Valdosta High School - Sandspur Yearbook (Valdosta, GA)

Text from Pages 1 - 272 of the 1980 volume:

SANDSPUR 1980 Valdosta, Georgia 31601 VALDOSTA HIGH SCHOOL 3101 North Forrest Street VOLUME 39 School Sets Own Style Style expressed individual thought or fashion at Valdosta High School and developed its own definitions. It meant: ... winning, supporting classmates in sports, clubs, and academia. ... thinking, communicating original thoughts for essays, themes, reports, and research papers. . . . creating, in art classes, in vocational classes, and in science classes. . . . diversifying, changing classes, but maintaining individual talents. Just as styles in dress, language, transportation, and lifestyles always changed, they did not remain static at the school. Alterations constantly occurred. But most of them had subtle undercurrents, not blaring, gaudy tones. PRECEDING PAGE: Melody Shepherd. Celia McHellen. and Ginger Metcalt display 1980 's styles: Nike tennis shoes, blue leans, sweaters tied at the neck, and lerseys THIS PAGE. ABOVE Senior drum ma or Leslie Brown salutes the home crowd at Ihe end ol the hall-lime performance OPPOSITE PAGE. ABOVE A Ironl view ol Valdosta High School BOTTOM. LEFT: Librarian Sandra Connell helps Ireshman Mandy Kent find information lor a report BOTTOM RIGHT: Junior Dante Jones leaps high in Ihe air lor a score John Smotherman Photo — Table of Contents. Openers ......................... Honors........................... Events .......................... Sports........................... Classes.......................... Clubs............................ People ......................... Community....................... Directories..................... Closing......................... ....1-7 . . .8-19 . .20-45 . .46-69 . 70 -103 104-141 142-217 218-249 250-261 262-264 © 1980 Dy Mrs Harry Wolmski 2 For SANOSPUR All rights reserved Every Student Sets His Style Every part of school life reflected individual creativity and style. From the sports arena to the classroom, students found a wide variety of outlets for their creativity. Young men like John Bond, Tony Blasetti, and Harvey Carter really got it on on the gridiron. Behind the solid blocking of Tony and Harvey, John was able to scramble and pass for hundreds of yards. In the vocational department, students learned a great many skills. Troy Black's skill in welding helped him win district honors in that field. Odell Griffin showed his style in drafting. By drawing plans for buildings and homes, Odell won the honor of Valdosta High Draftsman of the Year. Some students chose to shine in the business department. Teresa Gilbert won an award for her speed and skill in taking shorthand. Dana Swindle won honors for her typing ability. Other students learned such skills as keypunching, accounting, and using other business machines. In the classroom, other students took the lead. Ruling families such as the Farleys, the Eaneses, and the Taorminas took a lion’s share of honors. David New also won a great honor, the coveted title, valedictorian. TOP, RIGHT: Freshman Brenda Bonner sets type on a mimeograph machine in graphics BOTTOM, RIGHT Senior quarterback John Bond gels ready to throw a pass against Crisp County OPPOSITE PAGE Junior Betsy Mathes prepares an injection tor a patient in health occupations class 4 — Spread by Debbie Rose — Dedication Goes to Sweet Lady She’s the sweetest lady I’ve ever met.” She’s so energetic she just bounces off the wall.” She’s the best teacher I’ve ever had. Comments like these characterized the seniors’ opinions of Mrs. Peggy Wilkes. To win this student acclaim, Mrs. Wilkes painted signs with the junior class, coordinated the Miss Valdosta High pageant, drew angles, and solved proofs. When seniors met in the Little Theater on March 26, they did not forget any of the things Mrs. Wilkes has helped them with. They chose Mrs. Wilkes by secret ballot over four other nominees. When Debbie Rose announced the dedication to the school on May 8, all Mrs. Wilkes could say was, Tell all the seniors how sweet they are.” ABOVE Mrs Wilkes shows LeeAnne Griffin the next step on her geometry problem. BELOW: Mrs Wilkes congratulates the new Miss VMS. Kelly Schroer. at her crowning. 6 7 — Spread by Debbie Rose — We Win in Classes ... in Sports ... in Clubs « 8 — Spread by Chris Huss — 1 • No. 1 SANDSPUR TIMES Seniors Take Honors June 2, 1980 i ABOVE Senior Tim Farley accepts one ol his many Carl Funderburk ____________ For David New. honors night epitomized high school success. As is often the case, one student received all the most cov- eted awards At the Little Theater of Valdosta High School on Monday. May 12. 1980 David accepted the title of valedictorian, best all- around senior, and senior superlative Other awards taken included several depart- Boosters Reward Band Seniors Graduate on June 2, 1980 mental awards for aca- demic excellence, and ath- letic awards for outstanding performances on the base- ball field and on the basket- ball court. Tim Farley, the Second Congressional District STAR Student also won several distinguished awards, which included salutatorian and senior superlative Thursday night, May 15. in the Little Theater, director Mike Chapman and the band boosters held the senior band banquet and awards ceremony At 7:00. 30 seniors came to the sen- ior banquet organized by the band boosters. Then at 8:00 in the Little Theater. Marchm' Cat members met tor the annual awards ceremony Field commander Leslie Brown took tne Bandsman of the Year Award — the most coveted of all band honors Other distinguished awards included the Spirit of the Marchin' Cats, which went to senior section leader Chris muss Melody Shepherd took the Lucy Stewart Memorial Award, and Vaughn iroy took the Tex Mullis Loyalty Award Senior of the Year went to Bill Pass- more and Laurel Camarano received tne Rookie of the Year Award Bernara Williams. Mark Mobley Sneree Southwell Mark Kmchen and jan McGuyrt each took one of the coveted Director's Awards. II hat It Is As the jazz band set up before graduation Principal Lloyd Mims noticed how much equipment was near the stage Irritated that so much equip- ment could interfere with the podi- um's microphone and speakers Mr Mims told senior and class song singer Leslie Brown. Leslie next year i don't want you to cnoose a song that requires so much trouble1' On Monday. June 2, at 8 00 p.m a total of 348 seniors grad- uated on Cleveland Field Donned from head to toe in the familiar black and gold caps and gowns, the class of '80 lis- tened to the invocation by Mark Mobley, and speeches given by Margaret Aultman and David New Honor graduate Leslie Brown sang the class song Old Days with a back-up group of several seniors Principal Lloyd Mims gave the presentation of the class and closed the ceremony with the changing of the tassels ABOVE Senior John bona shows his emotion is tassel during graduation c na his ABOVE Mr Don Allison presents awards to winners m i. ________ awards from Mr Changes New Style Marks Honors Night Traditions often make events seem static. But this year the Honors Night ceremonies took on a changed style because of a drop in the number of honor graduates. For the first time in the history of the new school only nine sen- iors filled honor graduate slots. Each of these young men and women had run the obstacle courses of difficult advanced classes and had come out with averages higher than ninety. At the conclusion of the night's parade of honors, Mr. Tom Shelton, representing the Rotary Club of Valdosta, gave charms and certificates to com- memorate this night for the honor students. Another special group con- sisted of the fifteen Senior Super- latives. For the first time, the entire group met on stage to receive certificates and to be rec- ognized. Another change in the night's events came when Vice-principal Don Allison called to the stage every participant in the 1-AAAA literary meet. TOP: Chief Petty Officer Sam Wright presents Joey Williams and Greg Fulgmili distinguished cadet awards ABOVE: Mr. Mims congratulates David New tor taking the valedictorian honor OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP Mike Ruff receives a good citizenship award from Mrs Tommie Walt OPPOSITE PAGE, BOTTOM. LEFT: Mrs Patsy Smith hugs Lisa Holland after awarding her the outstanding art student certificate. OPPOSITE PAGE, BOTTOM, RIGHT: Mrs. Harry Wolinski gives certifi- cates to Suzanne Roush and Vera Dotson lor excellence in drama and English 10 Literary Meet School Places First in Region Valdosta High upheld its win- ning style in the district 1-AAAA Literary Meet. For the second year in a row, the school placed first in the region after competing with eight other high schools. Also, for the second year, Val- dosta had the advantage of entering students in every cate- gory of the meet. Of the approximately fifty stu- dents entered, six took first places. First positions included wins by Leslie Brown, Laurel Camarano, and Melody Shep- herd in Girls' Trio; Kim Gandy in Girl's Piano Solo; Cynthia Traut- mann in Extemporaneous Speak- ing; Lee Strickland in Girls' Spell- ing. These students later went to state competition where Kim Gandy took first in Girl’s Piano Solo and Leslie Brown, Laurel Camarano, and Melody Shep- herd took first in Girls' Trio. For the first time, Vice-princi- pal Don Allison called the literary meet participants as a group to the stage on Honors Night. Each student received recognition and a certificate of participation. TOP: Monica Beltadapur and Belinda Collazo receive awards trow Mrs Sharon Gandy lor excellence in foreign language ABOVE Louis Bernard. Buddy Morris. Keith Adams Jan Pendleton Amy Gunter. Jimmy Bosloch and Andy Wortham listen as Mr Mims announces the remaining recipients ol the Administrators A wards 12 TOP. LEFT Mrs Allen Smith gives Tony Blasetti the Alice Bmgle Essay Award TOP. RIGHT Honor graduates Margaret Aultman. Tony Blasetti. Leslie Brown. Mark Ellis, and Tim Farley wait on stage to be recognized BOTTOM. LEFT Principal Lloyd Mims speaks to the guests while Mrs Virginia Wi sen baker gives out awards BOT- TOM. RIGHT Mrs Ren Christie gives Rusty Wethenngton a good citi- zenship award — Spread by Leslie Brown — 13 Variety Produces Individuality in Superlatives Variety is the spice ot life is a clich6 that applied to senior superlatives. Each student par- ticipated in activities that made him or her an individual. Interest areas ranged from astronomy to modern jazz. For instance, Tim Farley com- pleted several astronomy courses at Valdosta State Col- lege during his high school years. Also, he actively partici- pated in the local chapter of the Star Trek Club. Only one similarity existed between Tim Farley's interests and those of Laura George. It lay in the domes above the buildings in which they worked. Laura spent many hours practicing gymnastics in the high school gym. Teaching dance and taking dance lessons also filled her spare time. One student’s interests remained far removed from the school or studio. Debra Beard became interested in family life and married, so her name on the superlative list was Debra Beard Patterson. Superlative individuality showed again as Bill Passmore tried to establish a career as a professional jazz trumpet player. Plans to attend Berklee Col- lege of Music in Boston, Massa- chusetts, or Troy State University in Alabama kept Bill occupied while he was not taking private lessons from well-known trumpet teachers in Atlanta, Georgia, and in New York City. Odell Griffin Margaret Aultman — Spread by Leslie Brown — 15 Family Traditions Mark Leadership and academic excellence often run in the fam- ily. From 1965 until 1980. the Eanes family continued to fill honor graduate, senior superla- tive, and honored undergraduate positions. Three years ago, the Farley clan started a similar tradition. Graduating senior Tim Farley became salutatorian, while younger brother and sister Tom and Mary received multiple hon- ors at the end of the year. Senior superlative Laura George followed the steps of older sister Beth, who graduated Superlative Style in 1975 as an honor graduate and president of the senior class. Leslie Brown filled the superla- tive position that her older sister, Debbie Brown did not take, even though she graduated as valed- ictorian of the summer class of 1973. — Duke's Photo — Mike Ruff 16 — Spread by Leslie Brown — ‘‘Fame has no necessary conjunction with praise ... it is a recognition of excellence which must be felt but need not be spoken . . .” Washington Allston Karl Langenbach Vera Dotson Max Blocker 17 Superlatives Form Very Exclusive Club_ Margaret Aultman Laura George Max Blocker Odell Griffin Leslie Brown Karl Langenbach Harvey Carter David New Nathaniel Ceasar Bill Passmore Ashley DeLoach Mike Ruff Vera Dotson Mark Toth Tim Farley t? — Duke's Photo — Harvey Carter Members of a most exclusive club, the senior superlatives received their memberships in a democratic fashion. Prior to Tuesday, March 25, 1980, Mr. Mims announced a faculty meeting to be held that day and instructed Mrs. Harry Wolinski to prepare a list of sen- iors to use at the meeting. Mrs. Kathryn Young, also a Sandspur advisor, typed the list. When the teachers met, they discussed students' qualifica- tions for the honor of superlative and made suggestions for candi- dates. Each teacher voted for ten stu- dents and placed a special mark by the student they felt should be best all-round senior. Mrs. Wolinski counted the votes on the ballots. According to her calculations, over one- hundred students had at least one vote. Many had twenty to thirty votes, and winners received from fifty to eighty votes. Valedictorian David New had the special honor of receiving the highest number of votes both for senior superlative and for best all-round senior. Just as Tim Farley had the sec- ond highest grade average, he also had the second highest number of votes for senior super- lative. Unfortunately, Tim did not have his portrait made because of job conflicts. Laura George Bill Passmore 19 SANDSPUR TIMES Vol 1. No. 1 Valdosta High School May 12,1980 New Queen Is Crowned When the curtain went up on the annual Miss Valdosta High School Pageant, the audience applauded the stage decorated to carry out the theme. Midnight Magic On April 26. at 8:00. thirty-four juniors and seniors competed for the title of Miss Valdosta High School. Evening gown and sportswear competitions began the contest. Ten semi-final- ists. Janice Clary. Kim Wright. Avis Taylor. Jen- nifer English. Kelly Schroer Barbara Wal- ters. Debbie Rambo. Pat Stringer. Herryn Fras- sand. and Marier Cope- land. went on to vie for the title. After entertainment by the Valdosta High School Stage Band, five finalists were chosen Kelly Schroer won the coveted award of Miss Valdosta High School, with Avis Taylor as first runner-up. Pat Stringer as second runner-up, Barbara Walters as third runner-up. and Jennifer English as fourth run- ner-up Spring Prom Goes Formal ABOVE Juniors back the Wildcats at one ot the many pep ral- lies Students Keep Cheering Although the Wildcats did not get past the 1 - AAAA region playoffs, stu- dents kept on cheering Seniors, juniors, sopho- mores. and freshmen par- ticipated every Friday morning by yelling out cheers, clapping their hands, and dancing to the music supplied by the Mar- chin' Cats Mane Emery, president of the Student Council, pre- sented the school spirit stick at each pep rally to the class that showed the most spirit at the previous pep rally Although the jun- iors and seniors won the award several times, the freshmen and sophomores totalled more presenta- tions On May 10 juniors and sen- iors entered Mathis City Audi- torium for the annual Junior- Senior prom. Students donned long dresses, coats, and ties for the event. They danced to the sounds of Total Experience, a band from Atlanta, Georgia. “Midnight Magic, a song by the Commodores, provided the theme for the dance. Dec- orations included disco mirror What It Is? balls which reflected light in a variety of colors down on the dancers. ABOVE Dante Jones and Nellie Brantley wait to have thee Junior-Senior dance ticket checked by Mr Mims What is schmaltz: What’s that, you say. It’s soul and more — it’s black and white, side by side, wearing black and gold and letting the good times roll at all school events. It’s pep rallies and football games, dances and parties. And finally it’s the Big G — graduation night. r When We Play, We Really Play V 21 Wildcats Try Out for Starting Positions!!! Anxious football players found positions up for grabs as the first week of football camp began. Because many starters from the 1978 season graduated, coaches had to look for replacements. Coach Butch Brooks needed to find an offensive line. And as the week ended, things began to take shape William Davis took the center posi- tion. while David Harrison and Har- vey Carter took over as guards. Tony Blasetti and Philip James filled the tackle slots, and Edwin Robinson earned the tight end position. While the offensive line took shape, the backfield also came into focus. John Bond became the quar- terback and the leader of the offen- sive team. Ernest King and Irvin Roe filled the fullback and halfback posi- tions respectively. Offensive slots were filled, but the defensive spots still remained uncer- tain when the 'Cats broke camp and headed for the first week of regular season practice ABOVE: John Bond takes the snap as linemen fire ofl the line during an intra- squad scrimmage. RIGHT: David Davis looks on as Jerry Patten reads a maga- zine OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP Lynn Roe and Donald Harris relax by listening to some music as Nathaniel Ceasar sleeps OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM Play comes to an end during a scrimmage game as townspeople watch the action 22 Hundreds of Freshmen, Newcomers Invade School ing this school for the first time, lay waiting in the far corners of the building. For instance, some- one looking for physical science might be found in the ROTC building And someone looking for Three Types of Writing might be found in Algebra II. Upperclassmen stood by, remembering the time when they Just as Napoleon's army invaded Egypt in 1798, freshmen invaded the high school on August 27,1979. During the time between classes, newcomers rushed up and down the halls in mass con- fusion, looking for departments that, unknown to the freshmen and the others who were attend- wandered through the halls searching for faculty members and Student Council members for directions and aid. Many times during this first day of school, Principal Lloyd Mims bolted into the crowd, giving directions and handing out hall passes for tardy students 24 —Spread by Chris Huss— ABOVE, LEFT Robin McGovern poses for her student identification card ABOVE Sheena Carter and Thelma Dob- kins check their homerooms before entering the building LEFT Mr Allison, vice-principal, directs David Brooks. Steve Boyd, and Don Bonner to class on the first day of school —Spread by Ginger Metcalf— 25 Students Jam, Shout at Pep Rallies Pounding drums, blaring horns and thundering tubas vibrated through the air as the students poured into each weekly pep rally. Got to Get You Into My Life. a familiar entrance melody, started the pep rally off with a bang as the stu- dents began jamming to the music. Eager dancers sought the gym sidelines to display their style and verve. Miss Regina Holinshead. vice principal, and William Pompey. sci- ence librarian, supervised these cho- rus lines, maintaining a semblance of order around the shimmying bodies Principal Lloyd Mims, playing ring- master. directed the class sections in a competition for the Spirit Stick. Alternating between the sides of the gym. he called first for the freshmen, seated in the bleachers above the seniors After a few weeks, the freshmen put out an acceptable volume when shouting: Two bits, four bits, six bits, a dollar. All for freshmen, stand up and holler! Sophomores, perched above the juniors, repeat- edly won the competition with an ear-splitting demonstration of cheers and screams. Head Coach Nick Hyder climaxed proceedings by thanking students for their support and encouraging their attendance at the game to come. TOP: Come out tonight and we'll whup Lowndes' shouts Harvey Carter BOT- TOM Principal Lloyd Mims spurs on the students during the contest lor the Spirit Stick OPPOSITE PAGE: Signs tell the story in the lunchroom before the Lowndes-Valdosta game —Spread by Debbi Rose— Goof Tops Off Birthday Festivities Student Council topped off Mr. Mim’s birthday celebration with a slight goof at the Friday morning pep rally the day after his birth- day. Representatives gave him a maroon sweater which he quickly returned in favor of another color! In spite of the council's goof, the party given by the faculty went well. Faculty members presented Mr. Mims a gift certificate from Taylor Clothing so he could choose his own present Mrs. Marie Brandon and Mrs. Betty Smith also g ive Mr. Mims a cake decorated like the head of a wildcat. Italian cookies, baked by Mrs. Ann Dinning, highlighted the refreshment table. Other teachers contributed cookies, candies, and sandwiches. TOP, RIGHT Mr Mims reads a birthday card as faculty members look on BOT- TOM, RIGHT Cookies, punch, sand- wiches. and cake cover the refreshment table. OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP Mrs Betty Smith. Ms Amanda Ellis. Mrs. Faye Nitsche. and Miss Sarah Adams go through the refreshment line while Mrs. Catherine Yale serves. OPPOSITE PAGE, BOTTOM. LEFT Commander Sam Wright presents Mr Mims a gift and a card OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM RIGHT Mrs Jenny Wisenbaker sets the refreshment table 28 Homecoming Theme Spurs Creativity I Wish I Were . .This theme of Homecoming '79 extended a clear invitation to use imagina- tion and creativity in the produc- tion of Homecoming costumes. Both the faculty and the student body responded enthusiastically, producing a display of always colorful, sometimes hilarious, and frequently outrageous ensembles. Dominating the Homecoming celebration, Principal Lloyd Mims exercised his Captain Hook per- sona. gleefully “hooking teach- ers' necks and students' bodies. Students and teachers alike favored graduation robes for their dream attire, indicating that a desire for a diploma is a contin- uing phenomenon. Whiskers and lashing tails pranced through the stands as 'Cats’, in many forms, were also favorites in the costume parade. OPPOSITE PAGE Principal Lloyd Mims demonstrates the ultimate in authoritarian dreams a raffish Captain Hook TOP Beth Belue, Kelly Schroer. Debbie Rambo and Lisa Holland display their dream styles as they lead the Homecom- ing pep rally RIGHT: Mrs Brenda Tom- linson. left, wears graduation robes to indicate her fondest wish, and Mrs Peggy Wilkes models the attire she would favor as a member of the idle rich 30 Duke's photo 31 —Spread by John Smotherman— Rain Forces Homecoming Parade to Take Cover Even though rain soaked the floats, enthusiasm remained high throughout the parade Participants found shelter under umbrellas, rain- coats. and plastic coverings Because the Valdosta High School band had to keep their uniforms dry for the Homecoming halftime show, the Valdosta Junior High School band came to the rescue and pro- vided music for the parade Some Wildcat fans viewed the parade from the curb while others watched from inside their cars As it did last year, the parade route started at the site of the old Valdosta High School and continued down Patterson Street, across West Hill Avenue, and northward on Ashley Street Then the procession broke up at the post office downtown Freshmen captured first place with their float depicting I Wish I Were in Wildcat Heaven and sporting a giant Wildcat throwing lightning bolts at a Dougherty Trojan 32 ABOVE LEFT Miss Valdosta High School. Leslie Brown, avoids the rainy weather by carrying her umbrella as Stuart Smith drives through the parade route ABOVE. Lisa Holland. DECA Sweetheart, gives a smile to the camera- man while the driver. Bryan Griffin, waits patiently for the parade to continue LEFT Cheerleaders, in informal attire, try. to keep dry on the rainy parade day. OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP Carolyn Clock and Trina Shiver ride on the sophomore float as Mike Mink drives to join the parade OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM Keith Sweat. Andy Taormina, and Suzanne Roush put the finishing touches on the Drama Club float —Spread by Ginger Metcalf— 33 Freshman representative Sandee Hall and her escort. Tony Chavis Freshman representative Cheryl Perry and her escort. Kenny Gordon Junior representative Jennifer English and her escort. Grant Nichols Junior representative Kim Wright and her escort. Andrew Kimble 34 But Rain Stops for Crowning Ceremonies Rain disappeared during pre- game Homecoming festivities, much to the pleasure of Homecoming rep- resentatives and spectators During the activities each young lady in the queen s court wore a long dress, and her escort wore a suit and tie. quite a change from blue jeans and t-shirts worn at school As they walked from the center of the field to the sideline, each girl car- ried a bouquet of roses presented to her by the Student Council. Two girls from each class made up the Homecoming Court Freshman representatives were Sandee Hall and Cheryl Perry. Sophomore repre- sentatives were Kathryn DeLoach and Jenecia Cushion. Junior repre- sentatives were Jennifer English and Kim Wright Charlotte Demps was the senior representative At the climax of the festivities, Marie Emery, Student Council presi- dent. crowned Laura George Home- coming Queen. As the Marchin' Cats loudly played She Believes in Me.” a radiant Laura proudly walked off the field. LEFT: Laura George beams with happi- ness as Marie Emery. Student Council president, crowns her Homecoming Queen BOTTOM Members of the Home- coming Court and their escorts. Sandee Hall with Tony Chavis. Cheryl Perry with Kenny Gordon. Kathryn DeLoach with Sidney Bowdom. Jenecia Cushion with Tony Harper. Jennifer English with Grant Nichols. Kim Wright with Andrew Kimble. Laura George with Tom McTier. and Charlotte Demps with Ira Williams proudly step forward to be recognized New Rules Mark Homecoming Dance ABOVE Mark Johnson hands Mr Don Allison, vice-principal, his dance ticket as Angie Harris looks on. Other ticket collec- tors are Mr. William Aldhch. vice-princi- pal. Mr. Charles Tarpley and Mrs. Jeanne Tarpley RIGHT David Thornell. Alfred Aguero. Mandy Shannon. Jan Pendleton. David Parker. Floyd Miller, and Jeana Bennett swing to the sounds of B B Jam at the Homecoming Dance 36 —Spread by Ginger Metcalf— Fun's fun! And rules are rules! Many times rules serve as barri- ers to good times. But at the Homecoming Dance new rules helped students have a fun eve- ning, even though a more con- servative attitude prevailed. Students could only attend the dance escorted by a date and wearing formal attire. Another rule restricted students from leaving the dance and returning. Charles and Jeanne Tarpley, Principal Lloyd Mims, and Mil- dred Wisenbaker made sure that these rules were enforced. Student Council members sponsored the Homecoming Dance. Members Renee Mar- shall, Joyce King, Pat Rozier, and Angela Bell served refresh- ments. Mr. Bill Duke of Duke’s Studio took couple pictures against a background of a tree with gold leaves. Students could have pic- tures taken before the dance, starting at 6:30, and after the dance started. Entertainment provided by the B.B. Jam Band from Tallahassee, Florida, highlighted the evening. LEFT: Robbie Pitts, Amy Gunter. David Cooper, and Gwen Elliot swing to 68 Jam music ABOVE During the dance, Denise Williams and Dennis Roundtree join the crowd on the floor 37 38 —Spread by Celia McHellen— After Hectic Search, Staff Locates SANDSPURS Boxes of SANDSPURS covered the library floor, and staff members ran around in a frenzy as students hurried in to receive their long awaited yearbooks. On the day before the SANDS- PURS arrived. Debbie Rose made long distance calls to Dallas, Texas; Memphis, Tennessee; Chattanooga. Tennessee; Montgomery. Alabama; Birmingham. Alabama; Albany. Georgia; and Atlanta to find out where the books were She then called every trucking company in Valdosta and finally found them in Albany They arrived at the school on Fri- day afternoon. November 9. Although on Saturday staff mem- bers found out that names had been omitted, distribution still continued on Sunday without names Staff members had to get stamping machines to put on the names. Louis Bernard took charge of getting books stamped. Mrs Marie Brandon of IMC III then took over distribution of books that had not been picked up. OPPOSITE. TOP LEFT Mrs Harry Wolm- ski watches as Rusty Wethermgton stgns for his yearbook OPPOSITE. TOP. RIGHT: Mrs Katheryn Young checks lists to find Jinny Douse s payment record OPPOSITE. BOTTOM. RIGHT Students patiently wait to receive their yearbooks TOP. LEFT Debbie Rose looks through boxes to see if there are any personalized books BOTTOM. RIGHT Debbie Rose waits as Betsy Vaughn signs for a year- book 39 With the Midnight Magic” theme setting a mood of glamour and excitement, thirty-five junior and senior girls competed for the coveted title of Miss VHS. After competition in evening gown and sportswear, senior Kelly Schroer took the 1980 crown. While junior class president Dant6 Jones emceed the pag- eant, four judges rated the con- testants on their poise, personal appearance, and school involve- ment. From the beginning field of girls, ten were chosen as semi- finalists for a final parade in eve- ning gown. Judges then selected five finalists and determined their final positions by individual ques- tions. Peggy Wilkes, Roberta Weth- erington, Mary Price Arrington, Barbara Miller, and members of the math department planned and directed the pageant. They chose Midnight Magic as the theme and decorated the stage with silver murals and silhouettes of dancing couples. The Reveliers, Laurel Camar- ano, and Miss VHS 1979, Leslie Brown, provided entertainment during breaks in the competition. RIGHT Miss VHS 1980. Kelly Schroer OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP. LEFT Barbara Wallers and Leslie Brown wail backstage lor the question competition to begin. OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP. RIGHT: Mr Mims congratulates Kelly Schroer as Gretchen Scruggs and Mrs Mary Price Arrington look on OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM Top live finalists. Jennifer English, fourth runner-up: Pat Stringer, second runner- up: Kelly Schroer. Miss VHS 1980: Avis Taylor, tirst runner-up: and Barbara Wal- ters, third runner-up Kelly Schroer Wins 1980 Miss VHS Crow 40 — Spread by Leslie Brown — 41 Seniors everywhere go to end- of-the-year proms. So what made the Junior-Senior