Reunion Photo 1986

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The 1986 reunion was held at the old Elks Lodge on Zion Road. More than 100 alumni attended different events of the reunion.

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Front row: Hal Poole, Steve Jones, Eddie LaClair, Mike Tribble, Gregg Parker, Steve Smith, Rick Witherspoon, Soren Kraemer, Gary Streigler, Dan Wickliff, Charlie Alison, Janet Sherman, Loree Treat, Paula Faires, Liz Reagan, ??

Second row: ??, Shelley Faddis, Liz Adam, Thyrsie Anderson, Linda Williams, Sue Stockton, Becky Riggs, ??, Barbara Kane, Linda Langham, Sylvia Blyholder, Kristi Corn, Phyllis Parham, Cathy Huff, Regina Strong, Nancy Dodson, Jackie Ward, ??

Third row: Tim Smith, ??, Bill Guirl, Jody Tyson, Billie Bacha, Lisa Beard, Deanna Edens, Susan Chism, Terry Miller, Karan Carpenter, ??, ??, Pam Meinecke, Pat Bryan, Cheryl Clinehens, Teensy Kirby, Teresa Garrison, Sherri Starr, Nancy Stanberry, Tammi Garrett, Linda Colwell, Amy Wilson, Brian Noland.

Fourth row: Steven Yancey, ??, Nina Rolloff, Judy Goff, Hugh Painter, Nathan McKinney, Stephen McGinnis, Brian Holt, Debbie, Drake, Jeff Ward, Rick Turner, Janice Fuller, Gail Davis, Vickie Talburt, Lisa Lashley, Karen Waite, Cathy McRee, ??, Kathy Peele, Ann Scarbrough, Suzie Jenkins.

Fifth row: Jeff Bailey, Dick Reese, Drew Phillips, ??, Gary Hall, Bill Watkins, ??, Jeff Hobbs, ??, ??, Mike Lyman, Phillip Brown, Kathy Trice, Jeff England, Anna Leichner, Betsy Stewart, Rachel Walters

If you recognize someone whom we have yet to identify, send a note to FayettevilleClassof76@gmail.com.

Pep Rallies

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Varsity cheerleaders lead the student body in the Alma Mater at the end of the pep convocation.
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During a pep rally skit Cathy McRee asks Lisa Lashley who’s going to win the game. Billy Harrison plays the horse, while Terry Miller and Susan Chism as Siamese twins look on.
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Cindy Bowers, ’76 dancing bulldog, performs to the music of the band during a pep rally.
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Leslie Long makes a monkey out of Mike Garner during the Russellville pep rally.
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Manager Bobby Waterson does a victory dance.

B-U-L-L-D-O-G-S! Let’s go Dogs! The cry rang out in each pep rally in 1976.

Pep rallies were not just a spontaneous gathering of people all shouting support for the Bulldogs. Behind each one were hours of careful preparation.

Cheerleaders not only practiced cheers and jumps, but also created skits to add a touch of comedy to the spirit. Meanwhile, the band rehearsed the Alma Mater and “The Horse.”

Peppers took part in hanging posters, and along with the cheerleaders, they got to the gym early to get things organized.

Finally, the student body entered with loud voices and clapping, and the gym began to roar with noise.

“The spirit seemed better than last year,” said junior Karen McCarty.

The Colors Day and Homecoming convocations were special pep rallies. Others featured special events such as the announcements of the winners of the Mr. Irresistible contest. It was won by Brooks Clower, senior; Calvin Tackett, junior; and Tyler Trumbo, sophomore.

Pep rallies were a spirit experience!

— 1976 Amethyst

Halloween Haunting

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Steve Wagnon’s teeth chatter as he comes out of the Dunking Pool.

Scare Tactics

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Building Trades found a way to keep Stanley Buckley under control in the money-making Halloween jail.

“Come to the girls’ bathroom and get your palm read,” came the cry from the mysterious masked person.

The fortune telling booth, along with a dunking pool, a car bash, pop corn balls, a cake raffle and a sponge toss, helped set the mood for the annual West Campus Halloween Carnival.

Sponsored by the VICA chapters as a fund raising event, the carnival was held Oct. 31 from 12:45 to 3 p.m. The chapters planned to use the money for a trip to the state convention.

Meanwhile, James Mahan helped make Halloween mischief at East Campus as he chased students through the halls while wearing a monster mask.

Winding up the Halloween activity were parties given by church groups, Young Life and FHS students.

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Some people have to prepare for Halloween but for James Mahan it comes natural.
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A couple of spooks take time out from their haunting to come to the football game.

Work Day

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Charlie Alison leans out to reach the top molding.
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Cathy McRee paints book shelves in Mrs. White’s English classroom.
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Denise Smith started out as messy as most kids ended up.
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Band students work on their music shelves.

Work day provided students with a choice of going to school and getting paint and dirt all over them or staying in their warm beds and sleeping late.

Most of the approximately 215 students who did work arrived by noon. The largest crowd of the day gathered in the cafeteria at lunch for pizza paid for by the administration and Pepsi provided by Student Council.

“I’m always impressed with students that show their concern in such a positive way,” said Mrs. Sherry Price, Student Council sponsor.

Among the individual improvements was a fresh coat of blue paint in the accounting room. The band room was given a Bicentennial look, and the girls’ dressing room took on a brighter appearance as Mrs. Carol Brunner’s work team painted desks, trash cans, benches and the door.

