Beall High School - Mountaineer Yearbook (Frostburg, MD)

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On the move Since chairs cluttered the unused stage before the Air Force Band per- formed, John Ralston and Ronnie Smith volunteered to move them. The Air Force Band gave the first performance in the newly renovated auditorium. Most of the students were pleasantly surprised at the first assembly. The waiting Students and teachers wait on the sidelines to be dismissed from the pep rally. There were two pep rallies for the year — the first game against Southern and the Homecoming game. Many students wanted more pep rallies during the year. Across the road Dismissed from a pep rally, freshmen head toward homeroom. Since a few of the pep rallies lasted less than the scheduled time, students had to wait inside the school until the buses came. Mafiaettes Impersonating the Mafia at the first pep rally, the cheerleaders chant You mess with the Mounties, we mess with your face. During the football season, they tried different things to get the students involved. The first pep rally introduced all the athletic teams and opened the foot- ball season. Vie

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Getting the facts Getting in to the swing of things, Lori Neat and Emily Smith interview Mary Stevens from the Juvenile De- tention center. Both were interested in the fundamentals of 'how to inter- view someone' and women in histo- ry week. ge backto ROUTINE Good morning, it's 7:30 and the first day of school for Allegany County, cheerfully said Bernie Emerick of Hit 106. Wonderful, a muffled voice echoed from under a pillow. The student threw the pil- low on the floor. Raising his head, Marvin, the typical high school student, opened red eyes and glared at the clock. He turned the radio- alarm off and rolled out of bed into the bathroom that he had to share with his sister, Martha. Martha always hogs the bathroom, he said to himself as he tried to shave while she made herself beau- tiful. Breakfast! a voice from downstairs yelled. Marvin thought about finishing shaving but breakfast was much too important. He sprinted down the stairs through the living room into the kitchen only to find a cold blueberry Pop-Tart lying on the counter. He stared at it for awhile and then opted to get last night's pizza from Fox's and a Pepsi. With a quick dart to his room, Marvin threw on a pair of orange JAMS, an UMBC sweatshirt,and two slightly green stained Reeboks. Soon a car pulled up. The horn and the muffler let Mar- vin know that his ride had ar- rived. As Marvin got into the car, he looked around at the grim faces of his friends. I don't believe this... only 179 more days to go, he mut- tered. “UG! the moans echoed through the car. The first day of school always made it seem as if there wasn't a summer. The car pulls up in front of the old school. Marvin thinks back to the seventh grade when it all looked so intimi- dating. To Marvin the first day al- ways seemed the worst, but school had its good times; Marvin knew that, and he looked forward to the good times that school would bring. Back to School 251

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In the spotlight As the music for Find a Way begins, Joy Bone awaits her cue. Joy, along with Krista Vought and Janeen Spence, displayed singing talents in the Talent Show. Although Joy tried her best, Janeen and Krista walked away with the award. gcthackl° PERFORMANCE Will the senior home- rooms please proceed to the auditorium? This was a wel- come request to all the stu- dents who were not used to having a normal assembly. The students had become so accustomed to having the as- semblies in the gym, outside or not at all, that auditorium and assemblies virtually be- came foreign words. When students heard that the first assembly would be a concert given by the Air Force Band, they sighed at the thought of sitting through an hour of orchestra music. Well, at least it meant missing a class. Orchestra music was not on the agenda though. The band, which in- cluded three men and one woman, performed popular music. Songs such as Take It Easy, Be Good To Me, and How Will 1 Know blared in the audi- torium. Students were numbed not only by the sur- prise of the type of music, but by the loudness of it. Some clapped and sang along but some just sat back and en- joyed. Another form of assem- blies that the students en- joyed was the pep rallies. The two pep rallies started off the football season with the game against Southern and ended the season with the Homecoming game. To the delight of students, the drill team and the cheerleaders performed a routine together at both. This was a momen- tous occasion because it had never been done before. The cheerleaders also performed a usual comical skit and the spirit contest followed. There were many other as- semblies that took place in the renovated auditorium. The talent show and various holiday shows played an im- portant part in opening the new auditorium to the stu- dents. The ensemble, band, and many other groups got a chance to perform as they had before renovation start- ed. The One-Act plays were also brought back home. When renovation started, Thespian advisor Mr. John Cornmesser began to have his plays at the Palace in Frostburg. It was really nice of the community to let us use the Palace, but it is really comfortable to be back in the school, says John Corn- messer. Sometimes having the plays at the Palace be- came costly and a hassle for practices. Now each class will get to perform on the school's stage just as was done three years earlier. Although many problems arose for the arts during ren- ovation, when the new build- ing was in the spotlight the wait became well worth it. Assemblies 27