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

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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

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Pulling down a misguided shot for the Wildcats, John Drafts executes a second attempt at two points. An unexpected turn-over catches both teams unaware as Junior Cordell heads back with his interception. Great Juniors Spark Varsity To Victories Almost completely dominated by potent juniors, the Wildcat var- sity basketball team improved their standing in the conference with an outstanding 76-5 record. The 'Cats' opened the season with a win over Airport 60-56. Following the first victory, the Wildcats easily defeated outclassed Hollywood 80-38. John Drafts provided invaluable offensive and defensive rebounding, while Jim Kruger displayed outstanding ball- handling. ln the County Tournament held at lrmo, the Wildcats outlasted a determined Swansea team, 53-50. Brookland-Cayce dominated the Wildcats in the second game of the tournament, 52-49. The consola- tion game assured Lexington of third place by the defeat of Chapin, 72-68. Returning to regular season conference play, the Wildcats found the going a bit rough as they lost to Wnnsboro, 5449, and also to Strom Thurmond, 55-53. At Batesburg-Leesville, Lexington attained the winning combination once again with a 66-36 victory over their archrival, the Panthers. i