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

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Precision is essential to senior. Susan Martin, who wrestles with a graphics assignment. Suspended in mid-air sophomore. Charlene Cunning- ham. band member reviews her drill before the Tro- piciana Music Bowl held at Furman University. The band placed fourth overall. Concentrating on Sharon Buddin's activities advice, senior. Kit Tomlin discusses student council fund- raising ideas. Stretching is a vital part of warm-ups for runners. Brothers. Sylvio and Elpidio Lin-Justiniano assist one another during after school practice. will 5

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 yt ifl The will that drives the school to excellence was seen in the faces of students daily. Will in the face of a handicapped student as he struggled from class to class despite the crippling disease that made walking nearly impossible. Will in the face of the student who stayed in the stands and cheered no matter what the score. Will in the face of the last man on the cross country team as he finished the race even when he knew he would finish last. Will in the face of the theater stu- dent who studied a character for hours so that he could become that character for two minutes. Will has become a school trade- mark. And during this year perhaps the greatest testimony to that will was the Excellence in Education Award presented to the school by The President's Commission on Ex- cellence in Education. What was once a small rural school has become a progressive leader in education, largely because its students, faculty and staff have refused to be anything else. This year the school continued to earn its name as America’s best. The will of students, faculty, staff, clubs, organizations, teams and com- munity was the determination be- hind excellence. Before the first game with rival Richland Northeast at Sportsarama, junior Andy Mylandcr contemplates the sixth quarter match. The quarter ended with a zero to zero score. 4 will

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The power behind success was the energy of individuals. Students, faculty, administration and staff combined efforts to create one success after another: academic, artistic and athletic. Many nights found Viking Shield staff members working beyond midnight. The debate team lived in A pod. Faculty members contributed hours of their personal time sponsoring clubs and activities not to mention after-hours and weekends xeroxing, grading and planning. Punch clocks did not bring anybody's day to a neat end. Secretaries, students and teachers all knew the meaning of homework. As the shriek of the final bell drove the bulk of students and staff toward buses and cars, the night crew went to work. Maintenance supervisor Roosevelt Fo- gle's force brought order back to the buildings and grounds. Student activities director Sharon Buddin got down to the serious business of co- ordinating hundreds of students and their pro- jects. The band and sports teams headed for the fields and courts. Each group had its individual goal, but all channeled their energy towards success. As stu- dent body vice-president Elpidio Lin-Justiniano put it, “We are a diverse group of people work- ing together to produce the intensity of clubs, academics, activities and sports.’’ Letting balloons go at the first outside pep rally of the year, junior vice-president Mamie Arthur helps by get- ting them together. 6 cnergy As senior Frankie Berry holds the ball, junior kicker Wes Rabon puts all his energy into it. Long hours arc spent perfecting skills and strategics at practice.