Southern Garrett County High School - Highlander Yearbook (Oakland, MD)

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Autumn Clory: A Fun Filled Week Twas the week before Autumn Glory, When all through the town, Every creature was stirring, Even the clowns. The banners were hung By the poles with care, In hope that Autumn Glory fun Would soon be there. Plans were made ready For the annual grand parade, With visions of cotton candy in the youngsters’ heads, They knew it would Soon be made. Garrett County’s fifteenth annual Autumn Glory Festival was held October seventh through the tenth of 1982. Many exciting events came with Autumn Glory this year such as: the crowning of the Autumn Glory Queen, Lisa Savage; Oktoberfest; Majorette and Twirling perfor- mances; Fireman's parade; and the Five String AA beautiful float from the First National Bank of Oakland. 10 Autumn Glory Banjo Championship. But who could forget the Grand Feature parade? The weather stayed nice for Autumn Glory fun this year. But one change really made a dif- ference: the parade was much shorter than usual. It appeared that the Forest Festival in Elkins, W.Va., the same weekend pulled many bands from the Autumn Glory parade. When asked what she thought of the parade this year, junior Nancy Paugh said, “‘It wasn’t as exciting this year as it was last year because the parade wasn’t as long. The weather was nice and there was a lot of Autumn Glory spirit.”’ “| missed the Autumn Glory parade for two years and was glad to see it again,” said Mr. Doug Buckley. ‘‘What amazed me was all of the hustle and bustle around the Big Tee along Route 219 prior to the parade — bands, floats, marching units, etc., everywhere. Pictures were easy to snap with all of the smiling faces. ’ VCathy Perando and Karen Nelson, two members of Southern’s Color Guard, march in the annual Autumn Glory parade. AL is for the Lion who represents the Lions Club. AThree young men enjoy munching out before the parade.

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rire a STUDED LIFE Being called a student did not mean that all you ever had time to do was study. In fact, students had quite a bit of free time for activities after school and on weekends. For teenagers, living in a small town had its disadvantages when it came time for finding activities to keep them busy. After school, some students raced to the nearest video game to see if they could beat their previously high score. Others participated in sports, weight lifting, or cheerleading after school. Many at their homes that needed to be done. However, most of the females went home as fast as they could to watch their favorite soap opera. For many, it was General Hospital. The girls needed to know what was going to happen to Luke at the mountains, if the marriage between Susan and Scottie would last, and if Noah would pick Tiffany or Bobbie. Students had time for all these activities and more. They knew that after all the school work was finished, Better things were to come. students had jobs to attend to or yard work STUDENT Autumn Glory Football Homecoming Basketball Homecoming Winterfest Sr. Class Play Jr. Class Play “Taking time out to help the coaches, Lynn Welch concentrates on putting the basketball players names on the scoreboard. AOrdering class rings can be a special time for any student, and Brad Stephens and Tracy Rinard take time to fill out their order forms. Division Page «9

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YMiss Autumn Glory Queen Lisa Savage and Princess Dawn Sines. ATwo big smiles for the camera are shown by Vicki AThe above float in the line of march. Dohamn and Jeff Droppleman on the Garrett National Bank's float. Autumn Glory « 11