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

Text from Pages 1 - 200 of the 1988 volume:

St. Marys High School 1002 Second Street St. Marys, WV 26170 Enrollment: 468 Volume 70 DEVIL MANIA spirited the boys' basket- ball team to the State Tournament. Eric Adams leads the team into a cheering crowd. f n i i i Purple Gold 1988 s 468 students entered the halls for the first day of the school year, many emotions filled the air. Every student and faculty member wondered what the new year would mean to them. Senior Rick Remish discovered Jeo- parday as a new challenge. Rick became a semi-finaist in the TV game show con- testant search. As the year progress, Devil mania united the four classes on one student body. Mascots Mark Little and Eric Adams along with fans added an extra feature to the boys' basketball games. The spirit aided to the team s victories leading them to State runner-up AA division. GOVERNOR ARCH MOORE helps in exchanging ownership from Quaker State to the owners of Mid-Atlantic Fuels, Inc. FRIENDSHIP AND GOOD TIMES make a memory in a student’s life. Brock Howard and Brian Hoff take advantage of lunch time to talk. oyalty was exhibited through- out the school year. The band's spirit marches through the hall before a big game and signs of support from students as well as the community were all evidence of a pro- gressive attitude. Moves made weren't only within the school. Quaker State, a local oil refinery, planned to shut its doors and lay-off all its employees. But support from the town made the outlook brighter. Instead of a complete shut-down, ownership was taken over by Mid-Atlantic Fuels. The school as well as the community knew one thing for sure. This was to be a year to Move In Style. SUPPORT FROM THE STUDENTS helped iheir peers in tasks they tried to ac- complish during the year. Linda Blouir cre- ates a sign to display at an upcoming game. Mrs. White's art class designed banners to show their spirit. IN COLD. RAIN. OR SNOW fans showed loyalty to their alma mater football team. Band members Kristin Bryant. Lib- by Nichols. Anne Neelen and Lynne Ham- mett use friendship and a blanket to keep them warm. Student Life _________■_ CREATING A DEVIL SPIRIT, Jerry Davis carves a pumpkin into a replica of the Blue Devil mascot. Jerry used his finished product for a grade in his Art class and as a decoration for the holiday of Halloween. J IN STUDENT LIFE Events remain routine from year to year but the style of each changes. Graduation, homecoming, dances and plays fell naturally into place on the calendar while individuals added their own touch to make these affairs special. Crowning Sheryl Maley as Belle topped off Homecoming, just as Mark Jackson’s honor of Mr. SM high- lighted the Snowball Dance. Under the direction of Mrs. Jody Cunningham, the junior and senior class presented Her Maiestv. Miss Jones in April three weeks prior to the annual prom at the Parkers- burg Holiday Inn. Extra effort at school functions, as well as in the community, made special memories to treasure, and allowed this year's events to Move In Style. CINDY BULLMAN, Belle candidate, watches the pep thuse in anticipation of Home- coming night. HANDS UP APPROVAL comes from a group of students at a boys’ basketball game. Fans showed their support at all athle- tic functions. Divider m SENIOR CLASS MEMBER Linda Blouir displays the spirit award. The class captured the award by being the most spirited group at the Homecoming thusc. BELLE CANDIDATE KIM RIGGS receives a gift from crown bearer Krissy Taylor. Newly crowned Belle Sheryl Malcy and other candi- dates await their gifts also. ESCORT LANCE GAINER congratulates fellow escort Burt Reed on winning the “Sexy Legs Contest. The con- test was held among the five escorts and penny votes determined the winner. MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR CLASS gath- er together during float building. | g j Student Life oment neared. The feelings were of anxiety, excitement, and anticipation to see if this year’s Homecoming would be as special as all the rest. The result made Homecoming 1987 a success. Spirit was visible as students took part in specified dress days. Monday was opposing colors day. Tuesday was twin day, and Wednesday was jersey day. Thursday was dress up day, while Friday was purple and gold day. “I thought spirit week was a lot of fun and many people participated,” stated Doug Poling. Float building also began on Monday of the same week. The freshmen class built their float at Kenny Hall’s home. They enti- tled their float “Swat the Jackets. The sophomores used the main- tenance building to build their float, “Deem Clean the Jackets” which won them for the second year in a row the first place honor. “Winning first place in the float competition was a great accom- plishment for our class. I hope we can keep the tradition of winning first place every year,” stated Joey Haddox. The juniors captured second place with their float “Zap the Jackets.” It was built in the Vo-Ag building. The seniors finished last with their entry, “Jam the Jackets” which was built in Jim McKnight’s barn. The annual homecoming parade began Due to inclement weather the parade was almost canceled,'but the sun shone through the dark clouds and the “show went on”. “Even though the weather was not so great, marching in the parade was still fun and it allowed for the entire school to be a part of the Homecoming activities,” commented Becky McLaughlin. After the parade the cheerleaders sponsored a thuse. Burt Reed was announced the winner of the Sexy Legs Contest. The junior class was named the loudest at the thuse and the senior class won the Spirit Award. Rain dampened the air, but not the spirits at the football game against Williamstown that night. Although the Devils were trail- ing as they entered the locker-room at halftime, it had no effect on the crowds enthusiasm as the five Belle candidates were brought onto the field. As each candidate and her escort took their designat- ed place in front of the stands, the crowd suddenly grew quiet. A voice from high up in the press box announced Sheryl Maley as the 34th Belle of St. Marys as the fans errupted with applause. “I thought any of the other four candidates were just as deserving as I, therefore I was really surprised when they announced my name. I am appreciative and thankful for the honor,” stated Sheryl. After the ceremony the gridders charged from the locker room with determination etched on their faces. However, the victory was handed to the Yellow Jackets when the Devils failed to gain enough points for the win. I thought we played pretty decent, but they had a tough team and really had it together that night,” commented Bryan Fetty. BECKY TRACY PRE- PARES the sophomore float for the parade and competition. 10 Student Life -— BELLE CANDIDATE TANA Lewis checks to sec who sent her balloons and flowers. PRINCIPAL GLEN DEHAVEN and Sarah Yopp await the parade. MEMBERS OFTHE senior class participate in the spirit competition. SENIORS MINDY LAMP and Harry Kidder put the finishing touches on the sen- ior float. CROWN BEARER JOE CONAWAY and gift bearer Krissy Taylor ride in the parade with Mrs. Janis Yoho. Mrs. Yoho retired last year as the English 9 teacher. Homeooming 11 “A best friend should be willing to share your happy times as well as help you through the tough times no matter how bad things may get,” commented Tana Lewis. Ninety-three per cent of students surveyed had best friends. Although they may have had many good friends, they felt that having one special friend was important. Best friends were not limited to persons of the same sex or age. “My best friend is my wife because 1 can tell her anything,” commented Mr. John Armstrong. Thirty-six percent of the stu- dents surveyed said that their best friend was of the opposite sex. Serena Talkington stated that Bryan Wise was her best friend because “We have so much in common and our personalities match well.” Many people didn't have just one best friend. They had many good friends. “I don’t have just one best friend; I have many good friends. I like them because they are fun to be with and easy to talk to,” stated sophomore Erika Watson. Hanging out after school, going to the movies, and shopping were just some of the activities that friends shared. “A friend is a person that you can trust and just be yourself with. I enjoy being with all my friends. We always have a lot of fun when we’re together,” stated Jenny Wince. RICK REMISH and BEST FRIENDS ME- Harry Kidder examine a L1SSA DAILEY and skclton. Lorce Cox talk. 12 Student Life WHILE IN ECONOM- ICS, Amy Wise and Toni Cornell work together. SENIORS ERIC CUN- NINGHAM. Alan Brammer. Steve Hall, and Bill Johns relax. ove to Ihe beat The end of January Is approaching and winter was still going its course as the Studci uTouncil planned their annual Snowball dance for Jan. 29. Studei danced to the sounds of Brian Skinner’s light show from 7:30-10:30 p.m. “My date and I had a really nice time, however I do wish that the music would have been more updated,” stated Tony Lewis. The primary objective of the dance was to announce the new Mr. SM for this year. Eric Cunningham. Chris Hall, Steve Hall, Mark Jackson, and Burt Reed were the five candidates. All grew quiet as senior class president Libby Nichols announced Mark Jackson the new Mr. SM for 1988. After the winner was announced, the four candidates and the recent honored Mr. SM were joined by their escorts as they shared a dance in honor of Mr. SM. “I was really excited to be named Mr. S.M., I am happy that my classmates have chosen me for this honor,” stated Mark Jackson. DURING THE and Billy Hughart dance DANCE. Melissa Dailey to the fast beat. (Disitfusions ismusions LOYALTY AND SPIRIT REMAINED CONSTANT throughout all athletic seasons. The stu- MARK LITTLE LEADS ihc dent body gained the nickname of “Bleacher Creatures” during the boys’ basketball games. To help team at an away game, in creating enthusiasm, noisemakers were used. Magazine a JU$m Spira There was a sense of ex- citement in the school this year, as a new sort of ad- venture was started. Mrs. Shirley White, hid “little spirits” all over the school. The object was to find these “little spirits” that were hiden every- where from under a desk to the ceiling. The stu- dents that were lucky enough to find a spirit were rewarded with a prize. Moves In Guidance The guidance office found a change of scenery this year. They moved from upstairs to down stairs. With the move came remodeling. There were paint, new furniture and carpet added to the new offices. Guidance coun- selor Mrs. Betsy Putnam chose to have her office painted a pale beige. Mr. Bill Brizendine. also a counselor, decided against this and instead asked the student body to decorate his walls with spray paint during the lunch periods. THEN AND NOW. People change in appearances as years go by. By row and ages: Jenny Doty 2 and 18: Mark and Susan Little 5 and 18, 3 and 15; Mr. John Armstrong I month and 38. Tbm and N@w Can you imagine what you’ll look like 20 years from now? No one really can. It's all a disillusion. With some people's baby picture it's obvious as to whom it is. They just haven’t changed much. Then there are those peo- ple who look like a com- pletely different person. In one way or another we have all changed and we have all grown. Over the last few years a sort of trend has started in the local paper. People take baby pictures of fam- ily members and put them in the paper on their birthday. This was done to show that this was a special day for the pic- tured person and to show how much they have changed and grown. ADDING HIS ARTISTIC TOUCH. Robert Baffic rating the guidance office’s walls. 16 Magazine helps in deco- Student council member, Lea on the marquee in front of the Steele updates the information school. During a drug awareness assem- bly, Steve Gaunty tells about his ball and his encounter with past history in professional foot- drugs. Anyone that drives by the high school at night can see how the new marquee lights up the front yard. On it is post- ed useful information pertaining to the school and community. Members of the stu- dent council were re- sponsible for up dating the information. “I like being able to post infor- mation that is helpful to the school,” commented Lea Steele. Dates of sports’ events, vacations, and competitions made up the information on the marquee. • SNssNNNVNN. . ' t3ggnrafUfra Song....Could Have Been Rock Group....Whitesnake Country Group...Alabama TV Show..........Alf Ice Cream...Chocolate Color....Blue Sport..Football Movie...Three Men A Baby ouch doum on drugs Drug and alcohol abuse was the topic of professional football player Steve Gaunty’s program. The assembly was presented to the student body on March 3. With the help of Sports World Ministries, Gaunty was able to share some of his experiences with SMHS students. Gaunty started off his program by talking about his personal life with football leading to his use of marijua- na. He discussed “peer pressure” and the steps some- one who was hooked on drugs went through. Gaunty then gave useful advice on correcting drug abuse. These were the same steps he had followed to quit. Gaunty was a wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs. Next season, he will get the chance to play with the New England Patriots. Magazine 17 tyusic in the hail The lockers vibrated and the walls seemed to move as the marching band marched through the halls playing the fight song. The student body lined up and down on ei- ther side of the hallway at the beginning of home- room. The band per- formed in hope of spark- ing some spirit in the stu- dent body for that evening's game. Not all band members participat- ed, but the ones that did proved to provide all the sound needed in the con- fined hall way. The band performed before all ma- jor games. Giving their vocal support, the Bleacher Creatures traveled to various basketball events to keep school spirit alive. 18 Magazine NHS inducts new members The student body wit- nessed 18 new members being inducted into the Torch Chapter of the Na- tional Honor Society. The candlelight ceremony took place on April 11. The seniors that were inducted were Brain Had- ley, Lynne Hammett, Tana Lewis, Sheryl Ma- ley, Libby Nichols, Burt Reed, Lana Snider, Jen- nifer Steele, Lea Steele, Mary Williams, Jamie Williamson and Janel Willis. There were also six juniors, Jason Barnhart, Traci Chandler, Jamie Gellner, Shelley Israel, Luci Rutherford and An- gela Termini, who be- came members. In order to qualify for the NHS the students must have had a 3.0 aver- age throughout their years in high school, and have shown leadership abilities in their school and community. Inuasion of the Creatures The varsity basketball team had a memorable season this year and the enthusiastic St. Marys fans supported them all the way to state runner- up. This group of basket- ball fans were rightly named the “Bleacher Creatures.” At home games the “Bleacher Creatures” turned out with noise- makers in hand such as wood blocks and horns. They also traveled faith- fully to away games to help compete with the en- thusiasm of the other team’s crowd. Many times they even out-num- bered their counterparts. The “Bleacher Crea- tures” could be spotted wherever they went. Hoff’s Exxon and The Kleen Machine sponsored them by providing the students involved with purple and gold T-shirts with “S.M.H.S. Bleacher Creatures” printed big and bold on the front. The “Bleacher Crea- tures’ leaders were senior Mark Little and junior Eric Adams along with the varsity cheerleaders. - Coach John Armstrong had this to say, “1 believe, especially in basketball, the home court advantage means a lot and with the “Bleacher Creatures” it made it 10 times better. 1 hope the winning contin- ues in the future.” Preparing to induct a National Honor Society member, Lance Gainer lights a candle. Oil Spill Jackpot “I am going to hit the big one.” These were the words of Tom Raber, sophomore Stephanie Raber’s father, a week be- fore he did just that. Raber purchased a lottery ticket at People’s News winner and won a chance to spin the wheel. He won $725,000 in this spin. Raber still brought home $580,000 of the jackpot after taxes. The Rabers’ plan was to continue with their same lifestyle. Hooded, visitors KXKSKXKXKEKKKXKSKK Between 1 and 1.5 mil- lion gallons of oil spilled from an Ashland Oil Cor- poration in Jefferson, Pennsylvania. The Janu- ary oil spill traveled down the river into our area. The community’s water supply wasn’t effected due to the fact that our water was drawn from drilled wells. Never the less, people were asked to curtail water usage. The Klue Klux Klan visited St. Marys on Sun- day, October 30. They came to relay the message to the 300 spectators of white supremacy and seg- regation. The group was made of 20 KKK mem- bers who marched and sang the hymn, “Jesus Loves the Little Chil- dren” and 15-20 members who handed out pam- phlets. explosion Friday, May 13 a fatal blast occurred on the third floor of the Special Chemi- cals Building at the local American Cyanamid’s Wil- low Island Plant. One man was killed and two workers injured in the blast. The man killed was James Robinson of Parkersburg. The men in- jured were Kenneth Lough of St. Marys and Tim Car- routhers of Newport, Ohio. The cause of the accident was unknown. A team of ex- perts from the company’s headquarters were sent in to investigate. Destruction from a chemical blast could be seen at American Cynamid, a local plant, from Rt. 2. The explosion caused the death of one man and injured two others. Magazine 19 0 The nat breath until essica Lives Dn held its 8-month-old Jessica McC ure was res- cued from a Midland, Texas well. During the 2 and a half days of confine- ment 22 feet down, Jessi- ca could be heard crying at times and singing at others. Then the country bonded together to feel re- lief when she was finally rescued. The good news was announced at the Fri- day night football game at SMHS to the crowd. Flight of an Angel It was considered a miracle when 4-year-old Cecilia Cichan was the sole survivor of a North- west airlines crash during takeoff in Detroit, Michi- gan. The accident result- ed in the death of the oth- er 154 passengers and crew members. Peace Talks Milhail Gorbachev vis- ited the United States for the first time in Decem- ber, 1987. He came to meet with President Rea- gan for a nuclear arms summit. The signing of the U.S. — Soviet treaty on intermediate nuclear forces was in Washington D.C. Despite tough talk on issues such as human rights, the two leaders came to an agreement. The targets for reduction were the Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles. Black October 19, 1987 will go down in history as “Black Monday”. It marked the biggest crash of the stock market in his- tory. The crash was worse than the one in 1929, which resulted in a great depression. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 13 percent of its value in a week and closed at 1950.76, nearly 800 points below the heights of the summer. Black Monday had stripped $500 billion from the market value of the U.S. securities. President Reagon as- sured the country at this time that “the economic fundamentals in this country remain sound”. The year in Review In July, 1987 Oliver North became a new folk star, because of his per- formance in the Iran- Contra hearing. Many thought of North as the scandal's “fall-guy”. Did Reagan know of the diversion of funds vs. Contras from the Iran arms-for- hostages deal to the Con- tras in Nicaragua? Even though North didn’t an- swer this question, he did talk about lies, covert-ac- tion, abuses and the de- ception of Congress. Disillusions isiuusions November Burns A • 4; In the middle of No- vember, the weather was unusually hot this year. This was due to the large amount of brush fires. The whole south eastern part of the United States was smoked covered. The two states that were hit the worse were Ohio and West Virginia. On the weekend of November 7, the visiability was cut in half because of the large amount of smoke in the air. People with respira- tory problems were ad- vised to stay inside. 20 Magazine PROM QUEEN AND KING LEA STEELE a dance to the prom and Mark Jackson share theme. uite a night It was six o’cloclAnd Tara's da te was supposed to pick her up an hour ago. Amy's nmher forg® to pick up her dress from the seamstress and she ha! to be rg«dy to leave in less than ten minutes. Bob forgot to order his (Tate a corsage for the big night. All of these incidents and many more came up on the night of April 23, the annual Junior-Senior Prom. For many students, prom was a very stressful night, as everything just had to be perfect. For others, the night went very smoothly. The prom was held at the Parkersburg Holiday Inn from 8 p.m. until midnight. Many students began their prom day much earlier, however. “I began getting ready at about noon when I went to get my hair done. My date picked me up at 4:30 to go to his house for pictures. After all of the pictures were taken at his house and mine, we then departed for dinner. However, I actually started getting ready for prom about a month early when I started going to the tanning salon,” stated Mary Williams. The junior and senior classes chose five girls and five boys to vie for the title of prom king and queen. Cindy Bullman, Lori Carl, Tana Lewis, Sheryl Maley and Lea Steele were the candidates for queen. Eric Cunningham, Mark Jackson, Larry Johnson, Mark Little and Burt Reed were the candidates for king. The crucial moment arrived midway through the night when the royal couple was announced. STUDENTS BOPTO A FAST SONG AT the Junior-Senior prom held at the Holiday Inn. SENIOR MYRON ROLSTON LEADS Stephanie Clovis to the dance floor. Prom L uite a night Lea Steele and MarkJjrckson were crowned king and queen and took the floor fora W dance together. They danced to the prom theme, “Time of My Life”. “Being named prom queen was a great honor. I also thought it was really neat that Mark and I were chosen because we are best friends,” stated Lea Steele. Music was provided by the Power Express. “The music selec- tions were really good. They played a lot of current hits and the videos shown throughout the night were really wild,” commented Tana Lewis. After the prom, students did a variety of different things. Some students went bowling while others went to their homes to watch movies on the VCR or to a friend’s party. “My date and 1 went bowling after the prom with some of our friends. We had a lot of fun even though I only had about a 243,” joked junior Kerry Barnard. Each prom-goer was allotted a long stem glass with the theme of the prom written on it as a souvenir. The tables at the Holiday Inn were decorated with purple and gold balloons and Devil pendants. 22 Student Life DURING THE PROM. Jesse Owens and her date Jay Hashman enjoy each other's company. PROM-GOERS SWAY TO THE MUSIC lhat ihc Power Express deliv- ers. TAKING A BREAK. Tracy Cronin and Na- than Bills discuss evening plans. WHILE DANCING, Matt Hogsctt, Christy Malone, Jon Goeltlcr and Danycl Fulmer talk. MARK HADLEY AND MINDY LAMP keep rhythm on the dance floor to a popular song. SENIORS PAUL BAX- TER AND MINDY BLOUIR dance to a rap- id beat at the prom. Prom JUNIORS TRACI CHANDLER and Dale Moore discuss the woes of life in a small town. Miss Jones The junior and senior outperformed Her Majesty Miss Jones, a comedy in three acts On April 8, the cast produced the show for the student body and again on April 9 for the community. Students were charged 50c to view the play on Friday and $2 on Saturday. The play was set in a small town dubbed Fernwood. The plot was centered around Miss Jones” and her great ambition to win the heart, and hand in marriage of her shy landlord Mr. Higbee. Also adding to the action was the arrival of a television star, Monica Marshall, who came to have a premier for a newly constructed supermarket in Fernwood. Twelve actors and actresses made up the play cast. Angela Termini and Becky McLaughlin were in charge of the sound ef- fects. Harry Kidder manned the lights while several other students made up the stage crew. Cindy Bullman and Jenny Wince gave the characters their new looks as they were in command of make-up. contributed as the assistant student director. Mrs. Jody Cunning- ham was the official play director. The assistant to Mrs. Cunning- ham was Mrs. Phyllis Barnhart. “Although the play took a lot of work and involved many long practices it was worth it. We had a lot of fun putting on the show for the students and the community,” commented cast member Janel Willis. majesty CAST MEMBERS: (front row) Mark Ni- chols. Eric Adams, Dc- borha Boley, (second row) Lori Carl, Mary Williams, Libby Nichols, Anne Neelen, Sheila El- der, (back row) Mike Morrison, Traci Chan- dler, Mark Little. Janel Willis, Dale Moore, and Kristin Bryant. 