Darlington Academy - Kinesis Yearbook (Darlington, SC)

Text from Pages 1 - 112 of the 1977 volume:

No gap here. Who says there is a generation gap? Varsity soccer players and parents watch the outcome of the j.V. soccer game. Students generally associate their mascot with themselves and use it as a nickname for each other. For example, every student at the Academy is called a Roadrunner. Each mascot has its own set of qualities. Power and strength are two of the qualities given to mascots like the Clemson Tigers or Georgia Bulldogs. With a name like Roadrunner, you must think a little bit harder. You talked. An uncontrollable mouth gets a taste of cream as a cheerleader is awarded for not keeping the rules of Cheerleader Silent Day. 3 A Roadrunner is an animal of speed. We use this quality, speed, to keep ahead of others. Sometimes, when the going gets rough, we find it hard to stay out in front. To be a Roadrunner we must be at the front. This year, like every other year, we have stayed out in front. but sometimes we have discovered fi It's hard to be o Roadrunner Tell them about it. Ann Miles really gets into the cheers. Bursting through the door, the children can't be restrained by Melanie Anderson and Margaret Bristow when recess arrives. Two-in-one. During lunch, Melanie Anderson and Meg Severance get a stomach full of food and a refreshing course in the school gossip. Doodling. Study halls are sometimes used to promote the fine arts when homework has been finished. They claim we are supposed to be the creme-de-la-creme of Darlington's students. Our classroom manners and study habits are to be above the rest of the students in town. We are the sweet angels who don't do anything but study. Who are they kidding? We too are inclined to perform devilish acts when the circumstances permit. Sure, we've heard of spitballs. What normal kid hasn't? And yet they still call us the cherry on top of the sundae. Boy, will they ever learn? All we can do is try to appease them. Just ask any student and he will tell you 'It's hord to be o Rocidrunner’ Bubbles. Belsy McCutcheon has found a new way of expressing her moods through the use of chewing gum. PART OF THE CROWD 5 Service station. Chosen by the juniors as servers, Monica Godfrey and Frank Bonnoitt fuel the stomachs and quench the thirst of the dancers. Mafia men. John Odom and Dean Belk play tough even though their weapons are not deadly. Flowerbed. Terry Sylvester covers Melinda Rolfe in the papier-mache flowers which will later be spread about the dance area. Taking a breather. Emily Aimar relaxes and checks out the memory books while her date, Danny Cohen, watches the band and dancers. LU OC CL o o x u April Atkinson Bobby Blackmon Dargan Brasington Roger Bryant 6 As early as the first day of school, the Juniors had started plans for the Junior-Senior. Ideas of money-making projects and possible themes floated around. By the second week, money was flowing in from the main money- making project, the magazine sale. To inspire sales, the Juniors made wild promises like swimming across the honeyhole and rewarded promotions to top sellers. The effort brought its reward of a swollen checking account. The theme was dubbed The Bad Old Days, and orders were made for decorations. A band was contracted. With only one week to go, the Juniors closed off the gym to the public eye and got down to the business of turning the dull place into a dancing paradise. Everyone took part in the work and was glad when the final day rolled around. The dance was hailed as one of the most successful Junior-Seniors. The Blacksmith band was highly praised. Although not in the plans, the semi- streakers also helped to make the night a memorable one. )assert Campbell Susan Cross Brock Cunningham Tom Cunningham Cindy Galloway 7 Got your Tux? As the school year comes to a close, students begin to think about what they are going to do during the summer. All the hard work they did during school will be recognized during three last main events. Students who played sports or helped in the program received awards at the Athletic Banquet. Special awards are presented on the last day of school. Ribbons, Drama Club pins, and Sigma awards are just a few examples of the many awards given. Graduation formally ends the school year. The Seniors' twelve years of hard work come to a close. The highest award given is the diploma, and the Seniors walk away with their heads held high. Grand finale. Having received his sheepskin, Bailey Dixon gives his last good-bye. Embarrassed by the delay, Angela Tyner can only inform Mr. Mitchell about his yearbook dedication. Ken Garland Shawn Garland April Gates lisa Gentry Franklin Gleason 8 Closing Out the Year No exclusions. Even the little ones get awards. Front row: Melissa Severance, Cathy Calcutt, Angela Tyner, Cindy Hill. Back row: Jimmy Bryant, Bailey Dixon, Kathy Nance, Penny Stokes. Honored. Penny Stokes and Jimmy Bryant received the coveted Marion C. Belk award at the annual Athletic Awards Banquet. Presenting the award are Archie Moody and Sidney Belk. Dede Hammond Jason Hathcock Patrice Hill Art Hinson Christy Huggins 9 Smiling' What's there to be happy about? This is the first day of school! Sign-up. Barbara Hancock watches as Miss Causey, the freshman homeroom teacher, checks her name off the registration list. |on Jeffords Paula Johnson Jeth Jones Marcia Lewis Terri Morris Those Opening Day Blues Wearing new clothes and sporting tanned faces, the students returned to campus for the 1976-77 school year. Registration was held for the first time here with the Lower School coming to register on August 25, the Middle School on August 26, and the Upper School on August 27. This took some of the excitement from the first day of school, for it gave the students an early chance to talk with friends they had not seen for awhile. Even though they did not stay long enough to chat with their teachers, the students got a chance to see what they looked like and learn a few names. The big day was August 30, the first day of school. Still wondering what their new headmaster and teachers would really be like, the students gathered in the gym for an assembly. Their talking was quickly quieted as the new headmaster, Col. Edward J. Ahrens, told what he expected of them for the coming year and what they could expect from him. Because the first two days were cut short, the students only went to their first three classes. On August 31, the last three classes were held and the election of class officers closed the second day. Like each year before, the schedule brought about some confusion but the problems were soon ironed out and the students got down to work. The school day soon became routine and the students' lives settled into it. The work had begun and would not be finished until nine long months had passed. Differing views. David Ingram and John Odom reflect different moods of the beginning of school. Some appear more optimistic about the school work ahead. Book distribution. Waiting to receive her English book, Spring Kirven daydreams while the other students receive their books. Ginny Odom Brenda Richardson Teresa Sawyer Jason Smith Pam Stelline 11 Hey, look! There's someone swimming in the honeyhole ! The local sewage pond is affectionately called the honeyhole by Academy students. You don't say. The gruesome threesome discuss everything from A to Z except their next class. Time for a Break Is it time for break? I'm hungry. Where are the keys to the store? Hurry up, we only have ten minutes! These words will sound familiar if you are in the halls during our ten minute break. During all of this time, students rush to the Student Forum store where candy and drinks are sold. Students can be seen conversing or copying their homework for the next class or playing a quick game of basketball. Also, couples can be seen meeting in their favorite spots. Action not only takes place in the upper school but also in the lower grades as well. Students may purchase candy from the Spanish Club. The playground is busy with children playing kick-ball, eating, or talking about the test that they just had. Are our ten minutes up already? Rohn White Elaine Anderson Rhett Bailey Brent Bonnoitt C 12 Gossiping. Several senior girls catch up on the latest gossip in the gym. Royalty takes a break. The Duke of Cool, Aladdin Mozingo, takes a refreshing break between work periods. Retreat Ron Baxley and Tim Isgett find the sunny bleachers are an inviting retreat from the classrooms. Renee Brunson Elizabeth Dargan Nichole Dargan Kimberly Etheridge Kassandra Gerald 13 txs Rrr-inn-gg. “Okay, before you go, let me give you tomorrow's homework assignment. Read the next section and do questions one, three, and five in the Section Review. Hold it a minute! I didn't say you could go. Pause. “Dismissed.'' Pouring out of their fourth period classrooms. Upper School students rush to their homerooms to put away their books. The lower grades are already eating, and some of the smaller kids have returned to class. Students line up along the lunchroom counter to purchase food and drinks. Others seat themselves and begin eating. The first few minutes are always confusing. Laughter and talking can be heard in the lunchroom, halls, and gym. Conversations started during break are resumed. Sports, like basketball, football, soccer, and kickball, are played outside or in the gym. Emptied of students, the classrooms are the quietest areas unless a club is meeting in one of them. Rrr-inn-gg. Lunch is over and fifth period has started. Away from the crowd. Thomas Hoffmeyer finds the solitude of a quiet and empty classroom a good time to look through a schoolbook before the next class. Pop and peel. Sounds of drinking can tabs being popped open and pulled back join in with other sounds to make a noisy lunchroom. Crystal Goodson Baron Iordan Monica Lane Dee Ann McCutcheon Laverne Moody 14 Finishing their lunch, Hal Goodson and Tim Bonnoitt get ready to go. Many students head tor the gym or just enjoy a conversation with their friends after eating. Pulling down another rebound. Bob Dickerson uses his great height to an advantage on the basketball court. Good laugh. Finding something in the gym funny, Mike Richardson lets out a good, hearty laugh. David Morris Susan Odom Paul Pappas Jeffrey Privette Russ Rogers 15 £ E o u a School and school-related activities take up a lot of our time, but there are still many hours left in the day to give to activities away from the Academy. The community provides us with a place to work, learn, and play. Some of us, especially Upper School students, hold jobs after school. The extra cash that flows into our pockets enables us to purchase such teen-age essentials as tapes, dresses, money for dates, gun shells, and even cars. Around the community, no one has to look far to see one of us at work. Religion plays an important spiritual role in many of our lives. Besides going to regular church services, many of us are involved with other friends in town in youth church groups. Sometimes, we go on retreats and meet teen-agers from other communities. Since we were very young, some of us started developing skills in arts like music and dancing. As teen-agers, we continue to learn and improve. Recital programs contain the names of Academy students. After school hours, we meet at some of the favorite hang-outs like Hardee's, Creek's, Handee Shop, and Fast Fare to talk and eat. For pleasure, we head to the hunting fields in the fall, go water skiing when it is warm, take a date out at night, and even go flying on a pretty day. The variety of our