Flemington High School - Memories Yearbook (Flemington, WV)

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Top Counselor Award. Mrs. E. Joy Lynch, counselor, receives special recognition from A. James Manchin, as Counselor of the Year for the '85 school term. Right: Driving his point home, Mr. Manchin delivers a speech to the student body, while, top center, Steve Gallo, senior, gets a laugh after receiving one of Manchin's famous hats. Bottom center, Mr. Manchin presents principal, Robert L. Shields with a certificate as Administrator of the Year, and also recognizes the strength and determination of wheelchair students Eddie Maxwell and Merle Brown during the assembly. 14 Academics

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Career Options Explored Getting a firsthand look With in-school training Sludents heads die bent in concentration at the computer keyboard. A careful paint stroke and another student puts the finishing touches on her art work. Practicing nightly, band students work on perfect- ing their technique. More and more, stu- dents are turning to class- es that offer more hands- on experience. Many select these classes in hopes of pursuing a career in that field. Others select these classes bacause of the satisfac- tion of seeing a complet- ed work. For se- nior, Jua- nita Du- ley, she has taken her art class out of the class- room and now works on painting a mural on the wall at Flemington Elementary. Juniors and seniors trav- el daily to the United Ca- reer Center to attend classes that they hope will lead them to a job in the work force after graduation. With an eye to the fu- ture and a realization that the knowledge of com- puters is becoming a re- quirement in the job mar- ket, several students, like sophomore Tim Knotts, sign up for computer sci- ence classes. Whe- ther the class is program- ming, drafting, writing or playing music, students can get plenty of hands-on experi- ence. A bird's eye view. Mr. Donald Kenyon checks a computer program during class. Career - 13

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Top Dog Award 'Timbuck' Shields receives Administrator of the Year Award from Treasurer A. James Manchin I used to whip you all the time. You're dreaming! I beat you! What do you mean? I used to stuff you in a big flower pot outside of the dining room. OK. Let's call it a draw. If this sounds like two old friends bragging about old times, then you're absolute- ly right. These two boys, however, who used to whip one an- other in college, are State Treasur- er, A James Manchin, and Prin- cipal Robert L. Shields. Shields, who used to think he easily plant- ed Man- chin while wrestling at WVU, received a tribute from his old friend. Manchin presented him a certificate honoring Shields as Administrator of the Year, as selected by the West Virginia Asso- ciation for Counseling and Development. He re- ceived this recognition for the implementation fo a comprehensive career education program at the school. After the presentation, which also included hon- oring Mrs. E. Joy Lynch as Counselor of the Year, for the '85 school term, Manchin went on to ad- dress the student body. Instead of 'whip- ping' his old school chum, Manchin set out to 'whip' the atti- tudes of the stu- dents. Don't moan and groan, he stated, when asked to stand up for America, be proud that you can stand. ''Whipping attitudes. A. James Manchin addresses the students. Special Honors 15