or wanted to take. One change found on the sheets was a listing of the periods sub- jects would be taught. This revi- sion eliminated the overlapping of classes that students encoun- tered the year before. After deciding which classes to take, students next had teachers approve their courses. Then on 60 Students Queue Up To Register the appointed day students went to the gymnasium and lined up at tables manned by teachers from the different subject areas. Cards, representing each place in class, were pulled when stu- dents signed up for that class. This change in registration pro- cedures kept classes from becom- ing overloaded. If a student found his desired class closed, he had to go to an alternate subject. When students completed scheduling their courses, they handed registration cards to Mrs. Donald Yale, registrar, or to one of the counselors or secretaries helping her to make sure there were no errors on the cards. Next, the cards were put in to the computer for final schedul- ing. ABOVE: Van Williams, Anthony Payton, Kim Purdy, Jami Maddox. Danny Sharp, Tommy Willis and Charles Smith wait wearily as Mrs. Donald Yale completes the final stages of their registration. OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP, RIGHT: Mrs. Clyde Con- nell registers Kathy Hoke. Betsy Collins and Karen Dandrea for a foreign language course in the winter quarter. OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM. LEFT: Seniors Anthony Payton and Keith Miller discuss classes in the business areas with Joe Carter. OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM. RIGHT: Seniors Kim Purdy and Kathy Lyons look on patiently, hoping that their desired classes are still available. TOP: Mr. John Fisher observes the work of Phyllis Head and Gloria Harris in general science class. ABOVE: Mr. W. E. Davis prepares for a physics review using the overhead projec- tor. RIGHT: Mr. Henry Grudzien sets up a pulley apparatus in a physical science class. OPPOSITE PAGE: Mr. Jim Burroughs demonstrates the principles of the gyroscope. 62 Special Science Classes Meet Outdoors Most science classes met in the north point of the front-diamond of the new school. But special classes in the care and handling of guns and in fishing and boating skills met outdoors. They had study space at the back of the school property and around the pond on the south- west corner of the campus. Teachers in the science department decided to initi- ate this course when they realized that many young people today do not have opportunities to learn any- thing about outdoor life. Pioneer American adolescents - and those who lived seventy-five years ago - learned these skills from their fathers or from other male mem- bers of their families. To fill this gap in the education of young men and women, David Bulluck, an avid out-of-doors type of science teacher, wrote and taught the new course. Science classes had another outdoors innovation when a local taxidermist gave the department a collection of stuffed animals representative of South Georgia. Stu- dents used these specimens of deer, 'possum, and one brown bear to study body types and sizes of the animals. ABOVE: STAR student Daryl Watts watches Mr. W. E. Davis as he conducts an experiment in making nitric acid. Foreign Language Enrollment Drops If teachers in the foreign language department had counted the house as evidence of student interest in their classes, they would have had reason to feel dis- couraged . But, according to Mr. Duane Pitts, who taught Ger- man , interest in studying a foreign language remained high and persistent on the part of a select group of stu- dents. For example, in the spring quarter he had seven first-year students, seven second-year students, and one third-year student. These statistics suggest that young people who elect this language do not drop it after the first year. Mrs. Dorothy Connell, French teacher, and Mrs. Marilyn Cannister, one of two Spanish teachers, spent part of their time at Valdosta Junior High School, where they taught classes of eighth graders. Mrs. Dorothy Hobbs taught a sequence of courses in Latin, starting with beginning Latin in the fall and going through the traditional first year curriculum. But she had only one section of this classical course. TOP. RIGHT: Mrs. Dorothy Hobbs reviews a Spanish poster with her class as Cynthia Johnson, Alan Enfinger. and George Har- rington look on. ABOVE, LEFT: French students Ricky Christie, Cheryl Gatewood and Cynthia Moore browse through magazines during their class period. ABOVE: Donna Gombas and Sherry Faircloth study a French article in Mrs. Dorothy Connell's for- eign language class. 64 Musical Offerings Satisfy Many Students Like a musical composer who realizes that he must arrange notes in certain positions on a staff to secure a desired tonal quality and effect, Mr. Frank Butenschon, chairman of the music department, found that all classes had unique significance to students enrolled in them. To satisfy the desires of aspiring young vocalists, both those who planned to continue their musical edu- cation and those who simply like to sing, he scheduled several periods of chorus during each quarter. And while the marching, concert, and lab bands fur- nished the most visible evidence of instrumental music, the department did offer courses designed to develop guitar skills, to instill knowledge of musical theory and directing techniques, and to foster individual playing ability. But on the whole the music program was mass pro- duced. At the blink of an invitation to take pan in some special function, Mr. Butenschon and his assist- ants could assemble 319 band members in the old VHS bandroom without wrinkling a uniform. In the same way, Mr. Revels could present a show featuring nearly a hundred singers. TOP: Mr. J. H. Revels gives chorus members Jennifer Rose and Sharon Brown their note. ABOVE: Miss Brenda Powell conducts the Concert B band. 65 TOP: Mr. Mike Kogers checks Moe Griffith's progress on his packet. BOTTOM, LEFT: Bobby Mayer pays attention to Mrs. Vane lie Anderson's explanation of difficult problems. BOT- TOM, RIGHT: Coach Nick Hyder helps Debbie Leverette with a plane geometric proof. 66 Math Department Accepts Challenges As chairman of the math department, Mr. Mike Rogers adopted a slogan for both teachers and stu- dents: Accept me for what I am, only then can we accept each other.'' In keeping with this goal, teachers implemented courses designed to bring out the greatest potential of each student, ranging from Fundamental Operations 1 to decimals, percentages, and ratios and on to more challenging offerings such as limits and deriv- atives and analytic geometry and determinants. And they undertook extra work in their field. For example, Mrs. Betty Kretlow collaborated with Dr. Caroline Hollingsworth of the Valdosta State College faculty in the preparation of a text- book for informal geometry. Mrs. Kretlow realized the need for such a book because Valdosta High School is one of the few schools in this area offering this course. She accepted this fact as a challenge to do something about the situation. Another challenge accepted by the math depart- ment was entrance in the National Math Test com- petition. While four of this year's students scored higher than any in the past, after the test the stu- dents and their teachers realized that their skills did not match desired goals. TOP: Mrs. George Saliba passes out learning packers while sopho- more Dwayne Patterson shifts his attention to drawing a cat. LEFT: Math aide Lee McMichael exhibits his alphabetical ability by sort- ing math placement cards. ABOVE: Student teacher Miss Carol McMillan and junior David Threlkeld computate figures for class- room work. Silent Viewing Gives English Now Look Boob tubes and other audio-visual equipment often take precedence in the lives of this generation of high school stu- dents. And, realizing the force of this trend, the English department capitulated and got hooked up with new audio- visual equipment. Five television sets suspended from the ceiling provided a new approach to film viewing. With the help of school librarians, teachers ordered educational films and old movies from the State Film Library in Tifton. Mr. Jack Coffey and later Mr. W. J. Easton, film coordinator, taped the films before sending them back to Tifton. Then they transmitted the films to TV's for students to view while the sound came over wireless headsets. At least one pioneer student, Lee McMichael, picked up on the new mode of education when he ventured into film making. With the aid of Mr. Easton, he produced ANTIGONE on super-8 film. OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP. LEFT: Scott Alderman and Jonathan Brulh scan materials as they prepare for an English test. OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP: Mrs. Harry Wolinski explains winter quarter courses to seniors Myra Murphy and Gussie Preston. OPPOSITE PAGE, BOTTOM: Cobie Stouffer and Mark Selph raise their hands for teacher assistance while Carol Whitehurst and Amy T.eague plug away. LEFT: Unlike the tradi- tional standup teacher at the podium. Miss Bobby Robinson practices a new teaching method as she perches on a table. ABOVE: Mr. Jack Coffey demon- strates the television monitor located in a special central area to serve all of the front diamond. 69 Male Dominance Adds When visitors first entered the academic diamond, they were overwhelmed by the resonant drone coming from the male domi- nated social studies department. Of the fourteen teachers in this area, nine were men. Under the supervision of Mrs. W. E. Wis- enbaker, known as Millie'' to her young charges, most of these men teachers devi- ated from the use of learning packets and relied on the conventional lecture methods of teaching. 70 ABOVE: Mr. John Booth explains an assignment to Jack Henry while Kathy Levine looks on. RIGHT: Department head Mildred Wisenbaker confers with Louise Hendricks. OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP: Textbooks open in unison to the same lesson and a lectur- ing instructor both fail to arouse interest in one social studies class. Katherine Russell. Roger Sessions. Suzy Sparkman, and Joel Weeks just sit. OPPOSITE PAGE, BOTTOM: Mr. Dean Young clarifies class material for Mark Ridley. Vigor To Social Studies Much of this traditional approach seemed out of place in the setting, with televisions sus- pended from the ceilings, carpeted floors, and open, movable areas. But the men applied a jovial manner to bring new vigor and color to what could be a dull approach to leaching United States history, a specific requirement in Georgia schools. Other subjects spiced up by the male teachers included world history, social studies skills, geography, civics, and Old Testament history. 71 TOP. RIGHT: Carl Eady studies a diagram while working on a Christmas decoration. ABOVE: Ernest Wilson. Freeman Milton, and Virginia Jones construct their Craft Club Boutique. Miss Lucy's Classes Become 'Flower1 People' Mrs. Parker Greene, better known simply as Miss Lucy, and her fellow teachers helped the individual advancement classes earn the title of Flower People this year. Together they gave a new meaning to this term that was the slogan of a segment of American society during the last decade. But when they referred to flowers, they meant more than an effusive outpouring of love for everyone. They gave the phrase a quite practical meaning: they made and sold artificial flowers. At Christmas they had so many orders that they opened a boutique in the front lobby of the school to sell both flowers and Christmas decorations. And throughout the year they had requests for their cre- ations, some made of paper but most fashioned from different types of cloth. While making the flowers, they learned to follow diagrams and verbal directions. Many of these students remained in their special area for only a part of each day and then attended classes in the different departments. They learned such practical information as the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all the grocery stores in the area. Then they studied the adver- tisements in the newspaper and filled out orders for gro- ceries . In the afternoons many of these students left school to fill jobs requiring the kinds of practical skills that they tried to master in classes. Homemaking Stresses Total Living Advertising campaigns containing the word total have appeared frequently in the last few years. Even some real estate promoters have stressed the total living features of subdivisions. In the same way, the homemaking department has worked to emphasize the fact that homemaking classes are not just for girls, who must complete fifteen hours in this area, but for all students. And because total living involves ev- erything that applies to human existence, the courses offered covered a diverse range of topics. People must wear clothes, so students learned to choose clothing, to make simple garments, and to tailor. People must eat. Therefore, courses stressed purchasing foods, prepar- ing simple foods, preparing food for fam- ilies, and learning to do creative cook- ing. Other courses prepared young people for selecting, buying and caring for family housing. And other students studied all of the aspects of family living, from child care and budgeting to interpersonal relation- ships . At least one course, entitled Today's Consumer,” fit the current outcry for teaching young people how to evaluate and to buy agricultural and manufactured products. ABOVE. BOTTOM: Dee Dee Morton draws plans for her dream house. ABOVE, TOP: Leigh Lancaster and Patti Hampton demonstrate two pieces of cooking equipment, the oven and the multipurpose beater. RIGHT: After completing her seam, Robin Kindlcy trims the interfacing. Business Lives Modem New Teachers Give Business New Look Two of the youngest looking members of the faculty this year added two of the most up-to-date features to the curriculum. Miss Beth Barfield picked up the voca- tional office training program started last year by Mrs. June Cottle and expanded it. And Mrs. Carol Irwin taught data processing, using machines leased by the board of education. Starting with introductory classes in the fall, she carried many of the same students through to a degree of relative pro- ficiency in working with the intricacies of the little punched cards. But at the same time the curriculum of the business education department did not neglect the more tradi- tional courses. These included fundamentals of business law; accounting; typing, on all levels; dictation, all the way from the first awkward brief forms to advanced transcription; business machines, basic record keeping, and advanced bookkeeping. 74 OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP: Senior Kathy Lyons takes dictation during her shorthand class. OPPOSITE PAGE, BOTTOM: Mrs. Hilda Spur- lock assists a student while Arlene Williams, Tami Sanders, Patri- cia Sawyer, Sandy Puckett and Saundra Pride work on their tests. ABOVE: Antionette Burgman practices her accounting skills as Mrs. Hilda Spurlock helps Beverly Morrison with a problem. LEFT: Jun- ior Lloyd Bunn uses the verifier to check his punched cards. 75 Students Learn To Drive On City Streets Shakespeare wrote that all the world's a stage.” And driver trainees at Valdosta echoed this quotation by thinking that all the city was their driving range. They lacked the conventional range found on the campuses of most new schools. These young people learned to ease their cars along in relatively quiet residential sections, to maneuver through traffic mazes at the intersec- tions of several streets, and to get through con- gested traffic without losing more than a dent or two. Coach Joe Wilson, Coach Marion Brooks, and Mr. Wesley Jenkins taught the classes for these students, with instruction in driving theory always preceding actual practice. When students did start driving, they went in groups of three, one driving and two observing. And always they were accompanied by one of their instructors. TOP. RIGHT: Coach Joe Wilson shows eye chan to junior Rene Reid. ABOVE: Junior Katie Brunson watches as Coach Butch Brooks points out different instruments on car panel. 76 Junior Reserve Corps Studies Naval Science Under the leadership of Captain David Scott and 1st Class Petty Officer Dewitt Wright, the Naval Jun- ior Reserve Officers Training Corps classes studied Naval Science II. During the winter quarter two sections of this course were scheduled for girls and two for boys. Curriculum for the course included navigation, oceanography, damage control, seamanship, and naval history. Naval Science I, also offered during the winter quarter, consisted of naval orientation and seapower history, encompassing naval customs and traditions; organization and expansion of the United States Navy; and drills, commands, and ceremonies. While enrollment in these classes was limited according to regulations, the instructors had no diffi- culty in recruiting students interested in this elec- tive. On days when the NJROTC group as a whole came to school dressed in their uniforms, the entire school became aware of the presence of the naval program on the campus of Valdosta High School. TOP. LEFT: First Class Petty Officer Dewitt Wright demonstrates the manual of arms as Hollie Williams observes. LEFT: Cadets practice marching maneuvers during their class period. ABOVE: Captain David Scott hands Ronnie Mitchell the Distinguished Cadet Award, while John Sapp. Chip Blackburn, and Bob Hamel stand contented with their respected citations. 77 TOP, LEFT: Senior Virginia Paine begins macrame work for an an assignment. TOP, CENTER: Jerry Pilcher shows Cindy Griffin and Charles Kagler a head sculpture made in the Advanced Sculpture II class. ABOVE: Assistant Principal Ken Williams looks over Jay Bartholomew’s shoulder as the student puts the final touches on his painting. OPPOSITE PAGE, RIGHT: Senior Diane Palmer paints a watercolor still life. OPPOSITE PAGE, FAR RIGHT: Mrs. Patsy Smith shapes a mold for plaster of Paris. 78 Art For Everyone Fine Arts Classes Include All Students One of the favorite sayings of Mr. Jerry Pilcher, chairman of the art department, is Art is 99% work and 1% talent. Therefore, he saw that art courses pro- vided for the needs of all students, those with talent, those with little talent, and those whose only talent was the ability to respond to beauty and creativity. Few of the courses in this department, except for the advanced ones, required prerequisites. And this philos- ophy also dictated the diversity of classes. In the fall, Mr. Pilcher and his co-workers - Mrs. Patsy Smith and Mr. Pat Taylor - taught photography, general arts and crafts, ceramics, textiles, Drawing I and Drawing II, advanced design and lettering, mixed media, graphics, and basic visual design. They repeated many of these classes during the win- ter quarter and added Sculpture I and Sculpture II, along with art history and theory. More advanced students studied oil painting in the spring and signed up for advanced student supervision, a class making it possible for gifted young artists to plan and execute their own works in their chosen media. Play Equals Development In P.E. Boys and girls come out to play On a sunshine holiday. These lines from John Milton’s L'Allegro” match the mood with which the young men and ladies went out to play each day in physical edu- cation classes. But they did not need a sunshine holiday. Just any day would do for dressing out and having fun while learning. At the same time they developed their bodies and gained rhythm and coordination, both in sep- arate classes and in coeducational groups. Coach Bill Aldrich's calisthenics classes proved popular with girls who wanted to learn to perform on the parallel bars, on the trampoline, and on the beam. For the hardier males the P.E. program offered classes in body building by means of rope clim- bing and by workouts with the exercise machines. Sixth period classes met the special needs of the members of the football team. Coeducational classes featured softball, volley- ball , and shuttlecock. ABOVE: David Henderson and Danny Rickman wait their turns while Jack Bethea tries to increase the number of pounds he can pull. RIGHT: Bobby Rawls heads for the pulley in a rope clim- bing drill. OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP: Stephanie Gilliland demon- strates levitation in a floor routine. OPPOSITE PAGE, BOT- TOM: Coeducational softball finds student coach, Monty Foun- tain, watching the play of Clyde Stokes, Sandra Gordon, Danny Bennett, and Jack Cain. 80 Building Classes Boost Economy Economic woes have hit the house building bus- iness. However, despite temporary holdbacks, house construction remains a major factor in the economy because people must have shelter. For this reason, the vocational area tried to turn out trained people in the residential construction bus- iness. Brickmasonry was an imponant part of the pro- gram. Students learned to lay bricks properly, to mix cement, and to operate mixing equipment. Another trade taught in the building depanment was residential wiring. In this class students read house plans and wired for electricity according to instructions, connected junction boxes, changed fuses, and performed other necessary electrical tasks. Metal working also played a vital role in the department. Working with everything from simple sheet metal to complicated metal projects, stu- dents practiced the needed skills to become trained metalists. TOP: Danny Richmond lays out sheet metal. BOTTOM. LEFT: Billy Hardy. Ronnie Brunson. James Burgman. and Willie Beau- ford check to make sure bricks are level. BOTTOM. RIGHT: Kenneth Ridley and Perry Evans practice residential wiring in the electronics class. 82 New Drafting Format Attracts More Students Because many students in related fields found that they could benefit from taking drafting courses, enrollment in these classes increased. To encourage students to choose these courses, the class design was changed from a strictly draftsman training one to encompass related skills. For example, blueprint reading was intro- duced along with instruction in drawing general layouts. Students not interested in becoming draftsmen also learned to visualize house plans to help in such fields as commercial art, technical illustra- tion , and interior design. These changes attracted females as well as many males. Mr. Mike Townsend, instructor, stressed individualization to allow students to develop their own desired skills. TOP: George Grigg works on architectural drawing. MIDDLE: James Yeats. Jim Renfroe. Steve Bragg, and Steve Devane practice individual skills in mechanical drawing. ABOVE: Mic- key Taylor. Stanley Kelley, and Nicky Valenti watch an audio-visual presentation. 83 Two Courses Fill National Need Realizing that transporation is essential to the American way of life, the auto shop turned out qual- ified mechanics. Under the direction of Mr. Byron Ellington, 125 aspiring grease monkeys took classes in general service and suspension and automotive electrical systems. Utilizing the six repair pits, students practiced their skills on old automobiles, small engines, diesel engines, and marine engines. And some faculty members and community people brought their cars to the shop for repairs. After taking three quarters of classes in auto repair, students qualified for apprentice jobs in garages and service stations. Electricity is another essential need of the Ameri- can people. Therefore, in keeping with its policy of having a practical curriculum, the school offered a course in electro-mechanics. Young men enrolled in the classes supervised by Mr. Wayne Sapp prepared themselves for futures in electronics. Basic electricity and electronics courses included work on major and small appliances, repair on motors and motor controls, and instruction in res- idential wiring. Although both departments followed a learning packet put out by the State Department of Educa- tion, teachers geared their classes toward individual instruction. After students chose the areas they wished to concentrate in for job training, instructors planned contract type assignments to give adequate drill for each young worker. ABOVE: Mt. Wayne Sapp shows Benny Ryan me fundamental pans of the vacuum pump on an air conditioner. MIDDLE: Frank Brown. David Clark, and Alexander Holmes concentrate as they remove a carburetor from a practice car. OPPOSITE PAGE, FAR LEFT: Applying the basics of engine care. Tommy Simpson and David Kinsey adjust spark plug wires. OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP: Ronald Bennett hooks up a parallel circuit in basic electricity and elec- tronics as Joseph Miller looks on. 85 Integrated DCT Staff Coordinates Efforts HEW snoopers would probably have been flabber- gasted if they had walked into the large classrooms used by Diversified Cooperative Training classes. They would have seen two teachers - Ms. June Cot- tle, a white woman, and Mr. Levy Taylor, a black man - coordinating their efforts to train students to take jobs related to industry or to services. In the mornings their students went to classes designed to prepare them for interpersonal relation- ships with managers or other bosses, with fellow workers, and with customers. At noon these young people put aside books and notebooks and entered the adult world of work at hospitals, nursing homes, filling stations, garages, and at industrial plants. Part of the job of Ms. Cottle and Mr. Taylor was to canvas the town and find employers willing to hire their students. Then, after the young people started their work experience, the teachers constantly vis- ited them and held conferences with their employers regarding the progress of their charges. TOP. RIGHT: June Benneu delivers ice to patients at South Georgia Medical Center. ABOVE: Bobby Worley works as a mechanic at Roger Budd Chevrolet. RIGHT: Ms. June Cottle helps Gary Williams fill out forms. 