24 Student Life BEFORE THE EVEN- ING PERFOR- MANCE, Anne Neelen and Traci Chandler con- template their attire. BEGGING FOR HER HAND IN MAR- RIAGE, Dale Moore’s behavior astonishes Jancl Willis. Class Play Marks dance. RESTING FOR LUNCH. Bill Johns serves an Olympic par- ticipant. SENIOR MINDY LAMP ties a balloon to the wrist of an athlete. PSYCHOLOGY TEACHER Barbara Reckard and Matthew DURING THE AFTERNOON, partici- pants enjoy a hayride. Student Life SENIORS DEBORHA BOLEY AND Barb Bar- ley direct a game for the Olympic athletes. 'v Athletes from PleasaT litchie, Tyler and Wetzel Counties once again competed in tracW | ld events in the Special Olym- pics hosted by Pleasants County. The Olympics were held at the Paul Andres Field at the Colin Anderson Center on May 13 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Volunteers from the high school served as chaperones for the athletes and assisted in getting the athletes to the events on time and taking them to the other activities that were offered. “I really enjoyed working with the kids. Everyone seemed to have a fun time,” stated Mary Williams. The Marching Devils performed the music for the opening cere- mony, while other organizations helped with the activities. When the athletes were not competing in an event, they could enjoy the activities that were offered such as a magic show, carnival games and rides on the Fire truck and hay wagon. “Working with handicapped people made me truly appreciate how fortunate 1 am, stated senior Mindy Lamp. ssembly honor Not only was June 1 signiffcaiuas being the last school day for seniors, but it was also the day that many students received recog- nition for their outstanding accomplishments throughout the past school year. The annual Awards Assembly began at 1 p.m. as 111 members of the graduating class marched into Rosenlieb Auditorium to the tune of “Pomp and Circumstance”. After the invocation, Jennifer Cunningham led the student body in the Pledge of Allegiance and sang the Star Spangled Banner. The Reverend Bill Butterfield delivered the address to the student body with special reference to the graduates. Reverend Butterfield relayed to the students that one of the most important things to remember in life was to never give up and quit. Students were honored in academics as well as athletics at the assembly. The American Cyanamid Science Award was awarded to senior Lance Gainer. Jamie Gellner was the recipient of the Bausch Lomb Science Award. Teachers presented deserving students with awards in the various academic areas of math, for- eign languages and art. Mr. Daniel Allman presented the John Phillip Sousa Award to Myron Rolston. Twenty-six seniors were honored as being named Presidential Scholars and the DAR Good Citizen Award was received by Anne Neelen. The valedictorian, Lance Gainer, and the salutatorian, Jamie Williamson, were also recognized during the event. Underclassmen as well as seniors were commended for their athletic efforts in track, softball, and baseball. The Dave Wilson Memorial Athlete Award was presented to Eric Cunningham by Coach Denny Venderlic. Jennifer Cunningham delivered a musical selection to the gradu- ates prior to Mr. Erwin Berry presenting the class flag. “I really enjoyed the assembly and I thought it was nice that students received the recognition they deserved. Watching the sen- iors march in and out of the auditorium was also nice,” commented junior Rodney Johnson. JESSI WAGNER RE- CEIVES the most out- standing Russian I stu- dent award from Mrs. Janet Rea. 28 Student Life Awards PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS arc recog- nized by the student body. GRADUATES RE- WARD their fellow classmates with a stand- ing ovation. MRS. PHYLLIS BARNHART AND MRS. JODY CUN- NINGHAM distribute certificates. BECKY MCLAUGH- LIN receives the “I Dare You Award” from Mrs. Betsy Putnam. ooking ahead back A black and silver flag bearing the word? “Today we follow, tomor- row we lead” flew high over Imlay Field on June 6 as 111 seniors were brought together one last time. The graduation ceremony began at 8 p.m. and the graduates marched onto the field to “Pomp and Circumstance” orchestrated by the Blue Devil concert band under the direction of Mr. Dan Allman. Everyone remained standing as Father Steve Dube of the St. John's Catholic Church offered the invocation. Class Salutatorian Jamie Williamson then approached the platform and offered a message of advice and encouragement to her classmates. The Valedictory address by Lance Gainer followed and contained a charge to all that this class had the capability to excel in all of their future endeavors if they extend the attitude and desire to make it happen. Principal Glen DeHaven introduced the speaker for the evening, Mrs. Charlotte Lane, a former SMHS graduate, who exemplified Blue Devil Tradition, having attained a law degree and served on the WV Legislature as well as the Public Service Commission. Dr. Lane, a candidate for the Justice of the WV Supreme Court of Appeals commanded the full attention of the Class of '88 as well as the crowd as she discussed attitude, desire, dedication and hard work as ingredi- ents for success in life. STUDENTS WAIT TO HEAR the Recessional lo march from the field. 30 Student Life SENIOR CLASS OF- FICERS lower their class flag at the end of the ceremony. CLASS VALEDICTO- RIAN LANCE GAIN- ER addresses his class- mates. MYRON ROLSTON RECEIVES HIS DI- PLOMA from Board President Jim McKnight (an£BSu£t Carf __ AFTER THE CERE- MONY. Mindy Lamp and Charla Smith say goodbye. JENNY DOTY AND Lea Stocle exchange cards before graduation. GRADUATES PRE- PARE to change their tassels from right to left. KIM RIGGS AND Rick Rcmish march to “Pomp and Circumstance . PRINCIPAL GLEN DEHAVEN acknowl- edges outstanding achievements of seniors. BEFORE THE CERE- MONY. Mr. Roger Huffman prepares to line up the graduates. 32 Student Life ooking ahead thinking back After the presentation of the classunWPffarold Carl, Superin- tendent of Pleasants County Schools, and the Board of Education, Mr. DeHaven then called the roll call of the class and Mr. Jim McKnight, Board President, presented the diplomas. Mr. DeHa- ven then recognized the outstanding accomplishments of the graduating seniors including those who had received scholarships to various colleges and universities. With a cue from the band, the graduates sang the “Alma Mat- er. The class officers, Libby Nichols, Rick Remish, Lori Carl and Lynne Hammett, then lowered the class flag and presented it to Mr. DeHaven. The Benediction was given by the Reverend Ron Branch of the Pleasants Baptist Church and then the Recessional was played as the alumni marched from the field. The Class Sermon was held at 8 p.m. on Sunday, June 5 in the Rosenlieb Auditorium. The sermon was presented by the Reverend Michael Morris, a former graduate of SMHS. Reverend Morris spoke on “Beating the Bear”. Dr. Charlotte Lane deliv- ers the Commencement address. Graduation 33 JENNY DOTY AND RONNIE STEELE rest after a long evening at _ the party. LEE HUNT AND DEBBIE BOLEY dance the night away at the sen- ior party. TAKING A BREAK FROM THE POOL Keith Smith and Kyle Maston relax. WHILE WATCHING OTHERS SWIM Jenni- fer Steele and Dave Rob- erts talk. 34 Studeni Life “I really enjoyed ujLsenior party. Being with all of my friends at such a special time 9Ss gfeat. It was a perfect celebration of accomplishments and friendship,” commented Jenny Doty. The senior party was held after graduation until 5 a.m. Students were permitted to come to the party until 12 midnight at which time the doors were closed to newcomers. At any time throughout the night when a student wished to leave the party, their parents were notified. There were a variety of different areas of entertainment that could be chosen by the graduates. Some students went swimming or played sports games in the gymnasium while others chose to watch a movie in the auditorium. “I decided to watch the movie that was offered. It was “Amittyville Horror.” I think that was one of the scariest movies that I have ever seen but I still had fun watching it with all of my friends,” stated Diane Taft. BEFORE BREAK- FAST. STUDENTS WAIT for ihc drawing of the car. MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF '88 gather together to sing the Alma Mater. Senior Party AT THE CONCLU- SION OF THE PARTY Mark Jackson and Brian Hadley discuss plans. ock around he clock In the cafeteri here was music for the students who wanted to dance. Pizza, cocffies, cakes and drinks were served all night. Several times throughout the night drawings were held for items that were donated O busirtesses in the area. “I won $25 at the party. I was really surprfSW and excited when I won the money. A lot of my friends also won really nice prizes,” commented Cindy Bullman. At 5 a.m. the class gathered together for the final drawing, a 1977 Pinto that was donated by Clovis Motors. As everyone grew silent, Mrs. Jennifer Neelen, President of the Parent Advisory Committee, announced the winner to be Bill Johns. The class then formed a friendship circle and sang the “Alma Mater.” Breakfast was then served and the students broke up and headed their own separate ways as new alumni. Some students still did not go home, but went to other parties while others went home and retired to their beds after partying all night long. 36 Student Life MEMBERS OF THE CLASS WAIT ANX- IOUSLY to Find out who will win the car. PARTY-GOERS WATCH OTHERS PLAY BASKETBALL while taking a rest them- selves. AFTER BEING AN- NOUNCED THE WINNER of the car. Bill Johns accepts the keys. Senior Party 3 4 jACKe;s SUPPORT FROM THE CROWD gets Rodney Lamp psyched for the next play of the game. The Blue Devils' success went farther then ever in the school's history as they took “AA Stale Runner-Up. Sports Divider In Sports Volleyball made their mark in the history books as they won the first ever LKC championship. Boys' track and freshmen basketball dominated the LKC region by taking first, also. Twenty-seven schools went away losers at HUPCO tournament in which the Devil grapplers took first. The outcome of the event came from each athlete participating with their Moves In Style. Number of wins accumulated over a season did not always tell the com- plete story of a sport. The record books told only the facts and not the efforts made. A prediction of State Runner-Up couldn't be made when the Boys' Basketball team started off their sea- son with two losses. But the honor was gained along with Larry Johnson being accepted as first team all-state. TO PREVENT INJURIES, girls on the cross country team stretch-out. Tammy Taylor led the team by taking third at the state meet. LEA STEELE CLEARS the high jump pole at 4'8 at the State Track Meet in Charleston. 0 ONE, TWO, THREE STRETCH. Members of the girls cross country team loosen their muscles as part of a pre-meet stretch at one of the Devils away meets. | Cross Country sm Meet I 2nd Autumn Classic 2nd Skyvue 8th John Marshall 1 2nd River City 3rd Five Team Meet 1 1st Huntington 9th Forest Festival 2nd Quadrangular 8th Nitro 6th Magnolia 2nd Regionals STATE Tammy Taylor 3rd Rodney Taylor 3rd COMING DOWN THE HOME STRETCH. Junior Mark Reed prepares to pick up the pace as he nears the finish line in a boys meet. LIMBERING UP NERVOUS MUSCLES. Juniors Rodney Lamp and Jason Butcher stretch out their legs with a pre-meet jog at a meet. 40 Sports (J ross Country teams run by opponents Devils finish second in regionals enroute to successful year The St. Marys Cross Country sea- son had as many ups and downs as the several courses the team encountered. Injuries during the season to key per- formers hurt the team’s performance. But several underclassmen stepped in and enabled the squad to post a 57-32 record. Three hard weeks of practice and roadwork primed the team for their opening meet, their own Autumn Classic. Jason Butcher, Mark Reed, and Rodney Lamp all finished in the top eight as the Devil boys placed sec- ond out of seven teams. The squads next meet saw the same trio plus Rick Remish finish in the top ten at Skyvue. The runners finished second in the three team field. After three mediocre showings the Blue Devil boys came up with their best performance of the season. Against an ultra-tough 12 teams at the Huntington Invite, the team best- ed all other squads by taking first place honors there. After reaching this plateau injuries began to set in. Several runners missed action due to this but the team pulled together and continued to excel as the season came to a close. The regional meet saw Lamp and Butcher finish in the top ten as the Blue Devils finished second to nemisis Magnolia. Lamp’s fourth place finish at the regionals qualified him for the state meet where he finished third. “We accomplished a lot as a team and for a young team we did well,” said Lamp, a junior. “Next year should be a good year for our team and me because regionals will be held in St. Marys. This should help the team a lot and give us a lot of confi- dence going into the state meet.” On the girls’ side the squad could never get enough runners together (five runners are needed to comprise a team score) to qualify as a team until the regional. But, the five girl squad of Tammy Taylor, Sarah Gorman, Diana Bunner, Jesse Owens, and Kel- ly Remish all turned in several im- pressive individual efforts. At the regionals, all five members finished in the top fifteen as the Lady Devils matched their male counter- parts by finishing runners-up to Mag- nolia. Taylor, who took top honors in three meets during the year, took fifth at the regionals to gain a spot in the state meet. She crossed the finish line in third place there. “It takes a special person to run cross country because of all the hard work involved,” said Taylor, also a junior. “Also, because there were so few of us we became a close knit group. Our girls’ team only had four runners at many meets and we couldn’t qualify. Even with all this we had a good season and we should do well next year,” she added. CROSS COUNTRY TEAM MEMBERS: (first row) Diana Bunner. Mark Jackson, Mark Reed, (second row) Sarah Gorman, Kel- ly Remish. Jason Butcher, Robert Rule, Na- than Bills, Carmine Setola, Rick Remish, (third row) Coach Larry Butcher. Jesse Owens. Rodney Lamp. Mark Brake, Steve Talkington. and Jon Butterfield. Cross Country 41 Golf 23 wins — - 9 losses SM 203-195 Park. South 195 Ravenswood SM 167-169 Spencer 217 Williamstown SM 171-154 Parkersburg SM 186-215 Wahama SM 174-192 Gilmer SM 180-162 Park. Cath. SM 162-175 Park. South SM 197-177 Spencer SM 195-203 Williamstown SM 181-187 Spencer 203 Ravenswood SM 180-170 Park. Cath. 172 Sistersville 250 Tyler Co. SM 214-179 Parkersburg 190 Ravenswood SM 1st LKC Tourney SM 3rd Regionals LINING UPTHESHOT. Junior Mike Flana- gan carefully studies his putt on the green. FORE. As the ball sails through the air, Lance Gainer, Matt Graham and Mike Flanagan watch to sec its destination. Gainer joined Gra- ham as a member of the All-LKC team. TALLYING UP HIS FINAL SCORE. Soph- he stands in the rankings compared to his ad- omorc linkster Matt Graham carefully adds up versarics. Graham golfed his way to the LKC his eagles, birdies, pars, and bogies to see where All-Conference team. Sports evil linksters roll to LKC title Team effort, hard work pays in post-season Senior Lance Gainer and sopho- more Matt Graham each made the All-LKC team as the Blue Devil golf team compiled a 23-11 record, in- cluding a triumph in the LKC match and a third place finish in the region- al. In the first match of the year, a triangular against Ravenswood and Parkersburg South, the Devils found the competition stiff as they were downed by both squads. But the link- sters quickly began to get things in gear. Wins over Spencer and William- stown followed by a close loss to ultra- tough Parkersburg and the Devils were off and running. The boys’ then bested Gilmer by 18 strokes before falling to Parkersburg READY OR NOT. HERE I COME. Senior Lance Gainer studies the fairway before hit- ting his drive off of the first tee. Catholic. Continuing to show improvement and consistency, the Devils upset Par- kersburg South and started on a streak that wouldn’t see them lose for five straight matches. The streak in- cluded wins over Spencer, Ravens- wood, and Williamstown. After finishing third in their next two matches the Devils geared up for the LKC tournament. The John Harbor coached squad put on a sterling show at the LKC tourney. They outlasted Parkersburg Catholic by two strokes enroute to a first place finish in the nine team field. Despite another banner showing, the linksters were forced to put away their clubs for another year as they GOLF TEAM MEMBERS: (front row) Scan Brake, Craig Williams. Bobby Drinko. Matt Graham, (back row) Sam Jones, Mike Flana- gan, Wells Dillon, Lance Gainer, Brian Hoff, and Coach John Harbour. finished third in a tough regional field. The boys recorded the highest “AA finish but were defeated by “AAA” powerhouses Parkersburg and Parkersburg South. The solid performance allowed the Devils to finish at 23-11 on the year. “We accomplished about as much as we possibly could have considering the lack of experience we had. For such a young team we handled the pressures of big matches quite well. Because of the young golfers’ atti- tudes, St. Marys golf will continue to get respect in the future,” said senior Lance Gainer. oung Devils key to future success JV, Freshmen gain experience despite cold finishes The JV and Freshman football teams both started out on hot streaks but later in the season cooled off. The JV’s started out winning two of their first three games. But, they ended the season on a down note by dropping their last five games. Similarly, the Freshman squad started off hot by winning their first three games but ended the season 4-2-1. During the course of the year many holes had to be filled by players mov- ing to the varsity squad. This forced many inexperienced players to fill in the gaps on the JV roster. “Even though we had a losing season and had several players moved to varsity we played well and everyone got a chance to play,” stated junior full- back Dennis Hansen. Having the first freshman team in two years gave the 20 freshman foot- ball players valuable game exper- ience. The gridders definitely benefit- ted from this year’s schedule. The freshmen played teams with more players from schools in which they will play in the future. Their eighth grade squad went undefeated in 1986 and found their first loss this year. “The Freshman football team worked hard and played very aggres- sively. With good work ethics they should have a very bright future,” said Freshman coach, Denny Vender- lie. DOWN BUT NOT OUT. The Blue Devil of- fensive line watches as sophomores Mike Par- sons and Scott Bayless untangle themselves from a pile-up during a Junior Varsity home game at Imaly Field. FRESHMEN FOOTBALL TEAM: (front row) Newman Vannoy, Matt Richardson, Chuck Simons. Bryce Bullman, Tim Reed. Chris Parsons, Pat Runnion, Brian Smith (sec- ond row) Coach Denny Vcnderlic. Brian Bra- vine, Jason Poyntcr, Orarn Butler, Andy Aux- icr, Abe Collins, Norman Vannoy, Anthony Sparks, Coach Richard Conway, (back row) Marty Lawhon. Chad Adams, David Scaddcn, Brian Corrigan. Erie Shingleton. illlllS HUDDLE UP. The JV Devils offensive line prepares to huddle after catching their breath from the last play. JV Football 2 wins — 4 losses — 1 tie SM 0-0 Ritchie Co. SM 38-0 Pine Grove Valley SM 16-0 Ritchie Co. SM 14-38 Spencer SM 8-14 Ravenswood SM 0-30 Magnolia SM 2-19 River Freshman Football 3 wins — 2 losses — 2 ties SM 56-0 Magnolia SM 34-6 Spencer SM 37-0 Ripley SM 6-30 Calhoun SM 0-0 Wirt Co. SM 20-20 Magnolia SM 6-8 Wirt Co. KEEPING HIS EYE ON THE BALL. Soph- omore tailback Scott Bayless prepares to leave his feet to haul in a touchdown pass. 45 Football nderclassmen lead varsity team Devil gridders end season of close games, hard knocks Although the Devil gridders had a less than perfect season they were in all of the games until the end. Even with this, the Devil varsity managed only a 2-8 season. This season began with four con- secutive road games. They traveled to Ritchie County to kick off the season and came back with a 14-12 win. The following week, after a long bus ride, the Devils took the Sissonsville Indi- ans to the limit but lost a close one, 34-24. September 11, the Blue Devils took the bus to Wirt County and lost another heartbreaker, 14-12, to the number one ranked Tigers at the time. Next up were the Maroon Knights of Wheeling Central Catholic. After 48 minutes of hard fought action, the Devils again came up losers, 14-6. Williamstown was next on the agenda VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM: (front row) Coach Denny Vcndcrlic, Coach Bill Auxier, Dennis Hansen. Luke Burkhammer, Doug Renner. K.J. Eichhorn. Scan Flanagan, Coach Steve Deem. Coach Ed Wilson, (second row) Coach Richard Conway, Chuck Bunncr, Chris Hall. Mark Little. Keith Smith. Robert Baffic, Mark Nichols, Steve Hall, Eric Cunningham, Greg Davis, David Templeton, (third row) as the Jackets invaded Imaly Field for the annual Homecoming game. Wil- liamstown won the game on a “hail- mary” pass with a little over a minute left to play, 15-10. After this, the battle of the Devils occured in Ravenswood as the Blue Devils played the Red Devils. St. Marys lost another hard fought game, 27-12. St. Marys hosted Mag- nolia the next week in another excit- ing game. The Blue Eagles used an explosive second half to down the Devils, 28-6. On October 23 the Devils traveled to Bulldog country to play Doddridge and came away winners, 22-14. The Devils finished off the season with two losses at home by scores of 16-8 against Spencer and 34-6 against arch-rival Sistersville. “Two-eight doesn’t show how well Tom Moore, Scott Hearn, Max Hall, Matt Clovis, Tony West, Alan Brammer, Mike Par- sons, Scott Bayless, Eric Adams, Jeff Poling, Joe Hefner. Bill Norman, Shane Meeks, Man- ager Mcrwin Miller, (back row) Ward Grose, Leslie Mote, Bryan Fctty, Todd Murphy, Tony Lewis, Mark Hall, Mike Davis, Everett Ank- rom, and Kerry Barnard. we played. We played against a lot of teams that were better than we thought. Four weeks after we played Ritchie they were ranked in the state. Five of the ten teams we played were ranked in the top ten of their division at least once during the year,” com- mented Eric Adams, junior split-end. “1 think we can look forward to im- provement next year. We have letter- men in every skill position. We also return those interior linemen on of- fense. As for defense, it’s always pret- ty good. We have a lot of returning starters on defense, also. Next year’s schedule will highlight six home games. Two wins early could prove to be the medicine we need to get on track to a very successful year in ’88,” Adams added. 