West Springfield High School - Olympian Yearbook (Springfield, VA)

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JUST LOUNGING AROUND . . . After school hours were often spent doing homework in the empty halls. Juniors Lena Singetary and Heidi Pimentel catch up on some homework before going home. — Wan Choi INSPIRING WORDS ... A few encouraging words were often exchanged between fellow Spartans during the toughest homework assignments. Henry Suchman en- courages David Buisson while doing some work after class. CANDY, CANb ' . CANDY ... As a sign of friendship decorating lockers for bir- thdays and other . ecial occasions was seen all throughout the year. Juniors Dan Donovan, Steve Kin -nel, and sophomore Troy Schneider decorate Pat Furgersons ' s locker for his I6th bin day. -J Student Life J I Friendship Special times shared with one dose friend are times I ' U always treasure. sophomore Jennifer Woeike

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READY TO GO ... In relay fashion, as one coniesiani finished his pint of ice another immediately took his place. Senior Will Tipton prepares to inhale his portion. the quota for each person takes her turn eating ice IREE IN A ROW . . . Several different schools competed in the ice cream eating ntest, sponsored by Baskin Robbins. Sitting with the opposition, junior Frank isado gulps down his ice cream as fast as he can. ■■The best part was when Will ate the spoon, senior Tigc Savage Student Lif I Eating Contest : i9

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ROSES ARE RED . . . Friends were often seen exchanging gifts during school. Senior I.ori Nicholson is surprised by a dozen roses from her boyfriend, senior John ilurst. PASSING IT AROUND . . . Spartans often passed time talking with friends. Rena Hcnnigan catches up on the latest gossip from Chris Gogat and Rob Hart. Friends forever good times, special people, laughing, playing and making memories At first glance, trying to make friends at WSHS seemed to be a waste of ime. With almost 2400 students, many were overwhelmed by the thought if being in the crowd. Having a student body the size of a small town, with nuch more variety than one, WSHS seemed to be filled with all types of people — and none of them like oneself. ! But as is always the case, many students ' best friendships formed at their school, and the wide variety of people seemed to compliment this even more. ' I felt so uncomfortable at the beginning of my freshman year, one iophomore reflected. But by the time summer rolled around, I had formed some unbreakable bonds with my classmates. While the school served as a meeting ground for newly initiated Spattans, they soon began to meet their friends at home and at the local restaurants. Once practice was over, my friends and I headed for some food and then to Erol ' s, commented junior Kirsten Etka. Faced with a huge academic load and stress-provoked problems, students tended to make close friends faster. I was a little hopeless from the problems that kept piling up on me, but the real friends that stayed by my side never failed to come through, explained senior Lisa Rich. Friends also served as clutch companions and counselors. When there was a problem that couldn ' t be told to one ' s parents and was too personal for anyone else, one ' s best friend was always just a phone call away. And when a student decided that he needed to go out at 11:30 pm, a partner was guaranteed. High school life had many ups and downs, and fiiendship often played a part in both. But through good times and bad, friends were one of the most important treasures that students had. Without a doubt, friendship was the center of teenage life. — Danid Donovan Troy Schneider Having one or rwo close friends was special. In a school of 2400 people, it was impor- tant that you had someone you could really talk to. senior Lori Nicholson Student Life -t Friendship L