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

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Pat Thomas is declared victorious by Mrs. Albright after pigging out in the pie-eating contest. Dea Byrd displays her enthusiasm during the Homecoming Pep Rally. For the soccer team’s booth at the Homecoming fair, Brett Freeman, Coach Wallace, Cory Russ, and Coach Chandler show little fear while waiting for someone to hit them with a soccer ball. and Ami Strutin- Belinoff gather around the yearbook booth to look at old pictures taken by the year- book staff being sold from previous years. Stephene Parry, Jennifer Peacock, Key Club-ers Allison Yates and Theresia Muller sold guesses at how many candies were in the big bottle. The senior class put in many hard hours of work organizing a fun fair. Every class helped by renting a table. Clubs also got into the act. FBLA auctioned a typewriter. The Cul- tural Exchange Club sold international cup- cakes, NAIMUN sold hamburgers and coke (popular for lunch), and the Lasso sold cot- ton candy. Mr. Klass sold his famous Klassic Kreatures; Mr. Ballou drew pictures to help the Art Club. The Boosters Club sold old uniforms, bags, hats, and cups. The fair put everyone in a festive mood for the soccer and football games.

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Molly Henneberg recovers from the brutal Jello wrestling. Among the honored athletes at the pep rally were soccer players Bob Anderson, Adam Jarrett, and Rob Salisbury. BALLOON 8! STREAMERS! POST- ERS! One event of Homecoming Week was hall decorating. Every class decorated a hall to be named the most spirited class. The competition was fierce, particularly be- tween the senior and sophomore classes. The senior class hung balloons and streamers in the main hallway. That evening, the sophomore class em- bellished the English wing. Their hallway Chris Walsh smiles at having re- screamed with red and ceived so many carnations. white Mustang spirit! Proudly displaying their football jer- : The voting was dif- seys, Bobby Clohan and Chico Hum ficult — Mr. Gambill psyche up for Saturday’s game. and Dr. Tannenbaum had quite a decision to make (shown above). But, the sophomores So Se won just edging out the Pars Ae senior class.

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Coach Meier tries to slop down the pie during the pie-eating contest. The big weekend of the year began at 7:00 p.m. Fri- day evening. One of the highlights of the evening was Pat Thomas’ victory de- clared by Mrs. Allbright af- ter he pigged out in the pie- eating contest. It was the greatest show of spirit; eve- ryone cheered on the teams as the players were intro- duced. The girls’ basketball team demonstrated one of their defensive slide drills. The football team started a new tradition in their.intro- duction. They formed two lines and when the seniors were introduced everyone in the gym stood. Once the players were all out on the floor they began their prac- tice chants. The pie-eating contest kept the enthusiasm of the crowd. The title was taken from last year’s champ, Rus- sell Rosin, by Pat Thomas representing the freshman class. Andrea Rausch repre- sented the junior class and did as good a job of stuffing her face into the pies as the boys did. Coach Meier gorged himself as his foot- ball players led him on with loud shouts from the “sidelines.” The whole place rocked as the cheerleaders went from grade to grade leading each class in the V-I-C-T-O- R-Y cheer used for the judg- ing of the spirit stick. The competition ended with the seniors just edging out the juniors. The spirit stick had been awarded to the seniors since the sixth grade. The pep rally came to an end with the blazing bonfire outside on the softball field. Some of the cheerleaders Kunnareath Tauch, supporting the Cultural Exchange Club, patiently waits to sell cupcakes at the Fair. homecoming and football players led the crowd in cheers to psyche everyone for the big game the next day. Unfortunately, the bonfire came to an early end. The football team had to be home early and many others had to wake up early the next day to help set up the Homecoming Fair or to attend the sports breakfast sponsored by the Boosters Club.