Spring Valley High School - Saga Yearbook (Columbia, SC)

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l i A rt Room 2, my second hom Saga '86 started in the spring of '85 in Art room 2. l never knew that room would become my second home. the summer came, Melissa Miller, Brennen Pugh, Ms. Shelley, When Ms. McGill and l went to a yearbook workshop at Carolina. There we all decided t tal Signs' cided on, he theme of the book, Vi- '. Definite plans were de- such as graphics for the book and new layout patterns. the first day of school came Melissa and I talked to the staff. We mentioned how much time and ef- fort were needed to produce a super book. Neither of us knew this meant When staying u ntil 12:30 in the morning for our first deadline. That October day was the worked long and hard. teness was not caused by a slack staff at tures developing pictures, printing, assigning layouts, writing copy, cropping pictures, following design member The la elements were just get o None in we fo no one day every staff all. Scheduling pic- and checking others' work a few of the things needed ne layout together. of the 24 of us knew what o pro ducing Vital Signs . und out quickly that McGill t stay after 6:00 without p nicknames, saying little an perso at people will always re- on Ms. Shelley. n gave up one thing or the other to do all they could. But like anything that is new to some one, everybody made mis- takes. There were times when we all wanted to kill each other, times t cry and times to celeb ties. O rate with par- The Christmas party we had showed how much of a family w were. Gag gifts represented wha G T people on staff thought of you at different times. Like Jamie's crayola carrier, Shelley's sausage, McGill's muzzle Tom dribble cup and the gave me. All of us grew as a one room, though the nice thing wa you could leave that room and tha family in this S I t one time or the other left and shut the door be- family too. All of us a hind us. Simply because until mile in someone's shoes you don know what it is like. P our staff don't feel the fort or know the time Though the things in producing Vital Signs there is no reward from outside people you walk a 't eople outside we spend. that only thi staff will have are self satisfaction o knowing they did their best, memo lost film and prints, first proofs ries of the pressures, arguments ' o s their work, parties, sp of all, the time in Art staff of '86's second GCS and l'TlO pressure, ef- s f i t Room 2, the home. Kellie Sharp 9

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Yelling and screaming echoed in the Elephane Boom. Anticipation filled the eyes of the 448 seniors. Our special moment was here. The graduation march began. It is so hard to believe. We are all here together, excited, prepared. Brandy and Anthony are on the podi- um leading the school, but we aren't just getting ready for another assem- bly. This is what we have all worked so hard for, for the past four years. A million thoughts and memories cross my mind at once. Confused, rather than being hysterically happy that I am going to college in three months, or sad that I am leaving dear friends behind. I, for a moment, pic- ture myself as a Spring Valley stu- dent again. I see Brandy smiling in her blue- jean jacket, green and gold high tops saying, Wanna hear a joke, nut? I see Anthony with his Hvote for me smile running around the top of the gym with all the wrestlers. Sitting in the classroom, I'm day- dreaming of lunch time, waiting in the crowded, long lines, talking to all my friends. Suddenly my mind flashes back to my freshman year and I hear myself asking why the architects built the school in circles. I can remember the very first pep rally l ever attended. Mike DeBerry was president, Sally Boatwright was vice-president. All the lights in the gym were off. One spotlight was on the middle of the court as Mike and- Sally had swords and were telling the story of the Norse Force. Then the lights came on and the crowd was roaring. I didn't know how to react. Being from Blythewood, I had never seen or heard anything like it.