Smithsburg High School - Leopard Yearbook (Smithsburg, MD)

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“Romance in the Orient” Couples crowd the dance floor as this special night begins and ends in much too short of a time. Like most other proms, this year’s prom went off with a bang; perhaps a different kind of gun was used this year, however. The Junior Class decided to break tradition and have Bristol Sounds Videos as entertainment from the prom in place of a traditional band and live music. Boy, did this raise some eyebrows! It was a never-ending battle between bands and videos all year long; the class was almost evenly divided. The prom began like any other prom, the couples being greeted by Principal Gerald Hammond and several curious teachers. “Ro- mance In the Orient” was the theme of the evening’s festivities. The servers wore authentic Chinese robes and rice hats as they stood around the cake and punch bowl. The cake was not your “norm” — a bowl of dead goldfish found a happy home on the bottom layer of the cake. Of course the fish being dead was not a mistake! Oriental people eat raw fish sometimes, right? Well, Smithsburg needs a sushi bar too! The videos by Bristol Sounds were played on a 12 ft. diagonal screen, but only for a matter of minutes. It seems the “Bristol Boys” brought along a new video machine which would not work. They swore up and down that “it worked at the last gig!” Finally, someone from Bristol’s “ran” back to College Park to get another machine. Meanwhile everyone played “imagine the video” while the front screen remained blank. The new machine did arrive around 10:30, but even then the videos were only 2 feet by 2 feet. Putting aside the video incident, the prom was a success. The dance floor was packed for the duration of the evening and several students commented that they enjoyed hearing music by the origi- nal artists. So, MAYBE the goldfish were dead, MAYBE the punch fountain stopped flowing, MAYBE it rained, MAYBE the controversial vid- eos did not work, but no one can deny that a good time was had by almost everyone who attended the 1985 prom! Whether Prom goers were intent with crowding the dance floor or relaxing by table side, the night was enjoyed by all. 26 — Prom

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Juniors Pull Together to Make . . . Picture this: A gray, rainy morning, approxi- mately 8:15 a.m., ten juniors sluggisly await the arrival of the other half of the decorating committee. At 6:45, a good seventy-five per cent of the committee are ready to begin. First come the centerpieces . . . out to the van in the rain . .. “Don’t get the flowers wet!” “Okay, set the tables with glasses, fans, can- dles and napkins.” “MEMORY BOOKS, over 400 memory books need to have the tassles attached!” “Okay, everybody work together and we’ll get them done.” “Wow! It’s 7:30 a.m. and all the tables are ready. Won’t Miss Spector eat her shorts?” Miss Spector arrives at 8:30 a.m. to observe twenty kids “on break”. Then begin the trips to fast food places for breakfast. The eating con- tinues throughout the morning as lanterns are strung and murals are placed in the highest reaches of the Ramada Grand Ballroom. At high noon the backdrop for the pictures is being constructed with chainsaws and ham- mers. “Okay, mix the wallpaper paste.” “Paste ready!” “What? NO BRUSH?” “Someone, run home quickly to get a wallpaper brush before the paste dries!” By 2:00 p.m. the backdrop is ready. The sculptor artist is in the kitchen chiseling away at an ice block to create an “85” to float in King Kong’s martini. “Where’s the cake?” “You mean that thing with real goldfish swimming in the bottom of it?” “Oh, they are in a bowl!” Late afternoon — “Someone throw away those doughnut boxes! Tables set, food’s here, lobby’s decorated. Is someone gonna be here to meet the servers?” “’’Right.” “And Bristol Sounds?” “Right again.” Picture this: A gray, rainy afternoon, the Ramada Inn’s Grand Ballroom dressed in the beautiful “Romance of the Orient,” just wait- ing to come alive with the excitement and laughter of hundreds of teenagers. 7T £ x % (P Prom — 25

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The Best It Could Be (Above Left) Aaron and Teresa give a grin as they relax in the Lori and Steve talk with parents and friends who front lobby. stoP by to visit at the ballroom door. (Above) Debbie Vest chats contentedly with Tom Moser and his date as the prom festivities begin. (Left) Brian Christman and Christy Jones take a break from the dance floor as they watch others still on the floor. Long white dresses and frills, bow ties and tails help make this evening the most enchanted night of the year for those who attended. Decorations adorn the lobby where prom goers socialize and meet with friends for some fresh air. From — 27