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

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There's an art to creating a brick wall. It’s not just laying one brick after another. Senior Derrick Cornelius attends brick masonry at Wilson to per- fect his craft. Consulting over art work, junior Leon Addison and sophomore Robert Rabon take suggestions from art teacher Pam McGill during fifth period class in the new fine-arts building. Practice makes perfect. Sophomore band member Bobby Johnson goes over the new changes in his marching music. 8 crcative power

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Very carefully is the way to handle electrical work for senior Greg Wilson. Many students learn valued skills at Wilson Vocational Center. Even chemistry can be fun. Sophomore, Jeff Dailey and, head of the science department Carol Bowers observe a lab experiment. energy 7 Steady, now! At the student council workshop held at Clemson Experimental station, the object of the game was to get people over the rope without touching it. Blythe Tomlin is the first of twelve freshmen council members to be lifted.

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Taking the ordinary and turning it into the extraordinary is creativity. Students, faculty and administration have become pros at the art of mak- ing a good school. This year was no exception. The rewards for jobs well done came ear- ly. The State Fair Art exhibition rec- ognized the talents of students. Ju- nior Hal Reed, junior Stephan Mitchell and sophomore Mac Gi- lyard won top awards, and the artworks of 36 students were on dis- play. The Viking Band competed and placed in band concerts throughout the Southeast. The the- ater department traveled to Win- throp to try for its third consecutive state championship. Coaches and students worked hard for perfection. Early in the fall, the volleyball team had already com- piled a phenomenal 20-0 record. Per- haps nothing was more artistic than the individual attention to skill and training of the cross country team. Guys and girls spent lonely, painful afternoons running through the sand roads surrounding Woodlands Golf Course. In their first nine meets, the team accumulated a record of 8-1. For vocational students, tuning a car, printing a form, welding a gate, building a bookshelf, typing a letter or repairing an air conditioner be- came an art. Academically-oriented students sought to express their creative im- pulses through sciences, mathemat- ics and humanities. Recognition for dedication to academics was exem- plified by the selection of Tom O’Connor, Julie Van Valkenbcrg and Jeff Waller as National Merit Semi-finalists. Excellence through creativity. creative powcr 9