Darlington Academy - Kinesis Yearbook (Darlington, SC)

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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

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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

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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