Beall High School - Mountaineer Yearbook (Frostburg, MD)

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Dressed to Kill Green leaves took on the bright colors of au- tumn and fell to the ground. A crisp frost in mid-October changed the potted geraniums to a dull brown. But just as quickly as win- ter coats and gloves appeared, they were shoved back into the closet, for the first week of November brought unusually high temperatures in the eighties. Amid the changing colors and fluctuating temperatures, youthful revellers celebrated the fall holiday of Halloween. Skeletons, ghosts, and scare- crows decorated windows and doors of houses. Costumes, tricks, and parties were fre- quently discussed at lunch- time and in study halls. By mid-week, pumpkin-like grins showed on students’ faces as they thought about the South Cumberland and Frostburg parades — two school nights for the band and drill team to be out. As students arrived at school on Friday, they found strange-looking creatures. In the senior high, Kristen Kutler buzzed the halls in her bumble bee suit, while Danette Miller spread a little joy dressed as a Christmas tree. The junior high, a little less enthusiastic, had few who donned costumes. Becky Smith as an E.T. and Tammy Filsinger, a clown, enjoyed the day of being different. School wasn’t the only place students got into Hal- loween. Cindy Kim, Linda Wilson, and Nancy Wilson took a shot at winning the Pumpkin Carve at the Coun- try Club Mall. Randi Swanson and several of her female friends jumped in the station wagon, terroriz- ing the townspeople with soap taken from under the bath- room sink. Caught red-hand- ed Swanson pleaded with her sister not to tell on her. Getting together and dress- ing up, Michele Cotton, Rhonda McKenzie, Kim Jones, and Missy Robinson went out Saturday night to haunt the town. They hid be- hind their false faces as they circled the main blocks. Some teens were willing to get scared breathless as they went to check out the Jaycees haunted house at the Armory. Lisa Thomas and an un- known ghoulish creature en- gaged in a tug-of-war, until fi- nally she broke his hold. Halloween II on HBO, a trick-or-treat from friends, a slice of pumpkin pie — it was a fun holiday to celebrate. — HALLOWEEN SHOWING HIS ENTHUSIASM for the occasion, Darren Troutman dresses as a witch. He sent away for the $17.95 realistic mask. — L B «man DECKED OUT in their new baseball hats. Pep Club members Jill LeMay. Ka- ren LaRue. Maria Fautz. Kathy McKen- zie. and Amy Griffith yell. Beall is 1.

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— L B« man CONFIDENT OF HIS CHOICE. Gary Hal! leaves the voting booth. All under- classmen voted in the Student Coun- cil's elections during history classes. promises promises Flourescent orange and yellow campaign posters clung to the walls, and red, blue, and green Vote for buttons covered the bodies of the students. The annual elec- tions created politicians out of the nominees running for class and Student Council offices. Some candidates used tricky phrases to catch the at- tention of possible voters, while others counted on their friends to carry them into of- fice. Peggy Arnold, candidate for Council Secretary, lost her campaign posters and was forced to advertise by word of mouth. Candidates for Student Council President and Vice President, John Martirano and Tim Eichhorn, stood on the platform to organize a freshman prom and to in- crease the number of junior high dances. Their opponents, Kerry Plummer and Wendy Mona- han, wanted to involve the ju- nior high more and wanted to bring in outside speakers. Some students looked at the issues and considered them before deciding for whom to vote. Others used the assem- bly as a time to make plans for Friday night or to catch up on sleep. The next day the voting ma- chines were set up in both the senior and junior high lobbies. Seventh graders became ec- static at the idea of operating one of the booths. The seniors just wanted to get out of class. During history class stu- dents exercised their right to vote. JefT Raley and Jim Phil- lips allowed everyone to pass them so they wouldn't have to hurry back to Mr. Harry Countryman’s class. Embarrassment struck Bri- an Slanger and Ginny Dormer because they forgot how to shut the curtains and tried to pull them shut. In the senior high the elec- tions didn’t raise much enthu- siasm. Some voters didn't even know who was running. Oth- ers had no desire to vote at all. But over in the new wing, enthusiasm was high, and ev- erybody was anxious, espe- cially the seventh graders who voted for the first time. During lunch, music blared and the Judicial Board worked the polls, munching on donuts and Pepsi. At 3:05 candidates rushed home to listen to WFRB for the results. Some cried, and some cheered, and the stu- dents knew what it was like to be in an election. — L Btfvman STUDENT COUNCIL — Front Row: Sherri Arnold. Michele Cotton. Linda Wilson. Second Row: Nancy Wilson. Kim Williams. Peggy Arnold. Back Row: Vinnie Rhodes. Tim Eichhorn. Diane Morgan. STUDENTCOUNCIL

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ENJOYING THE ATTENTION. Soccer Queen Janna Lloyd and attendants Mi- chele Cotten. and Cindy McFarland are driven down Main Street in the Frostburg Halloween parade. GETTING READY FOR HALLOWEEN. J’aime and Justyn McFarland share the work while carving their Jack-O-Lantern on the back porch. V McFarUnd HALLOWEEN