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

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Stuffing Jello into his mouth, sophomore David Beachum participates in the last leg of the relay during Monday’s activities. Organizing Pride Week Activities, sophomore Melanie Spivey, co-chairman helps to organize the week’s activities. Seeing that things run smoothly, junior Anthony Livoti, Pride Week chairman, directs students in Tuesday’s activities, the Viking Wars. pride week 25

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Pride Is . . . “Pride is” was the theme for Pride Week February 11-15. “Making Pride Week different this year was my biggest worry. Every year students complain that Pride Week is like any other week. We tried to come up with better activities this year. Pride Week is about getting students motivat- ed again in the middle of the year,” junior Anthony Livoti, Pride Week chairman, said. “Pride is Spring Valley” day was February 11. The dress was green and gold. A chugging and eating contest was sponsored at lunch in the gym. “Pride is Spirit” day was February 12. Students were asked to wear sweats. Class participation determined the win- ner of the Viking Wrars, relay races and games which was at lunch in the gym. A Mr. Cool contest was sponsored at lunch in the gym. February 13 was “Pride is Apprecia- tion” day. A drop-in for parent volun- teers and teachers was at lunch in the student activities office. A letterman drop-in was at lunch in the art room. “Pride is Love” day was on Valen- tine’s Day, February 14. Student Coun- cil gave out heart stickers, and Z club sold carnations. A morning assembly began “Pride is Class” day February 15. Dan Clark, a national speaker, spoke during the as- sembly. Order of Thor members were inducted at the assembly. Students were to dress up. Clark speaks on motivation 314 days of the year and in Mexico and Canada, according to Jimmy Larsen, student body president. Clark has recovered from numerous injuries, including a paralyzing injury he recovered from by self-motivation. Doctors called it a medical miracle. Student council payed $500 plus his travel expenses from Salt Lake City, Utah, to Columbia. Order of Thor, chartered in 1982, in- ducts one percent of the student body, three faculty members and three com- munity members every year during Pride Week. “It recognizes those people who work behind the scenes, true Vikings. It is not based on academics,” Buddin said. Pacifying himself, junior Jeff Dailey takes part in Going for the gold, which was actually a dollar in the eating and chugging relay during Monday’s change, sophomore Leigh Ann Lomas searches Pride Week Activities. through mounds of flour for ten dimes. Grace Quattlebaum 24 pride week

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My Brother Was Queen For A Day Matt Younginer’s voice came through the stadium .. . and the 1984 powder puff queen is ... Larry Sharpe. When I first talked to Larry about running for powder puff queen, he told me I was crazy. “Me dress up like a girl?” But I did talk him into it and began collecting money for him. After all what’s a twin sister for anyway! We collected over $100 dollars, including the $10 dollars that my dad’s employees paid him to pump gas for an hour in his dress and wig. Larry sponsored me for homecoming and has supported me with everything I’ve ever done. I can still remember the first day powder puff was scheduled and Larry coming in the commons, dress and all! And it rained all day so powder puff was postponed. Larry would have to dress up again and he didn’t even have any clothes to change into. My dad thought it was great. “I’m the only father from Spring Valley to have my son and daughter crowned queen.” (Christy was Homecoming queen last year.) Larry’s friends, especially the foot- ball players, wanted to see him in a dress so they put even more money in the jar. Larry’s biggest competition was Jabo Covert. Every morning Jabo would come up to me and say “How much money does Larry have? Well, I’m al- most caught up with him.” It certainly made for a most interesting Wednesday . . . My brother was queen for a day. Laura Sharpe Part of the special half-time entertainment was the Powder Puff cheerleaders, who were nominat- ed from each house, as they attempted to make a pyramid. Running a lateral, senior powder puff quarter- back Susan Goiser out runs juniors Katrina Tem- ple and Stuart Dargan as Mary Bower gets in on the play. 26 powder puff