George Mason High School - Mustang Yearbook (Falls Church, VA)

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Jr. High Finds New DIMENSION DIMENSION. From Left, Front Row: Paul Brucker, Ann Dexter. Second Row: Vanessa Steubing, Mari Miller, Kathy Vanneman, Kim Walker. Third Row: GiGi Gittings, Debbie Holcomb, Susie Miller, Drew Rider. Fourth Row: Ann Yoshihashi, John Lawless, Linda Johnson. Fifth Row: Mark Checknoff, John Walls, David Hornstein, Louise Willis. Back Row: Mark Stein, Pam Millan. ROBERT SMILES B.S., Millersville State College. English. JV Basket- ball Coach. l 16 DIANE JENKINS B.S., University of Wisconsin. English. DIMENSION, Seventh Grade Sponsor.

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Editorial Emphasis Improves LASSO Working for long hours alone in the school building, the LASSO crew turned out a bimonthly tab- loid. With Strings attached at ap- propriate intervals, the LASSO kept GM informed of the latest in the high school community. A mid-year change of format signalled an equally effective change in content. It began the year as a single sheet publication with typical sports and feature stories. By December subscribers were re- ceiving an 8 V 2 x 11 paper with four to eight pages and an increased amount of student opinion on a diversity of subjects. A regular column reviewing recent movies and plays reminded readers of the existence of a world beyond school affairs. The LASSO staff is one of the few that does its own printing which does not deter it from tak- ing top honors from Columbia Scholastic Press Association. LASSOers gather in composer room the night before a deadline. Lasso Staff. From Left, Seated: Debbie McMillen, Jimmy Anderson, Susie Mileson, Carol Ogilvie. Second Row: Mike Karnis, Sue Griffith, Robbie Keller, Rhonda Bost, Barbara Mahaffey, Editor; Victor Rutgers, Renee Clinton, Abbie Wilson. 15

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Organizational Budding authors, critics, and journalists got off to a quick- moving start this year as under- classmen familiarized themselves with newspaper and magazine pro- duction. However, ROUND-UP, the Junior High newspaper, was in difficulty. Due to organizational problems and the waning interest of its staff, it was forced to aban- don production plans for this year. Meanwhile, DIMENSION, the younger generation ' s literary magazine, was successful in turn- ing out both Winter and Spring editions. A limited group of readers screened prospective material which ranged from poems and short stories, to original art work on various versions of Happiness is. . The resulting magazine showed promise for future talents in journalism. Problems Plague ROUND-UP ROUND-UP. From Left, Front Row: Margaret Karnis, John Walls, Kim Walker. Second Row: Susie Miller, Mark Stein, Ann Yoshihashi. Back Row: Cindy Longerbeam, Stephanie Curtis. JUDITH SUFFIELD B.A., University of I Ili no is. English. Seventh Grade Sponsor. BARBARA FIRKIN A. A., Pine Manor Junior College; B.A., Connecticut College for Women. English. Sophomore Class Sponsor.