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

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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

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dill' 'V Paradise Island After seven months of homework and studying, seniors got a chance to rest and relax. Basking on the white sands of a tropical island provided that rest and re- laxation for 244 seniors during their 1981 spring vacation. ' Each senior who participated was re- quired to fork over S380 ldivided into four 395.00 paymentsl. These fares cov- ered the ever-rising expenses for five days of eating, drinking, and being merry. But after the money was paid, the travelers relaxed and began the countdown to the long-awaited date of departure. On Thursday night, April 8, 1981, at 9:00 p.m.,A the seniors boarded Greyhound buses for the eleven-hour road trip to Mi- ami, Florida. Once in Miami, the crew boarded the U.S.S. Emerald Seas, a sort of floating hotel which would trans- port them to the Bahamas and back. On the island, the seniors had a wide variety of activities to choose from. Some opted for soaking up some sun on the beaches, while others went shopping in the marketplaces and shops. But after only 3 days in Nassau, the prospect of returning home had to be faced. It was back to ship, back to Miami, back to the buses, and back to lrmo where the seniors could tell everyone of their experiences on the Bahamas trip, the last major activity for them as seniors. All ashore who's going ashore! The Emerald Seas beckons to Bahama goers from its dock in Mi- ami, Florida. The wind swept beaches in Nassau are a favorite playground for traveling lrmo seniors. Sunning, swim- ming and people watching are popular. Student l.ilefBahamas 9