Flemington High School - Memories Yearbook (Flemington, WV)

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The Ground Up The Mountaineer Greenhouse, extra money for dances and things. which reopened in February, became The work wasn t all that hard and for the largest employer of students in the Flemington area. Employing over 20 students during the ’88 school year, the greenhouse gave under aged students a chance at a job besides the old standbys of babysitting and mowing grass. From watering plants,to selling plants to digging holes for plants, stu- dents like Mark Bray, junior kept busy. Although the wages weren’t impres- sive, at $2.00 an hour, Melissa Knotts, freshman, felt that it “gave me a little What a job! Freshman, Melissa Knotts, spends most of her time planting seeds. students under the age of 16, it got them away from the house so “I don’t sit at home bored.” And who was the boss? “Someone just came and told us what needed to be done and that’s all. We decide who was going to do it and when. It was really lots of fun,” explained Scott Blake. The greenhouse effect resulted in the increase of income for 20 students, as well as an opportunity to learn busi- ness from the ground up. W hether it’s doing chores at home, working part- time at McDonalds’s, or mowing grass, most students have “jobs.” Many seniors hold down jobs to give them independence. “I need money to put away,” ex- plained Sam Olivio, “so I’ll have a head start on my future once I leave home.” 20 Student Life

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Pet Names What do Felix, Sheba, Gizmo and Q- Stix have in common? These and other strange names re- fer to students’ pets. Any variety of pets can be found in and around homes. From the typical, like cats and dogs, to the not so typical, like horses, rabbits and even birds. For many, pets are a member of the family. Charles Charleton, senior, said, My hamsters eat and sleep when my family does, they do just about every- w alking through the woods, the experienced hunter can spot the squirrel scurrying up the oak, or the doe frozen in the brush. Even around the bend from school at the pond, wild ducks and tame ducks float along. Sur- rounded by nature, students get animal magnetized. thing we do.” Even those students not having pets, many have a soft spot for animals. “I hate to see anyone mistreating ani- mals, and if I see a stray cat or dog beingteased by someone, I’ll tell them about it,” said Melissa Knotts, fresh- man. Summing it up, Robert Bolton said it best. “My dog is my best friend, where I go, he goes.” Holding him back Patty Platt uses one of her pets for a watch dog. 19

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The Mountaineer Greenhouse one of the largest employers of area teens, offers after school and summer jobs for many of the stu- dents. Above Watering plants is an unending job for Connie Knotts, sophomore. Among her other jobs are office chores, plant- ing seeds and taking plant orders Down on her hands and knees Patti Cook prepares the see beds for early spring planting