Woodward Academy - Phoenix Yearbook (College Park, GA)

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Phoenix This year ' s annual staff worked hard throughout the year to produce the 1981 Phoenix. In order to meet deadlines staff members not only worked during class time but also after school and on week- ends so that they could meet production deadlines. Contributing greatly to the book was Mr. Rusty Slider, the new Advisor for the Phoenix. His creative influence insured that the 1981 Phoenix was a success. Also, the editoral staff, composed of Don Allen, Editor, Lila Strother, Assistant Edi- tor, Mike Turner, Layout Editor, and Beth Hale, Copy Editor, worked to make the 1981 Phoenix an outstanding publica- tion. Some of the memorable phrases of the yearbook staff included: passion, pret- zels, midnight vigils, rolling the room, Dunkin Donuts, Don ' s AC DC tape, the Ice Cream and Cake Place, That Week, 2nd quarter grades, Mike ' s attitude, Su- per-duper. Dean Slider, Beth ' s lemon squares, mummy. It ' s your responsibility, I need a Fanta, sub it on the proofs, What is Don doing now?, Blatent vandilism, shagging in the night, clean up time. Is Don our interior decorator?, Lila ' s ability to tell even from odd, I gotta tend to my horse. Thought for the day, I luv beach music, FINAL DEADLINE It ' s a cele- bration! BOTTOM ROW: Don Allen. Lila Strother, Stacey Barnard SECOND ROW: Sara Mimbs. Chandra Stephens, Beth Hale, Sherry Miller. THIRD ROW: Jeff Hamilton. Mike Turner, Cissy Oliver. Jennifer Kwech, DeSales Rossetti. Laura Harris, Starr Barron, Juli Black, Jan Strickland. 62 PHOENlX

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BOTTOM ROW: Lisa Merit, Lisa Shatterly. Shelia Mobely, Jenniver Sheetz. Stacey Dunaway. Ginger Munn. SECOND ROW: Steve McCune, Alan Brown, Al Rossi. Nola Brown, Jeff Soracco, Charles Pyke. Mark Lewis. NOT PICTURED: Don Allen, Kim Andrews, Jipaum Askew, Maria Brown, Darrin Finley. Lisa Frost, Laura Harris, Pam Hill, Darlene Lee, Nancy Randolph, Virginia Shapard, Adam Slagle. P.A.L. PAL, the Peer Adviso- , ;;.- was composed of involved, respectable Woodward students chosen by a special committee of Woodward students and teachers. Their most important project of the year was helping new students adjust to their new role as part of the Wood- ward community. At registration, the PAL members helped new students regis- ter and showed them around the campus. At Christmas time, the PAL and SGA members decorated the Student Lounge and took part in the annual Christmas party in honor of Woodward faculty, staff, and their families. Also during Christmas, members sung Christmas car- ols and presented gifts to the residents of the College Park Convalescent Home. Other activities for the year included visit- ing the nursing home again, helping the service clubs raise money for various or- ganizations, and assisting the wrestling team raise money for a hospitalized wres- tler. The President of PAL during the 1980- 81 year was Al Rossi. Class representa- tives were Jennifer Sheetz, 9th grade; Pam Hill, 10th grade: and Darlene Lee. 11th grade. LEFT TO RIGHT: Paul Raines, Don Allen, Marya Nuss, Evelyn Rodriguez, Meg Autry, Patricia Saker, Marc Bessho, Maria Meade, Chandra Stephens, Jerry Finegan, Lynn Finley, Howard Delashmit, Rex Reeves. NOT PICTURED: Mike Chance, Sylvia Cole, Laura Elliott, Anne Morgan, Lalla Walker. NEW INDUC- TEES: Giselle Achecar, Alan Brown, Kristen Decker, Preston Delashmit, Diane Dickman, Stanley Evans, Marcia Fetterman, Frank Gomez. Beth Hale, Billy Jones, Bill Lambert, Valerie Lee, Lisa Lowe. Lisa Manis, Sara Mimbs, Carlos Moreno, Deanna Nichols, Scott Rollins, Tonya Rozier, Brad Smith, Steve Smith. Stuart Smith, James Sterrett, Leslie Upchurch, Ingrid Voljavec, Ken Walker. To be a member of Woodward Acade- my ' s Chapter, the Randolf W. Thrower Chapter, of the National Honor Society a student must not only have a grade point average of 3.5, but must be involved in many aspects of Woodward life. Before members are inducted, they are evaluat- ed on their qualities of scholarship, ser- vice, leadership, and character. The 1980-81 induction took place at the an- nual National Honor Society Convocation held in the Gresham Chapel. Tliere, all students in grades nine through twelve gathered to observe the ceremony and listened to faculty and staff members lec- ture on the four principles upon which society is based. Officers for this year included Howard Delashmit. President: Meg Autry. Vice- President: Maria Meade. Treasurer: And Marya Nuss. Secretary. Acting as advisor to the National Honor Society was Aca- demic Dean. Mr. Roger Sloan. Mr. Sloan has aided the society in its functions in the past and will continue to do so. Their activities included the annual convocation and various meetings held throughout the year. N.H.S.

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BOTTOM ROW: Steve Smith, Alonso Duralde, David Langford. SECOND ROW: Miss Peggy Dyer, Marya Nuss, Leslie Upchurch. Melody Watts, Tonya Rozier, Paul Rosser, Stuart Smith. THIRD ROW: Frank Gomez, Maria Meade. NOT PICTURED: Alan Brown, David Smith, Ken Walker. Blade The Woodward Academy Blade is a bimonthly newspaper written oy Wood- ward students for the Academy commu- nity. This year, a new approach was ap- plied to producing the newspaper A smaller staff insured that each member would understand how to produce a newspaper as well as all the work in- volved. Each staff member worked harder and had more responsibility than in previous years. Also, new layout de- signs were introduced this year. Besides producing the newspaper, the Blade staff studied general journalistic style dur- ing their class 6th period. The senior editor wais Marya Nuss, and the junior editor was Alan Brown. Other staff positions included Melody Watts, news editor; Steve Smith, insights editor; Maria Meade and Leslie Upchurch, fea- tures editor; David Langford, editorial editor; and Stuart Smith, sports editor.