Mauldin High School - Reflections Yearbook (Mauldin, SC)

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Spilling over. The front hall bursts with people during first lunch. Later in the year, students moved to the other halls. iPhoto by Kelly Watsonj 32 Ovwwww ' Too Many Students, Not Enough School Did you ever feel like you'd never make it to class on time because the halls were jammed with people and you couldn't get through? It's true. Mauldin was overcrowd- ed with students. As of September 22, 1986, the freshman class had 326 students, the sophomores had 329, the junior class contained 330, and the seniors had 262, for a total of 1,247. These numbers were down from about the same time in had 353, the juniors 266, and the seniors had 291 for a total of 1,258 students. Even though the number of students had decreased since 1985, the school was still filled to the brim. New stu- dents arrived everyday to make the numbers grow higher. It seemed like my Spanish class got bigger everyday, said Sandy Derdziak. With more students came the need for more teachers, moving from room to roo because there were absolute no more classes to hold the I really didn't mind mo ing from class to class exce for when I couldn't g through the halls. I al didn't have to worry abo keeping a room clean all the time, said Mr. Frank L kin. Even though it got crowd at times, faculty and stude adjusted and made it throu the year alive and well. Ca 1985. On September 23, 1985, the freshman class contained 348 students, the sophomores but there was not room for all of them. It was not uncom- mon to see floating teachers Mayfield

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,avr Congratulations! Dina Russell, the 1985 homecoming queen, crowns Stacey Beard as Mr. Beard watches. The crowning was during halftime. iPhoto by Robert Freemanj Covergirls. The queen's court from left to right consists of Nichee Goodwin, second runner-up, Adrienne Whitner, fourth runner- up, Stacey Beard, homecoming queen, Leila Carter, first runner-up, and Shannon Rice, third runner-up iPhoto by Gary Webbj

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sf, ii ?lgef:'11 4' of S I 'ar 3 is ,g , 9 E , Q, 2 ti i fee . ii ,, Vary Tight squeeze. All of the 262 seniors pile into the auditorium to purchase caps and gowns and graduation invitations. The number of seniors was down from last year iPhoto by Robert Freemanj MWQ.. 1 -1 15 Moving along. Mrs, Beth Sayce moves from one class to the next. Many teachers were forced to float because of the lack of classrooms. iPhoto by Mike Martini Hey watch out' Students make their way through the hall during a class change. Many found it hard to move in the halls because of al the people. iPhoto by Kelly Watsonj High five: Students play around in the front hall during first lunch. Because of the overcrowding, students moved to the English and history halls. iPhoto by Robert Freemanl Ovwwww ' 33