46 Sports QUARTERBACK WARD GROSE, JU- NIOR, watches anxiously as the play develops after handing-off to a Blue Devil back. Football 2 Wins — 8 Losses SM 14-12 Ritchie County SM 24-34 Sissonville SM 14-16 Wirt County SM 6-14 Wheeling Cent. SM 10-15 Williamstown SM 12-27 Ravenswood SM 6-28 Magnolia SM 24-14 Dod ridge SM 8-16 Spencer SM 6-34 Sistersville JUNIOR TAILBACK BRYAN FETTY BREAKING THROUGH THE LINE and breaks loose around the end against William- making a tackle in the backficld is Chris Hall, stown for a big gain. Varistv Football 47 CHASE HER DOWN. Freshman Chris McNamee gives chase to a Parkersburg ball- handler in an attempt to thwart a Big Red basket. JV Basketball ] 4 wins — 2 losses SM 47-39 Park. Cath. SM 34-9 Ritchie Co. SM 32-10 Sistersville SM 49-33 Ravenswood SM 46-29 Williamstown SM 35-61 Parkersburg SM 55-19 Park. Cath. SM 55-20 Sistersville SM 58-32 Magnolia SM 34-27 Williamstown SM 38-6 Ravenswood SM 38-15 Ritchie Co. SM 17-30 Parkersburg SM 49-24 Doddridge SM 48-35 Spencer SM 37-17 Wirt Co. JV GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM: (front row) Chrissy Davis, Wendy Malone, Lissy McCurry, Angie Kimball, Lori Grimes, (back row) Angie Rice, Lynn Braun, Laura Gorman, Stephanie Rabcr, Chris McNamee, Tresa Tay- lor, Lisa McLaughlin. V Girls post awesome record Sophomores, Freshmen lead basketball team The Lady Devils Junior Varsity basketball team had a successful year. The team was composed entire- ly of freshmen and sophomores and showed skill and confidence for such a young team. The JV’s finished the year with a 15-2 record. But their re- cord wasn't the only impressive thing that they accomplished. The Lady Devils didn’t just beat their oppo- nents, they demolished them. Of the 15 wins the Devils recorded, nine were won by 20 points or more. The season of streaks started off with the girls winning their first six games. Parkersburg Catholic was the first to fall as the Lady Devils eased out an eight point victory. They fol- lowed this performance with two crushing wins over Ritchie County and Sistersville. Defense was the key to both games as the girls held the Rebels to nine points and the Tigers to ten points. Ravenswood, Dod- dridge, and Williamstown would be the next three victims of the Devils before the girls lost their first game. Parkersburg High dealt the girls a 19 point loss to leave the girls with a six and one record after seven games. The girls rebounded from the loss with five straight wins. Included in those victories was a 55-19 win over Parkersburg Catholic, a team that the JV’s had only beat by eight points earlier in the season. The five game streak came to an end the same way the earlier winning streak had, at the hands of Parkersburg High School. This time the Little Reds faced a struggle and escaped with a 13 point win. The girls hoped to start another streak as they prepared to play Dod- dridge. Once again the vicious Devil defense rose to the top as the girls defeated the Bulldogs 38-15. The streak continued throughout the remaining three games of the sea- son as the Lady Devils rolled over Spencer, Ritchie County, and Wirt County to close the year with a 15-2 record. NO PLACE TO GO. Freshman Lori Grimes finds herself stuck in the corner during a JV home game without any open teammate. BATTLE UNDER THE BOARDS. JV Devils prepare themselves for a mixed shot by fighting for rebounding position. R oiler coaster season ends at 12-10 Blue Devil girls produce fourth winning season The girls' basketball team set out in mid-August to have what they hoped would be another banner season. Graduation reeked havoc on the squad as the Lady Devils lost all five starters from last year’s 17-5 team. Those same five starters had also been the nucleus of the state cham- pionship team two years ago. These key losses left this year’s contigent in- experienced. The Devils opened the season by reeling off three straight wins. After this hot start the Lady Devils ran into a fiery Sistersville team. The Lady Tigers dealt the girls their first loss, 57-50. The Lady Devils rebounded from their first setback with a 62-52 victo- ry over Paden City. Next on the slate was the Lady Red Devils of Ravens- wood. Defense keyed Ravenswood at- tack as they won the first battle of the Devils by a 44-33 count. Three tough away games would now lay ahead for the girls. The first game of the road trip saw highly ranked Doddridge run by the Lady Devils 72-44. The girls got back on the winning track in their next outing with a 17 point ripping of Williamstown. The optimism proved to be short-lived, however, as Par- kersburg Catholic dismantled the Lady Devils to leave the girls’ record at 5-4 heading into a three game home stand. Sistersville was the first team to visit the St. Marys gymnasium. The Devils avenged their earlier loss to the Tigers with a 37-21 win. Magnolia then dealt the girls a heartbreaking 57-56 loss before the Lady Devils geared up for a re-match with Wil- liamstown. They repeated their earli- er performance against the Lady Jackets with a 50-39 win. The remainder of the season was full of ups and downs but it looked as if the girls might be peaking for the post-season tournaments as they won three of their last four regular season games. After advancing into the regionals with a sectional win over William- stown the girls fell to eventual state champion Doddridge 58-35 to end the season at 12-10. “I really enjoyed my four years of basketball at SMHS. Over the past years the four seniors on this year’s team became almost like family. I think that with the play- ers we left behind the next few years should be very exciting,” said senior co-captain Lea Steele. LOOKING FOR AN OPEN TEAMMATE. Sophomore Traci Cox fires a pass across the Parkersburg Catholic defense. SPLITING THE DOUBLE-TEAM. Senior Lea Steele beats a trapping defense with quick fake and pass. 50 Sports V' SHOOTING FOR TWO. Senior Kathy Lewis goes up for an inside shot against defender in a home game. I Girls’ Basketball 12 wins — - 10 losses SM 51-26 Magnolia SM 47-42 Park. Cath. SM 52-37 Ritchie Co. SM 50-57 Sistersville SM 65-52 Paden City SM 33-44 Ravenswood SM 44-72 Doddridge SM 55-38 Williamstown SM 42-46 Park. Cath. SM 37-21 Sistersville SM 56-57 Magnolia SM 50-39 Williamstown SM 34-49 Ravenswood SM 63-45 Ritchie Co. SM 53-76 Parkersburg SM 58-72 Doddridge SM 53-51 Spencer SM 55-44 Ritchie Co. SM 51-20 Wirt Co. SM 50-57 Paden City SM 55-39 Williamstown | SM 35-58 Doddridge VARSITY GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM: ly Smith. Angie Greenleaf. Traci Cox, Jenny (front row) Kathy Lewis. Lea Steele, Mindy Efaw, Coach Bruce Marlin. Blouir, Pam Hoff, (back row) Dee Lough, Hol- A TEACHER AND A COACH. Devil mentor Bruce Martin attempts to give sophomore Dee Lough a helpful hint. Girls' Basketball 51 Volleyball 15 wins — 14 losses Williamstown W' Sistersville W Oak Glenn L Paden City L Magnolia L Paden City L Ripley w Parkersburg L Park. Cath. L Magnolia L Ritchie w Sistersville w Tyler L Wirt L Williamstown w Paden City L Paden City w Valley w Magnolia L Ravenswood w Ritchie w j Park Cath. w Williamstown W 1 Park. Cath. W I Wirt L Ritchie W j Wirt W Wirt W Park. Cath. L UP, UP, AND AWAY. IN YOUR FACE. into the air as she gets ready to spike the ball Freshman volleyballer Chris McNamee leaps across the net against the opposing team. VARSITY VOLLEYBALL TEAM: (front row) Manager Eric Davis, Shelley Israel, Holly row) Angie Grccnlcaf, Kathy Lewis, Pam Smith, Traci Cox, Luci Rutherford, Teresa Hoff, Stephanie Rabcr, Sheryl Maley, (back Hammett, and Coach Glenda Taylor. Sports JV VOLLEYBALL TEAM: (front row) Liza gic Davis, Chris McNamcc, Angie Rexroad, Brammer. Lisa Malcy, (back row) manager Katina Janes, Deanna Bailey, Serita Bunner, Eric Davis, Angie Kimball. Becky Peckins, An- and Coach Glenda Taylor. L ady spikers capture LKC title Rocky start, strong finish leads girls to crown The Lady Devil volleyball team probably had their best season despite only a 15-14 record. The season started off on a positive note as the girls beat Williamstown and Sistersville in their first two matches. However their luck quickly changed as they were defeated on four consecutive occasions. The Devils momentarily stopped the slide by beating Ripley but they couldn’t keep the momentum going as they lost to Parkersburg, Parkersburg Catholic, and Magnolia. These three defeats brought the spikers record to 3-7. From that point on the Lady Devils could only manage one more win up until the halfway point in the year. At this point their record stood at only 4- 10. The second half of the season showed more consistency as the girls again started with a win over rival Williamstown. The Devils remained hot throughout the remainder of the regular season by winning seven of their last nine matches. At the LKC tournament the girls got off to a rocky start by dropping an early round match to Wirt. The girls rebounded, however, in the double- elimination tourney to beat Ritchie County and set up a rematch with Wirt County for the championship. With their backs against the wall the Lady Devils pulled off two straight match wins over the Tigers to capture the first ever LKC volleyball cham- pionship. Their wins over Wirt marked the Tigers first defeats in the LKC in over two and a half years. “Winning the LKC was like a dream. We started from scratch four years ago and hardly won a match. We worked really hard this year. It was great,” said senior Pam Hoff. In the sectionals the St. Marys ex- press was derailed as the spikers fell to rival Parkersburg Catholic. This was their final defeat. The JV volleyball team also com- piled a winning record. The squad was composed of mainly sophomores and freshmen. The JV’s started the year by win- ning their first four matches over Williamstown, Sistersville, Paden City, and Magnolia. After falling to Ritchie County the Devils reeled off two more wins before dropping their final two games to finish the year with a 6-3 record. The JV’s work ethic and experience will only benefit the vol- leyball program. Volleyball 53 restlers fall short in quest of title Injury plagued season ends with 5th place in state “This was one of the most satisfying years we’ve had but at the same time it was one of the most disappointing,” said Blue Devil wrestling coach Bill Brizendine. The grapplers started off the year with a good combination of seasoned veterans and hungry youngsters. Us- ing this formula the Devils started the year like a house of fire. The 24 member squad opened their quest to recapture the state title that they lost in 1986 by capturing the Rit- chie County Invitational in easy fash- ion. The grapplers’ next match was their very own invitational. The Dev- ils proved to be rude hosts as they defeated several teams of high quality to take first place honors there. The next two matches would give the boys their first real tests of the season. At the Jackson County Invite the boys defeated every “AA competitor in the field as they coasted to a second place finish. The Devils’ biggest match of the regular season was next as they en- countered stiff competition in the WSAZ-TV Invite. Wrestling on guts and desire the Devil grapplers dis- mantled all comers to cop first place honors. After finally establishing them- selves as full-fledged state contend- ers, injuries began to set in. Down but not out, the Devils gave a game performance in the LKC Tour- nament. The hobbled grapplers still couldn’t quite reach their desired des- tiny as they had to settle for a second place LKC showing. Still trying to fight through the ad- versity of injuries the Blue Devils managed to finish second in the re- gional tournament as they qualified nine wrestlers for the state match. Steve Hall led the way at the state tourney as he finished second in his weight class. His showing wasn’t good enough to offset the injuries as the boys finished in fifth place. Senior Mark Jackson and junior Jeff Poling both came up with third place showings at the state tourney while sophomore Joe Heffner wres- tled his way to a sixth place finish. “This year’s team gave a strong ef- fort. We were not disappointed in our effort. We were disappointed, howev- er, in the fact that injuries to key per- formers hurt our chances at winning the state. All in all I’d have to consid- er our season very successful in terms of satisfaction,” said senior Mike Sigler. THUMBS UP. Coach Erwin Berry shows his excitement and approval of a team member’s move during a Devil home match. UP WE GO. Freshman Jayson Poyntcr hoists an opponent on his back as he gets ready to throw him to the mat. 54 Sports WRESTLING TEAM: (front row) Coach Bill Brizcndinc, Mark Jackson. Shane Meeks, Mike Davis, Jeff Poling. Steve Hall, Joe Heffner, Luke Burkhammcr, Dennis Hansen, (second row) Tony Lewis, David Meeks, Paul Baxter. Billy Hardman, Mike Sigler, Clifford Butler. Orarn Butler. Matt Haddox, (back row) Joey Haddox, Mike Blouir, Zack Lamp, Craig Williams. Scott West, Chris Parsons, Tom Dye. Jamie Haddox, Mcrwin Miller, Coach Erwin Berry, and Missy Wilson. VICTORY. Junior Ronnie Knight's hand is raised in victory by the referee as his opponent walks off in defeat. REVERSAL. Senior Craig Williams proves to be a slippery advesary as he escapes his oppo- nents hold to gain valuable points in the match. Wrestling FRESHMAN BASKETBALL TEAM: (from row) Manager Matt Auxicr. (second row) Ja- Marty Lawhon. Kenny Wells, Nick Meeks, son Steele, Scan Brake, Roger Miller, Tint Travis Fctty, Chad Adams. Sam Jones, and Reed, Brian Bravinc. Andy Auxicr, (back row) Coach Bill Auxicr. PLAYING IN THE PAINT. Freshman Chad Adams tries to create a pass or shot opportuni- ty- V, Frosh enjoy banner campaigns Team concept stresses as Devils prepare for future The success of the varsity basket- ball team overshadowed equally im- pressive seasons by both the freshmen and junior varsity teams. Without the refining of skills that freshmen and JV basketball gives players, there is no way that a team can hope to be successful at the varsi- ty level. This was very evident on this year's varsity team as every member had previous freshman or JV exper- ience. Led by a devestating offense and a stingy defense, the Devil freshman team captured the LKC title in con- vincing fashion. After opening the season with three straight triumphs the boys were mo- mentarily sidetracked by Paden City. The loss to the Wildcats would rile up the Devils and get them started on a win streak that wouldn't end until the LKC Championship. After finishing the regular season with a 14-1 record, the boys opened tournament play against Doddridge. The young Devils trounced the Bull- dogs by 21 points to advance into the semi-finals. The semi-final game saw the ninth graders easily slide by Wirt to set up a game between the two premier fresh- men teams in the area. The Blue Dev- ils would face unbeaten Ripley for the LKC freshman crown. Playing their typical pressure de- fense and high-flying offense, the boys handed Ripley their only loss of the season and proved that they were the area's best with an astounding 17- point victory. The win enabled the boys to end the season on a 14 game winning streak and with a 17-1 re- cord. “We were very balanced and tal- ented for a young team. Our starters and players coming in off of the bench showed great depth,’’ commented Coach Bill Auxier. “Even with this, however, our best traits were that we made other teams play our tempo and played very unselfishly. This team’s attitude is what propelled us to the LKC championship, added Auxier. A new coach and hungry players made for the right chemistry as the junior varsity team posted its’ fifth straight winning campaign. New coach Pat Boyles fought through a shortage of players and sev- eral injuries to piece together a group of determined boys who would end the season with a 10-8 mark. No post season honors went to the JV’s; none ever do. But, the exper- ience they gained coupled with the solid foundation laid by the varsity was another tribute to the resurgence of the Blue Devil basketball program. IGNITING THE BREAK. Sophomore Brian Hoff crashes the boards to grab a rebound. Freshmen Basketball 17 wins — loss SM 38-28 Ravenswood SM 63-20 Spencer SM 67-23 Sistersville SM 31-34 Paden City 1 SM 50-47 Wirt SM 63-26 Calhoun I SM 62-35 Doddridge I SM 46-61 Magnolia I SM 61-28 Spencer 8 SM 63-29 Doddridge 1 SM 60-27 Sistersville 1 SM 67-48 Wirt | SM 59-36 Paden City 1 SM 60-34 Ravenswood III SM 74-11 Calhoun 1 SM 57-36 Doddridge I SM 61-43 Wirt | SM 61-44 Ripley JV Basketball I 10 wins — 8 losses 1 SM 42-59 Doddridge Co. 1 SM 32-23 Williamstown 1 SM 44-42 Tyler Co. I SM 47-37 Ritchie Co. 1 SM 56-37 Walton 1 SM 38-43 Weirton-Madonna 1 SM 53-60 Parkersburg Cath. 1 SM 54-30 Williamstown 1 SM 63-35 Calhoun 1 SM 53-64 Parkersburg Cath. 1 SM 36-39 Doddridge Co. 1 SM 50-51 Sistersville 1 SM 49-41 Magnolia I SM 39-32 Tyler Co. 1 SM 58-39 Ritchie Co. I SM 64-46 Wahama I SM 67-59 Calhoun 1 SM 57-71 Ravenswood JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM; (front row) Brian Hoff. Greg Wool- wine, Matt Graham, Scan Flanagan, (back row) Coach Pat Boyles, Mark Brake, Jon Dean, Chris Sigler and Coach John Arm- strong. Bovs' Basketball fey CONTROLLING THE BOARDS. Senior Burt Reed leaps into the air to coral a long rebound during the Blue Devils 68-44 state championship game loss to Williamson. VARSITY BOYS’ BASKETBALL TEAM: (front row) Kyle Maston, Chris Sigler, Matt Graham, Brian Hadley, Larry Johnson, Rich- ard Moore, (back row) Manager Lissy McCurry, Coach Pat Boyles, Lance Gainer, Robert Baffic, Jason Schwcndcman, Rodney Lamp, Mark Hall, Burt Reed, Coach John Armstrong, and manager Duane Davis. 58 Sports ALMOST OUT OF REACH. Junior Rodney MEETING OF THE MINDS. Varsity play- Lamp leaps tograp a rebound against William- ers listen carefully as Coach Armstrong and son in the state Finals. Coach Boyles give them their instructions. lue Devils enjoys Cinderella season Boys reel off win after win enroute to state The final seconds of the game ticked off the clock. The long season had come to an end as the Devils lost to Williamson in the state champion- ship game. Although they weren’t number one in the state rankings, they were still number one in the hearts of their fans. The record breaking season got off to a slow start as the Devil varsity basketball team dropped three of their first four games. After the slow start, however, the Devils ran off three consecutive victories before be- ing beaten by Wcirton-Madonna. This brought the boys’ record to 4-4 on the young season. Rebounding from the tough loss, the Devils ran off a six game winning streak before losing to Magnolia for the second time, 75-67. Tyler, Ritchie County amd Wahama all fell to the Devils in high scoring games before the Devils fell to Wirt County in the “Night of Champions” 49-46. Capping off the season with road wins over Calhoun and Ravenswood. the Devils were the owners of a spark- ling 16-6 record going into post-sea- son play. Doddridge fell to the boys in the first round of the sectionals held at Parkersburg Catholic High School. The Devils then squeaked out a victo- ry over Williamstown 56-55 to ad- vance to the regionals. Wheeling Central would be the Devils regional opponent at the Parkersburg Field House. The Blue Devils pulled out all stops in handing the Maroon Knights a 57-56 setback. The loss snapped a seven year reign as regional champs for Central and gave the Blue Devils their first trip to the state tournament in 20 years. It also marked the boys’ second trip ever to the state tourna- ment. A bus filled with ambition and sev- eral nervous stomachs left for Charleston on March 15. No one knew what the trip had in store for the school's newest heroes. 59 B lue Devils enjoy ... The Tucker County Mountain Lions were to meet the Devils in first round action of the tournament. De- spite losing a 15 point lead at one time, the boys pulled out a 74-71 vic- tory to earn a spot in the semi-finals. Number-one ranked and undefeat- ed Huntington Vinson would be the next opponents of the Blue Devils. A hard fought game came down to the wire as Vinson missed a lay-up and follow-up as time expired. The win propelled the boys into the finals and will be remembered for years to come as one of the biggest upsets in state tourney history. Number two seeded Williamson cruised into the finals. Again the Blue Devils would wear the underdog label against the Wolfpack. Williamson took an early lead and never relinquished it as they downed the Devils 68-44 to end the season for the Devils. The record breaking season ended with the Devils owning a 20-7 record. That total is the most wins ever re- corded by a basketball team in Blue Devil history. Senior Larry Johnson was honored among the state's elite as he earned first team All-State. He was also rec- ognized on the All-LKC squad by re- ceiving the first team nod while senior Lance Gainer got second team. Ju- nior Jason Schwcndcman also re- ceived honorable mention All-LKC for his hardwood work. “Going to Charleston when we were only expected to win seven or eight games total was quite a pleasant achievement. It showed me that if you want to do something and believe that you can then nothing is ever unattain- able,” said senior Burt Reed. A JOB WELL DONE. Blue Devil co-captains Larry Johnson and Lance Gainer present the Devils runner-up trophy to Principal Glenn De- Haven. UP. UP AND AWAY. All-State guard Larry Johnson flies toward the hoop against Tucker County. 60 Sports RUN 'N GUN. Senior Lance Gainer pulls up for a jump shot against Williamson. COACH OF THE YEAR. Blue Devil head coach John Armstrong talks to the student body at an assembly. He was named “AA Coach of the Year. Basketball 20 wins — 7 losses SM 54-57 Doddridge Co. SM 52-59 Williamstown SM 85-64 Sistersvillc SM 53-56 Magnolia SM 75-70 Tyler Co. SM 75-42 Ritchie Co. SM 92-52 Walton SM 46-49 Weirton Madonna SM 58-56 Parkersburg Cath. SM 46-49 Williamstown SM 81-71 Calhoun Co. SM 58-56 Parkersburg Cath. SM 80-61 Doddridge Co. SM 59-48 Sistersvillc SM 67-75 Magnolia SM 98-60 Tyler Co. SM 82-57 Ritchie Co. SM 74-56 Wahama SM 66-69 Wirt Co. SM 79-77 Calhoun Co. SM 59-57 Ravenswood SM 78-70 Doddridge Co. SM 56-55 Williamstown SM 57-56 Wheeling Cent. SM 74-71 Tucker Co. SM 56-55 Hunt. Vinson SM 44-68 Williamson AMONG THE TREES. Juniors Rodney Lamp and Jason Schwcndcman go up for a rebound at the LKC Night of Champions. Boys' Basketball 61 CHASING THF. LEAD. Senior Brian Hadley receives a hand off from Mark Jackson and starts his leg of the relay. THE FINAL SPRINT. Senior Chris Hall uses a strong kick to separate himself from the rest of the pack. | Boys’ Track MEET SM I Geo. Wash. Inv. 8th 1 Pacer Inv. 2nd I Triangular 2nd 1 Dunbar Inv. 2nd 1 Ripley Inv. 3rd I Triangular 2nd 1 Gilmer Inv. 3rd I LKC 1st I Regional 4th I State 22nd PICTURE PERFECT FORM. Junior Max Hall displays perfect technic while loosing up before a meet. 62 Sports rack team optomisitc about future Disappointing year has runners looking to next year Hoping to live up to the rich tradi- tion of Blue Devil track, the boys' team had hopes of a state title on their mind. In the end their placing was lower than what they expected, but they still had high hopes. The George Washington Invita- tional proved to be a rough experience for the Devils as they placed eighth in a tough field. Hoping to make a stron- ger showing, the boys placed second at their own Pace Invitational. The team started to peak after these two meets and they made a strong showing in the remainder of the meets. John Marshall and Wheeling Cen- tral were the opponents in the third meet of the year as the team placed second. Dunbar was the sight of the next meet and the boys once again finished second. Finishing the regular season in fine fashion with a third, second, and third place showing in their next three meets, it was time for the LKC. Glenville would be the battle- ground for a classic LKC meet. With each team so close in location every athlete wanted to do his best against his neighbors. Pulling together for one heroic effort, a busload of young men came back from Glenville the LKC Champions. Moundsville would be the location for Regional competition and the boys once again rose to the occasion. This time instead of first place honors the team garnered fourth. Even with the lower placing the boys’ spirit still ran high as 11 team members ad- vanced to the state. Scorching sun and high humidity marked the weather for the state meet. Despite such adverse condi- tions, the team still hoped to place high. When the two days of competi- tion came to a close the boys stood in 22nd place in the state rankings. Even with the low placing the underclass- men on the squad will still hunger for a state title. “We didn't do quite as well as we hoped this year. Hopefully it will make us more determined next year,” said junior Rodney Lamp. MAKING HIS MOVE. Junior Eric Adams begins to make his charge at the leaders as he runs his part of the relay. UP AND OVER. Senior Mark Nichols pole vaults over the bar at the state track meet held in Charleston. Boys’ Track A FAST START. State 3200 meter champion junior Tammy Taylor gets a clean break from the starting line. PREPARE FOR TAKE-OFF. Sophomore Bridget Nelson takes off as she participates in the long jump. j Girls’ Track MEET SM Pacer Inv. 2nd Geo. Wash. Inv. 7th Triangular 2nd Dunbar Inv. 4th Ripley Inv. 4th Triangular 1st Gilmer Inv. 4lh LKC 3rd Regional 1st State 6th POETRY IN MOTION. Senior Captain Lea Steele glides through the air as she takes part in the long jump at the state meet. 64 Sports A COACH AND A TEACHER. Coach John GIVING HER 100%. Sophomore Heather Noland takes time out to congratulate sopho- Bcane gives everything she has left as she nears more Traci Cox while senior Kathy Lewis the end of her leg of a relay. watches on. iris’ track team runs toward goals Team effort, hard work advances 12 girls to state Young but talented girls and a pa- tient coach led the Blue Devil girls’ track team to a sixth place finish in the state meet and put Devil track back in the spotlight. Behind the leadership of seniors Lea Steele, Kathy Lewis and Lynne Hammett, the Lady Devils placed in the top seven