activities is almost innumerable. As anyone can see, we really enjoy many different activities in our community. Someone might say, we, the students at Darlington Academy, love community life. Between exams, Meg Flowers and Stephanie Flowers sip on milk shakes they bought at Hardee's, one of the popular fast-eating places in Darlington. Lin Scalf Cretchen Segars Christy Shaw Cindy Shaw Barbara Smothers 16 Drooling over the interior of a white Pontiac Trans Am, Mike Richardson squints his eyes because of the glare, in order to get a better view of one of his dream cars. Owning a car seems to be a big desire among high school students. Looking wise. Melissa Lewis takes her turn being one of the Wise Men in the live manger scene sponsored by the Central Baptist Church. Welding a part onto the complicated rear of a TV chassis, Mike Loupo earns money working at a local TV center during the afternoons. o z o u LU Brock Spivey Cary August Beverly Blackwell Emily Bonnoitt 17 When Uisitors Come to School Surprised by one of the Robin Hood players taking refuge in his lap, Mike Loupo sits flabbergasted while others are amused by the situation. Poking fun with Eva Adams about the “haunted handkerchief, Ann Marie Fairchild, a ventriloquist, and her dummy raise laughter from the students. Jeff Coleman Miles Coxe Scott DuBose Tony Flowers Todd Gibson 18 Hairy tale. Local narcotics officer Bobby Walters tells the students about the harmful effects of drugs on the human body. Students, please report to the gym at the 8:40 bell. Throughout the school year, students were called out of their first period classes to hear guest speakers. Upper School students ambled slowly into the gym, while lower grades marched in line. Words passed among students as they sat down the bleachers. On some occasions, visitors spoke of the problems facing students today. A State Highway patrol representative showed a movie dealing with the rules of safe driving. A narcotics man helped make students aware of the drug problem in the local community and how to avoid it. Other visitors came to entertain. Using her talking dummy, a ventriloquist made students roll with laughter. Both older and younger students enjoyed a children's play presented at one assembly. Starting with the lower grades, please report to your second period. Cautions. After showing a movie, a State Highway patrol representative cautions about the hazards of reckless driving. Tavis Graham Jesse Hamilton Tammy Harrison Heather Hodgens Tim Jordan 19 Made to order. Mr. S.B. Weatherford prepares a hot dog according to the buyer's specifications. Remains cool. Although the crowd is tense, Archie Moody coolly announces the winner of the Booster Club's motorized three-wheeler. Big job. Making sure all the kids are satisfied proves to be a big job for the mothers who work in the lunchroom. Parents Making Money Garland Kelly Connie Lewis Will Lewis Kimberly Long Scott Marlowe 20 During February, the Mothers' Club and Booster Club jointly sponsored the annual Bar-B-Que and auction. organization of parents at the Academy. Money-making projects are handled through its two offshoots—the Mothers' Club and the Booster Club. On Nov. 6, the Mothers' Club held its annual Ffarvest Bazaar. Dubbed the Calico Carousel, the Bazaar attracted many people from the area to its diverse booths. Items sold ranged from hand-made furniture to potted plants. Other projects of the Mothers' Club included operating the lunchroom during school hours for students and the organization of the Halloween Carnival. The Booster Club worked closely with the Athletic Department. Every Saturday, the club operated a Throughout the year, parents are concession “wagon at Archie involved in several money-making Moody's auctions. Also, it sold hot projects. Earnings are pumped back dogs, BBQ sandwiches, and drinks to into the school. hungry players and spectators on ball The Parents' Guild is the main game nights. Wrapping some baked goods, Mrs. Sharon DeWitt works at one of the Bazaar booths. Conversing with Mrs. Weatherford, Mrs. Garland and Mrs. Lewis rest from their selling at the Bazaar. Michael Williams Eric Adams Reginald Anderson Andy Atkinson 0 Q£ 1 h- 21 Worth the trouble? The juniors probably wonder if the money they make on the magazine campaign is worth all the headaches that lie ahead. Hey, mister, wanna buy some brownies? Come on. Let us wash your car! These and other pleading phrases were used by students to get business at bake sales and car washes, two popular money-making projects. Dimes, nickels, and pennies were collected by clubs and classes to be used to finance their main objectives. The variety of projects would almost blow a person's mind. Students became instant door-to- door salesman during the Junior's magazine campaign. At home basketball games, chances for luscious cakes were peddled by different clubs. Dances were used by the Student Forum and Middle School Council as a new money-raising device, and the device proved to be a good way to make a buck. Made of styrofoam and colored feathers, waddlebirds were seen waddling on their puppet strings down the halls; these unique birds' were sold by the Senior Class. The Sophomores got an early start raising money for their Junior-Senior by selling class key rings at a table set under the hall phone. Look at all the money we made! We're rich! Mary Bonnoitt Harold Brasington Tommy Bryant Tony DeWitt Elizabeth Dickerson 22 Accurate records. The QSP representative stresses the importance of keeping accurate records. Breaking the suspense, John Odom calls out the lucky winner's name of the cake raffle sponsored by the Block D. Strange birds. Stephanie Marsh shows how to make a waddlebird waddle. The colorful birds were sold by the Senior class. Pat Edwards Angie Flowers Tony Flowers Billy Garland William Howard 23 Going through the rehearsals, we can almost feel the excitement and tension of the 1976 Homecoming ceremony when Penny Stokes was crowned Queen. All of us senior girls dreamed about the day when we would be vying for the title. Now, our chances at the crown are only a little time away. Several Homecoming practices were held in the gym before Homecoming night, January 22. The girls were shown how to move out onto the basketball court and where to stand until they had their positions memorized. Standing in front of the large crowd of peering faces, last-minute jitters crept through our bodies. Everyone had his eyes on us. Who would become the new queen? As the long awaited moment arrived, our nervousness left us. Stephanie Marsh was crowned the 1977 Homecoming Queen. Emily Aimar was selected as her Maid of Honor. Crowned. Stephanie Marsh is crowned the Homecoming Queen by past Queen, Penny Stokes, while Col. Ahrens presents her twelve roses. For me? Maid of Honor, Emily Aimar, is presented six roses by Mr. Mitchell. Kim lames Mitchell Iordan Ceorgeanna Kirby Becky Lawson Mark Mims 24 The 1977 Homecoming Court. Front: Cindy Calloway, Flowergirl; John Jeffords, Crownbearer. Back: Elizabeth Bristow, Freshman attendant; Peggy DuBose, Junior attendant; Ann Miles, Senior attendant; Emily Aimar, Maid of Honor; Stephanie Marsh, Queen; Spring Kirven, Senior attendant; Melinda Rolfe, Senior attendant; Cathy Bryant, Sophomore attendant. Hugging each other tightly, Stephanie Marsh and Ann Miles share their happy moments following the ceremony. Michael Morris Shannon Spivey Nina Truett Todd Walker 25 Not here! Emily Aimar shuns Aladdin Mozingo's attempted kiss during study hall. Stop the game? joey Matthews appears to be posing for his picture during the game with Emmanuel, but it is actually being taken at the pre-game warmups. ca E Arms full. John Odom has his arms full of girls while running the student store during lunch. h- G£ o Tripp Anderson Donna Britton Wyman Cook David DeWitt 26 A note from the Photographers Our job is not an easy one. There is a lot involved in the taking of an acceptable picture. You must be certain that the mechanics of focusing and metering are correct to insure that the picture will come out when printed. Composition is a very important element, because a badly composed picture is dull and uninteresting. Getting all these elements to fit together is hard enough without our job being further complicated by a breed of creatures dwelling in and around our school. We affectionately call these creatures hams. When we have practically everything ready to click the shutter on a casual, unposed scene, one of the hams sticks a limb or head into the picture. That makes us feel like pulling out our hair. If only there were some way to conceal our cameras when we have them out, it would be a blessing. The sight of a camera brings a loud plea, Take my picture, from a ham. Sometimes, we cannot stand it any longer and give in to him. On this page are some fine specimens of students acting as hams. The pictures are too cute to leave hidden in a box or thrown away. ■1,, Give it to me. Before Dean Belk can grab the camera, the photographer clicks off a shot. How sweet. Melanie Anderson gives Brent Bonnoitt a huge hug while she watches over his class outside. Ramona Garland James Goodson Belinda Huggins Robbie Lewis Mollie Matthews 27 Emily Aimar Walt Edwards Dean Belk Thomas Hoffmeyer Billy Odom Monica Severance Paul Shaw Lisa Tolson Mclver Williamson David Ingram Mike Loupo Spring Kirven Stephanie Marsh Brett Wise Ann Margaret Ahrens Sandy Baker Ronald Baxley 29 The Senior Class has gone through many changes since the sixth grade when Darlington Academy began. More students have been added to the class through the years until there are presently sixteen students. The ratio of boys to girls is eleven to five, so one can guess how the favor of the decisions always went. Even though the class had differences over decisions, it has always been a close class. Many students have known each other for a long time. Because the class is composed of sixteen students, it is the largest class ever to have graduated. Many of the students in this class have been the best in athletics and in academics in the school. The Seniors feel that they are the best class, but some of the teachers feel different if one is considering behavior. They always knew how to have a good time! Mahlon Bonnoitt Carla Bryan! Cindy Cross Melissa DeWitt Rhonda Gaskins Joey Matthews Billy Munn Ann Miles John Odom good-bye seniors Tom Goodson Julie Harrison Colette Helms Elizabeth Howard Tim Isgett 31 Dancing seemed to be on everyone's mind, even more than usual. From the recording studios to the car radios, dancing music flowed ceaselessly. Discotheques became extremely popular and started appearing all around the area. The local Moose Lodge sponsored several discos throughout the year, and Academy students went to them for enjoyment. The Student Forum decided to organize a disco in the early part of the year not only as a source of income but also as a means to bring Academy students together for after school fun. Even though a couple of technical problems surfaced, the first disco went smoothly and was enjoyed by participating students. Monthly dances were then planned, and the Middle School Student Council began working on dances for the younger grades. Jivin’ Kicking her heels high. Peggy DuBose releases a reservoir of stored energy while she dances. Quick service. An abrupt refusal from the turntable to put out music prompts Joey Matthews to check the wiring for the problem. Still young. Colonel Ahrens, headmaster, and his wife jive to the rhythm of the rock-n-roll music, along with the other teenage couples. Mike Jordan Pam Jordan Sydney