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

Text from Pages 1 - 204 of the 1985 volume:

. PURPLE GOLD ’8 5 ST. MARYS HIGH SCHOOL 100 2 SECOND STREET ST. MARYS, WV 26170 VOLUME 6 7 During the Homecoming thuse, junior class members show their spirit. The class went on to win the spirit doll. ON THE COVER: After a fellow team member makes a touchdown, at a home game against Gilmer County, senior Chuck Coker shows his excitement. The Devils defeated the Titans 28-21. Hannibal Smith from the A-Team could have been describing SMHS when he said, “I love it when a plan comes together.” This year our “plan” did just that — it came together. We successfully incorporated “special” students from the Colin Anderson Center into our school system, renovated six classrooms, and demonstrated a new found pride for our academic and sports programs. After a court decision to enroll CAC students at the high school, classrooms were moved and others renovated to accomodate the seven students. The I program allowed the new students to be around I students their own age and develop socialization skills. I “Overall it’s been more than 1 expected,” stated Mr. Lm I John Noland, special education teacher. “The staff at the CAC noticed great improvements in the kids.” I Senior Tim Westbrook adds finishing touches to the new Vo Ag building. Head Coach Steven Deem makes some remarks to the crowd after de- feating Sistersville. While visiting an art class. Superin- tendent Harold Carl makes a spirit sign. CONTENTS Student Life 6 Sports 36 People 78 Academics 122 Organizations 136 City 156 Robbie Monigold, a new PMI student, works on his classwork. Opening Mlichelle Binegar and Renee Polasko talk after winning a cheerleading com- petition. « At Powder Puff practice, seniors Min- day Lucas and Mike Efaw collide and Brenda Smith offers help. 44The Winner!” Referee Dean Moore pronounces Jamie Butler winner at a home match. Betty Bailey shows her pride as part of the Alumni Color Guard in the Bass Festival Parade. Opening Pride in the school became evident as the year progressed. December 11a pride assembly honored athletes and students who had excelled in academic areas. The school itself received a special honor. After competing in the Secondary School Recognition Program, SMHS advanced as the only West Virginia winner in the national competition. Devil athletic programs kept the school alive. The football team generated not only a student following but community involvement as well. The gridders entered play-off competition with a 100 record. Coach Bill Brizendine and the wrestling team highlighted the sports year when they made a dream come true. With only five members competing at the state tournament, the grapplers brought home the state AA-A title. With all aspects of the year combined, the final plan came together “Quite Right.’’ ” ! — — — — r i 1 , A t i r 7 m i □ ■ ZJV n m f - 7 £ a E -1 B 3 0 % A c A i '4 w — f J _ Jr 0 m r L L ■i 1 _ Student Life entails numerous activities throughout the school year. Students and fac- ulty members became involved with extra ac- tivities for Homecoming and were still active when seniors graduated in May. Every student found some way to partici- pate, whether it was voting for Homecoming queen or advertising for the class plays. It was the something special about the extra activities that made people realize the year was “Quite Right.” STUDENTLIFE 6 Student Life Division At Lerners, senior Liz Roden views the selec- tion of prom dresses. Before the senior class play, Leslie El- liott makes sure she has everything ready. The “Night of January 16th , was presented February 21 and 22. IV As sunshine settles in students dream with enthusiasm of what a Summer Brings he last bell of the school year rang and like magic summer be- gan. Students were ex- cited about what summer would bring to them, for some peple it meant going on vacation, swimming at the local pool, cruising around town, watching soap operas and working. Several students spent summertime being Aides for the program Safety Town. The prupose was for children to learn more about safety. In the three years that I’ve participat- ed in the program, I’ve en- joyed it. It's worth the time and effort that every- one puts into it,” replied Cindy Murphy. While most high school students were still enjoy- ing their three-month summer vacation, band members started prac- tice. Liz Roden remarked, Band and flags took up a lot of my summer. When I had free time, I liked to watch old movies, read and spend time with my friends.” “Summer time is great. It gives you a chance to enjoy the warm weather and have fun,” comment- ed senior Angie Hammett. As quick as summer start- ed, it also ended. School was back in session for students on September 4. LESLIE ELLIOT AND HER AUNT LEE LEATHERMAN stand outside the Olympic Coliseum. TRACY CROSS AND MI- CHELLE EFAW take a break from the sun in Myrtle Beach. 8 Summer AT A SIDEWALK CAFE IN FRANCE, Mrs. Betsy Putnam ponders over what to eat for lunch. IN NEWPORT. OHIO SENIOR PHYLLIS POWELL plays badminton at her cousin's house. Summer 9 AT THE STATION, Brenda Miller. Kelly Britton and T.C. Miller talk about the week- end. MRS. KRISTA YOPP AND MRS. JANET REA match skills in the game Trivial Pur- suit. 10 Hang-outs Favorite hang-outs provide sources of entertain- ment for students after school hours and That’s when fun begins After a day at school or on a weekend, students found their own special places to escape from the every day rou- tine. These special places were better known as Hang-Outs. Webster dic- tionary defined a hang out as a place frequented by some person or group. People had an option of staying close to home or traveling to the nearest cities for dinner out and entertainment. These cities were Parkersburg, 22 miles southwest of St. Marys, and Marietta, 18 miles south across the Ohio River. Although Parkersburg is farther away than St. Marys, sometimes it is better to go there. There is more variety of things to do. In fact I am glad that we are as close as we are,” replied Maria Hayes. Missy McCartney re- marked, Since I don't have a lot of free time, I would rather go some place closer to home. Where did the teen- agers go? The most popu- lar place was where pizza was sold. Other places in- cluded movie theaters, bowling alleys, roller rinks, shopping malls and department stores. “I like to go to Parkersburg, but I think that the pizza places in St. Marys have caused teenagers to stay in town more often,” commented Edie Engle. Bill Baxter stated, There are more stores in Parkersburg and I love to shop. Students did not have to leave town or spend money to hangout with friends. Often on week- ends groups of students could be found playing cards and Trivial Pursuit. It's nice not having to spend money and still be- ing able to spend time with your friends, re- plied Ivannah Lamp. Whether students de- cided to stay in the city limits or go out, everyone had their special place called a Hang-Out. WHILE IN LERNERS, RENEE GREGG shops for the right piece of jewelry. SPENDING AN EVENING AT HOME, Kenny Malone and Missy Taylor play cards. Hang-outs 11 Floats, school spirit, and football combined together to help Homecoming brews magical spell October brought a month filled with sorcery, witchcraft, and magic. So it wasn't sur- prising that the student body spent the week of Oct. 1 gathering bits and pieces of things to pro- duce a Homecoming spell filled with excitement, ac- tivities and achieve- ments. The spell began Sept. 16 by selecting five sen- iors to run for Belle of St. Marys’. Starting early with the Homecoming spell gave it time to sim- mer before adding the rest of the ingredients. Class floats were added next. Each class spent their time and creative ability putting together a winning float. Classes se- lected a theme for their float and began construct- ing the floats Oct. 1. Sen- ior class selected “Taco Titans as their float theme. “Smash The Ti- tans titled the junior class float. Sophomores chose “Trash The Titans as their theme. Freshman class entered their first parade with Torture The Titans. Each class worked on their floats Monday through Thurs- day. By Friday the students and the community could tell that this was going to be a mystical Homecom- ing. Friday was the big day. The rest of the ingredients for the Homecoming spell were ready to be added. The excitement started when the annual parade began. The Marching Devil Band provided mu- sic. Floats and several sports teams highlighted the parade. Parade Mar- shall John Riggs led the parade back to Imlay field where students and par- ents awaited for the foot- ball thuse. The cheer- leaders lead everyone in cheers and chants. Princi- pal Charles Smith an- nounced the winners of the float competition. First prize of $25 went to the junior class float. Sen- ior class captured second place prize of $15. While students were still cheering about floats the cheerleaders held a spirit competition with each class chanting Troup The Titans. Sophomore class cap- tured their first ever spriit award, the Spirit Stick.” The junior class captured the “Spirit Doll for over- all spirit for the week. After the thuse the stu- dents started to feel the Homecoming spell take a grip on them. 12 Homecoming HOMECOMING COURT: Lara Smith, Eric Fulmer, Laverne is, Rick Wilson. Lee Ann Owens, Fitzpatrick. Bill Baxter. Taffy Barnes. David Fetty. Beth Lew- and J.H. Mahaney. JUNIOR CLASS PRESENTS their winning class float Smash of the Titans. The floats were displayed on the football field. LACEY BULLMAN AND GABRI- EL CONAWAY relax just before the announcemnt of the Home- coming Belle. Homecoming 13 A mixture of excitement, achievement and activities helped Homecoming brews ... Football, the final in- gredient was added to the Homecoming spell. The Devils went into this game with 4-0 record. It looked as if the Devils were going to follow in the footsteps of the teams be- fore them when they were down 21-0 at the half. As the football players went into the locker room at half time, five belle can- didates awaited the an- nouncement of the 31st Belle of St. Marys'. As the crowd silenced for the an- nouncement, Mr. Roger Huffman announced Beth Lewis the new Belle of St. Marys', “I was shocked. I enjoyed the preparation, going shopping, making the dresses, and getting the sports cars,” stated Beth Lewis. The Devils came out of the locker room to control the second half. The grid- ders came from behind to win over the Gilmer Coun- ty Titans 28-21. The dance Saturday night completed the Homecoming spell. The weeks ingredients com- bined — floats, the pa- rade, the thuse, and the win over Gilmer County made this Homecoming definitely one to remem- ber. This year's Home- coming was “Quite Right. MIKE COARTNEY DIRECTS the Marching Blue Devil Band during the halftime perfor- mance. COACHES AND PLAYERS stand back and watch the Devils defeat the Gilmer Titans. KIM JOHNSON AND CINDY PINKERTON prepare finish Ing touches for the junior float. 14 Homecoming MAKING FLOWERS FOR THEIR FLOAT are Brad Butch- er, Leslie Leasburg and Kevin Wright. CINDY NICHOLS AND JOE BLAUSER take time to have a conversion during float building. Homecoming 15 TAKING TIME TO WATCH the ceremony. Devil mascot Beth McGee drinks a Coke. BLUE DEVIL GRIDDERS SIT the big game. The Devils defeat- back and watch the thuse before ed Gilmer 28-21. 16 Homecoming Student Poll Winner’s Circle Bryan Jones Honoraries TAFFY SMITH ACCEPTS a trophy for being valedictorian during the Awards Assembly on May 16. BHOPAL, INDIA Over 2,000 people died as a result of a leak of methyl isocyanate in one of the Union Carbide factories in India. The Union Carbide plant in Charleston, which Briz, Deem, Coaches of Year World Events FAMINE RELIEF I— American music artists combined their efforts to produce the chart topper release We Are the World . Proceeds from the hit helped feed the starving people of Africa. Canadian vocalists also helped by producing their own recording Tears Are Not Enough . Steve Deem was selected Region 2 Coach of the Year. Deem led the football team to the state play- offs. Bill Brizendine captured the title of AA-A State Wrestling Coach of the Year. Coach Brizendine and his team finished the year with five first placed. produces MIC, closed after the incident for safety inspections. MARY LOU RETTON — She vaulted her way to the overall women's gymnastics title with two perfect vaults in the '84 Summer Olympics. Retton's performance led the U.S. to a silver medal. STATUE OF LIBERTY — Restoring the 97-year old Statue of Liberty at a cost of 30 million dollars became a national project for Americans in '85. Fund raising campaigns included dances, TV commercials, and endorsements from Peanut's characters. AMY CARTER Voicing her opinions on African affairs, Amy Carter, daughter of How does a person become a 1 8 WINNERS! magazine s former president Jimmy Carter, was arrested in front of the Africian Embassy. SPACE SHUTTLE The space shuttles carried out several missions in '85. From fixing broken satellites to testing the effects of space travel on animals, space technology continued to grow. HEART TRANSPLANTS William Hayden, who received an artificii heart transplant, moved out of the hospital and WINNER'S Awards' Assembly Honors OUTSTANDING SCHOLARS Leslie Elliott, BJ Jones WEST POINT AP- POINTMENT BJ Jones DAR GOOD CITI- ZENSHIP AWARD Diana Campbell EARL WATSON SENIOR STUDENT TECHNICAL IN- DUSTRIAL CRAFT AWARD nell. Brian Keith Bennett NURSE ASSISTANT Connie Faye Stew- art, Patricia Mane Barnhart, Con- stance Mae Janes, Laverne Ann Barnes POWER MECHAN- ICS Joey Lee Yeager, Ja- son M. William- son. Pat F. Gi- Ricky Remish RUSSIAN II Phyllis Powell RUSSIAN III Debbie O'Blocko- vich SPANISH I Lance Gainer SPANISH II Sherry Howard SPANISH III Kristi Barnard SPANISH VI John McKnight ANNOUNCE- MENTS Sarah Miller, John McKnight, Stacy Smith, Liz Roden, Maria Hayes. Connie Janes, Beth Lewis. Diana Campbell. Dianna Harding PHYSICAL FITNESS AWARDS Deanna Felter. Mi- chelle Hendrick- into an apartment winner r MR. HOWARD WIBLIN In gambling — luck, anything outside of that takes sweat. Max Kidder, La- verne Barnes PRT CERTIFICATES AND AWARDS INFORMATION PROCESSING Angela J. Hammett, Constance Lou- ise Nichols. Edith Irene Engle, Te- resa Anne Snive- ly. Teresa Lynn McKnight. Bar- bara Ann Davis. Tammy Sue Tackett. Melissa Diane McCart- ney WELDING AND CUTTING Brent Albert Hescht, Kenny D. Malone. Dennis William Elliott INDUSTRIAL ELEC- TRICITY Gary William Boley y II, Max Allen Kid- der MARKETING DIS- ifr i TRIBUTIVE EDUCA- TION i' ■. Lisa Diane Hall, ffii: Ralph A. Fox ♦In . Ji BUILDING CON- STRUCTION Charles Edward Stull. Mack Eu- gene Morrell. Floyd Owen Cor- boney. Darren Lee Thompson VICA CLUB LEAD- ER AWARD Danny Kimball, Max Allen Kidder PCC HONOR SCO- LARSHIP Edith Irene Engle OUTSTANDING FBLA MEMBER Constance Louis Ni- chols AMERICAN CYAN- AMID SCIENCE AWARD Taffy Smith BAUSCH LOMB SCIENCE AWARD BJ Jones SCIENCE FAIR AWARDS Candy Spitzer, Ricky Remish AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCI- ETY AWARD Franklin Powell SCIENCE LAB ASSISTANTS Liz Roden, Connie Janes JOHN PHILLIP SOUSA AWARD Mike Coartney FOREIGN LAN- GUAGE AWARDS RUSSIAN I VALEDICTORIAN ROBERT C. BYRD AWARD BEST OF CLASS AWARD Taffy Smith THE WILLIAM RAY FLESHER SENIOR SCHOLASTIC AWARD Taffy Smith SALUTATORIANS BJ Jones, Liz Roden PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS Taffy Smith, BJ Jones, Liz Roden, Glen- da Malone, Leslie Elliott. Bob Buck. Terri Stafford. Connie Janes. Michelle Hen- drickson. Sarah Miller, John McKnight. JH Mahaney, Dian- na Harding. Pau- la Marks, Beth Lewis. Mindy Lu- cas. Lara Fitzpa- trick. Denny Drake, Ed We- ber, Max Kidder, Sherri Cronin, Stacy Smith, Bri- an Bennett. La- verne Barnes. Re- nee Gregg, Lin- da Barnhart SCHOLARSHIP son, Pam Hoff, Mindy Blouir ART AWARDS Kim Thurm, Bonnie Bradley, Ron Meeks, Jim Ren- ner, Lynn Smith. Linda Barnhart. Tom Moore. Bill Baxter, Brian Bennett CLOWN CLUB AWARDS NEW MEMBERS Angie Efaw, David Walker, Carol Hashman, Alisa Taylor. Doug Pol- ing. Loretta Hunt. Tracy Jones. Ricky Remish. Leslie Cross COMPUTER AWARDS Denny Drake. Brian Bennett MATH AWARDS ALGEBRA Scott Evans SPECIAL ALGE- BRA Kim Thurm ADVANCED MATH David Rouse PERSONAL FI- NANCE Taffy Smith CALCULUS BJ Jones GEOMETRY WINNERS! magazine 19 WINNER’S Awards’ Assembly Honors Lance Gainer. John Miller SCIENCE HONOR- ARY Bob Buck. Sherri Cronin, Leslie El- liott, Connie Janes. BJ Jones. Mindy Lucas. JH Mahaney, Glen- da Malone, Paula Marks. John McKnight. Sarah Miller, Liz Roden, Taffy Smith, Terri Stafford Max Kidder. Steve Alkire, Kristi Bar- nard, Bnan Con- non. Mike Cox, Franklin Powell, Dave Rouse, Charley Snider STUDENT COUN- CIL AWARDS John Riggs. Bob Buck, Lee Ann Owens, La verne Barnes OFFICE AIDES Fawn Lucas, Shelly Davis, Shelly Hornish, Beth Lewis, Beth McGee, Angie Bierce, Wendy McCartney, TA Snively DEKALB AWARD Dennis Elliott DAVE WILSON ME- MORIAL AWARD BJ Jones ATHLETIC AWARDS BASKETBALL. BOYS LETTERED — BJ Jones, JH Ma- haney, John McKnight, John Mike Nichols, Rick Wilson, Bob Buck, Dave Fetty, Ed Webber Brian Connon, John Polasko, Jeff Ren- ner, Dave Rouse. Charley Snider BASKETBALL. GIRLS Erin Israel, Andrea Knight, Barbara Hovey, Julia Reed. Sebrina Wilson. Paula Lewis. Theresa Sigler, Diana Campbell. CHEERLEADERS JV — Michele Bine- gar, Kim Riggs, Jenny Wince, Cindy Bullaan, Lori Carl, Jamie Williamson. VARSITY — Fawn Lucas, Gracie Morningstar. Mindy Lucas. Mana Poling, Re- nee Polasko, (honorary mem- ber) John Mike Nichols BASEBALL Rick Wilson. BJ Jones. John McKnight, Larry Childers, Mike Efaw. Kenny Par- sons, Bernie Bar- ley, Darren Har- man, Jeff Renner. Jeff Hughart, Jeff Nichols CROSS COUNTRY Bob Buck, Tom Hashman, Lester Hughart. Gary Meeks, Brian Berry. Brad Butcher, Billy Hughart, Robert Baffic, Jeff Hall. Shane Meeks, Rick Remish FOOTBALL Brent Bills, Chuck Coker, Mike Efaw, Bryan Jones, Paige Jor- dan, Kenny Ma- lone, John McKnight, John Nichols, Kenny Parsons, Ed We- ber, Joey Yeager. Steve Barnhart, Ber- nie Barley, Steve Carpenter, Larry Childers, Brent Clark. Mike Cox, Darren Harman, Jeff Hughart, Shawn Marshall. Jeff Nichols, Eric Wright Rick Lewis, (manag- ers) Andrew Aux- ier, Brian Hoff. Troy Taylor GOLF Marshall Lamp. JH Mahaney. Bob Buck, Steve Al- kire, Greg Alfred SOFTBALL Michele Binegar, Jill Cox, Angie Efaw, Mary Gault, Pam Hoff, Sheri Hoff, Barbara Hovey, Erin Israel, Tracie Jones, Paula Lew- is, Brenda Miller. Julia Reed. Stacy Smith, Sebrina Wilson, Sherri Workman TRACK, BOYS Mike Coartney. Dave Fetty. Tom Hashman. Lester Hughart, Ken Malone, Gary Meeks, John Ni- chols. Paige Jor- dan, Tim West- brook, Brian Connon, Maken Cornell, Mike Cox, Jerry Hash- man, Curtis Payne, Doug Robertson, Dave Rouse, Bill Tay- lor, Chris Week- ley, Eric Wright, Brad Butcher, Shawn Butter- field, Preston Reed, Allan Brammer, Rich Remish TRACK, GIRLS Leslie Elliott, Andria Knight. Debbie O'Blockovich, Beth Lewis, Mi- chelle Hendrick- son, Johnna Bay- less. Julie Wilson, Kathy Lewis, Mindy Blouir, Joy Stemple, Veroni- ca Owens. Lori Buzzard, Rhonda Ankrom, Lea Steele VOLLEYBALL Jill Cox, Stacy Smith. Kay Mercer, Mary Gault, Sheri Hoff, Sherri Workman, Julie Reed, Angie Efaw, Sharon Holpp, Pam Hoff WRESTLING Tom Alkire, Steve Hall, Dan Kim- ball, Steve Barn- hart, Andy Burk- hammer, Billy Taylor, Bill West, Doug Robertson, Chris Weekley Larry Childers, Jeff Hughart. Lester Hughart, James Butler, Bill Hugh- art, Steve Alkire, Steve Carpenter, Anthony Cox w The best that we can be ■ I feel the kids entering this building are encouraged to be the best they can be. From freshmen to faculty members, they do their best and we are the best high school in West Virginia. stated principal Mr. Charles Smith. SMHS was one of 270 nationwide schools and one of two state schools to be selected as a competitor for national honors in the 1984-85 Secondary School Recognition Program. Sponsored by the US Department of Education, the Program News in SCOTT EVANS ARMS TALKS — We don't need to spend all the money that we spend on defense. 20 WINNERS! magazine saluted those schools which had been successful in meeting the student's needs. Mr. Larry Gainer; Mrs. Donna Barksdale, Mr. Gary Rouse, Mr. Harold Carl, Mrs. Wilma Maley, Mrs. Leota Doak, and Mr. Gary Alfred all wrote the preliminary report which was required in order for the school to be considered for the program. The attendance program, the scholarship program, Colin Anderson students adapting to the high school awards, the POPS program, the Parent Advisory Committee, the student-teacher ratio, the suspension program, the mechanics of the school, and the overall school environment were all included in this report. Mr. Joe Richardson, the professor and director for the Bureau of Research and Service for Georgia State University, visited the school on April 9-10 to evaluate the functions and operations of SMHS. Mr. Richardson provided review panels with additional information about SMHS and reasons for the school's impressive record of success. It included meetings with 15-20 students, 15 teachers, 15-20 parents, and community representatives. Superintendent Harold Carl also discussed the school with Dr. Richardson. Jones enters Academy ■ Out of 11,612 males who applied to West Point, 5,380 qualified for examination by West Point officials. Of that number 2,418 passed the academic, physical aptitude, and medical tests. Only 1,253 of the remaining 2,418 applicants entered West Point. Bryan met all of the requirements to become the first student from St. Marys to enter West Point. Bryan went on to be named outstanding scholar athlete and the winner of the Bausch and Lomb Science Award. He sported a 3.97 grade point average and ranked second in his graduating class. He remained active with football, basketball, baseball, the Math Club, the Pep Club, the Foreign Language Club, the National Honor Society and the Spanish Honorary. Winter vacations ■ What did eight inches of snow, freezing rain and below freezing temperatures add up to for our students last winter? Snow days and lots of them. Students were treated to a winter break in January and February of 1985. A record of thirteen days were missed because of poor weather conditions. Some of the students went ice-skating, built snowmen, had snowball fights, went sleighriding, or just walked around in the snow. Two days were made up at Easter. ’85 — What’s your opinion? HARRY KIDDER STATUE OF LIBERTY — Re- storing the Statue shows that we have pride in our country. DARLENA FELTER WRESTLING TOURNAMENT — We took only five boys to state .. . I'm glad we won. JOYCE GIBONEY CARTER’S ARREST — I think it's interesting that Amy Carter went against the law.” JERRY GROSE MX MISSILE — The MX will protect our nation because Rus- sia doesn't have anything that big. WINNERS! magazine 21 Beverly Hills Cop World topped the ly student body poll, styles come and go. ners for 1985! MOVIE ACTRESS Brooke Shields Sally Fields Jessica Lang Goldie Hawn Katherine Hepburn Lionel Ri Phil Coll: Prince Bruce MadoJ PLACES DATE TCjpO ON A Mo.. Parkersburg Drive-in Walking Dancing a PLACES TO SJjOP Grand Cendi Brooks J.CVenney Spence T Hills P Mali JEAN'S BRAN Lee Levi Wran V Calvii tein Jord :che TV PERSON ,ITY Bill CSby Johnny Carson Eddie Murphy David Letterman Tom Selleck TV SHOW 'We Are the f favorites in a Linment and ire the win- rA-Team Scarecrow Mrs. King Airwolf MUSICAL GROUP Bill Cosby Show Miami Vice Chicago Alabama Prince and the Revolution REO Speedwagon Duran Duran NATION PERSO 22 WINNERS! magazine ENTERTAINING THE AUDI- ENCE before President Rea- gan’s arrival, Keith White, Dianna Harding and Jim McKnight, members of Coun- try Junction, sing at the Par- kersburg High School Field- house. From the mock election to the real election, students and faculty Cover the political year From the race be- tween Ronald Rea- gan and Walter Mondale to campaign posters pitched along the high- ways, the excitement of the '85 election year shined through. Nowhere was the feeling of election spirit stronger than in the actions and expressions of students. A visit by America's leading man, President Ronald Reagan, to Par- kersburg High School highlighted the political year. On October 29 Presi- dent Reagan spoke to 4,000 enthusiastic sup- porters in the Parkersburg High Field House. In addi- tion to the 4,000 people crowded around Dudley Avenue and PHS to wel- come the President to the Mountain State, many people that had tickets to get into the field house were turned away. Among those that didn’t get in were seniors Phyllis Powell, Sarah Miller and Leslie Elliott. Phyllis com- mented, I was hoping to get inside to hear the speech, but it was very exciting to see the Presi- dent in his car and to hear his speech outside of the building. It was really neat to see all of the red, white and blue balloons being released.” There were those, how- ever, that took full advan- tage of the golden oppor- tunity. Dianna Harding, senior, sang in the rally before the Presidents arri- val in the country and western group Country Junction”. Continued on page 25 Election 23 INSIDE THE PARKERSBURG FIELD HOUSE, President Ronald Reagan speaks to the very enthusiastic crowd. CINDY BULLMAN AND DIANA CLOVIS assist in mock election by registering students. HELPING PREPARE FOR THE MOCK ELECTION. Sheryl Maley completes a registration form. 24 Election WEARING AN JIM ALT- MEYER T-shirt, Shawn Mar- shall helps campaign during the Bass Festival. PLANNING ON VOTING, Da vid Fetty registers for the mock election. ___Political year Journalism IV student Diana Campbell and journalism instructor Krista Yopp were given a taste of the real journal- ism world as they covered the event as Oracle pho- tographer and reporter. I thought it was great. Be- ing part of the press core covering the president was a chance of a life- time. Just watching the national press team made the event worthwhile,” commented Mrs. Yopp. Days before the rally Diana and Mrs. Yopp in- terviewed Mr. Mark Hat- field, advanced press agent for President Rea- gan. Hatfield commented that the visit was made possible because of com- munity support and ac- tion. Hatfield added that Reagan chose to visit West Virginia because the state reflected his ideas. Democratic presiden- tial candidate Walter Mon- dale also made a cam- paign stop in West Virgin- ia at the state capitol in Charleston the week after Reagan's visit. The student body got into the election as Mrs. Barbara Reckard and the freshman social studies classes held a mock elec- tion. Students were given campaign literature, regis- tered (in accordance with the students' political par- ty) and treated to hall- ways filled of various campaign posters. The election was held on Nov. 5 with ballots being cast mainly during fourth and fifth lunch periods. Sam- ple ballots were used by all who voted. Mrs. Barbara Reckard stated, Doing the mock election made the election alive. I hope it made stu- dents get involved in the real elections. Election 25 AFTER TESTIFYING AS A WITNESS in behalf of Bjorn Faulkner's business deal- ings, Bill Baxter returns to his seat. SARAH MILLER AND BOB BUCK listen to the testimony given. For the trial of Karen Andre audiences de- cide not guilty on the Night of January 16th What really did hap- pen on the “Might of January 16th?” asked the audiences and the ju- rors after the play. Did Ka- ren Andre actually push a dead man off the patio of the penthouse and shoot the gun to make it look like a suicide, or did she kill him first? Who died in the plane? Who did Bjorn Faulkner really love? These questions made the verdict difficult to decide. The play took place in a New York court room so the audience did not see the actual murder. The district attorney and the defense attorney present- ed all the facts. Jury members selected from the audience decided what happened to Karen Andre. The actors pre- pared two endings for the play, one for a verdict of guilty and one for a not guilty verdict. Audiences generally leave the theater after per- formances of “Night of January 16th” debating the correctness of the ver- dict. The play was built in such a way that the evi- dence of the defendant's guilt or innocence was evenly balanced and the decision had to be based on the juror's own feelings toward the case and upon the juror's own character- istics, stated Mrs. Ann Bradfield, director. Connie Nichols a mem- ber of the jury for the school performance said, 1 think it helped me real- ize how the court system works, and how you can’t let your feelings lean to- ward the decision. You have to keep a clear con- science.” Student director Liz Ro- den commented, I found the audiences enjoyed the play, because they actual- ly became involved rather than just being enter- tained. Also, I think it made many students more aware of court pro- cedures. It was an educa- tional experience too.” Cast members gave two performances of Night of January 16th. Bad weather forced the group to postpone the play from February 8-9 to February 21-22. SENIOR CLASS PLAY CAST: (front) Lara Fitzpatrick, Mi- chelle Hendrickson. Connie Janes, Dianna Harding, Les- lie Elliot. Bill Baxter, (back) Matt Nichols, Bryan Jones, Paige Jordan, Liz Roden, and Maria Hayes. J.H. MAHANEY AND ED WE- BER argue about the case, as Natalie Sigler, Scott Simon- ton. and Sarah Miller listen. 