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

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- V's . A . | f The It's Academic team of Craig Ja Sirkin, “Hichard Blackwell, and Travis McGavin discuss strate- i, gies for their rumored “‘Jeo- ™ appearance. Pree ™ y His victory at jello-wrestling suppos- edly put Jeff Jones in contention for professional all-star wrestling. Keeping up with the latest scoop proved to be exhausting for Lisa Krebs. gossip

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Small schools certainly have their advantages, but along with the good comes the bad. One of the biggest disadvantages of our tiny population was the inevita- ble rumor mill — the grape- vine operated with impres- sive skills. It seemed as if within multi-seconds the whole school knew what had occurred. Five people armed with one juicy mor- sel had the entire school buzzing within minutes, es- pecially if they could speed dial the phone. Of course, there were drawbacks to this commu- nication system. For in- stance, the news was not al- ways accurate. Alyssa VanDuizend said, “It’s like playing telephone. By the time the rumor gets around to you, it’s never the truth.” The Bench, innocent as it seems, put many in the limelight of the day’s news. gossip Some “facts” were even a tad bit silly — was the NBA really considering drafting The Trees? To some, gossip was eve- rything for them; school would have been pointless without a liberal amount of news. Their ears were red from being held next to the telephone for hours on end. Their fingers ached from di- aling, and they grinned with pleasure at being in on the big secret (not a secret for long). To some, rumors were trivia, to others they were life. To everyone it was something to accept as part of Mason life. Ellen Carlson is shocked at the “news” she received in her note from a friend.

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orfect Pains We'd often heard the say- ing ‘“You’re known by the company you keep,” and at this small school, the phrase was certainly an understate- ment. In a glance, students, teachers, and administrators could easily be recognized by their accompaniments. For example, trying to find Lauren Meserve was s sim- ple task — as long as you During the Homecoming fair Mr. Klass sold many of his trademark Klassic Kreatures — colorful pins of every animal imaginable. perfect pairs found Chris O’Hara first! Then there was the ever- present duo of Ellen and EI- len (Carlson and Wright). They were together from the morning bell to the bus ride home, always sharing a story and a laugh. But it wasn’t always an- other person that identified an individual. Dr. Thoms would be unrecognizable without his “Rip Van Win- kle-like” beard. Mr. Klass would not be at all the same without his bowties and Klassic Kreatures. Mr. Hoo- ver was always easy to spot because of the mounds of paper he’d carry with the Coke teetering on top. It wasn’t only teachers who were associated with things other than persons. In some cases an entire group of people could be identified by one thing such as a say- ing. For instance, you knew a Mason guy because he could never resist the urge to yell “CORY!”