Valdosta High School - Sandspur Yearbook (Valdosta, GA)

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E. G. D. Refusing to let their dressy best cramp their style, Blake Belue, Scott Quick, Ethel Mit- chell. Ginna Pilcher, Mike Kitchens, Randi Dubose, and Ken Perry show otf their dance techniques. E. One couple strikes a romantic pose as the dance beat slows down. F. Celestine Hand, Lawrence Wade. Joel Jackson, Andrew Robinson, and Altricia Payton socialize in the lobby while the band is on break. G. Students jam shoeless to the beat of Plateau. F. 19

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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.

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Hard Work Evens Odds at Southern Open With a record of four out of six years the odds favored rain, and rain it did on the Seventh Annual Southern Open Band Competition held October 23 at Cleveland Field. Determined to produce the competi- tion despite the rain, NJROTC cadets served dutifully as ushers; band students and parents worked in the con- cession stands and ticket booths; and math teachers and aides worked in the press box to tally scores. Like the rain, the judges also went with the odds. For the sixth time out of seven years, judges awarded the title to the underdog” in the finals. Colquitt County High, from Moultrie, Georgia, advanced above the favored Hillwood High from Nashville, Tennessee, to become the sweepstakes champion. 20