Woodward Academy - Phoenix Yearbook (College Park, GA)

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In The Spirit Of Things!! Woodward Academy has always had a rradirion of enrhusiasric spirir. The compen rive edge of rhe arhlere is always an inre- gral parr of sporr, and ir is enhanced by rhe fans. The joy of comperirion is conragious as ir srrerches beyond rhe playing arena inro rhe crowd. The fans provide rhar armosphere which inspires and morivares rhe arhlere. The yells, rhe cheers, rhe chanrs, and songs form rhe backbone of rhe Woodward spirir. Fans pro vide rhe very necessary supporr upon which all War Eagle reams are dependenr. A chorus of clapping hands and encourag- ing voices hove spurred mony a War Eagle ro give rhar exrra efforr, ro push a lirrle longer Woodward fans are unired in rhe Acade my ' s new Pep Club. Nor resrricred ro only srudenrs, rhe Pep Club counrs as irs mem- bers parenrs and friends of Woodward War Eagle Teams The fan has always supported rhe winner bur never forgers rhar rhere is always an arhlere rhar did nor make rhe winning basker, missed a rying exrra poinr or was one second off rhe pace. Wood- ward spirir does nor log ar rhese discourog ing momenrs. The fans display brave smiles rhrough sod rears. There is an encouraging par on rhe back, a hugged neck, and a hearr-felr, We ' ll ger rhem nexr rime. Woodward spirir does nor only come from rhe srudenr body and parenrs, bur every area of rhe Woodward Academy communiry. The spirir conrinues ro live in GMA WA olumni and faculry. Every rime an alumnus rerurns a cheer he fills rhe gap in rhe Woodward spirir. The biggesr Wood ward fan is usually rhe 20 year graduare of GMA who bires his nails rhrough each play This is rhe fan who would nor miss a game wherher ir be home or away. The rhrill and joy of orhleric comperirion is empry wirhour rhe supporr of rhe fans. Ev ery War Eagle has felr rhe love and encour agemenr roll down from rhe sronds ro rouch each arhlere. The arhlere responds and rhe circle is complere. . 1 Honey Peterson displays her eagerness for the Home coming gome 2 The enthusiasm of the ctowd spurs Wondo Sharp on throughout her routine 3 Wood word fons burned Mclnrosh in effigy or the bonfire held the Thursday before rhe Homecoming gome

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THE ATHLETE: A Trained Body And Mind Senior Pere Frirrs is considered ro be one of rhe mosr outstanding arhleres or Wood word He has been involved in borh wres- tling and football and is a very determined, hard working athlete Throughout his high- school wrestling career, Pere has never lost a single march Fot rhe post 3 years he has been named AAA State Chomp ond has been elected ro rhe Who ' s Who Among High School Athletics He is a member of the All American Wrestling Team He is in- volved, not only wirh athletics, which rake up o ttemendous amount of his time, but he is also an Eagle Roll student and presi- dent of rhe Student Body Terti Naff is vetsatile in both sofrball and basketball, ond has distinguished herself by her orntude and team spirit Because of het leadership ability Tern wos chosen captain of rhe 1982-83 sofrball team, filling many positions on the team When Tern compleres rhe sofrball season she immediately begins basketball ptactice As a talented forward, Tern has played basketball since second gtade Because of her skill, Tern has won numer- ous awards including Mosr Valuable Defen sive player in basketball And, as a seniot, Tetti was honored as rhe Most Athletic girl of rhe senior class Tern believes rhar the rea- son for her arhleric ability is due to her love of challenge and rhe sense of teamwork that ir provides Euodia fXambo is a talented athlete has been a Vatsify Cheerleoder for rhe | rwo years She has been able ro include other sports in het schedule as well, such as Softball, gymnastics and track Euodia has been voted mosr valuable rrock reon member for each year since grade Her track accomplishment are nu merous Ar twelve he e rhe nation for rhi i .• ' , erer I rdle During nmrh ond renrh groae sr» ranked second in Georgia, and placed sev enrh during her junior year Euodia conrm- ues ro amaze rhe Wc jward community with her abiliries and c nmirrmenr i all ro rhe task befon Michael Spider Maxwell is an oursrand- ing senior othlere For each of his 5 years as a member of rhe gymnor r he has been awarded Mosr Va jabli - lyer Spi der, rhe undefeared high school State champion fot the lasr rhree years, has many orher accomplishments os we! He has compered m vane i rnamenrs around rhe South, and he: - away as California, where in rhe USGF Boys Nanonals he come ir, 20rl he took 1st place All A- Atlanta Peachbosket In irar il and the At lanra School of Gymnastic, iror der was fearured in rhe Unired Sra r es Gym nasrics Federanon calei jer l°8C of America ' s furure olympians Hi a , rhi 1982 Georgia All Srar gymnasr winning 1sr place All-Round in rhe meer Besides Spiders mreresr in gymna • enjoys flying, and i i I cernficare in September 1982 ■ toy A ■