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

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No, you can novor hold a woman In tho moon. Miss Junior Lis© Ewing, performs the song Woman in the Moon” from A Star Is Born for her talent Scoring Where It Counts There were three categor- ies involved in judging the Miss Spring Valley pageant. Tal- ent counted 50%; poise and appearance counted 30%; and response to questions counted 20%. Jodi McCoy earned points in the right areas, because she was named Miss Senior. She represented the Omega Society, and for her talent, she performed a jazz routine. Along with jazz, Jodi has also been involved with tap, bal- let, modeling and a job. When asked about winning her title, she responded, 'T really wasn't excpecting it! I was shocked!” Winning the title of Miss Ju- nior was also a shock to Lise Ewing. Lise was sponsored by the Viking Shield, and she sang for her talent. Her after school activities included rid- ing horses and modeling. When asked how she felt about being Miss Junior, she commented, I felt very hon- ored to do something for the junior class.” Counting half of each con- testant's score, talent was the major emphasis. Receiv- ing the most points in this category was junior Ginger Coker. She won the Grand Talent Award for an out- standing piano performance. Thinking back over her overall performance. Lise Ewing's nerves are calmed by Terne West before the winners ore announced Miss Spring Valey 27

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All that Jazz I Jodi McCoy, Miss Senior, displays her jazz routine in the talent portion of the pageant. Pretty os a picture. Miss Senior, Jodi McCoy peeks around a corner behind stage. Caught In the act, Grand Talent Award winner Ginger Coker gets caught making last minute preparations behind stage 26 Miss Spring Valley

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Clogging the night away, Miss Sophomore Christy Sharpe performs her talent for the audience at Columbia College's Godbold Center. Preparations For The Competition Curlers, make-up, and more curlers were a great necessity to most of the girls behind stage. The audience some- times sees only the beautiful contestants in a beauty pag- eant. forgetting all that they go through backstage. It was no different this year during the Miss Spring Valley pageant. Christy Sharpe's prepara- tions definitely paid off when she won the title Miss Sopho- more. Christy was sponsored by the Spanish Club. She per- formed a clogging routine for her talent. She has had four years of tap lessons, has been a member of Anchor and Spanish Clubs and has worked on the Saga staff. When asked how she felt about being se- lected Miss Sophomore, Christy replied, I felt really honoredl It (the pageant) was a great ex- perience! Representing SV Players, Erin Thigpen was chosen to be Miss Freshman. Erin performed a ballet for her talent. After she won, she exclaimed, It feels great! I couldn't believe I won! She has been involved in such school activities as An- chor Club, SV Players, and NFL. Finally, the award which was voted on by the contestants only was the Miss Congeniality title. This honorable title was presented to freshman Rebec- ca Humphries this year. It was the first time that a freshman had ever received the award. 4.' I Contestant Michelle Mayfield re- Lending a helping hand, contestant Allison McKeown helps Miss Sophomore Christy Sharpe prepare for her ceives help from pageant co-sponsor talent performance of clogging Mrs Summer Clawson as co-sponsor Mrs. Susan Alexander controls back- stage traffic 28 Miss Spring Valley