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

Text from Pages 1 - 264 of the 1988 volume:

Comm Cfo aJlt Acadenucs-.Page 160 Index...Page 220 Magazine...Inside Back Cover 'Coming to Fairmont Senior was hard to adjust to, but I fi- nally feel like a part of the family —Freshman Whitney Roberts 1988 Maple Leaves Fairmont Senior High School Loop Park Fairmont, WV 26554 Phone (304) 366-4220 Volume 81 Enrollment 1,123 Showing off his skating abilities. Sophomore Packy Manci- notti does a judo air” from his street ramp at the Oakwood Road Church of Christ parking lot. Whether it was skateboarding or skiing, swimming or sled riding, students found plenty of favorite pasttimes to occupy their out-of-school hours. Teacher participation in school activities throughout the year proved successful as Athletic Direc- tor Bob DeLorenzo uses his own technique in getting the crowd psy- ched. Faculty members often used gimmicks to encourage school spirit, such as the California raisin skit which was performed at both a school thusc and the joint thuse with East Fairmont High School. Ill her portrayal of Miss Havisham, Junior Julie Zasloff looks down upon her adopted daughter, Estella, played by Sophomore Mollie Smith, in Thespian Troupe 2243's produc- tion of Creat Expectations. The group performed once for the student body and twice in evening shows for the public. In June, Thespians attended the national theater conference at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, for the third consecutive year. 2 Opening hat can you say about a new year? Probably the same thing you've heard before—again and again and again You had band parades, computer grades, thuses, summer camps, class rings, new new For the second time, you joined Hands Across Campus with friends to generate school pride and raise $90 for United Way. Academic excellence bubbled once more Cont. on page 4 Holding up Mascot Carole Ol- iveto with a toy squirt gun, Justin Cann and Senior Rebecca Geso talk to the Bear. East-West Stadium hosted a multitude of activities from football games to track meets, all offering a place for community residents to come together and socialize. Opening 3 with three National Merit semi-finalists. Sports teams found their way back to states, with Senior Suzanne Bitonti the girls' cross country state champ and the boys' team runner-up for the third ye 'Your sophomore year is the hard- est with new teachers and classes. You also have to cope with new friends and making that extra grade —Sophomore Meikka Wood When not in class, you returned to famil iar hangouts, from McDonald's or Wendy's to friends' houses or local malls -by Krista Willis Salutin the flag, varsity cheerleaders Yunior Shelly Carvil- iano and Senior Melissa Amos pause from getting dressed to listen to the playing of the national an- them at the East-West game at East- West stadium. For the first time, cheerleading was recognized by Marion County schools as a sport, not just an extra-curricular activity. Opening Adding a little sparkle to her routine. Junior Majorette Jodi Stal- naker twirls her flag through the air. The majorettes added not only new flags but a new instructor, Deb- bie Johnson from East Dale. Maj- orettes and Drill Team members practice over the summer to perfect their routines. Opening 5 Marion County Math Field Day was an academic success as seniors Linda Carman and Nancy Koay fill out participation certifi- cates. MathTcachcrDcnnine LaRue coordinated the senior high com- petition in which FSHS came out on top with seven individual and two group winners. fa Hitting the slopes at Wisp, Junior Michael Bundy races down the hill while trying to keep his balance. Although the Fairmont area had its mildest winter in years, members of the new Ski Club found plenty of snow during trips to Wisp, Hidden Valley and Canaan. Student Life You saw that students' lives could be portrayed in ways that were routine to some and unique to others. Without you, where would we be? Your routine was set as you spent the daily six hours in classes before phoning friends, shopping at area malls or just cruising the streets after the 2:30 p.m. bell. You watched Senior Deena Ribel reign as homecoming queen and West lose to rival East, 35-0. With your social calendar filled, summers, holidays, after school hours and extra-curricular activities be- came Repeat Performances for you. —by Krista Willis 'The crowd plays a big part . in the team's success—they help lift us when we're down. The team appreciates the enthusiasm and support.' —Junior Rodney Stewart 1 ■ ■ ■ n i 6 Student Life Hill Hill iimi Another routine perform- ance, Junior Drum Majorette Amy Floyd leads the 120 members of the Polar Bear Marching Band through a halftime show. In addition to per- forming at all home games, Mr. Barry Vinglc's group competed in the Norwin, Pennsylvania; Forest Festival and Marching Bands of America events. Although school-time thuscs were limited in number. Fifth Street Gym was an accepted alternative. Psyching the crowd with East Fair- mont's stuffed bear during an even- ing assembly. Senior John Carvil- iano predicts victory in the city championship game. For the first time since 1982, however. East Fair- mont defeated the Polar Bears, 35-0. - «3� ______ Student Life 7 It was 2:29 p.m., and the chair seemed to be getting harder and harder. The teacher saton the edge of her desk and babbled on and on about a list of books to read over summer vacation. Would the bell ever ring? For most students, the June 9-Aug. 31 summer break was too short. By the time I got back from workshops and going on family vacations, I had no time for myself, explained Junior Dave Bailey. Vacations consumed much of the summer, but going places with the family could be quite boring. I don't like being away from my friends, confessed Sophomore Jennifer Garrity. Visiting relatives also took up sum- mertime. I have so many relatives that by the time I visit them all, summer is over, commented Junior Leah Woodburn. For some, spending June 15-July 17 at school was typical in classes ranging from English and geometry to biology and eco- nomics. Next time,ril do my homework the first time around, replied Sophomore Heather Bailey. Workshops, camps and practices were of- ten required during the summer. These get- togethers helped prepare students for year- book staff positions, student council respon- m sibilities, marching band or fall sports. While most teens thought summer was too short, others said it was too long. Sleeping, sitting at home, cleaning house, going to the same movies and lying around Twelfth Street pool became routines. I can tell you what happened on the soaps and I don’t even watch them, declared Senior Tom Bohl. Teenagers went out with their friends so often that they ran out of places to go and things to do. Middletown and Meadow- brook malls were popular hangouts as were McDonald's and Wendy's, but secretly stu- dents couldn't wait for school to start again. Sophomore Alison McDonald stated, At least at school. I'll have something to do. Even with too many activities—or too few—summer was a welcomed break. No matter how much—or how little—they had to do though, students found that school was a place they couldn't live with —or without. —by Lori Travelstead Say Cheese! Posing on the lawn by the Freshman Building, Senior Angie Viani smiles for LcTour photographer Gary Boylan during her outdoor sitting. Seniors had pic- tures taken in July and October by the Sharon, Penn- sylvania, Studio. Stretching It Exercising in the hot sunshine at East-West Stadium, Junior JocTrotta loosenshis muscles before a strenu- ous day at varsity football practice. Augusti marked the official start of the football season for fourth-year Coach Joe Natcrnicola. Vrapped Up Surprised by the faculty's gift, Marion County Teacher of the Year Joyce Flint unwraps a quilt prepared by Mrs. Carol Amos. Teachers donated money for materials for the quilt, presented during the faculty's annual cnd-of-school luncheon June 9. Soaking lip A Routine ftreak g Summer In a Jam Ready for the North Marion Huskies, Polar Bear Mascot Carole Oliveto wears her jams to the season opening game for the traditional beach party. Front and Center After joining hands around the campus Sept. 4 for United Way, students cheer for the varsity team as the school prepares for the opening of football season. Back to School Welcoming the Class of 1991, French Instructor James Cim- inoand the varsity cheerlead- ers acquaint freshmen with their new school during the Aug. 28 orientation. 9 Summer Cheery Thoughts Excited about the upcoming game. Varsity Cheerleaders Shelley Carviliano, Raechelle Chefrcn and Sara Bonnett can't hide their spirit at Fifth Street Gym before the East- West game. With statewide cuts on school-time assem- blies, student council organ- ized evening thuscs, but stu- dents sometimes found diffi- culty getting parental per- mission to attend. Solitary Moment Wanting out of her house. Sophomore Lynann Havli- chck stares blankly around her room. Groundings— whether long or short—were problems for high school stu- dents. Girl Talk Enjoying the warm weather. Junior Amy Floyd and Fresh- man Annie Hamilton take a break from classes to sit out- side on the Loop Park cam- pus. -j Q Grounded Temporarily A Teen’s Mghtnicire The walls were caving in but Lisa couldn't leave. The phone wouldn't stop ringing but she wasn't allowed to answer it. There were 4,657,898 flowers on the wallpaper behind her bed. Was talking back to her mother really worth being grounded? It seemed like cverytime a kid did some- thing wrong, no matter how ridiculous it may have been, parents always said those unforgettable words— you're grounded. My parents grounded me once for being on the phone too long, sighed Junior Joy Shaver. Adults always grounded teenagers over really crazy thing, such as —Forgetting to tape Days of Our Lives on the days your mother worked. —Refusing to babysit your little brother on prom night. —Buying the wrong kind of ketchup while doing the weekly shopping. —Being blamed because your father forgot to close the sunroof when he washed the car. —Coming inlO seconds after your midnight curfew. —Using your dad's Gold Card until the numbers wear off. —Asking your parents to pay $24 for the candy bars you ate during the Latin Club candy sale. —Accompanyingyourmomand dad to par- ent-teacher conference and conveniently forgetting to take them to see the teacher whose class you are failing. —Leaving the dog in the house all night and making your little sister clean up the mess. —Missing an A by one point on your French final. —Sleeping with the window open in the middle of a blizzard. —Wearing a dress to a party that your mother told you not to, and getting caught before you had a chance to take it off. —Cutting down the neighbor's flowers while mowing the lawn. —Forgetting to clean ou t from under the bed before leaving for school. —Changing a C- to an A+ on your report card. To some teenagers, being grounded was- n't bad at all. It's not the worst thing in the world to be grounded. It gives you time to clean up your room, smiled Sophomore Mike ViglianCO. —by Shila Sharing bt°'Z v'i'itnc0 sor110’ 0 Catching Up Away from the rest of the class. Sophomore Gwen Rowell finishes her make-up work. Good grades were an important part of a student's high school career, while bad marks often led to extra time spent at home. Momentarily Grou After a rough tackle. Junior Quarterback Rodney Stewart is helped back on his feet by Assistant Coach Rocky DcLorcnzo and Dr. Charles Haislip. Football players found themselves becoming all too familiar with another type of grounding. Grounded 11 Married Life After exchanging vows in the French II mock wedding, sophomores Molly Smith and Curtis Strole partake in the traditional customs during the reception in Instructor James Cimino's room. Taking a Break Talking after a rehearsal. Sophomore Steve Michalski, seniors Jarrod DeVault and Robert Grattan and Junior Bobby Belt review their plans for their group Armed and Dangerous. After months of practices, the group decided to break up. Stuck Together Paper dolls help Junior John- na Rizzo get her point across during her campaign speech for student body vice presi- dent. Listening to election speeches was one way stu- dents got a break from class during the school term. 12 Breaking Up and at her. I want to know the reason and I don’t want her to lie to me. After a while, I feel somewhat relieved because 1 don't have to worry about calling or being with her, explained Senior Dave Michael. The major reason that girls break up with guys is be- cause they don’t think the guy isserious with the relationship. One reason is the guy doesn’t want to be around the girl all the time. Another reason is that girls tend to like a guy that is better looking or popular. Long-term relationships were an item a- round school. A break up not only shocked the pair, but also schoolmates. Everyone tried to act the same toward the two, but avoided touchy conversation. However, the couple usually remained friends. I learned a lot when I dated this boy for one year. It helped me too. I now can talk to a guy wi thout being nervous, confessed So- phomore Misty Wilson. Breaking up had its good and badpoints. Those happily involved in a relationship could only offer sympathy to those who were not. After all, they reasoned, being upset wasn't necessary because there are other fi: Breaking Up 33 Thoughts of Friday's date with her boy- friend ran through her head. How was she going to tell him she just wanted to be friends? At the next desk, her boyfriend sat, his head clouded with ways to tell her that he really didn’t want to date anyone right now. Teenagers often encountered situations like this. The after effects varied depending on the circumstances pertaining to the break up. The person who ended the relationship was considered bad guy. Everyone had sympathy for the one who got dumped. Rumors of couples having trouble spread quickly. It always seemed as though every- one knew about a break up before it actually happened. Reasons for the separation some- times got changed while gossip traveled and concluded in a more emotional story. People learned to cope with break ups, but often the emotional effect was long term. 11 hu rts for a while after you break up, bu t the feeling eventually wears away, depend- ing on how long you've been dating, com- mented Freshman Shelly Urbaniak. Girls weren't the only ones hurt. When a girl breaks up with me, I feel mad at myself Final Farewells What about me? asks Freshman Shawn R. Wil- liams as he watches Junior Jenny Shaffer embrace his sister Junior Heidi Williams, before she leaves on the bi-annual Europe trip. Puppy Love Needing a hug. Senior Tina Nichols squeezes her own version of Spuds MacKenzie. Even after that fatal breakup, teenagers could always find comfort in the family pet. Is il the ,— C j A Common Fatality j Observing a A Strong Week Yes, I'd like to order a white carnation dipped in blue. Can you have it ready by October 10? Dad, 1 need the car this weekend. May I please borrow it? What kind of dress are you wearing? Whether they anticipated dressing up for the dance, decorating the halls for the week's acti vitiesor cheering from the sidelines at the game, homecoming was a special time for students. In keeping with the Let's Go to the Mov- ies theme for the week of Oct. 5-9, students rummaged through closets and borrowed accessories from friends to complete their costumes. The freshman class hosted Ghostbusters day Monday, followed by the sophomores and Grease day Tuesday, the juniors and Dragnet day Wednesday and the seniors with Animal House day Thursday. The traditional blue and white day Friday rounded out the week. After lining up in Paw Power Drive, band members, cheerleaders, and class and club officers marched from the school to East- West Stadium Friday night. With back-to- back losses to state-ranked Wheeling Park and eventual state AAA champion Brooke in the previous two weeks, the Polar Bears were set to meet their third state-ranked team. Junior Derek King rushed for 148 of the Bears' 225 yards as team recorded an 18-7 homecoming victory over undefeated Buck- hannon to raise the season record to 3-3. Senior Deena Ribel was crowned queen during halftime ceremonies by Principal John D. Tennant Jr. and 1986 Queen Rose- mary Biafore. But the week's activities weren't over yet. When Two Hearts Collide was the theme for the dance, held from 7-10 p.m. Oct. 10 at the YWCA on Pleasant Valley Road. Greg Patrick provided music and Starr Photogra- phy took couples' pictures. I really enjoyed going to the dance and being with my friends that night, commented Sophomore Julie Barker. Soon the last corsage was unpinned, the last crepe paper streamer pulled down and the final bits of conversation about the week exhausted. Homecoming was a memory— until next time when a new group of students would plan another year's activities for another football team. —by LoriTravelstead All Dressed Up Queen tor a Day Bundled up in an afghan to keep warm, freshmen Escort Shawn R. Williams and Attendant Kristi Bar- nes wait with other court members for the halftime coronation. After the announcement of the queen and her court. Principal John D. Tennant Jr. prepares to crown Senior Deena Ribel as 1986 Queen Rosemary Biafore looks on. 14 Homecoming Dance Fever Stepping to the music pro- vided by Mr. Greg Patrick, seniors Moses Hogan, Chrisi Hayhurst and Stevie Myers dance to the theme When Two Hearts Collide.” Hit Paraders Onboard their float, DECA juniors Talisa Sumlin, Becky Rhodes, LaShawna Bcaforc and Michelle Sigley partici- pate in the homecoming pa- rade from the back drive to East-West Stadium. Royal Gathering FRONT ROW: Decna Ribel; SECOND ROW: Gina Arnett, Kristi Barnes, Raechclle Chefrcn, Kristin Luckcy, Cassie Koch, Monica Hud- son; THIRD ROW: Kristie Carlot, Kate Enos, Debbie Tichenor, Shawna Trippett; BACK ROW: Tina Urbaniak. Homecoming 5 Keeping Things ASfcntNight The lights dim. Backstage, the Beastie Boys put on their chains and Dolly Parton adjusts her wig while waiting their cue. Of course, the Beastie Boys, Dolly Parton, White Snake or U-2 weren't really in the school auditorium, but 10 groups waiting to do their best lip sync impersonations were. The fourth annual air band lip sync contest was sponsored by Thespian Troupe 2243 Oct. 24. In addition to the contestants, Don't For- get, a local band, entertained the audience for the second year. I especially like the live band, but (Senior) Greg Lamb was my favor- ite, smiled Sophomore Leslie Harker. The thing I like most about the air band contest was getting to perform with the live band 'Don't Forget', announced Senior Drummer Scott Aspinall. Lamb won the $75 first prize for his por- trayal of James Ingram Linda Ronstadt. Second prize of $50 went to the Beastie Boys—Tommy Bohl, Jeremy Edgell and Grady Boone. Those who weren't ready to get on stage decided just to come and watch their friends. I think it is great to sec people who haye guts enough to perform. Most of the acts were funny and enjoyable because they are current favorites, commented Senior Melissa Pride. After hours of practice, the singers were ready to compete. Dressed as their favorite groups, students took on new identities—at least for the length of the song. 1 had a great time. It was obvious that the acts put a lot of time into their performances, recalled Jun- ior Andrea McElroy. In addition to cash prizes for the winning groups, members of the audience received Movie Shoppe discounts, Snapps and Bo- nanza coupons and Camelot Music cassette tapes. Those who didn't win prizes were content to hear such favoritesas Aerosmith's Dude Looks Like a Lady, White Snake's Here I Go Again, U-2's Where the Streets Have No Name and Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam's Head to Toe. Although the performers took their music seriously. Junior Eva Absher saw a humor- ous side to the competition. It was hilari- ous! she exclaimed. I enjoy watching people make fools out of themselves! —fcy Shih Shannon Funky La Playinging Dude looks like a Lady ' seniors Jarrod DeVault and Mike Efaw lip sync the group Aeros- mith. The early fall event marked the beginning of back to the books. With or Without U Rushing the stage, U2 fans freshmen Kim Cain and Gina Franks gather around Bono as Senior Aaron O'Mara leads the group in the hit song Where the Streets Have No Name. Lc ■ 16 Air Band Lip Sync Double or Nothing Portraying James Ingram AND Linda Ronstadt, Senior Greg Lamb sings his way to victory in the air band lip lync contest. Lamb won $75 for his double feature. Boys will be Boys Imitating one of the Beastie Boys in the fourth annual air band lip sync contest. Senior Tom Bohl moves to the group's rap, No Sleep 'til Brooklyn. Here They Go Islands in the Stream sing English teacher Tina Ruggi- ero and Senior Heath Atha as they portray Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers in the Oct. 24 air band lip sync contest sponsored by Thespians. Prize Surprises As mistress of ceremonies. Senior Heather Munchin dis- tributes coupons and dis- counts to the audience. l VI ’ _ Air Band Lip Sync 7 Sibling Advice Seeking the advice of his older sister. Freshman Brian Bee consults Junior Kelly Bee about an assignment. Al- though they didn't always want to admit it, brothers and sisters usually liked to rely on each other for assis- tance. Freshmen often found high school life easier when they were prepared by an older sibling. Home Working Seated at the dining room ta- ble, Freshman Marcus Sny- der begins his homework. Snyder was elected fresh- man class president while sister Cara, a junior, excelled on the girls' tennis team. Lending a Shoulder During the state basketball tournament at the Charleston Civic Center, Senior Debbie Tichcnor hugs Junior Kim Martin as the clock ticks away in the Polar Bears' loss to Wheeling Park. Friendships were often as strongas sibling relationships. Special Project Concerned with the safety of their classmates, seniors Greg Lamb and Belinda Pell begin the organization of the school's first Project Gradu- ation, sponsored by the Jun- ior Woman's Club of Fair- mont. The drug and alcohol- free post-graduation party offered seniors a way to cele- brate safely. 18 Brother Sister Relationships Love and V Sibling battle Give me back my blue sweater! What blue sweater? I know you wore it last night. I really don't know what you're talking about. I'm telling mom! Quarreling with a brother or sister—or even a friend as close as a sibling—was typi- cal. However argumentative their relation- ship seemed, brothers and sisters often shared a closer bond. I have found that Kelly and I get along a lot better at work than at home, probably be- cause we don't have time to think of some- thing to fight about although we don't fight much at home either, commented Fresh- man Brian Bee. No one would've thought that a brother and sister could have shared a common hobby. Spending leisure time together gave a chance for the bond to strengthen. Shawn and I go out and do stuff like the best of friends would do. We like to run and bike together. Sometimes we even go to the movies, cruising or shopping, remarked Freshman Monica Cross. While only children told their secrets to the old worn-out teddy bear who had listened to hours of sob stories, some brothers and sis- ters preferred to confide in each other. Spending money on a sibling was consid- ered inhuman, unless it was a birthday or Christmas. Sometimes, that wasn't even a good reason. Resemblance was usually detected when seeing a brother and sister together. On the other hand, even twins were deceiving. Being a twin is something special. Many people don't know we're related unless I tell them. Danny is pretty nice, but we do have an occasional fight, replied Sophomore Donna Baldwin. Sometimes best friends became as close as brothers and sisters, or in school situations, members of some organizations such as band, Madrigals or Ensemble became more like families. Keywanettes chose big sis- ters for their new members to offer friend- ships within the group. False assumptions of constant sibling quar- reling remained, although underneath, a magical bond existed. Having a brother or sister provided a life-long ally as strong as any best friend could be.—by Shila Shannon People don't know we’re reU' ted unless _safihomort v Face to Face Before their election to Keywanettes, Senior Nancy Koay and Junior Dipa Joshi wind up with cupcake on their faces as they participate in the annual play- day. Nancy became a big sistci to new member Dipa in the girls' service organization. Time Out Receiving the next play from Junior Quarterback Rodney Stewart, varsity football players Derek (74) and Erick (42) King join their teammates in setting up the next offensive drive. Siblings often became in- volved in the same extra-curricular activities. Brother Sister Relationships 19 20 Europe Only twelve hours and counting until she left for Europe. She knew she needed sleep, but she was too excited. As she lay in bed thoughts of her trip abroad rushed through her mind. It was going to be her first timeon a plane and she had never been out of the United States. Two years ago, when she attended her first planning meeting and began making the $1,300 in payments to Sponsor James Cimino for the trip, it had seemed so far away. Even while buying new luggage and clothes, get- ting a passport, saving spending money and attending the final pre-trip Europe '87 meet- ing, it was like a faraway dream. Tomorrow at 11 a.m. though, the Nov. 19- 31 journey to Germany and Italy would be a reality. Loaded down with 60 students and teach- ers, two buses pulled out of the Church of Christ across from the school Thursday, Nov. 19, on their way to Dulles Airport in Washington D.C. The farther the group got from Fairmont, the more their anticipation grew. I couldn't wait to get on the plane, because I knew once we were in the air school would be the Final Adjustment Just minutes before leaving the Church of Christ parking lot. Seniors Alicia Hale and Nancy Koay adjust their luggage. Students departed at 11 a.m. for Dulles International Airport in Washington D.C. Light On His Feet Carefully hopping through the luggage. Junior Mike Bundy makes his way back from the Duty Free Store in Heathrow Airport outside of London, England. After a brief layover there, the group headed home. farthest thing from my mind, recalled Jun- ior Missy Pourbaix. After landing in Frankfurt, Germany, and driving to Florence, Italy, the trip really be- gan. The Europe '87 class and chaperones arrived in Florence late at night but that didn't distract from the beauty of the town. The famous Italian city was vastly decorated with numerous bridges on the Amo River. The days in Florence were spent shopping, touring and going to the overlooks for a dev- astating view of the city. That evening, with everyone all dressed up, they made their way to the Ballet Dramatic Symphony, and spent a late night on the town. Of all the places we visited while in Eu- rope, Florence was my favorite. Shopping all day Sunday was like a dream come true, declared Junior Hillarey Curry. After leaving Florence, the tourists made their way to Rome. Some students were nervous because of the stories they had heard about the notorious pickpockets and the minature gypsies—and the group soon found they had reason to be cautious. 1 was running back to the bus after eating Cont. on page 23 Europe-Bound Headed down the front walk, junior Chris Abies and sen- iors Missy Pride and Kirsten Peters make their way to the bus in the Church of Christ parking lot. Blowin in the Wind Up against strong winds and drizzle. Miss Kathryn Raspa window shops in the Italian town of Assisi. The group experienced rainy weather for a large portion of the trip. Where's the Bus? Excited about the journey ahead of them, juniors Mindy Ford and Shellc Perdue lead a group of students ready to board the buses across Oak- wood Road in the Church of Christ parking lot. Sixty stu- dents and teachers participa- ted in the Nov. 19-30 bi-an- nual trip. Snowy Scene Experiencing snowy weather throughout most of Germany and Austria, the trip stops out- side Garmisch, Germany, to visit King Ludwig's Winter Palace. Europe 21 Upward Glance One of many sights for the group’s first day in Italy, II Duomo, the majestic Flor- entine church, towers above the city. Counting Blessings After speaking in nine lan- guages, Pope John Paul II greets those in his audience. Several students personally met the pontiff and received his blessing for a safe trip home. Taste Test Not sure of what he's about to eat. Senior Patrick Biaforc ex- amines his food before he begins. Along with learning a foreign language, students also experienced foreign cui- sine. Bear in China Shop Not actually, but English teacher Carol Amos reaches for a hand blown piece of glass in one of the many facto- ries in Venice, Italy. 22 Europe . Operation e Continue lunch and three girls jumped onto the street comer and tried to grab my purse. Luckily, I got away when an Italian man across the street yelled at them, explained Senior Chrisi Hayhurst. On their first day in Rome, they spent their time touring the Spanish Steps, the Pantheon and the Viacoditti, home to the city's most ex- pensive shops. The next day was the most unforgettable one of the trip for students and teachers alike—an audience with Pope John Paul II at the Vatican. The highlight of the trip was our general audience with his Holiness John Paul II. Few people realize that he is one of the three (the other two being the President of the United States and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the U.S.S.R.) most im- portant and influential men in the entire world. His ability to communicate in nine different and diverse languages was as- tounding, stated Mr. Cimino. After listening to the Pope's address and speaking with him personally, the rest of the day was spent visiting the president's home, the Sistine Chapel, the Trevi Fountain and the Tivoli Gardens for a farewell dinner. Spending Thanksgiving in Venice was a once-in-a-lifetime chance, but when the bus driver insisted on playing Country Roads, most students wished they were having the traditional turkey and dressing back in Fair- mont with their families. This was my first Thanksgiving away from my parents and it was really kind of lonely, commented Sophomore Dave Shackelford. After a quick stop in Garmisch, Germany, for an afternoon of shopping and a night at the disco The Green Tree, everyone was ready to get back to the good old United States where they would be able to commu- nicate without any trouble and eat real American food, even if it did mean also re- turning to algebra homework and after school practices the next day. I enjoyed my trip to Europe, though when I got there, suddenly I was not part of the majority but the minority, and every one was looking at me instead of me looking at them. In Italy though I learned that people are the same all over the world, remem- bered Senior Will Yost.—by Shila Shannon Closed Door After finding the exhibit of the German Crown Jewels closed, the weary Europe travelers plod back to the bus to continue their tour of Munich, Germany. Packing It In Arriving in Frankfurt, Ger- many, English teacher Carol Amos, Alumnus Richard Vig- lianco and Bus Driver Jean- Claude from Luxembourg. Europe 23 Brightly decorated presents sat invitingly under the tree. The aroma of mom's freshly baked cookies lingered in the air. Frosty and Scrooge were back on television and the kid s were home from school for a two-week break. It seemed like heaven...or at least Christmas. Even in September, students made special note of the dates of Christmas vacation, knowing that if they could make it through homecoming and football season that Dec. 23-Jan. 5 would eventually arrive. When it did, hallways and classrooms were arrayed in green and red and school spirit was obvi- ous as candy canes, cards and presents were tucked away in lockers. Christmas was usually considered a time for families and friends to be together. So- phomore Eraina Wolfe commented, I like Christmas because it brings home friends and relatives. Crowded sidewalks and long lines of con- tinuous traffic filled the streets. Students were rushing from store to store doing their last minute shopping. I usually save all my Christmas shopping for the last minute. I don't like to make plans for what I buy. That way, I surprise myself and the person I'm buying for, explained Junior Tricia Tropea. The end-of-the-year holiday was celebra- ted in different ways, depending on family background or religion. For some, Christmas wasn't a joyous time. One reason was shortage of money to buy all the presents needed or wanted. Sophomore Mary Burnell argued, 1 think people should think of the nice things at Christmas and not focus on the bad. Christmas is a happy time. I feel the true meaning of the season should be remembered and not forgotten when everyone begins talking about presents and Santa Claus. When Dec. 25 rolled around, so did the end of another year. People began thinking ahead, and some made New Year's resolu- tions. I did a lot of thinking about 1988 and what is in it for me and my loved ones, replied Junior Steve Ryan. All too soon, the tree was tom down, the last cookie crumbs eaten and undone home- work reluctantly finished for the return to school. Just like a storybook holiday though, it wasa Merry Christmas to All... And to All A Good Night! —by Lori Traoelslead Dancing Bears Participating in the annual Fairmont Christmas paradc sophomores majorettes Leigh Ann Vingle and 1 leather Martin and Junior Maria Coffman dance to the holiday carols played by the band. Enliglitening Experience In the Jewish tradition of the holiday season. Junior Julie Zasloff lights the family mcnorah. Zasloff joined her family in celebrating both Christmas and Hannukah. 24 Christmas Welcome Home Honoring past Phase IV Eng- lish students. Junior Tressa Mallamo selects a tempting dessert from the refreshment table at the Dec. 22 reception. Season's Greeting Dancing on the card-lined stage. Ensemble members en- tertain the audience during the annual concert. The Most Wonderful Time of the Year was the theme for the Dec. 19 performance. Harmonic Note As part of the Latin Club Christmas caroling. Junior Heidi Williams, Senior Gina E2ellc and Junior David Bai- ley sing with members of the group as they entertain classes. Christmas 25 26 Girls Asking Guys Out Quality Time School provides a relaxed atmosphere to let students get to know each other as Senior Mike Efaw and Junior Amy Floyd study together in thebandroom. Laughingand enjoying each other's com- pany in school sometimes led to a weekend date. Come on Down Down the runway they go as Morp Court Prince John Car- viliano and his escort Senior Janet Colbert take their turn. Morp was started last year as an opposite for Prom. Light on their Feet While dancing at Morp, Jun- ior Shelly Carviliano holds on to a balloon and her date. Junior Troy Sheets. Morp provided a dating change, a chance for girls to ask guys out. Royal Gathering MORP COURT—FRONT ROW: King Heath Atha, But- ler of Honor Franklin Larry; SECOND ROW: John Carvil- iano, Derek Falkcnstcin; THIRD ROW: john Jezioro, Brian Cann, Scott Benson; BACK ROW: Eric Cosco. They said man couldn't land on the moon but he did. No one thought a woman could ever be a vice presidential candidate but she was. And who would have ever imagined girls would ask guys out, but they do. Twenty years ago if a girl even thought about asking a guy out she was considered the bad girl, and was usually looked down upon by society. Things have changed drastically since then. To ask a guy out now was an everyday occurrence. If a girl thought a boy was inter- esting and wanted to get to know him better, all she had to do was call him—something parents still had problems understanding. Some girls, however, would wai tali fetime to ha ve that special boy ask her out on a date, while other girls wouldn't give a guy a chance to play hard to get. She just went ahead and made the first move. I think it's all right to ask a guy out. Guys can't be expected to do everything all the time, stated Freshman Cindy Mason. Those girls who were too shy to ask a guy out for just an ordinary weekend date had their chance in the spring when it was time for the annual Morp dance. The Most Out- rageous Reversible Prom, where the girls asked guys and were responsible for the cost of everything, was held March 26 in the school gym. The informal dance was spon- sored by SpiritCluband Varsity Letterman's Club. During the dance. Senior Heath Atha was crowned King with Butler of Honor Franklin Larry and ten other court members elected by homeroom balloting. No matter how different this occasion was, it always brought a nice change to the dating world. I don't mind a girl asking me out as long as she pays for everything, joked Jun- ior Mark Miller. Contrary to what most people thought, one date didn't bind students together for life. Occasionally girls and guys went out as just friends to study at the college library, go to the movies or shop at the mall. Even though students saw nothing wrong with a girl asking a guy for a date. Senior Charlie Voho had a different outlook com- pletely. I don't want a girl to ask me out. If I want to take her out. I'll ask her. After con- sidering it for a moment though, he added, It depends on who she is. —fey Shila Shannon Ribbon Event Presenting a court banner to Senior Prince John Jezioro, Spirit Club Adviser Carol Amos places the symbol of a Morp member on him. Morp court con- sisted of 12 senior guys. Informal Get Together The way to meet people could come in many forms— even football games. Cheering for the Polar Bears, the Feltz fanatics show their pride. Attcndinggamcs provided a way to know a person before dating. Girls Asking Guys Out 2 7 «° )o„„ «° to slee an t forge aII bo8ut °'nevvort 0phom K,ktno., Wet 'n Wild Walkingin the rain, students endure the wet weather of an April shower. Throughout the rainy season, students hassled with carrying umbrellas around all day. Weather Factor With an umbrella in hand. Junior Jodi Stalnaker stands clear of the rain. Wet weather was a major factor in the bi-annual Europe trip to Italy and Germany, Nov. 19-31. 28 Rainy Days When they wanted one, it never came. When they hated the thought of having one, it poured. When they didn't care, the weather didn't seem to be a problem, but when they did, a rainy day could dampen anyone's spirits. It always seemed that no matter how hard students wished for rain to get out of mow- ing grass, raking leaves or taking out the trash it didn't even look cloudy. On the other hand, however, there were times when teens prayed for no rain and massive downpours would apppear from nowhere. Rain was never far away when students or faculty members alike washed their cars, planned a picnic or any other school activity. Mrs. (Jo) Lawson and 1 definitely are not meteorologists. It seemed like every time we plan an outdoor activity weather causes problems. Rain forced the open air debut concert of 'Armed and Dangerous', sponsored by the Spirit Qub, to Fifth Street Gym and the dance in the back drive was dampened by a torrential downpour. What's more loe said it would', commented Spirit Club Co-Adviser Carol J. Amos. Rain didn't always have to be a downer. because on a hot day i t fel t good just to stand out side as the rain splashed around, leaving a spring smelling fragrant. When winter snows didn't provide any vacation days, the rain filled in and students were dismissed from school early March 7. I live by the river and it scared me when Mr. Tennant announced that school would be dismissed early due to rising waters. All 1 could thinkabout was mymomsitting home alone and not having a way to leave in caseof an emergency. It was one of the worst feel- ings of my life, remembered Junior Stepha- nie Powell. Rain also gave students the chance to get caught up on things in which they were behind, such as homework, sleep and soap operas they had taped since the beginning of school. After school on a rainy day, it's nice to go home, go to sleep and forget all about home- work, stated Sophomore Kiki Holloway. Senior Dave Chadwell seemed to have a different ou tlook completely, Rain is boring and depressing. Like the song says, 'Rainy Days and Mondays Always Get Me Down'. —by Shila Shannon Out and About Raindrops keep falling on my head. Junior Tracey Doo- little and sophomores Matt Urse and Bobby Shuman make their way from the Freshman Building during a light drizzle on a spring day. London Fog Stopping in Fairmont while touring the U.S., Dr. Roger Jerome discusses English teenagers in Mrs. Linda Mor- gan's Phase IV English Class. Americans typically think of London as the wet city. Splish Splash Checking out the course. Jun- ior Eric Shaffer plays through flying water at the Fairmont Field Club. While other ath- letes had to fight rain or snow, the golf team had to contend with the sprinkler system. Rainy Days 29 30 Junior-Senior Prom ightonthelowi Now where did my date go? Oh well, who cares?! Getting caught up in all the excitement, students found it hard to keep track of their dates at the annual junior-senior prom held April 30 in the Fairmont State College Turley Center Ballroom. Decorated in Williams- burg blue, mauve and cream, it was an eve- ning fit for A Foreign Affair. After the court was elected in late Septem- ber, the Oass of 1989 began plans for decora- tions while juniors and seniors began look- ing for dates. Of course, ordering corsages, buying gowns and tuxes and getting hair done were necessary preparations just be- fore the prom. Then it was time to get ready, pick up dates and pose for family pictures. Before prom my date came to my house and we had to wait for my mom to come back from buying film. She bought the wrong size. After the picture taking, we went to some pre-prom parties, stated Junior Tanya Smigocki. Eating before or after prom added a spe- cial touch by giving students a chance to show off their formal apparel while diningat restaurants in the tri-city area. The part I most enjoyed about prom was getting all dressed up, going to dinner, and spending time with my boyfriend, replied Freshman Tracie Richendollar. Between parental doting and elegant din- ing were the 7-10 p.m. hours of the dance itself. I thought prom was fantastic. Every- thing looked great, and 1 was happy to see a lot of the teachers helping out. I hope next year the juniors can uphold the standards as we have, responded Junior Monica Stout. Even though many viewed prom as a suc- cess, others voiced their opinion differently. Prom was sort of a drag until later in the evening. There should be something exciting to do other than wait until coronation is over and the band starts playing songs. There should be more slow songs than fast because it's kind of hard to dance fast in a tux and gown, commented Junior Eric Shaffer. Despite the different views, some looked beyond the decorations and glamour and all the hustle and bustle to enjoy the evening. Prom this year wasn't just who you were with, the decorations or his tux or her gown. Tire Queen's Dance With her coronation roses in hand. Queen Melissa Pride dances with her escort. Senior Andy Christian, during the queen's dance. Melissa reigned at A For- eign Affair April 30. A Private Moment Concerned only with each other. Freshman Michelle Hess and Junior Chuck Layman relax in the Coral Room after coronation. Prom was the traditional date filled with tuxedos, gowns and flower . Lending a Hand Sophomore hosts and host- esses added to the formal at- tire of the prom as Julie Barker pours punch for the guests after coronation. Class of 1990 members who work- ed at prom were better pre- pared to plan next year's fes- tivities. Touch of Class To show the elegance of the event. Senior Escort Bill Van Pelt kisses the hand of Senior Princess Lisa Hawkins. Coro- nation practice was held Fri- day night as girls rehearsed walking down the aisle in heels. Say 'Cheese' Surrounded by the light blue and pink background. Senior Bobby Starkey and East Fair- mont Senior Shanna Harter pose for the camera. Pictures were taken by Jerry Cobb of Davis Studios in Weston. Junior-Senior Prom 31 32 Junior-Senior Prom The Royal Court FRONT ROW: Chrisi Hay- hurst, Becky Myers, Tina Nic- hols, Carol Maruka, Gina Li- bonati, Paula Husty; SEC- OND ROW: Melissa Amos, Janet Colbert, Amy Tucker, Stevie Myers, Queen Melissa Pride, Rebecca Geso, Lisa Hawkins, Gina Ezcllc; THIRD ROW: Belinda Pell, Jackie Dc- Masi, Bccca Thompson, Hea- ther Munchin; BACK ROW: Deena Ribel. . amJ S Continued but the way everyone enjoyed the elegant, long-anticipated evening. Everyone had fun and forgot the real world around them, remarked Sophomore Kim Trippett. After worrying about their appearance, whether her shoes matched her dress or her dress matched his tux, it all seemed so trivial when everything turned out as planned. My shoes were too small, my jacket was too tight and my pants were entirely too long, but after all the discomfort, I had the time of my life, admitted Senior Frank Larry. Adding a final touch, Sunday's prom pic- nics were the ending to a wonderful mem- ory. Students spent the day lying out in the sun, going to parks and riding roller coasters in the sunny 70-degree weather. For prom picnic, my date and 1 went to Kennywood. We had a really great time and saw other couples there enjoying the rides too, exclaimed Senior Janet Colbert. After the weekend, packing away gowns, pressing flowers, framing pictures and re- membering the occasion brought back mem- ories that would last forever. Prom was a truly tremendous occasion. I believe it was enjoyed by everyone, and I had a fantastic time. 1 thought thecoronation was very nice and just think the junior class worked very hard in making this a success- ful and memorable event, responded Jun- ior Troy Sheets. Court members, escorts, honor guards and hosts and hostesses especially remembered the evening. Having an opportunity to walk down a runway in front of parents, teachers and fellow friends will be eternally remembered. It was the most exciting time of all my years at FSHS. I was honored and thrilled to be chosen prom queen. My family and friends were truly happy for me, and 1 know that's what made prom extra special. I only wish it hadn't passed so quickly, ex- pressed Senior Prom Queen Melissa Pride. Just as quickly as the evening had come, it was over, accompanied by sighs of relief from juniors and their homeroom teachers and looks of anticipation from the sopho- mores who realized their turn was next.—by Ijori Travelslead Night to Remember As the guest books gets filled with names of those partici- pating in A Foreign Affair, Junior Amy Floyd adds her signature. This was the first stop for couples as they en- tered the FSC Turley Center on the way to the dance, food and friends. Rival Relationship With her crutch in tow. Junior Kim Branham dances with both partners. After injur- ing her ankle during cheer- leading tryouts, Kim dres- sed up her crutch with red bows to match her own attire. Two to Tango Even the young get involved at prom as Meredith Cava- lier, daughter of Drivers' Ed- ucation Instructor Joe Cava- lier, and Sophomore Hostess Meghan Pctonick get into the groove of the band Acting Up. Moment in Time Fom the dance floor. Senior Thesslcy Moore talks with '84 Graduate John Mclntire. For- mal dresses and tuxe9 ac- cented the spring event as participants threw out jeans for a few hours to resemble a fairy tale-like evening. Junior-Senior Prom 33 Brushing Up Doing her part in the campus beautification project. Sopho- more Debbie Abruzzino helps paint the iron railing surrounding the front steps. The school's second annual Spring Fling was held April 9 with nearly 150 students par- ticipating in a variety of clean- up activities. Going Once Waiting for another bid. Auc- tioneer Cleo Johnson works the crowd during the May 26 Celebrity Auction. Nearly 100 items were donated from all parts of the country to raise $800 for the campus beautifi- cation project. Cleaning Up In a group effort. Key Club members organize before proceeding with their Spring Fling project. Students joined forces April 9 to spruce up the Loop Park campus. Auction Block While holding a Celebrity Auction item donated by the Pittsburgh Penguins, Junior Liz Lawson waits for Auction- eer Cleo Johnson to start the bidding. 3 4 Spring Fling Celebrity Auction Was it something in the air that made mothers think they had to dump dresser drawers in the floor or dust the tops of door frames? Or did the urge to clean everything in sight come down with the spring rains? Whatever the case may have been, every year when the first spring flowers appeared students could always count on the house being turned upside down for at least two weeks. Not only would spring cleaning occur at home but it was also an annual school event. As warmer weather rolled around so did the final preparations for the second annual Spring Fling held April 9. Although the day brought sore muscles, blistered hands and ruined clothes, it had some rewarding effects as club members be- came closer, freshmen felt like they were really a part of the school and everyone in- volved felt a touch of school pride. Spring Fling was a fun event that helped uni te the freshman class and it gave students an opportunity to work as a team, com- mented Freshman Andrea Noshagya. Even though the actual day of Spring Fling waswhen most of the cleaning was done, the beautification project didn't stop there. In- stead, it continued through the year by keep- ing trash off the grounds and in the new gar- bage cans placed all around the school. To raise money for the project. Spirit Club and Phase IV English sponsored a Celebrity Auction May 26 in the school auditorium. Mrs. Carol Amos' English classes composed letters to various movie and soap opera stars, professional athletes, songwriters and poli- ticians to obtain nearly 100 donations. Each day'smail brought new surprises with auto- graphed pictures, books, posters, pennants and even clothing. An autographed copy of No More Vietnams by former President Richard Nixon brought the highest price. Along with the celebrity donations, a con- cession stand was set up in the hall with nu- merous food items which helped raise $800 toward the cost of the new stone tables and benches, dogwood trees and wooden gar- bage cans placed throughout the campus. just as those days of mom's spring house- cleaning became annual events, students could count on the auction and spring fling to become ones just as well.—by Shila Shannon Group Clean-up As another volunteer group gathers at the front of the school. Freshman Marcus Snyder tells Key Club members where to begin work. Spring Fling contin- ued into its second year of beautifying the campus. Bridge Work Cleaning out the stream. Junior Phil Boone and Sophomore J.R. Jones contribute to Spring Fling. Dif- ferent clubs were assigned specific locations to put their group to work to ensure an over-all clean-up. Spring Fling Celebrity Auction 3 5 The date was circled on the calendar with a bright red marker. White dresses and matching shoes were purchased as were dress slacks, shirts and ties. Announcements foretelling the occasion had been mailed and responses from relatives and friends were arriving almost daily. It was like Christmas, birthday and every other good time all rolled together, but this was a once-in-a-lifetime event rather than a yearly occurrence. After 12 years of watching everyone else, it was finally graduation for real. Preparations for the June 6 commence- ment actually began almost three weeks earlier when underclassmen paid their dol- lars to attend the May 17 senior assembly. The traditional senior fund raiser featured Senior Class President Greg Lamb as master of ceremonies while the rest of the class took part in songs, raps and their own imitation of the California Raisins. At the end of the assembly, all seniors came to the stage to join in singing the alma mater. I enjoyed seeing the seniors imitate the teachers in a funny yet respectable way, noted Senior Missi Merrifield. Although the excitement grew for the big day, it still seemed so far away. It wasn't until the announcement came that seniors would receive caps and gowns that the 248 prospective graduates realized that gradu- ation was near. After the traditional donutand milk break- fast on Senior Court May 27, seniors prac- ticed in the auditorium for graduation. That afternoon, with everyone dressed alike in blue or white, seniors made their way to the auditorium for the Senior Recognition As- sembly where they claimed 174 awards for various achievements in academics, ath- letics, citizenship and service. Winning the art award was really a nice surprise and gave me a feeling of great ac- complishment, exclaimed Senior Tom Reese. Unless seniors were required to take final exams. May 31 was designated as their last day. Even so, during the last week for un- derclassmen, seniors could be spotted roam- ing hallways as if they had nowhere else to go. Although finished with academics, some seniors returned to help with the yearbook, Keywanettes and senior officer duties. Cont. on page 39 Line Up While the first notes of Pomp and Circumstance sound, seniors Dorthca Edwards, Mike Drake, Tif- fany Dillion, Jarrod DcVault and Dec Dec DeVine begin their processional from the armory parking lot. Signing In Adding his autograph to the specially prepared sheet. Senior Tom Bohl participates in the school's first Project Graduation. The drug and alcohol-free party was sponsored by the Junior Woman's Club. 36 Graduation Self Portrait In a twist of events. Senior Heath Atha points the camera at himself, Becca Thompson and Paul Mezzanotte to pho- tograph graduation. Amidst the flashes of cameras, 248 seniors received diplomas to end their high school careers. Grade A Waiting for the processional. Senior Kelley Ireland takes a moment to check her final grades after receiving her computer report card from Mr. Gary Morgan. Seniors lined up in alphabetical order outside the armory with their homeroom teachers to receive graduation programs and re- port cards. Over and Done Returning to her scat, new Graduate Sherry Hall holds on to her diploma and blue- tipped carnation after cross- ing the stage to receive con- gratulations from Marion County Board of Education members James ''Rat Saun- ders and Frank Lee. Graduation 37 Assembled Seniors To conclude the May 19 Sen- ior Assembly, Missi Merri- field, James Mace and Todd Brotosky raise their arms in the traditional way as seniors fill the stage to sing the alma mater. The assembly, which featured skits and songs, was the Class of 1988 s final fund raising activity before gradu- ation. Even Exchange The waiting is over for seniors Romy Hawkins and Sandra Oerly as they trade senior cards in the journalism room at lunchtime. After placing orders in early spring, the arri- val of announcements and cards signified to seniors that graduation was near. Award Winner Selected for a Presidential Academic Fitness Award, Senior Frank Larry receives his certificate and handshake from Senior Counselor Joe Muto at Senior Recognition Assembly. Seniors donned caps and gowns to march be- fore the student body and receive nearly 180 awards at the May 27 ceremony. Hello There Happy at the prospect of graduation. Senior Shawna Wilson jokes with her friends as they wait to line up in the armory parking lot. After graduation, nearly 150 seniors attended Project Gradu- ation to celebrate with friends but without drugs or alcohol. 