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

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M JKKQCNQ CQO jhe 1979 - 80 school year was a year of adjusrmenr for Forr Hunr High School Alrhough rhe school was ready for use by Sepr 5, portions of rhe building were nor ready for occuparion. The home econom¬ ics deparrmenr, rhe auditorium, rhe cafeteria kitch¬ ens, and rhe administrative offices had nor been completed Students were forced to make rhe best of what they had, something Forr Hunr has gotten used to doing since December 1978 Nor only students had to pur up with rhe situation, bur also rhe faculty was hindered by rhe situation Box - loads of books were left at Mr Vernon when they should have been at Ft Hunr, and rhe administration had to pur up with rhe library as a temporary office for three long months. We can all remember rhe hunger pangs experienced as rhe home ec classes barbecued chicken in rhe courtyard and then going to rhe cafeteria to face those delicious (?) sack lunchesl Bur through all rhe inconveniences and make shifts, we pulled together as one unit - namely Forr Hunr High School Gourmer foods srudenrs, Jim Dowmon and Gina Barisano, demon srrore rhe copobiliry of rheir beloved microwave oven Drama class members, lacking a srage ro pracrice on, srudy rheir lines in rhe classroom I 24

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Attempting ro exhibit his ski! with French curves, Mike Lobonge gives mechanica l drawing a try. Realizing the importance of being able ro cook, Eliza¬ beth Dorn perfects her recipe Discussing her plans for the future wth Mr, Connolly, Nancy Roycrofr discovers all of the options open ro her

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Posing for his senior picrure in rhe LDR insreod of rhe oudirorium sroge, Mike Gilfillon forces o smile Dissorisfied wirh onorher sock lunch is Missy Franco. The fronr lobby remains unfinished or rhe beginning of rhe school year 25