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

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Once a Park, Now a School Trees, Tradition, Trolleys Quiet rustling and soft whis- pers fill the room. Study guides are due tomorrow. A bored stu- dent dreamily gazes out the win- dow. nothing to do. Staring at the huge oak tree outside, his attention rivets on the squirrels running round and round the tree which must be hundreds of years old . . . ‘I think our campus is very nice. There are a lot of trees and it looks neat,’’ commented Sophomore Rick Denniston. The 11.4-acre campus was once a public park with a trolley running around it, and many of the trees are identified and marked. The natural stream running through the campus is bridged so the students can go from building to building. But those steps to the Freshman Building — they are too wide to take in one stride, but not long enough for two, so everybody walks in little half-steps. Try running that in a tight skirt! Now the weather — when it is fall with all the leaves just turning red and the sun shining, it is beautiful just to sit and watch them drift down like snow. But when the rain starts falling, life is not pleasant. There seems to be a place on the walk that forms a little lake that has to be hurdled. The leaves from all the trees are much more effective than ba- nana peels. Really though — there is more to it than just the outside. Inside are the Polar Bear stat- ues, Lincoln and Senior Court, the open roof square only sen- iors can enter. Freshman Heidi McClain feels that the court is deserved because “the seniors have waited four years to be classified as the top of the school, and they deserve cer- tain rights.” And there are school tradi- tions such as the Polar Bear mascot and East-West week. The famous rivalry between East Side and West Side has continued for 63 years. All these things are what make Fairmont Senior special and unique and give it its spirit and personality. ADVISED BY MISS MELIA MAIOLO. the Science Club reorga- nized this year and made repairs to Senior Court. Sophomore Jon Ste- venski works to rejuvenate the fountain. SUMMER GREENS SURROUND students as they walk toward the main building between classes. The extra-wide walk was built to accom- modate the handicapped. STUDENT LIFE Campus 7

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CHEERING ON THE TEAM, Senior Anne Maselli, alias the Dead Bee, leads the crowd at the 63rd annual East-West game. SURROUNDED BY blue and white balloons. Sophomore Suzanne Wood ignites the crowd as the Polar Bear mascot. ACCENTED BY DOZENS of maple and oak trees, the 11.4-acre campus welcomes another colorful fall. The well-known foliage inspired the name of the yearbook, MAPLE LEAVES. STUDENT LIFE Campus

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It Had To End Sometime Packing Up Summer As the beaches screamed to have their students back, Sep- tember first began. As pools were drained and lawn chairs folded, the first Thursday in September was here. As the Carson, Letterman and Saturday Night Live habits were unwillingly shrugged off, 9 1 83 arrived. And so the first school day was upon Fairmont Senior High. With not-so-distant memories of the three months' freedom fresh in their minds, students re- turned to the classroom. But what had they done during June, July and August? I was sick twice, for a week each time. I had the stomach flu and strep throat. That blew two weeks of my summer, com- mented Sophomore Diann Hel- mick. OK, so summer wasn’t so good for her, but a lot of people had better luck. They spent their free time at the beach. Ocean City, Myrtle Beach, Hil- ton Head and Palm Beach were visited by many. However, the beach wasn’t the only place people spent their time. School invaded many people’s summers. They took advantage of the extra time to catch up on classes. ‘I took geometry in summer school and I think it helped me out. I was able to take more classes during the year, Soph- omore Ben Manly said. If the people who were inter- ested in school-related activities weren’t in summer school, one could probably find them at a camp — West Virginia Associ- ation of Student Councils sum- mer workshops in Buckhannon, band camp at Camp Caesar, Ball State Journalism Work- shops in Indiana and cheerlead- ing camps in Pennsylvania. “I went to Myrtle Beach this summer, but I also went to stu- dent council camp. It was a great experience, Sophomore Allisynne Beafore noted. Junior Cindy Connor com- mented on a situation many found themselves in as week to week, with two hours in be- tween for laundry, I went to camps. Perhaps one of the best things about this summer was the weather. With an average temperature of 80 degrees and a minimal 40 percent of rain, people found themselves out of doors. Many discovered swim- ming to be a great pleasure since the weather was so hot. Fun was not the only time- consumer. Working was a ma- jor occupation, whether it be the football team working out or a bag boy at Shop ’n Save working in. Sophomore John Bailey, who worked for Ailing and Cory, proved that working didn’t al- ways take all his free time. I was pretty lucky. I had easy hours so it wasn't so bad, he said. True, the summer action was great, the weather was great and the freedom was great, but school had to start sometime. CHECKING OVER ENGLISH PA PERS, Miss Tina Ruggiero prepares for her summertime class. To repeat a course or get a head start on fall, several FSHS students attended summer school. AFTER AN EXHAUSTING WEEK of gathering new ideas. Student Body Vice President Diana Irons takes a quick nap while returning from WVASC summer workshop. ✓ 8 STUDENT LIFE Summer