Meade High School - Genesis Yearbook (Fort Meade, MD)

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A 4 Todd Fiitter and his date pick up a booklet at the door while en- tering the lobby, 4 Vickie Burns pins on Chris Speer's boutonniere before enter- ing the dance. A S.G.A. members and other stu- dents begin decorating the lobby and .cafeteria early Saturday morning. Homecoming Dance J 21

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pirit week hit its peak on Saturday night at the annu- al Homecoming Dance. Scores of students began arriving at 7:00 to find a carefully and beautifully decorated cafeteria. The SGA began transforming the cafeteria into a dance floor and set- ting the atmosphere forthe occasion earlier that morning. A new attendance record was set this year, and the turnout was tremendous. Throughout the night, the dance floor was packed with stu- dents dancing to the music of Top Flight, the band for the evening. The band played a wide variety of music, giving everyone a chance to join in on the dancing. Come Dancing The highlight of the evening was the Queen's Dance. The queen, Susie Eggerl, and her court were escorted down the dance floor for pictures. After Susie was crowned at her throne, the band played Truly to which she, her escort Pete Far- quharson, and her court danced. At 11:00, the dance came to a close, but this did not end the eve- ning. Some students continued the evening at local restaurants or at parties in the area. The 1983 Homecoming Dance was a great close to Spirit Week and will long be remembered. Said Susie Eggerl, lt was a night l will never forget! W lcon: A Sabrina Fossett, Bill White, Lou Blessing, Tim Brown Pete Farquharson Q - S ' E I Liz Dick, Kenny Eggerl, and Missy McConnel made up the 1983 Homecoymixgeigoun. uzle gger 3 Sam Enda, V A The band Top Flight play the music to which many students danced all night. P Jeff Stump and his date take over the dance floor by dancing to one of the many songs the band played. 20 X Homecoming Dance

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NHS Induction L L he ceremony was very formal. lt scared me to death! That's what Debbie Masinos, a new inductee, thought of the National Honor Soci- ety's fall induction held on October twentieth. On that evening, a total of eleven new members were inducted into the association. To become a candi- date for the association, a student must show out- standing leadership qualities, play an active role in school and community activities, and achieve and maintain a 3.5 grade point average. The ceremony started with a speech by Mr. Stephen Barry who spoke about the values of education. Mr. Barry is from the Office of Student Affairs in Anne Arundel county, as well as the husband of one of our social studies teachers, Mrs. Susan Barry. After the tapping of the new members, the initia- tion began. The new inductees recited the Nation- al Honor Society pledge: t'l pledge myself always to seek the light of truth, to hold scholarly habits, to engage in worthy service, and lead forward in all things that shall advance the welfare of school and mankind. A very traditional and symbolic part of the cere- mony, the lighting of the candles, followed the pledge. Lou Blessing described the candle lighting like this: The symbolic lighting makes one realize the importance of the qualities that are mandatory for induction. There were four small candles that represent character, leadership, scholarship and service. Each were lit from a larger white candle symbolizing enternal knowledge. The lighting of the candles concluded the cere- mony. The eleven selected inductees were now officially members of the National Honor Society. 22 X NHS Induction A Liz Dick lights the candles for the induction Ceremony. A A Miguel Howe, Vickie Eakin, Gwyn Galdo, Douglas Hood, Dawn Hanlon, Shane Gustafson, Sponsor Mrs. Logan, Steve Johnson, Harry Flowell, Brian Potter, Brian McWatters and Debbie Masinos, were the eleven Fall lndutees. 4 Gwyn Galdo, Vickie Eakin and Dan Beck light the ceremony candles.