86 Class Titles Conceal Variety In DE Work If one student said to another, I’m going to take DE I,” the reaction might be, Huh, what's that? Oh, you know. Like distributive education. You see? No. But soon after enrolling in DE I or DE II, students did learn what these classes were all about. They found out that the so-so titles concealed many activ- ities. They learned how to prepare for job interviews, how to arrange stock for display, how to relate to customers, and how to dress windows. Training to develop courtesy and good grooming also filled a part of their class time. To practice window dressing, they even had their own windows right outside the classroom, facing the hall leading to the industrial complex at the back of the building. When a young person passed DE I or DE II - or both - he knew more than a collection of textbook facts. He knew how to look for a job, how to make himself useful on the job, and especially how to apply mer- chandising skills. BOTTOM RIGHT: Cathy Hoke and Marcie Tomlinson fix the dis- play windows at the entrance of the DE room. ABOVE: DE student John Salter shows the special features on a Yamaha to a customer at VALDOSTA TRA1LCO. TOP. RIGHT: Marcie Tomlinson helps Christy Taylor and Angie Wynn locate materials relevant to duties and prerequisites for different careers. Philip Feinburg studies his pamphlets. 87 Common Bond Unites Technical Arts On the outside many things appear to be different when in actuality they share a common bond. For example, no John Bircher would admit an alliance with a left-wing group, or visa versa, but they fight for the same result - freedom for America. Another example of this mutual purpose is the association between the graphic and industrial arts departments at Valdosta High. Both groups prepare for futures in printing and trades, respectively. Mr. Warren Bowdoin molded the future printers this year through courses which produced offset pressmen, compositors, lithographers, binders, strippers, and plate makers. Mr. Isaiah Isom headed the industrial arts depart- ment, which was equally important in preparation for future experiences. Students in this department worked with industrial machinery and with numerous materials, including wood, metal, and plastic prod- ucts. Mr. Bowdoin's novice printers took on professional type jobs, one of which was the preparation of a packet for courses on writing research papers. OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP: Arnold Ivey stitches the programs for the football games. OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM. LEFT: Cathy Cribb strips a negative to use in drafting. OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM, RIGHT: Mr. Warren Bowdoin helps Theodore Demps position a plate on an offset press. TOP: Woody Chitty and Bobby Gosier observe Mr. Isaiah Isom's explanation of making a cylinder on the metal lathe. ABOVE. LEFT: Clarence Harrell sands his board before applying a coat of paint. ABOVE. RIGHT: Annette Scott and Amelia Sanders spray plastic mold with sealer. 89 Cosmetology Classes Learn To Sell Beauty Every individual is an expression of beauty. This statement by Miss Leberta Stallworth expresses the overall theme of the cosmetology department. Students enrolled in the beauty courses received the necessary training for becoming professional cosmetologists. Care for and beautification of the hair, skin, and nails were taught. Skills students learned included giving hair permanents, apply- ing day and evening make-up, eyebrow arching, and salesmanship. And much emphasis was placed on development of character, proper work habits, and good citizenship qualities. Classes, each three hours per day, included a mixture of male and female pupils. Actually, fall quarter was dominated by males - fourteen compared to four female students. No special requirements, except the desire to develop proper work habits and desirable atti- tudes, were necessary for enrollment in the classes. TOP. RIGHT: Wearing a badge designating her rank as a junior, or first-year, student, Alberta Williams gives Dino Roberts a shampoo. ABOVE. LEFT: Peggy Hostetter applies polish to Debra Dailey's nails. RIGHT: In the hairdressing section of the shop. Harry Armstrong styles a wig. and Dino Roberts combs Denny Hutchinson after giving him a trim. 90 Back-Diamond Hums With Active Learning Hammering, the slapping of bricks on top of mortar, the whir- ring of machines in automotive, electro-mechanics, metals, and building trades - all of these sounds greeted any visitor who ven- tured beyond the gym into the world of work. But in this back-diamond area learning meant more than noise. It was purposeful activity. For example, industrial arts students made useful items for teachers in other parts of the school. And as a pan of their training, beginning carpenters built actual houses. They finished some of these and sold them as playhouses for small children. More ambitious efforts went into the building of storage houses. Novice mechanics also had opponunities to do journeyman type work by repairing cars for school personnel and for local citizens. TOP: Keith Miller removes monar during bricklaying class. MIDDLE, LEFT: Mr. Michael Townsend shows Jack Bethea how to reproduce blueprints. ABOVE: Rusty Futch and James Evans use the horizontal band saw for cutting materials. BOTTOM, LEFT: Harry Singleton, Joseph Jones, Godfrey Moore, and Lamar Frazier study their packets and observe the lathe. 91 Getting Together Football Basketball Baseball Tennis Golf Competing New Coach Fails To Perform Magic Many Valdosta fans welcomed Coach Nick Hyder with the belief that he could pull rabbits out of hats. But like his twentieth-century predecessor, Houdini, Coach Hyder soon learned that magic alone could not revive the Wildcats’ winning game. Some of the magic, however, did prove effective. Buck Belue, freshman quarterback, finished third in the region for individual passing, completing 65 of 101 attempts for 789 yards and nine touchdowns. Billy Ber- rien led the region in kickoff returns with 455 yards. First year player Cecil Whitehead finished fourth for the region in punting with a 36.49 average. Even without the hocus-pocus of the wishbone, with which his teams at West Rome High School won cham- pionships, Coach Hyder could feel proud of these indi- vidual achievements. But other statistics left him, the coaching staff, students, and fans feeling like magi- cians who had lost their white rabbits and trick boxes. Valdosta's formerly famed Wildcats finished seventh in the region in team rushing, averaging 106.6 yards a game. Traditionally powerful, the Wildcat defense of 1974 finished last in the region in both passing and rush- ing because the Headhunters” gave up 218 yards on the ground and 95.7 yards in the air. OPPOSITE PAGE: Buck Belue, freshman quarterback, trailed by halfback Lawrence Loewe, tries for a few yards before a Monroe defender puts him out of action. ABOVE: David Sumner tackles Moultrie quarterback James Graves a second too late. BOT- TOM. RIGHT: Harold Renninger, playing fullback, falls on his head after a few yards against Doughtery. SCOREBOARD: Valdosta 3 Crisp County 0 Valdosta 14 Bainbridge 19 Valdosta 0 Thomasville 40 Valdosta 14 Dougherty County 33 Valdosta 12 Monroe 34 Valdosta 6 Moultrie 32 Valdosta 20 Lowndes 3 Valdosta 21 Tift County 13 Valdosta 13 Albany 41 Valdosta 14 Westover 34 95 OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP: As he closes in for a tackle, Valdosta’s Billy Berrian causes Thomasvllle’s Clifford Kerbo to forget momentarily about the ball. OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM: Val- dosta halfback Billy Berrian lunges for the first down marker against Bainbridge. BELOW: Valdosta's Mike Atkinson doubles up Tifton's Jeff Carmicheal before he can get extra yardage. BELOW. RIGHT: Freshman fullback James Baldwin fights for extra yardage as a host of Monroe Tornadoes close in to stop him. RIGHT: Freshman quarterback Buck Belue releases his pass just in time before a Monroe defender hits him. 96 Cats' Victories Do Disappearing Act Although Hyder’s magic did not work all year, he did have a few tricks up his sleeve for Crisp County. Using an almost unheard of scoring device in Valdosta, a field goal booted by Jack Henry, the young Wildcats beat Crisp County, 3- 0. When the ’Cats traveled to Bainbridge to play the Bearcats, Coach Nick Hyder must have left his magic wand and bag of tricks in Valdosta, as the Bearcats surprised the ’Cats, 19-14. Still suffering from this surprising upset in Bain- bridge, Coach Hyder’s squad took on the defend- ing state champs, Thomasville. And again Bull- dogs proved they deserved their state champion- ship as the ’Dogs worked their own magic and beat Valdosta, 40-0. After these two straight losses the ’Cats were out to even their record. But when Coach Nick Hyder and his charges went to Albany to play Doughtery, the Trojans’ running back Mack Green baffled the ’Cats’ defense and spearheaded the Trojans’ 33-14 victory. Then like the whirling wind in Frank Baum's WIZARD OF OZ, Monroe's Golden Tornadoes touched down on Cleveland Field and swept into what was for them a land of make-believe as they upset the 'Cats, 34-12. 97 OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP: Moultrie's Ron Seay attempts to elude Valdosta defender Mark Stevens. OPPOSITE PAGE, BOTTOM: Randy Horn and Lawrence Lowe offer no help to Billy Berrlan as he tries to escape Moultrie defenders. TOP, RIGHT: Valdosta fullback Alton Battles strides out for yardage as Wayne Adams of Lowndes County closes in. RIGHT: Quarterback Buck Belue breaks for daylight against Monroe defender Robert Cooper. ABOVE: In the tense moments before the Tifton game, the 'Cats and coaches recite a prayer. 98 Running Game Doesn't Do The Trick As they turned the comer and headed into the final half of the season, the young ’Cats ran out of tricks. When they met the power- ful Moultrie Packer team, Moultrie's Ron Seay eluded and faked the Packers to a 32-6 victory. For the 'Cats' next opponent, Lowndes County, Coach Hyder reached deep into his bag of tricks and waved his magic wand so that the 'Cats piled up their first victory in five games, 20-3. Then Coach Hyder really began to polish his magical tricks before he and his team traveled to Tifton to play Tift County's Blue Devils. There the 'Cats worked a razzle- dazzle strategy for a 21-13 win. Albany's tribe came to Valdosta for the VHS Homecoming game. While running up a 41-13 victory, the Indians really scalped the vulnerable Wildcats. After this setback, Valdosta's team and fans went again to Albany to play Westover's Patriots, who proved they could work their own magic as they beat the 'Cats, 34-14. 99 Coaching Staff Takes Lumps With Team When things go wrong someone must always take the blame. And this year Coach Nick Hyder, in his first year in charge of the once formidable Wildcats, insisted that he should take all censure leveled at the 'Cats. He declared that taking the lumps was part of his job just as much as taking bows and kudos would have been his had the team racked up its erstwhile tally of triumphs. But when the team gathered on Cleveland Field in late August to have pictures made for the programs, no one could have foreseen the riot to come. Each week the coaching staff worked with the boys both on the practice field at the new school and on Cleve- land Field. Every day the managers remained faithful to help their charges. Four captains - Walter Elliott and Keith Miller for the defense and Zollie Cobb and Phil Teffeteller for the offense - gave encouragement and leadership. And still the knocks came. This simply was not the year of the 'Cats - for players, managers, or for the coaches. The Wildcat football team takes time out from practice to have their picture made. FRONT ROW: Dennis Harring- ton, Jesse Loving, Herbert Golden. Raymond Johnson, Billy Berrian, Roy Mitchell, Jerry Smith, Ben Brinson, Bobby Bryan, Robert Baldwin, David Sumner, Arthur Harper, Bill Gregory, Carl Demps, Humberto Rodriquez, Joey Joiner. SECOND ROW: Doug Conway. Allen Worthy. Randy Dalton, Mark Hodge. Curtis Williams, Hal Causey, Stan Chapman, Charlie Warren, David Cooper, Greg West. Jack Henry, Mark Stevens, Phil Teffeteller, Shawn Steldenger, Shawn Harvey, Jack Cain, Billy Dykeman, Craig Adams, Jack Beatha. THIRD ROW: Eddie Young, Buck Belue, Alton Bat- tles, O'Keefe Hunter, Leon Johnson, Steve Jennings. Clark Stull, Alec Greene, Doug Parker, Brian Johnson, Bud Hen- drix, Brad Cohen, Mike Skipper, David Catoe, Tom Cope- land, Bob White. Carl Rude, Forrest Sweat, Ralph Morris. FOURTH ROW: Bernard Robinson, Randy Horn, Doug Arnold, Lee Harbin, Ricky Kirkland, Kim Pittman, Mike Atkinson, Cecil Whitehead, Keith Middleton, Walter Elliott. Mike Bennett, Harold Renninger, Spud Stewart, Dean Cone, John Showalter, Lawrence Lowe. OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP: Junior Harold Renninger clashes head-on with Dougherty County opposition. LEFT: Coach Nick Hyder doubles his aware- ness of midfield action by using headsets, an innovation this year. BELOW: COACHES: STANDING: Bill Aldrich, Edward Jones, Wesley Jen- kins, Charles Tarpley. KNEELING: Fred Waters. Nick Hyder. Butch Brooks. BOTTOM: MANAGERS: STANDING: Steve Dixon. Mark Mink. Coach Nick Hyder, Jimmy Dennis. Paul Joseph. KNEELING: Frankie Mitcham, Paul Fisher. 101 BELOW: Kittens Gwen Durham and Patty Reid battle for a rebound against Lowndes. BOTTOM. LEFT: Sophomore hustler Lawrence Lowe stretches for a rebound against Bainbridge’s big Jack Wash- ington. BOTTOM. RIGHT: Terry Graham and a Brooks County player scramble for a loose ball. OPPOSITE PAGE: Coach Joe Wil- son plans strategy with his players during a time out. Lowndei Fast Action Sweeps Cage Teams Together Fast action always sweeps cagers together. At the same time these players must avoid direct contact. Such controlled action moved the bas- ketball teams through respectable seasons, with the boys posting a 16-6 record and the girls a 10- 12 mark. Bolstered by this series of victories, the Kittens, with all of their games sparked by the play of sen- ior Gwen Durham, made it to the second round of the girls' region 1-AAA tournament. They fell to the Bearkittens of Bainbridge High, 52-29. Action also swept the boys into the region tour- nament, which was held at Westover High in Albany. After disposing of the Golden Tornadoes of Monroe High, 92-88, the ’Cats closed their season when they lost to the undefeated defending region champions from Bainbridge High, 78-59. Senior leaders for the 'Cats were Cecil White- head, Terry Graham, Larry Hanson, and Jerome Whitehead. ABOVE: Greg Sampson jumps high to block the shot of a Brooks County player. TOP. RIGHT: Terry Gra- ham and big Jeff Sermans get set to stop Tifton's John Wood in the finals of the Christmas Tournament. BOTTOM, RIGHT: Sophomore Lawrence Lowe shoots against Waycross as Otis Whitfield and Terry Graham prepare to rebound. OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP, LEFT: Jeff Sermans and Lawrence Lowe scrap for a rebound against Monroe's tall Ernest King. OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP, RIGHT: Terry Graham goes high for a shot against Balnbridge as Greg Sampson comes in for the rebound. OPPOSITE PAGE, BOTTOM: The 1974-75 Wildcats pose in the pit. FIRST ROW: Coach Joe Wilson, James Stewart, Chris Daniels, Jody Wilson, Assistant Coach Norman Sainz. SECOND ROW: Man- ager Charles Robinson, Leon Johnson, Larry Hanson, Cecil Whitehead, Buck Blanton. Bernard Robinson. THIRD ROW: Manager Carl Rude, Terry Graham, James Hanman, Billy DeMersseman, Jerome White- head, Greg Sampson. FOURTH ROW: Otis Whitfield, Lawrence Lowe, Jeff Sermans. Allen Worthy. 104 ABOVE: Lawrence Lowe drives past Bainbridge's Benny Anthony in the region tournament. MIDDLE. TOP: Terry Graham and Allen Worthy scrap for a rebound with a Brooks County player. RIGHT: The ninth grade basketball team poses in the gym for pictures. FIRST ROW: Coach Danny Young, Herman Graham, Daryll House, Cedric Stroud, Mark Powell, Mike Wallace. SECOND ROW: Frank Brown, Mac McQuaig, Lance Russell, Johnny Graham, Melvin Hunter. Clifford Arnold. OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP: Lawrence Lowe makes a pass to teammate as Cecil Whitehead backs him up against Camden County. OPPOSITE PAGE. BOT- TOM: The 1974-1975 basketball managers take a break for pictures. FIRST ROW: David Nelson. Dana Ward. SECOND ROW: Don Smith, Charles Robinson. Carl Rude. THIRD ROW: Tim Worthy. Young Teams Try To Follow Varsity Action After each of their games, the 13- Team sat on the bench and watched the play of the varsity. In this way they picked up pointers that they could not get just from regular practice and coaching. This group posted a creditable record, 12-2. They traveled out of town to play Brooks County, Tift County, Thomasville, and Moul- trie. But most of their games were played at five-thirty before the var- sity girls took the courts. Under the leadership of Coach Danny Young, the ninth grade team played on different days, usually Monday or Tuesday. Most of their games were against the eighth grade boys from Valdosta Junior High School. SCOREBOARD: Valdosta 31 Brooks County 64 Valdosta 29 Tifton 21 Valdosta 33 Coffee 37 Valdosta 37 Moultrie 36 Valdosta 31 Lowndes 77 Valdosta 62 Tifton 45 Valdosta 49 Westover 52 Valdosta 62 Coffee 58 Valdosta 39 Thomasville 41 Valdosta 38 Bainbridge 59 Valdosta 22 Lowndes 77 Valdosta 51 Crisp County 41 Valdosta 57 Monroe 53 Valdosta 55 Camden 34 Valdosta 47 Thomasville 49 Valdosta 54 Albany 50 Valdosta 40 Moultrie 62 Valdosta 64 Dougherty 36 CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT Valdosta 30 Lowndes 66 REGION 1-AAA TOURNAMENT Valdosta 57 Albany 41 Valdosta 29 Bainbridge 46 108 See-Saw Season Sends Kittens, Active, Determined, To Region Tourney TOP. MIDDLE: Pat Nathan and Lisa Feix put a stop to a Lowndes Vikette drive. OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM: With determination. Pat Nathan tries to get the ball around a Lowndes Vikette to team- mate Gwen Durham. BOTTOM, MIDDLE: The 1974-75 Kittens pose In the gym. FIRST ROW: Manager Dana Ward, Lisa Owens, Shirley Berrian, Rene Reid, Gwen Durham. Ethylene Soloman, Manager Don Smith. SECOND ROW: Lisa Feix. Pat Nathan. Ste- phanie Wildes. Mary Alice Bell, Patty Reid, Cindy Wilson. THIRD ROW: Coach Glen Phelps. Glenda Williams. Suzie Kebler, Man- ager Tim Worthy, Linda Berrian, Dee Clayton. Coach Freddy Waters. ABOVE: Lisa Owens tries a quick lay-up as Mary Alice Bell watches. 109 Individual Qports Gain In Popularity Not all sports are team oriented. And at Valdosta High School this year students and teachers recog- nized that individual competition takes as much skill and that these contests can be just as exciting as team efforts. Two sports that have been around at VHS for a long time - golf and tennis - required many hours of dedi- cated practice for players to acquire the basic skills and shots. All of this hard work paid off, especially for the girls' and boys’ tennis teams that had their best records in many years. But golf and tennis did not completely dominate the individual sports because wrestling appeared on campus. Tim Castro, a newcomer to the senior class, brought the idea of having a wrestling team to the school. His interest inspired many boys who had never seen a wrestling mat or heard of a half-nelson to try this new activity. ABOVE: Emory Hell concentrates on hitting a forehand shot. TOP. RIGHT: Buck Blanton chips a ball out of the rough during golf prac- tice. BOTTOM. RIGHT: Doug Parker and Billy Berrian improve their wrestling skills. 110 Tim Castro Brings Wrestling To VH8 One swallow may not make a spring. But all it took to arouse interest in wrestling at Valdosta High School this year was one student, senior Tim Castro, and a receptive coaching staff. This young man came to Valdosta from South Dakota, where he attended schools that considered wrestling more important than football. He took top honors in the AAA 119 pound class in the state wrestling meet in Atlanta. Before reaching this match, he also captured two other titles, in competi- tion for a school that did not really field a complete team because of lack of student interest. Castro also burst a bubble for Fitzgerald, a school that has long been recognized as one of the wrestling powers in the state. He showed them that a school with a one-sport image could send out a winner in an indi- vidual contact sport. Doug Parker and Billy Berrian also caught the wres- tling fever from Castro. TOP. LEFT: Tim Castro's arm is raised in victory at Macon for the state semi-finals. ABOVE: The referee gives the final count as Tim Casuo pins his opponent in the Macon tournament. TOP, RIGHT: Lowndes Viking is put out while Wildcat Larry Han- son hopes for a double play. ABOVE: Pitcher Billy DeMersseman, a junior, exhibits a line drive in hopes of turning the tide against crosstown rivals. Lowndes High Vikings. MIDDLE. RIGHT: Batgirls take a break to pose for pictures. They are Liz Grant, Laura Feix, Alice George. Judy Moran, Jamie Tootle, Gail Gregory, and mas- cot Laura Brooks. BOTTOM: The 1975 Wildcats pose for their group picture at Pendleton Park. FIRST ROW: David White, manager: Tim Bridges. Ricky Holcombe, Buck Belue, Jody Wilson. Chris Daniels. Mark Powell, Buck Blanton, Mac McQuaig, Steve Hall. Ronnie Christie, manager. SECOND ROW: Steve Jennings, Bob White, Barry Ganas, Nathan Hunt, Mark Hodge. Mark Mink, Clark Stull, Ricky Rowe, Billy DeMersseman. A1 Brown. Harold Ren- ninger, Shawn Steindinger, Doug Parker. THIRD ROW: Coach Butch Brooks. Charles Robinson. Jack Cain, Alvin Moore, Bob Hamel, Mike Atkinson. Larry Hanson. Cecil Whitehead, Randy Chism. Steve Ganas. Johnny Holcombe, Stan Chapman, Coach Jack Thomas. OPPOSITE PAGE, LEFT: Wildcat captains Cecil Whitehead and Larry Hanson discuss game strategy with Coaches Charles Tarpley, Butch Brooks, and Jack Thomas. OPPOSITE PAGE, RIGHT: Batgirls Judy Moran and Alice George observe plays in a Wildcat game as Gail Gregory watches dug-out action. 