South Salem High School - Sword and Shield Yearbook (Salem, OR)

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i S T , 'fw- It -if :rr There was note-passing, whispering during lectures, special classes like Clypian and Southernairesg going out to lunchg Friday night football games, Senior Girls' partiesg championship playoff games, pep assemblies, planning for Spirit Week, club activities, dances, and weekends! The seemingly endless hum of activity began well before September 8. All summer long, the choirs, rallies, and drill team practiced. Near the end of the summer, preparations began for fall sports, the yearbook, and Clypian. just days before school, the building was occupied by teachers readying rooms, students correcting schedules and decorating lockers, A.S.B. committee meetings, and students braving the Challenge Tests. z -.1 Introduction-3

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This is how we spent our year: in classes, in athletics, in activities, in person. For some, it was their first year here at South. For others, the halls were familiar. For the Class of '82, it was their last year here. Despite the differences in grade levels, back-to-school meant many of the same things to most everyone at South, It meant getting up early five days a weekg making the busg crowded hallsg tardy bellsg administrators and rulesg teachers and lecturesg our first year with a double lunch and without a Senior Hallg paying school duesg problems in schedulingg required classesg taking notesg and, of course, homework. But back-to-school also meant high school, the last step in 12 years of education, and locker partners and decorations, and groups of friends laying claim to their Part of the halls. 2 Introduction r . -1 a v N S- E'

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in is Due to all of these activities, the morning of Tuesday the 8th did not come as the usual shock to many of us. The first day back to school brought comments such as All my friends have the other lunch, So much for Senior Hall. . and You can tell a freshman a mile awayg they all reek of brand new preppy clothes. But there were also reunions of friends, comparisons of tans, and many people doing whatever they pleased because We're Seniors, we can do whatever we want! The number of activities continued to increase. Clubs held meetingsg committees began fundraisersg Friday night football games finally arrived. There were drama auditions, rally and athletics practices, Secret-Pal sign- painting and goody-making. w Q X X i I x Q A is