in every meet and im- proved steadily all season. With the trio of senior leadership and the high scoring of junior Tammy Taylor and sophomore Traci Cox, the girls captured the regional title. Cox scored 193 1'h points on the year, a total thought to be a school record, while Taylor amassed 170 points. Cox also broke the school record in the high jump and Taylor captured the state 3200 meter title. The girls opened the season in the George Washington Invitational, a tournament known for a high-quality of competition. Although inexperi- enced, the girls still managed a sev- enth place finish. The Lady Devils only home meet of the season followed and the girls didn't disappoint the home crowd as they placed second. After finishing second in a triangu- lar meet, the girls put together two fourth place finishes in two high cali- ber meets, the Dunbar and Ripley In- vitational. After closing out the regular meet schedule with a victory in a meet with Williamstown and Ripley and a fourth place showing in the Gilmer Invite, the girls prepared for the LKC meet. Despite the unexperienced pres- sure of the LKC, the girls still came through with a third place finish. Beginning to peak at the right time, the girls then captured the regional title and sent 12 girls to the state meet in Charleston where they finished sixth. With graduation only taking three members away from the team the Lady Devils should remain a state ti- tle contender in future years. “We worked very hard this year, but we’ll have to work even harder next year if we hope to reach the goal of winning the state,” stated sopho- more Traci Cox. Girls' Track MEETING ON THE MOUND. The Blue Devil infield gets together to pump themselves up before their defensive half of an inning. TOTAL CONCENTRATION. Senior Burt Reed warms-up in the on deck circle to prepare himself for an upcoming at bat. oys capture sectional championship lue Devils fight adversity, put together winning season Expectations ran high as the Blue Devil baseball team began practice in the chilly air of March. The Devils returned every player but one from last year's state tournament team. To help better this Devil version Coach Denny Venderlic laced the boys’ schedule with several powerhouse op- ponents. The regular season was scheduled to open with a March 26 doublehead- er against Laurel of Pennsylvania. Rain washed these two games out and this unkind start would set the tone for the entire season. The Devil bats caught fire in what proved to be the actual opener as the boys defeated Frontier. But that would be the last sounds from the bats for a long time. After falling to Triple A power Parkersburg South the Blue Devils got strong pitching in a win over Wirt County. The biggest early season game followed but the bats still re- mained silent in a loss to Magnolia. A loss to Ritchie County followed and the Devil record fell to 2-3. Pride was something that pushed an athlete to perform above his expec- tations and with their backs against the wall the Blue Devils began to scratch and claw themselves back to respectibility. The bats began singing as the boys evened their record at 3-3 with an eight run win over Sistersville. Ravenswood fell to the Blue Devils in a 14-7 slug fest. However, the mo- mentum couldn't carry them over Williamstown as they fell to 4-4. Regrouping from the defeat, the Devils were winners of six in a row before losing to Ravenswood and dropping a doubleheader to River. The boys played just .500 ball the rest of the way to finish the regular season with a 13-10 mark. In the sectional tournament the Devils got strong pitching and clutch hitting to beat Doddridge County in the tournament opener. William- stown became the next Devil victim and the Devils were in the sectional championship. In the title game the Devils and Doddridge played a repeat of their tourney opener with the boys capturing the win and the sectional championship. The win advanced the Devils into the regionals where they were beaten by eventual state tournament partici- pant Magnolia. The loss ended the boys' season at 16-11. “Expectations were very high at the beginning of the season. The only way that we could meet those expec- tations was to win the state. I think we did the best that we could do under the circumstances,” said senior Eric Cunningham. READING THE SIGNS. Senior Eric Cun- ningham intently watches Coach Vcndcrlic's signs. I I - VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM, (front row) Coach Denny Venderlic. Mike Parsons. Eric Cunningham. Craig Williams. Ward Grose, Mark Maston, Scott Baylcss, Mike Flanagan, bat boy Robbie Wilson, (back row) Mark Brake. Richard Moore. Keith Smith. Larry Johnson. Jon Dean. Jason Schwcndcman. Burt Reed. Lance Gainer. Jamie Gcllncr. Byran Fetty. and Coach Ed Wilson. PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT. Junior shortstop Ward Grose practices fielding ground balls. Varsity Baseball 16 wins — 11 SM 13- 6 Frontier SM 0- 6 Parkersburg South SM 4- 1 Wirt County SM 1- 6 Magnolia SM 0- 3 Ritchie County SM 8-0 Sistersville SM 14- 7 Ravenswood SM 3- 7 Williamstown SM 9-1 Spencer SM 16- 0 Spencer SM 14- 3 John Marshall SM 9- 1 Calhoun County SM 6- 3 Calhoun County SM 24- 3 Sistersville SM 1- 4 Ravenswood SM 1-2 River SM 5-18 River SM 7- 2 Wirt County SM 9- 4 Ritchie County SM 13- 6 Doddridge County SM 3- 7 Doddridge County SM 5- 8 Parkersburg Cath. SM 5-12 Magnolia SM 4-0 Doddridge County SM 7- 4 Williamstown SM 2- 1 Doddridge County SM 1- 8 Magnolia Baseball 67 ANXIOUS TO HIT. Freshmen Scan Brake carefully watches the ball as he prepares to hopefully get a hit. JV Baseball 5 wins 11 losses SM 7-13 Warren SM 5- 2 Bish. Don. SM 9-11 Bish. Don. SM 1- 6 Magnolia SM 4- 8 Ravenswood SM 11- 0 Frontier SM 6- 5 John Marshall SM 2-12 Parkersburg SM 7- 6 Parkersburg SM 3-13 Frontier SM 6- 8 Frontier SM 4- 5 Ravenswood SM 4- 5 River SM 12-11 River SM 4-10 Warren SM 1- 6 Magnolia GROUNDBALL INNINGS. Sophomore Bil- ly Norman throws a ball to first base during the break between innings. NICE SNAG. Freshman Travis Fetty reaches high for a errant pitch during a JV home game at Dave Wilson Field. 68 Sports V team survives rough campaign Freshmen dominated team gains experience Winning only five games this year was hard on the JV baseball team’s ego but the experience gained was very helpful. The team was made up of mostly freshmen and competed against teams with a higher skill level and older players. Despite this disad- vantage the Little Devils still played hard, aggressive baseball. Warren was the first team to square off against the Devils and the Warriors stopped the JV in a high scoring game. Rebounding from the loss the boys pulled out a victory in the first game of a doubleheader be- fore losing the second to Bishop Don- ahue. Two more defeats were followed by two wins as the Devils clobbered Frontier and squeaked by John Mar- shall. The Little Reds of Parkersburg High School then squared off oppo- site the Devils in a twinbill. Despite playing against a team with much more experience, the boys managed to split the doubleheader with the Lit- tle Reds. The split brought the Blue Devils record to 4-5 on the season. A four game losing streak was brought to a halt when the JV’s cap- tured the second game of a double- header from River. With their record at 5-9 the Devils prepared to close the season with a pair of away games against two very READY AND WAITING. Sophomore Allen Simmons gets into his fielding position as he prepares for a possible groundball. formidable opponents. The boys played well for four innings against Warren but faltered in the late in- nings as the Warriors captured a 10-4 win. The regular season finale against Magnolia followed and the Blue Ea- gles won a five inning game by five runs. The loss dropped the Ed Wilson coached Devils record to a final 5-11. “We were very young and inexperi- enced this year. This inexperience showed as we beat some very good teams but lost to teams that we should have beat. The experience that we gained should carry over into our var- sity careers, said sophomore Wayne Darnold. TAKING HIS RIP. Freshmen Andy Auxicr takes a good cut during a Devil home game against Magnolia. 69 Baseball oftball team compiles 9-14 record Up, down season has team looking to the future A new coach and several new play- ers made for a very interesting girls' softball season. Mr. Doug Miller re- placed Bill Brizcndine as head coach this season and brought a new philos- ophy with him. Things didn't go right all of the time, but as the season pro- gressed the girls started playing a sol- id brand of softball. The Lady Devils started the year off hot as they defeated Wirt County 10-0 in their lidlifter. After a loss to slate title contender John Marshall, the girls ran off victories over Par- kersburg Catholic and Wirt County to improve their early season mark to 3-1. After seeing their record evened at 3-3 with a doubleheader loss to Rit- chie County, the Devils won a pair of 10-run rule games over Parkersburg Catholic and Ravenswood. But the GIRLS’ SOFTBALL TEAM: (front row) Shawna Dye. Michele Binegar, Lisa McLaughlin. Leslie Buttrey, Carey Marra, Jenny Efaw. Shelly Mace, bat girl Crystal enthusiasm was shortlived however, as Parkersburg swept a doubleheader from the girls. After splitting a doublehcader with Spencer, it was time to face yet an- other triple-A power, Parkersburg South. The Lady Devils gave South all they could handle but still came up short in both games of the double- hcader. The pair of losses left the girls mark at 6-8. Cross-river rival Frontier was next on the agenda for the Devils and the always tough Lady Cougars were only able to gain a split with the young Devils. The girls then played a very strong Ritchie County team. The Rebels had improved a lot over the course of the season and took a pair of high scoring games from the girls to drop the Dev- ils mark to 7-11. Weaver, (back row) Coach Doug Miller, Sheri Morris, Mindy Blouir. Lynn Braun, Amy Grecnlcaf. Holly Smith. Joy Willis, Angie Rcxroad and Stephanie Rabcr. Determined to end the season strong, the girls came out with their guns blazing in their next contest against Calhoun. Solid pitching, good defense, and hard hitting enabled the Lady Devils to blow� away the Red Devils by a 18-run margin. After dropping the season finale to Ritchie County, it was on to the sec- tionals. The girls beat Wirt in the tourna- ment, but they were eliminated by a pair of losses to Parkersburg. The two losses left the girls’ final record at 9- 14. “This year was a learning year for both me and our young players. Hopefully the experience will lead to better things in the future,” stated Coach Miller. YOU’RE OUT. Sophomore Lisa McLaughlin applies a tag to an opposing baserunner. HIGH AND TIGHT. Senior catcher Michele Binegar saves a wild pitch by a Devil hurler. Softball 9 wins — 14 losses SM 10-0 Wirt Co. SM 2-13 John Marshall SM 16- 2 Parkersburg Cath. SM 7- 5 Wirt Co. SM 4-15 Ritchie Co. SM 2- 6 Ritchie Co. SM 16- 5 Parkersburg Cath. SM 15- 5 Ravenswood SM 5-15 Parkersburg SM 3-13 Parkersburg SM 5-10 Spencer SM 8- 4 Spencer SM 4-11 Parkersburg South SM 1-10 Parkersburg South SM 10- 6 Frontier SM 4- 5 Frontier SM 7-22 Ritchie Co. SM 9-16 Ritchie Co. SM 21- 3 Calhoun Co. SM 3-25 Ritchie Co. SM 2-13 Parkersburg SM 29- 1 Wirt Co. SM 4-14 Parkersburg EASY OUT. Sophomore Lynn Braun gets ready to toss the ball back to pitcher Carey Marra after recording the out at first base. Softball 71 heerleaders compete Varsity squad wins LKC title The crowd was silent. The only noises were those of a team trying to overcome a point deficit to win the game. Suddenly, out of the silence came a shout. The crowd was set on fire and cheered their team to victory. This was a role the JV and varsity cheerleaders played throughout the sports’ year. Beginning the season with summer practice, the girls attended camp at the University of Miami of Ohio from August 8-11. Practice continued the remainder of the school year. To help create school spirit, both squads made hoops and signs for ath- letic endeavors. Mrs. Brenda Termini and Miss Glenda Taylor served as ad- visers. Since cheerleaders were athletes, they enjoyed competition. The LKC Night of Champions gave the varsity squad a chance to prove their abili- ties. The squad danced and cheered to a first place finish. The cheerleaders then moved on to the Regionals on March 12. There they captured second in the AA divi- sion. “Being an athlete means hard work, stated senior Kim Riggs. Combining voices and talent with the “Bleacher Creatures the varsity girls led the St. Marys fans to win the Best AA Cheering Section” at the state boys’ basketball tournament. i i VARSITY CHEERLEADERS: (front row) Melissa Dailey. Kim Riggs, Tana Lewis. Mi- chele Binegar, Cindy Bullman. Jenny Berry, (second row) Traci Poling, (back row) Chrissy Marra. Alyson Wilson and Erika Watson. CONGRATULATIONS. Boys’ basketball coach John Armstrong receives congratula- TIME TO SHINE. Varsity cheerleaders per- tions from Cind Bullman and Michele Bine- form a floor routine during the state basketball oar tournament. LET’S GO DEVILS. JV cheerleader Bridget JV CHEERLEADERS: Lori Cotlrill, Susan Nelson shows her enthusiasm at a JV Basket- Hall, and Bridget Nelson, ball game. The squad also cheered at JV foot- ball games. Cheerleaders §g|P f Sit i MARCHING TO THE BEAT of a drum, the Blue Devil Marching Band stands at attention during the Christmas pa- rade. Members of the band performed at events as well as in school. � ’ Academic Divider IN ACADEMICS Education in academics came from not only books but from experiences. Some classes ventured out of their normal environment and surrounded themselves with an atmosphere where they could use their aquired knowledge. Mrs. Janet Rea's Spanish classes went on a field trip to taste authenic Spanish food at Don Emilio's. Also six Russian students traveled to Moscow. Shark disections helped in biology and math students applied their know- ledge in Math Field Day competitions. TV Honor and Academic Bowls competitors took on other schools to match their skills. More than just grades came from studying in classes. Education came to students whether in the classroom or Moving in Style. INSIDE AND OUT, Mark Brake begins to cut open a fish in Biology I. GETTING A TASTE of Mexi- can food. Kelly Hall and Rachel Jones try a variety of plates. Spanish classes visited Don Emi- lio’s on a field trip. Academic Divider I75I What did the band do when they weren't cheering on our foot- ball team? The part 1 enjoyed most was band camp. It was great!,” stated Angie William- son. After band camp, the Marching Devils represented the school in parades. The band members also traveled to three competitions in the surrounding area. At the Sistersville Oil and Gas Festival on ANNE NEELEN conducts the Marching Devils during practice each day. PLAYING HER SOLO Holly Smith entertains the crowds during the halftime show. 76 Academics September 12 the Dev- ils played to a second place victory in their class while at the Ath- ens Invitational Marching Festival Oc- tober 3 the marching band placed fourth in their class. The percus- sion section placed first in their division. The Fort Frye Pagent of Bands was held Octo- ber 17 where St. Marys placed fourth in their class. The flag and rifle corps also re- ceived honors by plac- ing first over all in their own divisions. Being in band is a lot of hard work,” ex- plained Angie Wil- liamson. After marching sea- son the band members started to prepare for their spring concert and their competition April 30. The band scored a two on playing and a one on the sight rating with a three average over all. MR. DAN ALMAN watch- es Ben Powell, Todd Baxter and Myron Rolslon practice during school. IN THE CHRISTMAS pa- rade Melissa Carder docs her flag routine for the crowds. MARCHING DEVIL BAND: (front row) Melissa Carder. Doug Poling. Jenni- fer Cunningham. Mike Brodc. Chrissy Taft, Lana Snyder. Mary Williams. Ben Powell. Todd Baxter. Myron Rolston, Jon Deem, Kim Kemp, Lynn Braun, Jessie Owens, (second row) Shelley Israel. Melissa Tallman. Missy Wilson. Mindy Lamp, Lisa McLaughlin. Pam Ren- ner. Jo Lcasburg. Sabrina Malone, Brenda Eddy, Loree Cox. Stacy Shcplcr. Heather Clark. Susan Little, Jane Ann Westbrook. Regi- na Williamson, Libby Ni- chols. (third row) Heather Beane. Jennifer Bennett. Shannon Gettings. Steph- anie Clovis, Holly Smith, Chris McNamec, Angela Davis, Katina Janes. Buffy Mercer. Kelly Hall, Carla Davis, Stacia Westbrook, Tracy Cronin. Kristy Coar- ney. Becky McLaughlin, (fourth row) Traci Chan- dler, Kristin Bryant, Angie Williamson. Christy Ma- lone, Charla Smith, Diane Taft, Chrissy Davis. Jancl Willis, Christy Elder, Ni- chole Mantle. Jodi Colvin, Brock Howard. Diane Clovis (back row) Lynne Hammett, Dale Moore. Lea Steele. Jeff Eddy. Steve Maston, Shawn Dye, Harry Kidder. Zack Lamp, Kathy Lewis. Band FLUTIST JANEL WIL- LIS practices her music be- fore class begins. Janel at- tended WVU Honors Band. CONCENTRATING AND GIVING their all to the music, band members play during the spring con- cert. W|5A5AVV Students play jazz For the past four years, the school’s mu- sic department has of- fered a class that hasn't been offered in several years: Jazz Lab. The class was of- fered eighth period and 17 people were en- rolled. Jazz Lab gave inter- ested students a chance to play music other than marching, classi- cal or “easy listening”. “Jazz Lab is a break- away from legitimate music where you can just relax and enjoy what you're doing,” stated Kristin Bryant. The Jazz Lab gave several performances including a perfor- mance during the Christmas parade and a concert for the stu- dents at Pleasants County Middle School. The Jazz Lab also performed at the Concert Band's con- cert held on April 19. The Concert Band not only held their an- nual concert on April 19, but they also per- formed at Baccalaure- ate and graduation. As far as competi- tion goes, the Concert Band traveled to John Marshall High School on April 30 for a com- petition. The band re- ceived the highest rat- ing possible in sight- reading and the second highest rating possible over-all. “We did real- ly well at John Mar- shall. It made me feel very good to know that I was a part of the per- formance,” stated Chrissy Taft. Academics DURING A JAZZ LAB PERFORMANCE, sopho- more brass guitar player Lynn Braun jams down. DURING THE ANNUAL BAN D concert held on April 19, director Dan Allman leads the band in a song. WITH A ‘SOUTH-OF- THE-BORDER look, members of the jazz lab per- form during a concert. MEMBERS OF THE JAZZ LAB play their saxes in a performance for the stu- dent body on May 12. Band 79 Building skills for their futures, students attended the PRT Vo- cational-Technical Center. The center served the counties of Pleasants, Ritchie, and Tyler and offered classes ranging from Child Care to Weld- ing. The center also provided a job place- ment office and stu- dent organizations. The main reason students had for at- tending classes at the center dealt with their futures. “1 have taken classes at PRT for two years and I know it will help me in the future,” stated Rhetta Sweeney. Teddy Hicks added, “Learning about information pro- cessing has been enjoy- able and helpful. My experience will be a definite advantage to me when I go to col- lege.” The PRT Center had many other advan- tages as well. The stu- dents received three credits while they had the opportunity to meet new people. The PRT helped students move into their fu- tures. STUDENTS JON NI- CHOLS. KYLE Thompson, Rusty Shinglcton, and Lee Hunt adjust a welding ma- chine. REPRESENTING VAR- IOUS CLASSES, Paul Marriott. Tony West, and Tony Lewis ride on the PRT float in the Christmas pa- rade. NURSING STUDENT SALLY RIGGS types infor- mation into the computer. Sally was a local and state parliamentarian. CHILD CARE STUDENT LIBBY Perry assists fellow student Mary Jane Price of Sistersville paint a tee-pec. CHILD CARE STUDENT MIRANDA Pinkerton dis- cusses an assignment with her teacher Miss Alice Wise. c 81 WHILE IN NEW YORK, JAMIE Williamson, Lori Carl and Cindy Bullman en- joy dinner at The Trattoria. IN NEWPORT, RICH- ARD MOORE, Jenny Doty and Mindy Lamp cover the White House Christmas tree cutting. EDITOR OF THE NEWS- PAPER Richard Moore works on pasting up the newspaper at the Oracle of- fice. Academics YEARBOOK STUDENTS TAKE A break in front of the library of New York’s Columbia University. SENIOR JOURNALISM STUDENT Dai Meeks docs a voice-over for the video yearbook. DURING VIDEO JOUR- NALISM class, Pam Tem- pleton and Billy Hardman discuss the taping schedule. 1 ClAfC 1 Here's what's happening Several students raced against the clock this year, writing sto- ries, taking pictures and video-taping school activities. The school’s journalism staffs provided a very vital function this year: they not only reported the current events in the school newspaper, but they recorded the entire year's events in a book and on video. De- spite the work the stu- dents put in, they still managed to have some fun. Seven students, along with Mrs. Krista Yopp, traveled to New York City for a con- vention held at Colum- bia University. The students were also involved in some contests. Four Journal- ism II students quali- fied for a competition held at WVU. Those students were Lori Carl, Jenny Doty, Su- san Stewart and Rich- ard Moore. Richard won second place in editorial writing. Also, the Journalism 1 class, after studying adver- tising, made their own commercial to enter in a contest sponsored by the New York Seltzer Company. Said Lori Carl of her journalism exper- iences, “Being in jour- nalism classes is some- times very hard, but seeing my work in our school's publications is always worth it.” lournalism 83 DISCUSSING THE DAY’S EVENTS with Ja- nie and Ms. Charlene Daw- son arc Mark Jackson, Mrs. Rcckard, and Diane Taft. HELPING FOUR-YEAR- OLD Rebecca Berish unw- rap her new presents is senior Pam Hoff. SENIOR VICKIE MEYER PUSHES Charles Jones around the room on his new scooter. BUBBLES EVERY- WHERE. VICKIE MEY- ER, Scott Hesson, and Jenny Doty play with brothers Roger and Charles Jones. Academics Smiling faces and children playing were all that could be seen on December 18 at the Pleasants County Park School. Ms. Barbara Reckard’s psychology class once again hosted the annual Christmas party for the needy children of Pleasants County. In the past, the party was held at the high school and everyone got involved. This year, however, the psycholo- gy class ran into a few obstacles. One of these was Senate Bill 2510 that allowed only a cer- tain number of school hours to be used for ex- tracurricular activi- ties. So, rather than pe- nalize the school for one class, only the stu- dents in the class were involved and the party was held at the Park School during the two lunch periods and sixth period, which was the psychology class for them. One other prob- lem that the students had was that the Head Start children, the group previously spon- sored, had already been given a party by another group. The class solved this prob- lem by obtaining names from Commu- nity Action. “We put in a lot of work preparing for the party, but it really paid off when we saw the children's faces,” stat- ed Alyson Wilson. This expressed how nearly all the students in the class felt about the par- ty. True, the students spent three weeks get- ting things together, but the feeling they got from helping people in need was enough in re- turn. A few families were unable to attend the party, but they did re- ceive their presents two days later. Over all, the party went very well. Mrs. Reckard said of the party, “It was real- ly hard for me to give up the party we’ve had in the past, but this year’s party turned out to be a very exciting, yet very different suc- JUNIOR TERESA HAM- METT TALKS with three members of the family she sponsored about their Christmas toys. LAUGHING AND TALK- ING, DIANE Clovis and Sabrina Malone watch Trav- is Truax “mow the lawn. ■iwi vottWtfe Everyone should be bilingual! Foreign Language. What did it mean to you? Language was a barrier that had to be bridged and students crossed that bridge by learning a second lan- guage. Mrs. Janet Rea taught two foreign lan- guages, Spanish and Russian. In order to take either class, stu- dents must have had a C average or better in English. Spanish I and II were concerned with grammar and speaking ability while Spanish III and IV were mainly centered on speaking. “Spanish 11 was a lot of hard work, but I'm sure it will pay off when we take the trip to Mexico with Span- ish III,” stated Shelly Mace. During the year, the Spanish stu- dents participated in oral readings and translations. Russian I and Rus- sian II were introduc- tory courses into Rus- sian grammar and Russian III and IV em- phasized Soviet cul- ture and literature with the spoken lan- guage. Russian classes learned to do a folk dance while Spanish I students learned to tango. Every nine-weeks each class did a project related to the language they had learned. Some Spanish students made pinatas while others cooked Mexican dishes. Russian classes made traditional Rus- sian foods and crafts. Six Russian students and five adults visited the USSR and Sweden for 11 days in March. Jason Barnhart, Ni- chole Mantle, Rick Rcmish. Chrissy Taft, Diane Taft, Mary Wil- liams, and the chaper- ones left New York on March 27. 