Jordan Tony Lewis Charles Miles Scrapping for possession of the ball, Steve Ahrens, j.V. soccer player, pushes the ball away from an opponent's reach. Awaiting usage, the tools of the varsity soccer managers rest before being jerked back into action. Two-cents. Emily Aimar puts her two- cents into a conversation during an out- of-school annual staff meeting. GETTING INVOLVED Do you go to a dance and not dance? Do you go to a basketball game and not cheer for your team? Of course not! The spirit of the dance lies in the dancers, and the spirit of a basketball game lies in the teams and fans. Likewise, the spirit of the school lies in the students' getting involved. Around D.A., we have many clubs and sports in which to get involved. Some include the soccer teams. Drama Club, cheerleaders, Spanish Club, and Student Forum. With a small school like ours, each of us can't be a member of just one. He has to sign his name to several lists. How can anyone come to D.A. and not get involved? It's hord to be o Roodrunner 33 Being only our second year of golf, we are quite proud of our winning 6-5 record. It took many hard hours of practice, but everyone stuck it out to the end of the season. Our coach, Mr. Durham, was a slave driver. He made us practice, practice, and practice. All that work showed during our games. We killed our first opponent and went on to a great season. a O Putted by Larry Thompson, the ball rolls Watching his elbow, Mike Richardson smoothly toward the hole. checks his form while others look on and give advice. Larstene Reynolds Margaret Scott Julie Watford Pam Weatherford I H 34 Working out for a grueling one and one-half hour each afternoon, several young boys learned and drilled the techniques of soccer. They carried this knowledge to the games where they added the spirit of competition. A team was formed. This year the J.V. soccer team had a rough time. Some of its more experienced players moved up to the varsity, and still more were ineligible to play because of low grades. Although the scoreboards didn't seem to want to register in their favor, they put out a commendable effort. The playing experience gained this year is expected to be reaped in the next few years. Hold it. It's supposed to be a drop ball, lamie. Let it hit the ground first. lee Anderson Donna Blackmon Bobby Bristow |oe Bryant Patty |o Butler 35 Reaching Top with Finesse! Clearing it out. Fullback Aladdin Mozingo boots the ball down field away from the Darlington goal during the game against Emmanuel. Dean Coleman Angela Dickerson Mac |osey Wilson Kirven Ann Lowder 36 Listen up. The soccer team listens intently as Coach Harry Mitchell gives the players a few words of advice. This year, the Varsity Soccer team accomplished the ultimate. For the first time in the history of the school, we won a state championship. Going into the state finals, held in Charleston, we had won eleven, lost none, and tied four games. On that cold and windy Friday, we crushed a scrappy Beaufort team. The next morning, the temperature was a little higher, and so were the spirits of the players. We came out on the top end of a close score in the final game played against the Blue Knights of College Prep. It was a tough game, but we deserved the win after racking up such a commendable record. The season was finally over, and we were the new state champs! Kneeling: Robin Collins, Barbara Bryant, Harriett Bonnoitt, David Ingram, Gregg Psillos, Ricky Galloway, Mark Munn, Thomas Richardson, Artie Gandy; Standing: Coach Harry Mitchell, John Odom, Dean Belk, Aladdin Mozingo, Terry Sylvester, Thomas Hoffmeyer, joey Matthews, Billy Munn, Mark Matthews, Tony Powers, Frank Bonnoitt. Lee Privette Toni Smothers Tammy Suggs Greg Walker 37 X Jennifer Anderson H Z Timmy Bonnoitt LU Katherine Bristow LU cr Jo Lynn Bryant Rookies Looking for an opening, Angela Dickerson keeps the ball away from the other team. If anyone walked into the gym between 2:30 and 3:30, he would see the Junior Varsity girls' basketball team at practice. Coach Mitchell would be seen directing and instructing them on dribbling, passing, and shooting techniques. Comprised of thirteen girls from the sixth to the ninth grades, the team was strictly a team of rookies. Before this season, Jo Lynn Bryant was the only member to have ever played basketball. Although it was a rookie team, the JV girls were fairly impressive. The fine support helped to strengthen their determination. Strategy plans are discussed among the tired JV girls. Kneeling: Ann Lowder, Jo Lynn Bryant, Janet Aimar, Angela Dickerson, Carla Anderson, Sara Psillos, Tammy Suggs. Standing: Brenda Matthews. Meg Severance, Renee Goodson, Julia Price, Margaret Bristow, and Melanie Anderson. Kneeling: Bobby Bristow, Steve Ahrens, |amie Tyner, Hal Goodson, Timmy Bonnoin, Mac Josey. Standing: Maury Iordan, Glen Weatherford, Bob Dickerson, Ricky Galloway, Ron Calcutt, Kenny Wardlaw. For the Junior Varsity boys, the basketball season proved to be exciting and satisfying. Losing only a handful of their games, they provided many thrilling moments for the usually large audiences. Many of the games ranked second only to the Varsity boys in tension and enthusiasm. The team wallowed happily in the strong support they received. With the starting line-up composed of ninth graders who would be rising to the Varisty Team next year, the coaches tried to play younger players as often as possible. Because several of their opponents were soundly beaten in the first half of the games, the younger boys were able to gain the experience needed to fill in the gap next year. u 98 Stealing. Ricky Galloway attempts to steal the ball from an opponent. The |V boys scored several points on steals. lumping high. Six foot-two Bob Dickerson jumps high to gain control of the ball at the start of the second half. At the line. Peggy DuBose prepares to shoot in a one-and-one situation. Grabbing the ball on a last break. Penny Duncan checks to see the positions of the other players before making her next move. Backing off. Cathy Bryant tries to prevent from fouling a Thomas Sumter player. Margaret Morris Clark Munn Lisa Stallings Karen Stokes Wendy Truett 40 Consisting of eleven players, the Varsity Girls' basketball team improved it win-loss record over the previous year. With the majority of its players coming from the eighth and ninth grades, the team was young and green. Along with the rest of the basketball teams, the girls played a tough schedule of several powerful opponents. Although the odds were against them when they played larger and more experienced teams, they stuck it out and fought to the finish. Sometimes, the girls became depressed and angry, but they kept on striving. As time passed, improvements could be seen. The team was shedding some of its green leaves. Front: Theresa Psillos, Peggy DuBose, Harriet Bonnoitt, Robin Collins, Cathy Bryant. Back: Penny Ward, manager; Penny Duncan; Barbara Bryant, Eva Adams, Donna Sansbury, Nancy Moody, Teresa Weatherford, Robin Guy, manager. Meditation. Blocking out the noisy crowds, Cathy Bryant ponders the Avalon g me to be played in a few minutes. i o LU Lynn Tyler Martie Walker Denise Wise Eva Adams 41 Looking for pass. After pulling down the rebound. Thomas Hoffmeyer looks for an outlet pass. K-V •' Front: Dean Belk, Thomas Hoffmeyer, Gregg Psillos, Terry Sylvester. Back: Kelly Ritter-Coach, Mark Munn, Aladdin Mozingo, Mike Richardson, Mark Powers, Billy Munn, Mark Matthews, Thomas Richardson, David Ingram-manager. Steve Ahrens Janet Aimar Carla Anderson Jerry Barber Jerry Bonnoitt 42 The Dirty Dozen With the same starting lineup returning, the Varsity Boys' basketball team had the experience to win, and win big. Led by Terry Sylvester, the team started the season off with a bang. It was invited to the Kiwanis Tournament at Monroe, N.C., where the boys defeated three teams, including arch-rival Brydtown, to take the first place trophy. The momentum was just beginning. Worn down by a lightning offense and defense, several strong teams, including some Double-A and Triple-A schools, were Victory beaten. The season looked very promising. As the season progressed, everyone around school began talking about the possibility of having two state championship teams. As more games were won, the greater the possibility seemed. By the end of January, the record was an amazing 20-1. Praising the team, Coach Kelly Ritter commented, This is certainly the best team I have ever coached. Hair flying. Mike (Goose) Richardson yanks down an offensive rebound. After clearing the boards, he scored on the same play. Concentrating on the rim, Gregg Psillos readies himself for the shot Davy Britton Tony Brown Fran Collins Robin DeMaurice Penny Duncan 43 Circle up. Academy cheerleaders circle up with their Pee Dee Academy counterparts as a sign of friendly relations between the two squads. Come on, Roadrunners. We want some action! A loud and hearty cry bursts from the excited cheerleaders. Started by this boisterous cheer, the crowds yell support to the Darlington players out on the playing area. Being an intimate part of the athletic program, the cheerleading squad enhances the spirit of the teams and spectators. Pep rallies are held before each home game, and spirit posters are put up in the halls. Spirit buttons are made and sold at the home soccer games. As spirit boosters for basketball games, letters are drawn, cut out, and posted in the gym in the form of slogans. All the cheerleaders agree that it was a lot of hard work, but also a lot of fun. They are looking forward to next year when they can have the privilege of cheering once again for the Roadrunners of Darlington Academy. Smiles and claps demonstrate approval of a commendable play made by a Darlington soccer player. Maury Iordan Robin Lawson Melissa Lewis Brenda Matthews 44 Rah-Rah. The cheerleaders lead a rousing cheer during a time-out in the Varsity Girls' game. Make way! Here come the pom-pom girls. Between cheers, the cheerleaders watch the game while thinking of another cheer to keep the crowds' spirits high. Exploding with Spirit Down: Denise Wise, Elizabeth Bristow, Karen Privette, Lynn Miles, Laurie Bryant, Jean Price, Crier Moffat; Up: Lynn Tyler, Katherine Bristow, Karen Stokes, Kathy McCutcheon, Andrea Scott. Kathy McCutcheon Grier Moffat Nancy Moody Karen Privette 45 Phoebe Richardson Providing water to thirsty players keeps Penny Ward on her toes. She and Robyn Guy are the managers for the Varsity Girls' basketball team. Yelling at his players. Coach Harry Mitchell points out a way to handle a problem they are having. Behind the shadow of an athletic team is a multitude of personnel who work together, giving the team support it needs to walk out on the playing field. While the coach paces up and down, giving instructions to the players, managers move busily about the bench, providing players with water and towels. Scorekeepers keep records as the timekeeper watches the clock and records points on the scoreboard. Ballboys run up and down the soccer field, chasing balls kicked from the playing area. A game would be chaos without the referees' seeing that play is carried on safely and smoothly. The list goes on. The duties of these people aid the game in some way. Robin Richardson Andrea Scott Penny Ward Teresa Weatherford 5 x 46 Precision. The storekeepers and the timekeeper do their duties precisely because the outcome of a close game could feasibly depend on their accuracy. Absorbed in the game, Robin Collins, soccer record keeper, tabulates an account of plays and penalties attributed to each player in the course of a