Beall High School - Mountaineer Yearbook (Frostburg, MD)

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Although the band did not perform for Mcet-the-Squad night. Larry Beal. Louis Hall, and Chuck McCormick show their band spirit by decorating the stadium. Photo by Lauri Beeman. Not wanting to run laps during a hard workout in the sun. Junior Lynda McKenzie still manages to smile after doing the routine. Hit Me With Your Best Shot, at least 10 times. Photo by Bill Donahue. Making sure they get the routine to Pre- Game down pat. drummers Dale Mur- ray and Lisa Mackay check to make sure they end up on the right yard line Photo by Lauri Beeman. Summer Practice —

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--Sunsational Summer it’s Showtime A 11 too early it came im.—summer’s end. Yet iere was something dif- ■erent in the air on the .ight of August 27. So jifferent, and so unexplain- able. With a renewed spirit 15 jeppy cheerleaders sur- irised one of the largest rowds in Meet-the- Iiquad history. As the girls ranced through the lands, chanting, “Here we .ome, and here we go, ind every one has got to know that we are Beall High,” Advisor Mrs. Patsy Filsinger bubbled as she watched her “first” cheer- leaders spread their en- thusiasm through the stands. During Coach Gerard Calhoun’s traditional in- troductory speech, a few of the guys demonstrated off-season conditioning drills. When Carl Schurg soloed the clean press of 150 lbs., he mistakenly picked up a barbell with only 55 lbs. on it. He grinned at the ease of his lifts, and the fans quickly realized what was going on. Feature twirler and captain, Melinda Sivic, con- fidently strutted and turned and tossed as she faced the applauding crowds. She knew that only 10 yards away were the underclass majorettes doing their thing to Love A Rainy Night. Melindadaz- zled the crowd with her sword routine, and no one even noticed that the daring entertainer had tape on the blades. Chris Tyler, who went to summer camp at St. Francis College, led a“new look” of Silk Squaders onto the field. Sporting large flags, made by Mrs. Peggy Whitaker, their enthusiasm carried as they whipped the banners through the air. Parents of JV footballers watched as their sons donned the blue and gold for the first time. A 15- minute scrimmage ended with a 0-0 tie. Suddenly Beth Miller’s Corps Atten-Hut” brought the Belles to atten- tion. The 41-member drill team performed four routines, even though they were allotted only 10 minutes. The Belles end- ed their show with a high kick routine to the music of Chattanooga Choo- Choo, much to the crowd’s delight. To wrap up the show, the varsity squad knocked heads” for 20 minutes. The 1982 season was un- folded. It had only just begun, and already kids were talking about their next performance. Keeping il in the family, daughter Fran- ces Filsinger pins the cheerleaders' flowers of appreciation on her mother Patsy, the new cheerleading adviser, just before the cheerleaders’ opening appearance. Photo by Anne Cordis. One last sweep. Assistant Coach Gene Morgan ends another daily clean-up of the football room. To impress parents, the staff spent the day preparing for open house. Photo by Anne Cordts. There is more spirit here than I hare ever seen!” —Nancy Wilson Injured, but not out of the game, Billy Joe Pugh and Brian Hughes keep the stats at the pre-season scrimmage against Alco. Each team received 10 plays per possession, so as Hughes kept team records. Pugh kept everyone in- formed by yelling. Coach Refosco. this is your last play!” Photo by Anne Cordts. Meet the Squad —