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

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Cathy Mizell, a Spirit Club member, shows her support and sells balloons at a football game. Derrick Whittenburg Pickney and Victor Jones prove that football players have spirit also by painting a spirit sign while Coach Driggers looks approvingly at their work. Balloons and signs were just a small, but important part of the Spirit Club. 10 SPIRIT CLUB

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Warm Memories A Hot Team on a Hot Night November 2 was unusually warm. The tem- perature was 75 degrees at game time, but to tne football players it was more like 100 de- grees with the humidity. The opening event was the parade of the sen- ior football players and their escorts consisting of girlfriends and even a grandmother. “It really meant a lot to me to have my grandmother at the game, said Benji McCoy. “She made it even more special by escorting me onto the field be- fore hand. After a kiss for good luck, the players returned to the locker room for the last encour- aging word from the coach before the game. After a grand performance by the band at half- time, the five Homecoming Queen candidates and their escorts came onto the field. This night turned out to be very special for LaVerne Aiken. I was especially excited over this extra special night,” said LaVerne. “Being selected as Home- coming Queen made it memorable.” After the Homecoming ceremonies, the foot- ball players returned to the field to continue their annihilation of the burke Bulldogs by a score of 62-12. For the first time ever the homecoming dance was held in the commons area after the game. Attendance was slow at first but increased as the night went on. Crazee Mundee was the DJ and he kept everyone dancing the night away. With perspiring foreheads and anxious smiles the Home- coming Queen candidates and their escorts wait patiently to be announced onto the field. They are Debbie Rowe with Steve Gardener, Kellye O’Connor with Greg Fennesy, Sanaa Taylor with Toby Williams, and LaVerne Aiken. Melanie Brown, a spirit club member gets another batch of balloons to pass out. Corsages are a sign of Homecoming Queen candidates. Sanaa Taylor helps a very nervous Kelley O’Connor with hers. HOMECOMING 9

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 Blow ’Em Up Boys Both Boys and Girls Composed Rhode’s Army Balloons! Balloons! Balloons! was an easy way to describe the Spirit Club. During Football season, the Spirit Club blew up over 7,800 balloons. The Spirit Club left for Summerville at 3:10 on October 12. When they got there at 4:00, they started blowing up their goal of 3,000 balloons. Elton Culpepper, Mayor of Walterboro, arranged for sponsors to pay for the balloons and helium. He also provided some of the transportation to Summerville. Homecoming was the biggest blow up. The Spirit Club started at 1:00 on November 2 to blow up 5,000 balloons. In addition to this big task, they also made cookies for the football team. During the homecoming pep rally, Spirit Club members fed the players baby bottles to find out who was the biggest sucker on the team. Ronald Robinson took first place. Mrs. Pat Rhode, sponsor of the Spirit Club, said, “The Spirit Club did a great job during the football season, but lost enthusiasm after that. Spirit comes from inside but has to be shared with everybody. A spirited person comes to games rain or shine and they pass around spirit. The Club made posters not only for the foot- ball team, but for soccer and baseball teams as well. Feeding the underclassmen football players baby bottles, to promote school spirit are underclassmen Jody Pilch, Stacy Benton, Melanie Brown, Kim Hendricks, and Julie Johnson. Mayor Elton Culpepper proves that he still has that old school spirit” by assisting the Spirit Club while Mrs. Pat Rhode makes sure all balloons are filled. SPIRIT CLUB ii