Beall High School - Mountaineer Yearbook (Frostburg, MD)

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READY TO BOOGIE. Prom-goers wait in the lobby of the Lane Center for the doors to open. One hundred fifteen couples attend- ed the gala-event. STARTING WITH ATOSSED SALAD. Shawn Barmoy works his way through the pre-prom dinner. The buffet was included with the $10.00 prom registration fee. Seniors paid for their meals via the class treasury. PROM

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Fcelm From dawn to dusk, they primped and • checked each detail. It was the day of IjOOCI I the prom, and they felt like royalty. Everyone wanted to look his best. Most of the female prom-goers jumped into their bathing suits by 10:00 a.m. to catch a fast tan in the backyard. WKGO blasted over the radio while the guys busied themselves washing the car, picking up the flowers, or borrowing Uncle Tom's shoes. My hair looks a mess.” “I can’t find my pearl earrings. “Do you know who borrowed them?” chattered the girls with their best friends over the telephone. They rushed out to Drug Fair to pick up eye shadow or to buy some fingernail polish. Too soon, the sun set and beaming mothers helped their daughters into gowns, tying bows and hooking bustles. Proud fathers straight- ened their sons' ruffles, cuffs, and cumberbuns. Following the picture-taking ritual for both sets of parents, most couples feasted at the Lane Center buffet. Others ate at Warn- ers, Gehaufs, or Al’s. When the Chinese Bandits sounded out the beat, couples hit the dance floor. As the theme Through the Years played, steps slowed down to a shuffle. By after-prom time, everyone had kicked off his high heels or dinner jacket and had slipped into a pair of Lees and a T-shirt. The sounds of Full Steam Eddie shook the walls of the Maplehurst ballroom. Revellers gam- bled in the Jaycee's casino or soaked up the moonlight on the balcony. When it was over, each person had his own special memories. The night touched every- one with a little magic. AFTER FINISHING a full-course meal. Larry Beal picks up a piece of strawberry shortcake for his date Kelly May. The ice sculpture. 82. decorated the dessert table. TWISTING AND TURNING. Rhonda McKenzie talks Jay Jenkins into letting loose on the dance floor. Jenkins fig- ured the evening cost him $95. Photo by Ruhl's PROM

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FRIDAY Feel in9 Good! Crammed with plans for dates, football games, or just cruisn’ through town, the student body squirmed and wiggled through Mr. James Thompson’s closing, Friday announcements. When the dismissal bell rang, classroom doors flew open as kids streaked to their lockers and out to cars and buses to rush home and catch the end of General Hospital. For the cheerleaders, football and basketball teams, majorettes, band, drill team, color guards, and pep club, Friday night usually began by performing at a sport activity. And then following the Friday night athletic action, McDonalds swelled as fans swarmed in and were encouraged to munch out on french fries and caramel sundaes. After a tough football game, quarterback David Sweene usually grabbed a quarterpounder with cheese and fries and then went straight home to soak in a hot bath Friday — a big day for the over- whelming majority who let loose to focus in on the weekend. for about 30 minutes. B.J. Pugh and his girl, Ginny Dormer, devoured a champ pizza at Fox’s. Some students saved their lunch money all week so that they could pitch in and buy gas at Sheetz to cruise up and down town. For Alice Weser, Fridays were spent at boyfriend Billy Lashbaugh’s house, watching Showtime and eat- ing pizza. For others, Fridays were simply spent “shoot- ing the breeze” and then racing home to make the 11:30 curfew. And when the snow came, it was off to the college to do doughnuts in the parking lot or to the Wisp to ski down Boulder Run. Whether it was cheering for a football game in spitting snow and subzero temperatures or just window shopping at the Country Club Mall, Fri- days were made to get together with friends and do “whatever floats your boat.” BOOGING DOWN to the beat of Whip I. Dawn Barmoy, Krista Vought, and Shannon Ralston dance into step. Junior High dances were well attended and always brought a profit. TIRED AND WORN-OUT. Sherri Arnold sleeps for the entire 5Vi hour trip from Ohio University. Journalism students were up past 2 a.m. every night, completing layouts, writing copy, or organiz- ing ladders. The bus ride home was catch-up time.