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

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Senior Class Council — Mr. C.S Rockwell (Co-sponsor), Lauri Smith, Rod McLeod (SCC Representative), Jack Fetner, Mary Smolinski, Gus Shuster (Chairman), Debbie Keay, Mr. Phil Lindsey (Co-sponsor). Junior Class Council — Front Row: Susan Armstrong, Renee Leavitt, Karen Cohen (Co-chairperson). Second Row: Greg Huffman, Karen Seal, Laura Jacomet (Co- chairperson), Ms. Mary Lee Tatum (Sponsor). Third Row: John Ratliff, Mary Jo Shannon. Sophomore Class Officers — John Steinbock (Treasurer), Mandy Forsythe (President), Susan Schick (Vice President), Elinor Scully (Secretary). Absent: Mr. William Robertson (Sponsor). Freshmen Class Officers — Mr. Richard Trimble (Sponsor), Joey Ritenour (Secretary), Erin Crowley (President), Barbara Buzzerd (Vice President), Judy Sunderland (SCC Representative), Shelley Black (Treasurer). Class Officers 19

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A MEANS TO AN END The SCC (Student Coordinating Council), sponsored by Mr. Roger Bratton, met biweekly on Wednesdays to represent GM's student body. Each club elected a representative to attend the meetings and voice his opinion on student issues and concerns. Its of- ficers were the following students: Denise Shuster (President), Charles Shuster(Vice President), Rod McLeod (Parliamentarian), and Suzanne Bastarache (President Protemp). Senior Jack Fetner said, : a a . . 5 ‘ a. Oe ee a — — a 2 Nee ad ’ At the campfire, SCC members bed down for the night at Shiloh. a At Shiloh, Dr. members play volleyball. George Thoms and SCC SCC — Front Row: Mr. Roger Bratton, sponsor. Second Row: Roger Camp, Karen Yamhure, Denise Shuster, Shelley Black, ludy Sunderland. Third Row: Craig Leavitt, Debbie Bruce, Eileen Tully, Suzanne Bas- Renee Leavitt, Rod McLeod. Back Row: C.}. Cliff, Greg Huff- man, Susan Schneider, Katie Jacomet, Rob Munoz. tarache, Lauri Smith, 18 SCC “l enjoy serving the whole student body and my fellow community.” One traditional highlight of be- longing to SCC was going on a re- treat to Camp Shiloh, two hours away near Standardsville, Virginia. During the weekend of October 29th at Shiloh, students broke off into small groups to consider and set guidelines for student con- cerns such the GM Constitution, cheating, and standards of behav- ior. Besides attending meetings, students played games, ran relays, Se a Ae : and solved problems. They even slept under the stars around the campfire. Sophomore Mandy For- sythe said, “| had a great time. It was fun, but it was freezing! | woke up with frost in my hair.” The junior and senior class councils and the freshmen and sophomore class officers were elected in the fall. They worked closely with their grade’s sponsor to represent their class, organize activities, and raise money for their class treasury.

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Using a ruler, seniors Christine and Gene- vieve Torchio and Debbie Bruce measure Mustang copy. Working independently, sophomore Su- san Schick writes a Mustang story. With pencil in hand, junior Hedda Chang proofreads Mustang copy. With pages spread out, junior Tracy Wil- liams and seniors Lies] Leach and Mike Ste- vens create Mustang captions. Flipping through pages, senior Krit Siri- chanya, sophomore Bich Mai, and senior Ngoc Mai get ideas for the Mustang. 20 Publications