Mauldin High School - Reflections Yearbook (Mauldin, SC)

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I is tudents who failed to meet eli- gibility rquire- ments could not partici- pate in extracurricular activities. One such stu- dent was Lisa Gwinn, a senior, who was pre- vented from going to speech tournaments be- cause of one of her last year's grades. lex Burgess said, Lisa was a real asset to the program. We suffered because of her absence. Lisa felt that she should not be punished this school year for a class she took last year. I his was the last year that I was able to compete, and I was really looking forward to it. I know that to play a sport or be in a club, students have to pass, but I still feel let down. As the rule stood, however, stu- dents who could not pass all required classes were penalized by pre- venting students from participating in activi- ties. Britt Lunceford 60 Edgfbadq

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, i y fl AR' Q fi' - .Y A very school year brought strict re- quirements to pass classes, and this year was no exception. In order to enjoy his se- nior year, Kevin Chap- pell took classes neces- sary for college and to graduate, but without the usual pressures as- sociated with senior classes. ast summer, I took English in summer school so that I could have an easier load this year, said Kevin. He partici- pated in debate and speech tournaments which required a lot of time and held a part- time job. evin said that he had three hard years of school and wanted to prepare for college while enjoy- ing his last year of high school. l enjoyed my years at Mauldin and believe that I'm pre- pared for the future. Britt Lunceford Balm Clruea 59

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