Beall High School - Mountaineer Yearbook (Frostburg, MD)

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I nahit- to resist the temptation of the leaves which covered the ground. Doug Haberline and Ronald Filer battle it out. Ronald and Doug were football managers and spent their free time dur- ing practice finding adventure. Photo by Sheri Keating. Making their first performance, the pep club cheers as the organization is an- nounced over the loud speaker at the opening pep rally. Eighth graders Kris- tin Kutlcr and Michelle Lucas were members of the club. The pep club was at every game to cheer in the stands and to support the cheerleaders and the teams. Photo by Anne Cordis. Hiding behind the curtains in the Horror Hole. Joyce Plummer pops out to scare the people who dared to walk through. The Horror Hole was put together by the cheerleaders and sponsored by the Frostburg Jaycees at the Armory. Photo by Anne Cordts. October, November —

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C aught in the action after the bonfire activities. Dave Robertson couldn't re- sist the shaving cream battle. The battle was started when the rope used for the tug of war between the football players and the cheerleaders broke. Photo by Lauri Beenian. Screams and yells were heard through- out the Horror Hole as cheerleaders Pam Chaney and Allison Filer spooked the Space Room. The Haunted House was held for three nights at the Armory. Photo by Anne Cordts. Tailing into Tlace Tt was the beginning of A fall, time to pack sum- mer threads away and get set for cold weather. As the leaves changed to vibrant reds, golds, and oranges, the familiar Big Savage Mountain scene caught everyone’s atten- tion no matter where they were, or what they were into. School weeks usually followed a regular pattern beginning with the Mon- day Blues. But when the long awaited bell rang at 3:05 Friday, it was time to forget weekly worries, and live it up with friends. Friday night the foot- ball arena rocked to the cheers of the cheer- leaders, pep club, band, drill team, and excited fans as the renewed school spirit electrified every- one. One hundred and nine- ty juniors spotted their weekends with dates of surprise birthday parties for close classmates. One of the many, given for Amy Spataro, was held at Ma- plehurst Country Club where she celebrated with over 30 members of her class. For Chris Brady, Brett Davis, Dave Moore, Doug Hafer, and Brad Barmoy, Sunday afternoons were slotted for their weekly football games on the field at FSC. They usually played touch, but when girls dropped by, a friendly game turned into “smear the queer” and a broken arm for Doug. The harvest holidays gave us a chance to spend time with families following traditions, watching the Flailoween pa- rade, or gathering around the T.V. rooting for the Pittsburgh Steelers as they thumped their oppo- nents or making excuses when they lost. Chores moved to the On the morning of homecoming cheers were heard throughout the halls as the seniors paraded through the school. The seniors won the spirit stick at the pep rally. Photo by Anne Cordts. outdoors as raking the fal- len maple, oak, and wal- nut leaves became a nag- ging chore, usually re- sulting in an afternoon of building the biggest pile possible, and then burying each other. Fall also brought a sea- son of anticipation, with girls anxiously awaiting elections of football, soc- cer, and Frostburg fire queens. And, along with the fun, fall was a time to think about future plans. PSAT, SAT, and ACT test dates were spent cramming for the tests and filling out applications. Seventh and ninth gradersspenttheirOctober mornings applying their skills to the Maryland Functional Reading Test. — Falling into Place

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 Falling into Tlace Twenty-three blue and gold legs speni three days learning how to walk in step before they finally got their timing down pat. Hampshire, the caterpillar, was the skit performed at the first pep rally. Photo by Lauri Beeman. Getting Back Into the On Sunday night, rain poured, and thunder pounded as lightning streaked across the sky. What a way to start the school year. The bad weather dam- pened 1,003 students’ mood of starting back to school in August. Monday morning ar- rived, and the storm passed. The first school day was underway as Chaplain Nat- alie Sponaugle called the day to order. The “pro” seniors were more than ready to fill the first hall, but it took the rest of the week for them to remember they didn’t have to be in homeroom un- til 8:25. “After five years of 8:20, it is hard to get used to 8:25,” comment- ed Cindi Lewis. Shocked at the size of the seventh graders, Greg Leake noticed, “They’ve gotten smaller every year.” When they dared to make their way around the senior high halls, smart aleck upperclassmen en- joyed misleading the sev- enth graders by giving them wrong directions. Stacy Thompson watched one entire section who were looking for the Span- ish room, run up the typ- ing steps and back down again. She directed them the correct way, and they tore off running down the hall. Mr. Bill Payne found it necessary to take a part- time job as a traffic di- rector in the halls of the ju- nior high. “The 50-min- ute stampede was crucial enough to hurt someone,” according to Mr. Payne. Academically, this was the easiest week of school, but for the soccer and football teams, it was a week of hard work as they anticipated the sea- son’s openers. September 4, 1981, foot- ball gridders slid, sacked, and slashed their way to a 22-18 victory over rival Southern. Again the rain came; but cheerleaders, parents, and spectators stuck the whole game out, even through the third quarter downfall. After only a brief respite from the showers, the Mountaineers pulled off an- other victory by downing Oldtown, 4-3, in the soccer opener. With two, tough teams and a renewed school spirit, the pain of being back in school wasn’t as bad. Everyone knew a good year was ahead. Drug Fair’s shelves of 5- subject notebooks disap- peared rapidly, and most ju- niors hurried over to be sure to snatch a college- ruled notebook required for Mrs. Ellen Arnone’s English classes. We were back in full Swing swing — all ready to tackle another year. Amusing himself with the scvenlh grad ers, Student Attorney Jeff Jablon hold homeroom representative elections fo Homeroom 261 Jeff, after kiddinj around for five minutes, convinced thi kids to get serious and to pick a respon siblc representative. As a result Jane McF arland was chosen. Photo by Ann Cordts. — Back to School