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

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Top — Winter 1984 With record low temperatures, it is not very hard for icicles to survive. C enter left Suddenly, its 1920. This old gangster car typi- fies the style of years gone by. C enter right But wait, it’s 1984 The sleek new design of this Mercury is part of the coming wave. Bottom - With August's record heat, it wouldn't be hard to fry an egg on the sidewalk. 2 Opening

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SPflRTfl im McConnellsburg High School McConnellsburg. Pa. 17212 Volume 42 ALAUt.vllLo... SENIORS........ UNDERCLASSMEN CLUBS.......... COMMUNITY...... INDEX.......... ..64 ..82 102 126 164 CLOSING 172

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TIMES hAUE CHANGED In a future home, grandfather sits down with his teen-age grandson at his home computer. With his aged hands, he types in 1984 and begins to reminisce about days gone by. “So many things have changed since I was a senior at old M.H.S. in 1984. For one thing, the cars are so different. Today’s cars don't hold a light to the 1984 cars. They had en- gines with turbos and fuel injection that could do 0-60mph in less than ten seconds. The 2050 cars are nothing more than spaceships on wheels with the engines of lawnmowers. Yes sir, times have changed. “Another thing that has changed is homelife. When I was young, my family burned wood to heal the house for the winter. I carried wood every night and had tohelpcut it. both sum- mer and winter. But now, everyone turns on the heal pump or opens the solar panels just a little bit wider. I used to enjoy going to McCon- ncllsburg to buy groceries and do some shopping with my mother when I was young. When I turned 16,1 had to drive to McConnellsburg for her. Now, all you do is type your grocery list on the computer, and your grocer- ies are delivered to your house. Pay- ment is just as simple. Type in the account to be paid and the funds arc transferred to the supermarket’s ac- counts. Yes sir, times have changed.” Opening 3