38 Graduation With the seniors gone, things seemed strangely different. Classes looked some- what smaller, hallways were quieter and underclassman ate lunch on Senior Court. Senior week brought activities designed for the entire class. Along with the annual banquet held at Bonanza Family Restaurant was a picnic at Wave Tek pool and an eve- ning of bowling at Valley Lanes. The soon-to-be-graduates began lining up in front of the Woody Williams National Guard Armory June 6 just before 8 p.m. to begin the processional. Eighteen highest honor graduates with 3.75-4.0 averages were seated on stage in recognition of their achievement. Highest Honor 4.0 Graduates Jennifer Ashton, Mark Lee and Wendy Suplita were commencement speakers. Following their addresses, Principal John D. Tennant Jr. introduced Marion County Board of Education members James Rat Saunders and Frank Lee who presented diplomas to the class. After the recessional, graduates exchanged congratulations with family and friends in the armory parking lot. Many left for private family receptions while nearly 150 new alumni journeyed to Fairmont State College for the first Project Graduation. Sponsored by the Junior Woman's Club, the drug and alcohol-free all-night party was designed as a safe way for seniors to celebrate their com- mencement. Senior class officers and Ad- viser Coleen Casto assisted with the project. Each of the 150 graduates attending the event was given a souvenir lei and a drinking mug as they registered. Additional prizes of sunglasses, a VCR, money, scholarships and a used car were given away. In addition, swimming dancing, caricature sketches and a baby picture guessing contest were held and students signed a huge autograph sheet to be kept for the group's first reunion. Graduation was the event that had been anticipated for four long years. As the days drew closer, seniors were filled with mixed emotions. Faced with knowing that they would soon part from close friends and fa- vorite teachers, students hurried to fill year- book autograph pages and memory books. I was so excited to graduate, but the thought of leaving my girlfriend among the incoming freshman boys scared me, replied Senior Mark Travelstead.—by Shila Shannon Eke Family Affair Getting congratulations from his father. Dr. C.M. Lee, and sister, 1985 Graduate Yvonne, Senior Mark Lee prepares for graduation. Mark, Jennifer Ashton and Wendy Suplita gave valedictory addresses. Breakfast's Ready Before graduation practice May 27, seniors John Carvil- iano, Steve Stewart, John Merrill, Patrick Martin, Ron Sigley and Mike Drake polish off a breakfast of donuts and milk on Senior Court. Graduation 39 Spring Cleaning Before beginning the task of cleaning up the campus, stu- dents register in front of the school at the second annual Spring Fling April 9. Clubs and classes joined forces to beautify the Loop Park area in preparation for the end of school. Final Exam With only an English test remaining between him and summer vacation. Junior David Kuhn fills in the an- swers on his semester exam. Lunch Time Ending the year with a faculty picnic. Librarian Irene Mar- tin, husband Jim and daugh- ter Carol VanDevender join the faculty at English teacher Linda Morgan's home. Mrs. Martin retired June 10 after 34 years as the school's media specialist. 40 Last Day ■vaaVi I hank Goodness It s A Fresh New l ook School's out for the summer School's out forever School's closed for recess No more pencils No more books No more teacher's dirty looks Out 'til fall We might not come back at all... —Alice Cooper Although Alice Cooper made School's Out a hit in the 70's, the idea was the same in every school and every year. With the arrival of warmer weather, students posted the official countdown on every teacher's blackboard and some even knew the exact number of minutes remaining in economics, trigonometry or English class. It was no secret that students couldn't wait for that last day to arrive. The end of school though brought locker clean out, final exams and even some unexpected things: —Molded sandwiches from the first day lockers were assigned in the Freshman Building; —Health books lost in October but found when fines were assessed; —Underclassmen on Senior Court without being tossed out by an angry group of senior guys; —Candy bars from a fall fund raiser that even Kathryn Beich wouldn't want now; —Love notes from a September romance; —The copy of Alive that cost $9 and an I in English; —An ex-boyfriend's class ring that his mother called 15 times to have returned; —An unsigned yearbook from 1985; —Missing the afternoon bus home; —A substitute who loves pop quizzes in place of your favorite teacher; —The report card conveniently forgotten and never seen by parents; —An unsigned structured lunch form in- cluding a personal note from Mr. Dragich; —Pictures that were supposed to go in with the first pages of the yearbook; —Missing Day No. 5 on June 7, meaning yet another day of school; —Getting structured lunch on the last day that carries over to next fall. I'm always happy to get out of school but by mid-July I'm ready to go back and be with my friends. declared Junior Lori Kiser.—by Shila Shannon Last Day 44 Candid Camera Just about to complete that first year of high school. Freshman Andrea Morrison snaps a picture of fresh- men Lisa Mullcnex and Kim Melgarejo. Friends made summer plans or said their goodbyes June 7. High Stepping Enroute to another win. Senior Chip Gerdes stays in front of the competition in the 110 high hurdles event at East-West Stadium. Gerdes won the state AAA championship in his favorite event. Performing their halftime show at the Fcaster Center, junior Drill Team members Misti Davis and Heather Basnett keep the formation going. To perform on the drill team or majorette squad required hair cuts, summer practice sessions and hours of dedication. Wit II the new auditorium ad- dition in full swing, maintenance employees work to complete the new drama rooms begun over the summer. Replacing the tractor trail- er donated by General Delivery In- corporated in 1979, the new building housed drama and dance classes, props and dressing areas. Organizations Stuffing stockings for the Marion County Salvation Army, senior Latin ClubScrgcant-at-Arms Heath Atha and President Aaron O'Mara sort toys to give to underprivileged children. Latin Club members and Adviser Julia Shaw donated over 250 stockings to the Christmas cause. Ski Club gives students an opportunity for social growth, which instills pride among themselves —Sophomore )cff Cushman Organizations were an extra way to show your in- dividualism. You made your own decisions and joined one or more of the 31 blue and white clubs. DECA made a political splash as Senior Jenean Bush became regional vice president and student council elected another state officer with Secretary Liz Lawson. The new Ski Club made a sliding success as 150 members made a go of three area ski resorts while SAE promoted the future of education in its first year. By choosing the organizations you were most inter- ested in, you proved that It's Up to You. —by krista Willis Organizations 43 BIBLE CLUB—FRONT ROW: Kristin Luckey, Wendy Soles, Thessley Moore, Belinda Pell, Kristie Carlot, Shelley Kann, Tina Nichols, Missy Floyd, Dee Dee DcVine, Mr. Brian S. Cole, (adviser); SECOND ROW: Tina Sine, Paula Husty, Thomas Bohl, Christy Richards, Stevie Myers, Pam Crabill, Mike Cochran, Linda Carman (vice president), Monica Hudson; THIRD ROW: Gregory Hinton, Chuck Arnett, Franklin Larry, Kevin Tucker, John Stam,Joy Strother, Jennifer Griffith, David Michael; BACK ROW: Pat Martin, Paul Thobois, Steve Stewart (sergeant- at-arms), Tom Sloan, Erik Cosco, Paul Mezzanotte, Andy Christian, Aaron O'Mara, David Reynolds, Michael Pourbaix BIBLE CLUB UNDERCLASSMEN—FRONT ROW: Michelle Shouldcrs,Diannc Parker, Debra Ocrly, Dana English, Krissy Enright, Moilic Smith, Jennifer Millione, Becky Vandergrift, Cindy Shinglcton, B. J. Myers; SECOND ROW: Chad Reese, Lisa MuHennex, Tomi Husty, Michelle Abruzzino, Linda Tennant, Angela Hayes, Mary Burnell (treasurer), Eva Absher, Barbara Ball, Lori Travel- stead, Heather Bailey; BACK ROW: Stefanic Barrow, Lori Kiser, Jeff Menas, Stephanie Powell, Chance Veasey (president), Shila Shannon (secrctaiy), Gre- gory Manns, Kim Branham, Cheri Warcholak, Missy Pourbaix (treasurer), Stacie Swisher, Deborah Browning, Jennifer Carrity BLACK CULTURE SOCIETY—FRONT ROW: Wanda Washington, Tiffany Lee (treasurer). Dawn Tolliver, Tiffany Walker (president), Donna Smith, Tracy Jackson (secretary), Jennifer Nelson (historian); BACK ROW: Jenny Washington, Lucha Ray (corresponding secretary), Adrian Michaels, Joetta Brown 44 Initiations 1 If you canft beat ’em, j join ’em The doors opened and Sherry entered very slowly, unaware of what was awaiting her presence. The room was dark and hot and there was a faint light flickering in the center of the room. The upper- classmen were seated all a- round and all eyes were on her. She was a freshman facing her initiation. Joining one or more of the school's 32 blue and white clubs was one way students could make new friends, acquire fund raising skills and assist with school proj- ects. Organizations such as Latin Club and Science rying to avoid Freshman Tony Michalski's sword Freshman Nicky Marchcsani participates in a skit during the Latin Club banquet. From formal dinners to casual recruitment clubs held various initiations throughout the year. Honorary welcomed new members through a candle lighting ceremony at a for- mal banquet. Some groups such as French I lonorary, Quill and Scroll and Mu Alpha Theta required specific grade point averages and election to membership. National Honor Society induction '...you think it's going to be emba- rassing' —Junior Robin Cron also required votes from 25 percent of the faculty. Sometimes initiations were embarrassing for the participants. Freshman An- drea Pollastrini comment- ed, My initiation was em- barassing, but it was still a lot of fun. Afteran informal Playday to meet prospective mem- bers, Keywancltes held a formal induction at First United Methodist Church. Following a candle lighting ceremony, big sisters pre- sented their new little sis- ters with corsages. Banquets were popular forms of induction. Spanish Club, Thespians and Latin Club combined dinner with initiation of new members. On the other hand, senior band members initiated freshmen individually dur- ing summer camp. At first you think it's going to be embarassing, but band ini- tiation turns out to be fun, stated Junior Robin Cross. Whatever form it took, new members knew their initiation was inevitable.— by Stacey Amos | j clping out. Sophomore Chuck Hillberry assists Adviser Julia Shaw in lighting a candle at the Latin Club's annual Roman Banquet. c [ layday serves as an informal nd I do pledge... National Keywanettcs' initiation as Honor Society Vice Prcsi- Senior Elizabeth Hussey stuffs dent David Waddell leads new Sophomore Julie Tcahan’s face members through their induc- with a cupcake. A more formal tion during the group's March ceremony was also held. all-school assembly. Initiations 45 SENIOR BAND MEMBERS—FRONT ROW: Tonya Morgan, Lisa Green, Tif fany Walker, Tina Henderson, Dawn Tolliver, Kerri Preston; SECOND ROW Mike Pourbaix, Rodney Hayhurst, Gary Hickman, Joey Cole, Bill Van Pelt BACK ROW: Todd Brotosky, Rodd Brotosky JUNIOR BAND MEMBERS-FRONT ROW: Mike Darden, Stacey Amos, Mindy Ford, Jodi Stalnakcr, Robin Cross, Stephanie Wilson, Lori Kiser; SEC- OND ROW: Amy Floyd, Jenny Smith, Marta Coffman, Sandy Egress, Hillarcy Curty, Steve Shroycr, Eric Calc BACK ROW: John Bailey, John Nelson, Misty Davis, Shcllc Perdue A step by step process Left...left...left, right, left. While most students were enjoying the hot summer sun in July and August, basking in the rays and swimming for long hours at end, band members were learning new music, per- fecting marching forma- tions and preparing uni- forms for another season of performances and competi- tions. After practicing in the band room and at the ar- mory for part of the sum- mer, musicians attended a week-long camp at Camp Caesar in Webster Springs. There the group learned field positionsand marched with the 14 majorettes and 15 drill team members as they practiced dances and flag work before the first performance at the Man- nington Fair parade in late August. Being a majorette is loads of hard work. Band '...you know it's worth all the pain.. —Junior Jennie Smith camp is a long, hard week that never seems to end. But when you're out on the field and see all of your friends in the stands cheer- ing for you, you know it's worth all the pain and hard work that you've gone through, exclaimed Junior Jennie Smith. After band camp, the practices didn't end. At least three times a week, students met for sectionals and marching in the armory parking lot. The practices at the armory are one of the best parts of being a band member. Most of the mem- bers hate the practices but once they're over, most miss them. We have lots of fun and get a lot accom- plished, stated Freshman Annie Hamilton. Considering that the Mannington Fair was our first performance of the year, the band, as a whole, did extremely well. We definitely had a lot of fun. We performed better than the other bands, and the majorettes' and drill team's first public appearance were a success, com- mented Head Drill Team Junior Stacey Amos. Although being a march- ing band member required giving up evenings for practices and weekends for Cont. on Fagc 49 46 Band SOPHOMORE BAND MEMBERS—FRONT ROW: Heather Uveges, Shawna Trippett, Heather Martin, Torn! Musty, Leigh Ann Vinglc, Kristi Murrin, Christie Bauer; SECOND ROW: Kristy Turner, Nila Walters, Stacy Bcckner, Tricia Mitchell, Cindy Chickerell, Sabrina Clayton, Tracy Chipps, Jim Burnell, Maureen Ragen; BACK ROW: Pat Pierce, Tom Bice, Doug Smith, Steve Davis, David Shackelford, Sheila Harden, Christie Sanford, Chris Dodd, Mike Hick- man, Jeff Keffer FRESHMAN BAND MEMBERS—FRONT ROW: Melissa Boyers, Jeanette Williams, Kim Melgarejo, Cory Watkins, Mike Calc, Vicky Van Pelt, John Keffer, Mary Beth Carlitz; SECOND ROW: Lisa Sprouse, Dana Salai, Alex Rose, Justin Southern, Jack Clutter, Tracy King, John Winters; BACK ROW: Bill Staud, Jason Yoho, Anne Hamilton, Alissa Preston, Donna Smith, Andy Pollastrini, Jennifer Nelson - ight for old Fairmont... In front of the home crowd. Polar Bear Band members play the Fight Song as they march around the East-West Stadium ack before the start of a football game. reparing themselves for the Cherry Blossom Festival parade, majorettes Sophomore Tomi Husty and Junior Anita Hayes dress for the April 30 event. The band marched before an estimated crowd of 35,000 in the nation's capital. lmost ready. Sophomore Steve Michalski runs through scales before the band's performance at East-West Sta- dium. The group played for all home games and hosted the an- nual bands' spectacular. Band 47 DRAMA CLUB—FRONT ROW: Jason Stalnakor, Destiny Metz, Dianne Parker, Cindy Mason; BACK ROW: Jenny Kocsis, Dierdre Kowalski, Kim Trippett, Robert Cratlan FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA—FRONT ROW: Cheryl Rowe, Tammy Lake, Kimberly Harris, Romy Hawkins (president), Kelley Ireland, Pam Crabill, Mike Cochran; BACK ROW: Rebecca Hall, LisaFaix, Becky Myers (vice president), Sandra Ocrly, Jeff Mauro (treasurer), Christy Layne, Debbie Harold ounding out another carol, Senior Band Member Tam- my Smith marches through the downtown area during the Dee. 7 Christmas parade. For 117 bands- men, marching in parades be- came routine with appearances in the Mannington Fair, Veterans Day, Christmas, Cherry Blossom and Coal Festival parades. mTJ ith flags flying, Sophomore Heather Martin dances to the band's sounds of Brass Ma- chine. Majorettes and drill team members formed the front line for the band's performances. 48 Band FUTURE HOMEMAKERS OF AMERICA—FRONT ROW: Kerry Carpenter, Anneliesc Adkins, Chcri Wilson, Marsha Costello, Darla Wells, Michelle Sigley, Becky Rhodes, Krissy Hall; SECOND ROW: Shelley Kann, Christina Hersman, Linda Stcmple, Belinda Shepherd, Cathy Morgan, Heather Reed, Cindy Moore, Lenola McCartney, Tina Sine; THIRD ROW: Gina Libonati, Peggy Satterfield, Denise Lucas, Melyssa Howvalt, Denise Moats, Darlene Martin, Kitty Townsend, Angie Viani; BACK ROW: Marjorie Rutherford, Maurice Stotlcr, Stevie Myers, Kristi Corley, Ron Sigley, Melanie Hickman FRENCH HONORARY—FRONT ROW: Thesslcy Moore, Ruben Stcmple, Sonja Criscom, Michelle Hclminski, Franklin Larry, Nicole Ferrisc; SECOND ROW: Brandon Shamin, Alicia Hale, Bill Van Pelt, Danny Crattan, Matt Kettering, Tony Shan; BACK ROW: Bruce Keener, Jay Cole, Jenny Call, Elizabeth Hussey Continued f i games and competitions, there were rewards for the time involved as well. Per- sonally, I enjoy band trips and being together with my friends. Although I don't particularly like being crowded on the buses, you get used to it. Bus trips are kinda sneaky seeing as how everyong tries to see how much food we can eat without getting caught by the chaperones on the bus, remarked Senior Melissa Faulk. Going to competitions proved to be a favorite with many band members and it allowed everyone to be- come closer together and o generate enthusiasm, pep band Freshman Mike Cale, Sophomore Steve Davis, Fresh- man Alex Rose and Sophomore Dave Shackelford play in the main hall on the morning of the East-West basketball game. feel like a family. As a whole, 1 believe the band is as close as one group of students could ever be, commented Director Barry Vingle. One of the group's first 'Person- ally, I enjoy band trips.. —Senior Mtlissa r ulk trips was the Norwin, Pa., where the band earned a third-place trophy. Con- tinuing in the fall, musi- cians performed in the For- est Festival in Elkins and earned eleventh place in the Eastern Regional Marching Bands of America competi- tion in Morgantown. Winning could almost be considered a trademark here at Fairmont Senior, exclaimed Sophomore Jim Burnell, The past two years I've been amazed at the number of things we've won. Once competitions ended, performances con- tinued as the stage band, majorettes and drill team gave performances at West Virginia University and Fairmont State College bas- ketball games. Through the year, there were homecom- ing, Christmas and Three Rivers Coal Festival pa- rades. It was a memorable year for the band, declared Sophomore Christa Hum- phreys. Band members brought pride and excite- ment to the school as they will continue to do in the years tO COme. —by llilhrry Curry Band 49 n true Renaissance style, c ng the perfect winter Junior Curtis Bryant nar- scene. Ensemble members rates his portion of the Madri- dress in sweaters and scarves for gals' concert in Colonial Wil- the Christmas Concert. In addi- liamsburg, Va. The group placed tion, Choraliers, Freshman Cho- first in the May competition, rus. Women's Chorus, Madrigals earning 99 out of 100 points in and Barbershop Chorus also had judging. parts in the program. ...And the pitch is good It was long past 2:30 p.m. Students had had plenty of time to get home, watch some television, eat dinner, talk othe phone to friends and even do most of their homework. Back at school though, cars still lined the Back Drive and part of Eighth Street and Park Drive as late as 9 p.m. for another eve- ning of choral rehearsal. Giving up hour upon hour of their free time, members of the Madrigals, Encores, Barbershop Cho- rus and Quartet, Chorali- ers, Women's Chorus and Freshman Chorus joined together to prepare for their performances. Choraliers taught me more than just music. It taught me responsibility and thegiftof giving. It was such a great feeling to make 50 Choral Department people smile by sharing your talent, explained Senior Dec Dee DeVine. The groups held their '...a great feeling to make people smile.. —StnlorDte Dte DfVlnt annual Christinas concert December 18 and spring concert May 13-14 in the school auditorium. From The Most Wonderful Time of the Year to Music Non- stop, all six groups took turns onstage in a variety of holiday and show tunes. The stage was packed with alumni at Christmastime for the traditional Hallelu- jah Chorus, and the May concert featured a musical tribute to Composer Irving Berlin who celebrated his 100th birthday in the spring. These two traditional con- certs were only a small part of the Choral Department's work though. Encores and Madrigals performed loral- 1y for civic groups and school activities as well as entering competitions in Williamsburg, Va. and Gat- linburg, Tenn., and choos- ing representatives to All- State and All-County cho- rus. Soprano Kelly Bee, Alto Jenean Bush, tenors Todd Cont. on Page 53 sing a unique approach to the senior song, Becky Myers, Robert Grattan, Dee Dee DeVine and Linda Garman con- vey the idea of Together We Stand with sign language. Be- sides class time, extra hours were necessary after school to perfect both music and choreography. GIRLS' ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION—FRONT ROW: Mis. Debbie Slcvenski (adviser), Wanda Washington, Debbie Harold (president). Tiffany Walker (vice president), Latrisha Mitchell (sccrctary trcasurcr), Alison McDonald; SECOND ROW: Jenny Washington, Shawn Taylor (photographer). Vineta Fitzpatrick, Monica Clayton, Eraina Wolfe; BACK ROW: Sheila Harden, Monique Flukcr, Sheba Michael, Shelly Arnett, Tammy Smith HUNTING AND FISHING CLUB-FRONT ROW: Steve Stewart (vice president), Elliot Millione, Dave Michael, Mike Abruzzino, David Fox, John Jezioro (president), Frank Pagliaro, Sam Furgason; SECOND ROW: Tom Sloan, Chad Hagar, Fred Young, Bill Runy. n, Shawn Williams, Frank Lariy, Tom Elliott, Jeff Rutherford, Mr. George Koski (adviser) BACK ROW: Kevin Tucker, John Carviliano, Ian Davis, Charles HillbciTy, Jeff Wilson, Jeff Shaw, Brian Swidlcr INDUSTRIAL ARTS CLUB—FRONT ROW: Steve Stewart, Dave Michael (president), Elliott Millione (vice president), Michael Drake, Bobby Cutright, Sam Furgason; SECOND ROW: Lance Wilson, Tom Reese (secrctary treasurer), Scott Kiser, Dave Haught, Jeff Wilson, Bruce Keener; BACK ROW: Lacy Kiser, Donnie Harris, Jeff Shaw (sergeant-at-arms), Tom Sloan, Andy Christian, Anthony Turner, Mr. George Koski (adviser) Choral Department 51 LATIN CLUB SENIORS—FIRST ROW: Kelley Ireland, Kristin Luckcy, Paula Husty, Tina Nicols, Stevie Myers, Derek Falkenstcin, Shelley Kann; SECOND ROW: Mike Adkins, Tammy Jones, Krista Willis, Brian Cann, Scott Fcltz, John Jezioro, Debbie Tichcnor; THIRD ROW: Sherry Hall, Melissa Faulk, Rene Edwards, Bob Raymond, Tammy Smith, Janet Colbert, Cary Reed; BACK ROW: Aaron O'Mara, Andy Christian, Bill Bunner, Heath Atha LATIN CLUB JUNIORS—FIRST ROW: Heather Reed, Anita Hayes, Kellie Christian, Shelly Carviliano, Tina Urbaniak, Ethan Solomon, Tracey Doolittle, Chelsea West, Stana McCIoy, Lora Lipscomb; SECOND ROW: Cathy Morgan, Christy Summers, Mindy Ford, Harold Bamcr, Brian Floyd, Cara Snyder, Dave Bailey, Kristi Corley,TiffaniTitlcr, MclyssaHowvalt;THIRD ROW:Tami Lind- sey, Jill Kridlc, Jeff Jenkins, Michael Bundy, Evan Kime, Jeff Fisher, Tara Run- dlc, Heidi Williams; BACK ROW: Chris Abies, Rodney McDonald, Ryan Du- bois, Troy Sheets, Ian Davis, Crady Boone, Kevin Poston, Mario Bombardierc T“ alent in both music and dance is necessary as seniors Robert Grattan and Becky Myers perform during the spring con- cert. The group was choreo- graphed by FSHS Graduate Shar- cnc Sindlcdccker. arbershop Chorus members extended their talents be- yond the concert stage. Singing the Star-Spangled Banner, Junior Todd Fcltz and Senior Eric Shaf- fer harmonize before the start of a home basketball game. 52 Choral Department LATIN CLUB SOPHOMORES—FRONT ROW: Laura Yancro, Kim Jones, Jenny Kocsis, B. J. Myers, Krissy Turner, Angel Moore, Monica Secreto, Tomi Husty, Michelle Shoulders; SECOND ROW: Koiry Kurezak, Rocky Summers, Shannon Norman, Veronica Shriver, Heather Bailey,Donna Bald win, Mary Burnell, San- dy Pyles, Bernadette Usalis, Kim Trippett; THIRD ROW: Paula Campbell, Bren- na Wiley, Christa Humphreys, Lisa Kurezak, Jeff Morgan, Shane Klingensmith, Tim Miano, Jeff Soles, Charles Hillbery, Alii Manly; BACK ROW: Lisa Garri- son, Terri Haun, Cassic Koch, Mike Feltz, Frank Mu to, Tony Stotlcr, Jeff Menas LATIN CLUB FRESHMEN—FRONT ROW: Kristi Barnes, Misti Carpenter, Racquet Nutter, Jenifer Hadley, Marsha Shreve, Andrea Morrison, Nicky Marchcsani, Kim Shaffer, Angela Mainclla, Rita VanPelt; SECOND ROW: Michelle Hess, Cathy Wimer, Amber Frazier, Shelly Urbaniak, Melanie Stanley, Lynn Willey, George Fulda, Tom Mezzanotte; THIRD ROW: Cheryl Knotts, Felicia Tate, Anthony Fates, Renee Hill, Jeff Eddy, John Winter, Bill Runyan; BACK ROW: Bill Staud, Gary Shipley, Marcus Snyder, Sammy Iaquinta, Eric Wright, Tony Michalski, Jason Yoho Continued Feltz and Steve Ryan and basses Nathan Hinton and Mike Efaw were chosen for All-State Chorus, with Al- ternate Alto Krissy Enright filling in for Bush. Beside these competitions and peformances, music students held their share of fund raisers to obtain money for travel expenses and costumes. Along with candy and submarines, stu- dents waited tables while their parents prepared the pasta and sauce at the March 6 spaghetti dinner in the school cafeteria. To get into the true mean- ing of the holidays, the ounding out the notes of a holiday carol. Senior Missy Floyd, Junior Krissy Enright and Sophomore Tina Hurst join other Choraliers in celebrating The Most Wonderful Time of the Year with the December 18 Christmas concert. Choral Department partici- pated in Keywanettes' Dress An Angel project. This was their chance to help a needy child in the community have a merrier '...the song ended beauti- fully.. —Senior Missy rioyd Christmas. Then when sea- sons finally changed, a spring plant and flower sale raised more money for the group. Those students watching a choral concert from the audience could not under- stand the amount of time involved in rehearsals. I have been involved in the music department since I was a freshman, explained Senior Choralier Co-Presi- dent Becky Myers. Each year was a new and exciting experience. The amount of work it takes to get a show together is unbelievable. It takes a lot of people's coop- eration and support. I think that's what Choraliers is all about—cooperation and support. Through this united ef- fort, music students found a special cfoseness to instruc- tors Joyce Flint and Doug Bunner who spent count- less hours in rehearsals and at performances with their groups. The greatest gratifica- tion in being involved with the music department, remarked Senior Missy Floyd, isknowing the song ended beautifully by the tears in Miss Flint's eyes. — by llillarey Curry Choral Department s Sophomore Yearbook S' Staffer Lori Travelstead watches. Junior Shila Shannon types Student Life copy into the Macintosh computer before her May deadline. All publications produced through the Journal- ism Department were designed J n the traditional way, new Quill and Scroll members juniors Hillarcy Curry and Jcn- nye Michael hold their lighted candles and membership cards as they prepare to repeat the pledge during the club's December in- duction. • p and over. Junior Mike Bundy gets ready to hit the ball to the opposing team during the May 22 journalism picnic. MAPLE LEAVES—FRONT ROW: Heidi Williams (assistant editor), Wendy Soles, Trcssa Mallamo, Romy Hawkins, Stacey Amos, Robin Cross, Jcnnyc Michael, Barbara Johnson; SECOND ROW: Leah Woodbum, Hillarcy Curry, Ryan Zundcll, Dave Shackelford, Suzanne Bitonti, Amanda Shields, Shila Shannon, Jim Burnell, Jeff Rutherford; THIRD ROW: Stacy Beckncr, Kim Trippctt, Michelle Shoulders, Rebecca Ccso, Dave Bailey, Krista Willis (editor- in-chief), Mike Bundy, Lori Travelstead, Mary White; BACK ROW: Robert Phipps, Bill Van Pelt, Lisa Hawkins, Melanie Hickman, Eddie Burnside,David Reynolds, Dave Satterfield, Tracy Chipps, Kathy Walker HI-LIFE—FRONT ROW: Dipa Joshi (co-editor), Wendy Suplita (co-editor), Jann Ycrkovich, Sara Bonnctt, Eva Abshcr (assistant editor); SECOND ROW: Meghan Pctonick, Bccca Thompson, Shcllc Perdue, Julie Zasloff, Michael Bundy;THIRD ROW: Jay Cole, Barbara Ball, Tammy Jones, Brandon Shamim, Mark Haugh; BACK ROW: Kevin Christopher, Douglas Parker (assistant editor), Mark Lee 54 Journalism i r A room with a view Writing stories, drawing layouts, interviewing and selling ads were just a few of the routine duties of the 130 students enrolled in publications classes. Those duties were made more worthwhile, how- ever, when the yearbook staff pulled in a third con- secutive CSPA Gold Crown, Best All-Around award from UHSP and Pacemaker from NSPA. Students with an A-B av- erage in Journalism I were eligible totry out for one of the three staffs. Being on the Maple Leaves staff gives me a chance to use my creative thinking skills. It also gives me a break from my regular schedule, stated Junior Jennye Mi- chael. After purchasing two Macintosh computers last year, the entire Journalism Department became com- puterized as all publica- tions were prepared by desktop publishing. Al- though this practice saved money, it also made meet- '...a chance lo use my creative thinking skills' —Junior Jennye Michael ing deadlines more diffi- cult. The only way I can seem to pace mysel f wi th a 11 the work I have is in the deadlines 1 have to meet, replied Senior Bill Van Pelt. In the summer, staffers attended camps at Gettys- burg, Morgantown, Fair- mont State and Ball State. Junior Heidi Williams earned an editor'saward at Gettysburg while in April, Senior David Reynolds placed first in photojourna- lism and Sophomore Kevin Christopher placed second in feature writing in WVU's annual spring competition. At the end of the school year, deadlines continued creeping up on students but they had the annual picnic to attend. I love go- ing to the picnic because it gives me a chance to spend time with my friends in journalism outside the classroom, remarked So- phomore Kathy Walker. Though much work was involved, when students saw the final product it was well worth it. 1 just can't believe that I actually did this work. It is just unbe- lievable, exclaimed Junior Michelle Bosley.—by Stacey Amos WWXrl PUBLIC RELATIONS STAFF—FRONT ROW: Crctchen Weaver, Julie Barker, Jill Kridle, Leslie Harker, Tracy Tucker; SECOND ROW: Heather Basnelt, Michelle Bosley, Tina Urbaniak, Sonja Griscom (cditorin-chicf), Lori Kramer (computcrcditor); BACK ROW: Mike Bundy, Rcnac Bland, Kim Hetrick, Jennie Smith, Brcnna Wiley, Robin Satterfield SCRATCHES—FRONT ROW: Marjorie Rutherford, Stefanic Barrow, Kimberly Harris, Lori Kramer, Angela Scrmo, Christy Laync; SECOND ROW: Kelly Keener, Tracey Doolittle, Missi Merrifield, Jennifer Griffith, Mollic Wood; BACK ROW: Lucha Ray, Moses Hogan, Doug Parker, Charles Yoho, Miss Linda Pinnell (adviser), Jeff Maurer Journalism 55 Ahead of the crowd 'Would you PLEASE quiet down now so our club meeting may begin? We will now have the reading of the minutes of our last meeting. The balance in the club treasury is $483.97. While members looked forward to the next blue or white club day to get out of a less-than-favorite class, officers were busy prepar- ing programs, updating minutes or checking treas- ury balances with the school financial secretary. There was more to being a club officer than just show- ing up for the meetings. Being a club president is not exactly what people think, explained Junior Spanish Club President Ja- son Ammons. There is a lot of responsibility and work involved. Also, it takes a lot of time and loyalty to the club, but it's really fun and I have learned a good bit about leadership. From making fall induc- tion arrangements to rais- ing money for spring trips. '...it takes a lot of time and loyalty.. —Junior Jaton Ammont officers and advisers al- ways found plenty of work to do. Being a club officer is an experience in itself. You be- come more involved in the club activities and you work harder to get the other members of the club in- volved. The officers can make or break your club, noted Senior Quill and Scroll Treasurer Wendy Soles. Involvement was needed from every officer in every organization. Elected by club members or appointed by the ad viscr, officers were responsible for set ting good examples as representa- tives of their clubs and being overall leaders intel- lectually, academically and socially. Whether it was rain or sleet, blizzards or stifling hot summer days with tem- peratures above 95 degrees, club officers were expected to do their part to make their groups successful. —by Jlillarey Curry _ueen and king for the day. Junior Cara Snyder watches as Principal John D. Tennant Jr. prepares to crown Senior Aaron O'Mara at the annual Latin ban- quet. The coronation highlighted the traditional spring event. KEY CLUB—FRONT ROW: Ryan Zundcll, Tcriy White, Tony Shan, Daniel Parks, David White, Reid Amos, Ethan Solomon, Derek Falkenstcin; SECOND ROW: Chance Vcascy, Michael Viglianco, Bobby Belt, Joe Trottla, Steve Mo- roose, Frank Larry, Patrick Biaforo, Aaron Natcrnicola; THIRD ROW: John Jczioro, Steve Bock, Chad Hager, Dave Bailey, Ryan Falkenstcin, John Pitrolo, John Brown; BACK ROW: David Waddell, Mark Lee, Heath Atha, James Conley, Frank Muto, Paul Mczzanottc, Matt Kettering, Danny Crattan, Dave Reynolds KEYWANETTES—FRONT ROW: Mollie Wood, Stevie Myers, Amy Tucker, Chris! Hayhurst, Wendy Suplita, Suzanne Bitonti, Anne Zappacosta, Cina Ezcllc; SECOND ROW: Krista Willis, Melissa Pride, Regina Panza, Lisa Hawk- ins, Linda Carman, Rebecca Ccso, Jennifer Ashton, Missy Morrison; BACK ROW: Kirsten Peters (president). Missy Hclminski, Becky Myers, Stephanie Caldwell, Dcena Ribcl, Nancy Koay 56 Officers J___ighting another candle. Senior Kate Enos prepares for her speech at the annual Na- tional Honor Society induction assembly. Members narrated the qualities of leadership, scholar- ship, character and service. eforc his interview with WBOY TV 12, National Fo- rensic League President Sopho- more Jay Cole talks with FSHS Graduate John Sloboda during the second annual Fairmont Sen- ior Speech Tournament Feb. 13. The speech team went on to earn second place honors in state competition at Salem College. KEYWANETTES—FRONT ROW: Heidi Williams, Dipa Joshi, Shelly Carvil- iano, Jann Ycrkovich, Tina Urbaniak, Liz Lawson, Debbie Abruzzino, Mollic Smith, Terri Haun, Kim Trippctt, Alii Manly; SECOND ROW: Julie Tcahan, Heather Basnctt, Cara Snyder, Krissy Enright, Leslie Smith, Sara Bon nett, Jcnnyc Michael, Shila Shannon, Missy Pourbaix, Lisa Carrison, Meghan Pcton- ick; BACK ROW: Tanya Smigocki, Janet Thompson, Melinda P|idc, Johnna Rizzo, Kim Branham, Chcri Warcholak, Andrea McElroy, Wendy Biafore, Christie Bauer, Dianne Davidson, Lori Travelstead, Dicrdre Kowalski LATIN HONORARY—FIRST ROW: Tina Urbaniak, Tammy Jones, Kelley Ireland, Tina Nichols, Shelly Carviliano, Stevie Myers, Derek Falkenstein, Tracey Doolittle; SECOND ROW: Lissa Kurczak, Krista Willis, Rene Edwards, Cara Snyder, Michael Bundy, Dave Bailey, John Jezioro, Harold Barncr; BACK ROW: Jeff Jenkins, Rodney McDonald, Aaron O'Mara, Chris Abies, Frank Muto, Heath At ha, Kevin Poston Officers 57 ook out for flying pics. — Coach Joe Natemicola rais- es his arms to avoid a pic at the East-West thuse. Although Assis- tant Principal Tom Dragich was a former victim, Natemicola didn't hestiatc to duck at the chance. tressing student leadership. Assistant Principal Tom Dragich addresses an assembly at the conclusion of campaign speeches. Positions of president, vice president and secretary were filled at the end of March. Straight to the top It was club day and Jason went to the room designa- ted for the club to which he belonged. Inside, there was a muffled rumble of voices and a teacher standing in front of the group. Why was a teacher attending his first club meeting? From setting dates to sel- ling candy, sponsors found plenty of activities to super- vise. Along with scheduled monthly meetings, there were special meetings, ini- tiations, banquets, spring trips and fund raisers to organize in after-school hours. Of course, some teachers sponsored the same groups year after year, proving the value of working with the 'Pride, organiza- tion, en- thusi- asm.. —Mrs. Carol Amot clubs program. Being Key- wanettes adviser is reward- ing as you watch the mem- bers mature and grow so- cially through their service to the community and school, explained Mrs. Darlene Boyles. Pride, organization, en- thusiasm and personal in- volvement are the keys to working with the Spirit Club. We have such a large membership that we find it helpful for each of the offi- cers to have a personal rc- sonsibility for 10-12 mem- bers, replied Mrs. Carol Amos. Hosting the group's ac- tivities was worthwhile for faculty advisers when stu- dents truly enjoyed their club memberships.—fry Hit- larey Curry On the road again, Madrigals Kelly Bee, Carl Chandler and Tracy Tucker listen to Direc- tor Doug Bunncr as they rehearse for their May performance in Co- lonial Williamsburg. The group earned a first-place ranking in the Williamsburg competition. 58 Advisers MAT MAIDS—FRONT ROW: Cindy Soles, Angel Moore, Sabrina Clayton, Thossley Moore; BACK ROW: Lisa Kurezak, Kim Morgan, Heather Bailey, Wendy Soles MU ALPHA THETA—FRONT ROW: Nancy Koay, Carole Oliveto, Cathy Morgan, Kate Enos, Linda Carman; SECOND ROW: Elizabeth Hussey, Rebecca Geso, Patrick Biaforc, Jim Burnell, Moses Hogan; THIRD ROW: Tanya Smigocki, Janet Thompson, Liz Lawson, Andrea McElroy, Paul Thobois; BACK ROW: Mark Lee, David Waddell (president), Tony Shan, Jay Cole NATIONAL FORENSIC LEAGUE—FRONT ROW: Julie Barker, Cathy Morgan, Sucharita Mulpuru, Kate Enos; SECOND ROW: Maria Coffman, Tanya Smigocki, Cara Snyder; BACK ROW: Ceorge Fulda, Brandon Shamin, Tim Conley, Jay Cole POLARE TIES—FRONT ROW: Stephanie Morgan, Jodi Anglin, Dawn Tolliver, Rocky Thompson; BACK ROW: Mar)' Jo Roman (adviser), Debbie Harold (president), Sheba Michael, Francinc Cikovich, Tisha Owens Advisers 59 A penny for your thoughts One by one, beginning with the seniors, classes were dismissed. Thespians were performing Great Expectations in front of the student body. Someone tapped John on the shoulder and said, Can I have the change from you r dollar after you buy your ticket? Afterall,thccharge was only spare change. Some groups operated on less money than others and thus planned projects to raise the amount of money they needed. Other service groups often donated time and members to commu- nity efforts. Keywanettes was active in community services, vis- iting area nursing homes such as Wishing Well or The Arbors, hosting birthday parties at the Union Mis- sion and working with the Marion Association for Re- '...at- tempt to help wipe out polio.. —Stnior Uani Hohnke larded Citizens (MARC). Interact also participated in activities that raised money for organizations other than their own. Dur- ing Christmas time they worked at the Prickett's fort market and collected for underprivileged children. We collected money for 'Polio Plus'. This was Rotary's attempt to help wipe out polio and five other crippling diseases by the year 2()00, explained Senior Dani Bohnke. Due to the auditorium addition, the Drama De- partment did not sponsor a children's play in the fall, but plans were made to present Raggedy Ann next October for grades 1-3, sponsored again by the Junior League of Fairmont. Raising money or donat- ing time for community service became a worth- while project for some clubs as members learned that charity DOES begin at home.—fry Stacey Amos fter the individual testing begins. Mu Alpha Theta Senior Nancy Koay arranges a tray of cookies for Marion County Math Field Day partici- pants. Team A and Junior Tony Shan won the competition held February 27. C NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY—FRONT ROW: Derek Falkcnstcin (treas- urer), Greg Hinton, John Carviliano, Patrick Biafore, Stevie Myers, Amy Tucker, Anne Zappacosta, Gina Ezcllc; SECOND ROW: Kale Enos, John Jezioro, Steve Stewart, Jencan Bush, Sonja Griscom, Frank Larry, Decna Ribel, Nancy Koay; BACK ROW: Mark M. Lee (president), Paul D. Mezzanotle, Rebecca Gcso,David Waddell (vice president), Alcthea Moody, Regina Panza, Lisa Hawkins, Nathan Hinton, Kirsten Peters, Jeff Ashton NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY—FRONT ROW: Racchclle Chcfren, Chrisi Hayhurst, Shelly Carviliano, Dipa Joshi, Jann Yerkovich, Krissy Enright, Janet Thompson; SECOND ROW: Suzanne Bilonti, Nicole Fcrrise, Todd Fcltz, Wendy Suplita, Reid Amos, Ryan Zundcll, Sara Bonnctt, Liz Lawson, Rodney Stewart;THIRD ROW: Cara Snyder, Melissa Pride, Sandra Ocrly, Dave Bailey, Carol Maruka, Kim Branham, Chad Hager, Jeff Mauro; BACK ROW: Robert Phipps, Tony Shan, Tanya Smigocki, Mollic Wood, Harold Bamcr, Michelle Hclminski, Andrea McElroy, Melinda Pride, Johnna Rizzo, Mark Joseph 60 No Money Events Volunteering their time. Key Club seniors David Rey- nolds and Bobby Raymond de- vote their time to help sort fruit at Wilson Ford. Keywanettes sold 40,000 pounds of oranges and grapefruit to finance the annual spring trip to Williamsburg. ccognizing parents at a spe- N' 'cial halftime ceremony. So- phomore Frank Washenitz es- corts his mother to center court for the Kcywancttcs, program. Parent Appreciation Nights were held during both football and basketball seasons. SPIRIT CLUB—FRONT ROW: Kristin Rice, Joanna Ross, Amy Williams, Whit- ney Roberts, Chrystal Snyder,Debbie Abruzzino, Carole Oliveto, MollicSmith, Kim Trippett; SECOND ROW: Cindy Soles, Janet Crabtree, LeAnne Conaway, Michelle Abruzzino, Beth Brown, Meghan Pctonick (treasurer), Julie Craham, Jim Burnell, Krissy Enright, Reid Amos (president); THIRD ROW: Sara Bon- ne� , Jenifer Hadley, Liz Lawson (vice president), Mary Burnell, Sandy Egress, Michelle Hclminski, Shila Shannon, Rhonda Smcdlcy; BACK ROW: Carol Maruka, Kim Branham, Janet Thompson (corresponding secretary), Tanya Smigocki, tohnna Rizzo, Andrea McElroy, Lisa Crecn, David Waddell, Kristi Murrin, Lori Travclstead QUILL SCROLL—FRONT ROW: Wendy Soles (treasurer), Romy Hawkins, Dipa Joshi, Suzanne Bitonti, Stacey Amos, Robin Cross, Tressa Mallamo, Tina Urbaniak; SECOND ROW: Tammy Jones, Shcllc Perdue, Mindy Ford, Julie Zasloff, Jennyc Michael, Michelle Bosley, Heidi Williams, Nicole Ferrise; THIRD ROW: Robert Phipps, Sonja Criscom (secretary), Krista Willis (vice president), Rebecca Ceso, Leah Woodbum, Hillarcy Curry, Heather Basnett, Tracy Baldwin; BACK ROW: Mark Lee, Bill Van Pelt (president), Ryan Zundcll, Melanie Hickman, Lisa Hawkins, Jennie Smith, Dave Bailey, Lori Kramer No Money Events 61 Back on the road again I think that’ll do it, said Amy as she finished pack- ing hersuitcaseand headed outside to load it into the trunk of the family car. Packing suitcases and loading car trunks was a frequent sight as organiza- tion members participated in weekend field trips for enjoyment or longer excur- sions for competitions. Being a member of the Ski Club has allowed me to brush upon my skiing tech- niques, and I have fun on the slopes at Wisp with my friends, commented Jun- ior Dave Bailey. Other groups such as Ensemble traveled to Gat- linburg, Tenn., while Mad- rigals competed in Colonial Williamsburg, Va. Key- waneltes again sold fruit to finance a spring trip to Nashville while band and Latin Club members jour- neyed to Washington, D.C. Speech Team members qualified for national com- petition in New Orleans and publications staffers returned to New York City for the CSPA convention. Trips took hours of plan- '...the trip just made it ...worth- while' —Junior Kdly Bet ning on the part of advisers and officers, as well as the members themselves. Fund raising was a big part in obtaining enough money to afford transportation, lodg- ingand meals. Mostgroups sold candy bars and raffle tickets as a means of mak- ing money. Going to Williamsburg was exciting for me. I really enjoy Madrigals and the trip just made it that much more worthwhile, ex- plained Junior Kelly Bee. arching down Constitution Avenue, Polar Bear Band members perform in the annual Cherry Blossom Festival parade. The group's April 8-10 journey to the nation's capital included a side trip to King's Dominion. Trips Being in a group took hard work and dedication and for most students a trip at the end of the year was a kind of reward” for the long hours devoted to the club. No matter which club a student joined, there was always somewhere to plan to go. Bye Mom! See ya Sun- day when you pick me u p a t 4 a.m., said Amy as she strode off toward the teen- ager-filled bus. Have fun, yelled her mom. 1 will, yelled Amy. This trip is what I've been looking forward to all year! —by llillarey Curry | I oping for the best. Principal John D. Tennant Jr. joins new student body President An- drea McElroy in awaiting the out- come of the first round of the state basketball tournament. Eight buses of students journeyed to Charleston for the March 14 opening round game loss to Wheeling Park. checkmate is the hopeful out- -come for Junior State Chess Champion Travis Davidson as he challenges Freshman Mark Bor- denct in an after school practice. The chess team placed first in the state competition. SCIENCE CLUB SENIORS—FRONT ROW: Miss Melia Maiolo (adviser), Cina Ezelle, Nancy Koay, Rebecca Ccso, Derek Falkcnstcin, Chrisi Hayhuret; SEC- OND ROW: Lucha Ray, Mol lie Wood, Kale Enos, John Jczioro, Moses Hogan, Scoll Groves; BACK ROW: Greg Felly, Gregory T.Hinlon, Aaron O'Mara, Shawn Cross, David Waddell, Mark Lee, John Rutherford SCIENCE CLUB UNDERCLASSMEN—FRONT ROW: Lisa Faix, Meghan Pcton- ick, Cara Snyder (secretary), Jason Ammons, Terry While (sgl. at arms), Tony Shan, Tress Mallamo, Julie Trent; SECOND ROW: Jay Cole (parliamentarian), Ryan Falkenstcin, Marcus Snyder, David White, Jennyc Michael, Julie Zasloff, Dave Bailey, Jim Burnell, Chris Dodd; THIRD ROW: J. R. Wycr, Jeff Soles, Jeff Cushman, John McDonald, Brandon Shamim, Eva Abshcr, Kiki Holloway, Nicole Fcrrise; BACK ROW: Larry Morgan, Amy Floyd, Bryan Bohnke, Shane Brotosky, Matt Cruikshank, Danny Grattan, Jim Borelli, Mike Montgomery, Travis Davidson SCIENCE HONORARY—FRONT ROW: Tony Shan, Miss Melia Maiolo (ad- viser), Terry White, Nancy Koay, Cina Ezelle, Derek Falkcnstcin (president), Chrisi Hay hurst (vice president), Trcssa Mallamo; SECOND ROW: Jay Cole, Cara Snyder, David White (sergeant-at-arms), Julie Zasloff (secretary), Jim Burnell (board of directors), Rebecca Geso, Ryan Falkcnstcin, Moses Hogan, Nicole Fcrrise; THIRD ROW: Amy Floyd, Lucha Ray, Kate Enos, Mollie Wood, Dave Bailey, Eva Abshcr, John Jczioro, Scott Groves; BACK ROW: Bryan Bohnke, Dave Shackelford, Aaron O'Mara, Gregory Hinton, Jeff Cushman, Shawn Cross, Mark Lee, David Waddell, Travis Davidson Trips 63 SPANISH CLUB JUNIORS SENIORS—FRONT ROW: David Straight, Rachel Donaldson, Jason Ammons (president), Terry White (vice president), Stacey Amos, Leslie Smith, Jennye Michael, Mrs. Loretta Taylor (adviser); SECOND ROW: Joe Trotta, David White (secretary), Daniel Parks, Julie Zasloff, Kim Branham, Chcri Warcholak, Hillarey Curiy;THIRD ROW: Tiffany Walker, Lisa Hawkins, Regina Panza, Eva Absher, Jeff Mauro, Bobby Belt, Steve Moroosc; BACK ROW: Robert Phipps, Robert Fulda, Travis Davidson, Delbert Simmons, Kevin Stingo, John Nelson SPANISH CLUB FRESHMEN SOPHOMORES—FRONT ROW: Lisa Anderson, Me- linda Ross, Melissa Thome, Jeremy Kirstcin, Sabrina Clayton, Lisa Craft, Mary Ruth Villcrs, Jim Burnell, Maureen Ragen, Charlie Little; SECOND ROW: Jeannette Wil- liams, Scott Denniston, Dave Shackelford, Chuck Layman, Kathy Walker, George Fulda, Brad McClain, Monica Cross, Kenny Kovack, Rob Kovack; THIRD ROW:Tec Cochran, J. R. Wyer, Dianne Davidson, Bryan Kittle, Chance Vcascy, Christie Bauer, Michael Viglianco,Paul Richardson, Lisa Cushman, Jennifer Nelson; BACK ROW: Jeff Cushman, Kevin Christopher, Melinda Marano, Matt Ursc, Steve Bitonti, James Conley, Mike Sloan, Derek Emery, Scott McCoy, Criss Jimmie SPANISH HONORARY—FRONT ROW: Jason Ammons (sergeant-at-arms), Terry White (vice president), Stacey Amos, Lisa Craft, Maureen Ragen, Jim Burnell; SECOND ROW: Daniel Parks, Megan Carpenter, Julie Zasloff, Christie Bauer, Dianne Davidson, Derek Emery; THIRD ROW: Jeff Cushman, David White (president), Lisa Hawkins (secretary),Regina Panza, Eva Abshcr(trcasurer), Jeff Mauro, Charlie Little;BACK ROW: Robert Phipps, James Conley, Robert Fulda, Travis Davidson, Mike Sloan, Kevin Stingo 64 Drama Productions ash in hand. Sophomore .___-Bryan Bohnkc hopes to bar- gain with Junior Stephanie Deni- son to help his son. Sophomore Jeremy Kirstcin, during a per- formance of The Good Doctor. n a solemn moment. Fresh- man Tim Conley examines the grave of his father in the fall performance of Great Expecta- tions School and public play performances helped the group raise money for a trip to the Inter- national Thespian Conference in Muncie, Indiana. A Setting the stage The curtains opened. Two figures on stage who were every day average high school students weremysti- cally transformed into char- acters out of the eighteenth century. No, they weren't magicians, just Thespians. Being a Thespian has al- lowed me to learn a great deal about the performing arts, commented Junior Julie Zasloff. In addition to local per- formances, drama students again attended the state «CT” ntertaining a Fairmont C— Catholic Grade School audi- ence was one way Thespians in- troduced county elementary stu- dents to the FSHS drama pro- gram. Senior Nathan Hinton sur- rounds himself with other com- puter parts in the group's pres- entation of Words, Words, Words. drama festival at West Vir- ginia University and took top honors for God—A Play. Senior Nathan Hin- '...to make me feel in- volved.. —Stnlor Crtg iMtmh ton also received the Gov- ernor's Award for Theater. For the third year, the groupattended the Interna- tional Thespian Conference at Ball State University in Muncie, In., where they performed This Is a Test. 1 love being in plays, declared SeniorGregLamb. Drama is a great way to make me feel involved in the school. The group performed a number of plays through- out the year. In the fall, the Drama Department pro- duced Charles Dickens' Great Expectations and visited area schools with Words, Words, Words. The Neil Simon comedy The Good Doctor high- lighted spring perform- ances, directed by Student Teacher Kelly Ash, and English and health classes viewed The Brick and the Rose in May. As the curtain fell, the characters took their bows and walked off the stage. Minutes later, make-up removed and clothes changed, they walked through the halls only to become typical teenagers once again.—by llilhrey Curry Drama Productions SKI CLUB SENIORS—FRONT ROW: Lucha Ray, Craig C Crccr, Belinda Pell, Stevie Myers, Melissa Amos, Jackie DeMasi, Chrisi Hayhurst (president), Derek Falkcnstcin (treasurer), Kate Enos, Bccca Thompson, Rebecca Ceso; SECOND ROW: Cina Milbum, Kelly Keener, Mike Moncll, Greg Hinton, John Carviliano (vice president), Brian Cann (secretary), Steve Stewart, Tom Sloan, Moses Hogan, Carol Maruka; THIRD ROW: Nancy Koay, Deena Ribcl, Gary Hickman,Tina Nichols,David Reynolds, Mike Abruzzino, Robb Morris, Aaron 0'Mara,Shawn Cross; BACK ROW: Greg Lamb, William Yost, David Waddell, Mark Lee, Michael Henderson, Andy Christian, Paul Mezzanotte (sergeant-at- arms), Heath Atha, John Rutherford, Alan Hutchinson, Mark Ludeker SKI CLUB SOPHOMORES—FRONT ROW: Michelle Shoulders, Tomi Husly, B.J. Myers, Laura Yancro, Debbie Abruzzino, Julie Graham, Frankie Wash- enilz; SECOND ROW: Jeff Menas, Julie Tcahan, Leigh Ann Vingle, Cassie Koch, Lynann Havlichck, Paula Campbell, Dawn Stephens; THIRD ROW: Mary Burnell, Meghan Petonick, Beth Brown, Dave Shackelford, Kim Trippett, Julie Trent, Gina DeLorenzo, Steve Bitonti; BACK ROW: Kristi Murrin, Tom Bice, John McDonald, Bryan Bohnkc, Alii Manly,Dierdre Kowalski, Ryan Falkcnstcin oncluding the Choralicrs' salute to composer Irving Berlin on his 100th birthday, sen- iors Regina Panza and Nathan Hinton dance to the final strains of Alexander's Ragtime Band. The choral concert featured Music Non-stop in the May 13- 14 performances. exporting an unusual back- “ “pack. Freshman Jason Stal- nakcr walks to class in his Ghostbusters attire. Student Council saluted various movies during Homecoming week, with freshmen dressing up to the Dan Ackroyd Bill Murray hit. 66 Club Fees SKI CLUB JUNIORS—FRONT ROW: Ethan Solomon, Kim Martin, Lori Kiser, Jodi Stalnakcr, Kristine Enright, Shelly Carviliano, Kellie Christian, Tiffani Tiller; SECOND ROW: Sara Bonnet!, Anita Hayes, Erie Shaffer, Julie Zasloff, Dave Bailey, Tressa Mallamo, Brian Floyd, Raechcllc Chefren; THIRD ROW: Stephanie Wilson, Leslie Smith, Ryan Dubois, Rachel Donaldson, Aaron Natcmicola, Chert Warcholak, Kim Branham, Gregory Manns; BACK ROW: Mike Bundy, Bobby Belt, J.R. Jones, Derek King, John Nelson SKI CLUB FRESHMEN—FRONT ROW: Amy Williams, Kristin Rice, Kristi Barnes, Debra Ocrly, Becky Vandergrift, Whitney Roberts, Andrea Noshagya, And rca Morrison, Angela Mainclla, Rita VanPelt; SECOND ROW: Jodi Turner, Melanie Stanley, Troy Summers, Brad McClain, Seth Hammond, Marsha Shreve, Yvonne Smejkal, Sarah Donaldson, Monica Cross, Joe Manchin;THIRD ROW: Bill Petty, Amy Tuttle, Bill Burkett, Anthony Eates, Jeff Eddy, Cathy Wimer, Tracey Woydak, Tara Meanyhan, Missy Morris, Traci Walker, Justin Southern; BACK ROW: Shawn Williams, Kevin Cooper,Tom Mezzanotte, Scan Buchanan, Bill Staud, Chrystal Snyder, Shawn Konya, Tony Michalski, Ryan Ribel, John Winter Money matters Kelly! the club adviser exclaimed, if you don't bring your dues tomorrow you can no longer be a member of this club! The words were probably not this extreme, but warn- ings about payment of dues were all too common a- mong the 32 clubs. No mat- ter how many reminders were written or how many phone calls made, students still managed to wait until the last minute to take care of financial obligations. For most clubs, initiation fees were an essential part of keeping the club in exis- Jy atcr, water everywhere. Senior Bible Club members Linda Garman and Jennifer Grif- fith work on another automobile during their group's May car wash. To raise money for the club, members washed cars at Brand Trailer Sales on Route 250 South. tence. As senior Bible Club member Patrick Martin explained, A fee is neces- 'Club fees were reason- able... —junior Kczin Slinfff- sary to keep some clubs a- live. However, in many cas- es the clubs lose students because of unpaid fees. Membership fees varied according to the club's na- tional or state affiliations or planned activities. Club fees were reasonable and sometimes not enough, depending on the club. Fees were used for club ac- tivities such as trips, clari- fied Junior Spanish Club Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Stingo. Some students strongly believed that club fees were as necessary a part of mem- bership in an organization as donating time for fund raising and other activities. Junior Keywanette, Spirit Club and Mu Alpha Theta member Wendy Biafore said, I think you should have to pay to support your club. Many clubs enjoyed an- nual trips to places such as Busch Gardens, Williams- burg and Washington, D.C. Dues helped pay for the trips along with students' personal funds. 