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

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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

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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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AFTER BEING TAPED in for the night, seniors Consonya Holmes and Shanese Jones utilize the telephone to discuss the next day’s plans. Approximately forty-five miles away, the small, rural community of Edisto Beach played host to winter weary teenagers as warm weather arrived. Weekends spent at the beach began with a bang on Junior-Senior weekend. Ediston- ians looked upon this weekend as the start of a fun-filled summer for teenagers who brought life to the town from dawn to dusk and beyond. Palmetto Boulevard, the main strand, was as popular as Jefferies Boulevard for cruis- ing, and the washout was the best spot for catching rays. Armed with radios, lounge chairs, fris- bees, footballs and suntan lotion, teens en- dured the forty-five minute trek from Waiter- boro to Edisto Beach to enjoy the natural beauty and unlimited enjoyment Edisto of- fered. RHONDA ROBINSON, ERICA BOOTH, CARMEN Sauls and Michelle Craven show off their shades which are always needed during the hot, sunny Rice Festival weekend. Weekends