Fairmont State University - Mound Yearbook (Fairmont, WV)

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Band students take time out to play on the teetering rock on Tom Sawyer Island at Disney World in early January, during the semester break. After a rough day of studying, these students decide it is cele- bration time at the conclusion of finals week. Student Life 11

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• Life after hours After-hours at FSC in- volves students with sports, television, jobs, night spots, sleep and various other activities. But after two semesters of studying, the last thing on one ' s mind is books, studying or school. At the end of the spring semester, most students just want to get as far away as possible. Sell the books and burn the notes; school is out for the summer. Relaxation and fun are the only things on one ' s mind. Summer fun would include vacations, trips, jobs, parties, tele- vision, night spots and sleep. The weekend par- ties are endless. For some people, these par- ties go on all summer long and continue into the fall. Others must work the summer away, never to enjoy lying on a sunny beach or partying until dawn. Many FSC students now take trips abroad with the different de- partments such as the English department trip to Europe. Others take Student Government sponsored trips within the United States while some students go to summer school and spend their free time getting tanned in the back yard. But no matter what they may do during the summer months, when fall rolls around once again, students come back and take it from the top one more time. 10 Student Life

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Disney performance From Jan. 4-6 the marching band received the opportunity to travel to Florida and join in the celebration of Mickey Mouses ' s 60th birthday. Dr. Harry Faulk, band director, submitted an application for the band to perform during the celebration. Included with the application was a tape recording of the band. On Sept. 28, the response came, Walt Disney World had invit- ed the band to be quest performers in the Magic Kingdom on Thursday, Jan. 5. Two of the many high- lights at the Magic King- dom and Epcot are the daily parades down Main Street USA and World Showcase. Each day a different band was Brad Earnest leads the band down Main Street USA as they play Liberty Bell. While at Disney, Dr. Faulk had the opportunity to conduct the Walt Disney Band on Main Street. featured. The band left for Dis- ney on Jan. 3, and re- turned on Jan. 7, to allow three full days to spend at the park. With stops in North and South Carolina as well as the time at Dis- ney, the trip was an edu- cational and cultural ex- perience, especially for those who had never been south before. I was fascinated by all of the different peo- ple from all over the world. It seemed like ev- ery time I turned around I heard a different lan- guage, said drum major Brad Earnest, a junior social studies major. Julia Deavers catches up on her sleep on the way back to the college. 12 Student Life