The major clean up consisted of wiping away the cobwebs and grime that had accumulated since the last work day. But probably the biggest clean up of the day took place after all the workers got home and took a look at themselves.

Lunch Options

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Students wait in line for lunch while Virginia McNair uses her teacher privileges to get an early start.

Eat, Drink and Be Wary

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Lunch is an enjoyable break for Pam Sills, Cherie McGuire and Dennis Atto.

Whether you brownbagged it, skipped it, lunchroomed it or risked it and left, without lunch you couldn’t make it through the day. That’s the time you fed your face, did last minute assignments, found out what was on the English test or just talked with your friends.

In 1976 it was a real hassle to eat in the cafeteria. It took anywhere from five to eight minutes of waiting in line to get your food. Monday’s first period lunch and Wednesday’s third period lunch were especially crowded. Generally, most people liked the food. And while prices did not go up from the previous year, there were several new additions such as chef’s salad to the menu.

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David Guisinger takes a chance and puts his money into the candy machine.

For those who didn’t care to eat in the cafeteria, there were candy and coke machines scattered here and there. Some brownbaggers wouldn’t give up their bologna sandwiches for all the hamburgers in the world. And if you were not inclined to eat at all, there was always a spade tournament in the debate room or a dance in the student center. And if all else failed, you could always count how many times “Fame” was played on the jukebox.

—1976 Amethyst

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Lunch???

 

Field Day at West Campus

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The competition was tough as Linda Denny and Kim Taylor "wheel on" in the wheelbarrow race.
The competition was tough as Linda Denny and Kim Taylor “wheel on” in the wheelbarrow race.

Here’s Mud in Your Eye

Ricky Dolan shows "true grit" as he and Ray Wood, Gary Fife and Louie Miller take part in the tug-of-war.
Ricky Dolan shows “true grit” as he and Ray Wood, Gary Fife and Louie Miller take part in the tug-of-war.

Cloudy skies and chilly temperatures didn’t lessen the enthusiasm of West Campus students at Field Day provided the opportunity to drag each other through the mud, spray each other with water and hit each other with eggs.

The Sept. 12 event feature such competition as the wheelbarrow race, an egg toss, a tug-of-war and the Foxt Hunt. Each of the 13 shops competed in the events with Welding taking first place overall. Cosmetology and Culinary Arts tied for second.

A hamburger fry followed the contests with students getting a package deal of a hamburger, potato chips and a coke for 60 cents. Mrs. Josephine Clark, chief cook, estimated that over 300 hamburgers were sold.

According to Mrs. Donna Danner, VICA coordinator, Field Day was designed to encourage competition between shops and generate interest in VICA.

— 1976 Amethyst

Debate Team Winners

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Teams from Fayeteville took top spots in all three divisions of debate at the 16th annual Southwestern Speech and Debate tournament held Friday and Saturday at Monett High School, with 26 schools entered in the events and 38 teams competing in championship, 46 in regular and 36 in novice. Fayetteville also won the debate sweepstakes, with Jefferson City taking second and Kickapoo placing third. Over 300 students participated in Saturday’s events, with individual events held all day Friday. Members of the Fayetteville teams taking first place trophies include first row, from left, Kay Adams, novice, and Nancy Hamm and Nancy Pennington, regular, and back row, Kym DeLille, novice, and Dennis Peterson and Jeff Hobbs, championship, shown with Diane Koenmann, MHS student chairman of the event. (Monette Times)

— Courtesy of Jeff Hobbs

Washington County Fair

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The Round-Up ride on the midway of the Washington County Fair produces a variety of expressions.

September brought the 1976 Washington County Fair, as exciting as usual with rides, games, exhibits and general pandomonium to accompany it.

Jeff Thomas and Dale Browne practice their driving skills in the bumper cars.
Jeff Thomas and Dale Browne practice their driving skills in the bumper cars.

The Midway featured rides by the Murphy Brothers. Students could test their skill at swinging an airplane in hopes of winning a blacklight poster or throwing wooden rings in anticipation of carrying home a giant stuffed dog. Those who were really daring tried to win a large animal by climbing a treacherous rope ladder.

Such rides as the Himalayan, the Double Ferris Wheel, the Spider and the Twiser produced screaming teens. Others found that “their thing” was the giant rat show, the balloon bust or the mouse race. And as usual, the attraction which drew the larges crowd was the old Burlesque Show (what else). However, the thing most students remembered about the fair was the huge marijuana plant displayed in Thompson Hall.

Ray Thompson throws up his hands in bravery while Gary Patrick and Pat Hall relax and enjoy the Himalayan.
Ray Thompson throws up his hands in bravery while Gary Patrick and Pat Hall relax and enjoy the Himalayan.

Besides all the fun and prizes a number of students worked long and hard on displays and livestock competition. The VICA display took first place in club division.

“The Fayetteville High Chapter of the Future Farmers of America had some good practice in judging poultry, beef cattle and dairy cattle, but didn’t compete in any contest,” pointed out member Dick Reese.

In spite of torrential rains and a lot of mud, a large turnout netted the fair $12,000, and even though some of the rides were Fairly scary and the prices were Fairly high, the fair is sure to be back next year.

— 1976 Amethyst