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

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 A weekend retreat from the The school week last five days but the two day week- ends are jam- packed with ac- tivities the stu- dents and faculty enjoy It was the first day of school and everyone was glad to be back. Students were excited about seeing old friends, being involved in school related activi- ties, and eager to learn new things. rat race Soon their excitement turned into everyday rou- tine. A couple months passed and some students were ready for summer vacation. The only thing that kept students sane was weekends. The most pop- ular ways to spend week- WORK1NG AT HER FAM- ILY'S store, senior Tammy Scaddcn assists weekend shop- per Phyllis Powell select a pair of jeans. JUNIOR DIANA CAMP- BELL TRIES her luck at bowl- ing with the rest of the journal- ism staff at Emerson Bowling Lancs. ends were going out for pizza, and roller skating. Perhaps the favorite pas- time of all was sleeping. Weekends provided a break from the daily rou- tine of school. They gave a time for yourself. On weekends I watch television and read,” re- marked Jeanne Ruther- ford. Gracie Morningstar gave her thoughts on the weekends by saying, “I spend my time on week- ends with my family. I like to ride horses in my spare time. I don’t think I could stand going to school everyday.” While most people en- joyed the time off, others enjoyed being busy all the time. School was to them a source of relaxation. “I spend my weekends playing basketball. Also, 1 have a log cabin on Mid- dle Island Creek and 1 go there and spend time,” said Mr. Charles Smith, principal. “I like being at school. Sometimes on the weekends 1 miss school,” Mr. Smith continued. Weekends 13

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 AFTER AN EXHAUSTING CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. Te- resa Snively relaxes by sleeping. JUNIOR J.H. MAHANE SPENDS some time searchir for a record in National Recoi Mart. 12 Weekends RODNEY GASPERS EN- JOYS shopping in a local town store. Ben Franklin, over his weekend break. NESTOR AGUDELO, a for- eign exchange student, plays a card game over the weekend with senior Michael Hayes and freshman Marla Hayes.

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PMA makes spirit The positive atti- tude reigns su- preme during spirit week as stu- dents compete for the spirit doll, spirit stick, and the chain link and wall contests “PMA (positive mental attitude), PMA, we have got that PMA. All we need is a little time to sparkle and shine.” This was one of the cheers that was chanted throughout the year. The theme of the cheer went along with the POPS program. Positive mental attitude helped keep spirit high and thuses loud. Spirit Week, February 27-March 2, gave stu- dents a chance to support the basketball team. Monday students wore hats to show their spirit. Tuesday school was can- celled due to bad weather. Punk day was celebrated on Wednesday. Some people went all out wear- ing sunglasses, hair fa- shioned to stick out, and mismatched clothing. Thursday students re- laxed a little and were permitted to wear sweat- suits. Friday most of the students were attired in various shades of purple and gold. Friday afternoon a thuse was held in the gym. The cheerleaders had sold chain links and classes had made signs and hung them on their assigned walls. At the thuse seniors succeeded in winning the chain link contest and were awarded $75.19. The juniors won the wall contest. Seniors also won the spirit doll and suc- ceeded in winning the spirit stick. Spirit was not only felt during Spirit Week. The cheerleaders sponsored three thuses during the football season and two thuses during basketball season. “Thuses help raise spirit and hopefully get more people to come to the game and cheer on the team,” stated sophomore JV cheerleader Fawn Lu- cas. sparkle and shine 14 Spirit Week