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

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Nate Conable, Mary Cheek, Laura Yamhure, Erica Persson and Re- becca Conable sing backup at an EPA as- sembly. A little extra education and entertainment outside the classroom was provided to the students by assem- blies. Various types were scheduled throughout the school year. To start the year off in September there was the traditional welcom- ing assembly for the new students arriving as well as the old, returning. The ‘as- sembly was presented by the principal, Dr. George Thoms, Superintendent Dr. Warren Pace and members of the student council. New expectations and goals for the school year were dis- cussed from getting more in- volved with community ser- vice to class unity and working together to accom- | DUM Educaliou plish these goals. At the National Honor So- ciety assembly, speeches were made by former mem- bers of the club, and the new members were called up to the stage to be induct- ed. Members were selected based on their qualifications concerning scholastics, leadership, character, and service. The United States Air Force Band, Spectrum, per- formed for the students in October. First appearing were five officers from the Air Force who showed off their talent in a perfor- mance using their bayonets. Various songs were played by the band along with a video depicting the fight against drugs. Traditionally, the band only performed for military events, but this was the second time they had played at George Mason High School. The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) assem- bly presented by senior Lau- ra Yamhure was held to rec- ognize the problem of trash in our environment and en- courage the students to do something about it. Songs were sung and a slide pres- entation was shown to help illustrate the problem. Sev- eral boxes were placed throughout the school for paper that was to be re- cycled, a step in the right direction for cleaning it up here at Mason! Held in January was a Congressional Award as- sembly. Members who had received the Congressional Award were honored in a video shown to the stu- dents. Students were made aware of the great amount of time and energy that these individuals had dedicated to community service and the feeling that they got from it. Pamphlets were handed out to the students giving them @ o- assemblies information on how they could get involved with these community projects and the amount of hours needed to qualify for a bronze, silver or gold medal. A MDA assembly was held encouraging students to get involved in raising money for the program. They did this by obtaining sponsors for a Super Dance that was held in January. Attending the assembly was the 1988-89 March of Dimes poster boy, representing the Washington area, who gave a few encouraging words to the students to attend the dance.

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“ Juniors Amy Moore, John Karro, Ste- phen Worrel, Anush Santhanam and sophomore Jennifer Preston were a few of the members to be inducted at the National Honor So- ciety assembly. assemblies At a pep rally members of various winter sports — Matt Kingsley, Nate Conable, Mark Larkin, Robert Elmore, Vicky Condit, Julie Patton compete in a piggy-back basket- ball game. Members of the United States Air Force drill team show off their tal- ents with bayonets.

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As a break from the usual routine of homework and jobs, students were ready to begin the time-consuming rehearsals for the Junior Va- riety Show. In years past getting people to participate and put the time and energy into the show had been dif- ficult, but, thanks to the stu- dents’ interest, there was an entertaining show. Unlike shows in the past the main attraction was mu- sic and singing rather than comedy. Many student bands performed; there was a band for almost every grade. Representing the ninth grade was Buddy Speir, Pat Thomas and Brian Sullivan, but, unfortunate- ly, Brian came down with walking pneumonia and the band needed the assistance of Ed Kinsella and Bob An- derson. The Brutals, the sophomore band which had developed recognition through five years of prac- tice and performance, enter- tained the audience with “Paint it Black” and “It’s the End of the World as We Know It.” The seniors’ band, No Narks, played during the Se- nior Slide Show. Eric Willis shared his musical talents; he co-wrote and performed “On December 34th.” Mr. John Ballou and his band played the finale, “Desire” by U2, sung by Carl Rodriguez and Lisa Basham (Mr. Ballou’s sister- Tang Came, Out at Night in-law). The entire cast per- formed as back-up singers. Vocal numbers were per- formed by many choral stu- dents including Colleen Shreve and Jay Worrall sing- ing “Sweet Georgia Brown.”’ Rebecca Conable sung solo while others sang in groups. Members of the “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy”’ and “Elvira” entertained with lively music and fancy foot- work. The varsity cheer- leaders performed a dance routine which combined dance steps with gymnas- tics. Performances by the fac- ulty rounded out the enter- tainment. Mr. Jack Hamlin played and sung an old Por- tuguese song. Mr. Jeff Cro- nin and Ms. Diane Thurber displayed their theatrical talent with comedy skits. The success of the show was due in large part to the people behind the scenes. Student technicians and stage hands were responsi- ble for sound and lighting equipment and scene changes. Said five-year tech veteran Jay Munsterman, “This show was technically more complex than in pre- vious years. Two separate sound systems were used for stage monitors and house mix. It resulted in a flexible system which worked well for both the performers and the audi- ence.” junior variety show “TT = E... February 3rd 4th 8:00 p.m. @ Auditorium a a ty Ta = at” “al 22 Gearing up in their cowboy outfits, Adam Kallio, Travis Lincoln, and Tony Johnson sing “Elvira.”