Laurens District 55 High School - Fifty Fiver Yearbook (Laurens, SC)

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Before the first pep rally, Lisa Spoon col- lects money for pep club cards from David Blakely while Mark Babb waits to pay for his card. During 2nd period. Miss Sarah R. Smith assigns grammar books to her senior Honors English class. Greg Bsiley 8 Back to School

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HIGH PERFORMANCE Before giving a customer the final price, Melody Griffin checks the register readout. While Mike Caldwell and Bart Huffman glance over Ken Boone's shoulder, Ken hurriedly finishes his physics homework before homeroom. Student Life 7

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After receiving her combination from her homeroom teacher. Phyllis Miller tries to open her locker for the first time. Standing in line behind the library. Herbie Nelson. Derick Pindroh. Carol Riddle, Be- nita Scott, and Danny Smith wait to have their pictures made during their English class. Greg Bailey Greg Bailey Learning to count by tens in Spanish II. Chip Brownlee asks a classmate to double-check his homework answers on the board. A few days after the beginning of school. Mr. Don Ross, guidance de- partment head, consults Marty Jacks concerning a schedule change. Time for Action Time for school to start already? But I'll need pens and pencils and notebooks and new jeans and new shoes and ... — the list grows longer each year. With all the details to be worked out, the process of starting back to school proved to be just as hectic as ever. The free and easy summer lifestyle ended abruptly on August 24 with the first full day of school. Students were reminded of just how difficult it could be to drag themselves from a soft, warm bed to a cold, hard desk in homeroom by 8:25 each morning. Getting to bed at a decent hour and discipling themselves to do homework were also part of the routine for students. The freshmen first met as a class on August 17 at their summer orientation. Though they had been given a short, informal tour of the high school while in junior high, 582 rising ninth graders officially became high school freshmen on this day. The upperclassmen reported to school on August 22 for schedules and homeroom assignments. Lockers were assigned and new rules concerning after-school detention and semester exams were ex- plained. The price of a free education increased drastically. Lab fees, club dues, special textbooks, insurance, school pictures, parking permits, newspaper subscriptions, and yearbooks squeezed students and par- ents for every spare dime. Getting back into the day to day routine of classes and homework brought feelings of both excitement and dread. Ready or not the beginning of a new year meant the time for action. Back to School 9