Mount Pleasant Magazine Sept/Oct 2019

11 www.MountPleasantMagazine.com | www.BestOfMP.com | www.ReadMPM.com contents SPETEMBER/OCTOBER 2019 • VOL. 9, ISSUE 5 Best of Mount Pleasant 2020 ........................................ 14 Publisher’s Note ........................................................... 15 From the Editor ........................................................... 17 Our Contributors . ....................................................... 19 On the Web.................................................................. 21 Calendar of Events........................................................ 22 Facetime ................................................................... 200 Boone Hall Pumpkin Patch .......................................................... 32 Success Beyond a Diagnosis . ........................................................ 33 Our Teens Are Vaping .................................................................. 35 Charleston County Schools’ Green Initiative ............................... 38 Back-to-School Routines .............................................................. 42 Team Effort .................................................................................. 44 College Mascots ........................................................................... 48 Top of Their Games . .................................................................... 57 Carolina Jokes .............................................................................. 63 Clemson Jokes .............................................................................. 64 Falling Behind? ............................................................................. 65 This Is East Cooper ...................................................................... 67 Art on the Half Shell .................................................................... 72 Cobblestone Quilters Guild ......................................................... 75 Growing Strong ............................................................................ 78 Clubhouses for Children with Cancer .......................................... 80 The Fight for Their Lives .............................................................. 82 A Day in the Life of a Yacht Captain .......................................... 180 Features 22 80 32 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2019 ATHLETES,MASCOTS,ATHLETICDIRECTORS We’veGot School Spirit MP BUSINESS • CALENDAR OF EVENTS • SMILING FACES FallBack– WithaSpring inYourStep MoreBusiness, MorePleasure WorkingTogetherfora StrongerEconomy USC’s Cocky and Clemson’s Tiger show off their school spirit. Read more about the history and traditions of collegiate mascots on page 48 . Photo by Thomas Runion. ON THE COVER 35