St Marys High School - Purple and Gold Yearbook (St Marys, WV)

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Winning first place and $50. the Seniors dis- play their spirit during Spirit Week '81' pi RedDhv jfias M'' Torn The.he „ . 5t. ha ns 1! If Mn W 5.ensocti it ,jk .vk k • Tina Lowther adds finishing touches to the 1981 poster on the Senior Wall. In his “50 gallon” cowboy hat. Matt (Napolean) Bailey enjoys Western Day. 12 Spirit Week

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In a view through the arch, the St Marys Marching Devils perform during Homecoming halftime ceremonies. Field Commander A lonesome clown, Bill Parks, idlely sits on his motorcycle while waiting for the Home- coming Parade. Scott Hall, leads the Devil Band onto the field. Spirit ... (continued from page 9) site so the enemy would not steal their ideas. When 10 p.m. Thursday night finally arrived, all that was left was the hope that they had done the best job. Friday, October 10 was the cli- max of weeks of planning and work. The morning was filled with anticipa- tion of the afternoon’s events. It was hard to concentrate on math and English when the parade was only a few hours away. At 1:30 p.m., the student body was dismissed for the parade. The parade, containing floats, Belle can- didates, the band, clowns, and fire- trucks lasted 45 minutes. Immedi- ately following the parade, stu- dents, teachers and many towns- people returned to the high school for the thuse. To start off the thuse, the winner of the float competition was an- nounced. The sophomores had been right. The theme “Devil the Hawks” had enabled them to win two years in a row. After some cheers, the seniors were awarded the spirit doll. The day’s efforts was to arouse spirit for the battle between the SMHS Blue Devils and the South Harrison Hawks at 8 p.m. Spirits soared throughout the first half as St. Marys took command. When the clock sounded and half- time began, tension and excitement took over. Spectators grew silent as they watched the band and awaited the Belle coronation. After each girl was announced, Vicki Shull was proclaimed Belle. The air was still filled with excite- ment when the football team re- turned to the field. The crowd cheered them on to a 27-7 victory. All that remained was the victory dance Saturday night. Terra” and Fantasy”, musical groups, led the students in a final celebration over their recent win and successful Homecoming week. Homecoming 11

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Leading the student body in a cheer are the cheerleaders, Spirit Week coordinators. Freshmen Steve Meanor and Gary Flanagan take Friday’s Dress- Up Day a little too seriously. Spirit Week To build school spirit was their goal. Each day provided activities to generate enthusiasm and excitement. But would it work? That was a question easily answered — of course. Beginning Monday, February 2, the drive for spirit came from Purple and Gold day. The student body showed up early that morning proudly dressed in their school colors. Tuesday, Hex day came about when students wore the opponents colors, green and gold. Wednesday, rolled around with the masses portraying cowboys. Boots, hats, and vests surrounded the school with a western look for the scheduled Western Day. Hair in curlers, pants cuffed, and rolled up sleeves were part of the spirit scheme on Thursdays, roll 'em-up day. Finally, Friday came when Sunday-go-to-meetin' clothes were pulled from the closets for Dress-up day. Besides the daily dress activities, there were also class competitions going on throughout the week. Members of each class spent free time in and out of school making posters and collecting change. Posters were painted and designed with phrases stating support for the Blue Devils and their class. Each class hung its posters on its own designated wall of the gymnasium. The seniors walked away with first place in the poster competition, while the juniors close behind with a second place award. Also the seniors captured first place cash prize in the chain link competition. Paper links were sold by cheer- leaders for a penny each. All the links were put together forming a chain which was hung on the gym walls. There was just one thing left to bring the week's activi- ties and school spirit to a peak — the thuse. The cheer- leaders began the long awaited thuse with several cheers and a dance to '‘Stomp”. An appearance was also made by the great Swami Tommy”, who gave his predictions for the win of the night's basketball game. A touch of comedy prevailed when cheerleader Lora Polasko, and head coaches Auxier and Venderlic were hit in the faces (or in the general vicinity) with cream pies. The thuse finally came to an end with the announcements of the winners of the poster and chain contest, the class of 1981. Later that day, the basketball game with Ravenswood ended Spirit Week. Although the varsity team lost, the J.V. team was victorious. But Spirit Week had achieved its goal, along with a sense of pride and success from the student body. Spirit Week 13