Fairmont High School - Maple Leaves Yearbook (Fairmont, WV)

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ONE MORE TIME - Under the hot August sun, Coach Joe Naternicola supervised the football team led by Senior Burce Wilson, on another drill at East-West Stadium. TUCKERED OUT — After a long workout at Apple Valley Golf Course, junior cross country team member Rod Vingle catches his breath. SUNNY DAYS — Taking a break from their regular August routine, students gather at East-West Stadi- um for a pre-season thuse. PERSONAL REWARDS — During the summer the armory parking lot sets the scene for the drive to perfec- tion as Junior Butch Lambert prac- tices for the opening half-time show of the West-North Marion game. NEW SURROUNDINGS — To avoid a great deal of first-day confusion, freshmen Margaret Teahan, Ceil Mallamo, Carol Potesta, Tracey Pinn, i and Mary Frances Rizzo get aquaint- ed with the campus. Summer 11

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When minutes became hours and hours became days and the days seemed to drag on forever, you knew you were suffering from Mid-summer Madness This is the life — going to bed at eleven and sleeping until noon, no thesis papers to write, no novels to read, no Algebra problems to solve, no DNA models to make, no chem- istry tests to study for, no nothing — or is it? Caught between a trip to the beach and the opening of school, many students found themselves bored to tears. What did students do when they’d been to the pool so many times that their hair began to turn green from chlorine and Gen- eral Hospital wasn’t fulfilling their expectations? “I sat in the shade under a tree and read a good book,” said Carol Potesta, freshman. Another student exclaimed that he lounged around in his air-condi- tioned television room watching the latest game shows making mad dashes to the refrigerator during every commercial. “When I get bored, I go shop- ping,” explained Lea Ann Hawk, sophomore. “Oh, but, of course, I don’t buy anything,” she added. On these seemingly endless days, loneliness caught up with many students. One senior explained that she’d spent six hours calling everyone she knew. On the other hand, many stu- dents had plenty to keep them busy during these few short summer weeks. Varisty cheerleaders practiced two hours a day to learn new cheers, jumps and pyramids. Training, running, sweating and exercising, the football team began working out August 3, 1981, prac- ticing five hours each day. To get into condition, the cross country team ran for one to two hours each day beginning August 10, 1981. To perform during half-time at football games and participate in various competitions, the 137 member Polar Bear marching band practiced every day throughout the summer, including one week at band camp. Thirty-four athletes, cheer- leaders, choraliers, drama students and journalism students attended week-long camps and workshops at colleges and universities around the country. Inspired by the thought of pos- sessing extra spending money, some students spent their time cut- ting grass, waiting on tables, or op- erating a cash register. Whether working, playing, prac- ticing or just merely existing, stu- dents found that their 83 days of freedom ended much to soon. anuria;’

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1981 HOMECOMING COURT— Front Row: Mark Caldwell, Sarah Beafore (queen); Row 2: Sheila Wright (senior princess), Michele Wimer (senior princess), Tami Clyde (senior princess), Lisa Washenitz (senior princess), Michele Efaw (maid of honor), Dolly Dollison (ju- nior attendant), Devorah Pitzer (sophomore attendant), and Amy Ju- lian (Freshman Attendant); Back Row: Mike Saporito, Mark Marshall, Robert Tatterson, Bruce Mason, Steve Aversa, Greg Jones, Chud Dollison, Pete Fuscaldo, and Robert Haley, escorts. SWAYING TO THE BEAT — Chud and Dolly Dollson, juniors, Lisa Wa- shenitz and Bruce Mason, seniors, dance to the music provided by Disc Jockey Bob Hank(WPQZ — Clarks- burg). Each day the halls became more and more crowded. Things seemed to Materialize In Thin Air Just like waking up to the first spring frost, Homecoming spirit appeared from nowhere and spread like fire. Monday, the transformation be- gan. The halls buzzed with girls dressed in pink and guys in green in honor of “Miss Piggy Day.” After school, seniors taped or- ange, red, browm, and yellow con- struction paper maple leaves to the windows, hung posters, and ban- ners proclaiming “Get Preppy with the Seniors” and “What a Crew ’82” from the ceiling and decorated the bulletin boards writh tin foil let- ters and old pictures. Excitement filled the halls Tues- day as students donned scrub suits and candy striper uniforms, wrapped their arms, legs, elbows and knees, and bandaged their heads to “Aid the Bears.” Long after the students and teachers departed, juniors worked in the Freshman Building covering walls, woodwork, and doors with blue and white decorations. Signs extended from the ceiling read “Power of the Paw” and “It’s got to be ’83.” Students taped decora- tions along the edge of the roof and around the railings. Once again, the buses left, but Wednesday sophomores victimized the first floor and freshmen the third by looping blue and white crepe paper from one end of the ceiling to the other. Students bus- ied themselves by making signs which said “Polar Paradise” and “Polar Bear Pride is On Our Side.” “Lumberjack Day” arrived along with students bustling around in flannel shirts excited about the day’s festivities. The “Dating Game” highlighted the thuse as Stella Gerba with the help of Rockie DeLorenzo, chose her date. Of the four bachelors, Ju- nior Chris Copley, Sophomore Roy Sumlin,Freshman Dave LeLorenzo and Senior John Rote, Sumlin won the grand prize — a date with Stel- la in the cafeteria. Excited students arrived an hour early for the Homecoming game with Oak Glen. With West leading 7-0 at half-time, John D. Tennant, principal, crowned Sarah Beafore as Queen while the march- ing band played “Ice Castles.” The football team went on to win, 14-7, over the Golden Bears. Fairmont State College Ball- room provided the setting for the semi-formal dance where Bob Hank (WPQZ — Clarksburg) pro- vided the music. As Homecoming week came to a close, the week’s festivities became another chapter in the book, “Re- flections of ... .” 12 Homecoming