Mauldin High School - Reflections Yearbook (Mauldin, SC)

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Cold as ice. Stan Hartzell, David Thompson, and Emory George kid Dean Kirk for not remembering his jacket on a cold winter morning. Bad weather took its tolls on the drivers. iPhoto by Stacey Cooperj Ready to roll! Student passengers anxiously await their driver after school. Numerous students depended on the buses as their only source of transportation to and from school. iPhoto by Anita Stevensj Bus Drivers CRow Onej Juanita Ens- Ricky Brown, Tim Nicholson QROW lin, Jennie Moore, Emory George, Three, Stan Hartsell, David Thomp- Tonia Morrow, David Bayne CROW Twol jimmy Wallace, Derrin Kirk, son, Chris Kellet iPhoto by Gary Webbj Em Duma 97

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,W as Z Z as Ae .. M-r? ,. ,Or I . f.fi.v ag John quickly terminated the annoying ringing which interupted his sleep. I-Ie glanced at the clock. Could it be 5:30 already? As he stum- bled about getting ready, he envied those students who still had another hour of sleep left. By 7 a.m. he was busy warming up his bus. The morning routes were general ly peaceful, perhaps to bal ance the asylum of the after- noon. The afternoon brought rou Floor it! joey McPoland maneuvers his way through afternoon traffic. Concentration was vital to the driv- ers in order to keep their mind on driving with a load of rowdy students iPhoto by Anita Stevensj 96 Baz Duma I It Worth It All? tine bedlam. A fight broke out, and the victor crushed a rotten egg into his opponent's face. Students shot birds, and occasionally, moons at other cars. Once in a while a dare- devil would attempt to ride on the bumper of the bus. For the bus drivers of Mauldin High, such events commonly occurred. My main problem was discipline, said student driv- er Chris Kellet. The students always had smart mouths and were just too noisy. Bus drivers approached their jobs with a sense of re- sponsibility, not with the atti- tude that it was easy money. The school needed drivers, and I felt like I qualified to make sure students had a safe ride home, Jody Odom agreed. Stacey Cooper iii! All Aboard! Tonia Morrow let off passengers after making is safe. Bus drivers stressed safe ing habits with the lives of so at stake. iPhoto by Todd bargerj What's the deal? Emory George to find the problem with his bus. Buses generally ran well chanical problems were casionally. iPhoto by Stacey Up and at 'em! Shigila warms up her bus before out. Drivers faced unusual hours in order to transport all sengers to school on time Stacey Cooperj

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Takes 2lC9 Music, according to World Book, is a basic social and cul- tural activity of mankind. It takes many forms and reflects many different ways of life. Music is a form of commu- nication. The strings class, under the direction of Mr. Joel Keller, had a very productive year. They played at the Orchestra Festival in April. In the spring, they recruited stu- dents for the strings program from area elementary schools. Luanne Grant said, I de- cided to play the cello because I thought it would be very challenging. Basic New Form December 5, 6, and 7 the Singing Christmas Tree was held at the Greenville Memo- rial Auditorium. There were 11 students representing MHS. Jimmy Brown said, I feel that all of the hard work put in this years show was well worth it. The Pops Chorus consisted of thirteen members under the direction of Mr. Thom Wood. They performed at area malls and middle schools during Christmas. There were three members who made All-State Choir: Chire Woo- ten, Jonathan Outland, and James Brown. Andrea Beesley said, I joined Pops Chorus because I like to sing. Pops is a well- organized, professional group, and the people are ded- icated to what they're doing. Anita Stevens 98 Fa-la-la-la-la-la-Ia. The Singing Christmas tree practices for their per- formances on December 5, 6, and 7. Eleven students represented Maul- din. iPhoto by joel Kellerl One, two, three, four. The strings class was performing at Pops Concert on October 23. iPhoto by Todd Harshbargerj All together now. The chorus re- hearses for an upcoming perfor- mance. iPhoto by Anita Stevensj