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

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Crowning the queen Lisa Schmidt is vice principal Mr. Marty Green as escort Shawn Nesselrodt looks on. Lisa was captain of the varsity cheerleading squad and Shawn played defensive back on the varsity football team. Having second thoughts about being crown bearer is Regis Marucci, as his mother, Mrs. Brenda Marucci, forces him toward the stage. iu ws, a a» PT aaa IN, nan tm pte wn er St ie ig ee we Piet . cad ® Ho ; — Ss ee ne es hewnw ee “= . me é aa ; een, ae a ne © ° While freshman princess Leah Miller and junior princess Angie Bittinger watch the queen being crowned, es- corts Dave Kurtz and Chuck Graham find something else more interesting to look at. Dancing to the theme song Believe In Love, by Scorpians, are senior Princess Christine Bittinger and escort Brent Sanders. Both Christine and Brent were on the court in previous years. Football Homecoming 11

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After being announced queen, Lisa Schmidt and her escort Shawn Nes: [ig selrodt are happy about the news. ff 4 Flower girl April Bernard, crown iim bearer Regis Marucci and members rh ; of the senior court David Burdock, Robin Johnson, and Brent Sanders look on. . Schmidt Homecoming Queen After defeating Football Homecoming began with a spirit week sponsored by the cheerleaders. The spirit days consisted of: Stomp the Mt. Tucker County Mt. Lions Day, Camoflouge Day, Crazy Hair Day, Injured Day, and - Red and White Day. Lions On October 21, the varsity football team set out to defeat the Tucker County Mt. Lions. The rainy weather didn’t stop enthusiastic Southern Fans from coming out to cheer the team on. “The game vs. Tucker County was great. | loved playing in the mud but my mom yelled at me for having such a muddy uniform,’ said varsity football player John Stem. The Rams went on to win the game 28-0 making their record 7-0. The Homecoming dance was held October 22 in the cafete- ria. Entertainment was provided by DJ Barry McKay from Q94. The theme song was Believe In Love by Scorpians. The cafeteria was decorated with metallic black and silver, with a touch of red. Streamers were hung from the ceiling and ballons floated around the room to creat an atmosphere that would be unforgettable. ‘| was amazed by the large turn out, since not many people go to dances,” said Angie Tea- garden. At 10 pm the court was intro- duced. Senior Lisa Schmidt said, ‘I felt the decorations were more elaborate this year and | was surprised to be named queen.”’ 10 Football Homecoming

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After Lisa Schmidt was announced queen, members of the senior court, Richard Evick, Courtney Smith, Joe Refosco, Marci Stemple, and Zack Gibson, clap to congradulate Lisa. Lisa was also the queen for Football Homecoming. Beverly Hill Billies Q-94 provides It looked as if an episode of the pve Hill Billies was : being taped during spirit week. — MUSIC When spirit week was held for the Winter Spor Home: coming, students dug out their straw hats, bib overalls, and flannel shirts to join in on Hill Billie Day. A pep assembly was also held to help get the students ae faculty psyched up for Friday’s big game. At 8 p.m., students began eptenng the cafeteria fo to dance the night away. - A surprisingly large number of 198 bone attended ve dance. ‘Due to the large crowd, | felt this Homceonine dance was one of the best we ever had,” said Kendra Wagner. All evening the room was packed with people dancing to the latest hits provided by Mike Kho from @-94 FM. “The music was great. There was a large variety of new : and old songs,” said Ann Umstot. . Toward the end of the evening, the streamers were torn down from the ceiling and balloons were cropese on. the floor, - Angie Teagarden said Many people take streamers asa souvenir to remember ave special night i in yea to come.” “This year’s Winter Homecoming was a lot of fun because there were more people than there usually are and more people danced. Joy McCain 12 Winter Homecoming