Aiken High School - Hornet Yearbook (Aiken, SC)

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Greta Garvin, Linda Lott, Betsy Boatwright, Judy Cavanaugh. The varsity cheerleaders had pep meetings and rallies in school and at various other places. They decorated the football field before each game and led the players onto the field at kick-off time. One of the most important and impressive of the pep meetings was the one before the homecoming game. The senior players dressed like the cheerleaders while the senior players’ sponsors dressed as football players. This group played a mock game with the Newberry Bulldogs, killing the team and having a funeral. The spirit aroused through this program was witnessed by one of the largest football crowds of the season as Aiken won 20-0. Below: A glimpse of the crowd at- tending one of the pep meetin

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Cheerleaders Six girls and two boys formed the 1954-55 varsity cheerleaders. The boys were chosen from the student hodv at large and the girls were chosen from the sophomore, junior, and senior classes—one from the sophomore, two from the junior, and three from the senior. This group led the student body’s cheering at all the football and basketball games. They were awarded cheerleading letters and had the pleasure of attending the football banquet. Following the “scrub”, or “B ”, team was a group of girls—volunteers from the freshman class — who called themselves the junior cheerleaders. Wendv Riven bark Louise Nlallette, Larry Courtney, Sissy Cothran, Wendy Rivenbark, Chartee Muckenfuss. head cheerleader, Gaye Galloway, James Bsjbb, Rose Mary Seigler.

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Mental Contestants Every spring fifteen students who have met certain scholastic requirements are chosen to represent Aiken in the South Carolina mental contests. Each high school in the state is limited to fifteen contestants. Last year Aiken High students received twenty-nine superior ratings. This number of placements was well above the state average per school. To receive a certificate of achievement, one had to place in the upper ten to twenty-five per cent, depending upon the test. Jim Beckman, Terry Palmer, and Wray Davis placed in the general education test in which only 36 students in the state received superior ratings. George Wilson, Barbara Blair, Diane Vander Voort, Joe Lanning, Fred Maxwell, Dale Hagen, Sydney White, Pete Wallace, Ann Sehwertfeger, Emily Parker. Future Farmers of America Front Row: Grady Roe, Carey McTaggart, Wesley Key, Kenneth Bragg, Jack Scogin. Back Row: Charles Jones, John Conway, William Rodgers, O’Neil Courtney, Tommy Thomas, Frank Roe, James New, James Green, Mr. Hawkins, Ernest Woodward, Tommy Gibbs, Austin Rollins, Jack Carter, L. W. Johnson. The local chapter of the Future Farmers of America is made up of boys interested in farming, most of whom are agriculture students. Under the guidance of Mr. Alvin Hawkins, their agriculture instructor, they have worked toward the goals of the FFA—building better farms for a better agricultural America and promoting better and more advanced methods of farming. These boys have greatly improved the appearance of the campus. They planted the amphitheater lawn and several varieties of flowers in front of the school. Although all the plans of the FFA club were not realized in this school year, the club did a great deal toward the beautification of the campus. 30