26 Senior Class Play BRENDA BOLEY ESCORTS BETH LEWIS into the court room, before the trial begins. DRESSED IN POLICE CLOTHES, Mike Efaw and John McKnight greet people before the play. Senior Class Play 27 TOM MOORE AND BRIAN THE MAID, RITA BILLS. CONNON fight over the cam walks toward the kitchen era film. Michelle Hall and after returning back to the Max White look on in bewil- Nichols house. derment. Who would believe that a male writer turned out to be ‘Grandma Letty’ i 4 AA ore Than Meets I I The Eye took place in a quiet small Mid- western town, at the home of Stanley Nichols. The junior class present- ed the three act comedy play on April 19 and 20 in the Rosenlieb Memorial Auditorium. The play written by Fred Carmi- chael, revolved around a young male writer named Stanley Nichols who wrote children's books under the assumed name of Grandma Letty. The circumstances of the play began when Grandma Letty won the Grandmother of the Year award. Fearing that he would lose his identity, Stanley portrayed Grandma Letty. Brian Connon, who played the character Grandma Letty and Stanley Nichols com- mented, I enjoyed being in the play. Playing a part of the opposite sex was really unique. Dustin Hoff- man eat your heart out! Cindy Nichols who por- trayed Peggy in the play commented, I think ev- eryone should tryout for a play. It was really a great experience and I enjoyed doing it.” Tryouts, held on March 14, decided who would play the characters in the play. The cast then con- tinued to practice after school up until the week of the play. I was so nervous when the curtains opened. But playing a busy body was fun! I got to have the up- perhand on everyone, re- marked Kara Deem. The stage crew consist- ed of Richard Davis, Marie Hatfield, Tom Alkire and Roy Simmons. Also Marie Hatfield acted as stage manager. The play, direct- ed by Mrs. Ann Bradfield, ended when Stanley told the truth about Grandma Letty to everyone. BRIAN CONNON AS GRANDMA LETTY tries to explain the real truth to his acquaintances. 28 Junior Class Play Wf MARYALICE MAHER HELPS MAX WHITE to his seat after having coffee with her. MAKING CJP from a disagree- ment Curt Duer kisses Cindy Nichols. Junior Class Play 29 Lights, soft music combine to make it ... ‘Almost Paradise’ his is that one I night of the year that each student gets to show his or her true mean- ing of the word CLASS, commented Mrs. Shirley White, Junior class spon- sor. Students attending the prom did show just that. Girls got a chance to look their best in fancy gowns with pearls and lace and the guys all decked out in tails. Some even wore top hats and carried canes. The evening started out with a banquet style din- ner held between 7-8 p.m. The dinner offered steak, baked potatoes, salad, hot rolls and desserts. Coffee, tea. and Coke topped off the meal. “I thought the dinner was delicious,” stated senior Missy McCartney. After the banquet, the night came alive with the sounds of music provided by the Crisco's Power Ex- press. The dance lasted from 8-11 p.m. Delmar studio took the prom pictures. Students selected the time and packet they wanted. The crowning of the prom king and queen highlighted the event. Leslie Elliott and Mike Efaw shared the spotlight. STUDENTS DANCE TO the beat of Crisco's Power Ex- press. AFTER DANCING. SEVERAL GUYS get a cold drink for themselves and their dates. 30 Prom LESLIE ELLIOTT AND MIKE EFAW take time to smile SEVERAL COUPLES SHARE after being crowned prom a slow dance while fog cov- king and queen. ers the floor. Prom 31 Caps, gowns, tears make A month of joy Preparation for gradu- ation began long be- fore May 20. Seniors spent an entire year and much expense getting ready for the final event. Senior pictures, ordering caps and gowns and prac- ticing marching all had to be done before the year could conclude. Another thing that sen- iors had to prepare for was a new mental exper- ience — being an adult. Some seniors planned go- ing to college or getting a job while others planned marriage. One hundred eleven seniors looked at the month of May differently. May signaled the end to 12 years of hard work and dedication. Baccalaureate services began the final step toward graduation. The Reverend Maurice Miller spoke and the choir provided music. The big day arrived May 20. Each senior ex- pressed their feelings; some cried and some laughed. The seniors bid farewell to their friends, teachers and their school. 32 Graduation WOODY TODD PREPARES PHYLLIS POWELL IRONS to line up before the gradu- her gown before the Awards ation ceremony. Assembly. MISSY BRAMMER AND IVANNAH LAMP talk for a moment before the ceremo- nies begin. DIANA CAMPBELL and Ralph Fox smile as they leave the field after gradu- ation. Graduation 33 A month . . . Music, flowers and a bright sunny even- ing highlighted gradu- ation night. Taffy Smith presented the valedictorian address. Salutatorians Bryan Jones and Liz Roden each delivered a speech. Key speaker for the event was Dr. John Brisbane. After the roll call, each AFTER GRADUATION, students and faculty meet in the cafeteria for a small reception. PROVIDING MUSIC FOR THE CEREMONY are band members. senior received their di- ploma. Seniors stood and sang the Alma Mater and the newly graduated sen- iors marched out to the traditional ‘ Pomp and Cir- cumstance”. After the ceremony, students,parents and teachers attended a re- ception in the cafeteria. 34 Graduation CONGRATULATING EACH MINDY LUCAS AND PAIGE OTHER. Tom Hashman and JORDAN march to “Pomp Lester Hughart shake hands. and Circumstance”. LARA FITZPATRICK SINGS the National Anthem for the Awards’ Assembly. Graduation 35 Sports has always been a big part of the school system. This year seemed to be no exception. All participants in sports could be called “Champions.” Starting with football and golf and ending with track and baseball made the year full and exciting. The list of accomplishments for the teams involved in sports throughout the year grew longer. Sports ended on a high note of “Quite Right”. Jeff Nich°! 3“oaVe a home ga e „ Field. s 36 Sports Division BOB BUCK POTTS on his home green while freshman Lance Gainer watches. Golf - 34 wins — 6 losses SM 194 — 210 Ravenswood SM 168 — 168 Spencer 173 Gilmer SM 169 — 187 P-burg Cathlic 197 Tyler SM 183 — 208 Sistersville 172 Spencer SM 160 — 206 Williamstown SM 181 — 211 Williamstown SM 178 — 216 P-burg Catholic 209 Point Pleasant SM 177 — 195 Ravenswood 215 Williamstown SENIORS J.H. MAHANEY AND MAR- SHALL LAMP, both all conference play- group of slower players on their home ers, talk quietly while they wait on a course. 270 P-burg South SM 334 — 347 Spencer 370 P-burg Catholic 373 Gilmer 375 Ravenswood 377 Wahama 388 Williamstown 404 Sistersville 407 Tyler 432 Ripley SM 178 — 183 Wahama 189 Point Pleasant 197 Ravenswood SM 174 — 255 Williamstown JOHN HARBOUR, second year coach, watches as one of his players putts. PREPARING TO WALK to his ball on the green is Lance Gainer. 38 Golf One season leads to another Golfers come close to state but still get a championship; Patience, effort, and determination aid their quest for glory Every year records are set and broken. This year the golf team ended their season with a record of 34 and 6 and an LKC championship. The team broke the previous record of the 1983 team by four wins. Losing only one senior last year and gaining six new members, includ- ing six freshmen, a new type of hope became apparent. Coach John Har- bour stressed accuracy and concen- tration throughout the season. Unoffi- cial practice started late in August before school opened. Then came dai- ly eighth period practice and extra practice on weekends. Accuracy was aided” by a one stroke penalty being imposed for drives out of fairways. All this paid off as senior J.H. Ma- haney added his first ever hole in one to his list of accomplishments. When I walked up to the green I couldn't see my ball at first. I thought it was lost. Then one of the guys I was playing with suggested I look in the hole. I walked over and looked into the hole. I couldn't believe I’d hit a hole in one. It was a great feeling, GOLF TEAM MEMBERS: (front row) Cindy Murphy, Jeff Eddy, Lance Gainer, Craig Williams, (back row) Jason Scadden, Greg Alfred, Marshall Lamp, J.H. Mahaney, and commented J.H. The last regular season match was against the Williamstown team. As the bus drove to the Marietta Country Club, a sad silence fell over senior match I'd ever play for St. Marys, he remarked. St. Marys pushed it to the limit gaining rankings and two all confer- ence players — seniors Marshall Lamp and J.H. Mahaney. Even though state was missed by three strokes, their mark has been made on the record book. Bob Buck. Not pictured: Tony Mercer, Joe Powell. Brian Connon. Max White, Burt Reed, and Steve Alkire. Golf 39 JUNIOR QUARTERBACK Eric Wright scrambles out of the pocket looking for an against Harrisville. Wright was the third open man during SMHS’s home opener leading rusher for the Devils this year. SMHS's DEFENSIVE LINE comes out of the huddle ready for some action. The Devils defense allowed only 73 points to be scored in the regular season. JOHN MCKNIGHT STANDS open in the endzone to catch a pass from quarterback Eric Wright. 40 Varsity Football VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM MEMBERS: (front row) Bryan Jones, Kenny Parsons, Ed Weber, Joey Yeager, Kenny Malone, John Mike Nichols, Larry Childers, Paige Jordan, Brent Bills, Mike Efaw, John McKnight, Chuck Coker, (second row) Randy Davis, Eric Bills, Jerry Bowie, Eric Wright, Bernie Barley, Steve Carpenter, Shawn Marshall. Joe Blauser, Jim Smith, Jeff Hughart, Jeff Nichols, Steve Barn- hart. manager Brian Hoff, (third row) Eric Cunningham, Chris Hall, Keith Smith, Ja- mie Ankrom, Kent Lucas. Rick Lewis, Jer- ry Grose, Anthony Cox, Danny DeMoss, Paul Westbrook, Jeff Carpenter, Scott Ev- ans, Coach Howard Wiblin, Coach Bill Auxier, (back row) Coach Denny Vender- lie, Mark Nichols, Chuck Bunner, Doug Colvin, Allen Brammer, Teddy Hicks, Mark Little, Darren Harman. Brent Clark, Mike Cox, Joe West, Coach Steve Deem, and Coach Dave Conaway. mm ' • At) Not state champs, but still Number I With 10-0 record,team enters first play-off in school history “State, here we come! seemed to be the familiar cry ringing through the halls, but this cry soon ended after the Devils were handed their first loss, in the semi final game, from the Man Hillbillies. This marked SMHS’s first ever play off appearance. The quest for state began on Au- gust 1 when 45 boys set out to prac- tice in the summer heat under new head coach Steve Deem. The run- ning, the stretching, and finally the hitting began and St. Marys had “a very physical team as stated by sen- ior tackle, Kenny Malone. Finally on August 31, the Devils waited to see if all their rigorous training would pay off. That pay off came, and the Devils defeated the Harrisville Gators at lm- lay Field by a score of 21-0 in front of a large number of St. Marys’ fans. The Devils were home once again playing host to the Tigers of Wirt County on September 7. The Devils once again dominated the game and the outcome was a 31 0 triumph. The quest then took the Devils across the river to visit the Frontier Cougars. On September 14, the Devils proved that they could play in any condition, es- pecially rain, as they defeated the Cougars 31-0. “The Ravenswood game was the turning point in the season,” stated senior Bryan Jones, “because we proved that we could beat one of the toughest teams in the state. The Devils rolled to another victory by beating the state ranked Red Devils 7- 0. The Devils took to the road once again for the fifth game of the season to play the Yellow Jackets of William- stown. The Devils prevailed once again, but this time it was not a shut- out. The Jackets scored in the first quarter, but were held to only that score as the Devils won 30-7. Continued on page 40C Varsity Football 40A Varsity Footbalf 1 loss Harrisville Wirt Frontier Ravenswood Williamstown Gilmer Magnolia Doddridge Spencer Sistersville Musselman Man 11 wins SM 210 SM 310 SM 310 SM 7-0 SM 30-7 SM 28-21 SM 25-15 SM 47-0 SM 35-14 SM 30-21 SM 28-0 SM 0-34 Not state champs, but still Number I With 10-0 record, team enters first play-off in school history Continued from page 40A The excitement of Homecoming had everyone waiting for the big game against Gilmer County, but once in progress, the game was not in St. Marys’ favor. The Devils rallied from a 21-0 deficit to finally conquer the Titans of Gilmer County, 28-21. The Devils took to the road to travel up the river to face the Magnolia Blue Eagles. The game started out as a back and forth scoring match, but the Devils showed their strength as they stopped the Eagles scoring drives to defeat the Eagles 25-15. On October 19, the Devils returned home for their final home game to face the Bulldogs of Doddridge Coun- ty. The team increased their record to 8-0 after the Devils trounced the Bull- dogs 47-0. The Devils, looking to go for a perfect season, left for Spencer to prove their exceptional ability. The game started out with the Devils look- ing a little shaky, but the team pre- vailed to win the match of the two state ranked teams by a score of 35- 14. The Devils had one game to go to finish the season with a 10-0 record. The quest for state took them to Sis- tersville to play the state-ranked Ti- gers. St. Marys had a big job to do to end the Tiger's winning streak of 42 regular season wins. The Devils went into the lockerroom at the half with a 23-6 lead, but the game was far from being over. Sistersville came out ready to play some serious football and they did. The Tigers scored two touchdowns in the third quarter to cut the lead to 23-21. St. Marys was not through. The Devils were on Sis- tersville’s 41 yard line on third and 15. Junior quarterback Eric Wright threw a quick lateral pass to flanker Larry Childers. Sistersville, expecting a run, closed in on Childers who uncorked a long pass downfield to Kenny Par- sons, who caught the ball on the two yard line. Mike Cox ran the ball in on the next play to lengthen the Devils lead to 30-21. The Devils made histo- ry that night and the fans weren’t go- ing to forget this day, November 2. Continued on page 40D SMHS’S TOP RUSHER. MIKE COX, runs for some extra yardage to add to his 1695 yards. WITH SECOND TICKING AWAY, Steve Barnhart express his excitement as the Devils declawed the Tigers of Sistersville. LEADING RECEIVER, KENNY PARSONS, catches one of his 28 passes to gain that extra hit of yardage. Varsity Football 40C Not state champs, but still Number I With 10-0 record, team enters first play-off in school history Continued from page 40C The team returned with a police es- cort, from that important victory. When the Devils arrived home they were greeted with a pep rally that con- sisted of a large crowd in the stands and a few words from their beloved coach Steve Deem. After this, the town started what would seem to be an endless celebration. The final rankings of state came out and the Devils finished fifth with a 10-0 season. This marked the first time for St. Marys to be in the play- offs and only the third time in SMHS history for a team to have a perfect season. Fourth ranked was a team from the Eastern Panhandle, which meant that the Devils had to travel to Musselman to try their luck at han- dling the Applemen. The Devil boys left on Friday, No- vember 16 for the five hour drive to Musselman. The team had most of the day to think about this important game and what this victory would mean to them and also the people of St. Marys. Game time was at 7:30 p.m. The Devils attracted a large SENIOR RECEIVER. ED WEBER, runs downfield with the help of teammate John McKnight. number of fans who supported them in this important game. The game started off in a slow manner, but the Devils knew that given time, they would produce what the St. Marys fans had seen time and time again in all their previous victories. The Devils had faith in themselves and knew that they could win, but they just had to settle down and play ball the way they had all year — tough. The Devil boys played hard the rest of the game to ‘'SAUCE’' up another victory. The Devils had to once again trav- el, this time to the south, to play the Hillbillies of Man. The game started at 1:30 p.m. and the Devils started out with a bang only to then fumble the ball, which gave the Hillbillies their first touchdown. The Devils could not let this get them down so they fought and fought, but the score at halftime was 20-0, Man. St. Marys had come from behind in an earlier game in the season, so the St. Marys' fans just prayed that their excellent team could do it once again. The team came out after the half to try their luck this time, but the Hillbillies were just too tough. They scored 14 more points in the third quarter to put the game in the bag as they knew that they were headed for state. State and LKC standout, Mike Efaw, remarked, We can't complain about an 11 1 season, but when we were put up against Man, we just simply fell apart. I guess you would call it a mental breakdown. John McKnight, who participated in three sports, stated, “In all my sports career, going to the play offs was the best thing that has ever happened to me.” Leading the Devils was first-team All-LKC quarterback Eric Wright. Mike Efaw, Mike Cox, Larry Childers, Kenny Malone, Jeff Nichols also made first-team All-LKC, while Ed Weber made the second-team. Mike Efaw was also selected as first-team All-State, as was Mike Cox and Larry Childers. Rounding out the All-State list was Kenny Malone, second-team, Eric Wright, John Nichols, John McKnight, and Ed Weber made spe- cial honorable mention. 40D Varsity Football FIRST TEAM ALL-LKC quarterback, Eric Wright, goes back to pass for some much needed yardage at the Man game. PT.Mllv ALL STATE STANDOUTS, Larry Childers and Kenny Malone, wait for some action on the line at the Man game. SENIOR FULLBACK, BRYAN JONES, rushes downfield against a Gator defend- er. SENIOR JOHN McKNIGHT reaches out to grab a pass for a potential gain of yard- age. Varsity Football 41 JERRY BOWIE. STEVE BARNHART, and Anthony Cox block their Magnolia oppo- nents. QUARTERBACK RICKY LEWIS takes time to think over his plays. J.V. Football “ 3 wins — 4 losses SM 220 Harrisville SM 1213 Sistersville SM 0-22 Frontier SM 26-6 Ravenswood SM 612 Wirt County SM 13-6 Valley SM 6-12 Magnolia QUARTERBACK RICKY LEWIS scrambles out of the pocket trying to gain more yard- age. 42 JV Football Jayvee team follows a tough act JV finish with a record of 3-4 while Varsity remained undefeated Overshadowed by the Varsity team, the JV football team had their job cut out for them. Their season began September 3 at Harrisville. The JV team came home with a 22-0 victory. On September 10 the Gridirons hosted the neighboring Sistersville Tigers. The outcome was not a happy one. The game ended with a score of 1213. It was a good game, but they outplayed us in the fourth quarter, commented sopho- more Kent Lucas. September 17, the JV stayed home once again and host- ed cross-river rival the Frontier Cou- gars. The turnout of that game was a 0-22 loss for St. Marys. With a record of 1-2, the JV squad traveled to Ravenswood September 24. What everybody called a long ride to Ravenswood was a short ride home after a Devil victory of 26-6. The Junior Varsity played on their home field October 1 against the Wirt County Tigers. By a six-point margin, Wirt managed to get the game in their favor. With their spirit up, the Jayvees traveled to Pine Grove October 9 for their last away game. The outcome pushed St. Marys to be undefeated on all their opponents fields. Their last game was October 15 on their home field against Magnolia. Their final gamed ended with a loss of 6-22. I think we could have done a better job if we could have had more enthu- sium,” commented Jerry Bowie. JV Football 43 Running more than a rugged race Runners discover that it takes more than stamina to win For most people 6 a.m. came pret- ty early, but for 12 young men dedica- tion to running made this task just a little easier. The cross country team began in early August with the boys running through the Pleasants Co. Park. Coached by John Armstrong, the team traveled to their first meet, Sep- tember 8. at Brooke. Out of five teams, SMHS finished third with Brad Butcher being the top runner. The next weekend the team traveled to Warren, Ohio to attend the Oxbow Classic where the team placed eighth. The away meets did not stop as the team again took to the road to face a tough meet at Oak Hill. The St. Mar- ians finished 14th at this meet, but there were still other meets ahead. Huntington was the sight of the teams next run. Here the team paced them- selves to a 12th place finish. Still on the road, the Devils went up the river to face old rival Magnolia. The team finished fifth out of eight contending teams. Finally, there came a home meet. TheDevils hosted the second annual St. Marys Invita- tional. The team had five schools at- tend but still the team came away with only a fourth place finish. St.Marys was again forced to travel up the river to face the Blue Eagles of Magnolia, but this time it was just one-on-one. The Devils did not win. When Regionals approached, the training really got tough. The Region- FRESHMAN JEFF HALL TRIES his har PACING HIMSELF IN THE PARK is junior dcst to get past a Pirate runner at an away runner Brian Berry. meet. als were held at Wheeling Park and the closest the team got to sending anyone to state was the finish that Butcher turned in. Butcher finished 15th, but the state only took the top 10. We didn't have a real great year and one reason may have been the fact that our team consisted of only one person who had run this kind of track before. Considering this though, we did OK, remarked Coach Arm- strong. Pacing the Devils this year was Brad Butcher, who claimed the top runner statis. Bob Buck, Gary Meeks, Jeff Hall, Lester Hughart, Robert Baf- fic, and Tom Hashman rounded out the top seven runners. 