'To give the club more money, we had to pay for everything we did except the Washing- ton, D.C. trip. We even sold candy to raise money for that though, explained Junior Latin Club member Chris Abies.—by Stacey Amos Club Fees 67 Working by night light The bell rang at the end of seventh period. It was Fri- day and everyone hur- riedly rushed out of their classes and headed for home—except for students obligated to organizations which held meetings after school. I don't mind the extra work at all, commented Junior Spanish Club mem- ber Cheri Warcholak. It is my obligation as a club member to fulfill my duties and one of those is to attend meetings after school as well asduringschool time. Staying after school wasn't always as bad as it sounded. Whether it was for Latin Club or the unfin- ished layout someone for- got to do for the yearbook, a student could grab a quick snack from Senior Court and then begin to work. And there were also some other good reasons for after school activities. Manystu- 58 'It really wasn't all that bad...' —Junior Jenny Shaffer dents got caught upon their homework at club meetings or rehearsals. Sometimes, though, students didn't have time to do homework or eat. Choraliers, for ex- ample, had practice upon practice to get ready for concerts. It really wasn't all that bad staying for En- semble practice. I love to sing and dance and that made it seem shorter, noted Junior Jenny Shaffer. So whether students had to stay for Chess Club prac- tice or Spanish Club candy sorting, they found a way to enjoy the time no matter how long they stayed after school.—by Hillarey Curry hey heard it through the grapevine that the Polar Bears were state-bound. In a re- peat performance, faculty mem- bers Cindy Fultz and Terry Ash portray California Raisins dur- ing the teachers' skit before the state basketball tournament. Fac- ulty members performed the rai- sin-lovers skit at the joint East- West thusc at Fifth Street Gym. haring a traditional mo- ment, senior Escort Rebecca Geso and Prince Moses Hogan dance after the Morp coronation. Senior Heath Atha reigned as king of the second annual infor- mal dance held as an opposite event to prom. fyY Jhere is that place? is the question for Latin Club Junior Grady Boone, Senior Bill Bunncr and Sophomore Heather Bailey as they look over a Smith- sonian brochure during the group's annual Washington, D.C. trip. 68 A%8H ours STUDENT ACTION FOR EDUCATION—FRONT ROW: Crcgoiy Lamb (president), Meghan Pctonick (vice president), Beth Brown, Gina DeLorenzo (secretary), Thcsslcy Moore, Julie Barker (historian), Jim Burnell, Wanda Washington, Alissa Preston, Kerri Carpenter, Stephanie James; SECOND ROW: Deborah Browning, Lori Tuttle, Cheryl Ball, Lissa Garrison, Jenny Kocsis, Dierdre Kowalski, Dianne Davidson, Kelly Kosar, Jenny Washington, Andcc Pollastrini; BACK ROW: Sandy Browning, Gina Franks, Sheila Harden, Jeff Maurer, Jay Cole, Brandon Shamim, Chuck Amett, Scott Trisler, Curtis Strolc, John Satterfield THESPIANS SENIORS AND OFFICERS—FRONT ROW: Carole Oliveto, MarkTrav- clstcad, Heidi Williams (historian), Elizabeth Hussey (sergeant-at-arms), Stephanie Denison (vice president). Heather Munchin (sccrctary trcasurcr), Scott Aspinall, Nathan Hinton (president); SECOND ROW: Gregory Lamb, Kate Enos, Jarrod De- Vault, Jenny Gall, Shelley Kann, Belinda Pell, Alicia Hammond; BACK ROW: Dani Bohnkc, Michael Henderson, Troy Haught, Scott Davis, Aaron O'Mara, Missy Morri- son THESPIANS UNDERCLASSMEN—FRONT ROW: Jodi Stalnaker, Mindy Ford, Cindy Moore, Heather Reed, Denise Moats, Jennifer Nelson, Rhonda Watkins, Mollie Smith; SECOND ROW: Jodi Turner, Heather Basnett, Cathy Morgan, Angela Hayes, Tina Kovack, Lynann Havlichek, Jill Kridle, Jennifer Kendzior; THIRD ROW: Kristi Murrin, Nicole Ferrisc, Maria Coffman, Tim Conley, Brian Rutherford, George Fulda, Frank Presley; BACK ROW: Phillip Boone, Eric Miller, Bryan Bohnke, Dave Shackelford, Julie Zasloff, Megan Carpenter, Mary White, Deborah Browning, Lori Tuttle After Hours 69 One on one with his Elkins competitor. Junior Troy Sheets makes a shot during the Region IV Basketball Championship game against Elkins. The Polar Bears won their battle with a 66-64 score in the game played at the West Virginia Wesleyan College Rockefeller Center, which put them on the road to state finals in Charleston for the third time since 1980. Caught in the crunch of a football assualt. Junior Derek King tries to gain yardage as he's pulled down by his East Side opponent. The football team worked many hours over the summer vacation to perfect its performance, but Coach Joe Natcrnicola's team settled for a 4-5 record. 7 0 Sports Sports 'It says a lot for a team when it loses its top runner to injuries and can | still compete strongly for first place —Senior Shawn Cross golf produced a fifth place team. The boys' cross coun- try team was state runner-up for the third year and Senior Suzanne Bitonti was the girls' champion. For the tenth time, the wrestling team pinned the Pep- si Invitational while skiing and skateboarding were fa- vorite pastimes among individual students. The best way you could improve and succeed was evi- dent each time you tried to Play it Again. Krista Willis Working for a pin. Senior John Jczioro tries to get his oppon- ent from Clay -Battelle on his back. Jczioro was one of six wrestlers who qualified for the state match held in Charleston. The team as a whole re- ceived sixth place honors to finish out the season in addition to win- ning their tenth Pepsi Invitational. Sports NoGuts.NoGlory unnincr Wild “ “b ’ ’ — Setting: Fifteen run- ners squeezed into the back four seats of a school bus traveling down lnterstate-79. by Mr. Dick Hawkins and Mr. Lew Petonick, West Fairmont was the only school in the state fitting this description. girls placed second to Buckhannon by only three points at region- al, which qualified the team for the state the leader. When she rounded the last turn and headed for the fin- ish, you could see the determination on her ccling the pain. Sopho- more Jeff Cushman and Senior Moses Hogan slow down to rest after crossing the finish line at Wheeling Park. 72 Cross Country T I aking a warm-up be- fore the WVU Invitational, Sophomore Paula Camp- bell and freshmen Lori Co- operider, Whitney Roberts and Michelle Hess stretch their muscles. Scene 1: The return trip from a cross coun- try meet. Any fan of rap listening might hear a familiar beat: The West Fairmont run- ners are number one. They head for the finish at the sound of the gun. The Polar Bears are the best in the state. The other teams will just have to wait. How many schools have a state runner-up boys' cross country team and a girls' state champion? Coached Senior Jeff Ashton was unable to com- plete the season due to a broken fibula he ap- parently ran on, and a stress fracture caused it to break. At first I couldn't believe it. It takes a lot of pounding to break a bone, commented teammate Junior Eth- an Solomon. Led by seniors Su- zanne Bitonti and Becca Thompson, the meet in Wheeling. Bitonti won the state meet with a time of 19:48. She crossed the finish line one second ahead of Keyset's Ka- trina Riggleman who led for the entire race. Suzanne's perform- ance in states was in- credible. With ap- proximately 800 me- ters to go, she looked strong and at 100 me- ters, she closed the gap to one stride behind _ onccnlrating on her stride. Senior Becca Th- ompson nears the two- mile mark at the WVU Invitational in Morgan- town. ■jjn face. There was no denying her the cham- pionship, comment- ed Coach Hawkins. The next Polar Bear to cross the line was Thompson, who plac- ed 30th overall. Cont. on Page 75 O citing his own pace. Junior Brian Floyd rounds the turn of the last 400 meters in the state meet. Floyd went on to place 10th, which earned him all-state honors. i. t Boys' Cross Country SCORE You Know the BOYS' CROSS COUNTRY TEAM—FRONT ROW: Will Yost, Derek Falkcnstcin, Jeff Ashton, Charlie Chrislip, Moses Hogan, Brian Floyd, Jeff Cushman; SECOND ROW: Matt Cruikshank, Shawn Cross, Aaron O'Mara, Richard Suplita, Mark Lee, Dave Waddell, Travis Davidson, Coach Dick Hawkins; BACK ROW: Stephen Thompson, Tony Shan, Evan Kime, Ted McPherson, Ethan Solomon, Dave Bailey Record 135-2 NCAC Meet St. Mary's Inv. WVU Inv. NCAC Oak Hill Inv. NCAC at Philippi Region I Inv. Forest Festival Inv. NCAC at Fairmont NCAC at Philippi Magnolia Inv. NCAC Championship Wheeling Park Inv. Regional Meet State Meet S 2 I J 1 I S fi x i. ' •rs-ftcr her first place fin- ish, ScniorSuzanneBitonti receives her award in the Wheeling Park gym. Bitonti won the girls' state cross country meet by one second. O idclincd after a stress fracture diagnosed at the Wheeling Park Invita- tional, Senior Jeff Ashton watches his team compete in the regional meet at Apple Valley. Despite the loss of the team's No. 1 runner, the boys still cap tured the regional title. Crosscountry 73 i ! 11 smiles, state cross country champion Su- zanne Bitonti receives con- gratulations from her teammates. Bitonti came from behind to claim the girls' championship. Girls' Cross Country GIRLS' CROSS COUNTRY TEAM—FRONT ROW: Julie Trent, Whitney Roberts, Michelle Hess, Suzanne Bitonti, Bccca Thompson; BACK ROW: Paula Campbell, Meghan Pctonick, Theresa Snyder, Monica Cross, Coach Lew Pe- tonick O howing his sportsman- ship, Senior Moses Hogan congratulates Paul Shirley from Martinsburg. Hogan placed 15th in the state meet to help lead the team to a second place finish. You SCORE Know Record—Sixth in States 2nd Buckhannon Inv. St. Mary's Inv. WVU Inv. NCAC at Elkins NCAC Philippi Forest Festival Inv. NCAC at Fairmont Regional Meet State Meet 2nd 2nd 2nd m 74 Cross Country i o determine the team's overall standing. Senior Derek Falkenstcin and So- phomore Julie Trent add up each runners' places at the state meet. unnintf Continued The girls cross coun- try team placed 6th in the state meet. The girls did an outstand- ing job as all gave an outstanding perform- ance, reported Coach Lew Petonick. The boys' JV team cruised to win every race they entered. Led by seniors Derek Falk- enstein and Shawn Cross, they dominated the Forest Festival with a perfect score of 15. Led by Senior Jeff Ashton, the varsity won 13 of 15 meets, losing only to Mar- tinsburg in the Wheel- ing Park Invitational and at states where they placed second by only seven points. I was pleased with how I ran in the state D E? cginning the final 400 meters of the race. Senior Shawn Cross and Junior Ethan Solomon pick up the pace as they head for the finish line. meet because it was my best performance of the year. I was sorry our team didn't win, but I thought we gave it a great shot, noted Senior Moses Hogan. Junior Jeff Cushman and Hogan placed in the top 15 to lead the team to its third con- secutive runner-up spot. Qualifying for the all-state team were Junior Brian Floyd and Bitonti. Floyd crossed the finish line in 10th place with a time of 16:50. Making the all-state team was quite an honor and it's some- thing I'll remember for the rest of my life, claimed Floyd. Setting: Runners a- wait the awards pres- entation to top teams and individuals. Scene 2: And the first place trophies for the boys' and girls' teams go to the Polar Bears. —by Suz r.::e Bi- tonli Cross Country 75 nstcad of walking, sec- ond-year Coach Anthony Cann drives a golf cart between greens. Golf Kj hipping into the green. Junior Todd Fcltz works his way closer to the hole while practicing during the summer at the Fair- mont Field Club. r:.- ? w , r E ■ ' I ' S_£ ooking out across the course. Junior Eric Shaffer watches to sec where the ball will land during a match at the Fairmont Field Club. 76 Golf trokesToward Success Putting It In It's the 18th green. The team is down by one stroke. If he makes this putt for a birdie, the team will win the match. Thinking of the importance of this putt, he moves any objects in the ball's path. He steps up to the ball, checks the position of his feet and hands, keeps his head down and swings. The team's season be- gan at Elkins in a three- team match West won by 26 points over sec- ond place Elkins. The Polar Bears' next four T I aking a shot. Senior Frank Pagliaro watches the ball sail toward the hole during the regional match. Pagliaro came in ninth with a two day total of 92. matches took place at Fairmont Field Club where the Polar Bears earned wins over Buckhannon, Morgan- town, Bridgeport and East Fairmont. The team went on to win its next three matches be- fore tying with Buck- hannon. The only really tough match was the one at Buckhannon where we came close to losing, but ended in a tie, commented Junior Eric Shaffer. The Bears won their last three matches con- veniently before head- ing into the NCAC tournament. There, West finished 17 strokes ahead of sec- ond place Buckhan- non to capture the team's first conference title. Juniors Eric Shaf- fer and Steve Moroose were named to the All- Conference Team. The best thing that happened to me this year was being named to the NCAC All-Con- ference team, ex- plained Moroose. The Bears continued their streak of wins into regional s where they finished 28 strokes ahead of Graf- ton and Senior Eric Shaffer was medalist with a 76. Up next for the Polar Bears were states, and after the first day, the team remained tied for second with 339, but the golf ball took a funny hop and West finished with a two- day total of 686 and fifth place. At the state tourna- ment we had consis- tency problems. I be- lieve if we could have played the course prior to states we would have played better, reflected Jun- ior Jeff Jenkins. Tire season ended with its share of a- wards—NCAC and Region II champion- ships and fifth in the state. I felt this year's golf team should be ranked among the best to ever play at Fairmont Sen- ior. During the season we were no t only a gol f team, but also good friends, commented Senior Frank Pagli- aro.—by Ryan Zundell 1 • J i You Know the Record 17-0-1 Elkins 1st Buckhannon 1st Morgantown 1st East Fairmont 1st North Marion 1st Elkins 1st Buckhannon Tie lst Morgantown 1st Liberty 1st East Fairmont 1st North Marion 1st NCAC Tournament 1st Regional Tournament 1st State Tournament 5th SCORE GOLF TEAM—FRONT ROW: Todd Fcltz, Frank Pagliaro, Eric Shaffer, Coach Anthony Cann; BACK ROW: Steve Moroose, Ryan Falkcnstcin, Jeff Jenkins. Golf 77 Varsity Football P icking himself off the ground. Junior Ryan Zun- dell (10) gets up after mak- ing a catch for seven yards against the Morgantown Mohigans as the Bears prevailed, 14-12. P - ointing out the faults in the defense. Coach Bill Lawson talks to the play- ersduringa timeout in the North-West game. The Huskies won the season opener, 28-26. VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM—FRONT ROW: Anthony Turner, Eric Cosco, Richard Turner, Derek King, Scott Feltz, Tom Sloan, Paul Thobois, Sam Furgason, Steve Stewart, David Michael, Jim Corwin; SECOND ROW: Ron Nuzum, Aaron Naternicola, John Stam, Rodney Stewart, Chad Hagar, Dave Pritchett, Mike Cochran, William Rogers, Erick King, Joe Trotta, Mark Joseph; THIRD ROW: Jarred Conley, Craig Caldwell, Rick Toothman, Ryan Zundell, Fred Mitchell, Gerald Raikes, Preston Myers, Mike Evans, Germaine Lewis, Mark Weaver, Ron Carpenter; BACK ROW: Mike Wiley, Tom Elliot, Tee Cochran, i BSCORE Record 4-5 North Marion 26-28 Morgantown 14-12 Philip Barbour 7-6 Wheeling Park 0-21 Brooke 0-22 Buckhannon-Upshur 18-7 Elkins 28-6 Bridgeport 6-19 East Fairmont 0-35 78 V. Football i don't want it, you take it. Sophomore Ron Nu- zum (30) lets a punt bounce in front of the Wheeling Park defense. trctching out before practice, senior players prepare for a summer workout. The Polar Bears were the only Marion County team to work out two times a day during the first three weeks of the August practices at East- West Stadium. gck to Basics Starring From Scratch You open your eyes slowly. As the sun fills your weary face, your head feels like a dead weight with the five- pound helmet you're required to wear. You work yourself up to your feet as the coach's voice fills the muggy August air. Come on! Move it! Don't you want to work!? Then suddenly, as if a hammer had hit you S warming to make a tackle, seniors Dave Mi- chael (53), Erick King (74) and Richard Turner (80) chase theMohigan offense as the Bears give up only 107 rushing yards. in the head, you realize your goal for the sea- son ahead. The varsity football team started the sea- son having to live up to last year's 9-2 record, NCAC championship and state AAA playoff berth. The Polar Bears be- gan the season with the annual game a- gainst North Marion. The Bears went down early, 6-0, but came back and went ahead 14-6 at halftime. The third quarter belonged to the Huskies as they scored 22 points, and won the game, 28-26. it was a good game. We should have won, but the score d id n't say that. 11 was a quiet feel- ing after the game, explained Senior Steve Stewart. The Polar Bears pick- ed themselves up to win the next two games against Mor- gantown and Philip Barbour. Then they hit two big obstacles in Wheeling Park and eventual state AAA champion Brooke. West fell behind the Park Patriots 14-0 in the first quarter and could never catch up Cont. on page 80 V. Football 79 Continued second in the NCAC, while seniors Eric King, Steve Stewart, Paul Thobois and Richard Turner made first team All-NCAC. Senior Scott Feltz with juniors Derek King, Preston Myers and RyanZundell received second team honors. We had a disap- pointing year, but a lot of underclassman got experience which will help next year's team to hopefully go to states again, com- mented Thobois. You close your eyes slowly. Another sea- son of work hasended. —by Ryan Zundell Li ooking for a receiver. Junior Quarterback Rod- ney Stewart (7) rolls out to pass in a 28-26 loss to North Marion. Stewart completed seven of 20 at- tempts for 95 yards, three TDs and one interception. in a 21-0 loss. Next up were the Brooke Bru- ins. The Bear defense held and the first half was scoreless. The Bruins came out in the second half a different team though as they crushed any hopes for an upset, 22-0. West's homecoming game was played against previously unbeaten Buckhan- non. Junior Derek King's 148 rushing yards led the Bears to a 18-7 victory. King repeated his performance against the Elkins Tigers as he ran for 137 yards and Senior Paul Thobois caught a TD pass and ran an interception back for another in the Bears' 28-6 whipping of the Tigers. The Bears traveled south next to play Br- idgeport. The state- ranked Indians ran over the Bears with 281 yardsrushing enroute to a 19-6 victory. The East Fairmont Bees were the last op- ponent for the Bears in the fight for the city championship. Coach Joe Natemicola's team could do nothing right in this game and even- tually finished the sea- son with a disappoint- ing 35-0 loss and 4-5 record. While team cham- pionships didn't come to the Bears, there were some bright spots in the season. West finished tied for A fter a fourth down stand, seniors Steve Ste- wart (53) and Paul Thobois (82) show their en thusiasm against Morgantown. The Polar Bears came back af- ter trailing in the second quarter to win, 14-12. gg V. Football Varsity Football C clcbrating a tackle. Senior Richard Turner (80) gives Junior Joey Trotta (63) the high five, Also in on the stop is Junior Preston Myers (22). The Bears season-opening loss tipped off a 4-5 overall rec- ord. F ollowing his blocker. Senior Eric Cosco (5) looks for an opening in the line while Junior Fred Mitchell (60) pulls to block. The Bears won the homecom- ing game, 18-7. T . - ightening his shoulder pads. Sophomore Mike Wiley makes a few last- minute adjustments to his uniform before a practice during the week of the West-Morgantown game. V. Football g2 JV Freshman Football FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM—FRONT ROW: Rob Shocman, Lee Roy McKinney, foe Manchin, Ryan Ribcl, Chris Jimmie, Eric Wright, Kenny Kovack; SECOND ROW: Jeff Townsend, Shawn Konya, Erik West, Jim Keener, Rocky Morgan, Shawn Hendcr- shot, Scott McCoy, Mike Nuzum; BACK ROW: Todd Carpenter, George Andrick, David Haney, Steve Rosi, Bill Runyan, Mark Delbrook, Chris Spencer You Know the SCORE JV Record 4-2 North Marion 18-6 Morgantown 12-0 Brooke 16-18 Buckhannon 12-18 Tucker County 26-0 Bridgeport 35-0 Freshman Record 3-3-1 Brooke 14-22 Grafton 28-6 North Marion 12-34 Tucker County 32-0 Bridgeport 9-21 East Fairmont 6-6 Buckhannon 6-0 82 JV Frosh Football JV Frosh Football 83 ehind th6Sc6n€S Students needed teachers and fathers needed sons, so varsity players needed junior varsity and freshmen teammates to learn the basics of a winning tradition. With4-2and 3-3-1 records, JV and freshman teams learn- ed about winning— Polar Bear style. The JV team started the season by defeat- R eceiving instructions from third-year Coach Frank Moore, the JV of- fense calls a time-out to plan the next scoring drive. ing North Marion, 18- 6. BeatingNorth Mar- ion was a great success and a comeback from the varsity's loss the night before, com- mented Sophomore J.R. Jones. The team defeated Morgantown to im- prove to 2-0 under third-year Coach Frank Moore. After an undefeated start though, the team dropped the next two games to Brooke and Buckhannon. The games we lost were close, but we played well, so they weren't great losses, stated Junior Mark Joseph. Back in the win col- umn, the Bears domi- nated the rest of the season and finished with a 4-2 record. I think we had a good season and we learned a lot about football. A 4-2 record was pretty good, explained Jun- ior Chad Hager. While the JV players were moving through their season. Coach Mark Delligatti's team was on i ts way to a 3-3- 1 mark, including wins over Grafton, Tucker County and Buckhan- non and a 6-6 tie with East Fairmont. 'The tie was better than losing, but we should have won. They were good, but we were better, de- clared Freshman Mark Delbrook. Like learning from a teacher or father, jun- ior varsity and fresh- men players copied the winning tradition of Polar Bear football as they prepared for life on the varsity team.—by Suamne Bitonti L unging for that extra yard. Junior Germaine Lewis (22) stretches for a first down against Brooke. The Bears dropped a two- point decision to the north- ern school. As he makes his way past wj the line of scrimmage, H uddlcd behind the line. Sophomore Joe Testa (10) Junior Quarterback Mark follows his blocker. Junior Joseph (6) calls the play for Germaine Lewis (22), in a thcoffcnscinthcBears’26- 16-18 loss to Brooke. 0 win over Tucker County. While Flemington team members look on. Junior Johnna Rizzo (43) pulls down another rebound. Rizzo had eight rebounds to help the Bears to an early-season win over the Greyhounds. SCORE You Know the Record 7-14 Central Preston Flemington Clay-Battclle Buckhannon East Fairmont Flemington North Marion Elkins Clay Battcllc Tucker County Central Preston North Marion Elkins Morgantown Clay Battcllc Wheeling Park East Fairmont Buckhannon North Marion 48- 44 38-34 42-50 53-67 47-68 40-38 44-60 60-49 53- 72 54- 59 42-34 40-72 64-54 46-76 42-50 49- 66 44-76 54-45 28-47 GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM—FRONT ROW: Kitty Townsend, B.J. Myers, Jenny Kocsis, Michelle McCullough, Darlene Martin; BACK ROW: Stevie Myers, Heather Wable, Alcthea Moody, Jencan Bush, Johnna Rizzo. O tealing the ball from East Fairmont, Senior Stevie Myers (24) forces another turnover in the girls' 47-68 loosing effort to the Bees at Fifth Street Gym. £ o avoid feeling the pain. Coach Terry Ash helps Senior Stevie Myers (25) stretch the muscles in her leg before a home game. Myers was a four-year starter for the girls' team. 84 Girls' Basketball Playing For Time 1 avintf a Rail Fifth Street Gym. Sen- ior Stevie Myers led the team in scoring, followed by Wable and Senior Jenean Bush. After two losses, the girls made a come- back to win over Rem- ington once again by just two points. Wable and Myers combined to score 29 points. After three consecu- tive years winning just two games a season, the girls' basketball team made a turn- around to win seven games. In the process, teamwork and not individual play be- came the watchword. No one thought of herself as the No. 1 player and that was one way we improved. Also each of the girls gained confidence and improved skills, took the game more seri- ously and always gave 100 percent, ex- plained Assistant Coach Terry Ash. While winning five games more than last years' team was a plus, in addition, the girls' basketball players had a ball with the sport they loved.—f y Suzanne Bitonti V ontroling the dribble. Freshman Heather Wable (41) anticipates the Bee defense as she moves into position against East Fair- mont. Wable led the girls' team in scoring. Foul shots, lay-ups, rebounds. Patience, teamwork, dedication, practice. These words were the everyday vo- cabulary of the girls' basketball team. Led by Freshman Heather Wable's 35 points, the girls' team began its 7-21 season with a win over Cen- tral Preston. The win gave us the confidence we needed. Once we beat them, we knew we could do it again, commented Wable. The girls continued to dominate as they de- feated Remington at D locking the ball. Sopho- more Jenny Kocsis (20) tries to keep Flemington away from the basket. The lady Polar Bears beat the Greyhounds, 38-34. Girls' Basketball 35 w ith the Wheeling Park defense surrounding him. Junior Tim Fitzwater (14) searches for an open team- mate to take the ball. The Patriots defeated the Bears, 69-63, to win the opening round of the state tournament at the Char- leston Civic Center. VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM—FRONT ROW: Mike Goldson, Ron Nuzum, Preston Myers, Ryan Zundell, Frank Washenitz, Mike Evans; BACK ROW: Chad Hager, Mario Bombardiere, Rodney Stewart, Scott Benson, Bobby Starkey, Troy Sheets, Tim Fitzwater Record 17-7 North Marion Parkersburg South North Marion Morgantown Elkins Buckhannon John Marshall Tucker County Morgantown Brooke East Fairmont Lincoln North Marion Elkins Lincoln John Marshall 52-49 71-59 50-56 63-44 76- 65 65-49 75-63 77- 61 52-44 54-58 62-64 73- 71 68-56 74- 69 75- 60 65-51 SCORE §5 Varsity Basketball I ittlP Rit Short The State of Things The clock is running down. The score is tied with 10 seconds left in the game. He lays the ball up and is hit hard to the floor where he watches the clock run out and the ball roll in. The Polar Bears were expected to finish third in the NCAC, but the players paid no atten- tion to pre-season polls. Their goal was to finish on top. Starting the season a- gainst county rival North Marion, West was down 31-35 at the half, but Senior Scott Benson's 13 second half points helped the team win, 52-49. Coach Bill Lawson's team entered the an- nual holiday tourna- ment to face Parkers- burg South. The Bears were all over the Patri- ots defensively in the 71-61 win to play next against North Marion. The Huskies took the tournament champi- onship in a 56-50 win. Early in the season. West held a one game lead in the NCAC, fourth place Metro In- dex power rating and ninth place in the AP. Brooke, the defend- ing state AAA cham- pion provided the toughest challenge. At the half. Coach Law- son's team had a 31-32 deficit, but the Bruins came on strong to win, 54-58. Benson led all scorers with 25 points. The East Fairmont Bees came across the river to topple the Po- lar Bears, 62-64, on two last second free- throws by Phil Sivak. FSHS won their next five games to bring their record to 13-3 and 7-1 in the NCAC. East Fairmont and West Fairmont were tied for theNC AC lead and had one regular season meeting left to decide the champion. West came out roaring in the first half, 40-29 and ran over the Bees in the second half, 92- 74, with Junior Tim Fitzwater's 25 points and Benson's 24. The NCAC champi- onship was special be- cause no one thought we could beat East Fairmont. To whip them by 18 points ad- ded to the excite- ment, noted Junior Rodney Stewart. Cont. on Page 88 J lam dunking the ball. Senior Scott Benson (34) gains two more points for the Bears during their game against Tucker County. The Bears won at the armory, 76-69, to close out the regular season. idclincd with an in- jured ankle. Junior Rodney Stewart (44) watches the regional tournament at the Rockefeller Center at West Virginia Wesleyan. West won the game, 76-65, over the Elkins Tigers. Varsity Basketball 8 7 hnrt Continued Going into the sec- tional tournament, the Polar Bears faced Mor- gantown in the cham- pionship game. At the end of the first half, the Bears trailed the Mohi- gans, 19-21. The game was nip and tuck the second half, and finally came down to one. Morgan- town had the ball, McPhearson drove into the middle of the lane, and with four fouls, Benson was fouled as the Bears es- caped defeat, 40-39. A Lawson-coached team won the chance to play fora third state tournament berth in the 1980's against El- kins. West Fairmont went on an 8-2 tear before the end of the first hal f to take a 36-30 lead. The Polar Bears had a tough fight through the second half with the score see- sawing. Finally West pulled away in the last three minutes by 14, although Elkins made a late run to pull the final score to 66-64. East Fairmont also won its regional game and both Fairmont schools were on their way to the state tour- nament for the first time ever. In their bracket, the Bears again met Wheeling Park, but lost in the first round. To play in the state tournament has been a dream of mine and the team since Nov. 15.The loss was disappoint- ing, but we realized that we were fortunate just to be there, ex- plained Benson, who was also named to the All-Mon Valley team and NCAC player of the year. In addition, juniors Tim Fitzwater and Troy Sheets made second team All- NCAC and Lawson was named coach of the year. I really enjoyed the season. We had a good year and I'm proud of everyone who helped. The way we blended together as the season went on was probably the best tiring that hap- pened to us, declared Sheets.—by Ryan 7.undell ttempting to score a- gainst Buckhannon, Junior Mike Coldson (20) adds another of his six points in the Bears' 64-49 win. I t's up for grabs as So- phomore Ron Nuzum (32) scrambles for possession of the ball in the Wheeling Park state tournament game. gg Varsity Basketball f caching for the ball, i ftcr a loose ball. Junior Junior Tim Fitzwater tries Rodney Stewart (44) mat- to control for the Bears in chcsup with North Marion the 69-63 loss to Wheeling in the 56-50 Holiday Tour- Park. nament loss. 1 ime out from tourna- ment play, Coach Bill Lawson briefs his players as they try to overcome -Wheeling Park. The Patri ots held on though to take a six point win in the state tournament. Up in the air. Junior Pres- ton Myers (22) finds an open shot against North Marion's Richard Putney (34) in the Bears'68-56 win. Varsity Basketball g9 ij) urroundcd by Huskies, Junior William Harton (32) goes up for a jump shot against cross county rival North Marion. West lost the junior-varsity match- up, 56-65. JV Freshman Basketball You Know the SCORE Freshman Record 18-1 North Marion Buckhannon Suncrcst Sun crest Philip Barbour Brooke Gold South Morgantown East Fairmont North Marion Buckhannon Philip Barbour East Fairmont Brooke Gold Brooke Green South Morgantown Brooke Green FRESHMAN BASKETBALL TEAM—FRONT ROW: Shawn Williams, Joe Manchin, Brian Curry, Jimmy Kirby, Tony Michalski; BACK ROW: Coach Rod Lambert, Tony Dobbs, Chad Crescenzi, Richard Brannin, Steve Rosi, Ryan Ribel, Tom Mczzanottc, Marion Hilson, Manager Chuck Arnett. 44 24 . fi tote 14 QecifiA H cavily guarded by the Bees, Freshman Shawn Williams (24) looks for an open teammate. The fresh- man squad defeated East Fairmont, 50-42, enroute to an 18-1 season. JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM—FRONT ROW: Jeff Cushman, Chance Veasey, Tec Cochran, Matt Kettering, William Harton; BACK ROW: Shane Wilson, William Rogers, Jimmy Starkey, Frank Muto, Dave Swiger, Michael Fayoyin, Coach Lew Pctonick. You Know the SCORE JV Record 9-12 North Marion Morgantown North Marion Morgantown Elkins Buckhannon John Marshall Tucker County Morgantown Brooke East Fairmont Lincoln North Marion Elkins Lincoln John Marshall Buckhannon Brooke Wheeling Park East Fairmont Tucker County 90 JV Frosh Basketball and flnminu Caught in the Middle merited Freshman Jimmy Kirby. The freshmen de- feated Suncrest twice in one week to remain undefeated before los- ing to East Fairmont, 41-42, to close out the month. In February, however, the team defeated the Bees twice to maintain a winning record. At the end of the sea- son, the team won the freshman tournament at the North Marion gym. With their share of ups and downs, both teams played in prepa- ration for future places on the varsity squad.— by Suzanne Bitonti ...And No. 10 goes up for a layup and is fouled by No. 45 from East Fairmont. There's nothing but static as he tries to tune the radio to hear the rest of the game. ...He sinks both shots, bring the score to... Static. Static. ...56-54 with the Polar Bears dominating. While the junior var- sity team seesawed to a 9-12 record, the freshman team ended with an 18-1 record and tournament title. From the opening 56- 65 loss to North Mar- ion to the final 55-53 win over Tucker County, Coach Lew Petonick's JVs looked for consistency. The team defeated East Fairmont twice and upset John Mar- shall and Brooke. De- feating East was a plus for the team because it gave the players i ncen- tive. The East-West rivalry has always caused players to put out extra effort, stated Coach Pctonick. After an initial 46-20 win over North Mar- ion, Coach Rod Lam- bert's freshman team sailed through the sea- son. The opening game over North Mar- ion pretty much sum- med up our season. We dominated! com- Up for the shot. Freshman Marcus Snyder (34) finds himself surrounded by the Suncrest defense in a game played at the Woody Wil- liams Armory. D ribbling to an open spot. Sophomore Jeff Cushman (14) starts the offense for the JV team against Brooke. The Bears won, 64- 50, at the armory. JV Frosh Basketball 91 When she was a little girl, the thing she dreamed about every night—the one goal she wanted to a- chieve—was to be a cheerleader. I always watched girls on older squads and wanted to be part of the fun they had. 1 dreamed of being part of that team and al- ways envied those cheerleaders, com- mented Freshman Andrea Morrison. Leading the crowd at thuses, the cheerlead- ers helped psyche the crowd for the upcom- ing game. 1 love being out in front of a crowd and getting them spirited and enthusiastic about their team, explained Junior Raechelle Che- fren. During the summer, the cheerleaders at- tended a cheerleading camp at the high school instead of spending extra money to travel to an out-of- state workshop. The camp was sponsored by the National Cheer- leaders' Association and instructed by for- mer FSHS Varsity Cheerleader Becky Washenitz. The girls were taught how to perform routines, pyramids and cheers. 1 enjoyed camp be- cause we got individ- ual attention and learned a lot of new things, commented Senior Amy Tucker. For the first time, Marion County recog- nized cheerleading as a sanctioned sport be- cause of the dangers involved and amount of time devoted to practice. Sponsors were now official coaches and the three squads were expected to abide by Secondary Schools Activities Commis- sion rules. Chcerleading is a skill. Not everyone can cheer, just as not everyone can play bas- ketball. Cheerleading is just as time-consum- ing as other sports, explained Sophomore Debbie Abruzzino. For the second time, the Marion Holiday Basketball Tourna- ment program was prepared by the cheer- ieaders, who sold boosters and ads to pay the printing bill and also make money for uniforms. I enjoyed working on the basketball pro- gram because it's fun to get our squad in- volved in the aspect of school relations. It helps us work together in school related ac- tivities, commented Senior Jackie DeMasi. With cheerleading Cont. on page 94 D ressed for the opening game beach party ' Var- sity Cheerleaders Tiffani Titler and Shelly Carvil- iano join band and football players on the front steps for the second annual Hands Across Campus. The thuse preceded the var- sity team’s 28-26 loss to North Marion that night. 92 Cheerleaders 0 n the sidelines Junior Varsity Cheerleaders Cas- sie Koch and Jann Yerkov- ich watch the Proud Crowd while waiting to begin another cheer. Cheerleaders 93 Performing their halftime routine, the 10-member varsity squad dances on the floor of the Woody Williams Armory. VARSITY CHEERLEAD- ERS—FRONT ROW: Tif- fani Titlcr, Shelly Carvil- iano, Chrisi Hayhurst; SECOND ROW: Jackie DeMasi, Janet Colbert, Me- lissa Amos; BACK ROW: Amy Tucker, Sara Bonnett, Trcssa Mallamo, Racchcllc Chefren r Voming After You. at Fifth Street Gym, Fresh- man Cheerleaders Kristi Barnes and Andrea Morri- son shout for their team. The squad was chosen best cheerleaders at the annual freshman tournament. considered an organ- ized sport, the varsity squad was required to perform in regional competition with North Marion, Mor- gantown, Buckhan- non-Upshur and El- kins. During March, the cheerleaders traveled to their regional com- petition at Alderson Broadus College and placed third behind eventual State Cham- pion North Marion and regional runner- up Buckhannon-Up- shur. Their turn on the court, the varsity cheerleaders use the team's time out for a floor cheer in front of the home crowd. For the first time, chccrlcading was a recognized sport, and var- siiy members were requir- cd to enter regional com- petition. B alancing Junior Sara Bonnctt, varsity cheer- leaders Chrisi Hayhurst and Amy Tucker join their teammates in building a pyramid in another floor cheer. Continued We were really nervous and under a lot of pressure but we performed to the best of our ability and still finished well, said Varsity Cheerleader Chrisi Hayhurst. Coach Bernadette Harker was equally pleased with the var- sity squad's first com- petition. I thought they all looked good and they really pre- formed well, she commented. The freshman squad earned the Best Cheerleading Squad award at the conclu- sion of the annual freshman tournament at the North Marion gym while the student body was named Best Cheering Section at the conclusion of the sectional basketball tournament held at the Fairmont StateCollege Feaster Center. Now she was a high school cheerleader, but who would have thought that all that little-girl dreaming would turn into all that shoutingasa teen- ager?—by Suzanne Bitonti 94 Cheerleaders Unable to hide their emo- tions, juniors Raechcllc Chefren and Tressa Mal- lamoawait the rcsultof the stale tournament game. A Va rfy tV i Cheerleaders kv JV CHEERLEADERS— FRONT ROW: Debbie Ab- ruzzino, Michelle Shoul- ders, Gina DcLorenzo; BACK ROW: Shannon Norman, Cassie Koch, Dierdre Kowalski, Jann Yerkovich FRESHMAN CHEER- LEA D E R S—F R O NT ROW: Kerri Kirk, Kimi Hayhurst, Kristi Barnes, Andrea Morrison; BACK ROW: Kelly Kosar, Traci Walker, Suzanne Asher, Amy Tuttle v J f sifc X u ft 1 “I I-iet's go. Polar Bears! Senior Chrisi Hayhurst and Mascot Carole Oliveto cheer with the Class of 1991 during orientation. ! fter executing a floor cheer, junior varsity mem- bers applaud the team as they return to their places in front of the crowd. Cheerleaders 95 L ooking over the individ- ual seedings, Sophomore Seth DeVault and Junior Mark Joseph discuss the final matches for the Pepsi Invitational. Wrestling WRESTLING TEAM—FRONT ROW: Robert Hopkins, Eric Kropp, Sonny Blosser, John Carviliano, Aaron Natemicola, Shawn Williams, Jeff Soles, Scott Dennison; SECOND ROW: Frank Larry, John Jczioro, Seth DeVault, Dale Anderson, Mark Joseph, Rocky Morgan, Joey Trotta, Ron Carpenter, Tom Elliot; BACK ROW: Gary Reed, Ryan Falkcn- stein, Germaine Lewis, David Haney, Jason Yoho, Jon Sloan, George Andrick, Maurice Stotler You Know the SCORE Oak Glen Record 15-7 15-51 Peter's Township, PA 24-42 Herbert Hoover 33-26 George Washington 42-21 Nitro 51-18 Pepsi Tourney First North Marion 20-39 John Marshall 28-22 Wheeling Park 29-34 Moadowbrook, PA 30-40 Clay-Battel Ic 45-18 Morgantown 57-18 University 42-30 Elkins 53-15 Mapletown, PA 62-14 Buckhannon-Upshur 69-6 Morgantown 42-30 East Fairmont 58-9 NCAC Second Parkersbu «■R 9-59 Parkersburg South 30-36 Both father and coach, Mr. Joe Natcrnicola gives in- structions to Junior Aaron Natcrnicola as Assistant Rocky DeLorenzo listens. W ailing for the whistle. Senior John Carviliano (125 lb.) searches fora way to escape from his Elkins opponent during the Pepsi Invitational. Carviliano was named Most Valu- able Wrestler. 96 Wrestling Family Affair No Match for Success Families are tied to- gether with the ob- stacles they must overcome as well as the good times they share. Like a group of rela- tives faced with a rough schedule and a few setbacks, the Polar Bear wrestlers pinned down the season with a 15-7 dual match rec- ord. We became really close and helped one another. The younger guys really looked up to the seniors, reflect- ed Senior Frank Larry (135 lb.) At the beginning of the season, the Bears got their first individ- ual Brooke champion ever—Senior John Jezioro—at the first major tournament of the year. Jezioro took the 140- lb. title as the team placed eighth overall in the annual Brooke (High School) Invita- tional. A 15-51 loss to Oak Glen finished out December. Coach Joe Natemi- cola's team started out the new year with a clean sweep at the Herbert Hoover trian- gular with wins over George Washington, 42-21, Nitro, 51-18 and Herbert Hoover, 33- 26. Senior John Carvil- iano (125 lb.) was cho- sen outstanding wres- tler at the annual Pepsi Invitational held at the Fairmont StateCollege Fcaster Center. The Bears outdistanced Woodrow Wilson, 220 1 2-196 1 2 to claim their tenth straight tournament champi- onship. I was really sur- prised, to say the least. I didn'treally expect to be named outstanding wrestler. I came off a shoulder injury and really had to hustle just to stay up with the other competitors, explained Carviliano. Although the team Cont. on Page 99 Rouble vision? No, but wrestling a teammate was sometimes necessary. Sen- ior Frank Larry and Sopho- more Tom Elliot square off to determine a winner. I n control of the match. Junior Mark Joseph at- tempts to cross face his opponent. Mental tough- ness and physical strength combined for the success of each wrestler. Wrestling q y Continued ftcr winning the 152 lb. weight class. Junior Dale Anderson receives hi9 a- ward from Athletic Direc- tor Bob DcLorenzo. 98 Wrestling defeated North Mar- ion in the Pepsi Tour- ney, the Huskies handed the Bears a 20- 39 loss the following week at Fifth Street Gym. After going 8-2 through the remainder of January, Nat's men defeated crosstown rival East Fairmont in a dual match before finishing second be- hind North Marion in the NCAC and region- als. In the regionals, held at the Woody Williams Armory, six wres- tlers—Jezioro, Carvil- iano, Senior Frank Larry (135 lb.). Junior Joe Trotta (189 lb.). Sophomore Sonny Blosser (119 lb.) and Freshman Rocky Mor- gan (171 lb.)—quali- fied for the state tour- nament Feb. 25-27 in Huntington. Taking just six peo- ple to the state tourna- ment and placing sixth as a team, we proved that we could wrestle with the best in the state, declared Junior Joe Trotta. Jezioro and Carvil- iano placed second and Larry finished third in their weight classes at the state tournament held in Huntington. We wrestled some very strong teams this year. We had some good individual per- formances in the re- gional and state tour- naments, remarked Coach Natemicola. Through dual meets and multi-team invita- tionals, the matmen worked as a team to earn pins and deci- sions. Wrestling though was more than one-on- one individual compe- tition—it was more like a family affair.—fcy Wendy Soles I resting a shoulder in- jury, Assistant Coach Roc- ky DcLorenzo replaces the bandage on Senior John Carvillano's shoulder. De- spite his injury, Carviliano was chosen best wrestler in the annual Pepsi Tour- nament. Wrestling Wresiling on the Fairmont State College Feaster Cen- ter mats. Sophomore Ryan Falkenstein tries to turn his opponent onto his back. H oping to add two more points to his score. Junior Aaron Natemicola takes down his East Fairmont opponent at the Woody Williams Armory. 0 n the whistle. Senior R cforc placing third in John Jczioro (140 lb.) at- the state wrestling touma- tempts to chop the arm ment. Senior Frank Larry to keep his opponent from (135 lb.) works for a pin in an escape. Jezioro was the the regionals. Larry was school's first Brooke Invi- one of six Polar Bear wres- tational champion. tiers to qualify for states. M cntally preparing themselves for their mat- ches, Freshman Rocky Morgan and Junior Ger- maine Lewis isolate them- selves fora few moments of meditation. Wrestling 99 Boys' Track j iving it his all, Senior Erick King gets into position for another toss of the shot put. The boys' team led the conference and finished the season with an eighth place standing in the state meet. ¥¥ ith great determina- tion, Sophomore Mike Wi- ley makes his approach to the pole vault. Wiley lost the event only three times on the season, and earned a first place in the Marion County meet. BOYS' TRACK TEAM—FRONT ROW: Shawn Williams, Eric Wright, Todd Fcltz, Mark Delbrook, Mike Wiley, Todd Carpenter, Brian Kittle, Kevin Cooper; SECOND ROW:: Craig Crccr, Moses Hogan, Chad Crcsccnzi, John Stam, Frank Bush, Evan Kime, Chad Hagar, Jeff Cushman, Greg Hinton, William Harton, Chip Gerdes; BACK ROW: Assistant Coach Frank Moore, Erick King, Gary Hickman, J.R. Bell, Richard Suplita, Gerald Raikes, Jeff Ashton, Mike Fayoyin, Matt Ursc, Coach Dick Hawkins You SCORE Know Six Team Meet Eight Team Meet Six Team Meet Six Team Meet Times Invitational Monon Valley Inv. Marion County B-U Invitational NCAC Championship John Marshall Inv. Regional Meet State Meet 2nd 2nd 100 Track Fast Finish All right, line 'em up. I want these 400s in under 75 seconds. You slacked off on the other set, so these had better be good. To some students, these words had little meaning, but to the boys' and girls' track teams, they were the usual commands at those daily workouts. The boys' team won the Marion County meet and continued to dominate the compe- tition until the Buck- hannon-Upshur In- vitational. The team suffered only three losses during the sea- son, two of which were to Jefferson County. In the B-U Invita- tional, the boys placed second to Jefferson nirk Start .••« ■■ back-bcnding proc- ess, Senior Alcthca Moody tries not to jar the bar as she attempts to clear 5'4 at the Times Invitational. Moody finished with a second place state finish. 0, ' ut of the blocks in the lead. Sophomore Mike Fayoyin wins his heat in the 100 meter dash. The team produced state cham- pions in 110 high hurdles and shuttle hurdles. County by only seven points. Individual winners were seniors Chip Gerdes, 110 high hurdles and Jeff Ash- ton, 1600 and 3200 meters and Sopho- more Mike Wiley, pole vault. I thought the team ran well as a whole and everyone did an excellent job, noted Junior John Stam. In the county meet, the girls' team fin- ished second behind East Fairmont and then placed fourth out of 15 teams in the B-U Invitational. Fourth place was really good considering our team consists mostly of freshmen, declared Freshman Monica Cross. Individual winners were Senior Suzanne Bitonti, 3200 meters; and Senior Alethea Moody, high jump. The boys' team qua- lified nine in individ- ual events and the shuttle, 4 x 200 and 4 x 800 relays in the re- gional meet. Individ- ual were Gerdes and Ashton, with Willie Harton, Mike Evans, Mike Goldson, John Starn, Greg Hinton, Craig Creer, Erick King, Gary Hickman, Wiley, Chad Hagar, Chad Crescenzi and Evan Kime also earn- ing a trip tostates. Eleven girls quali- fied for state competi- tion, including all four relay teams. I was proud of all of them, commented Coach Cont. on Page 102 Track 101 Ti nirk Continued Terry Ash. Traveling to Laidley Field were Bitonti, Cross, Ther- esa Snyder, Talisa Sumlin, Tracy Walk- er, Gina Arnett, Lisa Cushman, Tonya White, Michelle Mc- Cullough, Kim Mar- tin and Moody. After an injury last year, Gerdes lead the boys' team to finish P ushing himself to the limit. Junior Mike Gold- son sprints the 200 during county competition at East-West Stadium. The boys' team won the county championship. fifth with his 110 high hurdles win. Chip ran an almost perfect race in states. He worked extremely hard this year to prove himself and he did a super job, praised Coach Dick Hawkins. Distance standout Ashton in the 1600 and the 4 x 800 relay team earned fourth places while the shut- tle hurdle relay team anchored by Gerdes claimed the AAA championship. Win- ning the shuttle hur- dles really gave us a great feeling, ex- plained Senior Gary Hickman. For the girls' team, Bitonti placed fourth in the 3200 and Mood- y second in the high jump for the second year. These girls did a super job. It was a great way to end their senior year, said As- sistant Coach Debbie Stevenski. Daily practices—in- cluding those 400s in under 75 seconds— helped both teams continue to set the pace.—by Suzanne Bitonti J+i aton in hand. Sopho- more Michelle McCull- ough paces herself to the lead in her leg of relay competition. All four girls relay teams qualified for the state meet. Striding it out in the 110 high hurdles. Senior Chip Gerdes clears another ob- stacle on his way to the finish line. Gerdes won the state championship in the 110 high hurdles. 102 Track t r t unning against an East Fairmont competitor. Sopho- more Melinda Morano com- petes in the second heat of the 100 meter dash in the Marion County meet. Girls' Track SCORE You Know the Six Team Meet Eight Team Six Team Meet Times Invitational Monon Marion County B-U Invitational NCAC Champio Regional Meet State Meet Track 103 GIRLS' TRACK TEAM—FRONT ROW: Kim Martin, Monica Cross, Suzanne Bitonti, Gina Arnett, Jennifer Nelson, Talisa Sumlin; SECOND ROW: Stephanie Morgan, Michelle McCullough, Leigh Ann Vingle, Kim Jones, Sandy Pyles, Kristi Murrin; BACK ROW: Lisa Cushman, Traci Walker, Tonya White, Melinda Morano, Teresa Snyder, Tracey Woydak he sails through the air with the greatest of case. Freshman Lisa Cush- rtiantakl’ lierbe t Jiilfhpu: Assistant Coach Debbie Stcvenski and her team- mates watch. Although mostly freshmen, the team qualified 11 for states. A head of the rest. Sen- ior Suzanne Bitonti leads during the early laps of the 3200 meters. Bitonti went on to finish fourth in the state meet. BOYS' TENNIS TEAM—FRONT ROW: Mark Haugh, Reid Amos, Marcus Snyder, Anthony Eates; BACK ROW: Paul Richardson, Frank Muto, Danny Grattan, Jeff Jenkins, Colin White You Know the SCORE 7-2 Record St. Francis 8-1 Morgantown 2-7 North Marion 9-0 East Fairmont 6-3 Buckhannon 6-3 Morgantown 5-4 Elkins 9-0 East Fairmont 6-3 Buckhannon 4-5 H itting a backhand over the net. Senior Mark Haugh (No. 2) returns a shot from Jonathan Em- manuel in an 8-2 win in Morgantown. Haugh ad- vanced to the state tourna- ment but lost his first- round match. % 104 Tennis On the Line imnlv Smnshincr opponent St. Francis before plunging into the mca t of the NCAC schedule. Against Morgantown, the boys lost 2-7, with Sophomore Frank Muto (No. 1) and Sen- ior Mark Haugh (No. 2) the only winners. After the always strong Mohigans, however, the Bears won their next three matches and then a- vengcd the loss to Morgantown. The win over Mor- gantown was an in- credible feeling, espe- cially coming back from a 3-4 deficit to win 5-4, described Junior Reid Amos (No. 5). The team went on to win the next two matches over Elkins and East Fairmont be- fore losing to Buck- hannon-Upshur, 4-5, and then moved into the conference tour- nament with a 7-2 rec- ord. In the NCAC com- petition against North Marion, East Fair- mont, Morgantown, Elkins and Buckhan- non-Upshur, Muto and Amos won the No. 1 and No. 5 singles titles while Muto and Junior Jeff Jenkins claimed the No. 1 doubles runner- Cont. on Page 107 I really felt as if the season never started because of the rainy and cold spring we had. Because of the weather, several mat- ches were cancelled and the ones played were completed un- der less-than-desir- able conditions, re- marked Junior Janet Thompson (No. 1). It did seem that the boys' and girls' tennis teams were volleying the weather instead of opponents most of the season, with seven of 16 matches cancelled. The boys' team moved into the season with an easy 8-1 win over non-conference U p for the return slam. Junior Liz Lawson (No. S) lobs Ihe ball to opponent Krista Salisbury. Lawson lost the match, 8-3, at the Morris Park courts. H it through the ball! Sophomore Frank Muto __ (No. 1) puts his tennis in- struction to use as he rc- hjms a shot from Buck- hannon-Upshur's Matt Bohman. Muto lost, 8-4, but the boys defeated the Buccannecrs, 6-3. Tennis 105 Girls’ Tennis SCORE arming up. Junior Janet Thompson (No. 1) prepares to play Buck- hannon's Shannon Keen. Thompson lost , 6-8, but the team ended the regular season with a win. IV cady and waiting. Junior Cara Snyder (No. 3) gets set for the return against East Fairmont's Mary Pearson. Snyder won, 9-8, as the girls de- feated the Bees, 5-4. You Know the 5-3-1 Record St. Francis Morgantown North Marion East Fairmont Buckhannon Morgantown Elkins East Fairmont Buckhannon GIRLS' TENNIS TEAM—FRONT ROW: Kimi Hayhurst, Beth Baker, Kara Miller, Kristi Barnes; BACK ROW: Liz Lawson, Stephanie Wilson, Janet Thompson, Jackie DeMasi, Heather Reed. 106 Tennis f 'r, T aking a few practice shots. Junior Stephanie Wilson (No. 6) warms up before a match. Wilson defeated Morgantown's Shampa Kelly, 8-0, at Mor- ris Park. imnlv Continued up spot. All top six players advanced to the sec- tional champion- ships, but finished in runner-up spots. After the regionals at Brooke, Haugh and Reid advanced to the state tournament in Charleston but both lost first-round mat- ches. The girls' team started out just the opposite of the boys, w aiting for their turn on the courts. Sophomore Danny Grattan, Junior Reid Amos and Freshman Marcus Snyder watch their teammates' matches against Morgantown. losing a 6-3 match to St. Francis but coming back with a 6-3 win over Morgantown. The Bears squeaked out a victory over county rival North Marion with Thomp- son, Senior Jackie De- Masi (No. 2) and Jun- ior Cara Snyder (No. 3) the singles winners. Struggling in their next three matches, the girls lost to East Fairmont and Buck- hannon-Upshur be- fore tying 4-4 with Morgantown in a match called by dark- ness. After a win over El- kins, the team aven- ged its earlier losses to East Fairmont and Buckhannon-Upshur to finish the regular season with a 5-3-1 mark going into the NCAC tournament. Snyder claimed the No. 3 singles champi- onship while the team finished in third place in the league. None of the girls, however, qualified for regional or state play. To never give up and strive to win each match, whether it was important or not, was the major goal for our team, declared Sny- der.