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

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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

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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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New Projects Highlight FFA Year The McConnellsburg Chapter of the Future Farmers of America had a very active and productive year. The FFA undertook several new projects along with its regular yearly projects. The an- nual projects included public speaking contests, creed contest. Greenhand initiation, and the usual participation in the Fulton County Fair and the state farm show in Harrisburg. The team took second place in an area parliamen- tary procedure contest. There were new projects undertaken this year. Students finished building a greenhouse and in the spring raised and sold plants. Plants weren't the only thing being raised, a second project was the raising of chicks. In doing this the students learned all about raising and keeping poultry. All of these activities in FFA helped prepare its members to face life with knowledge and skills. Top- Making public service announcements at WVFC was interesting for Kim Butts Right In the state farm show. Greg Strait shows his prize cow. n