Irmo High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Irmo, SC)

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Just a friendly chat . . . Alicia Jenkins and Melly Ward take advan- tage of not having a lunchfstudy hall. 6 Student Life Three is company with David Adamson, Laura McGee and Scott Derrick who enjoy some time outside before the weather turns chilly. 'Y N . . . is W v-, Q

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ff -.,, Ii ff ,if J ', nt, s -' '.sl' 5 .'s' Tm '71 f .,l' ln all his or her glory . . . Danny Westerkam, alias Delilah, and his side- kick Dr. Sprawls prepare to give the crown to the new queen. Strutting her stuff. pistol packin' Hi-Stepper Suzette DeMaci dances through a routine for a cheering pep rally audience. Yes, in whatever Irmo High School students did, they certainly attracted attention. Why, even the very day before school was supposed to have start- ed, the attention of the whole state was turned to Irmo, where students could not return to school on schedule. Due to the discovery of asbestos in the ceiling, school was delayed for a week. The entire first-floor ceiling had to be rebuilt so that any possi- ble threat of cancer was removed. The news media took an interest in Irmo High and everyone watched as faculty and students moved Irmo High School to the second floor. After everything was settled in and the year was belatedly kicked off, things began to feel like Irmo again. School spirit was at an all time high, and students and faculty showed it. They supported Irmo's many activities, whether they were athletic, cultural or academic. And, although it was not the number one priority for the 1981-'82 school year, the Irmese thought black and gold anyway. Even throughout some unaccustomed defeat, Irmo stu- dents were proud to say, Look at me . . .. I'm From IR1VI0l Opening 5

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A, 4, f ' -3 ' ,fa V- is if 7 , 'ijr ff Student Life Q: When that three o'clock bell rang and Irmo stu- dents went home, did they leave their school pride in their lockers? A: Absolutely not! As Irmo High School students marched home ev- ery day or left school for summer vacation, they took their Irmo pride and spirit with them. They took it to work with them, they took it shopping, they took it across the ocean on ships and planes. In burger joints, shopping malls and in foreign lands that familiar exclamation could be heard: Look at me . . . I'm from Irmo! Whether or not other people understood the meaning of the word Irmo, they looked and took notice. People were looking at the Irmese on Lake Murray, at the movies, at the State Fair. The loca- tions and activities were as diversified as the stu- dents themselves, but they all had one thing in common: they shared that Irmo pride. What has ten legs and sings? Eric Haupfear, Edgar Alewine, David Padgett, Greg Albers and Ben Bryant of Aria produce some rockin' sounds, Student Lf 7