—by Ryan Zundell Tennis 107 Hit and Run They didn't travel to Fort Lauderdale for spring training. There were no pen- nant days or Giant Eagle homerun in- nings. There wasn't even a Pirate Parrot to gen- erate spirit among the 50,000 or so cheering fansand vendors did- n't sell hot dogs in the stands, but this was baseball season just the same. The only difference was that this team played by high school rules. With NCAC player of the year Senior Heath Atha, Coach Anthony Cann hoped to get help from his 11 returning lettermen and 10 seniors to be on top of the NCAC. Coach Cann's team began by losing a 12- 14 scoring marathon to North Marion. The Polar Bears re- bounded from that first loss quickly, win- ning the next three out of four over El- kins, Lewis County and splitting a double header with North Marion. West then swept a double-header with Beckley at home, 4-3 and 12-2. With these wins, the Bears moved their record to 5-2 but then lost to Buckhannon- Upshur. Atha got his second home run of the season in the 3-7 losing cause. Playing with the best consistency yet, Fairmont went on a five-game winning streak with victories over Lincoln, Philip Barbour, East Fair- mont and Washing- ton Irving. Winning those five games really helped us develop some of Cont. on Page 110 P ositioned fora swing, Senior Heath Atha eyes the pitch as it approaches the strike zone in the Bears' game with North Marion. Atha was voted NCAC player of the year. E xchanging signals. Junior Pitcher Steve Mo- roose questions Senior Catcher Brian Cann about the next batter. The Bears ended the season by losing to Lewis County. 108 Baseball I n conference. Coach Anthony Cann offers ad- ditional instructions to his inficlders as the Bears pre- pare to play Buckhannon- Upshur. Behind the plate. Sen- ior Catcher Brian Cann tries hanging on to a foul ball as the Bears go on to beat Morgantown, 7-2, in the first sectional game. Baseball You Know the SCORE 14-16 Record North Marion 12-14 Elkins 11-8 Lewis County 5-1 North Marion 14-4 North Marion 4-9 Bockley 4-3 Beckley 12-2 Buckhannon 3-7 Lincoln 6-3 Philip Barbour 7-1 Philip Barbour 10-0 East Fairmont 7-5 Washington Irving 4-2 Elkins 9-10 Parkersburg 8-9 North Marion 2-9 Crafton 9-0 Buckhannon 2-7 John Marshall 4-5 Parkersburg 9-3 University 7-3 Morgantown 1-5 Brooke 0-10 John Marshall 4-5 Buckhannon 5-6 Crafton 6-7 tj iving defensive strat- egy, Senior Paul Mez- zanotte relays messages from Coach Anthony Cann on how to position the infield for the upcom- ing batter. Baseball 109 Continued ounding third. Senior Pat Biafore makes his way home on a base hit by Senior Heath Atha. The Polar Bears were 4-9 in NCAC competition and 10-7 in non-league play. T aking a short rest. Senior Pat Biafore waits at second base. Losing 11 of their last 14, the team de- feated the Mohigans, 7-2. T he right equipment is necessary for Senior Cat- cher Brian Cann as he ad- justs his shin guard during a game at Watson Field. wintfintf our skills we hadn't fully developed, commented Senior Tom Sloan. The Polar Bears had a 10-3 record and were on top of the league until they dropped 11 of their last 14 games going into the sectional playoffs. I can't believe we lost 11 games at the end of the season. It wasn't the competi- tion—we were our own worst enemy, explained Atha. Despite their losing streak before entering post-season play, Coach Cann got a 7-3 win over NCAC champion Morgan- town out of his Polar Bears. It felt great to win over Morgantown. It was something fan- tastic that we didn't experience much that late in the season, commented Junior JoeTrotta. West went on to lose to North Marion and Lewis County in the double-elimination sectional tournament to finish with a 14-16 record. Even though the Polar Bears ended the season two games be- low .500, they man- aged to outscore their opponents 183-161. At the end of the season, Atha was a re- peat selection as NC- AC player of the year. 'This year was fun, but I just wish we could have achieved our goal to go to the state tournament, noted Senior Bobby Raymond.—i y Ryan Z undell 110 Baseball Rough housing carried its way into Fifth Street gym as seniors Scott Fcltz, Steve Stewart, Erick King, Mike Abruzzino and Brian Cann show their school pride during the East-West thuse. The thuse pro- vided many skits including Coach Joe Natemicola taking the tradi- tional pic-in-thc-face. Putting the finishing touches on her balloon. Freshman Tracy Woydak prepares for the launch during World Hello Day. The fresh- men class invented the idea to evoke school spirit. Student Coun- cil continued old projects such as the Spring Fling and Hands Across Campus while seniors added a new one—Project Graduation. 11.2 People 'Working with the new office computer. I've come to realize how helpful technology is, especially around report card time.' —Mrs. Kathy jacquc. Looking at 1,123 student and 75 faculty faces, you knew why we had so many success stories. You could find a college student in room 305 as English teacher Linda Morgan returned from a one- year leave after working on her doctorate. Senior Kate Enos represented the state at Girls Nation in Washington, D.C. and Senior Mark Lee became the second student in three years to be accepted to Harvard. People were the center of all the school's activities and so were you. In fact, you made us what we are today so Here's Looking At You. —by Krista Willis People 113 Members of the Barbershop Octet Sophomore Chris Sheppard and Junior Mark Miller sing their way right into the faculty dinner. Celebrating Christmas at St. Anthony's Church, the teachers enjoyed many talents including 'The Encores, Barbershop Chorus and the band's Christmas brass en- semble. After school. Senior Chrisi Hayhurst brings a magazine to relax on Senior Court. During all types of weather, seniors could be found in their own private place in the center of school. To promote a united im- age, seniors Gina Libonati and Dcena Ribcl support their class while cheering for the Polar Bears at East-West Stadium. The senior class sold the blue and white shirts for $15. A Long Awaited Goal Senior pictures, senior as- sembly and the senior sec- tion of the auditorium were a few of the privileges of that long awaited senior year. The title of senior was one to be respected and earned after three years of waiting. Once a student became a senior, he could do many things that underclassmen could not. No longer did he have to strain to see during assemblies or sit in the halls during lunch. These students could now take college courses, hold part time jobs through dis- tributive education classes and actually see real color faces in the yearbook. One of my favorite privi- leges is being able to relax on Senior Court. It's a lot better than trying to study in the halls. I also enjoy this year because I only have five classes, commented Senior Cami McDougal. Although there were ad- vantages to being a senior, there were also more pres- sures. Seniors were expect- ed to take on the responsi- bilities of adults. I decided to quit my job because there was too much pressure being put on me. I would have to be at work at 4 p.m. and usually didn't get home until 11 p.m. My grades started dropping because I couldn't find the time to do my homework or study for tests, explained Senior Lisa Hawkins. Whether he worked part- time during school or still received money from his parents, a senior had to de- cide whether to go on to col- lege or go straight into the working world. No one really knew what beinga senior was all about, until he entered that special class of senior citizens. — by Tracy Baldwin 114 Seniors Abruzzino-Corwin SENSOR yjrn v WlCHA HAEL BROOKS ABRUZZLNO CHAELEVERETT ADKINS—Latin Club 11-12;Tri-M 11-12; Choraliers 10-12; Madrigals 10-12 SCOTT ALAN ALK1RE—Encores 11-12; Madrigals 12; Thespians 11-12; Key Club 9-11; Choraliera 10-12 BELINDA JEAN AMBROSE MELISSA ANN AMOS—Cheerleader 9-12; Varsity Letterman's Club 11- 12; Freshman Chorus; Choraliers 10-12; Spirit Club 9-12; Prom Court; Ski Club 12; Hi-Life Staff 10 CHARLES KARL ARNETT JR. SHEJI Y KAY ARNETT JENNIFER MICHELLE ASHTON—National Honor Society 11-12; Key- wanettes 11-12; Spanish Club 9,11, Secretary 10; Spanish Honorary 10, Secretary 11; Mu Alpha Theta 11-12; Tri-M 11-12; JETS Team 11; Science Honorary 10; Choraliers 11-12; Women's Chorus Accompanist 11-12 MICHAEL SCOTT ASPINALL HEATH BRIAN ATHA—Baseball9-1X' Football 9-10; Basketball 9-10; Latin Club 9-12; Key Club 11-12; Spirit Club 9,12; Ski Club 12; Prom Escort and Honor Guard; National Honor Society 11-12; Latin Honorary 10-12 JAMES WALTER BATES—Football 9-1Q; Latin Club 10; Hunting Fishing Club 11; Industrial Arts Club 11 PATRICK BRIAN BIAFORE— Freshmen Class Vice President; Junior Class Vice President; Key Club 9-11, President 12; National Honor Society 11-12; Mu Alpha Theta 12; Baseball 10-12; Prom Honor Guard; Homecoming Escort 9-12 SlijRNNE LYNN BITONTI—Cross Country 9-12; Track 9-12; Kcywan- es 11-12; Spirit Club 9; Varsity Letterman's Club 10-12; Spanish Club 9- ro- Maple Leaves Staff 11-12; Quill is Scroll 11-12; GAA 12 DARLENE RENAE BLAND—Concert Band 10-12; Band 9-12; Public Rela- tions 10 12; Student Handbook Editor 12; Choraliers 12; FBLA 10-12; Student Council 11 THOMAS MICHAEL BOHL DONNELLE LESLEY BOHNKE—Madrigals 12; Spanish Honorary 10, Historian 11; Scratches Editor 10-11; Interact Vice President 11, President 12; Choraliers 1012; Women's Chorus 1012; Tri-M Historian 12; Spanish Club 9-11; President's Cabinet 11-12; Thespians 11-12 TAMMY LYNN BRITTON—DECA 11-12; Drama Club 9-10; Thespians 9- 1 ft Bible Club 9; Genealogy Club 10; Interact 12; 1st Place Apparel Acces- sories WV DECA Career Development Conference TODD RUSSELL BROTOSKY—Band 9-12; Science Club 9; Bible Club 10 TA DECAL BROWN—Latin Club 9; Spanish Club 11; DECA 11-12; ck Culture Society 12 JOHN THOMAS BROWN—Key Club 1012; Latin Club lOll; Computer Club lOll; Tri-M 12; Mu Alpha Theta 11-12; Latin Honorary 11 JOHN EDWARD BURNSIDE-Ski Club 12; Computer Club 12; Spanish Club 10; Track 10; Publications Photographer 11-12 JENEAN PHYLLIS BUSH—DECA 11-12; Track 9-12; Girls' Basketball lO 12; Tri-M 12; GAA lOll; Black Culture Society 9; Drama Club 9; Madrigals 11-12; Choraliers 11-12; National Honor Society 11-12 STEPHANIE ANN CALDWELL—Ensemble 11-12; Keywanettcs 11-12; Choraliera 1012;Tri-M 1012; Women's Chorus 11-12; Freshman Chorus KRISTIE LYNN CARLOT—Computer Club 12; FBLA 12; Homecoming Court 12; Bible Club 12 KU(| ANN CARPENTER— FHA 12; SAE 12 jl0HN MICHAEL CARVILLANO-Science Club 9-10; Wrestling 9-12; Baseball 9; Varsity Letterman's Club 9-12; Ski Club 12; National Honor Society 11-12; Hunting and Fishing Club 12; Art Club 10 DAVID LEE CHADWELL DENNIS ANDREW CHRISTIAN—Football 9; Track 10; Utin Club 1012; Ski Club 12; Industrial Arts Club 12; Bible Club 12 GARY MICHAEL CHRISLIP THERESA GAIL CHUNN— DECA 11; GAA 11; Y-Teens 9 ANBKEA KAYE CLAYTON IkH AEL TAFT COCHRAN—Spanish Club 9-11; Chess Club 9-.0; FBLA 11-12; Bible Club 12; Football 12; Wrestling 11; Golf lOll JANET REN EE COLBERT—Cheerleader9,12; SklClub 12; Choraliera 9-12; Latin Club 9-12; Majorette lOll; Band 9 10; Prom Court 12; Who's Who Among American High School Students 11-12 JOSEPH MORGAN COLE—Band 9-12; Ensemble 11-12; Barbershop Cho- rus 11; Ski Club 12 TAMMI ANJEANETTE COLLINS—Black Culture Society 9-11; Essence Affair Princess 10-11; DECA 11; GAA 11; Polaretles 10; Spirit Club 9 JAMES THOMAS CORWIN—Football 10-11 Baseball 11-12 Seniors Abruzzino-Corwin 115 SENIOR ERIC JOHN COSCO PAMELA ANN CRABILL—Bible Club 9-10; FBLA 12; Choralien 9-11 CRAIG C CREER—Track 10-12; Football 9,11; Ski Club 12; Interact 11; Black Culture Society 9 SHAWN ALAN CROSS-Cross Country 9-12; Track 11-12; Baaeball 10; Spanish Club 10-12; Science Club 12; Ski Club 12; Drama Club 10; Bible Club 9; Vanity Letterman'a Club 12 ROBERT DONALDCLTRIGHT JR.—Industrial Art Club 12; Hunting and Fishing Club 12 SCOTT EARLE DAVIS—Thespians 9-12; Latin Club 10-11 BONNIE JEAN DECKER—Spirit Club 9,11; Red Cross Club 9; FBLA 10, DECA 11, President 12, State Competition 11-12 LORI LYNN DELB ROOK JACQUELINE KRISTINA DEMASI—Cheerleader 10-12; Keywanettes 10- 12; Spanish Club 9-11; Spanish Honorary 10-1 l;Tcnnis 9-12; Spirit Club 9- 12; Varsity Letterman's Club 10-12; Prom Court; Ski Club 12 JARRODGRADY DEVAULT—EncoreslO-12; Key Club 10-11; Barbershop Quartet 11-12; Choralicr Co-President 12; Latin Club 10-12; Latin Honor- ary 11-12; Sophomore Class Vice President; Prom Honor Guard; Wrestling 9; T ri-M 10-12 DEBORAH DIANE DEVINE—Freshmen Chorus; Spirit Club 9-10; Maple Leaves Staff 10; Choralien 10-11, Second Vice President 12; Ensemble 11, Historian 12; Tri-M 12; Bible Club 12; Women's Honor Chorus 11-12 AMY SHARRON DEWITT COLE WESTLE DICK—Hunting and Fishing Club 10; Ski Club 12; Bible Club 12 TIFFANY ANN DILLON—Girls Basketball 9-10; Drama Club 9-11; Thes- pians 9-11; Spirit Club 9; Bible Club 10-12; Spanish Club 9-10; FBLA 9-11; Art Club 10 LAWRENCE LEE DIPETTA MICHAEL ALLEN DRAKE DORTHEA RENE EDWARDS—Concert Band 9; Marching Band9;Tempos 9; Latin Club 10-12; Latin Honorary 11-12 MICHAEL LEE EFAW ERIKA JF.AN ENGLISH KATHERINE DAVITT ENOS- Student Council 9-10, Junior Class Repre- sentative, Student Body Secretary; Speech Team 9; NFL Secretary 10-11, Vice President 12; Mu Alpha Theta 11-12; Girls State; Cirls Nation; Homecoming Attendent 12; NHS 11-12; Cross Country 11; Boys' Varsity Scorekccper 10,12; Computer Club 11-12; Hugh O'Brien 10; Thespians 9, 11-12, Historian 10. GINA SANDY EZELLE—Who's Who Among American High School Students 11; Class President 9-11; Governor's Honors Academy; Keywan- ettes 10-12; Latin Club and Honorary 10,12,Secretary 11; Prom Court;NHS 11-12; Science Honorary 10,12, President 11; Student Body President; Maplt Leaves Staff 10,11 DEREK ALAN FALKENSTE1N—Wrestling 9-12; Cross Country 9-12; Latin Club 9-12; Latin Honorary 10-12; Science Honorary President 12; Ski Club Treasurer 12;NHS 11, Treasurer 12; Key Club 11-12; Boys State; Prom Host, Honor Guard TODD MARTIN FARRELL MELISSA ANNE FAULK—Spirit Club 9; Chess Club 9; Latin Club 10-12; Interact 12;Tri-M 12; Concert Band 9; Stage Band 11-12; All-State Band 12; Marching Band 9-12 RUSSELL EUCENE FAULKNER JR.—Football 9-10; Baseball 10-11 ROBERT SCOTT FELTZ—Football 9; Basketball 9,10; Baseball 10-12; Prom Host; Prom Escort; Latin Club 11-12; Spirit Club 12; Ski Club 12; Varsity Letterman's Club President 12; Track 12 GREG WAYNE FETTY MELISSA DAWN FLOYD—Ensemble 11, Secretary 12; Choralien 10-11, Secretary 12; Bible Club 9-12; Speech Team 9-10; French Honorary 12; Tri- M 12; Maple Leaves Staff 1$ Women's Honor Chorus 11-12 SCOTT FORD DAVID ALAN FOX Seniors Cosco-Fox a last-minute check on Senior Bobby Starkey's absences, Mrs. Diana Munza types in the needed information. The new computerized process often led students with schedule problems to the office. SuzanncBitontiis inducted into Quill and Scroll Journalism Honorary, she con- templates the hard work of the last two years on the Maple Leaves sports staff thathasgiven her this privilege. A Student’s Nightmare Bubble Sheets, No. 2 pen- cils and computerized re- port cards were all new additions to the lives of teachers and students. With the purchase of the school's IBM AT computer, arena scheduling was re- placed with an updated form of placing students. This system created anxi- eties for pupils, but relieved the administration of the complicated process that existed in the past. Seniors were affected the most, complained Senior Janet Colbert. We waited three years to get the classes we wanted, and then they switched to the computer. This attitude was the gen- eral consensus among sen- iors, who thought they should have been allowed to choose their own classes. I think that computer scheduling is too random, commented Senior Jenny Gall. You have absolutely no idea of what you're going to get. Along with not having control over required courses, they also had no choice of teachers. As Sen- ior Dave Reynolds ex- plained, I didn't get the teachers I wanted and now my classes seem twice as hard as I had imagined. In earlier days students had the advantage of choos- ing both the period and the teacher. With computer scheduling, all those privi- leges were eliminated. Although students were disappointed, teachers found one positive aspect of the new process. 1 feel that computer scheduling leads to a more academic atmos- phere, replied American History teacher Steve San- dor. Students are forced to relate with other teenagers and not just their friends. The IBM did, in fact, dis- regard best friends, teacher's pets and pre- ferred class periods as it randomly searched its memory to place each stu- dent in his or her seven classes.—by Nicole Ferrise Seniors Cosco-Fox SENIOR SiWyCKLTHOMAS FU RCA SON JR.—Football 9-12; L ttcrman'sClub9-10; Hanting and Fishing Club 1-12; Industrial Arts Club 11-12 JENNIFER LISA GALL—Freshman Class Secretary; Freshmen Chorus; Choraliets 10-11; Thespians 10-12; Drama Club 9; French Honorary 12; Women's Chorus 10-11 LINDA CHERYL CARMAN—Encores 11-12; Choraliers 10-12; Tri-M 12; Keysvancttca 10-12; Bible Club 9-11, Vice President 12; Chorus 9; Mu Alpha Theta 11,12; Thespians' Drama Club 10-11; Band 9; President's Cabinet 12 RONALD GENE GERDES JR. REBECCA MARIE GESO—Utin Club 9-12; Utin Honorary 10,12, Histo- rifcnl; Keywancttes 10-12; NHS 11-12; Quill Scroll 12, Corresponding Secretary 1;Maple leaves Staff 10-12; Mu AlphaThcta 12;ComputcrClub 12; Ski Club 12; Spirit Club 9; Prom Court MICHAEL ELLIOTT GOFF ROBERT MERLE GRATTAN II—Ensemble 10-12; Honor Cuard; Prom Escort ; Golf Team 9-10; Junior Class Trcasurcr; Key Club 9-11; Tri-M 11- 12 LISA RENEE GREEN—Y-Teens 9, Secretary 10; Interact 10; Spirit Club 9, 11-12; Band 11-12; DECA 11,Treasurer 12; Office Assistant 9-10;Teacher's Aide 11-12 jcn Ter 9%pActiv ER LYNN GRIFFITH—Chess Club 9; Latin Club 9-12; Bible Club Activities Coordinator 12; Ski Club 12; Interact 12 SONJA YVONNE GRISCOM—NHS 11-12; Kcywancttes 10-11; French Honorary 12; Quill and Scroll 11, Secretary 12; Computer Club 12; Latin Club 9-10; Chess Club 9, Secretary 10; Cross Country 9; Public Relations Editor 12; Maple Leaves Staff 10 B1LL1EJOGROSS—SpiritClub9;LatinClub9-10; DECA11,Vice President 12; State DECA Competion 11-12 SCOTT DANIELCROVES f+MK MONIQUE HALE—Drama 9-10; Thespians 9-10; Science Club Iraiorary 9,12; Computer Club 12; French Honorary 10,12; Black Culture Society 9, Secretary 11, Vice President 12; Fiumcroom Representative 12 BRENT HALL KRISTINA LOUISE HALL—Track 9; Utin Club 10; Spirit Club 9; Girls' Basketball 9; Drama Club 11 SHERRY LYNN HALL—Spirit Club 9; Drama Club 9; Utin Club 10-12; Drill Team 11; Freshman Chorus; Choraliers 10-12; Women's Chorus 10-12 DttfCRAH MAE HAROLD—Black Culture Society 9-10; Varsity Lcttcr- mCTsClub 9; Polarettcs 9-10, President 12;GAA9-11, President 12; Chess Club 9; Track 9-10,12 DONNIE LEE HARRIS MARK ALAN HAUCH—Tennis 9-12; Cross Country 12; Hi-Life Staff 12 DAVID EARLHAUGHT TRQ CllEN HAUGHT— Drama Club 9; Thespians 9-12; Bible Club 9-12 LpT MARIE HAWKINS— Keywanettcs 11, Vice President 12; NHS 11-12; Majorette 10; Maple leaves Staff 10-12; Prom Court; Science Club 10-11; Science Honorary 11; Spanish Club 10-12; Spanish Honorary 11-12; Cross Country 11; Quill and Scroll 11-12; Bible Club 11-12 ROMINA VISTA HAWKINS—Spirit Club 9; Spanish Club 10-11; FBLA 10- 11, President 12; Quill Scroll 12; Maple Leaves Staff 11-12 CHRISTINE CORRINE HAYHURST—Cheerleader 9-12; Vanity Lct- terman’s Club 11-12; Prom Court; Calendar Kids 11-12; Keywanettes 11-12; Ensemble 12; Choraliers 9-12; Freshman Chorus; Class Representative 9- 10,12; Ski Club President 12; Science Honorary Vice President 11-12 118 Seniors Furgason-Hayhurst Owning Your Own Car To pre-schoolers, having a puppy might have been a dream come true. To adults, paying off the mortgage on the family house was a ma- jorachievement. During the teenage years, though, owning a set of wheels was the ultimate goal. After reaching their senior year, many students no longer were forced to rely on parents or friends for transportation. Cars were common graduation gifts. Arriving at school by sleigh rather than the tradi- tional car or bus. Senior Santa Mark Lee drops by the annual Hi-Life Christmas party to de- liver Senior Co-Editor Wendy Suplita her exchange gift. giving 18-year-olds the in- centive to go that extra mile. Although some students received theircarsasgiftsor rewards for achievements, others had to work to raise the money themselves. Cars are good things, but it seems like whenever you really need them, some- thing always goes wrong with them, declared Sen- ior Bill Van Pelt. At least I don't have to pay for my own gas! Along with owning a car came many responsibili- ties. Insurance, gas and upkeep were just a few of these new problems. So, in order to pay for all these extra necessities, students often found themselves looking for part-time jobs. No longer was the car ex- clusively used for cruising to parties, drive-ins, foot- ball games and just about anything else imaginable. It was now used primarily to drive to work. Even though most seniors worked to afford to upkeep their cars, they still man- aged to find the time to en- joy their efforts. No matter what year or model the automobile was, there was always that special pride of cruising with class in one's very own new car.—by Tracy Baldwin Excited about the first foot- ball game of the season, varsity cheerleaders lead the student body in the fight song. That eve- ning, students gathered at the school for the car caravan which traveled from the Freshman Building parking lot to East-West Stadium. In her usual parkingspace. Senior Dcena Ribcl removes books from her Cclica GT. Stu- dents driving to school often found it necessary to arrive early to get a space near the building. Seniors Furgason-Hayhurst H9 An Experience Without Parents Thoughts of grades, proj- ects, books and homework faded quickly into those of freedom, parties and fun as summertime and gradua- tion day grew nearer. The countdown had be- gun as the days until senior vacations grew fewer. Money had been saved, reservations had been set for months, shopping sprees to the local malls for new clothes were com- pleted and all the needed plans were made for the big event—a parent-free vacation. Visions of various com- mon senior vacation spots like Myrtle Beach, Ocean City, Virginia Beach and the warm, sandy shores of Florida were seen in the minds of some seniors as early as their junior year. Others like Senior Deena Ribel planned to take a more imaginative vacation. Instead of the traditional trip to Myrtle Beach, Heather Munchin and I will be spending a week in Hawaii, she explained. On the other hand, some senior vacations were pres- ents from parents during the school year. Trips to New York City, Washing- ton, D.C. and Williamsburg with the yearbook staff, band and Keywanettes— complete with plenty of spending money—were the rewards for almost com- pleting that final year of high school. Although daydreaming a- bout the ultimate vacation seemed quite inviting, many seniors were forced to face the harsh reality of their last year of high school. Senior Molly Wood ex- plained, I'm really not too concerned about vacation now. It seems so far away because I've got a lot of work to do. So throughout the year, thinking about the sounds of the ocean and complete freedom helped some sen- iors deal with their stress. I've already started counting down the days until graduation, declared Senior Frank Larry. I'll be ready to party it up right after I'm out of high School! —by Nicole Fcrrise Discussing the absence of snow days Senior Kate Enos and Junior J.R. Bell hope for a weather-related vacation. Al- though students didn't lose hope, school was not cancelled all winter due to snow. Almost packed, seniors Eric Cosco and Heath Atha plan a summer vacation. Whether ski- ing in December or sunbathing in June, seniors anticipated get- ting away from Fairmont. 120 Seniors Hayhurst-Lake SENIOR RQ0NEY CARROLL HAYHL'RST—Band 9-12; Ski Club 12 MICHELLE COLLEEN HELMINSK1—Kcywanettc 11-12; Art Honorary Vice President 10; Spirit Club 9,12; French Honorary 12; Computer Club 12 MICHAEL WAYNE HENDERSON STEVEN DOUGLAS HENDERSON CHRISTINA ANN HENDERSON—Band 9-12; Spirit Club 9; Latin Club 11; Girls1 Track 9 A.MJf- LLEN HESS—Thespians 10-12; Drama Club 9; Choraliers 10-12; Chorus 9; Scratches Staff 9-11; Women's Chorus 10-11; Ski Club 12; SAE12 KIMBERLY ANN HETRICK—Spirit Club 9; Quill Scroll 11-12 Public Re- lations Staff 10-12, “Polar Peaks Co-Columnist, Calendar Co-Editur 12 GARY DANIEL HICKMAN—Band 9-12; Science Club 9; Ski Club 12; Track 9-12; Varsity Lettcrman's Club 12; Band Commander 12 MELANIE JO HICKMAN—Maple Leaves Staff 10-12; Latin Club 10-11; Quill Scroll 11-12; Band 9 GREGORY TYRONE HINTON II—Key Club 11-12; National Honor Soci- ety 11-12; Bible Club 9-12; Latin Club 9-12; Latin Honorary 10-12- Mu Alpha Theta 11-12 Freshman Basketball 9-11; Track 9-12 NATHAN ANTHONY HINTON—Thespians 9-10, Vice President 11, President 12 Ensemble 10-12 Choraliers 10-12 Tri-M 12, Vice President 11; NHS 11-12; Spanish Honorary 11-12; Black Culture Society 11 SEAN HASAN HINTON—Football 9-11; German Honorary 11 MOSES EZRA HOGAN-Cross Country 9-12 Track 9-12 Football 9-10; Basketball 9; Mu Alpha Theta 12; Science Club 12 Varsity Lettcrman’s Club 12 Ski Club 12; Chorus 9; Federal Christian Athletes 9-11 MONICA MAE HUDSON—Spirit Club 9, FHA 12, Latin Club 10-11; Bible Club 12 ELIZABETH JEAN HUSSEY—Thespians 9-12 Keywanctles 11-12; Mu Alpha Theta 12 French Honorary 12 Science Honorary 12; Computer Club 12 Majorettes IQ; Chorua Choraliere 9-10; Math Field Day 9; Governor's Honors Academy MULA ANNE HUSTY—JV Cheerleader; Class President 9; Bible Club n, 12 Latin Club 11-12 Prom Court 12 Majorette 12 KELLEY LEA IRELAND—Track 9-10; Latin Club 10-12 Latin Honorary 10-12 FBLA 9; GAA 9 GARRY DANIEL IRON— ScicnccClub 9; Hunting and Fishing Club 11-12 STEPHANIE GAIL JAMES—Y-Teens 9; DECA 11; SAE 12 JOHN RICHARD JEZIORO—National Honor Society 11-12; Science Hon- orary 11-12 Latin Honorary 10-12; Wrestling 9-12; Key Club 11-12 Hunt- ing and Fishing Club 10-12; Bible Club 11-12 Ski Club 12 MICHAEL JIMMIE (1970 -1987) TAMARA ANNE JONES—Interact 10; Latin Club 10; Latin Honorary 11,12; FBLA 11; Mu Alpha Theta 12 Quill Scroll 12 Hi-Life Staff 11-12 SHELLY MARIE KANN—Spirit Club 9; Latin Club 9-12; Drama Club 9; Thespians 12 FHA 12; Bible Club 12 BRUCE RANDALL KEENER—Student Council 9; Football9; Basketball 9; French Honorary 11,12 KELLY DIAHANNE KEENER EA t'SCOTT KISER NANCY CAPINC KOAY—WV Governor's Honors Academy 12 WV Honor Roll Scholar Academy 11,12; Kcywanettc Secreta ry 10-12; Nat Iona I Honor Society 11,12 Student Council9-12 Mu Alpha Theta Vice President 10-12 French Honorary 12 Spirit Club 9-12; Ski Club 12; Computer Club Secretary 12 MONIKA LYNN KOON—Track 9; Spirit Club 9-11; GAA 9,10; Latin Club 9,10; Choraliers 11 LORI DEAN KRAMER—Public Relations Staff 11, Computer Editor 12; Interact 10,11; Computer Club 12; Scratches 10,12 Prom Committee 11; Quill and Scroll 12; Calendar Co-Editor 12 TAMMY DARLENE LAKE—Spirit Club 9; Interact Vice President 12 President 10; FBLA 11, Secretary 12 Seniors Hayhurst-Lake 21 Teenager’s Communication Line Hi mom. Who are you talking to? Sssh! It's Mr. Jones. His daughter is ill and he wants to borrow some aspirin. Could you please hurry and get off the telephone? I have to call Jenny and tell her who Mike asked to the prom, call Rebecca for the algebra assignment, phone Rod and ask for a ride to the library and order concert tickets for next week. OK, OK, I'm finished. But before you start all your dialing, let me call and or- der a pizza for dinner. While owning a telephone was at one time a luxury. today's students found it a necessity. The phone is a very useful form of commu- nication. It enables us to communicate with people over thousands of miles, commented Senior Eliza- beth Hussey. Besides the time allotted for talking at school, the telephone provided an ex- cellent form of communica- tion between friends. Some students shared the same hobby as Senior Christy Richards. I'm on the tele- phone all the time. I love to talk with all my friends, she explained. The telephone was more than an open line for gossip. The widely used invention allowed students to check homework, make appoint- ments and even order food. Telephones are a human necessity, declared Senior Nathan Hinton. What more can I say? In fact though, there was much more to be said about the telephone—or rather on the telephone.—! y Nicole Ferrise opens, sen- iors Erick King (74) and Richard Turner (80) charge onto the field to meet the North Marion Hus- kies. Run-throughs were part of the communication lines that ex- isted between team and fans. The Encores' Dec. 17 performance at St. Anthony's Parish for the faculty Christmas dinner. Senior Becky Myers uses music as a form of communica- tion to express the joy of the holiday season. for the weekend. Senior Janet Colbert discusses upcoming events and the latest gossip. The telephone provided a form of entertainment along with easy access to needed infor- mation. Seniors Lamb-Morgan S E H ilOR GREGORY TODD LAMB—Drama Club Thespians Ml, Advisory Committee 12; Choraliers 10-11, Stage Manager 12; Ensemble 12; Tri-M 12; Ski Club 12; Senior Class President; SAE President; Most Spirited Senior; Prom Honor Guard; Latin Club 9 FRANKLIN ANDREW LARRY—Wrestling 9-12; Cross Country 10-11; NHS 11-12; French Honorary 10-12; Varsity Letterman's Club 9-12; Prom Honor Guard Escort; Key Club 12; Hunting and Fishing Club 11-12; Science Club 9-10 CHRISTY JO LAYNE—Scratches Staff 12; Interact 12; FBLA 12 MARK M. LEE—Student Body Vice President; Hi-Uft Editor-in-Chief 11; National Honor Society 12; Tennis 11; Cross Country 11-12; Science Honorary Treasurer 12; High School Quiz Bowl Captain 12; Key Club 11- 12; Math Field Day 9-12; Computer Club Sergeant-at-Arms 12 GINA ANN LIBONATI—Spirit Club 9-10; Future Homemakers of Amer- ica 9-1 Homecoming Court 11; Prom Court; Calendar Kids 11 MARK DAVID LUDEKER—Wrestling 9; Cross Country 9; Chess Club 9, 10-12, Treasurer; Chess Team 9-11; Ski Club 12 JAMES ANDREW MACE II JESSIE MARSHALL CAROL MARUKA—Ski Club 12; Drama Club 9; Spirit Club 9-12; Calendar Kids 11; Computer Club 12; Choralicrs 10-12; Prom Court 12 JEFFREY LYNN MAUR ER—FBLA 10; SAE 12; Thespians 9-12; Drama Club 9; Interact 12; Spirit Club 9; Band 9 JEFFREY ALAN MAURO—Spanish Club 9-12, Vice President 10; Spanish Honorary 10,12, Treasurcr 11; FBLA 10-11, Treasurer 12; Mu Alpha Theta 12 CAM I LYNN MCDOUGAL— Drama Club 10; Ski Club 12; Spirit Club IQ; Latin Club 11-12; Drill Team 11 EDWARD LOWELL MCPHERSON—Chess Club 9-11, President 12; Chess Let ter man 10-11; Cross Country 11-12; Genealogy Club 10-11 ROBERT JAMES MERCHANT JR. MELISSA JO MERRIFIELD PAUL DAVID MEZ2ANOTTE DAVID HARLAND MICHAEL—Hunting and Fishing Club 11-12; Foot- ball 9-12; Industrial Arts Club President 11,12; Varsity Letterman's Club 10-12; Bible Club 12 REGINA ANN MILBURN—Encores 12; Choralicrs 10-12; Chorus 9; Span- ish Honorary 11-12; Spanish Club 10-12; Bible Club 10-12; Drama Club 11; Spirit Club 9; Ski Club 12; Women’s Chorus 10-11 THOMAS ELLIOT MILLIONE—Hunting and Fishing Club 10,12; Indus- trial Arts Club Vice President 12; Spirit Club 9; Football 9 MICHAEL ANTHONY MONELL ALETHEA KAY MOODY—GAA 9-12; Science Club 11-12; Varsity Letterman's Club 11-12; NHS 11-12; Track 9-12; Basketball 10-12; Drama Club 9; Band 9 THESSLEY CAROL MOORE—Interact 11,12; Maple leaves Staff 10; Band 9; Mat Maid 9-12; Scratches Staff 10; Bible Club 11-12; Science Club 9-10, President 12; SAE 12; French Honorary 12; Latin Club 9-10; Computer Club 12; Spirit Club 9 TERESA WARNICK MORAN-Y-Tecns 9; DECA 11-12; Choraliers 11-12; Women's Chorus 10-12; Voice 11; Tempos 9 TONYA SUE MORGAN—Latin Club 9-10; FBLA 9; DECA 11; Spirit Club 11- 12; Band 10-12 Seniors Lamb-Morgan SENIIOR ROBERT LEE MORRIS II—Football 9; Cross Country 10-12; Ski Club 12; ItthieClub 10 11; Spirit Club 9 MELISSA JO MORRISON—Choraliers 10-12; Ensemble 11,12; Madrigals 10;Tri-M 10, Secretary 11, President M;Maple leaves Staff lft Spirit Club 9; Latin Club 9-12; Latin Honorary 11-12; Drama Club and Thespians 10- 12; Keywanettes 12 HEATHER RAE MUNCH1N—Spirit Club 9; Drama Club 9-10; Thespians Secretary 11-12 JENNIFER ANN MUSGRAVE—Basketball 9; DECA 11-12; Chorus 9 REBECCA ELAINE MYERS—Homecoming Court 9; Spirit Club 9-10; Cheerleader 10; Varsity Lettennan's Club 10; Choraliers 10-11, President 12; Ensemble 11-12; Prom Court; FBLA 12; Keywanettes 12; Calendar Kids 11-12 STEEKaNIE ANN MYERS—Latin Club Honorary 9-12, President 11; Ski 12; Varsity Letter man's Club 11, T reasurer 12; CAA 9-12, Secretary 10, Measurer 12; Bible Club 11-12; Computer Club 12; Keywanettes 11, Historian 12; National Honor Society 11-12; Basketball 11-12 TINA MARIE NICHOLS—Track 10-12; Latin Club 9-12; Latin Honorary 12; CAA 10-12; Bible Club 12; Polarcttcs 9; Drama Club 9; Ski Club 12; Prom Court CYNTHIA JO NIXON—Spanish Club 9; Maple Leaves Staff Photographer 10-12; Scratches Staff 11 SANDRA KAYE OERLY—Spirit Club 9-11; Varsity Lettcrman's Club 10,11; Cheerleader 10-11; Drama Club 11; Bible Club 11-12; FBLA 12; Ski Club 12 CAROLE ANN OLIVETO—Cheerleader 9; Latin Club 9; Latin Honorary 10- 12; Thespians 9-12; Choraliers 10-12; Spirit Club 9,12; Mu Alpha Theta 12; Science Club 12; Mascot 12 N SHAWN O-MARA iNK JOESEPH PAGLIAROII—Golf 9-12; Varsity Lettennan's Club 9-12; Hunting and Fishing Club 11-12; Bible Club 12 REGINA ROSE PANZA—Ensemble 11, President and Dance Captain 12; Choraliers 10-12; NHS 11-12; Keywanettes 10-12, Junior Director; Spanish Club 9-12, Historian 10; Spanish Honorary 10,12, Vice President 11; Spirit Club 9; Who's Who 12;Tri-M 10, Historian 11-12; Thespians 11-12 DOUGLAS REED PARKER—Hi-Life Staff 10-12; Choraliers 10-12;Scratche- s Staff 12; Freshman Chorus BELINDA BETH PELL— Cheerleader 9-11; Spirit Club 9-10; Bible Club 11- 12; Thespians 10-12; Varsity Lettcrman's Club 11-12; Ski Club 12; Prom Court KIRSJPEN LOUISE PETERS—Ensemble 11-12; Choraliers 10-12; JETS 11-12; Keywanettes 10-12; Spanish Club 9-11; Spanish Honorary 10- lWGirls State; NHS11-12; Tri-M 10-12; Who's Who Among American High School Students 12 BRIAN GREGORY PINN ANDREA DIANE POLING— Latin Club 10-12; Ski Club 12; Bible Club 11- 12; Interact 12; Flag Corps 9; Y-Tccns 9 MICHAEL WAYNE POURBAIX—Band 9-12; Bible Club 9-12; DECA 11-12 KERRY LEA PRESTON—Band 9-12; Latin Club 10-11; Drama Club 10-11; Thespians 11; Interact 11; Chorus 10; Bible Club 12 MEliSSA M;Home LUCHAC SA ROCHELLE PRIDE—Keywanettcsl0-ll,Chaplainl2;Chorus9- lomecoming Court 11; Prom Queen; Calendar Kids 11 C’CHA CATHERINE RAUSHELL RAY—Spirit Club9-10;DramaClubl0; Interact 11-12; Science Club 12; Black Culture Society Recording Secretary 12; Ski Club 11; Interact Treasurer 11; Track 11 ROBERT ANCELORAYMOND-Latin Club 12;SpiritClub12; Baseball 9- 12 GARY ALAN REED THOMAS HENRY REESE JR. —Art Honorary 9-10; Industrial Arts Club 11-12; Hunting and Fishing Club 11; Latin Club 12; Chess Club 9; TracklO OAVUf ALAN REYNOLDS—Key Club 11-12; Latin Club 11-12; Hi-Life stafn0;Mapff Leaves Photographer 11-12; BibleClub 10,12;Tennis 11; Art Honorary 9-10; Prom Honor Guard DEENA RENAE RIBEU-Checrlcader 9-10; Girls State; Majorette 11; Mu Alpha Theta 11, Secretary 12; Varsity Lettcrman's Club 11-12; Keywanettes 10-12; Prom Court; Homecoming Court 10; Homecoming Queen; NHS 11- 12; Who's Who 11-12; Latin Honorary 9, Historian 10 CHRISTY ANN RICHARDS—Thespians 11-12; Ski Club 12; BibleClub 12 CAMMIE MARIE RICHARDSON—Spirit Club 9; Interact IQ; DECA 11 AMY JANE RIFFLE—Marching Band 9; DECA 11, Secretary 12; DECA State Competition 11-12 Seniors NJ(2 |s-Riffle don’t daydfteam -V,. . ! Taking Those Last Exams A large test booklet and a blank answer sheet sits be- forehim. With a pencil held tightly in his sweaty palm he begins to try to instantly recall all of the knowledge that his brain has absorbed in four years of high school. The thought that this test will have a tremendous ef- fect on his college career en- ters his mind as he marks every answer. The timer on his watch indicates less than an hour of time left, although the questions seem endless. SAT's, ACT's, College Boards, CLEP tests and var- ious other achievment ex- aminations were all part of the process that seniors wishing to attend college attempted before sending in these applications. Students must take no- tice of all testing dates so that they can retake them if need be, commented Sen- ior Counselor Joe Muto. Students planning to at- tend instate colleges were required to take the ACT while those going out of state were required to take the SAT. The tests were offered on scheduled Saturday morn- ings at local test centers such as Fairmont State Col- lege and West V irginia Uni- versity. Pre-registration and entry fees ranging from $15-50 dollars were part of prepa- ration for these examina- tions. Taking tests for col- leges can become quite a large expense, stated Sen- ior Kate Enos. As he finished the last sec- tion of the test, a feeling of relief overcame him. While leaving he then experi- enced the anxiety of await- ing his important test scores. Along with all this pres- sure another scary thought entered his mind. What if he would have to take these tests again?—by Tracy Baldwin and Nicole Ferrise Placing their thoughts into words of the song. Barbershop Quartet members Mark Miller, Nathan Hinton, Todd Feltz and Mike Efaw perform Sweet and Lovely at the faculty Christmas dinner. While enjoying a fruity des- sert, seniors Kristen Luckey, Gi- na Libonati and Tina Henderson clean up the kitchen in their own way after concentrating on a pro- ject in their foods class. Seniors Morris-Riffle 125 SENSOR I ' ,. :Ats ROBERTS iCENTIN LEE ROSS CHERYL ANN ROWE—Spirit Club 9; FHA 11-12; FBLA 12 MARJORIE MARIE RUTHERFORD IipIsTOPHER JOHN SALINA 1 ANN ON SANDERSON PEGGY SUE SATTERFIELD— Bible Club 9; Spirit Club 9-10; FBLA 10-11; DECA 11; FHA 12; FHA Fall Leadership Conference 12 ANGELA MARIE SERMO—Latin Club 9 12; Latin Honorary 12; Drama Club 9-10; Thespians 11; Ski Club 9-12; Interact 12 JEFFREY ALLEN SHAW KELLY ANNE SHERREN—Interact 10-12; Chess Club 9; Bible Club 9 VIVIAN ANN SHIELDS—Band 9-11; Spirit Club 9; Interact 11-12; Women's Chorus 10; Choraliers 11-12; Tri-M 12 REBECCA LEIGH SHINGLETON—Drama Club 9; NFL 9-10; Choraliers 11-12; Band 9-12; Bible Club 12; Speech Team 9; GAA 9-11 ROM LD LEE SIGLEY—FHA 9-12; DECA 11-12; Bible Club 11-12; Baskct- T1NA LOUISE SINE—FBLA 11; Bible Club 12; Student Council 9 THOMAS RAY SLOAN—Basketball 9-12; Football 9-12; Bible Club 11-12; Hunting and Fishing Club 12; Ski Club 12; Industrial Art Club 12; Baseball 9 TAM MY LYNN SMITH—Band 9-12; Madrlgalsl2; Tempos 9; Basketball; Latin Club 10-12; GAA 10-12; Choraliers 10-12 WU DY in 2. On Y LEE SOLES—Maple Uavtt Staff 10-12; Mat Maids 9-12; Interact 2; Quill Scroll 10-11, Treasurer 12; Computer Club 12; Spanish Club 9- 10; Bible Club 12 ROBERT PAUL STARKEY—Basketball 11-12 STEVEN EDWARD STEWART-NHS 11-12; Who's Who 11; Boys State; Football 9-12; Basketball 9-10; Baseball 9-10,12; Varsity Lettcrman's Club 9-12; Hunting and Fishing Club 10-11, Vice President 12; Prom Honor Guard Escort JAMES ERIC STILES MAX STRAIGHT—Golf 12; Spanish Club 11-12; Ski Club 12 LYNN STROTHER DEBBIE ANNE SUMLIN—Track 9; Black Culture Society 9-11; DECA 11- 12; Polarcttes 11-12; FBLA 10; CAA 11 WENDY SUE SUPLITA—Keywanettes 10-12; Governors Honors Acad- emy; Who's Who 11-12; Science Honorary 10-12; Mu Alpha Theta 11-12; French Honorary 11-12; Quill h Scroll 11-12; Spirit Club 9; Drama Club 9 126 Seniors Roberts-Sumlin Anxious to hit the slopes. Junior Shelly Carviliano at- tempts to fasten Senior Melissa Amos' ski boots. Students who participated in extra-curricular trips often found themselves returning home at a later hour. After of evening practices, seniors Aaron O'Mara, Elizabeth Hussey and Paxton Kirby and Freshman Tim Conley present Great Expectations to the student body at an afternoon as- sembly. The music was blaring, and the party was just be- ginning to get started when Chris glanced at his watch and was startled to see that it was ten till twelve. In a mad rush, he ran to his car, frantically trying to make it across town in less than ten minutes. Breaking every possible speed limit, Chris finally pulled in his driveway at exactly 11:59 p.m. only to remember that his parents had extended hiscurfew for his final year in high school. Is the coast clear? won- ders Senior Jarrod DcVault as he quietly sneaks into the house while trying not to wake his parents. A New Curfew Senior curfews ranged from 11 p.m. to the early hours of the morning. During my senior year my curfew was raised to 12:30 a.m. stated Senior Lucha Ray. Others though found they had no set time time be home. I was surprised when I was leaving one night and walked out the door as my mom said good- bye without telling me what time to be home, noted Senior David Fox. Sometimes the place, the event and the people who attended greatly affected the extension of one's cur- few. Watching movies at a best friend's house brought morchopcsofretumingata later hour than going to a college party. I can usually stay out longer if I call my parents and tell them who I'm with, explained Senior Rebecca Geso. Many sen- iors used this method to in- crease their curfew times. Another equally impor- tant factor in determining curfews was the weather. Although some parents didn't mind their own son or daughter drivingat night on ice or snow-covered roads, they didn't always want him or her riding home with another teen- aged motorist. Still, as some were arising others were just arriving.— by Tracy Baldwin Seniors Roberts-Sumlin 127 SENSOR BRiyC WAYNE SW1DLER—Spanish Club Ml; Latin Club 12; Hunting anil l ushing Club 12 PAUL ERNEST THOBOIS—Football 9-12; Baseball 9-11; Basketball 9-10; Mu Alpha Theta 11-12; Bible Club 9-12 LESLIE ROXANNA THOMPSON—FHA 10; Bible Club 10; DECA 11; Po- larettes 12 REBECCA JANE THOMPSON—Spirit Club 9; Drama Club 9; Flag Corps Drill Team 10; Cross Country 11-12; Bible Club 12; SkiClub 12;SeniorClass Secretary; Prom Court; Hi-Life Staff 11-12; Maple Leaves Staff 10 DfgpfcAH ANN TICHENOR l lAN MICHELLE TOLLIVER—Basketball 10-11; Polarcttes 9-12;Major- ettes Drill Team 12; Bible Club 10-11; Spirit Club IQ; CAA 11; Black Cul- ture Society 10-12 MARK CHRISTOPHER TRAVELSTEAD SCOTT HOWARD TRISLER—Football 9; Men's Chorus 9-10; Chorallers 11; SAE 12; FBLA 10 AMY D NELLE TUCKER—Cheerleader 9-12; Keywanettcs 11-12; NHS11- 12; H m Court; Choralicrs 10-12; Varsity Lettcrman's Club 10-12 UNDA KAY VANPELT—Band 9; Choraliers 10-11; Ensemble 11; Drama Club 11; Latin Club 12; Women's Chorus 10-11 WILLIAM EDWARD VAN PELT II—McDonald's All-American Band Nominee 12; All-State Band 11; Band 9-12; WV Honors Band 10-12; Tri M 10-12; French Honorary 12;Maple Leaves Staff 10-12; Quills Scroll Secretary 11, President 12 ANGELA ANN VlANI-FHA12;Track9,ll-12;CAA 11-12; Latin ClublO-12; Latin Honorary 12; Mat Maid 10-11; Ski Club 12; Polarcttes 9 DAyjOALAN WADDELl BasketballMO; Baseball 10; Cross Country 9- 12;NHS 11, Vice President 12; Mu Alpha Theta 11, President 12; Key Club iz; Varsity Letterman's Club 11; Spanish Club Honorary 11; Science Club Honorary 12; Prom Escort TIFFANY DUS HAWN WALKER—Band 9-12; Rag Corps 10; Black Culture Society Ml, President 12; CAA 9-11, Vice President 12; Thespians 9-10; Spanish Club 12; Spirit Club 9; Maid of Honor Essence Affair Court 12 WANDA FAYE WASHINGTON-Black Culture Society 9-12; CAA 12; Polarettcs 9 WILLIAM JOSEPH WATKINS-Choraliert 10,12; Men's Chorus 10; Mad- rigals 10; FHA 9,12 MICHAEL DANIEL WEEKLEY—Band 9; Director's Choice 9 KRJSTA LYNNE WILLIS—Maple Leaves Staff 10-11, Editor-in-Chicf 12; C ss Secretary 10-11; Keywanettcs 11, Sergeant-at-Arms 12;Quill it Scroll 11, Vice President 12; Latin Club Honorary 10-11, Historian 12; Track 9; Thespians 10; Prom Hostess SHAWNA DAE WILSON—Cheerleaders 9-10; Varsity Letterman's Club 9-10; Sophomore Representative; Director's Choice 9; Choraliers 10-11; Ensemble 11 MOLLIEBETH WOOD—Ski Club 12; Computer Club 12; French Honorary 12; Keywanettes 11-12; Science Club Honorary 10,12; Mu Alpha Theta 12 ti?9-12; ES EDWARD YOHO JR. AM WOODROW YOST—Senior Class Vice President; Cross Coun- 9-12; Science Club 9-10; Spanish Club 10; Basketball 9; Student Council 12; Ski Club 12; Track 11 ANNE MARIE ZAPPACOSTA—Bible Club 9-12; Sophomore Class Treas- urer; Color Guard 10; Stage Band 10-12; Mu-Alpha Theta 10-12; Keywan- ettes 10-11, Historian 12; Tri-M 11-12; Madrigals 12; Latin Club Honorary 9-10 128 Seniors Swidler-Zappacosta Celebration With Sadness The scene was all too familar: a stifling armory with 248 seniors in blue and white gowns waitingfor the music to begin. The stage was decorated with similar greenery and blue bows as in past years. The band was positioned in its favorite spot, parents' chairs were in their normal places and the speaker's po- dium stood where past val- edictorians had spoken. After leading the team to the regional basketball title. Senior Scott Benson begins the tradition of cutting down the net. Each player received a piece of the net as a memento of the road to the state tournament. Even the traditional blue graduation programs were printed in the same type. This time, though, one thing was different—the names had changed. Graduation is more than the ceremony itself. It rep- resents every event of the last four years as a whole, noted Senior Jenny Gall. To many seniors, graduation provided not only a di- ploma but also a feeling of Examining phoio proofs, seniors Carole Oliveto, Rebecca Geso and Missy Helminski be- come confused after comparing opinions. Senior portraits pro- vided long-lasting memories after the moments were gone. achievment and a chance to say a few last good-byes. All students look for- ward to graduation, but it is a time of both sadness and happiness. Everyone is an- xious to get out of school, but they also realize that they may not see their friends for a very long time or even not at all, reflected Senior Michael Adkins. Not only did seniors say farewell to their compan- ions, but also to the title of upperclassmen. Accepting those diplomas trans- formed the final good-bye almost instantly into the first hello to a new way of life.—by Nicole Ferrise Seniors Swidler-Zapp CoSta 129 I missed school for only a family mat- ter, such as a death or seri- ous illness. —Sophomore Cassie Waggoner From illness to oversleeping or from lack of transportation to lack of motivation, students don't always answer oil Call The tardy bell rings and Miss Teacher begins taking roll. Scanning her computer bubble sheet, she searches for those students absent or tardy. Suzy Senior? Present. Joe Junior? Here, maam! Sally Sophomore? Sally? Miss Sopho- more? Must be absent again. I wonder what her excuse will be this time? Students missed school for a number of reasons from illnesses to oversleeping or from lack of transportation to lack of motivation. My alarm went off and 1 was just too tired to get up for another hard day of work 'explained Freshmen Maribeth Garlitz. While skipping was a habit with some students, others preferred not to miss school. The only time a student should be absent is when it is absolutely man datory, expressed Senior Chip Gerdes. Some missed classes for field trips, state playoffs or academic competitions. Even though students missed school for any number of reasons, it didn't keep them from making the grade.—by Barb Johnson ySt itC“bound to the Charleston Civic Center, juniors Anita Hayes and Kristi Corley join the student body in cheering at the Wheel- ing Park game. Five buses of students left school early for the trip to the tournament. 130 Underclassmen Abel-Bleigh a ■ Jhi. i r f a Mike Abel (11) Chris Abies (11) Debbie Abruzzino (10) Michelle Abruzzino (9) Eva Abshcr (11) Anneliese Adkins (11) Jennifer Allen (9) Frank Allevato (10) Mia Alvaro (11) Jason Ammons (11) Reid Amos (11) Stacey Amos (11) Dale Anderson (11) Lisa Anderson (9) George Andrick (9) Jodi Anglin (10) Ian Anthony (10) Becky Arnett (9) Gina Arnett (9) Doug Arnold (9) Aaron Ashburn (9) Traci Ashcraft (11) Suzanne Asher (9) Jason Aversa (9) David Bailey (11) Heather Bailey (10) John Bailey (11) Beth Baker (9) Danny Baldwin (10) Donna Baldwin (10) Tracy Baldwin (11) Barbara Ball (10) Cheryl Ball (10) John Barker (9) Julie Barker (10) Harold Barner (11) Kristi Barnes (9) Stefanie Barrow (11) Heather Basnett (11) Christina Bauer (10) LaShawna Beafore (11) Stacy Bcckner (10) Brian Bee (9) Kelly Bee (11) Angie Bell (9) Leonard Bell (11) Robert Belt (11) Amy Berry (10) Wendy Biafore (11) Brigett Bielak (9) Jody Bingman (11) Lorraine Birch (9) Steve Bitonti (10) Leslie Black (9) Monica Bledsoe (9) Shawn Bleigh (11) Underclassmen Abel-Bleigh 131 ■ v v Sv «sTH . . A y vvwv� yM«4v« «•4v v + v ]M . - . • ;■ • v- v v •:••.•❖ ✓ • v '■ H V V v+V fl yivJvivol Ria Bloom (9) Sonny Blosscr (11) Stephen Bock (11) Muir Boda (9) Bryan Bohnkc (10) John Bolling (10) Mario Bombardicre (11) Sara Bonnett (10) James Boone (11) Mark Bordcnct (9) James Borclli (10) Michelle Bosley (11) Eric Bowles (10) Melissa Boyers (9) Marshall Boyles (10) Rick Bragg (10) Kenneth Brand (10) Kim Branham (11) Richard Brannin (9) Neshia Bridges (11) Randy Britton (9) Shane Brotosky (10) Elizabeth Brown (10) Debbie Browning (10) Sandra Browning (11) Curtis Bryant (11) Robert Buchanan (9) Michael Bundy (11) William Burkett (9) Jim Burnell (10) Mary Burnell (10) Shelly Burton (11) Franklin Bush (10) Tina Butler (9) Kim Cain (9) Craig Caldwell (11) Erie Cale (11) Michael Cale (9) Paula Campbell (10) Peter Campbell (10) Eugene Canfield (9) Misti Carpenter (9) Ronald Carpenter (10) Todd Carpenter (9) Lonnie Carson (10) Shelly Carviliano (11) Victor Cassclla (9) Carl Chandler (10) Faith Chapman (10) Racchelle Chefren (11) Cindy Chickcrcll (10) Jason Chipps (9) Tracy Chipps (10) Kellie Christian (11) Kevin Christopher (10) Tracy Church (10) 132 Underclassmen Bloom-Church One reason for colds is the changing weather, and our bodies haven't adapted —Junior Steve Haught. Watery eyes, runny noses and constant sneezing can only lead to a ickening Thought A-Achoo! Oh bro- ther! It's already starting . It's only the second week of school and Hank's already getting a cold or could it be an allergy? He knows that's what it is. When school reopens all the dust that has lain around for three months gets stirred up and everyone is af- fected by it, commented Sophomore Cassie Koch. As that factor was carefully looked into, it did seem that at one time or another, everyone had symptoms of a cold or allergy. Senior Brent Hall exclaimed, A lot of people are getting sick because it's a very good excuse to miss school. As the struggle continued to find a cure for a cold or allergy, students were disappointed when grandma's chicken soup didn't do the job. After all the remedies were checked out the best solution was to take two aspirins and stay home from school in the morning.—by Tina Kovack Bundled up for the winter weather, sophomores Heidi Hoult and Victor Borelli use the main entrance to get to their next class and out of the cold. Winter didn't bring much snow, but it did provide time for illnesses. 133 When my boyfriend and I go out, we drive around until we find some people we know —Junior Jann Yerkovich «• $• «: i. ' l-Ui«: «: From McDonald's to Pizza Hut or Fairmont Avenue to the mall, driving a car means being ut on the Town i lie windows are rolled down and the radio is turned to maximum as you turn on to the mainstrip. For many students, this was a typical way to spend an evening or weekend. Junior Joe Trotta stated, When I go out I usually pick up a friend and we go to East Side past the fast food restau- rants to see if my friends are there. Students also found that driving around was a good way to socialize with others or make new friends. Junior Stacey Amos commented, We followed these guys until they stopped and we talked to them for awhile. Then we left and I haven't seen them since. Cruising also allowed students a chance to get together and talk. When my friends and I go out, we drive past the regular hangouts and see what's going on. If no one is there, we go to the mall, explained Junior Eva Absher. Maybe Fairmont wasn't the most exciting place, but cruising was one way students found to fill unoccupied time.— by Leah Woodbum Shining up a car at the May 8 Bible Club car wash. Junior Shila Shannon presents its owner with a clean vehicle for an evening of cruising on the town. Although driving was a favorite pasttime, students didn't always enjoy keeping for family car clean. 