44 Cross Country SMHS’S TOP RUNNER, Brad Butcher, sets the pace for the rest of the pack. WITH DETERMINATION ON HIS FACE, Ricky Remish tries to run uphill without slowing down. Cross Country Meet SM Brooke 3rd Warren 8th Oak Hill 14th Huntington 12th Magonlia 5th St. Marys Invitational 4th Magonlia 2nd CROSS COUNTRY TEAM MEMBERS: (front row) manager Blaze Armstrong, Shane Meeks, Gary Meeks, Tom Hashman, Lester Hughart, (back row) Ricky Remish, Jeff Hall, Brad Butcher, Brian Berry, Cur- tis Payne, Billy Hughart, Not Pictured: Bob Buck. Robert Baffic. Cross Country 45 ANGIE EFAW BLOCKS her opponent as Melinda Martin and Kristin Bryant apply pressure. JV Basketball 9 wins — 1 loss SM 21 16 Pennsboro SM 37-25 Magnolia SM 46-21 Ravenswood SM 35-26 Doddridge SM 27-20 Harrisville SM 37-24 Pennsboro SM 24-26 Magnolia SM 43-21 Ravenswood SM 23-21 Harrisville SM 35-27 Spencer MELINDA MARTIN, SOPHOMORE PLAY ER, warms up by practicing her aim. FRESHMEN PAM HOFF takes her defen sive stance, guarding the zone. 46 JV Girls' Basketball Rising above the call of excellence Living up to their own expectations and goals, the JV went 9-1; losing to only one team, they forged ahead of the com- petition The road to success began on Au- gust 20 with four hour practices. First year coach Cindy Westbrook arrived from Fairmont State College to face a host of freshman learning new plays and sophomores who had a different coach the year before. Coach West- brook played basketball all through her high school and college years, so she brought practical experience to the team. Because she played a guard, she stressed court awareness and ball handling. Her technique was made up of experience and coaching she received as a player. “We accomplished our goal; we wanted to set a winning record and prove to be a dominate force on the JV circuit, commented Miss West- brook. Starting their season with a scrimage against Parkersburg Catho- lic, the girls showed their determina- tion to be the best. Their regular sea- son started with a win against the Pennsboro Cardinals. They then went on to defeat the Magnolia Blue Ea- gles. Traveling to meet the challenge of the rival Red Devils of Ravenswood they defeated them with honors. The Bulldogs of Doddridge met the Lady JV GIRLS BASKETBALL MEMBERS: Coach Bruce Martin, Pam Hoff, Melinda Martin, Mindy Blouir, Lea Steele, Kristin Bryant, Kathy Lewis, Angie Efaw, Coach Cindy Westbrook, Mary Gault, and Sherri Workman. Devils but were fighting a loosing bat- tle as they were left behind. St. Marys then took on Harrisville on their home court. The Devils slipped by them. The Lady Devils tangled with the Car- dinals of Pennsboro for the second time, coming out ahead by a thirteen point margin. St. Marys was handed their first loss by Magnolia on Octo- ber 16. The Lady Devils retaliated by strongly defeating Ravenswood. They went on to finish the season by conquering Harrisville and Spencer. The lady devils finished out the sea- son with a record of 9-1. JV Girls' Basketball 47 They’re young but better than ever One senior, one junior, and six sophomores combined their efforts under Head Coach Bruce Martin to set a new school record of 16-6 Statistically they had the best sea- son ever, but for the eight ball players it became much more than that. Two big wins over teams they had never defeated before, Magnolia and Ra- venswood, filled the Lady Devils and fans alike with the fire and confidence that made a winning team. That fire and confidence sparked the girls to a school record of 16-6. One senior, one junior, and six sopho- mores combined their efforts under head coach Bruce Martin to set many other school records. The Lady Devils set out on Septem- ber 20 to make this year the best in history, and they did just that. Be- sides compiling a 16-6 record, the girls won the sectional title against the Harrisville Gators. They set a new scoring record of 85 points as they defeated the Sistersville Tigers 85-15 in an away game. Two season veter- ans Theresa Sigler set a new rebound- ing record against the Wirt County Tigers. The Little Kanawha Confer- ence honored three team members: Sabrina Wilson, first team; Theresa Sigler, second team; and Andria Knight, honorable mention. The girls came within a basket of going to state as they lost in overtime JUNIOR THERESA SIGLER jumps to block the ball from being shot. ANDRIA KNIGHT OBSERVES the court to find an open teammate. to Magnolia in the regional champion- ship. We gave it our all. I think that we got a little tired. But we will defi- nitely be back to avenge this loss next year. Watch out Magnolia, Coach Martin commented. During the season the girls used their fast break offense and changing defenses to control the opposition. We wanted to use our speed to our advantage, with speed up front and our rebounding strength underneath. The coaching staff felt that the run and gun offense would do the job for us, and it did, Mr. Martin added. 48 Varsity Girls' Basketball DIANA CAMPBELL KEEPS her eye on the ball as she prepares to inbound the pass to Sebrina Wilson, sophomore guard. Varsity Basketball 17 wins — 5 loses S M 66-45 Pennsboro SM 77-51 Williamstown SM 57-41 Paden City SM 68-63 Magnolia SM 46-73 Ravenswood SM 60-73 Doddridge SM 52-29 Harrisville SM 63-27 Pennsboro SM 85-15 Sistersville SM 55-66 Magnolia SM 53-45 Ravenswood SM 62-47 Harrisville SM 73-52 Williamstown SM 71-44 Sistersville SM 68-43 Wirt County SM 49-59 Doddridge SM 67-62 Spencer SM 87-57 Wirt County SM 86-40 Paden City SM 57-72 Spencer SM 42-38 Harrisville SM 53-53 Magnolia SOPHOMORE PAULA LEWIS takes time out to catch her breath. VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL: (front row) Melinda Martin, Julia Reed, Sebrina Wilson, Sherri Workman. Paula Lewis, Erin Israel, (back row) Coach Bruce Mar- tin, Andria Knight. Diana Campbell. The- resa Sigler, Barbara Hovey, Mary Gault, and Assistant Coach Cindy Westbrook. Varsity Girls' Basketball 49 BILLY HUGHART, SOPHOMORE wrestler, tries to manuever his opponent into a ban- nana split. Dreams turned to reality at State Acting as one big family, the wrestling team became more than just friends as they persevered with strength As in football, dreams of state seemed to be in the hearts and minds of the students for the wrestling team. Those dreams became reality as the grapplers went all the way to become State AA A Champions. Bill Brizendine, head coach, acted as more than just a person who teach- es students how to wrestle. He cared for each person, no matter what that person's level of achievement. He commented, Wrestling is the great- est sport. At the beginning of the sea- son I envisioned having a successful COACH BILL BRIZENDINE accepts the Coach of the Year Award from Vincent Pal- letti. SOPHOMORE JAMES BUTLER receives his runner-up to state champion trophie from John Cole. season, but when we placed first in six out of eight matches and second in one, I knew we had a good chance to go to state and win. Assistant Coach Erwin Berry took a lot of pressure off of Coach Brizen- dine. He aided the overall attitude of the team. When two wrestlers were on different mats, there was someone there to look to for moral support. Seniors Larry Childers and Lester Hughart acted as roll models and add- ed practical experience to the team. That experience paid offas both wres- tlers placed first in their respective weight classes. The years went fast. I think wrestling is great. Being State Champion for two years is just a high- point for me. I'm going to miss it,” stated Larry. Going into the State Competition with only five wrestlers, they were skeptical of how they would do. Two of the five placed first in their divi- sions and two placed second in their classes. The fifth member placed fourth. Continued on page 52 50 Wrestling Wrestling Meet SM Gator Inv. 1st SMHS Inv. 1st Jackson Co. Inv. 5th Hupco Inv. 1st Harrisville 1st Wirt 1st Spencer Inv. 1st LKC 1st Regional 2nd State 1st APPLYING A CRUCIFIX to his Calhoun wrestler is junior Jeff Hughart. Wrestling 51 Dreams turn to reality at State Acting as a big family, the wrestling team became more than just friends as they persevered with strength To prepare for each match, the wrestlers spent long hours on weight control, techniques, quickening their actions, and improving their skills. Before tougher meets, the practices intensified. Each wrestler set an achievable goal and worked to sur- pass it. To be their best required a lot of encouragement. It also involved be- ing relaxed. As each wrestler stood waiting for his name to be called, they would do a number of things to stay relaxed. Ner- vousness could use up energy that they would need on the mats. Wheth- er it was a pat on the back, a quiet pep talk, or a muscle rub, it all played a part in staying calm. We had a good year. Because we're all pretty close, it's like one big family, commented Senior Lester Hughart. The mat maids helped to keep the enthusiasm of the team up. They also did a number of invaluable chores. They kept stats, kept time, acted as errand runners, as a cheering section, and made up the winners brackets. It was a great experience. Being there to support everyone made you more than just friends. To be part of a state championship team is a great honor, stated sophomore Jodi Hall. LESTER HQGHART. SENIOR WRESTLER raises his arm in victory as he and his teammates go on to defeat Spencer 27-26. WRESTLING TEAM: (front row) Darlena Felter, Cliff Butler, Lester Hughart, Tom Alkire, Steve Hall, James Butler, Paul Baxter, Jodi Hall, (second row) Jeff Hall, Andy Burkhammer. Anthony Cox, Curtis Payne, Billy Hughart, (third row) Tammy Rice, Chris Weekly. Danny Kimball, Steve Carpenter, Steve Alkire, Connie Cottrill, (back row) Coach Bill Brizendine, Billy West, Larry Childers. Steve Barnhart, Doug Robertson, Jeff Hughart, and Coach Erwin Berry. PRINCIPAL CHARLES SMITH accepts the state championship trophy at a wrestling assembly. SENIOR LARRY CHILDER places Danny Kimball in a banana split at a practice ses- sion. Wrestling 53 VOLLEYBALL 1 win 17 losses Opponent Milton W Tyler L Williamstown L Parkersburg Catholic L Magnolia L Williamstown L Parkersburg South L Sistersville L Tyler L Paden City L Wirt L Williamstown L Parkersburg South L Ravenswood L Tyler L Magnolia L Ravenswood L Paden City L FRESHMAN PAM HOFF shows great con- centration when serving at Paden City. ANGELA ROBERTSON HITS the ball while Julia Reed waits to see if help is needed. 54 Volleyball VOLLEYBALL TEAM MEMBERS:: (front row) Tina Meeks, Yvette Drinko, Kay Mer- cer. Jill Cox, Johnna Bayless. Jeanne Rutherford, (second row) Patti Fritz, Pam Hoff. Leslie Leasburg. Mary Gault, Angela Robertson, Sheri Hoff, Sherri Workman, (back row) Julia Reed, Melinda Martin, Angie Efaw, Rhonda Ankrom, Sharon Holpp, Stacy Smith, and Kim Thurm. Mot Pictured: Michelle Westbrook, Sheryl Ma- ley, and Lori Buzzard. JUNIOR VARSITY PLAYER Jeanne Ruth- erford warms up before the game. Lady Devils ‘bump’ into season Ladies find competitive and gym volleyball different We're learning and next year we will be better, commented junior Kay Mercer about the newly formed volleyball team. The Lady Spikers fin- ished their first season with a record of 1-17. Miss Cindy Westbrook coached the team. Training for the season began in December with 36 girls trying out for the team. Basics of the sport were taught and these were the basics of the tryouts which would eliminate 12 girls. Bumps, sets, and spikes were practiced for weeks, and were finally the determining factor for who would make the team. The 24 girls divided into two groups, 12 on Junior Varsity and 12 on Varsity. Only six could play in competitive volleyball, unlike that of gym volleyball. Senior Stacy Smith stated I had a lot of fun and I thought we improved as the season progressed. The girls picked up their only win early in the season at the round robin tournament held at Parkersburg South. Snow was a big factor during the girls' first season. Games were de- layed due to no school, and with no school, there would be no practice. With these situations, the girls had to face an even tougher year. The team consisted of 3 seniors, 5 juniors, 13 sophomores, and 2 fresh- men. Sophomore Mary Gault stated, “Even though we are losing our sen- iors, I think this season will help build our confidence and give us the exper- ience to have a winning season next year. Even though the season ended with many losses, the team closed their first season with a happy note by having a party at a local pizzaria, The Station. Volleyball 55 STARTER LARRY JOHNSON goes up for a high ball against two Magnolia defenders. KEITH SMITH STRETCHES for an out of bounds ball on his home court. Freshmen Basketball 8 wins — 8 losses SM 51-30 Wirt SM 41-62 Ripley SM 48-43 Wirt SM 38-37 Doddridge SM 34-32 Ravenswood SM 50-43 Tyler SM 30-40 Ripley SM 36-37 Magnolia SM 38-56 Paden City SM 36-45 Doddridge SM 38-28 Magnolia SM 39-38 Tyler SM 50-62 Paden City SM 47-57 Sistersville SM 45-34 Ravenswood LKC TOURNAMENT SM 30-38 Gilmer FRESHMEN BASKETBALL TEAM: (front row) Craig Williams, Greg Davis. Lance Gainer, Larry Johnson, Robert Baffic, manager Tony Mercer, (back row) Coach Mark Barnhart, Chris Hall, Burt Reed, Mark Little, Keith Smith, Richard Moore, and Alan Brammer. 56 Freshmen Basketball Beginning leads to winning Exploding on the scene with an impressive win, the fresh men basketball squad broke even in the end leaving be hind one more year The Varsity and JV squads gained recognition through the year with the freshmen being in a class by them- selves. A group of young men broke into a new and faster circuit. On arrival from the middle school, all the freshmen cagers had played basketball in their seventh or eighth grade year. Learning basic skills and plays at the junior high level, aided their ability to become high school players. Practices concentrated on quickening their ball handling skills and court awareness. Rising to the challenges and goals placed before them, the team set their own high standards of play. All year they put up tough offensive and de- fensive fronts. As the season pro- gressed, the pace quickened. The court action moved into full swing. Starters Larry Johnson and Lance Gainer recorded many points on the record books. Freshmen Burt Reed and Alan Brammer added their own baskets to the statistics. The height of the team was led by Keith Smith and Chris Hall. Other team members that braved the competition were Richard Moore, Robert Baffic, Craig Williams, and Mark Little. Traveling to the tournament games held in Ripley, the team waited with anticipation of what lay ahead of them. Realizing that this game could make or break them, they prepared themselves mentally for what was to come. They tried to ease the tension by listening to music and reading about their favorites in the sports page. The season ended that night as the freshmen cagers fell to the Gilmer county Titians. Their season as fresh- men ended and a new one lay waiting. SHOOTING THROUGH A HOST of Titain defenders is Alan Brammer. RECEIVING AN INBOCJNDED BALL at an away game is freshmen starter Lance Gainer. Freshmen Basketball 57 JV Basketball 17 wins — 2 losses SM 49-27 SM 56-38 SM 47-31 SM 68-39 SM 55-29 SM 55-48 SM 70-66 SM 56-44 SM 69-37 SM 86-23 SM 31-47 SM 50-42 SM 62-23 SM 58-47 SM 73-59 SM 63-39 SM 74-45 SM 51-35 SM 49-51 Doddridge Ravenswood Sistersville Wirt Pennsboro Ravenswood Magnolia Williamstown Sistersville St. Joe Frontier Doddridge Harrisville Magnolia Harrisville Wirt Pennsboro Tyler Williamstown GUARD JOE BLAUSER shoots from the corner of the foul line against Pennsboro. DURING A TIME OUT Coach Larry Butch- er goes over the plays. 58 JV Basketball WITH THE LANE CLEAR FOR A LAY-UP. Brad Butcher drives forward with Joe Blauser ready to assist. GETTING TO SHOOT for a technical foul is sophomore Kevin Wright. J.V. BASKETBALL TEAM MEMBERS: (front row) Jeff Carpenter, John West. Shawn Butterfield. Brad Butcher, John Ballard, (back row) Coach John Arm- strong, J.L. Vaughan. Karl Clay, Joe Blauser, and Caoch Larry Butcher. Not Pictured: David Stafford, Max White, and Rick Lewis. Not only out to gain experience JV boys break four school records while gaining exper- ience Not only did the Junior Varsity bas- ketball team strive to gain experience but they also broke records. The JV's broke four school records during the campaign including the best winning record, 17-2. Junior Bri- an Berry led the Devils to break their second record of total points scored in a season, 1073. The young Devils also boasted a 70 percent field goal percentage which led the boys to break a third record. The JV squad also broke the record for the longest winning streak. The Junior Net Busters' winning streak lasted for eight games but finally came to a halt on January 26 when they met the Cougars of Frontier face to face. The Ohioans defeated the Devils by a score of 47-31. Hustle, strong rebounding, a fast run-and-gun offense and a dominating man-to-man defense contributed to the successful season. Coach Larry Butcher commented, They did a really good job. They ran well, shot well, and executed well. Whenever we needed someone to pick up the team, someone did. They made my job much easier. The starting line up for the Devils consisted of guards Brian Berry and Brad Butcher, forwards Kevin Wright and Max White, and center Karl Clay. Clay led the young Devils in rebounds with 169. He had 46 blocked shots and a field goal percentage of 53.6. He also had 152 points to be the third leading scorer. Berry scored a total of 257 points during the season followed by sopho- more Kevin Wright with 249. Berry and Wright were again the leaders in the assist department with Berry boasting 76 and Wright contributing 67. JV Basketball 59 I Varsity Basketball — 12 wins SM 54-70 SM 51-63 SM 78-74 SM 60-56 SM 82-74 SM 84-61 SM 47-64 SM 66-72 SM 67-76 SM 49-60 SM 65-55 SM 73-56 SM 50-56 SM 52-53 SM 64-61 SM 72-50 SM 95-75 SM 86-58 SM 92-56 SM 63-73 SM 72-85 Sectional SM 65-63 SM 56-79 — 11 losses Doddridge Ravenswood Tyler County Frontier Sistersville Wirt County Ravenswood Pennsboro Magnolia Williamstown Sistersville St. Joe Frontier Doddridge Harrisville Magnolia Harrisville Wirt County Pennsboro Tyler County Williamstown Tournaments Harrisville Williamstown JUNIOR DAVID ROUSE leaps high to tip the ball. VARSITY BASKETBALL MEMBERS: (front row) Bob Buck, Jeff Renner, Ed We- ber, Rick Wilson. John McKnight, Brian Connon, Bryan Jones, (back row) Head Coach John Armstrong. Max White. David Fetty, Charley Snider, John Nichols, Da- vid Rouse, J.H. Mahaney, John Polasko, and Assistant Coach Larry Butcher. JUNIOR JOHN POLASKO jumps high to up the Devils score two points. 60 Varsity Boys' Basketball — Devils bounce back Varsity basketball players look at a winning season Victory! It's a feeling unlike any other and when a team captures the only winning season in ten years the word victory means so much more. St. Marys Blue Devils finally cap- tured an 12-11 winning record. Look- ing back at past records, St. Marys has not had a winning season in over ten years. This makes me even prouder of my ball players,” com- mented John Armstrong, head coach. Although the Devils had a winning season, they did not start out with a victory. It was not until their third game that they reached a win. The Met Busters had a lot of ups and downs throughout the season. As the old saying goes, you win some and you lose some.” St. Marys did indeed have their fare share of both winning and losing. When we won, that feeling of victory was pounded into everyone of the ball players,” commented, junior John Polasko. The round bailers did bounce back with a long, hard season, By the skin of our teeth, we did come out on top, commented Jeff Renner. The Devils won their first sectional game against the Harrisville Gators. However, they went on to lose against Williamstown at Harrisville. “It was fun to be on a winning team for once,” remarked senior John Mike Nichols. ANTICIPATING THE OUTCOME of the shot John Polasko. David Rouse, and Charlie Snider get ready. SENIOR JOHN MCKNIGHT drives down the lane to score two points. Varsity Boys' Basketball 61 Strong leadership pulls team together Four seniors and a new coach help bring team into a family unit Cutting through their season like they did the wind, the girls left several new additions to the records. Veter- ans of the sport, four seniors, pro- pelled the squad’s morale and added leadership. As in a family, they cried, laughed, and consoled each other right down to the last meet — wheth- er they ended in victory or in defeat. Starting in March, the girls set out to prove that they were the best. A training schedule of running and swimming gave the girls the stamina needed to be the best. Six of the seventeen meets took place at John Marshall High School, the site for the West Virginia Track League. The League provided the girls with good competition and a chance to run on an all-weather track. But however, the stress of traveling to Moundsville and the pressure of competing against triple A schools only made the road to State more dif- ficult. The State meet attracted only a few of the girls as only five made the trip to Charleston. Seniors Leslie El- liott, Michelle Hendrickson, and Beth Lewis qualified in the 100 meter high hurdles, 300 meter low hurdles, and the high jump respectively. Also go- ing to State were the 4x100 meter and 4x200 meter Continued on page 65 GIRLS’ TRACK TEAM MEMBERS: (front row) manager Mason Noland, manager Sharon Holpp, Leslie Elliott, Beth Lewis, Michelle Hendrickson, Brenda Smith, (sec- ond row) Carol Hashman, Lana Snider, Rhonda Ankrom, Veronica Owens, Andria Knight, Lea Steele, Mindy Blouir, Kim Thurm, Kathy Lewis, Mary Williams, Joy Stemple, (back row) Coach John Noland, Julie Wilson, Tammy Rice, Trish Fritts, Debbie O’Blockovich, Misty Elder, Johnna Bayless, Ginger Stemple, manager Sheryl Maley, manager Stacey Vaughan, and Kristin Bryant. COMING ACROSS THE FINISH LINE after a strong race is junior Trish Fritts. 62 Girls’ Track PACING HERSELF AHEAD OF THE REST of the pack in the 1600 meter run at Par- kersburg High Stadium is Susan Taylor. TRYING TO PLACE IN THE LONG JUMP at a home meet is sophomore Andria Knight. Girls’ Track Meet SM WV Track League 2nd WV Track League 2nd WV Track League 2nd Dunbar Invitational 8th St. Marys 3rd George Washington Invite 10th St. Marys’ Invitational 2nd WV Track League 2nd St. Marys 2nd St. Marys 2nd WV Track League 2nd LKC 2nd WV Track League Champion ships 5th St. Marys 1st Regionals 4th Girls’ Track 63 SENIOR MICHELLE HENDRICKSON tries to get past an Eagle runner while running her leg of the 4x200 meter relay. Michelle was on both the 4x100 and 4x200 meter relays which qualified for State. FRESHMAN TRACKSTER LEA STEELE runs part of the 4x800 meter relay. This relay set a new school record with a time of 10:42.3. SOARING OVER THE HURDLE in the 100 meter high hurdle race is senior Leslie El- liott. BURSTING OUT FROM THE STARTING LINE is sophomore Veronica Owens. 64 Girls' Track THROWING THE DISCUS at an away meet is junior Lori Buzzard. Strong leadership pulls team together Four seniors and a new coach help bring team into a family unit Continued from page 62 relays consisting of Elliott, Hendrick- son, Lewis, and Joy Stemple in the 4x100 meter and Elliott, Hendrick- son, Stemple, and Johnna Bayless in the 4x200 meter. Taking only the top eight to the finals, all of the girls placed ninth in the trials. Two good things did come about in the time tri- als. Both the 4x100 meter and the 4x200 meter teams set new school records. Also setting school records in the course of the year were Debbie O'B- lockovich in the 3200 meter run with a time of 13:11.4 and the 4x800 meter relay consisting of O'Blockovich, Ju- lie Wilson, Andria Knight, and Lea Steele. Leslie Elliott, already a holder of two school records, set another in a new event for the girls, the 100 meter high hurdles. One of Elliott's previous records in the 300 meter low hurdles, with a time of 50.6, was nearly beaten by teammate Michelle Hendrickson. During the State time trials, Hendrick- son ran the lows in a time of 50.9. Coach John Noland expressed that the team had one high moment, that being a win over Magnolia on May 16 at St. Marys. This was not so impor- tant then, but now it is a big accom- plishment as Magnolia was crowned State champions on June 1. Girls’ Track 65 Tearing down the track With lightning speed, boys track leaves mark on records and memories of books, fans The boys’ track team, not wanting to be left out of the scene, started practice on March 1. The upcoming season held many promises and ex- pectations. Throughout the season, the mem- bers took part in many events. Com- petitors tried their luck in various events including the long jump, high jump, shot put, disc, 100 meter, 200 meter, 400 meter, 800 meter, 1600 STRIDING OVER A HIGH hurdle at a home meet is junior Eric Wright. meter, 3200 meter, pole vault, high hurdles, 300 meter high hurdles, 110 meter high hurdles, 4x100 relay, 4x200 relay, 4x400 relay, and the 4x800 relay. The track team held a prosperous year with many members placing in their events. Some were successful enough to make it to state. State rolled around and the quali- Continued on page 68 RUNNING THE SECOND LEG of the 4x800 relay is junior track runner Billy Taylor. SOPHOMORE BRAD BUTCHER concen- trates on running the 4x800 relay. 66 Boys’ Track JUNIOR MAGAN CORNELL SAILS above the ground trying to beat out the competi- tion. TAKING A PRACTICE JUMP before one of the home meets is David Roberts. BOYS TRACK TEAM: (front row) Curtis Payne, Lester Hughart, Tim Westbrook. Kenny Malone, John Mike Nichols, Tom Hashman, Gary Meeks, (second row) Eric Wright. David Fetty, Brad Butcher, Shawn Butterfield. Billy Taylor, Jerry Hashman. Rick Remish, (third row) Doug Robertson, David Rouse. Brian Connon, Mike Cox, Jerry Grose, Maken Cornell, (fourth row) Paige Jordon, Steve Alkire, Preston Reed. Chris Weekley, Jeff Hall, Coach John Armstrong, (fifth row) David Roberts, Mark Jackson. Jeff Eddy. Mark Little, Doug Colvin, Allen Brammer, Shane Meeks, and Manager Scott Evans. Boys' Track 67 Tearing down the track With lightning speed, boys track leaves mark on records and memories of books, fans Continued from page 66 fied members placed in several events. After competition in the shot put, Kenny Malone placed second while John Nichols was there to give his support. Eric Wright came out with a second place in the 110 high hurdles. Seventh position in pole vault was taken by Lester Hughart. In the 1600 meter, Gary Meeks finished 16th. Brad Burcher tried his skills in the 3200 meter to place 10th in the state. Two relay teams also qualified. Brad Butcher, Billy Taylor, Wayne Payne, and Paige Jordon ran the 4x800, Mike Cox, Eric Wright, David Fetty, and Brian Connon competed in the shuttle hurdles. The 4x800 team ended with 13th place while the shuttle hurdles team came in eighth. State competition was held May 31 and June 1 at Laid- ley Field in Charleston. Coaching this year's team, John Armstrong applied his skills and knowledge to the members abilities. The team had a successful season. SETTING THEIR PACE IN a long distance event are Shawn Butterfield and Rick Re- misti. JOHN MIKE NICHOLS, LONG JUMPER, puts emotion and effort in to his attempt to place. 68 Boys’ Track APPROACHING THE HIGH BAR, junior Dave Rouse strives for all the heighth he can get. CCJRTIS PAYNE CONCENTRATES ON tak ing a fast lead in his event. SENIOR DAVID FETTY BUILDS up his stamina by putting his muscles to the test. Boys’ Track 69 JV Baseball 6 wins — 4 losses SM 0-14 Magnolia S M Ml John Marshall SM 5-4 Frontier SM 14-3 Ravenswood SM 4-3 P-burg South SM 7-11 P-burg South SM 13-3 Ravenswood SM 5-10 Frontier SM 11-10 Frontier SM 7-5 Magnolia JEFF HCJGHART, JUNIOR CATCHER. tiently waiting for the next pitch coming crouches and raises his glove high, pa- down the shute. ERIC BILLS IS SAFE at first after beating out the throw on an infield hit. FIRST BASEMAN MIKE CRONIN, is in po sition, ready and waiting for the next play. SENIOR KENNY PARSONS HOLDS the bat high, tensely awaiting the next pitch. 