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

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Plenty To Do Out Of School Despite the closing of the town's arcade, movie theater, and Teen Cen- ter, there was still plenty to do out of school if the student was willing. In sports the opportunities ran the gammit from hunting and fishing the county's mountains ans streams to BMX racing, skiing and golf. Sum- mer soccer and baseball provided ad- Abote left — One must be very dedicated to run to practice in shorts and a T-shirt in the dead of winter Abo e right — The state BMX championship was held in McConncllsburg in the fall. Above — Travis Daniels. Joe Murdock, and Jim Rauch get in a quick game at Joe’s Pool Hall Right — As a last resort, cruise town. 12 Out of school

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Donkey baseball draws a handsome crowd Below Attending the Jaycec stand, Keith Barclay waits on customers. The Fair, What a Feeling Yes, the grand stands did make it through another Fulton County Fair. Doubts were raised, but rest assured the fair went as usual — great. The rides continued to thrill the kids at a bargain price. Three tickets a ride at a quarter a ticket, who wouldn't pay that to get a long lasting nausea feel- ing? Funnel cakes, candy apples, cot- ton candy. Fire Company chicken, and Jaycee hot dogs met county stan- dards. And once again, there were no fatal injuries from the smoke, steam, and dust caused on Demolition Derby night. Many nights (especially Derby night) kids attempted to sneak into the fair. There were different meth- ods to get the job accomplished. Some climbed fences, crawled through holes, or just came so late (or early) there wasn't a charge. Others tried last year's pass or borrowed a friend’s pass. Despite all the various efforts, most kids paid to get into the fair. Once in the fair, the fun began. All in all, nothing improves a social life bet- ter than a fair. The fair ... what a feeling! Fair 11

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ditional team sports. There were plenty of active organi- zations to be a part of. Scouts and Explorers provided plenty of activi- ties during the year. In addition, 4H, choirs, and other youth organizations were available for the group oriented student. Perhaps the most popular activity was to hop in the car and cruise the local circuit or go to the malls in Chambersburg and Hagerstown for some shopping and a movie. There was plenty to do. It was sim- ply a matter of taking some initiative to find it. Top — Mr Mitchell is proud to have taken part in the filming of the Speilberg-Lucas film. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Above — Jeff Mellon stands wishing he could afford gas for this nice van. Left — This is a rare shot of Miss Brant relaxing. Out of School 13