Darlington Academy - Kinesis Yearbook (Darlington, SC)

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These Junior Varsity Cheerleaders lead the crowd in backing the Junior Varsity Boys’ team. Mrs. Fasold helps Lynn Miles answer a tough question. Field Day encourages competition among the students. Doing a good job is something worth smiling about. Behind any good performance is a lot of practicing. Spirit, that’s a powerful word. There are many different kinds of spirit. In our school the most popular spirit is yelling as loudly as possible and seeing who can lose his voice first. That kind of spirit is great for the cheerleaders because that is their main purpose. But sometimes the players appreciate a little more of the kind of spirit that makes a person tell ’em they played a good game after a 100-0 loss, or the kind that makes a person sit very still and pray while they’re trying to concen- trate. Sometimes I think they even appre- ciate the emotional spirit where every- body cries and hugs each other after a big win.” 5

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Some more convincing facts deal with the grad- uating seniors. Since the school has been in opera- tion, all of the graduates have been accepted to the colleges of their preferences, and many have been accepted in two or three colleges. None of these students have been kicked out on grounds of poor or low grades or bad conduct. These factors make Darlington Academy and excellent place in which to learn and to enjoy go- ing to school. An inspiring atmosphere, the pride of the students, and the quality of education make Darlington Academy a neat place to go to school. When asked how they felt about school spirit, some of our students replied: I feel like the school spirit here is one big con- tribution in the unity and happiness among all of us. Our spirit is more than just yelling at a game. It’s having true confidence and the feeling of suc- cess in the activities we are involved in. When our school first opened, a lot of people didn’t think it would last. But we stuck by it all. It is because of our spirit and confidence that we came out on top. It was the same way with our clubs and our ath- letic programs when we were first beginning. The reason we kept on reaching in and putting out more and more effort is because we knew that we’s make it. And it’s really paying off. To me, without the spirit of success, there is not going to be any success. But we have that spirit here.” Five girls enjoy the break for lunch by soaking up some warm spring weather. Mrs. Goddard and the servers enjoyed the 1974 Jr.-Sr. 4 A group of lower school students really enjoys the after- noon recess. The basketball games have some tense and exciting moments

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Students Enjoy Field Day Joey Abate smiles after he completes a great jump. Tom Hammond takes his turn in the Baseball throw. He ends up with a long throw.