Wilson Hall - Idylls Yearbook (Sumter, SC)

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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.

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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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At the bonfil'e after the Powder Puff game, Juniors and Seniors forget their rivalry and become friends again. Angela Rolleston and NIKE Pres. Laura McEwen enjoy some marshmallows at the bonfire. People will do the strangest things! At NIKE initiations Courtney Singleton, Susan Watt, Julie Rowe, Zan Glasscock, and Leigh Simpson do the wheelbarrow. Senior NIKE girls Front Row: Cindi Newman, Tricia Lee, Meg Price, Allison Gulledge, Grace Bynum, Laura Perkins, Jennifer Jackson, Beth Dunlap, Sarah Betchman, Paige Lyles; Second Row: Laura McEwen, Julie Wylie, Susan James, Becca Driggers, Allison Stover, Becki Smith, Sandy Strickland, Kay Squires, Rebecca Smith, Aline Mc- Cathern, Lee Houser; Back Row: Meri Wyn Watt, Dena Sexton, Mimi Felder, Deidre Morris, Ruth Strong, Tracy Adler, Chelle Wingate. Nike club junior members Front Row: Becky Bradley, Douglass Smith, Dana Walker, Molly Chappel, Natalie Rowland, Julie Abrams, Candler Lowder, Lisa Lyles, Georgana Watt, Julie Rowe, Leigh Simpson, Valerie Stuckey, Susan Watt; Second Row: Ginger Carpenter, Karen Reid, Cissy Matthews, Laura Russel, Elaine Morrison, Heather Pauley, Sarah Young, Susan Creech, Kathy Ferro, Karen Capriotti, Christy Lyons; Back Row: Laura McGlaughlin, Christie Hall, Kelly Mathis, Yvonne Todd, Brigette Carter, Melissa Herbert, Zan Glasscock, Laura Woodrum, Elizabeth Brunson. Nike Club - 61