70 Baseball Magic bats, golden gloves Lead Varsity baseball team into sec- tional championship, a chance for State Taking a spring break, the varsity baseball team traveled to Fort Pierce, Florida to attend a spring training camp. While in Florida, the team had the opportunity to watch the Dodgers in action at Dodger City in Vero Beach at their spring training camp. They also had a little bit of free time to lie on the beach and cool off in the Atlan- tic Ocean. After coming home from their week stay in Florida, the Devils were ready for action. They started their seasons off with a big win over Par- kersburg South. Keeping with the winning tradition of the year, the baseball team closed their season with a record of 24-9. By defeating Williamstown Wednesday, May 21 by a score of 4-0. Continued on page 73 SLIDING IN SAFELY AT HOME PLATE, beating out the catcher, is junior Darren Harman. Baseball 71 FOCUSING ON THE BATTER, John McKnight prepares to score at the crack of the bat. Varsity Baseball 24 wins — 9 losses SM 13-0 Harrisville S M 5-4 P-burg South SM 8 1 P-burg Catholic S M 3-6 Lincoln SM 4-3 Doddridge SM 111 Lincoln SM 4-14 River S M Ml Magnolia SM 11-10 River SM 12-2 Pennsboro SM 8-10 Williamstown SM 3-2 Williamstown SM 9-2 Calhoun SM 8-2 P-burg Catholic SM 10-3 Pennsboro SM 3-2 John Marshall SM 4-6 Notre Dame SM 0-5 Ravenswood SM 10-2 Notre Dame SM 2 12 P-burg South SM 10-8 Magnolia SM 4-3 Doddridge Sectional Tournament SM 3-0 Ravenswood SM 11-5 Williamstown SM 12-1 Calhoun SM 6-11 Williamstown SM 5-1 Harrisville SM 4-0 Williamstown SM 3-1 Wheeling Central SM 9-3 Magnolia SM 6-1 Wheeling Central SM 6-7 Ravenswood SM 13-7 Wirt FOUR YEAR LETTERMAN BRYAN JONES LARRY CHILDERS PATIENTLYWAITS for backs away from the plate to avoid an the game to get underway, inside pitch. 72 Baseball CONCENTRATING ON THE PITCHER, ju- nior Jeff Nichols awaits the throw of the ball. BASEBALL MEMBERS: (front row) Man- ager Mike Parsons, Darren Harman, Jerry Bowie, Jeff Renner, Kenny Parsons. John McKnight, Brent Clark, Joe Blauser, Joe Powell, Mike Cronin, (back row) Coach Denny Venderlic, Jamie Ankrom, Bryan Jones. Jim Smith, Bernie Barley, Jeff Ni- chols, Larry Childers. Rick Wilson. Jeff Hughart and Coach Ed Wilson. Magic bats, golden gloves Lead Varsity baseball team into Sec- tional championship, a chance for State COACH DENNY VENDERLIC EXPRESSES his opinion over the last call by the um- pire. Continued from page 71 The squad captured the sectional title and earned the right to compete against the Magnolia Eagles. The Devils went on to defeat the Eagles by a score of 9-3. They then advanced to play the Ravenswood Red Devils for the Regional Title. In the sixth inning of the regional game the Red Devils had cut the once dominant 6-1 lead in half, 6-3. A sev- enth inning offensive rally by Ravens- wood ended St. Marys’ hope for state action with a final score of 7-6. “Even though losing to Ravenswood was a big letdown, we plan to come back next year and go all the way to State,” commented junior Jerry Bowie. Baseball 73 WATCHING DOWN THE THIRD BASE LINE at his next batter is Head Coach Bill Brizendine. SOFTBALL TEAM MEMBERS: (front row) Tracy Jones, Stacy Smith, Angie Efaw, Pam Hoff, Sherri Workman, Erin Israel, Michelle Binegar, (back row) Coach Bill Brizendine, Sebrina Wilson, Julia Reed, Mary Gault, Brenda Miller, Barbara Hov- ey, Sheri Hoff, Paula Lewis and manager Jodi Spiedel. Softball 9 wins — 6 losses SM 16-5 Ravenswood SM 4-5 Parkersburg South SM 140 Ravenswood SM 2-4 Spencer SM 22-3 Paden City SM 21-12 Paden City SM 12-6 Harrisville SM 11-1 Harrisville SM 10-9 Parkersburg High SM 3-13 Parkersburg South SM 3-9 Spencer SM 5-4 Parkersburg South SM 4-1 Ripley SM 5-7 Ripley Sectional SM 3-8 Parkersburg High FIRING A THROW BACK to the pitching mound is starting catcher Erin Israel. PUSHING HERSELF TO THE best of her ability while running to first is sophomore Paula Lewis. STARTER SEBRINA WILSON keeps her eyes glued on the next pitch coming at her. 74 Softball Connecting with the ball The girls softball team opened with a crack of the bat and a call of fair ball Opening in winning style, the girls’ softball team defeated the Red Devils of Ravenswood by an 11 point mar- gin. We had a team effort. We took advantage of their weaknesses. It felt great to open with a win, stated sophomore catcher Erin Israel. From there the girls had an up and down season. They won one or two, then dropped one. Spencer became the only team to defeat them both times they met. The individual players left their marks. Julie Reed led the team with a .500 batting average and 22 wins. Paula Lewis added her .447 batting average plus 21 stolen bases. She fin- ished 4-3 on the mound. Erin Israel and Sebrina Wilson broke the .400 mark. As a team, the group sport- ed a .362 batting average and more than 140 stolen bases. They held their opponents to 80 runs all season while they collected more than 130 runs. After being rained out in the middle of sectional action, the girls came into the makeup tied but fell to The Big Reds of PHS. Coach Bill Brizendine stated, I thought we were as good as anyone. I don't know if it was that we didn't have the killer instinct or what, but I do think we will be a major factor next year.” r A-. Softball 75 ENJOYING A GAME OF BASKETBALL are Rick Yopp. Charles Stull, Billy Ward, An- thony Cox. and Preston Reed. Time to enjoy life After school activities expand Whether it be jogging or just relax- ing in a jacuzzi, students and teachers found time for leisure sports. When the bell rang at 3:30 p.m., a new life style began for students and teachers alike. Mr. Dave Gettings, IPS teacher, liked to spend his free time working on his yard and running. He usually ran five nights a week for about three to six miles. Mr. Gettings commented, “I run for two reasons — to keep in shape and to get rid of ten- sion.” Besides running, aerobics became a popular leisure sport. Librarian, Mr. Derwin Yoak, taught aerobic classes at the Parkersburg Racketball Club. During the winter months students enjoyed the indoor pool at the Plea- sants County Middle School. Monday and Wednesday evenings students spent time with friends while enjoying the warmth of the pool. Walking and playing basketball topped the list of leisure sports. Al- ways filled with young people playing basketball or just walking with friends, the park supplied a place for students to find entertainment. Staying in shape or just having fun, people enjoyed taking the time for lei- sure sports. JOGGING AROUND THE TRACK on a sun ny day are sophomore Veronica Owens and senior Beth Lewis. BURT REED ENJOYS taking a stroll with the family dog, Blackie. 76 Leisure Sports FRESHMAN JENNY DOTY spends her free time riding her bike through the Belmont Park. TAKING IT EASY in the warmth of the ja- cuzzi are seniors Dianna Harding, Phyllis Powell, and Diana Campbell. The trio en- joyed the luxury while attending a jour- nalism competition in Morgantown. Leisure Sports 77 People, because they set individual goals and achieved them, became recognized by the school and community. Students had opportunities to pursue their interests in acting, singing, farming, photogra- phy, academics, and sports. These activities made each student become a special individ- ual. Harmony among students and faculty made the year blend together “Quite Right”. During band prac- tice, Jamie Williamson plays her part on the timpani. Selling donations for a quilt, Brenda Boley checks some informa- tion on one of the tick- ets. CHECKING OUT SOME bargains at Lerner's, Ivannah Lamp enjoys her after- noon at Grand Central Mall. AFTER LEARNING TO MAKE gingerbread men. Lee Ann Owens frost cookies in Gourmet Cooking Class. How should How do you feel a senior should act? Kind, helpful, nice, show responsibility and act like an adult, stated Senior Brenda Miller. Senior Laverne Barnes said, Sen- iors should act like they've got some common sense and decency about them. Senior Teresa McKnight added, “1 think the seniors should act, feel proud, and be proud because they made it that far in their education.” Some students felt high school had prepared them for the outside world. Senior Edie Engle remarked, I don't know if high school has prepared me for the outside world or not. Let's wait and see. Should underclassmen look up to seniors? Almost every senior replied no. Senior Scott Simonton said, No, a senior act? underclassmen shouldn't look up to seniors. We are all equal.” Senior Maria Hayes commented, “I have never asked for any underclass- men to look up to me. I joke around about it, but I never have demanded it or expected anyone to. When I’m in charge of something, I do expect it then. Most of the underclassmen I consider my friends. I think they ap- preciate it. No, was the average answer sen- iors gave when asked Should sen- iors act any differently than under- classmen? Senior Teresa McKnight stated, No, we’re the same people just different ages! All-in-all seniors were just the same as everyone else. They were just older. SOCCER ANYONE? In gym class. Mike Efaw prepares to play soccer on the foot- ball field. 80 Seniors LINDA ADAMS: FHA TOBIE ANKROM: FHA. Yearbook. Tri- Hi-Y. Pep Club. Mat-maid LAURA BAILEY: Pep Club. Art Club BILL BAILEY: Vica, Survivor's Club LAVERNE BARNES: Choir. Track. Cheerleading. Pep Club. FHA. Vica. Tri-Hi-Y, Art Club. Student Council, Office Aide LINDA BARNHART: Art Club. Vica PATTY BARNHART: FHA. Art Club. Vica. Pep Club. Tri-Hi-Y BILL BAXTER: Art Club. Foreign Language Club. Clown Club BRIAN BENNETT ELLEN BENNETT: FHA BRENT BILLS: Football. Basketball BRENDA BOLEY: Choir. Basketball. Art Club. Foreign Language Club. Tri-Hi-Y, FHA. Pep Club. Student Council Adams-Boley Seniors 81 SENIOR BILL SMITH escorts Mrs. Jackie Carpenter, mother of the bride, to her seat. You may now ¥ do. It's just a simple two word 1 phrase, but to a soon to be mar- ried couple it meant so much more. It meant nervousness, making arrange- ments, and endless lists of prepara- tions. To learn more about the marriage process, Miss Betty Jordan and the Adult Roles class organized a mock wedding. Unlike last year, the cere- mony was a double wedding. The Reverend Daniel Simmons united Ivannah Lamp and John Mike Nichols as well as Natalie Sigler and Tim Westbrook in the holy estate of matri- mony. St. Marys Presbyterian Church hosted the mock service December 19. Brenda Miller and Michelle West- brook served as maids of honor. Their kiss the bride counterparts were Tom Hashman and Lester Hughart, best men. Many other students were involved with the ceremony including ushers Billy Smith and Tom Weekely. Bridemaids Laura Bailey, Ellen Bennett, Kim Cor- nell, Gail Decker, Teresa Garrison and Becky Haddox completed the bridal party. Daniel Sweeney and Casey Lamp portrayed the ring bearer and flowergirl. Staff members also participated in the event. Mrs. Jackie Carpenter and Mr. Charles Leonard were the parents of Natalie, while Mr. Charles Smith and Mrs. Betty Bailey parented Tim Westbrook. Ivannah played the daughter of Mrs. Barbara Reckard and Mr. Bill Brizendine. John Mike was the son of Miss Cindy Westbrook. GARY BOLEY: Pep Club. Band, Vica MISSY BRAMMER: Basketball BOB BUCK: Science Honorary, Band. Golf. Cross Country, Choir, Track, Basketball, Key Club, Foreign Language Club, Student Council DIANA CAMPBELL: Junior Class Pres.. Senior Class Pres., Basketball, Track. Softball, Tri-Hi- Y, Clown Club, Pep Club, Art Club, National Honor Society, Argus Staff, Yearbook, Student Council MIKE COARTNEY: Wrestling, Band, Track, Tri-Hi-Y, Key Club, Survival Club, Yearbook Photographer CHUCK COKER: Football 82 Seniors Boley-Coker BRENDA MILLER talks to Casey Lamp and Daniel Sweeney before the mock wed- ding. BRIDESMAIDS GAIL DECKER AND KIM CORNELL lead the bridal procession dur- ing the Adult Roles wedding. FLOYD CORNELL: Vica. Cross Country, Track KIM CORNELL: Pep Club, FHA. Art Club JILL COX: Softball, Track, Tri-Hi-Y, Pep Club. Foreign Language Club SHERRI CRONIN: Science Honorary. Tri-Hi-Y, Pep Club, Band BARBARA DAVIS: Tri-Hi-Y, Pep Club. Band GAIL DECKER: DECA, FHA, Basketball Comeli-Decker Seniors 83 DENNY DRAKE: Football. Basketball MIKE EFAW: Football. Basketball. Pep Club. Key Club DENNIS ELLIOTT LESLIE ELLIOTT: Track. Tri Hi-Y. Argus Staff. Student Council. Basketball JOHN ELLIOTT: Wrestling. Track TODD ELLIOTT: Golf. Wrestling. Track EDIE ENGLE: Choir. Key Club. FBLA. National Leaders. Who's Who Among American High School Students ANGIE FARSON: FHA. Yearbook DAVID FETTY; Track. Basketball. FFA, Pep Club LARA FITZPATRICK: Choir. Band. Tri- Hi-Y. Pep Club, Key Club RALPH FOX: Yearbook Photographer ERIK FULMER: Vica 84 Seniors Drake Fulmer Wedding let’s them eat cake, celebrate After the wedding a reception took place in the Home Ec. room. Miss Jordan’s Gourmet Cook- ing Class prepared and served two wedding cakes, punch, cocktail meat- balls, cheese and relish trays, cocktail breads and mint and nut bowls. As a parent it was easier in the Mock Wedding than the real thing. It was very well planned, stated Mrs. Betty Bailey. Area businesses donated and loaned items for the project. Horner and Harrison provided the tuxedoes for the ceremony. J.C. Penneys, Bri- dal Boutique and Katherine's Stout Shop donated dresses for the event. “It’s a tremendously great learning experience. It helped them (Adult Roles students) realize marriage is a complicated process,” commented Principal Charles Smith. MR. CHARLES LEONARD leads his “daughter down the aisle at the St. Marys Presbyterian Church. AFTER A DOUBLE CEREMONY. John Mike Nichols and Ivannah Lamp cut their wedding cake in Miss Jordan’s Home Eco nomics Classroom. Seniors 85 TERESA GARRISON: Mat-maid. FHA. Pep Club, Youth Council. DECA PAT GIBONEY: Vica RANDY GORRELL: Band. Jazz Lab. Survival Club. Track. Key Club. Pep Club RENEE GREGG: Choir, Foreign Language Club. Tri-Hi-Y, Clown Club. Pep Club TAMMY GRIMM REBECCA HADDOX: Tri-Hi-Y, Basketball. Foreign Language Club, Clown Club, Art Club, Choir, Pep Club LISA HALL: Choir. Tri-Hi-Y, FHA. Pep Club. DECA ANGIE HAMMETT: Yearbook. Choir. FBLA. Pep Club DIANNA HARDING: Junior Class Vice President. Band. Tri-Hi-Y, Basketball, Track. Pep Club. Choir. Yearbook TOM HASHMAN: Cross Country. Track. FFA. Tri-Hi-Y, Football. Pep Club MARIA HAYES: Yearbook. Argus Staff. Flag Corp, Tri-Hi-Y, Pep Club, Art Club. Band MICHELLE HENDRICKSON: Secretary Senior Class. Track, Tri-Hi-Y, Quest. Pep Club, Band. Jazz Lab. Student Council, Foreign Language Club, Choir, Key Club, Vice President Freshman Class 86 Seniors Garrison-Hendrickson JEAN HENEGAR: Foreign Language Club, Track, Pep Club, Basketball BRENT HESCHT: Football, Baseball, Vica MELISSA HORNISH: Choir, Foreign Language Club, Tri-Hi-Y, FHA, Vica. Pep Club LESTER HCJGHART: Wrestling, Track, Cross Country, FFA, Tri Hi-Y, Football. Pep Club CONNIE JANES: Band. Tri Hi-Y, Foreign Language Club, Secretary Freshmen Class, Pep Club, Key Club, Science Honorary BRYAN JONES: Football, Basketball, Baseball, Vice President Sophomore Class. Foreign Language Club, Tri-Hi-Y, Math Club, National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Pep Club What does the word graduation mean? What did the word graduation mean? The Funk and Wagnall Dictionary defined graduation as, “The ceremony of granting diplomas or degrees. Every year seniors faced this event. Some of the seniors said that they were happy but sad all at the same time. Senior Maria Hayes stated, The word graduation always makes me think it is time to get serious and get ready for some responsibility. Gradu- ation also means that I'm going to have to pay a lot of money for every- thing I need.” Senior Amy Riggs took a different view on graduation. She said, “You made it in the big world; now you have to use what you've learned. Most of the students commented that they were ready to leave high school, but they did not want to. Sen- ior Scott Simonton didn’t agree with everyone else. He remarked, “No, I’m not ready for the outside world yet. Graduating to me will be a time of success and sorrow, the success from making it through twelve years of school and kindergarden without stumbling too much. The sorrow will be from saying good-bye to a large part of my life,” stated Ivannah Lamp. Some students were afraid of graduating. Patty Barnhart said, “I feel as if I don't want to graduate. I’ve got a lot of butterflies in my stom- ach. Some students said that they thought it was going to be fun to gra- duate, because it meant that they had accomplished one goal in life and now it was time to set other goals to ac- complish. Along with graduation came mixed feelings such as gladness, fear, sor- row, and a feeling of accomplish- ment. Senior Linda Barnhart com- mented, I can’t wait until gradu- ation, but I don't think that I am ready to leave yet. I'll have a lot of memo- ries from my high school years. But it won't be the same. The teachers here take time to help each student indi- vidually if they need it. Once you gra- duate you’ll have to depend upon yourself. Before graduation, students pur- chased senior items. Money become an important word in the senior’s vo- cabulary. Some of the things that a senior had to buy were senior keys, cap and gown, name cards, pictures, and Thank You cards. Henegar Jones Seniors 87 PAIGE JORDAN: Football, Basketball. Tri-Hi-Y, Foreign Language Club. Math Club MAX KIDDER: Band. Vica. FHA IVANNAH LAMP: Pep Club. FHA, Foreign Language Club. Yearbook MARSHALL LAMP: Golf. Vica BETH LEWIS: National Honor Society. Track. Band. Tri-Hi-Y. Pep Club, Foreign Language Club KIM LOCKE: FBLA. Track. Tri-Hi-Y. Band. Pep Club MINDY LUCAS: Cheerleader. Pep Club. Tri-Hi-Y. Foreign Language Club. Baseball Manager J.H. MAHANEY: Basketball. Golf. Track. Science Honorary, Foreign Language Club. Key Club. T.V. Honor Bowl, Tri-Hi-Y GLENDA MALONE: Pep Club. Foreign Language Club. Baseball Manager, Spanish Honorary Society KENNY MALONE: Football. Track. Pep Club MIKE MALONE: Track. Football. Pep Club MIKE MARKS: PRT 88 Seniors Jordon-Marks PAULA MARKS: Band. TriHiY, Foreign Language Club, Sophomore Class Secretary. Senior Class Treasurer. Baseball Manager RANDALL MASTON: PRT MISSY McCARTNEY: Cheerleader. Pep Club. Tri Hi Y SHAWN McFARLAND: Band. Foreign Language Club. Golf JOHN McKNIGHT: National Honor Society, Spanish National Honorary. Football. Basketball. Baseball. Foreign Language Club TERESA McKNIGHT: Band, Tri Hi Y. Pep Club. FBLA Seniors become leaders I eadership” it was born and J_i bred into some of us. But here at St. Marys High it was earned by becoming a senior. Learning to use all your abilities to the fullest and tak- ing the responsibility of being a senior required work. Time, spent by many, was used for activities that bettered the class and added to the overall en- thusiasm of the school. Offering advice to underclassmen was not unheard of. Lending a helping hand could often be seen in the form of a ride to school or help on a subject they had already been through. When it came to sports, seniors knew this was their last year. In aca- SENIOR LAVERNE BARNES conducts a student council meeting in Mrs. Ann Brad- field’s room. demies they knew that this was a cru- cial year to achieve academic excel- lence. Trying to make this their best year ever and one to remember, sen- iors pushed it to the limit. Upholding their goals was not al- ways easy. It took commitment and a will to uphold the honor of being a senior. Being a senior did not just mean twelveth grade. It was an earned title. One many cherished. They set new records as they strived to achieve their ultimate goal — to be the best they could be and to leave their mark on St. Marys High for one last time. Marks-McKnight Seniors 89 SENIOR TAFFY SMITH wears brightly col- ored clothing while finishing an oil paint- ing in art class. WHILE WAITING FOR HER next class, freshman Buffy Mercer stands out in the crowd with her flourescent clothes. THREE PIECE SUITS HAVE NOT gone out of style for some as David Butler shows during Mr. Bud Ludford's class. GETTING READY TO GO OUT IN THE SUN, junior Jeff Nichols displays the lat- est style in sunglasses. 90 Seniors GARY MEEKS: Track, Cross Country, FFA RON MEEKS: FHA, FFA, Clown Club TONY MERCER: Spanish Honor Society. Golf, Track. Basketball BRENDA MILLER: Band. Softball. Tri- Hi-Y, Pep Club SARAH MILLER: Band. Choir. Tri-Hi-Y, Foreign Language Club, Pep Club MIKE MOLAR: Spanish Honor Society What’s in style for WHILE WARING A BLUE JEAN JACKET, junior Shawn Marshall makes sure that he didn’t forget anything in his locker. From flourescent yellow sweaters to silver multi-zippered para- chute pants, styles in '85 included ev- erything. Locally, students wore everything from spiked pumps to faded Levis. Cuffed boots, blue jean jackets and vest were a familiar combination dur- ing the year. The music videos popu- larized the leather pants and studded jackets, as well as the wild, unkept looking hair styles among students. Besides these few fad fashions stu- dents wore what they wanted with whatever they wanted. Their clothes, hair styles, and make-up expressed their individuality and mood. A walk through the halls could produce vi- sions of boys in three piece suits standing beside a girl in checked calf pants, and pumps with lacey anklets. These styles molded our closets. I like the fashions because any- thing goes for girls from a mini skirt to along skirt and for boys it's anything from tuxes to jeans and you're still in style, commented Mr. Derwin Yoak, librarian. Accessories were a hot item also. Large earings, big beads, sun glasses, lacey pantihose, gloves and leather belts that hang around the waist were among the extras that added a little pizzazz to students' outfits. Senior Bill Baxter kept up on the latest styles by looking through Rock magazines and watching videos. Whatever style you wore and liked made you feel good about yourself. The current styles are bright and bold. They are more uplifting,” Bill commented. Seniors Meeks-Molar 91 MACK MORRELL DCJANE MONDAY: Vica CONNIE NICHOLS: Pep Club. Tri-Hi-Y, Basketball. FBLA JOHN MIKE NICHOLS: Football, Track, Foreign Language Club, Basketball, Cheerleading, Tri-Hi-Y MATT NICHOLS: Vo-Ag, Key Club, Tri- Hi-Y, Band LEE ANN OWENS: Student Council, Choir. Band, Pep Club, Tri-Hi-Y, Foreign Language Club Seniors give advice to underclassmen With age came wisdom. Seniors finally reached the top. Every- one, except teachers, were younger than them. Since they were finally qualified to offer advice, many decid- ed to do just that. Most seniors felt that the under- classmen should get involved in at least one extracurricular acitivty. Senior John Mike Nichols stated, Extracurricular activities teach you team work, how to work as a group, how to be a leader as well as a follow- er and how to do your best at all times. Ralph Fox said, “Extracurricular activities are there for everyone. Things like sports and clubs allow students to feel a common bond with one another and their school. It gives you a chance to show how proud you are of yourself, your classmates, and your school. It shows you care and you are trying to make a difference. It's a good way to better yourself.” Almost every student wanted ad- vice from another student at one time or another. Senior Ivannah Lamp commented, At times I do wish someone would have given me some advice. But at the time, I probably wouldn't have listened. Like most people, I thought I knew what I was doing, but I've found out I wasn't al- ways right. When you are a senior or even a smart kid, you can look back and make sense of what people were saying to you. Most people, me in- cluded, won't take someone's advice, because we know it all or at least we think we do. Remember no one’s right all of the time. Just stop and think about what people are saying. I guar- antee it couldn't hurt too much. Most people needed advice espe- cially while they were underclass- men. Most seniors said that the ad- vice they would give to underclass- men would be: (1) set your goals while you’re a freshman; (2) start to think of your future so that you can take classes to help you; (3) study and do all of your homework to keep your grades up and (4) if you need help, ask someone. 