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

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BOREDOM It was 7:40 A.M., and in first period class you yawned and wondered, What am I doing here?” That was boredom. Later on, you found yourself staring at a book and listening to a teacher lecture about some subject that would supposedly be useful in the future, but seemed unimportant then. That was boredom. During the day, the disease hit you. You felt the symptoms; you found yourself yawning and wanting to go to sleep. Your thoughts became boggled and concentration was an impossibility. Students and teachers had varied opinions about what caused boredom. The Top Ten Causes of Boredom were (not in order): 1. Lectures: how teachers or students presented some subjects. 2. Studying for Exams: reading things over until they were memorized. 3. Homework: having to force yourself to do homework, and having a large amount of it. 4. Students Who Refuse to Participate. 5. T. A.. . . nothing to do. 6. Teachers With Lifeless Voices. 7. Languages: having to repeat lines until they were learned. 8. Waiting for Buses. 9. Standing in Long Lunch Lines. 10. Sitting Through Attendance. What was the solution for boredom? The options were yours: A. Daydream during work and act like a jerk. B. Fume and fret and make yourself a nervous wreck. C. Take things lighter and things will look brighter. After a hard day, Laura Lund decides to let the book study for her. The heck with reading! Blowing bubbles is more fun for Mike Yomens. Discovering the true purpose of chairs, Brian Nool takes it easy. Feather pillows would do the job better, but Lisa Tucker and Jeanne Tru¬ jillo settle for chairs. IB Student Life

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HUJS ' 0 JVI ejs people What do you get if you have 854 students working together with six teachers who care? Unity — the key to the success of our music department. Six teachers, Mr. Stamback, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Tichenor, Ms. Roush, Ms. Wolfe and Ms. Chapman worked together to make the music department what it was — one of the best departments in the state. Our music department did not just consist of vocalists and instrumentalists; Swiss Flags, Majorettes, and Drill Team added to the expansive group. How did students feel about being in the L.B. music department? Most students felt it was a lot of hard work, but seldom did one hear a cracked or sour note because everyone united in their efforts to get it all together. Sheila Cragun strums the hour away. letting into the Christmas spirit, the Symphonic Chorale and Mr. Stam lack practice Deck the Halls.” Being a flag is just one of the responsibilities of the Drill Team. Giving rhythm to the game, the Marching Band performs at halftime. Drew Buckley, Holly Dick, and John Bullock are just fiddling around.

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Finding the hidden meaning of T.A. — food, Mr. Mis- ner and Chuck Dizenfeld enjoy the mselves. One thing that was unique about Lake Braddock was its T.A. — those minutes of school when you talked to your Teacher Advisor about school and personal problems. But what if you didn ' t have any problems? Then you socialized, ate. played games, had parties or skipped. When asked. “Did you like T.A.? students had varied opinions. Some liked it because they felt they needed a break. Those who didn ' t, thought it was a waste of time; they felt their T.A.s served no purpose. “What did you like to do in T.A.?” The answer was “eat.” When T.A. was changed to just Monday. Wednesday, and Thursday, students liked it better. The free break on Tuesday gave them h chance to hang around with their friends, and the twenty minutes before school on Friday was an opportunity to wake up. Trying to get his T.A. organized. Mr. Alwood comments. We ' ve got to start meeting like this! Greg Skorupski and Tom Wiley were grateful some¬ one remembered to plug in the popper. Studen! Ljfe 19