112 SCOREBOARD Valdosta 4 VSC Freshmen 3 Valdosta 3 Lowndes 5 Valdosta 7 Thomasville 0 Valdosta 14 Lanier County 13 Valdosta 21 Lanier County 6 Valdosta 11 Moultrie 4 Valdosta 5 Waycross 2 Valdosta 4 Bainbridge 0 Valdosta 11 Thomasville 1 Valdosta 5 Dougherty 0 Valdosta 12 Dougherty 5 Valdosta 5 Lowndes 8 Valdosta 17 Moultrie 6 Valdosta 5 Southwest of Macon 6 Valdosta 8 Southwest of Macon 3 Valdosta 5 Bainbridge 0 SUB-REGION PLAYOFF Valdosta 9 Moultrie 4 Valdosta 11 Lowndes 14 Baseball Season Ends With Comedy Of Errors Baseball ended in a comedy of errors that could have gone down in some book of records. In fact, the confusion started during the regular season when Lowndes, Moultrie, and Valdosta pulled neck and neck for first place in region 1-AAA. This three way tie was the result of Lowndes' beating Valdosta twice, Moultrie's beating Lowndes twice, and Val- dosta's beating Moultrie twice. In the play-offs Moultrie got the by, leaving Val- dosta and Lowndes to play in a mist of rain. This final game went into extra innings, and Valdosta could not make a comeback after Lowndes closed out a five-run ninth inning. Lowndes went on to beat Moultrie and later took second place in state ratings. ABOVE: Matt Smith eyes his opponent at the beginning of a match. TOP. RIGHT: Eyes on ball, Bill Anderson prepares to return the serve. RIGHT: Junior Gina Clayton practices her serve. OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP: Girls' tennis team members relax for pictures before a match. FRONT: Maggie Eye, Anita Cobb, Dana Reeves, Lourdes Rodriquez, Pam Holland. BACK: Shaune Zacha, Gina Clayton. La-Voe Griffin, Coach John Booth. Alison Reddick. Kathy Reddick. OPPOSITE PAGE, MID- DLE: Members of the boys' tennis team pose for pictures during practice. FRONT: Mark Price, Warren Coates, Russell Blocker, Ricky Darnell, An Reddick. BACK: Emory Hess, Matt Smith, Bill Anderson, Richard Harris, Chuck Darnell, Coach John Booth. OPPOSITE PAGE, BOTTOM: Matt Smith takes advice from Coach John Booth while Emory Hess listens and Warren Coates watches a match. 114 Two Plus Factors Boost Tennis Morale Two plus faciors gave tennis a boost this year - the same coach for boys and girls and new courts. And although the old saying claims that a young per- son’s fancy turns to love in the spring time, at Valdosta High their fancy seemed to turn to tennis. This spring nine boys and ten girls showed up on the courts to par- ticipate. For the first time both squads were led by the same coach, Mr. John Booth. And each team also boosted one of its best records ever, the girls netting a 7-3-1 record and the boys earning a 11-0 record. Another plus factor for the teams was the completion of four new composition courts at the new school. Although the courts were not ready for the first match with Adel, most meets were held there. And many times the boys and girls were able to play on the same courts - something that had not been done for quite some time at Valdosta High. 115 Dual Track Squads Field Record Breakers Track and field sports this year did not make startling headlines, but the separate squads that showed up to develop skills in running, leaping, and throwing did set school records. Louis Federico set a school record in the two- mile events; Alvin Thomas, for the mile run; and Anthony Lynch, in the 330 yard hurdles. But these individual wins did not guarantee a region sweep: the best the two teams could do was to finish third in sub-region competition. Six men qualified for state in the region finals, but the school had no overall winners. TOP. RIGHT: Official signals a win for Louis Federico. MIDDLE. LEFT: The field events division of the track team poses at the VHS field. FIRST ROW: Dennis Harrington, Ricky Warren, Ray Lloyd. Raymond Johnson, Charlie Warren, David Catoe, Randy Horn. SECOND ROW: Coach Bill Aldrich, Joey Joiner. David Cooper. Gary Mims, Otis Whitfield. Rick Register. David Sumner, Coach Ed Jones. ABOVE: The running events division of the track team takes a break for pictures. FIRST ROW: Allen Worthy, Bobby Bryant. Donald Smith, Jarred Bailey, David Durham, Aubrey Whitfield, Clark Kent. Bucky Davis, Mike Thompson, Randy Grif- fin. SECOND ROW: Theodore Demps, Wilbur Scott, Herbert Holmes, Danny Brown, Frank Council, Carl Demps, James Bryant, Alton Battles. THIRD ROW: Robert Solomon, Alvin Thomas. Curtis Williams, Ben Brinson, Otis Whitfield, Keith Middleton, Julius Wilson, Anthony Lynch, Billy Berrian. RIGHT: Allen Worthy sails through the air on his way over hurdles. 116 Baseball Puts Hex On Golf Manpower One of the first principles of good journalism is to avoid alibi writing. But sometimes the alibi is the story - as it was in the case of the golf season. Baseball did put a hex on the man- power available for this sport. Under the leadership of Coach Wesley Jen- kins, a new comer to Valdosta High School this year, the team played nine matches against Tifton, Moultrie, Lowndes, and Westover of Albany. But they did not win a single match. Team members found themselves hampered - almost hexed - by the inability of several of their best club swingers to come out for prac- tice. These young men also played baseball. And the two seasons overlapped. Junior Hal Causey summed up the season when he said, Golf has seen its better days. We are inexperienced, with only one returning player, but have improved a great deal since the first game. Players on the 1974-1975 team were Hal Causey, Mark Buescher, Mark Turner, Scott Keller, and Greg Colson. Double duty baseball players were Buck Blanton, Jody Wilson, and Billy DeMersseman. TOP. LEFT: Mark Buescher keeps his eye on the ball as it rolls toward the cup. LEFT: Mark Turner prepares to tee-off. ABOVE: The VHS 1974-75 golf team poses before a match. FIRST ROW: Buck Blanton, iody Wilson. Scott Keller. Hal Cau- sey. SECOND ROW: Mark Turner, Billy DeMersseman, Mark Buescher, Coach Wesley Jenkins. 117 118 Getting Together Service Teamwork Projects Pride Fun Joining Qtudent Council Surfaces At Intervals Like the traditional groundhog that surfaces at intervals, sees its shadow, and scurries back to its hole, the Student Council came out at stated inter- vals, basked in the sunshine of work and praise briefly, and then disappeared. Members of this group, five from each class, sur- faced before school opened to assist with the taking of ID pictures and with the issuing of these student cards. They also had high visibility during the first week of school when they acted as ushers to help newcomers - particularly the hordes of freshmen - find their homerooms and class areas. Then the group briefly disappeared until late October when they came out with a bang to plan, promote, and direct all Homecoming activities. Tired from this exhausting activity, they rested until December when they sponsored the food drive for underprivileged families. And they took the spotlight for their annual Christ- mas program, in which Council member Susan Dot- son parodied Gladys Knight, with Student Council president Scott Alderman acting as one of the Pips. After this show, however, the groups hibernated until April, when the members of the Evaluation Committee of the Southern Association of Secondary Schools visited Valdosta High School. Along with other students, Council members held interviews with the committee and gave student viewpoints concerning all activities at the school. ABOVE: Student Council members gather in front of the trophy case for pictures. FRONT ROW: Scott Alderman, Elizabeth Cottle. Brenda Hornbuckle, Janice Primrose. SECOND ROW: Sharon Baker. Susan Smith, Syd Shepherd. Pam Moran. Kathy Jones. Cheryl Gatewood. Bridgette Campbell. THIRD ROW: Mrs. W. E. Wisen- baker, advisor: Michael Anderson: Bob Hamel: Clark Stull: Susan Dotson: Brenda Carter: Judy Eanes: Cassandra Morris: Ellen Eanes. 120 TOP: Mrs. W. E. Wisenbaker presents Mr. Mims with a Christmas cake from the Student Council. LEFT: In their mock Mr. Mims outfits. Brenda Carter and Suzanne Vickers sing ‘’Here Comes Mimsy” in the Student Council Christmas program. ABOVE: Stu- dent Council members Scott Alderman, Brenda Hornbuckle, Sharon Baker, Brenda Carter, Janice Primrose, Susan Dotson, and Suzanne Vickers take a break after decorating the Christmas tree in the commons area. 121 Winningest Club Repeats As Best-All-Round At Valdosta High School, the Foreign Language Club has always had the reputation of being one of the most active clubs on campus. And this year was no exception. As one of their community projects, the club members delivered Easter baskets and cards to the Lake Haven nursing home. Also, they sponsored a Christmas party at the old high school. But, most of all, the club concentrated on school projects. For the third year in a row they won the Distributive Education trophy for the most spirited club. This recognition was due partly to the spirit signs that the club made throughout the year and to their Homecoming float. And, using money raised at their car washes, members bought books for the lan- guage department. Also, as a school project they helped teachers during work days. All languages teachers helped sponsor the club. And, although meetings were held in English so that languages could not be exchanged, cultures were. Every member, no matter what course he took, was able to learn something about another country. 122 OPPOSITE PAGE: Foreign Language Club members gather in the pit for pictures. FRONT ROW: Catherine d Albertis, Dee Clay- ton, Laura Feix, Mary Lou Tillman, Carol Castleberry, Linda Lane. MIDDLE ROW: David Adams, Wilbur Bragg, Deborah Adams, Kathy Parker, Dana Redfield, Judy Eanes. BACK ROW: Debbi Yale, Russ Keener, David Sandbach, Jeff Morgan, Larry Carlile, Alfonso Ruiz. ABOVE: Carlos Abella presents Mr. Michael Griffin some of the books the club bought for the lan- guage department, while Wilbur Bragg and Alfonso Ruiz browse through the others. LEFT: Language Club president Mary Lou Tillman receives the trophy for the best football spirit signs by a club from DE club president Lee Fouraker. 123 Cheerleaders Support School, Not Scores Disappointment sometimes dampens spirits. But in spite of the football team's losing season, the enthu- siasm of the varsity cheerleaders stayed up. They cheered at pep rallies. They sold spirit rib- bons. They took to the field in rain, slush, heat and cold to echo the cry Y'all Yell!” In fact, their support was equal to that given a championship team. Led by captain Beth George, this ten-girl squad had another member this year, mascot Walter Webb. Adorned in a Wildcat head and uniform, Walter joined these girls in cheering. Without slowing down, this ten plus one group went indoors to boost the play of the basketball teams. Another duty performed by the cheerleaders was acting as school hosts. Even when the score was lop- sided in the opponent's favor, they ran across the field or court to greet the visiting cheerleaders and make them feel at home. ABOVE: Cheerleaders pose in Brookwood Park for their pictures. BOTTOM ROW: Beth George, captain: Pat Shepherd, co-cap- tain. MIDDLE ROW: Terri Moore, Rose Brown. Michele Dame. Hilda Hampton. TOP ROW: Jamie Maddox, Cathy Moore. Anne Bolen. Cheryl Wilson. TOP, RIGHT: During a break in the game, cheerleader Cheryl Wilson and mascot Walter Webb take time out from their cheering duties. RIGHT: Varsity cheerleaders lead football team onto field as Marchin' Cats play Fight Song. 124 B-Team Cheerleaders Boost Sophomore Class B-Team cheerleaders may not have had to cheer at many games, but they made up for this slack time by constantly cheering for and promoting the sopho- more class. They made signs for every pep rally. And they ordered and sold gimmicks such as pennants and balloons to proclaim the spirit of their class. Then, with these bright visual effects in hand, they sat together and led the sophomores in yelling to win the spirit trophy week after week. Sometimes they did cheer at games. According to Rhonda Shiver, The football team was not so good. They won two or three games. They played on Sat- urday afternoons - late - around six. The basketball team was good.'' Actually, Rhonda was almost correct in her recol- lections of the season. Playing teams from Waycross, Moultrie, and Thomasville, the B-Team Wildcats won three games. TOP. LEFT: Dressed in their pep rally uniforms, cheerleaders Jan- ice Williams and Fran Tate seem to agree with the homecoming spirit sign. LEFT: Cheerleaders form a human pyramid. BOTTOM: Julie Pulliam. Kim Coley. Jerri Finger, co-captain: Fran Tate. MIDDLE: Connie Brinson. Janice Williams, captain. TOP: Rhonda Shiver. ABOVE: Jerri Finger. Rhonda Shiver. Julie Pulliam. Janice Williams and Kim Coley show enthusiasm during one of their prac- tice sessions. 125 Ninth Grade Girls Learn While Serving Teachers and students, seeing the seven ninth grade cheerleaders frisking into their homerooms in the Eng- lish department, had these reactions: Aren't they cute? or They’re learning how to be real cheerlead- ers when they are juniors and seniors. Actually, these cheerleaders filled a necessary role at the school. They represented their class - not just the teams for which they cheered. On four Thursday afternoons they went over to Cleve- land Field to yell for the baby Wildcats football squad that won two and tied one game. During the winter quarter they cheered for the ninth grade basketball team. But because they were learners, they made only one varsity-type appearance. At Homecoming pep rally they wore their uniforms and cheered along with the B- Team group and with the older girls from the main cheering squad. TOP, RIGHT: Pam Bennett, Jamie Dotson and Linda Skipper do a victory cheer. ABOVE: Ninth grade cheerleaders pose in the gym for pictures. FIRST ROW: Linda Skipper, Debra Smith, Pam Bennett, captain; Donna Harris. Carolina Berrian. SEC- OND ROW: Jamie Dotson, Mindy Gamer, mascot; Tammy Ellis. RIGHT: Donna Harris practices a jump. 126 Muscle Men Form Exclusive Groups Educational policy dictates that no exclusive clubs - such as sororities or fraternities - may be formed in a public school in Valdosta. But the muscle men, under the leadership of Coach Nick Hyder, did form two groups open to only a few students. But Coach Hyder felt that the purposes of these groups justified their exclusive nature. One of these organizations, the V-Club, reinstated after a lapse of several years, had for its primary function the recognition and honoring of all athletes who had won letters for any sports. Football players could be members without the letters if they had played for at least one year. Coach Hyder personally sponsored the other group, the Society of Christian Athletes. On Mondays through Thursdays all football players met at the crack of dawn with Coach Hyder for conditioning drills. Then on Fridays those who elected to do so met with him for prayer and informal counseling. His philosophy was that in order for a player to perform well on the gridiron he must have personal equilibrium. And meeting to talk over problems, he believed, helped these young men be more poised and ready for competition. ABOVE: V-Club members pose on the bleachers. FIRST ROW: David Sumner. SECOND ROW: David Catoe. Roy Mitchell. Gary Mims. THIRD ROW: Harold Renninger. Doug Parker. Doug Con- way. John Showalter. FOURTH ROW: Shawn Steinenger. Randy Dalton. Steve lennings. Lee Harbin. FIFTH ROW: Greg West. Mark Hodge, loey Joiner. Keith Middleton. Brad Cohen. Ricky Register. SIXTH ROW: Jerry Smith. Stan Chapman. Doug Arnold. David Cooper, Bryan Johnson, Charlie Warren. SEVENTH ROW: James Bryant, Curtis Williams, Raymond Johnson. Jack Cain, Craig Adams, Dennis Harrington. EIGHTH ROW: Mike Skipper, Alton Battles. Jesse Loving. Coach Bill Aldrich. Coach Nick Hyder, Alex Greene. Randy Horn. Humberto Rodriguez. NINTH ROW': Billy Dykeman. Sean Harvey. Robert Baldwin. Buck Belue, Eddie Young. Clark Stull. Herbert Golden. TENTH ROW: Mike Wethcrington, Carl Demps, Bobby Bryant. BOTTOM LEFT: Mem- bers of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes gather in the gym for pictures. SITTING: Jared Bailey. Bryan Johnson. Doug Parker. Joey Joiner, Steve Jennings, David Catoe, Mark Hodge. KNEEL- ING: Tom Copeland. Billy Dykeman. Shawn Steinenger. Lee Har- bin. Ricky Register. Charlie Warren. Randy Horn. Stan Chapman. STANDING: Jack Cain. Doug Arnold. Mike W'etherington. Gary Mims. Keith Middleton. Clark Stull. David Cooper. David Sum- ner. Coach Nick Hyder. TOP LEFT: Juniors Ricky Register and Paul Joseph have prayer with Coach Nick Hyder during a Christian Ath- letes meeting. 127 BELOW: Kim Atkinson and Beth Hitchcock gossip in first period OUTLOOK class. RIGHT: Miss Eloise Terry ponders over OUTLOOK problems. BOTTOM: Alfonso Ruiz, official photographer for the OUTLOOK staff, and his friend Carlos Abella from San Luis Potisi, Mexico, pose for a feature story. OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP: By washing cars, Lee McMichael, Syd Shepherd, Sandy Atkins, and Phil Painter raise money to help them attend the NSPA Convention in Chicago. OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM. RIGHT: Lee McMichael puts final touches on his feature story. OPPO- SITE PAGE. BOTTOM. LEFT: OUTLOOK editor Syd Shep- herd proofreads stories for an upcoming edition. 128 OUTLOOK Adds Continental Flavor Although the DOSTA OUTLOOK serves a South Geor- gia school, this year it extended its boundries south to San Luis Potisi in Mexico and north to Chicago. After joining the staff, Alfonso Ruiz, who was spending the year with friends in Valdosta, easily adjusted to the routine of the school and especially to the news work. In the fall Alfonso traveled with other staff members and with Miss Eloise Terry, OUTLOOK advisor, to Chi- cago, where they participated in the sessions of the National Scholastic Press Association. At the conven- tion Miss Terry received nomination for secretary of the Journalism Education Association. Back at home, the staff applied what they had learned in Chicago to improve the newspaper. Pub- lished monthly, the OUTLOOK covered everything from trite news about spirit in the school to a controver- sial article concerning student drinking. Another con- troversial article that stirred up a tempest was the one endorsing the school board's stand on sex education. In format the paper changed little from the previous year. Price change was the only major alteration; cost went from ten to fifteen cents. 29 Beta Club Members Put Brains To Work Some students may have joined the Beta Club just to brag that they belonged to the intellectual elite. But most club members this year understood that they would probably have calluses on their hands and feet, for the club took an active role in activities for the community and for the school. For the community, Betas participated in the Heart Association’s fund drive in February. Making signs for the football pep rallies was the major school project during the fall quarter. Mem- bers spent each Thursday evening during football season painting spirit-lifting signs at the home of their advisor, Mr. Mike Rogers. Also as a school project the club served at the annual banquet of the Valdosta Association of Educators. They remembered, however, that theirs was an honors organization when their officers, chaperoned by Mr. Rogers, went to Atlanta in February to attend the state Beta convention. And in keeping with tradition club members relaxed at the end of school at the burger bash and banquet - two events - held at Ocean Pond. TOP. RIGHT: Laura Feix laughs at the joke played on Mr. Mike Rogers at the banquet as he sees the box containing his gift from Beta Club members. ABOVE, LEFT: Mr. Charles Powell, state Beta advisor, addresses club members and their guests at the banquet. ABOVE, RIGHT: Mr. Mike Rogers, Moe Griffith, Paul Franklin. Tommy Sheppard, Walter Elliot, Scott Alderman, Phil Painter, and Nicki Valenti enjoy the relaxed atmosphere at the Beta Burger Bash. RIGHT: Beta Club members pose for their picture. BOTTOM: Billy DeMersseman, Daphana Abel, Shirlene Cantrell. Susan Crawford, Mary Lou Tillman, Syd Shepherd, ludy Eanes, Martha Shirah. MIDDLE: Catherine d'Albertis, Wilbur Bragg, Nicki Valenti. Gail Register, Debbie Federico. Laura Feix, Peggy Henry. Susan Solomon, Elizabeth CotUe, Bob Hamel. Mr. Mike Rogers, advisor. TOP: Phil Painter, Anne Bolen, Scott Alderman. Linda Floyd, Teresa Hattaway, Phyllis Stovall, Mike Thomas. La-Voe Griffin, Walter Elliot. 130 Mr. James Burroughs Heads New Science Club When Mr. James Burroughs was a student at Val- dosta High School, he was a member of the Science Club. But between 1966, the year he graduated, and 1973, when he returned as a teacher, the club had fallen into the discard list of organizations. During the first year he taught, this young man more or less felt out the situation. Then last fall he managed to bring together a group of interested sci- ence students to begin a new Science Club. To give the group unity, he encouraged them to build a float to enter in the Homecoming Parade. Later in the year the club participated in the Walk for Mankind project. ABOVE: Science club members pause during an experiment for pictures. FRONT: Paul Purcell, Larry Carlile, David Sandbach, Mr. James Burroughs, advisor: Sharon Baker. BACK: Carol Castle- These service activities kept the members in touch with other students and with the community. But their primary interests were the discussions and experiments at their regular meetings. These ses- sions extended the boundaries of their scientific learning by giving them opportunities to share and to ask questions. They also made arrangements for a trip to the Val- dosta State College planetarium and invited all sci- ence students to join them on this field trip. Just to relax and to be together, the club held a cookout on May 16. berry, Mary Lou Tillman, Catherine d'Albertis, Nick! Coachman, Malcolm Haile, Debbie Bucheit, Alice Blaseui. Lisa Higgenbot- ham, Suzie Sparkman. 131 DE Piles Up Honors While Placing 9econd Like the car rental service that admits its secondbest status but claims to try harder, the Distributive Educa- tion Club had no qualms about saying, We may have come in second in state competition, but we brought home a truck load of honors. For example, Chrystle McDonald, Angela Poirier, Janice Ellis, and John Salter all came home with first- place ratings - Chrystle for her studies in marketing, Janice for her merchandising information manual, Angela for job interview, and John for his study of the petroleum industry. Other students garnered second and third-place wins for their club. On the district level several contestants placed first but did not win at state. Anna Beth Hughes took district honors for her display manual: Chrystle was district female student of the year; and Lee Fouraker, the local club’s choice for male student of the year, won on the district level before losing in Atlanta. In May the club sent a delegation to the national convention in Miami. They reported a fine time but no triumphs. TOP: Dennis Schunoff bags groceries at Harvey's. ABOVE: DE club members pose for their group picture. BOTTOM ROW: Angela Poi- rier, Wanda Clayton. Cathy Bennett, Debbie Rust. Lee Fouraker, Chrystle McDonald. Anna Beth Hughes, Janice Ellis. Paula Deloach. Tommy Willis. MIDDLE ROW: Jeff McDonald. Jay McClellan. Kim Adams. Carol Hiers, Karen Dandrea. Cathy Hoke, Carol Carpenter, Robbie Jenkins, Robin Kindley, Lisa DeCesare, Billie Bird. TOP ROW: Dennis Schunoff, Kathy Jones, Susan Oakley, Gary Johnson, Ricky Rust, Linda Stokes, Tami San- ders, Joni Abernathy, Mike Godwin. Tom Ringos, Jacqueline McIntyre. STANDING: Mr. Norman Greene, advisor: John Sal- ter; Steve Bilger; Leroy Godfrey; James Davis; Chuck Ramer. 132 TOP: Lisa DeCesare shows a customer one of the lovely formal dresses at Fads n Fashions. ABOVE: After receiving their awards, DE members Chrystle McDonald. Anna Beth Hughes. Janice Ellis. Tommy Willis, John Salter, and Lee Fouraker pose with their advisor. Mr. Norman Greene and Mr. M. E. Nichols, who was presented an honorary life membership in the DE club. 133 ABOVE: DCT members pose for their group picture. FIRST ROW: Wilimena McHellan, Rosemary McCoy. Barbara Butler, Nick! Valenti, Alan Sutton, David Carpenter. Ernie Jones, Terry Walker. SECOND ROW: David Pipkin. Winstel Love. Johnny Williams. Terry Becton, Kathy Willis, Mike Thomas. Sherry Cain. David Christian, Dale Whitmer, Clifford Griffin. David Holmes. THIRD ROW: Karen Worley. Susan Dotson, Charlie Mae Johnson, Trenia Warren. Susan Gannaway. Michele Dame. Brad Gandy, June Bennett, Joni Johnson. Greg Powell. Mike Carter, Tim O’Conner. Randy Crosby. Ronnie Nobles. Mrs. June Cottle. FOURTH ROW: Chuck Lamb, Audra Tharps, Belinda Davis, Brenda Hodge. Serenia Porter, Annette Kelley, Frederick Jones, Marty Blane, Lloyd Bunn, Francis Stewart, John Baggett, Tom Ridley, Bryce Conway, Roger Montgomery. George Grigg. FIFTH ROW: Bryan Strickland, Bob DeCesare, Allen Morgan. Earl Sowell, Mike Wethering- ton. Bill Halter, James Daniels, Stanley Kelley, Iretha John- son. Elaine Battles, Sid Moore. Stephanie Gilliland. Melinda Spake. Donnie Mercer, Ginsie Taylor, Gary Nowell, Chip Moore. RIGHT: Lauren Smith types on an addressograph in the admissions office at South Georgia Medical Center. OPPOSITE PAGE: Ricky Hogan examines muffler stock at HULYN SMITH AUTOMOTIVE PARTS. 