Spring Valley High School - Saga Yearbook (Columbia, SC)

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Running through the Valley. Russ Price and Todd Fuller stride along in the first Valley Run competition March 14 Bursting with pride, Coach John Jones and principal Mr Ben Nesbit congratu- late all participants and award trophies to the winners. Is It really him? Star struck. Becky Fleenor checks to see if the man next to her is really Columbia's most famous disc jockey. Woody Windham. Volley Run 11

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Beaming with pride, Roger Fugua accepts his trophy from the principal Mr Ben Nesbit. for winning m the men's 17-29 division A Run For The Money On your mark! ... Get set! . Go! ... And they were off and running in the second an- nual Valley Run on March 14, 1981. The Valley Run was orga- nized to help pull the communi- ty closer together and to pro- mote family participation, as well as to raise money for Stu- dent Council projects. Orga- nized by senior Greg Prewitt, the event turned out to be a success with the outstanding participation of 500 runners. Two courses were designed for the 3.1 mile race and the 6.2 mile race, having monitors set up at all major intersec- tions. Runners began at Wilson Vocation School, circled through the Woodbranch area, and ended up on the track field. First place in the girls' 16 and under division went to junior Jennifer Loomis; in the girls' 17-29 group, Chris- tine Hactovigoen won; in the girls' 30-39 group Caroline Brown led; and in the females' 10 Valley Run 40 and over Margaret Jaycer won. First place in the boys' 16 and under division went to Ste- ven Dunn, in the boys' 17-29, Roger Fugua won; in the boys' 30-39, Ray Pritehard led, and in the males' 40 and over. Mat Wolf won. A one mile Fun Run for ages 10 and under started be- hind Wilson, circled the back of the school, and finished in front of Wilson. Blue Cross, Blue Shield Insur- ance Co. furnished T-shirts, and the Coca-Cola Co. furnished Mello Yellows for the event. The thing that really amazed me about the Valley Run was the fact that we had runners from all over the State, even one guy who pulled his son in a wagon. Spring Valley's first run was a great success, and I'm looking for even more community participation next year, said student activities director, Sharon Buddin. Go, Dad, Go! For 6 2 miles this runner received encouragement from his two year old son until finally reaching the finish line

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Reaping Band award winner . These students proudly accept their trophies They are Robin Ward. Stacey Miles. Sid Haton. Chris SotteHo. Todd Lucas. Kathy Mayer. Ricky Hunter. Mary Rauscher, and Kathryn Haggard. Benefits Partying is a favorite pastime of all students, and springtime seems the favorite season for it. The newly initiated Senior Class Banquet, the annual Spring Sports Banquet, and the yearly Viking Band Banquet provided outlets for this urge. Eleven committee chairmen pooled their energies April 24 to produce an evening of sen- ior stuff — a senior skit, a last will and testament, and a sen- ior prophecy. Several faculty members were honored with an invita- tion, and Ricky Ricker enter- tained with a trumpet solo. Class sponsor Sherry Bailey pre- sented awards to the Out- standing Seniors and the Senior Superlatives. Viking award cer- tificates were awarded to se- lected students in apprecia- tion for work with their class. It was well organized, and the booster club should be commended. They did a fine job ' said freshman Chris McKay of the annual Spring Sports Banquet May 20, 1981. Team players, parents, fac- ulty members and coaches lis- tened as team achievements were praised. And they had lots to praise! Not only did most sports go to regional playoffs and do well, but the golf team placed first in the state 4-A competition, the tennis team ranked second in the state, and the boys track team placed third in their state com- petition. Captain awards were also presented to the following; tennis. Bill Besley, girls track, Su- zette Garcia, baseball, Kirk In- termill. softball, Karen Pryor and Diane Lovett; and golf. Bill Bowers. Pot luck meals , parents, and awards filled May 18, 1981, with true Viking Band spirit at the annual spring ban- quet. Letters were given to first year band members and a star went to the upperclassmen. (cont.) And the winner are Band director Mr Bill Connell awards trophies at the annual Viking Band Banquet 12 1981 Banquets