Potomac High School - Prowler Yearbook (Dumfries, VA)

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The Bitter End The Senior ' s first place bonfire dummy, assem¬ bled by Cricket Mees, met its end on Thursday, October 29. The rest of the Stafford football team, however, met their match the following evening, when the Panthers won, 21 to 20. Penny Loafers and Bobby Socks Impersonating Elvis and a diehard fan, juniors Karl Schwanda and Heather Erie dance on their float. Juniors ' hearts stopped when the truck under their float stalled. At the last minute, another truck came to the rescue. Visiting Royalty Sitting on a car once again, graduate Qina Gom- bar attends the Homecoming game. Gina was the 1986 Homecoming queen and had the hon¬ or of crowning Veronica Barr. (Cont ' d from p.12) Once the court was introduced at halftime, Andy Yentsch and Veronica Barr were honored as King and queen.The 1986 Homecoming queen, Qina Qombar, passed her title and ti¬ ara on to Veronica. After ages, Mr. David Kite finally an¬ nounced the results of the Spirit Week. For the first time in Potomac ' s history, there was a tie between the classes of 1988 and 1989. The classes took the opportunity to take pride in the individual events that they won. All Dressed Up At the dance, Susie Kong compliments Andy Wynne on his tie. Semi-formal dance ' ' meant different things to different people. Girls wore everything from sweater ensembles to formal gowns. Guys ' clothes varied from sweaters and slacks to three-piece suits. Said senior Debbie Jarvis, All 1 was worried about was us winning the float competition. And we did! ' ' Although many students were an¬ gry about Spirit Week ending in a tie, others felt it wasn ' t so bad after all. Said senior Andy Best, A tie in Home¬ coming was the best thing that could have happened. It helped ease hos¬ tile feelings that had built up between the juniors and seniors. ' ' Also, a whopping 70,454 spirit links were sold at five cents apiece. Said SCA president Jenny Beyer, The money raised from the spirit link sales goes into the Student Government Fund. This is used for two SCA scholarships, donations to charities, and to put on schoolwide activities. ' ' The Homecoming Dance ended Spirit Week with a touch of class. How¬ ever, the event suffered, as the juniors had been more concerned with Spirit Week. Said Junior Class president Gretchen Moss before the dance, We feel pretty confident about the dance, but we have been working harder on winning Spirit Week. ' ' Commented ju¬ nior Stephanie Dunn, The dance was a real letdown after all the excitement of Spirit Week. ' ' Homecoming 15

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At the Hop A crowd of friends, including Kim Creighton John McHugh, Dave Gardziel, Dave Darling Todd Sampson, and Mike Catlett, let loose or Saturday evening at the Homecoming dance. 14 Homecoming finishing Up Sophomores Maura Barrett and Cindy Gruben- mann put the last few touches on their class ' s dummy before he is tossed into the bonfire. Royal Couple Seniors Veronica Barr and Andy Yentsch con¬ gratulate each other on becoming Homecom¬ ing Queen and King. Andy received the crown, scepter, and robe as Veronica was presented with the traditional sash, tiara, and bouquet. Senior Princes and Princesses: Crick et Mees, Paul Kersse, Milton Thorn hill, Mary Beth Sines. Junior Princes and Princesses: Karen Clark Marcus Berry, Isaac Johnson, Brittany Brenner. Sophomore Princes and Princesses: Rob Sny¬ der, Tracy Jarvis, Robby Ferguson, Jenny Steams. Freshman Princes and Princesses: Scott Dietze, April Sackett, Jarod Owen. Hot Pictured: Sandi Lee.

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Panther Spirit One of the major highlights of the first pep rally was the appearance of the embodiment of the Panther Spirit. Mr. John Jenkins shows his sup¬ port as he cheers on Lee Bennett. It Worked! Varsity football players not only boosted school spirit at the pep rallly, they also defeated the Stonwall Jackson Raiders that evening. |» | fjT L 1 a Sk m .4 ; ’ jsv Ul i £ Ri Doing Their Best Preview Willette West, Nacho Alleyne, and Penny Morris demonstrate senior spirit at the pep rally. The class of ' 88 tried their best, only to be out- yelled by the juniors. Yung Joo Lee plays bells as the Marching Band performs during the Pep Rally. Playing a few of their selections gave students a brief preview of the halftime show. 16 Pep Rally