134 Women Assume VICA Leadership Roles Today women have taken over many occupations traditionally held by men; they are telephone line- workers, truck drivers, and service station attend- ants. And when Mrs. June Cottle stepped into the posi- tion of coordinator of VICA, Vocational Industrial Clubs of America, the trend reached Valdosta High School and gave a change to this predominately male group. Under the direction of Mrs. Cottle and Mr. Levy Taylor, VICA students began an active year by send- ing two members, Ricky Hogan and Alan Sutton, to the state planning conference. New ideas gained at this meeting enabled VICA to place first in ten of sixteen events at the district competition held at Valdosta Area Vocational Indus- trial School. These winners qualified to take part in state competition. Also in keeping with the feminine touch supplied by Mrs. Cottle, the club entered Michele Dame in the running for state secretary. Although active in state events, VICA members still found time to participate in school and local activities, placing second with their Homecoming float, Gun Down the Indians, donating one hun- dred fifty dollars towards landscaping the campus, and entering a booth in the South Georgia Legion Fair. In other activities, VICA members observed the Christmas season by holding a Christmas dinner for themselves at the Ashley Oaks restaurant and spon- soring a party for the residents of Parkwood Develop- mental Center. At the end of the year this club hon- ored its members at the annual VICA banquet. VOT Trainees Fill Many Local Offices When the Vocational Office Training Club held a pool side dinner in May at the home of Jennifer Lewis to honor their employers, their guest list included many of the local professional people - doctors, lawyers, and school administrators. For the young people who belonged to this organization had honed their office skills to such a level of proficiency that they could command good jobs, not just fill-in stints. As a part of their club work under the direction of Miss Beth Barfield, these students competed in a num- ber of contests. In February at the mini-contests held in Warner Robins, Susan Solomon placed third as clerk typist. Sherry Smith placed first in the senior clerk typ- ist category. Ellie Ellerbee, an eleventh grade VOT student, won the office of FBLA district vice president. She will be responsible for planning and presiding at all district meetings, including the mini-contests for next year. Miss Barfield was installed as president of the Georgia Business Education Association at the state meeting in April. TOP, RIGHT: Juniors Ellie Ellerbee and Jodi Stephenson address envelopes during VOT class. ABOVE: VOT members pose for their group picture in the business ed department. SITTING: Sara Fomes. Jean Davis. Sherry Smith. Terri Ellison. Ellie Ellerbee. STANDING: Elaine Johnson, Jodi Stephenson, Bonnie Mullis. Sandra Rouse. Kay Huling. Miss Beth Barfield, advisor: Jennifer Lewis, Ellie Ellerbee, Gail Register. 136 Few Students Show Interest In SAGE If one judges by the interest shown this year in SAGE, the Student Association of Georgia Educators, there will not be a surplus of teachers within a few years. Enrollment in this organization of future teachers declined as students chose membership in different clubs rather than in this one. And one of the complaints of Mrs. Reynolds Carey, English teacher who served as advisor for the group, was I just can't get them interested. No matter when we schedule a meeting, they don't come.” When the members did meet after school, they talked about plans but seldom carried through any of these. They did choose as their major purpose this year the observation of teachers in elementary schools to get an idea of what kind of atmosphere a good teacher should provide. To implement this pur- pose, SAGE members visited several elementary schools and watched classes in session. As their money-raising project, the few members did have a booth at the Flea Market at Five Points in the spring. They sold used books and toys. ABOVE: SAGE members pose in the library for pictures. SEATED: Malcolm Haile, Susan Moore, Denise Harris. Ruth Dixon. STANDING: Pam Dennis, Tammy Nitschke, Mrs. Reynolds Carey. 137 Reveliers, Choir Give Special Performances Throughout the year teachers and students became aware of the presence of the large singing group at the school when Mr. J. Herman Revels' Reveliers and choir performed at special events. Following the Christmas dinner, the choir, girls ensemble, male quartet, and the Reveliers sang classical pieces and traditional carols. Both their singing and their disciplined perform- ance attracted comment from the teachers, who whispered to one another; How does Mr. Revels manage all of those groups? He must have a hundred students.” Actually, ninety was a more correct number. For their most ambitious appearance, in May the singers presented a formal concert. Their program included selections varying from The Look of Love by David and Bacharach and Oklahoma by Rodgers and Hammerstein to Alleluia by Mozart. To conclude their program, they repeated GOD'S TROMBONES, the composition that has become tra- ditional for Valdosta High School singers. TOP. RIGHT: J. H. Revels directs chorus practice. ABOVE: Girls chorus poses for formal group picture. I3B TOP, BACK ROW: Benny Carter, Walter Webb, Charles Smith, Ricky Barron, Alan Williams, Wilfred Head, Joe Carter, La Wen Emanuel. FRONT ROW: Calvin Sims, Dwaigne Gibbs. Carl Eady, Charles Jenkins, Willie Williams, Jessie Loving, James Robinson, and Terry Kelly. LEFT: Walter Webb sings during open house. ABOVE, RIGHT: The Revellers. BACK ROW: Cathy McBurrough, Sarah Johnson, Cynthia Perry, La Sandra Hankins. THIRD ROW: Mary Jackson. La Marion Baker, Rosia Smith, Sharon Franklin. SECOND ROW: Gail McCaskill, Agnes Roby, Beverly Smith. Martha Miller. FRONT ROW: Jen- nifer Rose, Jackie Baker, and Linda Dempson. 139 All-Black Clubs Gain Members, Support Although support for many organizations decreased this year, one club, the Jazzmen, con- tinued to increase in membership and in activi- ties. Jazzmen supported and sponsored food drives for the needy and held several dances and carwashes to raise money for the club. Members also entered two cars in the Home- coming parade to show off Jackie Baker, chosen Miss Jazzmen, and her two attendants Gail McCaskill and Jackie Lester. Also, the club won the Distributive Education Spirit Trophy the week of the Valdosta High, Lowndes High football game for its outstanding spirit signs. Another all-black club, the PAMS, served as a sister organization for the Jazzmen. Members of this group consisted of senior girls who had passing grades. Like the Jazzmen, the PAMS made spirit signs and sponsored projects to raise money for their club. ABOVE: Jazzmen club members gather in the pit for their group picture. FRONT ROW: Reginald Tooley, Carl Hart, Bartow Williams, Larry McDougal, Gail McCaskill, Jacqueline Baker, Jackie Lester, David Poulian. MIDDLE ROW: Mr. John Fisher, advisor: Walter Webb: O'Keefe Hunter: Walter Singleton: Joel Jenkins: Jerome Graham: Ronnie Hancock: James Childs. BACK ROW: Joe Carter, Jack Bethea, Keith Miller, Anthony Payton, Jerry Daniels, Willie Bess, Michael Ellis, Ralph Morris, Timo- thy King. RIGHT: PAMS club members pose for their group pic- ture. FIRST ROW: Curlene Hill, Janice Primrose, Linda Den- son, Evelyn Lumpkin, Jackie Baker. SECOND ROW: Phyllis Goff: Iretha Johnson: Catherine Shiver: Mrs. Edward Jones, advisor: Joan Harrell: Gerlene Thompson. THIRD ROW: Mary Alice Bell, Regina Brown, Susan Dotson, Sarah Johnson, Cynthia Perry. 140 Future Homemakers Invite All Students Not all students can be members of some clubs, but the Future Homemakers of America issued an invitation to everyone interested in studying the arts and skills of homemaking. Their reasoning was that while not ev- eryone has the brains to qualify for Beta Club or the brawn to get in the V-Club or the special talents and interests required by other organizations, every student will someday be a homemaker. But few students responded to the club’s invitation, and the highest membership held by the group this year was nineteen. These few girls, however, met with their three advi- sors and put on demonstrations of cooking, sewing, handwork, and decorating skills. At their meetings they also had guest lecturers. And any student who had a special project could share it with the group. As a club activity these young ladies helped every time any social function was held at the school. They helped Mrs. Sylvia Watkins, department chairman for the home economics classes at the first of the year, when she planned and coordinated the elaborate Christ- mas dinner hosted by Principal Mims. After Mrs. Watkins moved at the beginning of the winter quarter, Mrs. Gail Hunter took her place and worked with Miss Ossie Ash and Mrs. Rosa Hughes to encourage the future homemakers. TOP: Gwanda Henry concentrates on her mixing. ABOVE: FHA members pose in their living room set-up. SEATED: Mrs. Gail Hunter, advisor: Debra Williams: Barbara Dunaway: Marionette Pride: Patricia Lawrence; Debra Williams; Carol Faye Wiseman; Fran Tate: Miss Ossie Ash, advisor. STANDING: Mrs. Rosa Hughes, advisor; Georgia Woods; Sylvia Nelson: Barbara Trapp. 141 Future Business Leaders Diversify Activities Modern life revolves around the idea of speciali- zation in medicine, law, business and in club activ- ities. But the FBLA, Future Business Leaders of America, like a general practitioner, preferred to participate in a number of varied projects. In the fall members traveled to the state planning conference, where they attended various workshops. After returning from the state leadership conference, Ellie Ellerbee was the new district one vice-presi- dent. Sherry Smith was district senior typing champ, and Miss Beth Barfield, FBLA sponsor, was the new president of the Georgia Business Education Associa- tion. In December, FBLA members sold candles and sta- tionery as a fund-raising project, and in February they attended a breakfast during FBLA week. They ended the year at their banquet in April. TOP. RIGHT: Mayor Git Harbin poses after being presented a plaque of honorary membership by FBLA member Peggy Henry. ABOVE: FBLA members meet in the business department for their club picture. FIRST ROW: Mary Lou Tillman. Paul Pur- cell. Wilbur Bragg. Gail Register. Bill Brown. SECOND ROW: Debbie Hutto. Sherry Smith, Terri Moore, Teri Ellison, Sara Fornes. Sandra Rouse. THIRD ROW: Mrs. Carol Irwin, advisor: Lynn Davis: Kay Huling: Ginny S'ewart: Willette Okuma: Miss Beth Barfield, advisor: Elaine lohnson: Brenda Carter: Ellie Ellerbee: Peggy Henry: Susan Solomon: Linda Floyd: Cheryl Dubberly: Jean Davis. RIGHT: Mrs. Carol Irwin, along with Lowndes High guests Mrs. Alice Osborne and Mrs. Kay Cole- man. listens to the guest speaker at the breakfast. 142 NJROTC As Club Shows Off Service While study was the focus of NJROTC classes, the extension of this group as a club emphasized the vis- ible aspects of service. Members of the corps, under the guidance of Cap- tain David Scott and 1st Class Petty Officer Dewitt Wright, controlled the students parking lot before school each day and at all special school functions. They also formed color guard and drill team units which performed in both Georgia and north Florida. For the Rose Festival Parade in Thomasville in April they added a patriotic note. Dressed in their uniforms, the corps frequently received permission to miss classes in order to make extended field trips to the Naval Recruit Training Center - boot camp at Orlando, Florida, and to the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida. Change of command ceremonies culminated the year's activities. At this event, held in the spring in the Little Theater, the position of company com- mander passed from Lieutenant Commander Robert Hamel to Lieutenant Commander Herbert Golden, and the position of company executive officer went from Lieutenant Clifford Griffin to Lieutenant Red- den Hart. TOP, LEFT: Drill team commander Chip Blackburn gives orders to Danny Buswell and Ronnie Mitchell during the Thomasville Rose Parade. LEFT: Steve Dixon. Donnie Mercer. Ronnie Mitchell, Wendy Hart. Danny Buswell, and Clifford Griffin watch as subma- rine commander Bob Hamel instructs Greg Greer during the NJROTC skit for the Student Council Christmas program. ABOVE: Drill team marches in formation in the Thomasville Rose Parade. 143 Three Annual Qtaffs Fail To Keep In Step Dancers in a chorus line must practice hours to synchronize their routines. Unlike these young peo- ple, who know they will be replaced if they do not practice and perform, the members of three SANDS- PUR staffs, one for each quarter, did not keep in step. At the end of a quarter, if they did not want to work, they went blithely on to another course, leav- ing a few students to carry on the preparation of pages for the yearbook. In the fall quarter the staff made preliminary plans for the book, sold ads, and assisted with the taking of junior and senior portraits and class pictures. They also helped with the first subscription drive and came to school on a Saturday to distribute the 1974 SANDSPURS when they arrived in October. But they finished few pages. Winter quarter found many of these students gone, but a few replacements signed up, some of whom were seniors who could write copy. They had not completed many pages, however, when they left at the end of the quarter by way of early graduation. Not until the spring quarter did a real staff sign up for working on the yearbook. But, alas, when the bell rang for the end of school, most of these people left for parts unknown, with only sixty-five pages of the total book completed. ABOVE: SANDSPUR members Steve Best, Robin Kindley. Elaine Johnson, Greg Baldwin, Scott Alderman. Cindy Classman, Julie Gaskin, Billie Bird, Daryl Warn, Anne Bolen, Cam Greene, and Moe Griffith keep busy during second period. TOP, RIGHT: With only a few practices, the SANDSPUR Rockettes managed to keep in step - almost. Billie Bird, Cathy Willis, Daphana Abel, Robin Kindley, Rob Watson, Julie Wetherington, Janis Harpe, Debi Lever- ette, La-Voe Griffin and Anne Bolen. RIGHT: Daphana Abel and Walter Webb confer on a layout while Robin Wat- son , Billie Bird, Daryl Watts, Anne Bolen, Cam Greene and Moe Griffith work on cropping and typing. OPPOSITE PAGE: Daryl Watts uses the techni-cropper to prepare a picture for a layout. 144 Many School Events Feature Lab Band All students knew the sound of the entire band, both the marching and the concert sections. But when a group said, Let's have some music for this program,' ’ they meant the lab band. Featuring a mixture of jazz and rock, these young musicians, under the direction of Mr. Rick Kimmel, played for the SANDSPUR Follies, for the Student Council Christmas program, and for the school wide open house held for townspeople in April. Then this group justified its local popularity when they went on tour, April 24-26, in Georgia and Flo- rida. And at the district music festival they won superior ratings both for ensemble and for solo per- formances. When the combined bands went to Disney World for a marching holiday, the lab band continued to work by performing in St. Petersburg, Florida, for the Florida West Coast Jazz Festival. After playing for so many other groups, this select group staged a concert in the Little Theater in May to raise money for their own band funds. Any stu- dents who wanted to hear the music could be excused from Class. And for fifty cents they could listen and feel the beat of good jazz. TOP. RIGHT: Senior Byron Feimster keeps the beat with his tam- bourine while fellow lab band members play for SANDSPUR Fol- lies. ABOVE, LEFT: During the open house program, juniors Lee Northcuit and Alan Spell show their individual trumpet-playing style while sophomore Randy McDougald concentrates on his trom- bone. ABOVE. RIGHT: Lab Band members and flag corps girls back up sophomore Billy Brown as he plays and sings during a special lab band program. For this show, admission was charged to help pay for the spring tour. 146 Band Awards Banquet Features Home Films Musicians always have some ham in their makeup. Band mem- bers proved that this observation applied to them when they became actors for the amateur movies made of their trips to Dis- ney world and Cypress Gardens. To record these events, the band purchased a movie camera to take along on their excursions. And the reels of film shot on these outings provided the focus of attention at the spring band awards banquet. Only the senior players and their guests attended the actual ban- quet. Other members of the groups joined the seniors in the Little Theater at eight o'clock. After seeing the movies, few of which had serious subjects, the players waited for the parade of awards. Then, in keeping with their custom, band members presented a gift to Mr. Frank Butenschon. This year he had to think up a way to take home a strata lounger. He had no problem, however, with the gift from the band boosters; they gave him a sizable check. For the final event of the evening, the band boosters installed officers for the 1975-1976 school term. TOP, LEFT: Mrs. Yvonne Harvell serves Mr. Frank Butenschon the first piece of cake at the banquet. MIDDLE. LEFT: Mr. Butenschon presents honorary band director awards to Mr. Jack Coffey, Mr. Ken Williams and Mrs. Betty Easton for the administration's assistance with the band program this year. MIDDLE. RIGHT: Dana Ward receives the Directors’ Award from Mr. Butenschon. BOTTOM, LEFT: Mr. Butenschon and Mayor Gil Harbin present Kevin King the Bandsman of the Year award. 147 Marchin' Cats Enjoy Disneyworld Visit Latin American music. ABOVE. RIGHT: Mr. Frank Butenschon keeps a watchful eye on his small son. Kevin, while Barry Hacker and Kevin King mill around. Because they know how much work and imagina- tion go into the staging of a show, when two per- formers get together they usually appreciate one another. For this reason the Marchin’ Cats, old hands at performing, appreciated and understood the fea- tures of Disneyworld. After leaving Valdosta before dawn on May 8, they reached the land of fantasy by ten o’clock and took part in a parade at noon with Disney characters. While that parade was their major marching chore, they kept on the go until they returned to Valdosta two days later. Their schedule included a dance and banquet and visits to such attractions as Space Mountain, the Haunted House, Pirates of the Caribbean, and the Eastern Airlines show If You Had Wings,” and browsing in dozens of gift shops. On the night of May 9 the lab band went to Winter Haven to play for a high school band banquet. To complete their excursion, the entire band, along with the directors and parent chaperones, went to Cypress Gardens. TOP. RIGHT: One of the features of Disneyworld that awed band members was Cinderella's Casile. ABOVE. LEFT: Marchin' Cats Hum Nelms. Ricky Rowe. Steve Hodgins, Chuck Darnell, Doug Valenti, Greg Baldwin, and John Black pause to listen to some 148 TOP: Band directors Mr. Mike Chapman. Mr. Frank Butenschon. and Mr. Cecil Pollock take a much needed rest. On their left. Teri Durden watches the crowd while wearing a foot necklace formed by the feet of a reclining Daryl Watts. ABOVE: Russell Blocker, Janis Harpe. Linda Lane, Marc Dickman and George Smart stand close to Mr. Butenschon as he gives last minute instructions to the Marchin' Cats. 149 TOP. LEFT: Junior field commander Elizabeth Cottle prepare to lead the Marchin' Cats onto Cleveland Field. TOP. RIGHT: Scott Keller displays total concentration as he solos during halftime performance. ABOVE: Kathy Reddick searches for inspiration while fellow flutists Dana Evans, Janet Harris, Diane Johnson, Phoebe Morrow, and Debbie Yale play during Homecoming bonfire celebration. OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP: As he watches the cheerleaders. Frank Butenschon’s face reflects a mixture of fun and gaiety at a typical pep rally. OPPOSITE PAGE, BOTTOM: Field commanders, honor guard and guidons stand at rigid attention as the band prepares to play the National Anthem. 150 Marching Bands Slow Fast Competitive Pace Certain groups are known for their continuous activity and travel. But this year the peripatetic Marchin' Cats slowed down from their vigorous pace of the last few years. In addition to supporting the Wildcat gridders at each pep rally and football game, the Marchin' Cats com- peted in the East Georgia Marching Festival at States- boro, where they won first place. And instead of going to a major contest in the spring, the band took a lei- surely trip to Disneyworld. But although the emphasis was not on competition, the marching band continued to grow. When the full complement of players answered roll call, it included the Marchin’ Cats and the newest addition, the fresh- man band, known as the Spirit Band. This group of future Marchin' Cats accompanied the varsity band in parades and during pre-game shows. 