1 got to see a different side of the Soviet Union and it was an experience I'll never forget. Breaking my leg in Russia al- lowed me to see the So- viet Union from the medical standpoint and see things the average tourist would never see.” The group spent two days in Swe- den, two days in Mos- cow, and three days in Leningrad. AT THE ENTRANCE of the Kremlin in Moscow, six Russian students enjoy themselves for a minute. DEMONSTRATING a Russian folk dance, with the help of Mark Fetty is Mrs. Judy Nutter. 86 Academics MARY WILLIAMS talks with a Russian guard outside the entrance of the battle- ship Aurora in Leningrad. DON EMILLIO'S hosts ENJOYING THEIR meal Lori Grimes. Becky McLaughlin and Shannon Gettings cat at Don Emil- lio's. EIGHTH PERIOD Spanish I class breaks a pinata made for a project. Mrs. Janet Rea and Sharron Janes during a Spanish I field trip. Russian 87 Who ever said school can’t be fun? This year, learning was coupled with var- ious activities to make the learning exper- ience more realistic and enjoyable. For ex- ample, the biology classes did dissections, the English Literature classes dressed up as “Canterbury” pil- grims, the P.E. class went bowling, and so on. Also, the VCR was a popular learning learning aid. “Actually seeing an event in his- tory makes it seem more real and it be- comes easier to under- stand,” stated junior Kerry Barnard. Every teacher had their own idea as to how to get the students more involved in their classes. Said Mrs. Shirley White, “I al- ways try to be firm in grading and to give enough work to make the students want to strive to do their best.” Other teachers sched- uled trips to make their classes more interest- ing: the Biology 11 class made a trip to Wayne National For- est and the Physics class traveled to Her- shey Park in Pennsyl- vania. No matter what classes students were in this year, there was always some event to look forward to. This fact made the school environment more en- riched and more excit- ing. i JUNIOR ERIC ADAMS DISSECTS a fish as Traci Chandler puts finishing BEFORE CLASS BEGINS. NILES HART LOOKS OVER THE previous night's homework. Niles was an eighth grade student taking Algebra II at the high school. rftdoanced Student jumps ahead This year, for one period a day, St. Marys High School had an extra student. That student was Niles Hart, an eighth grader, taking Algebra II with sophomores, ju- niors, and seniors. Niles completed Algebra I in seventh grade and then took Geometry over the summer at Franklin and Marshall College in Pennsylvania. Although Niles does well in all his classes, math is his favorite subject. I en- joy math because it's so practical. You can do just about anything with it.” Niles also enjoys computers, music, and golf and hopes to someday become an electrical en- gineer. Niles’ situation was a bit controversial, however. Some said that a younger person would have trouble adapting with older stu- dents. Mrs. Rouse said of the situation, I think it's better for a student to take classes on his or her level rather than be bored in a class that’s too easy.” Core Classes 89 SOPHOMORE LIBBY LEARNING DISABIL- PERRY WORKS on an as- ITIES TEACHER Mrs. E. 30— R different appreacf? What does one do when someone has a signmcnt in Mrs. Brenda Cynthia Alkire helps Mike Termini's afternoon class. Smith with homework. learning difficulty and can't seem to over- come it? Mr. Charles Leonard’s Biology II class had their own ideas. They took volunteers to be involved in an experiment involving educational kinesiology. Although “educa- tional kinesiology” sounds very complicat- ed, the actual idea is quite simple. E.K. uses specific exercises to improve certain areas of learning ranging from reading skills to total body coordination for sports. After determining which area the stu- dent wished to improve, the student was tested to determine his or her current level of learning. At the end of nine weeks of doing the exercises assigned, the students were again tested. “The results were very good. All of the subjects increased their lev- el of learning except one,” said Mr. Charles Leonard of the experiment. BIOLOGY II STUDENT MARK LITTLE DOES A “MUSCLE” lest on freshman Matt Brown. Matt wanted to improve his math skills. Academics JUNIOR JOE HEFNER WORKS on finishing his homework in Mrs. Cynthia Alkirc’s L.D. class. EMI STUDENTS MATT MARKS AND Matthew Lynch listen to Mrs. Brenda Termini as she reads from a workbook. EMI STUDENTS MELIS- DURING THE SPECIAL SA PINKERTON and Pam ED BANQUET. Mr. How- Howard finish an assign- ard Owings. Mr. Gary mcnt in Mrs. Brenda Ter- Roush and Principal Glen mini’s class. DeHaven talk. “All of our Special Ed students try to do well in their classes, but we wanted to honor the ones that put forth outstanding effort,” said Mrs. Brenda Ter- mini, and that's exact- ly what she and Mrs. Cynthia Alkire did. This year's Special : Education Honorary was held May 5 in the library. Principal Glen DeHaven and Mr. Gary Roush, head of Special Education, presented the students with their awards. Three seniors were particularly outstand- ing. Terry Pinkerton was awarded the Spe- cial Ed Senior Out- standing Achievement Award from Mrs. Brenda Termini’s classes. Ed Evans and Rusty Shingleton won outstanding senior awards from Mrs. Cynthia Alkire's class. Other award winners were Melinda Pinker- ton, Libby Perry, Tonya Dawson, Matt Marks, Chris Reed, Kim Boley, Joe Hefner, Mark Maston and Texas Scadden. Special Ed classes also took a trip to see a Reba McIntyre con- cert. The students worked all year selling pepperoni rolls and other foods after school in order to raise money for the trip. “The con- cert was really great. All the hard work we put in selling things was worth it,” said Tony Lewis. Special Education 91 I Loud and clear Music, music every- where! People of all ages enjoy hearing a joyous strain of music. This year, the people of St. Marys were musically entertained not only by the march- ing band, the concert band, and the jazz lab, but also by the choir. The choir held two concerts for the public this year: the Christ- mas concert with the “Singing Christmas Tree'' and the Spring concert in which mem- bers had the chance to sing popular songs of their choice as solos. One of the soloists at the Spring concert, Jennifer Cunningham, made All-State choir this year. “All-State was really fabulous. We got to sing some DURING THE CHRIST- MAS CONCERT, Kristin Bryant accompanies the choir on the piano. FORMING THE SING- ING CHRISTMAS Tree , the choir performs during the Christmas concert. Academics great songs and 1 was able to perform with some of the best vocal- ists in the state,” said Jennifer of her exper- ience. The choir was also able to make a new purchase this year. The members raised money and bought a new Baby Grand pi- ano. The choir's three accompanists, Kristin Bryant, Kim Kemp, and Stacey Renner, were the first to use the piano. Stated Kristin, The new piano is defi- nitely a worthwhile ex- pense. If it's taken care of properly, it should last at least 50 years. I am glad we finally got it.” WHILE SINGING “COL- OLR MY World ’ al the Spring concert. Ben Powell stares off into the audience. CHOIR DIRECTOR DAN ALLMAN prepares to lead the choir in a new song at the Christmas concert. JUNIOR STEVE MAS- TON AND freshman Barbie Smith sing “Secret Lovers” at the Spring Concert. Choir In People Individuals made memories by achieving goals by themselves as well as in a class. With help from the faculty, educational memorabilias were attained also. Sophomore Lynn Braun received the honor of Hugh O' Brien award. Anne Neelen was another individual who gained recognition. Anne was chosen to represent the seniors as DAR Good Citizen. Homecoming week opened up the opportunity for sophomores to win float building. The freshmen class claimed their glory when 23 members of their class received scholarship letters. Attaining honors could be achieved by all students and faculty. Through- out the year, these indivduals gained their memories with their Moves In Style. K. - MRS. JODY CUNNING- HAM lectures to her Biology I class before an experiment. JOURNALISM I students take notes during a program given by Steve Gaunty, a pro-football player. The notes were used to write a newspaper article. SENIOR LINDA BI.OIUR Office walls in Mr. Bill Brizen- adds some color to the Guidance dinc's room. Repairs made at St. Marys High Making It Better During the year, St. Marys High School had a few minor repairs and addi- tions done to the building. Some of the repairs done in the building were to the ceilings while car- pet was added in the up- stairs hallway. Better lighting was also put in the auditorium and pur- ple and gold tiles were placed in the cafeteria. While school was out for Christmas vacation, Mr. Gettings’ ceiling col- lapsed. Later the school decided to then fix ceil- ings in all the rooms of the upstairs north wing. Later in the year, the band room, the audito- rium, and Mrs. White’s room were also repaired. New ceilings were put in and the lighting was im- proved. “It’s like wearing sun- glasses and then taking them off and being able to see,” commented Mrs. Shirley White about the new lighting. Another change which was completed at the be- ginning of the school year was to the Guidance Of- fice. “The additional space has provided a comfort- able place for students to lounge and socialize. As for my walls, 1 love them, and the labor was very in- expensive,” stated Mr. Bill Brizendine. 96 People Freshman Chad Adams Robbie Auvillc Andy Auxier Deanna Bailey Tim Barnes Eric Benneti Jennifer Bennett Shane Bills Mike Blouir Sean Brake Liza Brammer Brian Bravinc Missy Britton Matt Brown Bryce Bullman Diane Bunner Robby Bunner Tammy Burns Orarn Butler Stephine Butler Freshmen 97 Butler Rita Buzzard Steve Campbell Tammy Campbell Stacey Cathers Abe Collins Billy Cornell Brian Corrigan Lori Cottrill Steve Cronin Joe Cross Angela Davis Chrissy Davis Jason Dawson Tonya Dawson Miranda Drake Bobby Drinko Shawna Dye Christina Elder Travis Fctty Krissy Fletcher 98 People Students participate in time consuming activities after school. The leasure life in the sporting scene any students waited with an- ticipation for the 3:30 bell to ring during the spring and summer months. Playing basket- ball, tennis, running, aer- obics and bike riding were a few of the “sports” stu- dents were active in after school. Meeting on the court to play basketball was the most popular sport among the guys, while the girls chose to run and join in aerobics classes. A few of the students practiced stunts on bikes and skateboards. Leisure activities also included other sports such as racquetball, volleyball, walking and golf. With the fear of high blood pressure and dis- eases caused by being overweight many students ran through the park and some even walked to burn off extra calories. Another “leisure” ac- tivity that students start- ed doing was lifting weights. Girls and guys got together after school to lift weights at the park school. “Lifting weights can be fun, but also a lot of work. I enjoy lifting and it gives me a lot of self confi- dence,” commented Rob- ert Baffic. Whether students played basketball or just walked around town, there was something for everyone to do. Freshmen 99 Freshman FINISHING THEIR MEALS at Don Emilio’s arc Stacia Westbrook and Carla Wince. LEARNING A NEW DANCE in Spanish class arc Janecn Wil- liamson and Abe Collins. Shannon Gettings Lora Gorman Lori Grimes Steve Grose Matt Haddox Brian Hall Kelly Hall Susan Hall Steve Hart Phil Hatfield Scott Hesson Jason Hickman Norman Horner Jim Hudkins Kari Huffman Katina Janes Rachel Jones Sam Jones Darla Kelley Angie Kimball 100 People Getting Harder classes, more freedom experienced by newcomers Freshmen enter o most of the j students who were starting their freshmen year of high school, their first thought was of being the “new kid” in school. Coming to the high school was a big change for most students. The classes were harder and there were more choices. There were also some ad- vantages to high school. There was more time be- tween classes, students could go to their lockers more often, and there was more freedom during the lunch periods. The year has been fast, but a lot of fun. 1 hope the high school next year is even better,” stated Liza Brammer. The “new” students worried about impressing the upper classmen. They also worried about getting lost or not finding a class. The upperclassmen were there to help the freshmen find classes and to be a friend when they needed MARK FETTY AND JESSE WAGNER practice their dance moves in Russian class. someone to talk to. Students also had a chance to participate in more sports and clubs during the school year. Running for a class of- fice was also something new to the freshmen. Stu- dents had the chance to run for offices in the clubs and for their class. FRESHMAN SHANNON GETTINGS works on a sign for her class float. Freshmen 101 MAKING HIS CHOICE of what to buy from the store is Nick Meeks. Delicious, nutritious snacks sold during school A store for everyone’s taste f[i i ey, who’s selling II the junk food?” I That was a question often heard when a student was wanting something to tie him over until lunch. Their first thought was probably of Mrs. Mas- ton’s “store”. The “store”, which was located in Mrs. Maston’s office, opened at the be- ginning of the school year for students. The store contained food that had less than 40% sugar in them. The foods sold were not con- sidered as junk food due to the low sugar content. Mrs. Maston’s “store” sold food such as potato chips, beef jerky, cookies and crackers. Another favorite snack was the candy that stu- dents sold as fundraisers for 4-H clubs. Caramel and crunch bars were among the candy sold by the club. Mrs. Termini’s and Mrs. Alkire’s classes also sold a variety of food after school. Baked goods and pop were sold to make money for the special edu- cation trip that was taken. “Mrs. Maston’s store was very convenient when you don’t eat lunch. The prices were reasonable and it was very afforda- ble,” commented senior Jodie Spcidel. 102 People 1 rcslimc! Zack Lamp Marty Lawhon David Macc Jeff Malcy Wendy Malone Charles McKinney Chris McNamee Nick Meeks Tina Meeks Cindy Metz Teresa Meyer Merwin Miller Roger Miller Candy Morrison William Mossor Chris Parsons Becky Peekens Danny Pcckcns Mac Pierce Traci Poling Freshmen 103 Poling Jason Poyntcr Tim Reed Angie Rcxroad Angie Rice Malt Richardson Jim Riggs Kelly Roberts J.C. Roby Robert Rule Pat Runnion David Scadden Tessie Scadden Melissa Sctola Eric Shingleton Travis Shull Amy Shultz Chuck Simons Barbara Smith Brian Smith Karen Smith Prwnt£ COMBINING THEIR EF- FORTS to complete their home- SITTING BACK and enjoying work arc Kim Bolcy and Texas the conversation arc Brock Scaddcn. Howard and Craig Williams. Graduation, holidays, birthdays give meaning for celebration on the weekend Parties: good times, special memories The sounds of a favorite song, a roomful of friends and a variety of beverages and snacks were signs of a well planned party. Parties were held on many different occasions. Birthdays and holidays were two of the best times to have a party. Birthdays that were usually cele- brated were the 16th, when students finally got their drivers license, and the “golden 18th birth- day when students be- came adults. Some of the favorite holidays were Halloween, New Years Eve and La- bor Day. Seniors had a special party of their own after graduation. A party was held at the middle school for seniors. The party lasted all night and for the people w ho stayed the en- tire time, there was a chance of winning a car. A name was drawn, and a car donated by Clovis Motors was given away. As the last strains of music faded away and the guest left, there were still memories of that special party. “1 like parties because they give me time to be with my friends. Since this is my last year in high school, 1 want to party,” commented Linda Blouir. Freshmen 105 FRESHMAN CHAD ADAMS prepares to read the morning an- nouncements. MRS. MARGECARNES, typ- ing teacher, writes an assign- ment on the board. Left-handed people learn to adjust to doing things backwards Only lefties are in their right minds. . here was one I group in school that could do nothing right. These peo- ple seemed clumsy and looked backwards to most. Lefties, or left- handed people, were often thought of as unique peo- ple in the classroom. Many items manufac- tured in today’s society were designed for right handed people. Scissors, mugs, school desks and pencil sharpeners were a few of the left-handed dis- advantages that were made. Most left-handed peo- ple were more creative than right-handed people. They could usually write with both hands since they were probably taught by a right-handed person. Left-handed people could adjust to a situation easily. Students began to use right-handed scissors. When eating out, a left- handed person usually sat on the end of the booth so that they could move their arm easily without bump- ing elbows. More and more items were being made for left- handed people. There have also been many famous people who were left-handed. One of the best known was Leon- ardo DaVinci. “Left-handed people are the age-old silent vic- tims of discrimination. It’s time we rebelled,” commented Brock How- ard. Left-handed people have long been faced with disadvantages but have been able to survive in a right-handed society. 106 People Freshmen LARRY JOHNSON JUNIOR BRAD LAMP and WATCHES while Steve Hall Rodney Johnson take notes dur- practices a left-handed shot. ing class. Earnie Steele Jason Steele Matt Steele Rebecca Stewart Steve Talkington Tresa Taylor Newman Vannoy Norman Vannoy Bryan Varner Jessi Wagner Mollie Weber Kenny Wells Michelle West Stacia Westbrook Angie Wince Carla Wince Julie Winland Angie Williamson Janeen Williamson Bryan Wise Wise Freshmen 107 Randy Akers Everett Ankrom Robert Barnes Brad Barnhart Scott Bayless Heather Beane Doralee Bennett Keith Bennett Jenny Berry Anissa Bills Lori Blouir Missy Blouir Scott Bolcy Missy Bowie Lynn Braun Terri Brothers Brian Bunner Tina Bunner Leslie Buttrey Tom Butler Jon Butterfield Jimmy Cain Heather Clark Stephanie Clovis Michele Corbin 108 P-e-QPle A kers Sophomore represents school HOBY honors Braun TALKING TO MRS. WHITE about her assignment. Teresa Taylor gets ready to work. r — ach year a sopho- C. more who showed great leadership ability had a chance to represent St. Marys High School at the Hugh O'Brien Youth Foundation spring semi- nar at Jackson’s Mills. To enter each student needed to obtain an appli- cation and answer three questions concerning their leadership potential, how they had shown inter- est in others, and how they shared their knowl- edge with others. The recipient of this award was Lynn Braun. Lynn traveled to Jack- son’s Mills the weekend of May 15. During her stay she attended seminars. debates, and question and answer type meetings with some of the state’s top business leaders. “I’m honored I was picked and had the chance to repre- sent my school at the HOBY,” stated Braun. Lynn’s hobbies includ- ed softball, basketball and playing piano. CONCENTRATING on some Youth Foundation winner for notes, sophomore Lynn Braun 1988. was named the Hugh O'Brien Sophomores 109 Sophomores DURING BAND, Brian Hoff receives birthday balloons. FLOWERS AND BAL- LOONS wait in the office to be claimed by the receiver. BELLE CANDIDATE SHERYL MALEY receives many flowers and balloons for Homecoming. 110 People Freshmar Loree Cox Traci Cox Shawn Cumblidgc Chris Cunningham Jennifer Cunningham Melissa Dailey Wayne Darnold Buffy Davis Carla Davis Eric Davis Mike Davis Wells Dillon Tom Dye Jeff Eddy Kenneth Eichhorn Rob Elder Chuck Farson Tim Fletcher Russell Giboncy Matt Graham Mary Gray Amy Greenleaf Joey Haddox Scott Hearn Sebrina Heasley Getting called to the office wasn’t as bad as some students had in mind Flowers bring many pleasant surprises I I aving a boyfriend LL or girlfriend took ' its toll on the pockets of many students. Money was needed for dates and many students bought senior keys and class rings only to slip them on the finger of their steady the next day. On top of these expenses, stu- dents spent more money on flowers than anything else. Flowers were sent for various reasons — anni- versaries, birthdays, or just simply to let someone know somebody cared about them. Another craze among students was sending a couple helium balloons with the flowers. The bal- loons had special mes- sages on them or just a lit- tle something to make a friend smile. “On Valentine’s Day the desk and the whole floor was covered,” said one office worker. Valen- tine’s Day offered a good opportunity to brighten someone's day with flow- ers. Other special occa- sions that brought flowers and balloons to the office were Homecoming, graduation and some- times sports’ events. “The day the boys left for the state tournaments, the of- fice was full of good luck balloons and flowers for them and the cheer- leaders,” stated secretary Betty Bailey. Whether it was flowers or balloons sent for a spe- cial occasion, it was a pleasant surprise for many students to occa- sionally be called to the office. Sophomores 111 Heasley 112 People Hmom Alisa Higgins Brian Hoff Brock Howard Kelly Johnson Mike Langford Jo Lcasburg Susan Little Dee Lough Shelly Mace Lisa Maley Christy Malone Chrissy Marra Sarah McBraycr Lissy McCurry Colleen McGee Lisa McLaughlin Carl Moore Sheri Morris Bridget Nelson Julie Nichols Bill Norman Dick Oliver Mike Parsons Libby Perry Frank Pcthtcl SUSAN STEWART AND CARLA Davis wail for the Tri- Hi-Y meeting to end. performing at the TALENT show. Jason Delong demonstrates a bike stunt. Is having a hobby really im- portant? The things we do . . hat were hob- VV bies? Most peo- ple had them and they ranged from col- lecting stamps and old coins to just simply watching TV or listening to the radio. A hobby was something students enjoyed doing in their spare time. Hobby activities sometimes took weeks to complete. Some- times the hobby lasted a lifetime. “1 have always loved riding my bike and doing all kinds of stunts with it. I've been doing my hobby for the past two or three years now,” stat- ed senior Jason Delong. Some hobbies made students money. Saving old collectibles like cars, furniture and even base- ball cards brought in a lit- tle extra cash for some students and faculty members. Other hobbies didn't bring in cash, but were still worthwhile to the participants. JOGGING FOR EXERCISE, Doug Miller and Mr. Brizendinc go at a slow pace. PLAYING THE PIANO. Kris- tin Bryant practices a new song. Sophomores Snnhnmor WAITING FOR THE BELL to ring, Mr. Wiblin's class social- izes. JAZMIN CASTANADA HELPS dissect a baby shark in Biology I class. WATCHING THE HAM BACON Show. Matt Poling fills out a form. Mall Poling Matt Lynch Stephanie Raber Tabitha Reed Kelly Remish Doug Renner Pam Renner Stacey Renner Dallas Scadden Carmine Sctola Sherri Cline Stacy Shcplcr Chris Shingleton Chris Sigler Allen Simmons Angie Smith Lisa Smith Mike Smith Susan Stewart Jazmin Castanada Living in America proves to be exciting How different could it be? ■ | ave you ever l—t dreamed about or just thought of liv- ing in a different country? The different customs and way of life would probably be hard to adapt to at first. But the new- ness and excitement of it all would outweigh the difficult times. The cus- toms and the food would be fun to try, especially since you wouldn’t be used to them. Something different is always excit- ing. This was how Jazmin Castanada felt about her stay in America. After re- siding in Pueblo, Mexico for all her life, coming to the United States was a real treat. “Everything was so different and excit- ing here 1 just loved it. There were so many things to do and not enough time to do them all. I had the most fun playing basketball and running track. I’ve made so many friends and I'll never forget them,’’ stat- ed Jazmin. Arriving in Setpember and staying till June, Jazz lived with the Westbrook family. “1 really enjoyed her stay with us and I’ll be sorry to see her go home in June. We’ve become real- ly close since she came to America,” stated sopho- more Jane Ann West- brook. There were some things Jazmin experienced in America that she never experienced in Mexico. I’ve never seen snow be- fore 1 came here. It was beautiful, slated Jazz. Castanada Sophomores 115 Chrissy Taft Melissa Tallman Juanita Taylor Teresa Taylor Tammy Templeton Becky Tracy Erika Watson Cindy Weekley Scott West Jane Ann Westbrook Regina Williamson Missy Wilson Joe Wince Greg Woolwine HAVING A GOOD TIME, Scott Hearn, Chris Sigler and Chrissy Taft talk at a party. People SIGNING HIS NAME to a list. Brock Howard stops in the office. TRYING TO DECIDE which shirl to buy. Susan Stewart shops. LOOKING VERY UNDE- CIDED. Senior Jenny Doty checks out the merchandise. What could be more exciting than running to the mall when students got a little money? Popular places show familiar faces What did most people like to do when they got a little money? Shop of course. Some people had to save all month for that special something they’ve had their heart set on, while others who had the ready cash just simply went out and bought it. The mall was a great place to buy things. With all the shops to choose from, it was hard for stu- dents to select which stores to buy from. Brooks and Stone Thomas were favorites of the girls while The Footlocker and JW were favorites of the guys. “You could always see someone you knew Friday or Saturday night at the mall since there’s not much to do around town, stated senior Ja- mie Williamson. Other popular places to shop were downtown Marietta and the Frontier Shopping Center which included stores like JC Penneys, Fords, MS. Roberts, Harts and many more. 117 Eric Adams Lora Bailey Kerry Barnard Jason Barnhart Ron Barnhart Christie Bills Nathan Bills Tina Bills Carl Boley Kim Boley Mark Brake Jeff Brode Evelyn Bunncr Sarita Bunncr Luke Burkhammcr Greg Bums Jason Butcher Melissa Carder Kelly Carpenter Traci Chandler Matt Clovis Kristy Coartney Jodie Colvin Toni Cornell Tracy Cronin 118 People Adams IN HER SPARE TIME Lora CAMERA SHY? Jo Lcasburg Bailey shoots a game of pool. turns red with embarrassment. Embarrassment strikes Has it found you? One minute you’re going down the hall with an arm- load of books, and the next thing you know some kid just ran down the hall and knocked all of your books out of your hands. Embarrassing situa- tions seem like they turn up everywhere. Some of these rememerable mo- ments were: going around with your zipper open, having on two opposite socks, or saying some- thing stupid. Many peo- ple are even embarrassed to get up in front of a class. “The most embar- rassing moment for me was when I was talking while practicing band for- mations and 1 realized 1 was the only one out of formation,” stated Stacia Westbrook. What do you do when you are faced with one of these unavoidable situa- tions? Some students pre- tended that nothing ever happened. Others just end up laughing with the crowd. Juniors luniors 119 Gerri Davis Jerry Davis Rick Davis Sheila Dawson Jon Dean Eric Dearth Pam Drake Joette Drinko Jenny Efaw Sheila Elder Dawaync Elliott Lydia Farson Bryan Fetty Mark Fetty Mike Flanagan Sean Flanagan Steve Fletcher Jamie Gellner Rona Good Sarah Gorman Lisa Gray Angie Grecnlcaf Anna Griffith Ward Grose Jim Grove TACKLE HER. The juniors and seniors play a friendly game of Powder Puff Football. 