Beall High School - Mountaineer Yearbook (Frostburg, MD)

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Plop, plop, fizz, fizz Busy dropping aspirin in bottles, Maria Fautz helps prepare for the Friday prom. The wine bottles each held two red carnations which deco- rated the tables at the Lane Center at Frostburg State College. Picture this Taking pictures helps Christy Carr and Scott Stevens to better remem- ber the prom. Most students attend- ing the prom had their pictures tak- en at home and at the dance. Frost at the beach With a beach party as the theme of the after-prom, Mike Turner, Tessie Rowe, and Jeff Philips dress the part. Because of cold temperatures, stu- dents altered their outfits by wearing sweats over their Hawaiian shirts and JAMS. The sweats were soon shed as Q-94 heated up Maplehurst.

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ggffAfflA G £M Baseball game that after- noon, SAT early the next morning, cold temperatures, and over one hundred and fifty students wanting to get excused from school. These problems put students and administration into a frenzy. Juniors and Seniors who planned on attending the prom left school at noon. The underclassmen who also planned to go rebelled. If ju- niors and seniors can get out early, why can't we? We have just as much preparing as they do, complained Tara Davies. After discussions with administration, the un- derclassmen could leave also. Originally scheduled for 4 pm, the baseball game with Bruce was moved up to 2 pm. The team members also need- ed adequate time to get ready. The rest of the student body sat outside in the cool weath- er and wind to watch the V12 game. As the 8 pm prom drew nearer, the temperatures kept dropping. Many girls franti- cally called neighbors and friends to find a stole. Todd's mom offered me a fur before we left. I really should have taken it. It was so cold at Deep Creek Lake I thought it was going to snow, said Gina Sween as she thought back. For three hours, students jammed in the warm Lane Center before venturing home to change for the After- Prom. Wild JAMS and tank tops hid underneath layers of sweats and jackets. Leis draped the necks of the danc- ers as Q-94 played music and the temperature dropped to 32 degrees. Even though many prob- lems hampered the prom and after-prom activities, noth- ing, not even cold weather, spoiled the evening. Sitting pretty After decorating all day and dancing all night, Amy Griffith relaxes at her table. Amy left school at 8:30 am to decorate and she left the Lane Center at 4:30 to get ready for the 8 pm prom.

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Break a leg To spice up the spring production. Dawn Barmoy dances her way into the school's heart. Mrs. Mappin chose five girls to dance and sing. May Day no longer existed and no where could there be found a guy in a gray tux or a girl in a Gunne Sax. Instead, members of the ensemble danced in purple leotards and pink legwarmers. The assembly replaced the traditional May Day. The handing down of the bell from former senior class president Andy Souders to newly-elected president Chris Coleman. The bell had been passed down since 1972. The Belles and Cheerleaders also received hand-me- downs. The juniors eagerly waited for the seniors to leave the stadium for the last time. The seniors were dismissed and permitted to leave school. In a mad race, the juniors took their newly-found assembly seats. “We sounded like a herd of buffalo running down the bleachers, said Natalie Robertson, I've been waiting for years to do that. Since a baseball game had been scheduled for the same day, the players had to rush out of the stadium to the bus. Most of them dressed before, including new student coun- cil president and vice-presi- dent, Mike Fisher and John Ralston. They accepted the traditional gavel wearing baseball jerseys and hats with cut-off sweats. Another year gone meant a new one crept around the corner. The tradition of May Day had been broken but stu- dents still kept their spirits. The seniors left heartbroken but ecstatic while the under- classmen thought of it as the beginning of another sum- mer. r i4