92 Seniors Morrell-Owens KENNY PARSONS: Football. Baseball. Basketball, Student Council. Foreign Language Club PHYLLIS POWELL: Journalism. Track. Cross Country, Foreign Language Club. Tri-Hi-Y, Pep Club AMY RIGGS: Clown Club. FFA. Art Club. Band. Jazz Lab. Tri-Hi-Y. Pep Club. Key Club JOHN RIGGS: FFA. Key Club. Band. Survivors Club. Student Council LIZ RODEN: Band. Tri-Hi-Y, Pep Club. Foreign Language Club. Cheerleading GLENN SETTLE: Basketball. DECA, Band JOHN SHEARON: Clown Club. Wrestling NATALIE SIGLER: Tri-Hi-Y. Pep Club. Band. Choir SCOTT SIMONTON: Foreign Language Club BRENDA SMITH: Pep Club. Art Club. Tri-Hi-Y, Track. Basketball. Choir. Vica STACEY SMITH: Band. Choir. Tri-Hi-Y. Foreign Language Club. Pep Club. Key Club TAFFY SMITH: Track. Tri-Hi-Y. Band. Clown Club, Art Club. Key Club. Foreign Language Club. AFS Foreign Exchange Student Parsons-Smith Seniors 93 TERESA SNIVELY: Number One Club. Pep Club, Tri-Hi-Y, Yearbook, FBLA CONNIE STEWART: Vica. Choir. Pep Club CHARLES STULL TAMMY TACKETT: FBLA DARREN THOMPSON: FFA, Land Judging Award WOODY TODD: FFA. Football BILLY WARD ED WEBER: Football. Baseball. Golf. President Senior class. Key Club. Tri-Hi Y MICHELLE WESTBROOK: Band. Tri- Hi-Y, Track. Cross Country. Pep Club. Number One Club. Volleyball 94 Seniors Snively-Riggs Seniors travel the road to stardom Star — a person of brilliant qual- ity. A group of six seniors all caught a bit of stardom through their talent and diligence in fields ranging from magic to horse showing. Randy Gorrell and Mike Coartney made the stars shine as they per- formed for groups in the Mid-Ohio Valley with their light and sound show “Illusion. They became inter- ested in the entertainment business after viewing a light show during sum- mer camp. It was a good experience. It prepared us for our future jobs. We’re both going to be electrical tech- nicians.. Plus it gives me money to keep my truck running, Mike stated. Another senior, Amy Riggs, caught some of the limelight during the year with her horse, June Bug Jane. To- gether Amy and June Bug Jane cap- tured fourth place in the American Junior Quarter Horse Association World Champion Barrel Race out of a field of 176 competitors. She showed all across the country in Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Okla- homa, Missouri, West Virginia, and Canada. Horses are now a business and a future to me, commented Amy. Senior Dianna Harding started on her way to stardom through singing. She sang for assemblies, political ral- lies, and in the church choir. Dianna also was a member of the country music group Country Junction.” “I'm singing in the group to get the experience of singing in front of peo- ple. It’s a great pasttime, plus I may pursue singing as a career, Dianna remarked. Magically speaking, Bill Baxter starred in his own magic show in his quest for greatness. Bill, who has been interested in magic since the first grade, performed for birthday parties, variety shows, festivals and various school functions. Just as many students strive for stardom, one student, Linda Barn- hart, created her own stars with her creative power. It (Drawing) is a great way to express my feelings vi- sually, commented Linda. She has won ribbons and money awards through her artistic endeavors. SENIOR AMY RIGGS rides in the OOHA Circuit Champion Youth Barrel Racer. WITH HIS FABULOUS ARM CHOPPER, senior Bill Baxter supports the theory that the hand is quicker than the eye. Seniors 95 TIM WESTBROOK: FFA, Football JASON WILLIAMSON: Who's Who Among American High School Students, Number One Club. Vlca RICK WILSON: Basketball. Football, Spanish National Honor Society, Pep Club, Foreign Language Club. Letterman’s Club, Number One Club JOEY YEAGER: Football. Vica STANDING IN FRONT of the Mexico Uni- versity Stadium, Spanish students help show off the beauty of Mexico. LISTENING ATTENTIVELY to the tour guide. Journalism students stand in front of the Lincoln Center and learn more about New York. 96 Seniors Westbrook-Yeager Students on the road catch some action Good-bye, there were many ways to say it. But no matter what language it was spoken in, it meant the same thing — farewell. Several students bid farewell this year. Base- ball, Spanish, yearbook and newspa- per students covered the country while on special trips. Journalism students captured some of the excitement and glamour of the Big Apple, March 12. Seven students and two chaperones took a four day jount to New York to attend a journalism convention at Columbia University. The group visited the Empire State Building, Rockerfeller Center, Mama Leone's, and China Peace Restaurant. They also shopped along Fifth Ave. and the South Seaport area off Wall Street. Earlier the yearbook students trav- eled to Gettysburg to visit a yearbook publishing plant. Besides the publish- ing company, staff members toured historical Gettysburg on their two day trip. The Spanish students flew to Mexi- co, March 10. While in Mexico they visited Mexico City, Acapulco, the Museum of Anthropology, Archae- ological pyramids of Teotihuacan, and Tasco. The whole purpose of the trip was for the students to put the material they've learned into use,” stated Mrs. Janet Rea, Spanish instructor. I learned to speak Span- ish more fluently, commented Span- ish II student Michelle Hendrickson. The baseball players left their daily routines March 24 for a weeks stay in Fort Pierce Florida. Eighteen players, two coaches and one parent drove to Florida Treasure Coast Baseball School. “It was a very educational trip. They had to take responsibility of being away from home as they were tuning up their game. MRS. KRISTA YOPP. FAWN LUCAS. AND LESA EAVENS discuss what they bought at Eisenhower Farms. SPANISH STUDENT, Miranda William son, inspects some bead necklaces from a merchant in Mexico. Steve Alkire Keith Auville Bernie Barley Kristi Barnard Carol Barnhart Steve Barnhart Kevin Berish Brian Berry Angie Bierce Rita Bills Joe Blauser Jerry Bowie Kelly Bowie Missy Bunner Esther Burns Lori Buzzard Joey Campbell Steve Carpenter Larry Childers Brent Clark Chris Clark Karl Clay Brian Connon Maken Cornell Jimmy Cox Mike Cox Mike Cronin Todd Curphey Shelly Davis Lyle Dearth Kara Deem Curt Duer Scott Evans Howard Farson Marie Farson Tammy Flanagan Denise Fleming Patricia Fritts Lynn Garner Joyce Giboney 98 Juniors Alkire — Giboney Drivers face responsibility, challenges tt room, Vroom could have V been the sound made by newly licensed drivers trying to show off. As soon as students got their li- cense, they started volunteering to do errands. “I’ll go to the store for you , Do you want me to get the mail?”, and “I’ll take Joe there , could all be heard. After they completed the er- rands, most teenagers went cruising around for a while, got a Coke, gum or some other type of junk food. “When I went to take my drivers test I was very, very nervous, stated Junior Wendy McCarteney. Drivers Education class helped me more on the written exam than the driver's manual that the police game me, commented junior Gracie Morning- star. Do you know how to check the oil in a car if you were out driving and the oil light came on? Sophomore Tracy Farson remarked, “I know how to check the oil in a car, start a car, use jumper cables in the winter or when- ever, and I even know how to put chains on and how to take them off. I think that everyone should know how to take care of a car if they are out driving and something goes wrong with it. The big event came to reality when students went to the police barracks to have their picture taken for their license. Junior Becky Morton com- mented, I don’t like the way my pic- ture turned out, but I am glad to have my drivers’ license.” Along with a license came added responsibility. Students had to put gas in the car, pay for parking meters, and make sure the car stayed in good working condition. Most students also had the responsibility to pay for all of the tickets they got. MAKING SURE ALL THE DIRT has been removed from the car door, Billy Ward fin- ishes washing Miss Pam Hamilton's car. SENIOR TERESA SNIVELY TAKES a few minutes to put gas in her car before going to Parkersburg. Juniors 99 MIKE COARTNEY ADJUSTS his Satelite dish to receive another station. BILL BAXTER, JEFF CARPENTER, AND PHYLLIS POWELL relax while watching a Duran Duran video. Dishes make up part of the latest trend 4 4 ithout a television I think I VV would go crazy! Especially during the winter vacation,” stated ju- nior Grade Morningstar. During the year people got so tied up in television that they went out and bought satelite dishes. Junior Shelly Hornish commented, “I wouldn’t trade in my satelite dish for anything. I think that everyone needs to watch a little bit of television to relax. Another student commented, I think the satelite dish is a wonderful invention. You can watch anything you want to including international television.” Televisions came in black and white or in color. They ranged from small portables to large ones with 60 inch screens. The first truly successful television pickup devices, the iconoscope, was invented by the Russian-born Ameri- can physicist Vladimir Kosma Zivory- kin in 1923. Shortly after Philo Taylor Farnsworth, the American radio engi- neer, invented the image dissector tube. Some students felt television to be one of the best things ever invented, while others thought it was the worst. Junior Laura Kimball stated, I like to watch some television for relaxation. Although I don't feel that it is a neces- sity. Maybe if we didn't watch so much television we would have more time for more important things, such as families. People in the old days did great without a television set. They had more time to spend with their families in work and in play. Now days as soon as some people come home from school, work or whatever, they turn on their television sets. Some of them would rather watch television than to spend time with their family,” re- marked junior Marie Farson. 100 Juniors Paula Giboney Shawn Girard Bill Gorman Meek Graham Julie Hall Michelle Hall Darren Harman Jerry Hashman Marie Hatfield Tina Horner Shelly Hornish Jeff Hughart Brad Ingram Donna Jewell Kim Johnson Mike Jordan Dan Kimball Laura Kimball Greg Knight Larry Lowther Fawn Lucas MaryAlice Maher Mary Kelley Malone Shawn Marshall Lisa Martino Wendy McCartney Ronnie McFarland Beth McGee Leigh Meeks Kay Mercer Mary Metheney Tom Moore Gracie Morningstar Becky Morton Kara Neely Jason Newbrough Cindy Nichols Jeff Nichols Debbie O’Blockovich Gregg Parsons Juniors Giboney — Parsons 101 Becky Parsons Curtis Payne Wayne Payne Cindy Pinkerton John Polasko Franklin Powell Joe Powell Jeff Renner Carey Riggs Henry Riggs Mark Roberts Angela Robertson Doug Robertson David Rouse Stephanie Rule Jeanne Rutherford Tom Ryan Charlotte Sigler Theresa Sigler Connie Simmons Lynn Smith Jim Smith Scott Smith Charley Snider J. D. Stanley Russell Steele Susan Taylor Troy Taylor Kim Thurm Mark Todd Stacey Vaughan David Walker 102 Juniors Parsons — Walker Chris Weekley Tom Weekley Robynn Wells Angie Westbrook Max White Randy Whitehair Julie Wilson Eric Wright Mindy Wright Dean Zinn LISA HALL PREPARES an evening dinner at the IGA in Newport where she has an after school job. AT THE SPLIT RAIL FAMILY RESTAU- RANT, Jason Newbrough fries hambur- gers. Students earn money for college, cars Money turned out to be the main reason why most students started to look for jobs. Junior Meek Graham stated, “I got a job, so that I would have money to spend of my own, and so that I wouldn't have to always ask Mom and Dad for it all of the time.” The jobs that most students ac- cepted ranged from babysitting to working at a grocery store or at a fast food restaurant. Junior Joyce Gi- boney stated, I went to work at St. Marys Fine Foods Store in the deli. I hoped to gain experience for later jobs in the future. Junior Becky Parsons stated, I went to work so that I would have experience while I'm still in school and while I'm not as pressured to get a job. After you graduate you have to get one to support yourself.” Another student stated, “I got a job so that I could buy a car to get back and forth to a job, or just to go out for a while and goof off. Students wanted to work for many different reasons. Junior Connie Sim- mons stated, “I got a job so that I could do what I wanted to, when I wanted to do it. Junior Robynn Wells stated, I got a job so that I could help out around the house and so that I could have some spending money to go out on.” When a student wanted a job they went out to different places and filled out applications. If the place started hiring they contacted the students that they felt to be qualified and had them come in for an interview. Then they either were hired or they tried another place. Juniors Weekley — Zinn 103 Dancing makes way into halls, movies From Fame to Footloose to Breakin’, it seemed dance fever had taken hold. Dancing seemed to take on many forms. It varied from the simple slow dance to the original ity of breakdancing. It wasn’t hard to find someone keeping up with the latest steps. Hall- ways seemed to beat with the rythm of new songs. The wave seemed to be present everywhere from sporting events to school assemblies. Breakdancing became a second language. It wasn’t a language of words but a body movement. Tick- ing” became popular as well as Body Popping . Dancing figured into everything from softdrinks to fast foods. Pepsi commercials featured Michael Jack- son and Lionel Richie showing off fan- cy footwork. McDonalds’ ads fea- tured teenagers who could do numer- ous dances on their commercials. With the methods of dance chang- ing, so did the music. New groups such as Chaka Kahn and the Nucleus opened up a new brand of music for the new steps. Dancing had always been part of the school year. From dances spon- sored by the student council to the Junior — Senior Prom, dancing made its way into the hallways of SMHS. Greg Alfred Tom Alkire Jamie Ankrom Rhonda Ankrom Barbara Bailey John Ballard Johnna Bayless Elizabeth Bennett Eric Bills Lisa Blosser Misty Boley Amanda Bullman Andy Burkhammer Melinda Burns Brad Butcher David Butler James Butler Shawn Butterfield Brad Campbell Jeff Carpenter 104 Sophomores Alfred Carpenter USING THE LIBRARY for reference work, sophomore Bernie Dearth reads a book. Lisa Chambers Connie Cottrill Anthony Cox Leslie Cross Miriam Cross Angela Cunnigham Randy Davis Richard Davis Robin Dawson Bernie Dearth Danny DeMoss Yvette Drinko Angie Efaw Michelle Efaw Linda Elder Lesa Evans Tracy Farson Darlena Felter Gene Fox Mary Gault Chambers-Gault Sophomores 105 Dorlinda Graham Jerry Grose Jodie Hall Lydia Harris Carol Hashman Marla Hayes Crystal Hearn Heather Hendrickson Jennell Hescht Sheri Hoff Sharon Holpp Barbara Hovey Sherry Howard Billy Hughart Loretta Hunt Erin Israel Theresa Kimball Tracy Kimball Andria Knight Laura Lawhon ‘Days of our Lires’ chosen best soap The results from the poll were: “Days of our Lives” — 153, “Santa Barbara — 125, Another World — 99, Guiding Light — 89, The Young and the Restless — 54, As the World Turns” — 40, General Hospital — 39, Capitol” — 29, “Dallas — 24, “Search for Tomor- row — 19, Falcon Crest — 16, Knots Landing” — 9, All My Chil- dren — 8, Hotel” — 5, Dynasty” — 3, Texas — 2, One Life to Live” — 1, Ryan's Hope — 1, “The Doctors — 1. READING A SOAP DIGEST, Donna Jewell catches up on her favorite programs. 106 Sophomores Graham-Lawhon Have you ever wondered how soap operas got their name? Soap companies used to be their only advertisement. Even though still in school, stu- dents kept up on soap operas by vid- eo taping them or being sick half a day. This year students had extra days to watch soaps during the winter months when school was called off on account of snow. Many students took advantage of the days off to catch up on what had happened on their favor- ite soaps. They also caught up with all that had been going on during Christmas vacation. People had different feelings about soap operas. Cindy Murphy stated, Soap operas are a waste. Life's nev- er that exciting or tramatic. Life is too short to waste it watching millions of hours of TV.” Another student ex- pressed the view of most soap fans. “You can escape from reality for a little while and forget your prob- lems, commented sophomore Lesa Evans. After tabulating a poll taken of the student body, Days of our Lives” came out the winner. Coming in sec- ond was Santa Barbara” while An- other World placed third. Leslie Leasburg Paula Lewis Rick Lewis Missy Locke Kent Lucas Paige Mahaney Melinda Martin Missy Maston Carl Mays Tommy McKnight Tina Meeks Debbie Metz Carol Morton Sean Mossor Cindy Murphy Jerry Ogdin Veronica Owens Renee Polasko Leon Poling Maria Poling Leasburg-Poling Sophomores 107 Julia Reed Preston Reed Jim Renner Tammy Rice Kim Richardson Missy Richardson Sherry Robertson Melissa Robinson Jayson Scadden Missy Scadden Donnie Shepler Roger Sigler Roy Simmons Tami Smith Doug Sparks David Stafford Chris Steele Chris Stout Kim Strause Betty Stull Alisa Taylor Missy Taylor J.L. Vaughan Georgia Walker Tina Weekley Joey West John West Carla Westbrook Paul Westbrook Miranda Williamson Ann Wilson Larry Wilson Sebrina Wilson Denise Wince Elizabeth Wince Sam Winland Sherri Workman Kevin Wright 108 Sophomores Reed-Wright SOPHOMORE MISSY LOCKE TAKES time out of her day to talk to guidance counsel- or Mr. Bill Brizendine. BAGGING POPCORN DURING A HOME FOOTBALL GAME, Rhonda Ankrom pre- pares for halftime. AT THE HONOR S BANQUET, sophomore Anthony Cox receives a pin from Donna Barksdale. Sophomores 109 Angie Adams Robert Baffic Brian Bailey Barbara Barley Paul Baxter Todd Baxter Michelle Binegar Linda Blouir Melinda Blouir Deborah Boley Bonnie Bradley Alan Brammer Mike Brode Kristin Bryant Cindy Bullman Charles Bunner Clifford Butler Cherie Campbell Lisa Campbell Lori Carl Jill Carpenter Sonya Childers Kevin Clay Diane Clovis Doug Colvin Kevin Cross Eric Cunningham Duane Davis Greg Davis Marcy Davis Phillip Dawson Lester Dearth Jason DeLong Jenny Doty Brenda Eddy Jeff Eddy Misty Elder Kristie Elliott Morgan Elliott Edward Evans 110 Freshmen Adams-Evans Students help with chores . WASHING DISHES in Home Ec. Kim Riggs learns responsibility. Responsibility became a problem everyone had to deal with some- time in life. Some responsibility start- ed in their early years when their par- ents gave them chores to do. Some chores had to be done around the house every day. The chores varied from household to household. Sometimes the girls had the responsibility of washing dishes and cleaning the house. Usually the guys had the responsibility of mow- ing the lawn, taking out the trash, or washing the car. if there was a baby in the house, the girl usually had the responsibility of babysitting. These chores helped kids learn re- sponsibility for their future jobs in life. It helped them to carry the burden of leadership and made them realize life wasn’t all fun and games. There were jobs to be done and someone had to be responsible enough to do them. The response our parent's usually got when they asked us to do an er- rand was, Ah, Mom why me? It’s no fair. Some students did not really mind helping out around the house. When you think about it, it's not fair that the parents have to work all day, five days a week and then just hand us the money when we don't lift a finger, stated Heather Hendrickson. MOWING HER LAWN, senior Phyllis Powell helps with chores. Freshman 111 Deanna Felton Kellie Flowers Nannie Francis Danyel Fulmer Lance Gainer Jon Goettler Donna Gray David Hackathorn Brian Hadley Cris Hall Jeff Hall Steve Hall Lynne Hammett Kenny Hartline Teddy Hicks Pam Hoff Matt Hogsett Lee Hunt Mark Jackson Bill Johns Larry Johnson Trade Jones Kim Kemp Harry Kidder Tammy Knight Mindy Lamp Delores Lane Kathy Lewis Tana Lewis Mark Little David Malcomb Sheryl Maley Buddy Malone Sabrina Malone Kyle Maston Jack McKinney Dai Meeks Shane Meeks Buffy Mercer John Miller Computer dating becomes matchmaker Dating, used to be boy meets girl, they talk, and then they either go out or they don't. Finding out about each other and common goals and interests was half the fun. Now all a student had to do was fill out a form with routine multiple choice ques- tions and feed it into a computer. This year Student Council spon- sored such an outgoing. First the company sent a questionnaire to Stu- dent Council. From there it was pre- sented to the student body. They filled it out and it was sent back to the company. There the questionnaires were put through extensive screening to find the perfect matches for each applicant. The results were then sent back to the school where the students had the opportunity to buy their re- sults at a cost of $1.50. It was not a requirement that the students buy their results. Some stu- dents chose not to buy their results for different reasons. Senior Paige Jordan remarked, I didn’t feel like spending that much money on the re- sults, when I could have spent it on something more enjoyable.” But many students did buy their results. Were their perfect matches listed? A few students found that the person who they were seeing ranked on their lists. Computer Dating has become a big racket in this age. Television pro- motes such dating shows of the past like The DatingGame” and present shows like Love Connection.” In the future, will it still be boy plus comput- er plus girl? WENDY McCARTNEY looks at Jerry Bowies results from the computer dating survey sponsored by the Student Council. Johnson-Miller Freshman 113 Jeremy Moody Richard Moore Jim Mossor Anne Neelen Jon Nichols Libby Nichols Mark Nichols Troy Noland Gayla Parsons Gene Parsons Terry Pinkerton Doug Poling Benjamin Powell Burt Reed Rick Remish Kim Riggs Sally Riggs Davis Roberts Myron Rolston Texas Scadden Rusty Shingleton Mike Sigler Charla Smith Keith Smith Rick Smith Sandra Smith Lana Snider Jodie Speidel Candi Spitzer Jennifer Steele Lea Steele Nettie Steele Wendy Stemple Rebecca Stuyvesant Rhetta Sweeney Diane Taft Pam Templeton Matt Thomas Kyle Thompson David Weekley 114 Freshmen Moody-Weekley Craig Williams Mary Williams Jamie Williamson Janel Willis Jennifer Wince Glasses to contacts — eyewear improves Contacts, glasses, and sunglasses were all inventions of man made to make our lives easier. For variety, all types of glasses could be found. In the beginning there were glasses, ranging from carved wooden frames to round wire frames. Years passed and plastic was invented. Now glass- es ranged from thick framed mon- sters to danity cat eyed frames. Time passed on and then with the invention of contacts eyewear became revolu- tionized. Contacts began as small hard lenses. They were eye-dated to soft thin lenses. “Glasses were a real pain and contacts are much more comfort- able especially in the summer,” stat- ed senior Angie Hammett. The range of contacts then spread into colors. So even if your eyes were green, with the aid of contacts you could have colors anywhere between blue and amber. After the colored contacts came out, they discovered extended wear contacts. This allowed the wearer to leave the contacts in constantly over long periods of time. Into every life a little sun must fall so the misquoted saying goes and to combat these bright rays we have mil- lions of styles of sunglasses. These included the dark wayfares made popular by the movies. “The Blues Brothers” and “Risk Busi- ness,” the glacier glasses, the punk rock style and, yes, even your aver- age brown sunglasses that most of us can afford highlighted sunglasses de- sign. With the invention of these mir- acles came responsibility of the wear- er. A lot of students like Cindy Mur- phy had to work to get their contacts. ‘ I wore glasses for six years before I proved myself responsible enough to get contacts, and I’ve never regretted it.” Whatever the reason people wore glasses, contacts, or sunglasses, someway or another they seemed to work their way into our lives. Williams-Wince Freshmen 115 TRAVELING DOWN THE HALL near the PMI room. Loyc Taylor rides a tricycle with the assistance of sophomore Mary Gault. MRS. RUTH ANN CARPENTER WATCHES Sherri Goettler and Loye Taylor complete an assignment. MOVING ABOUT IN THE PMI ROOM, stu- dent Kim Morris takes a break between activities during her morning classes. PLAYING WITH A TOY CLOTHES PIN, Mi- chael Montgomery works on developing hand and eye coordination. Sherri Goettler Maria Hinzman Robbie Monigold Kim Morris 116 PMI students Goettler-Morris Students find new school Almost every year our school re- ceived a new student or two. This year though SMHS got seven special students. They came from the Colin Anderson Center. In the year of 1984-85, St. Marys High School went down in history as the first school in the state of West Virginia to permit mainstreaming. This resulted from a law suit called the Medley Decision. A federal judge ordered that children up to 23 years of age in institutions could be put in a regular school system. The preparation for the students to come to SMHS started in June. Two rooms were constructed for the new pupils who needed special facilities. In addition to the seven students, new teachers, Mr. John Noland, and Miss Cindy Westbrook, and two aides, Mrs. Ruth Ann Carpenter and Mrs. Martha Lamp, were also em- ployed. During the year, the students worked on five main areas of learning: Self Help, Language and Communica- tion, Pre-Vocational, Adaptive Phys- ical Education, Arts and Crafts, and Cognitive-Academic. As the year pro- gressed, the students of SMHS be- came accustomed to the PMI kids. More and more students dropped in whenever they had a few minutes of spare time to offer assistance and help with learning exercises. These students who helped with the PMI kids became known as the SWAT team (Special Workers and Teach- ers). It has been a rewarding and memorable year. Overall, it has been more than what I have expected, re- plied Mr. Noland. ENJOYING REFRESHMENTS AT THE CO LIN ANDERSON CENTER, Mrs. Ruth Ann Carpenter and Loye Taylor rest before the next event at the Special Olympics. Loye Taylor Wayne Teets Martha Webb Teets-Webb PM students 117 Robert Adkins: Driver s Education Cynthia Alkire: Learning Disabilities Daniel Allman: Attendance. Choir. Band Jon Amundson: American Literature. English 11 John Armstrong: American History Bill Auxier: Health, Physical Education Betty Bailey: Secretary Phyllis Barnhart: Chemistry I. II. Physics Erwin Berry: VoAg I. II. Ill Ann Bradfield: World Cultures Bill Brizendine: English 11, Guidance Counselor Marge Carnes: Typing. Accounting Jackie Carpenter: Secretary Ruth Ann Carpenter: PMI Aide Jody Cunningham: Biology. Biology I Bill Duer: Band. Jazz Lab Charles Smith: Principal Michael Webb: Assistant Principal LOOKING THROUGH HER PLAN BOOK, Mrs. Mae Lewis prepares for her typing classes. MRS. CYNTHIA ALKIRE, ED EVANS AND RUSTY SHINGLETON review the last Ar- gus. 118 Faculty Smith-Duer Pets become Did teachers have pets? Sure they did. Animals played an im- portant role in many teachers' lives. Some had pets for company, while others had pets to enter in contests. Mr. Robert Adkins had dogs that he showed. He has had five state cham- pions. They were Mountaineer Mar- tha, Ballad Singer, Bobby, Country Roads, and Country Music. All Mr. Adkins' beagles competed in the West Virginia Association of Beagle Clubs in the 15-inch division in the all- age category. Mr. Adkin's latest award winning beagle was the most consistant derby in the state. A derby is a dog not over one and a half-years-old. Mrs. Betsy Putnam had a Black Labrador retriever named Qypsie, who became her constant compan- companions ion. Mrs. Putnam said she would al- ways have a dog around. She also commented, “I think every house- hold should have a dog.” She felt that having a pet taught responsibility, like having to feed them and having to exercise them. Kids also learned about love from dogs. Some people had one pet while oth- ers, like Mrs. Shirley White, had more than one. Mrs. White had an African Grey Parrot named Odie who talked. Odie could say: Hello , “Oleo , I love you , Good Morning and night night”. She also had a dog named Chips, a cat named Dusty, two peach-faced love birds named Peaches and Herb, and two hamsters. They're my special little kids , com- mented Mrs. White about her pets. AFTER RECEIVING A CLOCK FROM THE FHA, Miss Betty Jordan shows it to Mrs. Betty Bailey and Miss Pam Hamilton. PERFORMING HER DUTIES AS SECRE TARY, Mrs. Betty Bailey answers the phone in the main office. Faculty 119 PREPARING FOR THE PARADE OF CHAM PIONS, Mrs. Shirley White finishes a sign for the football team. MR. DERWIN YOAK leaves his office in the library before the beginning of homeroom. Steve Deem: Math I, Personal Finance Andria Gerber: Gifted David Gettings: IPS Pam Hamilton: Special Education Bill Howard: Algebra. Math I. II Roger Huffman: English Lit. English 12 Betty Jordan: Home Economics Marty Lamp: PMI Aide Charles Leonard: Science 9. Biology Mae Lewis: Typing. General Business. Shorthand Bud Ludford: English 10 Bruce Martin: Geometry. Computer Math 120 Faculty Deem-Martin IN THE COACHES OFFICE, Mr. John Arm strong tries to recruit teams to add to the boys’ basketball schedule. John Noland: PMI instructor Betsy Putnam: Guidance Counselor Janet Rea: Spanish I. II. Ill, IV. Russian Barbara Reckard: English 9. American History. Psychology Suzanne Rouse: Calculus. Math II. Algebra II Denny Vernderlic: Industrial Arts Cindy Westbrook: PMI instructor Shirley White: Art Howard Wiblin: Reading. Health Derwin Yoak: Librarian Janis Yoho: English 9 Krista Yopp: English 10. Journalism I. II. Yearbook Noland-Yopp Faculty 121 Academics became the core of school cur- riculum for students. Choices of classes ranged from college prep to general studies. PRT helped students expand their knowl- edge for vocational careers. Physics and calcu- lus challenged more advanced students. Two assemblies, the Pride Assembly and the Awards Assembly, honored students who ex- celled academically. With classes as top priority, students made academics “Quite Right”. Studying brings success to students H Science, Spanish Honoraries plus NHS reward pupils ard work, dedication and determination paid off as students earned the right to enter the school's three academic honorar- ies and the National Hon- or Society. Student selected for the Science Honorary must have had completed five semesters of science with an average of 3.5 or better. This year eight new members, one senior and seven juniors, entered the group at the Awards' Assembly. Spanish Honorary in- ducted 10 new members. To be admitted into the honorary, students must have had maintained a 3.5 grade point average throughout three semes- ters of Spanish. Special Education Hon- orary initiated new mem- bers Wednesday, April 24 at an Honor's Banquet. The eight new members and five veterans main- tained a 3.0 or better for three nine weeks in Spe- cial Education classes. At the banquet Lisa Hall re- ceived the award for Out- standing Special Educa- tion student and Angie Farson received the award for Outstanding Learning Disabilities stu- dent. Seventeen juniors and seniors were inducted into the National Honor Soci- ety Monday, April 15. Each student honored had a 3.0 or better. The students, selected by the faculty, were judged on scholarship, service, lead- ership and character. Last year's members of NHS conducted the assembly with the assistance of Principal Charles Smith. SCIENCE HONORARY MEM BERS: (front row) Sherri Cro- nin, Mindy Lucus, Connie Janes, Mrs. Jody Cunning- ham, Mrs. Phyllis Barnhart, (second row) Bob Buck, Taf- fy Smith, J.H. Mahaney, (back row) Sarah Miller, Les- lie Elliott, and Bryan Jones. SPANISH HONORARY MEM BERS: (front row) Mrs. Janet Rea. Mindy Lucas, Paula Marks, Ed Weber, Rick Wil- son, John McKnight, Bryan Jones, (second row) Sarah Miller, Denny Drake, Mike Molar. David Rouse. Kristi Barnard, Beth McGee, (back row) Renee Gregg, Glenda Malone. Tony Mercer, Scott Simonton, Shelly Hornish and Greg Knight. 