134 Underclassmen Cikovich-DeVault Francine Cikovich (11) Holly Cimino (9) Tera Clay (10) Monica Clayton (11) Sabrina Clayton (10) Jack Clutter (9) Cathy Cobum (10) Cheryl Cobum (10) Thomas Cochran (10) Kevin Coddington (11) Lisa Coddington (10) Lois Coe (10) Maria Coffman (11) Jay Cole (10) Shawn Cole (10) Leanne Conaway (9) James Conley (10) Tim Conley (9) Kevin Cooper (9) Lori Cooperidcr (9) Robert Corbin (10) Chris Corley (9) Jennifer Corley (9) Kristi Corley (11) Eric Corwin (9) Marsha Costello (11) Janel Crabtree (9) Lisa Craft (10) Scott Craft (9) Chad Crescenzi (9) Darrell Crim (9) Charles Crislip (11) Monica Cross (9) Robin Cross (11) Matt Cruikshank (10) Jamie Cunningham (9) Brian Curry (9) Hillarey Curry (11) Rick Curtis (9) Jeff Cushman (10) Lisa Cushman (9) Mike Darden (11) Dianne Davidson (10) Travis Davidson (11) Ian Davis (11) Misty Davis (11) Steve Davis (10) Scott Dean (10) Laura Decker (9) Wayne Delapas (10) Mark Delbrook (9) Gregory Dcleruyelle (9) Gina DeLorenzo (10) Stephanie Denison (11) Scott Denniston (10) Seth DeVault (10) Underclassmen Cikovich-DoVault 135 It took me three days to learn to drive a standard. I tried to teach Dave Bailey and he's still practicing — Junior Tressa Mallamo Changing gearsf stalling the engine and using the clutch are all things that can rive You Crazy Put it in second! NO! That's fourth! Many students had already mastered the art of driving a car, but how many could drive a standard? Driving a stick to some seemed easy, but for others it was a different story. I like driving a standard better than an automatic because it's more of a chal- lenge, joked Junior Kitty Townsend. Although most students could change gears and push down on the clutch, get- ting it together seemed to be a difficult task. Junior Cheri Warcholak remarked, I was surprised how quickly I picked up on driving a standard. At first it seemed difficult, but it got easier with practice. Sometimes students picked up on driving a standard immediately. Junior Brian Floyd commented, Driving a standard comes naturally to me and being behind the wheel is fun. For students who learned the differ- ence between second and fourth, driv- ing a standard transmission became an automatic reflex.—by Leah Woodbum Practicing on a friend's car. Senior Mark Haugh tries to learn how to change gears and work the clutch on a standard transmission automobile. Teenage drivers often wanted to learn to operate both standard and automatic transmissions. 136 Underclassmen Dillon-Gotses Christina Dillon (9) Antonio Dobbs (9) Chris Dodd (10) David Domico (10) Rachel Donaldson (11) Sarah Donaldson (9) Traci Doolittle (11) Kim Drake (9) Jeff Drost (11) Ryan Dubois (11) Mark Dudash (9) Marsha Dye (10) Anthony Eates (9) Jeff Eddy (9) Tonya Eddy (9) Jeremy Edgell (11) Evon Efaw (10) Sandra Egress (11) Tom Elliott (10) Derek Emery (10) Dana English (9) Krissy Enright (11) Leonard Ensminger (10) Dennis Evans (10) Michael Evans (11) Lisa Faix (11) Michael Fayoyin (10) Mike Fcltz (10) Todd Feltz (11) Nicole Ferrise (11) Dennis Finamorc (10) Jeff Fisher (11) Patrick Fisher (11) Tim Fitzwater (11) Amy Floyd (11) Brian Floyd (11) Monique Fluker (10) Mindy Ford (11) Stephen Fox (11) Gina Franks (9) Amber Frazier (9) Crystal Freeland (10) Monik Freeman (10) Dawn Frisenda (9) George Fulda (9) Robert Fulda (11) Maribeth Garlitz (9) Jason Garrison (9) Lisa Garrison (10) Jennifer Garrity (10) Lucinda Gibson (9) Robert Gibson (11) Heidi Goff (10) Justin Golden (10) Mike Goldson (11) Robert Gotses (10) It • • Underclassmen Dillon-GotSCS 137 ♦ ♦ ♦ o ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ o ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Missy Gower (10) Julie Graham (10) Daniel Grattan (10) John Griffith (11) Jamie Grimes (11) Robert Grubb (11) Stephen Gucntcrt (10) Chris Gump (11) Jennifer Hadley (9) Chad Hager (11) Tricia Hall (11) Ann Hamilton (9) Linda Hamilton (10) Alicia Hammond (11) Seth Hammond (9) David Haney (9) Sheila Harden (10) Joey Hardesty (9) Sharon Harding (9) Leslie Harker (10) Diane Harr (9) Jon Harris (11) William Harton (11) Terri Haun (10) Lynann Havlichek (10) Melissa Hawkinberry (9) Charlene Hawkins (9) Robert Hawkins (10) Angela Hayes (10) Anita Hayes (11) Kimi Hayhurst (9) Shawn Hcndcrshot (9) Heather Henderson (10) Jason Henderson (9) Dallas Herron (9) Christina Hersman (9) Michelle Hess (9) Roy Hess (10) Todd Hetrick (10) Mike Hickman (10) Joshua Hill (9) Renee Hill (9) Charles Hillbcrry (10) Marion Hilson (9) Antoinette Hines (10) Garry Hoffman (9) Roy Hogan (10) Billy Holbert (10) Danah Holland (9) Kcishna Holloway (10) Sikset Hoonsan (9) Robert Hopkins (10) Cita Horton (10) Heidi Hoult (10) Robbie Howell (10) Mclyssa Howvalt (11) Christa Humphreys (10) Jeffrey Hupp (10) Tina Hurst (10) Tomi Husty (10) Joseph Hutchinson (9) Sammy laquinta (9) David Ice (10) Gary Jackson (10) 138 Underclassmen Gower-Jackson I waited for my sixteenth —Sophomore Tracy Tucker Turning 16, waiting for 18, hoping for 21, students are anxious to ight the Candles two, three. Oh, how the years had gone by. It didn't seem like her baby was already going to be 16 years old. She had such mixed feelings, because in only a few short years her daughter would face the world as the woman she was instead of the child still pictured in her mother's mind. Parents and children see opposite when it comes to birthdays. Children see a license at 16, graduation at 18 and are finally pronounced adults at 21, but parents visualize a lot of headaches and upset stomachs from the ages of 13-19 in their children's lives, stated Senior Dave Haught. Junior Denise Moats exclaimed, On my sixteenth birthday my cousin and I had a combined party. It was so big that our parents had a fit. Birthdays were celebrated in many ways. Even though teenagers and pare- ents didn't see eye to eye on them, they were days to never be forgotten.—by Tina Kovack Turning 18 is a definite milestone in any teenager'slife. Senior Joey Watkins poses for LeTour Studio Photographer Gary Boylan as he has his last pictures taken as a high school student. From the time they were old enough to understand birthdays, students waited to turn 16,18 and then 21. Underclassmen Gower-Jackson 139 Michelle Jackson (10) Tracy Jackson (10) Cathy James (10) Christal Jarvis (10) Robert Jarvis (9) Jeff Jenkins (11) Joseph Jenkins (10) Criss Jimmie (10) Jason Jimmie (10) Arlene Johnson (10) Barb Johnson (10) Holly Johnson (10) Vanessa Johnson (9) Colyn Jones (9) David Jones (10) Donald Jones (10) Kenneth Jones (9) Kevin Jones (9) Kim Jones (10) Regina Jones (10) Tony Jones (10) Mark Joseph (11) Dipa Joshi (11) Jay Joshi (10) i «••■•••Ml •■•■•■••at Michelle Judy (9) John Jukcr (9) Jim Keener (9) Leslie Keener (10) Jeffrey Keffer (10) John Keffer (9) Jennifer Kendzior (9) Matt Kettering (10) Evan Kime (11) Derek King (11) Jeffrey King (10) Tracy King (9) Jay Kinzcr (9) Jimmy Kirby (9) Kerri Kirk (9) Jeremy Kirstein (10) Lacy Kiser (10) Lori Kiser (11) Dennis Kittle (10) Shane Klingensmith (10) Scott Kniceley (10) Cheryl Knotts (9) Tommy Koay (9) Cassic Koch (10) Jenny Kocsis (10) Shannon Kolbash (9) Shawn Konya (9) Steve Konya (9) Kelly Kosar (9) Kenny Kovack (9) Michael Kovack (10) Robert Kovack (9) Tina Kovack (10) Dicrdre Kowalski (10) Jill Kridlc (11) Eric Kropp (10) Howard Kropp (11) David Kuhn (11) Kelly Kurczak (10) Lisa Kurczak (10) 140 Underclassmen Jackson-Kurczak I babysit because I like children and it’s a way to earn money —Sophomore Cindy Chickerell When teenagers are called to babysit, fixing dinner, changing diapers and getting the kids to go to bed isn't all hild's Play Waa! Waa! I want my mommy. I want my daddy. I want orange juice, not milk! I don't like you! I want to watch TV now! Change my dia- per ! Waa! Waa! Ever had one of those babysitting jobs that didn't work out as planned? Baby- sitting was just a nice word for what destructive little tyrants could turn into a major dilemma. Relating her impressions about ba- bysitting, Senior Gina Libonati ex- claimed, Babysitting requires patience because sometimes children start crying and you must think of ways to occupy their time. I believe that babysitting is a good experience, if you are planning on having children of your own one day, stated Sophomore Shannon Norman. Although babysitting could mean dozens of dirty diapers, bedtime struggles and heaps of patience, the little angels could surprise the sitter and be calmed with just a touch of Baby Magic.—by Barb Johnson It'S storytime for Junior Jodi Stalnakerand her young friend as she prepares her charge for bed while babysitting. Many teens watched younger children as a way to earn extra money. Underclassmen Jackson-KurCZak J41 Student teaching has been a wonderfully rewarding experience —Mrs. Mary Poling Saying goodbye to Phase IV Student Teacher Mary Poling, juniors Tracey Doolittle and Johnna Rizzo remember her with a party in Mrs. Linda Morgan's class. Student teachers worked in the classroom for eight weeks. hanqe in Pace If students were the ones study- ing and teachers were the ones teaching, then what were student teachers doing ? Although viewed with mixed reactions, having a student teacher in the class- room broke the daily routine. I enjoy having a break from the same old teacher, but I think people try to get too much by them, stated Sophomore Shane Klingensmith. On the other hand, student teachers were still learning themselves. Some students felt that student teachers weren't experienced enough to com- pletely take over the class. Having a student teacher is great be- cause you get away from your regular teacher, but the worst thing about hav- ing your regular teacher away is that your student teacher can't explain your assignments well enough to understand them, noted Senior Gary Hickman. Student teachers not only gave the faculty a break from their everyday rou- tine but also gave students a change in pace. —by Barb Johnson A stranger stands in front of the room. Whether it's career guidance or world cultures, student teachers offer a 142 Underclassmen Lambert-Melgarejo Christy Lambert (9) Melinda Lance (11) Shawn Lane (9) Sheila Lark (9) Liz Lawson (11) Chad Laya (9) Chuck Layman (11) Katrina Layman (9) Natalie Lee (11) Richard Leeson (11) Germaine Lewis (11) Michael Lewis (10) Tami Lindsey (11) Lora Lipscomb (11) Charles Little (10) Amber Llancza (9) Annette Long (11) Denise Lucas (11) Toni Luckcy (10) James Luzader (9) Shannon Mace (11) Dedreyal Maddox (11) Angela Mainclla (9) Eric Mallamo (11) Tressa Mallamo (11) Joseph Manchin (9) Shelly Mancino (11) Tina Mancino (9) Packy Mancinotti (9) Allison Manly (10) Greg Manns (11) Melinda Marano (10) Trevia Marbury (9) Nicky Marchesani (9) Mike Marino (11) Michael Marklcy (11) Denise Martello (9) Darlene Martin (11) Heather Martin (10) Jennifer Martin (10) John Martin (9) Kim Martin (11) Norma Martin (9) Stephanie Martin (10) Cindy Mason (9) Lenola McCartney (11) Lionel McCartney (9) David McCaullcy (9) Donald McCaullcy (11) Brad McClain (9) Stana McCloy (11) Greg McCoy (9) Michele McCullough (9) Eric McDaniel (11) Alison McDonald (10) John McDonald (10) Rodney McDonald (11) Andrea McElroy (11) Dale Mclntire (9) Lee Roy McKinney (9) James McQuain (9) Roger McQuain (9) Tara Meanyhan (9) Kim Melgarejo (9) x x N X Underclassmen Lambert-Melgarejo 143 Bob Menas (11) Jeff Menas (10) Robin Mercer (11) Tammy Merritt (11) Destiny Metz (9) Leah Metz (11) Thomas Mezzanottc (9) Matt Miano (10) Tina Miano (9) Deana Michael (10) Jennye Michael (11) Adrian Michaels (10) Steve Michalski (10) Tony Michalski (9) Barry Miller (10) Erie Miller (11) Kara Miller (9) Mark Miller (11) Robert Miller (9) Jennifer Millione (10) Matt Mills (11) Kathryn Minnich (10) Fred Mitchell (11) Latrisha Mitchell (10) Denise Moats (11) Michael Montgomery (10) Angel Moore (10) Chad Moore (10) Cindy Moore (11) Jennifer Moore (10) Cathy Morgan (11) Jeffrey Morgan (10) Larry Morgan (10) Richard Morgan (10) Rocky Morgan (9) Stephanie Morgan (9) Steve Moroose (11) Lori Morris (11) Melissa Morris (9) Steven Morris (9) Tonya Morris (9) Andrea Morrison (9) Mattio Mugnano (10) Jeffery Mullcnax (9) Lisa Mullennex (9) Sucharita Mulpuru (9) Alicia Murray (9) Paula Murray (11) Kristi Murrin (10) Frank Muto (10) B.J. Myers (10) Preston Myers (11) Chris Napier (10) Mike Napplc (10) Aaron Natcrnicola (11) Jennifer Nelson (9) John Nelson (11) Michelle Newhouse (11) Shannon Norman (10) Andrea Noshagya (9) Greg Nottingham (10) Malcolm Nowlin (9) Racqucl Nutter (9) Joni Nuzum (9) 144 Underclassmen Menas-Nuzum When I was sent to the office for foul language,1 thought I was in trouble. I was right! —Sophomore Faith Chapman Tardy again, a message from home, cutting classes—when one of the principals needs to see you, it's fficial Business Students looked for reasons to be excused from classes, except when that reason turned out to be Assistant Principal Tom Dragich calling them to the office. Although for some students being summoned to the office brought out their worst fears, it didn't always mean they were in trouble. Phone messages and forgotten lunches also brought stu- dents to the main office. Once I was called out of class to go to the office. I thought I was in major trouble. It turned out to be my father bringing me something I forgot at home, explained Sophomore Anto- inette Hines. On the other hand, some fears came true after students were called to the office. Senior Bobby Outright said, I was once called to the office for fighting, but luckily 1 never got into any trouble because 1 was in there four other times. Even though students were called to the office, it didn't mean they were in trouble. But it also didn't mean they weren't! —by Barb Johnson Picking up a form from Secretary Cindy Colisino, Sophomore Keith Redmond demon- strates that getting sent to the office doesn't always mean trouble. Underclassmen MenaS-NllZum 145 Reasons for arguing vary. Arguments should be worked out— losing a friend isn't worth it —Junior Steve Ryan Causes range from quarrels over boyfriends to fights between brothers and sisters, but the result is always ifference of Opinion Nobody liked to get into arguments, but all too often most teen- agers found themselves in this situation. There were many reasons why students had words with their friends—from smart remarks to taking someone's boy- friend or girlfriend. Junior Dave Swiger commented, Arguments with friends can be really bad, especially when you care about the person you are fighting with. Usually the only reason you argue is because of a petty difference that could've been worked out in the first place. On the other hand, some arguments were dangerous and terminated a friendship permanently. Once one of my friends and I had it out because she was saying things that weren't true and now we don't even speak, remarked Junior Talisa Sumlin. Arguments were nerveracking and a student's life was in turmoil for awhile, but sooner or later people realized how much more important friendship was. — by Leah Woodbum Ready to complete an experiment, juniors Jason Ammons and Tom Thome light a bunsen burner in chemistry lab. Croup work such as science labs or English projects often became the source of disagreements between students. 146 Underclassmen Nuzum-RobertS Mike Nuzum (9) Ron Nuzum (10) Samuel Nuzum (11) Debra Oerly (9) John Oliver (10) Robert Ott (10) Heather Panetti (9) Dianne Parker (9) Tonia Parker (11) Danny Parks (11) Brian Paul (10) Randy Pavalok (10) Todd Payton (10) Shelle Perdue (11) Joey Perkins (10) Meghan Petonick (10) Bill Petty (9) Robert Phipps (11) Patrick Pierce (10) John Pitrolo (11) Andrea Pollastrini (9) Crystal Postlcthwait (9) Kevin Poston (11) Douglas Potts (9) Missy Pourbaix (11) Alicia Powell (10) Stephanie Powell (11) Eric Pownell (9) James Pratt (11) Jeannette Prendergast (10) Frank Presley (11) Alissa Preston (9) Aimee Pride (9) Mindy Pride (11) David Pritchett (11) James Pyles (11) Sandy Pyles (10) Maureen Ragcn (10) Gerald Raikes (11) Richard Redmond (10) Heather Reed (11) Chad Reese (9) Dannette Reifingcr (11) Jessica Rhodes (10) Becky Rhodes (11) Ryan Ribcl (9) Kristin Rice (9) Roseann Richards (10) Jason Richardson (11) Paul Richardson (9) Tracie Richcndollar (9) Peggy Riffle (11) Tiffani Riffle (9) John Rizzo (9) Johnna Rizzo (11) Whitney Roberts (9) I'� � :'.� . 9. .9 .f'.'.l ‘.f’.'.l t'.'.f'.'.t'.'.l fctr.Vr.i Underclassmen Nuzum-Robcrts 147 Danita Robinson (9) Tina Romcsburg (9) Alex Rose (9) Diane Rose (10) Steven Rosi (9) Joanna Ross (9) Melinda Ross (10) Cail Rowell (9) Gwen Rowell (10) Mike Rumncy (10) Tara Rundle (11) Bill Runyan (9) Jerry Rush (9) James Rutherford (10) Jeff Rutherford (11) John Rutherford (11) Steve Ryan (11) Dana Salai (9) Christie Sanford (10) David Sanford (10) Samuel Santee (9) Kelly Sapp (9) John Satterfield (10) Paul Satterfield (11) Robin Satterfield (10) Eugene Saunders (11) Bruce Sayre (10) Mike Scotchel (11) Michelle Scott (10) Mike Secreto (9) Chad Seremetis (9) Dave Shackelford (10) Jennifer Shade (11) Eric Shaffer (11) Jenny Shaffer (11) Kim Shaffer (9) Brandon Shamim (10) Tony Shan (11) Shila Shannon (11) Joy Shaver (11) Robin Shaver (9) Troy Sheets (11) Chris Shelton (9) Belinda Shepherd (10) B.J. Shepherd (11) Chris Sheppard (10) Amanda Shields (10) Cindy Shinglcton (10) Gary Shipley (9) Michelle Shipley (9) Sandy Shipley (10) Tammy Shipley (9) Michelle Shoulders (10) Trulic Showaltcr (9) Marsha Shrcvc (9) Daniel Shrcvcs (10) Veronica Shrivcr (10) Steve Shroycr (11) Brenda Shuman (10) Robert Shuman (10) Robert Shumate (9) Michelle Siglcy (10) Sherry Sigley (9) Delbert Simmons (11) 148 Underclassmen Robinson-Simmons Thuses make people want to go to games. They really motivate the student body. We should have more. —Freshman Amber Llaneza With a break from classes and a team to cheer for, it isn't hard for students to et Enthused Thuses were just one way students and faculty got pre- pared for upcoming ball games. Up to 15 hours were permitted each year for these motivational assemblies. Junior Jodi Stalnaker stated, As- semblies are good because they motivate students and prepare us for future games. I think we should have more for wrestling and other sports though. Although most assemblies were held for athletic events, some of them were designed to influence students. The Pepsi motivational assembly was one with a learning purpose in mind. Other assemblies included Senior Recognition and National Honor Society induction, which brought students together to ac- knowledge those who were awarded merits. Assemblies got students out of classes but also brought the school together for the same purpose— getting enthused. —by Uoh Woodbum While trying to motivate the Proud Crowd at Fifth Street Gym, juniors Tressa Mallamo and Liz Lawson sing their Junior Class rap. Since school-time thuses were rare, after school assemblies helped main- tain spirit. Underclassmen Robinson-Simmons 149 After being in school all day, I really hate to stay for major- ette practice. I'm just too tired to learn the rou- tines. —Junior Jennie Smith Cheerleaders in the hall, wrestlers in the gym and Choraliers in the auditorium rehearse their parts ehind the Scenes l lie morning bulletin was is- sued and the announcements were read: cheerleading practice—3 p.m., majorette and drill team rehearsal for the field show —7 p.m. and football practice at the stadium—5:30 p.m. Although for some students and fac- ulty a day of school went from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., for others a regular day could go on as late as 8 or 9 p.m. I have cheerleading practice every day after school from 2:30-4:30 p.m. if we don't have games that night, ex- plained Sophomore Cassie Koch. For other students practices lessened as the year went on. Sophomore Heath- er Martin said, We used to have major- ette practice every day after school, but now that most of our games and compe- titions are over, we practice once or twice a week from 2:30-5:30 p.m. As if seven hours of classes weren't enough for some students and faculty, the day seemed to stretch on and on. They soon decided school was just their home away from home.—fey Barb Johnson Upward bound. Junior Mike Coldson (20) puls up a jumper against the defense of Elkins' Chris White in the Bears' 66-64 regional win. Daily practices at the armory kept the team in shape to advance to the state tournament. 150 Underclassmen Sine-Tannehill Deanna Sine (10) William Sine (9) Christopher Sinsel (9) Fondria Sistrunk (9) Mike Slaughter (10) Tracy Slaughter (10) Jon Sloan (10) Michael Sloan (10) Rhonda Smedley (9) Yvonne Smcjkal (9) Tanya Smigocki (11) Bonnie Smith (9) Chad Smith (11) Charlotte Smith (10) Donna Smith (9) Douglas Smith (10) Jamal Smith (9) Jennie Smith (11) Kim Smith (10) Leslie Smith (11) Mollic Smith (10) Cara Snyder (11) Chrystal Snyder (9) Marcus Snyder (9) Patricia Snyder (10) Teresa Snyder (9) Cindy Soles (9) Jeffrey Soles (10) Justin Southern (9) Chris Spencer (9) Lisa Sprouse (9) Jason Stalnaker (9) Jodi Stalnaker (11) Melanie Stanley (9) Jim Starkey (11) Sheila Starkey (11) John Stam (11) Steve Stam (10) Bill Staud (9) Ronda Steele (11) Linda Stemple (10) Ruben Stemple (11) Dawn Stephens (10) Rodney Stewart (11) Kevin Stingo (11) Maurice Stotler (10) Kenneth Stottlemirc (10) Michelle Stottlcmire (9) Monica Stout (11) Richard Straight (11) Curtis Strole (10) Max Suchy (10) Dejon Sullivan (10) Talisa Sumlin (11) Christy Summers (11) Eloisc Summers (10) Rocky Summers (10) Troy Summers (9) Richard Suplita (10) Shannon Sutphin (10) David Swiger (11) Stacie Swisher (10) Doug Talkington (10) Glen Tannehill (9) $$$ $$$? $$$$ fcSOS $3$ t OWK stitit WZtK $$$$ ao s SOS? boot ■ poot i : ooac ,:OOOt Boost 1 looot Ki OOt ■soot ■soot ■soot ■soot sot OOt sot soot OOt OOt OOt Underclassmen Sine-Tannehill 151 Felicia Talc (9) John Taylor (9) Shawna Taylor (10) Valerie Taylor (11) Julie Teahan (10) Linda Tennant (10) Joey Tesla (10) Janet Thompson (11) Sieve Thompson (10) Jim Thome (10) Lori Thorne (11) Melissa Thome (9) Tom Thome (11) Tiffani Tiller (11) Mike Tokarz (9) RickToothman (11) Warren Toothman (10) Eric Towns (9) Tim Towns (9) Todd Towns (9) Jeff Townsend (9) Killy Townsend (11) Lori Travelstead (10) Julie Trent (10) Kim Trippclt (10) Shauna Trippett (10) Joe Trotta (11) Kevin Tucker (11) Tracy Tucker (10) Jodi Turner (9) Krissy Turner (10) Amy Tultlc (9) Lori Tuttle (11) Shelly Urbaniak (9) Tina Urbaniak (11) Matt Ursc (10) Bcmadcttc Usalis (10) Heather Uveges (10) Rebecca Vandcrgrift (9) Rita VanPclt (9) Chance Veascy (10) Mike Viglianco (10) Mary Villcrs (9) Lawrence Vincent (9) Leigh Ann Vingle (10) Heather Wable (9) Cassie Waggoner (10) Carl Waites (10) Lakisha Waites (10) Ann Walker (10) Billy Walker (10) Chris Walker (10) Jim Walker (10) Kathy Walker (10) Traci Walker (9) Nila Walter (10) Chcri Warcholak (11) Frankie Washenitz (10) Eric Watters (10) Ronda Watkins (10 Stacey Watson (9) Gretchen Weaver (11) Mark Weaver (11) Jim Weekly (11) 152 Undercla ssmen Tate-Weekly We need a place where we can go without drinking and fighting —Junior Rodney Stewart A basketball game, the Social Security parking lot or just the back drive—wherever your friends are is he Place to Be DU Dave, where are we going to hang out tonight? I don't know, Jeff. I really don't have that much money, but I guess I could scrape enough to see a movie . Then later, we could go to Mickey ID's to see what7 s happening. What a popular way to start a week- end. When students were asked where their favorite hangout was, most chose McDonald's because it didn't cost anything unless they wanted a Big Mac or french fries. Some even remarked that they just drove from place to place because there really wasn't a hangout for teens in Fairmont. Sophomore Jenny Kocsis exclaimed, I go to Morgantown or somewhere like that because there are a lot more people and many more places to go. Hangouts —they could be from the movies to the mall or even your bed- room. It just depended on how much money you had and where you were going. —by Leah Woodbum Careful not to drop pizza sauce on their books, sophomores Maureen Ragcn, Jenny Kocsis and Lynann Havlicheck relax at Pizza Hut as they finish tomorrow's homework. Underclassmen Tate-Weekly 153 I'm never really bored because I keep myself busy with a part-time job —Senior Linda VanPelt Scribbling on notebooks or thinking good thoughts, students try to find anything to do to ill the Hours The clock was in the same position it had been in the first time he looked at it. Preventing boredom, many students looked for ways to be exposed to new and different activities as an escape from the doldrums of a routine life. Senior Paula Husty commented, The way I prevent boredom is not to think about it. If I sit and think about being bored, then I'm really not that bored because I'm preoccupied with my thoughts about being bored. Another approach to escaping a daily routine that produced boredom was calling friends. Junior Jeff Rutherford stated, When I am bored I either go to the fire department and shoot pool or I will go hunting. If I really get bored, I call up some friends and see if they want too go out. Boredom may have seemed bad at the moment, but all too often the time that students thought they had on their hands vanished and another situation presented itself.—by Leah Woodbum A more comfortable position is Junior Harold Banter's goal as he stretches before continuing to complete an assignment in Mrs. Linda Zicafoose's health class. Students combatted boredom in classes by doodling, writing notes or daydreaming as they endured seven 50-minute classes. 154 Underclassmen Wells-Zundell Anthony Wells (10) Darla Wells (11) Stanley Wells (9) Chelsea West (11) Erik West (9) Gertrude West (9) Sherri Westfall (11) Craig White (9) David White (11) Karen White (9) Mary White (10) Terry White (11) Tonya White (11) Billy Wiley (10) Brenna Wiley (10) Michael Wiley (10) Lynn Willey (9) Amy Williams (9) Heidi Williams (11) James Williams (11) Jeannette Williams (9) Shawn M. Williams (9) Shawn R. Williams (9) Virginia Willis (10) Anthony Wilson (11) Cheri Wilson (11) Danny Wilson (10) Devon Wilson (10) James Wilson (10) Lance Wilson (11) Misty Wilson (11) Nikki Wilson (10) Paul Wilson (11) Stephanie Wilson (11) Cathy Wimer (9) Rachel Wincmillcr (11) John Winter (9) Eraina Wolfe (10) Todd Wood (11) Leah Woodburn (11) Donna Woodring (10) Meikka Woods (10) Tracey Woydak (9) Eric Wright (9) J.R. Wycr (10) Jale Yalaz (9) Laura Yanero (10) Scott Yates (9) Jann Ycrkovich (11) Jason Yoho (9) Tina Yost (9) Fred Young (11) Laura Young (11) Ancisha Zachwieja (10) Kevin Zaleski (10) Christie Zappacosta (11) Julie Zasloff (11) Ryan Zundell (11) , , , , AAA, AAA, AAA, AAA, AAA, v v v , , , , v v v , r AAA, AAA, AAA, AAA, V V V 4 V v v AAA, AAA, V V V 4 4 AAA, AAA, V V V V V v 4 AAA, AAA, AAA, V V V r T AAA, AAA, V V V p 4 V v V r 4 AAA, AAA, AAA, AAA, AAA, AAA, AAA, V V V p 4 V V V ' V V V p AAA, AAA, AAA, AAA, AAA, AAA, AAA, V V V P 4 AAA, AAA, AAA, AAA, AAA, AAA, AAA, AAA, AAA, AAA, AAA, AAA, AAA, AAA, AAA, AAA, AAA, V V V • , , v v v ' , , V V V , AAA, AAA, AAA, 'AAA, AAA, AAA, AAA, AAA, AAA, AAA, AAA, V V V , , , , V V V , , , , AAA, AAA, V V V , v v v r , , V V V r , , , AAA, rVAA, AAA, AAA, AAA, v v v Underclassmen Wells-Zundell 155 ckc ktist J MR. JOHN D. TENNANT—Principal. MR. SKIP DELUGATTI—Assistant Principal. MR. THOMAS DRAGICH—Assistant Principal; Student Council Co-Sponsor. MRS. CAROL AMOS—English Phase IV, Test Taking Skills, Repeat English; Spirit Club Co-Sponsor. MRS. TERRY ASH—Consumer Math, General Math; Girls' Track and Assistant Girls' Basketball Coach. MISS BARBARA BENNETT—Biology, Accelerated Biology, Zoology. MRS. DARLENE BOYLES—Algebra I, II; Math Department Head; Keywancttc Sponsor. MISS ANN BROWN—LD Science, LD English. MR. DOUG BUNNER—Chorus, Madrigals, Men's Chorus, Piano Lab, Barbershop Chorus, Voice. MR. ANTHONY CANN—Science 9, Accelerated Science 9, Biology; Baseball and Golf Coach; Ski Club Sponsor. MRS. COLEEN CASTO—Algebra I, Computer Literacy, Geometry; Senior Class Sponsor. MR. JOSEPH CAVALIER—Driver Education. MISS NANCAYTON—Journalism I, II, III, IV; Public Relations, Map c Leaves and Hi-Life Adviser; Quill and Scroll Sponsor. MR. JAMES CIMINO—French I, II, III, Advanced Placement French; Europe '87; French Honorary and National Honor Society Sponsor. MRS. MARGARET CLARK—English 9, English Phase III, Advanced Placement English I, II, Study Skills. MRS. SUSIE CLARK—Consumer Math, Technical Math. MR. BRIAN COLE—Government, Accelerated Government, Sociology; Bible Club Sponsor. MRS. CINDY COLISINO—Secretary. MISS CECELIA DELLAMEA —Financial Secretary. MR. ROBERT DELORENZO—Athletic Director; Health. MR. FRANK DIM ARIA —Counselor. MR. BYRON DUNCIL—Driver Education. MRS. SALLY FELTZ—English Reading Skills, Advanced Study Skills, English 9 Study Skills, English Phase I. MISS JOYCE FLINT—Ensemble, Choralicrs I, II, Women's Chorus, Musical Pro- duction; Tri-M Sponsor MRS. CYNTHIA FULTZ—Basic Science, Biology Phase I; Freshman Chcerlcading Coach. MRS. BERNADETTE HARKER—Physical Education I; Vaisity Cheerleading Coach. MR. RICHARD HAWKINS—Drafting I, II, III, IV; Cross Country and Boys' Track Coach. MISS LINDA HUBER—Trigonometry, Geometry; Mu Alpha Theta Sponsor. MRS. JANET JONES—Marketing I, II; DECA Sponsor MR. GEORGE KOSKI—Advanced Woodshop, Career Guidance, Pre-Vocational Industrial Arts; Hunting and Fishing Club and Industrial Arts Club Sponsor. Irf S. LUCY LAMBERT—Special Education Aide. MR. ROD LAMBERT—Physical Education I; Freshman Basketball Coach. MRS. DENN1NE LARUE—Calculus, Junioi Senior Math, Geometry. MRS. ELIZABETH LAWSON—English 9 Grammar Accelerated, Leadership Skills I, II; Spirit Club and Student Council Co-Sponsor. MRS. SALLY MANLY—IDS I, IL MRS. C IS. CLENNA MARTIN—English Phase II, III. MRS. IRENE MARTIN—Librarian. MRS. JANET MICHALSKI—LD Math; Basic Steps; Basic Biology; Junior Varsity Checrlcading Coach; Freshman Class Sponsor. MISS ELEANOR MILLMAN—Typing I, Accounting II. MR. FRANK MOORE—Advanced Physical Education, Health; Assistant Varsity Football and Boys' Track Coach. 156 Faiuli Staff Tennant-Moore Continuing a tradition,coach- es Anthony Cann, Joe Natcmicola and Frank Moore perform Ru- dolph the Red-nosed Reindeer in the annual choral concert. Although a back injury kept Coach Bill Law- son from singing, the coaches made sure he was represented—using the science department's skeleton. Demonstrating the correct way to use a jointer, Woodshop Instructor George Koski speaks to his class. In addition to six classes, advising the Industrial Arts and Hunting and Fishing clubs required Mr. Koski to spend extra hours working with students. STAVING Never Ending Days It was 2:29 p.m. and time was slowly ticking away as students waited for the 2:30 bell. Teachers, however, were not as interested in the time, for their school day could sometimes last much later as they worked overtime to sponsor clubs, coach sports, or tutor students. 1 will gladly stay to help students who need extra ex- planations, even though sometimes I wish I could just go home and rest for a few hours, stated Tech Math II Teacher Susie Clark. Teachers also remained after the last bell to help students make up work. Every Tues- day I hold a biology workshop for students who need to make up tests or labs. They also have a chance to work on science fair projects. I enjoy spending extra hours with students if they are concerned with biol- ogy, but if they just want to cause a problem, I won't lend my help, declared Science Department Head Melia Maiolo. The quiet time after students left was the perfect opportu- nity for some teachers to write lesson plans, grade homework or make up tests. Occasional faculty meetings also kept teachers at school past 2:40 p.m. In addition to extra time spent on academics, clubs and sports required after school meetings and practices. Field trips, fund raisers and sport- ing events kept many teachers at work long after some of their colleagues had gone home. Some days I don't mind working over, but there are other times I just want to go home and relax. Unfortu- nately with journalism, the days I can actually go home early—or at least put the publications on hold for an evening—are very rare, explained Publications Ad- viser Nan Cayton. Although spending extra hours at school meant less time at home for faculty members, they were willing to help a student in need. The only thing standing in their way was the student who failed to ask for that extra help.—by Tina Kovak Faculty StaffJiiyfiant-Moore Faculty Awards Academics A Continuous Education After 12 years of school and four years of college, most fu- ture teachers probably thought their years as students were over, but they soon found out they were wrong. Once teachers entered the classroom as a part of the fac- ulty, they discovered they would always be students. In West Virginia, state law re- quired that teachers take addi- tional college classes to renew their licenses every three or five years. For some teachers, returning to school meant furthering their education, but they also hoped to increase their chan- ces of getting a better job. I am taking courses at West Virginia University not only to further my knowledge to teach, but also to increase my areas of expertise should an- other position become avail- able, replied French Instruc- tor James Cimino. Other teachers not only went back to classes to advance in their jobs, but to extend their knowledge of subject matter as well. I think that it is very impor- tant that teachers go back to school in the view that they will further their education, stated English Teacher Marga- ret Clark. Since it was necessary for teachers to enroll in classes to remain certified, most chose to work on advanced degrees in hopes of increasing their sala- ries as well. While some en- rolled in night classes at West Virginia University in the fall, others chose summer sessions to keep their certification cur- rent. Pursuing advanced degrees and coursework is imperative for today's teachers. It's a way of'keeping on top' of the latest research and trends in educa- tion, explained Reading Skills Teacher Sally Feltz. Whether it was to broaden their education or complete their master's degree, teachers quickly learned that they would always be students themselves.—by Barb Johnson Mrs. Darlene Boyles West Virginia Education Fund Mini-Grant Miss Melia Maiolo West Virginia Educa- tional Fund Mini-Grant for summer science camp Miss Nan Cayton Journalism Teachers' Hall of Fame Award presented by West Virginia University School of Journalism Sports Mr. Bill Lawson NCAC Coach of the Year in Boys' Basketball Mr. Richard Hawkins NCAC Coach of the Year in Cross Country After organizing the second Hands Across Campus to raise money for United Way, National Honor Society Sponsor James Cimino presents a $90 check to Di- rector Sharon Moffa at the final report luncheon. Mr. Cimino re- turned to school to gain certification in German in order to add a third language to the curriculum. In addition to their classroom duties, junior homeroom teachers were expected to assist with the prom. Miss Madeline Oliverio, Mrs. Jo Lawson and Mrs. Diana Munza add more fruit to the watermelon baskets as they put the finishing touches to the food table. 58 Faculty Staff Morgan-Swisher checklist MRS. LINDA MORGAN—English Phase IU, IV, Advanced Placement I, II;English Department Head. MRS. DIANA MUNZA—Algebra I, Computer Programming; Computer Club Sponsor. MR. JOSEPH MUTO—Guidance Counselor; Boys' and Girls' Tennis Coach. MR. JOSEPH NATERNICOLA—American History Basic; American History; Var- sity Football and Wrestling Coach. MISS MADELINE OLIVERIO—Business Law, Career Guidance; Business Depart- ment Head. MISS LINDA PINNELL—English Phase III, Creative Writing I, II; Scratches Adviser; Interact Sponsor. MRS. NANCY RADCLIFF—Accounting I, Word Processing, Keyboarding. MISS KATHRYN RASPA—Accelerated English 9, Speech, English Phase II; National Forensic League Sponsor and Speech Team Coach. S MRS. CAROLYN RICHARDSON—Adult Roles, Career Guidance, Steps; Future Homemakers of America Sponsor. MRS. MARY JO ROMAN—Guidance Counselor; Polarettes Sponsor. MISS TINA RUGGIERO—English Phase II, III. MR. STEVE SANDOR—American History, Advanced American History, World Cultures. y MISS JANET SATTERFIELD—Hearing Impaired, Basic Communication; Student Action for Education and Sophomore Class Sponsor. MRS. ROBIN SATTERFIELEX— Hearing Impaired. MRS. JULIA SHAW—Latin 1, II, III; Latin Club and Honorary Sponsor. MRS. KAY SHEPPARD—Technical Math I. MR. T IR. TIM SLAMICK—American History, Career Guidance; Audio Visuals. MRS. DINA SMITH—Home Arts, Foods I, Housing Design and Child Care. MR. CHARLES SNYDER—Advanced General Science, Science 9, Physics; Chess Club and Team Sponsor. MRS. PAMELA STALNAKER—English 9, English Phase IIL MRS. I S. DEBBIE STEVENSKI—EMI. MRS. LORETTA TAYLOR—Spanish MLIII; Spanish Club and Honorary Sponsor, Black Culture Society Sponsor. MISS PATSY TRIMBLE—Basic American History, LD English, Basic Career Guid- ance, Basic Geography; SAE Sponsor. MR. BARRY VINGLE—Percussion, Stage Band, Concert Band, Cadet Band. Mrs. IRS. VICKI WEBER—Acting and Directing, Dance I, II, Drama 9, Play Produc- tions, Drama Productions; International Thespian Sodcty and Drama Club Sponsor. MRS. LINDA Z1CAFOOSE—Health Education. MRS. PATTI HELMICK-Cook. MR. DONNIE MINOR—Custodian. MRS. BETTY LOU SKARZINSKI—Cook. MRS. RUTH SWISHER-Cook. Faculty Staff Morgan-SwiSher 159 hinking was a tough ritual for students as they came back to school, but you could see the wheels turning even though rusty from summer shut-down. Scheduling and report cards took adjustment, thanks to a new IBM computer. Students were surprised to find the computer calling parents about absences or tardies. Three National Merit semi-finalists, four Governor's Honors Academy participants and one instructor proved that the school was excelling academically. 'Quiz Bowl was fun, even though Philip Barbour killed us with a girl who was a Jeopardy semi- finalist. Oh well, at least we got on TV.' To try a new idea, sophomores Beth Brown, John Satterfield, Evon Efaw and Tera Clay take time out to 'sign' at Christmas time. Using sign language to carol in the conference room, Mrs. Janet Satterfield's hear- ing impaired class masters the tech- nique of sign language while per- forming Silent Night. Whatever you learned, it was worth remembering when you had to Think It Over. -Senior Derek Falkenstein —by Krista Willis 160 Academics With Chemistry I and II, stu- dents could feel prepared before entering the world of science in col- lege. Senior Sam Furgason tries an experiment during his 2nd period class. Chemistry was an elective which more than 140 students chose this year whether for pure enjoy- ment or with a goal in mind such as a major in college. The sounds of musical instru- ments could always be heard when passing room 13. Directing the Concert band class, Mr. Barry Vingle leads his class in another tune which proved a part of why the band brought back awards ranging from the Mountaineer Forest Festi- val to the Marching Bands of Amer- ica competition. Academics 161 TO CHECK their answers, so- phomores Kim Trippett, Mollic Smith, Amanda Shields and Lori Travelstead discuss homework. Study groups, in which mem- bers traded responses, were of- ten seen in the halls at lunch. ON SENIOR COURT, seniors Erik Cosco and Belinda Pell ex- change geometry answers. When they didn't do their homework, students often found a friend willing to let them borrow the anwers to copy. CAREFUL NOT TO TOUCH the hot crucible. Senior Tammy Smith and Junior Gretchcn Wea- ver work with lab equipment. Sharing responsibility for some assignments was necessary in courses such as Chemistry I. SHARING THE WORK, Board of Education employees Charles Noody, Billy Wang and Jack Satterfield construct the audito- rium addition. When completed, the annexation provided extra classroom space. 162 Sharing Homework -----------Tale Nofe------------- More Questions Than Answers Put to the Test Sharing Homework T63 pated in a contest like this, under the conditions that took place, the team was prepared, remarked Mr. Cimino. Led by Arianna Kincaid, Philip Barbour overpow- ered FSHS, 150-40. The program aired Nov. 7 at 11:30 a.m. on WDTV Channel 5. Although the loss was disheartening, members had a chance to participate in a new competition, and future teams will know what to expect. —by Jim Burnell What large corpo- ration is known as Big Blue? Buzz. “Lee, Fairmont Sen- IBM? That is correct, and Fairmont Senior adds W points to its It didn't take an IBM to figure out that team members had tried to prepare for the Hi-Q Quiz Bowl competition. The team practiced after school as Spon- sor James Cimino used Trivial Pursuit cards to prepare the team. In spite of the lop- sided score, and hav- ing never partici- TESTING her trivia knowledge. Senior Derek Falkcnstcin quizzes Senior Kirsten Peters in preparation for Hi-Q. Who was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony? Find the center and radius of the given sphere: x2+y2+z2-2x- 2y=7. What does the scientific equa- tion E = me2 mean? Did students ever run into questions like these that caused trouble with homework? They probably did. And what better way to get the answers than from friends!? In the halls, students copied math, science, history or what- ever homework they couldn't do or didn't feel like doing. Walking into class, kids traded answers and rushed back to their seats the tardy bell. Sophomore Belinda Shepherd explained an incident with one of her friends in Junior Senior Math. I was trading answers with my friend before class and Mrs. LaRue caught us. She took our papers and we both got a zero! Students also traded home- work over the phone. It wasn't unusual to find girls and boys alike comparing answers with the help of C P or AT T. If a student was really creative, he or she borrowed an old project or paper from a previous student. If a student had the same teacher as his older brother or sister, all that they had to do was recopy the old paper, possibly modify it and hope for the best. Another solution to the prob- lem of sharing answers was to copy them in other classes. I have American History before my friend and usually if we have worksheets or something I'll give it to her and she'll copy it, told Sophomore Kathy Walker. Now whether students didn't do their homework because they didn't understand it or they sud- denly had the 12-hour flu, the quickest and easiest way to get the answers was to ask a friend. People could always make up excuses or make a compromise with a friend, but if they tried that with a teacher, they just got struc- tured lunch, —by Mary White a rids On Experience mU Preparing a salad, mixing a for- mula, turning a comer, sanding a clock and assembling a yearbook were some of the projects. Home Economics, Chemistry, Drivers' Education, Industrial Arts, Ca- reer Guidance and Journalism were just a few of the places. Many classes offered hands-on experience as a way to practice the ideas presented in textbooks. After learning the essentials in Drivers' Education class, stu- dents took the car on the road weekly for a grade. Driving in the car gives a lot more experi- ence than sitting in the classroom. When you drive, you know that you are learning, remarked Jun- ior Robert Phipps. Chemistry I and II classes often went to the lab to experiment with what they learned. I like to go to the lab because I can see where I am learning something. When you are in the classroom, you cannot see where you are accomplishing a lot. When you go to the lab, it seems as if you are working toward a goal, stated Senior Scott Groves. Career Guidance and Indus- trial Arts students used the ma- chinery and materials necessary to complete their projects. Teacher George Koski replied, Letting the students work on their own is a good way for them to get the experience with this kind of work. Some students do more than they thought they could, and others don't do as much. Letting students work on their own makes them put more effort into doing something. Hands-on experience offered a sense of capability to students and pointed out their skills. Experience offers more to me in the way of learning in every class it is offered. I just wish more classes would offer it, said Jun- ior Stephanie Powell. No matter what the project or class, if they were sanding, saw- ing, shifting, cutting, pasting, singing or mixing, students looked forward to the time they could learn by doing.—by jennye Michael Tak Oh my gosh! I forgot my geometry homework at home and one more zero will absolutely kill my grade! Do I go home and get it or skip geometry or take a zero? Did this sound familar? What would a typical student have done in this situation? Forgetting an as- signment, especially one that would have killed a grade, was an awful thought and would have made anyone's stom- ach flip. Once, I left my sci- ence project at home but 1 brought it in the next day, stated Sophomore Donna Baldwin. Another smaller case of forgetfulness would have been for- getting the lunch or money. Then the person would have starved unless he could have bum- med some money from someone. Having money was important because Forget What? many people bought lunch at the snack bar, cafeteria or even at McDonald's. Forgetting an as- signment was always a morbid thought. Was forgetfulness fate or could it have been prevented? -by Kathy Walker PHONING home, Freshman Cina Franks waits for her mother to answer. Students of- ten forgot homework, books or lunch. 164 Learn By Doing USING THE BIBLE to illustrate the beauty of the English lan- guage, the Acting and Directing class performs Words, Words, Words. Drama students gained useful experience while perform- ing before different audiences. MAKIN' BACON, Junior Talisa Sumlin performs one of her many in-class tasks as part of her Foods class. Students in Home Econom- ics-related classes got hands-on experience while preparing vari- ous nutritious dishes. WE ARE MANY, we are one, sing senior Ensemble members Robert Grattan and Becky Myers. The Encores combined music with choreography in an enter- taining show that provided sing- ers with performing experience. HAND IN HAND, freshmen Kerri Kirk and Jeff Eddy prome- nade home as a part of Phys. Ed. class. Students were required to participate in a variety of activi- ties in which they learned, not by studying, but by doing. Learn By Doing 265 166 School Bond BETWEEN THE MAIN and freshman buildings. Sophomore Frank Allevato photographs the creek. The proposed new school would have offered a 70-acre campus, in addition to im- proved facilities. PREPARING to be interviewed. Speech Team coach Kathy Raspa gathers her thoughts before talk- ing with a TV reporter. In addi- tion to the Jan. 14 vote, county schools received media public- ity for other academic news. ONE DAY BEFORE the defeat of the Jan. 14 school bond, Marion County Superintendent John Myers explains the proposed school plans during a Library Showcase. FSHS would have become a middle school. SPEAKING to interested stu- dents, Christopher Irwin an- swers questions about Davis and Elkins College. The annual College Day offered juniors and seniors a chance to ask about programs at state colleges. Rolling eyes, day- dreaming, knuckles or gum cracking, nail biting or even school were examples. Pet peeves didn't only irritate students, but bothered teachers as well. Typing teacher Delaina Kucish stated, My worst pet peeve is when stu- dents roll their eyes in the back of their head. That kills me! Hands created peeves, too, like nail biting, ordru- ming fingers on the table. Nervousness was a sign, especially before a big test. On the other hand, school was the over- all pet peeve for most or at least Freshman Alicia Murray. My worst pet peeve is school because of the homework, she added. Whatever they were, pet peeves were bound to bother someone, —by Kathy PICTURE-perfect, Freshman Trcvia Mar- bury cuts out a picture for her pastc-up. One of Journalism stu- dents' greatest pet peeves was cutting and pasting. cracking knuckles. Walker Survey Says What career do you think you may choose after high school? 255 students polled. Don’t Know 40 Lawyer 21 Medical Related 32 Military 22 Other 140 Matter of Fact WU mk Wanted: $32 million for construction of two high schools, one elementary school and renovations to several others. If inter- ested—call Board of Education, ask for Superintendent John Myers. Sound unlikely? Not necessar- ily. It might be the only way to get school funding, as educators dis- covered when Marion County once again defeated a Jan. 14 bond proposal designed to equal- ize educational opportunities. Presented originally by the East Fairmont Task Force, the bond's primary purpose was con- struction of a new East Fairmont High School, the oldest of the three high school buildings. Anyone who has been in East Fairmont would have to realize that it is appalling that such an excellent staff and student body have to work under those condi- tions, remarked Math Teacher Diana Munza, an EFHS graduate. As it progressed, the bond grew in size, finally including new East and West high schools, a Mannington Middle School and renovations to others, including North Marion. The present FSHS would have become West Fair- mont Middle School. With a few days before the elec- tion, speech team members read announcements in favor of the bond over the intercom and the Journalism Department pre- pared informational pamphlets and buttons distributed by stu- dent council members. A bond rally was held in the East Fair- mont gym the night before the election. It wasn't a good idea to have the rally because everyone there was for the bond, and they were trying to convince them when they were already for it, com- plained Senior Amy Tucker. When the dust had cleared, the results were disappointing. De- spite a 54 percent yes vote from West Fairmont and a 51 percent yes vote from East Fairmont, the North Marion attendance area brought the total to 45 per- cent yes and 55 percent no. Still interested in attending modern schools? Start checking the want ads.—by Jim Burnell School Bond 167 ross Examination Mafcn. %-� Test today!!! How many times did it hap- pen? Students arrived for class, only to find an unnanounced test waitingorthatthey had forgotten about the scheduled exam until reminded by the teacher's in- structions to put all your books and notes away and get out a sheet of paper and pen or pencil. Certain teachers preferred dif- ferent types of tests, as Biology Teacher Barbara Bennett ex- plained. I like to givea combina- tion of types of tests, objective and subjective, because then you get a better idea of how much the students really learned rather than things that they can just memorize. Every teacher, in fact, had a preferred style of testing. English Department Head Linda Morgan chose to give essay tests because students need to learn to write, and the best way to learn to write is to write. Also, students need to learn to think. Objective ques- tions test what I call literal level knowledge or factual knowl- edge, and an essay test, if it is a good one, will test their critical thinking skills or problem-solv- ing skills. Therefore, I like to give essay tests. Instead of writing paragraphs for each answer, some teachers preferred to give matching, mul- tiple choice, true or false, fill-in- the-blank, listing or memoriza- tion tests. In English, students memo- rized poems and definitions. In math, theorems and formulas were a necessity. Sometimes the information was written down, and sometimes it was for oral recitation. Then, not only did the students' knowledge of the infor- mation get tested, but also their ability to remain calm while standing in front of the class. No matter what classes stu- dents had, it was a guarantee that they had tests at some time. Al- though there were many differ- ent kinds of exams, to students, that four-letter word sounded the same no matter who said it.—by Mary White fie Nofe Last-Minute Learning I look through the book right before the test and try to memorize some of the main facts, Junior Eric Miller responded when asked how he crammed for a test. Spur-of-the- moment studying was popular. Stu- dents could study on the bus, before school, at lunch, the night before the test, over the phone and at the beginning of class. Normally empty classrooms were occupied in the morning and at lunch with students studying. Some studied alone, while others preferred working in groups or pairs. The group method allowed students to study by asking each other the types of questions they expected to find on the tests. Academically inclined students might have gone home and studied their notes every night. Most students only studied the night before and still made the desired Quick Study grade. Seemingly, the best time to really cram was immediately before the test. Sophomore Kei- shna Holloway laughed as she described how to cram. Well, you just sit down for about an hour and start reading over about 600 pages of mate- rial. she explained. 'The only time I really cram is right before class starts. That way, it sticks because it's right before the test. —by Mary White 168 Types of Tests Types of Tests 69 TAKING A TYPE of test. So- phomore Mike Feltz competes in the Business Department's typ- ing contest. Teachers evaluated speed and accuracy through timed writings in determining students' keyboarding grades. AS PART OF Marion County Math Field Day, Junior Heather Basnctt concentrates on the Short Answer section of the 10-12 test. FSHS's Team A took top honors and Team B finished third, while six students placed in the top 15. TO VOTE for student body can- didates, Freshman Chad Reese fills in a computer form. Bubble sheets caused their share of toil and trouble as teachers discov- ered that they were a good way to give easily-graded tests. MAKING IT DIFFICULT to move through hallways, furniture re- mains piled up while floors are waxed. The real test was getting chairs, desks and file cabinets back into the proper rooms be- fore the Sept. 1 opening of school. AT THE BABY SHOWER, sen- iors Carol Maruka and Gina Libonati feed their egg babies cake. Students in the Child Care class were required to carry an egg for a week to simulate ta- king care of a real baby. ■Tale ftlofe Aid to a Teacher I have the type of class where there is an abundance of activities and labora- tory situations as well as guest speak- ers and community related field trips. My assistant is inval- uable! stated Foods teacher Mrs. Dina Smith. She makes phone calls, sets up appointments and labs and helps file and keep the in- ventory straight. Teachers' assistants were valuable to fac- ulty members who had them. From an assistant's point of view, helping a teacher helped the student too. Sophomore Lisa Craft stated, I like being a teacher's assistant because it gives me a break from classes, and being in a Spanish class twice in one day and just listening to Senora (Loretta) Taylor talk has im- proved my grade. A helping hand was always beneficial to almost any teacher. while the student could always use a break from class or Study hall.