Waverly High School - Novel Yearbook (Waverly, OH)

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WORLD HISTORY teacher Mr. Will Hobbs coaches his Carter fans. Fans used posters designed and printed by Sophomore Lynne Roberts. Others made banners, a life size peanut, cut confetti and ‘‘dressed for the occasion.” CHOOSING sides meant sitting on the left, right or in center for your candidate. Seniors Jody Newton, Michelle Evans and Tim Sams join the Reagan-Bush supporters. Each group nad a band. AS ONE OF the six speakers, Leonard Walker explains the Democrat Party platform. Leonard is a world history student. Doug Bloss acted as master of ceremonies. 24 Political Rally

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GLITTERING orange satin jackets topped the orange banded black skirts for the eight pom pon girls. Kelly Cisco and Jill Hardman strike a hold position. ATTIRED in his raincoat for the final home game, trumpet player Roger Harbert performs a special drum selection for the senior night halftime show. FLUTE PLAYER Susan Tripp plays the new xylophone for marching band season. RAINCOATED John Federici and Rebecca Wilson join Jeff Jones, Rick Breitenbach, John Carcutt, and Susan Tripp. Band 23

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USING A Reagan Bush sign, Sophomore David Preble helps clean the aftermath of rallying. Students mesmerized by confetti Who would believe that In the midst of grinning peanuts, red, white ana blue streamers, and signs roclaiming “Peanuts, runes or Progress,” that students could be learning? Social Studies students and teachers did and began with an idea that, once started, didn’t stop rolling until a full scale rally on November 3 colored the walls and loosened the plaster. Everything from somber Carter-Mondale portraits to bespeckled Anderson caricatures motivated students in the spirit of WHILE most students ran to the lunch line, American History teacher, Mr. Thomas Monroe, gives clean up instructions to Rick Montgomery, Toni Taffe and David Daniels. Mom, apple pie — and politics — to win votes for their chosen candidates. Aided by Teachers Mr. Will Hobbs, Mr. Thomas Monroe and Mr. Roger Scaggs, representatiaves were chosen to debate' their candidates views on the day before the election. But voiced opinions were only a minor part of the colorful banners and endless chants that guided students through four days of pandemonium from brainstorming, organizational meetings and to the rally on the final day that mesmerized students with a torrent of confetti. Carter supporters had over 32 AFTER THE political rally Carter and Reagan supporters storm the stape In an attempt to sway critically needed freshman votes. grocery bags filled with the student cut newspaper confetti. Straying from their nearly identical results with the national election in 1976, students voted for Jimmy Carter as President with 2 a of the votes. Ronald Reagan supporters tallied about a third of the votes and even John Anderson netted 33 of the student votes from his small band of followers. In the end, however, the real winners were those who participated. They were the ones who learned responsibility, a little about politics and how to laugh. con’t AFTER listening to Mike Kopp s ‘support Anderson speech, the tiny group of Anderson supporters demonstrate. Like the others, they had a band. Government teacher Mr. Roger Scaggs played the tuba.