Flemington High School - Memories Yearbook (Flemington, WV)

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College Prep Enrollment Girls 81 v.Boys 60 41 girls advanced math. 38 boys advanced math. 21 girls in French. 9 boys in French. 19 girls advanced science. 13 boys advanced science. in spite ot statistics, girls out- number boys in advanced math classes at FHS. Toby Jenkins and Karen Jones, sophomores, work side by side in computer science class. Good friends for over 11 years. Dwight Colebank and Kim Smith continue to help each oth- er. They may not always agree. but couple Brian Purkey and Heather Kittle manage to work out their differences. Student Life 7

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Battle of the Sexes “1 have a better grade than you.” “In your dream maybe!” “That’s what you think.” “That’s what I know!” No matter where one goes to school, or where one is, the battle of the sexes can be found everywhere. According to the Wom- en’s Yellow Pages, girls are more intelligent than guys going through their teens. Of course, opinions fly when the sexes are trying to better one another. Looking at one point of view, sophomore, Bobbie Platt stat- ed, “Girls mature faster than boys.” Her sis- T X hat’s not fair, the sports page is covered with football pic- tures.” Could it be that the battle of the sexes is being fought on the courts as well as off the courts. Women athletes claim WE GET NO RE- SPECT! “We run, we sweat, and we play just like the guys,” stated sen- ior guard, Brenda Williams. Boys basketball coverage aver- ages 100% in local newspapers compared to 57% coverage for var- sity girls basketball. 6 Student Life ter, Patty, a junior agrees. From the guys’ side of the conflict, Kevin Cottrill, junior, believes that boys are “...defi- nitely smarter than girls, boys are born more intelligent, the only difference is girls make ‘better’ grades because they try harder.” In grades 9-12, girls outnumber the guys on the honor roll by a ratio of 7-3. This seems to prove that girls do indeed try harder. How- ever, faculty member, Mr. Donald Kenyon stated, “They have equal mental abilities- ...neither is better than the other.”

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Braggin’ Rights As autumn skies begin darkening with the coming of winter, thoughts turn to- wards guys’ favorite pasttime, hunting- .From lunchroom to classroom, the topic of conversation turns toward roaming in the wilderness, looking for the perfect buck, bragging rights so to speak. Outside of the organized school sports such as basketball, hunting tops the list as the favorite. For some students, hunting provides time to be alone, it’s “relaxing” for sophomore, Brian Purkey, while it makes Kevin Cottrill, junior, “nervous.” Others hunt for the outdoor adventure. Mr. Mike Withers, teacher, likes hunting, not only for the exercise, but to enjoy the scenic beauty of West Virginia. For senior, Rick McGee, the challenge of hunting his favorite game, like deer, wild turkey, rabbit and squirrel, is enough to call him to his favorite hunting grounds, the open woods. F J—rf ven though hunting may top the list for guys, it’s not always at the top for the girls. So, what do they do while the guys are roaming around. Tammy Vincent and Connie Knotts stay home watching TV and catching up on their sleep.Tammy Mullan grabs her Four-wheelin'fun. Linda Wil- son, sophomore, gets out in the sun by four-wheeling around around the countryside that sur- rounds Flemington. Four-wheel- ing continues to be a popular sport among students. gear and takes off with the guys. Her only problem, catching a buck “They get mad at me,” she explained. If given a choice of hunting or staying home, most agree with Charlene Tyson and Aimee Moore, they would much rath- er be home listening to the radio than lis- tening to bragging. 8 Student Life