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

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Powerful runner David White demon- strates his winning style once again by finishing first in a meer with Allendale-Fairfax. 50-Track Danny Ezelle, rising high into the air, attempts to make it across the high jump bar in a dual meet against lrmo. Attentively awaiting the sound of the gun before a relay, Ricky Aguilar prepares for the running meet with Saluda.

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Graduation At Hollow Sets Precedent Tennis, badminton, softball, and baseball became the preferred sports as vernal weather coaxed students outside. School work was neglected when the lure of the great outdoors proved Pro be too much for unsuspecting pupils to shrug off. Saturdayj' afternoons and evenings provided a rest from vigorous activities as movie-goers enjoyed current flicks. Money, the essential com- modity, having been raised, junior and senior members of the prom committee met to outline further plans. Obtaining a band and selling tickets were only a few of me multitudinous jobs confronting them. April 27, Pine Island was strewn with lanterns and other ornaments, giving the room an oriental atmosphere for the momentous even t. Wildcat Hollow provided the scene for graduation exercises of the class of 7973. For the first time, the football field served as the Hnal stepping stone between high school and college or jobs. No longer high school seniors, grad- uates departed the football field and dispersed, mainly to the beach. Realization of the end of his senior year prompts Richard McEachern to under- take the task of spring cleaning. Final adjustments on Theresateen Johnson's cap are made by Debra Moore in anticipation of graduation exercises. Spring-49

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Third Yeor Members Key Track Season Contingent upon the per- formance of three key members, tracksters aspired to the possession of the State AAA Crown for the second consecutive year. Coach Steen tackled the toughest schedule the Wildcats had ever played: Spring Valley, Bonds-Wilson, McCormick, Howard, and Orange- burg-Wilkinson-all dynamic track powers. Talented lettermen boasting three years of experience-Jerry Morrison, David White, and Ricky Aguilar-attained a higher plateau for Lexington track standards. The record of their three seasons on the team led to an impressive 25-2,' fourteen of the seventeen records previously established were broken, ten of these by Morrison, White, and Aguilar. Participation in the Buccaneer Relays brought Lexington a top berth in state rankings. A major victory, the Buccaneer Relays gave the Cats competition from all the track dynasties of the AAA and AAAA conferences. At this relay the Cats defeated Orangeburg- VWlkinson, eventual state AAAA Exhibiting perfect form, Steve Jeffcoat clears the 10' 6 mark during State Championship competition with Bonds- Wilson. Track team members who qualified for the State Finals are: lkneelingi David White, Jerry Morrison,' f2nd rowl Steve Jeffcoat, Reggie Harris, Teo' Campbell, and Ricky Aguilar. champions, by one point. The largest meet in the Southeast, the Knoxville Relays, offered competition of athletes from over 100 schools. Lexington tied for third place in its first visit there. 1 I' 'if' ,139 A ' KF! J K, L, ,. ' .Q an . V ff S , , . ,A MF' .. Track -5 1