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

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ond Scroll Members In- Kneeling: Crysrol Kimpson Coroline Sullivor Second row: Slonaker, Lee Ann Myers, Scharz, Howard Cherry Third row: Dorryl Cooper, Korhy Moyer, Derek Wolker, David Bruno, Tim Sur rorr, David Louder, ond Paul Qurler Becipienrs for rhe 1980 81 Viking A words were Liso Bannister, Soroh Grimshow, Tm Gardner, Amy Schul- mon, Solly Boorwrighr, Mike DeBerry, Bepresenrarives for rhe White's Fash Mory Koy Gomes on Board were Kenny Trogdon ond Susan Mishoe, while Teresa Jones was a representative for Bich’s Fash ion Board Honors 21

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Wisdom. Ir's on innore gifr polished by hord work. Nor everyone con be or rhe rop. Those who ore hod ro work hard and long ro achieve rhe goals rhey hod ser for rhemselves. Quill and Scroll is rhe Inrernorionol Honorary Sociery for High School Journalisrs Members were nominored by rhe sponsors of rhe School's publicorions of Sogo, Sunsrone Magazine, and Viking Shield newspaper. This was rhe firsr year rhor Viking Awards were given. Srudenrs who received rhese awards were rec ognized for rheir oursronding work and efforr inside rhe House of Represenrarives House members nominored and elecred rhe winners. Receiving rhe award for Srudenr Science Training was sophomore Jock Dowers. For six weeks our of rhe summer or rhe College of Charlesron, Jock srudied comparers and nonrradirional oreas of morh. The Na- tional Science Foundation sponsored opproximorely rwenry of rhese workshops rhroughour rhe nanon. Afrer being nominored by rhe foculry, Korhy Nerrles was selecred by rhe Doughrers of rhe American Revo- lution for rhe Good Qrizens Award. Solly Doorwrighr received our nominorion for rhe Hugh O'Brion Oursronding Sophomore award. All win- ners were eligible ro arrend a one week Inrernorionol Leadership seminor on America's Incenrive Sysrem in Dallas, Texas. Nominored by rhe foculry, J.B. Whire Junior Fashion Board represenrarives parricipared in seminars and var ious projecrs. To qualify, a srudenr musr be o rising senior and exemplify exceptional qualifies in scholar- ship, leadership, characrer, manners, poise, and per- sonally. Senior Teresa Jones served on Rich's Fashion Board represenring Spring Valley. 20 Honors An honor well deserved Jock Dowers received rhe SST oword, while Korhy Nerrles was selecred for rhe D.A.R. oword, and Solly Doorwrighr wos nominor- ed for rhe Hugh O'Drion Scholar ship oword

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Wisdom . . . Drains . . . Scholarships Jimmy Drown and Tony Sellawoy were selected os se mifinalisrs for rhe Nononol Achievement Scholorship for Outstanding Negro Students For rhe srudenrs who would nor serrle for over age , rop-of-rhe-heap seemed more oppropriore. Nor only did rhese srudenrs finish rheir high school years wirh high rankings, bur rhey also starred rheir college years wirh a big plus-recognirion and scholarships. David Louder compered for borh rhe William Ran- dolph Heorsr and rhe Cenrury III Scholarships. To qualify for rhe Heorsr scholorship, a srudenr musr be nominat- ed by rhe entire school disrricr, musr have served in srudenr government, and musr have passed a currenr events examinarion. For rhe Cenrury III scholarship, a currenr events examinarion musr also be passed and an essay wrirren. Narional Merir Scholarship semifinalisrs were chosen from rhe results of rhe PSAT resr. Qualified srudenrs were in rhe rop half of one percent in rheir respective srares The Wofford Scholarship was accepted by Marshall Martin. Martin received rhe nomination based on his SAT scores and class rank. The University of South Carolina chose irs own schol- ars for rhe firsr year in 1981. From rhe applications submirred ro rhe Office of Admissions, scholars were selected on rhe basis of SAT scores, class rank, and academic promise. John Gardner was a semifinalisr from Spring Valley. Jimmy Drown, Gerald Free, and Tony Sellaway were semifinalisrs for rhe Narional Achievement Schol arship for Outstanding Negro Srudenrs Throughout rhe narion, only fifteen hundred semifinalisrs were selected, based on rheir PSAT scores. 22 Scholarships