Beall High School - Mountaineer Yearbook (Frostburg, MD)

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August 28. Time to get back in the groove. And al- though it was the same old things before school and after school, the day was entirely different. Because of the moves to Eckhart and to the new wing, the first day was more hectic than ever. Returning to for- mer homerooms was elimi- nated with the renovation beginning. Instead, classes met in the cafeteria and gyms and then were escorted to their new homerooms. Once in homerooms, stu- dents at the Beall location found they wouldn’t get lock- ers right away. For the first week, students carried books, practice clothes, and notebooks to every class. Se- nior Lisa Mackay “couldn’t wait until I got a backpack!” Adjusting to the smaller buildings was a problem faced by teachers too. Mr. Harry Countryman reacted to the switch of the atten- dance office to a fuse closet with the remark, “If I get mad, all I have to do is shut down the power for the rest of the school day.” Other teachers were in- convenienced by having to share their classrooms. Mrs. Cynthia Mappin and Mr. Frank Munson shared their room for band and chorus. Messrs. Gary Davis, Larry Hopcraft, and Lonnie Nixon held history in the cafeteria. At the close of the first full day, Mr. James Thompson remedied a minor cafeteria problem. He asked the student body not to move chairs in the cafeteria be- cause they were actually moving classrooms. In spite of the many changes, enthusiasm never waned. Students accepted the problems of the unusual circumstances and got down to work. lArhat next? 16

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esting their wits became a weekly habit for eight female faculty members. Beall teachers Ruth Kelly, Judy Conrad, Ruth Rephan, Pau- la Munson, Judy Wilson, Christena Kreiling and Dar- lene Bacon, along with Vo- tech teacher Molly Borg- man, met each week to play in a friendly game of Trivial Pursuit. The games were held at a different house each week. An unknown source re- layed the information that Kelly was champion while Conrad and Munson held second and third, respective- ly- When John Winter was only 13, his dad first took him into the thicket of Green Ridge Mountain to hunt deer. For Christmas that year, Santa brought John a 30-30 Remington. The junior, who has not yet gotten a deer, has brought home rabbits and squirrels. “Hunting is a time to get out in the woods and see different things. Once I saw a deer out of the corner of my eye. I got really ner- vous.” John admitted to shaking so much that he couldn’t make the kill. I Xelping her ihree-year-old cousin Kristen Finzel ride her Big Wheel, Stephanie Cutter gives her a push. Many students babysat over the sum- mer during their spare time. Debbie Caton is a 13-year- old eighth grader who car- ries papers with her younger sister, Lisa, age 12. With 64 customers, the two blondes hike from Fox’s up Main Street to the flashing light in about an hour. Usually the girls spend their money for clothes, but their most recent purchase was a waterbed. Vo-techer Dean Gaynor had an unusual collection— beer cans. Finding most of them along the roadside. Dean’s most valuable item is an Old Dutch, worth $75. His 115 can collection in- cludes several from the Old German brewery which was located in Cumberland. Some of the older cans don’t even have pull tops,” related Dean. Being around horses all of her life, Cathy Reed rode at the age of four and started showing at six. She owns five horses: two thoroughbreds, a Morgan, a Pinto, and a Welsh pony. Cathy showed from spring to early fall. “My worst ex- perience was when, at nine years old, I was asked to ride someone else’s horse in a show. It was an equestrian jumping class, and I got thrown right in front of ev- erybody.” A Harpold A zJLt the Soap Box Derby, Chris Stevens and John Kealy discuss the possible out- come. The contest, held on Main Street ev- ery Fourth of July, was sponsored by the B P.O.E. Elks. Michael W hitehead was the 1984 winner. J eisure time 15

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L Brown L Brown .fter eating lunch on the first shift, seniors Greg Taylor. Tim Shelton, and Sandra Knieriem take it easy while soaking up the sun. Students made the choice of staying in the cafeteria or go- ing outside if the weather permitted. hen temperatures hit the high 80s. students in Mr. Tim Travis's C.W.P class learned of his portable air condi- tioner. As Sam Thrasher works on branches of government terms. Mr. Travis cools her off. At the Eckhart site, no one minded the heat because of cen- tral air conditioning. C V-xonfidcnt of her answer, seventh grader Keri Stosslc raises her hand to answer a current news question during Mr. Gene Morgan's social studies class. J ack to school 17