124 Honoraries NATIONAL HONOR SOCI ETY: (front row) Marie Hat- field, Kristi Barnard, Mindy Lucas. Dianna Harding, (sec- ond row) Ken Parsons. Taffy Smith, Leslie Elliott, Steve Alkire, Bob Buck, Michelle Hendrickson, (back row) Bri- an Connon, John Polasko, Mike Cox, Frank Powell, Da- vid Rouse, J.H. Mahaney, and Ed Weber. BEING ESCORTED BY JOHN MCKNIGHT, junior John Po lasko walks onto the stage for the National Honor Soci- ety induction ceremony. SENIOR LISA HALL SHOWS her Outstanding Special Education plaque to Mrs. Lois Simmons at the Honor's Banquet. Honoraries 125 Preparing for life's long journey ‘T B feel that al- most all classes offered during a students high school years are vital for prepar- ing them for the outside world, commented Ma- rie Farson. Students selected Eng- lish, typing, Driver’s Ed, and math as the most helpful classes in a stu- dent body poll. Of the 74 courses offered, English captured 40 percent of the popular vote. Journalism and English instructor Krista Yopp Students discover the importance of classes stated, English is impor- tant because it teaches you how to use you're own language correctly and effectively.” During the year, stu- dents presented speech- es, wrote book reports, and read Shakespearian plays. It was a good ex- perience to have to talk in front of people and to have to come up with an idea of your own.” re- marked Brian Connon. Typing grabbed second with 35 percent of the votes. My counselor ad- vised me to take typing to help me in college. After I took the class, I found that it helped me in other classes. I will always be glad I took it, comment- ed Maria Hayes. Driver’s Education and Math classes rounded out the top four classes in the poll. Driver’s Education helped me to drive more efficiently,” remarked Es- ther Burns. With more material such as more films, possi- ble simulaters, and a per- manent classroom, the program will be one of the most interesting and prac- tical classes at SMHS, stated Mr. Jerry Rea, Driv- er’s Ed instructor. Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and computors highlight- ed some of the operations covered in the math classes. Senior Scott Si- monton commented, Math helped me with ev- eryday life. The higher math helped with tough jobs. 126 Helpful Classes ATTIRED IN ROMAN TO- GA’S Heather Hendrickson reads a proclamation to fel- low classmates. Helpful Classes 127 ERIC BILLS AND KENT LU CAS run during fitness and conditioning class. WORKING ON CRAFT PRO JECTS Elizabeth Wince and Tracy Kimball add finishing touches. SENIOR STACY SMITH puts icing on a gingerbread cookie in Gourmet Cooking class. 128 Fun Classes WHILE VISITING THE ART EXHIBIT Connie Cottrill, Darlena Felter, and Angie Efaw view some of the art. Classes — Where the fun is MRS. SHIRLEY WHITE com pares half portraits. hat to mind first when you think of the word fun ? Some people think of a type of sport, movies, or shopping. Stu- dents in our classes found fun in other ways. Students found art, home economics, and physical education classes enjoyable as well as educational. Mrs. Shirley White, in- structor, commented, It's not what is taught to them in class, it's how the students use the informa- tion in later life that's im- portant. They learn crafts that they can use their en- tire life. She added, A student may learn to com- bine colors better and Learning more than facts, figures their depth of vision im- proves. They learn to see things as they really are.” Art 1 student Taffy Smith stated. “I liked art. It gave me a sense of balance plus perspective about contrasts of color and tex- ture. The Home Economics department saw many changes this year. Be- sides moving the room downstairs, Miss Betty Jordan, instructor, re- signed in the middle of the year to accept the posi- tion of national director of the Future Homemakers of America. Mrs. Jocele Bryant replaced Miss Jor- dan to finish the year as Home Economics instruc- tor. Through all of the con- fusion students still found Home Economics enjoy- able and informative. Home Economics has helped me in preparing food at the PRT, com- mented junior Gracie Morningstar. Eighth period Fitness and Conditioning classes gave students a chance to unwind and to enjoy a lit- tle time in the gym or out- side. Games such as dod- geball, football, and bas- ketball became a few of the activities gym classes and fitness class under- take. Gym class taught me better sportsmanship and the fundamentals of different sports,” stated freshman Misty Elder. Fun Classes 129 JUNIOR MAKEN CORNELL work on a gun cabinet in and sophomore Doug Sparks Shop II. BIOLOGY II STUDENTS douse for water in the park- ing lot. DOING AN EXPERIMENT in Chemistry I is sophomore Tammy Rice. 130 Projects Imagination creates fun experiences mt mr hat do you V V get when you cross hydrogen with oxygen? With any luck at all, you'll get water. Projects, such as the mixing of chemicals and elements, highlighted a learning experience in sci- ence. Projects at a Science Fair sometimes included subjects like the weather, nature, and the human From the weather to a wedding, students produce projects body. You get out of a project what you put into it, so I try to put a lot of time into mine. Even if I don't place, I still have fun making the project, stat- ed freshman Rick Remish. Rick placed first in the regionals, and second in the state with his project. Rick's project fell under the category of Earth and Space Science. Students took time out of their schedules to do experiments in many classes. These experi- ments went along with the units being taught. For example, the Adult Roles class put on a Dou- ble Ceremony Mock Wed- ding. While doing the wed- ding, the class studied re- sponsibility and the seriousness of a wedding. The English 12 and English Literature classes did projects to go along with the story of Mac- beth. Posters, swords, cakes, and witches' brooms helped to make the setting complete. “I didn't know Macbeth could be so filling; stu- dents really seemed to de- vour it, jokingly quoted senior English teacher Mr. Roger Huffman. Projects 131 SPECIAL in more ways than one Banquets, fund raisers make 2 classes fun c 4 W tudents and teachers com- bined their efforts to make Special Education classes even more spe- cial. Mrs. Cynthia Alkire and Miss Pam Hamilton devot- ed time and effort to fund raising for their spring trip to Cincinnati, Ohio. Mrs. Alkire, Miss Hamilton and Mrs. Krista Yopp accom- panied the students on their trip. While there they took in a baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros. The students and their chaperones spent two days and one night in the Drawbridge Inn in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky. The group held a dona- tion drawing for a quilt and sponsored a Spaghet- ti Dinner on Tuesday, Feb- ruary 19. The menu in- cluded spaghetti, rolls, cole slaw, cake and coffee or tea. “All of the students worked together as a unit to make the dinner both a financial success and a learning experience, stated Mrs. Alkire. Other fund raisers in- cluded the Terrible Tow- els, which were sold dur- ing the football play-off games against Mussle- man and Man. The group also sold acrylics. At an Honorary Dinner April 17 held for the stu- dents, teachers, and par- ents, members received awards. Miss Hamilton teaches courses in Mathematics, English, Social Studies, Science, and Health. Mrs. Alkire, on the oth- er hand, teaches only Mathematics and English. SONYA CHILDERS AND CHARLES STULL enjoy watching a game between the Astros and the Reds at Riverfront Stadium. Mrs. Cynthia Alkire and Miss Pam Hamilton's classes traveled to Cincinnati for their spring trip. SPECIAL EDUCATION STU DENTS walk to Riverfront Stadium. SENIOR BILL WARD prac tices math with the comput er. 132 Special Education JUNIOR MINDY WRIGHT skills by chauffeuring Miss brushes up on her driving Pam Hamilton. Special Education 133 CHILD CARE STUDENT Ash- ley Gilpin gives a playful push to junior Kelley Bowie. JUNIOR MISSY BUNNER works on an assignment dur- ing Child Care class. 134 PRT Earn 3 credits while learning a career PRT offers classes from Child Care to Welding en- me to P M RT has K abled experience on the job training. PRT will help me in the future as well as in the present,” stated junior Joyce Gi- boney. Three counties, Plea- sants, Ritchie, and Tyler, made up the Vocationa- Technical Center. Locat- ed in Pleasants County, the PRT center offered classes from Welding to Child Care. Some students spent three class periods at the PRT each day. Morning students left right after home room. Afternoon students left after the fourth period lunch. Rid- ing a bus to from the PRT provided the students with the transportation needed. Programs at the PRT provided it's students with necessary learning experience that would en- able them to function in today's society. These classes included Industrial Electricity, Building Maintenance, Power Mechanics, Weld- ing and Cutting, Clerical, Information Processing, Nurse Assistant, Medical Assistant, Child Care, Commercial Foods, Dis- tributive Education, Oc- cupational Survey, and Hospitality Career. The curriculum had to especially meet the needs of students who did not in- tend to continue their edu- cation. College bound stu- dents benefited from the programs offered also. Taking Commercial Foods will help me with future schooling. It has given me the opportunity to put to use what I have learned, and has given me a chance to go to the State Competition. I want to carry the title of being a Master Chef, comment- ed junior Howard Farson. Designed around the concept of individual in- struction, the PRT pro- grams enabled each stu- dent to reach their set goals. The Secretarial-Cleri- cal class prepares you for the business world, be- cause they treat you like you would be treated in the business world. They treat you like you are an adult,” stated Carol Barn- hart. PRT 135 Organizations made up a large part of school activities. Students became involved in ten clubs and other organizations. Students expanded their talents in band, cheerleading, and journalism to win awards. Clubs helped students find new friends and ideas. Key Club and Tri-Hi-Y worked for local charities. Students organized a chapter of SADD. Student involvement in extra activities helped make the year “Quite Right”. mx£ ORGANIZATIONS Organizations Division DURING SEVENTH PERIOD, the Marching Devil Band practices Tchai- kovsky Showcase on the football field. HEATHER HENDRICKSON ASSISTS freshman Pam Hoff with her cross belt. 138 Band Cooperation — the key to band Once the year begins, the band forms a big family When you heard exciting noises coming down the street last year, you most likely saw the St.Marys High School Marching Devil Band. The Marching Devils participated in parades, contests, football games, assemblies, and communi- ty activities. All the hard work started at band camp when the members learned the show for the marching season and contests. The students then practiced during seventh peri- od after school started. The band played at all the football games. They performed at three contests, — Marietta Band-O-Rama on Sep- tember 22, Athens Marching Con- test on October 27, and Clarksburg on May 4. The band took part in numerous parades. Starting with the parade at the carnival, and ending with the Bass Festival Parade June 15, the band kept busy. They also marched in the Halloween Parade, the Christmas Parade, the Parade of Champions, Colin Anderson Special Olympics, the Alumni Day Parade and the Memorial Day Pa- rade. After marching season, stu- dents tried out for the positions in either the Concert Band under the direction of Mr. Daniel Allman or the Wind Ensemble Band under the direction of Mr. Bill Duer. The try outs consisted of playing three selections of music. Students re- ceived grades on tempo, notes and dynamics. The band held its annu- al Spring Concert on April 23. Curt Duer, Lara Fitzpatrick and Natalie Sigler made All-State Band after a tryout competition. They went to Charleston on March 28-30 for a concert. Continued on page 140 Continued from page 139 Students wanting to participate in Jazz Lab had to come to school early. Jazz Lab practiced every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs- day at 7-8:15 a.m. Each student received one credit for the class. The group played at several differ- ent occasions. They performed in the halls at Christmas, for the Woman's Club March 12, for the Junior Class Play, at a school as- sembly April 13, for the WV(J Alumni Banquet April 22 and for the Scholarship Banquet April 30. “I liked getting up early and com- ing to Jazz Lab because it was worth it, and it was a lot of fun!” exclaimed Barbara Hovey. The band raised money by sell- ing pizza kits. For each pizza kit sold, the student earned a dollar off the price of band camp. Seniors earned a dollar on each kit sold also. The band boosters wanted to do something special for the band. They planned a picnic on May 4 after the band got back from the Clarksburg competition. The band boosters also wanted to give the seniors a trip. The seniors went to Charleston to see the Brian Adams concert on May 22. The year ended with people try- ing out for auxilary groups. Flags and rifles were required to do a solo routine, a group routine and a marching routine. The field com- manders were required to do a solo routine, and direct the Star Span- gled Banner in 2 4 and 3 4 time. PRACTICING DURING FIRST PERIOD, Mr. Bill Duer instructs Paula Marks. PERFORMING AT THE SPRING CON CERT, band members play a selected tune. ASSEMBLING HER FLUTE, sophomore Marla Hayes prepares for the Bass Fes- tival Parade. ooperation — the key 140 Band JOHN BALLARD. BEN POWELL. AND FRANK POWELL play the drums after a touchdown at a home football game. Band 141 DIRECTING THE CHOIR. Mr. Daniel Allman conducts the group as they en- tertain the audience with a selection of songs. LARA FITZPATRICK ACCOMPANIES Natalie Sigler as she sings Don't Let It End” at the Spring Concert. (_ hoir makes music by singing popular songs for everyone To entertain themselves and others, a group of students met ev- eryday during fourth period to sharpen their singing and music abilities. Working towards the abili- ty to perform a top-rated produc- tion, the choir spent time practic- ing for concerts. Enlightening the audience on December 14, the choir performed the annual Singing Christmas Tree. Brian Connon, Lara Fitzpa- trick, and Dianna Harding had so- los. Lara Fitzpatrick and Lydia Har- ris accompanied the solists on the piano. Natalie Sigler provided addi- tional music with her flute. May 14 the choir presented the annual spring concert. The mem- bers started the evening dressed in formal attire. Following this por- tion of the concert, the choir sang and danced to a melody of the Beach Boys greatest hits. Lydia Harris, Dianna Harding, Rebecca Haddox, Michelle Hall, Natalie Sigler and Lara Fitzpatrick per- formed solos. The choir also performed at the Choral Festival where they receive a rating of I (superior). SINGING THE WIND BENEATH MY WINGS , Michelle Hall performs a solo. 142 Choir DANCING AT THE SPRING CONCERT, Michelle Hendrickson, Brian Connon, Lydia Harris and Chris Clark perform a production number to Beach Boys’ songs. PREPARING TO PRESENT the Singing Christmas Tree, the choir and Mr. Dan- iel Allman wait for the curtain to rise. jA.11 right, who hid the white-out? Trials and tribulations of everyday journalism classes Overshadowed by various events, little seemed to be known about the effort put into the pro- duction of the newspaper and year- book. Few people realized that class work went along with both publications. Divided into three groups, jour- nalism classes learned everything from the basics of writing to how to produce a yearbook. Journalism I students learned techniques in writing, photogra- phy, vocabulary, yearbook and newspaper design. After Journal- ism I came either Journalism II or yearbook. Journalism II students set out to gain information for an interesting newspaper. Coming out once a month, deadlines had to be met after approximately two weeks for writing. With only ten students on staff, everyone had at least five stories each issue. Deadlines are a headache; they're hard to meet. But after everything is finally fin- ished and you see your work in print, it gives you a sense of ac- complishment, commented sophomore staff reporter Melinda Burns. Attempting to finish six sections with a total of 196 pages in eleven months, the P G yearbook staff had their work cut out for them. MARIA HAYES AND LAURA KIMBALL put their skills to work on the aca- demic section of the yearbook. FINISHING THE ARGUS at the Oracle Office, Phyllis Powell pastes up pages. Cindy Murphy explained, When you first hear that you have a dead- line, you don't worry too much. Then you end up drawing each lay- out five times, recropping each picture three times, and retyping the copy at least twice. I usually finished the day after it's due. Students also had the opportuni- ty to enroll in Journalistic Photog- raphy. In the class, students learned the basics of how to take and print black and white pictures. Students learned to use a 35 m.m. camera. After taking pictures, each student learned to develop film and print negatives in the school darkroom. CUTTING CLIP ART for an ad are Heather Hendrickson and Tracy Far- son. 144 Journalism JERRY BOWIE ADJUSTS the enlarger before he prints pictures dur- ing yearbook class. PEP CLUB: (front row) Jamie Williamson, Lori Carl, Michelle Bine- gar, Beth McGee, Fawn Lucas, Renee Polasko, Kim Riggs, Cindy Bullman, Jenny Wince (second row) Linda Blouir, Wendy Stemple, Brenda Eddy, Julie Hall, Lee Ann Owens, Lisa Hall, Shelly Hornish, Rebecca Morton, Kristi Barnard, Jodi Hall, Missy Locke, Angie Efaw, Rhonda Ankrom, (fourth row) Angela Cunningham. Laura Lawhon, Heather Hendrickson, Carol Morton, Melinda Martin, Barbara Hov- ey, Lydia Harris, Brent Clark, Andria Knight, Sabrina Wilson, Sherri Workman (fifth row) Lisa Chambers. Missy Taylor, Jill Cox, Loretta Ankrom, Leslie Cross, Carol Hashman, Elizabeth Bennett. Crystal Hearn, Veronica Owens, Johnna Bayless, Yvette Drinko, Jim Smith, Jamie Ankrom, (sixth row) Kim Cornell, Jeanne Rutherford, Jason Scadden, Shawn Butterfield, Teddy Hicks, Mark Jackson, Bill Johns, Marcy Davis, Jill Carpenter, Bonnie Bradley (seventh row) Lynn Garner, Shawn Marshall, Greg Knight, Theresa Sigler. Susan Taylor, Becky Parsons, Buddy Malone, Meek Graham, Lana Snider, Kristin Bryant, Pam Hoff, (eighth row) Tana Lewis, Lee Steele, Jen- ny Doty, Mindy Blouir, David Walker, Craig Williams, Keith Smith, Randy Whitehair, Tom Hashman, Chris Weekley (ninth row) Chris Steele, Joe Powell, Eric Bills, Jerry Bowie, Kenny Parsons, Jeff Renner, Lisa Martino. Rita Bills, Jeff Nichols, (back row) Sherry Robertson, Missy Maston, Mary Malone, Annette Steele, Tina Meeks, David Fetty, John Ballard, Kent Lucas, Steve Barnhart and Tammy Flanagan. YEARBOOK STAFF: (front row) Angie Farson, Teresa Snively. Ma- ria Hayes, Phyllis Powell, (second row) Lesa Evans, Cindy Murphy, Marie Farson, (third row) Fawn Lucas, Renee Polasko. Angie Ham- mett, (fourth row) Dianna Harding, Diana Campbell, (back row) Gracie Morningstar and Laura Kimball. Pep Club, Yearbook. Journalism 145 PERFORMING A MOUNT AT A BASKETBALL GAME are the Junior Varsity cheerleaders. The squad cheered at all Junior Varsity foot- ball and basketball games. VARSITY CHEERLEADERS: (front row) mascot Beth McGee, (sec- ond row) Missy McCartney. Grade Morningstar. Maria Poling, (back row) captain Mindy Lucas, Fawn Lucas and Renee Polasko. JUNIOR VARSITY CHEERLEADERS: (front row) Lori Carl, (second row) Jenny Wince. Cindy Bullman, (back row) Jamie Williamson, Michelle Binegar and Kim Riggs. 146 Cheerleaders Squads create spirited atmosphere Cheers, chants, camp and competitions keep squads busy What made thirteen girls give up their summer to practice cheer- leading? “It’s fun and exciting. You work real hard all year and if you go to competition and win, it gives you a feeling of great satisfaction, com- mented cheerleader Fawn Lucas. Their quest for satisfaction be- gan just three days after the last day of school, on June 4 with morning practices. The girls worked on chants, cheers, mounts, and all around physical conditioning. To accent their own ideas and dedication to the sport, the girls went to the cheerleading camp at West Virginia University, July 10- VARSITY CHEERLEADERS support Renee Polasko in a split during a cheer at a home basketball game. 13. Different clinics and classes helped the girls create their award winning presentation. While there, they won six first place ribbons plus a spirit stick. Testing their ability, they trav- eled to Ohio University in Athens, Ohio for competition. The near perfect performance, which in- cluded a dance, cheer and chant, gave the girls a first place finish. Competing closer to home the group participated in the 95 XIL- Grand Central Mall Cheerleading Competition. They placed third fin- ishing behind two local favorites, Parkersburg High and Parkersburg South. In the next competition, the loss CHEERING AT A BASKETBALL THOSE are squad members Jenny Wince, Kim Riggs and Lori Carl. of a team member put the team at a disadvantage. Although the girls produced a routine in very short notice (one day), they finished a disappointing fourth. The Junior Varsity squad placed third in the JV division. But even as the girls strived to compile their own success story, they still supported both the foot- ball and basketball teams. The Junior Varsity unit cheered for the JV football and JV basket- ball teams. Cheerleading is fun, but it is a lot of hard work and things don’t always turn out perfectly stated Cindy Bullman, JV cheerleader. AFTER RETURNING FROM THE SIS TERSVILLE GAME, Renee Polasko, Mindy Lucas and Missy McCartney talk. Cheerleaders 147 ART CLUB: (front row) Greg Knight, Kim Thurm, Maria Hayes. Kay Mercer, Linda Barnhart, Preston Reed, (second row) Kim Cornell, Leslie Cross, Crystal Hearn, Carol Hashman, Elizabeth Bennett, Robin Wells, Denise Fleming, Lynn Smith, (back row) Shawn Mar- shall, Lynn Garner, Laura Bailey, Gail Decker, Loretta Ankrom, Jim Renner, Bill Baxter and Henry Riggs CLOWN CLUB: Diana Campbell, Taffy Smith, Angie Farson, Bill Baxter, Leslie Elliott, Loretta Ankrom and Renee Gregg KEY CLUB: (front row) Mike Coartney, Heather Hendrickson, Cindy Nichols, (second row) Johnna Bayless, Yvette Drinko, Sherry How- ard, Carol Morton, Miranda Williamson. Brent Bills, Kenny Malone, Diane Taft, Mrs. Jody Cunningham, (third row) Dorlinda Graham, Tammy Rice, Melinda Martin, Andria Knight, Sherri Workman, Ja- mie Williamson, Pam Hoff, Mary Williams, Mindy Lamp, (fourth row) Sheri Hoff. Paige Mahaney, Barbara Barley. Kim Thurm, Cindy Mur- phy, Barbara Hovey, Erin Israel. Sheryl Maley, (fifth row) Burt Reed, Ann Neelen, Libby Nichols, Lynn Hammett, Jim Renner, Lee Ann Steele, J.L. Vaughan, (back row) J.H. Mahaney. Brian Connon, Ber- nie Barley, Joe Powell, Jeff Eddy and Jayson Scadden 148 Art Club, Clown Club, Key Club (_ lubs provide good times, service From Special Olympics to assemblies, members keep busy Combining leadership and dedi- cation made our clubs active and fulfilling to its members. Along the way, club members also discov- ered the importance of both com- munity and school service. By get- ting involved in club activities stu- dents and teachers alike gained a greater awareness of their lives and the world around them. Future Homemakers of America (FHA) remained active during the year by attending state competi- tions, serving at banquets, taking chances on a camera and present- ing their annual banquet in the cafeteria. Home Ec. instructor and FHA advisor Jocele Bryant com- mented, Two of the most impor- tant things FHA HERO teaches is leadership and respect for the homemaker. Being a homemaker is a complex job and it is a very important part of society. FHA HERO makes the students more aware of the responsibility of the homemaker. Other clubs found fulfillment through community service. Key Club served the community by helping with the Red Cross Blood- mobile. “I felt that I was doing something to help the communi- ty,” stated Key Club vice-president Heather Hendrickson. Last sum- mer they collected money door to door for Multiple Sclerosis. They also conducted a telephone tele- thon which aided the Easter Seal drive. While Key Clubbers sought to help area residents, the Art Club offered aid a little farther away. With proceeds from their annual variety show, Art Club members contributed to the USA for Africa fund. The show, entitled We Are the World , derived its name from the We Are the World album, in which over 40 American music art- ists combined their efforts. Students organized a Students Against Driving Drunk (SADD) chapter mid-way through the year. The club projected the message Don't drink and drive . SADD proved to be a driving force behind an assembly