game. Charles Aimar Melanie Anderson Harriett Bonnoitt Elizabeth Bristow Margaret Bristow 47 JV SOCCER US THEM 0 Beaufort Academy 4 0 Winyah Academy 1 0 College Prep School 1 0 Emmanuel Baptist 3 3 Trident Academy 1 2 Winyah Academy 3 0 Beaufort Academy 5 0 Florence Christian 2 0 Cheraw Academy 0 0 College Prep School 1 0 Emmanuel Baptist 2 1 Trident Academy 5 1 Cheraw Academy 0 7 Heritage Hall Academy 2 VARSITY SOCCER US THEM 2 Beaufort Academy 1 2 Sea Pines Academy 2 2 Winyah Academy 2 2 Emmanuel Baptist 0 8 Trident Academy 0 8 College Prep School 3 3 Emmanuel Baptist 2 2 Westminister 0 7 • Kershaw 0 3 Winyah Academy 2 3 Beaufort Academy 0 2 Sea Pines Academy 1 0 Emmanuel Baptist 0 1 College Prep School 1 3 Trident Academy 2 ‘Emmanuel Inv. Tournament STATE TOURNAMENT - 2 Beaufort Academy 0 2 College Prep School 1 STATE SOCCER CHAMPIONS US JV GIRLS' BASKETBALL THEM 15 Salem Academy 39 22 Roy Hudgens Academy 15 14 Marlboro Academy 12 6 Pee Dee Academy 23 8 James F. Byrnes 41 8 Thomas Sumter Academy 24 19 Avalon Academy 22 7 Thomas Sumter Academy 23 14 Marlboro Academy 10 8 James F. Byrnes 42 12 Williamsburg Academy 37 8 Thomas Hart Academy ‘Salem Academy JV Invitational Tournament 20 I GIRLS' VARSITY BASKETBALL 1 US THEM 1 37 Byrdtown Academy 13 25 Marlboro Academy 40 29 Pee Dee Academy 45 9 Roy Hudgens Academy 18 16 James F. Byrnes 55 19 Robert E. Lee 52 31 Byrdtown Academy 12 17 Salem Academy 41 28 Emmanuel Baptist 15 15 Thomas Sumter Academy 52 21 Avalon Academy 30 22 Thomas Sumter Academy 46 16 Marlboro Academy 30 17 James F. Byrnes 47 22 Williamsburg Academy 46 15 Thomas Hart Academy Salem Christmas Tournament 50 US JV BOYS' BASKETBALL THEM 42 Salem Academy 31 48 Roy Hudgens Academy 57 64 Marlboro Academy 41 37 Pee Dee Academy 27 37 James F. Byrnes 44 62 Emmanuel Baptist 33 54 Thomas Sumter Academy 48 50 Avalon Academy 25 48 Thomas Sumtef Academy 34 45 Marlboro Academy 44 44 James F. Byrnes 48 37 Williamsburg Academy 22 35 Thomas Hart Academy Salem Academy JV Invitational Tournament 23 Scores BOYS' VARSITY BASKETBALL US THEM 64 Lady of Our Lord 59 62 Calvary Baptist 32 64 Byrdtown Academy 59 76 Byrdtown Academy 72 74 Marlboro Academy 58 75 Pee Dee Academy 66 72 Roy Hudgens Academy 63 62 James F. Byrnes 44 58 Robert E. Lee 37 69 Byrdtown Academy 50 52 Salem Academy 51 52 Emmanuel Baptist 40 45 Roy Hudgens Academy 46 74 Thomas Sumter Academy 59 72 Avalon Academy 49 65 Thomas Sumter Academy 41 74 Marlboro Academy 68 64 James F. Byrnes 51 62 Williamsburg Academy 44 60 Thomas Hart Academy 45 78 Avalon Academy 54 Kiwanis Inv. Tournament Salem Christmas Tournament Sara Psillos Student Forum. Emily Aimar; Bobby Bryant; Billy Munn, Treasurer; john Odom, President; Margaret Bristow; Robin Collins; Lynn Miles, Secretary. Not shown: Aladdin Mo ingo, Vice- President. Briefing. Colonel Ahrens and John Odom tell the students about the Homecoming plans and ask them for suggestions. Homecoming is sponsored yearly by the Student Forum. The Ruling Groups Closing shop. At the end of a rigorous ten minutes of selling candy to hungry Upper Sch K)l students, Bobby Bryant prepares to close the Student Forum's store. Debbie Sellers Meg Severance Larry Thompson Jamie Tyner Kenny Wardlaw 50 Under the leadership of President John Odom and a new advisor. Colonel Ahrens, the Student Forum added to its long list of programs. Two new money-making projects for this year were the sponsoring of monthly discos for Upper School students and the supplementing of a drink machine to the sales of candy and school supplies. Borrowing the Forum's idea, the Middle School Council held several discos for the younger grades. Throughout the school year, the Council steered a campaign of collecting Campbell soup can labels, later to be redeemed for needed school equipment and supplies. Miss Autrey advised the Council members. While the Middle School Council was having its label campaign, the Junior Council, formed from the first through fourth grades, was also sponsoring a collection drive. Post cereal box tops were collected so that the school could obtain new physical education equipment. Miss Sims sponsored the Council members. All three groups strove hard to bring the students closer together and involve them more with the school. Depositing a Post cereal box top, Billy Garland brings the total of tops collected closer to the goal. Junior Council. Left to right: Becky Lawson, Treasurer; Timothy Jordan; David DeWitt, President; Billy Garland; Todd Walker, Vice-President; Brett Wise; lames Goodson, Secretary; Paul Pappas. Middle School Council. Carla Anderson, eighth grade; Margaret Morris, seventh grade; Mac Josey, sixth grade; Rhonda Gaskins, fifth grade. C O 2 o x Q_ o Glen Weatherford Jeff Andrews Susan Bristow Cathy Bryant 51 “He's got a letter coming to him easily. He played in all of the games. Do you think I am going to get a letter in soccer? When the coach called me up last year and presented me a letter, I almost fell over from shock. I sat on the bench most of the time that year! At the Athletic Awards Banquet held in May of every year, excitement races among those who have participated in sports. This is the time when those who have excelled are recognized for their efforts. Even though the highlight of the Banquet is discovering who received the MVP and Belk awards, there is also a lot of excitement and happiness from receiving a letter in a sport. Some may compare it with the making of an A in a tough subject at school. The criteria for selecting a player for a letter is left to the individual coach. Usually, the accepted standard is for a player to have played an average of seventy-five percent per game. If a coach has a player who does not meet this standard but has contributed greatly to the team in other ways, then he may award that player a letter. In brief, the awarding of letters depends upon how much a player adds to the team, whether it is It Takes A Letter To Join on the field or not. Lettering in any sport automatically qualifies a player for membership in the Block D club. In order to increase the number of participants, ninth graders were allowed to become members. Previously, only sophomores and up were eligible. The Block D was organized to supplement and benefit the Academy's athletic program. Funds are raised through various money- making projects and are now used to purchase athletic equipment. Also, the club helps to build up the school spirit. Up until 1975, sweaters were bought for seniors with the money the Block D earned; that program was discarded as too expensive. During the first semester and on into the third quarter, the Block D kept a low profile. Most of its members were heavily involved with soccer and basketball. A few projects were sponsored. At home soccer games, the Block D ran a small concessions stand. Two cakes were raffled at the basketball games. Immediately proceeding basketball season, the club planned to sponsor the second Alumni basketball game. Both the alumni and Varsity Basketball team enjoyed the event Front: Barbara Bryant, Harriet Bonnoit, Cathy Bryant, Lynn Miles, Peggy DuBose, Martha Willis. Second: John Odom, Dean Belk, Mark Munn, Donna Sansbury, Spring Kirven, Robin Collins. Third: Billy Munn, Mark Powers, Terry Sylvester, Gregg Psillos, Mike Richardson. Back: Ronnie Goodson, Ronnie Odom, Thomas Hoffmeyer, Mike Loupo, Joey Matthews. last year, and it was a successful financial project. As spring approached and activities became more sparse, the Block D planned to sponsor several more projects. The Block D is one of the most financially sound clubs around school. Starting off the year with some cash in its account, the club planned to increase its money reserve through various projects. Depending on how much money was collected, the Block D hoped to purchase a new implement for the athletic program. Laurie Bryant Frank Bonnoitt Robin Collins Meg Flowers Stephanie Flowers 52 Putting Fun Into Math Conceived this year, the Math Club was designed to produce among students, a more positive attitude toward mathematics. It was founded to help students better understand and appreciate the principles on which mathematics is based and how they are applied to modern man. With a greater liking of the field, the teachers and administration hoped the students would perform better in the classrooms. During the first two weeks, membership was open to all students. Limitations were then instituted. A prospective member was required to have at least a C average. If he met this, a vote would then be taken among the members. Acceptance depended upon a favorable vote. Present members came from the fifth, sixth, and seventh grades. The largest number were from the fifth grade. Because little interest was shown, no members came from the Upper School. Two major projects were planned by the Math Club. At the Halloween Carnival, the club sponsored Crab Boxes to make money. Little bowls containing Koogle Peanut butter, ungelled gelatin, water balloons, spaghetti, and other things were prepared by club members. Students paid a small charge to guess the contents of the bowls. When someone correctly guessed two out of three things, he was awarded a prize. The crazy project was fun but messy. Besides the Carnival booth, the other major project was the Metric Fair. The date was set in March to coincide with Metric Week. Not only was the project profitable, but it was also planned to help students become more associated with the metric system. Several exhibits, both money making and free, were devised. One consisted of a bowl filled with jelly beans. A person would pay a nickel for a chance at guessing how many cubic centimeters it contained; the closest person to the correct figure would win a prize. Such novelty features as telling someone his body temperature in Celsius were suggested. With the money earned during the year, the Math Club planned to purchase a gift for the Academy. Preferably, it would be in some way beneficial to the math classes. Front: Charles Miles, Tony Lewis, Cindy Cross, Melissa DeWitt, Elizabeth Howard, Carla Bryant, Sandy Baker, Julie Harrison, Pam Weatherford. Second row: Tom Coodson, Bobby Bristow, Mac josey, Patty Jo Butler, Angela Dickerson, Ann Lowder, Donna Blackmon, Tammy Suggs, Toni Smothers. Back row: Colette Helms, Ann-Margaret Ahrens, Margaret Scott, Jo Lynn Bryant, Martie Walker, Lisa Stallings, Anne Cook, Margaret Morris, Ellen Lane. Artie Gandy Tina Hathcock Jimmy Jeffers Betsy McCutcheon Lynn Miles 53 Growing old. By drawing wrinkles on her face and spraying her hair silver. Spring Kirven becomes prematurely old. As a result of the acquisition of an advisor who was experienced with play productions, the Drama Club became more professionally organized. Two productions, one immediately before the Christmas break and one in the spring, were scheduled. Practices for the actors were held well in advance of the day of the play. While these practices were being held, the set crew labored to get the stage ready. During the final days, dress and light rehearsals were staged at night. A long-awaited curtain was hung across the mouth of the stage on the weekend before the first play. All the hard work was rewarded when the final hour arrived, and the curtain was opened to display a laudable production. Dating reversed. Joey Matthews, playing the part of Harry, aids Billy Munn, playing the part of George, with the tying of his tie and advises him on dating techniques in If Girls Ask Boys for Dates . Sitting on floor: David Ingram, Meg Severance, Melanie Anderson, Margaret Bristow, Sara Psillos; Sitting: Jeff Andrews, Barbara