Lexington High School - Cats Paw Yearbook (Lexington, SC)

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Nippy winter breezes make recess gabbing almost unbearable for Larry Hope, but he braves the winds by tightening his coat. Packing Christmas surprises for the Student Council project-toys to the deprived-are Audrey Buchanan and Stella Keisler. el ,..-. -sf -J - A-3-rg, -,',..-- Q ,,V x,.k msn-'gn-7 - an V ,ag- -fz,' M, K .4 28-Win ter Quiz Teom Pre voils As Champions Four seniors were chosen to represent the school as contestants on the WIS radio Battle of the Brains quiz program. Held at Dutch Square, the team of four downed A. C. Flora 32-30 and Brookland-Cayce 52-34 on their way to the final round. ln contention for the championship after two consecutive victories were Lexington and Columbia high schools. On Feb- ruary 2 the two teams met, result- ing in the defeat of Columbia by 48-47 and the emergence of Lexington as undefeated champions. A check of fiftydollars was awarded the winning team, which Lexington gave to the Honor Society. Attending a statewide Latin forum in Columbia were representa- tives from a group of students of the language at Lexington. Although not an organized club, the Latin ll students met and installed officers to preside over future assemblages. Murmurs of delight about the upcoming holidays were mixed with groans of despair as the realization of exams hit students full force. Teachers hurriedly wught a cutting-off point for first semester work. Administered for the first time prior to Christmas, mid-term exams still did not dampen the pre-holiday spirits of most students.

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Twirling their barons, Lexington's majorettes lead the band down Main Street in the Christmas Parade. Returning after an unannounced holiday, Bonnie Jumper can 't resist the temp tation of bombarding Robbie Caughman with ice. 30-Winter icy Weather intrigues, Tho Hazardous Ushering in the Yuletide season, the Lexington High Cat Band led the annual Christmas parade. Various other school groups were also represented as cheer- leaders, Miss Honor Society, and the Homecoming Queen were greeted by waving hands and cries of boisterous youngsters eagerly awaiting Saint Nick. LHS was infected with Christ- mas spirit as the student council and other organizations gathered toys, food, and other necessities to give to the young and needy. Boxfuls of items were contributed with the aid of a very co-operative student body. Christmas vacation provided a minimal amount of rest for Cat's Paw members as they labored toward a deadline. Snow, or rather sleet and ice, made its unheralded arrival soon after the renewal of school in Jan- uary. Not yet back into the swing of it all, students welcomed a respite from incoming graded exams and schoolwork in the form of four more holidays. Delirious excitement at this rare phenom- enon and the cry of 'no school' caused students to revert to the childhood delights of sledding from dizzy altitudes and sliding over hard ice Second semester officers were elected by clubs as the agendas for the remainder of the year were outlined