on drunk driving. The assembly, a week before the prom, Continued on page 150 AT THE NOVEMBER FHA CLUB MEET ING, Mindy Wright has her hair curled by a Parkersburg Beauty Academy beautician. FILLING BAGS OF CANDY, Clown Club members prepare for the Bass Festival Parade. Clubs 149 ( lubs provide . . . Continued from page 149 featured presentations from Jim McFarland, sheriff, Jeff Parsons, EMT, Pam Smith, police officer and Jodi Cunnigham, SADD spon- sor. Guests spoke of legal aspects of drunk driving, steps to deter- mine if a driver was drunk, and the procedures a drunk driver must go through if convicted. Pep Club cheered the teams on to victory with chants, cheers and poster making during its monthly meetings. Varsity and Junior Varsi- ty cheerleaders sought to teach club members new cheers as well as the movements associated with the cheer. Tri-Hi-Y added a little spice to the year with Turkey Day, Sham- rock Day, Hidden Honeys and the Christmas Assembly. Tri-Hi-Y makes you feel good about your- self,” stated Dianna Harding, club president. Putting on a happy face became more than just a hobby for the Clown Club members. Special Olympics, parades, and the Psy- chology Christmas Party turned their hobby into something a little more meaningful. Being a clown isn't always fun. Putting on all that make-up is anything but fun. It was worth it when we saw the smiles Continued on page 153 CosityaSaiytoan. = o SOME FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLUB MEMBERS wait outside of Cosina San Roman Restaurant. MELINDA MARTIN AND CAROL MOR TON watch their hidden honeys open gifts. ISO Clubs AS FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLUB TRIES Mexician foods at a club meeting, Mrs. Janet Rea serves Michelle Hendrickson a taco. STUDENT COUNCIL: (front row) Lee Ann Owens, John Riggs, (sec- ond row) Maria Poling, Lydia Harris, Jenny Doty. Paula Lewis, Mi- chelle Hendrickson, Diana Campbell, Mike Efaw, (third row) Paula Marks, Max White, Jim Smith, Michelle Efaw, Beth McGee, Missy Taylor, Brent Bills, (fourth row) Lance Gainer, Sheryl Maley, Kim Riggs, Brian Connon, Steve Alkire, Scott Evans, (back row) Lori Carl, T.A. Snively, Kenny Malone, Cindy Bullman and Lee Steele. FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLUB: (front row) Kristi Barnard, Greg Da- vis, Phyllis Powell, (second row) Mrs. Janet Rea, Lynn Garner, Bill Baxter. Diana Campbell, Michelle Hendrickson, Paige Jordon. John McKnight, Fawn Lucas, Rebecca Morton, Renee Gregg, (third row) Mike Cox, Karl Clay, Bernie Barley, Sarah Miller, Bryan Jones, Bob Buck, Ed Weber, Rick Wilson, MaryAlice Maher, (fourth row) Chris Hall, Mark Nichols, Mindy Lucas, Paula Marks, Max White, Debbie O’Blockovich, Beth McGee, Angie Bierce. Shelly Hornish, Glenda Malone, Melinda Burns, (fifth row) Jason Delong, Keith Smith, Rob- ert Baffic, Lance Gainer, Mark Little, Carl Mays. Kim Thurm, Stacy Smith, Lee Ann Owens, Paige Mahaney. (sixth row) Miriam Cross, John Goetler, Brenda Eddy, Lynn Hammett. Ann Neelen, Jenny Doty, Libby Nichols, Dorlinda Graham, Carol Morton, Yvette Drinko, Lana Snider, (seventh row) Tom Alkire. David Stafford, Matt Thomas, Danyel Fulmer, Kellie Flowers, Rhetta Sweeney, Sally Riggs, Bonnie Bradley, Jenny Wince, Marcy Davis, Jill Carpenter, (back row)Amanda Bullman, Miranda Williamson, Sherry Howard, Greg Alfred, Trade Jones, Deborah Boley, Buffy Mercer, Janel Wil- lis, Sheryl Maley, Charla Smith and Cindy Bullman. Student Council, Foreign Language Club 151 FFA MEMBERS: (front row) John Nichols, Lyle Dearth. Tom Hash- man. Lester Hughart, Gary Meeks. Scott Evans, Gene Parsons, Jack Meeks. Mr. Erwin Berry, (second row) Tina Weekley, Charlotte Sigler. David Malcomb. Kelly Bowie, Dennis Elliott, Billy Hughart. David Weekley, Lee Hunt. Rusty Shingleton, (third row) Bill Gor- man. Lester Dearth, Kenny Hartline, Robin Dawson, Texas Scadden, Brad Campbell, Sean Mossor, Shawn Girard, (back row) Duane Da- vis, Scott Smith. Kyle Thompson, Buddy Malone, Shane Meeks, Tim Westbrook and Jeremy Moody. FHA: (front row) Debbie Metz, Missy Scadden, Rhonda Ankrom, Loretta Ankrom. Miss Betty Jordan, Mary Metheney. Alisa Taylor, Crystal Hearn, Ron Meeks, (second row) Tracie Farson, Darlena Felter, Shelly Davis, Susan Taylor, Julie Wilson, Theresa Kimball, Tammy Smith, Elizabeth Wince, Loretta Hunt, Georgia Walker, (third row) Esther Burns, Missy Bunner, Gayla Parsons, Patty Barn- hart. Ellen Bennett, Lisa Blosser, Jennell Hescht, Carol Hashman, Elizabeth Bennett, (back row) Chris Steele, Laverne Barnes, Donna Jewell, Robin Wells, Candy Spitzer, Howard Farson, Connie Cottrill, Nettie Steele and Tina Meeks. PMI AIDES: (front row) Tina Horner, Stacy Vaughan, Kay Mercer, Ann Wilson, (second row) Leslie Cross, Angie Efaw, Darlena Felter, (back row) Candy Spitzer, Jennifer Steele, Greg Knight and Sharon Holpp. TEXAS SCADDEN, DUANE DAVIS AND SEAN MOSSER wait for the be ginning of the FFA banquet. 152 FFA, PMI Aides. FHA SPEAKING AT THE FHA BANQUET, Rhonda Ankron begins the initiation of new members. MR. ERWIN BERRY PREPARES for the Annual FFA banquet. The banquet was held in the cafeteria. AIMING THE BALL, Steve Barnhart prepares to shoot to gain points for the football team in the Donkey Basketball game. The game was sponsored by the FFA. ( lubs provide . . . Continued from page 150 and grins,” commented Diana Campbell. Around the school FFA re- mained active by landscaping the South entrances and building fronts, smoking venison and pork and reseeding the football field. Their annual banquet featured speakers from West Virginia Uni- versity. The FFA members accom- plished many tasks. After restor- ing an old one-room school house in Cloverdale, they were presented the Building Our American Com- munities Area award. For being the overall third best FFA chapter, they received the National Chapter Award Bronze Emblem. After sell- ing over 2,000 boxes of citrus fruit the students earned the Silver Chapter Award. Representatives from all the classes plus four elected student body officials came together to form the Student Council. Student Council organized Homecoming, Snowball dance, sweater sales, Powder Puff, juice sales and the Statue of Liberty Dance. Foreign Language Club com- bined Russian and Spanish stu- dents. The club held a pizza and taco party during two of it’s monthly club meetings. Club members also observed Foreign Language Week by wearing badges. CONCENTRATING ON FINISHING THE EDGES OF A SHEET CAKE, Tim West brook decorates a cake for the annual FFA banquet. Clubs 153 TRI-HI-Y CLUB: (front row) Mrs. Barbara Reckard, Michelle West- brook. Marie Hatfield, Leslie Elliott, Dianna Harding, Stacy Smith, Diana Campbell. MaryAlice Maher, (second row) Tom Hashman, Bry- an Jones, Sherri Cronin, Mike Coartney, Paige Jordan, Michelle Hendrickson, Taffy Smith, Lee Ann Owens, Natalie Sigler, Brenda Boley, Patty Barnhart, Connie Janes, Ed Weber, (third row) Kay Mercer, Lara Fitzpatrick, Sarah Miller, Bill Baxter, JH Mahaney, Barbie Davis, Melissa Hornish, Jill Cox, Becky Haddox, Maria Hayes. Beth Lewis, (fourth row) Cindy Pinkerton, Rita Bills, John Mike Nichols, Paula Marks, Mindy Lucas, Phyllis Powell, Teresa McKnight, Missy McCartney, Kim Locke, Connie Nichols, Cindy Ni- chols, Glenda Malone (fifth row) Miranda Williamson, Lynn Garner, Bernie Barley, Brian Connon, Kim Thurm, Shelly Hornish, Becky Morton, Fawn Lucas, Kristi Barnard. Michelle Hall, Julie Hall, (sixth row) Sherry Howard, Andria Knight, Sherri Workman, Theresa Sigler, Kara Deem, Angie Bierce, Lisa Martino, Tammy Flanagan, Beth McGee, Wendy McCartney, Mary Metheney, Ellen Bennett, (seventh row) Mary Gault, Sebrina Wilson, Erin Israel, Veronica Owens, Paula Lewis, Renee Polasko, Lesa Evans, Michelle Efaw, Jodi Hall, Connie Malone, Alisa Taylor and Angie Farson. NEWSPAPER STAFF: (front row) Maria Hayes, Diana Campbell, Phyllis Powell, (second row) Mrs. Krista Yopp, Dorlinda Graham, Heather Hendrickson, (back row) Marla Hayes, Tracy Farson and Melinda Burns FFA MEMBERS AND SPECIAL OLYM PIC contestants take a hay ride. 154 Tri-Hi-Y, ARGUS Staff HOLDING THE PINATA IN POSITION, Kristi Barnard, Foreign Language member, waits for a participant to take a swing. AT THE SOUND AND LIGHT SHOW. Mrs. Barbara Reckard dances with an athlete. STANDING NEAR THE MUSIC SHOW. Becky Haddox dances with Raymond Anderson and Danny Collins. 'C------—-------;------ Opecial’ assistance Clubs offer Olympics helping hand Special Olympics — the name conjured up happy faces of chil- dren running to victory. It had been a tradition for Mrs. Barbara Reck- ard’s Psychology classes to help with this program. This year how- ever, not only did the psychology classes lend their time and assis- tance to these kids, but clubs also gave a day to assist the event. The Clown Club sent two clowns, Diana Campbell and Taffy Smith, complete with balloons and happy faces. To catch the interest of the chil- dren, Bill Baxter and his assistants performed magic acts that amazed everyone. “They reacted to the tricks very well. They got extreme- ly excited, and since they enjoyed it so much, I really enjoyed doing it for them, said Bill Baxter. The Key Club helped to amuse the children by bubble-blowing where ever they went. The FHA provided their services by prepar- ing lunch and snacks for everyone. The Art Club painted the hands and faces of children. PMI aides lent their experience along with the psychology students in getting the kids to their assigned events. Randy Gorrell and Mike Coart- ney brought their sound and light show. Illusion, and played music all day long. Special Olympics 155 f56 City Division W ... v� te«oot City people helped in school activities by donating items to clubs, supporting sporting events, and getting involved with school func- tions. The community sponsored a parade, “Pa- rade of Champions”, for the great accomplish- ments of school sports and individual achieve- ments. Community involvement with school pro- grams helped to expand our accomplishments and made the year “Quite Right”. While shopping at the AG, Sherry Robin- son looks over the delicatessen selec- tions. Entertaining some community children, Jeff Renner, Debbie O’Blockovich. and Kenny Parsons partici- pate in the Psychology Christmas Party. AT THE MARINA, Marshall Lamp and Lana Snider walk around to view the ex- hibits. MR. DENNY VENDERLIC AND FAMILY en joy some of the food sold by the fire de- partment during the Bass Festival. SHANE MEEKS. GARY MEEKS. AND KEN- NY HARTLINE use some of their FFA skills to roast corn at the festival. Town sponsors festival Despite cold temperatures and rainy weather, the West Virginia Bass Festival attracted hundreds of people from throughout the state and neigh- boring states. The festival opened on Thursday night September 27 and concluded September 30 with events planned each day for everybody, both young and old. Many local bands donated their time to the festival. The big at- traction next to fishing was the ap- pearance of Big Al Downing and the Heavy Country Band. They per- formed four big shows throughout the weekend. Activities varied for every type of person. A golf tournament for the golfers, an art exhibit for the artists and a road race for the runners high- lighted the festival’s extra attrac- tions. On Saturday a fishing tourna- ment began for the young kids who could not go out and fish during the big tournament on Sunday. A raft bash and canoe race were held with many of the teachers and students from the schools participating. Local clubs such as the fire departments, 4- H, and senior citizens set up food booths and provided plenty of food to eat. The parade for the festival, the big- gest parade ever held in St. Marys, sported over 150 units participating in the parade including horses, floats, boats, kings and queens from differ- ent area festivals, fire trucks, emer- gency squads and bands. Jerry Grose commented, It was nice, different and exciting. I had a good time during the weekend. Senior Laverne Barnes commented that she liked the craft booths at the festival and the parade. Eric Bills remarked, The entertain- ment was good. It was something new for the city and I enjoyed the food.” 158 City Western Auto Ellis Maxine Boyles and Kathy Oldfield 684-3838 Zepora’s Quilt Shop 325 1 2 Second St. St. Marys, WV 684-7113 Compliments of your Ben Franklin Store St. Marys, WV Phone 684-3500 open 7 days a week weekdays 9-9 Sundays 12-5 We now do Custom Framing Don’t Miss Out OHIO VALLEY CABLE CO. 405 Cherry St. St. Marys, WV Phone: 684-7090 Wilson’s Speed Machine Laundry Mat Belmont, WV FORD MERCURY Clovis Motor Co. 3rd Washington St. Marys, WV 26170 Bus. Phone 684-2455 New Patsy Israel Clovis Motor Co. St. Marys, WV 684-2455 Best deals Used in town City 159 STEREO FM ] 101 St. Marys, WV ■vS? 424 Second Street St. Marys. WV 26170 684-7262 Movies the whole family will enjoy Duchess Beauty Salon ''Hairstyling for the whole family Liz (Tib) Noland, Martha Lewis, Kelly Smith, Nee- tie Bills, and Tina Butcher Clay Street, St. Marys 684-7922 WORKING AT HER TYPEWRITER. Mrs. Jack ie Carpenter completes the daily bulletin. MRS. HELEN WEBER RECEIVES a retirement plaque from Board of Education members Jim Hooper, Roy Pollock, and Jim McKnight at a Board meeting. 160 City PHILLIPS PHARMACY Drugs William Hammett John Phillips Dial-’Drug’ Bridging the gap On October 25, 1928 the Clarks- burg-Columbus Short Route Bridge opened in St. Marys and on May 30, 1928 the Silver Bridge at Point Pleasant opened. These bridges were called twins due to their similarities in design. Both of the bridges served the communities for over 39 years. On December 15, 1967 the Silver Bridge fell and 46 people were killed. The bridge fell due to a link pin that was working its way out of its eye causing the parting of the suspension support. Due to this accident the Clarksburg-Columbus Short Route Bridge, and known as the Hi Carpen- ter Bridge , was closed in December also. The bridge was opened again in February, 1968 and closed again in December, 1968 for tests to see if the bridge was able to have a normal flow of traffic. The bridge was never opened again and on June 29, 1971 the bridge was demolished. A ferry boat service was brought to town in August 1969 to transport peo- ple in St. Marys and Newport without the inconvenience of going to Par- kersburg or Marietta to cross the riv- er. A new bridge began construction in June, 1973 and in December, 1973 the first pier of the bridge was fin- ished. By September 19 the second main pier was almost finished. On May 17,1976 the first part of the steel superstructure was put into place. This work went on through the winter months and was finished March 28, 1977. After this came the job of pour- ing the concrete floor. This was fin- ished November, 1977. The dedication and opening of the bridge was Saturday, November 19, 1977. Frontier, Ohio and St. Marys High School Bands played music for the event. The proclamation naming the Bridge the Hi Carpenter Memori- al Bridge was read by Governor Jay Rockefeller. Hi Carpenters twin daughters cut the ribbon to open the bridge. They also had cut the ribbon for the Short Route Bridge. The length of the bridge is 2,579 feet. It has four 12 feet travel lanes, a concrete median divider and a walk- way. The cost of the bridge was $25.1 million dollars. City 161 DAVIS MOTOR Company St. Marys Delores Takach, Manager 204 Clay St. St. Marys, WV H R BLOCK THE INCOME TAX PEOPLE Telephone (304) 684-2820 If no answer (614) 667-6216 or (304) 295-8909 GOOD LOCK SENIORS West Virginia Telephone Company CONTEL Compliments of JUG Newport, Ohio Joy Exterminating Newport, Ohio Complete pest control service Exterminators since 1964 Termites are our specialty FHA VA Inspections 473-2739 Marietta 374-7193 Triplett Brothers Hardware furniture and appliances For over 60 years more than just a hardware store. 162 City PI Cl a PLEASANTS COUNTY BANK O 80 240 SI V ABy$ WV ?6I 70 a mm y y , 1® ; 'imM County §� 3 . :, — •; . The Pleasants County Bank Member FDIC City 163 LOCATED ON RT. 16 the escape ramp was built to prevent runaway vehicles. Ramp built for safety After nearly 10 months of hard work by the citizens of Pleasants County, the result was an escape ramp on the Pike Hill. Pike Hill is one mile long on Route 16 east of St. Marys and has been the scene of over 68 accidents in the past 30 years. The purpose of the ramp was for the safety of students at St. Marys High School and the residents in the area of the Pike Hill. Runaway vehi- cles from the hill have caused much damage. Signs were installed for drivers coming down the hill. A flashing light at the top of the hill was fixed after many years of not working. The ramp was built on a piece of property owned by the County Com- mision across the road from the Plea- sants County Park. It is 800 ft. wide and allows a vehicle traveling 70 mph to stop before it reaches the top of the ramp. The ramp is 28 ft. wide with a wrecker service road parallel to the ramp. To stop the vehicles there is a 24-inch deep bed of pea gravel. The construction of the ramp cost $60,000 and was built by the Upper Ohio Valley Soil Conservation Dis- trict. The ramp was completed and opened in 1983. It’s a matter of pride Josten’s takes pride in producing America’s finest class rings, yearbooks, announcements, diplomas, caps, and gowns, and awards Mike and Steve Posey Motel 79 Office Building Jostens Box 6 Burnsville, WV 26335 164 City PITTSBURGH PROCESS MACHINE REPAIRING INC. Pumps for Industry Authorized Chempump Repair Service State Rt. 2 Eureka, W.V. 26144 Ben F. Abicht president Carl W. Mayfield office manager Call (304) 684-2459 First National Bank Th lg$ FIRST NATIONAL BANK cLJaof St. Morys 'Ccmk€ Gtotu (JUiih Ua Drive In Mon-Tues-Wed — 9-4:30 Thurs Sat — 9-12 Friday — 9-5 Main Lobby Mon-Tues-Wed — 9-3 Thurs Sat — 9-12 Friday 9-5 Your Hometown Full Service Bank • Checking Savings Accounts • Auto Personal Loans • Business Farm Loans • Mortgages Home Improvement • Loans • Trust Services Cuk Wpo ilot I M.nd u «100000 684-2255 401—2ND ST 166 City Warren and Sandra Hall 684-2880 ZIDES Sport Shop Part of your team. From Pee Wee's to Pro’s Z- Cote lettering Grand Central Mall Meadowbrook Mall St. Clairsville Mall Marietta Store Huntington Mall Town withstands time Raven Rock was the first village in the Gnion District of Pleasants Coun- ty. It was developed in 1877. Raven Rock is located three miles north of St. Marys. Raven Rock was named for the large flock of ravens that nested in the towering rocks behind the village. The village of Raven Rock contained a Methodist Church, two general stores, one blacksmith shop, wagon shop, steam saw and planning mill, a school and a post office. The most unique thing about Ra- ven Rock was the Post Office which was built in 1878. The post office measures 8x12 feet and was known for many years as Gncle Sam's small- est post office building. Mail was brought in by passenger train and across the river by skiff. After 18 years of service, the post office was closed in 1968. The post office still stands today and in 1976 received a new paint job. Today Raven Rock consists of a church, the old school house, which is now a clubhouse, and a number of families. Let's not forget the little post office which still stands today but re- mains closed. Best Wishes from Broughton's Food The extra ordinary Dairy Better milk, ice cream, and dairy products for nearly fifty years STILL STANDING TODAY, the Raven Rock Post Office is known as the smallest post office in the world. City 167 E CARE ABOUT EYECARE F F Dr. Larry W. Carr T O Z L P E D p e c r D E D r C Z P 111 Layfayette St. Marys 684-3048 We recommend regular checkups for all who wear glasses, contacts or have other eye prob- lems B B Sporting Goods Box 355 New Matamoras, Ohio 45767 Surface Banana Company 1272 Gihon Road Parkersburg, WV 26101 Violet Touch Owned and opearted by Lora Berry 665-2554 Belmont, WV 26134 FkMMtitr County Xtader. and Th. St. Mory Jfe4eL| Award-winning Partners in Local News, Sports, Features and Advertising Compliments of Carl P. Bryant and Keith White 168 City Good Luck Seniors St. Marys’ Blue Devils make a great combination City 169 Gerber Dental Associates Dr. C.R. Gerber, Jr. DDS, Inc. Dr. Jay Gerber, DDS Dr. C. Richard Gerber III, DDS Phone: 684-2204 St. Marys, WV Alkire Agency 800 Third St. St. Marys 684-2429 Boley’s Cash Carry 305 Popular Street Phone 684-3244 Grocery Snack Items — Beverages Hunting Fishing License Fishing Supplies Bait Nancey Lee Boley — Owner 170 City Good Luck Devils from Maze Auto Parts 205 Creel Street St. Marys, WV 684-9231 MAKING ITS WAY through the middle of town is one of many daily trains. Tracks lie in strange places The plan to build a railroad from Wheeling to Parkersburg came about in 1882. When surveyors came to St. Marys, the question came about as to how the railroad would be taken through St. Marys. The railraod offi- cials were leaving the decision up to the people of the city and after an unofficial vote was taken, the prob- lem was still undecided. Major McConnell, the man in charge of the survey, threatened to run the track at the bottom of the hill behind the court house. The people objected to this idea saying they didn’t want the railroad located in the county. However the town council granted the right to lay a one track road down the main street. Work on the railroad began in 1883. Employment was offered to anyone who could handle a pick and a shovel. On Movember 27 the track was laid through town. The railroad gave farmers a chance to earn money by working on the grading. The railroad also served as a big help when the river was frozen and box cars were ran to Parkersburg to bring back merchandise and mail for the county residents. The railroad also benefited people during rainy weather by giving them passage from one end of town to the other. During the flood of 1884, the rail- road was washed away in many places. The large fill in the lower end of town dissolved and the ties hung suspended to the rails. It was said though that the soaking would make the road settle to a better foundation. After the flood, the railroad was final ly completed and turned over to the Ohio River Railroad Co. On June 16 regular passenger trains were run dai- ly each way. In 1985, some 101 years later, the railroad still ran down the middle of main street. The railroad at times makes itself quite a nuisance. On its many trips down through town, the railroad stops all traffic from crossing Main Street. The railroad is a big attraction to new comers of the city. It is the only track that runs through the middle of main street. The railroad is presently owned by the B O Railroad and no longer runs passenger cars. Cargo cars are now run on the historic tracks through downtown St. Marys. City 171 Teams receive community support Crowds of fans turned out for foot- ball more so than any other sport. This year when the team kept their winning season going the response from the community was even better. Fans started showing up for games two hours before kick-off just to get a good seat. This happened at both home and away games. People came to the games dressed in purple gold and full of spirit to support the team. Sistersville-St. Marys game re- ceived the most attention during the season. Both teams sported a 9-0 re- cord going into the game. The Athle- tic Boosters sponsored a community thuse on Thursday evening prior to RUNNING OFF THE FIELD after the communi- ty thuse is some of the football team. SHOWING THEIR SUPPORT for the football team are students and adults alike. THE CITY OF ST. MARYS supports the foot- ball team by hanging a big sign. the game. Several hundred people at- tended. Local businesses made post- ers and hung them around the foot- ball field. The next day the posters were taken to Sistersville for the game. The city made a big poster and hung it between Phillips Pharmacy and First National Bank for everyone to see. One local fan made Purple Gold flags. The flags were displayed along the four lane going through town. On the day of the game people went to Sistersville as early as 1 p.m. and stood in line to get tickets all afternoon. The visitors side was full two hours before the game time with pruple gold fans, posters and bal- loons. After winning the game, the fire de- partment and police and emergency squads escorted the team, band and pep bus from the County line into St. Marys. Back at the school hundreds of fans gathered to show the team they were behind them all the way. On November 20 the Merchants Association sponsored a Parade of Champions for the teams at SMHS. The football team was presented with a plaque and each team member re- ceived a patch. afoiccofc 172 City NEWPORT IGA Bucky Lee, Manager Independent Grocers Alliance Newport, Ohio J J Equipment Inc. Farm Fresh St. Marys Owners open Billy Joe 24 hours and Wanda Hammett Belmont Belmont, WV 26134 6 to 12 Joe Lambert Trucking Service, Inc. Belmont, WV Family Hair Care Center 2nd Street St. Marys, West Virginia 26170 Jan Huffman Phone Kathey Eagle 684-2243 Snyders Service Station Harry and Terry Snyder Quaker State Products 684-7100 Good Luck Devils Bill Mossor 174 City The New St. Marys Fine Foods The Largest, Newest, Cleanest Store in the Area Fast, Friendly Service Full Line fresh produce Full Deli — Bakery Drive Thru Window — Open 6:30 am Plenty of free parking Fresh meat and poultry Store Hours Mon.