dance difterent? Magic! When the jun- iors, who hosted the dance tor the graduating class, decided on the theme 'Midnight Magic’ for both the Miss Valdosta High School Pageant and for the prom, they went all out in the decorations to set the mood for this event. Disco-style hanging lights revolved to lend glamor and excitement to the dancing. “Midnight Magic, a song by the rock group the Commo- dores, gave a musical emphasis to the theme. This number was one of the selections played by the band. Magic appeared also in the transformations of the young ladies and young men who attended the dance Instead of typical jeans, skirts, and T-shirts, the girls wore flowing formals. Instead of their usual school attire, the young men wore suits and tuxedoes. Principal Lloyd Mims had made announcements asking that couples go to Mathis City Auditorium early to have their pictures made by Duke’s Studio. Many of them did so; therefore, they had more time for dancing from 8:00 to 1:00. Others waited until intermissions at the dance, but no long line formed for pic- tures. Mrs. Peggy Wilkes. Ms. Mary Price Arrington, Mrs. Roberta Wetherington, and Mrs. Barbara Miller helped the juniors prepare for this gala. Members of the fac- ulty chaperoned. THIS PAGE: Tommy Connell and Angie Caldon are posed by DeRon Coppage OPPOSITE PAGE, UPPER LEFT Vickie Gardner and her dale rest from dancing lor a moment, as does Chanlil Parkos and her escort OPPOSITE PAGE. Prom Features Magic9 Mood — Duke's Photo — UPPER RIGHT: Earl Vickery. Lori Culch- ens. John Darling, and Dana Moore enjoy the disco beat. OPPOSITE PAGE. LOWER LEFT Mrs Peggy Wilkes. Mrs. Kathy Sheeley. Mrs Jeanne Tarpley. and Mrs Barbara Harrell watch Ihe dancing OPPOSITE PAGE. LOWER RIGHT Jim Kehoe, Jerri Townsend. Susan Hall, and Kathy Pearson lake a break Irom dancing and enjoy the punch table A 2 — Spread by Debbie Rose — 43 Dignity Marks Graduation Ceremonies cumstance.” Audience and graduating class alike gave attention as Mark Mobley gave the invoca- tion, and David New and Marga- ret Aultman spoke on hopes tor the future and pride in the past. Afterwards, Leslie Brown and the jazz band combo broke the ten- sion by presenting the upbeat class song, Old Days.” Added dignity pervaded the presentation of the 1980 gradu- Hopes for the future and pride in the past” gave dignity to graduation exercises on June 2,1980. As Mrs. Virginia Wisenbaker awaited the go-ahead from Prin- cipal Lloyd Mims, 348 seniors lined up in alphabetical order. With last frantic checks for secure collars, straight caps, and dried tears, the graduates marched onto the field as the band struck up Pomp and Cir- ating class as Mr. Mims requested that all clapping and yelling be held until after all dip- lomas had been passed out. As each graduate walked to the platform, Mr. Hulyn Smith and Dr. Robert Quattlebaum handed out diplomas while Mrs. Edna Thomas arranged the stacks and untied the black and gold rib- bons holding the certificates in order. — Spread by Leslie Brown — OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM. LEFT Les- lie Brown sings the class song while Lau- rel Camarano. Melody Shepherd. Chris Huss. Mark Mobley. Mark Kmchen. Vaughn Irby, and Bill Passmore provide the music. OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM. RIGHT Leslie Brown straightens Marga- ret Aultman's cap before marching into the stadium TOP Nancee Gilbert, who had an emergency appendectomy less than than a week before graduation, was determined to be at the ceremonies. Una- ble to walk, she awaits the procession of her classmates LEFT: Susan Hunmcutt. Chnst Huss. Ed Hutchinson, and Vaughn Irby march into the stadium 45 Vol. 1 No. 1 Valdosta High School June 2, 1980 Wildcats Add Victories ABOVE Quarterback John Bond tries to evade the Crisp County detense Girls Take Track Honors Lisa Jones, Vera Datson, Roseziner Jackson, and Denise Williams dominated the state track scene with speed, agility, and plain determination to win. Coach Jerry Baker helped lead his girls to vic- tories in various meets and competitions. Breaking almost every school record and several state records, the Kittens went on to send several members of their track team to state compe- tition. What It Is Good old Title 1X pulled the tat out ot the fire for Valdosta High School sports For the tilth year in a row the Wildcat sports teams won the All-Sports Trophy awarded by the Albany Herald They won — not for records in football, basketball, baseball — but because Lady Wildcats in track and tennis piled up the points, even on the state level Lisa Jones took first in the 100 yard dash as well as first in the long jump and in 110 low hurdles. With a score of 36-9, Val- dosta’s Wildcats added another victory to their sea- son record by pounding Crisp County's Cougars. As soon as the ball was turned over to the 'Cats, control proved to be the victor. Wildcat quarterback John Bond profited from the win against Crisp County as well as from wins against Central of Thomas- ville, Albany. Colquitt County, Monroe, Bain- bridge, Dougherty, and cross-town rival Lowndes County. ABOVE: Senior quarterback John Bond prepares to make a handott Hoop Cats Win ABOVE Junior Dant6 Jones goes up tor two against Thomasville Valdosta's oasketball Wildcats, with a record of 17 wins and 9 losses, proved once again that winning comes naturally, even on the basketball court. Coach Roger Rome's 'Cats took wins from Tifton, Colquitt County, Lowndes County, Bainbridge, Ware County, Crisp County, Central of Thomasville, Monroe, Coffee County. Albany and Westover. One of the most exciting games of the season was with crosstown rival, Lowndes County. In the first game against the Vikings, both teams had a score of 39 points. During the last few seconds, the Vikings came up with two points to win the game with a score of 41-39. 46 We7 re No. 1! We7re No. 1! We7re No. I!77 —Spread by Debbie Rose— 47 Wildcats Rank High in Region Stats Key Wildcat players helped put Valdosta in Region 1-AAAA championship contention for the third consecutive year. But even though these team members piled up stats that sportswriters praised, the Cats did not reach the state finals as they had done in the previous two seasons. Quarterback John Bond led the Wildcats’ offensive arsenal with 844 yards rushing, a record that placed him fifth in the region. He also passed for 769 yards for a combined total of 1617 yards. He placed second in tandem offense behind Tifton's Ken Hobby, who rushed and passed for 1970 yards. Defensively, Wildcat James Horton, by intercepting five pas- ses, led the region, accounting for 119 return yards. As a team the 'Cats led the region by piling up an average of 233 yards per game. They also led the region in pass defense, allowing only 76 yards average per game. SCOREBOARD: Valdosta 34 Central 7 Valdosta 36 Crisp County 9 Valdosta 0 Thomasville 9 Valdosta 42 Albany 7 Valdosta 28 Colquitt County 0 Valdosta 12 Tifton 13 Valdosta 14 Lowndes 15 Valdosta 14 Monroe 0 Valdosta 28 Bainbridge 7 Valdosta 35 Dougherty 14 REGION 1-AAAA PLAYOFFS: Valdosta 24 Lowndes 21 Valdosta 6 Tifton 24 48 OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP John Bond rams into the clutches of two Tifton defenders OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM Lon- nie Williams brings down Crisp County running back TOP John Bond rolls left as Phillip James. 77. and Kennedy Cooper. 79. provide protection LEFT Irvin Roe. 22. rounds corner as Colquitt County defender leaps to attempt tackle ABOVE Keith Mitchell tries to break away from Albany defenders —Spread by Louis Bernard — John Smotherman— 49 Wildcats Hit Rough Weather In a sense, the Wildcat lootball team sailed along nice and easy and then — BLAMI — ran into a hurricane. Following two easy victories over Central ot Thomasville and Crisp County, the 'Cats felt the sting of defeat against Thomas- ville as they lost to a fired-up squad, 9-0, marking only the second time the Cats have been shut out since Nick Hyder became head coach. Their previous shut-out occur- red in 1974 when the Cats also fell prey to Thomasville's Bull- dogs, 40-0. After losing to Thomasville. the Wildcats coasted to victories over Albany High and Colquitt County. —Spread by Louis Bernard — John Smotherman— UPPER, LEFT Manager Grant Nichols looks on during Crisp County game UPPER. RIGHT Ronald Patterson gal- lops past Colquitt County defender LEFT John Bond receives instruction from coaches Butch Brooks and Nick Hyder. ABOVE John Bond gets set to hand off to Irvin Roe OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP John Bond fires pass to Irvin Roe OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM: Carl Wilcox gives a futile grab at a John Bond pass 51 OPPOSITE PAGE Willie Beatty. 95. Paul Stokes. 75. and Jimbo Hancock. 99. chase Tilton quarterback Ken Hobby TOP RIGHT Ernest King racks up yardage against Lowndes ABOVE Senior split end Mike Rufl tries to stay in bounds against Monroe RIGHT James Horton. 2. leaps to assist Anthony Moore. 37. bring down Tifton's Ken Hobby 52 Rough Weather Fails to Clear for Last Games many fans to leave early, but scores in the last two minutes of each game caused Valdosta's downfall. Lowndes' coach Joe Wilson prob- ably described the Lowndes-Val- dosta game best when he said. They dominated the game offen- sively; they dominated the period, but the scoreboard told the story.” Offensively the Cats amassed 290 total yards, while the Vikes could manage only 223. 138 of those yards coming on two long touch- down drives Rebounding from those two defeats, the Cats went on to defeat Monroe High. 14-0; Bainbndge. 28- 7; and Doughtery. 35-14. Following their 4-1 record in the first half of the regular season, the 'Cats dropped two consecutive games, each by one point They lost a heartbreaker to Tift County. 13-12. and let Lowndes slip by. 15-14. on a controversial call on a two-point conversion In both games the Cats led going into the fourth quarter, causing —Spread by Louis Bernard — John Smotherman— 53 Spread by Louis Bernard — John Smotherman Wildcat Season Ends With Only Two Playoffs Playing important post season games in which everything is on the line was nothing new for the Wild- cats In each of the two previous seasons, the 'Cats played five play- off games to reach the state finals But this season they had only two playoff games because of a defeat by Tift County. Despite losing to Lowndes during the regular season. Valdosta marched into Lowndes High’s Martin Stadium for a subregion playoff and upended the Vikings. 24-21. Exciting would probably be an understatement if anyone tried to describe this game; the lead changed hands several times, with every play becoming an important one. John Bond's dance of sixty yards down the sideline led to the most important score as it put the Cats ahead to stay Following this victory over Lowndes, the Wildcats rolled into Tif- ton. planning to avenge a 13-12 loss administered by the Blue Devils early in the season, but coming away los- ers, 24-6 OPPOSITE PAGE John Bond unloads a pass in region championship game against Tifton TOP Senior running back Ernest King breaks away from Lowndes defender. ABOVE: Cats' massive defense closes in on Tifton running back 55 Coaches, Captains Help Cats Win Subregion Battles! Armies cannot win wars with- out the leadership ot their rank- ing officers In the same way a football team cannot be victori- ous without the leadership of its coaches and captains Coach Nick Hyder was com- mander-in-chief of the Wildcat army. Under Hyder there were coaches for offensive and defen- sive strategy. Coach 'Butch Brooks headed the offensive attack with the help of assistants Jerry Baker and Bob Bolton. At the same time, Coach Jack Rudolph led the defensive maneuvers, while coaches Charles Tarpley and Freddy Waters assisted On the other hand, the cap- tains also led the team. Jimbo Hancock took the rank of overall team captain. Offensive captain Harvey Carter, defensive captain Nathaniel Ceasar, and co-cap- tains John Sons and Ernest King accounted for the rest of the leaders TOP. LEFT Offensive coaches Bob Bolton. Butch Brooks, and Jerry Baker share a joke before the game MIDDLE. LEFT Wildcat captains Ernest King. Nathaniel Ceasar. Jimbo Hancock, John Bond, and Harvey Carter RIGHT Senior quarterback John Bond runs behind the blocking ot senior halfback Irvin Roe The captains were great leaders; they really pulled the team together Bill Holland Four years is a long time to play lor one team, but it I had it to do all over again I wouldn't play lor anybody else Tony Blasetti Our coaches are the best in the world It's an honor to play for 'em Dante Jones 56 ABOVE The 1979 Wildcats FIRST ROW Edgar Whitehead. James Horton. Nathaniel Ceasar. Dale Parker. Keith Sampson. Ashley DeLoach, Dante Jones. Edwin Robinson. Rembrandt Moses. David Parker. Pat Mayes. Jeff Hunter. John Bond. Jeff Lee. Mike Ruff. Mark Toth. Tony Daniels. Rob Sullenburger. Fred Motes. Irvin Roe. Ronald Patterson. Jeff Johnson SECOND ROW Buddy McDonald. Cark Wilcox. Terry Dennis. Welton Frazier. Keith Mitchell. Anthony Moore. Bo Calloway. Donald Harris. James Walton. Eugene Patterson. Willy Scott. Ernest King. Mark Holmes. Joey Williams. Bill Holland. Buddy Morris. Joe Wethermgton. Tony Blasetti. Keith Dye. William Davis. David Harris. Anthony Bat- tles. David Humphrey THIRD ROW Blake Belue. Butch Wilder. Steve Arm- strong. Billy Broadfoot. Darcy Blow. Todd Edwards. Jerry Patten. Carl Rozier. Ralph Moses. Dan Studstill. Gilbert Grier. David Thornell. Bobby Horne. William Collier. Nathaniel Chachere. Henry Gilmore. Har- vey Carter. Jim Kehoe. Paul Stokes. Steve Kebler. Philip James FOURTH ROW Charles Arnold. Kennedy Cooper. Tim Bond. Joe Henry. Victor Wayman. Jesse Jones. David Davis. Rusty Smith. Carl Gaines. Steve Hunter. Billy Joe Gor- don. James Robinson. Calvin Davis. Eric Burch. Sam King. Willie Beatty. Lynn Roe. Hal Dixon. Lonnie Williams. Jimbo Hancock MIDDLE. LEFT Coaches Jack Rudolph. Butch Brooks, and Jim Bur- roughs listen to a pre-game pep talk from Head Coach Nick Hyder BOTTOM. LEFT: Managers. KNEELING David Mims, Mark DeMott. Carl Battles. Ben Harvey STANDING John Bassford. Alec McCall. John Lamport. Louie Fly the. Grant Nichols. Tony Martin —Spread by Grant Nichols — Debbie Rose— 57 Close Finishes Mark Hoop Hats Winning Chart Close finishes, in both victories and losses, made perspiration pop out on the faces of fans at Wildcat hoop contests Opening the season against Tifton. the Cats came out on top. 48-45. in a game marked by a close finish Just two games later the Cats played probably the most exciting game of the season, their first matchup against Lowndes In this thriller, with the score 39-39 in the closing sec- onds. Lowndes sank a basket at the buz- zer to win. 41-39 Other close finishes included a one- point loss to Ware County and a two- point loss to Waycross Their next meet- ing with Lowndes ended in a two-point victory. 48-46 Then the Cats beat Cen- tral of Thomasville in a close one. 54-52. Coach Roger Rome began his first ses- sion as head coach with this philosophy. Forget last season's record and push ahead this year ” When the season ended. Rome's hardcourt ’Cats had posted a 17 win. 9 loss winning season SCOREBOARD Valdosta 48 Tifton 45 Valdosta 63 Colquitt County 43 Valdosta 39 Lowndes 41 Valdosta 63 Bambndge 59 Valdosta 55 Thomasville 81 Valdosta 51 Ware County 52 Valdosta 69 Bambndge 50 Valdosta 49 Ware County 41 Valdosta 48 Lowndes 46 Valdosta 72 Crisp County 44 Valdosta 62 Central 55 Valdosta 60 Colquitt County 45 Valdosta 52 Thomasville 60 Valdosta 71 Albany 57 Valdosta 54 Coflee Count, 74 Valdosta 47 Dougherty 70 Valdosta 61 Coffee County 49 Valdosta 54 Central 52 Valdosta 59 West over 51 Valdosta 60 Monroe 50 CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT Valdosta 66 Cook County 43 Valdosta 71 Waycross 73 SUBREGION TOURNAMENT Valdosta 61 Central 47 Valdosta 58 Bambndge 54 Valdosta 59 Thomasville 69 REGION TOURNAMENT Valdosta 72 Dougherty 91 TOP: Dante Jones attempts a jump shot RIGHT FRONT ROW: David Allen. John Thomerson. Rob Sullenberger. Gary Cothran. Greg Daniels BACK ROW Coach Roger Rome. Louis Bernard. Dexter Marable. David New. John Bond. Dant6 Jones. Carl Gaines. Nathaniel Ceaser — Duke's Photo — 58 TOP Fans show their support for Wildcats during a home game LEFT Senior David New leaps over Colquitt County forward for two points. ABOVE Coach Roger Rome dis- cusses final second defense for closing plays of Lowndes game 59 —Spread by John Smotherman— New Coach Brings Winning Season Under new head coach Jo Ellis, the Kit- tens opened this season by blasting Tit- ton. 75-53. only to fall prey to Colquitt County and the mighty Lowndes Vikettes in the following two games Taking over as the Kittens' third coach in the last three seasons. Coach Ellis proved to be what the Kittens needed as they finished with a winning season of 13 wins and 9 losses, something they had failed to accomplish in the previous two seasons In the victory department, the Kittens won decisively over all their opponents except for a one-point win over Cook County Ellis's Kittens seemed jinxed by only 5 teams which delivered all the team's 9 losses Colquitt County and Coffee County each beat the Kittens twice, Thomasville and Crisp County once each, and the state champion Lowndes Vikettes handed down three losses to the Kittens SCOREBOARD Valdosta 75 Tifton 53 Valdosta 47 Colquitt County 63 Valdosta 29 Lowndes 47 Valdosta 46 Bainbridge 31 Valdosta 57 Thomasville 58 Valdosta 69 Central 45 Valdosta 81 Ware County 52 Valdosta 58 Bainbridge 35 Valdosta 51 Ware County 40 Valdosta 44 Lowndes 71 Valdosta 56 Crisp County 58 Valdosta 58 Colquitt County 67 Valdosta 55 Thomasville 48 Valdosta 70 Albany 42 Valdosta 50 Coffee County 70 Valdosta 75 Dougherty 54 Valdosta 52 Coffee County 60 Valdosta 57 Central 44 Valdosta 73 Westover 32 Valdosta 64 Monroe 54 CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT Valdosta 44 Cook County 43 Valdosta 28 Lowndes 81 SUBREGION TOURNAMENT Valdosta 46 Thomasville 56 TOP: FRONT ROW: Vera Dotson. Dana Swindle. Melanie Nelson. Debbie Mair. Bridget Harrell. Linda DeCarlo. Tracy Irvin. BACK ROW: Joni Evans. Andrea Robertson. Cindy Cooper. Beverly Wilson. Annie Porter. Rowann Swails. Armelia Lewis. Coach Ellis. Janet DeCarlo. RIGHT: Cindy Cooper takes a jump shot 60 — Spread by John Smotherman — Wrestlers Learn Their Private Jargon Shoot the half Wisor' Roll' Swith1 Cross face1 Such became familiar to the wrestling team as Coach Jim Landrum filled his wrestlers in on the basics of wrestling These terms refer to different holds or moves that apply to the sport Wrestlers worked hard every day to prepare for competition They worked out with weights and wrestled with one another And they ran a mile every day to keep m shape About thirty boys made up the team but only twelve earned varsity positions Those who did not make varsity wres- tled with the junior varsity Coach Jim Landrum and his grapplers compiled a season record of seven wins and three losses in tournament action the Wrestling Cats did well, with four wrestlers placing third in the area meet They were Tommy Connell in the one- hundred and seven pound class Willie Donaldson in the one-hundred and forty- seven pound class. Odell Griffin in the one-hundred and fifty-seven pound class, and Anthony Battle in the one-hun- dred and eighty-seven pound class ABOVE FRONT ROW David Parker. Joe Sanders. Otis Henry. Ted Welch. Tommy Connell. Greg Prme. Grant Nichols BACK ROW: John Lamped. Jim Kehoe. Anthony Battle. Horace Beaufod. Odell Griffin. Willie Donaldson. David Harrison. Coach Jim Landrum RIGHT FRONT ROW Craig Jenkins. Alfred Aguero. Greg Jenkins. Trey Powell. Carl Jarmillo. Scott Sumner. Terry Wortham. John Scala BACK ROW Blake Belue. Arthur Fill- more. Marc Pitre. Dan McLeod. Andy Wodham. Eric Burch. Scott Wells. Jimmy Cullipher. Greg Sanders. Coach Jim Landrum 62 — John Smotherman Photo — — John Smotherman Photo — — John Smotherman Photo — TOP: Eric Burch forces an opponent to the mat. LEFT: KNEELING: Area finalists Tommy Connell, Willie Donaldson STANDING: Anthony Battles. Odell Griffin. ABOVE: Mat Girls. FRONT ROW: Maggie Aguero. Tammy Parker. KNEELING Laural Camarano. Karen Renfroe, Mary Cullipher, Dawn Courson STANDING Darlene Williams, Faith Wilson. Annette Fournier, Lynne Becton, Joanne Gore 63 — Spread by Grant Nichols — John Smotherman — According to America s favorite comic. Bob Hope, as quoted below, golf is one game that entails more work than play Valdosta High School's golf team, under the instruction of Coach Jack Rudolph, certainly found that to be true Team members devoted hours of practice to the fine points of links play in order to put Rudolph's linksmen came off last year’s second place regional finish to place fourth in this year's 1 -AAAA tour- nament. held at the Francis Lake Golf Course Low scores recorded in the tourna- ment included Trip Singletary's 77 and Mike McLeod's 80 forth a unified, quality team effort during competition Senior Imksman Trip Singletary led the team by recording the lowest score in almost every match While Trip was the dominant figure, other team members made fine contributing efforts in each of the matches Golf Team Works Hard at Their Play FRONT ROW Tom Me Tier. Keith Adams. David Parker. Trip Singletary. Frank McTier. Ken Perry BACK ROW Mike Bass. Fred Buescher. Tom Barton. Bart Bosch. Russell Wallace. Robert Daugharty. Mike McLeod. Cal Stubbs. Coach Jack Rudolph rr If you ivatch a game, it's fun. If you play it. it's recreation. If you work at it, it's golf.' Bob Hope — Page by John Smotherman — Girls Set New Records to Take State Title TOP BACK ROW Beth Parnell. Karen Ingram, Valerie Patterson. Denise Wil- liams. Lisa Jones. Rowann Swails. Geor- gia Manning. Valerie Mar able FRONT ROW Vera Dotson. Nina Bryant. Rosez- mer Jackson, Debbie Mair. Constance Coleman. Darlene McCormick. Joyce Hall ABOVE: FRONT ROW Frederick Motes. Ronald Patterson SECOND ROW Edgar Whitehead. Clint East. Steve Connelly. Robert Durham THIRD ROW Curtis Lowe. Welton Frazier. Odell Griflm, As the saying goes, “Records are made to be broken, and broken they were as the girls' track team captured the 1 -AAAA State Cham- pionship. In only their third year, the girls' team, under coaches Jerry Don Baker and Dick Sturtevant. erased practically all of the existing school, region, and state records on their way to the state crown. Lisa Jones dominated the state meet, setting two state records. Her distance of 19 feet and 5 inches in the long jump set a state record as did her time of 14:04 in the 110 low hurdles. This outstanding time placed Lisa among the top ten hur- dlers in the nation. She also won first place in the 100 yard dash in the state meet. The combination of Roseziner Jackson, Denise Williams. Vera Dot- son, and Lisa Jones set a new state record of 48.2 seconds in the 440 yard relay. Though having experience and excellent coaching by coaches Jim Landrum and Freddie Waters, the boys' track team failed to match the accomplishments of the girls' team. Kennedy Cooper. Anthony Moore. Keith Mitchell BACK ROW Coach Freddie Waters. Edwin Robinson. Joe Henry. Jul- ius Daniels. Marcus Griffin. Dante Jones. Nathaniel Ceasar, Charles Arnold. Coach Jim Landrum 65 — Spread by John Smotherman — Girls Advance to State Girls stood their ground in competitive tennis. With practice starting in the fall, the team split into varsity and B-teams. After numerous matches with region schools, Valdosta proved the winners. In doubles, Jan Pendleton and Julie Spencer won region and South Georgia finals competi- tions and then went to the semi- by Keeping Faith finals at the state level. Other winners included Kim Gandy, who took first runner-up positions at region and South Georgia finals singles competi- tions. She also went to the state semi-finals. Beth Pitts in singles, along with LeeAnne Griffin and Pam Hall in doubles, competed in the first round of the region finals. Tli - fait!) they Ikiit in tennis . . . Shakes ieare — Clay Broadle Photo — — Spread by Leslie Brown — Both Boys' BOVS SCOREBOARD: Moultrie Opponent 6 Home 3 Waycross 1 13 Thomasville 5 5 Bainbridge 1 8 Moultrie 5 4 Thomasville 5 4 Tift on 5 6 Tifton 6 5 Westover 1 9 Westover 1 9 Tennis Teams Win After off-and-on fall practices that had to be scheduled around football practices, football and tennis coach Jim Burroughs pulled together two boys' teams that won their tournaments in the spring. As a whole, the varsity team won the region tournament. Mike Enfinger and David Broomberg took first runner-up places in Tournaments doubles and went on to the South Georgia finals. B-team players also won the region B-team tournament held in Moultrie in the spring. Varsity members included David Broomberg, Andy Wort- ham, and Biff Taylor, who did not make the team picture. Ricky Rodriguez, a B-team member, also missed the picture. OPPOSITE PAGE FRONT ROW Jimi Meuse. Joanne Gore. Angie Gould. Rena Renlroe. LeeAnne Gridin BACK ROW Cathy Capellman, Pam Capellman. Jan Pendleton. Julie Spencer. Beth Pitts. Pam Hall LEFT Rena Rentroe bounces a tennis ball ott her racquet as she leaves the court ABOVE FRONT ROW Donald King. Bill Kitchens. Bruce Wethenngton. Frank George. Alan Young BACK ROW Tommy Young. Mike Enfinger. Wit! Grit- tin, Stewart Young. Lex Culbreth. Mark Swank. Coach Jim Burroughs 67 Cats Start Slow but Come Back Strong Starling out with a loss against Tif- ton in the tirst game, the baseball team seemed headed for a long sea- son And the next three games left the Wildcats with only one win and three losses But the Cats had to tight back hard to win the next four games in a row before losing to Lowndes After ten more games the team had compiled a record of twelve wins and seven losses, earn- ing a playoff position Beating Bainbridge, 8-2. in the first playoff game gave the Cats a shot at Dougherty By sweeping the series in two games against Dough- erty. the Wildcats advanced to the region finals against Lowndes Coach Noel George and his Vikings came back to beat Valdosta in the first game. 3-2. And in the sec- ond game, at Bazemore Field, the Cats suffered another loss as Lowndes won. 7-4 SCOREBOARD Valdosta 5 Tifton 6 Valdosta 10 Lanier 1 Valdosta 3 Cook County 5 Valdosta 0 Lanier 1 Valdosta 11 Morristown 2 Valdosta 10 Tifton 8 Valdosta 11 Bainbridge 4 Valdosta 6 Thomasville 2 Valdosta 2 Lowndes 8 Valdosta 5 Colquitt 6 Valdosta 22 Pentral 2 Valdosta 18 Monroe 6 Valdosta 3 Bainbridge 5 Valdosta 10 Dougherty 1 Valdosta 10 Dougherty 9 Valdosta 9 Colquitt 6 Valdosta 15 Thomasville 5 Valdosta 1 Lowndes 3 Valdosta 8 Central 4 REGION l-AAAA PLAYOFFS Valdosta 8 Bainbridge 2 Valdosta 6 Dougherty 5 Valdosta 18 Dougherty 6 Valdosta 2 Lowndes 3 Valdosta 4 Lowndes 7 —•Kenneth Folsom Phofo— 68 OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP David New shows determination as he delivers a pitch OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM: Ash- ley DeLoach starts his swing against Dougherty. TOP: William Davis puts a late tag on a Colquitt player. BOTTOM FRONT ROW: Batgirls: Lisa Holland. Beth Belue. Debbie Rambo. Suzi Borden. Laura McRae. Carol Davis. Jennifer Eng- lish. SECOND ROW: John Federico. Max Blocker. Pat Mayes. Sidney Bowdoin. Grant Nichols. David Parker. Ted Welch. David Williams. Dale Parker. Jimmy DeCarlo. THIRD ROW: Coach Butch Brooks. Billy Garrett. Jack Sumner. Nolan Barnes. Jeff Wiggins. Mike Ruff. David Berry hill. William Davis. Rob Sullenber- ger. Ted Folsom. Mike Mink BACK ROW: Billy Jo Gordon. David New. Danny DeMersseman. Tony Blasetti. Bart Bag- gett. Jeff Martin. Chris Mayne. Mark Cox. Ashley DeLoach. Coach Charles Tarpley, Coach Bob Bolton —Spread by Grant Nichols — John Smotherma n We Listen . . . We Analyze . . . We Learn’ — Spread by Chris Huss — 70 Vol. 1 No. 1 SANDSPUR TIMES June 2,1980 School Emphasizes Basics Curriculum offerings for the 1979-80 school year contin- ued to emphasize basic courses in all departments. VHS’s schedule of graduation requirements reflected the nation- wide concern about competency in the traditional areas of English and math, as well as science. All requirements varied somewhat, depending on the level of the individual student and whether or not he was working toward a college preparatory diploma. For example, all stu- dents on the two or three levels had to complete a course in writing research papers before graduation. At the beginning of the year, Principal Lloyd Mims instructed all students that 60 quarter hours in English would be required of all graduates after 1980. In late spring, however, he lowered this requirement by 5 quarter hours. Students hoping to grad- uate must successfully complete 45 quarter hours in social studies, but only 30 quarter hours in the nat- ural sciences and mathe- matics. They are also required to complete 15 hours in health and physi- cal education. This leaves 135 hours of the total 300 quarter hours required for graduation to be taken as electives. i ABOVE Mr. Billy Taylor watches as Debra Crawley and Bruce Judd finish an experiment Teachers Work Overtime Five English teachers worked extra hours to prepare students tor the 1 -AAAA Liter- ary meet Students, in turn, put forth award-winning effort Mrs Lee Pulliam coached not only the contestants in Oral Interpretation, who placed third, but also the one-act play, which took second place Mr Frank Hjort took on a young squad ot debaters, who did not place, but built a good base of experience Spelling competitors, under the tutelage ot Mrs Jan Burns, took first place, while Mrs Lan- dra Doughty's essayists placed third. The girls' Extemporaneous Speaking contestant, coached by Mrs Kathryn Young, won first place, but the male con- testant failed to meet the required time limit Teachers Leave Four teachers left their work at Valdosta High School during the 1979-80 academic year. The English department had to replace two teach- ers before the end of the second quarter Mrs. Jeanne Hufmann’s place was taken by Mrs. Pat Trautmann and Mrs. Nelle Wade was replaced by Mrs. Grace King. Two teachers also departed from the business area. Mrs. Carol Irwin left for maternity reasons. Mrs. Ken Eldridge decided to practice business manage- ment instead of continuing to teach it and took a job as manager of a locally owned tire store Mrs. Cindy Hiers moved into Mrs. Irwin’s job and Mrs. Jeanine Josey took over Mr Eldridge's classes. LEFT: Brad Sandbach looks to a calculator lor assistance with his math assignment English Slims Its Offerings For 1980 designers decreed that the bulky look, with layers of vests, sweaters, and overb- louses, had to be replaced by slimmer silhouettes. Similar changes transformed the style of much of the English department’s curriculum and procedure Because teachers felt that more than two preparations gave them too much work, a number of courses had to be eliminated. For example, three-level sen- iors had only one course offered each quarter; two-level seniors had only two choices; one-level seniors had only one choice Journalism, drama, and the school newspaper were missing from the curriculum. Procedure also underwent a slimming change as lunch for the department changed from 4B to 4A. This change shortened the time allowed for lunch. While negative changes took place, so did positive ones. Reading classes which have had four teachers for the past two years added another adult aide Advanced Placement, instead of changing, continued to help above average students prepare for college English. Advanced Placement is an in-depth study of the themes of literature Newly added to the curricu- lum, Life Skills put emphasis on the skills a student needs to sur- vive as an adult. This course included balancing a checkbook, writing business letters, prepar- ing a budget, and understanding billing statements. ABOVE Chris Huss puls a tape in a cas- sette player while in the English Depart- ment RIGHT Laura George and Mary Cullipher concentrate on classwork in Advanced Composition 72 ABOVE Andy Wortham and Greg Daniels rush to complete diction exercises before the bell rings. BOTTOM, LEFT David Thornell, Bobbie Horn, and Tammie Dinnerman observe one of Mrs Lee Pulliam's typical gestures BOTTOM. RIGHT Lisa Butler. Beth Bonner, and John Bond gaze ahead as Mrs Kathy Myers instructs a class in Writing About Literature. 