151 152 Getting Together Freshmen Sophomores Juniors Seniors Faculty Superlative Honors Surprise Seniors Some honors come as the result of active cam- paigning for an office or position. Others come as the result of hard work and consistent study. But being tapped for membershp in the exclusive group of senior superlatives came this year, as it always does, as a surprise to most of the seniors. In April, Principal Lloyd Mims called all members of the faculty to a special meeting, the purpose of which was to choose the superlatives for 1974-1975. After receiving a list of all senior names, teachers studied the roster, and then each person circled ten names of those they thought were superlative, more than outstanding, for one or more qualities. Some teachers based their choices primarily on scholarship. Others preferred participation in clubs or in sports. And others concentrated on students who had filled leadership roles, primarily in their senior year. For example, Scott Alderman led the Student Council, Anne Bolen edited the yearbook, and Syd Shepherd served as editor of the OUTLOOK in the fall and winter quarters. Still other teachers ignored tangible achievements and voted on the basis of character and the charisma of personality. When the voting ended, the tally showed thirteen superlatives rather than ten because many of the totals clustered together. And Scott Alderman had the most votes to win the title of Best All-Round Sen- ior. 154 155 School For Choices Walter Webb CHORUS AND DRAMA 157 Senior Privileges Work Against Class Unity Senior privileges worked for and against the top class this year. All seniors were delighted that they could leave school at twelve twenty-five each day. Those who had jobs went home for a quick lunch and then reported to work. This privilege was not restricted to students in the various job programs such as DE. DCT, and VOT. But their departure left a void in the afternoon. Few club meetings could be scheduled for this time. No staff people lingered to finish the yearbook. Another privilege extended to certain seniors was the right to leave at the end of the winter or spring quarter if the student had the required credits. Many upperclassmen took advantage of this privilege in order to work full-time, to join the service, or to start their college courses at Valdosta State College. Of the casualties in this exodus, the class president deserted her position at the end of the winter quar- ter. And two key people on the staff of the OUT- LOOK left. Not until the night of June 3, when they gathered at Cleveland Field for graduation, did the young people in this class again have the feeling of oneness characteristic of most senior classes. CHARLES ROBINSON Vice-President - ssp BETH GEORGE President 158 Carlos Abella Joni Abernathy David Adams Kim Adams Scott Alderman Bill Anderson Bob Armstrong Sandy Atkins Mike Atkinson Jacqueline Baker Greg Baldwin Anne Barnes Terry Becton Mary Alice Bell William Bell Cathy Bennett Randy Bennett Teresa Bennett Jimmy Lee Berrian Steve Bilger 159 Chip Blackburn Debra Blankumsee Jennifer Bludsworth Anne Bolen Wilbur Bragg Donna Brandon Jeff Brock Kathy Brown Rose Brown Jonathan Bruhl David Burton Hilda Bussy Barbara Butler Brenda Butler Sherry Cain Benny Carter Timothy Castro Yolanda Chaney Pam Chester Randy Chism Early Graduation Leaves Seniors Void 160 Alexa Chiuy David Christian Mike Thomas, senior class treasurer, checks on details for an OUTLOOK story. Bob Clark Darlene Clarkson Linda Cockrell David Coleman Myra Colon Dean Cone Rebecca Cooley Ron Corbett Wendel Creasy Tress Crosby Michael d'Albertis Karen Dandrea 161 Chuck Darnell Melissa Dasher Lawrence Colbert pores over his business maih learning packet before handing it in. Danny Davis Jean Davis Linda Daye Donald DeCarlo Beth DeLoach Paula DeLoach Jimmy Dennis Steve Dixon 162 LAPS Guide Senior Learning Greg Doig Susan Dotson Henry Dowdy Cheryl Dubberly Gwen Durham Tere Eddings Walter Elliott Janice Ellis Michael Ellis Teresa Ellison Andrea Farley Debbie Federico Byron Feimster Dan Fennell Andy Fitzimons Marsha Fleming Linda Floyd Sarah Fornes Steve Ganas Bobby Gates 63 Senior Awards Crowd Trophy Cases Billy Gee Beth George Ray Glass Phyllis Goff Randy Gordon Doris Gornto Terry Graham Greg Green Cam Greene Clifford Griffin La-Voe Griffin Moe Griffith George Grigg Teresa Gupton Bill Hall Robert Hamel Pat Hamilton Hilda Hampton Leslie Hanson Larry Hanson 164 Joan Harrell Pam Harris Richard Harris Sam Harvey Teresa Hattaway Bud Hendrix Jack Henry Peggy Henry Vick Herndon Kim Herndon Debbie Hiers 165 Chrisia Hill Curlene Hill Debra Hill Beth Hitchcock Steve Hodgins Ricky Hogan Catherine Hoke Johnny Holcombe Diann Homer Anna Beth Hughes Susan Hunt Debbie Hutto Teresa Hattaway and Linda Floyd fill out order forms for gradu atlon accessories sold by JOSTEN'S. 166 Seniors Keep Some Traditions Arnold Ivey Linda Jackson Martha Jackson Mary Jackson Elaine Johnson Gary Johnson Iretha Johnson Lane Johnson Sandra Johnson Steve Johnson Sandra Johnston Brenda Jones Greg Joseph Roesan Kageler Janice Kahler Nancy Kennedy Robin Kindley John King Ricky Kirkland Steve Lee 167 Gary Leff Jacqueline Lester Debbie Leverette Tony Lewis Jennifer Lewis Frances Lipscomb Winsel Love Kathy Lyons Jamie Maddox Lee Martin Lili Martinez Herb Mason Grade McCall Sherri McCormick Randy McCullar Crystal McDonald Beth McDonald Jan McLaughlin Wilhemena McHellen Lee McMichael Shared Meals Yield Senior Unity 168 Senior Keith Miller and junior cheerleader Pat Sheppard tackle a hearty meal at pre-season football camp. Clair McRae Ronnie Mitchell Gary Mock Pam Moran Myra Morris Dee Dee Morton Bonnie Mullis Patricia Nathan Wayne Navarra Larry Newlin 169 Seniors Gather To Elect Officers Casey Newman Janis Nobles Willette Okuma Virginia Paine Phil Painter Dianne Palmer David Parker Anne Passmore Anthony Payton Lee Pennington Becky Perkins Cynthia Perry David Pipkin Kim Pittman Angela Poirier Patricia Pope Gussie Preston Sandra Pride Janice Primrose Sandra Puckett 170 Seniors stand to cast iheli vote during class election. Kim Purdy Gail Register Johnny Reid Tom Ridley Linda Roberson Charles Robinson Dale Roe Sandra Rouse 171 Seniors Susan Dotson, Walter Webb, and Peter Binford relax while waiting to perform in the SANDSPUR Follies. Eric Roush Carl Rude Debbie Rust Kathryn Russell Alfonso Ruiz Steve Sainz John Salter Tami Sanders Gloria Sessions Roger Sessions Cheryl Shaffer Kathryn Shaw Syd Shepherd Tommy Sheppard 172 SANDSPUR Follies Lures Qeniors Catherine Shiver Ray Sikes Teresa Sloan Phyllis Smith Rosie Smith Sherrv Smith T. Bush Smith Susan Solomon Judy Spicer Becky Stephenson Spud Steward Ginny Stewart Phyllis Stovall Allan Sutton Forrest Sweat Ginsie Taylor Phil Teffeteller Audra Tharps Janice Thomas 173 Seniors Cooperate, To Choose Mike Thomas Mary Lou Tillman James Turner Nicky Valenti Daoroong Vunruksa . Terre Walker Wanda Walker Dana Ward Patricia Warren Robin Watson Angela Watts Daryl Watts Walter Webb Brenda Weeks Ronnie Weldon Julie Wetherington Tonya Wetherington Cecil Whitehead Johnny Williams Linda Williams 174 Graduation Invitations, Class Keys Sharon Williams Tommy Willis Greg Wisenbaker Jeff Yale Mary Lou Tillman and Anita Johnson confer on the selection of senior keys offered by JOSTEN'S. Juniors Climb Ladder of Succession Pep rallies, assemblies, learning pack- ets, band practice, and football games gave juniors a boost on- their way up the ladder to the final senior rung. While climbing higher, they passed the rungs of ordering class rings, dancing to the tune at the Junior-Senior, participat- ing wildly in the Homecoming activities by dressing up as cowboys and Indians, flocking to the football games, and buy- ing yearbooks. And since climbing must be an individual one-at-a-time exercise, juniors did get together in their determi- nation to reach the top. Coming closer to their goal, they kept some old traditions, primarily sponsoring the beauty contest and hosting the Junior- Senior Dance, and made new ones of their own. For the first time juniors served on the yearbook staff. And they filled other leadership roles left vacant by early graduating seniors. Then, after many hours of tedious work and hard studies, they reached expect- antly for the last hard-to-maneuver steps ending the long three-year climb that left them with 470 members in the largest class ever to plan to graduate from Val- dosta High School. DAVID SUMNER President YVETTE COUNCIL Vice-President GAIL GREGORY Secretary JOHNNY M. CURTIS Treasurer 176 Juniors Come Closer To Top Deborah Adams Vera Allen Kim Atkinson Philip Badley John Baggett Sharon Baker Beth Bartholomew Karen Bass Stan Bell Molly Bishop Becky Blanton Russell Blocker Frances Bowden James Bragg Kenny Bridges Tina Bruce Katie Brunson Mark Buescher Lloyd Bunn Sandra Campbell Shirleen Cantrell Carol Carpenter David Carpenter Brenda Carter 177 Juniors Keep Eyes On Ball Mike Carter Tommy Carter Tim Castro David Catoe Hal Causey Stan Chapman Richard Childes Dee Clayton Gina Clayton Wanda Clayton Chuck Cohen Greg Connell Remizia Cooper Elizabeth Cottle Cynthia Council Yvette Council Jeff Cox Pat Crane Lee Crews Cathy Cribb Anthony Croshy Sharon Culpepper Johnny Mae Curtis Jeff Cutchens 178 Catherine d’Albertis Ellen Wllkerson, junior flag corps strutter, shades her eyes to get a good view of a crucial play at a home game. Jeanette Davis Lillian Davis Bob DeCesare Lisa DeCesare Billy DeMersseman Pam Dennis Connie Dickman Ruth Dixon Steve Dixon Ellie Ellerbee Cheryl Emme Sherry Faircloth 179 Laura Feix Jeannie Fitzsimons Kris Floyd Paul Franklin Judy Fuller Rusty Futch As soon as she picks up her SANDSPUR, Elizabeth Cottle turns to the band section. Susan Connoway Liz Grant Malcolm Haile Julie Gaskin Gail Gregory Helene Hamel Terrie George Cindy Griffin Lee Harbin Debbie Gifford Debbie Griffin Beverly Harris Stephanie Gilliland Theresa Gross Denise Harris Donna Combas Barry Hatcher Jackie Harris 180 Many Juniors Buy Yearbooks Donald Hart Robert Harvell Carol Henderson Becky Hendrix Jeff Hilton Angie Hodge Nathan Holt Randy Horn Brenda Hornbuckle Kay Huling Cheryl Hunter Janice Hutto Jerry Inman Brenda Irvine Janice Isom Robbie Jenkins Ernie Jones Kathy Jones Valencia Jones Paul Joseph Chris Keener Laura Keller Steve Keller Lanneite Kelly 181 Rising Qeniors Fill Top Jobs Mandy Kiefer Janie King Kevin King Jan Lackey Chuck Lamb Arthur Lawry Paula Lightsey Tim Mann Judith McGlaun Lisa McGriff Lisa Meeks Danny Mercer Beatrice Miller Gary Mims Susan Mobley Chip Moore Robin Moore Susan Moore Terri Moore Janet Morris Debbie Morrison Phoebe Morrow Larry Newlin Roy Nicholson 182 Junior drum major Elizabeth Cottle salutes the home crowds. Susan Oakley Doug Parker Patti Perry Serenia Porter Mark Price Kathy Prine Carol Rath Kathy Reddish Robin Reddish Ricky Register Mitchell Renfroe Angie Rinehart 183 Judges Honor Junior Beauty Patti Robinson Ricky Rowe Carl Ruquette Rosemary Savage Bobby Scott Steve Seckinger Danny Sharpe James Simmons Laura Solomon David Sumner Lauren Smith Matt Smith Emily Smotherman Anne Smrcina Jody Stevenson Grant Stout Coke Stuart Clark Stull Ann Sturgis Christy Taylor David Threlkeld Greg Thomas Joylyn Thomas Pat Thomas 184 Newly-crowned Queen Ellie EUerbce mixes one tear and a big smile when Mrs. Patsy Smith, art teacher, gives her a hug after the Miss VHS Beauty Pageant. Ross Thoreson Cynihia Turner Dianne Tyler Trenia Warren Kelley Waters Timothy Watson Hugh Waynon Joel Weeks Greg West Mike Wetherington Thomas Wiatt Ellen Wilkerson Lynette Williams Steve Williams Kathi Willis Greg Wisenbaker Georgia Wood Angela Wynne Debbie Yale Lynn Yates 185 Sophomores Take Spirit Trophy Sophomore class officers could nor even sit still for their group picture. In fact, this entire class kept on the go all year. And their activity had such high vis- ibility that few people were surprised when on Honors Night the sophomores copped the Spirit Trophy given by the DE Club for the club with the most spirit. During football season they repeatedly won the spirit stick for the loudest, most effective cheering and for the best signs. Under the leadership of the B- Team cheerleaders and their officers, this large class plotted strategy; they did not simply wait until they reached the gym and let the spirit move them. Every uproarious yell, every movement was planned for the greatest effect. Members of this class, indeed, approached every aspect of the school term with the same determina- tion. They joined and supported more clubs, took part in more sports, and piled up higher academic averages than did the young people in any other class this year. And they served as pioneers in many endeavors. For the first time a sophomore was allowed to be a member of the SANDSPUR staff. Nor did they limit their exploration to extracurricular activities. Teri Durden and Carol Whitehurst proved that sophomores could keep up with top-level seniors in an academic environment. These girls took Independent Reading for Seniors, an honors class taught by Mr. Keith Cowne, a graduate student from Valdosta State Col- lege. And they convinced English teachers of the feasibility of having classes grouped according to ability without regard to age or class. But perhaps their success was just one more piece of evidence that the sophomores had found the secret of school spirit, a quality that has seemed to disap- pear from many classes. 186 GEORGE ROBINSON President WARREN COATES Treasurer CHERYL GATEWOOD Secretary KAREN KING Vice-President Craig Adams Gail Adams Tony Adams Tammy Allbritton Brenda Allen Annette Anderson Sean Arnold Marla Aultman Gerade Bailey William Barnes Dexter Battles Sandra Belflower Lisa Bennett Gwen Berrian Keith Best John Black Linda Black Mike Blackburn Marty Blaine Frederick Bivins Samuel Bivins Li limae Boyd Everett Brantley Ronnie Brinson Steve Brogdon Billy Brown Danny Brown Mertia Brown Sharon Brown James Bruhl Caret ha Brunson Bobby Bryant Pam Bryant Ban Bullock Virginia Burgman Claudia Bunon Venessa Butts Jack Cain Caroline Caner Marie Castro Sally Chadwick Larry Chancey Renee Chaney Larry Charlie Eugene Cheney Beverly Cherry Rickie Christie Nickie Coachman Warren Coats Anita Cobb Martica Coffey Brad Cohen Kim Coley Wayne Collier 187 Billie Connell Anthony Cooley David Cooper Donna Cooper Beverly Copeland Debra Copeland Freddy Mae Copeland Tom Copeland Cathy Courson Janice Courson Susan Crawford Terry Creasy Judy Crews Mike Cribb Donna Cumbus Rickie Cunis Melvin Daniel Ricky Darnell Beverly Davis Joe Davis Lucious Davis Margie Davis Allen DeCarlo Janice DeLoach Carl Demps Eddie Denard Marietta Denson Indy DeSawn Greg DiMascio Teresa Dixon Janice Dorminy Barbara Dunaway Cathy Duncan Terri Durden Billy Dykeman Judy Eanes Carl Eddy Allen Enfinger Faye Euler Dana Evans Paul Evans Suzanne Everett Louis Federico Dana Feinberg Joy Feinberg Philip Feinberg Clyde Fender Beverly Fields Sophomores Grab Front Places 188 Jerry Finger Paul Fisher Ree Wesi shows off her pantaloons to Cobie Stouffer at Homecom- ing program in the gym. Terri Fleming Peppy Floyd Cathy Fluet JanEaste Franklin Amy Funderburk Pam Futch Teresa Futch Lisa Gant Burke Garrett Gary Garrett Dawn Garther Arthur Gary Cheryl Gatewood Rose Gatlin Connie Gay Stewart Gay Alice George Cindy Glassman Mary Goddard Mark Godwin Beverly Goff Brenda Golden Ronnie Gordon Alinel Gosier Jackie Graham Jessie Graham Larry Graham Sharon Grant Cheryl Gray Tammy Green 189 Bill Gregory Sherry Griner Belinda Guess James Hackworth Elnora Harrell Phyllis Harden Sherry Harden Janice Harp Debroah Harper Cheryl Harris Dian Harris Janet Harris Cynthia Hart John Hart Tony Han Benjamin Hane Tracy Haygood Erma Haynes David Henderson Jaye Hendricks Gwanda Henry Dennis Herrington Delores Hezekiah Georgia Hill Sheila Hingson Mark Hodge Jana Hodges Ricky Holcombe Pam Holland Robbie Hopkins Denise Houseal Nathan Hunt Eunice Jenkins Steve Jennings Alvin Johnson Anthony Johnson Bryan Johnson Carol Johnson Corlen Johnson Carlyon Johnson Diane Johnson Greg Johnson James Johnson Larry Johnson Redessa Johnson Sherri Johnson Vicki Johnson Joey Joiner Parade Features Sophomore Saloon 190 Shirlcce Joiner Cathy Jones Darlene Jones Terri Joseph Fredrick Joyce Susie Kebler Danny Keeling Karen King Patricia King Timothy King Kenneth Lane Linda Lane Patricia Lawrence Barbara Lewis Louanne Lewis Willie B. Lewis Mark Locher Yvonne Louis Sam Luna Livia Lyles Sandy Maples Cynthia Martin David Martin Natasha Mathews Cindy May Bernadette McBurrough Susan McCall Cindy McCambridge Imogene McCastle Cheryl McClellan Sophomores Craig Pennington, Susan Smith, Roger Hamel, Pierce, and Philip Feinburg capture Western theme of Home- Scott Dallas, Steve Brogdon. Martha Shirah, Jacqueline coming on class float. Donna McCloud Beverly McCoggle Joann McCoy Gail McCrary Sandy McDonald Elaine McDougal Herman McDougal Randy McDougal John McDuffy Wanda McFarland Cheryl McGilvary Tammy McGuyrt Angela McIntyre Donna McMichen Joy Meade Barbara Melvin Angie Metcalf Keith Middleton Sharon Miller Freddie Mills Mark Mink Linda Mitchell Frankie Mitchen Janie Morris Karen Morris Emily Morgan Cynthia Moore Kenneth Moore Judy Moran Lester Mosley David Nelson Ida Mae Nelson Sylvia Nelson Lisa Nichols Penny Nichols Melody Oliver Neal O'Neal Lisa Owens Vicki Parmelee Dwight Patterson Jeannette Patterson Melody Paulk Cynthia Peak Craig Pennington Scott Perdue Henrietta Phillips Jacquelin Pierce Martiel Pittman James Plymel Marionette Pride Daryl Prophet Julie Pullium Paul Purcell Donna Ram bo 192 Gophomores Share Novel Learning Tasks Chuck Ramcr Rodney Ray Brad Rayburn Allison Reddick Kathy Redkavitch Woody Richardson Mark Ridley Barbara Roberts Billie Roberts Melvin Roberts Henry Robinson Hershel Robinson Michael Roe Marcus Rogers Tim Roidl Donna Roosc Sandra Rowe Karen Rude Greg Sampson David Sandback Jackie Sangster Carol Sauls Dave Saunders Brenda Schnoff Mark Selph Jeffrey Sermans Martha Shirah Rhonda Shiver Cynthia Sims Bernard Sirmans Carol Whitehurst and Terri Durden, in a sopho- given across the table by Rhonda Shiver. In the more composition class studying denotations and background. Cindy Glassman makes her choices, connotations, consider advice about semantics 193 Karin Sirmans Phyllis Sloan Catherine Slocumb Alfred Smallwood George Smart Cynthia Smith Denise Smith Desiree Smith Sophomore Janis Harpe swings to the beat of the SANDSPUR follies, a predominately senior show. Seniors Enlist Sophomore Aid Donald Smith Susan Smith Tracy Southwell Earl Sowell Gwen Spencer Randolph Spencer Sonya Sprolden Charles Spurlock Debbie Stephens Vicki Stewart Shawn Stiedenger Timothy Stokes Cobie Stouffer Keith Stout Alan Strickland Bryan Strickland Freddie Stringfield Fran Tate Tracey Taylor Amy Teague Evette Tharps Cheryl Thomas Kelvin Thomas Terrice Thompson Betty Tooley Barbara Trapp Tommy Tyler Marie Unise Doug Valenti Sheila Valley Suzanne Vickers Charlie Warren Thomas Watford Angela Wells Sherri Wells Tammy Welch Ree West Mike Wetherington Rhonda White Robert White Aubrey Whitfield Carol Whitehurst 195 Sophomores Meet Challenges David Whitmer Richard Wilcox Stephanie Wildes Allen Williams Becky Williams Bernard Williams Catherine Williams Cunis Williams Debra Williams Denise Williams Janice Williams Kendra Williams Michael Williams Monroe Williams Quinton Williams Sonja Williams During the boys’ beauty pageant, James Bruhl models the latest in fashions. 196 Without Showing Hesitation Sophomore Ricky Darnell strains to return a serve. Teresa Williams Julius Wilson Patty Wise Danette Wisehan Eda Woods Linda Woods James Wright Jackie Wright Brenda Wynn Shawn Zacha 197 For All Classes, Getting Together Means OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP. LEFT: After receiving her diploma. Debra Blankumsee displays an ecstatic glow. OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP, RIGHT: Principal Lloyd Mims hugs a surprised La-Voe Griffin on Senior Day. OPPOSITE PAGE, BOTTOM: Juniors Lisa DeCesare and Stephanie Gilliland show approval after Brenda Hombuckle is named a runner-up in the Miss VHS Beauty Pageant. ABOVE: Jan McLaughlin, news editor of THE DOST A OUTLOOK, works on a current story. TOP, RIGHT: Cheerleader Terri Moore does not let rain dampen her Wildcat spirit. BOTTOM, RIGHT: During a week night practice, members of the Marchin Cats take a break. 198 Sharing Hugs, Smiles, Congratulations Numbers Keep Freshmen Together While seniors found it difficult to stay together because of their diverse interests, freshmen found it almost impossible not to be together because of the sheer force of their numbers. At least seven hundred of the twenty-two hundred students enrolled at Valdosta High School were freshmen. And everywhere they went they over- flowed the areas. On pep rally days they rushed to their assigned place, the buzzards' roost on the north side of the gym. There they crowded in and sat tight until teacher supervisors almost got pushed down the stairs. For the first weeks of school they were squeezed into silence. But they came to life and won the spirit stick twice. ’’This was the first time freshmen had ever won, bragged Elisabeth Reddick. They also used the weight of their numbers to pre- pare a float for Homecoming. Mrs. Cecil Pollock, freshman English teacher, working as sponsor, helped them choose a theme, assemble materials, stuff napkins, build, and paint until they had a rep- lica of a covered wagon parked under the carport at the home of JoLynn Salter. When they were not making waves in extracurricu- lar activities, these students took full schedules of six classes a day, including the basics for English, math, science, and social studies. RANDY GRIFFIN Secretary BUCK BLANTON President BRIDGET CAMPBELL Vice-President RONNIE CHRISTIE Treasurer 200 David Adams Kris Adams Brenda Akins Richard Alderman Anthony Alister Bret Allen Kay Allen Pam Allen Earl Alvarez Michael Anderson Elizabeth Anthony Doug Arnold Elijah Arnold Oscar Aguero Anthony Austin Stella Bacon Vincent Baily Anthony Baker Valerie Baker Robert Baldwin Cindy Barganier Ricky Barron Jay Bartholomew Ann Bassford Cynthia Battles Michael Battles Cindy Bayless Curtisene Bellamy Buck Belue Grady Bennett Danny Bennett Pam Bennett Caroline Berrian Debra Berrian Larry Berrian Shirley Berrian Wayne Berrian Dorothy Bethay Jack Bethea Vernita Bethey James Bivins Doug Black Joanne Blair Gretta Blanks Mark Blankumsee Buck Blanton Roger Blanton Alice Blasetti Charles Blunt Alfred Bradley Stephen Bragg James Branham Alfonso Breeden Tim Bridges 201 Mary Jean Briggs Tommy Brinson Gary Brock Jan Brogden Eugene Brown Frank Brown Jackie Brown Jamie Brown Joyce Brown Linda Brown Barbara Browning Tina Bryant Jacqueline Burgman Calvin Burton Frank Burton Patricia Bussey Skip Butenschon Diane Calhoun Bridgett Campbell Louvenia Capers David Carter Mary Carter Michael Carter Karen Castleberry Ricky Castles Kelly Chitty Jay Christian Laura Christie Dale Ciaccio Bessie Cobb Julie Coddington Greg Colson Melinda Condry Lynn Connell Doug Conway Alma Copeland Edward Copeland Frank Council Sheila Cowart Ray Creasy Susan Cribb Lisa Croft Eddie Curry William Curtis Rodney Dalton Donna Dame Chris Daniels Gabriel Daniels Freshman Skills Spark Sports 202 Gretia Davis Gwyneth Davis Jay Dee Davis Jeff Davis Lynn Davis Pam Davis Phyllis Davis Jeff DeGange Angela DeLoach Wanda DeLoach Randy Delrossl Shirley Demps Mildred Dempson Steve Devane Mark Dlckman Robin Dinkins Brldgette Dixon Bridgette Dixon Paul Dooley Jamie Dotson Glnny Dowse David Durham Ellen Eanes Kenneth Eddlngs Douglas Edwards 203 Josephine Edwards Jim Elliott Tammy Ellis Wayne Ellison Karen Eudy Ronald Euler James Evans Paul Evans Perry Evans Ronald Evans Laura Farley Lisa Feix Carl Fender Robert Fennell Joyce Ferguson Herman Ferrell Debbie Fields Gary Flanders Devane Fleming Janet Fletcher Charles Fluitt Jan Folsom Mayor Folsom Freshmen Improve On Reading Skills Timothy Folsom Miss Janet Scarborough, reading specialist, dem- as preparation for the student’s work on a learning onstrates the vowel sounds for Lawanna Robinson packet. 204 Paul Fomes Leroy Foster Kenny Fountain Illinois Freelove Donald Fulton Ronald Fulton Earnest Garland Yancey Garland Jill Garrett Lew anna Garvin Cathy Ghee Paula Gombas David Gordon Sandra Gordon Veraleen Gordon Gwen Graham Herman Graham Johnny Graham Lanette Graham June Grant Albert Green Alice Green Mike Green Patricia Green Sharon Green Lisa Griffin Randy Griffin Roger Grover Steven Grover Cynthia Guess Belinda Guess Gus Guthrie Dee Dee Hackworth Steve Hall Susan Hamilton Patty Hampton Greg Harbin Linton Harbuck Homer Harden Lisa Harper Clarence Harrell Calvin Harris Darlene Harris Debbie Harris Donna Harris Gloria Harris Jimmy Harris Sharon Harris Barbara Han Dorothy Han Mike Han Jimmy Hanman Thomas Haulk Gail Hayes 205 Phyllis Head Shelia Head Emma Henry Darlene Herndon Jeff Herrin Wanda Hesier James Hickey Lisa Higgenbotham Beverly Hills Tim Holland Mike Hopkins Betty House Daryl House Gerald Howard Terry Hudgins Howard Hughes Daryl Irvin Joey Ivansca Cathy Jackson Grady Jackson Joe James Karen James Lisa James Sharon James Todd James Danny Jaramillo Randy Jeffreys Alfonso Johnson Ellaina Johnson Ethel Johnson Jackie Johnson Keith Johnson Orestes Johnson Perry Johnson Teresa Johnson Jeannie Jones Joseph Jones Larry Jones Mark Jones Olivia Jones Charlie Jordon Terri Keeling Russ Keener Steve Keller Bobby Kelley Sherry Kelly Debbie Kenin Cindy Kinard Elouise King Karen King Nancy King Regina 1 Kyer Lee Lancaster Tresa Lane 206 Freshmen Easily Mix Fun, Work Buck Blanton and Tim Bridges concentrate on packets as they partici- pate in Hat Day. the first day of Homecoming Week. Jeff Lanier Willie Lawery Jacqueline Lawrence Michael Leggett Marvin Leonard Angela Lester Phyllis Lewis Rusty Lineberger Charles Lipscomb Catherine Locks Debbie Long Michael Love Tony Maine Marty Martin Renvia Martin Leslie Mason Janine Mature Patricia Mason Ulysses McBurrough Michael McCaskill Stevie McClary Lawrence McDaniel Benny McDaniels Susan McDonald John McEady Donny McGhin Laura McGrogan Kenny McIntyre Kathy McKee Gloria McKinney 207 Freshman Classes Meet Needs Anthony McKennon Mac McQuaig Crissy Mead Karen Meeks Candy Milani Jerry Miller Joseph Miller Lillie Miller Alice Mitchell Barbara Montgomery Godfrey Moore Howard Moore Linda Moore Terri Moore Jeff Morgan Casandra Morris Cindy Morris Sandra Morris Linda Motes Brian Mullis Angela Murray Cynthia Murray Terri Nash Amy New Jerry Newman Benjamin Newton Sandra Newton Thelma Newton Tina Nijom Jim Norris Olivia Okuma Mike Orenstein Susan Painter Joseph Pardon Frank Patterson Gerald Payton Cynthia Peak Louis Peak John Pendleton Kathy Perkins Barbara Perry Herbert Perry Ruth Phillips Holley Pipkin Jimmy Pitts Ray Poole Cathy Poulain Mark Powell 208 Dee Dee Hackwotth concentrates on sewing a straight seam. Kristin Reddish Dana Reeves Patti Reid Rudolph Reid Diana Renninger Patsy Revills Wanda Rhym Danny Rickman Kenny Ridley Ted Ringos Matthew Riser Dina Lynn Roberts Gaither Roberts Floyd Roberts Marcus Roberts Gwen Robinson Lawanna Robinson Lourdes Rodriguez Jeff Rolle Lou Rouse Lance Russell Viola Rutherford John Stepp Anne Saunders 209 Difficulties Slow, But Do Not Stop Freshmen Pamela Savage Pai Sawyer Judias Scott Jennie Scruggs Russ Scruggs Bobby Seawright Randy Sharp Karen Shaw Cass Shearin Mary Shepherd Peggie Sherman Suzanne Sherman Bernice Shiver Craig Simmons Doris Simpson Shular Simpson Doris Sims Jeanette Sims Johnny Sims Calvin Sirmans Cynthia Sirmans Darrell Sirmons Linda Skipper Deborah Smith Freshman Lisa Higginbotham relaxes as she ponders the answers to questions on a history test. Frances Smith Christine Soileau Suzy Sparkman Scott Spain 210 Janice St. John Mark Steedley Shelly Steidinger Janice Stephen Monti Stevens Phyllis Steward Doris Stewart Joyce Stewart Wayne Stewart Clyde Stokes Porterfield Stokes Diane Stone George Stoney Ron Stouffer Cynthia Stovall Sharon Straughter Charles Strickland Claire Strickland Cedric Stroud Sydney Stuart Dana Sutpin Kathy Tail Rex Taylor Mickey Taylor Mark Terrell Alvin Thomas Anthony Thomas John Thomas Sandra Thomas Mike Thompson John Tillman Clinton Timmons Gloria Tooley Jamie Tootle Steven Townsend Tony Treadwell Ivan Tucker Gregory Turner Debra Tyler Karen Tyler Jim Vaughn Gary Vickers Larry Vickers Ernie Vickery Victoria Vowel 1 Albert Wade Mike Wallace Tyrone Wallace Terry Walters Robert Walton Nancy Warner Rickey Warren Sharon Warren Anne Warrick 211 Some Freshman Students Julie Warrick Kenneth Washington Semeion Washington Wayne Washington Michael Waters Belinda Watson Sylvia Watson Irene Watts Kerry Watts Dee Weeks Jamie Welsh Jeff Wetherington Terri Wetherington David White Willie White Brenda Williams Sophomore Lane Wilson, one of the top five contestants of the boys beauty pageant, waits for the announcment of the winner. 