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

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3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 lplusl For most of us, school was not on- ly a place to learn, but a place to in- teract socially as well. While in the same environment we were able to discover our similarities, dif- ferences, likes, and dislikes. Chance usually played a big role in the making friends. We rode the same bus, shared the same lunch shift, and we both hated Geometry! Throughout the year we learned together, played together, laughed together, and sometimes cried together. We explored new places, new interests, and new feelings. We helped each other solve the problems that every teenager faced; parents, dating, and that hard to answer question, “What will I become?” When one of us was happy, both of us were. The opposite was also true. In time, a bond grew and with that a mutual respect seen only in the closest of friendships. LT 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Happy for a moment together to talk, Elizabeth Gower and Sean McCaffrey walk to class. As the bell rings signalling the end o break, Letty Pena bids Sam Juniors Mary Walecka and Jim Vaile enjoy a relaxing moment bet- Smith farewell. ween classes. 28 Active Duty

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lJLfe(JULI ’JJJ3QQQQQQQQUU UU(JQQU LI(JLfeLlLILIU(JUQ(J □□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□ 1980 was a year with numerous ups and downs, which were clearly illustrated through the Presidential election. Two major candidates emerged after the winter primaries - Republican ex-Governor Ronald Reagan of California; and Democratic incumbent President Jimmy Carter of Georgia. Soon after, the former Republican can- didate Representative John Ander- son of Illinois announced his inten- tions of running as the Indepen- dent candidate on the unity cam- paign.” Gentle pushing and prodding turn- ed into shoving as namecalling and mudslinging were daily events. Political action commit- tees contributed heavily to the campaigns, and new Christian conservative groups were brought to the limelight. Two debates spon- sored by the League of Women Voters were held: The first, bet- ween Ronald Reagan and John Anderson on September 21 in Baltimore, and the second bet- ween Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter. Polls were a big factor, predicting a very close race • too close to call until election night - when an apparent Conservative landslide was underway. With Reagan capturing 489 electoral votes and Carter getting 49, Ronald Wilson Reagan was elected the 40th President of the United States. On the local level, the three term incumbent Democratic con- gressman Herb Harris was upset 30 Active Duty