73 —Spread by Karla Parnck— 74 — Spread by Leslie Brown — Foreign Language Shrinks to Two Offerings When former German teacher Mr Duane Pitts moved to Washington. Ger- man students had to change to French or Spanish in order to continue a foreign language Mrs Lourdes Repko replaced Mrs Pat Walden as Spanish teacher Mrs Walden accepted a position as teacher of gifted children in a local elementary school Mrs Sharron Gandy. French teacher, returned after having a baby boy She also became department head at the beginning of the year At the beginning of the year, the for- eign language teachers moved their maps, books, and posters to the old driv- er's education rooms More privacy resulted, and the students enjoyed not having to compete with noises in order to practice foreign speech As in years past, the department s annual trip to France highlighted the school year for foreign language stu- dents Durma March 29 — April 6. students traveled to London and Paris After a ferry ride across the English channel, they saw the plays Annie and My Fair Lady. One student remembered Murder in the Cathedral when she visited Canter- bury Cathedral When asked about their experiences, students replied We went to the Disco. ’’ — Carey Ann Willis “We went to McDonald's!” — Melanie Price I wrote my name on the Eiffel Tower for posterity's sake ' — Jimmy Bostock The food was great — Carey Ann Willis We saw Big Ben —Jan Pendleton We visited castles in the Loire Valley and went to Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum ' added Mrs Gandy OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP. LEFT Mrs Sharron Gandy lectures as Patricia Jackson listens OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP. RIGHT Mrs Lourdes Repko helps Marty Carnes with an assignment OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM Mrs Sharron Gandy assists Amy Lottit and Mary Taormina while Lynne Pulliam and Tom Purcell work together ABOVE Susan Buchanan and Kristi Arrington turn in assignments while Helena Webb. Beth Tumberhn. and Missy Haire finish theirs 75 Social Studies Set Own Style For the seventeen courses offered, each social studies teacher had his or her own style Some of them lectured; some used study guides. For instance, in Bible Literature. Contemporary World Religion, and Old Testament History. Mr Kelly Dees increased students' religious knowledge by outlining and explain- ing Biblical events and their present day parallels. Mr Lindsay Mason expanded his World Geography classes knowl- edge of the world by using films, lec- tures. and maps on different coun- tries and continents. Under the guidance of Mrs. Jenni- fer Brown, students in the Third World course kept up with events in Africa. India, and other far eastern countries. Psychology and sociology, taught by Mrs. Sue Marcum, provided a break from traditional history classes by presenting concepts rather than merely dates and places Mr Jim Landrum. Mr James Taw. Coach Roger Rome, and Mrs. Mil- dred Wisenbaker taught United States history to juniors and seniors. Lectures, book work, and films filled the schedule of this required course. Mrs. Mildred Wisenbaker followed this course with European history for seniors. Filmstrips and lectures set styles for Miss Gwen Hall's and Mrs Mela- nie Mugridge's Survey of Western Civilization classes 76 —Spread by Leslie Brown — Lynne Hart— LEFT Keith Folsom and Gemse Green concen- trate on their tests BOTTOM. LEFT Derek Pic- kup closely studies his work BOTTOM. RIGHT Mrs Mariah Johnson goes over a test with her second period class as Vera Boom. Gary Burns. Paul Farmer, and Jennifer Freetove pay dose attention OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP David Broomberg lis- tens to a history lecture OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM. LEFT Miss Mariah Johnson passes out papers to Terrance James. Karen Register. Verena Holmes, and Missy Osborne OPPO- SITE PAGE. BOTTOM RIGHT Tony Chavis. Terry Colon. Herryn Frassrand. Eloise King. Qna Gnffin. Wesley Jenkins. Kim Jarvis, and Ronnie Harrell take notes while listening to a lecture by Mr Kelly Dees 77 Math Students Learn to Think Logically analyze and arrive at solutions. While using logic, teachers implemented courses designed to bring out the greatest potential of each student. These courses ranged from Fundamental Oper- ations I to decimal percentage and ratio. Sharpies really welcomed courses like trigonometry, Alge- bra 11, and pre-calculus. Stu- dents in average-level classes preferred Algebra 1, informal geometry, and business math. These courses implemented in the math department this year served as a basis for compe- tency-based education. On the wall in the math depart- ment, a cardboard octopus sends out tentacles to welcome students, saying, Don’t simply memorize the Pythagorean theo- rem. learn to think like Aristotle. By directing student thinking toward inductive and deductive logic, teachers stimulated stu- dents and challenged them to ABOVE Susan Hall, Carol Huling. Clifton Morris. Lee Reddish. Zan Hall. Tracy Irv- ing. Rembrandt Moses. Paul Rozier. John Lamped. Melanie Nelson. Joe Sanders, and Belh Pills OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP. LEFT Octopus welcomes math students OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP. RIGHT Pacing Ihe aisle. Mrs Mary Ann Saliba watches students closely OPPOSITE PAGE. BOT- TOM. LEFT Mrs Kathleen Shealy's Alge- bra 11 class really gets with it: Marcia Roach. Jine Long. Climentine Gillard. Patty McDonald, Dale Parker. Ernest Cal- loway. Linda Pearson. Kim Harkins, and Willie Berrian 78 —Spread by Faith Baker— Students Apply Scientific Style to Research by Perry Baskins physics teacher In science classes, investigative activities, generally experiments, taught students how to apply the sci- entific method of research In biol- ogy classes, a typical experiment consisted of the dissection of a small animal During this activity the stu- dent learned how to perform a dis- section as well as how to recognize the internal anatomy of an animal In chemistry a typical activity was the generation of hydrogen gas In performing this experiment, the stu- dent became acquainted with the compounds and conditions needed to produce the gas Also, he learned standard safety procedures and methods of making precise meas- urements. In physics, students again encountered the problem-solving goals of the scientific method For example, if the student had to deter- mine the period of a pendulum, he would be expected to do research in the appropriate literature, to develop a hypothesis, to design a method of obtaining needed information, and to make a decision about the validity of the hypothesis based on an ade- quate scientific evaluation of the data obtained ABOVE With the aid ol Sammy Dees. Mr Bruce Green prepares an experiment OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP Mrs Martha Smart gives a lecture while students watch OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM. LEFT Mr Billy Taylor explains an experi- ment while preparing for a lab OPPO- SITE PAGE. BOTTOM RIGHT Botany students watch him on plant cells 80 —Spread by Mark Johnson— Business Classes Make Their Own Noise If Valdosta High gave awards for making the most noise, the business education department might have received the highest honor. Every day the various typewriters, adding machines, business machines, and data processing machines made a clatter heard in all rooms near the department. Students taking business educa- tion courses kept these machines hot from the beginning to the end of the period. On the other hand, some classes did not create noise — such as. shorthand, accounting, and record keeping. Many students learned the ropes of business in courses of vocational office training, intensive office pro- cedures, data processing, account- ing, record keeping, and all other phases of business along with the usual classes in typewriting and shorthand. Mr. Ken Eldridge, who headed the department, had assistance from six other educators who, because of their highly diverse backgrounds, were specialists in their respective programs under the general heading of the business education umbrella. Mrs. Bonnie Faulk was VOT coordi- nator, and Mrs. Justina Strickland was IOP coordinator. Miss Josie Thomas, Mrs. Cynthia Hiers, Mrs. Barbara Edmondson, and Mrs. Hilda Spurlock taught a variety of classes — Duke’s Photo — ABOVE, LEFT Donald Harris types assignments in typing class. ABOVE. RIGHT: Pam Flowers looks on as Lon Caudle works in data processing OPPO- SITE PAGE. TOP Jackie Martin works with business machines. OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM Mr Ken Eldridge checks Beth Carnes's work in business machines class 82 — Spread by Grant Nichols — Duke's Photo — Art Students Master Varied Tools Under the instruction of Mrs. Patsy Smith, Miss Gale Darling, and Miss Sheila Sabin, students mastered the manipulation of tools such as palette knives, paint brushes, and potter’s wheels. All beginning art students took Basic Visual Design, in which they learned about color schemes and different types of brushes and paints used in art After passing this introductory course, students branched out into areas such as drawing, pho- tography, ceramics, water color, and oil painting. In each of these courses, they discovered new tools of the trade, including pen- cils and charcoal, developing fluid, clay and sponges, water colors, and acrylic paints. For making stained glass in Advanced Dimensional Design, a new course taught by Miss Gale Darling, students used instru- ments such as glass cutters and soldering irons. — Spread by Melody Shepherd — OPPOSITE PAGE. LEFT: Miss Gale Dar- ling discusses designs with Marcus Grif- fin as Sharon Twine looks on OPPOSITE PAGE. RIGHT Miss Sheila Sabin assists Frantino Flucas with his painting ABOVE Mark Swank concentrates hard as he completes his painting LEFT Mrs Patsy Smith demonstrates to Debbie Rose techniques in drawing a western scene 85 Students Prepare for Practical Living development. Mrs. Dinning taught consumer education, child development and toods. Mrs. Davis led the classes in cre- ative foods, stitchery, family liv- ing, clothing, and housing. When asked about some of the more unusual courses, Mrs. Davis said, I think that students enjoy learning dishes from other countries. She added, Child development is very popular and useful for the young mothers of the school. Because the state board of education now requires a finance course for graduation, the home economics department offered a replacement course called consumer education. Mrs. Davis emphasized the importance of the basic cooking and clothing courses: We feel that nutrition education is impor- tant in today's eat-and-run soci- ety. Consumer prices are so high that clothing classes are advan- tageous. Home economics expressed its purpose in one phrase: practi- cal living. Because home eco- nomics courses are considered vocational, the department con- centrated on instilling independ- ence and introducing career possibilities related to practical living skills. Mrs. Ossie Ash, Mrs. Ann Din- ning, and department head San- dra Davis shared in teaching a variety of courses. Mrs. Ash taught clothing, foods, and child 86 OPPOSITE PAGE: Mrs. Sandra Davis assists Joyce Hall and Joann Jones while Gayle Moye and Tracy Moore work by themselves TOP Jackie McEady threads the sewing machine needle LEFT: Angela Smith works with a bobbin while Patricia Berry looks on 87 — Spread by Leslie Brown — P.E. Keeps Up-to-Date Style Like other courses, physical edu- cation classes tried to keep an up-to- date style differing from old-fash- ioned gym suits and routine drills. Students could not avoid PE; it was a required course. But they could choose classes to fit their own interests, including golf, tennis, vol- leyball. badminton, weight-lifting. softball, track and gymnastics. Under the direction of Coach Charles Tarpley, some students enrolled in a class having a dual focus, one entitled Golf and Ten- nis. One six-weeks period they learned the rudiments of golf; the next they tried their luck with tennis. Each quarter a few golf holes were set up so that students could take part in an inter-class tournament. In tennis they played in a doubles tournament, with a class doubles team being chosen Weight lifting was always a male class; gymnastics was usually female. All other classes were co-ed. — Duke's Photo — ABOVE Cecelia Johnson performs on the uneven bars. RIGHT Coach Jo Ellis instructs Jeffrey Spivey on proper handling of a bow and arrow 88 — Page by John Smotherman — Will to Win Marks Varied Music Groups Some think of the music department as only the Marchin' 'Cats. Some think ot only the choir. But contrary to these beliefs, the music department has many outstanding groups. Director Rick Kimmel and his stage band gave many perform- ances throughout the year. They played at the Jazz Festival held at Valdosta State College on April 5, taking superior ratings as well as second place overall. Stage band members also played for events like Fiesta Val- dosta, which was held on April 12, and for the Miss Valdosta High School Beauty Pageant, held at Mathis City Auditorium on April 26. In addition to taking part in group performances, several members of the stage band went to the All-State Jazz Band Clinic. Seniors Bill Passmore, Chris Huss, and Mark Mobley passed all requirements by going through a series of tryouts. Bill Passmore went on to take third chair trumpet in the All-State Jazz Band. Another competitive event was the l-AAAA Literary Meet held at Valdosta State College on March 14. Sophomore Laurel Camar- ano and seniors Leslie Brown and Melody Shepherd took first place at the Regional Literary Meet and went on to win at the State Literary Meet. Sophomore Kim Gandy also won on both lev- els with her girl's piano solo. ABOVE Stage Band practices during third period FRONT ROW Laurel Camarano. Chris Huss, Mark Mobley, and Joey Tucker MIDDLE ROW: Tim Sutton and Mark Kin- chen BACK ROW Harding Smith, Vaughn Irby. Bill Pass- more, and Joey Creasy 90 TOP. LEFT: Mr Doyle Thornton instructs seniors Bill Passmore and David Smith TOP. RIGHT: Senior Chris Huss plays her mellophone at the Has-Been- Will-Be foot- ball game LEFT Isaac Payton. Tim Hol- land. John Allen, and Johnny Williams concentrate on the drum feature during half-time. 91 — Spread by Chris Huss — Individual Advancement Provides Time, Space for Growth Some students required space and time in order to grow. In indi- vidual advancement classes they tound this room and time to set their own learning schedules. At the beginning of the year they established their own goals. Mrs. Elizabeth Wilkins. Mrs. Syl- via Evans, and Mrs. Jacquelyn Simmons — teachers in this pro- gram — assessed results of tests and helped these young people achieve and often exceed their own goals. For much of the year, they fol- lowed the main stream philoso- phy. That is, they attended aver- age and low level basic classes But they also spent part of each day in the laboratory setting of their own area where teachers helped them master survival skills. In the afternoons many of them left school to go to work. They filled positions in Jimbo's restaurant. Lomax Daycare Cen- ter, South Georgia Regional Library, and Valdosta City Schools, lunchrooms. ABOVE. LEFT: Jeanie Bruhl and Carolyn Williams col- lect information from an encyclopedia ABOVE. RIGHT Beverly McCoggle works on a study guide while Mrs. Sylvia Evans prepares awards. OPPOSITE PAGE. ABOVE: Frank Lennon receives help on a workbook from Mrs Jacquelyn Simmons OPPOSITE PAGE. LOWER RIGHT: Janice Reams puls together a learning packet for other students — page by Debbie Rose — 92 93 Tower Gives New Look to Driver Education Big Brother may not be watch- ing over us all yet, but someone literally watches over driver's education students. Perched in a new 22 foot tower, instructors Bob Bolton, Butch Brooks, and Jack Rudolph supervised the efforts of their students through a CB radio system Coach Rudolph expressed enthusiasm about the many ben- efits offered by the new system. Among the advantages he cited are the following: a controlled environment which simulates street driving minus its hazards: an increase in the number of stu- dents who can be taught at one time, and surroundings which make the beginning driver feel more at ease. Altogether, the driving range, which has its own gas pump and a surrounding fence, encompas- ses six acres of land. Kehoe Chevrolet and Lang- dale Ford donated the use of three new cars every three months to the driver's ed. pro- gram. 94 —Spread by Rena Stanfill — Stuart Smith— NJROTC Cadets Collect Ribbons At the motion picture Academy awards ceremony actors received the awards, but at Val- dosta High School Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Unit, known as the NJROTC, won the awards. Eight students from the NJROTC unit received awards for leadership. Karl Langenbach, Greg Fulginiti, and Jimmy Bos- tock won the distinguished cadet awards. Jeff Crawford, Wendell Lewis, and Joey Williams received honor cadet awards. Kenneth Jamison and Roseziner Jackson won spirit awards. This year the NJROTC made several trips to Jacksonville, Flo- rida, Nashville, Georgia, Charles- ton, South Carolina, and May- port, Florida, to visit naval air sta- tions and to participate in parades. NJROTC manned stations at Cleveland Field during the foot- ball season. They helped football fans find their seats in the reserve seat section. At the Southern Open band competi- tion they sold Cokes, assisted the judges and aides, and located seats for ticket holders. 95 — Spread by Ginger Metcalf — 96 Competition Spurs VIC A to State Win meticulous criteria set by the judges who based scores on appearance, safety procedures, attitude, quality of work, and reli- ability. Each judge was a profes- sional in the field he was judging. When all judging was com- pleted, the Valdosta High School chapter received an excellent rating in overall club achieve- ment in Georgia. Crawford Pow- Competition helps promote success. With the help of depart- ment heads and other school officials, the vocational depart- ment prepared for state competi- tion. Atlanta, as in the past, was the site of the state VICA compe- tition. In each event, three to four judges evaluated each student who participated in state compe- tition. Students had to meet very ell received a third place in indi- vidual competition in the area of medical assistant. Preparing students for future job careers is the main purpose of vocational education. With the job market being so diverse, the vocational program is necessary for preparing students for work- ing in the 1980's. 97 — Spread by Stuart Smith — VIC A Prepares Students For Future Job Market As some students prepared for careers after leaving high school, they had to decide which fields to specialize in. Some liked met- als, electromechanics, and transportation as areas to emphasize for future job place- ment, Other students chose dif- ferent areas — such as, graphic arts, drafting, construction, and woodworking. Students in all classes realized how helpful the vocational department could be in prepar- ing for after high school careers and they knew job patterns have shown a shift toward the manual labor type job with very high pay- ment. Therefore, because they understood the values of voca- tional education, they took the initiative by enrolling in these classes. 98 — Spread by John Lamped and Stuad Smith — OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP Tracy Black sends sparks into the air as he grinds a piece of metal OPPOSITE PAGE. LEFT: Instructor Wayne Sapp heats a strip of metal as Troy Black and Jack Sumner look on. OPPOSITE PAGE. RIGHT: Instructor John Greer and David Oliver test a mower engine THIS PAGE. TOP: Joey Jones. Joey Howell, and Jeff Sturta- vent work on a mower MIDDLE Mickey Shearry repairs a cable on a TV set in electro-Mechanics class BOTTOM: Tony Martin works on a disc brake in transpor- tation class 99 Construction Classes Learn On-the-job Skills Many students nearing the end o their high school education realized the great advantages that the vocational department had for them. They realized that this department offered them experience in many different areas of the job market. Many of these students who participated in the vocational program chose construction as their field of interest. Mr. Joseph Williams headed the construction section of the vocational depart- ment, including carpentery, masonry, cabinetry, plumbing, and furniture building and refin- ishing. Many people put the construc- tion department to good use by buying many of the items that were built. Teachers and towns- people alike bought storage houses, playhouses, garages, and sometimes furniture, which had to be specially ordered OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP Denise Green finishes a cabinet while Beverly Harrell looks on OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM. LEFT Den- ise Simpson measures the dimensions of a block during wood- working class OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM. RIGHT Dale McBurrough lines up materials for a project ABOVE. LEFT Ron- ald Patterson and William Matchet work in a masonry class ABOVE. RIGHT Mr Isaiah Isom measures a board for Jack Blair BOTTOM. LEFT Demet nous Harden and Kim Plumber work on roofing while Mr Joseph Williams and Craig Stacks watch BOT- TOM. RIGHT James Morris and Edward Carter construct a small building 101 UPPER LEFT Selena Berrian and Karen Lotlm take the blood pressure of Missy Jarvis while Mrs Bev Smith looks on UPPER RIGHT Tracy Smith. Tommy Connell, and Lori Butterick examine bones on a skeleton BOTTOM RIGHT Tracy Grudzien and Betsy Mathis prepare an injection for a practice dummy 102 — Duke's Photo — — Spread by Debbie Rose — Health Occupations Expands John Smotherman Photo in Second Health occupations classes had both localized and extended classrooms. Available to any jun- ior or senior interested in a medi- cal profession, the course included studies in clerical and direct patient work in its second year. Students could enter in any quarter, and all of them studied the anatomy and physiology of the body, diseases and treat- ments, and medical terminology. Because the classroom con- tained different sections simulat- ing a hospital room, physician's office, pediatrics ward, dietary clinic, and veterinary clinic, stu- dents obtained practice in hospi- tal work In addition to learning patient care while in the classroom, classes went to South Georgia Medical Center one class period per week to observe surgery. Advanced students had opportu- nities to work in all departments of the hospital on either volun- tary or paid bases. In order to expand their hospi- tal work to community health ser- vices, students in these classes lectured in all city schools and for the Georgia Lung Associa- tion. In an effort to provide classes with experiences in all medically related fields, teacher Beverly Smith, R.N., arranged for Air Force and Valdosta police department representatives and other guest speakers to lecture to students on military medical costs, child abuse, and problems with drugs, rape, and alcohol. Said Mrs. Smith, If nothing else, by the time they leave here they will have had a good physi- cal.” TOP Sandi Christian takes Betsy Mathis' blood pressure BOTTOM Health occu- pations students practice administration of cardiac pulmonary resuscitation on a model 103 —Spread by Leslie Brown— Involvement + Learning = Clubs 104 SANDSPUR TIMES Vol. 1 No. 1 Valdosta High School June 2,1980 French Class Tours France ABOVE Student Council president Marie Emery crowns Laura George as Homecom- ing Queen WHAT IT IS? Field commander Leslie Brown strutted onto the contest field in Bradenton. Florida Marching 'Cats were lined up on the field in all their glory wearing the familiar black and gold Before the contest was over. Leslie Brown lost her dignity and footing — and fell off her podium. ABOVE Senior John Allen takes a break during the Has-Been. Will-Be hall-time show By a score of 26 to 7, the Will-Be team defeated the Has-Been team at the annual Has-Been, Will-Be football game. Spectators came out to watch the future hopefuls challenge the senior football play- ers on March 14 at Cleveland Field. Seniors decorated themselves in every- thing from Captain America costumes to Playboy bunnies. Has-Been band members contributed to the atmosphere with their wild and zany half-time show. Instead of the ususal forma- tions. the Has-Been band wandered to spots forming designs only at the end of songs. ABOVE: Tom Farley. Mandy Kent. Jimmy DeCarlo. Andy Mair and Debbie Mair make up the Art Club ABOVE: Varsity basketball cheerleaders give support to the Hoop'' Cats by cheering them on Will-Bes Win Paris, the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Louvre Museum — they are all a part of the historical sites found in France. With these cites in mind, Mrs. Sharron Gandy's advanced French class made the trek to France, taking in all the sights along the way. Making several stops before arrival in France, Mrs. Gandy showed famous spots and attractions to her students like the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame. t- 5’s Photo — ABOVE Mrs Sharron Gandy instructs one of her French classes 105 Sandspur Pulls Through Another Year Following Outlook's fate, Sands- pur almost ended before the school year began Too few staff members and too little money placed obsta- cles before the sparse yearbook staff. But before the end of the first week of school a tremendous recruiting of new staff workers proved that the school annual might survive. After a frenzied period of organization, production got under- way. New members learned quickly how to make layouts and write copy. Under the supervision of the new financial advisor, Mrs. Kathryn Young, everyone sprang enthusi- cally into the first advertising cam- paign. Then the Key Club, with the cooperation of Principal Lloyd Mims and Key Club advisor Mr. Ken Eldridge, initiated a second money raising drive. During that time the arrival of 1979 yearbooks caused progress to slow down in spite of the proddmgs of Sandspur advisor Mrs Harry Wolin- ski and editor Debbie Rose. During spring quarter, a slightly smaller staff faced the burden of fin- ishing the last half of the book In response to several complaints about the months of waiting for year- book distribution in earlier years. Mr Mims declared that the yearbook would be printed at the end of the year, finished or not. FALL Faith Baker Louis Bernard Leslie Brown Lynn Hart Chris Huss Mark Johnson Ginger Metcalf Grant Nichols Karla Patrick Debbie Rose Melody Shepherd Stuart Smith John Smotherman Tammy Vickers WINTER Louis Bernard Clay Broadie Leslie Brown Pam Bumgarner Chris Huss Mark Johnson John Lampert Bobby McCall Celia McHellen Ginger Metcalf Grant Nichols Debbie Rose Melody Shepherd Stuart Smith John Smotherman Rena Stanfill SPRING Clay Broadie Leslie Brown Chris Huss John Lampert Ginger Metcalf Grant Nichols Debbie Rose Melody Shepherd Stuart Smith John Smotherman Rena Stanfill 106 — Spread by Leslie Brown — OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP: Staff members Mark Johnson. John Smotherman. Gin- ger Metcalf. Louis Bernard, and Grant Nichols edit pictures for a layout OPPO- SITE PAGE. BOTTOM Stuart Smith and Leslie Brown work on a double page spread TOP SEATED: John Lamped. Bobby McCall. Debbie Rose. Chris Huss STANDING: Mrs Harry Wolinski. Ceila McHellen. Ginger Metcalf. Stuad Smith. Leslie Brown. Louis Bernard. Pam Bum- garner. Mark Johnson. Melody Shep- herd. John Smotherman. Clay Broadie BOTTOM. LEFT: Stuad Smith studies a picture before cropping it on the light table BOTTOM. RIGHT: Louis Bernard and Grant Nichols sod out pictures and information in preparation for making a spread 107 BOTTOM. RIGHT Chorus and choir leaders FRONT ROW Andora Robin, soprano section leader. Faith Baker, alto section leader SECOND ROW Calvin James, bass section leader. Fego Seward, tenor section leader THIRD ROW: Calvin Davis, choir president ABOVE When the call went out to have pictures taken, members of the choir, without their robes, hurried to the music room FRONT ROW. KNEELING Carrie Copeland. Barbara Bass. Rosemary Davis. Elaine Spencer. Pam Goode. Hannah Woods FIRST ROW. STANDING: Debra James. Penm Johnson. Mary Gay. Diane Johnson. Pat Baldwin. Lanora Coleman. Jackie Davis. Claret ha Smith. Jackie Curtis. Loretta Gamble BACK ROW Bernetta Williams. Ann Blair. Vanessa Simmons. Angela Cam. Angela Smith. Sherry Newton. Tangula Mabry 108 Choir Performs During New York Visit Most people get a big thrill when they go to New York. Even those who have been there before experience excitement even at the thought of going to the Big Apple. And the choir was even more thrilled than most visitors are because they went to New York to put on a performance at which they presented selections rang- ing from longhair Bach to Negro spirituals. Each choir member paid $59.00. They also had various fund raising activities — such as, selling candy and newspapers and having car washes. While in the big city, they stayed at the Taft Motel in Man- hattan — just to sleep. Most of the time they were on the go. They took a ferry ride around Manhattan, visited the Empire State Building and Radio City Music Hall. And the group also visited Lincoln Center for Per- forming