Valdosta High School - Sandspur Yearbook (Valdosta, GA)

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Student Honors Contribute to Winnersville Label Valdosta has recently dubbed itself Winnersville. Valdosta High School students contributed to the accuracy of this title in sports, academics, and in every phase of the activities of a com- prehensive high school. Mike Rose, Rusty Overby, Richard Clayton, and John Branan were National Merit finalists. In the 1-AAAA Literary Meet, David Pulliam placed first in extempo- raneous speaking. On the state level he ranked third. Kim Gandy placed first in the region in piano and second in state competition. Another first place tro- phy came to the school — and indi- rectly to the city — when Roberto Binford, Bryan Wilson, Calvin Davis, Ethridge Seward placed first in the region Tor boys quartet. Brett Clark captured first place on the state level in graphic arts. Brayon Lee Jones kept his first place in brick- laying when he went to the district contest. And because a community must depend on character and citizenship for a winning label, the administrators this year gave special awards to Jamie Harris, Sam Fletcher, Tim Dame, Curt Cochran, David Pulliam, Roberto Bin- ford, and Karen Wakefield in recogni- tion of these qualities. OPPOSITE PAGE, BOTTOM, RIGHT: Principal Lloyd Mims presents a plaque to David Pulliam, one of the group of students selected for adminis- trators’ awards. OPPOSITE PACE, TOP: Honor graduates fill first three rows of the Little Theater. OPPOSITE PAGE, LEFT: Mr. James Bridges, vocational industrial coordinator, beams as he presents awards to Sandra Morrison, business edu- cation: Odell Griffin, drafting; and Brett Clark, graphic arts. TOP: Mrs. Harry Wolinski, English department head, hands a plaque to Lynne Pul- liam, most outstanding sophomore English stu- dent. John Branan and Rusty Overby, seniors who tied for this honor; David New, junior; and Kim Candy, freshman, look on. RIGHT: Mr. W. E. Wisenbaker, head of the social studies depart- ment, presents awards to David New and Mike Rose. 12

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School Shows Off Winners on Honors Night and department heads called the names of winners in every area. Civic recognition of students included the American Legion awards for attendance at Bovs’ State and Girls’ State; the Elks Scholarship awards going to Rusty Overby for being second in the state and to Margie Mothershead for placing first in the region; the Kiwanis Club’s salute — along with certificates and checks — to Rusty Overby and Mrs. Patricia Walden for being STAR Student and STAR Teacher. At the conclusion of the pro- gram, when Roberto Binford, Stu- dent Council president, led the group assembled in the Little The- ater in the singing of the school Alma Mater, the visitors could feel the jov and pride emanating from teacners and students. And teach- ers and students in turn knew that they had shown off well. When Mrs. Harry Wolinski completed presentation of awards to English students, she addressed the audience of parents, friends, and faculty: “These young people are our answer to the charge that schools should teach the basics. Go out and tell the community that we do teach the basics. But the audience was probably more aware of the crest or the aca- demic mountain than they were of the valleys as club representatives OPPOSITE PACE, TOP: Rustv Overby, John Branan, and Karl Chiang accept plaques denoting them as l eing first, third, and second honor graduates. Mr. Joe Cordova, representing the Rotary Club, donor of plaques to all honor graduates, shares the pride of Principal Lloyd Mims. OPPOSITE PACE. LEFT: Roberto Binford leads the group in singing the Alma Mater. OPPOSITE PACE, RICHT: Mr. Mike Rogers, head of the math department, gives Richard Clayton another in a series of state, region, and national awards. ABOVE: Robin Evcrittc. most out- standing Spanish student, reaches out to embrace Mrs. Patricia Walden, who is reaching out to give her the award plaque. LEFT: Mr. Franklin McDaniel recognizes Rusty Overby, this year’s STAR Student. 11

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