For those who attended Oakley you may remember the newsletter "The Big Oak". The issue just before graduation was dedicated to the Seniors. My copy is less then mint condition so it can't be scanned. Here you will find excerpts, as printed. Remember not all of these people went to Goose Creek.

THE BIG OAK

HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU......

The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love and something to hope for.

We have done some snooping around to find out what our Seniors are planning to do after graduation- some plan to work, some plan to attend school and some just plan to play.

James Brown plans to attend Fancis Marion College in Florence

Tom Pierce has no future plans after graduation, but his hobbies are loose women and fast cars- loves a corvette.

Mike Blackwell try to get Air Conditioning job.

Guy Dordal may further his education and try to get Air Conditioning job.

Buster Hair try to work for Civil Service

Joey Williams try to get a good job making good money

Joe Hudson who knows?

Scott Evers go to Tec and work part time

Junior Stevens Plans to attend Newberry College on a football scholarship. Junior was a football star at Goose Creek; he lettered every year in high school.

Tim Asro plans to attend Tec.

Kim Harring to be a cruise director and to be successful.

Patty Wood going into advertising and photography.

Cheryl Brittsan Attend Tec to get into the business curriculum to eventually open my own saloon.

Terry Brobisky Attend Tec in the field of welding and spend the rest of my life with that someone special! Go for it!

Donna Brown Attend Tec and I may enter the Air Force to work my way through college.

Sandra Prater Live forever!!

Archie Bryant Join the Marines.

Guy Kesler Go into the Air Force after taking a vacation. Hopes to work there as a mechanic or a police officer.

Others in Basic Electricity who plan to go into the Air Force are Nick Borgiorno, Troy Groomsand Jay Borgiorno.

Steve Ammons is to work with his brother-in-law in the Texan oil fields- Strike it rich Steve!

Tim Burgsteiner plans to be a welder

Jeff Gardner plans to weld at AIC Construction Co.

Robert Grey has a job at SEICO

Hyman Moody plans to work in construction

Guy Powers plans to weld for Molony

Mark Sinclair is looking forward to working at the Naval Shipyard

Larry Tombs plan to be a bartender

Jerry Merrithew plans to work at the Navy Yard and attend night school at Tech

James Bunch also plans to work at the Navy Yard and later for Coastal of Carolina, food distributers

Buddy Kearse hopes to work for Santee Cooper or Berkely Co-op and attend Tech

Steve Laflamme Job hunting.

George Thompson attend Tech and work for Exxon or Alumax.

Randy Pace Continue working at Bi-Lo's.

Billy Altice work in Texas for the carpentry trade and also plans to get married next year.

Julianne Davis plans to go into construction with Coastal Carolinas Training /council.

Steve McGee has signed to join the Navy.

Mark Hancock plans to attend Tech and majoring criminal justice.

John Gray also plans to get married and attend Tech in Mechanical Engineering.

Craig Steed plans to go into radio communications in the Air Force.

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

We, the Seniors at Oakley Vocational Center, after having endured the bus ride every day, served as foreman or tool room supervisors, put in many hours of work, and enjoyed the "break time" every day, do hereby bequeath to the rightful citizens at Oakley our place as advanced (?) students. We know it will be difficult for you to "shine" as we have; therefore; we leave the following to you, in the hopes that you will carry on in our absence:

I, Cheryl Brittsan, being of empty mind and too much body, do hereby leave all underclassman my best wishes for the future. To Jerome, Keith, and Sam I leave my love, best wishes, and each a six pack. Good Luck Fella's.

I, Donna Brown, being of half sound mind and sexy body, do hereby leave the future Graphic students my seat at the back door and all my cigarette butts to Mr. Stone for all the hassle I went through with him.

I, Patricia Wood, leave all my dirty jobs of cleaning the press and mixing chemicals to any fool who's dumb enough to do it.

I, Terry L. Brobisky, being of insane mind and broken body, do hereby leave my patience to put up with Mr. Lipscomb on a Monday morning to Sherry W. and to Debbie S. I leave all my old rough drafts that never got finished. Good Luck!

I, Guy Dordal, do hereby leave the ability to learn A/C ways - they are: Bogard's way, your way, and the right way.

I,Joey Williams, do leave to my underclassman a bottle of Scope for Mr. Bogard's breath.

I, Mike Blackwell, leave my ability to stay out of Mr. Bogart's way.

I, Scott Evers, do leave a quart of Jim Beam for next year's Christmas party.

I, Joe Hudson, being of a hesitating mind do hereby leave nothing to no one.

I, Buster Hair, do hereby leave to future students Mr. Bogard's gibberish and all his hard times.

I, Kim Harring, being of sound mind and no body, do hereby leave the knowledge to know when and how to use the dark room to anyone who can handle it, and to the second year students the ability to do their projects with no supplies.

I, Sandra Prater, of sound mind and body, leave Goose Creek to Pam, Chris, Lisa, Glenda, and to Janet McGhee I leave Oakley Vocational.

I, Mark Sinclair, leave all my burned rods to Mr. T and leave to next year's VICA President all my expertise for serving as President.

I, Freddie Johnson, leave to Mr. Simmons, who knows he is something else, my great ability to hammer nails.

I, Danny Hyland, leave all my navel oranges to Jeff Austin. The sucker dropped all of them after I peeled them. I leave John Clayton to brown nose Mr. Simmons.

I, Billy Altice, leave my ability to put roofs on houses that have never been straight to John Clayton and Jeff Austin. I, James Langley, being of sorta sound mind and body do hereby leave all my A+ papers and my drafting book (which has all the answers written in it) to all of next year's drafting students.

I, Steve McGee, leave my ability to con Stone to next years class.

I, Mark Hancock, leave to anyone who needs it, my ability to work in the midst of all the confusion.

I, Carlous Strickland, leave my ability to get all my plumbing work done sitting on the picnic table at the door. It wasn't easy.

I, James Mickle, leave my great wit and charm to Phil Gurtisen.

I, John Washburn, being of sound and masculine body leave my automotive maintenance knowledge to all Goose Creek students.

I, Johnny Murphy, leave my hair to Mr. Walden.

I, Richard Sings, my beer belly to anyone who is man enough to challenge me. I, Donnie Howard and Phil Gurtisen, do leave our empty nab wrappers and potato chip bags to Mr. Stone - Please keep the machines filled up!!

I, Marty George Cumbee, leave all my "know how" to Mr. Walden. He'll need it with next year's crew.

I, Bobby Clarke, leave to all the pretty girls my telephone number!!

I, Junior Stevens, better known as Herman Allan Sugar Ray Junior Stevens, the Prince of Oakley, leave my locker to John and Ray and all my best wishes and my super talent of being a lover.

I, Lee Clayton, being of sound mind and body, leave no more than I came with.

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