Beall High School - Mountaineer Yearbook (Frostburg, MD)

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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

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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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All bunched up Listening in Advanced Biology, Julia Purbaugh tries to make herself com- fortable in her grape outfit. Julia couldn't sit in her regular seat be- cause her suit wouldn't fit. She sat at a table at the front of the classroom for the whole class period. In step Despite the cold weather, the partici- pates of the Halloween Parade march on. Although Halloween fell on a Friday, the parade was held on the Wednesday before. Back in Black While waiting for her lab partner to finish using the microscope, Stacey Malone reads over her notes. A wide variety of costumes roamed the halls as a part of spirit week. Read the F me Print