McConnellsburg High School - Sparta / Flashlites Yearbook (McConnellsburg, PA)

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Being There Beats Reading About It Right: In the shadows of the Washington Cathedral, the eighth graders observe the altar while they listen to the tour guide talk about the main transept. The students also learn about stained glass and flying buttresses. Below The Washington Monument was also on the agenda for the day. Mrs. Gillam trys to keep these impatient students under control while waiting to ascend the Monument. 70

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Above: Junior high practices hard for their opening game against Everett Insert: The 1981 $2 Junior High girls basketball coach. Miss Lois Wald, looks over her starting lineup. A Season of Development Kneeling Kim Foster. Tammy McOuade. Tammy Keefer. Mary Peck. Kim Wagner. Jackie Mellon. Standing Left to Right: Angela Hann. Gina Kerim. Gloria Seville. Deonna Carbaugh. Lisa Harr. Missy Vogt. Angie Plessinger The seventh and eighth grade girls basketball teams showed development throughout their seasons. Each team finished the year 4-4. Each team had gained the experience necessary to have a good season. They developed their skills to a point where they can look forward to a better season next year. Kneeling Tracy Branche. Laura Lester. Marcie Seville. Yvette Jefferson. Penny Spriggs. Tamela Mellon Standing Left to Rightt Deanna Miller. Megan Greathead. Tammy Seiders. Tressa Spriggs. Tracey Lynch. Alita Branche. 19

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As school opens In early fall, it's back to homework and hardwork. But. expanding education lies not only in the halls of MHS. but in places such as Washington D.C.i Harrisburg; and Wallops Island. Virginia. The seventh graders ventured to Harrisburg, our state capitol. For many students, it was their first visit to a city. In Harrisburg, they saw such things as the capitol building, and the William Penn Museum. The eighth graders were able to visit a place that widened their knowledge of our nation's capitol. they visited Washington D.C. They took in such sites as the White House, the Jefferson Memorial, and the Smithsonian Institute. Meanwhile, while the weather was still mild, the juniors and seniors of the Advanced Biology class journeyed to Wallops Island. Virginia. At Wallops, they learned to use equipment like a refractometen and got a first hand experience of a Marine environment as they ventured in the marsh. Left Before the eleventh grader unload from their barge at Wallops Island, they pose for a picture taken by one of the instructors. Lower Left In school after the Wallops Island trip, the junior class created a display in the showcase to further exhibit their experiences. Below Right On board the boat. Tina Crawford. Denise Mellon and Lynda Sheeder wait for the signal to pull in the alter trawl, a large net that is dropped into the water and drags along the bottom to catch a variety of sea life for observation and identification. 21