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

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A place of leisure and learning, the library is a room for all. Junior Bill Parks relaxes while reading a magazine after a long day. Sophomore Mickey Finn prepares to leave homeroom for first period. During lunch time students gather every- where to have a chat. Seniors Glenda Taylor and Brenda Taylor wait for the bell before class begins. Looking Inside Activities.................6 People....................38 Academics Clubs........80 Sports...................108 Advertisements...........148 Introduction 3

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At SMHS, backgammon has become a fa- miliar sight. To pass the time away freshman Sharon Lamp and sophomore David Elliott compete in a game while junior Brian Cornell looks on. those long four years. Four years of seven classes a day, ranging from phys. ed. to English. Four years of homework, class elections, getting up at 7 a.m. to catch the bus, walking through the same halls between classes, hoping to get a word in with your friends. The process of education was conducted directly across from the Ohio River in a 88 room build- ing with 36 teachers, 520 stu- dents, two custodians, three cooks, and 18 bus drivers. The building itself offered many ad- vantages with its 540 brightly painted lockers (continued on page 5) Miss Kulazeoka takes time to catch up on her work in the library during lunch. The 1981 school year began with many changes and new faces. In reading class freshmen Tina Bennett, Becky Taylor and Jammie Woodby pause a moment from read- ing. A Slice of Life Life is full of little things — birthdays, family reunions, walk- ing barefoot in the grass, flying kites, and having snowball bat- tles. But one of the best parts of life is said to be that thing called “high school.” It’s a slice of life which sometimes proves exciting and sometimes frustrating, but it is seldom dull. From the cheers at the first football game on August 28 to the tears shed at graduation on June 1, it was a slice like no other as we began to learn how to function in an adult world. High school proved to have many frills and frustrations, joys and heartaches, smiles and tears. It brought together student with student, teacher and teach- er, and students with teacher. High school is the developing process from which comes the fresh blood that revitalizes the mainstream of society. But oh, 2 Introduction

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A familiar sight during Homecoming festivi- ties are the clowns. Consisting of juniors Jeff Mathews. Tom Hill. Bill Parks. Mike Cunning- ham. Bobby Clovis. Millie Powell, Sheila Bea- ver. Angela Cox, Lynn Sherron, and Liz Miller, the clowns rest a moment while waiting for the thuse to begin. Jason Wright takes a brief moment to gather his thoughts for the day. 4 Introduction