Spartanburg High School - Spartana Yearbook (Spartanburg, SC)

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Collecting money for his homeroom s Christmas child. Charles Spann gets Suiny Thongdara to contribute. The money was used to buy an underprivileged child clothes and toys. At the end ofahe Christmas Assembly. students grab for candy thrown into the audience by drama club members. The actors sang, danced and distributed candy at the skit's conclusion. With great enthusiasm. Tammy Young portrays a teacher during the Christmas Assembly. At the Skit’s conclusion. she entertained the audience with her parody of Beat It”. From modern to Christmas music songs, the chorus entertained the audi ence with their vocal ability. During their performance. Tom Wine dir- ects the students. A group of drama students performed a Christmas skit with a new twist. In the skit, an entire class decides to pass a test as a present for their teacher. Christmas 25

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Christmas spirit is giving and sharing holiday cheer and No one has it like we do! The Christmas spirit was turned on full blast at the annual Christmas assembly before the holidays. Each homeroom president brought gifts down to put around the tree to brighten up many children’s Christmases, and the chorus entertained us with cheery Christmas tunes. Many students felt this was the best assembly they had ever seen. Daniel Goodwin said, “That’s the best from SHS!” The drama department did a fantastic job with their Christmas skit, and the advanced chorus performed a great “Twas the Night Before Christmas. Throwing candy to the students was met with enthusiastic grabs. One student said, I wasn’t sure whether to hold up my hands to grab for the candy or hold them up to protect myself. Laura Koon said through all the jumping, she finally caught a piece. As the assembly was coming to a close, Mr. Joe Delany put in an exciting twist. He read the students a Christmas story never to be beat. The students and faculty laughed at the antics of the faculty that Mr. Delaney described in his version of “The Night Before Christmas. This Christmas assembly was a great way to get the Christmas spirit and to start the holidays off with a bang. After a long, hard week of collecting money for their DSS child, students must buy and wrap the presents. Cindy Turner and Terry McElrath prepare their homeroom s gifts. Searching for the right size. Beatrice Fehrmann looks for a pair of jeans for her homeroom’s child. K Mart and other discount stores were popular stores to shop among the homerooms. Sorting through many racks of clothes. Paul Fleisher and Julie Gordon try to find one of their child's requested gifts. Homeroom officers also urged students to bring items from home. Before the Christmas Assembly. Ben Crowder puts the gifts that his home room has purchased under the tree. Practically the entire gym floor was covered with presents after the homerooms had delivered their packages. 24 Christmas

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Z Club members set up the reception refreshments. Anchor and Civinettes helped; Leo. Key. and Interact ushered at the ceremony. Student body treasurer Luke Wilburn goes over the assembly program order with Congressman Carroll Campbell who spoke at the awards presentation. Spartanburg mayor. Lewis Miller reads to Mr. Joe Delaney a declaration from city council recognizing S.H.S.'s contri bution to excellence in education. Students were asked to dress for the assembly. Merrie Wright. Kerry Watts. Jeff Humphries. Steve Ritchie. Courtney Clhler and most of the student body complied. Retired superintendent Dr. J.G. McCracken chats with junior high principals and retired faculty on hand for the model school award presentation. Congratulating both faculty and students on a job well done. Principal Joe Delaney asks both groups to take a stand. He pointed out that it takes an effort on everyone's part to be a model school. tUUUft1 Of 1982 3 26 Excellence In Education