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

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Although Randy Mills was unable to play foot- ball due to injury, he never misses a pre-game meal to which his teammate, Brad DeLoach, can attest. Little “Mo-Mo Refrigerator Perry Bowman” escorts Adreinne Pinckney in his brother's stead on Homecoming. Moses Bowman was injured in a school bus accident earlier in the year.

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Concern Brings About Improvement New Principal Bob Pence brought with him impressive creden- tials. Great leaps were made n areas like maintaining the school and increasing communications between students, administrators and parents. Another phenomenal task Pence completed was to lay the framework for a comprehensive program to improve the school in the future. The academic programs of the Education Improvement Act came together in 1987 with a multitude of positive results, but the finances this Act promised were never seen. At the local level, the conservative tax payers appeared to influence the Board of Educa- tion’s budget request of the County Council. Although a symbolic raise in taxes was passed, it came no where near what it would take to bail the school system out of its financial quagmire. On the other hand, perhaps the problems of this school year prompted what could become a turn in the right direction. Colleton County voters became concerned enough about the school sys- tems financial crisis to provide a more innovative group of repre- sentatives to the school board. It appeared to be a mandate for county officials to do what it took to get the school system on track. By Tim O'Briant Jarvlece McMillian, sopho- more I was anticipating im- provement, but nothing much has changed for me, Greg Hiott, senior “Mr. Pence has made a significant improvement in the faculty at WHS. Garland Sutton» junior The support of fans at football games, band programs and all school programs was im- proved. 4« Opening , 0

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COMBINATION When one thinks of school, scholarly activities probably come to mind. Academics are the pur- pose of school, but the spirit, pride, and fun this grouping together of students creates is also an inherent part of getting an education. Parties, dating and going to the beach were just as im- portant a part of preparing for the ‘real” world as algebra, English and biology. High school brought about many momentous firsts that will be long remembered (ike the first date, the first driver's license and subsequently the first traffic ticket. Besides the things that occupied students away from school, a big part of a student’s life was the events that were school sponsored. During Spirit Week, students showed spirit for the football team while dressing as everything from Halloween ghouls to tacky Hawaiian tour- ists. One of the biggest events of all was the 6 Student Life Divider junior senior prom—a night when no expens was spared for an evening of pageantry and rc mance. As freshmen, students came to school as sep arate entities. As they slowly moved from fresh men to sophomores and sophomores to ji niors, they became a part of the school and th school a part of them. As seniors, students rea ized just how intertwined they had become wit- each other and their school. Perhaps this wsi mostly because of the memories of what wer said to be the best days of one's life ... so far By Tim O’Brian: Tiffany Padgett tries to decide if her friend Lisa Smith is really unds all that green make-up, After morning band practice on election day, Amy Wright and Glen j Collette take a lunch break at Pizza Hut. •: • • J:. J .