Hancock, Spring Kirven, Billy Munn, Robin Collins, Betsy McCutheon, Laurie Bryant; Above: Jimmy Jeffords, Frank Bonnoitt, Robyn Guy, Meg Flowers, Stephanie Flowers, Susan Bristow, Emily Aimar; Far above: Walt Edwards, Bobby Bryant. Tony Powers Theresa Psillos Thomas Richardson Bobby Bryant 54 Christmas spirit. The Ensemble sings songs to commemorate Christmas during an assembly of the Middle and Upper Schools. Preparing to sing, the eighth grade waits for instructions from Miss Anderson. Consisting of students from the Lower School through the Upper School, the Music Club is the largest school organization. Miss Anderson advises the club and is assisted by Miss Sims. It is divided into several different music groups. Several performances were sponsored. Christmas time brings the biggest performance of the year. Students from the Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools assemble in one of the classrooms to hear the sounds of Christmas at this annual performance. Representing the school, the Ensemble of several talented girls has travelled to several places to perform. They were joined this year by a junior Ensemble consisting of students from the seventh grade. Many people have come to hear the different groups sing and have gone away with words of praise for Darlington Academy. Noche de paz. The eighth grade joins the Ensemble to sing Silent Night in Spanish. Peggy DuBose Ronnie Goodson Mark Matthews Aladdin Mozingo Mark Munn 55 Ronnie Odom Mike Richardson Donna Sansbury Christine Shake Martha Willis maintained a high academic level during the school year. Sigmas are awarded to Upper School students and cords to seniors. Money for the purchasing of the awards was raised through bake sales during school hours and cake raffles at the basketball games. Mrs. Jane Edwards became the club's third advisor. Left to right: Ann Miles, Billy Munn, Bobby Bryant, Emily Aimar, David Ingram. Not pictured: Walt Edwards and Melinda Rolfe. Takes time. Holding his candle to the flame, Walt Edwards patiently waits for it to light. A basic part of the induction ceremony, the lighting of the new members' candles can be a frustrating experience because of the unwillingness of the candles to light. Almost finished. The new members listen intently to the final words of the induction ceremony. From left to right, they are Bobby Bryant, Melinda Rolfe, Billy Munn, Ann Miles, and Walt Edwards. High Ideals Seeking to promote high academic and social standards, the National Honor Society remained a small and somewhat elite club. Even with the induction of several new members at ceremonies held during the Spring of 1976, the Society expanded its ranks to a meager seven. In the previous years, each member has been able to hold an office. Now, for the first time, there are more members than offices. The main service project of the NHS is the awarding of Sigmas and gold cords to students who have Several students in the Upper School belong to a club known as the Annual Staff. As you can guess by its name, this club is responsible for putting together an annual for D.A. The staff members regularly meet every Thursday at 7 P.M., and many times more often. There is more to putting together an annual than just taking pictures! Everyone has labored diligently selling ads; writing captions, copy, and headlines; drawing layouts; and putting everything together to meet deadlines. We have had meetings during lunch, during holidays, and on weekends. Our advisor, Miss Ellen Causey has really been a great help to us. She stood beside us and was ready to help whenever needed. Even though an annual is a lot of work, it's a lot of fun, too. All of us have enjoyed working on the Annual Staff. It has even been an educational experience. Front: David Ingram, Emily Aimar. Back: Wall Edwards, Robin Collins, Peggy DuBose, Donna Sansbury, Steve Edwards, Charles Aimar, Stephanie Marsh, julia Price. Not pictured: lean Price. Deadlines On Our Minds Carefully sketching the lines around the ad sections, Charles Aimar transfers an ad layout from a rough drawing onto its final form called the quadpack. Searching for words. Jean Price struggles to create captions for pictures on one of the layouts, jean's chief duty was writing copy and captions. 57 Working Toward a Que Pasa? Mucho! The Spanish Club has really been busy this year. Each year, the club earns a lot of money by selling Lance products, candy, and baked goods to Middle School students and Spanish Club members in the Upper School. Last summer. Miss Anderson, the Spanish Club advisor, together with Miss Sims and fourteen students used the earnings for a trip to Mexico. For a week, they visited Mexico City, Cuernavaca, Taxco, and the sandy beaches of Acapulco. They said they really had a great time. Another trip is planned for this year. Adios. Hasta luego! Front row: Susan Bristow, Sara Psillos, Lynn Miles, Carla Anderson; Second row: Fran Collins, Penny Ward, Karen Privette, Eva Adams, Jerry Barber, Maury Jordan, Peggy DuBose, Cathy Bryant, Andrea Scott, Jamie Tyner; Third row: Grier Moffat, Kenny Wardlaw, Kathy McCutheon, Robyn Guy, Debbie Sellers, Phoebe Richardson, Robin Richardson, Jerry Bonnoitt, Davy Britton, Tony Brown, Artie Gandy; Fourth row: Robin Collins, Stephanie Flowers, Barbara Hancock, Meg Flowers, Melissa Lewis, Brenda Matthews, Janet Aimar, Robin Lawson, Robin DeMaurice, Penny Duncan, Teresa Weatherford; Back row: Ronnie Odom, Aladdin Mozingo, Ricky Galloway, Jeff Andrews, Jean Price, Melanie Anderson, Nancy Moody, Meg Severance, Larry Thompson, Steve Edwards, Steve Ahrens. Making money. Steve Ahrens helps increase the club's treasury. Showcase from Mexico. Several Spanish students who journeyed to Mexico plan a display of the items they brought back. 58 Letter by letter. First year typing student, Bobby Bryant, labors from letter to letter as he seeks to build his speed and accuracy. That's mine! Holding it up for all to see, Mrs. Hinson tells about a drawing made by one of the kindergarten students. It's hord to be o Roodrunner Sharing their knowledge with each other, three senior hnvs hnsilv rnmnl ViN 3TON Have you ever been in kindergarten and were told to color a woodpecker's head red when the only crayon you had was green? Have you ever been in Miss Causey's class and wondered why you were learning about quadratic equations when you did not even know how to add fractions? Have you ever been in Miss Anderson's class and not know what in the world she was asking in Spanish? Have you ever been asked in English to give an example of a command, and the only thing you could think of was “See Spot run ? Have you ever been in Mrs. Edwards' class and couldn't remember the last line of the Declaration of Independence, which you had spent all night learning? If any of these ring a bell, then you will see why we say. LEARNING 59 Yellow up, green down. Pre-schoolers learn their colors by following instructions given on a record. Each holds a colored card that matches the color of his chair. Depending on instructions, they either stand up or sit down when cued. What's so interesting? The seventh graders take turns looking through the microscope in science class. 60 Working earnestly, Pam Weatherford labors over her English classwork. The bunger Set If you ask one of the younger students what his favorite subject is, he will probably smile and reply, Recess and lunchtime! Of course, these are fun times, but what else does he do in school? Walking through the corridors of Goodson Hall, you can peep into the classrooms and maybe see students hard at work in their books, experimenting in science, working maps in history, or having a conversation in Spanish. After a look through the rooms, perhaps you will catch a glimpse of students preparing hall bulletin boards or coloring pictures to decorate the halls. Listen and you may hear Lower School children learning a new song. Little voices vibrate throughout the Pre-School building. You can watch tiny hands at work constructing various things or see pre-schoolers gathered in a circle as their teachers instruct them. Academic subjects can be as much fun as you want them to be. Sludying alone-Shannon Spivey discovers that attaining knowledge singly can sometimes be more rewarding than group work. Using Your Brain Busy bees describes typing students who pound at their typewriters vigorously in order to finish a lesson before the bell rings. Paying attention. Greg Psillos discovers that paying attention to what the teacher says is the only way he is going to know how to do his assignments. The bell rings and everyone races out of the door and into the hall, where they are joined by other students. Bits of chit-chat and pieces of gossip are exchanged between students as they go from one class to another. Entering the class, such things as I didn't understand my homework'' and I hope we aren't going to have a test can be heard as everyone finds their seats and sits down. After being told to shut up a couple of times, everyone settles down and gets down to business. During the course of the class, whispers of What time is it? and What did you get for number four? can be heard. As the teacher drones on about such things as the absolute value of 3 and -3, diagramming sentences, the Roman Empire and other unimportant things, important events are being discussed between students. Questions like Who did you take to the dance? and Where were you yesterday? I tried to call you. , are being asked between students in the class. As the class ends, you can see different students packing their books and preparing to leave class. How much longer? is a question that is frequently asked as the period comes to an end. When the bell rings, everyone is relieved that they don't have to return to that class until tomorrow. 62 Tension easer. What is a better way to break the monotony of class than a good laugh? Challenged. Finding his hint to the solution of a trig problem leading nowhere, John Odom tries a new approach. Studious. Looks like Stephanie Flowers has been burning the candle wax at night this year. Searching his book for answers, Artie Gandy finds that even open-book tests can be tough when you don't know where to look. 63 Taking six straight periods of academic courses at school can become very tough to a student. To give him a break, study hall and physical education classes are offered in place of a regular class. Study hall is held in the library and is conducted by the librarian. Miss Campbell. It is a good place to do homework that the student has kept putting off for the next classes. Although studying is emphasized, the stock of magazines provides the students with an escape from studying. Some activities like table football and rubberband shooting reportedly take place when Miss Campbell is not looking. Mr. Mitchell conducts the physical education classes, called P.E. for short. Students learn how to play a new sport and improve on ones with which they are already acquainted. At Darlington Academy, P.E. generally consists of students' playing games rather than concentrating on body Easing the mind. A magazine loaded with pictures provides Frank Bonnoitt with a means of escape from the drudgery of schoolbooks. 