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

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«r ty y ' S cok1 ' Taking a break from counting inventory, Laura Harwell snatches a piece of candy.

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Beam me up, Mr. Spock, Joe Bambery seems to be saying as he lifeguards at Mt. Vernon Pool. We’re bakin’ in the Shmeez” Why should a high school student get a job. ' The answers are as numerous and diverse as the Fort Hunt students who have them. Of course, employment offers a source of income, and this is probably the first reason teens look for jobs. The rising costs of a college education, a car and just common everyday necessities constitute the areas where Feds are putting their hard earned salaries. Also, obtaining a job gives an individual a sense of respon¬ sibility, self esteem and pride. A person who maintains a job is really gathering terrific and invaluable experience for the future. Explains Rita Puccia, who has worked at the Variety Store, Having a job and earning a salary is really a nice feeling. I like being able to have money of my own and not having to beg from my parents. Whatever their personal reasons are for choosing to go to work, teenagers everywhere are getting involved and Fort Hunt High School students are no exception. Please, does anyone have a kleenex: ' ” implores Chucky Cheese (alias John Hammond) as he plays a video game. All right, which one of you mashed the pizza into the Pac-Man game. ' ' demands Chucky Cheese ' s Lisa Revere as she takes orders for a children ' s party. 28 Student Life

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As we walk down the hallowed halls, we rarely suspect the talent hid¬ den among us. We don’t see the future writers, musicians, dancers, or athletes that we are to become. Some of us don ' t know what we want to be; others of us have a head start. These talents may emerge in or away from school. The talent within us is developed by hours of hard work and sincere dedication. The in¬ spiration to pursue a talent may come from something experienced in another country or from something as simple as singing in a church choir. The spotlight now shines on five of Fort Hunt’s talented students. When Senior West Coile and Freshman Bonnie Coile say they ' re going tor the gold, ' ' they mean what they say! The brother and sister team plans to roller skate in future Olympic games. Their hopes are realistic because the two have been skating together for five years; they have been Southeastern Regional Champions for four consecutive years. How did this interest in roller skating begin? It was their mother who first got them started, and they were further inspired when they went to Canada to watch the World Championships. Because of an illness that kept Bonnie i the hospital for three months, they weren able to skate last year, but they made comeback by winning first place Delaware this year. Good luck, and go f ! the gold, West and Bonnie! 30 Student Life