Wade Hampton Academy - Rebel Yearbook (Orangeburg, SC)

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Students Receive Awards for Achievemenl

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Tommy Wannamaker Award Goes to Spencer McDonald The criteria for the selection of Spencer McDonald as the recipient of the Academy’s highest student award, the Tommy Wannamaker Award, were character, dependabil- ity, leadership, citizenship, scholar- ship, and service to school. Having entered WHA in the sev- enth grade, Spencer has been active in student activities. He has held membership in the Latin, Spanish, and Key Clubs. He served as presi- dent of his class during his junior and senior years and was a member of Student Council. He has also held various homeroom offices. A member of the chorus for six years, Spencer was selected as a member of the boys’ quartet his junior and senior years. Honors bestowed upon this year’s recipient included being named Mr. Freshman, Mr. Sophomore, Mr. Jun- ior and Mr. Rebel. In his senior year he was named DAR Good Citizen, Also, he was selected to represent WHA at Roys’ State, Spencer was a member of the J.V. basketball team in the eighth and ninth grades and has been a member of the varsity team his sophomore, junior, and senior years. As a junior he received his team’s best-defensive- player award. In the fall Spencer plans to attend Wofford College. «I 165

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8. 1. Boys' arid Girls’ Staters: First Row: Talley Culclasure, Kathy Taylor, Donna Horger, Mary Sturgeon, Margaret Holman, Roddey Caughman, Ozzie Shuler, West Summers, Reese Hughes; Gregg Frierson, Dennis Rhoad, Thom Stone, Lawrence Ray, Robert Hunter, Spencer McDonald, Ed Haigler. 2. Merit Scholar: Susan Maxwell. 3. DAR Good Citizen: Spencer McDonald. 4. Mary Sturgeon: Wofford Scholar, P.C. Fel- low; Laura Gleaton: Wofford Scholar; Susan Maxwell: Wofford Scholar, Furman Scholar, P.C. Fellow; Mary Jo Myers; Wofford Scholar, Furman Scholar; Ozzie Shuler: Wofford Scholar, Furman Scholar, P.C. Fellow; Gregg Frierson; Wofford Scholar, Furman Scholar, P. C. Fellow. 5. The 1980 Seniors who have attended W.H.A. since the first grade: Back Row: Kim Sellers, Debbie Haigler, Kitty Hawkins, Cindy King, Jami Rast, Walter Betsill, Glen Ashe, Derek Rickenbaker; Susan Fogle, Greg Antley, Cal Bruner, Robert Hunter, Reese Hughes, Jim Ulmer, Ed Haigler, Wesley Kemmerlin. 6. Optimist Youth Award: Mary Jo Myers, Gregg Frierson. 7. Governor’s School: Susan Maxwell, Gregg Frierson, Ozzie Shuler. 8. Junior Service League Distinguished Youth Award: Dennis Rhoad, Mary Sturgeon, Talley Culclasure. 9. Boyce Lawton: WOW History Award, “Energize for Clean Air” Essay Winner (Dis- trict); Susan Maxwell: WOW History Award; Katherine Smoak: Energize for Clean Air” Essay Winner; Kari King: VFW Voice of Democracy Winner (District); Catherine Kirby: “Energize for Clean Air” Essay Win- ner; Absent when picture taken. Turner Per- row: VFW Voice of Democracy Winner. J• 167