Hillcrest High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Dalzell, SC)

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.......4 and iw, Am, ,1- ibiza -I if get W' 2? V, W J '1--. l had an attack! joe Brown hw. champs down on a Big Mac when his weekend munchies overcome him. ln the corner pocket. Lining up a pool shot, Ken Runyon kicks off his weekend by hitting the Youth Center. 'Q Weekendsfliangouts 45

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A flip of the wrist and . . . The idea of a missed shot makes Tony Parks work for ultimate footsball technique at the Ret. 44 Weekends!!-iangouts and going places Ho-hum! Trudging down the hall everyday, my five pounds of books feeling more like a ton with every step. I pray for Friday. Creep, creep . . . second slug by. Then, ring! Emancipa- tion at last! I guess you'd say I'm a weekend person 'cause I just drift through school, but when Friday rolls a- round . . . watch out! The real me escapes . . . the mask drops. Being the creature of moods that I am, you can find me just about any- wh ere on a Friday or Sat- urday night. When I feel like shooting pool or play- ing foosball, or just generally loafing, I head for the Youth Center, the Ret or Catchall Center. Dreamland and the Youth Center provide me with a place to put on my boogie shoes and get out on the floor. Sometimes tummy tumb lings just get the better of n . . . goodbye diet! Snackin' time sends me to McDonalc Village Inn, Pizza Hut or Wiener King. The bonus is get to see all my friends slaving over the grease pits or oven and catch up on all the latest gossip. Sometimes my money runs out and I'm reduced tn staying at home . . . but I ali ways have my skateboard t keep me company. :untill 'Tia-A

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At the Lee County Court- house in Bishopville atten- tion was centered on the spacious courtroom lanuary 17. The hearing was ready to begin, except for one mi- nor detail. Neither side had requested a court re- corder. That's one thing they can't blame me for, com- mented District 2 Super- intendent Dr. ll. William Mitchell later. Thus began the court pro- ceedings of the school Dis- trict 2 Board versus Dr. Mitchell. ln December, eight charges were levied against the superintendent by the board. Charges that were pending included: misuse of posi- tion and authority to en- gender public opposition to duly adopted board poli- cies, misuse of district personnel and equipment. insubordination, incompe- tence, and attempted intimi- dation of district employees by threatening to ad- versely affect such board member's job security, Also, procurement of board action by misre- presentation, willful ne- glect of duties and respon- sibilities, and finally. attempted intimidation of district employees by threatening to adversely affect the public security of such employee's spouse. Meanwhile in Bishopville, a court recorder was called from Columbia to come to the session, and court was recessed until 2 p.m. During the break, both sides met and decided the case should be referred to Lee County Master in Equity, Archie Beattie. After hearing the evidence, Beattie would make recom- mendations to Third Circuit Iudge Dan Lan ey on whether just cause existed for Mitchell to be fired. 46 issues 'I'wo weeks later the Spot- light was again on the courthouse. Mitchell's at- torney, Harry Dent of Columbia, asked that the board be more specific in charges against the doctor. Again, court was recessed until the early afternoon. Then Dent stated that more time was needed to hear the charges. Beattie called for them to be ready to present the case early the next morning. Tuesday Dent said after hearing the charges, it would be necessary to re- quest a private hearing. Beattie started to object because no written request for a closed hearing had been made. llowever, he was then presented with a Ianuary 6 letter from Mitchell to the board re- questing a private-hearing. Two days after the con- tent of this letter had been published, Dent said it was a mistake and the super- intendent wanted a public hearing. There was some specu- lation as to whether this had been planned before- hand. Dent cited at least two reasons for the request. The first was that they would not be able to refute statements made for two days. Another reason given was that witnesses could not be sequestered if the hearing was public. Prosecution witnesses started to testify on February 1. District 2 Busi- ness Manager T.O. Brunson was the first to give test- imony in the case. Six more witnesses test- ified onthe next Tuesday: maintenance and operations director Robert Bateman, Shaw Heights Elementary School Principal, Iames Brown, Assistant Su- perintendent of Public Per- sonnel Services Reynolds bclwiad closed e ..-- KF' ti' X 1. I