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Letter, editorial treated ex-Perry coach unfairly
I would like to respond to the
letter by Mr. Schcchlcrlc and the
Editorial in the paper dated March
31, 1990. Coach Ronnie Royston
never stated or insinuated that
sports is more important than
academics as the editorial implies.
Royston did feel that weightlifting
was a little more important to some
of the athletes than sewing or
cooking. Is that so wrong? He may
not have handled the situation on
the best way, but he was not
wrong.
Coach Majors comments about
being pleased to be able to pul all
his efforts into his coaching career
did not suggest that he vas
indifferent about a child's academic
education. He went to college to
learn to coach, primarily. Some
individuals choose to teach Social
Studies or Science. All subjects arc
equally important to a child's
development. Hopefully, one day
our coaching staff at Perry High
will only have to focus his efforts
on coaching.
For your information, all of
Royston's coaching staff had a list
of all athletes and were assigned
certain students for them to monitor
personally. The coaches know that
if a child docs not pass his academic
subjects that he is not eligible to
By MARK D. SAMUELS
Managing Editor
When Perry High senior Sandy
Adkins elected to work part-time in
the school's Vocational Office
Training (VOT) program, it was a
way to put some of her secretarial
skills to good use while earning
extra spending money.
Her VOT job was at the
county's recreation department
working for Tommy Stalnakcr,
when the rcc department was located
in Perry just across the street from
the courthouse.
Apparently Stalnakcr was a good
trainer, for the combination of her
skills, work experience and contacts
gained at the courthouse gained her
a fulltime county job after high
school graduation the day after, as
a matter of fact.
That was in 1973, and countless
reams of paper and millions of
digits later, Sandy Adkins is still
working in the courthouse in the
lax assessor’s office.
She’s now an appraiser 11, after
beginning as a secretary and
moving through mapper and
appraiser I slots.
"I enjoy my work, because it's
different every day," the Perry
resident says.
Surprisingly, although most
folks grouse about taxes and lax
assessors, Sandy says "most people
arc really nice."
Her job as an appraiser requires
both office and field work.
"We did a subdivision in Warner
Robins with over 200 homes, and
only one person was ugly to us,"
she says.
"Some people arc even nice
enough to give you a lour of their
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encourage a child to stay in school
than for that child to be able to
show their excellence is some way.
The real problem with Coach
Royston and Principal Phil Smith
was a personality conflict. Also,
the frustration of being told by the
principal that winning was not a
priority at Perry High School.
That's like slapping a coach in the
face, plus minimizing the efforts of
play sports. On the other hand,
sports participation is the only
incentive some children have to
pass these academic subjects, thus
keeping them in school and not
walking the streets. For you to say
that Coach Royston and his staff is
uncaring about a child's academic
achievements is the same as saying
the many parents that backed him
arc just as guilty of not caring. Not
true, had we not cared, we would
not have taken a stand at all.
You used the words,
"Community-backed, Booster-
Driven, National Championship
Frenzy" as if they were vulgar.
They sound mighty good to a large
number of dedicated supporters of
the Perry High Athletic Program.
Let's hope that Perry High and
Westfield High put Perry in this
"Frenzy". There's nothing belter to
Sandy Adkins at her desk
homes," she adds.
Not everyone is always so nice,
though.
"We were measuring one man’s
garage and he got mad and called us
all Communists," she laughs.
"We just said 'thank you' and
left to go back another day. When
you work with the public,
sometimes you just have to grin
and bear it," Sandy says.
Sandy is married, and she and
husband Van, who works for
McDonnell-Douglas, have one
daughter, Erin, a 7-year-old first
grader at Westfield Schools.
She and her daughter are close,
she says, and this spring she'll be
coaching Erin's Pee Wee League
softball team.
Sandy also enjoys softball,
playing regularly until Erin's birth.
Most recently, she played in the
Dogwood Festival's softball
tourney with the Courthouse
Cruisers.
She and the family attend First
Baptist Church, and she lists
fishing - "mostly crappic and bass"
- as favorite leisure activities.
The Houston Home Journal
Salutes Sandy Adkins, a
conscientious member of the
Houston County Tax Assessors
staff and successful homemaker,
mother and wife.
Guest
column
; By Pete & Martha Griffin
Perry High graduates
the many children participating in
the sports program.
Mr. Smith did not earn the solid
support of the elected board. Mr.
Smith had the backing of the one
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"Do you think the national anthem should be changed from The
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Perry Dominy
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and only person he needed, Harold
Chapman. Who knows, wilh their
own banquet meals, thus saving the
athlete depaitment megabucks.
There has got to be something
wrong with the system when as
many people voice their opinion as
did about Coach Royston's plight
and if fall on one deaf ear. Let's
hope this changes shortly and being
"Community backed and booster
driven" we can do something about
it county-wide. These words sound
better and better! Let's hope Perry
High and Westfield High strive for
a "Community-Backed, Booster-
Driven National Championship
Frenzy".
Buddy Hay
Military broker
"No, because of tradition. It's
been that forever. Why change
it now?”
Lisa West
financial services manager
"No. I think it's perfect as is."
Marie Ryle
Homemaker
"No. I just like the national
anthem. America, the Beautiful
is pretty, but..."
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