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

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They soy rhor your’re supposed ro corch rhe ball wirh your hands, bur Jenny Pfieffer doesnT go by rhe rules Ir ' s a cool Ocrober mghr and rhe crowds gorher or rhe foorball field The Tension rhar has been building all week seems ro elecrri fy rhe oir As rhe female members of rhe Powder Puff reams warm up, rhe male cheerleaders and drill ream make rheir en¬ hance, complere wirh skirrs, and even a barhmg suir The seniors make repeared raids on rhe juniors’ balloons, much ro rhe amusemenr of rhe crowd. Some of rhe junior coaches, Ronnie Kaye, Al Monroe, John Howay, Jeff Richards, Ellior Smirh, and Lonnie Lamberr, franrically rry ro organize rheir ream. Their boisrerous spirirs, however, seem ro defy any and all ar- remprs ar organizarion. Senior coaches, Chris Ryan, Dob Basredo, Wayne Jackson, and John Morrissey seem ro be having a bir more luck Perhaps rheir suir-clad counten¬ ances help Ar lasr rhe game begins, or should we say explodes! The cheerleaders go wild wirh embarrassing and obscene” chanrs as all !! ? !! breaks loose on rhe field Rowdiness eruprs inro semi-voilence wirh pushing, screaming, and punching berween rhe rwo reams The Referee, Mr Creneri, assisred by Brad Sheehan, Jay Pirrs, and Bob Perry, break up rhe game for unnecessary roughness” wirh rhe score ar 10-0 in favor of rhe Seniors. Afrerwards rhe rwo reams mer ar Shakey ' s ro compare bruises. Amused by rhe bruraliry of rhe Powder Puff gome, drill ream member, Sreve Sawyer rrles ro ger o closer look or rhe kicking, punching, and scrorching. 26 Powder Puff

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Rock and Roll! A favorite dree ogers Is to become a rock star have latent musical talents, ra, classical to avant garde, acoustic Although the days of group guitc ing sessions during lunch and brec only memories, music is o viral ft lives. Some play, some listen, e enjoys. Guitars still remain the most pope menr, Jack Durko, Mark Hardy, [ zard, Julie Davdison, Mike Cappellerri and David Me Knight are only some of the many Fort Hunter ' s who play Sessions on the weekend, afternoons during the week, or anytime you can get together provide an excuse to jam. Rut nor everybody plays guitar. There are keyboardists, bassists, drumists, dulcimer players, and many others. Some people play unusual instruments such as the electric cello Electric whan 5 people ask. Electric cello replies Anne Jackley. Its interesting. Fort Hunters use music as a way of getting our their aggressions, wasting rime, and pos¬ sibly to make it some day in the rock world. Mostly it ' s for enjoyment, bur who knows. Maybe some day a signature in your year¬ book will be worth something Keeping ir in rhe family George and Manny Sills jam wirh rheir lirrle brother Red Daron, Sreve Laseau, John Loruso, Dove Thrower, and Dan Lursky ger Into some Rush Dove McKnighr gets inro a few cords after school or rhe pork. Anne Jackley shows us her idea of Avanr Garde Rock Stars 25

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ROUGH TOUGH PUFF Inrenr on o hopeful victory, rhe concerned Juniors anxiously await rheir coaches ' advice Dashful as always. Senior cheerleader Alan Davis tries ro avoid rhe camera Proving ro be stiff comperirion for rhe Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, David Quanr, Dob Gibbons, and Alan Fonranella demonstrate rheir high-sreppin 1 kiclss. Powder Puff 27