John C Calhoun High School - Talon Yearbook (Walterboro, SC)

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The War hawk Staff consisted of juniors and seniors who showed an interest in journalism. The paper was an excellent means of commu- nication among the entire student body. It gave the students a chance to voice their opinions ibrough articles which appeared in the paper. Freedom of the press was sometimes taken for granted before, but students realized how important this personal freedom was. Being able to express one’s own views gave students a feeling of pride. After seeing the finished products, members of the staff felt a sense of accomplishment. Because of increased expenses, THE WARHAWK was published only twice this year — once each semester. To supplement these is- sues, THE SHRIEKER was print- ed every other month. THE SHRIEKER, printed on its fam- ous blue paper, contained campus happenings, school news, and in- formation. It was a condensed ver- sion of THE WARHAWK. Spon- sors bought ads for the small is- sues of THE SHRIEKER. Freedom Of The Press (Above) Mrs. Blocker and staff are proud of their work! (Left) Lesli Howell and Kathleen Sim- mons prepare THE SHRIEKER for mail- ing. Warhawk 19

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Members of the staff were di- vided into sections to work under a specific editor. Everyone had her own job to do and things ran quite smoothly. Each knew exactly what was expected of her. Jack Young, Jostens representative to John C. was always willing to help with any unexpected problems that arose. His ideas and sugges- tions were appreciated throughout the year. Meetings were usually after school or during study halls. Mrs. Hawes served as an “at- school” advisor this year while learning about the function of the staff. Members were assigned to sec- tions under their editors who in- cluded Allison Reeves, Paige Grayson, Lesli Howell, Grace Ann Mitchell, Kim Moody, Cathy Sams, Marsha McGinnis, and Yvette Floyd. (Above) Kim Moody and Yvette Floyd can't decide which pictures to use for their layout. (Above) What does Jostens’ representative Jack Young find so funny about this photo? (Top) Mrs. Hawes helps Lesli Howell and Paige Grayson choose a picture. (Above) Photographer Rodney Cummings pours the exact amount of chemicals into the mixture. 18 Talon

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The December and May issues of THE WARHAWK contained campus news, student features, teacher features, class news, ABC’s, melody mix-ups, editori- als, sports, and words of wisdom. Mrs. Blocker and the four editors assigned each member to work un- der a particular editor. Editors and Mrs. Blocker made assign- ments to each individual for a cer- tain article. Each member was re- sponsible for typing his own arti- cle and handing it in to his respec- tive editor before the deadline. Deadlines were always hectic times, but somehow the staff al- ways came through. Usually, pro- crastination was their worst en- emy. It was sometimes hard to get motivated, but once they started, they got the job done and done well. In November, the editors, Mrs. Blocker, and photographers vis- ited Gahagan Print Shop where the paper is published. Mr. Gaha- gan gave the group an interesting and informative tour of the shop. He explained the production pro- (Above) Gwen Murdaugh, Randy Addison, and Grace Ann Mitchell proofread materi- al for publication. 20 Warhawk