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

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TAKING A BREAK at the Summer Conference, sponsored by the USC School of Journalism, is Kathy Lawson and Karen Mannerook. The Conference prepared students for the production of the yearbook. Summer Vocation or Vacation? For many students, education and work did not necessarily begin August 26 and end June 4 but were extended over the summer. Camps, work- shops, and summer jobs were several rewarding activities that consumed the short vacation all too soon. At the Future Farmers of America conference in Cherry Hill, SC, Mr. Jerry Gowdy and club mem- bers Shawn Brown, James Williams, and Victor Jones spent time “cultivating” knowledge and in- terest in America's agrarian practices. Governor’s School was a summer activity set up to reward and benefit recommended high school juniors who demonstrated above-average scholarship. Michelle Wasson spent five weeks at the College of Charleston taking advanced courses in her area of interest. Members of the Journalism staff attended camps at both the University of South Carolina and Converse College where they learned to com- pose The Dog House and The Paw Print. Dale Hoover was honored with an appointment to Boys’ State and Michelle Portereiko, to Girls’ State. There they experimented with the Ameri- can system of democratic government. The Clemson Career Workshop for minority stu- dents was attended by John Stephens, Randy Butler, Timothy Simmons, Margie Thomas, Leslie Pitts and Karen Kinlock. This annual workshop enabled students to investigate prospective pro- fessions through education. Local Boy Scout troop members who attended camp Ho-Non-Wah had fun while learning to “be prepared” through exercises in archery, marks- manship, sailing and emergency survival training. The Bulldogs attended football camp at Lee’s McRae College in Asheville, NC, for a week of intensive physical conditioning in preparation for the 1985 football season. The Band of Blue showed up August 1 at 7:45 to begin work on the show they performed so admi- rably every Friday night throughout the football season and for the many contests. PAUL WIRSCHING, Peter Lommen, and Scott Hudson so- cialize and enjoy their “luxurious” holiday accommoda- tions in the “presidential suite” at Low Country Boy Scout Camp, Ho-Non-Wah. All this after a busy day of survival training and fun. Summer

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BRENDA HAMILTON ASSISTS a friend with last-minute be- tween-classes preparations on Halloween Costume Day. Halloween was one of the most popular days in Spirit Week. “Dear” Hunters and Pumpkins When did pumpkins, hairylegged “girls,” and jars of Peter Pan Peanut Butter walk around school? The same time “dear” hunters did, of course! It was Spirit Week! Traditionally the week before Homecoming, Spirit Week was designed to give the football team extra pep before the big game. Days varied from year to year but some favorites were usually revived. Blue and White Day was always the last school day before Homecoming and a dress-up day was usually included. For the past two years there was a Halloween Costume Day because Spirit Week fell on the week of Halloween. This year's Spirit Week lacked Monday because it was a teacher workday. Tuesday was Dress-up Day with everyone wearing his Sunday Best. Wednes- day, Reverse Role Day, was a huge success as boys dressed as girls and girls came to school as boys. Thursday was Halloween Costume Day and almost anything went—jack-o-lanterns, black cats, and street gang members. Michelle Portereiko, who dressed up as a clown on Halloween, said, “Halloween Costume Day was the best day. Everyone dressed up any way he wanted. It was really fun to see what others did.” Friday, the traditional Blue and White day, exploded as the seniors realized that this was their last pep rally and really gave it all the spirit they had. Julie Johnson expressed most seniors’ sentiments when she said, “It really was sad when you thought about it. This was our last pep rally in high school — our last Homecoming in high school—our last one!” “MISS” BYRON MILLER, wearing “her” Sunday best, is escorted by “Mr.” Kim Lybrand, sporting a navy sport coat and a matching tie. Reverse Role Day was very popular among students.

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 THE BAND OF BLUE performs for the downtown plaza dedi- cation before the August opening of Colleton County Schools. Their performance benefited from the four weeks of dedicated summer band camp practice. While some students were out enriching their lives with extra-curricular study and often pay- ing for the opportunity, others were working just as hard here at home, but they were the truly intelligent ones; they were being reim- bursed for their time and labor. Still others were not doing anything but bask- ing in the sun on local beaches and pools. Of course they took time from these important ac- tivities to fulfill the drudgeries of life, like at- tending parties, taking trips to Charleston, and sometimes even forcing themselves to sit through a whole movie! Kim Simmons maintained the best of both worlds. She was employed as a lifeguard at the Dogwood Hill's Country Club swimming pool. Imagine that—being paid to sit in the sun and swim all day! JAMES WILLIAMS, Shawn Brown, and Victor Jones relax in between activities designed to “enrich” fertile minds at the Future Farmers of America summer workshop in Cherry Hill, SC. Summer