120 People Grove Different, unusual ways to personalize your school locker A Home Away From Home JEFF MALEY stops at his lock- er to get his books for his next class. I ockers. They con- i'-—' tained everything from last night’s homework to last week’s gym clothes and anything in between. The in between’s in- cluded books, papers, no- tebooks, folders, pens and pencils. In many lockers though, trash was found piled high. Many students realized that their lockers were useful for other things, such as a place to freshen up, pul on more make-up or to brush their hair. Others had their own original idea of how to personalize their locker’s. Pictures of boyfriends and girlfriends crowded the walls of the lockers along with posters. Such posters to be found were Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze, Christie Brinkley and Madonna. Some student lockers had calendars hanging in them. Calendars helped students keep important dates and also to count down the days till the weekend. No matter how clean or dirty (as the case may be) lockers were kept, every- one had their own style on how their locker looked. “The most unique thing about my locker is Mr. Herman is guarding my locker and it has no books in it. There is a little pur- ple bow on my door. It also has my first semester Spanish papers all rolled up in one in the corner,” stated freshman Laura Gorman. luniors 121 Jamie Haddox Mark Hadley Mark Hall Max Hall Teresa Hammetl Bill Hardman Joe Hefner Mike Higgins Shelly Hunt Shelley Israel Rodney Johnson Shawn Kelley Teresa Kemp Ronnie Knight Abby Lamp Brad Lamp Rodney Lamp Tony Lewis Brenda Malone Nichole Mantle SHELLEY ISRAEL AND ANGELA TERMINI discuss their plans of attending the Gov- ernor's Honor Academy with Mr. Glen DcHavcn. 122 People Haddox ART STUDENT. Theresa MRS. JODY CUNNING- Owens traces a picture for her HAM prepares to take the blood class. type of Shawn Scadden. Girls Earn Trip To Shepherdstown A Look At College Life _____wo students I were chosen to ' attend the Gov- ernor’s Honor Academy which was held at She- pherdstown, West Virgin- ia. Shelley Israel and An- gela Termini left for Shepherd College and stayed for the entire month of July. While there they attended classes, went on field trips and tours, and had fun. The two girls were cho- sen based on the scores they received on their CTBS test. Scores were chosen out of the top five percent of the class. While at Shepherd College the girls had their choice of any two classes they wanted to take. The classes ranged from sci- ence to acting. The classes were attended every day except for Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. These days were left for field trips and free time. Every night there were different activities such as dances and parties to at- tend. Near the middle of the month, parents came to visit for a few days. “I think Shelley and Angela will enjoy their month at the Governor’s Honor Academy. I think it was a great exper- ience,” commented Jamie Williamson, who attend- ed the event last year. Juniors 123 Junior Luci Rutherford adds a few final touches to the posters in the gymnasium. Waking Up Is The Hardest Starting the day —I— t can’t possibly I be 6 a.m. al- ready. This was the first thought in the mornings of many stu- dents. “The hardest part of my morning is getting up to turn my alarm clock off,” exclaimed Brian Smith. The school morning routine first began with the attempt of crawling out of bed. On Monday mornings this was espe- cially difficult when just two days before you slept “1 hate getting up in the mornings because 1 know 1 will have to face the teachers and classes when I could be out get- ting a good tan in the sun,” stated Jessi Wag- ner. The second major step came if you had brothers or sisters. You always ended up racing them to the shower. After you had woke up in the shower the hardest part was over. By this time students were ready to get their clothes on. Next came the girls rush- ing around to get their hair done and make-up on. Finally, it was about time for the bus or your ride to show up. But be- fore you went out the door, breakfast, the most important meal of the day, was eaten. After breakfast was finished, for many, it was off to school until 3:30 p.m. “1 like to get up so that 1 can come and learn something 1 would not have known if I had stayed in bed,” stated freshman Mollie Weber. Finishing off her morning rou- tine. Joey Haddox curls her hair. 124 People Iiininr Matthew Marks Carey Marra Paul Marriott Mark Maston Steve Maston Becky McLaughlin Brian Meyer Sonya Miller Dale Moore Mike Morrison Leslie Mote Todd Murphy Jessica Owens Theresa Owens Kevin Parsons Jill Petty Miranda Pinkerton Jeff Poling Leonard Ramsey Chris Reed Mark Reed Melina Riggs Robin Rule Luci Rutherford Shawn Scadden juniors 125 Scadden STUDENT DRIVER JUNIOR ROBBIE RUN- AHEAD. Joy Willis prepares to NION cruises around the park get into the Driver's Education before going home. car. Driving gives students new experience The first step Por many students the driving ex- perience began when either their parents taught them or they took a one year course in Driv- er’s Education. In Driv- er's Ed. students learned how to drive in a safe and careful manner. Following the Driver’s Education course stu- dents then proceeded to get their driver’s license. “I like having my license because I like to steal the car from my mom,” ex- claimed Jon Goettler. Getting a license was a big step for many stu- dents. It also had several responsibilities. Responsi- bilities included anything from gas money to paying for that dream car you had always wanted. A license also helped get students to and from work. It also let some stu- dents have a break from riding a bus. Students had the choice of driving a motorcycle instead of a car too. Mo- torcycles were easier to maintain and were more economical. In the long run it gave parents a break in run- ning little errands. 126] Bgop‘e Juniors JON GOETTLER and Troy Noland take a drive through town. Students, Faculty Alike Mourn Over The Tragic Loss In Memory Of Leigh Ann Smalley you are watching the 6 o’clock news when one of the reporters tell the story of a teenage girl’s death. Although you feel sympa- thetic. you don’t give it much thought. The next day you go to school and notice a seat is empty. That night you go home to find that a classmate has been murdered. Most kids don't think this could happen to them but it did this year. On September 20 Leigh Ann Smalley's life came to an abrupt end when she was shot to death at her home. Leigh Ann was born on December 9, 1970. She was very active in Cairo Ramblers 4-H club, where she participated as secretary. In her sophomore year of school Leigh Ann was in the St. Marys High choir. She was also known as a honors student. “The whole school, fac- ulty and students alike were devastated. She was an excellent student and never in trouble, stated Principal Glen DcHaven. Leigh Ann was also a member of the Nutter Farm United Methodist Church where she partici- pated in the choir. On March 30 Michael Smalley pleaded guilty to the shooting of his sister. He was sentenced to life in prison and will be eligi- ble for parole in 10 years. “Leigh Ann Smalley will live in the hearts of her classmates forever. I had the pleasure of having Leigh Ann in Homeroom 204 and as an advanced Spanish student. Leigh Ann was a truly kind young woman with a sin- cere smile for everyone. Que descanse en paz. May she rest in peace,’’ commented Mrs. Janet Rea. Jason Schwcndcman Leigh Ann Smalley I970-I9R7 Holly Smith Randy Smith Tommy Smith Darrell Stull Serena Talkinglon Brenda Taylor Tammy Taylor Angela Termini Katrina Wagner Tony West Laurie White Joy Willis Alyson Wilson David Winans Janet Wince Amy Wise Eric Wise Wise Juniors 127 Krista Flint Sherry Gocttlcr Amy Goodwin Robbie Reese Ariane Thompson WORKING WITH COLOR recognition blocks. Ariane Thompson improves her skills. TAKING A BREAK, PMI aide Ruth Carpenter sits to enjoy some coffee. GETTING READY TO PACK UP for the day, Robbie Reese gets the last of his belongings. fl28 People When the going starts getting tough Even little things mean a lot I I ave you ever J—l wondered what went on in the PMI room every day? The students first arrived at 8:35, three from Colin Anderson and two from Ritchie County. The PMI students then started do- ing their daily activities like working puzzles and games, matching colors and collecting and sorting shapes. These kind of ac- tivities helped build co- ordination and strengthen the mind. Their long range goal was to develop self-help skills such as personal needs. They learned to wash and dry their hands and face and to dress themselves. A big objective was to also de- velop sensory motor skills such as body awareness. The five students en- rolled were all non-verbal and that made it tougher to teach them. The great- er the challenge though the more worthwhile it seemed to be. “One of the biggest goals still is to deinstitutionalize the kids and have them out in the community,” stated teacher John Noland. The PMI kids ended up the day by finishing their activities and were sent home at 2:20. “It makes me feel good to know I've helped,” added aide Jen- nifer Steele. DEEP IN THOUGHT. Sherry Goettler tries to decide what pieces go where. WAITING FOR INSTRUC- TIONS, Amy Goodwin gets ready to do some daily activities. PMI 129 ANGIE DARLENE ADAMS: Clown Club ROBERT MICHAEL BAFFIC: Basketball, Football, Baseball. Spanish Club, Spanish Honorary, Cross Country, Track, AUU Basketball. Science Honorary, Powerlifting BRIAN SCOTT BAILEY: Band Helper, Vica BARBARA FINLEY BARLEY: SADD, Key Club. Band, Art Club PAUL EDWARD BAXTER: Wrestling TODD JASON BAXTER: Band, Jazz Lab, Choir Have you ever seems to fly? Make the ummer’s the time that has al- ---ways been put aside for playing in the sun, or vacationing to dif- ferent places. Fun in the sun meant many different things. Many students went to the pool and got that fabulous tan they always dreamed of getting. Often people worked on getting that terrific body by exer- noticed how most of cising and working out. Traveling also took up a lot of time during the summer. “I went to Kings Island and visited a friend from Chicago,” com- mented Tony West. Whether it was check- ing out the guys and girls or just getting away, peo- ple went to the beach as a past-time. Summer sports, such as baseball or softball occu- your vacation summer pied time for practice and games. “I spent time with my boyfriend and went to band camp,” stated Jodie Colvin. With band camp having arrived, students had to show up to school earlier for practice for the up and coming year. While others played in sports or went on vaca- tion, some stayed at home. Carl MICHELE DAWN BINEGAR: Cheerleader. Softball. Tri-Hi-Y, Pep Club. NAHSA LINDA VIRGINIA BLOUIR: Pep Club. Tri-Hi-Y. Mat Maid. Guidance Office Aide MELINDA SUE BLOUIR Basketball. Softball. Track. Pep Club. Tri-Hi-Y. SADD DEBORHA ANN BOLEY: Art Club. Tri-Hi-Y, Foreign Language Club. SADD. Drama Club, STEPS BONNIE LYNN BRADLEY: Art Club, Choir, Foreign Language Club, Pep Club TIMOTHY ALAN BRAMMER: Football, Basketball. Track. Pep Club MICHAEL STERLING BRODE: Band, Track. Swim Team, TV Honor Bowl. Academic Bowl KRISTIN JOCELE BRYANT: Jazz Lab. Band. Choir. Class Play, Drama Club. Tri-Hi-Y. Basketball. Track. Pep Club LUCINDA GAYLE BULLMAN: Cheerleader. Belle Candidate, Prom Committee. Yearbook Staff, Video Journalism Staff. Pep Club, Student Council CHARLES RONALD BUNNER: Football. CLIFFORD DALE BUTLER II: Wrestling, Art Club LORI ANN CARL: Cheerleader. Freshman Class Treasurer. Sophomore Class Treasurer, Senior Class Secretary. National Honor Society, Student Council, Tri-Hi-Y. Yearbook Staff, Newspaper Staff. Class Play Seniors 131 JILL ELAINE CARPENTER: Yearbook, Student Council, Guidance Office Aide, Mat Maid, Tri-Hi-Y. Pep Club, SADD, 4-H SONYA CHILDERS KEVIN CLAY: JV Basketball, Art Club, SADD, Group PATRICIA DIANE CLOVIS: Band, Volleyball Stats BRENT LAVAUGHN COX: VO- AG, PRT KEVIN EUGENE CROSS CONCENTRATING ON SOME NOTES, Senior Bill Johns relaxes in the guid- ance office. 132 People ERIC CUNNINGHAM: Baseball, Football, Key Club, SADD ANTHONY DUANE DAVIS: VO-AG, Football, Wrestling, VICA, Manager — Girls Basketball, Manager — Boys Basketball GREGORY KEITH DAVIS: Football, Baseball, Basketball, Wrestling. Track, SADD, Foreign Language Club. Boys’ State, Powder Puff Coach, Math Field Day MARCELLA ANN DAVIS: Pep Club, Spanish Club, Band, Choir, 4-H, VICA, Art Assistant LESTER M. DEARTH: FFA VANE FRANKLIN DEEM: PRT, Welding Class Treasurer What effect does fashion have on each student? Is wearing the ‘in’ thing really important to students or is being themselves the key? A definite sign of the times hat did fashion a mean to stu- lr V dents? To most it meant constant change every year. Last year the western look was in with its fringes but this year it was totally different. With the fringes gone, the new look this year was acid washed. From jeans to shirts to dresses, stu- dents could find it every- where. Also making a big impact were the hiking boots and outdoors look. “The only bad thing about new fashions are that they go out of style so quickly,” stated Traci Cox. There was really no one fashion to fit all. Many people had their own style, from new jeans to old faded ones. “My fa- vorite pair of jeans are my faded Levi’s,” exclaimed Sam Jones. The style of the cloth- ing students wore usually fit their personality. Many students had their own style and tastes. An- other big hit this past year was the friendship brace- lets. They were one of the biggest fads of the year. They were constructed with embroidery floss or yarn. These creative wrist chains were seen every- where including wrists, neck, ankles, and fingers. Since they were not man- ufactured, a person had to make his own. They were given for many different reasons. They were given to friends, boyfriends, and girlfriends. Fashions have changed throughout the years and will most likely continue to throughout the coming years. “I never get rid of old clothes because most of them come back in style someday,” stated ju- nior Alyson Wilson. Deem Seniors 133 JASON D. DELONG: Russian Honor Society. Foreign Language Club JENNIFER LYNN DOTY: Band. 4-H, Yearbook Staff, Argus Staff, Student Council, Spanish Honorary, Key Club, Tri-Hi-Y, Office Aide BRENDA KAY EDDY: Band, Color Guard, Choir, Tri-Hi-Y, Art Club, Spanish Club, SADD, Pep Club JEFFREY V. EDDY: Band, Jazz Lab. Track. Golf, Key Club, SADD MISTY DAWN ELDER: Track, FHA, Argus Staff, Office Aide, FBLA. Art Club, SADD. Tri-Hi- Y, Photographer MORGAN TYRONNE ELLIOTT: V1CA If time runs out, don’t forget the spare Use the extra hour 5 pare time was spent in many different ways. Studying, reading, work- ing, going to different places, or everybody’s fa- vorite watching television could occupy anyone’s time. For some students, they couldn’t wait to get home to watch the “Flint- stones” or reruns of the “Brady Bunch.” Others went home to watch their recorded soaps. Many flipped on their VCR’s and watched them for the rest of the evening. Being with friends seemed to be another im- portant part of passing time. “1 go cruising around town with my friends and go to the Sta- tion,” commented Alyson Wilson. “I ride horses, shop, and check out the guys. I also spend time with my friends,” stated Stacia Westbrook. Another way of occu- pying time was riding bikes. Jason Delong ex- plained in one word what he does in his free time — “Freestyle”. HMM, HOW ABOUT THIS make as they look at the movies ONE? That’s the decision that at Valley Video. Eric and Chad Adams have to 134 People I cK I'! . EDWARD C. EVANS DEANNA FELTON DONNA FLETCHER KELLIE JUAN FLOWERS: Art Club, Foreign Language Club, FHA, SADD NANNIE MARIE FRANCIS ANGELA DANYEL FULMER: Choir LANCE MATTHEW GAINER: National Honor Society, Golf Team, Basketball, Science Honorary, Spanish Honorary, Boys’ State, Math Field Day, TV Honor Bowl, Academic Bowl JON PAUL GOETTLER: Computer Assistant, Spanish Club WILLIAM DAVID HACKATHORN: Belmont Vol. Fire Department, Pleasants County Vol. Emergency Squad BRIAN KEITH HADLEY: Basketball. Track CHRISTOPHER GALE HALL: Football. Basketball. Track, Spanish Club. Drama Club. Key Club. Pep Club, Guidance Office Aide JEFFERY ALLEN HALL: Cross Country. Wrestling. Track. FBLA Seniors 135 Hall GETTING READY TO AT- TEND The Colin Anderson Halloween party sponsored by Key Club arc Mickey and Min- nie Mouse, also known as Erie Adams and Susan Little. Catching some of the spirit Special Occasions ven though the ( days of leaving — cookies for Santa Claus and waiting up for the Easter Bunny are over, students still found the holidays to be an ex- citing and enjoyable time. Ideas varied on what to do on Halloween. Some people enjoyed dressing up and receiving treats while others played tricks on friends. During Halloween, stu- dents enjoyed carving pumpkins while on Thanksgiving they en- joyed eating them. “I like Thanksgiving because you give thanks for everything that has been given to you that year and you are with the ones you care about,” stated senior Jodie Spei- del. (Continued on page 59) STEVEN ALLEN HALL: Wrestling. Football. Track, Baseball, Academic Decathlon. Drama Club. Student Council President JENNIFER LYNNE HAMMETT: Band, Flag Corps, Tri-Hi-Y, Science Honorary, Spanish Honor Society, Track, TV Honor Bowl CHARLES KENNITH HARTLINE: Pleasants County EMS, FFA, Pipestem State EMS School THEODORE ESTA HICKS: FBLA, SADD, Pep Club, Drama. Football. Art Club. 4-H, Boy Scout PAMELA SUE HOFF: Varsity Basketball. Varsity Volleyball. Softball, Choir, Band, Foreign Language Club, Pep Club. Tri-Hi- Y, Drama Club MATTHEW SHANE HOGSETT: Football, Art Club, Clown Club, Pep Club, SADD. Drama Club 136 People Hal CHARLES L. HUNT: FFA, VICA, Welding, Track MARK ALLEN JACKSON: Wrestling, Track, Cross Country, Football, Pep Club, Student Council, Junior Class Vice President BILL JOHNS: Track, SADD, Key Club, Wrestling, Drama Club, Pep Club LARRY DALE JOHNSON: Baseball, Basketball, Drama Club, Pep Club TRACIE LEA JONES: Tri-Hi-Y, Drama Club. Foreign Language. Softball KIMBERLY JO KEMP: National Honor Society. WV Governor's Honors Academy, Band. Choir, Jazz Lab. Science Honorary, Tri- Hi-Y, WVSSAC Academic' Achievement Award. HARRY DALE KIDDER: Science Honorary, Key Club, Band MINDY LEE LAMP: Yearbook. Tri-Hi-Y. Key Club. Scholarship Recipient. Office Assistant DEBRA KATHLEEN LEWIS: Basketball, Band Rifles, Volleyball. Track. Tri-Hi-Y. Pep Club. Library Assistant, Office Aide TANA MICHELLE LEWIS: Student Council. Track, Varsity Cheerleader, Band. Spanish Honor Society MARK ANDREW LITTLE: Football. Track. Basketball. Key Club. Foreign Language Club SHERYL V. MALEY: Volleyball. Girls Basketball Stats, Girls Track Manager, Tri-Hi-Y, Key Club. SADD Seniors 137 Maley DENZIL D. MALONE: Pep Club. SADD. Football, Drama Club SABRINA DIANE MALONE: Band, Tri-Hi-Y, FBLA KYLE BLAKE MASTON: Varsity Basketball SHANE O'NEAL MEEKS: FFA, V1CA, Cross Country, Track, Wrestling EVELYN ELAINE MERCER: Band, Tri-Hi-Y, Jazz Lab, Foreign Language Club VICTORIA DEEANN MEYER: Office Assistant, Class Play, Key Club, Tri-Hi-Y. Guidance Office Assistant, FBLA. Prom Committee. Drama Club. Band, Choir JEREMY SCOTT MOODY: FFA, Art I, Computers RICHARD PATRICK MOORE: 1987 State Baseball Playoffs, Argus Staff, 1987 Sectional Baseball, 1987 Regional Baseball, Baseball, Clown Club, 1988 State Basketball, Cross Country, Yearbook THOMAS O'BRIAN MOORE: Drama Club, Football ANNE ELIZABETH NEELEN: Band, Tri-Hi-Y, Field Commander, TV Honor Bowl, Academic Bowl, DAR Good Citizen, National Honor Society JON PAUL NICHOLS: FFA, PRT LIBBY JANENE NICHOLS: Band. Rifle Corps, Junior Class Treasurer, Senior Class President, Tri-Hi-Y, Girls’ State Delegate 13g People Malone MARCUS CAIN NICHOLS: Track, Football, Key Club. Foreign. Language Club, SADD TROY R. NOLAND: Computer Assistant TERRY LEE PINKERTON: PRT DOUGLAS LANE POLING: Choir, Tri-Hi-Y, Group I, Guidance Office Assistant, Pep Club. Clown Club. Band BENJAMIN MORGAN POWELL: Band, Choir, Jazz Lab, Student Council BURTON RICHARD REED: Baseball. Basketball, National Spanish Honorary. Boys’ State, Who’s Who, Academic Bowl, 1st Team All-State Baseball Special Occasions ... hristmas shop- 1 ping started as early as the day after Turkey Day for many people. From the first snow- flake falling there was ex- citement in the air of Christmas being just around the corner. Sleigh riding was a big pastime during the winter months. “I like Christmas because 1 get to spend time with my family,” commented Kim Riggs. Valentine’s Day brought the giving of flowers and chocolates to boyfriends and girl- friends. Students also sent secret Valentines to friends and sweethearts. As spring came, so did the season of pretty flow- ers and the Easter Bunny. Easter added an extra bo- nus this year with stu- dents getting out a week for vacation. CELEBRATING A TWICE Zard receives flowers for her AS SPECIAL DAY. Rita Buz- birthday and Valentine’s Day. Seniors 139 .eed RICKY ALLEN REMISH: National Honor Society, National Slavic Honor Society, Science Honorary, Foreign Language Club KIMBERLY JO RIGGS: JV and Varsity Cheerleader, Student Council. Pep Club. Tri-Hi-Y, Office Aide SALLY DELVERA RIGGS: FHA, VICA, Clown Club, Office Aide MYRON ROLSTON: National Honor Society, Band. Jazz Lab, National Science Honorary, WV Honors Band TEXAS BERNARD SCADDEN: FHA, VICA. Band Helper, Clown Club RUSSELL SCOTT SHINGLETON: FFA PRT MICHAEL ALLEN SIGLER: Football, Wrestling CHARLA LYNN SMITH: Band. National Honor Society, Spanish Honorary Society, Tri-Hi-Y, Jazz Lab, Foreign Language Club OLIVER KEITH SMITH: Football. Basketball. Baseball, Drama Club, Spanish Club, Pep Club, Guidance Office Aide SANDRA DEE SMITH: Pep Club, Lunchroom Assistant, Guidance Office Assistant, VICA LANA GAIL SNIDER: Band, Track. Prom Committee, Foreign Language Club JODIE LYNN SPEIDEL: SADD, Pep Club, Softball Manager, FHA-HERO 140 People K c m iv WORKING IN THE BOARD OFFICE during Career Day, Lance Gainer lakes notes about the job. DOUG POLING DRESSES a mannequin while working in Shouldis’ Department Store on Career Day. Students tackle the ups and downs of being on the job for a day Gaining experience for the work world eniors were given the chance to ex- ---- periment with the job of their choice during Career Day. On October 14 and 21, sen- iors visited different jobs in Marietta, Parkersburg, Harrisville, and St. Marys. The person behind Ca- reer Day was guidance counselor Mrs. Betsy Put- nam. Mrs. Marge Carnes did all of the paper work. Students had to have their parents sign a permission slip allowing the student to drive and confirming they had insurance in or- der to participate in Ca- reer Day. A representative from the Army came to Mr. Roger Huffman's English classes to give helpful hints on writing resumes for jobs. had jobs and were well prepared for Career Day. A few of the different places students worked at were The Station, A.G., Food Giant, stores in the mall, and fast food restau- rants. Some of the reasons that students decided to get a job were to get ex- perience for a better job, meet people and most im- portantly to earn money. Students needed money for various things in school and other expenses such as dates and gas money. Volunteer work was also popular with stu- dents. Some of the places were Camden Clark Hos- pital and the Care Haven Nursing Home. “For Career Day I went to Rainbows and Lollipops. It was very educational for me. I plan to become a teacher later on. For anyone who wants to become a teacher, I recommend that they ex- perience what Rainbows and Lollipops has to of- fer,” stated senior Jodie Speidel. Seniors ______ Seniors 141 JENNIFER LYNN STEELE: PM I Aide, FBLA LEA ANN STEELE: Girls Basketball, Track, Student Council, Class President, Band. Tri-Hi-Y, Drama Club REBECCA SUE STUYVESANT: Art Club, FHA-HERO, DECA RHETTA AMELIA SWEENEY: FBLA, Band, Tri-Hi-Y. Foreign Language Club. Scholarship Letter Recipient DIANE LORRAINE TAFT: 4- H, Scholarship Letter. Band, Key Club, SADD. Yearbook, Tri-Hi-Y DAVID LEE TEMPLETON: FFA, Football, PRT, VICA PAMELA LYNN TEMPLETON: Newspaper Staff, FBLA, FHA, SADD KYLE WAYNE THOMPSON: PRT. VO-AG DAWN LYNN TOWARD: Volleyball, Tag Football, Softball, Swimming, Basketball DAVID MARTIN WEEKLEY: VO-AG, PRT CRAIG ALAN WILLIAMS: Key Club, Art Club, Golf, Wrestling, Baseball MARY ANNE WILLIAMS: Belle Candidate, Band. Prom Committee, Student Council Vice President, Choir, Track, Office Aide 142 People Steel t BETWEEN CLASSES, Anne DAR Good Citizen Award and Ncelcn stops at her locker to get received special recognition at her books. Anne was named hc Awards' Assembly. Good citizenship earns honor Worth Recognition ---, he DAR Good j Citizen Award was given to Anne Neelen. The Na- tional Society Daughters of the American Revolu- tion sponsored the pro- gram in which a senior was selected by the stu- dents and faculty to be named the “Good Citizen of the Year.” They were judged on possessing the qualities of dependability, service, leadership and patriotism. Anne was in the wind ensemble for four years, serving as field command- er for two and in the jazz band for two. She attend- ed West Virginia Univer- sity Honors Band and served as vice president and president of the band. She was also chosen to at- tend Girls’ State. Anne was a member of the T.V. Honor Bowl and Academic Bowl teams. “It was a real honor for me to be chosen from our school considering all the good citizens in the senior class,” stated Anne. JAMIE LYNN WILLIAMSON: Key Club, Tri-Hi-Y. Spanish Honorary. Science Honorary, TV Honor Bowl JANEL ALANE WILLIS: Band, Junior Class Officer, Jazz Lab, Tri-Hi-Y JENNIFER LYNN WINCE: Cheerleader, Band, Pep Club, Spanish Honorary, Art Club Seniors M3 Wince A switch from World Geography The faculty sees a new face A LITTLE ALGEBRA BA SICS. Mrs. Suzanne Rouse ex- plains a problem lo her class. Along with the many new items that were placed around the school, a new teacher was seen among the faculty. Mrs. Donna Davis, born in Fellowsville of Preston County, West Virginia, became the new English 9 teacher. Mrs. Davis took the place of now retired Mrs. Janis Yoho. Mrs. Davis’ hobbies in- clude reading, listening to music, and gardening. She attended Fairmont State and attended some classes at West Virginia University. Mrs. Davis has a double major in English and Social Stud- ies. She previously taught at the Middle School where she was teaching World Geography. Mrs. Davis began teaching at the high school because as she commented, “1 felt professionally 1 needed a change in subject.” She has taught for 16 years. Mrs. Davis has lived in St. Marys for ten years with her husband and two chil- PRINCIPAL GLEN DEHA- VEN AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL MIKE WEBB go ihrough the morning mail and discuss the day’s events. EVERYONE CAN USE a teacher’s assistance. Mrs. Don- na Davis, English 9 teacher, of- fers help to Bryce Bullman with a grammar assignment. dren. Her husband has oc- cupied a job at Mononga- hela Power at the Plea- sants Station. Dwight, her son was a graduate of WVU and has been work- ing at Cyanamid along with his wife Whittney. Her daughter Denise was also a graduate of WVU and has been employed by Dupont. When asked about her students she exclaimed. “They’re great kids. I like them.” i r! 144 People DeHave A LITTLE CHEMISTRY HELPS. Mrs. Phyllis Barnhart prepares to show a film to her class. “DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ’ Mr. John Armstrong lectures to his Economics class. MR. GLEN DcHAVEN: Principal MR. MIKE WEBB: Assistant Principal MRS. CYNTHIA ALKIRE: Special Ed, TV Honor Bowl Coach MR. DAN ALLMAN: Band, Choir MRS. BETTY BAILEY: Secretary MRS. PHYLLIS BARNHART: Physics. Chemistry, Tri-Hi-Y MR. BILL BRIZENDINE: Guidance. Wrestling MRS. JOCELE BRYANT: Home Ec. FHA MRS. MARGE CARNES: Accounting, Typing MRS. RUTH CARPENTER: PMI Aide MRS. JODY CUNNINGHAM: Biology. Science 9, Drama Club MRS. DONNA DAVIS: English 9, Key Club MR. STEVE DEEM: Personal Finance. Football Coach MR. BILL HOWARD: Algebra I, Personal Finance MR. ROGER HUFFMAN: English 12 MR. CHARLES LEONARD: Biology Faculty Leonard ■ MRS. MAE LEWIS: Typing, Office Procedures, Shorthand MRS. CATHY LITTLE: PMI Aide MR. BUD LUDFORD: English 10 MRS. ANN MASTON: Physical Education MRS. BETSY PUTNAM: Guidance MRS. JANET REA: Spanish, Russian MRS. BARBARA RECKARD: History MRS. BRENDA TERMINI: EMI, Checrlcading Sponsor MRS. SHIRLEY WHITE: Art. Art and Clown Club Sponsor MR. HOW ARD WIBLIN: Health MR. DERWIN YOAK: Librarian MRS. KRISTA YOPP: Journalism, Newspaper, Yearbook MR. RICK YOPP: Gifted, Academic Decathlon Sponsor 146 People Lewi am TRYING OUT A FEW SPAN- ISH DANCES during a class MR. ERWIN BERRY prepares project arc Mrs. Janet Rea and a slab of ham for the Ham and Becky McLaughlin. Bacon Show. A math teacher entering the race for a seat in the government? Martin runs for West Virginia Senate A teacher running for Senate? That’s what most people thought when they first heard of Mr. Bruce Martin, math and com- puters teacher, running for the state senate seat. A senator determines and writes the laws of the governing body. When asked what made him de- cide to run for senate, Mr. Martin stated that “West Virginia has given me a lot and I’d like to return the favor.” If Mr. Martin is elected into the state senate seat some of the changes he would like to see made would be to make the gov- ernment more efficient and save some of the state’s money. He sug- gested that the state should stop giving bene- fits and programs to the people of West Virginia without paying for them. He would also like to change the structure of the government and at- tract more industry to West Virginia. “I compare it to coach- ing basketball. If you’re successful you have good people around you. If you are a good senator, you make a point of listening to constituents not just those who agree with you.” The primary election on Nov. 1 will determine Mr. Martin’s political fate. Faculty Faculty 147 IN ORGANIZATIONS Working together in the search for a common goal gave organiza- tions a reason to bond together. After a three year absence, the Tri-Hi-Y once again became an act- tive club within the school. As they presented a Christmas program to the student body, each member knew that she had succeed to re- build the school's chapter. To gain hands-on experience, FFA members built a greenhouse on school grounds. Another pro- ject worked on was their annual Ham and Bacon show which raised over $4,000. Goals set by clubs were accom- plished throughout the year. Sat- isfaction came to members who succeeded by their Moves In Style. READING THE MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS, stu- dent council member Heather Beane helps in the daily routine. DURING THE CLOSING ceremony of a Tri-Hi-Y meet- ing. members join hands to re- cite the club’s departing prayer. What’s up in Government' , Social events What, dbythc homecoming dkncdj the Snowball dance, the bloodmobile- and the marquis h � yc in cbmmon Afl of these events were sponsored by the student council. The year was full of student activities, more serious activities and work!! The Student Council was led by the four officers. Steve Hall served as president while Mary Williams served as vice-presi- dent. The secretary was Janel Willis and the treasurer was Lea Steele. Each homeroom also sent horneroom representa- tives. Students andvfaculty' mem- bers wcre givfen the chancfc to donate blood on October 1 and February 12. All students over the age of 17 and students over 16 with their parents permis- sion were eligible to donate blood for the bloodmobile. “My favorite part of the stu- dent council activities were the dances. I really enjoyed them,” stated Chrissy Marra. In great contrast to the bloodmobile were the two dances sponsored by the student courtcil. Thdy jercxa great deal 1 ss eridqs. During the' Snow'ball dance, held January 29, suspense was high as the students waited for the announcement of Mr. S.M. The marquis announced the upcoming school events throughout the year and the student council members kept it up to date. They also decorated the outside of the school for Christmas with a tree and lights. higH SCHOOL w®, acts amii m (K-tf ( A 150 Organizations IN THE SPIRIT of Christmas, Steve Hall hangs lights in a tree. The Student Council helped with decorations through the seasons. BEFORE GIVING BLOOD at the Bloodmobilc, Mrs. Suzanne Rouse has her blood pressure taken as part of the procedure. WHILE JANEL WILLIS writes down her announcements, Chad Adams proof reads his to be sure they arc correct. The student council members read all of the day’s announcements and events. They also report on the scores of the previous night's games. LEA STEELE CHANGES the mes- sage on the new marquis. The marquis announced upcoming school events. Student Council 15! AT THE HAM AND BACON SHOW HELD ON March 17, sopho- more Tammy Templeton shows off her ham. Tammy made $95 from her ham. DURING CLASS. KAREN SMITH WORKS ON an assignment. Karen is in the first year Vo-Ag class and is also a member of FFA. AFTER FEEDING HISCHICKENS, CHRIS Shingleton returns from the coop. Chris raised chickens as a summer project. WORKING ONTHE HYDROPON- ICS GREENHOUSE, Jeremy Moody and Mr. Erwin Berry install a Kool cell as Ronnie Knight looks on. 152 Organizations WORKING HARD. BRIAN HALL AND NICK Meeks unload boxes of cit- rus fruit. The club made nearly $2000 from the citrus sale. New wave farming: FFA sets Pace and profits in salesYvv Tluge metal ribs loom above the ground; white plastip skin covers them. Could this be the construction site for Jaws 4? Some''student may have asked themselves this question over the past summer, but the answer was no. There was a construction site on campus, but it was for the new hydro- ponic greenhouse built by FFA members with a little help from the maintenance department. Hydroponics represented the wavd.of the future: forming with water onl y “We're the first chapter in the U.S. to have s } hydroponic, greenhouse. For this reason and many cithers, I am proud to be a member of the St. Marys chapter of FFA,” stated Jeremy Moody. The FFA members were not only interested in new wave methods of forming, they were also interested in money. The club made nearly $2,000 from the citrus sale and they sold $600 worth of Christmas during the holiday seasoh. This money wasmsed for the banquet and trips. Members also profit- ted, individually, at the Ham and Bacon show. Said Mr. Berry of the year, “With all our activities, it’s been a big challenge trying to maintain a balanced program. The kids have been great. It’s been a great year.” DRAMA CLUB SPONSOR MRS. JODY CUNNINGHAM talks to club members about the possibilities of pro- ducing a play in the spring. DURING A TRI-HI-Y CLUB MEETING, CLUB president Anne Ncclen and sponsor Mrs. Phyllis Barn- hart discuss the club's upcoming pro- jects. 34 • 1 % Clubs help Learn and Ns . Being in a club means hard work sometimes, but, mostly, it means getting to know people better and jiist having a lot of fun,” stated Tri-Hi Y member Lofee Cox. Nearly every student chose to join one of the school’s seven clubs and three of this year’s largest clubs were Tri-Hi-Y, Key Club and Drama Club. Each of these clubs held various events throughout the year and had meetings once a month. These clubs gave students a break from the everyday rou- tine of school and allowed them to belong to a group of people with similar interests. The Drama Club members became acquainted with all as- pects of theatre: sets, lighting, acting, etc. The Tri-Hi-Y Club and Key Club were active in community service. The Key students to to grow v Club held a party at Colin An- derson for the mentally im- paired, and Tri-Hi-Y wrapped Christmas presents free of charge during the holiday'sea- son. Tri-Hi-Y als held a Christmas assembly duringHhe holiday season. “The Twelve Days of Christmas’’ was per- formed and various carols were sung. “The Christmas assembly seemed well-planned and was very enjoyable,” said Kerry Barnard of the show. All in all, the members in these clubs grew as units. They learned how to work together and to compromise when they didn’t see eye to eye. Stated Drama Club member Pam Hoff, “I wouldn’t have missed this year’s club for anything. 1 learned more about acting and I had fun.” 154 Organizations DURING THE TRI-HI-Y CHRIST- MAS ASSEMBLY, members Jamie Williamson, Lori Carl and Lynne Ham- mett gather around the “Christmas tree” Lorce Cox. TWO “LADIES DANCING”, MINDY LAMP AND Jo Leasburg, waltz across the stage while performing in the Tri-Hi-Y Christmas assembly. TRI-Hi-Y CLUB MEMBERS POR- TRAY THE “Maids aMilking” during the Christmas assembly held on Wednesday, December 23. Clubs 155 Clubs involve students in various activities X Fttjture Homemakers of Ameriea Home Economics and Related Occupations was a co-curricular service club. FHA HERO was available to both boys and girls of all high school grades. Parliamentary Procedure was a special speaking competi- tion for seven members of the club. The members of the team were Terri Brothers, Sherri Cline, Jerri Davis, Misty Elder, Sheila Elder, Kelly Johnson, Becky Tracy, and the alternate was Teresa Taylor. At competi- tions they were given an agenda of things to be discussed and voted on at the mock meeting. The girls placed first in their re- gion and qualified to go to the state competition at Cedar Lakes. The Clown Club participated in many parades such as the Homecoming, Bicentennial and Christmas parades. The club also planned special activities for occupants of Care Haven and assisted with the Special Olympics. The Art Club displayed works in the library at their art exhibit in February. An Easter raffle and the annual variety show concluded the club’s ac- tivities for the year. DRESSED FOR HALLOWEEN,Tri- TRI-HI-Y MEMBER SUSAN Hi-Y members participate in a costume STEWART opens a Christmas gift contest. from Jo Lcasburg. 156 Organizations DURING AN ART CLUB MEET- STUDENT COUNCIL MEMBERS ING students discuss upcoming plans STEVE HALL and Lori Carl type and events. blood donor cards for two students. CLUB SPONSOR MRS. SHIRLEY WHITE talks to Clown Club member Teresa Taylor during a meeting. AT THE HOMECOMING THUSE clown club member Texas Scaddcn pre- pares to join the other clowns for further activities. During the parade, the clowns passed out candy to the kids in the crowd. Organizations 157 IN CITY Members of the school and the community worked together to make a city a hometown. When one needed support the other helped. Support given came at various times and methods from the people. When Quaker State refinery con- sidered a shut-down, the school and citizens quickly stepped in to pre- vent it from happening. Moves made were also in celebra- tion. For the 200th year of the Constitution, all schools of the area and citizens of the community gathered for a downtown parade. Afterwards, an assembly of people gathered at the high school. In times of triumph and crisis, the town and its people Moved In Style. GOVERNOR ARCH MOORE speaks at the exchanging of own- ership from Quaker State, a lo- cal refinery, to Mid-Atlantic Fuels, Inc. BLUE DEVIL MARCHING BAND steps with pride at the annual Christmas parade. The band also performed at other holiday occasions. s St. Marys Fine Foods The Largest, Newest, Cleanest Store in the Area Fast, Friendly Service Full line Fresh Produce Full Deli — Bakery Plenty of Free Parking Fresh Meat and Poultry Store Hours Mon. — Sat. 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun. 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Drive thru window — 6:30 a.m., Mon.-Sat. 8 a.m. Sunday 160 Ads__________ STATUE OF LI BERTY. Rachel Jones; Uncle Sam. Mr. Ted Thompson; and Betsy Ross, Ali- cia Thompson ride on a float celebrating the constitution's 200th birthday. Sponsoring the float was the St. Marys Woman's Club. AS THE PARADE marches on, Mrs. Barbara Carl shows her patriotism dressed as a minute- man drummer. Mrs. Carl taught fourth grade at St. Marys Elementary School. ommunity joins Constitution parade elebrating nation’s 200th birthday “200, are you sure?” “Yes, really it’s 200 years old! Believe me, the con- stitution is 200 years old this year. The United States Constitution turned 200 years old this year. In celebration, the city of St. Marys held a parade the afternoon of September 18. “I found it astonishing that a group of men 200 years ago constructed a document still useful today,” stated Mr. Bruce Martin. “I thought it was really great that we showed our American Spirit,” Sheryl Maley said of the spirit shown in the parade. Marching with the students of the high school, students from Pleasants County Middle School, St. Marys and Belmont Elementary Schools participated in the celebration pa- rade. Kim Riggs thought it was “neat that all of the kids in the county were together.” Winners of the poster and essay contests received $50 saving bonds. The freshman winner for the essay contest was Traci Poling. Stacey Renner won for the sophomore class. Sean Flanagan captured the prize for the junior class winner, while Jeff Eddy was the senior class winner. Jer- ry Davis, Lori Carl, Jamie William- son, and Jamie Gellner received hon- ors in the constitutional poster con- test. “1 thought it was wonderful. After spending seven weeks in Europe, I really appreciate the United States,” Mrs. Betsy Putman, guidance coun- selor, said about the parade. Ads 161 Pam's Added Touch 800 Third Street St. Marys, WV 26170 Video Sales Rentals Audio-Visual Products 14-Karat Gold Wholesale Jewelry Artcarved Class Rings Eurotan Tanning Beds Accessories Mastercard — Visa Financing and Layaway Plans Available Phone: 684-7061 Good Luck Devils and Lots of Luck Seniors Maze Auto Parts 205 Creel Street St. Marys, WV 26170 Phone: 684-9231 800 3rd Street St. Marys WV 684-2429 Max M. 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It was even more important to Wayne National Forest in Newport. Ohio. It was selected to provide the Christmas tree that was decorated and displayed in front of the Capitol Building. Mrs. Betty Putnam, guidance counselor, Mrs. Krista Yopp, news- paper and yearbook adviser, and four journalism students attended the pre- cutting ceremony on November 20. The 80-foot Norwegian Spruce stood just off Route 7 in Ohio, one mile north of Frontier High School. SMHS students Cindy Bullman, Jenny Doty, Mindy Lamp and Rich- ard Moore attended the ceremony in freezing temperatures and strong winds to cover the event for school publications. The Frontier High School band performed the National Anthem. They were followed by New Matamoras American Legion, Post 378. The Frontier FFA led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. Later the Frontier Band and choir entertained the crowd. Two trees were actually cut, one to be used to make the real tree fuller. It was considered too dangerous to cut down the tree with the crowd around, so the job was done the next day. The lighting of the tree took place at a ceremony after the tree was trucked to Washington, D.C. “It was a most exciting and inspir- ing time since my daughter Nancy was involved with the Capitol tree from the beginning to the end,” stated Mrs. Putnam. Mrs. Nancy Hollister, Mayor of Marietta and Mrs. Putnam’s daugh- ter, gave a one minute speech at the lighting ceremony. Mrs. Putnam went with her daughter to Washing- ton, D.C. for the ceremony. MRS. BETSY PUTNAM attends the pre-cut- ting ceremony of the Capital Christmas tree with her daughter. Mrs. Nancy Hollister. Mrs. Hollister was the mayor of Marietta. 170 Ads CONGRATULATIONS SENIORS!!! Your Friends at: St. Marys Tire Rt. 2 North Good Luck Grads! Equitable Financial Service Richard C. Heller, C.L.V. 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Butler Attorney-at-Law Phone: (304) 684-9258 MATT GRAHAM, CHUCH SIMONS and Chris Sigler catch up on some studying in the library during their lunch period. 