Valdosta High School - Sandspur Yearbook (Valdosta, GA)

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in Homecoming Debut including cheering for the football team, playing the fite song, and sing- ing the Alma Mater. Homecoming festivities resumed in the afternoon with the Homecoming parade, which began at the old high school, continued south on Patter- son Street, and ended in front of the downtown post office. At the head of the parade, the Marchin' Cats challenged the Wildcats' Homecoming opponents, the Trojans: Hit Me with Your Best Shot. Other Wildcats and fans made their mew-found stardom public to the citizens of Valdosta by appearing on floats. After the judging of these floats, the winners of the best class and best club floats received their honors. Seniors took first place in the class float competition, and the Betas won for clubs. OPPOSITE PAGE; TOP, LEFT: Science teachers James Carter, Deborah Tomlinson, Bruce Green, Martha Smart, and Gary' Mims go Hollywood as M A S H regulars. OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP, RIGHT: Elizabeth Warwick, Pattie Sloan, Kim Yale, Renee Cook, Teresa Wakefield, Terri Pulliam, and Jenny Pearson dance at pep rally. OPPOSITE PAGE, BOTTOM LEFT: Principal Lloyd Mims, as Darth Vader, demands enthusiasm from students. OPPOSITE PAGE, BOTTOM, RIGHT: Coach Nich Hyder captures attention with his pep talk. TOP, LEFT: Betas, winner of club competition, sail along ade route. TOP, RIGHT: Mary Jane Ellison leads band in Homecoming parade. BOTTOM: Rena Dasher, Rich McDonell, and Lynne Becton relax on senior float. 11

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 Wildcats Go Hollywood Though Wildcats had the fame of stars, and though fans believed their team deserved the recogni- tion achieved in Hollywood, Wildcats and students never reached stardom until Homecoming week. During these few days in October, Student Council members made the school's dreams of fame come to reality by choosing Wildcats Go Hollywood as the Homecoming theme. At eight o'clock of Friday morning. each Wildcat made his debut either as a remake of a star of as an original character. For instance, such memor- able personalities as Darth Vader, Mickey Mouse, and Radar (from M A S H) paraded on the gym floor, along with a not-yet televised cast of Romans who preached the ten commandments for math students. In addition to celebrating Home- coming, students participated in the regular pep rally activities. 10

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Student Council Hosts Gala Since, according to fan magazines and gossip columns, Hollywood stars sometimes host or attend lavish dances, students wanted to conform to the Wildcats Go Hollywood Homecoming theme by participating in their own gala affair. Student Council members fulfilled this desire by organizing a simi- formal dance that, they hoped, compared to real Hollywood enter- tainment. Final preparations for the dance began Saturday afternoon when several students met at Mathis City Auditorium to decorate the lobby, hallway, and multi-purpose room with silver foil stars and TOP, RIGHT: Marti Gray, Yevette Moore, Tracy Marshall, Brenda Roberts, Odette Griffin, and Mr William Aldrich talk while preparing re- freshments. TOP, LEFT: Mrs. Helen Duke supervises as Katherine DeLoach and Jeff Meyers sign for pictures. RIGHT: Jeff Lee, David Parker, Ted Welch, Laura McRae, and Melanie Nelson boogie to the music of First Class. OPPOSITE PAGE: Jerry Bostock, Tim Sutton, Sharon Hart, Reeves West, Jan McKay, and Karen Croft disco in a group. 12