—by Kathy Walker ASSISTING home- room teacher Mrs. Cynthia Fultz, Sopho- more Steve Bitonti helps decorate the door of room 2. Survey Says Do you like computer scheduling? 260 people polled. 11 tlie Right Places Idtfmhd §khf Study, learn, contemplate and meditate. Where did people study? In the hall, for five minutes while they went to their next class, in front of the television, with the radio on or in the bedroom. I go to my bedroom because it's quiet and I like to listen to the radio, Sophomore Mary White stated. Some people did last minute studying on the way to class, at lunchtime, or before school. Dif- ficult as it was, students still had to study for that English quiz on the chapter that was supposed to have been read last night. As students went down the hall, they pulled out their Cliff Notes and started speed reading. However, some people were forced to use the 25 minutes be- fore first period or their 30-min- ute lunch. Junior Mike Abel, ex- pressed, I usually study in the morning before class because if I study the night before 1 don't get my homework done. Did A1 Mayo, Kevin Nicholas or U2 help students? Studying with the radio on or even at the station was not uncommon as Senior Scott Aspinall explained, I study at the radio station be- cause I work there. Others lis- tened to the radio because it helped them out during a rough study session. Another common place for learning was in front of the tele- vision or in my bedroom, said Sophomore Melinda Marano. Many enjoyed watching their fa- vorite show while working on assignments. So where did people study, leam, meditate or contemplate? Some in their room, in front of the television, with the radio on, or even at the station. Others though preferred the quietness of the li- brary or the solitude of an empty classroom at 7 a.m. to complete their assignments. The only thing that really mat- tered, though, was that they did study in at least one of these four ways and passed that test, whe- ther it was in five minutes or in 12 hours___by Kathy Walker 170 Where People Study A FAMILIAR SIGHT? Sopho- mores Jenny Kocsis and Maureen Ragen watch television as they study. Many students did their homework in front of the boob tube while watching MTV or their favorite soap opera. CONCENTRATING on the skeletal system, seniors Joe Cole and Rodney Hayhurst study on the bandroom steps. Lunch was a convenient time to do last- minute studying in hallways and classrooms. uC Where People Study 171 172 Clock Watching KEEPING TIME, juniors Tara Rundlc and Mclyssa Howvalt sing Adeste Fideles in the gym. Latin Club members sang Christ- mas carols to get students into the spirit of the season. AFTER A LONG NIGHT, Junior Krissy Enright sneaks a couple of her forty winks during class. Long-term assignments some- times meant staying up until the wee hours the night before to get them finished. AT THE CONCLUSION of their French II wedding. Sophomore Amanda Shields and Junior Dave Swigcr toast each other. Having a wedding within a 50- minute class period required a lot of extra planning. TO SIGNAL the end of his move. Freshman Mark Bordenct stops the clock as Junior Travis Da- vidson makes his move. Chess Club members had to beat the timer in order to win. t’s About Time tmj Sml Cmh Five, four, three, two, one. RING!! Finally, it's 2:30 p.m. Friday. After 28 hours and 45 minutes of Monday through Fri- day classes, homework, tests and assignments, students thought that final bell would never ring. Students and teachers as well might have been found counting down the seconds, whether it be on Monday at 8:35 a.m. or Friday at the end of seventh period. Teachers quickly learned that they had lost the attention of their students because the end of sev- enth period on Fridays was a good time to plan out the week- end. Some might have considered seventh period as a time to relax like Freshman Brian Bee, who explained, I consider seventh period on Fridays as a resting period from the week. I just wish there were more of them, but for the time I'll be satisfied with what I can get. Another type of clock watch- ing occurred as students timed themselves on a test. Sophomore Jim Burnell explained how he paced himself on tests. When I first get a test, I look at the num- ber of questions and figure out how long I can spend on each one. 1 usually do the easier ones first, then the harder ones, he noted. Students found themselves watching the clock at other times too. In speech class, oral presenta- tions were often given a time limit with a grade cut for a speech that was too long or too short. Typing classes also watched the clock— or rather the stopwatch—as they raced for speed and accuracy during timed writings. Physical education classes also needed time on their side as they prac- ticed running short and long dis- tances around the gym or school. Watching for the end of a class period, timed writing, speech or test was common. Usually the week seemed to drag by, but fi- nally it was over. And, after all, who wouldn't have been looking ahead to the weekend on Fridays during seventh period?—by Kathy Walker Clock Watching 273 Note-Worthy Write Wrong Lori, What arc you wearing to the game? You know Jimmy is gonna be there! Call me tonight, OK? Jenny Passing notes in class was common. Some messages let friends know that they were remembered and some were signs of boredom. Christy, Hey gal. What's up? I'm in American Govern- ment now. We just took a test, and I think I failed it I have to make up a quiz at lunch, so I won't see you until 7th. Gotta Go! Heather Students always got in trouble for passing notes in class. Teachers didn't seem to see the importance of note- writing until it came to writing one themselves. Doug, Please remind All-State students, if they want a T- shirt, to turn their money in to me by 7th period. Spaghetti Dinner tickets will be ready by Monday to hand out. How many do you want for your classes? Last year we asked that each student sell three. Joyce Dear Reader, What's up? I'm sitting here in class taking notes. We'd better study these in case there's a quiz. Stay cool and have a great year! —Mary White ENDING on a perfect note. Miss Joyce Flint and the Choraliers ac- knowledge the ap- plause. The Christmas concert was held in the school auditorium Dec. 18, but was interrupted by fire alarms. CHECKING his grade- book, Driver's Ed. teacher Joe Cavalier reads students' notes for the nine weeks. Teachers' notes deter- mined students' grades. DURING the archery unit. Fresh- man Mark Dudash practices his technique. Physical education developed students' athletic abil- ities through various forms of exercise, such as basketball, golf and weight-lifting. WITH TIME-but not the wea- ther- on their side, students rush to get to class within the five min- utes allotted. Icy sidewalks often caused problems for those com- muting from the main building to the Freshman or Polar Bear buildings. Although the snow accumulated, the snow days BEFORE the marching band's half-time show at East-West Sta- dium, Senior Mike Pourbaix stands at attention. Many after- school hours were spent refining the show, in addition to a week- long summer camp in Webster Springs. Band members were ex- pected to enroll in one of four in- strumental classes. HURRYING TO GET to class on time, students encounter crowd- ed and noisy hallways. The fact that four tardies meant equal time in structured lunch and five meant suspension caused stu- dents to quicken their pace. 174 Getting Exercise Walk in the Park Prilii Yes, the good old days were definitely gone. Thanks to the computer, students could no longer choose their classes by building or floor. Although stu- dents still pre-registered for the classes of their choice, the print- out that arrived in the mail in late August gave everyone a surprise in the way it managed to arrange those seven classes. Running from the Freshman Building to the main building or Polar Bear buildings and back to the Freshman Building provided plenty of exercise. As if having a large campus to cover wasn't bad enough, fresh- men could look forward to get- ting their daily physical educa- tion class requirement, from weightlifting at Fifth Street Gym (another five-minute walk) to square dancing. I don't really think physical education is beneficial because you could be involved in other sports and get your exercise, said Freshman Brad McClain. Sports did offer exercise, but stu- dents needed those 10 credits to graduate. Some people ran from building to building getting to classes and exercising at the same time. Jun- ior Tara Rundle didn't have trouble in keeping up with her schedule. I don't really think it gives me my exercise because 1 don't rush, and I get tardies all the time anyway, she declared. In addition, walking to and from school was common, along with lunchtime trips to Mc- Donald's and just hangin' out at the mall on weekends. Whether those seven classes kept students on the go from one building to another or trips to McDonald's or Middletown Mall were necessary, students found ways to keep in shape. After all, it was a pretty handy excuse to be able to explain to parents that going to the mall was an absolute necessity just to get some exer- cise. It was just another example of giving parents the runaround in order to be able to run around.—by Kathy Walker Survey Says Where do you usually get your lunch? 260 polled. Gym 92 Cafeteria 42 Ice Cream Cafe 12 Sack lunch from home 36 Other 78 What is your favorite class? 175 polled. English 37 Science 28 Gym Health History Economics 25 World Cultures 25 Foreign Language 20 Misc. 20 Tie fJofe Dream or Reality? Six-fool-two, blue eyes, wavy blond hair, muscu- lar. Thinks homework belongs in Helsinki. Five-foot-nine, eyes emerald green, long tan legs, shapely body. Believes the real test is showing up for class. If students could create their own perfect teacher, what would the fac- ulty have been like? Junior Cathy Mor- gan wanted a teacher to be compassion- ate. That's the main thing. Intelligent and mentally stable would be nice. Sophomore Dave Shackelford noted that his perfect teacher would have a good sense of humor, blond hair, be kinda thin and excuse tardies. Maybe if students could design their own teachers, they would have made better grades. On the other hand they might have missed structured lunch, pop quizzes and re- search papers because these would never have existed.— by Mary White Getting Exercise 175 176 Not Knowing Answers - Tale Note — '0 Unusual Out of the Ordinary We've all had to do them. Those assign- ments that aren't just the typical Do prob- lems 1-25 on page 7. Personality bags were one example. Speech students were required to bring items that described their personalities, interests and habits. It's interesting to see what other people bring, remarked Freshman Alex Rose. What about carry- ing an egg around school? We have to care for an egg in Child Care because we can't use real ba- bies, noted Sopho- more Shauna Trip- pett. It's supposed to make us feel the responsibilitites of a child. It's silly, but sort of fun. No matter whether a student enjoyed them, unusual as- signments were a fact of life.—by Jim Burnell AS PART OF Mr. Koski's Careers class. Freshman Joanna Ross makes a clock. Stu- dents used shop e- quipment to make dif- ferent items from wood. nzzling Predicament A Moment «{ im Panic-stricken, terrified, start- led, dumb-founded. Those were words that described the way students felt when they didn't know the answer to a question. Picture a group of students sit- ting in English class, taking finals. They had read a book two weeks before and now there's an essay question about it. Suddenly, their minds go blank and they can't re- member anything. How might those students have felt? Sophomore Rhonda Watkins explained, Forgetting an answer makes me feel really stupid. I feel like I don't accomplish anything when I'm sitting there and all of a sudden, it's like, 'I knew that five minutes ago but why don't I know it now?' I just feel stupid! During class, the teacher called on a student and he didn't know the answer. What did he do then? Gave some stupid answer? Ad- mitted he didn't know and took the heat because he should have known the response? I'd panic! exclaimed Sopho- more Heidi Hoult. I'd just try to focus on the question and then decide what the answer is be- cause I daydream in class. I'll admit, and sometimes teachers catch me off-guard. In other words, I take my best guess. Senior Dani Bohnke surmised, It depends on a lot of things like the class and who's in it but usu- ally I just say I don't know. If they ask why, well—life's tough. Students also didn't know what to say when talking to someone. Sometimes they were- n't paying attention when they were talking to a friend orasked a question and didn't know how to reply. Or when a teacher asked where their homework was, any excuse made them look stupid. But if they said they didn't do it, they got structured lunch. One situation was as bad as the other. —by Mary White To answer questions about current events, IDS Adviser Sally Manly reads Nenrsweek magazine. Stu- dents in Interdisciplinary Studies researched answers to their ques- tions as a 'type IIT project. Not Knowing Answers 77 'GO BEARS—Beat East! pro- claims the sign that Leadership Skills students K.C. Brand and Shawn Williams attach to the balconies. A requirement for the class was sign-making and par- ticipation in school spirit events. PRACTICING for the Christmas concert, seniors Regina Panza, Missy Floyd, Dee Dee DcVinc and Becky Myers look over their music. Choralicrs spent long hours after school preparing for their two major performances. READY...AIM...thinks Fresh- man Marcus Snyder as he experi- ments with a bow as part of Phys. Ed. class. Freshmen, who were required to take the class, partici- pated in many activities not cov- ered in a normal curriculum. % ou could talk about new pi I. but some things stayed the aces and new issues. same. Shop ’n Save became Giant Eagl le and the post office moved to Madison Street from Fair mont Avenue, bring- ing more people downtown. A n urses' strike at Fair- mont General Hospital kept tensio ns high for more than three months. Marion County voters defeated , a bond which would have provided two new high schc •ols for Fairmont. The year brought its share of nei w issues that seemed to be the Talk of the Town. —by Krista WilUi 178 Community Community L W A man's home is his castle, or so the saying goes. The campus was home to more than 1,100 students and teachers,sokccpingitclcan was the goal of the beautification pro- gram which celebrated its second anniversary with the April 9 Spring Fling. 'A job is a great way to earn money, meet people, be in touch with the public and feel a sense of inde- pendence that is crucial to a teen's future —Junior Krissy Enright ► w Teachers skits, basketball players shaking hands and a group of enthusiastic students and cheer- leaders filling the Woody Williams Armory formed the county's first- ever joint thusc. After both FSHS and East Fairmont qualified for the state basketball tournament, both schools planned the March 16 event. Relaxing around the table in the front ofthc campus, Mr. James Cimino, Miss Eleanor Millman and Mrs. Jo Lawson watch the thuse in preparation for the North Marion game Sept. 4. The outdoor assembly concluded the second annual Hands Across Campus, in which students raised $90 for the Marion County United Way campaign. For the third year, the county met its United Way goal. Community 179 ■ ■ ■ ■ mJm® m m lOtOl hour photofinishing Meadowbrook Mall Bridgeport, WV 26330 624-4420 Color Print Film Developing One-Hour Enlargements One-Hour Portrait Studio One-Hour Passport Photos Ted Ryan Opticians 236 Adams Street Fairmont, WV 26554 366-6022 f Adams Office Supply 210 Adams Street Fairmont, WV 26554 366-0650 The Area's Leader in Office Equipment and Supplies fileao Felled Products Speedway Fairmont, WV 26554 367-5000 180 AJcft tising Concrete Blocks Ready-Mix Concrete Portland Cement Sand Mortar May Brothers Company 714 Merchant Street Wabash Street Ext. Fairmont, WV 26554 Fairmont, WV 26554 366-0410 366-2400 Adverting g 532 Pennsylvania Avenue Fairmont, WV 26554 A. Paul Audia Professional Photographer Business: 363-4722 Residence: 366-6793 Lisa Hawkins Erin Callaher Missy Pride Heather Munchin STARR'S E N I O R S 182 Advertising DOMINO’S PIZZA DELIVERS™ FREE. 367-0505 1228 Country Club La 366-7881 1001 Morgantown Ave. Call us. Free 30 minute delivery and 10 minute pick-up service. Umtted delivery area. 01983 Domino'� PttiA Inc _ MFIRST I ST4NMRD IW swines A Solid Tradition... Looking to tha Futuro 104 Adams Street Fairmont, WV 26554 First Standard Plaza Merchant Street Fairmont, WV 26554 Member FSLIC Accounts Insured to $100,000 Compliments of Ross Maruka Family The Express Fairmont's Convenience Comer Rt. 250 Mary Lou Retton Drive 366-9268 Express Drive Thru Groceries Hot Sandwiches Mr. Photo Film Processing Union 76 Gasoline U.S. Post Office Clear Kerosene Express Wash 5 Modern Self- Service Bays Heated Floors Foaming Brush Bill Changer on Premises Clean Well Lighted 6 Vacuums for Convenience Express Mini Storage 10x20 Rental Units Well Lighted Secure You Lock It and You Keep the Key 24 Hour Access Our Guarantee: Always Personal Friendly Service Advertising [33 I commend the yearbook staff on the 'Gold Crown' award. They are deserving of it for their time and hard work. This is just the beginning of their success. -Sophomore Antoinette Hina Sirmo-Avenue 366-7777f WV 26554 300°Speedw; Myers Excavating, Inc. Backhoe-Dozer-Trucks Contract or Hourly 425 Palatine Ave. Fairmont, WV 26554 366-7848 or 366-8764 Free Estimates David Myers, Owner DOZING OFF, Senior Suzanne Bitonti, Junior Julie Zasloff and Senior Gina Ez- cllc catch a ride on one of Myers Exca vating's bulldozers. V8 UJ Electric Supply 1517 Fairmont Ave (Watson Hill). Fairmont, WV 26554 366-0711 or 366-4326 Deerfield Animal Clinic Rt. 7 Box 419 Fairmont, WV 26554 367-0784 Frey Home for Funerals Directors: Robert B. Frey William M. Frey 320 Madison Street Fairmont, WV 26554 363-3171 Your Link To Quality Fencing of Central West Virginia Inc. Rt. 73 at 1-79 Rt. 1 Box 578 Fairmont, WV 26554 366-2626 Vince Nowell President Advertising 85 We had the best cheering section overall. There were a lot of fans cheering the team on at states. This was a boost to our reputation at FSHS. —Senior Erin Callaher jeur England Homes Kime Floral R t'7' b°x265A (BoothsviUe) Fairmont, WV Ed Stalnake Advertisi READY TO HELP, secretaries Sue Mathew, Cris Yost, Katy Campbell and Karen Erdie and Agent Carolyn Shannon can assist their customers in buying insurance to meet their needs. Farmers Mutual Fire Association of West Virginia Fire Allied Lines 600 Fairmont Avenue Homeowners Fairmont, WV 26554 Home Farm Properties 366-1850 Gary O. Shannon, Secretary and Manager 366-1863 Advertising 187 Distributive Education Ctu6s of America DECA OFFICERS—FRONT ROW: Lisa Green, treasurer; Tessy Moran, reporter; BACK ROW: Amy Riffle, secretary; Jeannie Decker, president; Billie Jo Gross, vice president DECA SENIORS—FRONT ROW: Tammi Collins, Debbie Sumlin, Tracy Chunn, Jennifer Musgrave, Lisa Green, Joctta Brown, Joy Strother, Tessy Moran, Tammy Britton; BACK ROW: Ron Siglcy, Amy Riffle, Mike Pourbaix, Eric Taylor, Mike Hilson, Billie Jo Gross, Erika English, Jeannie Decker, Jcncan Bush DECA—FRONT ROW: Cheri Wilson, Debbie Sumlin, Theresa Chunn, Jennifer Musgrave, Lisa Green, Tessy Moran, Tammy Brit- ton, Tracy Jackson, Talisa Sumlin, Michelle Sigley; SECOND ROW: Peggy Riffle, Joy Strother, Melinda Lance, Amy Riffle, Joetta Brown, Tiffany Lee, Vineta Fitzpatrick, Michelle Scott, Andy Wilson, DeDreayl Maddox, Gregory Manns, Michael Pourbaix;THIRD ROW: Jcnean Bush, Anneliese Adkins, Ronda Steele, Tammy Merritt, Jean- nie Decker, Monica Clayton, LaShawna Beafore, Lenola McCartney, Tonia Parker, Robin Mercer; BACK ROW: Tammi Collins, Erika English, Dale Anderson, Mike Hilson, Ron Sigley, Billie Jo Gross, Becky Rhodes, Chad Smith, James L. Pyles, Neshia Bridges, Francine Cikovich, Eric Taylor 188 Advertising Fairmont didn't suffer much in the stock market crash, but in New York, the tension was palpable. Nearly three months later. Wall Street was just beginning to recover. Thornes Hardware Jackie's Beauty Spot Suntana Sunbead Tanfastic hunter insurance Company Atrium Mall 503 Morgantown Ave Fairmont, WV 26554 366-2500 305-30710th Street Fairmont, VW 2655; 363-0760 711 State Street Fairmont, WV 265 367-0797 Jackie Faulkiner °wner Stylist Help Yourself Save Yourself Rainbow Plaza Advertising . Ford-Jones Funeral Home 1410 Country Club Road Fairmont, WV 26554 363-3130 Frank O. Fleming Jr. Joseph F. Ford III William H. Ford R. Jay Ford William H. Ford II 112 Merchant Street Fairmont, WV 26554 Debbie Tropea Owner Stylist 367-1755 General Delivery Inc. P.O. Box 1816 Fairmont, WV 26554 363-4400 James C. Thompson President CEO Virginia L. Thompson Chairman Cole Equipment 8 Supply Co , Inc Rt. 7 Box 400Y Fairmont, WV 26554 363-9285 Burhl K. Cole, President tie new post :e is a definite provement to : community, [t's a shame though that ere is no place to park. —Miss Tina Rugger Schultz Machine Company Special Machine Shop Work Route 73 North Fairmont, WV 26554 363-4964 290 Advertising ikmm Sixth Official Underclassman and Faculty Photographer 1228 Country Club Road Street Pharmacy Davis Studio Fairmont, WV 26554 601 Fairmont Ave. 234 East Second Street 363-0634 Fairmont, WV 26554 Weston, WV 26452 1600 Bellview Blvd. Fairmont, WV 26554 363-1836 366-4521 269-2370 nas NORWEST FINANCIAL SS S! 1414 Country Club Road Suite A Fairmont, WV 26554 366-8566 Advertising 91 I ' • Club Motto Sedit qui timuit ne non succedenet Latin Club and For fear of failure, he did nothing —Horace Honorary Motto Cogito; Ergo, Sum I think; therefore, I am' LATIN CLUB AND HONORARY OFFICERS—FRONT ROW: Tina Urbaniak, Jenny Kocsis, Kelley Ireland, Michael Bundy; SECOND ROW: Jeff Jenkins, Cara Snyder, Dave Bailey; BACK ROW: Andy Christian, Frank Muto, Heath Atha, Aaron O'Mara, Mrs. Julia Shaw (adviser) 192 Advertising With Special Thanks to Mrs. Julia Shaw Latin Club and Latin Honorary Sponsor Through Halloween parties and senior picnics, Latin projects and vocab exams, trips to Washington, D.C., and after-school meetings in room 310...you expected our best because you gave us your best. Thanks for being our teacher and our friend —Latin Club and Honorary Advertising 193 Lori Dclbrook Jackie DeMasi Todd Farrell Stevie Myers Scott Ford 157 East State Street Sharon, Pennsylvania 16146 (412) 981-3320 Senior Portraits of Quality and Distinction Fairmont Senior High School official school senior portrait photographer Melissa Faulk Bruce Keener Tammy Jonc; Kelley Ireland Melissa Floyd Greg Hinton Paul Mezzanotte Romy Hawkins Alethca Moody Jeff Mauro Danny Irons Pat Biaforc Monika Koon U Paul Mezzanotte Melissa Floyd Gary Hickman 294 Advertising ■ Prowler ■ Coleman ■ Mallard ■ Tioga ■ Cruise Air ■ Southwind -Wide Selection of New and Used- -Year-Round Service on All Models- -Complete Selection of Parts and Accessories- -Financing Available- Brand Trailer Sales Jet. of 1-79 and Route 250 S Fairmont, WV 26554 366-7104 Richard A. Heim, Owner Fairmont Veterinary Hospital D.J. Moore D.V.M. J.M. Romano D.V.M. J.M. Henderson D.V.M. 1313 Fairmont Ave. Fairmont, WV 26554 363-0930 Good Luck in Any of Your Endeavors! Wive been leeepiyig West Vinjoun cozij since 1898. ♦ Hope WGtas Contributed by the shareholders of the Consolidated Natural Gas Company. Advertising 195 We Dig Coal High Tech Colleries, Inc. P.O. Box 1629 Fairmont, WV 26554 For Further Information Call 363-9366 DONNING THEIR HARD HATS, Senior Chrlsi Hay. hurst and Freshman Kimi Hayhurst explore their family's Pitt Gas coal mine at Frederick, Pennsylva- nia. 196 Advertising Freeman's Heating and Air Conditioning 201 Morgantown Ave. Fairmont, WV 26554 363-6253 or 363-7800 Sales—Service—Installation A Marion County Tradition for 56 Years We put you first First Exchange Bank Phone: 986-1700 W. Main St., Mannington, WV END LIFE INSURANCE CONFUSION If you're looking for the bottom line of what life insurance plan is best for you and your family, let our computers find it for you. Woodmen representatives carry portable computers which they program to pro- vide you with this information right in your home or office. You are under no obligation to buy. In addition to life insurance, we offer disability protection, annuities including IRA and Keogh plans, and daily hospilalization benefits. We use modem technology to serve you and to provide you with the best possible products and service. RANDAL S. SMITH, FIC Field Representative 1615 Fairfield Road Fairmont, WV 26554 (304) 363-1579 (304) 366-9863 MARGIE HARPER VVEINGARD Field Representative 126 Gilbob Street Fairmont, WV 26554 (304) 366-9863 (304) 363-3064 Woodmen Of The World Life Insurance Society HOME OFFICE OMAHA, NEBRASKA “The FAMILY Fraternity”® Bradly0© 700 Fairmont Ave. Fairmont, WV 26554 363-9769 GETTING THE CAR in shape isn't diffl- cult when Brady's Service Center does the job. The Fairmont Avenue business fea- tures full service and automotive repair. Advertising 197 TV, Appliance Sales RCA, Zenith, Sylvania and Whirlpool Fairmont TV Sales and Service, Inc. 1915 Locust Avenue Fairmont, WV 26554 366-1340 We Service What We Sell 1 1 1 1 II 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 IH TTT 1 1 1 I 1 II ITT 1 IT 1 1 1 II ] Business ] Patrons Aerial Port Biafore's Landscaping Buege's Motor Mall Colassessanos Fairmont Studio of Dance Dr. C.E. Haislip H. Waide Hayes Greg and Carol Hinton Dr. Roger Kritzer Marks Auto Repair Gary and Rachel Merrifield David P. Moore Rider Pharmacy Ron Radcliff Nationwide Insurance Martin-Senour Paints Mike Ross Barber Shop Bernard Stalder Sun Carpet and Tile Center Whistle Stop don't like the nputcr situation because if calls your house jr an absence or tardy, it' not jecific, and a call rom a computer seems so cold. Judge Rodney B. Merrifield and Family 198 Advertising Dr. Mrs. Stcmard L. Swihart Obstetrics and Gynecology 1836 Locust Avenue Fairmont, WV 26554 366-6160 P Processing by i| Superior Photo| Xo xx ys wemries art quite Mr yours. Xohodys class ririfc should be either. iaj f Cameras-Darkroom Supplies-Video Recorders Wm0, Complete Photographic Supplies Equipment 641 E. Brockway Avenue Morgantown, WV 26505 292-8434 : jf Balfour .V one remembers in so many ways. Processing Services-Video Transferring 258 S. East Street Waynesburg, PA 15370 Phone Central Cab (412) 627-6267 (412) 437-3319 Company P.O. Box 6467 Wheeling, WV 26003 Phone (304) 232-1032 Serving All of Northern West Virginia with the Finest in Motorcoach Travel Advertising 299 THE ENCORES—COUNTERCLOCKWISE FROM FRONT: Missy Floyd, Jarrod DeVault, Cathy Morgan, Greg Lamb, Kellie Christian, Chrisi Hayhurst, Meghan Pctonick, Heidi Williams, Stephanie Caldwell, Chcri Warcholak, Jenny Shaf- fer, Robert Grattan, Regina Panza, Mike Efaw, Linda Garman, Robert Fulda, Kirsten Peters, Joe Cole, Mindy Pride, Nathan Hinton, Andrea McElroy, Scott Alkire, Tanya Smigocki, Julie Teahan, Missy Morrison, Becky Myers, Dee Dee DeVinc, Krissy Enright, Gina Milburn, Eric Shaffer; BACK ROW: Reid Amos, Todd Fcltz, Mark Travclstcad, Mike Fcltz heir song is heard by many. As its message touches the heart. Their eyes project an inner glow. As each one does his part. They are unlike any other group that you might ever see. The Encores' — The best they can be! The Encores The Encores The Encores The Encores 200 Advertising Polar Bear Band... IT’S ALL SMILES as the majorettes stand at attention while awaiting the start of another performance. LEADING THE BAND through an- other halftime show. Junior Drum Majorette Amy Floyd directs the 120- member group. SOMEWHERE OUT THERE on the East-West Stadium field. Sophomore Majorette Kristi Murrin entertains the crowd at the 23rd annual Bands Spec- tacular, sponsored by the Polar Bear Band. DOING HIS PART, Junior Drumline Member John Nelson plays the chimes during the band's halftime show. The band performed at all home games as well as several fall competitions. WHILE THE CROWD STANDS to cheer. Polar Bear Band members step to the beat as they make an entrance onto the East-West Stadium track during football season. ...Marching On Advertising 201 TO DEMONSTRATE his strength. Sopho- more Ron Carpenter takes part in a rigorous workout at The Pit. Building up the body and getting exercise were just two reasons to join a gym. THE NAUTILUS ROTARY TORSO machine finds Senior Deena Ribcl working out at the gym. Firming up by pumping iron was a summer habit as well as a year round routine for some students. Bodybuilding Powerlifting General Fitness and Conditioning Gym Gym Gym Gym Gym Gym Gyir� (fem-—| 1 Slamicks 1 Gym Gym West Virginia's 1 Equipped Bodybuilding Gym —NAUTILUS CIRCUIT Circuit Train Nautilus Equipment —24,000 LBS. FREE WEIGHTS Largest Selection Anywhere —DUMBELLS - 4 SETS Range 5 lbs. to 150 lbs. —ICARIAN QUIPMENT From California - Over 40 Pieces for Bodybuilding —SPARTAN EQUIPMENT —EVERLAST EQUIPMENT Heavy Bags And Speed Bags —SCHWINN SIR DYNESS AND BALLY LIFECYCLES The Ultimate in Cardiovascular Conditioning —POWER LIFTING Special bars, Calibrated Plates and Platforms —FREE WORKOUT Be Sure To Stop By —MEMBERSHIPS AVA1LAULE DA Y- WEEK-MONTll-YEA R SPECIAL RATES FOR STUDENTS, GROUPS AND FAMILIES LADIES' SPECIAL $100 PER YEAR Monday-Saturday 8 a.m.-10 p.m. 503 Virginia Ave. Fairmont, WV 26554 367-0616 202 Advertising SLAMICK'S GYM SERVED as one of Fair- mont's choice work-out facilities for many students in the community. West Virginia's best equipped gym ' The Pit offers many, many toning and strengthing machines. USING THE ICARIAN seated tricep machine. Senior Steve Stewart works to build his muscles at Slamick's Gym. Working out at the gym proved a worthwhile experience when the results were seen in the mirror. EVEN GIRLS could be found at Slamick's Gym as Senior Heather Munchin works out. The Nautilus Abdominal Machine at The Pit was only one of many machines to build the muscles. Advertising 203 1552 Tulip Lane Pleasant Valley Fairmont, WV 26554 363-2058 or 363-2158 BIG ENOUGH to serve you, yet small enough to know you is the motto at Soles Electric as family members Senior Amy Tucker and Junior Kevin Tucker tour the Pleasant Valley facility. The service center offers complete machine shop facilities and motor repair, including Tig Welding, Arc Welding, Metal Spraying, Hydraulic Press Work, VPI Proc- essing, Reconditioning and Rewinding, AC DC Motor Load Testing to 1250 HP and Dynamic Balancing in Shop and on Site. 204 Advertising Seniors SENIOR OFFICERS—FRONT ROW: President Greg Lamb, Treasurer Derek Falkenstein, Vice President Will Yost; BACK ROW: Representative Chrisi Hayhurst and Secre- tary Becca Thompson. After leading student council, crowning homecoming, prom, Essence Affair and MORP royalty and planning the county's first Project Gradu- ation, the class graduated June 6 at the Woody Williams Armory. Advertising 205 The || Pet Stop Sharon Gary Ordiway Pet Supplies Grooming Boarding Deerfield Center Rt. 7, Box 418-B Fairmont, WV 26554 366-0586 Wishing Well Health Center 1539 Country Club Road Fairmont, WV 26554 366-9100 Rivesville Community Pharmacy P.O. Box 307 Rivesville, WV 26588 278-7655 Saurn's Dry Cleaning With Three Locations To Serve You 411 Locust Ave. Fairmont, WV 26554 366-8957 600 Fairmont Ave. Fairmont, WV 26554 363-7660 201 Merchant St. Fairmont, WV 26554 363-1400 Rainbow Express 1800 Locust Ave. Fairmont, WV 26554 363-5557 HELPING OUT after school at Rainbow Express, Sophomore Dierdre Kowalski works with a group of pre-schoolers at her mother's day care center. 206 Advertising Locally Owned and Operated Foodland Markets Tygart Valley Route 250 South Fairmont, WV 26554 366-7090 Community 309 Merchant Street Fairmont, WV 26554 366-2729 Bellview Fairhills Plaza Fairmont, WV 26554 363-9839 CONTINUING A HARD day's labor at Tygart Valley Foodland, 1987 FSHS Graduate Scott Goodwin slides bottles of Mountain Dew on to the shelves at the store's Middletown Mall location. Advertising 207 ———I Chamber Singers JVIadrigals Through Madrigals , I have gained more self- confidence in my singing and a new respect for myself. Madrigals has taught me the beauty of good quality music. It's the foundation for what I hope will be a career in music. I view Madrigals as a high honor, and I'm happy that it is a memory of my high school years. —Senior Jenean Bush MADRIGALS—FRONT ROW: Jenean Bush, Mark Miller, Kcl- kirc, Dani Bohnke, Mike Adkins, Debbie Browning, Chris ly Bee, Steve Ryan, Anne Zappacosta, Mike Efaw, Tracy Bald- Sheppard, Tracy Tucker, Rhonda Watkins, Curtis Bryant, win; BACK ROW: K.J. Chandler, Shannon Norman, Scott Al- Monica Cosby, Robbie Howell, Tammy Smith, Eric Miller. 208 Advertising SETTLED IN to the second year of high school life, sophomore class officers Treasurer Meghan Pctonick, Representative Christal Jarvis, Secretary Mollie Smith and President Frank Muto have led the Class of 1990 through fund raising plans to help support next year's prom. Unphotographed is Vice Presi- dent Jim Burnell. Advertising 209 c □ □ Quality Banking For West Virginia A subsidiary of CB . T Financial Corp. Member F.D.t.C. Alan R. Thorne Family Practice P.O. Box 489 Rivesville, WV 26588 278-5352 a ailing and cory (304) 363-6500 612 Virginia Avenue Fairmont, W.V. 26554 FAIRMONT S PAPER PACKAGING DISTRIBUTION CENTER yL U L M Financial Services P.O. Box 739 304 Willey Street Morgantown, WV 26505 Fairmont Phone 363-7079 Nancy Thompson, Agent r Lady Diane’s Hair Designs A Full Service Salon Nails Wolff Suntan System Haircutting Styling For Men Women 503 Morgantown Ave. In the Atrium Mall Fairmont, WV 26554 367-0945 Diane (Sorine) Hart, Owner Stylist Rose Padden Petty, L.C. Attorneys at Law First National Bank Building Fairmont, WV 26554 363-4260 ROYAL CROWN'COLA ffi Fairmont, WV 26554 210 Advertising l lu ualed Italian-Americian Cuisine RESTAURANT Seating for 225 A Full Menu Of Italian Specialty Food IS Spaghetti- Ravioli- Lasagna- Hoagies- Pizza Delicious Seafood Steaks 12 Fairmont Ave. Fairmont, WV 26554 363-3190 Congratulations Class of 1988! So much to look back on, so much to look forward to! We wish you the best in the coming years! IUJMBEB SPmYCOHCj THE FRIENDLIEST STORE IN TOWN 105 Indiana Ave. Fairmont, WV 26554 366-2250 Beckley Charleston Clarksburg Huntington Lewisburg Logan Pain ts ville Parkersburg (304) 252-5325 1-800-344-5128 Alfie's Farmers' Mutual Coffee S Fire Association of Record Shop West Virginia 325 Adams Street Fairmont, WV 26554 Carolyn Sue Shannon, Agent Adjuster 363-9880 1657 Mary Lou Retton Drive Fairmont, WV 62554 363-3727 Advertising 211 Electronic Control Systems, Inc. P.O. Box 1232 Fairmont, WV 26554 363-8632 Claget Gorey Attorneys at Law 99 Fairmont Avenue Fairmont, WV 26554 367-1514 Best Wishes to the Class of 1988 from r Tom I )avis Marion County Assessor 120 Fairmont Avenue Fairmont, WV 26554 363-5500 Other Banking Locations Middletown Mall Office—363-5582 Farmington Branch—825-6565 8 ATM Locations Available Member unfaii Mountaineer ---Bankshares— Full Service for 0 McCulloch fibbott's Tlower 0 Sales Service Home Light Route 1 Pike Street Extension 0 Wheel Horse Monongah, WV 26554 0 534-3243 Briggs Stratton Ken Abbott, Owner 212 Advertising Apple Valley Golf Course and Country Club Route 7, Whitehall Fairmont, WV 26554 SOAKING UP the springtime sunshine. Junior Trcssa Mallamo practices her golf swing as she plays the Apple Valley course. Jones ‘fur Service 521 Gaston Avenue Fairmont, WV 26554 363-4992 SNUGGLED into the warmth of a soft fur. Junior Mindy Ford can't complain about the cold as she models a coat from Jones Fur Service. Advertising 213 -r% _ _. a “ . ij o nr 1“ m ■; y Ice and Storage Company 614 Gaston Ave. Fairmont, WV 26554 366-3481 45US JD . Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology 1614 Locust Ave. Fairmont, WV 26554 363-6659 Emergency and Weekends 363-6689 Office hours by appointment 1 Electric Company P.O. Box 1203 Fairmont, WV 26554 363-2213 Lyn, Gary Steve Soles Frank Allevato Insurance 904 Fairmont Ave. Fairmont, WV 26554 366-6985 Bellview Inn 1009 Pennsylvania Ave. Fairmont, WV 26554 363-9493 Bond Insurance Company 110 Gaston Ave. Fairmont, WV 26554 363-1900 Ron and Marsha Boram Herff Jones Yearbooks Rt. 8, Box 4-D Fairmont, WV 26554 366-8521 Branching Out Rt. 250, P.O. Box 45 Farmington, WV 26571 825-6879 Cardinal Pools 2030 Fairmont Ave. Fairmont, WV 26554 366-8804 Kentucky Fried Chicken Proud To Be APart Of Fairmont Senior High School! 1020 Speedway Downtown Fairmont Exit (304) 366-1327 Carpenter Ford Funeral Home 209 Merchant St. Fairmont, WV 26554 366- 4671 Consolidation Coal Co. P.O. Box 1314 Morgantown, W'V 26505 296-3461 Janice Cosco Marion County Courthouse Fairmont, WV 26554 367- 5440 Corwin Ford Sales Rt. 250 Mannington, WV 26582 986-1111 Ronald J. Croteau, D.D.S. 1207 Morgantown Ave. Fairmont, WV 26554 366-7002 Drs. DiTosti and Wilmoth 709 Morgantown Ave. Fairmont, WV 26554 366-4721 Fabric and Foam Outlet Rt. 7, Box 42 Fairmont, WV 26554 366-4049 Edna's Beauty Shop 216 Deveny Bldg. Fairmont, WV 26554 366-3543 Fairmont E.N.T. Assoc., Inc. T.F. Hall M.D. 1712 Locust Ave. Fairmont, WV 26554 366-6157 Fairmont Paint Center 528 Fairmont Ave. Fairmont, WV 26554 366-3482 214 Advertising Forte, Inc. James D. Rich, D.O. Village Pantry 307 Cleveland Avc. 618 Locust Ave. 1750 Fairmont Avc. Fairmont, WV 26554 Fairmont, WV 26554 Fairmont, WV 26554 366-3482 366-6111 367-0441 Drs. Grant and McClellan Royal Mine Supply Steve Walker 1708 Locust Ave. 19(X) Katy Lane 1064 Kimberly Circle Fairmont, WV 26554 Fairmont, WV 26554 Fairmont, WV 26554 363-5799 363-9303 366-1213 Kettering Baking Co. The Security Bank James O. Watkins 216 Mill Street 211 Adams Street P.O. Box 1108 Fairmont, WV 26554 Fairmont, WV 26554 Fairmont, WV 26554 366-3210 363-6700 366-6202 Levine's Shoe Towne West Virginia Electric Corp. 323 Adams Street P.O. Box 596 2011 Pleasant Valley Rd. Fairmont, WV 26554 Route 250 North Fairmont, WV 26554 366-1621 Farmington, WV 26571 363-6900 Frank C. Mascara 825-6801 Wilson Ford, Inc. 315 Masonic Temple Building Spadafore Barbering and Salon 1950 Fairmont Ave. Fairmont, WV 26554 1108 Virginia Ave. Fairmont, WV 26554 366-6122 Fairmont, WV 26554 363-0500 Mirror Images Photography 366-0506 Dr. Warren B. Wysner 618 Rice Street Pete Staud 321 Fairmont Ave. Barrackville, WV 26559 Fairmont Ave. Ext. Fairmont, WV 26554 366-1217 Fairmont, WV 26554 366-3830 Dr. Samuel J. Morrone 363-2136 Your Bulletin Board 300 Adams Street Sun Carpet 2616 Fairmont Ave. Fairmont, WV 26554 Rt. 1 Box 599 Fairmont, WV 26554 363-7505 Fairmont, WV 26554 363-7105 367-0495 Our Shop Florist 363-3644 Zides Sport Shop 1547 Fairmont Avc. W.S. Thomas Transfer Meadowbrook Mall Fairmont, WV 26554 1854 Morgantown Ave. Bridgeport, WV 26554 367-1791 Fairmont, WV 26554 623-9186 363-0366 Photo Craft P.O. Box 2062 Drs. Trent and Meador Fairmont, WV 26554 405 Virginia Ave. 367-0495 Fairmont, WV 26554 Pitrolo Markets, Inc. 407 Penna Avc. 366-3910 Turner Pharmacy 201 Jackson Street 97 Fairmont Ave. 366-0508 366-3169 Fairmont, WV 26554 R.S. I’izatella and Associates Dcveny Building 366-1400 Variety Store Fairmont, WV 26554 Rt. 250 North 363-1170 Fairmont, WV 26554 363-0493 Advertising 215 HelmicK CORPORATION % P.O. Box 71 Fairmont, WV 26554 366-3520 James Chevrolet Pontiac 920 East Main Street Mannington, WV 26582 986-2420 Nautilus CONNECTION 1900 Locust Avenue Fairmont, WV 26554 366-4776 .Fine Department Stores Since 1847 .Quality Service, Value, Convenience .Use Your Stone Thomas Charge, VISA or MasterCard at Any One of Our 19 Stores .New Stores Opening—Morgantown's Mountaineer Mall—November 1987 First National Bank in Fairmont A CashStream Participant 301 Adams Street Fairmont, WV 26554 363-1300 CIRRUS J S Machine - Company 2100 Pleasant Valley Road P.O. Box 1072 Fairmont, WV 26554 363-8450 Recapping New Eldorado Tires Computerized Wheel Balancing Tires for —Auto—Farm— Wheelbarrow—Truck—Boat— Gwynn Tire Service 500 Virginia Avenue Fairmont, WV 26554 366-1460 All Types of Coin Machines 1909 Locust Avenue Fairmont, WV 26554 366-2421 or 363-6886 Quality Service and Dependability Through Three Generations 216 Advertising Op torno Jo gist I like MORP because girls ask guys out. That's the way I think it should always be. —Sophomore Heather Dr. Q.a. Me garejo, M.D 5 Erwin Lane Fairmont, WV 26554 366-5010 Dlseases a d Surgery of the Eye Advertising 217 The Coal Festival was a delight for people of all ages because it had several educational and cultural aspects. —Senior Alicia Hale Where Styles Are Created finttiDfiy Chevrolet 1229 Country Club Road Fairmont, WV 26554 Real Estate, Inc. 624 Fairmont Fairmont, WV Advertisi 1 [uniors d | Class of 1989 THREE DOWN, one to go. Junior Class officers Treasurer Krissy Enright, Secretary Nicole Ferrise, Vice President Tressa Mallamo, President Liz Lawson and Representative Andrea McElroy super- vised plans for the annual junior-senior prom as they joined their classmates in anticipating that final year of high school. Mrs. Kathy Jacquez was the group's class sponsor. Advertising 219 Wouldn't YOU Know It? Everyone at one time or another wished that he could be out of school. Though most students had only four years of high school. Librarian Irene ’ Martin had been teach- ing for 34 years. She began her career as the school's media specialist in 1954 and the next year became adviser to Maple Leaves. Although she agreed to sponsor the yearbook for one year only, Mrs. Martin remained adviser for the next 19 years, until 1974. On her retirement June 10, Mrs. Martin stated, All good things must come to an end. She was honored by teachers and former yearbook staffers at the school's June 9 faculty pic- nic at English Instructor Linda Morgan's home.—by Nicole Ferrise Abbot Mower 213 Abel, Mike 13,130,170 Abies, Chris 52, 57, 67, 131 Abruzzino, Debbie 34, 56, 61, 67,92,131 Abruzzino, Michael 51,115 Abruzzino, Michelle 44, 61, 131 Absher, Eva 16,17, 44, 54, 63, 64,131 Academics 160-177 Acknowledgments M24 Ads 180-219 Adam's Office Supply 180 Adkins, Annclicse 49,131 Adkins, Michael 52,115, 129, 220 Advisers 56, 57 Aerial Port 218 After Graduation 129 After Hours 68,69 After School 151 Air Band 16,17 Alcan Rolled Products 180 Alco Fence 185 Alfte's Records 211 Alkirc, Scott 115 Allen, Jennifer 131 Allevato, Frank 130,166 Alung Cory 210 Alston, Shawn Alvaro, Mia 131 Ambrose, Belinda 115 Ammons, Jason 56, 64, 63, 131 Amos, Carol 8, 58,156, 228 Amos, Melissa 66, 92, 93, 115,127, 220 Amos, Reid 56, 60,61,104, 107,131, 220 Amos, Stacey 46, 54,61,64, 131, M4 Anderson, Dale 131,188, 220 Anderson, Lisa 64,131 Andrick, George 82, 83,130 Anglin, Jodi 59,131 Anthony Chevrolet 218 Arguments 147 Anthony, Ian 131 Applb Valley 212 Amctt, Becky 131 Arnett, Chuck 44, 69, 90,91, 115 Arnett, Gina 15,131 Amctt, Shelly 51,115 Arnold, Doug 131 Ash, Kelly 64 Ash, Terry 68,156 Ashbum, Aaron 131 Ashcraft, Traci 130 Asher, Suzanne 93, 94,131 Ashton, Jeff 60, 72, 73, 232 Ashton, Jennifer 56,115, 220 Aspinall, Scott 16,17,68, 115,170 Atha, Heath 17, 37, 52, 56, 57, 66, 68,115,120, 220 Atlas Novelty Center 216 Aversa, Jason 131 Awards Directory M18-23 Babysitting 141 Bad Haircuts M10 Bailey, Dave 8, 9, 52, 54, 56, 57,60, 61, 62, 66, 72, 73,131, M8 Bailey, Heather 8, 9, 44, 53, 59, 63, 68,131 Bailey, John 46,131 Baker, Beth 106, 131 Baldwin, Danny 130 Baldwin, Donna 53,131, 164 Baldwin, Tracy 61,131,220 Balfour, L.G. 199 Ball, Barbara 44,54,131 Ball, Cheryl 69,131 Band 46-49 Barker, John 55,59,69,131 Barker, Julie 14,15,131 Barksdale, Lisa Bamer, Harold 52, 57,60, 130,154 Barnes, Kristi 14,15, 53, 67, 93, 94,106,131 Barrow, Stefanie 44, 59,131 Baseball 108-111 Basketball 86-91 Basnett, Heather 55, 56, 61, 68,131,168 Bates, James 115 Bauer, Christy 47, 56, 64,131 Beckman, Paul Beckncr, Stacy 47, 54,131 Bee, Brian 130,173 Bee, Kelly 58, 62,131,220 Being a Senior 115 Bell, Angie 131 Bell, J.R. 120 Bell, Leonard 131 Bellview Inn 214, 215 Belt, Robert 56,64,66,131 Bennett, Barbara 156,168 Benson, Scott 86-89,129, 220 Berry, Amy 131 Bever, Christopher Biafore's Landscaping 218 Biafore, LaShawna 15,131, 188 Biafore, Patrick 56, 59,60, 115 Biafore, Wendy 56,67,131, 220 Bible Club 44 Bice, Tommy 47,67 Biclak, Brigett 130 Bingman, Jody 131 Birch, Lorraine 131 Birchcr, Donald Birthdays 137 Bitonti, Steve 64, 67,131, 170 Bitonti, Suzanne 54, 56,60, 61, 74, 75,115,116, 220 Black Culture Society 44 Black, Leslie 131 Bland, Renae 55,115 Bledsoe, Monica 131 Blcigh, Shawn 131 Bloom, Ria 132 Blosscr, Sonny 132 Bock, Stephen 56,132 Boda, Muir 132 Bohl, Tom 17, 37, 44,115 Bohnke, Bryan 63,64, 67,68, 132,171 Bohnke, Donnelle 60, 68, 115,176, 220 Bolling, John 132 Bombard iere, Mario 52, 54, 56, 60, 61,66, 86-89,133 Bond Insurance 214, 215 Bonner, Charlene Bonnett, Sara 92, 93,132, 227 Boone, James 52, 68,132 Boone, Phillip 35, 68 Bordenet, Mark 132,172, 221 Borclli, Jim 63,132 Bosley, Michelle 55,61,132 Bowles, Eric 132 Boyers, Melissa 47,133 Boyles, Darlene 58,156 Boyles, Marshall 132 Brady's Service Center 197 Bragg, Rick 132 Brake Drum Ac Equipment Co. 189 Branching Out 214, 215 VARSITY LETTERMAN'S CLUB—front row: Heidi Williams, Trcssa Mallamo, Kate Enos, Belinda Pell, Kim Martin, Tiffani Titlcr, Suzanne Bitonti, Bccca Thompson, Reid Amos, Chrisi Hayhurst, Meghan Petonick, Monica Cross; SECOND ROW: Ryan Zundell, Chad Hager, John Carviliano, Joe Trotta, Shelly Carviliano, Melissa Amos, Stevie Myers, Jackie DeMasi, Moses Hogan, Ethan Solomon; THIRD ROW: Johnna Rizzo, Gary Hickman, Dave Michael, Dale Anderson, Eric Shaffer, Brian Cann, Frank Larry, Brian Floyd, Derek Falkenstein; BACK ROW: Steve Stewart, Paul Mezzanotte, Scott Benson, Heath Atha, Mark Joseph, Scott Fcltz, Frank Muto, Paul Thobois, David Waddell, Shawn Cross TRI-M —FRONT ROW: Dani Bohnke, Cathy Morgan, Missy Morrison, Kellie Christian, Anne Zappacosta, Rhonda Watkins, Steve Michalski, Krissy Enright, Gregory Lamb, Mollic Smith; SECOND ROW: Missy Floyd, Jenny Shaffer, Melissa Faulk, Jennifer Ashton, Stephanie Caldwell, Jim Burnell, Kelly Bee, Reid Amos, Tracy Tucker; THIRD ROW: Dec Dee DcVine, Linda Garman, Jarrod DcVault, Mark Travelstead, Melinda Pride, Liz Lawson, Mary White, Wendy Biafore, Julie Tcahan; BACK ROW: Vivian Shields, Curtis Bryant, Nathan Hinton, Kristen Peters, Regina Panza, Robert Grattan, Mike Adkins, Deborah Browning, Tracy Baldwin, Meghan Petonick 220 —Abbot-Branching Brand Trailer Sales 195 Brand, Kenneth 132,177 Branham, Kim 44, 56,60, 61, 64, 66,132 Brannin, Richard 90, 91,132 Breakfasts M4 Breaking Up 12,13 Bridges, Neshia 132,188 Britton, Randy 133 Britton, Tammy 115,132 Bronzel Constructors 213 Brooks, Christy Brother Sister Relationships 18,19 Brotosky, Rodd 46 Brotosky, Shane 63,132 Brotosky, Todd 37,46,115 Brotosky, William Brown's Lumber Supply 211 Brown, Ann 156 Brown, Beth 61,67,69,132 Brown, Joetta 44,115 Brown, John 56,115 Browning, Debbie 44, 68, 69,132, 220 Browning, Sandra 69,132 Bryant, Curtis 50,132, 220 Buchanan, Jim Buchanan, Robert 67,132 Bucce's Motor Mall 218 Bundy, Michael 52, 54, 55, 57, 66,132 Bunncr, Doug 58,156,173 Bunner, Jennifer Bunner, William 52,68 Burkett, William 67,132 Burnell, Jim 47,49,54,59, 61, 63,64,69,132,173, 220 Burnell, Mary 44,53,61,67, 132 Burnside, Eddie 54,115 Burton, Shelly 132 Bush, Franklin 132 Bush, Jcnean 60, 84, 85,115, 229 Butler, Tina 132 Buying Things Friends Have M9 ci Cain, Kim 16,17,133 Caldwell, Craig 78,132 Caldwell, Stephanie 56, 115, 220 Calc, Eric 46,132 Cale, Michael 47, 49,132 Called to Office 145 Campbell, Jennifer Campbell, Paula 53, 67, 74, 75,132 Campbell, Peter 132 Canfield, Eugene 132 Cann, Anthony 76, 77,156, Ml Cann, Brian 52, 66, 220, M6 Cardinal Pools 214, 215 Carlot, Kristy 15,44,115 Carolyn Shannon 211 Carpenter Ford Funeral Home 214, 215 Carpenter, Kerri 49, 69,115 Carpenter, Misti 53, 58,133 Carpenter, Ron 78,132 Carpenter, Todd 82, 83,132 Carson, Lonnie 132 Carviliano, John 39, 51,60, 66,115,220 Carviliano, Shelly 52,56, 57, 60,66, 92,93,115,127,132, 220 Cassclla, Victor 132 Casto, Coleen 156 Cavalier, Joseph 156,173 Cayton, Nan 156 Celebrity Auction 34,35 Central Cab Company 199 Central Coca-Cola 186 Century Motors 214 Chadwell, David 115 Chandler, Carl 58,132 Chapman, Faith 133 Cheerleaders 92-95 Chcfrcn, Raechellc 10,15, 60, 66,92,93,132, 227 Chenowcth, Martha Chess Club 221 Chickcrell, Cindy 47,132 Chipps, Jason 132 Chipps, Tracy 47, 54,132 Choraliers 50-53 Chrislip, Charlie 72, 73,135 Chrislip, Gary 115 Christian, Andy 44, 51, 52, 66,115,226 Christian, Kellie 52,66, 132, 220 Christmas 24, 25 Christopher, Kevin 54, 64, 132 Chunn, Theresa 115 Church, Tracy 133 Cikovich, Francine 59, 134, 188 Cimino, Holly 135 Cimino, James 9,156,163 City National Bank 211 Clark, Margaret 156,163 Clark, Susie 156 Clay, Tera 135 Clayton, Andrea 115 Clayton, Monica 51,135 Clock Watching 176 Closing 230-232 Club Fees 66-67 Clayton, Sabrina 47, 59, 64, 135 Clutter, Jack 47,135 Cobum, Cathy 135 Cobum, Cheryl 134 Cobum, Jennifer Cochran, Dennis Cochran, Mike 37, 44, 48, 78,115 Cochran, Tec 64, 78,90,91, 135 Coddington, Kevin 135 Coddington, Lisa 135 Coe, Lois 135 Coffman, Maria 46, 59, 68, 135 Coiassessano's 218 Colbert, Janet 52, 92,93, 115,116,122 Colds and Allergies 133 Cole Equipment and Supply 190 Cole, Brian 44,156 Cole, Jay 49, 54, 57, 59, 63, 69,135 Cole, Joe 46,115,170 Cole, Shawn 134 Colisino, Cindy 156,145 Collins, Tammi 115,188 Colophon Staff M24 Comics Paradise Plus 186 Commercials M6 Community 178-180 Community Bank Trust 210 Computer Absences 177, Ml 2, M13 Computer Scheduling 117 Conaway, LeAnne 61,135 Conley, James 56,64, 78, 135 Conley, Tim 59,64,68,127, 135 Consolidation Coal Co. 214, 215 Cook, Janine Cooper, Kevin 67,135 Cooperidcr, Lori 135 Corbin, Robert 135 Corley, Anissa Corley, Chris 49, 52,134 Corley, Jennifer 135 Corley, Kristi 49,52, 135 Corwin Ford Sales 214, 215 Corwin, Eric 135 Corwin, Jim 78,115 Cosby, Monica Cosco, Erik 44,78,117,120, 162 Cosco, Janice 214, 215 Costello, Marsha 49 Costello, Pat Crabill, Pam 44,48,117 Crabtree, Jan el 61,135 Craft, Lisa 64,135 Craft, Scott 134 Cramming 168 Crane, Diane Credit Cards Mil Crccr, Craig 66,117, 224, 228 Crescenzi, Chad 90, 91,135 Grim, Darcll 135 Cross Country 72-75 Cross, Monica 64,67, 74, 75, 135, 220 Cross, Robin 45, 46, 54, 61, 135 Cross, Shawn 63, 66, 72, 73, 117, 220 Croteau, Ronald 214, 215 Crouso, Gary Cruikshank, Matt 63, 72, 73,135, M5 Cunningham, Jamie 134 Curfman, Kelley Currey, Cindy Curry, Brian 90, 91,135 Curry, Hillarey 146, 54, 61, 64,35 Curtis, Rick 135 Cushman, Jeff 63, 64, 72, 73, 90, 91,135,171 Cushman, Lisa 64� 135 Cutright, Robert 51,117, M8 Darden, Mike 46,135 Dating Problems M10 Davidson, Dianne 56, 64, 69,134 CHESS CLUB-----------FRONT ROW: Mark Bordenet, Ted McPherson, Daniel Parks, Tommy Koay; BACK ROW: Rodney McDonald, Travis Davidson, Jason Chipps TO END ANOTHER YEARjCounselorMaryJoRoma Health Instructor Linda Zicafoose and Financial Secretary Cecelia Della Mca serve themselves at the June 9 faculty picnic. Present and former FSHS employees gathered at English Instructor Linda Morgan's Corbin Branch home from 2- 5 p.m. to conclude the year with the traditional faculty luncheon and honor retiring Librarian Irene Martin. Index—Brand-Da vidson 221 BEING PRECISE is important to Senior Gina Milbum as she weighs a chemical before beginning an experiment in Mrs. Kathy Jacquez' Chemis- try II class. Science teachers and students juggled times for experiments with Science 9, Chemistry I and II and physics classes working in the lab through the year. ASSIGNED TO DISSECT a rabbit. Human Physiology seniors Scott Groves and Thcssley Moore and junior Jennye Michael react to the project as they move to one of the concrete tables outside to complete their work. Students in Mr. Bill Lawson's class studied a variety of animal forms to lcam more about the human body. Wouldn't YOU _________Know It? In the early months of school, freshmen could be found asking for direc- tions, running to classes or even stumbling onto Sen- ior Court. At first they were awkward in- dividuals placed in a strange envi- ronment, but as the year progressed, these ninth graders soon became an intricate part of the school's system. On the last day my freshman year, I realized high school was a great learning experience that taught me how to be more responsible about my be- havior, stated Freshman Michelle Abruzzino. The once-new class had slowly transformed from unsure ninth graders to mature students who were sometimes even tardy for first period.