176 Congratulations Seniors from Care Haven of Pleasants Pleasants County’s Nursing Home Mid Atlantic Fuels Salutes the St. Marys Mid Atlantic Fuelsu Ohio Valley Refinery A St. Marys. WV @1 GIVING HIS ADDRESS at the exchanging of the Quaker Slate ownership is Governor Arch Moore. The contracts were signed at the St. Marys Elementary School. GOVERNOR ARCH MOORE supervises the official signing of the documents between Mr. Art Moscly and Mr. Charles Lazzcll. Gov. Moore helicoptered in to represent West Vir- ginia. N N N s ✓ N S S N V V ✓ ✓ V N ✓ Z own's oil refinery changes hands o ownership of Mid-Atlantic Fuels Can you imagine St. Marys as a ghost town? Most of you probably can't, not even in your worst dreams. But when Quaker State announced that they would close their doors your worst dreams almost became a reali- ty- A search committee headed by Mr. Larry Gainer was formed to find a buyer for the refinery. Mid-Atlantic Fuels was the company found to buy Quaker State. Before Mid-Atlantic took over the plant was run full steam to make the transition easier. The agreement was reached on September 25 but things weren’t ironed out officially until December 23. The agreement was signed in the presence of Governor Arch Moore arid other dignitaries at the St. Marys Elementary School on December 23. Governor Moore was there to repre- sent West Virginia as the contract was signed. Six million dollars was set aside to insure the present workers' employ- ment. Governor Moore concluded by thanking the search committee and saying that he wished every commit- tee had their type of teamwork. Dorothy and Charles Lazzell, own- ers of Mid-Atlantic Fuels, and Bill Helsley, vice president of Quaker State, officialized the agreement by signing the final documents, transfer- ring the ownership from Quaker State to Mid-Atlantic Fuels. Ads 179 Good Luck Class of 1988 Wright’s Marine Charles O. Martha L. Wright 180] 4|| Oopsa-Daisy Florist W Full Service Florist Newport, Ohio 45768 By St. Marys Bridge Phone (614)473-1411 Movies, VCR rentals, and sales Recoi ds Special Flowers for Special People Cassettes Radios 0 'i Steu vio Sun-All Tanning Center Wilson Avenue P.O. Box 627 Newport. Ohio 45768 (614)473-2333 B J Carryout Newport, Ohio Coke Cameron Go for it Seniors! IN YEARBOOK CLASS, Kerry Barnard and Richard Moore work on their layouts while Jill Carpenter types her story. FFA: (front row) Mr. Erwin Berry, (second row) Duane Davis, Mark Hadley, Lee Hunt, Brent Cox. Nick Meeks, Norman Van- noy, Mac Pierce, Chris Shingleton, Mark Fctty, (third row) Chris Reed, Brian Meyer, Everett Ankrom, Jeremy Moody, Bri- an Hall, Dawayne Elliott, Jon Nichols, Shelly Hunt, Evelyn Bun- ner, Texas Scadden. (fourth row) Chrissy Fletcher, Cindy Week- ley, Eric Davis, Newman Vannoy, Theresa Owens, Missy Bowie, Chuck Farson, Carl Moore, Tommy Butler, (fifth row) Karen Smith, Tammy Templeton, Chris Cunninghan, Alisa Higgens, Sebrina Hcasley, Jason Steele, Shane Meeks, Mary Gray, Tina Rymcr. (back row) Chris Bennett, Robbie Bunncr, Robbie Au- villc, Steve Talkington, Ernie Steele. Ronnie Knight, Dave Wcekley. Steve Hart, Tim Barnes, Shane Bills, Steve Campbell SPANISH HONORARY: (front row) Angela Termini, Jenny Doty. Lynne Hammett. Tana Lewis, (second row) Mark Brake, Anne Neelen, Charla Smith, (back row) Jason Butcher, Lance Gainer, Robert Baffic, Burt Reed SCIENCE HONORARY: (front row) Mrs. Phyllis Barnhart, Ricky Remish. Lynne Hammett, Lance Gainer. Anne Neelen, Kim Kemp, (back row) Harry Kidder. Robert Baffic, Mark Lit- tle. Mike Brode. Myron Rolston INDEX Academic Divider 74, 75 Adams, Angie 130, 189 Adams, Chad 45, 56, 97, 106, 134, 151, 185 Adams, Eric 24, 25, 46, 63, 88, 118, 134, 136, 184 Akers, Randy 108 Alkire, Cynthia 90, 145, 146 Allman, Daniel 77, 79, 93, 145 Ankrom, Everett 46, 108, 182, 186 Architectural Products Inc. 175 Armstrong, John 16, 57, 58, 59, 61, 72, 145 Auville, Robbie 97, 182, 186 Auxier, Andy 45, 56, 69, 97 Auxier, Bill 46, 56 Auxier, Matt 56 Awards 28, 29, 30, 31 B J Carry Out 181 Baffic, Robert 16, 46, 58, 130, 182 Bailey, Betty 145 Bailey, Brian 130 Bailey, Deanna 53, 97 Bailey, Lora 118, 119 Band 76, 77, 78, 79 Barley, Barbara 26,130,186 Barnard, Kerry 46, 118, 181 Barnes, Robert 108 Barnes, Tim 97, 182, 186 Barnhart, Brad 108, 186 Barnhart, Jason 118, 185 Barnhart, Linda 31 Barnhart, Phyllis 29, 145, 155, 184 Barnhart. Ron 118 Baxter, Paul 23, 55, 130 Baxter, Todd 77, 89, 130 Bayless, Scott 44. 45,46, 67, 108 Beane, Heather 65, 77, 108, 149 Ben Franklin 167 Bennett, Doralee 108 Bennett, Eric 97, 182, 186 Bennett, Jennifer 77, 97 Bennett, Keith 108 Berish, Rebecca 84 Berry, Erwin 54, 55, 147, 152, 182, 185, 190 Berry, Jenny 72, 108 Bills, Anissa 108 BiBills, Nathan 118 Bills, Christie 94, 184 Bills, Nathan 23, 41, 118 Bills, Shane 97, 182, 186 Bills, Tina 118, 185 Binegar, Michele 70, 71, 72, 131 Blouir, Linda 8, 96, 131, 184, 187 Blouir, Lori 108 Blouir, Mike 55, 97 Blouir, Mindy 23, 51, 70, 131, 190 Blouir, Missy 108 Boley, Carl 118 Boley, Dcborha 24, 26, 34, 131, 186, 187 Boley, Kim 105, 118 Boley, Scott 108 Bowie, Missy 108, 182, 186 Boyles, Pat 57, 58, 59 Boys Track 62, 63 Bradley, Bonnie 131, 186 Brake, Mark 41, 57, 67, 75, 182 Brake, Scan 43, 56, 68, 97 Brammer, Alan 13, 46, 131 Brammer, Liza 53, 97 Braun, Lynn 48, 70, 71, 77, 78, 108, 109, 184 Bravine, Brian 45, 56, 97 Britton, Melissa 97 Brizendine, Bill 55, 113, 145 Brodc, Jeff 118 Brode, Mike 37, 77, 131 Brothers, Terri 108, 185, 186, 189 Brown, Matt 97 Bryant, Jocele 145, 186 Bryant, Kristin 24, 77, 92, 113, 131, 184, 185 Bullman, Bryce 45, 97, 144 Bullman, Cindy 9, 72, 82, 131 Bunner, Brian 108 Bunner, Chuck 46, 131 Bunner, Diane 41, 97, 185 Bunner, Evelyn 118, 182, 186 Bunner, Robby 97, 182, 186 Bunner, Sarita 53, 118 Bunner, Tina 108, 186 Burkhammer, Luke 46, 55, 118 Burns, Greg 118 Burns, Tammy 97 Butcher, Jason 40, 41, 118, 182, 185 Butcher, Larry 41 Buther, Stephine 97 Butler, Clifford 55, 131 Butler, Orarn 45, 55, 97 Butler, Tom 108, 182, 186 Butterfield, Jon 41, 108 Buttrey, Leslie 70, 108, 185 Buzzard, Rita 98, 139 Cain, Jimmy 108 Campbell, Steve 98, 182 Campbell, Tammy 98 Carder, Melissa 77,118,184 Care Haven Nursing Home 177 Carl, Harold 30 Carl, Lori 24, 25, 82, 131, 155, 157, 184, 185, 187 Carnes, Marge 106, 145 Carpenter, Jill 132, 181, 184, 187 Carpenter, Kelly 118 Carpenter, Ruth Ann 128, 145 Castanada, Jazmin 114, 115, 184 Cathers, Stacey 98 Chandler, Traci 24, 25, 77, 88, 118 Cheerleaders 72, 73 Childers, Sonya 132 Choir 92, 93 City Divider 158, 159 Clark, Heather 77, 108, 184 Class Play 24, 25 Clay, Kevin 36, 132 Cline, Sherri 115, 186 Closing 190, 191, 192 Clovis, Diane 77, 85, 132 Clovis, Matt 46, 118 Clovis, Stephanie 21, 77, 108, 184 Clubs 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157 Coartney, Kristy 77, 118, 125, 184 Coke Cameron 181 Collins, Abe 45, 98, 100 Colvin, Jodie 77, 118 Conaway, Joe 11 Contel of West Virginia 169 Conway, Richard 45, 46 Corbin, Michelle 108, 184 Core Classes 88, 89 Cornell, Billy 98 Cornell, Toni 13, 118, 184 Corrigan, Brian 45, 98 Cottrill, Lori 73. 98 Country Colors Studios 169 Cox, Brent 132, 146, 182, 186 Cox, Loree 12, 77, 111, 155, 184, 185 Cox, Traci 50, 52, 64, 65, 111, 191 Crestview Chevrolet 168 Cronin, Steve 98 Cronin, Tracy 23, 77, 118, 125 Cross, Joe 98 Cross, Kevin 132 Cross Country 40, 41 Cumblidge, Shawn 111 Cunningham, Chris 111, 182, 186 Cunningham, Eric 13, 46, 67, 133, 184 Cunningham, Jennifer 111, 184, 191 Cunningham, Jody 29, 123, 145, 154, 185 Dailey, Melissa 12, 14, 72, 111, 132 Darnold, Wayne 111 Davis, Angela 53, 77, 98 Davis, Buffy 111 Davis, Carla 77, 108, 111, 112, 184 Davis, Chrissy 48. 77, 97, 98 Davis, Donna 144, 145 Davis, Duane 58, 133, 182, 186 Davis, Eric 52, 53, 111, 182, 186 Davis, Gerri 120, 186 Davis, Greg 46, 133 Davis, Jerry 120, 185 Davis, Marcy 133 Davis, Mike 46, 55, 111 Davis, Rick 103 Dawson, Charlene 84 Dawson, Janie 84 Dawson, Jason 98 Dawson, Sheila 120 Dawson, Tonya 98 Dean, Jon 57, 67, 77, 120 Dearth, Eric 120 Dearth, Lester 13, 133 Deem, Junior 133 Deem, Steve 46, 145 DeHaven, Glen 11, 32, 91, 122, 144, 145 Delong, Jason 113, 134, 189 Dillon, Wells 43, 111 Doty, Jenny 16, 32, 34, 82, 84, 117, 134, 182, 185, 187 Dr. Larry Carr 176 Drake, Miranda 98 Drake, Pam 120, 186, 189 Drinko, Bobby 43, 98 Drinko, Joctte 120, 184 Dye, Showna 70, 77, 98 Dye, Tom 55, 111 Eddy, Brenda 77, 134, 184, 186 Eddy. Jeff 111, 134, 184 Eddy, Jeff V. 77 Efaw, Jenny 51, 70, 120 Eichhorn, Kenneth 46, 111 Elder, Christina 77, 98, 184 Elder, Misty 134, 186, 187 Elder. Rob 111 Elder. Sheila 24, 120, 186 Elliott, Dawayne 120, 153, 182 Evans, Edward 135 Faculty 144. 145, 146, 147 Farson, Chuck 111, 182, 186 Farson, Lydia 120, 185 Feature Magazine 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 Felton, Deanna 135 Fetty, Bryan 46, 67, 120 i==fl83 Fetty, Mark 86, 101, 120, 148, 182, 186 Fetty. Travis 56, 68, 98 First National Bank 166 Flanagan, Mike 42, 43, 67, 120 Flanagan, Sean 46, 57, 98, 120 Fletcher, Donna 135 Fletcher, Krissy98, 182,186 Fletcher, Steve 120 Fletcher, Tim 111 Flint, Krista 128 Flowers, Kellie 135, 186 Francis, Nannie 135 Freshman 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109 Freshman Boys’ Basketball 56, 57 Freshman Football 44, 45 Friends 12, 13 Fulmer, Danyel 23, 135 Gainer, Lance 8, 9, 19, 31, 42, 43, 58, 60, 61, 67, 135, 141, 182 Gaunty, Steve 17, 95 Gellner, Jamie 67, 120 Gettings, Dave Gettings, Shannon 77, 86, 100, 101 Giboney, Russell 111, 186 Girls' Track 64, 65 Goettlcr, Jon 23, 126, 135 Goettler, Sherry 128, 129 Golf 42, 43 Good, Rona 120, 186 Goodwin, Amy 128, 129 Gorman, Laura 48, 100 Gorman, Sarah 41,120, 184, 185 Graduation 34, 35, 36, 37 Graham, Matt 42, 43, 57, 58, 111, 176 Gray, Lisa 120 Gray, Mary 111, 182, 186 Greenleaf, Amy 70, 111,186 Greenleaf, Angie 51, 52, 118, 120, 184, 185 Griffith, Anna 120 Grimes, Lori 48, 49, 86, 100, 185 Grose, Stephen 100 Grose, Ward 46, 47, 67, 99, 120 TRI-HI-Y: (front row) Buffy Mercer, Brenda Eddy, Janel Willis, Anne Ncclen. Lynne Hammett, Charla Smith, Libby Nichols. Lori Carl, Tana Lewis, (second row) Lea Steele, Joette Drinko, Mindy Lamp. Jennifer Cunningham, Kim Kemp, Linda Blouir, Jill Carpen- ter. Kristin Bryant. Mrs, Phyllis Barnhart, (third row) Melissa Tail- man. Pam Renner, Diane Taft, Chrissy Taft, Jo Lcasburg, Carla Davis, Susan Stewart, Kristy Coartncy, Christie Bills, Sabrina Ma- lone (back row) Regina Williamson, Kathy Lewis, Angie Greenleaf, Tracie Jones, Lorce Cox, Kim Riggs, Melissa Carder and Amy Wise. Grove, Jim 120 Hackathorn, David 135 Haddox, Jamie 55, 122 Haddox, Joey 55, 111, 124 Haddox, Matt 55, 100, 121 Hadley, Brian 9, 36, 58, 62, 135 Hadley, Mark 22, 122, 182, 186 Hall, Brian 100, 152, 182, 186 Hall, Chris 46, 47, 62, 135 Hall, Jeff 135 Hall, Kelly 75, 77, 96, 100, 102 Hall, Mark 46, 58, 122 Hall, Max 46, 62, 122 Hall, Steve 13, 46, 55, 107, 136, 150, 157, 185, 189 Hall, Susan 73, 100, 102, 186 Hammett, Lynne 65, 77, 136, 155, 182, 184, 185 Hammett, Teresa 52, 85. 122, 187 Hansen, Dennis 46, 55 Harbour, John 43 Hardman, Bill 55, 83, 122 Hart, Niles 89 Hart, Steve 100, 182, 186 Hartline, Kenny 136 Hatfield, Phil 100 Hayes, Curtis 96 Hearn, Scott 46, 111, 116 Heasley, Sebrina 111, 182, 186 Hefner, Joe 46, 55, 90, 122 Hesson, Scott 84, 100 Hickman, Jason 100 Hicks, Teddy 136 Higgins, Alisa 112, 182, 186 Higgins, Mike 122 Hoff, Brian 43, 57,110,112, 184 Hoff, Pam 51, 52, 84, 93, 136, 185 Hogsett, Matt 23, 136, 186, 189 Hollister, Nancy 170 Homecoming 8, 9, 10, 11 Horner, Norman 100 Howard, Bill 145 Howard, Brock 77, 105,112, 116, 184 KEY CLUB: (front row) Tessie Scadden, Eric Cunningham, Heather Clark, Shelly Mace, Missy Wilson, Bridget Nelson, Eric Adams, Susan Little, Lynn Braun, Christina Elder, (second row) Craig Williams, Jeff Eddy, Teresa Meyer, Jazmin Castanada, Jane Ann Westbrook, Mike Parsons, Brian Hoff, Brock Howard, Harry Kidder, (third row) Holly Smith, Chris Sigler, Mark Nichols, Traci Poling, Alyson Wilson, Toni Cornell, Sonya Miller, Sarah Gorman, Rick Rcmish, (back row) Lissy McCurry, Stephanie Clovis, Lisa McLaughlin, Christy Malone, Bill Johns, Stacy Shepler, Sarah McBrayer and Michele Corbin. 184 Index Howard, Pam 91 Hudkins, Jim 100 Huffman, Kari 100, 185 Huffman, Roger 32, 145 Hughart, Billy 14 Hunt, Lee 34, 80, 137, 182, 186 Hunt, Shelly 122, 182, 186, 187, 189 Index 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189 Israel, Shelley 52, 77, 122 J S Lawn-Garden-Hard- ware Center 169 Jackson, Mark 9, 14, 21, 36, 41, 55, 62, 84, 137, 189 Janes, Katina 53,77,97,100 Janes, Sharron 87 John M. Butler 176 Johns, Bill 13, 26, 37, 132, 137, 184, 189 Johnson, Kelly 112, 186 Johnson, Larry 9, 58, 60,67, 107, 137, 189 Johnson, Rodney 107, 122 Jones, Charles 84 Jones, Rachel 75, 100 Jones, Roger 84 Jones, Sam 43, 100 Jones, Tracic 137, 184 Journalism 82, 83 Juniors 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129 JV Baseball 68, 69 JV Boys’ Basketball 56. 57 JV Football 44, 45 JV Girls' Basketball 48, 49 Kelley, Darla 100 Kelley, Shawn 122 Kemp, Kim 77, 137, 184 Kemp, Teresa 122, 187 Kidder, Harry 11, 12, 77, 137, 184 Kimball, Angie 48, 53, 100 Knight, Ronnie 55, 122, 152, 182, 186 Lamp, Abby 122, 185 Lamp, Brad 107, 122 Lamp, Mindy 11,22, 26, 32, 77, 82, 137, 155, 176, 184, 187 Lamp, Rodney 38, 40, 41, 58, 59, 61, 122, 185 Lamp, Zack 55, 77, 103, 186 Lane, Charlotte 33 Langford, Mike 112 Lawhon. Marty 45, 56, 103 Lazzell, Charles 179 Leasburg, Jo 77, 112, 119, 154, 184 Leonard, Charles 145 Lewis, Kathy 51, 52, 65, 77, 137, 184, 187 Lewis, Mae 146 Lewis, Tana 9, 10, 72, 137, 182, 184, 185, 187 Lewis, Tony 46, 55, 81, 122 Little, Cathy 146 Little, Mark 15, 16, 24, 46, 90, 137 Little, Susan 16, 77, 112, 136, 184, 185 Lough, Dee 11, 51, 112 Lowther, Vickie 84,138, 187 Ludford, Bud 146 Lynch, Matthew 90, 115 Mace, David 98, 103 Mace, Shelly 70, 112, 184 Maley, Jeff 88, 103, 121 Maley, Lisa 53, 112 Maley, Sheryl 8, 9, 52, 110, 137, 187 STUDENT COUNCIL: (front row) Terri Brothers, Libby Nichols, Lori Carl. Lea Steele, Steve Hall, Mary Williams, Tana Lewis, Janel Willis, Lynne Hammett. Rick Remish, (second row) Angie Green- leaf. Tammy Taylor, Luci Rutherford, Susan Little. Missy Wilson. Lori Grimes. Carla Wince. Brenda Malone. Jason Butcher. Susan Stewart, (back row) Jenny Doty, Loree Cox, Stephanie Raber, Chad Adams, Tcssic Scadden. Teresa Meyer. Kari Huffman. Diane Bun- ncr. Leslie Buttrcy, Chrissy Marra and Kenny Wells. DRAMA CLUB: (front row) Angela Termini, Carey Marra, Becky McLaughlin. Abby Lamp, Steve Hall, Mary Williams, Charla Smith. Lori Carl. Pam Hoff, (second row) Jill Petty. Kristin Bryant. Keith Smith. Buddy Malone. Jenny Doty, Jason Barnhart. Sarah Gorman. Tina Bills. Mrs. Jody Cunningham, (back row) Lydia Far- son. Amy Wise. Rodney Lamp, Jerry Davis, Kevin Parsons. Dale Moore. Mike Morrison and Brenda Malone. Index 185 Malone, Brenda 122, 185 Malone, Buddy 138 Malone, Christy 23. 77, 1 12, 184 Malone, Sabrina 77, 85, 138, 184 Malone, Wendy 48, 103 Mantle, Nichole 77, 122 Marks, Matthew 26, 90, 125 Marra, Carey 70, 125, 185 Marra, Chrissy 72, 112, 185 Marriott, Paul 81, 104, 125 Martin, Bruce 51, 146 Maston, Ann 103, 146 Maston, Kyle 34, 58, 138 Maston, Mark 13, 67, 125 Maston, Steve 77, 93, 125 McBrayer, Sarah 112, 184 McCurry, Lissy 48, 58, 112, 184 McGee, Colleen 112 McKinney, Charles 103 McKinnley, Mary 14 McKnight. Jim 30 McLaughlin, Becky 29, 77, 86, 125, 147, 185 McLaughlin. Lisa 48,70,77, 112, 184 McNamee, Chris 48, 49, 53, 77, 103 Meeks, Dai 83 Meeks, David 55, 153 Meeks, Nick 56, 102, 103, 152, 182, 186 Meeks, Shane 46, 55, 138, 182 Meeks, Tina 103 Mercer, Buffy 31, 77, 138, 184 Metz, Cindy 103 Meyer. Brian 125, 182, 186 Meyer, Teresa 103, 184, 185, 186 Miller, Doug 70, 113 Miller, Merwin 46, 55, 103, 186 Miller, Roger 56, 103 Miller, Sonya 125, 184 Moody, Jeremy 138, 152, 182, 186 Moore, Arch 159, 179 Moore, Carl 112, 182, 186 Moore, Dale 24, 25, 77, 125, 185 Moore, Richard 39, 58, 67, 82, 138, 181, 189 Moore, Tom 46. 138 Morris, Sherri 70, 112 Morrison, Candace 103, 186 Morrison, Mike 24, 88, 125, 185, 186 Mosely, Art 179 Mossor, William 103 Mote, Leslie 46, 99. 125 Murphy, Todd 46, 80, 125 FHA: (front row) Misty Elder, Sherri Cline. Terri Brothers, Teresa Taylor, Sheila Elder. Gerri Davis. Mrs. Jocclc Bryant, (second row) Kelly Remish, Amy Greenleaf, Julie Nichols. Sebrina Heasley, Pam Templeton, Laurie White. Kelly Johnson, Becky Tracy, (back row) Pam Drake. Tabitha Reed. Tina Bunncr, Michelle West, Kellie Flowers, Amy Shultz, Becky Peckcns, Angie Wince and Melina Riggs. Neelen, Anne 24, 25, 76, 138. 143, 155, 182, 184 Nelson, Bridget 64, 73, 112, 184 Newport IGA 175 Newport Lumber 167 Nichols, Jon 80, 138, 182, 186 Nichols, Julie 112, 186 Nichols, Libby 24, 77, 121, 138, 184, 185, 187 Nichols, Mark 24, 46, 63, 139, 184 Noland, John 65 Noland, Troy 126, 139 Norman, Bill 46, 68, 112 Nutter, Judy 86 Oliver, Dick 112 Oopsa Daisy Florist 181 Opening 2, 3, 4, 5 Organization Divider 148, 149 Owens, Jessica 22, 41, 77, 125 Owens, Theresa 123. 125, 148, 182, 186 Owings, Howard 91 Parsons, Chris 45, 55, 103 Parsons, Kevin 125, 185 Parsons, Mike 44, 46, 67, 103, 112, 184 Peckens, Becky 53, 103, 186 Peckens, Danny 103 People Divider 94, 95 Perry, Libby 80, 90, 112 Pethtel, Frank 112 Petty, Jill 88, 125, 185 Phillips Pharmacy 175 Pierce, Mac 103, 182, 186 Pinkerton, Melinda Pinkerton, Melissa 91 Pinkerton, Miranda 81, 125 ART CLUB: (front row) Russell Giboney. Rona Good. Debbie Bo- ley, Bonnie Bradley. Kellie Flowers. Brenda Eddy, Jenny Wince, (back row) Misty Elder. Barbara Bailey. Becky Stuyvesant, Mike Morrison. Matt llogsett, Merwin Miller. Candy Morrison, Susan Hall. Tcssie Scadden, Teresa Meyer. Brad Barnhart and Zack Lamp. 186 Index ’inkcrton, Terry 139 Measants County Bank 174 Peasants County Leader 67 MI 96, 97 oling. Doug 77, 139, 141, 87, 189 oling. Jeff 46, 55, 125 oling. Matt 114, 115, 153 ’oling, Traci 72, 96, 103, 84 Jowell, Benjamin 14. 77. 93, 139 Joynter, Jason 45, 54, 104 }rice. Mary Jane 80 }rom 21, 22, 23 PRT 80, 81 ’sychology 84, 85 Putnam, Betsy 29. 36. 130, 146, 170 aber, Stephanie 48, 52, 70, 115, 185 Lamsey, Leonard 125 Rea, Janet 28, 87, 146, 147 Reckard, Barbara 26, 84, 146 Reed, Burt 8, 9, 14, 58, 66, 67, 139, 182 Reed, Chris 104, 125, 182, 186 Reed, Mark 40, 41, 125 Reed, Tabitha 115, 186 Reed, Tim 45, 56, 104 Reese, Robbie 128 Rcmish, Kelly 41, 115, 186 Remish, Rick 12, 32, 41, 140, 184, 185, 189 Renner, Doug 46, 115 Renner, Pam 77, 115, 184 Renner, Stacey 115 Rexroad, Angie 53, 70, 104 Rice, Angie 48, 104 Richardson, Matt 45, 104 Riggs, Jim 104 Riggs. Kim 8, 9, 32,72. 140, 184 Riggs. Melina 125, 186 Riggs. Sally 81, 140. 187 Roberts, Dave 34 Roberts, Kelly 104 Roby, J.C. 104 Rolston, Myron 21, 30, 77, 140 Rouse, Suzanne 144, 151 Roush, Gary 91 Rule, Robert 41, 96, 104 Rule, Robin 125 Runnion, Pat 45, 99, 104 OFFICE ASSISTANTS: (front row) Lori Carl, Libby Nichols, Misty Elder, Debbie Boley, Teresa Kemp, (second row) Mary Wil- liams, Tana Lewis, Sally Riggs, Teresa Hammett, Shelly Hunt, (back row) Vickie Lowther, Jenny Doty, Mindy Lamp, Lea Steele and Kathy Lewis. L Runnion, Rob 126 Russian 86, 87 Rutherford, Luci 52, 124, 125, 185 Rymer, Tina 182, 186 Scadden, Dallas 115 Scadden, Dave 45, 104 Scadden, Shawn 119, 123, 125 Scadden, Tessie 104, 184, 185, 186 Scadden, Texas 105, 140, 157, 182, 186 Schwendeman, Jason 58,61, 67, 127 Senior Party 32, 33 Seniors 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143 Setola, Carmine 41, 115 Setola, Melissa 104 Shepler, Stacy 77, 115, 184 Shingleton, Chris 115, 152, 182, 186 Shingleton, Eric 45, 104 Shingleton, Rusty 80, 140 Shull, Travis 104 Shultz, Amy 104, 186 Sigler, Chris 57, 58, 115, 116, 176, 184 Sigler, Mike 55, 140 Simmons, Allen 69, 115 Simons, Chuck 45, 104. 176 Smalley, Leigh 126 Smith, Angie 115 Smith, Barbara 93, 104 Smith, Brian 45, 104 Smith, Charla 32, 77, 140, 182, 184, 185, 187 Smith, Holly 51, 52, 70, 76, 77, 98, 118, 127, 184 Smith, Karen 104, 152, 182, 186 Smith, Keith 34,46,67, 140, 185 Smith, Lisa 115 Smith, Mike 90, 115 Smith, Randy 104, 127 Smith, Sandi 140, 187 Smith, Tommy 127 Snyder, Lana 77, 140 Softball 70, 71 Sophomores 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119 Sparks, Anthony 45 Special Ed 90, 91 Special Olympics 26, 27 GUIDANCE ASSISTANT: (front row) Sandi Smith, Sheryl Ma- Icy, Charla Smith, (back row) Doug Poling, Linda Blouir and Jill Carpenter. 187 Index Speidel, Jodie 140 Sports Divider 38, 39 St. Marys Oracle 167 St. Marys Tire 171 Standard Foods 169 Steele, Earnie 107, 182, 186 Steele, Jason 56, 107, 182, 186 Steele, Jennifer 34, 142 Steele, Lea 17, 21, 32, 51, 64, 77, 142, 151, 184, 185, 187, 189. 191 Steele, Matt 107 Steele, Ronnie 34 Stewart, Rebecca 107 Stewart, Susan 108, 112, 1 15, 117, 156, 184, 185 Student Life Divider 6, 7 Stull, Darrell 127 Stuyvesant, Becky 142, 186 Sun-All Tanning Center 181 Sweeney, Rhetta 142, 190 Taft, Chrissy 77, 116, 184 Taft, Diane 77, 84, 142, 184 Talkington, Serena 127 Talkington, Steve 41, 107, 182, 186 Tallman, Melissa 77, 116, 184 Taylor, Brenda 127 Taylor, Glenda 52, 53 Taylor, Juanita 116 Taylor, Krissy 8, 11 Taylor, Tammy 39, 64, 65, 127, 185 Taylor, Teresa 48, 109, 116, 157, 186, 189 Taylor, Tresa 107 Templeton, David 46, 142 Templeton, Pam 83, 142, 186 Templeton, Tammy 116, 152, 182, 186 Termini, Angela 122, 127, 182, 185 Termini, Brenda 90, 146 The Station 167 Thompson, Ariane 128 Thompson, Bob 170 Thompson, Kyle 80, 142 Toward, Dawn 142 Tracy, Becky 10, 116, 186 Truax, Travis 85 Valley Video 181 Vannoy, Newman 45, 107, 182, 186 Vannoy, Norman 45, 107, 182, 186 Varner, Bryan 107 Varsity Baseball 66, 67 Varsity Boys' Basketball 58, 59, 60, 61 Varsity Football 46, 47 Varsity Girls’ Basketball 50, 51 Venderlic, Denny 45, 46, 67 Volleyball 52, 53 Wagner, Jessi 28, 101, 107 Wagner, Katrina 127 Watson, Erika 72, 116 Weaver, Crystal 70 Webb, Mike 144, 145 Weber, Mollie 107 Weekley, Cindy 116, 182, 186 Weekley, David 142, 182, 186 Wells, Kenny 56, 107, 185 West, Michelle 107, 186 West, Scott 55, 116 West, Tony 46, 81, 127 Westbrook, Jane Ann 77, 116, 184 Westbrook, Stacia 77, 100, 107 White, Fred 170 White, Laurie 127, 186 White, Shirley 109, 146, 157 Wiblin, Floward 146 Williams, Craig 43, 55, 67, 105, 142, 184 Williams, Mary 9, 24, 77, 86, 142, 185, 187 Williamson, Angie 77, 107 Williamson, David 37 Williamson, Jamie 31, 82, 143, 155 Williamson, Janeen 100,107 Williamson, Regina 77,116, 184 Willis, Janel 24, 25, 77, 78, 143, 151, 184, 185 Willis, Joy 70, 126, 127 Wilson, Alyson 72, 127, 184 Wilson, Dustin 158 Wilson, Ed 46, 67 Wilson, Missy 55, 77, 116, 184, 185 Wilson, Robbie 67 Winans, David 127 Wince, Angie 107, 186 Wince, Carla 95, 100, 102, 107, 185 Wince, Janet 127 Wince, Jenny 143, 186 Wince, Joe 116 Winland, Julie 107 Wise, Alice 81 Wise, Amy 13,127,184,185 Wise, Bryan 107 Wise, Eric 127 Woolwine, Greg 57, 116 Wrestling 54, 55 Wright’s Marine 180 Staff members Editor: Mindy Lamp Disillusions Magazine: Diane Taft Photography Editor: Jenny Doty Student Life Editors: Cindy Bullman, Lori Carl People Editor: Jill Carpenter, Pam Hoff, Katrina Wag- ner Sports Editors: Kerry Barnard, Richard Moore Academics, Organization Editors: Sheri Morris, Jamie Williamson Business Manager: Terri Brothers Photography Contributors: Linda Blouir, Sean Brake, Lori Carl, Rodney Johnson, Tony Lewis, Lea Steele and Serena Talkington Index: Loree Cox Contributors: Stacey Renner, Susan Stewart, Jim McGoldrick, Shirley Snively Herff Jones Representative: Ron Boram Adviser: Mrs. Krista Yopp 188 Index Yoak, Derwin 146 Yoho, Janis 11 Yopp, Krista 146 Yopp, Rick 146 Yopp, Sarah 11 Colophon St. Marys High School's Volume 70 PURPLE GOLD was printed by Herff Jones Publishing Com- pany in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. PRESS RUN: 300 copies of 192 pages. The book sold for $24 a copy. COVER: Vista Custom designed cover. The base ma- terial is fawn with rich gold and purple applied colors. 120 pt. Binder’s Board. PAPER: 80 lb. Bordeaux High Gloss Enamel ENDSHEETS: Taupe front and black. BINDING: Smyth-sewn, rounded and backed. TYPE: 8, 10 pt. Times Roman for captions and copy. 14, 18, 30 for headlines. PHOTOGRAPHY: All black and white reproductions were produced in the school darkroom by student pho- tographers. Class and faculty portraits were done by Delmar Studios of Charleston, WV. FORMAT: Freestyle, 3. 4, 5, 7 columns. SPECIAL EFFECTS: Screens of 10, 30, 60, 100 per- cent: 1, 2, 12 pt. rule lines, shadow boxes, geometric shapes, patterned backgrounds. STAFF INSTRUCTION: A year course in Journal- ism I, the annual convention of the West Virginia Scho- lastic Press Association, the spring convention of the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Herff Jones summer workshop at Fairmont State College. 1987 PURPLE GOLD AWARDS: Medalist with two All-Columbian rating from Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Herff Jones Showcase Award MEMBERSHIP: Columbia Scholastic Press Associ- ation, West Virginia Scholastic Press Association. RUSSIAN HONORARY: Jason Delong and Rick Rcmish CLOWN CLUB: (front row) Terri Brothers, Shelly Hunt. Pam Drake. Angie Adams, (back row) Richard Moore, Doug Poling. Teresa Taylor, and Matt Hogsctt LIBRARY ASSISTANTS: (front row) Steve Hall, Larry John- son, Bill Johns, (back row) Lea Steele and Mark Jackson Index 189 IN STYLE he offical school year contained 180 days, but the true year to ; - each student did not follow any set calendar. Students gained all they could from high school by their efforts that resulted in memories of achievement Students that strived for academic recognition gained honors that made the year rewarding for themselves. Members ! of activities such as band, sports and clubs endeavored to learn skills and gain- ed the bond of friendship. Together, goals were achieved and memories were made by their Moves in Style. JENNIFER CUNNINGHAM PER- FORMS the song “Friends” to say good- bye to the graduating seniors during the wards Assembly. CATCHING THE SUN RAYS. Lea | Steele and Traci Cox relax on l.aidlcy Field during the State Traek Meet. The meet was _ ™ held in Charleston on April 22 and 23. m t tat Closing rTpTl — As the final seniors left Imaly Field and the remainder of the student body finished their exams, students began to realize another year had came to an end. Later when individuals looked back at the school year, their memories would contain their Moves in Style. T Y L E THE SENIOR FLAG is lowered by the class officers. 9