-Sat. 8 am-10 pm Sun. 8-8 Drive thru window 6:30 am Mon. — Sat. 8:00 am Sunday City 175 Avery Douglas Miller Exalted Ruler Emmett F. Nichols Secretary ST. MARYS LODGE NO. 1701 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks St. Marys, West Virginia We are proud to sponsor and participate in Pleasants County Youth Programs! Youth Activities David VanWey, Chairman Student of the Month Award Richard McCullough, Chairman Children’s Christmas Party Erwin P. Berry, Chairman Social and Community Welfare Richard Hart, Chairman Annual Easter Egg Hunt Lewis Malone, Chairman Annual Hoop Shoot Douglas Miller, Chairman “CHARITY — CORNERSTONE OF ELKDOM’’ Charity — Justice — Brotherly Love — Fidelity 176 City Aides part of everyday school life What did office aides do? Office aides counted money, sold bookstore items, ran errands, stamped lunch tickets, answered the telephone and helped with the everyday things that it took to run an office. One to three office aides assisted in each of the three offices every period throughout the day. To become an office aide was not hard. All students had to do was tell somebody in the office that they wished to become an aide. Secretary Mrs. Betty Bailey com- mented, “Office aides are wonderful people. I could not get along without them. Mrs. Bailey enjoyed being a part of her aides' school lives and en- joyed them as people not just for the work that they did. Substitute secretary Mrs. Barbara Carpenter, who worked for Mrs. Jack- ie Carpenter for two months, stated, “I could never have gotten through a day without them. They made the day much easier. Office aide Julie Wilson comment- ed that she enjoyed being an aide and has learned much about what it takes to run an office. The library, as well as the offices in the school, had aides to help it run a little smoother. Library aides took care of the circulation of the books. They checked books and magazines in and out, ran errands, updated card catalogs and prepared new books to go out on the shelf. They also pre- pared bulletin boards in the library. Mr. Derwin Yoak, librarian, comment- ed, I would hate to think that I had to get along without my assistants.” Working in the library had its good points and its bad points. I learned a lot about what it takes to run the library. I really enjoyed the fact that I had the chance to work with the computer while being a li- brary assistant, commented Steve Hall. LIBRARY AIDES: (front row) Bill Baxter. Charley Snider, John Mike Nichols, Dar- ren Harman, (second row) Joe Powell, Steve Hall, Brent Bills, Kenny Malone, (back row) Tammy Smith, Elizabeth Wince. Jill Cox, and Becky Haddox. OFFICE AIDES: (front row) Shelly Davis, Tobie Ankrom. Diana Campbell. Fawn Lu- cas, Shelly Hornish, (second row) Lynn Garner, Beth McGee, Angie Bierce, LeeAnn Owens, Jeanne Rutherford, (back row) Angie Farson, Beth Lewis. Julie Hall and Teresa Snively. City 177 Patrons Good luck to the Class of 85 Scott Simonton Edie Engle “85” Chuck McAtee Angie Hammett Good Luck J.H. From Paige Best wishes to Cindy and her class, Mr. Mrs. Ronald L. Murphy Mr. Mrs. Harold Carl Mr. Mrs. Arthur Cox Go Devils Ken, Linda, Dee, Shan Lough Regina Michelle Hornish Janet Nichols Stewart Allen Munday Mr. Mrs. Bill Auxier Mike Jerry Bain-Wirt Mr. Mrs. Donald G. Cox Rob Taylor Jay 'Skinhead' Hashman Buena Suerta — Class de 85 Darlena Felter Charles Morgan Baxters Magic Thanks SMHS LeAnne Lewis Congratulations Maria Good luck in your first year on your own. Good Luck from Illusion II Mike Molar Vanessa Coartney Mrs. Bernard Barley Good luck — Kenny Sherry and Deb- bie Meet us at the Bull Creek Bridge Steve — The Band Bob Farson Linda Fiore Laura Lawhon Donna Jewell Carl G. Kucharski Jeff Carpenter Jimmy Taylor Blaze, Bryce, Brandon Ellen Bennett Kim Parsons Reed, Debbie Buttrey Glenda Malone Bette Adams Dr. Mrs. Charles D. White and Bran- don Happy Future” Aleta J. Cox Patty Williams Harry Snyder Nancy Harman Melissa Hornish Derwin Yoak Ann Z. Bradfield Mary Dawn Malone Sharon Fox Robynn Wells Angela Cunningham Denzil Lynch-Wirt Tammy Taylor Bruce Martin Jodi, Carrie, Robbie Howard Cronin Angie Farson Lester Hughart Burrhead Berry Will Hughart Charlotte Sigler 178 City Patrons Don Carol Shepler Jim Coreleen Riggs Kevin Wright Max n- Missy Beryl Bills David -n- Lisa Judy Garrison Amy Lowther Pam Smith Chris, Craig, Ernie GO DEVILS Helen Fleming Doug Sparks Congratulations Kevin Buzzard Lorna Hall Linda Shull Earl Helen DeMoss Delbert, Mary, And Elizabeth Bennett GOOD LUCK John Ruth Lauderman Barb Moore Dixie Leasburg Sherri Doty Jim Genie Ankrom Gary, Carolyn Jason and Jodi Roush Anna Sharps-Gilmer Lyle Dearth Ed Smith Brenda Auville Marlene Taylor Bill Gorman Suellen Riggs Dave Graham GO DEVILS Paul Marks Sr. Congratulations Sen- iors Ruth Moore Jeanne Petty Congratulations Seniors Jesse Judy Barnhart John R. Loretta Bills Ramon Sally Wright John Esther Lauderman Blake Wilma Jean Holmes Dave Patty McCartney Amy Riggs Kim Parsons Lisa Hall Ed Stevie Adams Letitia and Carla V. E. Stewart Marty Lamp Brenda Malone Jerry Malone Jim McFarland Betty Grandon Snyder Good Luck Class 85 Jan Brizendine Susan Kyle Coach Armstrong Jim Sara McKnight Pat Himmegar Jim Jean Clovis Janie Grose Fred, Mildred and Nancy Grimes Congratulations Liz Cliff Virgie Rogers Teresa Eltringham Ricki Taft Carl Moore City 179 Patrons Merle Davis Jack Jackie Carpenter Congratulations Class of '85 Beryl Hescht GO Blue Devils Mr. Mrs. Leggett Tom Hashman Compliments of Brandy Northorp Congratulations '85 Jennings -n- Mary Larry Williams Christopher Harbour To my inspiration Tony Goodbye SMHS Seniors Don Adams Congratulations Maria George Donald R. Wilson Congratulations Grads Ellen Bennett Art Olds Bill Butterfield Good Luck Seniors Mr. Charles Smith Congratulations Seniors Mr. Mrs. Snyder John Bills Congratulations Trooper 1. D. Talkington Ann Spencer Jerry Gina West Todd Lewis Marshall Lamp Let's Go Tarheels Jeff Snively Good Luck Dianna, Lara, Michelle Mrs. Mabel Snively TAMMY RICE. CONNIE COTTRILL, AND wrestling tournament. The girls served as mat JODI HALL enjoy popcorn and coke during a maids for the team. Crestview Chevrolet, Inc. Sales and Services 602 Second St. St. Marys, WV Phone: 684-2244 1 GM QUALITY SWVTCE PACTS CENTRAL HOTOBS VASTS TXVXSKJM 180 City Compliments of CABOT Rt. 2 Waverly, WV 665-2441 B J Carryout Biggest Little Carry Out in the Valley Newport, Ohio TOM'S LOCKSMITHING Complete Lock Safe Service Best, Falcon, Medeco, Ace, Tubular and Safety Deposit Locks Sold Keys cut by code or duplicated Master Grandmaster Systems also installed High Security Locks Our Specialty Tom Amos — Owner Pike Rd. St. Marys 684-3914 Send your thoughts with special care 327 Second St. St. Marys, W.V. 26170 (304) 684-3215 SOPHOMORE HEATHER HENDRICKSON takes a few minutes from her journalism class to sign a yearbook. JUNIORS STEVE BARNHART and Jeff Ni- chols look through a book in the library during their lunch period. 182 City Congratulations and Best Wishes To Our Seniors ... We’re Proud of You from 409 Second Street, P.O. Box 147 St. Marys, WV 26170 Phone (304) 684-3175 Serving the Mid-Ohio Valley since 1947 Best Western Motel Lisa Davis D.V.M. Michael Lewis M.D. Pat Fox Danny Chandler S.D.S. Cork Studio Betty J. Hawkins His-n-Hers Charles L. Seita D.D.S. Taylor’s Timber City 183 ? utex s4 Adams. Angie: 110 Adkins. Robert: 118 A.G. Food Store: 175 Alfred. Greg: 104. 151 Alkire, Cynthia: 118. 122 Allman. Daniel: 118. 136. 142. 143 Alkire. Stephen: 53, 67. 98. 125. 151 Alkire. Tom: 53. 104. 151 Amudson, Jon: 118 Ankrom. Jamie: 40A. 73. 104, 145 Ankrom. Loretta: 81. 137. 145, 148. 152. 177 Ankrom. Rhonda: 55. 62. 104, 109, 145. 152 Armstrong, John: 45. 59, 63. 67, 118. 121 Auville. Keith: 98 Auxier. Bill: 40A. 118 B B Sporting Goods: 168 BGJ Carry Out: 182 Baffic. Robert: 110, 151 Bailey. Barbara: 104 Bailey, Betty: 118. 119 Bailey. Bill: 81 Bailey. Brian: 110 Bailey. Laura: 81. 148 Ballard. John: 59. 104. 141, 145 Barksdale. Donna: 109 Barley. Barbara: 110. 139, 148 Barley. Bernie: 40. 40A. 73. 98. 148. 151. 154 Barley. Bonnie: 151 Barnard. Kristi: 98. 124, 125, 145. 151, 154 Barnes. La verne: 13, 81. 89. 134. 152 Barnhart. Carol: 98 Barnhart. Linda: 81. 148. 191 Barnhart. Patty: 81, 134. 152, 154 Barnhart, Phyllis: 118. 124 Barnhart. Steve: 40A. 40C. 42. 53. 98. 145, 153. 182 Basketball. Boys: 56. 57. 58, 59. 60, 61 Basketball. Girls: 46. 47. 48, 49 Baseball: 70. 71. 72. 73 Baxter. Bill: 13. 26.81.148151.154. 7 Baxer. Paul: 53. 110 Baxter. Todd: 110 Bay less. Johnna: 55, 62. 104. 145. 148. 154 Ben Franklin: 159 Bennett. Brian: 81 Bennett. Ellen: 81. 152, 154 Bennett. Elizabeth: 104. 145, 148. 152 Berish. Kevin: 98 Berry. Brian: 44. 45. 98 Berry, Erwin: 53, 118, 152. 153 Best Western Motel: 183 Bierce. Angie: 98. 151. 154, 177 Bils. Brent: 40A, 81. 148. 151. 177 Bills. Eric: 40A, 70, 104. 128. 145 Bills. Rita: 28. 98. 145. 154 Binegar. Michele: 74. 110, 145, 146 Bistos, Helen: 9 Blauser, Joe: 15, 40A, 40C, 58. 59, 73, 98 Blosser. Lisa: 104. 152 Blouir, Linda: 110. 145 Blouir. Melinda: 47. 62. 110. 145 Boley, Brenda: 27. 79. 81, 154 Boley. Deborah: 110, 151 Boley. Gary: 82 Boley. Misty: 104 Boley s Carry Out: 170 Bosdos, Effie: 9 Bowie. Jerry: 40A. 42. 73, 98. 112, 144, 145 Bowie. Lilly: 98. 134, 152 Bradfield. Ann: 118 Bradley. Bonnie: 110, 145 Brammer. Alan: 40A, 67, 110 Brammer, Missy: 32. 82 Britton. Kelly: 10 Brizendine, Bill: 18, 50, 52. 53. 74, 109, 118, 121 Brode, Mike: 110 Broughton’s: 167 Bryant. Carl: 168 Bryant. Kristin: 46. 47, 62, 110, 145 Buck. Bob: 26. 38. 39. 63. 82. 124. 125, 151 Bullman, Amanda: 104, 151, 154 Bullman. Cindy: 24, 110, 145, 146. 151 Bullman. Lacey: 13 Bunner. Charles: 40A. 110 Bunner. Missy: 98. 134, 152 Burkhammer, Andy: 53, 104 Burns, Esther: 98. 152 Burns. Melinda: 104, 151, 154 Butcher. Brad: 15. 45. 58. 59. 66. 67. 104 Butcher. Larry: 58. 59. 63 Butler. David: 90, 104 Butler. Clifford: 53, 110 Butler. James: 50. 53, 104 Butterfield, Shawn: 59. 68. 104, 145 Buzzard. Lori: 65, 98 e Cabot: 181 Campbell. Brad: 104, 152 Campbell. Cherie: 110 Campbell. Diana: 33. 49. 76. 82. 131, 145. 151, 154, 177 Campbell. Joey: 98 Campbell, Lisa: 110 Canterbury. Steve: 31 Carl. Harold: 3, 33 Carl. Lori: 110, 145. 146. 147. 151 Carnes. Marge 118, 191 Carpenter. Jackie: 82. 118, 160 Carpenter. Jeff: 40A. 59. 104 Carpenter. Jill: 110, 151. 145 Carpenter. Ruth Ann: 116, 117, 118 Carpenter, Steve: 40A, 53. 98 Carr. Larry: 168 Chandler. Danny: 183 Chambers. Lisa: 105, 145 Childers, Larry: 40A, 41, 53, 72, 73. 98 Childers. Sonya: 110, 132 Clark. Brent: 40A. 73. 98. 145 Clark. Chris: 98. 143 Clay. Karl: 59. 98. 151 Clay. Kevin: 110 184 Index Clovis, Diana: 24, 110 Coartney, Mike: 14. 82. 141. 148. 154. 191 Coker. Chuck: 40A. 81 Cole, John: 52 Colvin, Doug: 40A, 67, 110 Conaway. Dave: 40A Connon. Brian: 28. 29. 63. 67. 98. 125, 143, 148, 151, 154 Conway, Gabriel: 13 Cork Studio: 183 Cornell. Floyd: 83 Cornell. Kim: 83. 145, 148 Cornell. Maken: 67, 98, 130 Cottrill, Connie: 53, 105, 128, 152, 154 Cox, Anthony: 40A. 42, 53. 76, 105, 109 Cox. Jill: 55. 83. 145, 154. 177 Cox, Jimmy: 98 Cox. Mike: 40A. 40B. 67. 98. 125. 151 Crestview Chevrolet: 180 Cronin. Mike: 70. 73. 98 Cronin, Sherri: 83, 124, 154 Cross Country: 44, 45 Cross, Kevin: 110 Cross. Leslie: 105, 145, 148, 152 Cross, Miriam: 105, 151 Cross, Tracy: 8 Cunningham, Jody: 118, 124, 148 Cunningham, Angela: 105, 145 Cunningham. Eric: 40A, 110 Curphey, Todd: 98, 143 -o— Davis. Barbie: 83. 154 Davis, Duane: 110, 152 Davis. Greg: 110, 151 Davis, Marcy: 110, 139, 145, 151 Davis. Randy: 40A, 105 Davis, Richard: 105 Davis Motor: 162 Davis. Lisa: 183 Davis. Shelly: 98. 152, 177 Dawson, Philip: 110 Dawson. Robin: 105, 152 Dearth. Bernie: 105 Dearth. Lester: 110. 152 Dearth. Lyle: 98. 152 Decker, Gail: 83. 148 Deem, Kara: 98. 154, 191 Deem, Steve: 3. 18. 40A. 120, 121 Delong. Jason. 110, 151 Demoss. Danny: 40A. 105 Doty. Jenny: 77, 110, 145. 148, 151 Drake. Denny: 84. 124 Drinko. Yvette: 55, 105. 145, 148, 151. 154 Duchess Beauty Salon: 160 Duer. Bill: 118, 136. 141. 191 Duer. Curt: 18. 29, 98, 139 Dunigan. Tim: 13 S Eddy. Brenda: 110, 145. 151 Eddy. Jeff: 39, 67. 110. 148 Efaw. Angie: 46. 47. 55. 74. 105. 128. 145. 152 Efaw, Michelle: 8. 105. 151, 154 Efaw. Mike: 27. 30, 40A. 73. 80. 84. 151 Elder, Linda: 105 Elder. Misty: 62. 110 Election: 23. 24. 25 Elks: 176 Elliott, Dennis: 84. 152 Elliott. John 84 Elliott, Kristie: 110 Elliott. Leslie: 8. 26. 30. 62. 64. 84. 124, 125, 148. 154 Elliott. Morgan: 110 Elliott. Todd: 84 Engle. Edie: 10, 84 Evans, Edward: 110, 118, 122 Evans. Lesa: 105. 145. 154 Evans. Scott: 20. 40A. 67. 98. 151, 152 9 Family Hair Care: 174 Farm Fresh: 174 Farson. Angie: 84. 145. 148. 154. 177 Farson. Howard: 98. 137, 152 Farson. Marie: 98. 145 Farson. Tracy: 105, 144. 152, 154 Felter. Darlena: 21, 53. 105. 128. 152 Felton. Deanna: 112 Fetty. David: 13. 25. 63. 67. 69. 84. 145 Fireside: 167 First NationalBank: 166 Fitzpatrick. Lara: 13, 26. 35. 84. 142, 154 Flanagan. Tammy: 98. 145, 154 Fleming. Denise: 98. 148 Flower Basket: 174 Flowers. Kellie: 112, 151 Francis. Nannie: 112, 133 Fritts, Trish: 55. 62. 98 Football: 40. 40A. 40B. 40C. 40D. 41 Football. JV: 42. 43 Fox. Gene: 105 Fox. Ralph: 33. 84 Fox, Pat: 183 Fulmer. Danyel: 112, 151 Fulmer. Erik: 13. 84 9 Gainer. Lance: 38. 39. 112, 151 Garner. Lynn: 98. 145. 148. 151, 154, 177 Garrison. Teresa: 86 Gault. Mary: 46, 47, 55. 74. 105, 116, 154 Gerber. Andria: 120 Gettings. David: 120 Giboney. Joyce: 21. 98 Giboney. Pat: 86 Giboney. Paula: 101 Girard, Shawn: 101, 152 Goettler. Jon: 112, 151 Goettler. Sherri: 116 Golf: 38. 39 Gorman. Bill: 101, 152 Gorrell. Randy: 86. 138 Graduation: 32. 33. 34. 35 Graham. Dorlinda: 105, 106, 148, 151, 154 Graham. Meek: 101, 145 Gray. Donna: 112 Gregg. Renee: 11. 86. 124. 148, 151 Greenhouse: 182 Grim, Tammy: 86 Grose, Jerry: 21. 40A. 67, 106 H R Block: 162 Hackathorn, David: 112, 127 Index 185 Haddox. Becky: 86. 154. 155. 177 Hadley. Brian: 112 Hall. Chris: 40A. 112, 151 Hall. Jeff: 44. 45. 53. 67. 112 Hall. Jodi: 53. 106. 145. 154 Hall. Julie: 101. 115, 145, 154, 177 Hall. Lisa: 30. 86. 125, 145 Hall. Michelle: 29. 10. 142. 154 Hall. Steve: 53. 112. 177 Hamilton. Pam: 12, 119. 120, 133 Hammett. Angie: 10. 86. 97. 145 Hammett, Lynne: 112, 148. 151 Hang-Outs: 10. 11 Harbour. John: 38 Harding. Dianna: 23, 26. 76. 86. 125, 145, 154 Harman. Darren: 40A, 71. 73. 101. 177 Harris. Lydia: 106. 143, 145, 151, 154 Hartline. Kenny: 112, 152 Hashman, Carol: 62. 106. 145. 148. 152 Hashman, Jerry: 67. 101 Hashman. Tom: 34. 45. 67. 86, 145, 152, 154 Hatfield. Marie: 101, 125. 154 Hawkins. Betty J.: 183 Hayes. Maria: 26. 86. 144. 145. 148, 154 Hayes. Marla: 106. 140, 154 Hearn, Crystal: 18, 106, 145. 148, 152. 154 Hendrickson. Heather: 106, 138, 144, 145, 148. 154, 182 Hendrickson. Michelle: 26.62.64.86. 125, 143. 150. 151. 154 Henegar. Jean: 87 Hescht. Brent: 87 Hescht. Jennell: 106, 152 Hicks. Teddy: 40A. 112, 145 Hill. Sarah: 135 Hinzman. Maria: 116 His-nHers: 183 Hoff. Brian: 40A Hoff. Pam: 47. 54. 55. 74, 112, 138, 145, 148 Hoff. Sheri: 55. 74. 106, 148. 154 Hogsett, Matt: 112 Holpp. Sharon: 55. 62. 106, 152. 154 Homecoming: 12. 13. 14. 15, 16 Hooper, Jim: 160 Horner. Tina: 101, 152 Hornish, Melissa: 87, 154 Hornish. Shelly: 101. 124, 145. 151. 154. 177 Hovey, Barbara: 49. 74. 106, 145, 148. 154 Howard. Bill: 120 Howard. Sherry: 106. 148. 151, 154 Huffman. Roger: 120 Hughart, Billy: 45. 51. 53. 106, 152 Hughart, Jeff: 40A, 51. 53. 70, 73. 101 Hughart, Lester: 34. 45. 53, 67, 87, 152 Hunt. Lee: 112, 152 Hunt. Loretta: 106, 152 —42— I.G.A. Food Store: 173 Ingram. Paul: 101 Israel. Erin: 49. 74, 106. 148. 154 J J Equipment: 174 Jackson. Mark: 67, 112, 145 Janes. Connie: 26. 87. 124, 134, 154 Jewell. Donna: 101, 107. 152 Johns, Bill: 112, 145 Johnson. Kim: 14 Johnson. Larry: 113 Jones, Bryan: 26, 40A, 40C, 63. 72. 87. 124, 151, 154 Jones. Tracy: 74. 151 Jordan. Betty: 119, 120. 152 Jordan. Mike: 101 Jordan. Paige: 26. 35. 40A. 67. 69. 88. 151, 154 Josten's: 164 Joy Excavating: 162 Jug, The: 162 Junior Class Play: 28. 29 •K. Kemp. Kim: 12. 113 Kidder. Harry: 21, 113 Kidder. Max: 88 Kimball. Dan: 53. 101 Kimball. Laura: 101. 144. 145 Kimball, Theresa: 106, 152 Kimball, Tracy: 18, 106, 128 Knight: Andria: 48. 49. 63. 106. 145. 148. 154 Knight. Greg: 101. 124. 145. 148. 152 Knight. Tammy: 113 4 Lambert Trucking: 174 Lamp. Casey: 83 Lamp. Ivannah: 11. 32. 80. 88 Lamp. Marshall: 38. 39. 88 Lamp. Marty: 120 Lamp. Mindy: 113, 123, 148 Lane, Delores: 113 Lauderman. John: 160 Lawhon, Laura: 106, 145, 154 Leasburg, Leslie: 15, 55, 107, 154 Leatherman, Lee: 8 Leonard. Charles: 120 Lewis, Beth: 13. 27. 62. 76. 88. 154. 177 Lewis, Kathy: 47. 62. 113 Lewis, Mae: 118, 120 Lewis, Michael: 183 Lewis. Paula: 37. 48. 74. 107, 151. 154 Lewis, Rick: 40A, 42. 107 Lewis. Tana: 113. 145 Little. Mark: 40A. 67. 113, 151 Locke. Kim: 31. 88. 154 Locke. Missy: 107, 109. 145 Lowther. Larry 101 Lucas. Fawn: 101. 145. 146. 151, 154. 177 Lucas. Kent: 40A. 107, 128. 145 Lucas, Mindy: 15. 35. 88. 124. 125. 146, 147, 151, 154 Ludford. Bud: 120 M Mahaney, J.H.: 13, 27. 38, 39, 63.88. 124, 125, 148. 154 Mahaney. Paige: 107. 148. 151. 154 Maher. MaryAlice: 29. 101, 151. 154. 191 Malcomb, David: 113, 152 Maley. Sheryl: 24. 62. 113, 148. 151 Malone. Buddy: 113, 145. 152 Malone. Glenda: 88. 124, 151. 154 Malone. Kenny: 11. 36. 40A. 41. 67. 88. 148, 151. 177 Malone. Mary: 101. 145. 154 Malone. Mike: 88 Malone. Sabrina: 113 186 Index Marks. Mike: 88 Marks, Paula: 15, 89. 124, 141. 151, 154 Marshall. Shawn: 25. 40A. 91. 101. 145, 148 Martin. Bruce: 47. 120 Martin. Melinda: 46. 47. 55. 107. 145, 148. 150, 154 Martino. Lisa: 101, 145, 154 Maston. Kyle: 113 Maston. Missy: 107, 145 Maston. Randall: 89 Mays, Carl: 107, 151 Maze Auto Parts: 171 McCartney. Missy: 15. 89. 136. 146. 147, 154 McCartney. Wendy: 101, 112. 135, 154 McClanahan, Todd: McFarland. Ronnie: 101 McFarland. Shawn: 89 McGee. Beth: 77. 101. 124. 145, 146. 151. 154 McKinney. Jack: 113 McKnight. Jim: 23. 160 McKnight. John: 27. 40A. 40D. 63. 72. 89. 124. 145. 151 McKnight. Teresa: 15. 89. 154 McKnight. Tommy: 107, 123 Meeks. Dai: 113 Meeks. Gary: 45. 67. 90. 152 Meeks. Jack: 152 Meeks. Leigh: 101 Meeks. Ron: 90. 152 Meeks. Shane: 45. 67. 113. 152 Meeks. Tina: 55, 107, 145, 152 Mercer. Buffy: 90. 113. 151 Mercer. Kay: 55. 101, 148. 152, 154 Mercer. Tony: 33. 90. 124 Metheney. Mary: 101, 152, 154 Metz. Debbie: 107, 152 Miller. Brenda: 10. 74. 75. 83. 90 Miller, John: 113 Miller. Sarah: 26, 27. 90. 124, 126, 151. 154 Miller, T.C.: 10 Moler. Mike: 90. 124 Monigold. Robbie: 2. 116 Montgomery. Michael: 116 Moody. Jeremy: 114, 152 Moore, Richard: 114 Moore, Tom: 29. 31, 101 Morningstar, Grade: 101, 145. 146 Morrell. Mack: 92 Morris, Kim: 116 Morton. Becky: 10, 145. 151, 154 Morton. Carol: 107, 145, 148. 150. 151, 154 Mossor. Bill: 174 Mossor, Jim: 114 Mossor. Sean: 107, 152 Mr. Pizza: 169 Munday. Duane: 92 Murphy. Cindy: 39, 107, 145, 148 % Neelen. Anne: 114, 148, 151 Neely. Kara: 101 Newbrough. Jason: 101 Nichols. Cindy: 15, 29. 101, 148, 154 Nichols. Connie: 92. 135, 150, 154 Nichols. Jeff: 36. 40A. 73. 90. 101. 145, 182 Nichols. Jon: 114. 152, 162 Nichols. John Mike: 40A. 63. 67. 68. 78. 92. 154. 177 Nichols. Libby: 114, 148. 151 Nichols. Mark: 40A. 114. 151 Nichols. Matt: 26, 92 Noland. John: 62, 65, 121 Noland. Mason: 62 Noland. Troy: 114 o O’Blockovich. Debbie: 62, 65, 101, 151, 157 Ogdin, Jerry: 107 Ohio Valley Cable Company: 159 Oracle, The: 168 Owens. LeeAnn: 13, 80, 92. 145. 151, 154 Owens. Veronica: 62.64.76.107, 145,154. 177 Palletti, Vincent: 50 Parsons, Becky: 102, 145 Parsons. Gay la: 114. 152 Parsons. Gene: 114, 152 Parsons, Gregg: 101 Parsons, Kenny: 40C, 70, 73,93. 125, 126. 145. 157 Parsons. Mike: 73 Patrons: 178, 179, 180 Payne, Curtis: 45, 53, 67. 68. 102 Payne, Wayne: 102 Phillip s Pharmacy: 161 Pinkerton, Cindy: 14. 102, 154 Pinkerton. Terry: 114 Pittsburgh Processing: 165 Pleasants County Bank: 163 Polasko, John: 63. 102, 125 Polasko, Renee: 107, 145, 146, 147, 154 Poling, Doug: 114 Poling, Leon: 107 Poling. Maria: 107, 143. 146. 151 Pollock. Roy: 160 Powell. Benjamin: 114, 141 Powell, Franklin: 102, 125. 141 Powell. Joe: 73. 102, 145, 148. 177 Powell. Phyllis: 9. 33. 76. 93. Ill, 144, 145. 150, 151, 154 Profssional Patrons: 183 Prom: 30. 31 Putnam. Betsy: 8. 121 R Rea. Janet: 10. 121, 124. 150, 151 Reagan. Ronald: 24 Reckard, Barbara: 121, 154. 155 Reed. Burt: 76, 114. 148 Reed. Julia: 49. 54. 55. 74. 108 Reed. Preston: 67. 76. 108. 148 Remish, Rick: 45. 67. 68. 114 Renner, Jeff: 63, 73. 102, 145, 157 Renner, Jim: 108, 148 Rice. Tammy: 53, 62. 108. 130, 148. 154 Richardson. Kim: 108 Richardson. Missy: 108 Riggs. Amy: 93 Riggs. Carey: 102 Riggs. Henry: 102. 148 Riggs, John: 93. 151 Riggs, Kim: 111, 114. 145. 146. 147, 151 Riggs. Sally: 114, 151 Roberts. David: 66. 67. 114 Roberts. Mark: 102 Robertson. Angela: 54. 55, 102 Robertson, Doug: 53, 67, 102 Robertson. Sherry: 108, 145. 157 Robertson. Melissa: 108. 154 Index 187 Roden, Liz: 10, 26, 93 Rolston, Myron: 114 Rouse. David: 63. 67. 68. 102. 124. 125 Rouse. Suzanne: 121 Rule. Stephanie: 102 Rutherford. Jeanne: 55. 102.145. 177 Ryan. Tom: 102 e Scadden. Jayson: 39. 108. 145, 148 Scadden, Missy: 108. 152 Scadden. Texas: 114, 152 Seita, Charles L.: 183 Senior Class Play: 26. 27 Settle. Glen: 93 Shearon. John: 93 Shepler. Donnie: 108 Shingleton. Rusty: 114. 118. 152 Shouldis': 182 Sigler. Charlotte: 102, 152 Sigler, Mike: 114 Sigler. Natalie: 27. 93. 131. 142, 154 Sigler. Roger: 108 Sigler. Theresa: 48. 49. 102. 145, 154 Simmons. Connie: 102 Simmons. Lois: 125 Simmons. Roy: 108 Simonton, Scott: 27. 93. 124 Smith, Bill: 82 Smith, Brenda: 62, 93 Smith. Charla: 114. 151 Smith. Charles: 52. 118 Smith. Jim: 40A. 73. 102, 145. 151 Smith. Keith: 40A, 114. 145, 151 Smith. Lynn: 102. 148 Smith. Scott: 102, 152 Smith's Gulf: 167 Smith. Stacy: 54. 55. 74. 93. 128. 151. 154 Smith. Taffy: 9. 13, 17. 90. 93. 124, 125, 148. 154 Smith. Tami: 108. 126. 152. 177 Smith. Rick: 114 Smith. Sandra: 114 Snider. Charley: 63. 102. 177 Snider. Lana: 62, 114, 145. 151 Snively, T.A.: 9. 94. 145, 151. 177 Snyder's Service Station: 174 Softball: 74, 75 Sparks. Doug: 108. 130 Speidel, Jodie: 74 Spitzer, Candi: 12, 114 Stafford. David: 108, 151 Stanley. J.D.: 102 State Farm Insurance: 170 Station, The: 170 Steele. Chris: 108. 145. 152 Steele. Jennifer: 114, 152 Steele. Lea: 4. 62. 64. 114, 145. 148. 151 Steele. Nettie: 108, 145, 152 Steele. Russell: 102 Stemple. Ginger: 62 Stemple. Joy: 62 Stemple. Wendy: 114, 145 Stewart, Candy: 152 Stewart. Connie: 94, 134 Stout. Chris: 108 Strause. Kim: 108 Stull. Betty: 108 Stull. Charles: 76. 94. 132 Surface Banana: 168 Stuyvesant, Rebecca: 114 Summer: 8, 9 Sweeney, Daniel: 83 Sweeney. Rhetta: 114, 151 — Tackett. Tammy: 94 Taft. Diana: 114. 148 Taylor. Alisa: 108, 152, 154 Taylor. Billy: 66. 67 Taylor. Loye: 116, 117 Taylor. Missy: 11, 108, 127, 145. 151 Taylor. Susan: 63. 102. 145, 152 Taylor, Troy: 102 Teets, Wayne: 117 Templeton. Pam: 114 Thomas. Matt: 114, 151 Thompson. Darren: 94 Thompson. Kyle: 114, 152 Thurm, Kim: 55. 62. 102. 148. 151, 154 Todd. Mark: 102 Todd. Woody: 32. 94 Tom’s Locksmithing: 182 Track. Boys: 66, 67. 68. 69 Track. Girls: 62. 63. 64. 65 Triplett's: 162 ...........-r ■.....................■ Vaughan, J.L.: 59, 108. 123, 148 Vaughan. Stacey: 62. 102, 148. 152 Valley Video: 160 Venderlic, Denny: 40A, 43. 73, 121 Violet Touch: 168 Volleyball: 54. 55 7i W3R: 160 Walker. David: 102, 145 Walker. Georgia: 152, 108, 154 Ward. Billy: 76. 94. 133 Webb. Martha: 117 Webb. Michael: 118 Weber. Ed: 27. 40A. 40B, 40D. 63. 94. 124. 125. 151. 154 Weber. Helen: 160 Weekley. Chris: 53. 67. 103, 145. 190 Weekley, David: 114, 152 Weekley. Tina: 108. 152 Weekley. Tom: 103 Wells. Robynn: 18. 103, 148. 152 West. Bill: 40. 108 West. John: 59. 108 Westbrook. Angie: 103 Westbrook, Cindy: 49. 97. 121 Westbrook. Carla: 108 Westbrook. Michelle: 94. 154 Westbrook. Paul: 40. 108 Westbrook. Tim: 2. 67. 96. 152 Western Auto: 159 White. Shirley: 120, 121. 129. 149 White. Keith: 23. 168 White. Max: 29. 63. 103, 161 Whitehair. Randy: 103. 145 Wiblin, Howard: 19. 40. 121 Williams, Craig: 39. 115, 145 Williams, Mary: 62. 115, 148 Williamson. Jamie: 43. 78. 115, 145, 146, 148 188 Index Williamson, Jason: 96 Williamson. Miranda: 97. 108, 148, 151, 154 Willis. Janel: 115. 151 Wilson, Ann: 108, 152, 154 Wilson, Ed: 73 Wilson, Julie: 62, 103, 152 Wilson. Larry: 108 Wilson. Rick: 13, 63. 73. 96. 124, 151 Wilson, Sebrina: 49, 74, 75. 108, 145, 154 Wilson s Speed Machine: 159 Wince, Denise: 108 Wince, Elizabeth: 108, 128, 152, 177 Wince, Jennifer: 115, 145, 146, 147, 151 Winland, Sam: 108 WINNERS! magazine: 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22 Workman. Sherri: 48. 49. 55. 74. 96. 97. 108. 145. 148, 154 Wrestling: 50. 51. 52, 53 Wright, Eric: 40A, 41, 66, 67. 103 Wright, Kevin: 15. 59. 108 Wright, Mindy: 103, 133. 148 WV Telephone: 162 Yeager, Joey: 40A, 96 Yoak, Derwin: 115, 120, 121 Yoho, Janis: 121 Yopp. Krista: 10, 121. 154 Yopp, Rick: 76 — Zides: 167 Zinn, Dean: 103 Zeporas Quilt Shop: 159 Editors: Maria Hayes, Angie Hammett, Fawn Lucas Copy Editor: Diana Campbell People Editors: Marie Farson, Fawn Lucas Academic Editors: Laura Kimball, Gracie Morningstar Student Life Editors: Lesa Evans, Angie Hammett Sports Editors: Dianna Harding, Cindy Murphy, Renee Polasko Business Manager: Teresa Snively Photography Editor: Phyllis Powell Photographers: Jerry Bowie, Mike Coartney, Angie Farson, Ivannah Lamp Index: Missy Taylor WINNERS! Magazine: Diana Campbell, Terri Stafford Contributors: Bill Baxter, Melinda Burns,Jeff Carpenter, Yvette Drinko, Tracy Farson, Dorlinda Graham, Marla Hayes, Heather Hen- drickson, Jim McGoldrick, Connie Nichols, Oracle Printing Office, Kenny Parsons, Rick Yopp Photography Contributions: David Bowie, Oracle Printing Office Adviser: Krista Anderson Yopp Herff Jones Representative: Ron Boram St. Marys High School's Volume 67 PURPLE GOLD was litho- graphed by Herff Jones Publishing Company in Gettysburg, Pennsyl- vania. PRESS RUN: 350 copies of 192 pages plus a four page tip-in. The book sold for $20 a copy. COVER: Four color, laminated cover with purple, gold, and white col- ors. 120 pt. Binder's Board. PAPER: 80 lb. Bordeaux High Gloss Enamel. ENDSHEETS: Ivory Colortext, same front and back. BINDING: Smyth-sewn, rounded and backed. TYPE: 8, 10 Korinna for captions and copy. 18, 30, 60, 72 Headlines in Korinna, Brush, Times Roman Italic, Garamond Bold Italic, Lydian Bold, Stymie Bold and Optima Black. PHOTOGRAPHY: All black and white reproductions were produced in the school darkroom by student photographers. Class and faculty portraits were done by Davis Studio of Weston, WV. FORMAT: Freestyle, three, four, and twelve columns, and five plus one column. SPECIAL EFFECTS: Screens of 30, 50, 70, 100 percent; 1 pt., 2 pt., 12 pt. rule lines; shadow boxes and grid pattern on dividers. STAFF INSTRUCTION: A year course in Journalism I, the annual con- vention of the West Virginia Scholastic Press Association, and the spring convention of the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. 1984 PURPLE S GOLD AWARDS: All-Southern from Southern Inter- scholastic Press Association; First Place and two All-Columbian rating from Columbia Scholastic Press Association; Herff Jones Showcase Award. MEMBERSHIP: Southern Interscholastic Press Association, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, West Virginia Scholastic Press Associ- ation. Index 189 While in Shop II. Chris Weekly makes a powder horn for a muzzle loader. Mike Coartney accepts the John Phil- lip Sousa Band Award from Mr. Bill Duer. The recipient was voted on by the band. After cooking in Gourmet Cooking Class. Linda Barnhart washes some dishes. After the Special Education Hon- orary Banquet, Mrs. Marge Carnes assists with cleaning the cafeteria. Disecting a grasshopper in Biol- ogy, Kara Deem and MaryAlice Mayer read to make sure they can find all of its parts. Closing 9 Graduation signaled the eni of school. After completing fi nal exams, seniors gave thei last goodbyes to fellow stu dents and underclassmen be fore the graduation ceremo nies. Later the school became qui et and we knew people woul look back on the year as bein “Quite Right”. Seniors prepare to march onto Imlay Field for graduation cerem nies. - 1 I