Valdosta High School - Sandspur Yearbook (Valdosta, GA)

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Parade Of Trophies Makes Honors Night Different teams and classes during the 1977-1978 term. Only the baseball team's state championship trophy was miss- ing. Coach Butch Brooks' dia- mond squad had not finished the season on May 9. the date of Honors Night. As students placed trophies on the apron of the stage. Mr. Mims called out the nature of the awards. Behind this decorative evi- dence of excellence, the program continued with representatives of clubs, civic groups, and faculty giving trophies, medals, plaques, certificates to more than two hun- dred students. Principal Mims next called honor graduates to the stage to receive plaques donated by the Rotary Club. Mr. Joe Cordova made the presentations. And finally it was time for announcement of senior superla- tives and the Best All-Round Sen- ior— Buck Belue. Honors Night ceremonies for the past few years have been rather routine: community awards, academic and special honors, and announcement of honor graduates and senior superlatives. But this year Principal Lloyd Mims added something different. Before the first donor stepped forward to present an award. Mr. Mims signalled the parade of tro- phies. On both sides of the Little I heater, students entered in a procession with trophies won by to

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Principal Lloyd Mims faced a problem related to school honors. He told everyone, “We're a win- ning school. We like to win in everything.” But Mr. Mims did not like to prolong the Honors Night cere- monies. It was difficult, however, this year to keep within the alloted time, not over two hours, because the string of honors was longer than ever. To open the program, members of the NJROTC brought in glit- tering trophies and set them on the apron of the stage in the Little Theater. Names of all of the honorees, set in six point type, subsequently took most of one page in the local paper. And the community knew that their school liked to win and did win in academics, sports, indus- trial-vocational work, and in fine arts. RIGHT: Mr. Carl Funderburk presents a certificate and check from the Kiwanis Club to STAR Student Ellen Eanes. OPPOSITE PAGE: Steven Conner, an honor graduate, receives a plaque given by Mr. James Cordova for the Rotary Club. Sports A ca d em i cs Cl u bs Indi vi d uals Gro u ps

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 ABOVE: To highlight the program. Principal Lloyd Mims presents a plaque to Buck Belue. Best All-Round Senior. LEFT: Mrs. Harry Wolinski honors the outstanding English stu- dents: senior Ellen Eanes. junior Rusty Overby, and sophomore David New. Freshman Mary Farley stood out of range of the photographer. OPPOSITE PAGE, MIDDLE: Trophies ring the stage at the beginning of ceremonies. OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM. LEFT: Lieutenant Com- mander Walter Sharp congratulates third-year cadets Howard Hughes. James Green, and Albert Green. OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM. RIGHT: Mr. Mims looks on as Mr. Joe Cordova gives plaques to Lisa Fcix. valedictorian: Lisa Weeks, second-honor graduate: and Jeff DeGangc. third-honor recipient. 11