Prince George High School - Peerage Yearbook (Prince George, VA)

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24 School Life 4 Over 1150 crowded students enrolled in the fall term of 1971- 72 at Prince George High School. The school, originally built in 1953 to accommodate 800 students, exemplified the overcrowded con- ditions. The predicament forced classes to meet in the uncomfort- able cafeteria annex and band- room. Congested hallways be- tween classes forced many stu- dents into unexcused tardies, and lunch blocks seemed short as some students spent twenty restless minutes standing in the lunch line. Miss Pittman started turning away students as even the library suf- fered from the overcrowding. Students no longer swarmed into the library to do make-up work. Under the new fire law, Prince George's ‘'mini'’ gym's capacity fell to a measly 300 rooters. Shrinking halls crowd students

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Before erecting roof-top Christmas tree, Mr. Janosko replaces light. Mr. Janosko lines off football field on Friday afternoon for home game. Biting her finger, Cathy Chudoba hopes Mr. Janosko can find change. Balancing atop of a ladder, Mr. Janosko replaces damaged ceiling tile. During homeroom, Mr. MacBarnes and Mr. Janosko spend |5 minutes gabbing. Mr. Janosko hands Willard Johnson stray chair to store in gym closet. School Life 23

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Reluctant second period English class listens to Mrs. Breeding ramble on about the four basic functions of the sentence in the clamor of the cafeteria annex. Mrs. Rusnak pauses to regain her breath during routine lecture on the Bill of Rights in her bandroom history class. Crushed Cathy LeGrand experiences crowded hallways after third period. During third lunch block, Jane Cole finds a moment of relaxation from the crowded confinement of the cafeteria. Prospective members of the Board of Supervisors listen to Mr. Horne's promises at the September Prince George Education Association meeting. Bob Jarvis, pushed into the hall because of limited library space, labors over biology make-up test. School Life 25