Arts. Choir director Herman Revels coordinated the trip and kept an eye on the singers. Choir boost- ers also helped chaperone. They returned to Valdosta just in time to finish exams and get ready for graduation. ABOVE. FRONT ROW Rosemary Davis. Vickie Harden. Angela Carter. Julie Robinson. Regina Hand. Lanora Cole- man. Renee Williams. Jackalyn Davis. Laverne Spencer. Miriam Tate. Sharon Williams. Loretta Gamble. Pam Goode. Pat Lanier SECOND ROW Muriel Pitts. Tammy Blair. Abigail Way. Andora Robinson. Penm Johnson. Val- erie Patterson. Faith Baker. Georgia Capers. Dian Martin. Jennifer Sapp. Vanessa Simmons. Eloise King. Carrie Copeland. Debra James. Faith Tillman. Patricia Wooden THIRD ROW Gwen Smallwood. Stephanie Brown. Angela Cain. Patricia Eady. Jennifer Curtis. Vanessa Sauls. Sherry Newton. Tangula Mabry. Karen Evans. Bernetta Williams. Over a Larry. Cheryl Patterson. Ceila McHellen. Linda Johnson. Barbara Butler. Janice Lewis FOURTH ROW Edgar Tooiey. Gary Sharper. Jeff Spivey. David Miller. Mar- vin Capers. Alfred Hart. Michael Moore. Spencer Davis. Mike Thomas. Sugar Ray Robinson FIFTH ROW Earl Small. Randy Bass. Carlton Johnson. Darrell Bonner. Jeff Johnson. Albert Hart. Arvm Berry. Curtis Peeler. Calvin James. Roy Hart. Calvin Tucker. Leone Henderson. Rich- ard Patterson. Kenny Cooper. Fego Seward. Calvin Davis 109 — Spread by Ceila McHellen — New Faces Appear on Hoop Cheering Squad New faces appeared on the scene for this year's basketball cheerleaders. Amy Gunter and Rosezina Jackson returned as the only veterans, with six new girls completing the rest of the squad. Tryouts took place in the first week of December And instead of the usual procedure of the basketball team choosing the girls, judges decided who would make up the squad. Judges consisted of former cheerleaders and a group of adults from out of town. Judges saw and heard many yells, screams, and jumps as approxi- mately thirty girls tried out RIGHT Kay Stewart, Cheri Greene. Jan Wilder, and Cynthia Sapp perform a stunt at halt time. BELOW Amy Gunter. Rosez- ina Jackson. Kay Stewart. Pam Goode. Jan Wilder. Cynthia Sapp. Chen Greene. Debbie Netters no — Spread by Grant Nichols — Mr. Ralph Guarino Pictures School in Action — Duke's Photo — — Clay Broadie Photo — Audio-visual instructor Mr. Ralph Guarino gave service to the entire school. He helped instruct individual students in the audio-visual field and provided the student body with needed educational materials and ser- vices. Directed by Mr. Guarino, “Inside VHS informed the pub- lic and the school about events taking place in the school. Because students gathered information for and produced the show, they obtained practical experience in the audio-visual field. Their work led to plans for future color productions on a weekly basis. Some of the diverse services given by Mr. Guarino included preparing educational filmstrips for classes, taping educational films that had to be returned to the state film library early, pre- paring a slide show for open house and orientation, taping pep rallies for students' pleasure, taping band and chorus concerts for the school's pleasure, taping marching band practices for the members' use in correcting mis- takes, and setting up public address systems at track meets Mrs. Betty Smith, library aide in charge of audio-visual materials, also worked in conjunction with Mr. Guarino. TOP. RIGHT: Mr Guarino prepares a package tor shipping LEFT Billy Garrett works on a pair ol headphones 111 — Spread by Leslie Brown Student Council Fits Work Image Some councils meet to set pol- icies. Some just meet. And oth- ers do little sitting because they stay busy. For example, even when school was out, the Stu- dent Council sponsored a teach- ers’ tea, held on Thursday after- noon during preplanning week. At the tea, Wendell Lewis, Marie Emory, Rene Marshall, Barbee Sandbach, and Joyce King served punch and cookies. Crawford Powell gave a speech to welcome the teachers. Council members also helped the photographer make I D. cards by taking money, holding backgrounds, cutting pictures, and calling students when their cards were ready. Then during the school year, the council sponsored all Home- coming activities with the theme “I Wish I Were. They also put up a Christmas tree, which was nearly ten feet tall, in the lunch- room. Marie Emory, Gretchen Scruggs, Dante Jones, and Bar- bee Sandbach decorated the tree. At pdp rallies each week, Marie Emory, president, handed out the spirit stick to the loudest class. At district workshops, a spring convention at Eagle Rock, and The Berry Experience at Berry College in Rome, Georgia, mem- bers met new people, learned more about how a student coun- cil should be run, and got new ideas for projects and activities. 112 OPPOSITE PAGE: Marie Emory. Student Council president, hands Laura George her bouquet at the crowning of the Homecoming Queen as Tom McTier looks on. LEFT: Gretchen Scruggs and Lynn Becton count change while the Stu- dent Council prints identification cards TOP: Student Council members obscure the school sign. FRONT ROW: Kim Gandy, Tammy Vickers. Marie Emery. Barbee Sandbach. Lynn Becton. Lee- Anne Griffin. Gretchen Scruggs. Renee Marshall. SECOND ROW: Paige Hood. Amy Gunter. Debbie Rose. Pam Goode. Pat Rozier. Ronald Baker BACK ROW: David Lynch. Dorothy Hand. Crawford Powell. Dante Jones. (NOTE THE STAFF REGRETS THAT NAMES ARE OMITTED FROM THIS LIST: FIVE ON FRONT ROW. EIGHT ON SECOND ROW. AND TWO ON BACK ROW PLEASE ADD YOUR OWN NAMES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE.) 113 — Spread by Ginger Metcalf — Betas Induet New Members_________ ___________ at Ocean Pond Clubhouse For the first time in over three years, a ceremony completed the induction of new Beta Club mem- bers. In past years, students met on the auditorium stage in order to take their vows. This year, club advisors revived the ceremony and moved it from the staid atmosphere of the stage to the picturesque setting of Ocean Pond There magnificent oak trees and shimmering water added serenity and style to the services. which took place during the annual Beta Club banquet on Monday. May 5. 1980. Pride and devotion filled club members as newly installed officers for the upcoming year lit candles symbolizing pride, honor, unity, devotion, courage, service, and citi- zenship. Each officer announced his duties and vowed to fulfill them. At the end of the ceremony, new Betas'stood and pledged allegiance to the goals and purposes of the National Beta Club. In addition to staging the impres- sive induction evening. Beta Club members attended the annual Beta Club convention in Atlanta. Georgia They also celebrated the end of the school year with their traditional Burger Bash, a cookout at the home of Greg Daniels. — Duke s Photo — FRONT ROW Joanne Gore. Deb Craw- ley. Kathy Banes. Robin Everitte. Sheree Southwell. Mary Farley SECOND ROW Bruce Judd. Julie Spencer. Cathy Capell- man. Dawn Courson. Jimmy Bostock, Kim Gandy. David New. Terry Beaver. Jan McKay. Monica Bettadapur. Tim Far- ley. Stuart Smith. Leslie Brown. Julie Bec- ton. Margaret Aultman. Belinda Collazo. John Furey. David Parker. Mark Mobley. Debbie Rose. Greg Daniels THIRD ROW: Mary Cullipher. Mack Seckinger. Scott Arnold. Kathleen Shealy. Stephen Paine. Trey Powell. Cynthia Trautmann. Toni Purcell. Lynn Pulliam. Andy Taormina — Page by Leslie Brown — Future Business Leaders of America — Develop Business Skills, Business Sense Mrs. Bonnie Faulk and Mrs. Tina Strickland, business education teachers, served as advisors for this group. Karla Parrick. a senior stu- dent who had taken many of the courses offered in this department, was FBLA president. Under the leadership of these three business-oriented people, stu- dents interested in the goals of this club participated in varied school and community service projects. Young ladies today know that working in offices can be an open sesame to top jobs. No longer must an office worker sigh and think of years of typing and taking shorthand or using machines She knows that she can rise to the boss slot. To help young women know more about the business world, the Future Business Leaders of America Club served as an information and service center those that promoted awareness of and interaction between businesses and the goals of FBLA. Club sponsors urged these stu- dents to prepare themselves for the demands of office jobs by enrolling in Vocational Office Practices or in Instruction in Office Practices Some students entered competi- tion in typing, shorthand, business math, data processing, and public speaking. — Duke’s Photo — FRONT ROW Michelle Edmondson, Donna Folsom, Patty Martin. Kathy Mar- tin. Jayne Causey. Shirley Williams SEC- OND ROW Shannon Frassrand. Karen Thompson. Rene Marshall. Lome Rey- nolds, Toni Corbett, Luanne Tatum, Elaine Chitty. Lisa Carmichael. Cormne Chandler. Angie Simmons THIRD ROW: Mrs Bonnie Faulk. Lori Cutchens. Brenda Weaver. Brenda Lewis. Theresa Watson. Charlotte Norris, Melody Sturgis. Glemse Jordan, Pam Bumgarner. Kathy Reagan. Julie Becton. Angie DeVane. Lynne Moore. Denise Padgett. Anna Col- lins, Mrs Tina Strickland — Page by Ginger Metcalf — Key Club Gains New Advisor to accomplish during the year. Their work stretched from charity, to school, to club activi- ties. In October they sponsored the Kiwanis Walk for Charity. At Christmas they delivered poin- settias for the Kiwanians. They also gathered food for the needy at Thanksgiving. At school they helped the yearbook staff sell ads and made signs showing their support for the football team. At Cleveland Field they repainted the sign wel- coming visitors to Death Valley and they entered a float in the Homecoming Parade To take a holiday from their work projects, they held a Christ- mas party for members and their dates. On April 25, they went to Panama City, Florida, for their annual beach trip. When Mr. John Booth said goodbye to the Key Club last year, Mr. Randy Herrin said hello.” For the first time in several years, the club gained a new advisor. Club officers — Jim Tunison, president, Paul Hitchcock, vice president, and Tom McTier, sec- retary-treasurer — introduced their new advisor to the members and to the activities they wanted — Duke's Photo — ABOVE Greg Daniels. Bill Holland, Tim Gaskins. Bid Taylor. Ted Welsh. Tony Martin. David Parker. Sidney Bowdoin, Ricky Rodriguez. Bobby McCall. Tim Bond. Danny Becton. John Bond. Kay Stewart. Key Club Sweetheart. Joe Weth- erington. Lisa Giles. Key Club Sweet- heart. Buddy Morris. Trip Singletary. Stuart Smith. Dale Parker. Bart Bagged. Mike Ruff. Byron Courson. Ashley DeLoach. Paul Hitchcock. Hal Dixon. Andy Wortham. Tom McTier. Ed Hutchin- son. Louis Flythe. Max Blocker. Mr Ken Eldrich. Jim Tunison. Lex Culbreth, John Lamped 116 -• •- : — Duke's Photo — TOP, LEFT Key Club Sweethearts Kelly Strickland. Lisa Giles, and Kay Stewart. TOP. RIGHT Key Club secretary-trea- surer Tom McTier escorts Laura George at the Homecoming festivities LEFT: Key Club members Ashley DeLoach and Max Blocker work as aides in the front office 117 — Spread by Leslie Brown — Future Homemakers Show Style Through Activities football team. In the Homecoming parade, they entered a car which carried Miss Future Homemaker of America and her attendants. Renee French, as Miss Future Homemaker of America, rode in a car with her attendants, Genice Green and Leticia Hart, to repre- sent the club. At district meetings in Albany and Fort Valley, the presence of Valdosta High School's Future Homemakers of America became known. Later in the year, Cynthia Jones and Donna Morris went to Atlanta to repre- sent the club at the state meet- — Duke's Photo — Just as Genuine Risk made her presence known at the Kentucky Derby on May 3 by outrunning a field of colts, the Future Home- makers of America made their presence known in school and throughout the community by setting a fast pace. President Annette Sloan, with advisors Mrs. Ann Dinning and Mrs. Sandra Davis, organized the club, and the members began their activities. During football season the Future Homemakers of America decorated the school halls and the football field with many signs. Their initials, FHA, announced their support of the ing. Valdosta felt the presence of the future homemakers when club members gave baskets of fruit to the needy at Thanksgiving and Christmas. They also deco- rated Valentine treats at the Day Care Center. This year club members tried something new for a money mak- ing project. They sold home eco- nomics teachers’ cookbooks. With the money raised in this sale, the club held a Mother- Daughter Banquet and contrib- uted to the Inez Murray-Janet Barbara Scholarship Fund. ABOVE FRONT ROW Kelly Strickland Linda Wil- liams. Ametie Sloan Juka Anderson Bridget Woos. Leticia Han Tracy WVkams. Donna Morns SECOND ROW Cynthia Jones. Pam Gntfm Cynthia Hampton Brenda Norwood. Gemse Green. Renee French, Kadnye Johnson Belinda Wnght Racine King Valerie Patterson Tanguta Wnght Son a Rotmeon Blame RoOerson John Norwood Mrs Sandra Davts and Mrs Ann Dmnmg 118 — Spread by Ginger Metcalf and Chris Huss — Drama Winning does not just happen, it takes planning, hard work, and more planning. At the beginning of the year. Drama Club officers — Tracy Smith, president, and Cynthia Traut- mann, secretary-treasurer — helped their advisor. Mrs. Lee Pulliam, get club activities organized. After put- ting the club into working order. Mrs Pulliam began preparing the group Club Plans Before for competition In I-AAA one-act play category, the club faced stiff competition from schools such as Dalton. Thomas- ville, and Lowndes, but they proved equal to the challenge and took sec- ond place with their interpretation of The Importance of Being Ernest. Drama Club members also dis- played their winning style at the Winning Thespian Convention, which was held at Valdosta State College on February 15-16 At this convention, aqjors from all areas of Georgia exercised their talents in hopes of obtaining high ratings Drama Club member Suzanne Roush received a superior rating for her performance in the solo acting competition — Duke's Photo — ABOVE Drama Club FIRST ROW Keith Sweat. Tracy Smith. Toni Purcell SECOND ROW Robin Everitte. Cindy Sharman. Lynne Pulliam. Windy Sullivan. Advi- sor Mrs Lee Pulliam THIRD ROW Monica Bettadapur. Jan McKay. Pat Rozier. Lee Strickland. Andy Taormina, and Cynthia Trautmann 19 120 Sophomore Stephen Paine posts candids taken by the students who went to France during the spring break Foreign Language Group Touches Other Cultures France during the spring break These travelers flew to England from Atlanta. They spent three days in London and its environs and then went by ferry across the channel to France. In London some students chose to attend plays, including the currently popular Rocky Horror Show They stopped in Canterbury to admire the cathedral and to remember all they had studied about the Canterbury pil- grims and about Thomas Becket In France they gawked at people, lis- tened to strange sounds, and complained about the prices of Cokes and hamburg- ers But when they returned they brought with them the feel of the Eiffel Tower, the sounds of foreign traffic, and the memo- ries of much sightseeing Reading about the culture of a foreign country is one way to experience it See- ing pictures is a more direct way But the most vivid method — the kinesthetic approach — is to touch the culture by visiting the country. Mrs. Sharron Gandy, head of the for- eign language department and a French teacher, helped a group of students have this experience when she chaperoned them on a ten-day trip to England and FRONT ROW: Dana Schroer. Lee Anne Griffin, JoAnn Gore, Kathy Eanes. Lori Lancaster. Monica Bettadapur. Helena Webb, Darlene Lawson SECOND ROW Jan Pendleton. Paige Hood. Jenny Pearson. Belinda Collazo, Ron Allen, Greg Powell. Edward Bolen, Robin Everitte. Stephen Paine, Norma McCloud. Karen Dye. Beth Tomberlm THIRD ROW Maurice Hamilton. Alonzo Kelly. Ronald Baker. Jim Rensenhouse. David Furukawa. Dean Miller. Allen Young. David Hicks, Allan Metts. Jose Campa. Tim Abrahamsen, Mantes Carnes. Kristi Arrington. Shannon Santos. Mrs Lourdes Repko 121 —DECA Superman Jingle Fits DECA It’s a class; it's a club, it’s a work force! This jingle, borrowed somewhat loosely from Super- man, fit DECA, Distributive Edu- cation Clubs of America, All juniors and seniors in this triple-focus group attended classes taught by Mr Norman Greene. They learned the techni- ques of merchandising and salesmanship. Each segment of the course, whether DE I or DE II, had to fulfill set objectives, the same ones used by DECA stu- dents in all parts of the United States. In the afternoons students left these classes and went to work in businesses all over town. For instance, Margaret Aultman put aside her English study guides and became a clerk and stock worker at Steaks Incorporated at Five Points. For the third part of its role, the club functioned as just that — a club. Members entered competi- tion on the local, district, and state levels. In May they said thank you” to their employers and to the school by hosting an employee- employer banquet at the school. Mr. Fred Butterfield, president of the Georgia Vocational Asso- ciation, was program speaker. This year the life membership award went to Mr. Gil Harbin, for- mer mayor of Valdosta and a staunch supporter of DOSTA DECA. TOP, RIGHT: Margaret Aultman and Carol Hulmg display their trophies. BOT- TOM, RIGHT: FIRST ROW: Bryan Grillin. Gary Prine, Margaret Aultman, Lisa Hol- land, Carol Huling, Eve Hyman, Paige Hood, Jennifer English, Marie Emen SECOND ROW Janet Morneault. Elear Mitchum, Sonya Guess, Chen Gree Roy Gaskins, Annie Martinez. Bruce J — Duke's Photo — kins, William Glaster, Wendell Lewis. Mar- ilyn Wil'iams. Diana Daher. Melissa Ted- ders, Lori Wetherington, Amy Gunter. Patricia Stringer, Kim Jarvis THIRD ROW Peggy McKinney, Faith Wilson: Andy Jaramillo. Dexter Schunofl. Mike Thomas. Johnny tvansco. Robert Meeks, Ted St Mars. Kerry Beaver. Jim Tunison. Danny Becton, Sammy Dees. Charles Woods, Keith Folsom, Brian Foster, Wally Walsh. Bill Hart, Bart Bosch. Lisa Bern- stein. Cindy Sharman FOURTH ROW: Jamie Register, Billy Garrett, Ben Norton, David Starling. Sherri Maples. Donna But- ler. Bill Basstord, Larry Kolb. David Long, Nolan Barnes. Mr Norman Greene 122 — Valdosta Daily Times Photo — Dosta DEC A Officers: Margaret Aultman President Bart Bosch Vice-President Brian Griffin Reporter Carol Huling Secretary Wendell Lewis Treasurer Patricia Stringer Historian Jennifer English Sweetheart Janet Morneault Chaplain Cheri Greene Division 1 Vice- President Marie Emery Division 2 Vice- President Paige Hood Division 3 Vice- President Diversified Describes Vocational-Industrial Club Diversified describes the many facets of the Diversified Vocational Industrial Clubs of America This club included DCT, Diversified Cooperative Training; Graphic Arts Club; and Industrial Arts Club, all special groups with special interests To be a member of this umbrella organization, a student had only to be enrolled in one of the areas of vocation- industrial training metals classes, graphic arts, drafting, construction, transporta- tion. electro-mechanics, health occupa- tions and or medical careers. DCT I or DCT II While DE I and DE II also came under the general classification of vocational clubs, this organization was so large that it had its own club. But regardless of its size and range. VICA really had only two functions to help students investigate job interests and acquire skills for future jobs, and to give a feeling of oneness to all students enrolled m these courses Mr. James Bridges, coordinator of vocational-industrial training, was, of course, head of the entire program. But Mr. Levy Taylor. DCT teacher, really worked with VICA as its sponsor At the school, club members entered into all of the activities They supported the Wildcat teams by cheerma at pep ral- lies and making spirit signs. They entered a car in the Homecoming parade And they took part in competitive events with VICA clubs in this district and in the state. VICA FRONT ROW Keith Sweat. Jim Duke. Floyd Miller. Al Moms. Ronald Baker. Ed Hutchinson. Leslie Brown. Bobbi Dunman. Dorothy Jackson. Mary James. Tammie Morris. Carla Robinson. Rosezmer Jackson. Tony Harrell. Tracy Moore SECOND ROW Susan Hall. Jerri Townsend. Tammy Vickers. Annette Sloan. Tony Martin. Zan Hall. Kelvin Brown. Karen Loftin. Crawlord Powell. Lon Caudle. Bonnie Cowart. Gwen Elliott. Carolyn Glock. Robin Moore. Susan Hunmcutt. Belinda Barden THIRD ROW Mike Page. Karl Wagner. Charley Dame. Tim Kult. Jett Johnson. Ronnie Kelly. Joe Howe. Alan Blanton. Buddy McDonald. Robert Anderson. Mike Rudy. Mark Harbin. Tim Townsend. Denise Day. Lori Evans. Cindy Renn. Kathleen Powell BACK ROW Bernard Austin. Etheridge Seward RIGHT: Bruce Jenkins. Juan Kelly. Ronald Baker in the foreground, and David Starling in the back watch a slide presentation in VICA classroom Three names are omitted Sign your own books and 124 — Duke's Photo — VICA COMPETITIVE EVENTS DISTRICT HELD AT VALDOSTA TECH AREA HELD IN COLUMBUS AREA DISTRICT Clay Broadie — Graphic Arts 1st 1st Stan White — Drafting Crawford Powell — Medical 1st 3rd 1st 2nd Assistant Kent Adams — Commercial Art 1st 2nd Ronnie Cowart — Commercial 1st Food Trades Michael Swipes — Electrical 1st 2nd Trades Mary James — Practical Nurse 1st Jimmy Walker — Sheet Metal 1st 2nd Eddie Young — Appliance Repair 1st 3rd Elton Gordon — Bricklaying Howard Davis — Cabinet Making 1st 1st 3rd Millwork Cindy Renn — Job Interview 2nd Ouida Mays — Prepared Speech Dan Furey — Air Conditioning 3rd Refrigeration 2nd Mike Rhoades — Auto Mechanics 3rd Derrick Johnson — Carpentry 2nd Roy Jones — Machine Drafting 2nd David Evans — Machine Shop 2nd Troy Black — Welding 3rd Keith Mitchell — Air Cooled 3rd Gasoline Engine Repair TOP. LEFT: George Stewart and Cart Wilcox work in electro-mechan- ics class LEFT Officers of the Industrial Arts Club get together tor a picture FRONT ROW Jeryl Isom. Dante Jones, president. Ouida Mays, secretary BACK ROW Ronald Isom. Renee Isom. Irwin Thomas 125 ■NJROTC. Naval Cadets Practice Drills In traditional classes, students often complained about drill work. But cadets in the Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps practiced drills without complaint. They marched, han- dled weapons, and displayed flags. At pep rallies, they showed off their expertise in carrying the flag Before each football game, they raised the flag on the pole in the northeast corner of Cleve- land Field. Dressed smartly in uniforms, the young men and women who presided over this ceremony gave the flag the rev- erence they knew it deserved. When company came — in the form of inspectors from the Department of the Navy — spe- cial drill teams showed off their skills in handling guns. Cadets also practiced the skills of courtesy. They served as ush- ers at football games and at graduation. Guests entering the Commons Area for banquets passed in review through rows of saluting cadets. Every day, unless the weather was inclement, they raised and lowered the flag on the front campus of the school. During the week of mourning for Captain Lynn McIntosh, the Valdosta High School graduate who died in the abortive rescue mission in Iran, cadets kept the flag flying at half mast. ABOVE: Petty Officer Sam Wright and Captain Lemmon watch the Drill Team perform Flying Rifles' at the annual inspection. Drill Team Commander John Allen flings his rifle over the heads of Columbus Carter. William Kirkland. David Culpepper. Gordon Warren. John McElwam. Steve Skinner. Jeff Crawford and Eddie Cole to James Stokes BELOW NJROTC Color Guard Steve Skinner. Ken Beaty and Gordon Warren march onto the gym floor at a pep rally. 126 127 Fellowship of Christian Athletes Sets Examples During the school year the Fel- lowship of Christian Athletes tried to set an example for the student body by promoting unity, serenity, and physical and men- tal fitness. They wanted unity within the club, so after early morning workouts the athletes met for meditation and prayer. This time of inspiration helped members join together for a period of serenity that lasted throughout the day and spread to their class- mates. They sought to improve their physical abilities by working out before and after school every- day. And at every game they did their best in whatever sport they chose. They also did their best during school. Each student had to keep passing grades to partici- pate in any sport. Several members attended a national summer conference at Black Mountain, North Carolina. To finance this trip, they sold football schedule calendars and held car washes. TOP, FIRST ROW: Darcy Blow, Sidney Bowdoin, Jimmy Kehoe, Harvey Carter, John Frederico, Billy Holland, Tony Blasetti, Joe Wetherington SECOND ROW David Harrison. David New. Dant6 Jones. Calvin Davis, Dale Parker, Mark Cox, Ted Welch, Coach Nick Hyder. THIRD ROW: Jimmy Cullipher, Eric Burch, Andy Wort- ham, Nathaniel Chachere. Mike Mink, Tim Bond, Ralph Moses. Blake Belue FOURTH ROW: Ken- — Florida Times Union Photo — nedy Cooper, Charlie Arnold. Marcus Gritfin, Ben Reeves, Jett Johnson, Phillip James. Sam King, Joey Williams. FIFTH ROW Rembrant Moses, Paul Rozier. Lynn Roe. Quinton Lawson. Bryan Wilder, Mark Artis, Vic Hartman, David Allen. SIXTH ROW: Joe Henry, Keith Dye ABOVE Calvin Davis shows Wildcat strength by tackling a Dougherty Trojan. 128 TOP FIRST ROW: Greg Daniels. Darcy Blow. Ashley DeLoach. Tony Blaseth. Buddy Morris. Bill Holland. Hal Dixon. SECOND ROW: David Harrison. David New. Dant6 Jones. Calvin Davis. John Bond, John Lamped. Coach Nick Hyder. THIRD ROW: William Davis. Harvey Cader, Alec McCall. Jelf Johnson. Dale Parker. Ernest King FOURTH ROW: Lynn Roe. Sieve Hunter. Jimbo Hancock. Phillip James. Anthony Moore ABOVE John Bond races toward the end zone with Albany Indians in pursuit n Varsity Lettermen Stand Out in Crowd Students who excelled in aca- demics could walk through the halls unrecognized, but the Var- sity Letterr en stood out in a crowd because gold V's on their jackets made them easily recog- nized. Members of the Varsity Letter- men had this high visibility for their excellence in at least one type of athletics — football, baseball, basketball, wrestling, tennis, or track. If multiple letters could have been given, some members could have acquired several because of their work in more than one sport. Requirements for membership in this club include participation in varsity athletics for at least one year. Wearing this letter means you ve worked hard.' Odell Griffin — Spread by Ginger Metcalt — 129 Jazzmen Prove Black Is Beautiful According to the school handbook, members of the Jazzmen Club study the history of jazz. That statement is some- what inadequate because it ignores the activities of this group of young men and the few young ladies who have joined them since the club went co-ed But the reference to jazz is partly cor- rect in that one of the major purposes of the group is to raise black awareness and to instill black pride Altogether, twenty-two young people used their energies to prove that black is beautiful in action They visited nursing homes and held fund-raising drives by having skate par- ties and car washes And in return for hard work they rewarded themselves by going to Six Flags over Georgia on May 24-27 During Christmas vacation the Jazz- men visited nursing homes to sing Christ- mas carols and present a seasonal play At Easter they went to Lake Haven Nurs- ing Home to take flowers To buy flowers, to have parties, and to take trips, the group used funds raised from the skating parties and car washes Mr Roosevelt Lawther was advisor for the club. Officers: Sharon Simians — President Ronnie Kelly — Vice-President Belinda Collazo — Secretary- Treasurer FRONT ROW Lena Riser. Shirley Brown. Belinda Collozo. Sherri James. Sharon Sirmans SECOND ROW Kadriye Johnson. Manrer Copeland. Louise Willis. William Glaster. Wendell Lewis. Beverly Harrell. Melody Fluit. Sherri Newton. Jemcia Cushion. Gloria Brown LAST ROW Jodie Jones. Steffond Baron. Fego Seward. Ronnie Kelly. Anthony McCaskill. David Miller. Brenda Berry ABOVE Beverly Harrell and Sharon Sirmans carefully put up spirit sign lor the Jazzmen club. PAMS Welcomes First Male Members PAMS members, both ladies and gentlemen, tried to be good examples of their acronym, which stands for personality, appearance, morals, and scho- lastic standards. They hoped to bring their tal- ents and skills to bear on fulfilling PAMS’ goals of service while acquiring leadership. Ladies and gentlemen? Yes! For this year the club welcomed its first male members with spe- cial pleasure. Four young men joined the formerly all-women group. While sporting new burgundy and grey club jerseys, members raised money for Easter seals, sang Christmas carols at local nursing homes, and supported two units in the Homecoming parade. PAMS also designed and dis- played spirit signs during the football and basketball seasons. For Homecoming, the club named Cathy Wilson, Climatine Gillard and Lisa Jones as Miss PAMS attendants. These girls rode in a convertible in the Homecoming parade. Mrs. Sarah Jones served as PAMS advisor throughout the year. FIRST ROW: Rhonda Williams. Angelia Pierce. Michelle Jo Jones. Renee Isom, Kimberly McCaskill, Beverly Williams. Glenn Wiggs. Lisa Jones. Myra Williams SECOND ROW: Cathy Wilson. Mike Thomas. Columbus Carter. Roy Hart. Sheena Carter, Lola McGill, Regina Car- ter, Vanellia Armstrong, Climatine Gillard. SECOND ROW: Cathy Wilson. Mike Thomas. Columbus Carter, Roy Hart, Sheena Carter. Lola McGill, Regina Car- ter, Vanellia Armstrong, Climatine Gillard — Spread by Celia McHellen — Separate Libraries Make Up Resource Centers Unlike school libraries in years past, Valdosta High School’s libraries now are more than quiet study halls. Three separate libraries make up the resource centers. Under the supervision of Mr. William Pompey. IMC I supplies math and science materials. Students find fiction books, biographies, most magazines, and general works in IMC II. This library, supervised by Mrs. San- dra Connell, head librarian, and Mrs. Betty Smith, secretary, also contains a duplicating machine, a microfiche machine, and two microfilm machines for the stu- dents' use. Mrs. Marie Brandon super- vises IMC III, which contains all materials for English, foreign lan- guage. and history classes. This library also provides many liter- ary magazines. All three libraries have ency- clopedias for the students' con- venience. TOP. RIGHT Miss Mariah Johnson helps Andrea Roberts, Glenise Collins, and Janice Johnson with library assignments. BOTTOM. LEFT: Head librarian, Mrs Sandra Connell, watches Michael Tumhn, Karen Stovall, and one of Mrs Jennifer Brown s history classes in IMC II. BOTTOM. RIGHT: Edward Robinson and Gretta Davis use the library's resources for their assignments OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP: Jerry Bates and Missy Osborne share an encyclope- dia in IMC III OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM. LEFT Tony Daniels and Joyce Hall use library materials for Mrs. Jennifer Brown's class OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM. RIGHT. Terrance James, Robert Mitchell, Reginald Harris, and Chris Benson work on a history assignment 132 —Spread by Leslie Brown— Library Aides Experience Responsibility One work, check, dominated the library aides' vocabularies as they provided the three librarians with many services to keep the libraries running efficiently. Duties of the library aides included checking shelves and keeping books in order, check- ing books in and out of the library for students, sending out past due notices to inform students of overdue books, and keeping the library clean. Under the supervision of Mr. William Pompey — IMC 1, Mrs Sandra Connell — IMC 2, and Mrs. Marie Brandon — IMC 3, sfudents who served as library aides learned to practice respon- sibility and gained experience in organization and meeting dead- lines. ABOVE Senior Amy Hazel copies inform- ation Irom a reference book while mind- ing the desk in IMC III BELOW Aide Donna Johnson studies information recorded on the micro fish machine 134 — Spread by Melody Shepherd and Debbie Rose — Aides Answer Cries for Help “Send me an aide!” was a cry often heard coming from Princi- pal Lloyd Mims's office. Aides delivered phone messages, morning reports, books, and for- gotten lunches to students and teachers all over the school. Aides helped Mrs. Faye Nitsche sort out the teachers' homeroom rolls. Other aides helped Mrs. Edwina Burgsteiner count money, pay bills for the school, and give change to stu- dents and teachers. Mrs. Martha Bartholomew and Mrs. Valencia Lucas used aides to deliver hundreds of phone messages. Four telephone lines were necessary to keep up with the large number of incoming and outgoing calls. Mrs. Edna Thomas allowed her aides to make carbon copies of transcripts to send to the col- leges to which seniors were applying. Aides also helped write the names on the outside of dip- loma envelopes. Aides for Mrs. Catherine Yale were involved in gridding sched- ules for the computer and in many other registration tasks. ABOVE Front Office aides Ashley DeLoach and Max Blocker sort out the morning rolls BELOW Suzanne Borden and Paula Perdue work on grid sheets while Mrs Catherine Yale talks on the phone 135 Competitive Style Brings Recognition Being in the band is not a closet experience; it is quite pub- lic. Both unitorms and music constantly proclaimed the exist- ence of the Marchin' Cats. They played in parades, halftime shows, and pep rallies, but they also performed at various con- tests and music festivals For example, the band made a trek to Columbus, Georgia, in November for the Fountain City Marching Festival. By taking superior ratings in all contests, they secured third place as well as experience in competition. In March, both the symphonic and concert bands brought home superior ratings from the Regional Concert Band Festival at Valdosta State College. For the first time in several years, both the concert bands rated superior at the same competition On March 7, the same night of the symphonic band’s perform- ance at festival, senior band members shed their concert band attire for space patrol hel- mets, army boots, and costumes of all types in order to march in the half-time show for the Has- Been.Will-Be game. Probably the highlight of the year was the trip to Bradenton, Florida, for the De Soto National Band Competition held from April 17-20 Bands from Georgia, Alabama. South Carolina, North Carolina, and Michigan com- peted for the coveted award of Field Champion. Coming in as fourth runner-up, the Marchin' Cats took superior ratings again with a score of 70.65. 