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

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THE LITTLE There were times in high school when we had to disregard formalities and let our child¬ like behavior take over. With an overload of homework and being under constant pressure, we needed to find time when we could just forget about all our worries and let our puerile-like behavior take over. Obviously, some of us had a tendency to let more out than others, whether it was clowning around, making faces or cuddling our favorite stuffed animals. It is said that as we grow older our maturity increases. It may also be said that some of us may never out grow the little kid in us. Not having taken his afternoon nap, Phil Smith falls asleep on the swings. Excited over her new doll and sliding board, Debbie Reep can ' t decide which to play with first. While playing hide-n-seek, Karen Farrell thinks no one will Find her in a dumpster. 22 Features

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“I watched Guiding Light Fri day. I started to cry when Tony went in for his operation.” “I thought he was doing OK!!” “Did you see when Putnam moved the warning flags on GH? I think he’s trying to kill the DVX Grant.” “Mo, I thought Grant Andrews moved them because he figured Putnam’s trick. I’m so confused! Conversations about soap operas were not just limited to one time occurrences. “I can’t believe it. Who knows the motive behind it? Why did Putnam jump into the cre¬ vasse?” “Wait, who watches All My Children??” Of all the problems voiced dur¬ ing the course of the week, the most common were the ones seen on the soaps: Who ' s see¬ ing who, when will Laura see Luke , and is so and so really her father? Lively disputes centered around people’s favorites and predictions. Sometimes decisions were made to skip obligations to watch the 3:00 show or to find someone to tape it. If an impor¬ tant episode was scheduled to air, school took a back seat for a while. Though teachers and parents may have worried and feared for our health: Soaps are a Fort hunt obsession. Caught wearing her General Hospital shirt at the beach, Karen Farrell listens to Rick Springfield on the radio. Devoted soap fans Zeynep Mutlu, Maggi Aitken, and Ginnie Henderson skip their lunch to see the new episode of Loving. Robert Scorpio isn ' t as good looking as Phillip on Guiding Light thinks Rachel Edelstein as she changes channels. Soap Opera Craze 25

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While in child development, Chris Afraid of the dark, Scotty Snell finds Gros is taught the fundamentals of security with his favorite animals. building blocks. (WONT GROW UP (WONT GROW UP I DON’T WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL JUST TO LEARN TO BE A PARENT AND RECITE A SILLY RULE... — Peter Pan Breaking under the pressures of being a Senior, Karyn Kranz thinks she ' s Peter Pan.