Wilson Hall - Idylls Yearbook (Sumter, SC)

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Before leaving school, Octagon member Meri Wynn Watt checks with Mrs. Driggers to see if she needs any help. Junior Octagon members Front Row: Kathy Ferro, Caryn Capriotti, Ginger Carpenter, Sarah Young, Lisa Lyles, Elizabeth Brunson, Christy Lyons, Laura Woodrum, Candler Lowder, Molly Chappell, Valerie Stuckey, Keleigh Mathis. Back Row: Laura McLaughlin, Wally McLendon, Brian Graham, Trey Harvin, Melissa Herbert, Julie Rowe, Leigh Simpson. Senior Octagon members Front Row: Aline McCatherine, Meg Price, Allison Gulledge, Allison Stover, Kelliegh Waynick, Meri Wynn Watt, Susan James, Julie Wylie; Back Row: Laura Perkins, Grace Bynum, Chelle Wingate, Jennifer Jackson, Tricia Lee, Laura McEwen, Murrell Smith, Becca Driggers, Cindi Newman, Mimi Felder, Michele Moses, Barbara Gore, Lee Houser, Rebecca Smith. Grace Bynum, Meg Price, and Jennifer Jackson enthusiastically make. future plans for the Octagon Club. Octagon Club - 59

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President. It takes more than filling out a form. You must be at least a Sophomore, be willing to participate in community activities, and be liked by present members. Being an Octagon member was a special opportunity to meet with girls of similar interests and to uphold the clubs purpose which was to provide service to the com- munity as well as to the school. Ad- vised by Mrs. Beverly Thomas, the club had plans to sponsor a Mr. Baron Contest, with the money earned going to a charitable cause. Asked why Louise Kay was in the Octagon Club, she replied, lil like helping my school as well as the com- munity. Like many of the Octagon members, Louise gains not only per- sonal pride but also community pride in being a part of this national organization. 58 e Octagon Club Octagon club officers Grace Bynum - Treasurer, Laura Perkins - Vice President, Jennifer Jackson - Secretary, Meg Price - ggttl! ,$$ Sophomore Octagon members Lisa McLeod, Laura Ducom, Gayle Herbert, Louise Kay, Lu Ann Pace, Elizabeth Shaw, Mary Francis Moses, Laura Ann Hursey, Ashley Alessandro. Making good grades is important to all Octagon members as Susan James displays in her attentiveness in class.

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The stench of petfume and vinegar was overpowering in the halls. Peoples' senses recoiled in terror as another up-and-coming Nike member appeared in the hall. Traditionally Nike initiation takes place every spring for the rising Junior girls. Nike initiation can make a prospective Nike member do anything from allowing themselves to be soaked in repulsive mixtures of perfume, syrup, and vinegar to standing in the halls and singing before the stu- dent body. Is all this degradation 60 - Nike Club Laura Hendrick, Douglas Smith, and Courtney Singleton look like they are having fun during the Nike lnltlations. and inhuman treatment worth do- ing just for a club? Yes, at least the Nike members think so. Nike club activities included the traditional Powder Puff game be- tween the Juniors and Seniors, community service by collecting for the March of Dimes, the selling of carnations for Valentines Day, and the donation of gifts to the school. Mrs. Gilda Aaragon was the ad- visor and Laura McEwen was presi- dent for this club of dedicated, fun- loving girls! Nike Club officers J u l i e R o w e , Treasurer; Ginger Carpenter, Vice- president; Allison Gulledge. Secretary; Laura Perkms, Pro- ject chairman: Laura McEwcnx Presudent 1V Junior Leigh Simpson vividly explains to Candler Lowder what someone did to her on the field.