—by Nicole Fer- rise Davidson, Travis 62,63, 64, 72, 73,135,172 Davis Studios 191 Davis, Dana Davis, Ian 51, 52,135 Davis, James Davis, Misty 46,135, M10 Davis, Scott 68,117 Davis, Steve 47,49,62,135, M4 Davis, Thomas M. 212 Dawson, Keith Dayton, Gary Dean, Scott 135 DECA 188 Decker, Bonnie 117 Decker, Jeannie Decker, Kenneth Decker, Laura 135 Decker, Ronnie 117 Deerfield Animal Clinic 185 Dclapas, Wayne 134 Dclbrook, Lori 117 Dclbrook, Mark 82,83,135 DellaMca, Cecelia 156,221 Dcllruyelle, Gregory 135 Dclligatti, Anthony 156 Dclligatti, Jerry DcLorcnzo, Gina 11, 67, 69, 92, 93,135, Mil DcLorcnzo, Robert 156 DeMasi, Jackie 66, 92, 93, 104,106,117,194, 220 Denison, Stephanie 64, 68, 135 Denniston, Scott 64,135 DcVault, Jarrod 16, 36, 68, 117,127, 220 DcVault, Seth 135 DeVinc, Dee Dee 36, 44, 50, 117,177, 220 Dewitt, Amy 117 Dick, Cole 117 Dillon, Christina 136 Dillon, Tiffany 36,117 DiMaria, Frank 156 DiPctta, Lawrence 117 Dobbs, Antoine 90, 91,137 Dobbs, Camille Dodd, Chris 47,63,137 Domico, David 137 Domino's Pizza 183 Donaldson, Rachel 64, 66, 137,171 Donaldson, Sara 67,137 Donofrio, Kimberly Doolittle, Traci 52, 55, 57, 137 Douglas, Kevin Dr. Drrosn and Dr. Wil- moth 214, 215 Dr. Grant and Dr. McClel- lan 214, 215 Dragich, Thomas 58,156 Drake, Eugene Drake, Kim 136 Drake, Michael 36,39,51, 117 Drama 48, 64 65 Drive-in Dates Ml6 Driving a Standard 139 Drost, Jeff 137 Dubois, Ryan 52,66,137 Dudash, Mark 137,174 Duncil, Byron 156 Dye, Marsha 137 E Eates, Anthony 53, 67,104, 137 Echols, Henry Eddy, Jeff 53,67,137,165 Eddy, Tonya 136 Edgell, Jeremy 137 Edna's Beauty Shot 214, 215 Edwards, David Edwards, Dorthca 36, 52, 57,117 Efaw, Evon 137 Efaw, Mike 16,124 Efaw, Steven Egress, Sandra 46, 61,137 Electronic Control Systems 212 Elliott, Tom 51, 78,137 Emery, Derek 64,137 Encores 200 English, Dana 44,137 English, Erika 117,188 Enos, Kate 15, 56, 59, 60, 63, 68,117,120,124, 220 Enright, Krissy 44, 53, 56, 60, 61,66,136,144,172, 220, 232 Ensminger, Leonard 137 Europe 20-23 Evans, Dennis 86-89,137, 229 Evans, Mike 78,137 Express, The 183 Ezclle, Gina 56, 60, 63,117 Fabric Foam Outlet 214, 215 Faded Denim Ml 7 Fairmont ENT Associ- ates 214, 215 Fairmont Lumber 218 Fairmont Paint Center 214, 215 Fairmont Studio of Dance 218 Fairmont TV Sales and Ser- vice 198 Fairmont Veterinary Hospital 195 Faix, Lisa 48,63,137 Falkenstein, Derek 52, 56, 57, 60, 63,66, 72, 73,117,160, 220, M6 Falkenstein, Ryan 56, 63, 67, 76, 77 Farmers' Mutual Fire Associa- tion 187 Farrell, Todd 117 Faulk, Melissa 48,52,117, 194, 220 Faulkner, Russell 117 Fayoyin, Mike 53,90, 91, 137 Feltz, Mike 76,77,124,137, 168 Feltz, Sally 156 Feltz, Scott 52,78,117,220 Feltz, Todd 60,136 Fcrrisc, Nicole 49, 60,63, 61, 68,137 Fctty, Greg 63,117 Finamorc, Dennis 137 First exchance bank 197 First National Bank 216 First Standard Savings 183 Fisher, Jeff 52,137 Fisher, Patrick 137 Fitzpatrick, Vineta 51 Fitzwater, Matt Fitzwater, Tim 86-88,137 Flint, Joyce 8, 53, 58,156, 173 Floyd, Amy 12, 46,49, 53, 137 Floyd, Brian 52, 66, 72, 73, 136, 220, M10 Floyd, Missy 44, 53,117, 177,220 Fluker, Monique 51,137 Ford, Mindy 46, 52,61,68, 137 Ford, Scott 117 Ford-Jones Funeral Home 190 Forgetting Things 165 Forquer, Shawn Foto 1 180 Fox, David 51,117,127 Fox, Stephen 137 Frank Allevato Insur- 222 Index—Davidson-Frank GETTING FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS, Sophomore Heather Martin checks with Librarian Irene Martin while working as a library assistant. Student assistants helped check out books, prepare fine lists and do inventories for the librarian. Mrs. Martin retired June 10 after 34 years as the school librarian. In addition, she advised Maple Leaves from 1955-1974. UNABLE TO DECIDE on a yearbook photo. Senior Elizabeth Hussey shows her senior picture proofs to Senior Jenny Gall. Members of the Class of 1988 were photographed for Maple Leaves by LcTour Studios of Sharon, Pa., in mid-July and had a choice of five poses for the yearbook. In addition, many seniors chose local photographers for other sittings. ancb 214,215 Franks, Gina 16,17, 69,137, 164 Frazier, Amber 53,137 Freeland, Crystal 137 Freeland, Ivan Freeman's Heating Air Con- ditioning 197 Freeman, Monik 136 Freeman, Tommie French Honorary 49 Frey Home for Funerals 185 Friend, Erin Frisenda, Dawn Fulda, George 53, 59,64, 68, 137, 225 Fulda, Robert 64,137 Fultz, Cindy 68,156 Furgason, Sam 51, 78,118 Future Business Leaders of America 48 Future Homemakers of America 49 Gall, Jenny 49,68,116,223 Gall, Lisa 118 Gallahcr, Erin 180 Garlitz, Maribeth 47 Garman, Linda 44, 50, 56, 59, 67,118, 220 Garrison, Jason Garrison, Lisa 53, 56, 69, 137, M6, M10 Garrity, Jennifer 44,137 General Delivery 190 George, Scott Gerdes, Ronald 41,118 Geso, Rebecca 54, 56, 59, 60, 61,66,68,118,127,129 Getting Even 172 Gibson, Lucinda Gibson, Robert 137 Girls Asking Guys Out 26, 27 Girls Athletic Association 51 Goff, Heidi 137 Goff, Michael 118 Golden, Justin Gold son, Mike 86-89, 137 Golf 76,77 Gotscs, Robert 137 Gower, Doug Gower, Missy 138 Graduation 36-39 Graham, Julie 61, 67,138 Gralcy, Kevin Grattan, Daniel 49, 56, 63, 104,107,138, M5 Gratton, Robert 48, 50, 52, 118,166, 220 Green, Lisa 46, 61,118 Greenlee, Tammy Griffith, Jennifer 44, 55, 67, 118 Griffith, John 78,138 Grimes, Jamie 138 Griscom, Sonja 49, 55, 60, 61,118 Gross, Billie Jo 107,118 Grounded 10,11 Groves, Scott 63,118,164, 222 Grubb, Robert 138 Guentert, Stephen Gump, Chris 138 Gwynn Tire Service 216 Hadley, Jennifer 53,61,138 Hager, Chad 51, 56, 60, 78, 86-89, 220 Haislip, C.E. 11,218 Hale, Alicia 49,118 Hall, Brent 118 Hall, Kristina 49,118 Hall, Mark 104,105 Hall, Rebecca 48 Hall, Sherry 32,52,118 Hamilton, Ann 38, 46, 47, 112 Hamilton, Linda 138 Hammond, Alicia 68,138 Hammond, Seth 67, 138, Ml Haney, David 82, 83,138 Hangouts 153 Harden, Shelia 47, 51,69, 138 Hardesty, Joey 138 Harding, Sharon Harker, Bernadette 156 Harkcr, Leslie 16,17, 55, 138 Harold, Debbie 48, 51, 69, 118 Harr, Diane 138 Harris, Donnie 51,118 Harris, Jon Harris, Kimberly Harton, William 41, 90,91 Haugh, Mark 54,118,139 Haught, David 51,118 Haught, Steve Haught, Troy 68,118 Haun, Terri 53,56 Havlichek, Lynann 10, 67, 68,138 Hawkinberry, Melissa 138 Hawkins, Charlene 138 Hawkins, Christy Hawkins, Dick 72,73,156 Hawkins, Lisa 54, 56, 60, 61, 64.114.118 Hawkins, Robert 138 Hawkins, Romy 38, 48, 54, 61.118 Hayes, Angela 55, 68,138, M4, Ml 7 Hayes, Anita 47, 52, 66,138, M5 Hayes, H. Waide 218 Hay hurst, Chrisi 56, 60, 63, 66, 92,93,114,118, 220 Hayhurst, Kimi 93, 94,106, 139, Ml Hayhurst, Rodney 46,121, 170 Helmick Corporation 216 Helminski, Michelle 49, 56, 60, 61,121,129 Hendershot, Shaun 82, 83, 139 Henderson, Christina 46, 121 Henderson, Heather 138 Henderson, Jason 138 Henderson, Michael 66, 68, 121,171 Henderson, Steve 121 Herron, Dallas 138 Hershman, Christina 49, 138 Hess, Amy 121 Hess, Michelle 53, 74, 75, 138 Hess, Roy 138 Hetrick, Kim 55,121 Hetrick, Todd 139 Hi-Life Staff 54 Hickman, Gary 46, 66,121, 220 Hickman, Melanie 49, 54, 61,121 Hickman, Mike 47,139 Higgins, Jason High Tech Collieries 1% Hill, Joshua 138 Hill, Renee 53,138 Hillberry, Charles 51, 53, 58,138 Hilson, Marion 138 Hilson, Mike 90, 91,188 Hines, Antoinette 138 Hinton, Greg 44, 60, 63, 66, 121,194 Hinton, Nathan 60, 65, 66, 68, 121,122,124, 220 Hinton, Scan 121 Hoffman, Gary 138 Hogan, Moses 15, 55,59, 63, 66, 68, 72, 73,121, 220 Hogan, Roy 139 Holbcrt, Billy 139 Holland, Danah 138 Holloway, Krishna 63, 138, 168 Homecoming 14,15 Homeroom M14 Hoonsan, Malai 138 Hope Gas 195 Hopkins, Robert 138 Horton, Cita 138 Horton, Janacita Hou It, Heidi 138,176 Howell, Robbie 139 Howvalt, Mclyssa 49, 52, 139,173 Huber, Linda 156 Hudson, Monica 15, 44,121 Hugging M16 Humphreys, Christa 48, 53, 138 Hunter Insurance 189 Hunting Fishing Club 51 Hupp, Jeff 138 Hurst, Tina 53,138 Hussey, Elizabeth 44, 49, 59, 68,121,122,127, 223 Husty, Pau la 44, 52,121, M9 Husty, Tomi 44,47,53,67, 138 Hutchinson, Joesph 138 Hutchinson, John 66 Index—Franks-Hutchinson 223 Wouldn't YOU __________Know It? Lockers were cleaned out, last-minute fines paid and final exams taken. As the last bell of the school year rang out, shouts of see you at the pool or let's keep in touch this summer rang through the halls. Although June 8 ended the term, the faculty re- mained at work until June 10 preparing report cards, averaging grades and cleaning out classrooms. That day, teachers were required to meet at one of the three administrative check-out stations. Check-out to me is a time of joy, gratification and relief! Truly, check- out for teachers is ex- tremely organized and seems to always run veiy smoothly, declared Eng- lish Teacher Jo Lawson.— by Nicole Ferrise Iaquinta, Sammy 53,138 Ice, David 139 Ice, James Ice, William Index 220-229 Industrial Arts 51 Initiations 44, 45 Ireland, Kelley 37, 48, 52, 57,121 Iron, Garry 121 Irons, Danny 194 J S Machine Co. 216 Jackie's Beauty Spot 189 Jackson, Gary 139 Jackson, Michelle 140, M16 Jackson, Tracy 44,140 Jacquez, Kathy James Chevrolet 216 James, Cathy 140 James, Katherine James, Stephanie 69,121 Jarvis, Christal 140 Jarvis, Robert 140 Jenkins, Jeff 52,57,76,77, 140 Jenkins, Joseph 141 Jezioro, John 51, 52, 56, 57, 60, 63,104,121 Jimmie, Criss 64, 82, 83,141 Jimmie, Jason 140 Jimmie, Michael 121 Johnson, Arlene 140 Johnson, Barb 54,140 Johnson, Clco 34 Johnson, Holly 140 Johnson, Vanessa 140 Jones Fur Service 213 Jones, Colyn 140 Jones, David 141 Jones, Donald 141 Jones, Elizabeth Jones, J.R. 35, 66,78 Jones, Janet 156 Jones, Kenneth 140 Jones, Kevin 140 Jones, Kim 53,140, M9 Jones, Regina 140 Jones, Tammy 52, 54, 57,61, 121,194 Jones, Tony 140 Joseph, Mark 60, 78,140, 220 Joshi, Dipa 56, 60,61, 54, 141 Joshi, Jay 141 Journalism 54, 55 Judge Rodney B. Merrifield 198 Judy, Michelle 140 Juker, John 140 Junior Class 219 Junior Varsity Football 90- 91 Kann, Shelly 4,49,52,68, 121 Keener, Bruce 49, 51,121 Keener, Jim 82, 83,140 Keener, Jerry Keener, Kelly 55, 66,121 Keener, Leslie 140 Keffer, Jeffrey 47,140 Keffer, John 47,140 Kcndzior, Jennifer 68,141 Kenner, Jerry Kent, Jcannine Kettering, Matt 49, 56, 90, 91,141 Key Club 56 Keywanettes 56,57 Kime Floral 186 Kime, Evan 52, 72, 73,140 King, Derek 78,140 King, Eric 66, 78,122 King, Jeff 140 King, Tracy 47,140 Kinzer, Jay 140 Kirby, James 90, 91,140 Kirby, Paxton Kirk, Kerri 141,165 Kirstcin, Jeremy 64,141, 171 Kiser, Lacy 51,140 Kiser, Lori 41, 44, 46, 66, 140 Kiser, Scott 51,121 Kisncr, Doug Kittle, Arnold Kittle, Dennis 64,140 Klingcnsmith, Shane 53, 140, 225 Knicely, Scott 140 Knotts, Cheryl 53,140 Koay, Nancy 56, 59, 60, 63, 66,121 Koay, Tommy 141 Koch, Cassie 15, 53, 67, 92, 93,140 Kocsis, Jenny 48, 53, 69, 84, 85,140,153,171 Kolbash, Shannon 141 Konya, Shawn 67, 82, 83, 140 Konya, Steve 140 Koon, Monika 121 Kosar, Kelly 69, 93,94,140 Koski, George 51, 58,156, 164 Kovach, Ken 82, 83,140 Kovack, Michael 64,140 Kovack, Robert 64,140 Kovack, Tina 68,140 Kowalski, Dierdre 48, 56, 67, 69,92,93,140 Kramer, Lori 55, 61,121 Kridle, Jill 52,55,68,140 Kritzcr, Roger 218 Kropp, Eric 140 Kropp, Howard 140 Kucish, Delaina 167 Kuhn, David 40,140, M17 Kurczak, Kelly 53,141 Kurczak, Lisa 53, 57, 59,141 L J Electric 214 L M Financial Services 210 Lady Diane's 210 Lake, Tammy 48 Lamb, Greg 17, 65,66,68, 69,123, 220, M6 Lambert, Christy 142 Lambert, Lucy 142 Lambert, Rod 90, 91,156 Lance, Melinda Lane, Shawn 143 Lark, Sheila 143 Larry, Frank 38, 44,49, 51, 56, 60,120,123, 220 LaRuc, Dennine 156 Last Day of School 40-41 Later Curfew 127 Latin Club 52, 53,192,193 Latin Honorary 57 Lawson, Bill Lawson, Jo 156 Lawson, Liz 34, 105,106, 143,149 Laya, Chad 143 Laya, Steven Layman, Chuck 64,143 Layman, Katrina 143 Layne, Cristy 48, 55,123 Learning by Doing 170 Lee, Mark 38, 54, 56, 59, 60,61,63, 66, 72, 73,119,123 READY FOR ANOTHER game. Junior John Stam finishes getting into his football uniform in the East-West Stadium dressing room. Coach Joe Natcmicola's varsity football team finished the season 4-5, but the school's athletic teams combined to win the second annual NCAC and the mythical Timcs-Wcst Virginian all-sports awards. PAUSING A MOMENT forpictures. Essence Affair Princess Tif- fany Lee, Queen Lucha Ray and Escort Craig Creer pose during the corona- tion. The May 14 formal dance was held in the Fairmont State College Turley Center Ballroom and sponsored by the Black Culture Society. 224 Index—Iaquinto-Lee Lee, Natalie 142 Lee, Tiffany 44, 224, 228 Leeson, Richard 142 Les Cheveux 190 LeTour Studios 194 Levines 214,215 Lewis, Dionne Lewis, Germaine 78,143 Lewis, Mike 78,143 Libonati, Gina 49,114,123, 124,169, M9 Lindsey, Tami 52,143, Ml7 Lipscomb, Lora 52,143 Little, Charles 64,143 Little, Jamie Llaneza, Amber 143, Mil Long, Annette 143 Long, James Lucas, Denise 49,142 Luckey, Anntonette 143 Luckey, Kristin 15, 44, 52, 124, M9 Ludeker, Mark 66,123 Luzader, James 143 Mace, James 37,123 Mace, Shannon 143 Maddox, Dcdrcyal 143 Maddox, Rick Madrigals 204 Mainella, Angela 53,67,143 Maino, Tina Maiolo, Melia 63 Mallamo, Eric 143 Mallamo, Rick Mallamo, Trcssa 54,61,63, 66, 92, 93,143, 220 Manchin, Joe 67, 82, 83, 90, 91,143 Mancino, Shelly 143 Mancino, Tina 143, M5 Mancinotti, Packy 1, 53,143 Manly, Allison 53, 56,67, 143 Manly, Sally 156,176 Manns, Greg 44, 66,143 Maple Leaves Staff 54, M24 Marano, Melinda 64,143, 170 Marbury, Trevia 142, 176 Marchesani, Nicky 45, 53, 142,144 Marino, Mike 143 Marion Answering Service 191 Mark's Auto Repair 218 Marklcy, Michael 143 Marshall, Jessie 123 Martcllo, Denise 143 Martin Senour Paints 218 Martin, Dallas Martin, Darlene 49, 84, 85, 143 Martin, Glenna 47,156 Martin, Heather 47, 48,143, 223 Martin, Irene 156, 223 Martin, Jennifer 143 Martin, John 142 Martin, Kim 57, 66,142, 220 Martin, Martha Martin, Norma 143 Martin, Patrick 39, 44 Martin, Stephanie 143 Maruka, Carol 60,61, 66, 123,169 Mascara, Frank C. 214, 215 Mason, Cindy 27, 48,143 Mat Maids 59 Maurer, Jeff 55,69,123, Mil Mauro, Jeff 48,60,64,123, 194 May Brothers' Company 181 McCartney, Lenola 49,143, 188 McCartney, Lionel 143 McCaulley, David 143 McCaulley, Donald 142 McCay, Scott 64, 82, 83 McClain, Brad 64,67,142 McCloy, Stana 52,143 McCoy, David McCoy, Greg 143 McCracken, Meredith McCullough, Michele 84, 85,143 McDaniel, Eric 143 McDonald's 184 McDonald, Alison 8,9, 51, 143 McDonald, John 63, 67,143 McDonald, Rodney 52, 57, 142 McDougal, Cami 114,123 McElroy, Andrea 16,17, 56, 59, 60, 61, 62,142 McGinnis, Bryan Mclntire, Dale 143 McKinney, Lee Roy 143 McPherson, Ted 72, 73,123 McQuain, James 143 McQuain, Roger 143 Meadow Gold Dairy 211 Meanyhan, Tara 67,143 Melgarcjo, Kim 41, 47,143 Menas, Bob 78,144 Menas, Jeff 44,53,67,144 Mercer, Robin 144,188 Merchant, Robert 123 Merrifield, Gary Rachel 218 Merrifield, Missy 36, 37, 55, 123 Merrill, John Merritt, Tammy 144 Metz, Destiny 48,144 Metz, Leah 144 Mezzanotte, Paul 37, 44, 51, 60, 66,123, 220 Mezzanotte, Tommy 53, 67, 90, 91,145 Miano, Matt 145 Miano, Tim 144 Miano, Tina 144 Michael, David 44, 51,13, 78,123, 220 Michael, Dcana 144 Michael, Jennye 54, 56, 61, 63,64,144,222 Michael, Sheba 51, 59 Michaels, Adrian 44,144 Michalski, Janet 156 Michalski, Steve 47,144, 220 Michalski, Tony 44, 45, 53, 67, 90,91,144 Mike Ross Barber Shop 218 Milbum, Chcri Milbum, Gina 66,123,222 Miller, Barry 145 Miller, Eric 68,145,168 Miller, Kara 106, 144, Ml Miller, Mark 27,124,144 Miller, Robert 144 Miller, Shelia Millionc, Elliot 51,123 Millione, Jennifer 44 Millione, Thomas Millman, Eleanor 156 Mills, Matt 144 Minnich, Kathryn 144 Mirror Images 214, 215 Missing School 131 Mitchell, Fred 78,144 Mitchell, Latrisha 47, 51, 145 Moats, Denise 49, 68,144 Monell, Mike 66,123 More Education 159 Montgomery, Michael 63, 144, M5 Moody, Alcthea 60, 84, 85, 123 Moore, Angel 53, 59,144 Moore, Chad 144 Moore, Cindy 49, 68,144 Moore, David P. 218 Moore, Frank 156 Moore, Jennifer 144 Moore, Thcsslcy 44, 49, 59, 69,123, 222 Moran, Teresa 123 Morgan, Cathy 49, 52, 59, 68, 145,175, 220 Morgan, Gary Morgan, Jeff 53,145 Morgan, Kim 59 Morgan, Larry 63,144 Morgan, Linda 156,168 Morgan, Richard 144 Morgan, Rocky 82, 83,144 Morgan, Stephanie 59,144 Morgan, Tonya 123 Moroose, Steve 56, 64, 76, 77,144 Morris, Ken Morris, Lori 144 Morris, Melissa 67,145 Morris, Rob 66,125 Morris, Steven 144 Morris, Tonya 144 Morrison, Andrea 41, 53, 67, 93,94,144 Morrison, Missy 56, 68,125, 220 Morrone, Samuel 214, 215 Mu Alpha Theta 59 Mugnano, Jeremy Mugnano, Mattio 78,144 Mullcnax, Jeffery 144 Mullcnnax, Lisa 41, 44, 144 Mulpuru, Sucharita 59,144 Munchin, Heather 17, 68, 120,125 Munza, Diana Muriale's 211 Murray, Alicia Murray, Paula Murrin, Kristi 144 116.159.167 145.167 145 47,61,67,68, Musgrave, Jennifer 125 Music M8 Mu to, Frank 53,56, 57, 90, 91,104,105,144, 220 Muto, Joe 38,124,159 Myers Excavatlnc 185 Myers, B.J. 44, 53, 57,67,144 Myers, Barbara 84, 85 Myers, Becky 48, 50, 52,53, 56,122,125,165,177 Myers, Preston 78, 86-89, IN CONTROL, Sophomore Shane Klingensmith rides his skateboard down an incline at The Ditch, a popular spot for skaters. Like running, dancing or walking, skateboarding provided a popular form of exercise for participants who gained skills in maneuvering the narrow boards on side- walks, parking lots and curbs. AIMING FOR AN IMAGINARY target. Freshman George Fulda practices the correct way to hold a bow and arrow. Apart from the traditional activities, archery, bowling and gymnastics units offered physical education students the opportunity to learn new skills. One year of physical education was required for high school graduation. Index—Lce-Myers 225 LIGHTING THE LARGEcandlcat the end of the runway. Senior Escort and Queen Missy Pride pause during April 30 prom coronation. The 36 escorts, princesses, maids of honor and queen walked down an elevated runway to the front of the Fairmont State College Turley Center Ballroom with escorts lighting a candle for each court member. WITH A NO. 2 PENCIL, Freshman Heather Wablc marks her selections for sophomore class officers. The addition of computer balloting aided in counting votes for the election held in early May. In addition to class officers. Homecoming, prom and Morp courts and student body officers were selected in computer-assisted voting. Wouldn't YOU ________Know It? Groups of students re- mained standing around the room even after the second bell had rung. Holding their books, back packs, gym bags and purses, they waited for the new seat- ing arrange- ment to be unveiled by the teacher. Each student wondered what it would be this time, but soon it was no longer a surprise as the teacher began reading names from the top of the roll and pointing to the chairs in the first row. I always dread it when one of my teachers seats us in alphabetical order, ex- plained Junior Leah Woo- dbum. 1 know that in the back of the room I won't be able to see the board, hear instructions or even pay at- tention for that matter. — by Nicole Ferri se 144 Nuzum, Ron 78, 86-89,147, Myers, Stephanie 15, 44, 52, 229, Mil 56,60,66,84,85,125,194, Nuzum, Samuel 147 M17 Napier, Chris 144 Napplc, Mike 144 Napplc, Patrick Natcmicola, Aaron 56, 66, 78,145 Natcmicola, Joseph 58,159 Nautilus Connection 216 National Forensic League 59 National Honor Society 45, 60 Nelson, Jennifer 44, 47, 64, )0 O'Mara, Aaron 16,17, 44, 52, 56, 57,63, 66, 68, 72, 73, 125,127 O'Neal, Leonard O'Neal, Shawn Oerly, Debra 44,61,147 Ocrly, Sandra 38, 48,60, 125 Officers 56, 57 Oliver, John 147 Olivcrio, Madeline 159 Oliveto, Carole 9, 61, 68, 125,129, 227 68 Nelson, John 46, 64, 66,145 Neptune, Russell Nestor, John New Encland Loc Homes 186 Ncwhouse, Michelle 144 Nichols, Tina 13, 44, 52, 57, 66,125 Nixon, Cindy 125 No Money Events 60,61 Norman, Shannon 53, 92, 93,144 North Pole Ice 214 Norwest Financial 204 Noshagya, Andrea 25, 67, 144 Opening 2-5 Organizations 42, 43 Ott, Robert 147 Our Snor Florist 214, 215 Owens, Tisha 59 Owning a Car 119 Not Knouring Answers 166 Nottingham, Greg 144 Nowlin, Malcom 144 Nutter, Racqucl 53,145 Nuzum, Joni 145 Nuzum, Mike 82, 83, 147 Pagliaro, Frank 51, 76, 77, 125 Panetti, Heather 147,177 Panza, Regina 56,60, 64, 66, 125,220 Parent Patrons M2 226 Index—Myers-Quill Parker, Brian 125 Parker, Dianne 44, 48,146 Parker, Doug 54, 55,125 Parker, Tonia 147,188 Parks, Danny 44, 66, 68, 56, 147, 220 Paul, Brian 147 Pavalok, Randy 147 Payne, Saronna Payton, Robert Payton, Todd 147 Pell, Belinda 44, 66, 68,125, 220, Ml 7 People 112-159 Perdue, Shelle 46,54,61, 147 Perfect Teacher 175 Perkins, Joey 147 Perkins, John Perkins, Roy Perkins, Tom Pet Peeves 167 Pet Shop 206 Peters, Kirsten 56,60,125, 220 Pctonick, Lew 63, 74, 75,90, 91, 220 Pctonick, Meghan 54, 56, 61, 63,67, 74, 75,147 Petty, Bill 67,147 Phillips, John Phipps, Robert 54, 60, 61, 64,147,164 Photo Craft 214, 215 Pierce, Patrick 147, M7 Pinn, Brian 125 Pinnell, Linda 55,159 Pitrolo and Williams 198 Pitrolo Markets, Inc. 214, 215 Pitrolo, John 56,147 Pizza Delivery M5 Polar Bear Band 201 Poling, Andrea 125, M9 Pollastrini, Andrea 45, 47, 69,147 Postlethwait, Crystal 146 Poston, Kevin 52,57,147 Potts, Douglas 147 Pourbaix, Mike 44, 46,125, 174 Pourbaix, Missy 44, 56,147, M17 Powell, Alicia 147 Powell, Stephanie 44, 147, 164 Pownell, Eric 147 Pratt, James 146, M9 Prendcrgast, Jeannette 147 Presley, Frank 68,147 Preston, Alissa 47, 69,146 Preston, Kerry 46,125, M10 Preventing Boredom 165 Prichctt, David 78 Pride, Aimcc 147 Pride, Mindy 56,60,147, 232, M10 Pride, Missy 16,17, 56,60, 125, 220, 226 Pritchett, David 147 Prom 30-33 Public Relations Staff 55 Pyles, Amy Pyles, James 147,188 Pyles, Sandy 53,147 AS MEMBERS of the Latin Club and Honorary return buses after a sightseeing tour. Adviser Julia Shaw watches to sec that no one is left behind during the group's annual visit to Washington, D.C. In the capital city, students toured the Smithsonian and a number of other museums while also seeing landmarks such as the Washington and Jefferson monuments. SHOWING THE FRESHMAN class a demonstration of Polar Bear spirit. Senior Mascot Carole Oliveto and varsity cheerleaders juniors Sara Bonnett and Racchclle Chefren participate in a skit. The late August orientation program gave new students a chance to become familiar with school activities as well as begin to learn their way around the campus. R. C. Cola 210 R. S. Pizatella Associ- ates 214,215 Radcliff, Nancy 159 Radcliff, Ron 218 Ragen, Maureen 4, 7, 64, 147,153,171 Raikes, Gerald 78,147 Rainbow Express 206 Rainy Days 28, 29 Raspa, Kathryn 159 Ray, Lucha 44,66,55,63, 120,127, 224, 228 Raymond, Bobby 52, 60, 125 Redmond, Richard 145,147 Reed, Gary 52,125 Reed, Heather 49, 68, 52, 106.147 Reese, Chad 44,147,169 Reese, Tom 36,37, 51,125 Reifingcr, Dannctte 146 Reynolds, Dave 44, 54, 56, 60, 66,116,125 Rhodes, Becky 15,147,188 Rhodes, Jessica 147 Rhodes, Rochelle Ribel, Deena 15, 56, 60, 66, 114,119,125 Ribel, Ryan 67, 82,83,90, 91.147 Rice, Kristin 61, 67,147 Rich, James D. 214, 215 Richards, Christy 44,122 Richards, Harold Richards, Roseann 147 Richardson, Cammie 125 Richardson, Carolyn 159 Richardson, Jason 147 Richardson, Paul 64,104, 146 Richendollar, Trade 147 Rider Pharmacy 218 Riffle, Amy 125 Riffle, Eddie Riffle, Peggy 147 Riffle, Tiffani 147 Rivesville Community Pharmacy 206 Rizzo, Dr. John 12,186 Rizzo, Johnna 56, 60, 61, 84, 85,147, 220 Roberts, James 126 Roberts, Whitney 74, 75, 147 Robinson, Danita 147 Rodgers, Johnic 12 Rogers, William Roidad, Mohammad 214 Roman, Mary Jo 59,159, 221 Romcsburg, Tina 148 Romney, Mike 148 Rose Furniture 214, 215 Rose, Alex 49,148,176 Rose, Diane 148 Rose, Padden, and Petty L.C. 210 Rosi, Steve 82, 83, 90, 91, 148 Ross Maruka 183 Ross, Joanna 61,148,176 Ross, Melinda 64,149 Ross, Quentin 126 Rowe, Cheryl 48,126 Rowell, Gail 149 Rowell, Gwen 148 Ruggiero, Tina 17,159 Rundle, Tara 52,148,172, 175 Runyan, Bill 51, 53, 82, 83, 148 Rush, Jerry 148 Rutherford, Brian 68 Rutherford, James 148 Rutherford, Jeff 51, 54,148 Rutherford, John 63,66 Rutherford, Kathryn Rutherford, Majorie 49, 55, 126 Rutherford, Shane Ryan, Beth Ryan, Steve 148 s Sadlowski, Suzanne Salai, Dana 47 Salina, Chris 126 Sanderson, Shannon Sandors, Steve 116 Sands, Kenneth M7 Sanford, Christie 47 Sanford, David 148 Santee, Samuel 148 Sapp, Bobbi Sapp, Kelly Satterfield, Janet Satterfield, John 69 Satterfield, Paul 54,148 Satterfield, Peggy 49 Satterfield, Robin (10) 55, 144 Satterfield, Robin (F) Saunders, Eugene Sauro's Dry Cleaners 206 Sawitski, Heather Sayre, Bruce Schelle, Jimmy Schultz Machine 191 Science Club Honorary 63 Scotchel, Mike Scott, Kevin Scott, Michelle Scratches Staff 55 Secreto, Louis Secreto, Mike 148 Secreto, Monica 53 Security Bank 214, 215 Senior Class 208 Senior Exams 125 Senior Vacations 121 Scremetis, Chad 149 Seremctis, Dave Scrmo, Angela 55,126 Shackelford, Dave 47, 49, 54, 64,67,68,149,175 Shade, Jennifer 148 Shaffer, Eric 52,66, 76,148, 220 Shaffer, Jenny 13,68,148, 220 Shaffer, Kim 53,148 Shahan, Bernard Shamim, Brandon 49, 54, 59, 63, 69,148 Shan, Tony 49, 56, 59, 60, 63, 72, 73,148 Shannon, Shila 44, 54-56, 61,134,149 Sharing Homework 162 Shaver, Joy 11,149 Shaver, Robin 148 Shaw, Jeff 51,126 Shaw, Julia 58,159,227 Sheets, Troy 52,86-89,148 Shelton, Chris 148 Shepherd, B.J. 148 Shepherd, Belinda 49,148 Shepherd, Ronnie 163 Sheppard, Chris 148 Sheppard, Kay 159 Sherren, Kelly 126 Shields, Amanda 54,149, 162,172 Shields, Vivian 126,220 Shingleton, Becca 126 Shinglcton, Cindy 44,149 Shingleton, Rebecca Shipley, Gary 53,148 Shipley, Michelle 49,148 Shipley, Sandy 148 Shipley, Tammy 148 Shoulders, Michelle 44, 53, 54, 67, 92, 93,148 Showaltcr, Trulie 148 Showmaker, John Showplace, The 191 Shreve, Marsha 53, 67,149 Shrcvcs, Daniel 149 Shriver, Veronica 53,148 Shroycr, Steve 46,148 Shuman, Brenda 148 Shuman, Robert 148 Shumate, Robert 148 Sigely, Sherry 149 Sigley, Michelle 15,148 Sigley, Ron 39, 49,125, 126,186 Simmons, Delbert 64,149 Sindlcdecker, Sharcnc 52 Sine, Brian Sine, Deanna 150 Sine, Tina 44, 49 Sine, William 150 Singleton, David Sinscl, Christopher 151 Sistrunk, Fondria 151 Sixth Street Pharmacy 191 Ski Club 66,67 Slamick's Gym 202, 203 Slamick, Tim Slaughter, Mike 151 Slaughter, Tracy 151 Sloan, Joe 151 Sloan, Mike 64, 78,151 Sloan, Tom 44, 51,66, 78,126 Sloboda, John 57 Smedley, Rhonda 61,150 Smcjkal, Yvonne 67,150 Smigocki, Tanya 56, 59- 61,151 Smith, Bonnie 151 Smith, Chad 151,188 Smith, Charlotte 151 Smith, Dina 159,170 Smith, Donna 44, 47,151 Smith, Douglas 47,151 Smith, Gary Smith, Jamal 150 Smith, Jennie 46, 55, 61,150 Smith, Kim 151 Smith, Leslie 12, 56, 64, 66, 151 Smith, Mollie 12, 44, 56, 61, 68,151, 220 Smith, Sarina Smith, Tammy 48, 51, 52, 126,129,162 Snow Days M2 Index—R.C. Cola-Snow 227 mwrmtrm Wouldn't YOU _________Know It? As if waiting four years to get that diploma wasn't enough, seniors with last names falling at the end of the alphabet had to wait a little longer. The wait also left time to worry a- bout falling while cross- ing the stage or having an administrator pronounce your name incorrectly. There were good points about graduating last though. One good thing about being the last per- son to graduate is that ev- eryone notices you, de- clared Senior Anne Zap- pacosta. Whether it was an A person waiting for the Z's to finish or a Z person awaiting his turn, the applause that rang out when the last name was called was for everyone,— by Nicole Ferrise Snyder, Cara 52, 56, 57, 59, 60, 63,107,151 Snyder, Charles 62,159 Snyder, Chrystal 61,67,151 Snyder, Marcus 53, 63,104, 107,151 Snyder, Patricia 151, Mil Snyder, Teresa 74, 75,150 Soles Electric 205 Soles, Cindy 59,61,151 Soles, Jeff 53,63,151 Soles, Wendy 44, 54, 56, 59, 61,126 Soloman, Ethan 52, 56, 66, 72, 73, 220 SomoMORE Class 209 Southern, Justin 47, 67,151 Spanish Club Honorary 64 SrADAJORE Barberinc 214, 215 Spencer, Chris 82,83,151 Spirit Club 61 Spring Fling 34,35 Sports 70-111 Sprouse, Lisa 47,151 Spuds Mackenzie M7 Staldcr, Bcmie 218 Stalnaker, Jason 48, 66,151 Stalnakcr, Jodi 46, 66, 68, 141,150, M8 Stalnaker, Pam 159 Stanley, Melanie 53,67,150 Starkey, Bobby 116,126 Starkey, James 90, 91,151 Starkey, Kim Starkey, Phillip Starkey, Robert 86-89 Starkey, Sheila 151 Stam, John 44, 78,151, 224 Stam, Steve 151 Starr PHOTOGRAPHY 182 Staud, Bill 47, 53,67,151 Staud, Frank Steele, Ronda 151 Stcmple, Linda 49,150 Stemple, Ruben 49,150 Stephens, Dawn 67,151 Stevenski, Debbie 51,159 Stewart, Rodney 60, 78,86- 89,151, 231 Stewart, Steve 39, 44, 51, 60, 66, 78,126, 220 Stiles, Eric 126 Stingo, Kevin 64, 67,151 Stone Thomas 216 Stotlcr, Maurice 49, 53,151 Stottlemire, Joe Stottlemire, Kenneth 151 Stottlemire, Michelle 151 Stout, Mark Stout, Monica 150 Straight, Dave 64,126 Straight, Richard 150 Strole, Curtis 69,151 Strother, Joy 44,126 Stuckey, William Student Action for Educa- tion 69 Student Life 6-41 Student Teachers 143 Study Hall 173 Suchy, Max 151 Sullivan, Dejon 151 Sullivan, Mario Sumlin, Debbie 126 Sumlin, Talisa 15,151,165 Summer 8,9 Summers, Christy 151 Summers, Eloise 151 Summers, Ladonna Summers, Lisa Summers, Rocky 53,150 Summers, Troy 67,150, 231 Sun Carpet Tilb Center 215 Superior Photo Service 199 Suplita, Richard 72, 73,151 Suplita, Wendy 54, 56, 60, 119,126 Sutphin, Don Sutphin, Elizabeth Sutphin, Shannon 151 Swidler, Brian 51,128 Swigcr, David 90, 91,151, 172 Swoiart, Stanard 199 Swisher, Stacie 44,151 T.CS.Y JYogurt M7 Talkington, Doug 151 Tannchill, Glenn 151 Tate, Felicia 53,152 Taylor, John 152 Taylor, Loretta 64,159 Taylor, Shawna 51,152 Taylor, Valerie 152 Teacher's Aides 171 Teacher!Student Relation- ships 157 Tcahan, Julie 44, 56, 67,152, 220 Ted Ryan Opticians 180 Telephone 123 Tennant, John D. Jr. 14,15, 56, 62,156 Tennant, Linda 44,152 Tennis 104-107 Testa, Joe 78,152 Thespians 69 Thobois, Paul 44, 59, 78, 128,220 Thompson, Janet 56, 59,61, 106,153 Thompson, John Thompson, Leslie 128 Thompson, Raymond Thompson, Rebecca 37, 54, 66, 74, 75,128, 220 Thompson, Rocky 59 Thompson, Stephen 72, 73, 152, 232, M16 Thorne's Hardware 189 Thorne, Alan R. 210 Thome, Jim 152 Thome, Joey 78 Thome, Lori 152 Thome, Melissa 64,152 Thome, Tom 152 Thuses 149 Tichenor, Debbie 15, 38, 52,128 Tiffany's Hair Salon 218 Title Page 1 Titler, Tiffani 52, 66,92,93, 152, 220 Tokarz, Mike 153 Tolliver, Dawn 44, 46, 59, 128 Toothman, Lesli Toothman, Mike Toothman, Rick 78,153 Toothman, Warren 152 Towns, Eric 152 Towns, Tim 152 Towns, Todd 152 Townsend, Brian Townsend, Jeff 82, 83,152 Townsend, Kitty 84,85,152 Tow son, Jerry Track 100-103 Travclstead, Lori 44, 54,56, 61, 68,153,162 Travclstead, Mark 39,128, 220 Trent, Julie 63, 67, 74, 75, 153 Tri-M 220 Trimble, Patsy 156 Trips 62, 63 Trippett, Kim 48, 53, 54, 56, 61, 67,152,162 Trippett, Shauna 15, 47, 152,176 Trisler, Scott 69,128 Tropca, Tricia Trotta, Joe 9,56,64, 78,152 Tucker, Amy 92, 93,128, 167 Tucker, Kevin 44,51,152 Tucker, Tracy 55, 58,152, 220 Turek, Thomas Turner Pharmacy 214, 215 Turner, Alvin IN ANOTHER HALFTIME show. Polar Bear Marching Band members perform Brass Machine from the East-West Stadium field. The group's year was highlighted with a trip to Washington, D.C., for the Cherry Blossom Festival as well as competitions at Norwin, Pa.; Forest Festival in Elkins and Marching Bands of America in Morgantown. SETTLED IN comfortably forJuniorRcid Amos' tennis match, English Instructor Carol Amos watches the action at the Morris Park Court. The No. 5 player on Coach Joe Muto's team, Reid advanced to the first round of the state tennis tournament in Charleston after winning his regional qualifier. 228 Index—Snyder-Turner Turner, Anthony 51, 78 Turner, Jodi 67, 78,152 Turner, Krissy 47, 53,152 Turner, Richard 122 Turner, Steve Tuttle, Amy 67, 93, 94,153 Tuttle, Lori 68, 69,152 Tycart Valley Food land 207 Types of Tests 169 UU Unusual Assignments 163 Urbaniak, Shelly 53,152 Urbaniak, Tina 13,15, 52, 55, 56, 61,152 Urse, Matt 64,152 Usalis, Bernadette 53 Uvegcs, Heather 47,152 V W Electric Slttly 185 VCR Movies M14 Vandcrgrift, Rebecca 44, 67, 152 VanPclt, Angela Van Pelt, Bill 46, 49, 54, 55, 61,119,128 VanPclt, Linda 128 VanPelt, Rita 53,67, 153 Variety Store 214, 215 Varner, Ida Varsity Cheerleaders 9 Varisty Lettermcn's Club 220 Veasy, Chance 44, 56, 64, 90,91,152 Vessccchia, Regina Viani, Angie 8, 9, 49,128 Viglianco, Mike 11, 56, 64, 152 Villace Pantry 214, 215 Villcrs, Mary 64,152 Vincent, James Vincent, Lawrence 152 Vingle, Barry 49,159 Vingle, LcighAnn 47,67, 152 W.S. Thomas Transfer 214, 215 Wablc, Heather 84, 85,152, 226 Waddell, Dave 56,59-61, 63, 66, 72, 73, 220 Waggoner, Cassie 153 Waites, Carl 153 Waites, Lakisha 152 Waites, LaShonc Walker, Ann 152 Walker, Billy 152 Walker, Chris 152 Walker, Jim 152 Walker, Kathy 54,64,152, 163 Walker, Steve 214,215 Walker, Tiffany 44, 46,51, 64,128 Walker, Traci 67,93,94,152 Walter, Nila 47,153 Warcholak, Cheri 44, 56, 64, 66, 68,152, M4 Warehouse Groceries 189 Wamick, Melanie Washcnitz, Frankie 61, 67, 86-89,152, 229 Washington, Virginia 44, 51,69 Washington, Wanda 44, 51, 69,128 Waters, Eric 152 Watkins, James O. 136, 214, 215 Watkins, Rhonda 68,152, 176, 220 Watkins, William 128 Watson, Stacey 152 Weaver, Gretchen 55,152 Weaver, Mark 78,152 Weber, Vicki 159,171 Weekly, Jim 152 Weekly, Michael 128 Wells, Anthony 154 Wells, Darla 49,154 Wells, Stanley 155 Wells, Vicki West Vircinia Electric Co. 214 West, Chelsea 52,155 West, Erik 82,83 West, Gertrude 155 Westfall, Sherri 155 Where People Study 164 Whctsell, C. E. Whistle Sror 218 White, Craig 155 White, Collin 104 White, David 56, 63, 64,154 White, Karen 154 White, Mary 54, 68,155, 170, 220 White, Terry 56, 63, 64,155 White, Tonya 155 Wiley, Billy 155 Wiley, Brenna 53, 55,155 Wiley, Mike 78,155 Willey, Lynn 53,155 Willey, Rebecca Williams, Amy 61, 67,154 Williams, Heidi 13, 52, 54, 56, 61, 68,155, 220 Williams, James 155 Williams, Jcnncttc 47, 64, 155 Williams, Shawn M. 13,155 Williams, Shawn R. 14, 61, 67, 90,91,155,177 Willis, Krista 52, 54, 56, 57, 61,128 Willis, Lawrence Willis, Virginia 155 Wilson Ford 214, 215 Wilson, Anthony 154 Wilson, Autumn Wilson, Cheri 154 Wilson, Danny 155 Wilson, Devon 90,91,155 Wilson, James 51,155 Wilson, Jeff 51 Wilson, Lance 51,155 Wilson, Misty 13,155 Wilson, Nikki 155 Wilson, Paul 152 Wilson, Robert Wilson, Shawna 38, 128 Wilson, Stephanie 46, 66, 106,154 Wimer, Cathy 53, 67,155 Wincmiller, Rachel 155 Winter, John 47, 53, 67,155 Wishing Well Health Center 206 Wolfe, Eraina 51,155 Wood, Molly 55,56,60,63, 120 Wood, Todd 155 Woodbum, Leah 8, 9, 54, 61,155, M4 Woodmen op the World 197 Woodring, Donna 154 Woods, Meikka 154 Woydak, Tracey 67,155 Wrestling 86-99 Wright, Paul 53,82,83,155 Writing Papers 174 Wyer, J.R. 63,64,155 Wysner, Warren 214, 215 Yalaz, Jalc 155 Yancro, Laura 53, 67,154 Yates, Scott 154 Yerkovich, Jann 54, 60, 92, 93,155 Yoho, Charles 27,55,128 Yoho, Jason 47, 53,155 Yost, Tina 155 Yost, William 72,73,128 Young, Fred 51,155 Young, Laura 154 Zachwieja, Aneisha 154 Zalcski, Kevin 155 Zappacosta, Anne 56, 60, 128, 220 Zappacosta, Christie 155 Zasloff, Julie 54,61,63,64, 66, 68, 69,155 Zicafoose, Linda 159, 221 Zides Sport Shop 215 Zundell, Ryan 54, 56, 60, 61, 78, 86-89,128,155 MAKING A LAST-MINUTE check before leaving school for Charleston, sophomore varsity teammates Ron Nuzum, Dennis Evans and Frank Washenitz prepare for their first state tournament trip. Students were excused from classes to line the back drive March 13 to give the team a proper send off. BEFORE A PERFORMANCE, Senior Madrigal Jencan Bush applies her make-up as she prepares to compete in the Colonial Williamsburg Music Festival. Realistic velvet costumes combined with a capella chamber music prompted judges to award the group with 99 out of 100 points in the May event. Index—Turner-Zundell 229 What could you say to end another year? The same thing you said at the beginning — over and over and over. As you wound down those last weeks, you cleaned up at the April 9 Spring Fling, at tended the June 6 graduation of 248 class mates and studied to earn final grades. In addition, you traveled with the basket ball team to the state tournament, applauded the yearbook staff's Gold Crown and Pace- maker awards and lamented the failure of county bond and statewide levy issues. Cont. on page 232 It's a sad time because a lot of my friends are seniors and I'll miss them. On the other hand. everybody looks forward to sum- mer vacation and less homework —Junior Ethan Solomon Performing their award- winning show, Madrigals sing an- other selection of chamber music at a lunchtime Library Showcase. Lead- ership skills classes organized speakers and performances which were scheduled throughout the year in the library. Madrigals earned a first-place award in their spring competition in Colonial William- burg, Va. 230 Closing Up and over the heads of his oppo- nent, Junior Rodney Stewart (44) shoots the ball in hopes of scoring a two-pointer. The varsity basketball team traveled to the state tourna- ment in Charleston for the third time since 1985 and took with it an entou- rage of cheering students. Once again. Coach Bill Lawson's team lost in the first round with a 63-69 defeat to Wheeling Park. Just for kicks. Freshman Troy Summers takes his turn during a sixth period physical education game of crab soccer. Although spring's warmer temperatures made students wish for the end of school, the lectures, homework, projects and tests continued through the last day June 8. Closing 231 While working to improve the appearance of the Loop Park cam- pus, Sophomore Stephen Thompson paints the lamp post on the front steps during the April 9 Spring Fling. Senior Jeff Ashton and Junior Krissy Enright also work to paint the adjoining railing for the school's sec- ond annual beautification project. By June 8, you were surprised that the time had passed so quickly. Whether you said it once or many times over, it was a year to remember. —by Krista Willis The year was full of changes and chal- lenges—and students met them. I wish we could do it all over again —Senior Wendy Suplita 232 Closing Parent Patrons 2 No Show Snow Remember them gool ole days when dat white stuff plummeted from da sky up above and it done stuck on that there road outside and caused da high skool to be shut for da day? But today, der ain't none of it none more. Why? Don't know. Alls I know is dat we been gone skool all winter and ain't seen none stuff to keep us home from high skool for a day. I been a prayin' that we heff some stuff soon 'cause I be tard of gone ta skool. When we don't heff none skool, me likes to git me sled out of the shed and ride it down da heel in front of my house. Den, mebbe if de kids is out from de house next door, I like ta dart big snowballs at dere backs. It's just sew funny to see dem wif snow running off their clothes and heffin' dare faces all red. Once time when I was lettle, my brudda and me got on a pan and ridded it down da heel. Then my momma come out an' yelled that we done went and rooned her good cookie sheet. But we didn't care. I reely wish we could get nuff snow just once so we could heff a day off so's I could heff fun like that once again. Please Mr. Snow—wontcha fall?—by Rebecca Geso You're Covered Surrounded by snow at WISP, Ski Club Sponsor Anthony Cann and treshmen Kara Miller and Seth Hammond prepare tor the slopes as Freshman Klmi Hay- hurst hits the ground. Skllers often found themselves repeatedly falling until they were confident on the slopes. Sharron A. Ball (Barbara) Rod Suzie Bailey (Heather) Walt Rena Caldwell (Craig) Janice F. Denison (Stephanie L.) Mrs. William T. Ezelle (Gina) Arlene, Harry and Harriet Hadley (Jenifer) Joe Mary Frances Hawkins (Romy) Mr. Mrs. Ross Maruka (Carol) Jim Frances Mauro (Jeff) Jim Unda Meanyhan (Tara) Gary Cheryl Morris (Lori L.) Gary, Diana Trent Myers (Preston) Leonard L. Yolanda L. Napple (P. Michael) Mr. Mrs. Robert G. Phipps (Robert Jr.) Jerry Cindy Pourbaix (Missy) Gerald Patty Raikes (Gerald) Ralph, Sandra Rice Austin (Kristin Lauren) David Penny Roberts (Whitney) Robert Joan Ross (Joanna Marie) Mr. Mrs. Frank Salina (Christopher) Mark Martha Shreve (Marsha) Drs. Lily Robert Shan (Tony) Mr. Mrs. Gary Smedley (Rhonda Lynn) Dr. Robin Tomma Smith (Mollie) Roy Charlotte Sumlin Sr. (Debbie) Larry, Carolyn Chad Wable (Heather Sherae) Mr. Mrs. Kenneth R. Waddell (David) Daniel Bobbie White (Mary Jeanette) John Carol Williams (Amy) Frank Etta Zasloff (Julie) George Jill Zundell (Ryan) Encore Contents 3 A Mini-Magazine You Are What You Eat Food Reviews Aon At led Fob An Fairmont Senior High School Loop Park Fairmont, WV 26554 1988 Maple Leaves Volume 81 Staff Krista Willis Editor-in-Chief Heidi Williams Assistant Editor Rebecca Geso Magazine Editor Lisa Hawkins, Melanie Hickman, Mindy Ford Magazine Staff Jim Burnell, Jennye Michael, Kathy Walker, Mary White Awards Directory Food for Thought Unlimited Interruptions Unusual Breakfasts — page 4 Commercials — page 6 Signed, Sealed, Delivered Going to the Dogs Pizza Delivery — page 5 Spuds Mackenzie — page 7 Initial Reactions TCBY - - page 7 You Get What You Pay For Fun Facts Music to Your Ears Have You Hugged Your Kid Popular Songs - page 8 Today? Good Buys Hugging — page 10 Buying Things Friends Have — Car Pooling page? Drive-Ins — page 10 Taking Credit Where Credit Is Due Credit Cards — page 11 What Will You Think of Next? Extra Credits Something Phone-y Pass the Popcorn Please Computer Calling — page 12 Taping VCR Movies — page 14 Computer Literacy No Place Uke Home Bubble Sheets — page 13 F’urpose of Homeroom — page 15 You Wear It Well Clothes Encounters No Show Snow Fading Fads Snow Days — page 2 Faded Clothes — page 17 Cut Below the Rest Dates to Forget Bad Haircuts — page 16 Things that Go Wrong — page 16 You've Earned It Awards Directory Academic Awards Club Awards Athletic Awards Community Awards Senior Awards - - pages 18-23 1988 Maple Leaves You Are What You Eat E! That’s What You Said Besides the typical bacon and eggs, what other things do you like for break- fast? pizza—43% ham cheese sandwich—10% cake—13% soup—2% other—32% Slices of Leftover Pizza, a Couple of Warm Brownies or a Bowl of Cold Cereal for Breakfast Gave Students Food for Thought Start the day out with a good breakfast. You're not leaving this house until you eat. How many times did our moms say that to us? And how many times will we say that to our own children? Everyone's idea of a healthy breakfast was not the same. Infact,the traditional breakfast of oatmeal and toast or pancakes and eggs was often forgotten. Many companies pro- duced some original—if not traditional—break- fast foods. From 20 differ- ent flavors of streudels and pastries to Cookie Crisp' and “Fruit Loops' cereal, students always found something to eat. Junior Cheri Warcho- lak explained, “I don't like to eat breakfast, but when I do, I eat 'Fruit Loops' cereal. I just don't like any other brand. One type of breakfast that was always different and unusual was the previous night's dinner. Some of this and some of that make an unusual meal for Sophomore Steve Davis as he raids the refrigerator for something to eat. last night's left- overs often became this morning's breakfast. Sophomore Angela Hayes remarked, There is nothing better than a large slice of cold pizza for breakfast.' Leftovers usually made a good breakfast, but something sweet was sometimes the best thing to find. Every morning I look in the refrigerator for something to eat, but the best thing to find is some chocolate chip cookies and milk,' declared Jun- ior Stacey Amos. Although sweets were not the best things to eat for breakfast, they were a popular choice. Junior Leah Woodburn stated, I know it's not the best thing to have first thing in the morning, but a hot piece of a brownie is my favorite.' Nutritionists frequently warned that breakfast was the most important meal of the day.' What- ever students decided on for breakfast— whether cold pizza or warm brownies — it was sure to have an effect on their day. — by Mindy Ford Encore You Are What You Eat 5 w hether working late at the of- fice, stay- ing after school or craving a late night snack, pizza seemed to be the food for all pur- poses It's lunchtime for sophomores Mike Montgomery, Danny Grattan and Matt Crulk- shank as they munch on piz- za. Most students favored pizza at mealtime, just as Science Honorary members did when visiting Buhl Plane- tarium In Pittsburgh In April. Slice of Ufe Si |iic l, Sealed, Delivered What could you do when you got home from school, and a note from mom said Sorry dear, had to work late. There's bologna in the frig.' The answer was simple, fast and took a mere push of the phone but- tons-pizza delivery. From attempting to Avoid the Noid' at Domino's to Fast, Friendly Delivery' with Pizza Hut, the pizza busi- ness became a rapidly growing one. With Domino's being one of the first to offer home delivery in the area, other businesses knew they would have to follow the trend to keep up with the competition. My favorite type of pizza is Co- lassessanos, but they don't deliver. I also like Domino's, but they only de- liverto a limited area. I live in Rivesville, and they only go as far as Hills,' stated Freshman Tina Mancino. Many pizza places offered a cash re- fund to customers who didn't receive their pizzas in the usual 30 minute time. I ordered a pizza from Domino's, and they gave me $3 back because they were 15 minutes late,' explained Junior Anita Hayes. Whether working late at the office, staying after school or craving a late night snack, pizza seemed to be the food for all purposes. And with thick or thin crusts, pizza, sausage or ham and a variety of other toppings, just about everyone claimed pizza as a favored meal. If the weather was bad, you needed a quick meal or you just didn't feel like getting off the couch, a phone call could deliver a solution to all your problems, -by Lisa Hawkins 1988 Maple Leaves 6 You Are What You Eat Unlimited Interruption • • h thank heaven for Seven- s' Eleven.' Before completing his duties as ‘Most Spirited Senior for the annual East-West game, Sen- ior Greg Lamb quenches his thirst with a ‘Super Slurpee' from the Fairmont Avenue convenience store. Advertiser's slogans often enticed students to purchase their products. Some ___________commercials will never be forgotten. Either you heard them so many times you couldn't possibly forget them, or they were so cleverly done you couldn't help but like them. How many of those immortal ad- vertisements can you recog- nize? Answers are below. 1. Where's the beef? 2. Let's get Mikey. He won't eat It He hates everything. 3. Chicken at a fish place. I love this country. It was 8 p.m. Clark sat in his big Lazy Boy chair by the fireplace in front of the TV as he anxiously awaited the movie 'Superman IV' to begin on HBO. The song began to play that an- nounced the start of the movie, and Clark suddenly remembered that he had forgotten the pop- corn. Oh well,' he sighed, “I'll just have to get it on a commercial.' Poor Clark! What he didn't real- ize was that cable television does- n't have advertisements. Commercials! of- ten times these one to two minute interruptions were a hassle, but for some people like Clark, the breaks allowed time to do extra things without having to miss any of the program. Some people would use the ex- tra time to catch up on homework, get something to eat or go to the bathroom. Commercials are great! They are a good opportunity to get food or drink. I find it quite impossible to sit through a whole program with- out getting something to eat,' commented Senior Derek Falken- 4. The search for Herb. 5. Where do artificial lemons grow? 6. Take a bite out of crime. 7. It's the real thing. 8. Just for the taste of it. 9. Oh what a feeling. 10. My bologna has a first name. It's O-S-C-A-R. My bologna has a second name. It's M-A-Y-E-R. 11. Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun. 12. Betcha bite a chip. stein. However, not all people liked commercials. Some TV viewers felt the breaks were annoying, which resulted in changing the channel. Commercials are the biggest waste of TV time. During them, I al- ways change the channel to see what else is on, replied Sopho- more Lisa Garrison. But occasionally, there was al- ways a certain commercial that caught someone's eye that re- sulted in the viewer actually sitting through the advertisement. 'I like the Almond Joy commer- cial that has the machine named after the boss's mother. Everybody talks kind of fast and in monotone. I like it because it's so stupid it makes me laugh!' smiled Senior Brian Cann. About 45 minutes later. Clark dove out of his chair, darted up the steps and seized a bow! of but- tered popcorn. He ran quickly down the stairs and leaped back into his chair. Had it been time for a commercial, Clark woulan't have had to miss his favorite movie, —by Rebecca Geso 13.1 heard It through the grapevine. 14. The choice of a new generation. 15. Shrink to fit. «ania 10S «.I 9! SI D|03 |Sd9d H suislDa D|UJO||D3 Cl «91 003 AoMV«d|MO Jl ,P|DUO )3W 11 du60|O9 jeAow looso 01 oioAoi 6 9)|00 |Oia '8 OlOO-DOOO ‘i Boa 9WIO IldJSOW � pinbn 6u|i dm M ia igBuuns S 6u| isfijna 'P t,J9A||$ ugor Buon c ID0J93 Oin I t.ApuoM'l SdlMSNV Encore You Are What You Eat Initial Reactions Amy was walking down the street eating a hoi fudge sundae when she was approached by her friend Rodney. 'Hey Amy. that Ice cream looks good. Let me have a bite. Where did you get It?' 'This isn't ice cream. Rodney.' 'Oh. right! Come on. where did you get it?' 'At that place across the street between the sandwich shop and the dry cleaners' 'Don'tkldme. You can't get Ice cream there. That 's a yogurt place.' 'I know. What do you think you Just ate?' For most people, yogurt brought to mind the stuff in the little cup with the fruit on the bottom. But with the May opening of TCBY—The Country's Best Yogurt—people found that there were delicious ways to eat yogurt. It could be frozen in a cup, piled into cones or even made into cakes and pies. In fact, it was difficult to tell yogurt from ice cream. Even though it looked and tasted just like ice cream, frozen yogurt was dif- ferent In nutritional value and calorie content. Those who wanted more nutrition with fewer calories and fat could now enjoy a cool frozen yogurt dessert. Such delicacies as a Pina Colada Smoothie with strawberries, a Raspberry Lite Bite Fruit Sundae or a Fudge Dream Crepe were on the TCBY menu, along with traditional waffle cones, banana splits, milk- shakes and sundaes that could be topped with fresh fruits, nuts, candy, cookies or chocolate sprinkles. Chocolate and vanilla yogurt were daily flavors, and customers were treated to raspberry, peanut butter, pina colada. tropical fruit, butter pe- can. strawberry and white chocolate mousse flavors on a rotating basis. With warmer temperatures arriving. Fairmont discovered a tasty way to cool down. The initial reaction to TCBY was a new appreciation for the word yogurt. —by Rebecca Geso Going to the Dogs “What an animal! He's so cute! No, they weren't talk- ing about the captain of the football team or the leading man in a new movie. It was “Spuds Mack- enzie. the adorable new dog that was capturing everyone's heart—from commercials to posters and t-shirts. “I like to wear my Spuds Mackenzie t-shirt be- cause it reminds me of summer and the beach, exclaimed Freshman Pat Pierce. Senior Kenny Sands ex- plained. “I like to wearmy Spuds Mackenzie t-shirt when I just feel like bum- ming around. There were Spuds t- shirts. beach towels, stuffed animals and mugs, making Spuds as popular as Garfield and Odie Junior Tammy Lindsay explained. “I don't think Spuds is that cute but there is something about him that makes you like him. Spuds represented an- other new trend in beachwear and casual clothes as the adorable puppy-dog face could be seen everywhere, becoming the new heart throb in a different sort of way. —by Mindy Ford 1988 Maple Leaves B That’s What You Said What do you do during commer- cials? watch them—18% change the channel—28% get something to eat—35% go to the bathroom—12% do homework—7% 8 You Get What You Pay For Compact Discs, Cassette Tapes, Albums, MTV, VH1 or Favorite Radio Stations Let You Hear Music tc y©ur Ears Like every year, teen- agers and their music were inseparable, but this time, the names were almost the same. It seemed to be the year for artists who had previous hits to shine again. U2 made an over- whelming success with their album ,' The Joshua Tree. With or Without You skyrocketed to the topof the chartsfollowed by “ Still Haven't Found. The group's tour was al- so a success. Junior Dave Bailey explained, The U2 concert was fabulous. I have always been a fan of theirs and this album has to be the best one they have produced.' George Michael re- leased a controversidl song titled Want Your Sex’ from his chart-top- ping album Faith. Mi- chael claimed that he did not write the song about casual sex. How- ever, it was banned from some radio stations. He went on to release the number one cut Faith. Junior Jodi Stalnaker claimed,'George Mi- chael has a certain air of mystery and adventure that makes you wait for his next song to be re- leased.' Michael Jackson also made a comebdck with his album Bad. He re- leased the title song Bad and The Way You Make Me Feel. both of which quickly became top ten hits. Of course. Weird Al couldn't wait to release his own version with Fat. ’ Def Leppard made it back on the charts after their drummer was in- jured in an accident. Senior Bobby Outright declared, I'm really glad they are back on the charts. I like their mu- sic.' AnimaF made a good impression for the band's future. Whether it was top ten or heavy metal that stu- dents listened to, teens could always dial their favorite radio station, pop in a tape or com- pact disc or put an album on the turntable when- ever they wanted to hear their favorites.— by Mindy Ford 1987 Albums of the Year Slippery When Wet -BonJovi Graceland - Paul Simon Licensed to III — BeastieBoys The Way It Is — Bruce Hornsby The Range Control — Janet Jackson The Joshua Tree - U2 Fore! — Huey Lewis The News Night Songs — Cinderella Rapture — Anita Baker Invisible Touch - Genesis •As compiled by Billboard magazine Encore You Get What You Pay For 9 Keeping Up Staying in Style Good Buys • Good Buys That's What You Said Sometimes it caught them by sur- prise. Other times, it requred saving for weeks or even months. Sooner or later though, teenagers could no longer resist the im- pulse to buy something. Maybe it wasn't even an item they would normally have purchased, but once their friends bought it, they had to have it too. When you see some- one wearing an outfit you like, it makes you want to buy the same thing, exclaimed Junior James Pratt. It could also be that if a student didn't own that one certain item that the others did, then they were just not in style. Fashions and trends were con- stantly changing, just as the needs of students changed. Now more then ever, friends tended to buy more things alike. “I buy clothes that my friends have because I want to fit in. I feel that by wearing the clothes. I'm part of the crowd, stated Sophomore Kim Jones. Some people seemed insulted when they would walk down the hall and see another person wearing their acid wash jeans and denim blouse. Despite the trend in buying, ev- eryone had the desire to be original. I like to be myself. I may like my friends' clothes, but I wouldn't buy any- thing just because they had it. commented Sen- ior Andrea Poling. In some cases, students went as far as Station Square, Century III or South Hills malls in Pitts- burgh in hopes that no one else would show up with their outfit, Carbon-copied students filled the halls. From stone washed jeans to high tops and from baggy sweaters to mini skirts, the idea for the year was the same as every other year—stay in fashion, -by U$a Hawkins Showing their matching sunglasses, shak- ers and football shirts, seniors Kristen Luckey, Gina Ubonatl and Paula Husty cheer In triplicate at the state basketball tournament. “When you see someone wearing an outfit you like, it makes you want to buy the same thing” —Junior James Pratt 1988 Maple Leaves Name something you've bought re- cently just because your friends have it. shirt-17% shoes—20% tape cassette—35% other—28% 10 You Get What You Pay For That's What You Said I What is your favorite type of date? movies—39% dinner—19% dutch treat—3% football basket- bali game—11% watch VCR movies at home—28% Have You Hugged Your Kid Today? 'Hello Jane. It's been a long time since I've seen you.' — the welcome hug 'Oh John, I love you so much.' — the girlfriend boyfriend hug 'Congratulations on making it through four years of high school.' — the graduation hug 'I'm sorry we argued over something so stupid.' — the apology hug There were a number of different reasons for hugging, or sometimes no reason at all. To show affection or ap- preciation, forgiveness or friendship. embrasing was a way to show some- one else you cared. 