Mauldin High School - Reflections Yearbook (Mauldin, SC)

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'Tis The Season. MHS Celebrates . . . We've been good, but we can't wait . . . Students and their families ushered in the Christmas season the day after Thanksgiving. All over Mauldin, deco- rations went up and colored Christmas tree lights could be seen through living room windows. Even riding through Mauldin during Christmas gave folks a thrill. The streets had been garbed in bright red and green. The Whatley tree stood tall, adorned with colorful lights. It was be- ginning to look a lot like Christmas. Local churches sponsored special pro- grams and activities for the community. Messiah Luthran had a children's pag- eant followed by an adult musical. Mauldin First Baptist held a special Christmas Eve communion and a Christmas dinner. Mauldin Methodist Youth went caroling and, as always, the advent candles were lit on the lawn of the church. Christmas activities at school made those long days before vacation a little All dressed up and nowhere to go Stu- dents geared towards the holidays as they real- ized vacation was near. Freshman, Jennifer Maine, watches the program in the library Friday before vacation. iPhoto by Robert Freeman? Burrrr! Despite the cold, FCA members still managed to get out and spread some Christmas cheer. Chris Windy and Mark McCall carol at Miller Oaks. iPhoto by Greg Wyatt! 38 Christmas more bearable. The Student Council sponsored Mr. and Ms. Merry Christ- mas and 'a Goodwill Tree. The FCA went Christmas caroling and collected toys and made a donation to the local toys for tots. The chorus and other groups banded together to put on Maul- dinis annual Christmas program. Final- ly, it was Fridayg the countdown to Christmas vacation. Anxiously students waited. Between the exchanging of gifts and the tedious arrangement of a mountain of early dismissals, the Christmas program went on as usual. The band played and the chorus sang. The orchestra performed a variety of Christmas tunes. The wrestling team demonstrated techniques and those Faithful Few who stayed found it very interesting. New Years rapidly followed and stu- dents wistfully looked back and won- dered why time flew by so fast. Alicia Brown

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Say cheese! Masaaki lJimmyD Furukawa took time to take pictures for the annual after school and on the weekends. Jimmy, from Japan, came to Mauldin after attending a private school in Chicago. iPhoto by Nancy Smithl ..v-v QV: .el -l l li l 3 : On the job. Jon Percival and Mark Sims prepare a shovel display at Old Mill Hardware in Maul- din. Jon worked for his parents after school dur- ing the week. iPhoto by Nancy Smith! lk. Q S After School

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'wi' J' YT' , v J , wh I This year's winner is Student Council member, Duane Orr, crowns this year's Mr. Mere ry Christmas. Kevin Sparks and Cathy Gilstrap took this year's honors by collecting the most pennies during the contest. iPhoto hy Robert Freemanj His eyes filled with wonder Steven Moore, freshman, looks on attentively as the cho- rus and strings perform their Christmas music. iPhoto by Jimmy Furukawal J! -1 217 Party all the time! Students quickly caught the Christmas fever and spent their last day exchang- ing gifts, enjoying snacks and planning for the up- coming weeks. iPhoto by Nancy Smithj Christmas