64 development. Sometimes, the classes are given the honor of cleaning the gym or picking up trash. Study hall and P.E. provide a welcome break from regular classes for the students. Two heads are better than one when approached by a formidable problem. Donna Sansbury and Martha Willis labor together on their school work. Reaching high, Thomas Richardson attempts to bloc k Tony Powers' shot while others get ready to grab the ball. Basketball is a favorable sport among the P.E. classes during the cold days. 65 Wow! The faculty has really been on the ball this year. We've grown to know and love the new additions just as if they have always been here. The faculty has done a terrific job and has really helped us to learn a lot. Along with everyone else, the staff has been hard at work. We really appreciate all the time they have spent on keeping things going. Thanks for a great year, faculty and staff. We, the students, couldn't have done it without you. Kept busy. Keeping a tightly-run office, Linda Gainey does all the secretarial work for the school plus countless other chores. So big. Everyone says Darlington Academy is small, but the Upper School looks big to Mrs. Bryant when she starts to clean it. Working together. Mrs. Richardson and Mrs. Baxley keep the Lower and Middle Schools and the Pre-School in top shape. 66 Evelyn Anderson Kay Autrey Lillian Brunson Susie Byrd Edith Campbell Ellen Causey Sarah Hinson Janice Huggins Mary Lewis Harry Mitchell Teresa Munn Faye Sims Rachel Watford Bearers of Great Knowledge 67 Changes in the Rank New Headmaster, Col. Edward Ahrens, meets with a crowd of students to wish the soccer teams good luck on one ot their out-of-town trips. A fresh face appeared in the administrative ranks when Mrs. Lillian Goddard stepped down from her Headmistress position. Col. Edward Ahrens became the second person to take the helm of the school. The Board of Trustees and Col. Ahrens have been busy this year coordinating school functions and bringing about changes they feel will better the school. Among the many accomplishments credited to this school term are the adding of the detention hall system and the dropping of the numerical grading system. Board of Trustees. Front row: R.E. Goodson, Jack Friarson, W.S. DeWitt, Jerrel Sansbury. Back row: Ray Severance, Charles E. Aimer, Chris Psillos, Hal Kirven. • 68 Downtown Darlington thrives from the influx of industry, people, and new businesses into the area. SPONSORS Everyone says its difficult to try and make ends meet. The green stuff just doesn't go as far nowadays. Bills swallow earnings faster and with ever increasing bites. The annual staff also finds that budget isn't a nice subject. Without the good support from the area's business sector, we would have had to close down shop. We offer our 'It's hard to be a Roadrunner Selling ads is one of the ways Steve Edwards helped the annual staff on its money-making drives. 69 sincere thanks. We know but it helps to have friends like you. Your Curtis Mathes Dealer QUALITY RADIO and TV SERVICE, INC. 1106 S. Main Street Darlington, S.C. Compliments of FARMER'S HARDWARE CO., INC 15 N. Public Square Darlington, S.C. Phone: 393-2008 IK PHOTO UILLPOE Henry Lewis—Manager 2047 West Evans 1007 Broad Florence Sumter Compliments of VULCRAFX A Division of NUCOR Corporation West Darlington Street Phone: Florence, S.C. 662-0381 70 Used Auto and Truck Parts Complete Radiator Repair Shop PRICE BROTHERS, INC KELLY'S COUNTRY KITCHEN Hwy. 52 North Phone: Darlington 393-6941 Home Cooked Meals and Short Orders CBS RAD WJMX 970 AM Harold Hodges Jimmy Calloway Skip Hodges MILLING TOBACCO WAREHOUSE Hwy. 52 By-Pass North Darlington, S.C. Phone: 393-2331 WSTN 71 Compliments of LOWE'S INC Compliments of CAROLINA DRUG STORE Wholesale Auto Associates Hartsville Highway Darlington, S.C. D G FARM SUPPLY Phone: 393-6127 Igk Wilson Crossroads Darlington, S.C. Phone: 393-2919 Best Wishes SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY Hartsville, South Carolina Innovators in paper and plastics Our paper products are made primarily from recycled paper and most are recyclable after use 72 QUASAR Solid State Color TV Reaching out to meet Human Needs Your Home Entertainment Headquarters MODERN TV AND APPLIANCE 125 E. Broad St. Darlington Phone: 393-2351 James Tyner—Owner Compliments of FLORENCE CONCRETE PRODUCTS, INC. AND PEE DEE BLOCK, INC Darlington Highway Florence, S.C. Phone: 662-2549 CASHUA STREET SERVICE (G ulf) STATION Phone: 393-1391 Darlington, S.C. Compliments of BOB'S FOOD SHOP 218 Pearl Street Darlington, S.C. Phone: 393-6211 SHAW LUMBER COMPANY, INC. Quality Building Materials at Reasonable Prices Compliments of CROSS SUPERETTE 121 Lawson Street Florence, S.C. Phone: 662-3289 CENTRAL DRUG STORE Public Square at Cashua Darlington, S.C. R.B. PONDS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY Mineral Springs Road Darlington, S.C. 74 THE NEWS AND PRESS 141 S. Main St. Darlington, S.C. See Laurence M. Hursey PEOPLES INSURANCE AGENCY Insurance—Real Estate Darlington, S.C. Phone: 393-6193 Res.: 393-3705 You will be given thirty minutes to work on this section. When I say begin, you are to turn to the first page of this section and start working. If you finish before time is called, go back and check over your work. Do not go to another section. Pause. Ready-BEGIN. Most students are aquainted with the battery of achievement tests given from the elementary grades through the senior year. They are geared to measure the student's accumulation of knowledge in various subjects taught in school. Reactions to the tests from students differ. Some students enjoy taking the tests for the simple reason that they think they are fun. Others are glad to get out of a class. On the negative side there are students who are afraid they will not do very well and are worried that a bad grade might affect their academic standing. During the junior and senior years. the Scholastic Achievement Test, affectionately called SAT, is administered to students. It is taken off campus on a Saturday to the dismay of those who enjoy the Saturday morning cartoons. This is the granddaddy of the achievement test Loosening up his muscles, Aladdin Mozingo wails for the PSAT to begin. and the scores have some effect on a student's admission to a college. It is something like a shot; the student knows he has to take it, but he is glad when it is over. Achievement tests are part of the way of life in schools today. 75 Bank Compliments of c s WILLIS CHIROPRACTIC OFFICE where the action is in Darlington 1038 Hartsville Road THE CITIZENS AND SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANK OF SOUTH CAROLINA JONES AUTO WRECKING CO. 42 West Public Square 281 South Main Street 1408 W. Darlington St. Florence, South Carolina Phone: 393-0411 Phone: 662-4314 Our Work is Done for Those Who Love and Remember DARLINGTON MONUMENT WORKS, INC Highway 52, South Phone: 393-1294 Darlington, S.C. Mailing Address: Rt. 4 Box 230 A Darlington South Carolina 29532 76 Compliments of WILLIAMS SOC CTATIHM Compliments of WILLCOX DRUG STORE Public Square MAI IUrN 1028 Pearl Street Darlington Phone: 393-6711 Compliments of THE LUNCH BOX Where Eats Are Treats EIEIHS w' TIMMONS AND WHITE BUILDERS DEVELOPERS 47H. 1350 P«-H 7W toss 24 Hours A Day I Life! J INCORPORATED JAMES B. BROWN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY General Contractor Blue Street 137 E. Hampton Darlington Phone: 393-5411 77 Compliments of DIAMOND HILL PLYWOOD CO. Broad Street Darlington South Carolina COKE adds life to ... everything nice COASTAL COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY Marion, S.C. Color your home with Williamsburg paints by Martin Senour. We also carry KEM products and Sherwin-Williams paints. Complete Line of Building Materials DANIEL LUMBER COMPANY 520 Jessamine St. Darlington Phone: 393-1591 78 Carpets by Coronet Armstrong Georgian Philadelphia Lewis Burlington House H S FURNITURE Frigidaire Sales and Service 240 Russell Street Phone: 393-0456 GARLAND'S GARAGE Russell Street Darlington Phone: 393-4451 or 393-1912 3 COX MOTORS, INC. Chrysler and Plymouth 1716 E. Palmetto St. Florence, South Carolina We Sell GMC TRUCKS Boy, did I feel stupid sitting there in class. I fingered the large sign hanging like a label around my neck. On it I was required to print my name and the number of the special task I was to do all week. Keeping my big mouth shut was going to be the hardest thing for me to do. My eyes wandered over my freshmen classmates as they sat quiet for a change in our usually noisy homeroom. The boys looked ridiculous with their fingernails painted, but the girls really looked good without all their makeup. What was really funny were the different tasks we had to do. Several of the freshmen had pacifiers around their necks and dolls in their arms. Some had a roll of toliet paper around their waists; curlers and bows decorated the hair of both sexes, while others styled theirs with plaits. R-r-ring! First period. As I headed for class, several upperclassmen spoke to me in hope of getting an illegal reply. I opened my mouth to say something but quickly thought better of it. I didn't want to get X's marked all over my card and be punished by having to sing the Alma Mater as a solo in front of everyone. The week dragged on. I received another task awarded for what some of the upperclassmen called non- compliance. The end of the week finally arrived, and initiations were over. What a relief! Next year, we will be the ones giving the initiations instead of getting them. I can hardly wait. Eighth grade, you had better beware! Initiations. Freshmen received their job assignments for the week. 79 DARLINGTON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY West Broad Street Phone: 393-3612 PRICE'S WAREHOUSE, INC Broad and Main Street Darlington, South Carolina Phone: 393-1541 Owned and Operated by Local Farmers Managed by: Harold Nunn and Ray Severance DARLINGTON MUSIC CO., INC 132 N. Main Phone: 393-4861 BONNOITT'S FEED AND SEED, INC. 239 E. Broad Street Darlington, S.C. DARLINGTON FLORIST 222 West Broad St. Darlington, S.C. Phone: 393-1531 At the tournament sponsored by Emmanuel Baptist School, something peculiar was noticed about the team from Kershaw Academy as it marched onto the field. There were some members of the wrong sex! Coach Harry Mitchell did not like the idea of his boys playing against girls. Even though he did not have to be concerned with the problem at the tournament because Kershaw lost out early, there was still one game to be played with this team later in the season. In a conversation with Kershaw's coach, he solved the problem. On one sunny morning in October, a large number of girls from the seventh through the twelfth grades loaded in the yellow bomb and headed for Camden. Filled with excitement, the girls could hardly wait to play their first and only soccer game. When the bus arrived at the school. When the Girls the girls swarmed out and headed for the field where a team of girls from Kershaw was waiting. Even though they only had week of practice, the Darlington girls were ready. At half time, the score was 0-0. By the end of the game Penny Duncan had scored the only goal to give the Roadrunners a 1-0 win. Fake Over Heading the ball proved to be a sore experience for the fledgling team. CHEROKEE TOYOTA 726 South Irby St. Florence, S.C. Phone: 669-1676 Compliments of LEWIS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY ROGER'S TOP SHOP 120 West Hampton Darlington Phone: 393-3541 P.O. Box 4943 Florence, S.C. Phone: 393-5433 or 393-5434 Residential Builders 82 Life-Health Accident—Group SUGGS INSURANCE AGENCY 138 Cashua Street Business: 393-7981 Residence: 393-1815 Individual Retirement-HR-10 Pension and Profit Sharing Plans Estate Planning W.N. Suggs-Glenn Suggs INDUSTRIAL PAVING Mineral Springs Road Darlington COXE PARTS and EQUIPMENT CO., INC. Highway 52 By-Pass Darlington, S.C. Phone: 393-5887 Your International Harvester Truck Dealer □ Compliments of