Lake Braddock Secondary School - Lair Yearbook (Burke, VA)

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While waiting for a friend, John Pittman relaxes in his favorite meeting Coming from the band room, Brian Friberg thinks about his last class. No time was wasted when it came to getting to our two favorite hangouts-the lunch room and stu¬ dent lounge. During breaks betwe¬ en classes, students went to the lounge for a fast cigarette and some small talk. Smoking didn’t hide in the student lounge, though. It remained out in the open like the rest of our building. The cafeteria hostesses never thought they’d see us actually pushing and racing to get through that lunch line. Compared to the number of us who ventured in before . . . Helping out after lunch would aid everyone. 222 Student Life

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mmid Pausing a moment before venturing to practice, Scott Breslin figures out what to take with him. Due to the increase in the number of students, the halls had become as bad as the Beltway at five o’clock. While the newer models buzzed by in a rush to get to their destination, the wiser, more experienced models patiently made their way through the traffic jam. Using five minutes to get from one place to another proved to be a real challenge. People stopping to socialize created hazardous road blocks, which sometimes could not be avoided. Since we were such a big school, paths of travel stretched endlessly. Out-of-the-way lockers caused another hassle. Existing in this crowded situation brought us one step closer together. ■ •••■ mm Checking her book, Bethann Jakoboski scans quickly before she is late to class. Racing down the hall, Kelly Cummins discovers that five minutes just Isn’t enough time to get to class. Student Life 221

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place, the stu¬ dent lounge. for students. PIZZA, PLAYERS, AND PLEASURE Avoiding the cafeteria rush, Mark Abregu takes advantage of the vacated space in sub school six to finish his work for the next class. . . . the change in size seemed shocking. Four lunch shifts were set up to try to ease the bulk, but some students thought lunch ended up twice as crowded. With visions of squeezing through crowds facing us everyday, we won¬ dered if there would be time to eat and talk to friends. If lunch wasn’t long enough, lines weren’t short enough. So while some of us stuck it out in the lunch room, others of us decided to avoid the food scene alto¬ gether and stepped out to relax in the lounge. Engaging in a little friendly competition, Chuck Dizenfeld and Mike Roder score their baseball knowledge. While others find time for a cigarette during break, Dan Hanson and Janice McNair get involved in a conversation. Student Life 223