Saturday, February 6, 2016
Vol. 2, No. 2
What’s love got to do with it? by Anne Fulcher
School, which combined the two arch enemies in 1980. Now, the children and grandchildren of the Leavelle and LBC students roam the halls with love for their school only hearing of the tales of what used to be. In 2015, the MVHS Boys Basketball team won the state tournament and the MVHS Football team went to the state final, finishing second. The MVHS Band has performed all over the country most recently marching in the Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade. Mustang Pride is what it is called. Love of our schools, love of our community, love of our friends and family: yes love has everything to do with it. With this love we can all share a common bond of how special the GVW area is and with that love shall come regrowth and revitalization to develop a community that is better than ever.
In 1984 Tina Turner made famous a song “What’s Love Got to do With it’ written by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle. I think most of us know the lyrics: What’s love got to do, got to do with it What’s love but a second hand emotion What’s love got to do, got to do with it Who needs a heart When a heart can be broken But you know love does have a lot to do with it. Whether “it” is your mate, your children, your parents, your job, your coworkers or your community, love really knows no boundaries and we see love each and every day in this amazing place we call home. There is such great love for all of the villages of the Midland Valley Area located between North Augusta and Aiken. Love of thy neighbor really rings true when tragedy occurs. We may be across the four-lane or two towns over, but each and every one of these communities looks after their neighbora when faced with adversity. Back in the day, the rivalry of Langley-Bath-Clearwater and Leavelle McCampbell high schools produced one of the most attended football games in the state. The love of the rivalry brought together many a wedded couple over the years. Yes many Rocks and Lions were
united in marriage brought together by love of their rival school. You can go to Napier’s Hardware and listen to many stories of the traditions of the two schools waging war against one another but there was a love involved that many of us know existed. We were all raised knowing we were always the underdog regardless of which of the two schools we attended. Most of us came from generations of families that were mill workers. We saw how hard our parents
worked day in and day out to put food on the table so we could have a good living and go to school. We knew we were loved. It was a hard life for many of us growing up back in those days when Leavelle McCampbell and LBC were the two places all the kids loved and looked forward to attending. Even as adults, we still have that love and pride in our hearts for our respective school. We are especially proud of Midland Valley High
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