Compliments of CENTER BRICK BELK-KING WAREHOUSE FUNERAL HOME Owners: Darlington Whit Jackson and Russell Jackson Lamar, S.C. Kelly Ritter Kelly Ritter, Jr. Bus. 393-6026 Res. 393-5070 FLOWERS ELECTRIC COMPANY Residential—Commercial Wiring and Repairs Furman Flowers 237 Timberlake Drive Owner Florence, S.C. 84 R.E. GOODSON CONSTRUCTION CO., INC General Grading Contractors Rt. 3 Darlington, S.C. Phone: 393-2253 DICK McKELVEY REAL ESTATE Compliments of WATSON CHEVROLET 106 Smith Avenue Darlington, S.C. Phone: 393-6203 995 Pearl St. Darlington CHEVROLET DARLINGTON PROPANE GAS 208 Sycamore St. Darlington, S.C. Phone: 393-3691 Fine Shoes for the Whole Family THE GANGPLANK DARLINGTON SHOE SHOP On the Public Square Join the Pepsi People feelin' free PEPSI COLA BOTTLING CO. Located on S. Irby Street Florence, S.C. Dine on the Ocean give or take a few miles We offer catering and take home orders Florence, S.C. 86 Compliments of MUTUAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION 223 Pearl Street Darlington, S.C. Phone: 393-0461 Member of Federal Home Loan System and Fed. Savings Loan Ins. Corp. PALMETTO GLASS INC 718 W. Darlington St. Florence, S.C. Phone: 669-4921 991 South Irby St. Florence BILL RUTLAND CHEVROLET Phone: 662-8711 Serving a growing Darlington' J.D. GATES and COMPANY 117 Odom Street ?KEAL ESTATE Commercial-Residential Farmland—Lease Developments Building Lots—Acreage Congratulations Class of 1977 MOODY- GODLEY AUCTION CO., INC 52 By-Pass South Archie Moody Darlington, S.C. 803-393-0431 Darlington, S.C. Auctioneers: Johnny Codley Charlotte, N.C. 704-399-9756 There's a World of Things We're Doing Something About E.I. du PONT de NEMOURS CO. Mylar Plant Marion Highway Florence, S.C. ELLIS TRANSFER and STORAGE INC. Agents for Bekins Van Lines 1953 West Evans Florence, S.C. Phone: 669-7705 ELLIS SAND and GRAVEL, INC Paving—Asphalt and Concrete 1953 West Evans Phone: Florence, S.C. 662-2333 Authorized Johnson Dealer I m m CD m Z m 73 -o 70 Q m cr Complete Sales and Services Repairs and Fiberglass Work ELLIS MARINE SALES 629 N. Coit Florence 669-4800 Ray Ellis—Manager 89 Compliments of NUCOR STEEL 'A Good Place to Work P.O. Box 525 Phone: 393-5841 You've tried the rest, now try the best THAD WEINBERG'S SAUSAGE DARLINGTON MACHINERY CO., INC. Electric and Acetylene Welding Mill Supplies Hardware Hartsville Highway 106 Siskron Street McKNIGHT'S AUTO GLASS SHOP Lamar Highway Darlington, S.C. r MORE THAN A STORE - AN IHSTlTUTlOH Phone: 393-3312 Hartsville-Florence Sumter—Myrtle Beach EDWARDS and DARGAN INSURANCE Morris H. Andrews—Chiro. ANDREWS CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC 339 Law St. Phone: Darlington 393-7531 127 Russell Street Darlington, S.C. ADDY DODGE of FLORENCE Compliments of Badge Cars ROYSTER CO. Florence-Darlington Hwy. Highway 301 Florence, S.C. Dodge Phone: 669-1363 Dodge Trucks 9) Member of F.D.I.C. and Federal Reserve System FIRST NATIONAL BANK of South Carolina COKER'S PEDIGREED SEED COMPANY 1 Jlanla for Lanhincj with 137 E. Carolina Avenue Hartsville, S.C. Phone: 332-8151 MARTHA'S BEAUTY and WIG SHOP Washington St. Ext. Darlington, S.C. BECKHAM DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, INC 117 East Broad Street Darlington, S.C. Phone: 393-1192 Phone: 393-5783 Lincoln Privette Ellis Howie IDEAL BUILDERS 126 Exchange Phone: Darlington 393-6331 92 W.H. BRISTOW OIL CO., INC PEE DEE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE Gulf Oil Products N. Main St. 203 Lawson St. Darlington Florence 393-28% 862-4311 Lights the hearts and homes of Over 14,000 member-owners in Darlington, Florence, Chesterfield Lee, Dillon, and Marion Counties Mclver Road Darlington NYTRONICS COMPONENTS GROUP, INC. Orange Street Darlington, S.C. Phone: 393-5421 Compliments of DARLINGTON RESTAURANT Open Thurs. Fri. Sat. 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Treat your family to Bar-B-Que Chicken Bog Fried Chicken by dining at Woody's Pamplico Highway 662-3347 534 Pearl St. Phone: Darlington 393-3927 J.W. Hyman—owner w o o D Y 'S 93 ASPHALT PRODUCTS CORP. Mineral Springs Road Darlington, S.C. PATSY HATHCOCK SCHOOL OF DANCE Tap • Ballet • Toe Baton • Modern Jazz Ballroom • Acrobatic 4 Instructors for All Ages Spring Ext. at Public Square Darlington, S.C. Phone: 393-4766 SOUTHERN GUN WORKS 1134 Hartsville Highway Darlington, S.C. Browning Colt Ithica Mauser Remington Ruger S W Walther T '— ——x :—7 Vv Aq i • s n CpT f it m c mr v j w ! 9 Reloading Supplies and Complete Cunsmithing Services 94 JIMMY McCUTCHEON CONSTRUCTION CO. 409 Barfield Rd. Darlington Compliments of A FRIEND Compliments of Phone: 393-7371 Since 1963 CHASE OIL CO., INC. GRESHAM GIBSON REALTY, INC. Real Estate Sales and Property Management 1247 South Irby St. Florence, South Carolina Florence, S.C. Your Little Profit Dealer' HORNE FORD THE PARK FLORIST 402 McCall Darlington 393-3865 600 North Coit St. Florence, S.C. 95 Sand, Filldirt, and Topsoil L.H. STOKES and SON, INC 1013 Chase Ave. Florence, S.C. Phone: 662-4701 or 662-8285 SMITH TV CENTER 117 Orange Street Darlington, S.C. MOODY'S INSURANCE AGENCY 109 East Broad St. Darlington, S.C. Your Authorized Dealer for ItCJl Compliments of CAROL McCUTCHEON'S BEAUTY SALON 409 Barfield Rd. Phone: Darlington 393-1925 96 BUSINESS PATRONS DAVIS DRUG STORE SOUTHERN STATES SUPPLY COMPANY FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS and LOAN ASSOCIATION DARLINGTON COUNTY TRIBUNE R.L. BRYANT SERVICE STATION Used Cars CarWash Service TROY TYNER S SUNOCO 536 Pearl Street Darlington, S.C. Mr. and Mrs. Ken C. Adams Ep P James A. Goodson Col. and Mrs. Edward J. Ahrens 111 ir Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Graham Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Aimar A Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Grover Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Atkinson Mr. and Mrs. John A. Hancock Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Baker Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Hill Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Beasley === Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ingram, Jr. Don H. Blackmon lyt 1 Mr. and Mrs. Terry Josey Mr. and Mrs. R.B. Bristow llm 11 Jimmy M. Kelly Randy Bryant Mr. and Mrs. Hal W. Kirven Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bryant Mr. and Mrs. Lewis D. Kirven, Jr. C.H. Butler [Jgg llm Mr. and Mrs. E. Clyde Lane, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Don Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Lewis Mr. and Mrs. John H. Causey Ski Robert Loupo Mr. and Mrs. Archie Shaw Dargan III KJ Mr. and Mrs. David Marlowe Mr. and Mrs. Jerry DeWitt Mr. and Mrs. Laurie Price Mr. and Mrs. Dick Dickerson Mr. and Mrs. J. Roy Richardson Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Edwards ; IH Mr. and Mrs. Ray Severance Mr. and Mrs. Furman Flowers Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Walker R.T. Gibson C Cecil Ward i Rhett W. Gleason 97 Freshmen. Sitting: Sara Psillos, Treasurer; Ricky Calloway, Secretary. Standing: Melanie Anderson, Vice-President; LASS CLUB Sophomores. Sitting: Stephanie Flowers, Treasurer. Standing: Artie Candy, President; Jeff Andrews, Vice-President. Not shown: Betsy McCutcheon, Secretary. ANNUAL STAFF Editor..............................David Ingram Business Manager....................Emily Aimar Photographic Editor.........................Walt Edwards Ad Editor..............................Stephanie Marsh Advisor........................Miss Ellen Causey BLOCK D CLUB President.........................Joey Matthews Vice-President.......................Billy Munn Secretary............................David Ingram Treasurer.........................Mike Richardson Advisor.........................Mr. Harry Mitchell DRAMA CLUB President.................................Emily Aimar Vice-President.....................Bobby Bryant Secretary..........................Melinda Rolfe Treasurer.................................Billy Munn Advisor.......................Mrs. Janice Huggins Elizabeth Bristow, President. OFFICERS See Index for pages Where classes and clubs appear luniors. Front: Mike Richardson, Treasurer; Mark Munn, Vice-President. Back: Mark Matthews, President; Donna Sansbury, Secretary. Seniors. Sitting: David Ingram, Treasurer; Dean Belk, Secretary. Standing: Joey Matthews, Vice-President; Walt Edwards, President. MATH CLUB Prpsiripnt Lisa Stallings Vice-President. Secretary Trpasurpr Sandy Baker AHvknr Miss Kave Autrev NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY President Emily Aimar Vice-President, Walt Edwards Secretary David Ingram Treasurer Billy Munn Advisor Mrs. lane Edwards SPANISH CLUB President Susan Bristow Vice-President, Secretary Treasurer Carla Anderson Advisor SENIOR CREDITS EMILY JEAN AIMAR Pep Club 1; Jr-Sr server 1; Science Club I; Newspaper 1,2; Sigma 1,2,4; Homecoming Court 2,3,4 Maid of Honor; Homecoming chairman 3; Student Forum representative 3,4 Dance Committee; Drama Club 1,2,3 Vice-President, 4 President; P. C. Junior Fellow 3; Furman Scholar 3; Newberry Scholar 3; French Club 2,3 Secretary; Powderpuff soccer 3; Annual Staff 2,3,4 Business Manager; National Honor Society 2,3 Vice- President, 4 President; Society of Distinguished American High Schoool Students 4; Who's Who Among Americ an High School Students 4; DA U,3,4. DEAN ELLISON BELK |V baskeball 1; Student Forum representative 1; Varsity basketball 2,3,4 captain; Spanish Club 2; Varsity Soccer 3,4; Block D 3,4; DA 1,2,3,4. WALTER COKER EDWARDS, |R. |V basketball 1; Class President 1,4; Sigma 1,2,3,4; Class Secretary-Treasurer 2; Annual Staff 2,3 Photographer, 4 Photographic editor; Spanish Club 2,3; Drama Club 2,3 Secretary , 4; Soccer 2,3; Varsity basketball 2; Block D 3,4; P.C. Junior Fellow 3; Newberry Scholar 3; Governor's School 3; Boy's State 3; Co-chairman magazine sales 3; National Honor Society 3,4 Vice-President; Society of Distinguished American High School Students 4; Who's Who Among American High School Students 4; DA 1,2,3,4. THOMAS McBRIDE HOFFMEYER |V basketball 1 captain; Varsity basketball 2,3 captain, 4 captain; Baseball 2; Spanish Club 2,3; Varsity soccer 2,3 captain,4 captain; Block D 3,4; DA U33 JAMES DAVID INGRAM Jr-Sr server 1; Class Secretary-Treasurer 1; Class Treasurer 3,4; Interplay Committee 1,3; Student Forum 2 Secretary, 3 Vice- President; Drama Club 2,3,4; Sigma 1,2,3,4; Varsity soccer 3,4; Block D 3,4 Secretary; National Honor Society 3 Treasurer, 4 Secretary; Governor's School 3; Boy's State 3; Furman Scholar 3; Wofford King Teen 3; French Club 3 President; Annual Staff 1,2,3 Assistant Editor, 4 Editor; Newberry Scholar 3; Student Faculty Board 2,3; Varsity basketball 2,3 manager, 4 manager; Society of Distinguished American High School Students 4; Who's Who Among American High School Students 4; DA 1,2,3,4. MARGARET SPRING KIRVEN Science Club 1; Pep Club 1; French Club 2; Cheerleader 1,2,3; Newspaper 1,2,3 Sports editor; Powderpuff soccer 3; Drama Club 1,2,3,4; Block D 3,4; Homecoming Court 4; DA 1,2,3,4. MICHAEL BISHOP LOUPO Class President 2; Spanish Club 2,3; Varsity soccer 3; Block D 3,4; DA 2,3,4 STEPHANIE JANE MARSH Jr-Sr server 1; Pep Club 1; Science Club 1; French Club 2,3; Newspaper I; School Ensemble 1,2; Annual Staff 1,2,3,4 Ad editor; Homecoming Court 4 Queen; DA 1,2,3,4. JOSIAH SIMPSON MATTHEWS IV Newspaper 1 News editor, 2; Sigma 2; Soccer 1,2,3,4; Block D 2,3 President, 4 President; |r-Sr server 1; Student Faculty Board 2; Drama Club 1,2,4; French Club 3; Class Vice-President 4; Newberry Scholar 3; Boy's State 3; Who's Who Among American High School Students 4; DA 1.2.3.4. PEARL