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

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STUDENTS ANXIOUSLY AWAIT the cancellation of school as they peer out a window to see the cause of their good fortune—snow. IRONICALLY STANDS the unfamiliar Bulldog sign in the for- ground and a tropical palmetto tree in the background. Let it Snow! To some people in the world, snow is an almost daily occurrence during the winter months; there- fore, it is often taken for granted—not here! On the way to school that fateful morning of January 27th, Patricia Rhea looked out her bus window and asked with a delightful squeal, “Hey is that snow out there?” It was. Before most stu- dents reached school it had begun to stick and there were rumors of school cancellation. High school students supposedly on the brink of adulthood reverted to infancy—understandable, seeing that it was the first real experience with a snowball of any consequence for many. Despite the fact that only two inches of snow fell in Colleton County, it was sufficient to cause several automobile accidents and force school closures due to fears of unexperienced bus driv- ers having to transport students in the event of further snow. Although the decision was a prudent one, the percipitation was over by 10:00 and by noon the day that Walterboro High had been blan- keted in white was a memory. Low Country Snow

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SLOWLY BUT SURELY Patricia Ferguson, number 54, comes up the rear as Crystal Justice attempts to catch the ball. Also Sandra Brown tries to evade a potential blocker. JUNIOR RUNNING BACK Kim McNeil moves gracefully be- side the junior quarterback Yolanda Pringle as they prac- tice for the game. Get That Flag Once the insurance forms were signed, the girls were ready to go. Practices began on a Saturday afternoon with a scrimmage. The juniors were out for blood and the seniors were out for guts. Both junior and senior student coaches helped the girls. After a few weeks of practice, the two teams were ready for the real thing. On Thursday, the day of the game, the players wore their jer- seys to school. A pep rally was not needed to boost their spirits because the girls were already “fired up.” The fans may have been frozen to their seats due to the cold weather, but the “heat was on” for the girls. The senior girls brought home a victory of 2-0. However, the seniors had scored two touchdowns which were called back because of penalties. No, the girls were not powder puffing in the la- dles room; rather, they were powder puffing under the bright lights on home turf at Bulldog Stadium. It was football—girls' style. Powder Puff

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Along with fun, the snow brings danger to the inexperi- enced drivers of the low country. Despite their lack or expertise in matters of “snow frolic, students did the best they could with what they had learned from north- ern friends, books and television. Joan Johnson attempted to make a snow angel on a friends porch with minimal suc- cess. Joan said of the experience, “It made me feel like a little girl again. Michael Scar- borough and Wallace Guilford had a full scale snowball fight. But as Wallace said, “We didn't really have enough snow for a quality fight, so we took a washtub and col- lected the stuff off cars around the neighbor- hood. With this hands-on experience under their belts, students were confident that the next time the unusual phenomenon occurred, they would be prepared for all the fun to be derived from it. For Jana Murdaugh, Kimberly McNeil, Kimberly Don- aldson, Pamela Hand, and Anna Thomas a snow shower is an experience well worth celebrating. Low Country Snow n