'Sometimes when I'm feeling de- pressed or upset about something, a hug just seems to make me feel better,' explained Senior Kerry Preston. As someone once said, a hug a day keeps the blues away.' In many cases, the best kind of embrase was given for no particular reason other than to brighten someone's day. For whatever reason, a hug seemed to be one simple remedy for even the worst problem, -by Lisa Hawkins Friends, Food, Drive-ins Car Pooling Cars slowly started to appear as the sun began to set and advertisements for pizza and popcorn at the conces- sion stand blared from speakers. Drive-in movies were the place for carloads of both friends and family to have a good time and socialize. I like to go to the drive-in sometimes because it is a change from the ordinary movie theater,' commented Junior Misty Davis. The drive-in not only served as a place for couples to go but also a group go together. I like to go to the drive-in with a lot of people when I am going to be with someone I have never gone out with before because it helps to break the ice,' explained Sophomore Lisa Garrison. Friends also got together in someone's car and went to the drive-in. One night we piled so many people in my car that I figured I would have a flat tire before the night was over,' ex- plained Junior Mindy Pride. The drive-in was also a pleasant change from the ordinary movie theater. The drive-in is the next best thing to a party because you can get out of your cars and socialize,' explained Junior Brian Floyd. Whether it was the movie showing or the playground for the kids and the concession stand for the adults, the drive- in provided entertainment for all ages.-by Mindy Ford “O vne night we piled so many people in my car that I figured I would have a flat tire before the night was over” —Junior Mindy F ride Encore You Get What You Pay For 11 Taking Credit Where Credit Is Due “Charge it!!' says the girl as she hands the cashier a credit card. This phrase was used several times as teens used their newfound “friend.' Credit cards became even more popular as temporary replacements for cash. “Credit cards are really great when you don't have any handy cash and you really want something, but the bad thing about it is I'm not old enough to get one!' exclaimed Sophomore Patti Snyder. Credit cards were good for those 18 or over because that was the age required to apply for one. Checking accounts, on the other hand, weren't limited to any age. A person could have a checking account when he or she was old enough to handle the responsibility. “I think credit cards and checks should be used wisely so you don't go overboard and end up in debt,' said Sophomore Gina DeLorenzo. A person might have thought they were old enough to have a checkbook or a major credit card but convincing their parents of this was another story. Freshman Amber Llaneza said,'Par- ents should let their teenagers have checking accounts and or credit cards if they are responsible enough to handle them. Some of the more popular credit cards recognized worldwide were Visa, Ameri- can Express, Discover and Master Card. These cards could be used in almost every department store. Some stores had their own individual cards like Hess's, Sears, J.C. Penney or Montgomery Ward. These cards could only be used in those specific stores. Credit cards had other uses also. They were not only used for charging mer- chandise but could be used as a form of identification. When writing checks, the cashier in some stores needed two forms of identification. One might be a driver's license and the other a major credit card. Checks, on the other hand, could not be used for everything, everywhere. They were often difficult to cash out of state or in near-by towns or cities. Checks were used In the place of regular money and they were usually just as good. The only bad part about checks was that the owner had to keep track of every one that was written. One slip-up and the check would bounce. That would mean it was a bad check and the account was overdrawn. When that happened a person usually had to pay a small fine. “Having a credit card or checkbook can be very beneficial but when you abuse, you lose!' declared Senior Jeff Maurer. Alternatives to cash could be a privi- lege when used correctly, but only re- sponsible people should take this chal- lenge in trying to manage a checking account or using a credit card.-stac Beckner teg Credit cards and checks should be used so 1 go over- board and end up in debt” -ScfXanmntv Dumw eflecting his own last In music, Sophomore Ron Nuzum selects a favorite album at Camelot Music In the Middletown Mall. Although most teenagers didn't own checkbooksor credit cards, cash contin- ued to work well when making purchases. I 1988 Maple Leaves 12 What Will You Think of Next? S 0«M E T H l N G Phone-y It was an ordinary Tuesday evening. The Claus family was sitting down to enjoy a quiet dinner of venison stew. They were just beginning the main course when the telephone rang. 'Get that Chris — it's probably for you.' 'Aww! Come on, mom. You're closer.' 'But I never get calls. It's always for you or your father.' 'Oh Helga, it's not always for me. Anyway, I answered it last time. 'Just get it mom. What's the big deal anyway? It's just a phone call.' Slowly Helga got up from the table and went to answer the telephone. About three minutes later, she returned and sat down without a word. 'See mom, I told you it wasn't for me. But I guess I'll get it next time. 'Oh yes Chris, you're going to get it — and sooner than you think! English Class 'Your son ain't gonna passithe don't get back to class write away. Mathematics Class 'You daughter's absences have started to add up. If she doesn't show up tomorrow, she will be subtracted from the roll.' Driver Education Class 'You'd better brake your daughter's poor attendance habits and steer her In the right direction. Science Class 'Is your son hibernating again? If so. his science teacher will dissect him from her class list.' Social Studies Class 'We are tired of battling with your son. He will be history soon If his tardies don't cease . Physical Education Class 'Ou P.E. teacher has been Instructed to exercise his right to vault your daughter out of class If her skipping doesn't stop. Home Economics Class 'We're certain your daughter Is cooking up another good excuse for her absences, but frankly we re really a bit steamed about the situation. She may think this Is just a cake class, but If her attendance doesn't Improve soon, we're going to be boiling mad.' Journalism Class 'If your son doesn't jump back into class soon, we will have no choice but to crop him out of the picture. This was the result of the school's latest installment of computer technology — the telephone calling system. As of Jan. 20, the system took effect to eliminate the task of individually informing parents of any attendance problems their son or daughter had each day. When answering the phone at home, the tape- recorded voice of Assistant Principal Tom Dragich responded with this message: 'Good evening. This is Assistant Principal Tom Dragich from Fairmont Senior High School. Accord- ing to our records, your son or daughter was absent or tardy one or more periods today. If you have any questions, please call the assistant principal's office at 366-8311 between 7 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. tomor- row. But for those who constantly missed classes, this message probably got boring. Maybe the IBM AT computer in the office should have been pro- grammed with a variety of messages so that it could select just the right recording for any situ- ation, —by Rebecca Geso Music Class 'All right We've had enough of these unexcused tardies. If your daughter isn't In her seat when the be rings tomorrow. we'8 give her something to sing about. Art Class Frankly, your daughter's unfaithful attendance is just point- ing her into a corner. This Is something we feel you shouldn't just brush aside. Foreign Language We have conjugated your son's absences Obviously, he thinks school is a foreign substance. Frankly, this problem is greek to us. Band Class Our recommendation is that your son march right back to class and face the music. Printing Class Your daughter’s absences are duplicating at a rapid rate. A complete printout on 20 lb. offset stock with two applied colors, collated and saddle stapled will be bulk mailed to your address without delay. Homeroom Here's the latest bulletin: Your son win not be permitted back Into homeroom without a note from the principal. This Is certainly not a positive thought for the day. but we will be reading him his rights If he isn't more punctual. Encore What Will You Think of Next? 13 Computer Literacy It finally happened. After a year of filling out bubble sheets and reading computer printouts, you are a certified computer expert. Using a No. 2 pencil (of course!), fill in the bubble corresponding with your answer for each question below. Be sure to completely blacken each circle and erase any stray marks. 1. When the computer called your house, you a) answered the phone yourself b) talked back to Mr. Dragich before you realized it was a recording c) talked back to Mr. Dragich after your realized It was a recording d) hung up the phone and told your mom it was your best friend e) all of the above 2. When the computer called and your parents answered, they a) hit the ceiSng d) hung up b) immediately grounded you ©) laughed hysterically c) changed your phone number 3. When you saw your first computer-printed report card, you a) framed it d) 'lost It b) had it bronzed e) cried c) trashed it 4. When your parents saw your first computer-printed report card, they a) hung it on the refrigerator b) totaled all the absences and divided by seven c) compared it to your little brother sister's grades d) grounded you for life e) bragged to the neighbors about how nice modern technology is 5. When your parents questioned you about the absences on your report card, you said a) 'But that teacher never takes roll' b) The computer made a mistake' c) 'It must have been the other (your name) In the school d) Why don't you call Mr. Droglch and discuss this with him?' e) 'But I would never dream of skipping' 6. When your parents planned to call the school about your absences, you a) booked a one-way flight to Hawaii b) told them the school has an unlisted number c) explained that the school only accepts phone calls after 5 p.m. d) did all your homework, cleaned your room and offered to babysit your little brother for the next seven weekends e) hid your phone, stereo, radio. TV and car keys — just in case 7. When you heard the terms ’extended homeroom,' ’No. 2 pencil’ and ’bubble sheets,’ you a) stayed home b) immediately forgot your name c) attended homeroom proudly with six well-sharpened pencils and high anticipation d) didn't return from the restroom e) withdrew from school 8. When you were called to the office, you a) knew the computer was working again b) pleaded ilness and asked to go home c) went under an assumed name d) thought about how much fun structured lunch could be e) confessed every Illegal thing you'd done in the last four years I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Answer Sheet i®(D©®(D 2®®©®© 3®®©®© 4®®©©© 5®®©©© 6®®©©© 7®®©®© 8®®©©© 9®®©©© 10®®©©© 11®®©®© 12®®©®© INSTRUCTIONS Us© a No. 2 Pencil Fill Circle Completely o oo Erase Clearly NAME SUBJECT. PERIOD_ DATE SCORE CORRECT % CORRECT RESCORE CORRECT % CORRECT RO$T£k NUMBER SCORE RESCORE Form No. 1988 1988 Maple Leaves 14 What Will You Think of Next? That's What You Said Pass the Popcorn Please Tired of paying to rent the same movie over and over because every member of your family insists on seeing it, along with all your friends and just about everyone in the neighborhood? Of course, paying about $2.50 to rent a movie is one thing, but then again the thought of paying $25-$ 100 for your own copy of a favorite movie was generally out of the question. Some students quicky figured out a way to have their own movie collection at a much more affordable price. Even though duplicating movies with- out permission of the copyright holder was known to be illegal, people still found this to be an inexpensive way to obtain favorite videotapes. 1. HOW MANY words can you make from letters in the word “BOREDOM? Score 1 point for each word. How do you feel about homeroom? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. like very much— 10% like—35% dislike—11% don't care—42% never attend—2% 2. LISTSYNONYMSfor “SLEEP.” Spelling counts. Circle your favorite. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. ‘I don't think it does any harm if you use the movies for your own entertain- ment and not rent them out for a profit,' explained one junior. Of course, video duplication was a common way to copy home movies that families filmed on special occa- sions. Soon, movie watchers realized how convenient it would be to rent movies and VCRs to connect with their own machines—or just purchase extra VCRs—to make copies. Then they could watch favorite movies at any time with no cost. 'I used to rent certain movies all the time, but then when I got my second VCR I learned how to tape movies. I probably have about 20 different films, and I'm still adding to my collection,' another student noted. Almost everyone enjoyed movies, but not all people liked to view them in crowded theaters. Home movie rental solved that problem. Duplicating rented or TV movies let VCR owners turn their living rooms into cinemas as fast as they could pop the popcorn in the kitchen, -by Melanie Hickman 3. DOODLE SPACE. Draw your own artwork to pass the time in home- room. No, you’ll have to use your own crayons. OFFICIAL DOODLE SPACE. Do not draw outside the lines. Encore What Will You Think of Next? 15 No PCoee Like Home Narrator: The time was 9:29 a.m.—one minute be- fore the end of second period. As the bell rang, students appeared from every direction. Lockers were opened and books exchanged and mass confusion filled the halls as everyone rushed to the same destination - homoroom. Teacher: 'All right quiet down everyone, and find a seatl Let me take attendance, and then I'll read the bulletin.' Narrator: The talking continued around the room as everyone found a seat and got situated. Student 1: “I don't understand the purpose of coming here for six minutes everyday! It seems like such a waste of time.' Student 2: 'Oh I wouldn't say that. How would we know what activities are going on around the school If we didn't hear the bulletin each day?' Student 1: 'Yea, I guess the daily bulletin does help keep us informed about happenings in and out of school.' Teacher: 'OK. If you'll quiet down. I'll read the bulletin. Yearbooks can be ordered in homeroom November 17. The price Is $22. The Spanish Club will meet Friday after school. Congratulations to the Girts' Cross Country Team on winning their regional meet at Apple Valley Golf Course....' Narrator: As the teacher read on. students made notes of the notices that affected them throughout the week. Teacher: 'The school newspaper is here, so I will give everyone a copy of It. Remember that on Monday you will report to homeroom first in the morning.' Student 1: 'What's going on?' Student 2: 'Don't you remember? State and county testing starts on Monday. We have to stay in homeroom for three class periods.' Narrator: There were about two minutes left before homeroom was over. Teacher: ' Before everyone leaves, did we remember to wear our blue and white? I have to count the number of people wearing school colors to see which homeroom had the most participation. The homeroom with the most stu- dents will receive the spirit stick. Student 1: 'Homeroom isn't that bad after all. In fact. I think I'm finally beginning to appreciate how important it really is.' Student 2:' I know. I've gotten a whole new outlook on It today.' Narrator: As the bell rang, students departed for their third period class. For some, homeroom remained an unimportant place sandwiched between second and third periods where they could talk and goof off. but for the ones who came to realize its importance. It became a link that kept students and teachers in touch with each other as well as the school. —by Lisa Hawkins 4. LIST AT LEAST three NEGATIVE thoughts for the day. Do not repeat the same thought more than once. 1. 2. 3. 5. GET YOUR homeroom teacher’s autograph here: Now practice writing your home- room teacher’s signature: 6. LIST ALL COMPLAINTS about your homeroom in the space below. Write neatly and elaborate as much as possible. -- 7. CIRCLE THE NUMBER of times you didn’t hear the morning bulletin. a. 0-100 b. 101-200 c. “I can't count that high.- d. “What's a morning bulletin?- 8. LIST THREE good things about at- tending homeroom every day. When All Else Fails... A Homeroom Survival Guide 1988 Maple Leaves 16 You Wear It Well That’s What You Said Who gave you the worst haircut you’ve ever had? your mom—20% your dad—5% a friend—10% a barber beauti- cian—45% yourself—20% It finally happened. The special someone you've dreamed about tor months asked you out. The brand new outfit you bought looked terrific. You were ready to experience the perfect date... or not? Rarely dd any first date go as It was planned. Some ddn 'I get off to a good start or some didn t get started at all. Do any of these situations look familiar to you? —Your date shows up in jeans ready to go bowling and you're in a brand new sweater and miniskirt. —Your date goes tothe wrong house and ends up going out with that person. —You introduce you date to your best friend only to find that they hit it off and decide to go out with each other. —You let your date drive your new car and she ruins the clutch. —You lose your new earring in the movie theater and your date has to crawl under the seat to retrieve it. —You spill pizza on your new white outfit and your date's new white shirt. —You have to be home in five minutes and you really do run out of gas on a deserted road. —You go to a movie when you're sup- posed to be babysitting and your parents are sitting in front of you in the theater. —You realize after dinner your date has a small piece of food lodged in her teeth. —Your date shows up with his parents driv- ing because he thought you knew that he didn't have his license, although you have your own. —You go out with your best friend and her date and she decides to tell every deep dark secret and stupid things you've done. —The girl spends more time in the bath- room applying make-up lhan with you. —Your date calls you by her ex-boyfriend's name. —Your date goes to put his arm around you and hits you in the back of the head, making you swallow your gum.—by Mindy Ford Cut Below the Rest One of anyone's worst nightmares was receiv- ing a bad hair cut. It could have been the work of a friend. parent or even a professional bar- ber or beautician. No matter how bad the hair cut looked, every- one used the famous saying, “Don't worry. It will grow back in two weeks. Despite what others said, it was hard for any- one to forget about how their new haircut looked. Some people tried to get a new style, but then didn't end up with what they had requested. “I picked out a picture from a magazine of what I wanted my hair to look like, and the barber totally ignored my re- quest. She chopped it very short, and I started to cry.” explained Sopho- more Stephen Thomp- son. While trying to receive one style it usually turned out that the student ended up with some- thing completely differ- ent. Sophomore Michelle Jackson explained her situation when she had a family member cut her hair. “Once my sister cut my hair so short that I had to spike it on top and I was so mad about it, she remembered. Some students didn't ever learn not to let friends, family and non- professionals cut their hair. They didn't seem to realize at the time what the consequences might be because then it sounded like such a great idea and a good way to save money. No matter how it hap- pened, just about every- one had a story about getting the worst hair cut possible and what they did to survive the weeks until their old style grew back, —by Melanie Hickman Encore You Wear It Well 17 raciji g Fads In with the old and out with the new. Sure it's a cliche, but it also could have been said about the clothes students wore. Whether it was called acid washed, stone washed, or frosted. It all meant the same thing. Dark jeans were not in style any more. Instead, there were frosted shirts, jeans, purses and shoes. 1 really like the look. I think it is a change from the plain denim and gives a new look to your old outfits,' explained Sophomore Angela Hayes. There were even faded denim dresses, proving that the fabric was not just for jeans anymore. Junior Missy Pourbaix com- mented, ‘I liked my denim dress because it was one way I could wear denim and still be dressed up.' Even guys sported the new look as Junior David Kuhn ex- plained. I like frosted jeans and I have two pair of acid washed jeans.' However they wore it— frosted, faded or acid washed— denim was still a popular choice for all types of clothing.-by Mindy Ford While watching the Polar Bears play basketball, seniors Belinda Pell and Stevie Myers display the latest in fashion—acid-washed jeans. 1988 Maple Leaves 18 Awards Directory YOU' VE EARNED IT! A«C A D E M I C S Band WVU Honors Band—Gary Hickman. Amy Floyd. Bill Van Pelt. Rodd Brotosky. Jim Burnell. Leigh Ann Vingle All-State Band—Gary Hickman. Melissa Faulk Nominated, McDonald's All-American Band—Bill Van Pelt. Gary Hickman Bandsmen of the Week—Gary Hickman. Bill Van Pelt. Jim Burnell. Kim Melgarejo. Mike Pourbaix. Mike Cale Ohio State University All-Star Jazz Band— 1st trumpet: Rodd 8roto$ky; 2nd trumpet: Todd Brotosky Band Competitions—Forest Festival: 1st place parade, 1st place parade drum majorette. 2nd place AA band, runner-up Grand Champion; Frankfort Band Festival: 3rd place AA band; Norwin Band Festival: 3rd place AA band; Bands of America: 11th place (missed finals by .05 points); Partici- pant in International Cherry Blossom Festival Parade in Washington DC; Clarksburg Band Festival: Superior rating for concert band; John Marshall Jazz Festival: Superior rating for stage band. Outstanding Soloist awards to Rodd Brotosky. Amy Floyd. Steve Michal- skl. Bill Van Pelt. Leigh Ann Vingle Chess Tygart Valley Tournament—1st place A team; Varsity: 1. Danny Parks, 2. Mark Bor- denet. 3. Ted McPherson. 5. Tommy Koay. 6. Travis Davidson. 7. Jon Harris; Jr. Varsity: 3. Teresa Snyder East Fairmont Tournament—Division A: 1st place team, 2. Mark Bordenet, 3. Jon Harris, 5. Rodney McDonald. 6. Travis Davidson; Division B: 1. Tommy Koay, 9. Jason Chipps Winter Invitational Chess Tournament—1. Jon Harris. 2. Travis Davidson. 3. Mark Bor- denet. 6. Ted McPherson. 7. Rodney McDonald State Chess Tournament— 1st place team; All-State Team: Ted McPherson. Jon Harris. Travis Davidson, Mark Bordenet. Danny Parks; Individual Champion:!ravls Davidson (third year); Junior High section: 3. Tommy Koay; All-State Junior High Team: Tommy Koay Other Awards—Most Improved Freshman: Tommy Koay. Most Cooperative Freshman: Jason Chipps Letterman in Chess—Mark Bordenet English Woman’s Club Writing Contest—Cristy Layne. Lisa Mullenex Holiday Writing Contest—2. Dave Shack- elford. 3. Hillarey Curry. Honorable Mention Jim Burnell NCTE Nominees—Curtis Bryant. Nicole Fer- ri se WV Young Writers’ Contest—1. Kirsten Peters, 2. Dipa Joshi, 3. Elizabeth Hussey Excellent Rating, NCTE—'87 Scratches Attended West Virginia Language Arts Council convention—Kirsten Peters. Mrs. Linda Morgan Outstanding English Students—Carol Amos: Deena Ribel. Carol Maruka; Marga- ret Clark: Cara Snyder. Robert Phipps; Sally Feltz: Marsha Shreve; Jo Lawson: Trevia Marbury. Cathy Wimer; Glenna Martin: Monika Koon. Bruce Keener; Linda Morgan: Krista Willis. Kirsten Peters; Linda PinneH: Mollie Wood. Angela Sermo; Kathy Raspa: Amy Tuttle. Andrea Morrison. Tina Ruggerio: Troy Sheets. Moses Hogan; Pam Stalnaker: Tony Mezzanotte, Missy Morris Spelling bee—School: 1. Sucharita Mul- puru. 2. Gina Arnett. 3. Tommy Koay. 4. Destiny Metz. 5. Michael Nuzum. Alternate Kristi Barnes; County: 2. Gina Arnett. 4. Sucharita Mulpuru Inter-Disciplinary Studies Marion County IDS Mock Trial—1st place overall; Lawyers: Terry White. David White. Julie Zasloff. Tony Shan, Greg Hinton, Kei- shna Holloway. Jay Cole Model United Nations Security Council M eetl ng— Best Delegations: Tony Shan and Ted McPherson, Kevin Christopher and Jay Cole; Best Speakers: Jay Cole. Mike Scotchel. Jeff Ashton. Jeff Cushman Super Structure—1. Scott Groves; 3. Jeff Ashton Win, Lose or Draw— 1st place team: Julie Zasloff, Nancy Koay. Scott Groves. Jennifer Ashton Mouse Trap Mobile—2. Jeff Fisher, 3. Terry White Mobile—2. Nancy Koay Stabile—3. Mike Kovack Pentathlon— 1st place Science Team: David White. Jeff Ashton. Jason Chipps, Chance Veasey. Jimmy Kirby; 1st place Math Team: Tony Shan. Ted McPherson, Jason Chipps. Deanna Sine, 1st place So- cial Science Team: Eric Bowles. David White, Jimmy Kirby, Lori Cooperider, Yvonne Smejkal; 1st place Literature Team: Greg Hinton. Jay Cole. Julie Zasloff. Jeff Fisher; 1st place Fine Arts Team: Julie Zasloff. Kevin Christopher Journalism 1987 Maple Leaves— CSPA: Gold Crown and 13 'Gold Circle awards, including 1st place 4-color People spread, 1 st place spot color in Student Ufe. and 1st place opening and closing 4-color spread design; NSPA: 5- star All-American, 'Pacemaker' Award; UHSP: 9 awards Including 1st place best all- around yearbook. 1st place best copy- writing. 1st place best yearbook graph- ics. 1st place best photography. 1st place best cover; WVU Summer Journalism Seminar: Outstanding Yearbook; Herff Jones: Showcase Award 1987-88 Hl-Lffe—UHSP: 1st place best pho- tography Bear Tracks” Radio Show—L HSP: 1st place radio program; Jay Cole. Tracy Tucker Individual Staff Awards—Gettysburg Year- book Workshop: Heidi Williams. Best Editor; WVU Spring Journalism Competition: Dave Reynolds. 1st place photography. Kevin Christopher. 2nd place Feature Writing. Ju- lie Zasloff, Finalist Feature Writing. Eva Absher. Finalist Editorial Writing WVU Journalism Hall of Fame—Miss Nan Cayton Math WV High School Math League—1. Tony Shan. 2. Wendy Suplita, 3. Ryan Falkenstein, 4. Jennifer Ashton. 5. Jim Burnell. 6. David Waddell. 7. Harold Barner. 8. Ted McPher- Encore Awards Directory 19 son, 9. Greg Hinton, 10. Nancy Koay; 12h overall In state Marion County Math Field Day—10-12 Level: 1. Tony Shan. 2. Jim Burnell. 4. Mark Lee. 10. Harold Barner. Alt. Ryan Falkenstein; 1st place team: Jim Burnell. Ryan Falken- stein. Mark Lee. Tony Shan. Wendy Suplita; 3rd place team: Harold Barner. Heather Basnett, Curtis Bryant, Derek Falkenstein. Anne Zappacosta; Grade 9: 1. Jason Chipps. 3. Tommy Koay Regional Math Field Day— 10-12 Level: 9. Tony Shan. 1st Alt. Mark Lee; 2nd place County Team—Mark Lee. Ryan Falkenstein. Jim Burnell. Tony Shan; Grade 9: 3. Jason CNpps State Math Field Day— 10-12 Level: 20. Tony Shan; Region VII 1st place state team: Tony Shan. Jim Burnell; Level 9: 9. Jason Chipps American Regions Mathematics League Contest Participant—Tony Shan National Math Test—1. Mark Lee. 2. Ted McPherson. Ryan Falkenstein. 4. Derek Falk- enstein. 5. Alan Hutchinson. 6. Tony Shan. 7. Harold Barner. 8. Jim Burnell. 9. Nancy Koay. 10. Anne Zappacosta National Spanish Exam State Level Level I. Regular—3. George Fulda. 4. Kim Melgarejo Level 2, Regular—1. Jim Burnell (highest score on test in state history). 3. Curtis Bryant. 7. Chris Sheppard Level 3, Regular—3. David White, 7. Terry White Science Fair School Junior Division—Behavioral and Social Sci- ences: 1. Whitney Roberts, 2. Kim Melgarejo. 3. George Fulda. Honorable Mention Su- zanne Asher; Chemistry and Biochemistry: 1. Teresa Snyder. Honorable Mention Lisa Cushman; Botany: 1. Jenifer Hadley. 2. Mary Ruth Vlllers. 3. Shawn M. Williams. Honorable Mention Jason Yoho; Zoology: 1. Alex Rose; Earth and Space Sciences: 1. Kimi Hayhurst. 2. Jeff Eddy; Energy and Engineering: 2. Cindy Mason; Medicine. Health and Micro- biology: 1. Andrea Morrison. 2. Gina Arnett. 3. Cindy Soles. Honorable Mention Traci Walker; Physics. Math and Computers: 1. Steven Rosi Senior Division—Behavioral and Social Sci- ences: 1. Jim Burnell. 2. Heather Basnett. 3. Krissy Enright and Ryan Falkenstein. Honor- able Mention Kevin Christopher; Chemistry and Biochemistry: 1. David Waddell. 3. Nancy Koay; Botany: 1. Wendy Biafore and Mindy Pride. 2. Robert Fulda. 3. Angel Moore; Zoology: 1. Greg Fetty. 2. Jennifer Ashton, 3. Gerald Raikes. Honorable Men- tion Julie Teahan; Earth and Space Science: 1. Dipa Joshl, 2. Jason Ammons. 3. Jeremy Kirstein. Honorable Mention Jay Cole; En- ergy and Engineering: 1. Brandon Shamim, 2. Chad Hager, 3. Tony Shan. Honorable Mention Brian Cann; Medicine. Health and Microbiology: 1. Jeff Ashton and Greg Hin- ton. 2. Cara Snyder, 3. Evan Kime. Honor- able Mention Shane Wingensmith; Fhysics. Math and Computers: 1. Ruben Stemple. 2. Mark Lee and Derek Falkenstein, 3. Richard Straight. Honorable Mention David Straight Regional Junior Division—Chemistry: 1. Teresa Sny- der; Behavioral Sciences: Honorable Men- tion Kim Melgarejo Senior Division—Earth and Space Science: 1. Jay Cole. Honorable Mention Brian Cann and Paul Mezzanotte; Energy and Engi- neering: 1. Tony Shan. Medicine and Health: 1. Amy Floyd; Physics: 2. Derek Falk- enstein and Mark Lee; Chemistry—3. David Waddell Best Project of Fair—1. Jay Cole. 2. Tony Shan Recipient of Naval National Science Award—Jay Cole State Jay Cole—1st place Scientific Paper. 2nd place exhibit Earth and Space Science; Marine Corps Award for Achievement in Science; NASA 1st Prize Award for Excel- lence in Space Research; free week in Space Camp In Huntsville. Alabama, placed 26th nationally in Naval National Science competition Teresa Snyder—Honorable Mention. Oral Presentation; Marine Corps Award for Achievement in Science David Waddell—3rd place Chemistry proj- ect. Marine Corps Award for Achievement in Science Derek Falkenstein—3rd place Physics proj- ect. Marine Corps Award for Achievement in Science Social Studies Fair School Psychology — Individual: 1. Heather Basnett. Pair: 1. Ryan Falkenstein and Krissy Enright Anthropology—Individual: 1. Rodney McDonald World History — Individual: 1. Stacey Amos. Pair: 1. Tressa Mallamo and Nicole Ferrise Geography—Individual: l.Tony Shan W.V. History—Individual: 1. Eric Shaffer. Pair: 1. Hillarey Curry and Steve Bock Sociology—Individual: 1. Tara Rundle Political Science—Pair: 1. Leslie Smith and Steve Ryan County Geography—Individual:]. Tony Shan W.V. History— Individual: 2 Eric Shaffer Sociology—Individual: 2 Tara Rundle Anthropology—Individual: 2. Rodney McDonald Psychology—Individual: 1. Heather Basnett State Geography—Individual: 3. Tony Shan Speech Julie Barker—Fairmont Senior: 5th place in Poetry; CEL Tournament: 2nd Alternate in Declamation; State Tournament: Semi final- ist in Impromptu and Sales Maria Coffman—Parkersburg South: 5th place in Dramatic Interpretation; NFL Tour- nament: 5th place in Dramatic Interpreta- tion Jay Cole—Parkersburg South: 1st place in Extemporaneous Speaking. 2nd place in Impromptu; Charleston Catholic: 2nd place in Extemporaneous Speaking; Marshall University: 4th place in Extemporaneous Speaking. Semifinalist in Impromptu; CFL Tournament: state qualifier in Extemporaneous Speaking. NFL Tour- nament: 1st place in Extemporaneous Speaking; State Tournament: 1st place in Impromptu. 1st place in Extemporaneous Speaking Tim Conley—Charleston Catholic: 3rd place In Dramatic Duo; Fairmont Senior: 2nd place inDramatic Duo. 4th place in After Dinner; Marshall University: Semifinalist in Dramatic Duo; State Tournament: 5th place in Humorous Interpretation. 6th place in After Dinner Kate Enos-Cfi Nationals 1987: 16th place in Prose Poetry. Charleston Catholic: 2nd place in Poetry. 4th place in Prose. 2nd place In Dramatic Duo. Marshal University: 3rd place in Prose. Semifinalist in Im- promptu; CFL Tournament: state qualifier in Prose Poetry. State Tournament: Semifinal- ist In Prose. Poetry, and Dramatic Duo George Fulda—Parkersburg South: 2nd place in Dramatic Duo; Fairmont Senior: 1st place in Sales. 3rd place in Prose. 5th place in Impromptu. Marshall University: 5th place Sales. 2nd place Dramatic Duo.4th place in Novice Interpretation; CFL Tournament: state qualifier in Dramatic Duo; State 1988 Maple Leaves 20 Awards Directory YOU' VE EARNED IT! Tournament: 1st place In Dramatic Duo. 2nd place In Sales, 6th place In Dramatic Interpretation Dipa Joshl—State Tournament: 1st place in Dramatic Duo. 3rd place In Original Oratory; Charleston Catholic: 6th place in Original Oratory; Parkersburg South: 2nd place in Dramatic Duo; Marshall University. 2nd place in Dramatic Duo, 3rd place in TV Broadcasting. 6th place in Trithon; CFL Tour- nament: state qualifier in Dramatic Duo; Voice of Democracy: 3rd place in school Jennifer Millione—Charleston Catholic: 1st place in Prose; Fairmont Senior: 1st place In Prose. 1st place in Poetry; State Tour- nament: 5th place In Poetry. 4th place in Prose. Semifinalist in Humorous Inter- pretation; CFL Tournament: state qualifier in Prose Poetry; CFL Nationals 1988: Octafi- nalist in Prose Poetry Cathy Morgan—Parkersburg South: 3rd place in Poetry; Charleston Catholic: 3rd place in Dramatic Duo; Fairmont Senior: 2nd place in Dramatic Duo. 5th place In Prose; Marshall University: Semifinalist In ■ Dramatic Duo; Voice of Democracy: 1st ! place school winner Sucharita Mulpuru—State Tournament: 1st place in Declamation. 2nd place in After Dinner; Charleston Catholic: 2nd place in After Dinner; Parkersburg South: 4th place in Declamation Brandon Shamim—Parkersburg South: 1st place In Original Oratory; Charleston Catholic: 6th place in Inpromptu; Fairmont Senior: 2nd place in Original Oratory. 4th place In Extemporaneous Speaking; Marshall University: Semifinalist In Impromptu; CFL Tournament: 1st Alternate in Original Oratory; State Tournament: 4th place In Original Oratory. Semifinalist in Extemporaneous Speaking Cara Snyder—Marshall University: 1st place in Novice Interpretation Tanya Smigocki—Voice of Democracy: 1st place in District, 5th place in State; Char- leston Catholic: 2nd place in Dramatic Duo. Fairmont Senior: 6th place in Poetry. Marshall University: Semifinalist In Poetry; State Tournament: Semifinalist in Dramatic Duo Team Awards—2nd place at State Speech Tournament in Salem WV. 6th place at Marshall University Tournament Vocal Music All-State Chorus—soprano Kelly Bee. alto Jenean Bush, tenors Todd Feltz and Steve Ryan, basses Nathan Hinton and Mike Efaw. Alto Krlssy Enright attended In Bush's place Myrtle Beach Music Festival—Ensemble: 1st place. Overall Winner State Show Choir Festival—1 of 6 superior ratings. Best Overall Performance trophy. Best Accompanist Smoky Mountain Music Festival—2nd place Show Choir; 2nd-piace overall (run- ner-up by .33 points). 3 Superior ratings; Outstanding Achievement Award for Pian- ist: Robert Fulda Strawberry Festival—Ensemble: 1st place show choir. Superior rating Solo and Ensemble Festival—Superior ratings: Madrigals Mike Adkins. Scott Alklre, Jodi Anglin. Tracy Baldwin. Donnelle Bohn- ke. Kelly Bee. Debbie Browning. Curtis Bry- ant. Jenean Bush. Carl Chandler. Monica Cosby. Mike Efaw. Robbie Howell. Eric Miller. Mark Miller. Shannon Norman. Steve Ryan. Tom Sheppard. Tracy Tucker, Tammy Smith. Rhonda Watkins. Anne Zappacosta. Bar- bershop Quartet: Mark Miller. Jarrod De- Vault. Eric Shaffer, Todd Feltz; Duet: Jenny Shaffer and Missy Morrison; Solo: Missy Mor- rison Music Scholarships—Missy Morrison to Al- derson-Broaddus; Jarrod DeVault to WVU; Jenean Bush to Alderson-Broaddus. Fair- mont State and Marshall; Mike Efaw to Fair- mont State All-County Chorus Honors Choir Partici- pants—Rhonda Watkins, Jenean Bush, Chris Sheppard. Curtis Bryant, Debbie Browning, Tracy Baldwin. Tracy Tucker. Donnelle Bohnke. Jodi Anglin. Mike Efaw Williamsburg—Madrigals received Supe- rior Rating at Colonial Williamsburg Music Festival: asked to perform Honors Concert at Bruton Parish Church Outstanding Senior Madrigal—Jenean Bush Outstanding Senior Ensemble member— Regina Panza Outstanding Senior Choraller—Becky Myers A T H L E T I C S Fairmont Senior— NCAC All-Sports Champion Marion County Athletes of the Year- Cross Country: Suzanne Bltontt; Boys' Track: Chip Gerdes; Baseball: Heath Atha; Boys' Basketball: Scott Benson; Golf: Eric Shaffer; Coach: Mr. Dick Hawkins Baseball Heath Atha—NCAC Player of the Year. All- Conference NCAC Team Basketball Boys’ Varsity Scott Benson—NCAC Player of the Year. First Team All-Conference. Sectional All- Tournament Team. Regional All-Tourna- ment Team, First Team All-State. Member of North All-Star Team Second Team All-Conference. NCAC— Troy Sheets. Tim Fitzwater NCAC Coach of the Yea'—Bill Lawson Cheering Section—Best Cheering Section. Regional competition Team Awards—NCAC Champions. Sec- tional Champions Freshman All-Tournament Team—Marcus Snyder. Chad Crescenzi, Joe Manchin Team Awards—Freshman Tournament Champions Girls’ 2nd Team NCAC—Stevie Myers. Heather Wable Honorable Mention, All-State—Heather Wable AAU Team—Stevie Myers, Heather Wable Cheerleading Encore Awards Directory 21 Best Cheerleading Squad, Freshman Tournament—Kerri Kirk. Traci Walker. Suzanne Asher. Kristi Barnes, Andrea Morri- son, Kelly Kosar. Kim I Hayhurst. Amy Tuttle Cross Country Boys’ All-State Cross Country Team—Brian Royd 10,000-meter race in China—Brian Floyd, Shawn Cross All-Conference Team—Jeff Ashton. Brian Floyd. Jeff Cushman NCAC Runner of the Year—Jeff Ashton Team Awards—St. Mary's Invitational: 1st place, WVU Invitational: 1st place; Oak Hi! Invitational: 1st place; Forest Festival Invita- tional: 1st place; Magnolia Invitational: 1st place; NCAC Champions: Regional Meet: 1st place; 2nd Place State Team: Brian Floyd. Ethan Solomon. Shawn Cross. Jeff Cushman. Will Yost. Charlie Chrislip. Moses Hogan All-Conference Cross Country Coach— Mr. Dick Hawkins Girls’ Suzanne Bitonti—State Champion (Time: 19:48); All-Conference NCAC Champion; Regional Champion; Runner of the Year; All- Conference Team; 3rd place St. Mary’s Invitational; 8th place WVU Invitational; 2nd place Forest Festival Invitational; 4th place Wheeling Park Invitational Teresa Snyder—All-Conference Team; 5th place St. Mary's Invitational; 5th place NCAC Championship; 5th place Regional Meet Monica Cross— 15th place St. Mary's Invita- tional. 15th place Regional Meet; 22nd place State Meet Meghan Petonlck—9th place NCAC Meet; 14th place Regional Meet Becca Thompson—8th place NCAC Meet. 14th place NCAC Championships; 13th place Regional Meet; 21st place State Meet Football NCAC 1st Team—Erick King, Steve Stewart. Paul Thobols. Richard Turner Erick King -All-State 2nd Team. member of North All-star team Golf Golfer of the Year—Eric Shaffer All-Conference Coach—Mr. Anthony Cann All-Conference Team—Steve Moroose. Eric Shaffer Team Awards—1988 NCAC Champions. Regional Champions. 5th place team in State Tournament Tennis Boys’ All-Conference Team—Frank Muto. Reid Amos All-Conference Doubles—Rank Muto and Jeff Jenkins Qualified for State Tournament—Mark Haugh, Reid Amos Team Awards—Runner-up for NCAC title Girls’ All-Conference Team—Cara Snyder Team Awards—3rd place in NCAC Track Boys’ All-Conference Team— 100-meters: Mike Goldson; 3200-meters-. Jeff Ashton; 7 0- H.H.: Chip Gerdes; 4x100-. Chip Gerdes. Mike Evans. Craig Creer. Mike Goldson; Shuttle Hur e Relay: Gary Hickman. Craig Creer. Willie Harton. Chip Gerdes State Tournament—Champion in 110- meter Ngh hurdles: Chip Gerdes; Cham- pion Shuttle Hurdle Relay Team: Chip Gerdes. Craig Creer, Gary Hickman. Willie Harton; 3rd-place 4x100 Relay Team: Chip Gerdes. Mike Evans. Craig Creer. Mike Goldson; 4th-place 4x100 Relay Team: Greg Hinton. Chad Hager. John Starn. Evan Kime. 4th-place3200-meter run: Jett Ashton All-Conference Track coach—Mr. Dick Hawkins Team Awards—State Meet: 5th place Girls’ All-Conference Team--High Jump: Ale- thea Moody; 4x200: Kim Martin. Usa Cush- man. Traci Walker, Michelle McCuBogh State Tournament—High Jump: 2. Alethea Moody; 3200-meter run: 4. Suzanne Bitonti; 4x400 relay: 5. Gina Arnett, Talisa Sumlin. Traci Walker and Tonya White Wrestling All-Conference Team—Sonny Blosser. Frank Larry. John Jezioro. Joe Trotta Regional Individual Champions—Sonny Blosser. John Carviliano. Frank Larry, John Jezioro State Tournament—John Jezioro. 2nd place; John Carviliano. 2nd place; Frank Larry. 3rd place West Virginia All-Star Team—John Jezioro Team Awards—Runner-Up for NCAC title C L U B S DECA 1987- 88 State Vice-President of DECA— Jenean Bush 1988- 89 State Vice-President of DECA— Becky Rhodes 2nd Place Full-Serve Restaurant Market- ing— Jeannle Decker Finalists—Tiffany Walker. General Market- ing; Amy Riffle. Quick-Serve Restaurant Marketing; Teresa Moran. General Mer- chandising; Tammy Britton. Apparel and Accessories; Greg Manns. Career Compe- tencies Black Culture Society Essence Affair Court— Queen: Lucha Ray; Maid of Honor: Tiffany Walker; Junior Prin- cess: Tracy Jackson; Freshman Princess: Donna Smith; Junior Representative: Tiffany Lee; Freshman Representative: Jennifer Nelson Jenean Bush—1st place Vocal Music at state Afro-American Cultural, Technologi- cal and Scientific Olympics competetttion; attended national convention in Washing- ton DC competing for full scholarship FBLA Regional Competition—Cristy Layne. 4th Business English; Rebecca Hall. 4th Business Law; Tammy Lake. 6th Office Procedures; Pam Crabill. 7th Advanced Keyboarding; Romy Hawkins. 9th Business Calculations Participated in special SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) seminar— Romy Hawkins Typing Contest— 1-year typing: Tommy Koay; More than 1 year: Becky Myers; Word- Processing: Stacey Amos. Faculty: Secre- tary Cindy Colislno FHA 1988 Maple Leaves 22 Awards Directory Prom Court Sponsored by Junior Class YOU' VE EARNED IT! 1987 Fall Leadership Meeting 3rd place Exhibit competition—Denise Moats and Heather Reed 2nd place Senior Division Poster Con- test—Becky Rhodes and Darla Wells 3rd place Junior Division Creed Contest— Christina Hersman 2nd place Senior Division Creed Con- test—Denise Moats 1988 State Leadership Meeting Pauline Stout Scholarship—Maurice Stot- ler 1st place state winner of Senior Division National Snack Competition—Tina Sine Silver Star Award in Exhibit—Denise Moats and Heather Reed Silver Star Award In Senior Division Poster Contest—Becky Rhodes and Darla Wells Silver Star In Senior Division Creed Con- test—Denise Moats FHA'er of the Year—Denise Moats Top 10 Members—Anna Adkins. Becky Rhodes. Peggy Satterfield. Darla Wells. Maurice Stotler. Heather Reed. Marsha Costello. Christina Hersman. Belinda Shep- herd Hunting and Fishing Club Top Angler Award—John Jezioro Spring Gobbler Awards—Tom Elliot. Ian Davis. Jeff Rutherford, John Jezioro Big Buck Awards—Gun: Steve Stewart; Bow: Elliot Millione Outstanding Archery Awards—Kevin Tucker. Elliot Millione. John Jezioro. Dave Mi- chael, Jeff Rutherford Homecoming Court Sponsored by Student Counci Queen—Deena Ribel Maid of Honor—Debbie Tichenor Senior Attendants—Kristie Carlot. Kate Enos, Monica Hudson, Kristin Luckey Junior Attendants—Raechelle Chefren. Tina Urbaniak Sophomore Attendants—Cassie Koch, Shawna Trippett Freshman Attendants—Gina Arnett. Kristi Barnes Interact Donnelle Bohnke—Outstanding Interact Senior, exchange student to Brazil Keywanettes Keywanette of the Year—Kirsten Peters Outstanding Senior Keywanette—Jen- nifer Ashton Outstanding Junior Keywanette—Tanya Smlgocki Outstanding Sophomore Keywanette— Dianne Davidson Keywanettes of the Month—Summer: Krlssy Enright; September: Jennifer Ashton; October: Jennifer Ashton; November: Tanya Smigocki; December: Wendy Suplita; January: Deena Ribei; February: Rebecca Geso; March: Debbie Abruzzino; April: Jann Yerkovich MORP Court Sponsored by Spirit Club and Varsity Letterman’s Club King—Heath Atha Butler of Honor—Frank Larry Princes—Scott Benson. Brian Cann. John Carviliano, Erik Cosco. Jarrod DeVault. Derek Falkenstein. Scott Feltz. Moses Hogan. John Jezioro. Steve Stewart National Honor Society Quiz Bowl Team—Derek Falkenstein. Mark Lee. Jennifer Ashton, Kirsten Peters, Alter- nate Jim Burnell Queen—Missy Pride Maids of Honor—Chrisi Hayhurst. Stevie Myers Princesses—Melissa Amos. Janet Colbert. Jackie DeMasi, Gina Ezelle. Rebecca Geso. Carol Maruka. Heather Munchln, Becky Myers, Tina Nichols. Belinda Pell, Deena Ribel. Amy Tucker Thespians Drama State High School Drama Fest Cast of One-Act play “God—A Play by Woody Allen took top honors at FSC Region Drama Festival and were 1 of 5 Outstanding One-Act Plays at State Drama Festival and Thespian Confer- ence All-Regional Cast—Nathan Hinton. Julie Zasloff First Place Costume Renderings—Tom Reese First Place Costume Design Constructlon for Use in Production—Brian Rutherford First Place Costume Design Constructlon for Actual School Production—Alicia Hammond Honorable Mention Fantasy Make-up— Stephanie Denison Honorable Mention Set Design with Model—Mike Henderson Outstanding Stage Manager—Frank Presley Thespian Student State Board—Stepha- nie Denison All-Festival Cast (State Drama Festival)— Jarrod DeVault. Nathan Hinton Governor's Award In Theater—Nathan Hinton Best Thespian Award, 1988—Nathan Hin- ton. Scott Asplnall C 0 M M U N l T Y Elks’ Awards Students of the Month—September: Kate Enos. Greg Lamb; October: Melissa Pride, Heath Atha; November: Suzanne Bitonti, Derek Falkenstein; December: Kirsten Pe- ters, Mark Lee; January: Stevie Myers, Nathan Hinton; February: Jeff Ashton. Nancy Koay; March: Jenean Bush. Steve Stewart; April: Gina Ezelle. John Carviliano; May: Alethea Moody, Will Yost; June: Encore Awards Directory 23 Wendy Suplita, Pat Blafore Student of the Year— 1. Derek Falkenstein. 2. Kirsten Peters Elks' Scholarship Winner—Gina Ezeile Student Council WVASC Secretary 1987-88-Uz Lawson Hugh O' Brian Representative—Meghan PetonJck Century III Representative—Kate Enos Miscellaneous Coal Festival—Runner-Up to Queen: Re- gina Panza; Honor Court: Regina Panza, Debbie Tlchenor. Paula Husty; Court: Jackie DeMasi. Kristin Luckey. Missy Pride, Angie Viani. Becca Shingleton Italian Heritage Festival Court—Regina Panza. Heather Munchin Outstanding Black High School Stu- dents—Harold Barner. Neisha Bridges. Tal- Isa Sumlin Dominion Post Honor Student of the Week—Jennifer Ashton Mark Lee—HHIs Honor Student of the Week. Department of Energy Scholar, will attend seminar on superconductivity at Chicago Institute Marion County Education Association Vice President—Mrs. Kathy Jacquez Remedial Program—received recognition at State Department of Education 'Leaders of teaming' Brandon Shamim—received Golden Poet Award from the World of Poetry Society for ‘Tears of Rain selected from thousands of entries from 22 countries West Virginia Scholars Academy mem- bers—Curtis Bryant, Julie Zasloff James Ice—Gold Medalist in 100-yard dash. 50-yard dash, shot put at Special Olympics 1988 Eagles'Outstanding Senior Award—Lisa Hawkins Queen of Marlon County Teenleaders' Snowball Dance—Becky Rhodes Teacher at Governor’s Honors Acad- emy—Mrs. Margaret Clark s e n i o r s National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists—Jennifer Ashton. Nancy Koay. Mark Lee Finalist—Mark Lee Highest Honor Scholastic Awards Senator Robert C. Byrd Highest Average Award and Balfour Valedictorian Award—Jennifer Ashton. Mark Lee. Wendy Suplita 3.75-4.0 Average—Jennifer Ashton. Mark Lee, Wendy Suplita. Regina Panza. Kirsten Peters. Anne Zappacosta. Jeff Ashton. Nancy Koay, Dorthea Edwards. Deena Ribel. Lisa Hawkins. Steve Stewart. Jeff Mauro. Rebecca Geso. Elizabeth Hussey. Paul Thobois. Frank Larry. Stephanie Caldwell Community Awards American Legion Award for Outstanding Citizens—Boy: Mark Lee; Girl: Kate Enos Business and Professional Women's Award for Outstanding Commercial Stu- dent—Kelley Ireland Woodman of The World Award for Out- standing Social Studies Student—Kirsten Peters Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award—Stevie Myers Sons of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award—Nathan Hinton Scholarship Winners WVU—Leadership Award: Jarrod DeVautt and Derek Falkenstein; Storer Scholarship: Gina Ezeile. Presidential Award: Wendy Suplita and Anne Zappacosta Marshall University—Yeager ScholarsNp: Jennifer Ashton Top of the Mountain Awards Jeff Ashton. Jennifer Ashton. John Brown. Kate Enos. Elizabeth Hussey. Nancy Koay. Frank Larry. Wendy Suplita. David Waddell. Anne Zappacosta Presidential Academic Fitness Awards Jennifer Ashton. Mark Lee. Wendy SupHta, Regina Panza. Kirsten Peters. Anne Zap- pacosta. Jeff Ashton. Nancy Koay. Dorthea Edwards. Deena Ribel. Jeff Mauro. Re- becca Geso. Elizabeth Hussey. Paul Tho- bois, Frank Larry, Stephanie Caldwell, Linda Gorman. Amy Tucker. David Waddell, Krista Willis. Nathan Hinton. Mike Acklns. Tammy Jones. Mollie Wood. Jarrod DeVault, Derek Falkenstein. John Brown. Shawna Wilson. Tina Sine. Carole Oliveto, Patrick Biafore. Michelle Helminski. Bruce Keener. Melissa Floyd, Jackie DeMasi, Gina Ezeile, Greg Hinton. Kate Enos, Sonja Grlscom, Andrea Poling. Sandra Oerty. John Carviliano, Lisa Hawkins. Steve Stewart. Kelley Ireland. Thessley Moore Academic Awards English—Wendy Suplita; Mathematics and AHSME Math Test—Mark Lee. Science and National Honor Society—Derek Falk- enstein; Home Economics—Theresa Chunn; Drama—Nathan Hinton; Band—Bin Van Pelt. Speech—Kate Enos. Latin— Aaron O'Mara; Spanish—Regina Panza; French—Rank Larry. Journalism—Krista Willis; Cooperative Education—Jenean Bush; Printing—John Merrill; Art—Tom Reese; Drafting—John Carviliano Athletic Awards Football—Steve Stewart. Wrestling—John Jezloro; Cross Country—Jeff Ashton. Suzanne Bitonti; Track—Chip Gerdes, Ale- thea Moody; Basketball—Scott Benson. Stevie Myers; Golf—Frank Pagliaro; Base- ball—Heath Atha; Tennis—Mark Haugh. Jackie DeMasi Special Service Awards Scott Benson. Romy Hawkins. Paula Husty. Greg Lamb. Tonya Morgan. Aaron O'Mara. David Reynolds. Peggy Satterfield. Re- becca Thompson Polar Bear Navy Jeff Ashton. Jennifer Ashton. Heath Atha. Patrick Biafore. Suzanne Bitonti. Donnelle Bohnke. Jenean Bush. Kate Enos. Gina Ez- elle. Derek Falkenstein. Rebecca Geso. Sonja Griscom. Usa Hawkins. Christine Hayhurst. Gregory Hinton. Nathan Hinton. Elizabeth Hussey, Nancy Koay. Mark Lee. Carol Maruka. Alethea Moody. Rebecca Myers. Stevie Myers. Sandra Oerly. Regina Panza. Kirsten Peters. Melissa Pride. Deena Ribel. Wendy Soles. Steve Stewart. Wendy Suplita. Amy Tucker. David Waddefl. Krista Willis. Mollie Wood. Anne Zappacosta 1988 Maple Leaves 24 In Case You Wondered COLOPHON Editor-In-Chief Krista Willis Assistant Editor Academics Jennye Michael. Editor; Jim Bumel. Mary White. Kathy Walker Heidi Williams Community Student Life Sheila Harden. Editor. Stacy Bill Van Pelt. Co-Editor; Dave Bailey. Co-Editor; Sh8a Shannon, Beckner, Jennifer Moore Lori Travelstead Magazine Rebecca Geso. Editor; Lisa Sports Hawkins. Melanie Hickman. Wendy Soles. Editor; Suzanne Mindy Ford Bitonti, Ryan Zunell. Tressa Mallamo. Robin Cross Business Manager Romy Hawkins Seniors ft Faculty Tracy Baldwin. Co-Editor; Nicole Photography Editors Ferrise. Co-Editor Lori Kiser. Kim Trippett Underclassmen Photographers Leah Woodburn. Editor; Amanda Dave Reynolds. Head; Shields, Tracy Chipps Frank Allevato. Mike Bundy. Cindy Nixon. Becky Rhodes. Eddie Organizations Burnside. Jeff Rutherford. Dave Hillarey Cuny. Editor; Kristi Murrin. Shackelford. Paul Satterfield Michelle Shoulders, Stacey Amos Adviser Computer Robert Phipps Nan Cayton Bob Menas The staff acknowledges me assistance of hj personnel Ron and Marsha Boram. Jan Schroyer. John Sullivan and the Gettysburg plant; Colonel Chuck Savedge. LeTour and Davis Studios. Cameo Color Lab. Principal John D. Tennant Jr.. Assistant Principal Anthony Delligatti. Assistant Principal Thomas Dragich. the faculty and student body and all journalism students for their work on ‘ You Can Say That Again Volume 81 of Maple Leaves was lithogra- phed by Herff Jones Yearbook Co.. 525 Boyds School Road. Gettysburg, PA 17325, at approxi- mately $28,000. The book featured 232 pages printed on 100 lb. Bordeau paper. The staff-designed cover featured black lea- ther with an applied cord grain. An HJ ultra green and colonial blue vertical panel tip-on and applied copper foil script carried the theme statement, ‘ You Can Say That Again ' The tip-on featured a blue shadedown screen printed overtop a green panel with the key word Again'' reversed out of the shadedown. The cover was printed on 150 point binder's board with rounding and backing. Endsheets were white base material printed in process black. To carry through the theme and the contents. ‘You Said It. ‘ each student's book was personalized with his or her own quote and class picture on the front endsheet. The back endsheet featured a staff-applied pocket containing the 24-page magazine, You Asked for an BN CORE: The pocket was printed by W.T. Graffics of Fairmont. The 8 1 2x11 magazine featured colonial blue spot color and contained features. Awards Di- rectory and staff listing, colophon and acknowl- edgments. The separate magazine was printed by Hartco Printing Co.. 1600 West Pearl Street, West Jefferson. OH 43162 at an approximate cost of $600. Copy and captions were set in Avant Garde with various types used for head- line and graphic treatments. Captions and copy in the yearbook were set in Palatino with Formatt. Chartpak and Letraset graphic arts types used for headline and graphic treatments. All captions and copy for the yearbook and magazine layouts, were set on the Journalism Department's Macintosh 512K computers and LaserWriter printer, making this one of the first West Virginia yearbooks to be produced by desktop publishing. Senior portraits were taken by LeTour Studios, 157 E. State Street. Sharon. PA 16146. Under- classmen were photographed by Davis Studio, East Second Street. Weston. WV 26452. Color enlargements were processed by Cameo Color Lab. 1700 W. Diversey Parkway. Chicago. IL 60614. Black and white candids were com- posed and printed by student photographers in the school darkroom. Maple Leaves is a member of Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA), National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) and United High School Press Association (UHSP). The 1987 yearbook earned a third consecutive ‘Gold Crown' from CSPA. a ’Pacemaker' from NSPA and was named ‘Best All-Around Yearbook' with eight individual awards by UHSP. Head Photographer Dave Reynolds earned first place in photojournalism in the West Virginia University School of Journalism spring competition.