Valdosta High School - Sandspur Yearbook (Valdosta, GA)

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Costume Day Ends as Homecoming Parade Begins Friday afternoon students exchanged costumes for less startling attire and flocked to the annual Homecoming parade. Climaxing weeks of planning and a few days of last-minute preparation, the parade included floats representing all eras. Top honors in class float competition went to the Seniors, whose papier mache alien proclaimed Yellow Jackets Encounter Wildcats of the Winning Kind.” Underclassmen and a few clubs also entered floats in the parade, with the Foreign Language Club winning First place in its divi- sion. Entitled Wildcats Curse Jackets,” their float featured an Egyptian pyramid and a sphinx. E. E.T. rides atop the seniors' space-age creation. F. Beth Singletary and Steve Kaiser man the junior float, unaware that the castle backdrop was soon to collapse. G. Class of- ficers Ginna Pilcher, Gigi Gayle, and Jana Jenkins greet the crowd as Jennifer Dille and Amanda West keep the sophomore float together. H. Freshmen Ann Singletary. April Nigem, and Lee LeFiles show off Wildcat fashions of past, present, and future. H 17

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A. Mandy Kent plays the part of Cleopatra as she joins fellow seniors in clapping along to a pep rally cheer. B. LaFonda Blanton poses playfully with a masquerading compa- nion. C. Principal Lloyd Mims, outfitted as the San Diego Chicken, signals students to yell. D. Costumed in a can-can outfit, cheerleader Sherri Wortham dances at the Homecoming pep rally. E. Kathleen Morgan and Richard Irby prepare a motley crew of band members to play the Go cheer.

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Miss Johnson, Others Make History at Homecoming As the student body celebrated a nostalgic Homecoming weekend Oc- tober 29-30, several individuals became part of future nostalgia. That Friday night, Carol Johnson earned a spot for herself in Wildcat history by capturing the title of Homecoming Queen 1982. Seven other girls gained lasting recognition as class representatives in the Homecoming court. History making continued Staur- day night, when students danced to the music of Plateau in a room decorated with paw prints and dates tracing Wildcats Through the Ages, the Homecoming theme. Frozen in time by Mr. Bill Duke's camera, several couples became part of Sandspur’s pictorial history of Homecoming '82. A. Darwin Smith, Eric Roberts, Steve Wyatt, Alonzo Miller, Kelvin Williams, David Brooks, Two Davis, and John Dowd pose after escorting the eight representatives down the field. B. Cradling roses pro- vided by the Student Council, newly crowned queen Carol Johnson poses with her mother. C. Freshman representatives Billy Jo Guess and Frankie Keeling; sophomore representative Stephanie Guess; senior representatives Emelea Wyatt and Carol Johnson; junior representatives Tracy Singletary and Sonya Davis; and Sharon Carter, representing the sophomore class, take their places in the Homecoming court. 18 C.