Walterboro High School - Paw Print / Lair Yearbook (Walterboro, SC)

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6 Student Life

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TWELVE YEARS LATER Twelve years later in 1982 there are still traffic jams and some new problems. First there was the problem of where to put 1510 stu- dents. Then, where could they be put safely! Waiter- boro High had been used for fifty-eight years and time had taken its toll. “Ceiling Falls at Walter boro High School” read head- lines of Press Standard. Fortunately school had closed just forty five minutes before the ceiling fell. “I'd hate to think what might have hep- pen if some one was in the class at the tune,” said Princi- pal Jones after the event. His feelings were common be- cause parents were wonder- ing if the school was really safe. Parents were assured that the school would last for another year and life went on at Walterboro High. Now students were busy deciding on which of the twen- ty-three organizations, (seven) athletic teams, and numerous community activities they would become involved in. Senior pictures having been taken during the summer were now being distributed freely by the seniors. All seniors seemed happy, but were they really? Know ing rhat they would graduate as the first fully intergrated class, and they would be the last class to graduate from W.H.S. gave them a sense of pride. But not getting to at- tend a Eight million dollar high school just didn't seem fair! Envy toward the juniors last- ed only a short while when the seniors remembered their ac- complishments. Through four years they had experienced winning football teams such as the “Mighty 26 of 1979” los- ing football teams, the out- standing basketball forward McKither Bodison, Tony Ste- phens setting a new shot put record and attending the Ju- nior Olympics in 1981. and Greg Clayton running his 4 5 second forty down the sideline on Friday nights. They stood together until the end whether they win or loose. Surely they will stand together until the end with Walterboro High School. Showing initiative. Gail Sherrill a:id Rita Hobbs pay dose attention. Listening attentively in doss Mi- ch«al Carter participates in « dis cu$sion. Introducti on 5

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Whether running through the halls or cheering in the stands at a pep rally seniors and juniors created a competi- tive atmosphere that was truly great. Everyone wanted to win. but when the truth prevailed, all students have won. They had given the players confidence to do their best every minute of every game. But when one thought about it, the students had also gained confi- dence in themselves which made each day that much easier to bare. Baring days of exams, unwon games, and days of after school work, all became easier when the confidence turned into togetherness that made all students stand together. Togetherness that ran from sports, and band to every day student life. R.L.K. Showing their spirits before the Barnwell coir.petiticr, are the Band of Blue members: Je - Terry, Lei? a Mole. Louis Toschner, Von da GiKsfen nd Thomas Pinckney. Enjoying lunch with a few friend at the cafe- teria are; Joe Evans, John McDonald, Emory Ford, Greg Teasdale and Gerald! Maree V Student Life 7