212 Like Crowds, Others Solitude Working with a compass, Mickey Taylor con- structs drafting plans. Brenda Williams Charles Williams Deborah Williams Earl Williams Glenda Williams Laverna Williams Venessa Williams Chad Wilson Cynthia Wilson Jody Wilson Lane Wilson Carol Wiseman Deborah Wiseman Alan Worthy Curtis Wright Ranacy Wright 213 Faculty Wins Praise Of School Evaluators When the Evaluation Committee of the Southern Associa- tion of Secondary Schools completed several days of on-the- spot observation of Valdosta High School in action, the com- mittee left praise for the faculty. Words such as competent and dedicated appeared fre- quently in the printed report left by the evaluators. Writing about the English department faculty, Dr. James Brewbaker of Columbus College, Columbus, Georgia, stated: Mem- bers of the faculty are knowledgeable in their discipline, open to change, enthusiastic, and hard working. ’' Behind all of this gamering of praise, however, lay much hard work. Teachers from all areas began holding small group meetings in the spring of the previous term. Then in the fall of the 1974-1975 year they started the serious busi- ness of writing the reports to be sumitted to the committee when these experts arrived in April. Ms. Mary Arrington Miss Ossie Ash Miss Beth Barfield Miss Barbara Bames Mr. John Booth Mr. Warren Bowdoln Mrs. Kaye Brooks Mr. Marion Brooks Ms. Jennifer Brown Mrs. Roy Bullock Mr. James Burroughs Mr. Frank Butenschon Mrs. Marilyn Cannister Mrs. Reynolds Carey Mrs. Nancy Cavanagh Mrs. Doris Clark 214 At the dinner given for the Souihem Association Evaluation Committee, English teachers Miss Sue Johnston. Mrs. Fred Pulliam. Mr. Walter Salter, and Mrs. Harry Wolinski discuss ideas with committee member Dr. James Brewbaker. Dr. Brewbaker. from Columbus College, was the English consultant. Mrs. Marian Evans Mr. Eddie Herrin Miss Sue Johnston Mr. John Fisher Mrs. Dorothy Hobbs Mrs. Edward Jones Mrs. Lucy Greene Mr. Ralph Hogan Miss Margaret Jordan Mr. Henry Grudzien Mrs. Carol Irwin Mrs. Betty Kretlow Miss Louise Hendricks Mr. Isaiah Isom Mr. Jim Landrum 215 Mr. Lindsay Mason Mrs. Elaine Pilcher Mr. Jerald Pilcher Mr. Duane Pitts Mr. Cecil Pollock Mrs. Donna Pollock Miss Brenda Powell Mrs. Fred Pulliam Miss Bobbie Robinson Miss Donna Rogers Mr. Mike Rogers Mr. Walter Salter Mr. Wayne Sapp Miss Jan Scarborough Mr. David Scott Mrs. Martha Smart Miss Kathy Smith Mrs. Patsy Smith Mrs. Ralph Spurlock Miss Janet Swint 216 All Teachers Maintain Standards Of Excellence Mr. Charles Tarpley Mrs. lean Tarpley Miss Eloise Terry Mr. Jack Thomas Chairman of the math department, Mr. Mike Rogers shows his Math V class a demonstration concerning the x and y axis. Mr. James Taw Miss Josie Thomas Mrs. Roberta Wetherington Miss Gwendolyn Woods Mr. Billy Taylor Mr. Michael Townsend Mrs. W. E. Wisenbaker Mr. Dewitt Wright Mr. Patrick Taylor Mr. Freddie Waters Mrs. Harry Wolinski Mr. Danny Young 217 218 Getting Together Magnolias Pines Past Present Progress Merging 219 Palms and pecan trees flanking the DOWLING BAG COMPANY reflect the diversity of products - cotton, multiwall, and burlap bags - manufactured by the firm. DOWLING BAG COMPANY COTTON, MULTIWALL, AND BURLAP BAGS 910 River Street Valdosta, Georgia MIKE BAJ ALI A REALTY 1810 North Ashley Street Valdosta, Georgia Valdosta Camera Center 424 East Northside Drive Valdosta, Georgia HER PLACE W.T. GRANT CO. Five Points Valdosta, Georgia ’The More for Your Moneyswonh Store' Castle Park Valdosta, Georgia 221 Madison Highway, Valdosta, Georgia 106 South Patterson Street 1200 North Patterson Street Five Points Valdosta, Georgia 223 THE CITIZENS AND SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANK Wildcat captains Mark Stevens, Ralph Morris, and Phil Teffe- teller enjoy Cokes while captain Walter Elliott waits for a refill. 1409 North Ashley Street Valdosta, Georgia Coca-Cola Bottling Works Incorporated GREGO'S PIZZA 1901 North Ashley Street Valdosta, Georgia Properly dressed for an evening out, Daphana Abel, Joel Jenkins, Alfonso Ruiz, and Ull Martinez anticipate some of Grego’s good pizza. THE CAMERA SHOP ‘For VHS Students and Valdosta Nothing but the Best' HARVEYS' 2005 North Ashley-Castle Park Valdosta, Georgia BAKERY ’Home of the Butter Biscuit' Castle Park Valdosta, Georgia ROSE'S Five-Points Valdosta, Georgia 225 Hot Lips Lloyd Mims demonstrates the correct way to smoke a cigar as he applauds a good play by the trailing 'Cats. Village Shop Castle Park Valdosta, Georgia Stan Bishop's Cleaner 1310 North Patterson Street Valdosta, Georgia Keller Clothing Company Incorporated BLANTON AND CROSS INSURANCE Park and Shop Free 106 North Patterson Street Downtown Valdosta 'Complete Insurance and Bond Service' 226 P. O. Box 249 Valdosta, Georgia Under the leadership of field commanders Dan Fennell in pre-game activities, with the honor guard and flash and Elizabeth Cottle, the VHS band marches across field flags leading the way. C.C. arnfidoe Co. im mu antea o� «ooin 'The Insignia of Fine Feminine Fashions' Southern Stationery I 34 North Patterson Street Valdosta, Georgia The Spinning Wheel 'YOUR SCHOOL SUPPLIES DISTRIBUTOR SINCE 1908' 209 North Ashley Street Valdosta, Georgia 601 East Park Avenue Valdosta, Georgia 227 Chic's Radio and Television Service sales 1008 Williams Street CLEARVIEW CABLE TV Castle Park Valdosta, Georgia JOE LAZARUS AND SONS Levi Jeans Dingo Boots Hang Ten Knits Wrangler Jeans Career Club Shirts 100 North Ashley Street Downtown Valdosta VALDOSTA DANCE W. A. GOOCH LUMBER CO., INC. ACADEMY Director - Linda Coddell 106 West North Street Wholesalers of Southern Yellow Pine J. W. Bowen P.O. Box 36 President Valdosta, Georgia THE EXECUTIVE SHOP STUDENTS MEN'S APPAREL FORMAL. WEAR RENTAL. SERVICE WE FIT BIG A TALL MEN CASTLE PARK CENTER ft VALDOSTA. GEORGIA 31601 MT1CML} MAN ff 228 telephone BILL W SELPH 242-5578 OWNER Senior cheerleader Anne Bolen pleads for support from the Wildcat fans. FASHIONS 'Fashions For The Young and Young At Heart' Five Points Center Valdosta, Georgia THE PARK AVENUE BANK Small enough to need you - Large enough to serve you.' ’ rA FULL SERVICE k BANKi 604 East Park Avenue Castle Park Valdosta, Georgia 229 SOUTH GEORGIA PECAN COMPANY Shelters and Packers SAM LAZARUS AND COMAPNY Complete Outfitters for the Family 106 - 108 N. Ashley St. IRVIN'S SOUTHLAND’S Finest Pecans Post Office Box 609, Valdosta. Georgia Post Office Box 736, Waycross, Georgia The Man's Shop 9:00 - 6:00 pm 506 North Patterson, Downtown 10:00 - 7:30 pm 5001 North Ashley, Five Points Miller Hardware Company and Whitehead Hardware Company 'THE BEST AT A BETTER PRICE' Wholesale and Retail Hardware Valdosta, Georgia DeLOACH HARDWARE r GIRARDIN JEWELERS, INC. 303 North Patterson Valdosta, Georgia 410 North Oak Street P.O. Box 66 Valdosta, Georgia 230 FLOYD'S COUNTRY MANOR 709 Park Avenue Valdosta, Georgia TURNER RADIO TV 418 Park Avenue Valdosta, Georgia SIZZLIN STEAK 907 North Ashley Valdosta, Georgia DARBY'S SHOES 206 North Patterson Valdosta, Georgia HALL'S CHILDREN SHOP Castle Park and 105 South Patterson Valdosta, Georgia Vice Principal Jack Coffey takes his usual morning stroll through the English department. Sorrells and Martin, Inc. Frigidaire Maytag Zenith Carrier Fedders Magnavox 101 W. Hill WIG WAM Wigs and Hair Pieces Expert Styling 2015 N. Ashley St. Valdosta, Georgia Castle Park Shopping Center South Georgia Travel Bureau Roddey's Hardware Our services free Castle Park Valdosta, Georgia 128 North Ashley Street Valdosta, Georgia TURNER RADIO AND TV 418 East Park Avenue Valdosta. Georgia Sales - Service Zenith Chromacolor T. V. Radio - Stereo LOWNDES TROPHIES South Georgia Full- Time Trophy Builder. 1430 East Park Avenue JOSEPH'S WHOLESALE FRUITS —PRODUCE, INC. Georgia Farmers' Market Valdosta, Georgia Highway 41 South Plaques, Picture Laminating and Engraving 232 BARNES DRUGSTORE 201 North Patterson Street Brookwood Plaza Valdosta, Georgia HARRINGTON'S FUNERAL HOME 713 Lake Park Road Valdosta, Georgia ROSE'S Five-Points Valdosta, Georgia BYNUM'S DINER RENEE'S FASHIONS 2175 North Ashley Street Valdosta, Georgia Five Points Valdosta, Georgia 234 VALDOSTA. GEORGIA 4 Locations To Serve You Downtown SAKD CAMPBELL MUSIC CENTER 128 West Cenual Avenue Valdosta, Georgia Tillman Body Shop 307 North Ashley Street Valdosta, Georgia Mary Lou Tillman and Carol Castleberry prove that girls can handle a wrecker. Castle Park Moody AFB Lakeside 'We're Here On Your Account' Member THE FLYE SHOP — Men's Clothing — The shop of today's styles — 104 North Ashley Street Valdosta, Georgia Tour Pro Dive Shop DIVING EQUIPMENT • AIR • RENTALS REPAIRS • INSTRUCTION SUB-AQUA SPECIALTIES 2232 BEMIS ROAD VALDOSTA. GEORGIA 31601 Kent Buescher OWNER TELEPHONE 012) 242 1152 KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN DeLOACH'S MEN SHOP ’We Don’t Make the Clothes, Just the Difference’ 3026 North Ashley Street Valdosta, Georgia 2803 North Ashley Street 247-0510 Valdosta, Georgia SAMBO'S 'Where All Friends Meat to Eat ' Joe, Ida, Family and Staff Welcome You 3151 Ashley Street Valdosta, Georgia of Valdosta Interstate 75 and Georgia 94 Valdosta, Georgia Seniors Phil Painter. Anne Bolen, Cam Greene, and La-Voe Grif- fin demonstrate the good fit of jeans manufactured by LEVI- STRAUSS COMPANY. LEVI-STRAUSS COMPANY 'Made right here in Valdosta' 2220 East Hill Avenue Valdosta, Georgia TRAILCO CORP. UtofovccfvCeti FARMBEST 'Foremost in the South' DIVISION OF HOMETOWN FOODS 1001 Williams Street Valdosta, Georgia Call For More Information 244-6050 415 East Park Avenue Valdosta, Georgia James Sco+t and Son Funeral Home 3 12 East Branch Street Valdosta, Georgia Horace S+ephenson MR. EMPLOYER EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 128 North Patterson Street Valdosta, Georgia 913 N. Patterson Street PAUL E. SUMNER Valdosta, Georgia 31601 Against a background of beautiful china in STEPHENSON'S JEWEL- ER'S. the Valdosta High School alumni hold a brief reunion. Max Stephenson as salesman and Tress Crosby as prospective customer. Like sports News? Like sports Photos? Like the PIZZA VILLA Wildcats? Then you'll like THE VALDOSTA DAILY TIMES! We've got the best national, local, and state coverage you can find (especially on those big Wildcats). Haliioata Satlg (Sintf a 1300 North Ashley Street 1504 East Park Avenue Valdosta, Georgia 'Over 100 years old but new every day' 241 Senior Beth George, assistam to JOSTEN’S representative Ben ground, junior June Bennett waits to pay her balance owed. Belue, helps junior Robin Reddish fit her class ring. In the back- JOSTEN'S Class Rings Ben Belue Representative 242 Clarinet Section Remembers Kathy Gunter 243 Everyone Loves the Good Things at 244 1701 North Ashley Valdosta, Georgia PUTT-PUTT GOLF COURSE Gornto Road Valdosta, Georgia •Have a Ball!' PLAY PUTT-PUTT TONITE AT PUTT-PUTT GOLF COURSES SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO. 1203 North Patterson Street Brookwood Plaza Valdosta, Georgia THE SCRUGGS COMPANY 'We Specialize in Concrete' 807 River Street 242-2388 Valdosta, Georgia 245 in Mathis, head of IMC II DAVIS AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATING SALES — SERVICE — INSTALLATION Authorized Dealer for CARRIER — The Round One Residential — Commercial Industrial 402 East Mary Street Valdosta, Georgia 246 SheratonA ldosta Motor Inn SHERATON HOTELS AND MOTOR INNS A WORLDWIDE SERVICE OF HI Interstate 75 U.S. 84 Valdosta, Ga. 31602 Telephone (912) 242-1212 LANGDALE - WILLIS COMPANY .............................ineurance P. O. BOX 967 VALDOSTA. GEORGIA 31601 HULYN SMITH AUTOMOTIVE 1011 North Ashley Valdosta, Georgia To: 1974-75 EDITION OF THE MARCHIN' 'Cats Thank you for the many hours of enjoyment you have provided for me and for your many other fans. Congratulations on your many victories and honors. And my best wishes for your contin- ued success. Sincerely. Sergeant Bill Hamilton For Written Guarantees Instead of Promises About Technical Schools, Assignments, and Pay See SERGEANT BILL HAMILTON U.S. ARMY RECRUITER Large Faculty Supports Community Business Because of the size and the widespread nature of the school, many teachers at Valdosta High School seldom came in contact with one another - except at faculty meetings. Many of them also failed to have their pictures taken for the mug shot section of the yearbook. Some even did not turn in information for the faculty index. To fill this identity gap, the SANDSPUR staff decided to list all of the faculty by departments, including those teachers who left before the end of the year. ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Miss Sarah Dean Adams Mrs. Reynolds Carey Mrs. Nancy Cavanagh Miss Marcia Dennis Mrs. Charles Elder Mrs. Don Helms Miss Maude Johnson Miss Maud Johnson Miss Sue Johnston Mr. Duane Pitts Mrs. Cecil Pollock Mrs. Fred Pulliam Miss Bobbie Robinson Miss Donna Rogers Mr. Walter Salter Miss Jan Scarborough Miss Janet Swint Miss Eloise Terry Mrs. Dorothy Connell Chairman SCIENCE DEPARTMENT Mr. David Bullock Mr. James Burroughs Mr. W. E. Davis Mr. John Fisher Mr. Henry Grudzien Mr. Edward Jones Mrs. Sarah Jones Mr. Glenn Phelps Mrs. Martha Smart Mr. Billy Taylor Mr. Julian LeFiles . . Chairman Mrs. Harry Wolinski Chairman MATH DEPARTMENT Mrs. Perry Anderson Ms. Mary Price Arrington Mrs. Terry Evans Mrs. Jerry Hooper Coach Nick Hyder Miss Margaret Jordan Mrs. Thomas Kretlow Mrs. Jerald Pilcher Coach Jack Rudolph Mrs. Charles Tarpley Mrs. Johnny Wetherington Mr. Mike Rogers Chairman FOREIGN LANGUAGE Mrs. Marilyn Cannister Mrs. Dorothy Hobbs Mr. Duane Pitts SOCIAL STUDIES Miss Marsha Barnes Mr. John Booth Ms. Jennifer Brown Mrs. Roy Bulluck Mr. Kelly Deas Mr. Tom Finland Miss Louise Hendricks Mr. Ed Herrin Mr. Ralph Hogan, Jr. Mr. Jim Landrum Mr. Lindsay Mason w Mr. James Taw Mr. Jack ThomhSi Miss Gwendolyn Woods Mr. Danny Yc Mrs. W. E. Wisenbaker Chairman HOME ECONOMICS Miss Ossie Ash Mrs. Gail Hunter Mrs. Rosa Hughes Chairman Winter, Spring Mrs. Sylvia Watkins Chairman, FaH 1 BUSINESS EDUCATION Miss Beth Barfield Mrs. Carol Irwin Miss Kathy Smith Mrs. George Scott Chairman Fall, Winter Mrs. Hilda Spurlock Chairman Spring ART DEPARTMENT Mrs. Patsy Smith Mr. Pat Taylor Mr. Jerald Pilcher Chairman INDIVIDUAL ADVANCEMENT Mrs. Sylvia Evans Mrs. Elizabeth Wilkins Mrs. Sandra Williams Mrs. Lucy Greene Chairman BAND Mr. Cecil Pollock Miss Brenda Powell Mr. J. Herman Revels Mr. Frank Butenschon Chairman DRIVER EDUCATION Mr. Marion Brooks Mr. Wesley Jenkins Mr. Joe Wilson Chairman PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Secretary Mrs. Robert Smith % Secretary Mrs. Buck Thomas Records Clerk Mrs. Donald Yale «� , Registrar VOCATIONAL EDUCATION Mr. Willie Easton, Audio-Visual Library ADMINISTRATORS Principal Lloyd Mims Assistant Principal James Bridges Assistant Principal Jack Coffey ■Dean of Girls Betty Easton Assistant Principal Ken Williams Mrs. Kay Brooks Mr. Marion Brooks Miss Regina Hollinshead Mr. Charles Tarpley Mr. Freddie Waters Mr. Bill Aldrich Chairman NAVAL SCIENCE Petty Officer First Class Dewitt James Wright Captain David A. Scoti Chairman Mr. Warren Bowdoin Mr. Edward Cannington Ms. June Cottle Mr. Bryan Ellington Mr. Norman Greene Mr. Isaiah Isom Mr. Wayne Sapp Miss Leberta Stallworth Mr. Bill Thaxton Mr. Levi Taylor Mr. Michael Townsend Mr. James Bridges Chairman GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT SUPPORT PERSONNEL Mrs. Timothy Brogdon Receptionist Mrs. W. D. Burgsteiner Bookkeeper Financial Secretary Mrs. George Gilbert Secretary Mrs. J. M. Nitschke Secretary Mrs. Eugene Purcell Secretary Miss Carol Rush Receptionist Mr. Bill Allison Mr. Norman Britt Mrs. Lavcrne Torrence Mrs. Jenny Wisenbaker Chairman LIBRARIANS Mrs. Ralph Brandon Mrs. Ben Force Mr. William Pompey Mrs. Bryan Mathis Chairman 251 Faculty Members Support All Clubs MISS SARAH DEAN ADAMS - A.B.. Val- dosta State College. English; M.S.. Uni- versity of Georgia. English. Teaches: English. Previous Schools: North Florida Junior College. Years' Experience: 34. WILLIAM E. ALDRICH - B.S., Georgia Southern College, physical education. Teaches: physical education. Previous Schools: Gainsville Junior High School, Gainsvllle. Florida; Hahira Junior High School. Hahira. Georgia; Valdosta Junior High School, Valdosta. Georgia. Spon- sors: football, track, gymnastics. Years' Experience: 9. DONALD L. ALLISON - B.S., Georgia Southern College, education; B.S., West Georgia College, counseling. Freshman and vocational counselor. Previous Schools: Graniteville High School, Gran- iteville. South Carolina; Carrollton High School, Carrollton, Georgia; Carthage School System. Carthage. Texas. Spon- sors: Hi-Y, literary events coordinator. Years' Experience: 8. MRS. VANELLE K. ANDERSON - A.B., M.E., Valdosta State College, mathe- matics. Teaches: mathematics. Previous Schools: Arlington, Virginia; Jackson- ville, Florida. Years' Experience: 24. MISS MARY PRICE ARRINGTON - B.S., Valdosta State College, education. Teaches: mathematics. Honors: Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universi- ties, Cardinal Key Honor Society, Dean's List. president of the Math Education Club. Years' Experience: 3. MISS OSSIE ASH - B.S., Savannah State College, home economics; M.A., Columbia University, home economics. Teaches: home economics. Sponsors: Future Homemakers of America. Years' Experience: 5. MISS BETH BARFIELD - B.S., Valdosta State College, business education. Teaches: business education. Previous Schools: Lowndes High School; Waycross High School. Sponsors: Future Business Leaders of America. Years’ Experience: 6. MISS BARBARA BARNES - A.A.. Miami- Dade Junior College; B. A. , Valdosta State College, history. Teaches: social studies. Previous Schools: Mitchell County High School. Years’ Experience: 3. MR. JOHN M. BOOTH - A.B.. Georgia Southern College, history: M.A., Val- dosta State College, political science. Teaches: modem world history. Honors: Teacher of the Month. SANDSPUR dedi- cation 1975. Sponsors: freshman class. Yean' Experience: 6. MR. WARREN E. BOWDOIN - Univenity of Georgia. Teaches: Graphic Arts. Spon- son: sophomore class. Yean’ Experience: 2. MR. JAMES BRIDGES - B.S. , Georgia Southern College; M.S.T., Georgia Southern College; VE-4. University of Georgia. Vocational supervisor. Previous Schools: Fitzgerald High School, Fitzger- ald, Georgia; Glynn Academy, Bruns- wick. Georgia. Yean' Experience: 10. MRS. MARIE BRANDON - Univenity of Monterallo. Univenity of Alabama. Uni- venity of Georgia. Librarian. Previous Schools: Robertsdale Elementary, Roberts- dale, Alabama; Northside Elementary, Cairo, Georgia; Valdosta Junior High School. Yean Experience: 4. MR. NORMAN LEROY BRITT, JR. - B.S., M.A., Florida Normal Industrial Insti- tute: Bethune Cookman College; Florida A M Univenity: Florida State Univenity; Fayetteville State Univenity; North Caro- lina College; Atlanta Univenity. Guid- ance counselor. Previous Schools: Gifford High School, Lyons Industrial High School, Jerry Jackson Junior High School, Lomax High School. Valdosta Junior High School. Honors: Entered college from tenth grade, offered fellowship to Harvard University, nominated for Outstanding Professional in Human Services, nomi- nated for Leaden of Black American by Harris Press, 1973, vanity letten in bas- ketball. football, track, field, tennis, and swimming. Yean' Experience: 21. MRS. KAYE C. BROOKS - B.S., Univer- sity of Georgia, physical education. Teaches: physical education. Previous Schools: Valdosta Junior High School. Yean' Experience: 7. MR. MARJON DOUGLAS BROOKS - A.S.. South Georgia College; B.S., Valdosta State College, education. Teaches: driver education. Sponsors: baseball, football. Yean' Experience: 5. MS. JENNIFER B. BROWN - B.S.. Fort Valley State College. Teaches: social studies. Previous Schools: Pinevale High School. Yean’ Experience: 3. MR. DAVID BULLOCK - B.S., Valdosta State College. Teaches: outdoor educa- tion. physical science, chemistry. Previ- ous Schools: Valdosta Junior High School. Sponsors: senior class, Science Club. Yean’ Experience: 2. MRS. ROY T. BULLOCK - A.A.. North Carolina Central Univenity; B.S., Uni- versity of Puerto Rico. Valdosta State College. Teaches: social studies. Honon: Graduated SUMMA CUM LAUDE. Yean' Experience: 2. MR. JAMES R. BURROUGH - B.S., Val- dosta State College. Teaches: physical science, biology. Honon: Bronze Star, Purple Heart. Outstanding Scholastic Award. Sponson: Science Club. Yean' Experience: 3. MR. FRANK BUTENSCHON - B.S.. Auburn Univenity; M. Ed., Valdosta State College. Teaches: Band. Previous Schools: Valdosta Junior High School. Honon: Valdosta Lowndes County Out- standing Young Educator 1970, National Band Association Citation of Excellence, 1969; Phi Mu Alpha. Yean' Experience: 15. MR. EDWARD R. CANNINGTON - Val- dosta Technical School, electrical tech- nology. Teaches: electro-mechanics. Yean’ Experience: 2. MRS. MARILYN A. CANNISTER - B.A., M.Ed., Valdosta State College, French. Teaches: French and Spanish. Previous Schools: Valdosta Junior High School, Pinevale High School. Sponson: Foreign Language Club. Yean’ Experience: 6. MRS. REYNOLDS CAREY - B.A.. Win- throp College, English and history. Teaches: English. Previous Schools: Lan- caster, South Carolina; Union, South Car- olina; De Ridder, Louisiana; Chatta- nooga, Tennessee; Franklin, Tennessee. Sponsors: SAGE. CRACKLINGS. Years' Experience: 12. MRS. NANCY CAVANAGH - B.S.. Oklahoma State University, English. Teaches: English. Honors: Phi Kappa Delta. Yean' Experience: 1. MISS DORIS S. CLARK - B.S.. South Car- olina State College. Teaches: shorthand and record keeping. Previous Schools: Dasher High School, Pinevale High School. Honon: Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society. Sponsors: junior class. Years' Experience: 21. MR. JACK N. COFFEY - B.S.. Florida State Univenity; M. Ed., Univenity of Illinois. Other Schools Attended: Univer- sity of Georgia. Assistant principal. Pre- vious Schools: Valdosta Junior High School. Pinevale High School. Honon: Chi Gamma Iota. Yean’ Experience: 10. MRS. DOROTHY JOHNSON CONNELL - B. A., Valdosta State College. Other Col- leges Attended: Univenity of Georgia, Mercer, Vanderbilt University, Florida State Univenity. Teaches: French. Previ- ous Schools: Naylor High School. Echols High School, Hahira High School, Clarke County. Honon: Teacher of the year in French by Foreign Language Association of Georgia. Yean’ Experience: 29. MRS. JUNE COTTLE - Associate degree, Abraham Baldwin College, secretarial science; B.S., Valdosta State College, business education. Teaches: Divenified Cooperative Training. Previous Schools: Valdosta Junior High School. Honors: MAGNA CUM LAUDE. Who's Who in American Univenities and Colleges, Car- dinal Key. Sponson: VICA. Yean' Expe- rience: 4. MR. WILLIAM E. DAVIS - B.S.. M.S., Auburn University. Other Schools Attended: Univenity of Florida, Univer- sity of North Carolina. Mercer. Teaches: chemistry, physics. Previous Schools: Wayne County High School. Jesup, Geor- gia. Honon: STAR Teacher. 1968, 1975; two state championships in girls' basket- ball and several regional championships; eight times champion in Hahira Invita- tional Basketball Tournament. Years' Experience: 27. MR. KELLY L. DEES - B.S., Valdosta State College, history. Teaches: Bible. 