Wilson Hall - Idylls Yearbook (Sumter, SC)

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Newspaper staff Front Row: Lorie Dinkins, Marianne Shaw, Shellie DuRant, Allison Stovet. Middle Row: Stephanie Jackson, Rebecca Drlggers, Beth Dunlap, Allison Gulledge, Laura Perkins. Back Row: Angela Meadows, Stephanie Graham, Terry Brown, Chelle Wlngate, J ennlfer Jackson, Meg Price. Mrs. Davis. the adviser, and Laura Perkins, the editor-in'chief, search through scores of pic- tures to make the second edition of this year's newspaper even better. Julie Young takes a quick peak at the first edl tion of the Baron Bulletin as Spanky Burrow walks toward her for a look at it also. N Ll. U UTE ME

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Other students ran off to catch a favorite movie or gathered with their friends to play basketball and go shopping at the mall. Other students made special plans with boyfriends or girlfriends the night before the big test. Yet, behind closed doors there lurked a unique kind of student who was able to balance his time and in- clude some of the above activities with a few extra hours of time to study for the next days classes. The National Honor Society member Angela Rolleston takes notes in Computer Class. Good steady habits assure her membership In the club. truly dedicated students were the ones who were able to make the grades necessary to become members of the National Honor Society and Headmasteris Guild. Sophomores with a 95 average, Juniors with a 93 average, and Seniors with a 90 average were allowed to become members of the National Honor Society. Students in grades 7-12 with exceptional qualifications who had at least a 95 average in each subject were invited to join the Headmastefs Guild. So here's a special salute to those students who could strike a balance between fun and work. Advieot to the National Honor Society Mrs. Bullock leads a meeting. These three honor students listen attentive- ly as Mrs. Bullock leads the meeting. National Honor Society e 69

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ucy Grey Wilson and Anna Morris comblned heir book reports with uSpeedle the wonder Thin year, as the book reports Increased, teachers thought up lnnovntlve Ideas to relate the contents of the book. In Mrs. Davts' class, Nancy Walden poses as a character In her dress-up oral book report. Tripp Lee looks over Chris Gaddy's shoulder to see the newly designed Baron Bulletin. In Mu. Thomao' clan, Valerie Stuckey, the noble knight, and Brian Graham, a golden- hatred squire are representatives of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. ltts Back! It's back! The operation has been completed and the resuscita- tion of the Baron Bulletin was a success. Under the guidance of Mrs. Davis, the new advisor, the Baron Bulletin flourished with new ideas and innovative creativity resulting in a surprisingly successful publication. The staff this year was an unusually large one. The effort exerted by each staff member only added to the intensity of the paper. The staffs current awareness and social knowledge played a key part in the student appeal. Articles such as the uSoap Star Extravaganza, HWhy we are called tsnobstf ttThe Great Sumter County Shoot-out, and ttPowder Pufft' were samples of the journalistic talents of the staff in the first issue that set the precedent for the following issues. EnglishTNewspaper - 71