ANN MILES Pep Club 1; French Club 2,3 Secretary; School Ensemble 1,2; Class Vice-President 1,2; Baseball scorekeeper 2; Newspaper 1,2 Business Man- ager; Class Secretary 3; Student Forum representative 2 Homecoming chairman; Interplay Committee 2,3; National Honor Society 3,4; Sigma 2,3,4; Co-chairman magazine sales 3; Class Historian 4; Homecoming Court 4; Who's Who Among American High School Students 4; DA 1.2.3.4. WILLIAM ANTHONY MUNN Varsity soccer 2,3,4; Baseball 2; Newspaper 2,3 Assistant Editor; Sigma 2; Spanish Club 2,3; Drama Club 2,1,4 Treasurer; National Honor Society 3,4 Treasurer; P.C. Junior Fellow 3; Newberry Scholar 3; Block D 3,4 Vice President; Student Forum 4 Treasurer; Varsity basketball 4; Class Lawyer 4; Society of Distinguished American High School Students 4; Who's Who Among American High School Students 4; DA 2,3,4. JOHN EDWARD ODOM, JR Sigma 2; Jr-Sr server I; JV basketball 1,2 captain; Baseball 2; French Club 2,3; Class Vice-President 3; Varsity soccer 2,1,4; Block D 3,4; Student Forum 4 President; DA 1,2,3,4. MARK LEROY POWERS Varsity basketball 1,4; Block D 1,4; DA 1,4 . GREGORY CHRISTOPHER PSILLOS JV basketball I captain; Varsity basketball 2,3 c aptain, 4 captain; Baseball 2; French Club 2,3; Varsity soccer 1,2,3,4; Bloc k D 2,3,4; DA 1,2,1,4. MELINDA ANNE ROLFE Pep Club I; Science Club I; Drama Club 1,23,4 Secretary; Newspaper 1,2; Spanish Club 2 Treasurer, 3 Treasurer; Sigma 2,1,4; Powderpuff soccer 1; P.C. Junior Fellow 3; Furman Scholar 1; National Honor Society 3,4; Homecoming Court 4; Class Prophet 4; Society of Distinguished American High School Students 4: Betty Crocker Award 4; DA 1,2,3,4. TERRY DALE SYLVESTER Varsity basketball 3,4 captain; Varsity scxcer 3,4 captain; Block D 3,4; DA 3,4. AD INDEX Addy Dodge 91 Andrews Chiropractice 91 Asphalt Products 94 Beckham Distributing 92 Belk-King 84 Bob's Food Shop 73 Bonnoitt's Feed and Seed 81 Bristow Oil 93 Brown Construction 77 Bryant Service Station 97 C S National Bank 76 Carolina Drug 72 Cashua St. Service Station 73 Center Brick Whse. 84 Central Drug 74 Chase Oil Co. 95 Cherokee Toyota 82 Coastal Coca-Cola 78 CokerJ.L. Co. 91 Coker's Pedigreed Seed Co. 92 Cox Chrysler-Plymouth 79 Coxe Parts Equipment 83 Cross Superette 74 D G Farm Supply 72 Daniel Lumber 78 Darlington Construction 80 Darlington County Tribune 97 Darlington Florist 81 Darlington Machinery 91 Darlington Music 81 Darlington Monument Works 76 Darlington Propone Gas 86 Darlington Restaurant 93 Darlington Shoe Shop 86 Davis Drug 97 Diamond Hill 78 DuPont 88 Edwards Dargan Ins. 91 Ellis Marine Sales 89 Ellis Sand Gravel 89 Ellis Transfer Storage 89 Farmer's Hardware 70 First Federal 97 First National Bank of SC 92 Florence Concrete 73 Flowers Electric 84 Gangplank 86 Carland's Garage 79 Gates Realty 88 Gibson Realty 95 Goodson Construction 85 H S Furniture 79 Hathcock School of Dance 94 Horne Ford 95 Ideal Builders 92 Industrial Paving 83 Jones Auto Wrecking 76 Kelly's Country Kitchen 71 Lowe's 72 Lunch Box 77 Martha's Beauty Wig 92 McCutcheon's Beauty Salon % McCutcheon Construction 95 McKelvey Real Estate 86 McKnight's Auto Glass 91 Milling Warehouse 71 Modern TV 73 Moody-Godley Auction 88 Moody's Insurance % Mutual Savings and Loans 87 News Press 75 Nucor Steel 90 Nytronics 93 Palmetto Glass 87 Park Florist 95 Pee Dee Electric Co-Op 93 Peoples Insurance 75 Pepsi-Cola 86 Photo Village 70 Ponds Construction 74 Price Brothers 71 Price's Warehouse 81 Quality TV 70 Roger's Top Shop 82 Royster 91 Ruthland Chevrolet 87 Shaw Lumber 74 Smith TV 96 Sonoco 72 Southern Gun Works 94 Southern States Supply 97 Stokes Sand Gravel % Suggs Insurance 83 Timmons White Builders 77 Tuner's Sunoco 97 Vulcraft 70 WDAR 77 WJMX-WSTN 71 Watson Chevrolet 86 Thad Weinberg's Sauage 91 Willcox Drug 77 Williams SOC Station 77 Willis Chiropractic 76 Woody's Bar-B-Que 93 'EN1RAL. IN I E Academics 59-68 Academics, K-8 60, 61 Academics, 9-12 62-63 Achievement Tests 75 Adams, Eric 21 Adams, Eva Irene 18, 41 58 Administration 68 Advertisements 69-97 Ahrens, Ann Margaret 29 53 Ahrens, Steve 33, 3539, 42 58 Aimar, Charles 47, 57 Aimar, Emily 6, 24, 25, 26, 28, 33, l 0, 54, 56, 57, 98, 99, 100 Aimar, Janet 38, 42, 58 Anderson, Carla 38, 42, 51, 58, 99 Ar derson, Elaine 12 Anderson, Jennifer 38 Anderson, Lisa 35 Anderson, Melanie 4,5, 27, 38,47, 54, 58, 98 Anderson Reginald 21 Anderson, Tripp 26 Andrews, Jeff 51, 54,58, 98 Annual Staff 57, 98 Assemblies 18, 19 Atkinson, Andy 21 Atkinson, April 6 August, Gary 17 Awards Day 8, 9 Bailey, Rhett 12 Baker, Sandy 29, 53, 99 Barber, Jerry 42, 58 Basketball, JV 38, 39, 48, 49 Basketball, Varsity boys 42, 43, 49 Basketball, Varsity girls 40, 42, 49 Baxley, Ronald 13, 29 Belk, Dean 2,6,27,28,42,52,99,100 Blackmon, Bobby 6 Blackmon, Donna 35, 53 Blackwell, Beverly 17 Black D Club 52, 98 Bonnoitt, Brent 12 Bonnoitt, Emily 17 Bonnoitt, Frank 2, 6, 52, 54, 64 Bonnoitt, Harriet 41, 47, 52 Bonnoitt, Jerry 42, 58 Bonnoitt, Mahlon 27, 30 Bonnoitt, Mary 22 Bonnoitt, Timmy 15, 38, 39 Brasington, Dargan 6 Brasington, Harold 22 Break-Recess 12, 13 Bristow, Bobby 35, 39, 53 Bristow, Elizabeth 25, 45, 47, 98 Bristow, Katherine 38 45 Bristow, Margaret 5, 47, 50, 54, 38 Bristow, Susan 51, 54, 58, 99 Britton, Davy 43, 58 Britton, Donna 26 Brown, Tony 43, 58 Brunson, Renee 13 Bryant, Barbara 41, 48, 52 Bryant, Bobby 50, 54, 56, 59, 98 Bryant, Carla 30, 53 Bryant, Cathy 25, 40, 41, 51, 52, 58 Bryant, Joe 35 Bryant Jo Lynn 38, 53 Bryant, Laurie 45, 52, 54 Bryant Roger 6 Bryant Tommy 22 Butler, Patty Jo 35, 53 Calcutt, Ron 39, 48 Campbell, Jassen 7 Cheerieaders 44, 45 Coleman, Dean 36 Coleman, Jeff 18 Collins, Fran 43, 58 Collins, Robin 41, 47, 50, 52, 54, 57, 58 Community Life 16, 17 Cook, Anne 39, 53 Cook, Wyman 26 Coxe, Miles 18 Credits, Senior 100 Cross, Cindy 30, 53 Cross, Susan 7 Cunningham, Brock 7 Cunningham, Tom 7 Dancing 32 Dargan, Elizabeth 13 Dargan, Nichole 13 DeMaurice , Robin 43 DeWitt, David 26, 51 DeWitt, Melissa 30, 53 DeWitt, Michael 39 DeWitt, Tony 22 Dickerson, Angela 36, 38, 53, 99 Dickerson, Bob 15, 48 Dickerson, Elizabeth 22 Drama Club 54, 98 DuBose, Peggy 25, 32, 40, 41, 52, 55, 57 DuBose, Scott 18 Duncan, Penny 40, 41, 43, 58, 82 Edwards, Pat 23 Edwards, Steve 48, 57, 58, 69, Edwards, Walt 28, 54, 56, 57, 98, 99, 100 Eighth Grade 41-46 Ethridge, Kim 13 Faculty 66, 67 Fifth Grade 29-34 First Grade 12-17 Flowers, Angela 23 Flowers, Meg 16, 52, 54, 58 Flowers, Stephanie 16, 52, 54, 58, 63, 98 Flowers, Tony 18 Flowers, Tony 23 Fourth Grade 26-29 Freshmen 47-51, 98 Galloway, Cindy 7, 25 Galloway, Ricky 39, 48, 58, 98 Gandy, Artie 53, 58, 63, 98 Garland, Billy 23, 51 Garland, Ken, Jr. 8 Garland Ramona 27 Garland, Shawn 8 Gaskins, Rhonda 30, 51 Gates, April 8 Gentry, Lisa 8 Gerald, Kassandra 13 Gibson, Todd 18 Gleason, Franklin 8 Golf 34 Goodson, Crystal 14 Goodson, Hal 15, 39 Goodson, James 27, 51 Goodson, Renee 38, 39 Goodson, Ronnie 52, 55 Goodson, Tom 31, 53 Government, School 50, 51 Graduation 8, 9 Graham, Tavis 19 Guy, Robynn 41, 46, 48, 54, 58 Hamilton, Jesse 19 Hammond, Dede 9 Hancock, Barbara 10, 49, 54, 58 Harrison, Julie 31, 53 Harrison, Tammy 19 Hathcock, Jason 9 Hathcock, Tina 53 Helms, Colette 31, 53 Hill, Patrice 9 Hinson, Art 9 Hodgens, Heather 19 Hoffmeyer, Thomas 14,28,42,52,100 Homecoming 24, 25 Howard, Elizabeth 31, 53 Howard, William 18, 23 Huggina, Belinda 27 Huggins, Christy Ann 9 Ingram, David 11, 29, 42, 54, 56, 57, 98, 99, 100 Initiation 79 Isgett, Tim 13, 31 James, Kim 24 Jeffers, Jimmy 53, 54 Jeffords, Jonathan 10, 25 Johnson, Paula 10 Jones, Jeth 10 Jordan, Baron 14 Jordan, Maury 44, 58, 39 Jordan, Mike 32 Jordan, Mitchell 24 Jordan, Pam 32 Jordan, Sydney 32 Jordan, Tim 19, 51 Josey, Mac 36, 39, 51, 53 Juniors 54, 55, 56, 99 Junior-Senior 6, 7 Kelly, Garland 20 Kirby, Georgeanna 24 Kirven, Spring 11, 25, 29, 52, 54, 100 Kirven, Wilson 36 Lane, Mary Ellen 39, 53 Lane, Monica 14 Lawson, Becky 24, 51 Lawson, Robin 44, 58 Lewis, Connie 20 102 Lewis, Marcia Lynn 10 Lewis, Melissa 17, 44, 58 Lewis, Robbie 27 Lewis, Tony 32, 53 Lewis, Will 20 Long, Kimberly 20 Lowder, Ann 36, 38, 53, 99 Loupo, Mike 17, 18, 29, 52, 100 Lunch 14, 15 Marlowe, Scott 20 Marsh, Stephanie 24, 25, 29, 57, 98, 100 Math Club 53, 99 Matthews, Brenda 38, 44, 58 Matthews, Joey 26, 30, 52, 54, 98, 99, 100 Matthews, Mark 34, 42, 55, 99 Matthews, Mollie 27 McCutcheon, Betsy 5, 53, 54, 98 McCutcheon, Dee Ann 14 McCutcheon, Kathy 45, 58 Miles, Ann 4, 25, 30, 56, 100 Miles, Charles W. 32, 53 Miles, Lynn 45, 50, 52, 53, 58, 99 Mims, Mark 24 Moffat, Crier 45, 58 Money-making, Parents 20, 21 Money-making, Students 22, 23 Moody, Laverne 14 Moody, Nancy 41, 45, 58 Morris, David 15 Morris, Margaret 40, 51, 53 Morris, Michael 25 Morris, Terri 10 Mozingo, Aladdin 13, 26, 42, 50, 55, 58, 75 Munn, Billy 30, 42, 50, 52, 54, 56, 98, 99, 100 Munn, Clark 40 Munn, Mark 42, 52, 55, 99 Music Croups 55 National Honor Society 56, 99 Odom, Billy 28 Odom, Ginny 11 Odom, John 6,11,23, 26, 30 50, 52, 51, 62, 63, 100 Odom, Ronnie 56, 58 Odom, Susan 15 Officers, Class and Club 98, 99 Opening Day 10, 11 Pappas, Paul 15, 51 Physical Education 64, 65 Pictures, Posed 26, 27 Powers, Mark 31, 42, 52, 100 Powers, Tony 54, 65 Pre-School 6, 7, 8, 9,10, 11, 12, Price, Jean 45, 49, 57, 58 Price, Julia 38, 49, 57 Privette, Jeff 15 Privette, Karen 45, 58 Privette, Lee 37 Psillos, Gregg 31, 42, 43, 62, 100 Psillos, Sara 38, 49, 54, 58, 98, 99 Psillos, Theresa 41, 54 Reynolds, Larstene 34 Richardson, Brenda 11 Richardson, Mike 15,17, 34, 42,43,52, 56, 98, 99 Richardson, Phoebe 45, 58 Richardson, Robin 46, 58 Richardson, Thomas 42, 54, 65 Rogers, Russ 15 Rolfe, Melinda 6, 25, 31, 56, 98, 100 Sansbury, Donna 41,52, 56,57,65,99 Sawyer, Teresa 11 Scalf, Lin 16 Scoreboard 48, 49 Scott, Andrea 46, 58 Scott, Margaret 34, 53 Second Grade 17-21 Segars, Gretchen 16 Sellers, Debbie 50, 58 Seniors 29-31, 99, 100 Seventh Grade 38-41 Severance, Meg 5, 38, 50, 54, 58 Sevarance, Monica 28 Shake, Christine 56 Shaw, Christy 16 Shaw, Cindy 16 Shaw, Paul 28 Sixth Grade 35-37 Smith, Jason 11 Smothers, Barbara 16 Smothers, Toni 37, 53 Soccer, Girls 82 Soccer, )V 35, 48 Soccer, Varsity 36, 37, 48 Sophomores 51-54, 98 Spanish Club 58, 99 Spivey, Brock 17 Spivey, Shannon 25, 61 Sports 34-49 Staff, School 66, 67 Stallings, Lisa 40, 53, 99 Stelline, Pamela Ann 11 Stokes, Karen 40, 45 Student Life 5-32 Study Hall 64, 65 Suggs, Tammy 37, 38, 53 Sylvester, Terry 6, 31, 42, 52, 100 Theme 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 33, 59, 69, 104 Third Grade 21-25 Thompson, Larry 34, 50, 58 Tolson, Lisa 28 Truett, Nina 25 Truett, Wendy 40 Tyler, Lynn 41, 45 Tyner, Jamie 39, 50, 58 Visitors 18, 19 Walker, Greg 37 Walker, Martie 41, 53 Walker, Todd 25, 51 Ward, Penny 41, 46, 58 Wardlaw, Kenny 39, 50, 58 Watford, Julie 34, 60 Weatherford, Glen 39, 51 Weatherford, Pam 34, 53, 61 Weatherford Teresa 41, 46, 58 White, Rhon 12 Williams, Michael 21 Williamson, Mclver 28 Willis, Martha 52, 56, 65 Wise, Brett 29, 51 Wise , Denise 41, 45 THANKS Debbie Morris Designed cover Mr. Frank Ingram Proof-read copy Mrs. Janice Huggins Proof-read copy , Mrs. Rachel Watford Typed Mike Richardson Wrote copy and captions o Roodrunner It's hard to be We've made it through another year. Obstacles as big as mountains were thrown in our path, but we still managed to stay out in front. The going seems to get a little easier each year as the Academy becomes more established, but we will always find Waiting for Mom. Reading a good library book passes the time while waiting for Mom to pick you up. Great exodus. When the last bell rings, an exodus starts for the parking lot. Beep! Beep! Roadrunners coming through. 9