252 Previous Schools: Valdosta Junior High School. Years’ Experience: 4. MISS MARCIA DENNIS - B.S., Valdosta State College, English. Teaches: English. Previous Schools: Pinevale High School. Years’ Experience: 3. MRS. W. J. EASTON - B.S., Alabama State College: M.A.. Valdosta State Col- lege, history. Other Schools Attended: North Carolina A T. Dean of Girls. Pre- vious Schools: Homerville Elementary and Homerville High School, Homerville, Georgia: Clinch County High School, Homerville, Georgia; Brooks County Jun- ior High School, Quitman, Georgia. Years’ Experience: 12. MRS. CHARLES ELDER - B.S., Valdosta State College. English. Other Schools Attended: University of Georgia, South Georgia College. Teaches: English. Hon- ors: Student Advisory Council. Sponsors: junior class. Years' Experience: 3. MRS. MARIAN S. EVANS - B.S.. Val- dosta State College, education. Teaches: mathematics. Previous Schools: Waycross High School, Waycross, Georgia. Years’ Experience: 2. MISS SYLVIA EVANS - B.S., University of Tennessee at Martin, secondary educa- tion. Teaches: individual advancement, ninth grade. Previous Schools: Clinch County Junior High School. Homerville, Georgia. Sponsors: B-Team cheerleaders. Years' Experience: 3. MR. JOHN T. FISHER - A.B., Morris Brown College. Other Schools Attended: Atlanta University, Bradley University, Florida State University, Valdosta State College. Previous Schools: Dock Kemp High School, Pinevale High School, Lomax Junior High School, Valdosta Jun- ior High School. Sponsors: Jazzmen Club. Years’ Experience: 19. MRS. LYNN GAST - B.S., Ohio State University, health and physical educa- tion. Teaches: hospital, homebound. Pre- vious Schools: Pinevale High School. Honors: graduated CUM LAUDE. Years' Experience: 5. MR. J. NORMAN GREENE - B.S., Val- dosta State College, business administra- tion. Teaches: distributive education. Sponsors: DEClub. Years’ Experience: 7. MRS. LUCY R. GREENE - B.S., Univer- sity of Georgia: M.Ed., Valdosta State College. Teaches: senior individual advancement: department head for indi- vidual advancement. Previous Schools: Disque Junior High School, Gadsdan, Ala- bama; Newberry High School, Alachua County, Florida. Honors: Valdosta Teacher of the Year, 1974. Sponsors: Homecoming. Years’ Experience: 7. MR. HENRY GRUDZIEN - B.A., Univer- sity College, Cork, Ireland. Other Schools Attended: University of Birming- ham. England; Georgia Institute of Tech- nology; Wake Forest University. Teaches: physical science. Previous Schools: Toton Junior High School. Southampton, Eng- land; Marist, Atlanta, Georgia. Years' Experience: IS. MISS LOUISE HENDRICKS - B.S., Uni- versity of Georgia, sociology. Teaches: social studies. Honors: Phi Beta Kappa. Years’ Experience: 1. MR. EDDIE HERRIN - B.S., Valdosta State College; M.E., Tuskegee Institute, social studies. Years’ Experience: 2. MRS. DOROTHY HOBBS - B.A., George- town College, Spanish, English. Teaches: Spanish. Latin. Previous Schools: South Seminole Junior High School. Milwee Junior High School. Honors: graduated CUM LAUDE. Sponsors: Foreign Language Club. Years’ Experience: 7. MR. RALPH HOGAN. JR. - B.A., Val- dosta State College, history. Teaches: history. Sponsors: sophomore class. Years’ Experience: 1. MISS REGINA HOLLINSHEAD - B.S. , Savannah State College. Teaches: health, physical education. Previous Schools: Floyd T. Corry High School, Greensboro, Georgia. Sponsors: ninth grade cheerleaders. Years’ Experience: 9. MRS. PAUL HUGHES - B.S., Savannah State College; M.E., Tuskegee Institute. Other Schools Attended: Wayne State Uni- versity, Detroit. Michigan; Valdosta State College. Teaches: home econom- ics. Previous Schools: Evans County High School, Claxton. Georgia; Hahira High School, Hahira, Georgia; Pinevale High School, Valdosta, Georgia. Honors: recipient, fellowship award In econom- ics. May 12, 1973, sponsored by Georgia Consumer Finance Association and Jay- cees; recipient, scholarship award, given by Georgia Council on Economic Educa- tion, 1973; workshop on economic educa- tion, Valdosta State College. Sponsors: FHA. Years’ Experience: 28. MRS. GAIL HUNTER - B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Teaches: home economics. Sponsors: FHA. Years’ Expe- rience: 1. MR. NICK HYDER - B.S., Carson-New- man College, M.S., University of Ten- nessee. Teaches: math. Previous Schools: West Rome High School, Rome, Georgia. Honors: Coach of the year, region football 1970. 1971. 1972; baseball 1960, 1961, 1962: Coach of the Year, state baseball 1962. Sponsors: Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Varsity Letter Club, football. Years' Experience: 17. MRS. CAROL M. IRWIN - B.B.A., Val- dosta State College. Teaches: data proc- essing, business machines. Honors: Out- standing Business Education student at VSC, 1974; graduated CUM LAUDE. Sponsors: FBLA Club. Years’ Experience: 1. MR. ISAIAH ISOM - B.S., Savannah State College, industrial am. Teaches: industrial am. Previous Schools: Pinevale High School. Sponsors: Industrial Arts Club. Years' Experience: 18. MR. WESLEY JENKINS - B.S.. Berry Col- lege, physical education; M.Ed., West Georgia College. Teaches: driver educa- tion. Previous Schools: Oglethorpe County High School; West Rome High School, Rome, Georgia. Years' Experience: 7. MISS MAUDE JOHNSON - B.A., M.A., University of South Florida, speech. Teaches: English. Years’ Experience: 1. MISS SUE JOHNSTON - A.B., Valdosta State College. Teaches: English. Honors: Cardinal Key Honor Society, Sigma Alpha Chi Honor Fraternity, Alpha Chi Honor Fraternity. Sponsors: junior class. Years’ Experience: 2. MR. EDWARD JONES - B.S., Fort Valley State College. Teaches: physical sci- ence. Previous Schools: Pinevale High School. Honors: Wildcat of the Year. Fort Valley State College. Sponsors: football, track. Years’ Experience: 24. MRS. EDWARD JONES - B.S.. Saint Augustine’s College, Raleigh, North Car- olina. Teaches: biology. Previous Schools: Dasher High School. Valdosta, Georgia; Pinevale High School. Valdosta, Georgia. Honors: Pinevale Teacher of the Year, 1963. Sponsors: PAMS Club. Years' Experience: 25. MISS MARGARET J. JORDAN - B.A., Albany State College, mathematics. Teaches: mathematics. Previous Schools: Tift County Junior High School, Tifton, Georgia. Honors: Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities. Years' Experi- ence: 3. MRS. BETTY KRETLOW - A.B.. M.Ed., Valdosta State College. Teaches: mathe- matics. Previous Schools: United States Armed Forces Institute; Furman School, Sumter, South Carolina; University of Maryland. Honors: Who’s Who in Ameri- can Colleges and Universities, Alpha Chi, Sigma Alpha Chi. Sponsors: sophomore class. Years’ Experience: 5. MR. JIM LANDRUM - B.S., Georgia Southwestern College, history. Teaches: United States history. Sponsors: wrestling. Years’ Experience: 1. MR. JULIAN LEFILES - B.S. , M . Ed. , Valdosta State College. Teaches: biol- ogy, head of science department. Years’ Experience: 13. MR. LINDSAY MASON - B.S., M.A., Valdosta State College. Teaches: geogra- phy. Previous Schools: Douglas County High School. Douglas, Georgia; Valdosta Junior High School; Lowndes County High School, Valdosta, Georgia. Years' Expe- rience: 18. MRS. ELIZABETH D. MATHIS - A.B. , Valdosta State College. English. French; M.S., Louisiana State University, library science. Other Schools Attended: David Lipscomb. Teaches: librarian. Previous Schools: Lanier County, Tift County, Ty Ty Consolidated, Norman College. Spon- sors: Georgia Association of Library Assist- ants. Years’ Experience: 33. MR. LLOYD D. MIMS - B.A., Jackson- ville State University; M.E.. Auburn Uni- versity. Teaches: principal. Previous Schools: Clinch County High School, Homerville. Georgia; Valdosta Junior High School. Honors: STAR teacher, Homerville High School 1968; Annual dedication Clinch County High School and Valdosta Junior High School; SANDSPUR dedication 1974: member of Governor’s Committee for grades 7-9. Years' Experi- ence: 21. 253 MR. GLEN PHELPS - B.S.. Valdosta State College, biology education. Teaches: biology. Sponsors: ninth grade football, girls' basketball, junior class. Years’ Experience: 2. MRS. ELAINE PILCHER - B.S.. M.Ed. . Valdosta State College. Teaches: mathe- matics. Honors: Alpha Chi. Sigma Alpha Chi. Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. Sponsors: junior class. Years' Experience: 7. MR. JERALD W. PILCHER - A.B., Val- dosta State College, art. Teaches: an: head of an depanment. Years' Experi- ence: 8. MR. DUANE PITTS - B. A. . Valdosta Slate College. German. English. Teaches: German. English. Sponsors: CRACKLINGS. Years’ Experience: 4. MR. CECIL E. POLLOCK - F.H.A.. Val- dosta State College, music. Teaches: band, guitar. Years' Experience: 3. MRS. DONNA POLLOCK - B.A., M.A.. Valdosta State College. English. Teaches: English. Previous Schools: Val- dosta State College. Honors: Most Out- standing English Major, graduated MAGNA CUM LAUDE, Alpha Chi. Cardi- nal Key Honor Society. Sponsors: fresh- man class. Ready Writers. Years' Experi- ence: 2. MR. WILLIAM LEWIS POMPEY - B.A.. Savannah State College, business admin- istration. Other Schools Attended: Florida A . M. Teaches: librarian. Previous Schools: Lomax Junior High School, Val- dosta. Georgia. Years' Experience: 15. MRS. FRED PULLIAM - B.A.. Valdosta State College, English, social science. Teaches: English. Previous Schools: East- man High School, Eastman, Georgia: Robert E. Lee Institute. Thomaston, Georgia: Tifton High School. Tifton, Georgia. Honors: Teacher of the Year. Tifton: Delta Kappa Gamma. Years’ Experience: 14. MR. J. HERMAN REVELS. JR. - B.A., Clark College: M.A., Vandercook Col- lege of Music. Other Schools Attended: Northwestern University. Teaches: cho- rus. Honors: Teacher of the Year, Pine- vale High School. Sponsors: Jazzmen Club. Years' Experience: 14. MISS BOBBIE ROBINSON - B.A., M.A., Valdosta State College. English. Teaches: English. Sponsors: senior class. Years' Experience: 2 MISS DONNA ROGERS - B.S.. Valdosta State College, secondary education. Teaches: English. Sponsors: varsity cheer- leaders. Years' Experience: 3. MR. MIKE ROGERS - B.S.. Valdosta State College: M.Ed. , Auburn University. Other Schools Attended: Columbus Col- lege, St. Cloud, Minnesota. Teaches: advanced mathematics; head of math department. Honors: STAR teacher 1970, 1971. Sponsors: Beta Club. Years’ Experi- ence: 12. MRS. MARY ANN SALIBA - B.S., Val- dosta State College, math. Teaches: mathematics. Previous Schools: Valdosta Junior High School: Oconee County High School. Clinch County High School. Years' Experience: 8. MR. WALTER H. SALTER. JR. - B.A., Stetson University: B.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Teaches: English. Previous Schools: Rickards Junior High School, Fort Lauderdale. Florida; Lauder- dale Lakes Middle School, Fort Lauder- dale. Florida. Sponsors: senior class. Years' Experience: 8. MR. WAYNE SAPP - University of Geor- gia. Teaches: metals lab. Sponsors: fresh- man class. Years’ experience: 2. MISS JAN SCARBOROUGH - B.S.. Uni- versity of Georgia. Teaches: reading. Previous Schools: Roys Rollins Elementary School. Augusta, Georgia: Memorial Drive Elementary School. Waycross, Georgia: Waresboro Elementary School, Waycross, Georgia. Honors: Phi Kappa Phi. Years’ Experience: 6. MR. DAVID A. SCOTT - B.S., Purdue University. Other Schools Attended: Uni- versity of Alabama. Naval War College. Teaches: Naval Junior ROTC. Sponsors: NJROTC drill team. Years’ Experience: 2. MRS. MARTHA G. SMART - B.S.. M.Ed., Valdosta State College. Teaches: biology. Previous Schools: Valdosta Junior High School. Years' Experience: 5. MISS KATHY SMITH - B.S., Valdosta State College, business education. Teaches: business education. Previous Schools: Hamilton County High School, Jasper. Florida. Years' Experience: 4. MRS. PATSY SMITH - B.A.. Valdosta State College, elementary education - an education. Teaches: art. Previous Schools: S. L. Mason, Sallas-Mahone, Central Elementary. W. G. Nunn. Leila E.lis, Valdosta Junior High, Magnolia Street - all in Valdosta. Honors: Teacher of the Month, 1972-1973: Valdosta City Teacher of the Year, 1973-1974. Spon- sors: junior class. Years’ Experience: 16. MRS. RALPH SPURLOCK - B.S.. Valdosta State College, business education. Teaches: typing, bookkeeping. Years’ Experience: 9. MISS LEBERTA STALLWORTH - Attended Florida A and M University, University of Georgia, and University of Florida. Teaches: cosmetology. Previous Schools: Roosevelt High School. Dillard High School. Pinevale High School. Years' Experience: 20. MISS JANET SWINT - B.S. . Valdosta State College. English. Teaches: English. Previous schools: Valdosta High School, Pinevale Campus. Years' Experience: 3. MR. CHARLES L. TARPLEY - B.S., Geor- gia Southern, physical education, health, biology; M. A., West Georgia College. Teaches: physical education, health. Previous Schools: West Rome Junior High School. Rome, Georgia. Honors: Baseball Coach of the Year for North West Geor- gia. 1971, 1972, 1973. Years' Experi- ence: 9. MRS. JEANE TARPLEY - B.S.. M.Ed., Georgia Southern College, mathematics. Teaches: math. Previous Schools: West Rome High School, Rome. Georgia. Hon- ors: Teacher of the Year. 1973-1974; Jay- cee’s Outstanding Young Educator. 1971; STAR teacher. 1971, 1972. Sponsors: Tri- Hl-Y. Years' Experience. 9. MR. BILLY C. TAYLOR - B.S., M.Ed., Georgia Southwestern College. Other Schools Attended: University of Florida. Teaches: physical science. Previous Schools: Tift County Junior High School, Tifton, Georgia. Years’ Experience: 2. MR. LEVY N. TAYLOR - Savannah State College. Tuskegee Institute. Teaches: Diversified Cooperative Training. Spon- sors: Vocational Industrial Clubs of Amer- ica. Years' Experience: 21. MR. PATRICK TAYLOR - A.B., Valdosta State College. Teaches: an and photogra- phy. Years' Experience: 4. MR. JAMES S. TAW - B.A.. Valdosta State College: M.A., Valdosta State Col- lege. Teaches: United States history. Sponsors: freshman class. Years' Experi- ence: 5. MISS ELOISE TERRY - B.S., Valdosta State College. Teaches: English, journal- ism. Sponsors: OUTLOOK. Years' Experi- ence: 5. MR. JACK P. THOMAS. JR. - B.S., Uni- versity of South Carolina. Other Schools Attended: Valdosta State College. Teaches: United States history, world his- tory. Sponsors: freshman class. Years' experience: 2. MISS JOSIE B. THOMAS - B.S., Morris Brown College. Other Schools Attended: Florida A M University, Georgia State College. Teaches: business education. Years’ Experience: 25. MRS. LAVERNE R. TORRENCE - B.S.. Tuskegee Institute; M.S., Atlanta Uni- versity. Other Schools Attended: New York University. Florida State University. Teaches: guidance counselor. Years’ Experience: 18. MR. MICHAEL TOWNSEND - Valdosta Vocational Technical School. T and I Institute. University of Georgia. Teaches: Drafting. Years’ Experience: 2. MR. FREDDIE WATERS - B.S., Bishop College. Marshall, Texas: M.Ed., Flo- rida A M University. Teaches: physical education. Previous Schools: Holley Grove Vocational School. Holley Grove. Arkan- sas: Lomax Junior High School, Valdosta. Georgia: Valdosta Junior High School. Honors: Omega Psi Phi fraternity. Years’ Experience: 15. MISS PRISCILLA R. WATKINS - B.S.. University of Georgia. Other Schools Attended: Anderson Junior College. Teaches: home economics. Previous Schools: Evans High School, Evans. Geor- gia; West Rome Junior High School. Rome. Georgia. Honors: Delta Kappa Gamma. STAR teacher. Evans High School. Sponsors: FHA club. Years' Expe- rience: 12. MRS. ROBERTA WETHERINGTON - B.S.. Valdosta State College. Teaches: mathe- matics. Previous Schools: Hahira Junior 254 Self-Assured Principal Dances Bump Irwin County High School; Jennings High School. Jennings. Florida; Valdosta Junior High School. Honors: valedictorian, Waycross High School; first honor gradu- ate, Valdosta State College; Teacher of the Year for Valdosta High School 1971; STAR teacher 1972. Sponsors: Student Council. Interclub Council. Yean Expe- rience: 24. MRS. HARRY WOLINSKI - A.B., Valdosta State College, humanities with English emphasis; M.A., Florida State Univer- sity, English; Teacher Specialist Certifi- cate, English, Florida State University. Teaches: English; head of English depart- ment. Previous Schools: Hahira High School, Hahira, Georgia; Lake Park, Lake Park, Georgia; Central Elementary. Val- dosta, Georgia. Honors: Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society; STAR teacher 1963, 1973, 1974; SANDSPUR dedication 1970; mem- ber Leaders in Secondary Education for 1970-1971 and for 1972-1973; Teacher of the Year for Valdosta High School 1972. Sponsors: SANDSPUR. Years' Experience: 23. MISS GWENDOLYN WOODS - B.S., Fort Valley State College. Other Schools Attended: Georgia State University. Teaches: history and government. Spon- sors: Chatters Club. Years' Experience: 6. PETTY OFFICER FIRST CLASS DEWITT SAM WRIGHT - United States Navy, retired. Teaches: Naval Junior ROTC. Sponsors: ROTC drill team and color guard. Years' Experience: 1. MR. DANNY YOUNG - B.S., Valdosta State College, education. Other Schools Attended: South Georgia Junior College. Teaches: United States history. Sponsors: sophomore class, freshman basketball. Years' Experience: 1. Some principals try to maintain a genteel demeanor. Others do not mind entering into student fun. Dressed in Indian chief regalia complete with feathers and war- paint, Principal Lloyd Mims takes the floor at Homecoming to dance the bump with Louise Graham. High School, Hahira, Georgia. Years' Experience: 3. MR. KEN WILLIAMS - B.S., North Geor- gia College, business administration; M.Ed., Valdosta State College. Teaches: vice-principal. Sponsors: sophomore class. Years' Experience: 4. MR. JOSEPH WILLIAMS - Rets Trade School. Teaches: brickmasonry. Previous Schools: Pinevale High School. Years' Experience: 15. MRS. SANDRA WILLIAMS - B.S., Val- dosta State College, education. Teaches: individual advancement. Sponsors: fresh- man class. Years' Experience: 2. MR. JOE H. WILSON - B.S., Valdosta State College: M.E., University of Geor- gia. Teaches: driver's education. Coaches: boys' basketball. Honors: Phi Kappa Phi honor society. Yean Experi- ence: 15. MRS. JENNY W1SENBAKER - B.S., Val- dosta State College; M.E., TS6 year cer- tificate, University of Georgia, guidance and counseling; director of guidance department. Previous Schools: Brooks County High School, Lowndes County Schools. Honors: SANDSPUR dedication 1972-1973; counselor at Governor’s Honors program, summer 1973, 1974, and 1975. Years' Experience: 15. MRS. W. E. WISENBAKER - A.B., M.Ed., Valdosta State College. Teaches: United States history; head of social stud- ies department. Previous Schools: Way- cross High School. Waycross, Georgia; 255 256 Qeniors Make Graduation Compromises ABELLA. CARLOS - Entered from San Luis Potisi, Mexico; Lan- guage Club 4; OUTLOOK 4; QUILL AND SCROLL Merit Award. 4. ABERNATHY, JOANNE - Homecoming Representative 3: DE 4. ADAMS. CHEQUITA. ADAMS. DAVID - Football 2. ADAMS. KIM. ALCORN.SYLVIA. ALDERMAN. SCOTT - Student Council 4; President 4; Interclub Council 4: Vice-President 4; Beta Club 2, 3. 4; Drug Council 2; Student Activities Committee 4; Band 2, 3. 4; Honor Guard Cap- tain 3. 4; SANDSPUR 4: CARCKLINGS’ 3; Homeroom Representa- tive 2; Class Treasurer 3; Who's Who Among High School Students 3. 4; National High School Award for Excellence 4; Society of Outstanding American High School Students 4; Governor's Honors 3; Elks' Youth Leadership Contest. First Place Local, Third Place State 4; First Place CESA Tournament 4: Good Citizenship Award 4; QUILL AND SCROLL Merit Award 4; Honor Graduate; Senior Superlative; Best All Round Senior. ANDERSON, BILL - Tennis 2, 3, 4; First Place in Region Tennis 3. ARMSTRONG. BOB - OUTLOOK 3. Ad Manager 3; Social Science Fair 1; Marching Band 1. 2, 3. 4; Mellophone Section Leader 4; Concert Band 1, 2; Symphonic Band 2. 3; Clinic Band 1; Guidance Office Aide 3.4. ATKINS. SANDY - Key Club 4; OUTLOOK 3, 4. Assistant Editor 4. Sports Editor; RETROSPECT Editor 4; Writing Contest 3: Third Place in GSPA for Sports Feature 4; QUILL AND SCROLL Merit Award 4; Homeroom Representative 3; Track 2,3. ATKINSON. MIKE - Key Club 2. 3. 4; Baseball 2. 3. 4; Football 4; Basketball 2, Most Valuable Junior Varsity 2. AUSTIN. BARBARA. BAKER. JACQUELINE. BAKER. LaMARIAN BALDWIN, GREG - Marching Band 1. 2, 3, 4: Concert Band 1,2, 3, 4; Symphonic Band 2. 3, 4; Clinic Band 2, 3. 4; Clarinet Sec- tion Leader 4; All State Semifinalist in Band 4; Who’s Who Among Music Students in American High Schools; SANDSPUR 4; Literary Meet 4; QUILL AND SCROLL Merit Award 4. BARNES. ANNA. BATTLES. ELAINE - Chatters' Club 2; DCT 4; Cheerleader 1; Cho- rus 1. 2. BECTON. TERRY - Marching Band 2. 3. 4. BELL. EUGENE - Chatters' Club 4. BELL, MARY ALICE. BELL. WILLIAM. BELLAMY. JOHNNY - Football 2, 3. 4. BENNETT, CATHY - DE 4; Junior Achievement 2. BENNETT. MIKE - Key Club 4; Football 3. 4. BENNETT. RANDY - DE 3, 4. BENNETT. TERRY - CRACKLINGS' 4. BERRIAN. JIMMIE LEE - Chatters' Club 2; Pams Club 4. BERRIAN, TOBBIE - Football 1. 2. 3. BERRY. WILLIAM. BESS. WILLIE JAMES. BEST, STEVE - Entered from Montverde Academy in Orlando, Flo- rida 3: Marching Band 3, 4: OUTLOOK 4: SANDSPUR 4; Forensics 1, 2; Demolay Award 2; American Legion Patriotic Award 2. Randy Chism displays his unconventional graduation attire as Benny Carter and David Carpenter look on. in District. Third Place in Region. BROWN. BRENDA. BROWN. CARMIN. BROWN. ROSE. BROWN. SONIA. BRUHL. JONATHAN - Drug Council 2; An Award 1; Track Man- ager 3: CRACKLINGS’ 4; First Place in An Contest 3. BRYANT, ROBERT. BURGMAN. ANTOINETTE. BURNETT. JERRY. BURTON. DAVID. BUSSEY. HILDA. BUTLER. BARBARA Marching Band 1,2, 3. 4; - Library Club 2: Symphonic Band 2. 3,4; Guide-on Section Leader 3. BUTLER, BRENDA - Library Club 1; Language Club 1, 2; Marching Band 1, 2. 3. 4; Symphonic Band 2, 3. 4. BETHEA. EARL. BILGER. STEVE - DE 3, 4. BLACKBURN. CHIP - NJROTC Lieutenant 3; Drill Team Com- mander 3,4; Honor Platoon Commander 4; NJROTC Cadet Award 3; Distinguished Cadet 4: Naval Science Award 4; OUTLOOK 4, Ad Manager 4; Homeroom Representative 4; Governor's Honors Alter- nate 3; Who’s Who Among American High School Students 4; QUILL AND SCROLL Merit Award 4; Senior Superlative. BLAIR. BO - Chatters' Club 3. BLALOCK. WRENN - Key Club 3. 4; Football 3; SANDSPUR 4; QUILL AND SCROLL Merit Award 4. BLANKUMSEE, DEBRA - FBLA 3; Freshman Class Secretary; Cheer- leader 1, 3; Basketball 1. BLUDSWORTH. JENNIFER. BOLEN, ANNE - Beta Club 2, 3. 4: Drug Council 2; Cheerleader 3, 4; SANDSPUR 4, Editor 4; Most Outstanding German I Student 1; Who’s Who Among High School Students 3, 4; Outstanding High School Student 3, 4; Scholarship to University of Alabama 4; QUILL AND SCROLL Award 4: Senior Superlative; Honor Graduate. BRAGG, WILBUR - Beta Club 3. 4; Foreign Language Club 2, Treasurer 2. Vice-President 4; FBLA 4; Georgia Tech Distinguished Science and Math Scholar 3: Daughters of the American Revolution History Award 3; National High School Award for Excellence 3; University of Georgia Certificate of Merit 3: Society of Outstand- ing American High School Students 3; Semifinalist in Governor's Honors 3; Elks Most Valuable Student Award 4; 1-AAA Extempora- neous Speaking Contest. Second Place 2; 1-AAA Typing. Second Place 3; Alcohol Poster Contest. First, Second, and Third Places 4; Participant in Industrial Arts Convention 3; Honor Graduate; Valedictorian; Best All Round Science Student 4. BRANDON, DONNA - Honor Graduate. BROCK, JEFF - Foreign Language Club 3; Science Fair, First Place CAIN. SHERRY. CANTRELL, SHIRLENE. CARPENTER. DAVID - DCT 4; Drug Council 2. CARTER. BENNY - NJROTC. Petty Officer 4; Drill Team 4; Honors Platoon 3.4. CARTER. JACKIE. CARTER, JOE - Jazzman President 4; Choir 3,4. CASTRO, TIM - Wrestling 4; State Championship in Wrestling 4; Honor Graduate; Army ROTC Scholarship Award 4; Senior Superla- tive. CHADWICK. DANNY. CHESTER. PAM. CHISM, RANDY - DCT 4; Key Club 2, 3. 4: Treasurer 4; Home- room Representative; Junior Homecoming Escort; Football Manager 2. 3, 4; Baseball 2, 3. 4. CHITTY, ALEX - Tri-Hi-Y 1; Language Club 1: Marching Band 1, 3; Office Aide 3.4. CHRISTIAN, DAVID - DCT 3. 4: OUTLOOK 3: CRACKLINGS' 4; Football 3. CLARK. BOB - An Show 2. 3. 4; Marching Band 1. CLARKSON. DARLENE. COBB, ZOLLIE - Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Master of Spon Award. Most Loyal Award 4. COCKRELL, LINDA - Entered from San Diego. California; Spanish Club 3; Band 2; Freshman Class Secretary; Sophomore Secretary; Student Council; Cheerleader 3; Arch Bearer for Commencement: Intramural Softball, Football, Tennis. Badminton: California Scholarship Fed. COLBERT, LAWRENCE. COLEMAN. DAVID - Football 2. COLLINS. BETSY. COLON. MYRA. CONE. DEAN - Football 2. 3. 4. CONWAY. BRYCE - DE 3; DCT 4: Marching Band 1. 2. 3. 4. COOLEY, REBECCA - Language Club 3; Science Fair 1; DE 4: Nominee to Governor's Honors 3; GSPA Workshop 2. COOPER. SANDRA. CORBITT. RON - Key Club 1. 2. 3. 4: Pep Club 1; Basketball 1; Football 2: Wrestling 3. COWART. STEPHNEY - Basketball 1. 2. 3. 4: Football 1. CREASY. WENDELL - Band 2. 3. 4. CROSBY. TRESS - Marching Band 2, 3, 4; Captain Flag Corp 4. d'ALBERTlS. MICHAEL - ROTC 3. 4. DAILY. DEBORAH. DANDREA. KAREN - DE 4; Cheerleader 1. 