136 ABOVE Alan Carter, Joey Tucker. Jan McKay. David Lynch, Michele Ingram. Chris Huss. Laurel Camarano. Melody Shepherd. Cynthia Trautmann. Vaughn Irby. Bill Passmore. Harding Smith. Mark Mobley, and Alan Smith play during the Homecoming pep rally TOP: Willis Dotson, Mark Mobley. Stanley Berrian. Dar- ryl Moore, and Jamie Dotson swing their basses to the rhythm of ' Got to Get You Into My Life.'' LEFT: Field Commander Leslie Brown directs the band at half-time ABOVE: Rifles Sheree Southwell and Cindy Sharman concentrate on drill. 137 Southern Open------------------- Nearby Band Takes Top Honors On Saturday. October 27. at a chilly 8:00 in the morning, the battle of the bands at the Fourth Annual Southern Open Band Competition was once again in progress As the familiar voice of Mr Herb Meleney. master of ceremonies, wel- comed everyone, members of the Marchm' Cats scurried around act- ing as judges' aides, band guides, salesmen, and field runners Students representing twenty-five bands from Georgia. Alabama, and Florida competed throughout the day as seven experienced judges observed each band’s technique and style Then the Georgia Bridgemen from Lowndes High School performed in exhibition Later, the five bands with the high- est preliminary scores, regardless of class, returned for the finals at 8.00 p.m After the finalists performed their shows. Miss Mary Ann Saliba and Mr Mike Rogers tallied the final results while the Marchin' Cats per- formed in exhibition Final results indicated that first place went to a neighboring band, the Tift County Blue Devils of Tifton. Georgia, second place to the South Cobb Blue Eagles from Austell. Georgia, and third place to the Plan- tation Band from Plantation. Florida OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP. LEFT The xylo- phone player for Sandalwood concen- trates on his solo during the drum fea- ture OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP. RIGHT Concentration on music is imperative as the South Cobb trumpets reach an impact point in their show OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM Members of the Nathan B Forrest drum line contribute to the general effect with their antics during the drum feature ABOVE As the Plantation band nears the end of their performance, the field commander begins to relax 138 139 — Spread by Melody Shepherd — Cheerleaders Never Let Support Falter Rain or shine, win or lose, the Wildcat cheerleaders aroused tans and cheered players throughout the season Although the Cats suffered a number of losses this year, the cheerleaders never let their sup- port falter During the summer, the squad attended National Cheerleaders Associa- tion Camp at Jacksonville University, where they were awarded excellent and superior ribbons and won a spirit stick for being one of the most spirited squads With the help of Mrs Madonna Terry, they learned many new cheers, one of the most popular being ' Rock Steady Their signs covered the school walls each week All the way to state was one encouraging example Black and gold skirts and sweaters and black or white knee socks with saddle oxfords made up the girls’ uniforms TOP Varsity Football Cheerleaders FRONT ROW Pam Goode MIDDLE ROW Nellie Brantley. Beth Belue. Lisa Jones. Josephine Hickey. Vera Dotson. Debbie Rambo. Kelly Schroer TOP ROW Dorothy Hand. Jennifer English. Laura George BOTTOM Cheerleaders perform at a pep rally FRONT ROW Kelly Schroer. Josephine Hickey. Vera Dotson. Beth Belue. Lisa Jones. Debbie Rambo BACK ROW: Pam Goode. Jennifer English. Dorothy Hand. Laura George. Nellie Brantley 140 ABOVE Beth Belue starts a cheer during Homecoming pep rally TOP. RIGHT Debbie Rambo looks as if she is praying when the Monroe Tornadoes roar through the Wildcat line BOTTOM. RIGHT Beth Belue leaps to a split at a pep rally —Spread by Bobby McCall— Vol. 1. No. 1 Valdosta High School June 2,1980 T ABOVE: Mrs Harry Wolinski presents awards to winners on Honors Night Teachers Choose Wolinski In May the faculty as a whole voted for the Teacher of the Year to represent the school for the 1980-1981 term. Principal Lloyd Mims gave the teachers only a few hours to decide and turn in their votes. They chose Mabel Wolinski, head of the English department and a veteran English teacher. Mr. Mims called a faculty meeting for the next day. After a few announcements, he called Mrs. Lee Pulliam to come forward to make a presentation. Mrs. Pulliam gave Mrs. Wolinski an orchid and this praise: Mrs. Wolinski has served the English department; indeed, all areas of this school; and the entire commu- nity. She deserves this honor. Usually loquacious, Mrs. Wolinski could only say Thank you.” Jazz Band Takes All Superiors Jazz band members, led by director Rick Kimmel, took superior ratings in all of the contests they entered this year. On April 5, the jazz band competed in the Valdosta State College Jazz Festival. Straight superior ratings gave the band the will to work even harder. Late in May, the band went to Tifton for the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural Col- lege Jazz Festival. Again, the result was straight superiors, and a tie for first place with cross-town rival Lowndes. Senior jazz band members Chris Huss, Bill Passmore, and Mark Mobley repre- sented Valdosta High School at the All- State Jazz Band Clinic. Bill Passmore took the third chair trumpet spot in the All-State Jazz Band. On April 12, the band entertained the audiences at Fiesta Valdosta. In addition, the band also played at the annual Miss Valdosta High School Beauty Pageant, held in April at Mathis City Auditorium. what rr is? Mr Levy Taylor, DCT coordina- tor, took a second look when he saw the name David Moore on his class roll twice That, he tell, was stretching coincidence. Both boys were black Both were sophomores Neither had known the other before this year Then coincidence took another twist when both boys withdrew Irom school on the same day One moved out of town, while the other simply dropped out of school _ Ph Mrs Mildred Wisenbaker helps Susan Hunnicutt straighten her collar before graduation ABOVE Director Rick Kimmel plays a Flugel Horn solo during the Miss Valdosta High School Beauty Pageant 143 Making Rules, Enforcing Rules Guarantee Order Organization in a school the size of Valdosta High comes from dynamic lead- ers and strict enforcers Principal Lloyd Mims was a oynamic leader While he made rules that students did not always like, he gained and kept the respect of the entire school. Four vice-principals — Mr Bill Aldrich. Mr Don Allison. Mr James Bndges. and Mrs Regina Hollinshead — make sure that everyone enforced Mr Mims's rules. They seemed to be everywhere at once in order to keep the show running smoothly Mrs Mary Ann Bartholomew and Mrs. Valencia Lucas supervised the hotel-like front desk, keeping track of students coming and leaving. In the Grand Central Station of Valdosta High School, these women kept all trams on track Mrs Catherine Vale, registrar, helped students with registration and schedul- ing. while Mrs Edna Thomas kept the students' records Mrs Edwina Burgsteiner handled all monies coming from clubs and from locker rentals. She kept the books straight by also keeping track of all monies going out of the school. Four counselors — Mrs Patricia Ray- ford. Mrs. Laverne Torrence. Miss Sonia Lasseter, and Mrs Virginia Wisenbaker — aided students with problems ranging from academic to personal in nature Secretary Betty Wildes helped keep everything straight in the guidance department Duke's Photo Mr. William Aldrich Vice-Principal Mr. Don Allison Vice-Principal Miss Regina Hollinshead Dean of Girls Mr. James Bridges Vice-Principal Mary Ann Bartholomew — Secretary-Receptionist Valencia Lucas — Secretary-Receptionist Catherine Yale — Registrar Edna Thomas — Records Edwina Burgsteiner — Bookkeeping-Secretary Faye Nitsche — Attendance Virginia Wisenbaker — Senior Guidance Counselor Sonia Lasseter — Junior Guidance Counselor Laverne Torrence — Sophomore Guidance Counselor Patricia Raytord — Freshman Guidance Counselor Betty Wildes — Guidance Secretary Laverne Torrence u- Patricia Rayford Betty Wildes u' 145 Sarah Dean Adams Mary Price Arrington Ossie Ash Jerry Don Baker Perry Baskins Debbie Bradley Marie Brandon v — Kaye Brooks Marion Brooks V Jennifer Brown S Jim Burroughs Karen Burroughs Jan Burns Mike Chapman Sandra Connell Gayle Darling Charlie Davis Sandra Davis Kelly Dees Susan Dezoort Ann Dinning ✓ Landra Doughty� Barbara Edmondson v' Ken Eldridge Sylvia Evans Bonnie Faulk Maggie Fender — Bob Fields— Jenelda Fields - Sharon Gandy 146 Each school's style determines the activities emphasized by stu- dents and teachers. Some schools play up football above everything else. Indiana and Kentucky opt for basketball. Other schools highlight social events But whatever the style followed, students led in preparation and in participation. Right behind them came the teachers who joined in football games. Homecoming festivi- ties. band competitions, and Wildcat Week. Teachers dressed up for Home- Norman Greene, dressed as a clown, watches the Homecoming pep rally. coming and Wildcat Week and made supportive posters for the football team. English teachers — including Landra Doughty. Lee Pulliam. Frank Hjort. Jan Burns, and Kathryn Young — helped coordinate the eighth dis- trict 1-AAAA Literary Meet in which the school took top honors. Math teachers — in particular Peggy Wilkes. Roberta Wethering- ton, Madonna Terry. Mary Price Arrington, and Barbara Miller — organized and presented the Miss Valdosta High School Pageant. Bruce Greene — Norman Greene 7 Clarence Griffiths Henry Grudzien RalphGuarino t-— Gwen Hall Barbara Harrell— Lilia Kate Hart Randy Herrin Cindee Hiers Frank Hjort Brenda Hood Nick Hyderi Isaiah Isomi Mariah Johnson Sarah Jones Louise Kellys Grace King Jim Landrum Joyce Lewis y 147 — Spread by Leslie Brown — Teachers Vary in Age, Style, Training Mary Lowe Roosevelt Lowther Sue Beth Marcrum Lindsay Mason Barbara Miller Ava Mills Melanie Muggridge Cathy Myers Rosalind Parnelle William Pompey Lee Pulliam Lourdes Repko Herman Revels Mike Rogers Roger Rome Evelyn Rosser Sheila Sabin Mary Ann Saliba Kathy Sheely Jacqueline Simmons Martha Smart' Beverly Smith Patsy Smith Justina Strickland Richard Sturtevant Charles Tarpleyl Jeanne Tarpley' Jim Taw Billy Taylor us Levi Taylor Eloise Terry Madonna Terry Josie Thomas — Doyle Thornton Diversification marked the faculty Their ages ranged from the early twenties to mid sixties But whatever their ages, they formed three dif- ferent groups rookies, novices, and masters. For many teachers, this year marked the beginning of their careers Others completed, or almost completed, their teaching years Experienced, older teachers, including Mabel Wolinski. Mildred Wisenbaker. and Ossie Ash. moved close to thirty years Sarah Dean Adams. English teacher, marked thirty-nine years of teaching Just as ages differed, teaching styles differed Some teachers used the individual work study method, while others lectured Some combined both methods. Varied styles resulted from varied back- grounds. While many teachers attended Valdosta State College, others obtained degrees from col- leges such as University of Montevallo (Marie Brandon); Peabody College for Teachers (Bar- bara Edmondson); University College. Cork. Ire- land (Henry Grudzien); and Westchester Imacu- lata College (Barbara Miller). Debbie Tomlinson Pat Trautmann — Freddie Waters Roberta Wetherington i— Peggy Wilkes Elizabeth Wilkins Joe Williams Mildred Wisenbakeru Mabel Wolinski Kathryn Young 149 — Spread by Leslie Brown — Seniors Fit Styles to Their Personalities In a school with an enrollment topping two-thousand, the oldest students could compare styles and form their own They selected styles in clothing, speech, social mannerisms, and studying that suited each individual. In clothing, the preppie look dominated. Oxford cloth shirts with button-down collars and shirt dresses were popular as well as Izod shirts and khaki pants. Styles in speech varied Some students became less interested in vulgar language. Others reverted to childish phrases such as “Wee! ' “That's boss! and What it is?” Social mannerisms leaned toward sophistication and increased attendance at college parties College bound seniors searched for independence in preparation for more individual studying. Many students decided to take practically all electives so that they could rest before studying hard as freshmen again. Seniors’ views on graudatmg varied. Some said. ”1 can't wait to get to college I feel like I'm treated like such a child. Others argued. I’m gonna miss high school Nothing could be more fun than the last four years. ” Class Officers. David New President Vera Dotson Vice President Odell Griffin Treasurer Gretchen Scruggs Secretary 150 — Spread by Leslie Brown — Maggie Aguero Robert Anderson Margaret Aultman Bernard Austin Bart Baggett Dina Bajalia Belinda Barden Danny Becton Julie Becton Beth Belue Tony Blasetti Max Blocker Darcy Blow John Bond Jimmy Bostock Joey Bramlett Chris Brookhouser Leslie Brown Jeff Bruhl Andrew Buchanan 151 —Spread by Debbie Rose— Fred Buescher Pam Bumgarner Carrie Campbell Guy Canaday Andrea Canady Regina Carter Jayne Causey Belinda Collozo Anna Collins Karen Collins Tommy Connell Marier Copeland Lynette Council Yvonne Cox Mary Cullipher Scott Daniel Greg Daniels Ashley DeLoach Angie Devane Tammie Dinnerman Teachers, Seniors Feel Friday Excitement 152 —Spread by Debbie Rose— Hal Dixon Renee Dowdy Bobbi Dunman Sharon Eckrote Gwen Elliot Mark Ellis Marie Emery Joni Evans Bryan Foster Missy Frassrand Laura George Nancee Gilbert Tracey Grudzien Amy Gunter Maurice Hamilton Mark Harbin Candi Harrison Melissa Harvell Paul Hitchcock Lisa Holland Paige Hood Bobby Horne Schara Howell Carol Huling Susan Hunnicutt Chris Huss Vaughn Irby Jenneth Jamieson 154 —Spread by Debbie Rose— Senior Quarterback Sparks ’Cats Kim Jarvis Missy Jarvis Wesley Jenkins Mark Johnson Roy Jones Curt Kelly Mark Kinchen Joyce King Bill Kitchens Phil Kult John Lampert Karl Langenbach 155 David Long Nancy Lucas Debbie Mair RIGHT Principal Lloyd Mims talks to the senior class about the importance ol electing good class officers Kevin Mallow Sherie Maples Alise Martin David Mayer Buddy McDonald Jan McGuyrt Allen Meeks Bob Meeks 156 Principal Directs Open Elections Cheryl Moore Lynn Moore Buddy Morris Lisa Murchison David New David Oliver Denise Padgett David Parker Chantil Parkos Roxanna Parnell Karla Parrick Bill Passmore Richard Patterson Ronald Patterson Jan Pendleton Paula Perdue Lynn Perkins James Pitts Kathy Poole Ray Poole 157 —Spread by Debbie Rose— Kathleen Powell Cathy Prairie Kathy Ragan Debbie Rambo Ricky Raney Shari Redish James Register Lorrie Reynolds Tammy Rickman Leslie Robinson Debbie Rose Larry Rozier Patricia Rozier Mike Rudy Mike Ruff Nancy Sanders Kelly Schroer Dexter Schunoft Gretchen Scruggs Mack Seckinger Seniors Lead Band Sections — Duke's Photo — Etheridge Seward Cindy Sharman Melody Shepherd Ann Simons Trip Singletary Howard Slocumb David Smith Stuart Smith TOP: Senior Bill Passmore, trumpet sec- tion leader, looks on while Mr Doyle Thornton helps David Smith John Smotherman Kay Stewart Elydia Stiefel Ted St. Mars Anna Marie Stubbs Melody Sturgis Dana Swindle Janet Teate Steve Teffeteller David Thornell Mark Toth Wally Walsh RIGHT: Senior Faith Baker helps Tammy Vickers choose pictures lor her yearbook layout — Duke's Photo — Seniors Combine Theory, Practice — Kenneth Folsom Photo — LEFT Senior Lisa Holland looks over a magazine article while John Smotherman listens lo a lecture Teresa Watson Wendy Wells Stanley White Shirley Williams Nancy Windham Patricia Wooden Andy Wortham Bernard Bee 161 — Spread by Debbie Rose — All Graduates Feel Reflected Honor; Nine Glow Being an honor graduate is always a distinct honor. But this year, with only nine honor gradu- ates in a class of three hundred forty-eight people, the honor was even greater. Because academic excellence has greatly improved, fewer people were able to main- tain the grade average necessary to win this honor. To be an honor graduate, a student must maintain a ninety or better cumulative average during four years of high school. From this group, David New maintained the highest academic average over a four year period tc be named valedictorian. Tim Farley earned the title salutato- riam Mark Mobley took the title of third honor graduate. Other honor graduates included Margaret Aultman, Tony Blasetti, Leslie Brown, Mark Ellis, Karl Langenbach, and Jan Pendleton. All honor graduates received pins engraved Honor Gradu- ate. RIGHT Honor graduate David New deliv- ers his speech on Hopes For the Future'' for the senior class of 1980 OPPOSITE PAGE Calvin James helps Brenda Burns straighten her collar before graduation exercises 162 — Duke's Photo — Spread by Chris Huss — Duke's Photo Graduation Exercises Move Smoothly families and well-wishers filled the stands Before sundown, speeches had been delivered, honors announced, songs sung, and all 348 graduates had marched by the platform to receive their diplomas The evening exercises were a second- time-around for the seniors, for the fault- Under the experienced direction of Principal Lloyd Mims. 1980 commence- ment exercises proceeded smoothly and flawlessly on and in front of a flower and fern-decked platform at Cleveland Field on June 2. By the starting time of 7:30 PM. gradu- ates were gowned and in place, while less ceremony owed its smoothness to an early-morning rehearsal Although many seniors were half asleep and some were slightly late, all were on hand shortly after 7 00 AM for a one-hour run-through TOP LEFT Byron Courson receives his diploma TOP RIGHT Principal Lloyd Mims announces class members ABOVE Mrs Harry Wolmski helps Janis Clary straighten her collar BOTTOM RIGHT The graduates wait for the ceremony to begin OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP Mary James looks over her diploma OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM Graduates find their places in line — Page by John Smotherman — 164 TOP. LEFT Jams Clary. Carne Campbell. Orel- chen Scruggs, and Alise Martin pose lor Chief Petty Officer Sam Wright TOP. RIGHT While Lori Caudle gets a bear bug from £ friend. Beth Bonner waits her turn to be congratulated BOT- TOM RIGHT Two happy fellows. Max Blocker and Darcy Blow, give exuberant yells BOTTOM. LEFT Elaine Ftoberts shares a happy moment after graduating 166 TOP Jan Pendleton gives the benediction at graduation ceremony LEFT: Louis Bernard receives his diploma ABOVE Maggie Aguero is congratulated after the ceremony 167 Page by John Smotherman Costumes Hold Has-Been, Will-Be Tradition Space patrol helmets and army boots usually appear In sci- ence fiction and war movies, but seniors decided to use these ideas in planning their attire for the annual Has-Been, Will-Be football game held on March 14 at Cleveland Field. Senior football players, band members, and cheerleaders arrived at the game donned in a variety of costumes. Captain America, alias Tony Blasetti, contributed to the carnival atmosphere with his rendition of the famous comic strip charac- ter. Complete with a bullseye tar- get on his derrierre, senior Mark Toth gave the Will-Be team something to shoot for. Band members Chris Huss and Melody Shepherd added to the atmosphere of the event by dressing up in space patrol hel- mets, old band uniforms, and army boots. Quarterbacks David Parker and Pat Mayes stood at the helm for the victorious Will-Be team as they rolled over the Has-Been team with a score of 26 to 7. Senior football player. Tony Blasetti. dresses as the famous comic strip char- acter Captain America at the Has-Been. Will-Be football game 168 — Spread by Chris Huss — — Page by Debbie Rose — 169 Juniors Keep Traditions But Choose New Styles Junior Class Officers Dante Jones President Cran ford Powell Vice-President Debra Crawley Secretary Wendell Lewis Treasurer For the third consecutive year, juniors elected Dante Jones as their president They liked his style. But in matters of dress and behav- ior they wanted nothing that was out of date. They wore Izod shirts, straight-leg jeans, docksiders. Niki tennis shoes, slit skirts, spike heels, and Wildcats' spirit ribbons — big ones pinned to their jeans In their classes, however, juniors followed traditional, basic courses Thev wrote their first research papers, studied chemistry. Algebra 11. trigonometry, and United States history, a requirement of the State Department of Education. Those who applied themselves know that they were on the way to that really stylish place, seniorville Like their predecessors, they sponsored the Miss Valdosta High School Beauty Pageant in the spring in order to finance the Junior-Senior Dance. Dante was also emcee for this event 170 —Spread by Stuart Smith— Alfred Aguero David Allen Renee Allen Terri Allen Leslie Anderson Patricia Baldwin Tom Barton Michael Bass Carol Bassford Jaye Bauer Kerry Bearer Allan Blanton Eric Burch Lisa Burnstein Donna Butler Pam Capellman Lisa Carmicheal Beth Carnes Columbus Carter Steven Carter Corinne Chandler Elaine Chnonis Brenda Cooper Cindy Cooper Dawn Courson Mark Cox Debra Crawley Lex Culbreth Lori Cutchens Cathy Dale 171 Juniors Get Chances to Act as Aides! Charley Dame John Darling Debra DeBose Jane! DeCarlo Linda DeCarlo Sammy Dees Diana Diaher Laura Dille Sharon Dooley Jim Duke Candi Dunn Renee Durham Keith Dye Jennifer English Lisa Enomoto Juniors Rob Sullenberger and Liz Rey- nolds sort schedules in Mrs Edna Thomas ' office 172 Mary Farley John Federico Barbel Flowers Herryn Frassrand Greg Fulgmiti Vicky Garrett Frank George Anna God bee Stephanie Golden Billy Joe Gordon Joann Gore Cheri Greene Suzanne Greiner Natalee Griffin William Griffin Sheila Guess Sonya Guess Pam Hall Susan Hall Keith Harkins Dean Harris Joy Herrin Bill Holland Karen Horton Rosezmer Jackson Suzanne Jackson Sheri James Kadriye Johnson Sonya Johnson Shannon Ketchie 173 —Spread by Melody Shepherd— Larry Kolb Deborah Lewis Anthony Martin Kathy Martin Annie Martinez Debbie Massey Betsy Mathis Robyn McGovern Peggy McKinney Laura McRae Ginger Metcalf Elinor Mitcham Janet Morneault Grant Nichols Angie Nix Charlotte Norris Pam Officer Sue Oliver Dale Parker Cary Parnelle Kathy Pearson Beth Pitts Crawford Powell Lynn Pulliam Sherry Pulliam Toni Purcell Rena Renfroe Cindy Renn Suzanne Roush Paul Rozier 174 Juniors Help Guidance Counselors Barbee Sandbach Brad Sandbach Joe Sanders Mandy Shannon Julie Shinn Allan Smith Ceri Ann Smith Eric Smith Harding Smith Julie Spencer Karen Stovall Kellie Strickland Lee Strickland Layne Studdard Windy Sullivan 175 —Spread by Melody Shepherd— Junior Girls Twirl in Flag Corps Scott Sumner Leigh Sutton Rowann Swails Mark Swank RIGHT: Juniors Luanne Talum, Faith Wil- son, and Alisa Brooks discuss their hall- lime performance during the Homecom- ing football game The Flag Corps is the most dedicated group we’ve had in several years. ” Ginger Metcalf 176 — Duke's Photo — Luanne Talum Melissa Tedders PamTennile Jerri Townsend Cynthia Trautmann JimTunison Renee Turner Betsy Vaughn Tammie Vickers Barbara Walters Lori Wetherington Faith Wilson LEFT: Juniors Tammy Vickers, Kim Jar- vis, Deb Crawley, Dawn Courson, Sherry Pulliam. Betsy Mathis, Anna Godbee, Elaine Chitty. Lisa Carmichael, Barbee Sandbach, Elinor Mitcham, Sonya Guess, Renee Turner, Dean Harris, Tony Chavis, Jack Sumner, Angie Nix. Sidney Bow- doin, Mark Cox, Dave Allen, Brad Sand- bach. Liz Reynolds. Bill Bassford, and others show their style during the Val- dosta-Lowndes pep rally 177 — Spread by Melody Shepherd — Junior Class President Fills Varied Roles George Washington was a leading politician, a leading strat- egist in battle, and a leading farmer. Junior class president Dante Jones was a leader in ath- letics, academics, and clubs. During football season, Dante wore his number 8 football jer- sey. His number 31 basketball uniform was a familiar sight on the basketball court. In fact, Dante Jones was known just about everywhere. Student Council work also kept Dante busy as did the job of junior class president. For the third year in a row, Dante was elected the president of his class. With the title of being junior class president came the job of being Master of Ceremonies at the Miss Valdosta High School Beauty Pageant. In this role, Dante crowned pageant winner Kelly Schroer. ABOVE Master of Ceremonies. Danti Jones, listens to the answers of contest- ant Barbara Watters. BOTTOM Danti and Nellie Brantley during lunch break — Spread by Chris Huss — 178 — Duke's Photo — Who says he can I run three times?’ He’s our man!’ He stands tall everywhere. ’ 'We trust him.' — Spread by Chris Huss — — Clay Broadie Photo — Scenes From Behind According to a clich6. there are two sides to every story, including the story of the 1980 Miss Valdosta High School Pag- eant. For the two main groups of people there, the hidden scenes varied. To the audience, the back- stage confusion went unnoticed. Girls ran helter-skelter from dressing room to curtain; a col- lage of loud whispers filled the area with pleas for assistance with zippers, make-up, and hair. Pageant directors tried to help with beauty problems, calm nerv- ous contestants, and push the correct girl on stage all at once. To the contestants, another group remained unnoticed. Because of bright lights, nerves, and concern about audience appeal, the girls never saw the judges sitting by the stage. Said one contestant, I was too nerv- ous to look around for the judges,” In addition, the audi- ence looked like a black space with exit signs on the other side. All the girls heard but could not see their friends and families cheering them on. TOP: Judges from out-of-town score the contestants RIGHT Pageant contestants Faith Wilson. Joanne Gore. Karen Lottin. Chen Green, and Jan Wildes await back- stage for the sportswear competition OPPOSITE PAGE: Junior Laura McRae parades in the pageant Scenes in Front Go Unnoticed — Duke's Photo — 180 — Spread by Leslie Brown — Chris Huss — Juniors Beef Up All Varsity Teams In Valdosta, some little boys start going to the Boys Club to swing baseball bats, toss footballs, and ring baskets when they are six years old. Other do their practicing in neighbor- hoods They spend hours ringing make- shift baskets, jumping improvised hur- dles. and running relays with their friends By the time they reached high school, they were eligible for one of the Wildcat teams Even when they were only ninth- grade students, they went to football camp. They sat on the benches while var- sity players performed during their fresh- man and sophomore years But — by the time they reached junior status, they had put on weight, height, and muscles They were ready to go Dale Parker. Dant6 Jones. Walton Fra- zier. and Bill Holland were among the many juniors on the grid squad Danny DeMersseman. Sidney Bow- dom. William Davis, and Eugene Patter- son made the varsity baseball team Andy Jaramillo was a junior wrestler Dant6 Jones, who lettered in football, baseball, and basketball, had junior play- ers by his side on the hardboards They included Gary Cothran and Rob Sullen- berger 'V aldost ime hotoj ABOVE Teddy Horton strains muscles and burns up the cinder track in a meet against opponents, including Lowndes High s Cedric Jones TOP Junior football players make the trek off the field after a summer football practice LEFT Danny DeMersseman hustles to make a play — Spread by Chris Huss — — Valdosta Daily Times Photo — 183 Sophomores Show Their Flexibility Ambidextrous people show their flexibility by using one hand equally as well as the other Sophomores showed their flexibility by participat- ing in academic subjects, sports, music, and clubs. For example. David Parker, class president, participated in advanced, three-level courses like Algebra II and Taking Tests, football, wrestling and baseball — being an outstand- ing contributor in all areas. Sophomores entered events of all sorts — and won! They competed in athletics, music, and academics and proved superior. The sophomore class took home several awards in the Eighth District Literary Meet on March 15. Sophomore Kim Gandy took first place in girls' piano. Laurel Camarano. along with two seniors, took first place in girls' trio, and Alan Carter took second place in boys’ piano With pride and energetic yelling, this class won the coveted Student Council Spirit Stick several times throughout the football season. They worked on their free nights in order to complete their float in time for the Homecoming Parade In March, the sophomores proved their academic talents by taking the Criterion Reference Test Because of the wide variety of subjects and activities the sopho- more class of 1980 chose, their flexi- bility in all areas made them stand out from the crowd Officers: David Parker President Tangula Wright Vice-President Dorothy Hand Treasurer Lynne Becton Secretary — Duke’s Photo — 184 — Page by Chris Huss — Tim Abrahamsen John Akins Fran Allen Maria Allen Ricky Allen Ronald Allen Charles Arnold Scott Arnold Mark Artis Donna Atkins Kyle Atkinson Hope Baker Junior Barnes Barbara Bass Gwen Bass Lynn Bassford Anthony Battles Lynne Becton Mark Belcher Russ Belflower Mercedes Berrian Arvin Berry Bruce Berry Shelia Berry Suzanne Berryhill Patricia Bethay Monica Bettadapur James Bickers Alice Blocker Edward Bolen Jerry Bo stock Coronet Botford Lynn Bozeman Walter Bracewell Chuck Bracey Kenneth Brinson Stacey Bristow William Broadfoot Diane Brookhouser Craig Broomberg John Brown Kayre Brown Monika Brucker Jeanne Bruhl Donald Bryant Susan Buchanan Beth Burnette Hosea Butler Ernest Callaway Laurel Camarano Diane Campbell Kathy Capellman Mike Carroll Allen Carter Nancy Carter Eleanor Chitty Suzanne Ciaccio Cindy Clark Nellie Cobb Edward Cole Titus Coleman Terry Colon Vicky Colquitt 185 —Spread by Chris Huss— Jenny Conant Steven Connelly Corrigan Cooper Toni Corbett Wade Cothran Anna Cott Pam Cowart Vicki Coxwell James Cullipher Jenecia Cushion Brian Cutshaw Jill Daniel Mary Dasher Robert Daugharty Jackalyn Davis Rosemary Davis Rebecca Daye Ray Dean Kathryn DeLoach David DelRossi Matthew DelRossi Mark Demott Mary Denly Ricky Dennis Donald Dilliplane Stuart Dinkins Mike Dowdy Debra Dubose Diane Durden Joseph Duvall Patricia Eady Catherine Eanes Martha Edmondson Charles Edwards Leslie Eldridge Annette Fournier, Sharon Wildes. Lynn Bozeman, and Jennifer Richardson work on an art assignment 186 — Spread by Chris Huss — Beverly Ellis Mary Jane Ellison Cheryl Emend Robin Everitte Joseph Farmer Bobby Lee Fiffie Arthur Fillmore Kyle Fillmore Roy Flanders Tracy Fletcher Ted Folsom Cathy Fontaine Flucus Fontaine John Ford David Foshee Theresa Foster Tony Foster Tony Bernard Foster Shannon Frassrand Judy Frazier Welton Frazier Carl Gaines Loretta Gamble Kim Gandy Roy Garbett James Gardner Mike Garrett Susie Gates Mary Gay Stuart Gilbert Tina Gilbert Lisa Giles Henry Gilmore Jonathan Golden Pam Goode Michelle Gould Annette Graham Jeff Graham Blenus Greene LeeAnn Griffin Marcus Griffin Anna Guarino Robert Gyr Melissa Haire Lynn Hall Phyllis Hall Joyce Ham Glyms Hampton Lonnie Hampton Tyrone Hampton Dorothy Hand Debris Handley Greg Hankins Kim Harkins James Harmon Winifred Harrell Angie Harris Cassandra Harris Donald Harris Earl Harris AJvanesia Hart Vic Hartman Bruce Hayden —Spread by Chris Huss— 187 Angela Henderson Debbie Henley Christelle Henry Joe Henry Otis Henry David Hicks Cheryl Hodges Kenneth Holmes Mark Holmes Melissa Holmes Bobby House Jeftery Hunter Sylvia Hutchinson Michele Ingram Renee Isom Linda Israel Scott Jacabsen Denard Jackson Patricia Jackson Vernon Jackson Lon Jamieson Henry Johnson Johnny Johnson Kadriye Johnson Linda Johnson Mary Johnson Carlton Jones Crystal Jones Jessie Jones Joann Jones Joey Jones Yolanda Kelly Betty Kelsie Derrian King Edwin King Madelyn King Savoil King Tony King Michael Kirkland Laurie Lancaster Ricky Lane Andy Langenback Ardelia Lanier Richard Lathrop Darrell Lewis Donald Lewis Ronald Lewis Pam Lindsey Jim Long Michele Love Rita Love Brenda Lowe Sheila Lowry David Lynch David Mabry Norma MacLeod Tommy Mann Yvette Marconi Antonio Marshall John Marshall Mane Marshall Dian Martin Jett Martin 188 Sophomores Fill School With Music Marvin Marlin Richard Mathis Pat Mayes Kimberly McCaskill Charlotte McDaniel Linda McDonald Patty McDonald Teresa McDonald Elizabeth McDougal Edward McDougle ABOVE: Sophomore David Steinberg practices the French Horn Pam McEady Patrick McElwam Linda McFarland Jan McKay Susan McLeod Frank McMillan Jean McRae Frank McTier Barbara Meeks John Merritt Alphonzo Miller Andrea Miller Donald Miller Elizabeth Miller Floyd Miller Shelley Miller Ted Miller Mike Mink Chnssi Mitchell Merkeita Mitchell Sheila Mitchell Alfreda Monroe Dana Moore Katrina Moore Tracy Moore Irene Morrell James Morris Rebecca Morris 189 —Spread by Chris Huss— Zenovia Morrison Ralph Moses Sheila Moten Fred Motes Gayla Moye Joseph Scott Jimi Meuse Donna Myers Larry Nelson Bill New Jeff Newbern Sandra Northcutt Shawn O’Conner Denise Odom Angela Owens Stephen Paine David Parker Tammy Parker Sarah Parnell Stephen Parrish Eugene Patterson Valerie Patterson Isaac Payton Sandra Payton Marc Petro Stacey Pickup Craig Pittman Joel Pitts Trey Powell Melam Price David Pridgen Dwight Primrose Sherry Putnal Janice Reams ABOVE: Biology students Stephen Paine. Lisa Giles. Lee Anne Griffin. Sabrina Liner. Beth Tomberlin. Graeme Wagner listen to Mrs Martha Smart Linda Reams Deborah Reaves Mike Redding Anita Reddish Karen Renfroe Linda Rice Tim Riserf 190 — Clay Broadie Photo — ABOVE Sophomore William Matchett takes notes in Biology class. 191 — Spread by Chris Huss — Robert Schwartz Willie Scott Sarah Seay Gary Sharper Sharon Sharper Allen Shaw Katrina Shaw Mickey Shearry Dora Sherman Trina Shiver Lysbeth Simmons Larry Simpson Carol Sloan Pattie Sloan Darrien Small Angela Smith Cynthia Smith Vertyce Smith Karla Snyder Cherie Southwell 192 — Spread by Chris Huss — Sophomores Expand Mental, Social Lives OPPOSITE PAGE: Sophomore Linda Glen McDuttie, dance to the sounds ot McDonald studies in history class B.B Jam at the Homecoming Dance ABOVE: Sharon Wildes and her date. — Spread by Chris Huss — 193 Jill Sumner Earl Taylor Stewart Thigpen Michael Thomas Ralph Thomas Remta Thomas Stafford Thomas Terry Thomas James Thompson Vickie Thompson Sandra Timmerman DougToal Kirk Tolbert Kim T rancygier Dawn Trantham Beth Tumberlin John Tumerson Pat Tunison Terri Turner Sharon Twine — Spread by Chris Huss — 195 ABOVE: Signs in the Commons Area depict Wildcat spirit for the Lowndes-Valdosta game Sophomores Study Styles in Art Classes ABOVE Lynn Bozeman and Beth Burnett make designs in Basic Visual Design — Duke s Photo — Joseph Tyler Cedric Tyson Graene Wagner Tony Wainwright Jimmy Walker Hugh Warren Valencia Warren Anthony Washington Warren Washington Teresa Wattord 197 — Spread by Chris Huss — Sophomores Flow From Area to Area Sam Way Lisa Wayt Helena Webb Ted Welch Harrell Werts Cornelia Wenz Joe Wetherington Rusty Wetherington Gail Whitlock Alfred Wiggs Lisa Wilcox Wanda Wilcox Byron Wilder Sharon Wildes ABOVE: Signs show school spirit for the Lowndes-Valdosta football game 198 — Clay Broadie Photo — ABOVE Sophomore William Rogers looks at a display in the window of IMCII — Spread by Chris Huss — 199 Annette Williams Bernetta Williams Darlene Williams David Williams Denise Williams Etta Williams Glenda Williams Linda Williams May Williams Rhonda Williams Sabrina Williams Suzanne Williams Bunnie Willis Carey Ann Willis Henry Lee Willis Alissa Wilson Kathy Wilson Heidi Woods Hannah Woods Steve Wood Belinda Wright Tangula Wright Stuart Wyrick Sophomores Take Part in Band 200 —Spread by Chris Huss— Freshmen Run Headlong Into Maturity Sometimes progress comes slow and easy. Sometimes it comes in tast spurts. But fresh- men did not copy the tortoise or the hare. They ran headlong into maturity during their first high school year. They engaged in the same activities as upper- classmen. Those activities ranged from academic classes and contests to athletic classes and games. Freshmen marked Homecom- ing with a float and two repre- sentatives. Pep rallies roared with high-pitched screams from the top of gym bleachers. And every dance teemed with fresh- men gleaming with the excite- ment. They entered vocational classes and began to explore the job world. To finish their race for maturity, they kept up with the upperclassmen in styles and social experiences. They wore oxford cloth shirts, straight-leg jeans, docksiders, and spike heels. Girls' hair was longer, while boys' hair was shorter. Some even attended parties at the college. Officers Blake Belue President Cheryl Perry Vice-President Brad Martin Treasurer Carol Johnson Secretary 202 Jackie Akins Betty AJIen Ricky AJIen Benton Anderson Michael Anderson Pam Anderson Kristi Arrington Donna Ashburn Pamela Atkinson Toni Au Danny Avila Gie Azambraya Renee Bajalia Chanel Baker Matthew Baker Angela Bass Carl Battle Ken Beaty Pernell Bee Angela Bell Valerie Bell Ronney Bell John Bellamy Reginald Bellamy Blake Belue Karen Bennett Sidney Bennett Chris Benson Sheila Berrian Patricia Berry Lee Bice Anita Bines Lisa Bivins Debbie Blake Daren Bloodworth Phil Boggs Tim Bond Brenda Bonner Don Bonner Vera Boone Steve Boyd Scott Brandon Charles Brantley Mansa Brantley Alton Breeden Gail Breeden David Brooks Gary Brooks Darryl Brown Dwight Brown Henry Brown Shunda Brown Stephanie Brown Lynn Burgman Rickey Burse Cynthia Butler Stephanie Bynum Angela Cain Kevin Callaghan Jose Campa David Carlson Marty Carnes Janice Carter 203 —Spread by Leslie Brown— Sharon Carter John Caughlin Linda Christoper David Chunn Jeffery Clanton Lanora Coleman William Collier Glynis Collins Lori Combs Lisa Conaway Lori Coody Kennedy Cooper Larry Cooper Michael Cooper Faye Cooper Tangiela Copeland Tyrone Cox James Crosby Charlotte Curry Jennifer Curtis Ervin Dailey Andre Daniels William Daniels James Darling David Davis Rickey Davis Wayne Davis Dana Day lla Day Jimmy DeCarlo Stephen Delrossi Paula Dennis Mary Denson Alan Deshong Mike Dibois Kelly Dinning Anita Donahue Anthony Donaldson Bruce Donaldson Wilfred Dotson Thomas Dowd Judy Duncan Robert Durham Terry Dwight Karen Dye Jacquelyn Eady Clinton East Malinda Edwards Monica Elliott Alvin Ellis Calvin Ellis Randolph Ellis Roger Emery David Evans Dwayne Evans Frank Evans Karen Evans Michelle Evans Eileen Everett Tom Farley Paul Farmer Bndgett Ferguson Emily Fisher 204 —Spread by Leslie Brown— Freshmen Add Style to Cheering Frank Fletcher Lisa Flowers Dianne Floyd Bernard Flucas Dorothy Fluit Ricky Foskey Beverly Foster Joel Fountain Cassandra Frazier Felicia Frazier Jennifer Freelove Renee French Gerald Fulginiti David Furukawa Barry Futch Sandra Gallagher Mike Gatli Todd Gamble Dale Gandy Vicki Gardner James Gatlin Lanna Gay Theresa George Dwayne Golden Keith Golden Alan Gordon Kenneth Gordon Jim Gore Deidre Gough Angie Gould Bonnie Grant Sharon Gray Gilbert Grier Debbie Griffin 205 Mermen Hamilton Alma Hampton Cynthia Hampton Carl Hancock Elizabeth Harbin Vicki Harden Mary Joe Hardrick Anthony Harmon Bridgett Harrel Keith Harrell Reginald Harris William Harris Alfred Hart Letitia Hart Alvenna Hayes Retha Hayes Danny Heard Ezell Heflin Thomas Henderson Barry Herrin Donald Hester Sheila Hezekiah Albert Hill Jennifer Hill Terri Hinson Jill Hitchcock Alex Hodges Arthur Hodges Daniel Holcombe Verena Holmes Robert Horne Brad Hughes Al Hulmg Bruce Hunter Eldred Hunter Mac Huxford Carolyn Jackson Frieda Jackson Stephanie Jackson Tony Jackson Walter Jackson Debra James Patricia James Shebra James Sheila James Terrence James Trevis James Wanda James Carl Jaramillo Craig Jenkins Greg Jenkins Glenda Jermgan Anthony Johnson Antonio Johnson Carol Johnson Cecile Johnson David Johnson Janice Johnson Margaret Johnson Penm Johnson Renea Johnson Robert Johnson Roderick Johnson 206 —Spread by Leslie Brown— Zenna Johnson Cynthia Jones Dolores Jones Sara Jones Willie Jones Sandra Jordon Stephen Kebler Cynthia Kelly Dana Kelly Michael Kelly Mike Kelly Amanda Kent Lisa Kethcie Claudia Kier Andrea King Angelet King Eloise King David Kirkland Glenda Kirkland William Kirkland Angela Koonce James Langley Felecia Larry Overa Larry Coach Bob Bolton advises Herbert Lowe, freshman quarterback Skip Lastmger Marissa Lathrop Quentin Lawson Jett Lee Frank Lennon Armulua Lewis Collie Lewis Felicity Lewis Janice Lewis Julie Lmeberger Herbert Lowe Audrey Ludlow Andy Mair Caroline Malik 208 Sharon Manning Gail Marshall Joseph Marshall Brad Martin James Martin Patty Martin Richard Massey Bubba Massey Clotele Matchett William Matchett Lisa Mathis Greg McBurrough Darlene McCormick Eddie McDonald Russell McDonald Frankie McEady Tony McEady Mary Cam McLane Dan McLeod Onda McMillan Butch McRae Roberette McRee Matthew Mead Allan Metts Lisa Middleton Alonzo Miller Derek Miller John Henry Miller Melody Miller Miriam Miller Rayford Miller Samuel Miller Sean Miller Sharon Miller Tammy Miller David Mims Melissa Mims Rhea Minton Anthony Mitchell Michael Mitchell Robert Mitchell Chris Mize Clarence Moody Michael Moore Michelle Moore Mike Moore Pamela Moore Kenneth Morneault Elizabeth Morrell Jackie Morris JoAnn Morris Meshelle Morris Mavis Morrison Lynette Moses Lori Moye Angela Myers Mary Nathan Sean Neely Barbara Newmans Carla Newton Betsy Norton Troy Oja Faye O'Neal — Spread by Leslie Brown — 209 Freshman Girls Look Grown-up at Homecoming Missy Osborne Jeffery Parham Bill Parramore Rod Pate Catherine Patrick Demetri Patterson Decarla Paul Stephanie Paul Terry Paul Samantha Peacock Jenny Pearson Penny Perdue Larry Perkins Cheryl Perry Mark Perry Gwen Phillips Keith Phillips Deborah Pierce Deborah Pittman Robert Poncet Jacqueline Ponder Gary Poole John Powell Leigh Powell Monroe Powell Andrew Preston Joseph Pride Morris Pride 210 — Spread by Leslie Brown — Patricia Pride Janice Priester John Priester Greg Prrne Frank Procopio Juliet Purvis Scott Quick Kimberly Quiggins Ozell Ramsey Valerie Ramsey Ben Reaves Calvin Register Karen Register Michael Reid Philip Reid Jim Rensenhouse Jennifer Richardson Terris Richardson Margaret Ritch«e Julio Rivera Brebda Rivers Tracy Roberson Andrea Roberts James Roberts LaDma Roberts Judith Robertson Denise Robinson Edwin Robinson James Robinson OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP Freshman cheerleaders Sheila Lowrey. Trina Shiver, and Tammy Parker ride on the freshman Homecom- ing float LEFT Homecoming representatives Sandee Hall and Cheryl Perry, with escorts Tony Chavis and Kenny Gordon, walk with the Homecoming Court during pregame festivities 211 Julia Robinson Karen Robinson Mark Robinson Sharon Robinson Nicole Roesch Phyllis Rolle Brenda Ross Linda Ross Lionel Rozier Richard Rupp Sheree Salmela Keith Sampson Don Sanders Terry Sanders William Sanders Shannon Santos Vanessa Sauls Alice Diane Scharl Tommy Schunhofl Cart Scott Ferrell Scruggs Hardy Seawright Michael Selph Freshmen Develop Classroom Style 212 — Spread by Leslie Brown — ABOVE: Mrs. Ann Dinning supervises Jacquelyn Eady as she works on a sewing assignment while Viola Williams approaches another machine Cathy Seward John Seward Gail Shearr Darrell Sherman Derwin Sherman Marty Shiver Tony Simmons Gina Simpson Louise Singletary Mark Skinner Lateris Small Marie Smith Ora Smith Reggie Smith Russell Smith Terri Smith Chuck Smithwick Gregory Sowell Darrell Spencer Jettrey Spivey John Stanley 214 Freshmen Create Own Style in Homemaking Calvin Stevenson Angie Steward Steve Stewart Wanda Stewart Chris St. John Chris St Mars James Stokes Flozzell Stone James Straughter Marvin Straughter Fidia Strickland Marshall Strong William Strong Cal Stubbs Kellie Studdard Albert Studstill Greg Sumner George Sutton Romel Swails Michael Swank Amy Tate Daron Taylor Walter Tenmlle Sonovia Terrell Irvin Thomas James Thomas Nathaniel Thomas Shirley Thomas Wanda Thomas Clarence Thompson Derrick Thompson Lorenzo Thompson Wesley Thompson Shannon Tibitts Keith Tillman Kenneth Tillman Lisa Tinney Desmond Toal Jean Tomlin Isabella Tooley John Henry Tooley Joe Trapp Gretchen Trautmann Virginia Troy Francisco Venezuela Donna Via Tracey Vickers Lawrence Wade Michael Wade Shirley Wade Brenda Walker Carl Walker Kingston Wall Russell Wallace Arthur Walton Emory Warrick Angela Waters Victor Waymon Scott Wells Robin West Jennifer White John White Silvery White 215 ,—Spread by Leslie Brown — Freshmen Show Interest in Academics, Sports fmmm 1 f..f f--------- ‘ 55Eg' — Grant Nichols Photo — 216 — Spread by Leslie Brown — Dianna Whitfield Randy Whitfield Andy Wiggs Bridgette Wiggs Charles Wilcox Arthur Williams Brenda Williams Derek Williams James Williams Robert Williams Shernett Williams Teresa Williams Tracey Williams Viola Williams Wanda Williams Henry Willis Joe Willis Johnnie Willis Roger Willis Greg Wilson Sherri Wortham OPPOSITE PAGE William Collier and Dave Studstill watch as the ball is caught. ABOVE: Mrs. Joyce Lewis helps Greg Sumner and Shan- non Tibitts with their class assignments Terry Wortham Michael Worthy Latrell Wrice Roddie Wrice Eric Wright Evelyn Wright Jamie Wright Emalea Wyatt Kimberly Yale Charles Young Beverly Young Jack Young Tommy Young Robert Youngblood 217 SANDSPUR TIMES ol. 1 No 1 Valdosta High School June 2,1980 ABOVE Billboards advertise Valdosta. Georgia, as Winnersville USA — the home ot champions Community Applauds Winners Police Help Events like Homecoming, the Junior-Senior Dance, the Beauty Pageant, and Friday night foot- ball games required extra secu- rity precautions. Policemen and security guards from the community supplied protection for students and their guests and peace of mind for faculty members and parents who served as chaperones and advisors. At these functions, instead of acting as if they were bored, most of the officers entered into the party spirit. BELOW Policemen represent security and community. ABOVE Valdosta starts growing them young WHAT IT IS7 All joking aside. Valdosta High School is an institution that turns out winners Everybody knows about the Wildcats and the Valdosta State College Blazers But Valdosta is also the home of the world's most lovable zany sheriff. Enos, from TV s Dukes ot Hazzard show Valdosta, Georgia — Winnersville USA — is a phrase heard often in the South. Perhaps it is so familiar because of the great amount of sup- port given by the community. Both Valdosta High School and Lowndes County High School have contributed to the long list of honors for the Valdosta area. Valdosta State College is yet another example of superiority in all areas Whether in academics, athletics, or the arts, supe- riority and excellence have distin- guished Winnersville. ...... —Valdosta Times Photo ABOVE Old school buses wait for use 218 Enjoy 1409 North Ashley Street Valdosta, Georgia ints 81 irfps OF VALDOSTA Home of the Cubic Zirconia 1706 North Ashley Street Valdosta, Georgia OSES Five Points Shopping Center Valdosta, Georgia 220 D.E.D. FURNITURE yssa . i s I 17 North Ashley Street Valdosta, Georgia tffye Vitta $hop 404C Northside Drive Valdosta, Georgia BOVS STUDENTS SHOP, INC. NORTHSIDE PLAZA • W 404 H Northside Drive Valdosta, Georgia Turner Radio and T.V. 418 East Park Avenue Valdosta, Georgia Central Floral Shop 607 North Patterson Street Valdosta, Georgia Patterson Jones Shoes 1 16 North Patterson Valdosta, Georgia Gish Oil Company 1239 West Hill Avenue Valdosta, Georgia Joe Lazarus and Son 100 North Ashley Street Valdosta, Georgia McRae-Hodges Drugs 1 19 North Ashley Street Valdosta, Georgia Johnson Office Equipment 1015 Williams Street Valdosta, Georgia Hall's Children Shop 105 South Patterson Street Valdosta, Georgia Irvin's, the Man's Shop P.O. Box 883 Valdosta, Georgia John Bishop Custom Dry Cleaners 2181 North Ashley Street Valdosta, Georgia 221 w§Pr n office 6 j Belk Hudson Un E LS EQUIPMENT CO. Your Happy Shopping Store Store Hours 10-9 Look to the Leader — Lee Monday-Saturday Five Points Shopping Center 201-203 West Hill Avenue Valdosta, Georgia Valdosta, Georgia 31601 Phone: 244-6391 Phone:244-0177 Roberts Insurance Agency 507 North Patterson Valdosta, Georgia Phone: 242-4560 222 — Spread by John Smotherman — Complete Line of Dance and Gymnastic Wear, Accessories, and Related Fashions Savings and Loan Association Northside Plaia — P.O. Box 2462 Valdosta, Georgia 31601 Phone: (912) 244-3792 YOUR 509 North Patterson Street Valdosta, Georgia 31601 _____ Four Locations in Valdosta WJ° “ “All Around The Town Northside Automotive 134 North Patterson Street Valdosta, Georgia 31601 Northside Plaza — Northside Drive Valdosta, Georgia 31601 Hub Dental Laboratory 301 East Ann Street Valdosta, Georgia 31601 Phone: 244 8753 Owner, Daniel Culpepper Exceptionally Fine Men's Wear 404-G Northside Drive Valdosta, Georgia 31601 Phone: (912) 244 9030 223 Rhod£i-,9 tc. furniture P.O.Box 1509 Valdosta, Georgia Dasher Pecan Company P.O. Box 983 Valdosta, Georgia DeLoach Homes CHURCH'S FRIED CHICKEN, INC. 'See us before you buy' CURLEY I. FAULK AREA MANAGER 2903 North Ashley Valdosta, Georgia 242 5350 2301 North Ashley Street Valdosta, Georgia Don's Boats and Motors (Stephenson's Marine) 2330 Highway 41 South Valdosta, Georgia —Spread by Chris Huss— 224 Learning Tree Educational Resources, Inc. 1502 East Park Avenue Valdosta, Georgia Phone: 244 9967 Grace Chapman Real Estate Inc. Kehoe Chevrolet, Inc. 2900 North Ashley Street Valdosta, Georgia Phone: 242-331 I 'Seniors, you have earned the right to be proud.' 1706 Gornto Road Valdosta, Georgia Phone: 247-7250 MS JOE T. DOWD LIVESTOCK FATS, FEEDER AND STOCKER CATTLE P.O. Box 1362 Valdosta, Georgia Phone: 244 5333 —Spread by Clay Broadie— 225 Valdosta Auto Dealers Association Expresses Support for Valdos+a High School Valdosta, Georgia 31601 Smith's Gulf Service Country Cobbler Two Locations Downtown Five Points Valdosta, Georgia 31601 194 North Ashley Street Valdosta, Georgia 31601 244-9374 Valdosta Camera Center 416 Northside Drive Valdosta, Georgia 31601 226 Rhonda Shiver Models for Judy's Fashion Boutique 406 Northside Drive Valdosta, Georgia 31601 Dr. Oscar E. Aguero M.D., P.C. E. Oak Center Valdosta, Georgia Dr. James Allen D.D.S. 101 Northside Drive Valdosta, Georgia Dr. William N. Gee Jr. M.D. 401 East Jane Stree Valdosta, Georgia Dr. J. William Martin I I I East Northside Drive Valdosta, Georgia McRae and Hodges Drugs I 19 North Ashley Street Valdosta, Georgia Smith and Dennard M.D., P.C. Suite 108 Doctors Building Valdosta, Georgia Hogan's Pharmacy B-1 Oak Center Valdosta, Georgia ABOVE: Bill Kitchens is congratulated after graduation ceremonies. 227 BUSCH MV4M N W� R JOHNSON DISTRIBUTING CO. 401 South Oak Street Valdosta. Georgia 228 Pervrvy PirvcKer's 0 SKopp of (Jaldo La, (J uc. A penny lived • IS mere ihjn i penny mtde Phone(912)247-1760 312 North Patterson Street Valdosta. Georgia -r Allied ---------------- Duplicating :“«tamPs I PrOdUCtS I Equipment A. B. DICK Duplicating copying Equipment P. 0. Box 2376 414 East Park Ave. Valdosta, Ga. 31601 Phone: 244-7040 Gold Plate Restaurant Open 7 Days a Week! I 104 South Patterson Street Valdosta, Georgia 244 8102 IN VALDOSTA AND LOWNDES COUNTY FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF VALDOSTA MEMBER FDIC by Clay Broadu 229 PUTT-PUTT GOLF COURSE ‘Have a Ball!’ PUTT-PUTT 1704 Gornto Road Highway 94 and 1 -75 at Motels 'For the fun of it!' Dixie Detective Services, Inc. Blanton and Cross Insurance Your Dependable Insurance Agency 908 North Patterson Street Valdosta, Georgia — Private Investigations — Lie Detection Tests — Undercover Operations — Armed and Unarmed Guards — Fire and Burglar Alarms — Closed Circuit TV — Fully Licensed 1601 North Ashley Street Valdosta, Georgia 244 2855 Wetherington Megahee-Speight Company of Valdosta Inc. Sing Oil 205 West Hill Avenue Valdosta, Georgia 602 West Hill Avenue OLD SOUTH Valdosta, Georgia BABBEQUE HOUSE 1 700 West Hill Avenue 230 — Page by Stuart Smith — Valdosta, Georgia (912) 244 7403 'Jke Sport6 locker Cakes Cakes OICK ROCKEY 404 D NORTHSIDE DRIVE O' 1 ' VALDOSTA GEORGIA 31601 Cakes Inc. Dixon's M!M!I CAKl JfWk C KIS mr « r i i i inii i� ki Standard Service Center 2814 North Ashley Street Valdosta, Georgia 31601 zW '—- East Hill Avenue And Castle Park Shopping Center Valdosta, Georgia 31601 Hours By Appotnim n! Mon - Fri. % Pridgen Chiropractic Center Out Goal It Kaootoff You Hoalthy ■ Or L 0 PnOgan 1106S Patterson� Oil (912)244-5314 VaWosla.Ga 31601 Res (912)244 3543 FASHIONS 'Fashions For The Young and Young at Heart' The Scruggs Company Five Points Shopping Center Valdosta, Georgia 31601 807 River Street rOMnAN Valdosta, Georgia 31601 232 ■Jtk. PEPSICOLA Pepsi Cola Bottling Company 1525 Madison Highway Valdosta, Georgia 31601 Where Bottoms are Tops and Tops are something else. ■qOF The Traffic Light. 5 Points Shopping Center 242-6.122 WELCH Air Conditioning INC. 2255 North Ashley Street Valdosta, Georgia 31601 Girardin Jewelers Northside Plaza 303 North Patterson Street Valdosta, Georgia 31601 233 [DOWLING BAG CO. XXX [DOWLING BAG CO. XXX MANUFACTURERS OF TEXTILE AND MULTI WALL BAGS 901 River Street Valdosta, Georgia 31601 Ph.: 244-0133 234 ' DOWLING BAG CO. XXX — Pag by Clay Broadie — Valdosta Lighting Center, Inc. 'Home of Quality Lighting' 418 Northside Drive Valdosta, Georgia Walker Saw Sales Service After the Sale | BILLBOARDS VrnTTtT: 901 Madison Highway Valdosta, Georgia Spell's Sign Company P.O. Box 788 Valdosta, Georgia David Hodges Used Cars 1739 Madison Highway Valdosta, Georgia 235 — Kenny Folsom Photo — Has-been cheerleaders Beth Belue and Debbie Rambo dance while Bill Passmore and Mark Kinchen supply the music — Clay Broadie Photo — Cheri Green and Debbie Rambo model lor Fads and Fashions — Clay Broadie Photo — Vera Dotson struggles to keep the bait alive against the Albany Indians — Clay Broadie Photo — Sidney Morris demonstrates to Stacey Bynum. Stephanie Bynum, and Scott Quick the latest saxophone M M Music 236 Fads and Fashions Castle Park Castle Park Valdosta, Georgia 244-021 I Valdosta, Georgia 244 7258 — Spread by Clay Broadie — Smith 0ulf Service 1914 North Ashley Street Valdosta, Georgia 242-9192 Jeremiah's 'Hop In! For the Latest in Jeans, Slacks, Shorts and Tops.' Castle Park Shopping Center Valdosta, Georgia ABOVE: Mrs. Edna Thomas prepares diplomas for graduation ceremony LEFT: Joni Evans attaches her tassel before graduation Her Place Women's Fashions Five Points Shopping Center Valdosta, Georgia — Page by John Smother man — LeeAnn Griffin models tor PINK PETUNIA Pink Petunia 'Where latest styles blend with pleasing decor' Castle Park Valdosta, Georgia 242-1026 ABOVE Debbie Rambo. senior cheerleader, frolics at the annual Has Been- Will Be football game — Page by Chris Huss — 240 HOLLAND OIL COMPANY 1101 West Hill Avenue Valdosta. Georgia 242-0601 Josten's Class Rings Ben Belue — Representative 204 Hasting Drive Valdosta, Georgia 31601 Graduation Supplies Juliet Purvis models a pair ot LEVI’S outside the LEVI’S plant — Clay 8roadie Photo — Levi Strauss and Company 'Made Right Here in Valdosta' 2220 East Hill Avenue Valdosta, Georgia 31601 — Spread by Stuart Smith — — Duke's Photo — ABOVE Bryan Griffin cradles his bass guitar and studies the music intently during the Miss Valdosta High School pageant 244 — Page by Chris Huss — 'Double your school day fun with an outfit from' Jackie's 100 Jackson Street Valdosta, Georgia 31601 Stacy and Stephanie Bynum modal for JACKIE'S. John Bond carries tha ball for tha Wildcatt. 245 We Signed, __________Now You 246 Autographs, — Spread by Leslie Brown — 247 Can You Remember ------------------------ — EVER SEEING A VHS HOME GAME UNATTENDED BY PATSY SMITH? — EVER SEEING LESLIE BROWN WITHOUT STUART SMITH BESIDE HER? — EVER SEEING MR. MIMS WEAR THE MAROON SWEATER STUDENT COUNCIL GAVE HIM? — EVER SEEING A REFRESHMENT TABLE WHERE MRS. SANDRA CONNELL WASN’T? (write your own memory) — ANY DAY WHEN BRYAN GRIFFIN, KATHRYN DELOACH AND MARK KINCHEN WEREN’T TARDY? — ANY HONOR DAVID NEW DIDN’T WIN? — ANY GAME WHERE THE MARCHIN’ CATS DIDN’T PLAY THE THEME FROM “ROCKY?” — EVER SEEING JIMBO HANCOCK KEEP HIS COOL DURING PEP RALLIES? — A TIME WHEN IT TOOK MR. MIMS MORE THAN 2 MINUTES TO DO THE MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS? (write your own memory) — GRANT NICHOLS DRESSED AS JOHN BOND’S DATE? — COACH RUDOLPH AND COACH BOLTON PERFORMING DURING HOMECOMING PEP RALLY? — THE PEP RALLY WHERE MR. MIMS ENCORED THE MELLOPHONE SECTION IN “GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE’ ’ — 5 TIMES? — MR. CHAPMAN IMPERSONATING MR. MIMS? (write your own memory) — FRESHMAN KINGSTON WALL REVERSING BAND CAMP INITIATION PROCEDURE ON SENIOR CHRIS HUSS? — COACH TARPLEY COLLECTING BUBBLE GUM IN THE MORNINGS? — WHEN A LOWNDES FOOTBALL PLAYER TACKLED FIELD COMMANDER LESLIE BROWN DURING PRE-GAME WARMUP? — MRS. SMART CALLING DEBBIE ROSE “QUEEN DEBRA”? — DAVID SMITH TIPPING HIS CHAIR BACK ONE TIME TOO MANY? — WHEN ALBERT HART ACTUALLY WORKED FOR 6 WHOLE WEEKS IN MRS. 248 WOLINSKI’S COMPOSITION REVIEW CLASS? 