Fort Hunt High School - Fortress Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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NIGHT LIFE! MC DO OVER 24 Bl On some weekday nights, one of the most populated of public buildings is the library. This is usually the night before your ten page report is due. On other nights, with all the sports events going on, one must decide whether to cheer for victory or get behind in another class by going out. Students with jobs end up having to cram for the next day’s test most of the time. No matter what, bookers and non¬ bookers get hungry and head for some¬ place to satisfy their appetite. It’s places such as Pizza Hut, Friendly’s, Mac¬ Donald’s, Mason’s, and the 7-1 l’s that keep them going. Most favorite though, are the weekends, best remembered by the end¬ less parties (when they don’t get busted) dances, nights out-on-the-town, and long cruises until sunrise. Beat 25

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r - Short people got no reason Short people got no reason Short people got no reason to live, They got little hands, and little eyes, They walk around tellin’ great big lies, They got little noses and tiny little feet, They wear platform shoes on their nasty little feet, Well, I don’t want no short people, don’t want no short people, don’t want no short people ’round here Short people are just the same as you and I (A fool such as I) All men are brothers until the day they die (it’s a wonderful world) Short people got nobody. Short people got nobody, Short people got nobody to love. They got little baby legs and they stand so low you got pick em up just to say hello. They got little cars that go beep, beep, beep. They got little voices goin peep, peep, peep, They got gruby little lingers and dirty little minds, They’re gonna get you everytime. Well, I don’t want no short people, don’t want no short people, don’t want no short people ’round here. Randy New man ort people! They’re everywhereP When the new song “Short People” by Randy Newman was heard in early November of 77, we small frys were looked down upon with a new perspective. Did short people really have no reason to live? Not at all! A special short peoples’ party was given by radio station WPGC at the Crystal City Marriot. The only re¬ quirements were that girls had to be 5’2 or under, guys had to be 5’6 or under! Although the song was ban¬ ned in some cities, it registered in the top 10 across the country. Here at Fort Hunt, shorties abound in numbers! In the cafeteria, one can see them hanging on the bars in the lunch line and boosting themselves onto chairs. But take heart half-pints, your day is coming! Beat 27