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

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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

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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

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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