2; Honor Roll 1, 2: Homecoming Queen 4. DANIELS, JERRY - Jazzman 4; Football 1. 2, 3. 4; Track 2,3,4. DANIELS. PAT - Nominee for Miss Freshman; Pep Squad 1. DARNELL. CHARLES. DASHER. MELISSA - DCT Office Aide 4; Library Aide 3; Band 1; Honor Graduate. DAVIS. DANNY - Marching Band 1, 2. 3. DAVIS. JAMES. DAVIS. JEAN - FBLA 3. 4; Historian Club 3. 4; Tri-Hi-Y 1; VOT 4; Most Outstanding FBLA Award 4. DAYE, LINDA - FHA 1; Pep Squad 1. DECARLO, DONALD. DELOACH. BETH - DE 3. 4. DELOACH, PAULA - DE Vice-President 3,4, Secretary 4; DENNIS. JIM - Key Club 4; Football 1. 3. 4. DIXON, STEVE - Football 2, 3, 4; ROTC 4; Exemplemary Conduct Award; American Legion Auxiliary Post 13 Award Gold Medal; Honor Graduate. DOIG, GREGG - DCT 3, 4; Football 1. 2: Track 1, 2. DOTSON. SUSAN - Marching Band 3.4. DOWDY. HENRY. DUBBERLY, CHERYL - FBLA 3. 4, Secretary 4: Language Club 2; First Place in Piano Contest 4. DUNCAN, JAMES - Football 1, 2. DURHAM, GWEN - Basketball 2, 3. 4. EDDINGS. TERRY. ELLIOTT, WALTER - Beta Club 2, 3, 4; Key Club 3. 4: Language Club 1; Student Council 2; Junior Class President; Football 2, 3, 4, Captain 4; Football Committee 4; Howard Bridges Scholastic Award 4; Who’s Who Among American High School Students 3, 4; Society of Distinguished American High School Students 4; The ”1 Dare You Award 4; Honor Graduate. ELLIS. JANICE - DE 3. 4. Vice-President 4; Third Place for Stud- ies in Marketing Manual; First Place for Merchandise Information Manual 4; Society of Distinguished American High School Students 4. ELLIS, MICHAEL. ELLISON. TERRY - VOT 4; FBLA Treasurer 3; President 4; Second Place in Shorthand Contest; First Place in District and State in Typing; Nominee for Governor’s Honors 3; Society of Distinguished High School Students 4; Society of Outstanding American High School Students; Honor Graduate; Salutatorian. EVANS. ROBERT. FARLEY, ANDREA. FEDERICO, DEBBIE - Beta Club 2. 3. 4; Secretary 4: Tri-Hi-Y 2; Third Place in Math Test; Honor Graduate. FEIMSTER, BRYON - Marching Band 1. 2. 3. 4; Tuba Section Leader 3. 4; Lab Band 3. 4; Symphonic Band 2, 3, 4. FENNELL, DAN - Key Club; Marching 2, 3, 4; Field Commander 3, 4; Lab Band 3, 4; Who’s Who Among American High School Stu- dents 4; Who’s Who Among Music Students in American High Schools 4; Senior Superlative. FITZSIMONS, ANDY - Marching Band 2, 3, 4. FLEMING. MARSHA - Tri-Hi-Y 1; DE 3: Office Aide 1. 2. 4; Honor Graduate. FLOYD. LINDA - Tri-HI-Y 1. 2, 3, President 3; VOT 4; SANDS- PUR 4; QUILL AND SCROLL Award; Honor Graduate. FORNES. SARA - FBLA 3. 4; VOT 4. FOURAKER, LEE - DE 3, 4, President 4; Second Place in State Pro- ject of the Year; DE Student of the Year 4. FRANKLIN. SHARON - Marching Band 1; Chorus 4; Revellers 4. FRANKLIN. WILLIE PEARL. FRAZIER, HARRY - Football 2,3. FREEMAN, LEE - CRACKLINGS’ 3; An Show. FREEMAN. MARGARET. GANAS, STEVE - CRACKLINGS’ 2; Football 1; Baseball 3. 4. GASKINS. WAYNE. GATES. BOBBY. GATEWOOD. PAUL. GEE, BILLY - Key Club 3. 4; Sophomore Class President; Marching Band 1. 2, 3, 4; Drum Section Leader 4; Lab Band 3,4. GEORGE, BETH - Cheerleader 3,4, Captain 4; Student Council 2, 3; Senior Class President, Honor Graduate. GILLILAND. BETTY SUE. GLASS. RAY - DE 3, 4. GODFREY. LEROY. GOFF, PHYLLIS - Pams Club 4, President 4; Pep Squad 1. GOODSON, MARK - Key Club 3; Football 3. GORDON.RANDY. GORNTO, DORIS. GRAHAM. JEROME. GRAHAM, LEWIS. GRAHAM. TERRY - Basketball 1. 2, 3. 4, Co-Captain 4: Most Valuable Junior Varsity Player; Honorable Mention in Region; Who’s Who Among American High School Students 2. 3: Most Out- standing History Student 4; Basketball Spirit Award; Senior Super- lative. GRAHAM. RANDY. GREEN. GREG. GREENE. CAM - Beta Club 4; DCT 3; Key Club 3, 4; SANDSPUR 4; Homeroom Representative 1; Baseball 3: Marching Band 2, 3, 4; Honor Guard 2. 3, 4. Captain 3. 4; English Aide 4; QUILL AND SCROLL Merit Award. GRIFFIN. CLIFFORD - VICA 4; B-Team Basketball 2; Football 1: Baseball Manager 2; Basketball Manager 3.4; Basketball 4: RET- ROSPECT Cover 2. 3. 4; NJROTC 3.4: Operations Officer 3; Exec- utive Officer 4: Drill Team 3, 4: School’s Flag 2; American Legion Auxiliary Post 13 Silver Award. GRIFFIN. LA-VOE - Beta Club 2, 3, 4: Student Council 3; Tennis 2, 3, 4: SANDSPUR 4: Governor’s Honors 3: Who’s Who Among American High School Students 2, 3, 4; Society of Outstanding High School Students: Society of Distinguished American High School Students; National Award for Excellence: Honor Graduate; Superior in GMEH State Piano Festivals: QUILL AND SCROLL Award. GRIFFITH. MOE - Beta Club 4; Key Club 2. 3, 4: Secretary 3: DE 3, 4; Math Aide 4: CRACKLINGS’ 3; SANDSPUR 4: Football 1; Freshman Class Vice-President. GRIGG, GEORGE - VICA 4: Second Place in VICA Machine Draft- ing Contest: Honor Student 1; Civil Defense Education 1; Science Fair. GUPTON, TERESA - Y Teens 1; Student Council 1; Gymnastics Team 2. HALL. BILL - VICA 4. HALL. CYNTHIA. HAMEL, BOB - Beta Club 2, 3, 4, President 4; Drug Council 2: Student Council 4; Football 2, 3: Baseball 3. 4; NJROTC Executive Officer 3; Company Commander 4; Drill Team 3, 4; DAR History Award 3; High School Award for Excellence 3; Outstanding Student 1; Georgia Certificate of Excellence 3; Georgia Institute of Tech- nology Distinguished Math Scholar 3: NROTC Honor Cadet 4; Sec- ond Place in Alice Bingle Essay Contest 4: Officer’s Wives Club Honor: Third Honor Graduate. HAMILTON, PAT - FBLA 4; VOT 4: Concert Band 1: Symphonic Band 2, 3, 4; Marching Band 1, 2, 3. 4. HAMILTON. WALTER. HAMPTON, HILDA - Cheerleader 4: Chatters’ Club 3. Vice-Presi- dent 2; Homecoming Representative 3,4. HAMPTON,TONY. HANCOCK. RONNIE - Football 1. 2. HANKINS. LASAUNDRA - Pams Club 1. 2: Chorus 2. 3. 4. HANSON, LARRY - Key Club 4; Baseball 2, 3, 4, Captain 4: Bas- ketball 2. 3, 4; Football Manager 4. HANSON. LESLIE. HARRELL, JOAN - Spirit Club 1; Pams Club 4; Basketball 1. HARRIS, KENNETH. HARRIS, PAM - FHA 1: Beta Club 4; Science Fair 1: Honor Gradu- ate. HARRIS. LaTRELL. HARRIS, RICHARD - Marching Band 2, 3, 4; Tennis 3,4. HART, CARL - Jazzman Club 4. HARVEY, SAM - Homeroom Representative 4; Student Council 3: Key Club 4; Marching Band 3. 4; OUTLOOK 4; SANDSPUR 4. HATTAWAY. TERESA - Honor Graduate; VOT 4: Beta Club 2.3, 4, HAYES, ROBERT. HEAD. WILFRED. HENDRIX, BUD - Fellowship of Christian Athletes; Football 2. 3. 4; Best Defensive Back 4. HENRY. JACK - Key Club 2,3.4, President 4; Football 2. 3. 4; Spirit Award 4: All Region Honorable Mention in Football; Who’s Who Among American High School Students 4. HENRY. PEGGY - Tri-HI-Y 1; Beta Club 2, 3. 4. Treasurer 3; FBLA 4; VOT 4; President 4; Homeroom Representative 3: Certifi- cate of Merit Winner 3; Society of Outstanding American High School Students 3; Honor Graduate. HERNDON. KIM - DCT 3. HERNDON. VIC - Key Club 4. HEZEK1AH, ANTHONY. HIERS, CAROLYN - DE 3. 4. HIERS. DEBBIE - DE 3. 4. HILL. CHRISTA. HILL. CURLENE - Pams Club 4; OUTLOOK 1: Marching Band 1. 2. 3. 4; Student Council 2; Honor Student 1. HILL, DEBRA - Pams Club 4, Secretary 4; Homeroom Representa- tive 2; OUTLOOK 1; Cheerleader 1; Basketball 1. 2, 3. 4: Spirit 257 Award 1: Sportsman 3. HITCHCOCK. BETH - Marching Band 3. 4. HODGINS. STEVE - Marching Band 2, 3. 4; Lab Band 3. 4; Sym- phonic Band 2, 3. 4; Trombone Section Leader 4. HOGAN. RICKY - DCT; VICA. HOKE. CATHY - Entered from Fort Myers. Florida 4: Chess Club 2; Spanish Club 2; Girls Softball 2. Majorette; DE District Speech Contest. Finalist 4. HOLCOMBE. JOHNNY - Key Club 3. 4. Secretary 4; Baseball 2. 3. 4; Football 1. 2. HOLMES. DAVID. HOMER. DIANN. HOUSTON. WALLACE. HUGHES. ANNA BARNES - Tri-Hi-Y 1. 2, Chaplain 2; DE 3, 4; Most Outstanding in DE Display 4; Most Outstanding History Stu- dent 4. HUNT, SUSAN - Key Club Sweetheart 4. HUTTO. DEBBIE - Language Club 2; FBLA 4: VOT 4. IVEY. ARNOLD - Most Outstanding Graphic Arts Award 4. IWANCZYK, ANTHONY - Entered from Wilmington. North Caro- lina; Photography Club; Chess Club. JACKSON. LINDA. JACKSON. MARTHA. JACKSON. MARY - FHA 1; Basketball 1; Softball 4. JENKINS. JOEL - Jazzman Club 4. JOHNSON. ANITA - Chatters Club 2. JOHNSON. CHARLIE MAE. JOHNSON. ELAINE - FHA 1; Tri-Hi-Y 2; FBLA 4; Basketball 2, 3. 4; SANDSPUR 4. JOHNSON, GARY. JOHNSON. IRETHA - Spirit Club 2; DCT 3. 4; Chatters Club 2; Pams Club 4; Most Outstanding Girl in DCT 4. JOHNSON. JONI. JOHNSON. JOSEPH. JOHNSON. LANE - Tri-Hi-Y 1; Beta Club 2. 3. 4; Reporter 3; Marching Band 2,t 3. 4; Society of Outstanding American High School Students 3; Honor Graduate. JOHNSON, SANDRA - Marching Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Concert Band 1, 2. 3; Symphonic Band 4; Society of Outstanding American High School Students 4; Scholarship to Educational School 4. JOHNSON. STEVE. JOHNSTON.SANDRA. JONES. BRENDA. JONES. EDDIE CARL. JONES. ELLEN. JONES. VIRGINIA. JOSEPH. GREG - Key Club 2.3.4. Vice-President 4. KAGELER. ROSEAN. KAHLER, JANICE - VICA 3. 4; VOT 3. 4; DCT 4. KELLY. TERRY - VOT Training 3; Chorus 4. KENNEDY. NANCY. KINDLEY, ROBIN - DE 4; Language Club 2; Homeroom Representa- tive 3; SANDSPUR 4; Spring Art Show 2, 3, 4. KING. JOHN - Key Club 3. 4; DE 3. Parliamentarian. KIRKLAND. RICH - Football 2,3,4. KYER. EVELYN. LEE. STEVE - Marching Band 1. 2. 3. LEFF, GARY - Industrial Arts Club 1; Marching Band 1, 2, 3; Lab Band 3. LESTER. JACQUELINE. LEVERETTE. DEBI - DCT 4; OUTLOOK 3; Marching Band 1. 2. 3. 4. LEVINE, KATHY. LEWIS. JENNIFER - DE 3; VOT 4; Library Club 1. LEWIS. LYNN - SANDSPUR 4. LEWIS. TONY - Marching Band 3.4. LOVE. WINSEL - Key Club 3. 4; DCT 3. 4; Football 1. LYONS. KATHY - Office Club 1. VOT 3; Marching Band 2. 3. 4. MADDOX. JAMIE - Cheerleader 3, 4. MARTIN. WILLIAM. MARTINEZ, LILI - Tri-Hi-Y 1; Freshman Homecoming Represent- ative; Freshman Class Treasurer; Student Council 1; Treasurer 1; Spanish Contest. MASON. HERB. MASSEY. ARTHUR. McCALL, GRACIE - Honor Graduate. McCASKILL. GAIL. McCORMICK. SHERRIE. McCULLAR. RANDY - Football 2. 3. 4. MCDONALD. CHRYSTLE - Tri-Hi-Y 2. President 2; Library Club 1; Homeroom Representative 2; Georgia DEC A Secretary 4; Chap- lain Southeast District 4; Y-Club 1; DE Sweetheart 3; First Place in Sales Demonstration in State DE Competition 3; First Place in Studies in Marketing in State DE Competition 4; DE Student of the Year 4: Honor Graduate. MCDONALD. BETH - Marching Band 2,3.4. McDOUGAL. LARRY - Jazzman Club 4. McHELLEN, WILHEMINA. McLaughlin, jan - outlook 3. 4; quill and scroll Merit 258 Award. McMICHAEL, LEE - OUTLOOK 3. 4. Assistant Sports Editor 3. Editor Spring Quarter 4, Feature Editor 4; Marching Band 2, 3, 4; Symphonic Band 2. 4; Concert 1. 3; Library Aide 3; Science Fair 1; Second Place in Features for GSPA 3: QUILL AND SCROLL Award. McRAE. CLAIR - Entered from Thomas ville, Georgia 3: Tri-Hi-Y 1. 2; Anchor Club and Subdeb Club 2; French Club 1. 2: Student Faculty Committee 2; Newspaper Staff 1. 2; Annual Staff 2: Thomasville Literary Magazine 1. 2; Cheerleader 1: Beta Club 4; Society of Outstanding Students 4: Third Place in Alice Bingle Essay Contest 4; Honor Graduate; Senior Superlative. MEEHAN, ROBERT - Football 1; Art Program. MELTON. LARRY. MELTON. FREEMAN. MILLER, KEITH - Jazzman Club 4: Football 2,3,4, Captain 4. MITCHELL, RONNIE - NJROTC Ensign; Distinguished Cadet 4. MOCK. GARY - Football 2. 3. 4. MOORE. ALVIN - VICA 4; Baseball 4. MORAN. DAVID - FLC 3; Drug Council 2; BCE Club 1. 2. 3. 4. Vice-President 3, 4: Choir 1. 2. 3. 4. MORAN, PAM - Student Council 4; Marching Band 1, 2. 3, 4; National Math Test Award 3: Most Outstanding Math V Student; Honor Graduate. MORRIS. MYRA - FHA 2; FBLA 4; Pep Club 1; Basketball 1. MORRIS. RALPH. MORRISON. BEVERLY - Tri-Hi-Y 2: VICA 3: DCT 3; Parliamenta- rian 3. MORTON, DEE DEE - Art Award 1; First Place in Region Science Fair 2; Second Place in Senior Physical Science Division 2; Gover- nor’s Honors 3; Who's Who Among American High School Students 4; Art Award 4; Honor Graduate. MOTEN, ANTOINE - Electrical Trades Award 4. MULLINAX, CHARLES. MULLIS. BONNIE SUE. NATHAN. BERNARD. NAVARRA. WAYNE - Marching Band 2. 3, 4: Trumpet Section Leader 4. NEWL1N. LARRY - Food Nutrition Council 3. Vice-President 3; Marching Band 1, 2. 4; Honor Graduate. NOBLES. JANIS - Entered from Alabama; Science Club 2, 3; OUT- LOOK 4: Band 3; Outstanding American Student Commencement Escort. O’CONNOR. TIM - DCT 3. OKUMA. WILLETTE - VOT 4. OLIVER. GEORGE. OLIVER. KERRY. PAINE, VIRGINIA - Cheerleader 3; Miss Flame 4. PAINTER. PHIL - Key Club 4: SANDSPUR 4; Marching Band 4. PALMER. DIANNE. PARKER, DAVID - NJROTC Drill Team 3; Honor Platoon 4; Administrative Officer; Debate Class: CRACKLINGS. PASSMORE, ANNE - Guidance Aide 4; Honor Graduate. PAYTON, ANTHONY - Jazzman Club 4; Marching Band 2, 3. 4, Drum Section Leader 4. PEAK. ANNIE DORIS. PENNINGTON, LEE - Key Club 3. 4; Basketball 2. PERKINS. BECKY - Entered from Naperville, Illinois 4; Student Council 1; Swim Team 1, 2; Gymnastics 3, 4; Miss Spirit of Homecoming 3. PERRY. CYNTHIA. PIPKIN .DAVID - Key Club 3. 4: DCT 3.4. PITTMAN. KIM - Football 2,3.4. POIRIER. ANGELA - Tri-Hi-Y 3. 4; DE 3. 4. Sweetheart 4: Job Interview on District Level 4; First Place on State Level for Job Interview; Finalist in Beauty Pageant. POPE. PATTY. POULA1N, DAVID. PRESTON. GUSSIE. PRIDE, SANDRA - Cheerleader 1: First Aid-Honors 1. PRIMROSE. JANICE - Pams Club 4: FHA 1. Vice-President 3: VICA 4; Student Council 4, Treasurer 4; Cheerleader 1; OUTLOOK 1. PUCKETT.SANDY. PURDY. KIM. REDF1ELD. DANA REDETTE. REGISTER. GAIL - Tri-Hi-Y 3; Beta Club 3. 4: FBLA 4; Girls’ State 3; Certificate of Merit 3: Business Education Award for VOT 4: Most Outstanding VOT Student 4; Honor Graduate. REID. JOHNNY. REID. MARION. RENFROE, JIM - Entered from Rabin Gap. Georgia: Swimming Team; FOXFIRE. RIDLEY. THOMAS - DCT 3. ROBERSON. LINDA - ROTC 3. 4; Marching Band 3, 4; Basketball 1; Baseball Bat Girl 3. 4; Military Excellence 3; Miss ROTC 4; SANDSPUR 1: Senior Superlative. ROBERTSON. WINFRED. ROBINSON, CHARLES - Food Nutrition Council; Drug Council; Vice-President of Senior Class; Basketball Manager 3. 4; Baseball Announcer. ROE. DALE. ROUSE. SANDRA - FHA 1; FBLA 4; VOT 4. ROUSH, ERIC - Language Club 2; Marching Band 1; Spring Art Show 3, 4; Photographer 4. RUDE. CARL - Tri-Hi-Y 1: NJROTC 3. 4. Chaplain 3, Public Mrs. Vcran Blackburn, member of the board of education for city schools, gives her son Chip his diploma and a hug as she shares his thrill in having reached this point in his education. Affairs 4; Drug Council 2; Drill Team 3, 4; Honor Platoon 3, 4; SANDSPUR 4; CRACKLINGS 2, 3, 4: Football 2, 3, 4: Basketball Manager 3. 4; Fellowship of Christian Athletes; Social Science Fair 1, 2; Outstanding Freshman 1; Optimist Club Speaking Contest 2. RUIZ, ALFONSO - Entered from San Lois Potisi, Mexico 4; Foreign Language Club 4; OUTLOOK 4; QUILL AND SCROLL Award; First Place for Best Human Interest Photography in GSPA Contest. RUSSELL, KATHRYN - NROTC; Second Place Runner Up in NROTC Sweetheart Contest; Personal Appearance Award; Honor Platoon. RUST, DEBBIE - Entered from Cape Girardeau, Missouri; American Legion Award 1; DE 4. RYAN. BENNY. SAINZ. STEVE - Homeroom Representative 4: Basketball 3. SALTER, JOHN - DE 3, 4, DE Merit Award; DE State Conference; DE Award 4. SANDERS. AMELIA. SANDERS. TAMI - Beta Club 1: Marching Band 1. SAVAGE. PAUL. SCHUNOFF, DENNIS - DE 3. 4; DE Merit Award; DE State Confer- ence. SESSIONS. GLORIA - Marching Band 1. 2, 3. 4. SESSIONS. ROGER - Marching Band 4; SANDSPUR 4. SHAFFER. CHERYL - Language Club 3. SHAW, KATHRYN - Beta Club 4; Society of Distinguished High School Students 3; Literary Guild Award 4; Presbyterian College Junior Fellowship 4; DAR Essay Winner 2; University of Georgia Merit Award 4; Honor Graduate; Guidance Aide 2. SHEARY. BENJAMIN. SHEPHERD. SYDNEY - Student Council 1. 2. 3. 4: Vice-President 3, Parliamentarian 4; Tri-Hi-Y 1, 2; Beta Club 2, 3. 4: Drug Council 2; Interclub Council 3, President 3; Nutrition Council 3, 4; OUTLOOK 4. Editor 4; Sophomore Class Secretary: Top Fresh- man: National Society of Student Leaders 3, 4; Who's Who Among American High School Students 3, 4: King College Fellowship; Elks Leadership Award 4; QUILL AND SCROLL Award 4; Interna- tional Writing Award for Quill and Scroll 4: Third Place at GSPA for Editorials; I Dare You Award 4; Scholarship to Wesleyan College 4; Good Citizenship Award; Senior Superlative; Honor Graduate. SHEPPARD. TOMMY - Entered from Gainsville, Florida 3: Beta Club 4; Spanish Club 1; Football 2: Intramural Sports 2; Lab Band 4. Parents Share Thrill Of Senior Attainments SHIVER, CATHERINE - Pams Club; Miss Pams 4; Pep Squad 1; Library Aide 4; Marching Band 1, 2. 3. 4; Freshman Class Secre- tary; Senior Class Secretary. SHUMPHARD. IRMA. SIKES, RAY - Entered from Waycross. Georgia; Key Club 2, 3. 4; Homeroom Representative 1; Forensics 1, 2; Freshman Class Vice- President; Football 1.2. SIMS. CALVIN. SINGLETON, WALTER - Jazzman Club 4, Secretary 4. SLOAN, TERESA - Tri-Hi-Y 1; Foreign Language Club 2; Best Actress in the Performance of MADWOMAN OF CHALOT 3. SMITH. CHARLES. SMITH. JAMES. SMITH, PHYLLIS - Pams Club 4; Chorus 1. 2. 3. SMITH. ROSIA - FHA 1; Drama Club 1; FHA Historian; CRACK- LINGS 4: Drama Award; Chorus 1, 2, 3. 4; Soprano Section Leader 4. SMITH, SHERRY - Entered from Warner Robins, Georgia 4; FBLA 4; VOT 4; Class Secretary 4; First Place in District FBLA Typing Meet 4; Fourth Place in State FBLA Typing Meet; English Department Aide 4; Business Department Aide 4; Most Outstanding VOT Stu- dent Award 4. SMITH, T. BUSH - Key Club 2, 3, 4; Student Council 1; Football 1. 2. 3. SOLOMAN, SUSAN - Beta Club 4; FBLA 1; VOT 4. Treasurer 4; Entered in State and District Meets in Typing. SPENCER. RUDOLPH. SPICER, JUDY - Marching Band 1, 2, 3, 4. STACKS. JO ANN. STEPHENSON. BECKY - FBLA 3; VOT 3; Office Club 1: Cheer- leader 1; Marching Band 2, 3, 4. STEVENS. MARK - Key Club 3. 4; Football 1. 2. 3. 4; Captain 4. STEWARD. ARTHUR. STEWARD. SPUD - Basketball 2,3.4; Football 4. STEWART. GINNY - Band 2. 3, 4; FBLA 4; Tri-Hi-Y 1. STOKES. SANDRA - Choir 2. 3, 4. STOVALL. ISAAC. STOVALL, PHYLLIS - Tri-Hi-Y 1,2, President 1; Library Club 1, President 1; Beta Club 2, 3, 4; Secretary 3; Homeroom Representa- tive 4; SANDSPUR 4; Marching Band 2, 3, 4; Flag Corps Captain 4; University of Georgia Certificate of Merit 3; Society of Outstand- ing American High School Students; National High School Award for Excellence; QUILL AND SCROLL Award; Scholarship to Mercer University; Honor Graduate. SUTTON. ALAN - DCT 3. 4. Reporter 4; VICA 3. 4; Planning Conference: VICA Skilled Olympics: Most Outstanding DCT Stu- dent 4. SUTTON. STEVE - DE 4. SWEAT. FORREST - Key Club 4; Football 2, 3. 4; Basketball 2; Track 2; Offensive Lineman Award 4. TAYLOR. GINSIE - Cheerleader 3. TEFFETELLER. PHIL - Key Club 3, 4; Football 2. 3. 4; QUILL AND SCROLL Award; Honor Graduate. SANDSPUR. Winter Quarter 4. THARPS. AUDRA. THOMAS. DEBORAH - Pep Club 1; Chorus 1,2,3. THOMAS. JANICE. THOMAS. JOHNNY - Football 1. THOMAS, MIKE - Marching Band 2, 3, 4; Honor Guard Captain 3, 4; Student Council 3; Treasurer of Senior Class; Beta Club 2, 3, 4; OUTLOOK 3. 4; QUILL AND SCROLL Award. TILLMAN, MARY LOU - Foreign Language Club 3, 4. President 4; Beta Club 2. 3, 4; FBLA 3, 4; Interclub Council 4; Science Club 4: Governor's Honors 3; Who’s Who Among American High School Students 4; Georgia Institute of Technology Distinguished Math and Science Student 3; University of Georgia Certificate of Merit 3; Elks Scholarship 4; National High School Award for Excellence 3, 4; National Merit Scholarship; Honor Graduate. TOOLEY, REGINALD - Jazzman Club 1; Football 1; Homeroom Representative. TURNER, JAMES - Key Club 3, 4; Football 1,2,3; Tennis 3. VALENTI, NICKY - Beta Club 2, 4: VICA 4: Homeroom Repre- sentative 2; Governor's Honors Semifinalist 3; District Literary Contest 3; National Council of Teachers Writing Competition. VAN DYCK. FRED - RETROSPECT: Most Improved English Student 4. VEST. BRUCE. VUNNUSKA,DAOROONG. WADE. DWIGHT. WAITES, DAVID - Marching Band 2,3. WAKEFIELD. CAROLYN. WALKER. TERRE - DE 3. 4. 259 WALKER. WANDA - DCT 3. 4: OUTLOOK 1; Tri-Hi-Y 1. 2. Senior Beauties Make Winners' List WARD, DANA - Pep Squad 1; Language Club 3: Tri-Hl-Y 4. Vice- President 4; Cheerleader 1; Marching Band 1. 2, 3, 4: Basketball 3.4. Manager; State Oratorical Champion 2. WARNER. STEVE. WARREN. MICHAEL. WARREN. PATRICIA - DCT 4; Chorus 3. WASHINGTON. RICK. WATSON. ROBIN - SANDSPUR 4: Guidance Office Aide 3. 4: Library Aide 3. WATTS. ANGELA - FHA 1; Marching Band 1. 2. 3. 4. WATTS. DARYL - Marching Band 1, 2. 3. 4; Lab Band 2. 3. 4; Math Team 2; Georgia Boys State 3; Second Place in National Math Test; Certificate of Merit Award: Distinguished Math Scholar; Who's Who Among American High School Students; Soci- ety of Distinguished High School Students; STAR Student; National Award for Excellence; National Merit Semifinalist; Honor Gradu- ate; Senior Superlative. WEBB. WALTER - Jazzman Club 4; Food Nutrition Council 2: SANDSPUR 4. Co-Editor 4: Freshman Yearbook Editor; OUTLOOK 1, Freshman Co-Editor: Drama Club 2. President 2: Spirit of Tigers Hustlers Award; Best Defensive Award 1; Track 1; Freshman Class President; Most Outstanding State Actor 2; Mr. Drama Region Solo W'inner 4: Safety Council: Vice-President; Who's Who Among American Music Leaders 4; Good Citizenship Award; Among Top Three Male Actors in One Act Play: QUILL AND SCROLL Merit Award 4; Senior Superlative. WEEK. BRENDA. W'ELDON. RONNIE - DE 3. 4. WETHER1NGTON, JULIE - FBLA 3; Tri-Hi-Y 1; VOT 3; Cheer- leader 1: Marching Band 2, 3, 4: Fourth Runner-up in Miss VHS Pageant 4. WETHERINGTON. TONYA - Language Club 2; CRACKLINGS 3. WHITEHEAD, CECIL - Football 4: Basketball 2, 3, 4: Baseball 2, 3, 4; Most Outstanding Football Player 4; Spirit of Wildcats in Bas- ketball: Most Valuable Award in Baseball; Baseball Captain: Most Valuable Award in Basketball: Honorable Mention for Football and Basketball on State Team; Senior Superlative. WHITEHEAD. JEROME - Basketball 1. WILBURN. JONATHAN. WILLIAMS. ALBERTA. WILLIAMS. JOHNNY - DCT; V1CA. WILLIAMS. LINDA. VAND WILLIAMS. ROBIN - Football 1; Choir 4. WILLIS. TOMMY - DE 4. Vice-President 4; VICA 3: Football 1. WILSON. ERNEST. WILSON, RANDY - Distinguished Math and Science Scholar; Who's Who Among American High School Students: Most Outstanding Physics Student 4: Honor Graduate. WISENBAKER, GREG - Basketball 1; Honor Graduate. WORTHY. TIM. WRIGHT. LEE. YALE. JEFF - Key Club 2, 3. 4; Marching Band 1. 2. 3. 4; Foot- ball 1. YATES. RHONDA. ZACHA. CHARLES - DE 4; Chess Club 2. 3: Rifle Club 2. 3: Liter- ary Magazine 2. 3: B-Team Basketball 3; Intramural Sports 2: RETROSPECT 3. 4. ZEIGLER, VICKI - Entered from Bainbridge, Georgia: Beta Club 4: FBLA 3, 4; President 3; Lab Band 3, 4; Home Economics Represent- ative: Homeroom Representative; Basketball; Winner in State and Local Piano Contests; Certificate of Merit Award: Betty Crocker Award 4; DAR Good Citizenship Award 4; Honor Graduate. BELOW: Seniors Becky Stephenson and Julie Wetherington share jit- ters as they wait for announcements of winners. Becky placed in the top twelve, and Julie was fourth runner-up. 260 261 Summer Staff Gathers To Complete Yearbook Mrs. Harry Wolinski kept muttering, Where are the snows of yesteryear? everytime she went to the journalism room to work on the SANDSPUR between June 1 and June 10. No staff members showed up to help. Then Phyllis Stovall, who entered the class in the spring, appeared and took over the direction of completing 199 pages. Several weeks later La-Voe Griffin, who spent most of her summer working as a lifeguard at Moody Air Force Base, joined Phyllis. And Lee McMichael, spring quarter editor of the OUTLOOK, came to the rescue. He soon learned how to draw layouts and write captions. By this time the wandering editor, Anne Bolen, had returned to town to rejoin the summer staff. Early in July the staff mailed 70 pages. On July 30 they sent 85 more, with the final pages leaving for Dallas on August 8. 262 OPPOSITE PAGE, LEFT: Phyllis Stovall. Lee McMichael. La-Voe Griffin, and Anne Bolen take a three-thirty break down by the campus pond. OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP: La-Voe Griffin counts pages for a shipment. OPPOSITE PAGE, RIGHT: Lee McMichael works on an opening section spread. LEFT: Phyllis Stovall opens the journalism door to admit a co-worker. BOTTOM, LEFT: Mrs. Wolinski cherishes eighty-five completed pages. BELOW: Following her usual procedure. Editor Anne Bolen covers a table with varied pictures and then concentrates on an ad page. ”Photography recor on the human face j that man has inh ij man has created r I man to man.