249 WILLIAM E ALDRICH — B S . M Ed . Georgia Southern College Position vice-principal Previous schools Gainesville Junior High School. Hahira Junior High School Valdosta Junior High School Years experience M DONALD L ALLISON — B S Georgia Southern College, industrial arts M Ed West Georgia Col- lege. guidance and counseling. M Ed . Valdosta State College, administration and supervision Posi- tion vice-principal Previous schools Granetville High School. Carrolton High School. Carrollton. Georgia Carthage School System Carthage Texas Years experience 14 MARIE BRANDON — BS. University ot Montev- allo. home economics B S University of Alabama library science Other schools attended University ol Georgia. Valdosta State College Position librar- ian. IMC 111 Previous schools Cairo Elementary School Robertsdale Elementary School Valdosta Junior High School Years' experience 9 JAMES BRIDGES — B S MST Georgia South- ern College Statesboro. Georgia industrial arts Georgia Southern College, vocational education administration. University of Georgia Position supervisor ot vocational programs, vice-principal Previous schools Fitzgerald High School. Fitzger- ald. Georgia. Glynn Academy Brunswick Georgia Years'experience 16 EDW1NA BURGSTEINER — Georgia State Wom- an's College Position bookkeeper Previous schools Valdosta State College Years experi- ence 19 SANDRA CONNELL — A B . Valdosta State Col- lege. English. M Ed . University of Georgia, library education Position librarian. IMC 11 Previous schools Pme Grove Elementary School. Valdosta Junior High School Years experience 13 REGINA HOLLINSHEAD — B S . Savannah State College. M Ed . Valdosta State College Position vice-principal, dean of girls Previous schools Floyd T Corry High School. Greensboro. Georgia Pmevale High School. Valdosta Georgia Years experience 14 SONIA LASSETER — BA. Valdosta State College psychology M Ed . University of Tennessee, col lege student personnel Position guidance counse lor Previous schools Middle Georgia College Clinch County Junior High School Years' experi ence 6 LLOYD D MIMS — BA. Jacksonville State Univer- sity BS . M Ed Auburn University Position prin- cipal Previous schools Dupont Junior High School, Valdosta Junior High School. Clinch County High School Honors STAR Teacher. Homerville High School. 1968. yearbook dedica- tion. Clinch County High School Valdosta Junior High School SANDSPUR dedicat.on 1974 mem- ber of Governor s Committee for Grades 7-9 Years experience 26 FAYE NITSCHKE — Attended Valdosta State Col- lege for one year studying secretarial science Position attendance secretary Previous schools none Years experience 6 WILLIAM POMPEY — B S. Savannah State Col- lege. business administration AS 5, Valdosta State College Other schools attended Florida A M University Position librarian IMC 1 Previous schools Lomax Junior High School. Valdosta. Georgia Years experience 20 Staff, Faculty Enjoy School Days Gayle Darling, art teacher, enjoys a joke and a car- ton of milk during her lunch hour P A RAYFORD — B S . Tuskegee Institute. M S . Tennessee State University Position guidance counselor Previous schools Chattanooga Public Schools, Savannah State College Southeast Ele- mentary School. Pinevale-Lomax Honors Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities Years experience 14 BETTY SMITH — Attended University of Maryland University of Georgia. Armstrong Junior College. Valdosta State College Position Library secretary Previous schools none Sponsors sophomore float Years experience 8 LAVERNE R TORRENCE — BS Tuskegee Insti- tute M S . Atlanta University, school counselor — sixth-year certificate, visiting teacher — sixth-year certificate. New York University, Florida State Uni- versity Position guidance counselor Years expe- rience 23 EDNA THOMAS — Records clerk Years experi- ence 15 BETTY F WILDES — BA Tift College English Middle Georgia College Position guidance office secretary Previous schools Thomaston. Georgia Albany. Georgia. Williamsburg. Virginia Years experience teaching. 5. secretarial work. 3 College. M Ed and Specialist Six-Year Certificate University of Georgia Position director of guid- ance and senior guidance counselor Previous schools Lowndes County High School. Brooks County High School Honors SANDSPUR dedica- tion. 1973. counselor for Governor's Honors Pro- gram. summers. 1973. 1974. 1975. 1976 Years experience 21 CATHERINE YALE — Previous schools Valdosta Junior High School Position registrar Years' experience 13 SARAH DEAN ADAMS — A B . Valdosta State Col- lege. M Ed . University of Georgia Teaches Eng- lish Previous schools North Florida Junior Col- lege Years experience 39 MARY PRICE ARRINGTON — B S . Valdosta State College. M Ed . Valdosta State College Teaches mathematics Honors Who's Who m American Col- leges and Universities Dean s List Cardinal Key Years'experience 8 OSSIE M ASH — B S Savannah State College, home economics. M A Columbia University, home economics Teaches home economics Sponsors Future Homemakers of America Years' experi- ence 10 250 VIRGINIA WISENBAKER — 8 S . Valdosta State JERRY DON BAKER — B S . Valdosta State Col- lege, physical education Teaches physical educa- tion Coaches football Years' experience 4 PERRY A BASKIN — B S and M S . Valdosta State College Teaches physical science and physics Previous schools Brooks County High School Years experience 6 CONNIE BENSON — BA Carson Newman Col- lege MAT, Georgia Slate University Teaches English Previous schools Marietta High School. Marietta, Georgia. North Springs High. Dekalb Col- lege. Atlanta Georgia Years experience 14 TIMOTHY W BOlLMAN — Schools attended Graphic Arts Institution. St Louis. Missouri Apos- tolic Bible Institution, Solar. Minnesota University of Georgia. Athens Georgia. Valdosta State Col- lege Valdosta. Georgia Teaches graphic arts Years' experience 4 BOB BOLTON — B S . education. Abraham Bald- win College. Valdosta State College Teaches driv- er's education Previous schools Valdosta Junior High School Sponsors varsity football, ninth grade basketball. B-team baseball Years experience 6 KAYE C BROOKS — B S . University of Georgia, secondary education. M Ed . Valdosta State Col- lege. with major in physical education Teaches Health and physical education Previous schools none Years'experience 12 MARION DOUGLAS BROOKS — AS. South Geor- gia College. Georgia Southern College BS. Val- dosta State College. M Ed . Valdosta State College, administration and supervision. University of Geor- gia. masters in education of traffic safety and instruction Teaches driver's education Honors high school all-star, football, baseball. all-Southern junior. 1967. college all-state baseball t-AAAA South Coach of the Year. 1976. 1977. 1978. AAA State Coach of the Year. 1978. baseball Sponsors head baseball coach Years' experience 11 JENNIFER B BROWN — B S . secondary educa- tion and social science. Fort Valley State College Teaches social studies Years experience 8 JAN H BURNS — B S . Auburn University Teaches English Previous schools Jane Macon Junior High Brunswick. Georgia. Baker High School. Columbus. Georgia. Smith's High School. Alabama Honors KDIT Years experience 8 JAMES R BURROUGHS — B S . Valdosta State College. M Ed and M A . Valdosta State College Valdosta Georgia Teaches biology, zoology, phy- siology. and outdoor education Honors Bronze Star. Purple Heart USN outstanding scholastic achievement, all-state ten ms team Sponsors boys tennis team, football Years' experience 8 KAREN N BURROUGHS — Teaches science EDWARD R CANNINGTON — Valdosta Technical School, electrical technology Teaches electro- mechanics Years experience 7 MIKE CHAPMAN — B S . Troy State University, music Position head band director Years experi- ence 3 GALE DARLING — B S . Florida State University. Utah State University. Tulane University Teaches art Previous schools James Simons Elementary School Sponsors batgirls. Art Club Years experi- ence 2 CHARLIE DAVIS. JR — M Ed . Florida A M Uni- versity Teaches math Years experience 13 Staff-Faculty- Directory SANDRA M DAVIS — B S . University of Montev- allo. vocational home economics Teaches home economics Previous schools Eufaula High School. Eufaula. Alabama Years'experience 10 KELLY DEES — B S . Valdosta State College, sec- ondary education. M.Ed . Valdosta State College secondary education Teaches Bible history, com- parative world religions Previous schools Valdosta Junior High School. Pmevale Campus of VMS Hon- ors President. Valdosta Association of Educators. 1978-1979 Sponsors Sage Club and sophomore class Years' experience 8 SUSAN DEZOORT — B S . Southern Illinois Uni- versity education. M Ed . Valdosta State College guidance and counseling. M Ed . Valdosta State College, special education Teaches study man- agement Previous schools Santa Maria Elemen- tary School. Head Start. Pine Grove Elementary School. Vero Beach High School. Vero Beach Flo- rida. Southeast Elementary School. Valdosta. Geor- gia Years' experience 6 ANN MARIE DINNING — BS. Ptattsburg State University, home economics education. Texas Tech University. M Ed.. University of Nevada career education Teaches home economics Pre- vious schools Merchandizing Institute of Nevada Sponsors Future Homemakers of America Years experience 8 LANDRA DOUGHTY — M Ed . Valdosta State Col- lege. B A . Valdosta State College. English Teaches English Previous schools Lanier County High School Honors STAR Teacher at Lanier County High School. 1975. 1976 Years' experi- ence 8 BARBARA J EDMONDSON — B S and M A Pea- body College of Vanderbilt University Teaches typing, shorthand, accounting, filing, general busi- ness. and clerical record keeping Previous schools Lowndes High School. Balboa High School. Canal Zone College Honors Delta Pi Epsi- lon Years' experience 9 KENNETH J ELDRIDGE — B B A . Valdosta State College Teaches business education courses, head of business education department until May Previous schools none Sponsors Key Club Years'experience 5 AMANDA JO ELLIS — B S . Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, health and physical educa- tion. University of South Carolina. Valdosta State College Teaches health, physical education Pre- vious schools Irwm County High School. Echols County High School Sponsors varsity girls bas- ketball Honors Who's Who at ABAC. Who's Who m American Junior Colleges Years experience 5 SYLVIA EVANS — B S . University of Tennessee Other schools attended Valdosta State College. M Ed Teaches individual advancement Previous schools Clinch County Junior High Years experi- ence 7 BONNIE FAULK — B B A . Valdosta State College, business education Teaches vocational office training, business education courses Previous schools Cook County High School. Ben HiH Ele- mentary School Years'experience 4 MARGARET FENDER — BA. Valdosta State Col- lege Teaches history Honors Freshman Schd- ars Sigma Alpha Chi. Alpha Chi Alpha Lambda Delta Sponsors freshman class Years experi- ence 1 GENEDLDA J FIELD — AS. South Georgia Col- lege. B S M Ed . Valdosta State College Teaches individual advancement diversified learning Previ- ous schools Magnolia Children's Center Sallas Mahone Elementary Honors Outstanding Senior Psychology Student. Valdosta State College Teacher of the Year. 1977 Years experience 7 ROBERT F FIELD — A A Florida Junior College B A E University of North Florida Teaches math Previous schools none Years'experience 2 ANNAT FLETCHER — B S . University of Georgia, twenty hours of graduate work at Valdosta State College and Georgia State College Teaches geog- raphy and world history Previous schools Bam- bndge High School Bambndge. Georgia Years' experience 4 SHARRON GANDY -AB Valdosta State Col- lege. French Teaches French Previous schools none Honors Sigma Alpha Chi, Alpha Chi gradu ated cum laude from Valdosta State College Spon- sors Foreign Language Club Years' experience 4 BRUCE A GREEN — B S . Valdosta State College, biology Teaches biology and botany Previous schools none Years experience 2 J NORMAN GREENE — B S . Valdosta State Col- lege M Ed . University of Georgia Teaches distrib- utive education Previous schools none Honors Outstanding Educators in America Georgia DE Teacher of the Year Valdosta City Schools Teacher of the Year 1979-1980. finalist for Geor- gia State Teacher of the Year Years experience JOHN A GREER — B S . University of Georgia, advanced automotive training at General Motors training center Teaches transportation Previous schools. Cherokee High School Honors Certified through the N T A S E Years' experience 11 CLARENCE GRIFFITHS. JR — Teaches drafting HENRY GRUDZIEN — BA. University College. Cork, Ireland Other schools attended University oi Birmingham. England, diploma in education M Ed . Valdosta State College Georgia institute of Tech- nology. Wake Forest University Teaches physical science Previous schools Toton Junior High School. Southampton. England. Manst. Atlanta Georgia. South Cobb High. Austell. Georgia Years experience 20 GWENDOLYN C HALL - AB MA . Valdosta State College Teaches social studies Previous schools none Honors Phi Kappa Phi Honor Soci- ety Alpha Lambda Delta Society, Alpha Chi Delta Society Sigma Alpha Chi Society, magna cum laude graduate. 1976. Senior History Award 1976. Freshman Scholar. 1972 Years experience 3 BARBARA T HARRELL — B S . Valdosta State College Teaches math Previous schools none Years experience 3 LILLA KATE HART — BA Agnes Scott College M Ed Valdosta State College Teaches biology Previous schools St John's School Years experi- ence 2 years part-time. 1 year full-time RANDALL D HERON — B S . University of Florida Other schools attended M Ed . Valdosta State Col- lege Teaches study management Previous schools Crisp County Middle School Sponsors Key Club and girls tennis team Years' experience 4 251 FRANK S HJORT — BA Valdosta Stale College German and English certification from Georgia State College teaches Reading Previous schools Columbia High School. Dekalb County Schools Sponsors debate Years experience 2 Faculty Directory BRENDA HOOD - BS.MA. Appalachian State University. Boone. North Carolina Teaches Eng- lish Previous schools Hudson High School. Hud- son. North Carolina. North Florida Junior College Madison. Florida (Also. Watauga High School ) Years experience 17 JEANNE B HUFMAN—Teaches English NICK HYDER — B S . Carson-Newman M S . Uni- versity ol Tennessee Teaches physical education, athletic director, head football coach Previous schools West Rome High School Honors baseball Coach of the Year football Coach of the Year. 1978 yearbook dedication. West Rome. 1968. SANDSPUR dedication 1976. president. Georgia Athletic Coaches Association 1979-1980 STAR Teacher 1967 Sponsors Varsity Letterman's Club. Fellowship of Christian Athletes Years expe- rience 22 CAROL IRWIN — B B A . Valdosta State College Teaches data processing, business machine , general business Previous schools none Honoi s Outstanding Business Education Student at Val- dosta State College 1974 cum laude graduate. 1977-1978 president ol Data Processing Co-ordi- nation Sponsors senior class Years' experience 6 ISAIAH ISOM — BS Savannah State College Teaches industrial arts Sponsors Industrial Arts Club Years experience 22 MARIEH JOHNSON — BS Valdosta State Col- lege. history Teaches social studies Other schools attended Bethune-Cookman College Years experience 4 SARAH JONES — B S . Saint Augustine s College. Raleigh. North Carolina Other schools atlended North Carolina A T. Valdosta State College Teaches biology Previous schools Johnston County Training School. Dasher High School. Pine- vale High School Honors Pmevale High School Teacher of the Year. 1963. three National Science Foundation Scholarships. A T University Spon- sors PAMS Club Years experience 31 LOUISE H KELLY — BS. University of Georgia Teaches history Previous schools none Honors Phi Beta Kappa Years'experience 4 GRACE KING — A B University of Mississippi. English Teaches English Years experience 1 JOYCE E LEWIS — AS. South Georgia College B A Valdosta State College Teaches English Previous schools none Honors First runner-up. Miss South Georgia College 1972. Orcula Pan- amencano Award Valdosta State College 1974 Years experience 5 MARYN LOWE —Teaches math ROOSEVELT LOWTHER — B S Valdosta State College Teaches physical science Previous schools none Honors Outstanding Men of Amer- ica 1978 Sponsors Jazzmen Club Years experi- ence 1 College Teaches social studies Previous schools Douglas County High School Years experience 23 BARBARA A MILLER — B A . Westchester State College, teaching certificate, immaculata College Teaches mathematics Other schools attended California State College, Valdosta State College Previous schools Loretto High School. Bethel High School. Central Chester County Vocational Techni- cal School Years' experience 7 AVA W. MILLS — B A . South Georgia College Other schools attended Albany Junior College. Valdosta State College Teaches English Previous schools Echols County High School Honors STAR Teacher for Echols County School System. 1979 Sponsors freshman class Years experi- ence 4 MELANIE A MUGGRIDGE — B S . University of Georgia M Ed . Valdosta State College Teaches social studies Honors National History Society. Phi Theta Alpha Sponsors freshman class Years' experience 4 CATHY S MYERS — Teaches English ROSALIND C PARNELLE — B A . University of South Carolina Other schools attended Valdosta State College. Appalachian State University. Boone. North Carolina Teaches reading Previous schools none Years'experience 1 JILL W POWELL — Teaches math LEE H PULLIAM — B A . Valdosta State College. English, social science Teaches English Previous schools Eastman High School. Eastman. Georgia. Robert E Lee institute Thomaston. Georgia. Tifton High School. Tifton. Georgia Sponsors one-act play, oral interpretation Honors Teacher of the Year Tifton Years'experience 19 LOURDES D REPKO — BA. Valdosta State Col- lege Teaches Spanish Previous schools Valdosta Junior High School Sponsors Foreign Language Club Years experience 4 HERMAN REVELS —BA. Clark College. M A Vandercook College of Music Other schools attended Northwestern University Teaches choral music Honors Teacher of the Year Pinevale High School. SANDSPUR dedication. 1978 Previous schools Pinevale High School. Valdosta. Georgia Sponsors chorus. Jazzmen Club Years experi- ence 19 MIKE ROGERS — B S. Valdosta State College. M Ed Auburn University Other schools attended Columbus College and St Cloud State College. Minnesota Teaches mathematics, head of mathe- matics department Honors STAR Teacher 1970. 1971. 1980 Sponsors math team Years'experi- ence 17 ROGER T ROME — BA. University of Florida Teaches history, economics Previous schools none Years'experience 3 SUBET H T MARCUM — B S . Valdosta State Col- lege Teaches social studies Previous schools none Years experience 2 LINDSAY MASON — BA M A Valdosta State EVELYN C ROSSER — M Ed . West Georgia Col- lege Other schools attended Morris Brown Col- lege. Fort Valley State College. University of Geor- gia Teaches reading Previous schools Washing- ton Street High School. New nan High School Hon- ors STAR Teacher Years experience 14 JACK RUDOLPH — B S . Georgia Institute ol Technology Other schools attended Valdosta State College leaches driver s education Posi- tion coaches tootball golf Years experience 12 SHEILA R SABIN — A A . Stephens College. B S . Florida State University art education Other schools attended Valdosta State College Teaches oil painting watercolor. graphics, textiles Previous schools Lake City Junior High School Honors Alpha Chi Omega Sorority Years experience 2 MARY ANN SALIBA — BS Valdosta State Col lege Teaches mathematics Previous schools Val- dosta Junior High School. Oconee County High School. Clinch Counly High School Sponsors jun- ior class Years experience 14 WAYNE SAPP — B I . University of Georgia Teaches metals Honors Outstanding Secondary Educators of America one of five outstanding T l instructors in Georgia Sponsors Vocational Clubs of America Years experience 7 KATHLEEN H SHEELY — B S Ed University of Georgia Other schools attended Emory University, where she earned the MAT degree Teaches mathematics Previous schools Dekalb Counly High School Auburn Junior High School Auburn. Alabama Opelika High School. Cross Keys High School. Atlanta Georgia Sponsors Beta Club, senior class Honors attended Emory on National Science Foundation Grant. 1970-1972 Years' experience 12 MARTHA SMART — BS . M Ed Valdosta State College Teaches biology head of science depart men! Previous schools Valdosta Junior High School Honors STAR Teacher 1977. eighth dis- trict Sponsors Beta Club Years experience 10 BEVERLY SMITH — R N . Mercer School of Nurs- ing Other schools attended Trenton State College. University of Georgia. Valdosta State College Teaches heallh occupations Honors Merit Award. South Georgia Medical Center certified instructor of CPR. American Heart Association Years experi- ence 18 in nursing and teaching. 2 at Valdosta High School PATSY C SMITH — BA Valdosta State College elementary education, art education Other schools attended University of Georgia Teaches art, spe- cializing in drawing Previous schools S L Mason. Sallas-Mahdne. Central Elementary. WG Nunn Leila Ellis. Valdosta Junior High School. Maanolia — all m Valdosta Honors Teacher of the Month. 1972-1973 Valdosta Teacher of the Year 1973- 1974 annual dedication at Valdosta Junior High School 1969-1970 Teacher of the Year. Valdosta High School 1978-1979. Key Club Faculty Sweet heart. 1978-1979 SANDSPUR dedication 1979 Sponsors responsible lor graduation exercises staging Student Council advisor for Homecoming activities Years experience 22 HILDA W SPURLOCK — B S . Valdosta State Col- lege Teaches business education Previous schools none Honors VHS Teacher of the Year. 1977 Years experience 13 JUSTINA STRICKLAND — B B A . M Ed Valdosta State College Teaches business education Previ- ous schools Cook County High Achod Sponsors Future Business Leaders of America Years experi- ence 5 AGNES L STRUZICK - BA.MA. University of North Alabama Teaches English Previous schools Bradshaw High School North Canton Ele- mentary School Years experience 12 RICHARD C STURTEVANT — BA. Amherst Col- lege M S . North Carolina State University Teaches physical science Previous schools Top Musicians Help Students ior class Years experience 8 PEGGY P WILKES — B S .. M Ed. Valdosta State College Teaches math Previous schools none Other schools attended Pensacola Junior College Years experience 5 Honors Key Club Faculty Sweetheart, SANDSPUR dedication. 1980 JOSEPH WILLIAMS — Rets Trade School Teaches bock masonry, building trades Previous schools Pinevale High School Years experience 20 ELIZABETH WILKINS — BS. Bethune-Cookman College Other schools attended Atlanta Univer- sity. Valdosta State College Teaches individual advancement Previous schools Wall. Coffee County. Nichols. Coffee County. Host. Irwin County; Cannoochee. Evans County. Evans County Training School. Claxton. Georgia. Homer- ville High School; Pinevale High School Honors Teacher of the Year. 1967. Homerville High School, president South Georgia chapter CEC. 1973-1974 Years experience 35 MILDRED W WISENBAKER — A B M Ed . Val- dosta State College, history Teaches United State History. European History Previous schools Ocilla High School. Waycross High School. Jennings High School. Valdosta Junior High School Honors valedictorian. Waycross High School, first honor graduate. Valdosta State College. STAR Teacher. 1972, SANDSPUR dedication 1962 Teacher of the Year for Valdosta High School. 1971 Sponsors Student Council. Interclub Council Years' experi- ence 29 MABEL WOLINSKI — A B . Valdosta State College, humanities with English emphasis M A . Florida State University. English Teacher Specialist Six Year Certificate, English, Florida State University Teaches English, head of English department Pre- vious schools: Hahira High School. Hahira. Geor- gia, Lake Park Elementary. Lake Park. Georgia. Central Elementary. Valdosta, Georgia Honors Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. STAR Teacher. 1963. 1973. 1974. SANDSPUR dedication. 1970. mem- ber Leaders in Secondary Education for 1970- 1971.1972-1973 Teacher of the Year for Valdosta High School. 1972. runner-up in School Bell Awards sponsored by WSB TV and by GAE. 1976. 1977. Delta Kappa Gamma, chosen Teacher of the Year for Valdosta High School for 1980-1981 Years experience 28 PETTY OFFICER FIRST CLASS DEWITT SAM WRIGHT — United States Navy, retired Teaches Naval Junior ROTC Sponsors Rifle Team Years' experience 6 KATHRYN M YOUNG — BA. University of North Dakota Other schools attended Valdosta State College Teaches English Previous schools Mar- shall Junior High School. Valdosta Junior High School Honors graduated cum laude Sponsors SANDSPUR Years experience 3 Mr Rick Kimmel gives directions to sophomore pianist Jan McKay during the Miss Valdosta High School Pageant none Sponsors assistant girls' track team coach Years'experience 4 CHARLES L TARPLEY — B S . Georgia Southern College M Ed West Georgia College Teaches physical education and health Previous schools West Rome Junior High School. West Rome. Geor- gia Coaches football, baseball Honors baseball Coach of the Year for Northwest Georgia. 1970. 1971.1972 Years experience 14 JEANNE B TARPLEY — B S . M Ed . Georgia Southern College Teaches algebra Previous schools West Rome High School Honors de pa ri- ment head for mathematics. West Rome High School, Rome City School System Math Coordina- tor. STAR Teacher. 1971. 1972. Jaycees Young Educator of the Year. 1971 Years experience 14 BILLY C TAYLOR — B S , M Ed Georgia South- western College Other schools attended Univer- sity of Florida Teaches chemistry Previous schools Tift County Junior High School. Tifton Georgia Years'experience 6 LEVY N TAYLOR — B S . Savannah State Colli Other schools attended Tuskegee institute. Val- dosta State College Teaches diversified coopera tive training Sponsors Vocational Industrial Clubs of America Years'experience 25 JAMES S TAW -BA MA, Valdosta State Col- lege history Teaches United States History Hon- ors Outstanding Secondary Educators of America Sponsors junior class. Homecoming committee Years’ experience 8 ELOISE TERRY — B S . M Ed . Valdosta State Col- lege Teaches reading, coordinator of reading pro- gram m English department Previous schools none Honors Outstanding Young Women of America. 1978 Years experience 10 MADONNA TERRY — B S. Valdosta State College, secondary education Teaches math Previous schools none Sponsors varsity football cheer- leaders Years experience 3 JOSIE B THOMAS — B S . Moms-Brown College Teaches typing and record keeping Previous schools none Other schools attended Florida A M University. Georgia State University DOYLE D THORNTON — B M Ed . University of Southern Mississippi Previous schools Amencus High School and Southland Academy. Amencus. Georgia Position assistant band director Years' experience 8 PAT TRAUTMANN — BA. Jamestown Teachers College. M A . George Peabody College at Vander- bilt University Years experience 20 DEBORAH L TOMLINSON — B S . Valdosta State College, secondary education Teaches biology and physical science Previous schools none Years experience 3 NELLEE WADE —Teaches English FREDDIE L WATERS — B S . Bishop College; M Ed . Florida A M University Teaches health and physical education Previous schools Holly Grove Vocational School. A S Clark High School. Lomax Junior High School. Valdosta Junior High School Honors Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Years' experi- ence 20 ROBERTA WETHERINGTON — B S . M Ed Val- dosta State College Teaches math Previous schools Hahira Junior High School Sponsors jun- 253 KEITH BRYAN ADAMS — DE Club golf, recipient of Administra- tor's award MAGGIE AGUERO JONATHAN R H ALLEN — Drama Club. 1. Marching Band. 1. 2. 3. 4. ROTC Color Guard. 1,2.3. 4. Drill Team Commander. Honor Platoon. 1.2. 3. 4. Swing Choir. 4 ROBERT JAMES ANDERSON — VICA Club. Track. 1.2 EDWIN FREDERICK ARMENTR- OUT. JR — Math Club. 2. vice- president. 2. baseball. 1.2. 4. bas- ketball. 1. 4. track. 4. J B White Literary Competition winner. 2; All-region SEAIS baseball. 4. All- state SEAIS track. 4; most valuable baseball player. 4. special men- tion. Valdosta Sports Halt of Fame. 4 MARGARET SUSAN AULTMAN — Beta Club. 2. 3. 4. DECA 3.4; president. 4, most valuable DE student. 3. DE Student of the Year. 4. band. 1. 2; Who's Who Among American High School Students. 3. 4; National High School Award for Excellence. 3. University of Georgia Certificate of Merit. 3; Governor's Honors Program Nom- inee. 2. 3. Governor's Honors Pro- gram Semifinalist. 3. honor gradu- ate; second place. Alice Bmgle Essay Contest. Senior Superlative BERNARD FRANKLIN AUSTIN — Jazzman Club. Science Club; var- sity basketball, perfect attendance award BARTON DEAN BAGGETT — Key Club. 4; football. 1.2. baseball. 2. 3. 4; Fellowship of Christian Ath- letes. Who's Who Among Ameri- can High School Students DINA MARIE BAJALIA FAITH BAKER — Miss Junior Jazzman. Most Improved AJto in chorus. |umor representative. Homecoming LAVOR IS LENORA BAKER | RONALD DALE BAKER — VICA 1.2. 3. 4. Foreign Language Club. 2. 3. 4. DCT. 4. Science Club. 4. vice-president. 4. Student Council. 4, Who's Who Among American High School Students REX DOUGLAS BALDWIN — Math department aide. Who's Who Among American High School Students BELINDA BARDEN RANDOLPH LEWIS BASS — DCT (VICA) 3. 4 Chorus. 1. 2. 3. 4. Dignified Seniors Relax Some times Senior Club. 4 MARLIN BEAUFORT DANIEL A BECTON — DE Club. Key Club. Marching Band. 1.2. 3. 4. Symphonic Band. 2. 3; Who's Who Among American High School Students JULIE ANN BECTON — Student Council. 2. 3; FBLA. 3. 4; Beta Club secretary. 4. Marching Band. 1.2; VOT. 3. 4. Most Outstanding Ninth Grade history student. Who’s Who Among American High School Students. University of Georgia Certificate of Merit. 3. BERNARD BEE — Boys' State. 3; Who's Who Among American High School Students. DCT. 3. 4 Senior Club. 4; basketball. 1. Homeroom representative. 1.4 BETH BELUE — Bat girl. 3.4 GRADY LEE BENNETT. JR R LOUIS BERNARD — Varsity basketball. 1. 2. 4. Fellowship of Christian Athletes. 4, Varsity Let- terman'sClub. 4. DECA. 3; Sands- pur. 4. Who's Who Among Ameri- can High School Students; recipi- ent of Administrator's award SANDRA LYNETTE BERRIAN SHARON BERRIAN — Tri-Hi-Y; secretary. 1.2. NANCY BIVINS TROY L. BLACK FREDERICK BLAIR SONJA M. BLANKUMSEE ANTONIO BLASETTI — Varsity football. 1.2. 3.4. varsity baseball. 1. 2. 3. 4. basketball. 1; varsity wrestling. 3; Fellowship of Chris- tian Athletes. 1, 2. 3. 4; Varsity Club. 1.2. 3. 4; Foreign Language Club. 3; National math test. 1.2.3. 4 Georgia Mathematics League. 4, National Mathematics League. 1.2.3; Who's Who Among Ameri- can High School Students. 3. 4; Society of Distinguished High School Students; National Merit Semi-finalist. 4; National High School Award for Excellence. 3. 4. Honor Graduate; recipient of Administrator's Award. MAXWELL EARL BLOCKER — Varsity baseball. 2. 3. 4. Key Club. 4; Fellowship of Christian Athletes. 1.2. Who's Who Among American High School Students. National High School Award for Excel- lence. Society of Distinguished High School Students of America; Senior Superlative CINDY V. BLOW DARCY BLOW — Varsity football 1. 2. 3, 4, Wrestling. 1. 2; Fellow- ship of Christian Athletes ANDREW JOHN BOND — Varsity football. 1. 2. 3. 4; varsity basket- ball. 1. 2. 3. 4; Key Club; Named to Prep-AII-American and Parade All-American Football teams BETH BONNER — Homeroom representative. 2; DCT 3. 4. VICA secretary. 4 BART J BOSCH — Golf team. 3, 4. DECA. 3. 4; vice-president. 4. Outlook. 3; Who's Who in Ameri- can High School Students; placed third in District DE competition, petroleum marketing. JAMES A BOSTOCK —NJROTC. 1.2. 3. 4. NJROTC unit command- ing officer. 3. NJROTC Drill Team commander. 3; BETA Club. 2, 3. 4. Who's Who Among American High School Students, Distin- guished Cadet. Special Award JOEY L BRAMLETT — VICA; Sandspur. 