Beall High School - Mountaineer Yearbook (Frostburg, MD)

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In the McFarland kitchen on the day after Christmas, Adriana, Carol, Janet, and brother Rob set the table for dinner. The McFarlands usually take turns do- ing this job but they found it quicker if they all pitched in. Photo by Anne Cordis. A loyal AFS club member for five years, Lauren Straw checks to sec if her box contains the correct number of oranges.- Lauren went door to door in her neigh- borhood to sell the fruit to benefit the club with its fundraising. Photo by Bill Donahue. Adriana Martinez brought many inter- esting items from her home country of Mexico. Amy Friend. Mike Pfaff. and Janet McFarland admire a traditional dress during the first AFS meeting of the year. Photo by Lauri Beeman. ’Falling into GPlace Far Away But Home On the day the fruit is distributed. Miss Holwagcr counts the number of oranges to be given to one of the AFS members. All members sold oranges to raise mon- ey for the club’s various activities. Photo by Bill Donahue. She stepped off the plane a nervous and ex- cited girl. She didn’t know what to expect from the people of the United States. She had never been outside of her own country and for the first time she felt very alone. This feeling did not last long because Adriana soon met the McFarlands and knew she had a place to be and a warm, lovable family to be there with. “After one orientation in Mexico City, I flew to Los Angeles, California, on July 13. In Los Angeles I stayed in the UCLA. Here I had one more orienta- tion and I met students from other countries such as Chile, Japan, Aus- tralia, New Zealand, and Malosya. The last day in UCLA the talent show was held, this was the best thing about orientation. After a week in California I flew to New York and then on to Pittsburgh. I then arrived in Frostburg to meet with my new American family. I don’t know what I real- ly like about the United States because everything is different here than in Mexico, and everything that I know about the U.S. is new for me. So I think that I like every- thing over here. The people, the place, the customs, and the language are differ- ent in Frostburg than in my hometown in Mexico. First, my city is larger than Frostburg, and I think that the environment af- fects the conduct of all peo- ple. As I like the people in my hometown, I also like the people in Frostburg, especially the McFarlands, my host family. This is my first time in a foreign country, and I am glad to be in the U.S. The thing I miss most about my home country of Mexico is my family. An- other thing I miss about my hometown is my friends.” AFS provides an oppor- tunity for students in high school all over the world to visit foreign countries and meet people of different races and ori- gins. Beall High is lucky to be the host school for a foreign student. 28 Far Away But Home

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falling into °Place------------ The Games That Play People Pac Man, Centipede, Gorf, and Zenon all filled spare times with electronic excitement. The computer craze had swept the nation with Frostburg being no excep- tion. Students thrived on the idea of beating a com- puter. The Dream Machine in the Country Club Mall was the first modern step toward computerized op- ponents. Thrill-seekers turned Saturday nights into wars against mutant rocks and invading missies. Following the trend, Frostburg Cinema opened a game room. John Craw- ley, Tim Fell, Kevin Kutler, and T. J. Tessner were constantly found spending their quarters to see who finger-twiddled the fastest and who could control Missle Command. Now the regular run from McDonalds to the Tastee Freeze included a short detour over the hill to check the game room. Usually the new hangout was full and most drivers paused to “check things out.” Almost any kind of game could be bought comput- erized. Atari provided just what America wanted and put all the games into one machine. Space Invaders was a fa- vorite. Frances Filsinger invaded her boyfriends fam- ilies’ set. Brad Barmov discovered his Atari a month before Christmas and when his parents left for an even- ing, Brad and Doug Hafer got the game and played it until Dr. and Mrs. Bar- moy returned. Brad kept Sacrificing M.A.S.H. to save the piano Earth, Greg Leake and his sister Wend) take turns zapping the Space Invaden on their new Christmas present. Alar and Intclcvision were the sought-aftei gifts for the holidays. Photo by Bit Donahue. his secret. The television game kept more kids at home anc instead of the Let's go out tonight” heard Friday at lunch, the new request was Come over and play Atari.” These games racked stu- dents and tested their skills. Some loved the oppo- sition of this new kind of sport; others felt it was too frustrating. “My fingers just won’t push fast enough,” was Cindy Kim’s complaint. A revolutionized new way of entertainment had struck the world, and BHS students were there. Atoiding the jagged landscape below while trying to annihilate the godless horde from the skies, Kevin Wilson ac- celerates and fires at the spacemen that are trying to invade his ship. Photo by Bill Donahue. Pac-Man Fever