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

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Summertime Summertime It’s In The Way That You Use It Summer — a time to relax, re- group, retrain habits, rely on sun, and remain in bed un- til well into the after- noon. Right? Wrong for some students who used their sum- mer to benefit more important aspects of their lives than the degree of their tans. Camps of all kinds were flooded with students working to improve their scho- lastic and athletic skills. Football, bas- ketball, and cheer- leading camps all helped unite groups of people as they learned to work more closely as a team. Girls’ State and Boys' State sessions were summer programs de- signed to improve the government-knowledge of worthy history stu- dents. Governor’s Schools also catered to unique individuals. Ashley Hud- son attended GS for the T missed my soap op- eras, but I did earn some money — Toni Willson Arts at Furman, and ex- perienced a rigid five weeks of intense dance study and training. It was harder than I imag- ined it would be, but all the work paid off be- cause of all the new things I learned.” Many students found a terrific way to combine summer’s fun with earning ex- tra money: they worked at the beach! It was a great way to learn responsibility — You have no one to stop from doing any- thing but you also know there’s a limit,” said George Long, who worked at Edisto. Of course, there were those laid-back individuals who used their summer as noth- ing more than a much- deserved and long- awaited holiday. After all, having fun and relaxing in the great (hot) outdoors are what summer is all about! It’s all in the way that you use it. Fun At School? Working parents whose chil- dren attend John C. had an alter- native to day care centers this summer. JCCA sponsored a sum- mer camp that turned ordinary day care into education and fun. Helping at the camp were Wen- dy and Tracy Ulmer, Coach Brett Maddox, and JoLynn Bennett. Children learned to use computers and experimented with arts and crafts. Rented movies and pop- corn simulated a summer theatre, and the playground was room to release spare energy. Wendy Ulmer found the camp “enjoy- ment, but also a job. I got to know the kids real well.” Summer () 3