1 quarter, 4. GWENERVER BREEDEN — PAMS. FHA CHRISTINE BROOKHOUSER DAVID MICHAEL BROOMBERG — Homeroom representative. 1; Basketball. 1, Tennis. 1. 2. 3. 4, Spirit of Wildcats, varsity tennis. 2. Who's Who Among American High School Students GLORIA BROWN LESLIE MICHELE BROWN — Beta Club. 2. 3. 4; secretary. 4. Student Council 1, 2. Band. 1. 2. 3. 4. Drum Major. 3. Field Com- mander, 4; Quill and Scroll. 4, Miss Valdosta High School. 3; Rookie of the Year in Band. 1; Lucy Stewart Memorial Award in Band. 3; Section Leader of the Year as Drum Major. 3; Yearbook staff, 4. Who's Who Among Ameri- can High School Students. Society of Distinguished American High School Students, National High School Award for Excellence; Best German Student. 3; Senior Super- lative; Women Band Directors’ National Association All-Star Honor Band, 4; Literary Guild Award. 4; Honor Graduate, 4. Bandsman of the Year, 4; State Literary Meet, first place in girls' trio, honor graduate LESLIE REGINA BROWN SHARION LYNN BROWN JEFFERY WAYNE BRUHL — Industrial Arts Club. 1. 2; March- ing Band. 1.2; Honor Guard ALISON VAN COTT BUCHANAN ANDREW PAUL BUCHANAN — Band. 1. 2. 3. 2nd Lt 2. WFHS. WFHS Pep Band. 2. 3. WFHS Stage Band. 3. WFHS Advanced Mixed Ensemble, homeroom rep- resentative, 3; First District Band Clinic. 1.2. FREDERICK HENRY BUESCHER — Golf. 3, 4; band. 1.2; DECA. 3; Who’s Who Among American High School Students. Society of Distinguished High School Stu- dents Award for Excellence PAM BUMGARNER — Future Business Leaders of America, secretary. 4; Foreign Language Club. 1. Sandspur. 4. 1 quarter BRENDA BURNS ELLIS CLAYTON BUTTS REBECCA ROSE CAGLE ANNA CAROLINE CAMPBELL GUY CANADAY — VICA Club ANDREA JANINE CANADY ANITA REGINA CARTER EDWARD E CARTER — VICA Club; ROTC Honors trophy. Drill team HARVEY CARTER — FCA. presi- dent; varsity football. 1. 2. 3. 4. Player of the Week. Weight-lifting trophy; Senior Superlative LORI ANN CAUDLE JAYNE ANN CAUSEY — VOT; FBLA. Who's Who Among Ameri- can High School Students. NATHANIEL CEASAR — Varsity football. 1.2. 3. 4. captam. Senior Superlative EUGENE W CLARK JANIS CLARY — Homeroom rep- resentative. 2. Flag Corps. 1. 2. 3. 4, Flag Corp captain, 4. Sigma Delta Theta projects captain. 4 CONSTANCE YVETTE COLEMAN BELINDA JANNETT COLLAZO ANNAE. COLLINS— FBLA Tony Blasetti portrays Captain America at the Has-been — Will-be game KAREN COLLINS — VOT; FBLA. track. Pep Club and badminton at Glendale High BETH COLWELL TOMMY GUY CONNELL III School Award for Excellence. Governor’s Honors Program Nom- inee. 3; Certificate of Merit Student by University of Georgia and the State of Georgia; Society of Distm- uished American High School tudents. Who’s Who Among American High School Students CARIETTA COPELAND MARIER VONCIA COPELAND — Jazzman. Sweetheart. 4, home- room representative. 4. Perfect attendance. 1.2. 3,4. SHERRI LYNETTE COUNCIL HENRY BYRON COURSON — Football. 1. DECA; State Silver Merit DECA Award. VICA Key Club. RONNIE WAYNE COWART — ROTC; VICA. first place in area. Commercial Food Trades project. GARY CURTIS — Varsity football. Varsity track. DALE THOMAS CUTSHAW GREGORY JOHN DANIELS — Beta. 2. 3. 4. Key Club. 3. 4. foot- ball. 1. baseball. 2; basketball. 1, 2. 3. 4, basketball Spirit Award. 3. 4. best defensive player, 2; home- room representative. 1. 2. 3. 4. Georgia Certificate of Merit; Who's Who Among American High School Students; Society of Distin- uished American High School tudents; National High School Award for Excellence YVONNE D COX MARY WINSLOW CULLIPHER — Homeroom representative. 4. Mat- girl. 3. 4. captain, 4. National High SCOTT DANIELS — Student Council 1.2; Debate Team. 4. For- eign Language Club. 1. Distin- uished Society of American High chool Students, Who's Who Senior Directory Among American High School Students CALVIN DAVIS — Chorus. 1.2.3. 4. president. 3. 4. football, track, first place, male quartet, region. 3 CAROL DAVIS — Flag Corps. 1; baseball batgirl. 3. 4, Who's Who Among American High School Students. Society of Distinguished American High School Students GRETTA MARIE DAVIS MIKE DEAN ANTHONY CHRISTIAN DEFI- LIPPO — cross-country. 2. track. Intramural soccer Excellence in French award; Who's Who in American High School Students. Perfect attend- ance. Honor graduate MARIE JOAN EMERY — DE. 4, DE Division II vice-president. 4, Student Council. 2, 3. 4. Student Council secretary. 3; president. 4. Who’s Who Among American High School Students MICHAEL EDWIN ENFINGER — Tennis, 1. 3, 4; most valuable player. 3. R-1 AAA doubles cham- pion. 3 JONI DEE EVANS — VOT. 4. FBLA. 4. basketball. 4 ASHLEY DELOACH — Basketball. 1. baseball. 2. 3. 4, football. 4 Key Club. Senior Superlative CHARLOTTE DENISE DEMPS GARY DENEGALL SAMUEL DENEGALL MARY ANGELA DEVANE — FBLA. vice-president. 4. VOT. 2. 3, 4, second place at Literary Meet in typing. 3. Society of Distin- guished American High School Students TAMMIE SUE DINNERMAN HAROLD L DIXON. JR — Graphic Arts Club; VICA; Key Club. Varsity Football. 1.2. 3. 4 VERA CHARLOTTE DOTSON — PAMS. Track. 2. 3. 4. basketball. 2. 4. freshman class vice-presi- dent. sophomore class vice-presi- dent. junior class secretary, senior class secretary; nominated to Who's Who. 3; Society of Distin- guished High School Students; Chorus and select female ensem- ble. most improved English stu- dent. 4. Senior Superlative ANGELA RENEE DOWDY — FBLA. Swing Choir. Who's Who Among American High School j Students BOBBI ELLEN DUNMAN — FBLA. I DCT, Nominated to Society of Dis- tinguished High School Students SHARON ELIZABETH ECKROTE — FBLA. TYRONE EDWARDS GWENDOLYN ELLIOTT —VICA. PAULETTE MARK WAYNE ELLIS — Gover- nor’s Honor Program Semifinalist. KENNETH EVANS — Varsity foot- ball. best defensive lineman TIMOTHY PATRICK FARLEY — Math awards. 1. 2. 3. 4. Science awards. 1. 2. 3. 4. French certifi- cate of merit. Who's Who in For- eign Language in Georgia and Florida High Schools. Who's Who Among American High School Students. Society of Distinguished American High School Students. America's Outstanding Names and Faces. National High School Award for Excellence; State of Georgia and University of Georgia Certificate of Merit. Valdosta High School Math Tournament. Middle Georgia Math Tournament. GCTM State Math Tournament. National Math Test. National Merit Scholar. Top Senior Physics Student; Top Calculus Student. Region 1-AAAA Literary Meet, second place. Boys' Essay, first place. National Math Test, first place. Georgia Math League Test; VSC Model United Nations. Debate Club. Gov- ernor's Honors Program; VHS STAR student. Second Congres- sional District STAR student. Sen- ior Superlative. Honor graduate. Salutatorian PAMELA REVA FLOWERS — Swing Choir. 2. 3. 4. DECA. 3; Certificate of Merit MELODY FLUIT — Jazzman LOUIE CARLTON FLYTHE. JR — Varsity football. 2. 3. 4. Graphic arts. VICA 4; Key Club. 4 RONNIE KEITH FOLSOM — VICA DECA JAMES BRYAN FOSTER — DECA; Who's Who Among Ameri- can High School Students FRAN MICHELLE FRASSRAND MARY LOUISE FRAZIER Seniors Emphasize Academic Life DANIEL PATRICK FUREY — Who's Who Among American High School Students WILLIAM ROY GARRETT II — DECA LAURA KAY GEORGE — Home- coming representative. 1. football cheerleader. 2. 3. 4. co-captain, 4. basketball cheerleader. 2: out- standing P E student. 2; Who’s Who Among American High School Students. DE. Homecom- ing Queen, 4. Senior Superlative. NANCEE LOWE GILBERT TERESA CAROLE GILBERT — Varsity basketball. 2; FBLA. 3. 4. VOT. 3. 4 fourth place in district shorthand competition; second place in regional shorthand com- petition, 4. Most Outstanding Busi- ness Education Student WILLIAM GLASTER — Jazzmen; Science Club. DE Club. NJROTC American Legion Scholastic Award 1. Homeroom representa- tive. 3. Who's Who Among Ameri- can High School Students ANGELA YVETTE HAND — Per- fect attendance. 1. 2; Guidance office aide; Cheerleader. 1. WILLIE HANKINS III — Varsity football WILLIAM MARK HARBIN — VICA HOMER HARDEN — Varsity foot- ball. wrestling BEVERLY CASSANDRA HAR- RELL— Jazzmen TONY HARRELL PERCY HARRIS. JR PATRICIA JANETTE HARRISON WILLIAM R HART — DECA CYNTHIA ELAINE HART — FHA; Chorus. 1. 2. 3. 4. Industrial arts aide. Perfect attendance award. Chorus participation award MELISSA LYNN HARVELL — Marching band. 1.2. 3. 4. Concert band. 1.2. 3.4 Belinda Collazo concentrates on a test in her English class HAROLD GOODMAN — Basket- ball; FCA. GENISE GREEN —FHA BRYAN HOUCK GRIFFIN — DECA; DECA reporter. Best First Year DE Student, first place. State Reporters Contest; Lab Band ODELL GRIFFIN — VICA; varsity football, junior varsity wrestling; varsity wrestling, wrestling cap- tain; track and field, senior class vice-president. Draftsman of the Year. 3; Senior Superlative; Honor Roll. ELIZABETH TRACEY GRUDZIEN — Marching Band. 1.2. 3. Univer- sity of Georgia Certificate of Merit. Who's Who Among American High School Students AMY JEAN GUNTER — Class secretary. 1.3. class president, 2; Spirit Band, 1. Marching Band. 2; basketball cheerleader. 2. 3. 4, cheerleader captain. 3. 4. football cheerleader. 3; homeroom repre- sentative. 3. DECA Division III vice-president, 4. Interclub Coun- cil. 2. 4; president. 4. Student Council. 2. 3. 4 vice-president. 4. National High School Award for Excellence; Society of Distin- guished High School Students. Who's Who Among American High School Students; Special Administrative Award. ANNA MARIE GYR BOBBIE ANN GYR AMY JEAN HAZEL — Band. 1.2. . 3. DARREN HENDERSON JOSEPH DOYLE HENDERSON MATT HERMANN JOSEPHINE HICKEY — Jazzmen, homeroom representative. 1. Cho- rus. 2. 4. cheerleader. 2. 4; Who's Who Among American High School Students PAUL D HITCHCOCK — DECA; Key Club vice-president. 4 LISA ANN HOLLAND — Tennis team, sophomore class treasurer. DECA sweetheart. Spirit Band flag corps. Marching band flag corps; cheerleader. 3; DE Club; Key Club Sweetheart. 3. Most Outstanding Senior Art Student. TIM HOLLAND — Homeroom rep- resentative. 1. 2; Marching band. 1.2. 3.4. Concert Band. 1.2.3. 4 LESLIE PAIGE HOOD — Sopho- more class secretary; outstanding freshman art student. Governor's Honors Program Nominee. 3; Color Guard and Flag corps; Drama club secretary. 2; Foreign Language Club, 4. DECA Division vice-president. 4; Student Council. 3. 4; Sandspur. 1 quarter. 3; Swing Choir. 3; Who's Who Among American High School Students; Society of Distinguished American High School Students; National Award for Excellence. Quill and Scroll. 3; Third place, regional literary competition in Girls' essay ROBERT FOUCHE HORNE III — football. 1.2.3. 4 MONICA KAYE HOUSEAL SCHARA JOY HOWELL — DCT Club MARY ANN FENNELL HUGHES CAROL LYNN HULING — DE Club; secretary; band. SUSAN HUNNICUTT — DCT. 3. 4; vice-president. 4 CHRISTINA MARIE HUSS — Mat- girl. 2; Sandspur. 3, 4. Student Council. 1.2. 3. 4. Director’s Award for Music. 3; Spirit of the Marchm' Cats. 4 All-State Jazz. 3, 4. National Association of Jazz Educator's Award for Outstanding Musicianship. 4; Marching Band. 1.2. 3. 4. section leader. 4; Stage Band 1.2. 3. 4. Symphonic Band. 1.2, 3. 4. Swing Choir. 3. 4, Con- cert Band. 3. 4. Who's Who Among American High School Students. Society of Distinguished American High School Students. National High School Award for Excellence; Quill and Scroll ED HUTCHINSON — DECA. 3; VICA. 4. Key Club. 4 VAUGHN IRBY — DECA. 3; Spirit Band. 1; Marching Band. 2. 3. 4; section leader. 4; Jazz Band. 4; Symphonic Band. 2. 3. 4; Eighth District Symphonic Band. 4; brass ensemble. 2; Concert Band. 1; band president. 4. JERRYL ISOM — Industrial Arts club. 3.4 RONALD ISOM — ROTC honor cadet. 3; Industrial Arts Club. 4. CALVIN LEWIS JAMES. JR — track; band. 3; chorus. 1 MARY EUNICE JAMES YOLONDA MICHELLE JAMES KENNETH W. JAMIESON — Stu- dent council. 1; DECA. 4; Science club. 4; president. 4; Who’s Who Among American High School Students. KIMBERLY JARVIS — Cheer- leader. 1; varsity basketball cheer- leader. 2; DE club. MELISSA JARVIS — Cheerleader. 1; Pi Gamma Phi; Guidance office aide; VICA. CHERYL JENKINS WESLEY H. JENKINS CARROLL JOHNSON — track; football. 256 Senior Directory % ELIZABETH JOHNSON — ROTC appearance award. 1; SAGE; Tri- Hi-Y; FHA; Jazzman ETHEL L JOHNSON MARK JOHNSON — Sandspur. 4. 2 quarters; Who's Who Among American High School Students MYRON KEITH JOHNSON — Chorus president. 3 ORESTES ARCELLIOUS JOHN- SON SHARON L. JOHNSON ROY B JONES CURTIS KELLEY — Band. 1.2. 3. 4; Who's Who Among American High School Students. ANNIE MAHALA KENT — Most Outstanding home economics stu- dent MARK J. KINCHEN — Foreign Language Club, 1; Marching Band, 1.2. 3, 4; section leader. 4. Stage Band. 2. 3. 4; section leader. 3. 4; GMEA symphonic band clinic. 3; Who’s Who Among American High School Students. ELOISE KING — track, chorus. ERNEST KING — track. 2. 3. 4; varsity football. 1.2. 3. 4; co-cap- tain. 4. JOYCE ANN KING — Symphonic Band. 1,2; Concert Band; March- ing Band. 1. 2. 3. 4; Student Council; Who's Who Among American High School Students. WILLIAM H. KITCHENS — tennis. 3. 4; Marching Band. 1. 2. 3. 4. Symphonic Band. 3. 4 PHILLIP LEE KULT, JR. — National Junior Honor Society. JOHN LAMPERT — Homeroom representative. 2.3.4; varsity foot- ball. 1. 2. 3. 4; basketball. 2. 3. 4; wrestling. 4; baseball. 4; Key Club. 4; Sandspur. 4. 1 quarter; varsity letterrnan. 2. 3. 4; most outstand- ing health occupation student; State of Georgia and University of Georgia Certificate of Merit. 3. 4 ROSS KARL LANGENBACH IV — Homeroom officer. 1; Cross coun- try. varsity letter. 1; ROTC athletic team. 3. 4; art club. 1; vice-presi- dent. 1; debate team. 4; extempo- raneous speech. 4. ROTC aca- demic team. 3. 4; NJROTC battal- ion commander; administrative officer; platoon commander, edu- cation officer; outstanding ROTC cadet. 3; ROTC meritorious achievement award, 3. drill team. 3. 4; orienteering team. 3. Model UN participant. 3; Georgia Mathe matics League test team. 4. ROTC newsletter editor. 3, Georgia Cer- tificate of Merit; Governor’s Hon- ors Program graduate Who’s Who m American High School Stu- dents. National High School Award for Excellence Society for Distinguished American High School Students. National High School Honor Roll. Senior Super- lative. honor graduate CATHY LAWRENCE — track; FHA 3. secretary. 3; First runner- up Miss VHS Pageant. 4 DOROTHY LENNON JANIE R LEONARD MAE FRANCES LOCKHART KAREN LOFTIN NANCY ELAINE LUCAS DEBORAH L MAIR -— Art club, varsity basketball. 1.2. 3. 4 most valuable freshman softball player. 1; junior varsity volleyball, track. 1. 2. 3. 4. State track team. Who’s Who Among American High School Students. National Honor Society. KEVIN DALE MALLOW — march- ing band. 1.2.3, 4 SHERIE LEE MAPLES — DE club. Foreign Language Club ARTIE RENEE MARSHALL — Class representative. 2. 4. PAMS; FHA; FBLA, 2nd vice-president; Student Council; VOT, Marching Band. 1.2. 3; Symphonic Band. 3; University and State of Georgia Certificate of Merit. Who's Who Among American High School Students ALISE MARTIN — FBLA. VICA. VICA Sweetheart Attendant. 4. Concert Band. 1, 2. 3, 4. Spirit Band. Band Flag Corps. 2. 3, 4, University and State of Georgia Certificate of Merit CHARLES LEWIS MARTIN — Sci- ence Club. 4, treasurer. 4 Who's Who in American High School Stu- dents JACKIE MARTIN — Chorus. DOROTHY ANN MATCHETT LINDA FAYE MATHIS DAVID EDWARD MAYER — Var- sity basketball. 3. Sophomore Art student of the year, Model UN par- ticipant. Governor's Honors Pro- gram semi-finalist, Band, 1. 2. 3. Society for Distinguished Ameri- can High School Students. Who's Who Among American High School Students OUIDA LA COUNTESS MAYS — VICA. VICA parliamentarian. Industrial Arts Club secretary. 4 ROBERT WILLIAM McCALL III — Sandspur. 1 quarter. 4 TOMMY McCASKILL — Jazzman BEVERLY LMcCOGGLE ERNEST MURPHY MCDONALD. JR — VICA. football LORA ANN McDOUGAL JAN McGUYRT — Marching band. 1.2. 3. 4; Concert A Band. 1. Symphonic Band. 2. 3, 4. sec- tion leader. 4. Who's Who Among American High School Students CHARLES MICHAEL McLEOD — DE Club, basketball. 1. 2; golf. 2. 3. 4; Who's Who Among American High School Students JOHN THOMAS McTIER. JR — Class representative. 1. 2; Class president. 2. basketball. 1. 2. baseball. 2; golf. 1.3. 4. Key Club, 3. 4. secretary-treasurer. Student Council president. 1.2 JOSEPH ALLEN MEEKS ROBERT R MEEKS III — ROTC 'Color Guard Commander. Ameri- can Legion Award of Military Excellence LISA ANN MILLER MARK HOWARD MOBLEY — Marching band. 1.2. 3, 4.’section leader. 3. Stage Band. 2. 3. 4. Symphonic Band. 1. 2. 3. 4. First chair. 8th District Band Clinic. 3. 4. Beta club. 2. 3. 4; Society of Distinguished American High School Students. Who's Who Among American High School Students. Who's Who in Foreign Language. National High School Award for Excellence; Honor Graduate CHERYL MOORE — VICA JESSICA LYNN MOORE — FBLA. VOT. Marching Band. Flag Corps. 2 ROBIN MOORE —VICA WANDA JEAN MOORE — FHA. 1. 2. 3. 4. homeroom representative. 1. Miss FHA. 3; gymnastics SANOI KAYE MORGAN DEWEY LEE MORRIS. JR — Football homeroom representa- tive. 2. 3 Key Club. Who's Who Among High School Students. Special Administrative Award TAMMIE MORRIS TAMARA LYNN MORRISON — Miss PAMS. 3; PAMS treasurer 3; Chorus. 1.2. 3.4 LISA MURCHISON WILLIAM DAVID NEW — Basket- ball. 1. 2, 3, 4, best defensive player. 1.3. most improved player. 2 baseball. 1. 2. 3. 4. varsity let- terman. 2. 3. 4, most valuable player. 4 best offensive player. 4. best rebounder. 4. free throw award. German award 1. English award. 2. 3. history award. 3; Beta Club, 2. 3. 4. president. 4. Math Club. 3. 4 Who’s Who Among American High School Students; National High School Award for Excellence. Society of Distin- guished American High School Students America's Outstanding Names and Faces. Model UN par- ticipant. Presbyterian College Jun- ior Fellow. University of Georgia Certificate of Merit. National Merit Semi-finalist Governor’s Honors Program, junior class president; senior class president, senior Eng- lish award, senior history award; Valedictorian. Best All-Around Senior; Senior Superlative JERRY NEWMANS BENJAMIN HARRELL NORTON BRENDA NORWOOD DAVID F. OLIVER DENISE PADGETT — FBLA. FHA; VICA basketball, 3. ANGELA PARHAM DAVID ALAN PARKER — FBLA. basketball, golf. 1.2 3. 4, Who's Who Among American High School Students CHANTIL PARKOS — FBLA. nominated for Merit achievement award in Who's Who Among American High School Students ROXANNA MARIE PARNELL KARLA KAYE PARRICK — FBLA. secretary. 3. president. 4; profi- ciency in accounting certificate, 3; Who's Who Among American High School Students. Sandspur. 1 quarter. 4 WILLIAM STEWART PASSMORE. JR — Marching Band. 1. 2. 3. 4; Symphonic Band. 1. 2. 3. 4. Jazz 257 Seniors Say: We Miss You, Melinda' Band. 2. 3. 4. All-State Jazz Clinic. 3. 4; GMEA Clinic Band. 2. 3. 4. section leader. 4; band loyalty award. 3; Model UN participant. Who's Who Among American High School Students; Society of Distinguished High School Stu- dents; National High School Award for Excellence; Senior Superlative. DEBORAH B PATTERSON — Jazzman; PAMS; FHA; vice presi- dent. 2; Miss FHA. 1. matgirl. 3; National Merit student; Outstand- ing Negro Student Scholarship semifinalist CURTIS EDWIN PEELER — male glee club. JAN PENDLETON — Cheer- leader. 1; Spirit of Wildcats Tennis Trophy. 1; tennis team. 1. 2. 3. 4; Foreign Language Club. 4; home- room representative. 4. Who's Who Among American High School Students; Senior Superla- tive. honor graduate JOHN PENDLETON — NJROTC. 1.2. 3. 4; NAVSCII and II ribbons; Personal appearance award; good conduct award PAULA PERDUE — Cheerleader. 1; homeroom representative; VOT; FBLA. CYNTHIA LYNN PERKINS — Cheerleader. 1. 2; VOT; FBLA. Chorus. LINDA ANN PHILLIPS DEREK PICKUP. JR. — DECA; Who’s Who Among American High School Students JAMES PITTS MARY KATHERINE POOLE CATHY PRAIRIE — Marching Band. 1.2.3. DANIEL EUGENE PRESSNER — Foreign Language Club; Spanish certificate of honor. 3 GARY V PRINE — football. DE; Who's Who Among American High School Students. KATHY RAGAN DEBBIE RAMBO — Homeroom representative. 1; cheerleader. 2. 4. batgirl. 3. 4. Spirit Band flag corps. 1; FBLA; VOT. Guidance office aide RICKEY RANEY PATRICIA LYNN REDD — FBLA. VICA SHARI REDISH JAMES REGISTER — DECA CHARLES MICHAEL REIMERS — NAVSCI Honor Platoon. 1.2. 3. 4; NJROTC, Senior Chief Petty Offi- cer. 4. PEGGIE LORRAINE REYNOLDS — FBLA. JOYCE RENEE RIDLEY — VICA LENA RISER — Jazzmen; Perfect attendance award SYLVIA ELAINE ROBERSON — Chorus; FHA. secretary, treasurer; perlect attendance award CAROLYN DENISE ROBERTS ANDORA KATHALINE ROBINSON — Homeroom representative. 1. 2; Chorus. 1. 2. 3. 4. section leader. 4 CARLA COLLIER ROBINSON KEVIN ROBINSON LESLIE JAMES ROBINSON — Homeroom representative. 1. 4; Foreign Language Club. DEBRA LOUISE ROSE — Base- ball statistician 2. 3; Student Council. 1. 2. 3. 4; vice-president. 3. treasurer. 4; Beta Club. 2. 3. 4; Interclub Council. 3; president. 3; Sandspur editor, 3. 4; Band. 1.2, 3; Marching Cats Spirit Award. 3; Quill and Scroll. 3. 4. National Merit Commended Scholar. Gov- ernor's Honors Program. Who’s Who Among American High School Students; Society of Distin- §uished American High School tudents; National High School Award for Excellence University of Georgia Certificate of Merit. LARRY ROZIER PATRICIA E. ROZIER — Spirit Band. 1. Concert Band. 1; Sym- phonic Band, 2. 3; Marching Band. 2. 3. 4; section leader, color guard. 4. Swing Choir, 4; Student Council. 1.4 Drama Club. 4. Sci- ence Club. 4; secretary. 4; FBLA MICHAEL RUDY — Football. 1; VICA; University of Georgia and State of Georgia Certificate of Merit. Who's Who Among Ameri- can High School Students. MICHAEL DAVID RUFF — Foot- ball. 1. 3. 4; basketball. 2; base- ball. 1. 2. 3. 4, Key Club. 2. 3. 4; most improved football player. 1. most improved baseball player. 2; best defensive baseball player. 1. 3; most outstanding performance in baseball, 2; Who's Who Among American High School Students; Elk’s Good Citizenship Award. Senior Superlative. NANCY LEIGH SANDERS — VICA; gymnastics JENNIFER LORRAINE SAPP — Cheerleader, 1. ROTC. 1. 2. 3, 4. Chorus. 1.2,3.4 KELLY SCHROER — DE; DCT, basketball cheerleader. 3; football cheerleader. 4; Miss Valdosta High School. 4 corresponding secretary; FHA. vice-president; president. 4 HOWARD BRIDGES SLOCUMB — Senior Beta Club. Interact Club. Who’s Who Among Ameri- can High School Students GWENDOLYN LEVONNE SMALL- WOOD—Chorus DAVID SMITH — Marching Band. 1. 2. 3. 4. Jazz Band. 2. 3. 4; GMEA Band Clinic. 4; Troy State band camp. 2. drum major, spirit band DEXTER PHILMORE SCHUN- HOFF SARA GRETCHEN SCRUGGS — VICA; Student Council. 4. tennis team, 1, 2; senior class treasurer, homecoming representative. 3. Key Club Sweetheart. 2; second runner-up. Miss VHS DERYL MACK SECKINGER — Foreign Language club, 1; FBLA. 1. 2. 3; vice president. 3. Beta Club. 2. 3. 4; VICA. 3. 4 ETHERIDGE SEWARD — Basket- ball, Chorus. 1, 2. 3, 4; section leader, 3. 4; Boy’s quartet. 3rd place in District Literary meet; NJROTC; Jazzman STUART SIMMONS SMITH — Most outstanding first quarter Spanish student. 2; Beta Club. 3. 4 , Key Club. 4 JOHN TAYLOR SMOTHERMAN — DECA; Sandspur. 4. Who's Who Among American High School Students ANGIE SPURLOCK DAVID LYLE STARLING — DECA; Foreign Language Club; Baseball manager BARBARA JEAN STEPHENS LINDA STEWARD CYNTHIA LEE SHARMAN — Drama Club; SAGE. DE; rifle corps, Marching Band. VINSON B SHARPE — football; NJROTC. GEORGE A STEWART — Basket- ball. 1.4; Jazzman. MARY KAREN STEWART — Cheerleader; Matgirl; Key Club Sweetheart SANDRA ELAINE SHAW MELODY LOUISE SHEPHERD — Marching Band, 1. 2. 3, 4; Sym- phonic Band. 2. 3. 4; section leader. 3. 4; Sandspur, 3, 4; Swing Choir, 3; Governor’s Honors Pro- gram nominee; Who’s Who Among American High School Students; Society of Distinguished American High School Students, National High School Award for Excellence REBECCA ANN SIMONS JEANETTE LEE SIMS — Track JOE SINGLETARY — Golf team. 1,2.3. 4, Key Club SHARON DENISE SIRMANS — Chorus. 4, ROTC. 1. 2. 3; Jazz- man; president, 4 ANGELA OENISE SLOAN — Bas- ketball. 1, 2; Chorus. 1. 2. 3; homeroom representative. 4 ANNETTE DELOIS SLOAN — ROSETTA STEWART ELYDIA ANN STIEFEL — Spirit Band. 1.2. THEODORE A. ST. MARS. JR. — DE ROBERTA STOKES — Jazzman PATRICIA LYNN STRINGER — FBLA; DE; DE historian. 4; DE State Conference. 3. 4; FBLA Leadership Conference. MELODY STURGIS — FBLA; VOT; homeroom representative. 2; DE. 3; gymnastics achievement award. 3; perfect attendance award. 1.2. JEFFREY SCOTT STURTEVANT DOUGLAS J. SULLENBERGER — wrestling. DANA SWINDLE — Varsity bas- ketball. 2. 3. 4; FBLA; Literary meet, typing 258 Senior Directory — Dave Boss© Photo — Dave Bosse In photographing Melinda for many years, I discovered a rare and unique combination of both external and internal beauty She was graceful and poised with a beautiful smile, but it was her eyes that portrayed her inner loveliness I share in your loss — I. too. will miss Melinda Caddell. but not forget her. for she touched my life in a special way JOHN L. SYLVESTER WILLIAM F TAYLOR — Football. 1; tennis. 1,2, 3, 4. most improved tennis award. 2: FBLA. 1; DE. 3. Key Club. 4 VICA. 4 JANET TEATE STEVEN TEFFETELLER — Bas- ketball, 2; Foreign Language Club. 1; FBLA. 2; DECA, 3; Who's Who Among American High School Students; National Merit Award SHIRLEY ANN TERRELL — Cho- rus. 1.2.3, 4. LINDA THOMAS RONALD THOMAS TROY THOMAS. JR. — Football. 1.2. 3. 4 SANDRA LYNN THOMPSON DAVID WAYNE THORNELL — Who’s ng, 1; Who 2.4.FCA. FAYE TILLMAN — Basketball. 1; Chorus. 1.2. 3. 4. MARK TOTH — Varsity football 2. 3. 4; player of the week. 4; Key Club. 3. 4; V-Club; FCA. 1.2. 3. 4, Who's Who Among American High School Students; Society of Distinguished American High School Students; National Merit Award. Senior Superlative TIM W. TOWNSEND JEANNIE S. TUCKER JOEY TUCKER — Marching Band; Symphonic Band; Stage Band MICHAEL L. TUMBLIN — Library club. RICHARD L. UDDYBACK TOMAS E VELEZ-RIVERA LONNIE VOSS University of Georgia Certificate of Merit. WALLY WALSH — DE Club. PATRICIA ANN WOODEN TERESA GRACE WATSON — Homeroom representative, 3; Award of merit in Spanish II. 1; Model UN participant; FBLA, 2, 3. 4. treasurer. 3; VOT. 4. Who's Who Among American High School Students; VAE Education Scholarship. 4. ABIGAIL WAY — Basketball. 1; homeroom representative. 2; Cho- rus. 1.2. 3. 4. CHARLES RAY WOODS. JR. — DEClub DAVID ANDERSON WORTHAM — Wrestling 3. 4. tennis, 1.2. 3, 4; Fellowship of Christian Athletes. 2. 3. 4; Key Club. 3. 4. Who's Who Among American High School Students; National Merit Award. DEBRA YOUMAS — Chorus. 1.2. 3.4 JULIE WELLS WENDY WELLS — Band. 1. 2. 3. 4; Certificate of Merit, 3 EDDIE JAMES YOUNG — NJROTC; drill team, good conduct award; third place in area DE com- petition in appliance repair JEFFERY JUDSON WEST SUSAN YOUNG STANLEY J WHITE — VICA; vice- president. 3 CARL E. WILCOX — Football. 1, 2,3; Jazzman. BERNARD WILLIAMS — March- ing Band. 1. 2. 3. 4; Symphonic Band. 2; Concert Band. 1, 3, 4; section leader, 3. 4; Drama Club, 4; VICA. Who's Who Among American High School Students. BEVERLY WILLIAMS FRED E. WILLIAMS JOHN MERRITT WILLIAMS JOHNNY LEWIS WILLIAMS — Marching Band; Jazz ensemble MARILYN WILLIAMS — Sopho- more class secretary; SAGE; pres- ident. 4; homeroom representa- tive. 4 MYRA WILLIAMS — PAMS; sec- retary, 4 ROBERT WILLIAMS — Male glee club; VICA. Industrial Arls Club. SCOTT JAMES WILLIAMS SHARON WILLIAMS — Chorus; FHA SHIRLEY WILLIAMS — Home- room representative. 1. band, 1.2; Matgirl, 3. 4; FBLA; parliamenta- rian. 4. Who's Who Among Ameri- can High School Students. Society of Distinguished American High School Students. 6 DEBORAH WILLIS LOUISE LATRICE WILLIS NANCY CARLENE WINDHAM — 259 ' ‘Corne and trip it as you go, On the light fantastic toe. L ’Allegro “Her voice was ever gentle Soft and low,'' Paradise Lost Grace was in all her steps. .. In every gesture dignity and love. PQr$diselQ$t School Mourns for Melinda CaddelVs Death Melinda Caddell may or may not have known these quotations from the works of John Milton. But in her short life, her actions, her personal- ity. and her demeanor exemplified each of them. From the time she learned to walk, she also learned to dance under the teaching of her mother. By the time she died of injuries sustained in an automobile accident on January 18. 1980, she was viewed by audiences as she danced ballet roles for per- formances staged by her mother’s dance studio. Melinda’s teachers remember her soft and gentle man- ner Mrs. Harry Wolinski recalls that she was “a very nice person to teach. She worked hard and set high goals for herself.” Her quietness sometimes shut her away from close friendships. One senior says, “I first knew her when I was a junior. We sat by each other in homeroom After all the years I’d gone to school with her, I couldn’t believe we weren’t close friends before then. Her death is a great loss to the school, to her classmates, and the city of Valdosta. ” But all of Melinda s loveliness and grace became only vital memories when she died. Together with f elly Schroer and Tammy Dinnerman, she was going to visit the campus of Bre- nau College when the car they were in hit a culvert. Melinda was killed instantly. OPPOSITE PAGE Melinda poses in a graceful position BOTTOM. LEFT: Melinda and her father stand together at the 1979 Junior-Senior dance BOTTOM. RIGHT: Melinda poses for a casual portrait 261 — Spread by Leslie Brown — Changed Styles Reflect Now Ideas change, people change. And this year students radically changed their styles ot thinking, dressing, and listening. They gained new knowledge about themselves and their world. At work and at play, they tried to analyze their teelings and to know who they were. They tocused their thoughts and sympathies on titty- three Americans held captive by Iranian leftists in Iran, a small country in the Persian Gulf region. Later in the year, when Russians invaded Iran’s neighbor, Afghanistan, students became increasingly aware of world problems and tensions. Students also became aware of their physical appearance. Following the lead of the senior class, they began to dress like young ladies and gentlemen. They even adopted better manners to correspond to this change. Styles in music changed also. Some students listened to punk rock or electronic music, while others chose more traditional styles such as country or just plain rock music. This year students also rediscovered jazz which became a favorite style of many. THIS PAGE. ABOVE Rosa Harden and Dorothy Jackson share a oke while skim- ming through an encyclopedia in IMCIII THIS PAGE. BELOW: Members Ot the Marchm' Cats enjoy a Friday morning pep ratty while Mr Mims looks on approv- ingly 262 — Spread by Debbie Rose — UPPER LEFT: Senior football captain Jimbo Hancock predicts doom lor the opponent at a Friday morning pep rally UPPER RIGHT Homecoming Queen Laura George and her escort Tom McTier smile for the home crowd BOTTOM Art department posters decorate the Commons area during the week of the Thomasvtlle football game 263 Style — Style — Style — Style — Style — Style — Spread by Debbie Rose —