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

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Helping student council during orientation, junior Debbie Dow hands out schedules to the students. The year starts at orientation, Au- gust 14, 15, and 16, while students follow the new procedure of get- ting books before school starts. orientation

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All on your own The orientation that he got wasn't what he expected, according to Matt Livoti, freshman class vice- president. lt was really pretty cool, but con- fusing. All I did was wing it. There wasn't anyone to hold your hand and show you around. You had to do it all on your own, Livoti said. I had expected people to show us around, but they didn't. We got our books and took them to our lockers. We had to do it by our- selves. It was really the first test at Spring Valley, Livoti said. This year's orientation was done differently than in the past. Books were given out along with schedules and lockers. This really saves time and is a big help to teachers. Now they won't have to go through the trou- ble of giving out books, junior Sta- cey Amos said. Orientation is the freshmen's first day at Spring Valley, according to junior Thomas Livoti. Matt kept asking me what to do next. He wasn't used to having to find his way around a school after being at middle school for three years, Thomas said. lt was really confusing. My friends and l were asking ourselves 'What happens next'?' It is a big change from middle school, Livoti said. I helped out a lot of freshmen by introducing them to some of my friends. l remember how it- was to be a freshman, Amos said. Mark Williams n' Sophomore Katrina Gedmintas talks to freshman Michelle Ross about her new schedule and new teachers. .fi Making sure her name and ad- dress are correct, junior Meg Bow- er checks in at the student directo- ry table at orientation. Waiting to receive her books, freshman Cathy Kim gets a taste of chaos at orientation.

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Salute the Vets Let s go nuts' l heard Brandy yell Eleven of us were crammed into her V W bus and on our way to the spirit rally Everyone wore green and gold and our sportsarama queen Jenny Denton had on all red white and blue She fit right in with the theme of salutung the vets lt was definitely a spuruted crew While Eric Feuerstein fought with Brandy over the lead ot the caravan we were yellung through windows plastered with signs and shoe po lush Green and gold crepe paper left our mark down Two Notch as we headed towards Richland Mall After Brandy had blocked the traffic into Richland Mall to let the rest of the caravan through e made our entrance Honkung horns yellung and throwing crepe paper into the crowd let them know that Sprung Valley had arrived When it was our turn to compete the Vikings went wuldl I was pushed un three directions by people jump ing around The cheerleaders marched out of the huge military truck salutung the crowd Theur cam ouflage hats and white gloves ad ded a finished touch We quueted down to hear the music Born un the U S A The Boss blared out Our spirit was even greater when we arrived at WulluamslBruce Stadt um three nights later Everyone knew it was a long wait until we played after half time but we stood up and cheered the entire time When half time finally arrived and the Sportsarama contestants were announced we started to chant Jennys name l heard a few gurls down the aisle yellung tor her escort Wes Babon too Even after A C Flo ra won Sportsarama queen were still yellung for Jenny After half time we were ready to see the real game lt was tume to see Sprung Valley mow down BNE Our section went wild as the Sprung Valley team ran out un front of the stands The game was over quickly but it had been great' The cheerleaders had worked hard on tucket sales marquees and encouraging partucu patuon at the rally and ut had really paid oft We won the spirit award for the third time and we mowed em down Tara Tolson ll 7 !! , w 11 H l!, of the speakers. , we At il ' ' Il Varsity cheerleaders junior Stacey Amos, junior Katie Robison senior Hallie Bose junior Lauren senior Melissa Cooper junior Jenny Mathews, Sportsarama representative Jenny Denton and escort Babon watch enthusiastically as SV plays BNE at the Sportsarama SV beat BNE 7 O Saluting the Vietnam Vets, the theme for Sportsarama '85, junior Sharon Caldwell, junior Katie Robison, senior Melissa Casper, junior Stacey Amos and junior Tracy Tlndall march into their positions for their routine done to Bruce Spring- steen's hit song Born in the USA . The varsity cheer- leaders started working on this routine July 22, and contin- ued to work on it right up to the day ot the spirit rally. The varsity cheerleaders voted on senior Jenny Denton as Sportsarama representative. Denton and her escort Wesley Flabon walk across the field oi Williams Brice Stadium to participate in the evening competition,