Gar Field High School - Indian Echoes Yearbook (Woodbridge, VA)

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Sally McDonald and Jeannie Williams put finishing touches on mural, while Toni Nocifora and Annie Cummings help raise the ceiling. a Venetian mural adds atmosphere to the evening The Starlights ' Lee Stoffregen, Tom Ansink, Tim Powers, and Ray Elliott. Student Life 23

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Venice by Starlight was the theme of the 1 973 Junior-Senior Prom. For the junior class things got off to a slow start, but the prom ended up quite a big success. It was held May 1 9 at the Marumsco Creek Park Community Center. Admission to the prom was $3 for junior couples and senior couples were admitted free. In February the junior class held a card sale to raise money for the prom. It wasn ' t quite as successful as expected but it still brought in some money. Other prom fund raising projects by the Class of ' 74 were the Male Beauty Contest and the Junior Class Variety Show. At first there was a lot of conflict between juniors on what the theme would be and finally Venice by Starlight was decided on. The entertainment for this occasion was by the Starlights, a well known band from the Woodbridge area. Many committees were set up within the junior class to take care of all the things that had to be done to get ready for the prom. The president of the junior class, Julie Wilson, was in charge of the whole prom in addition to being head of the entertainment committee and decoration committee. The refreshments were handled by Patti Case. Toni Nocifora took care of invitations. There was a change in tradition concerning the invitations at the 1973 prom. Instead of the traditional white or light blue with gold lettering they were purple with black lettering, far from being very traditional. Memory books were given out and in charge of this committee was Annie Cummings. Sponsors of the junior class were Miss Turner, Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Woods, and Mr. Davis. The community center is not very large. A lot of students did attend the prom and as a result there weren ' t enough seats for everybody and because of the lack of seats many girls ended up sitting on their date ' s laps. Eventhough it was quite a bit crowded, the 1973 Junior- Senior Prom turned out to be a most enjoyable and memorable evening for everyone. 04 MJ2 StaxLicjfit G-F students having dinner at Hogate ' s. Jim Freidy helps his date on with her coat. % 22 Student Life

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Another year and another awards assembly, but this one was different, maybe even special. It was the end of the first year in the new Gar-Field and our first awards assembly together in three years. In the past, this has been almost impossible due to the split shifts. Aside from the fact that it was a hot, muggy day and we were nearly packed into the gym like a can of sardines, there was an unusual amount of pep and excitement in the air. School was quickly drawing to a close and everyone hurried their final farewells to graduating senior friends. For the most part, students eagerly awaited the awards presentation in which the most deserving are recognized in the different fields. People that they them¬ selves may have voted for weeks before would win the coveted awards. Some of the recipitents were in Choir; Carolyn Aiken, outstanding newcomer. Penny Beard, outstanding senior girl, Rodney Freeze, outstanding senior boy and Kevin VanHutton, outstanding musician. These people, considered the most musically inclined among the group in Concert Choir. There were those fields in which two students were considered equally de¬ serving. D.E. awarded the outstanding girl award to two individuals, Jean Butler and Lee Anne Whittenburg, also, outstanding boy award was presented to Glenn Moore. Fashion Merchandising presented their awards to Lorraine Kreider and Cathy Bossemyer. Debate awarded Meritorius Award Letter to Jackie Mezaras and Mark Hindin, and Medallion to John Doldt. Library Awards went to Delynn Tennant and Mike Graber. Girls P.E. went to Joyce Gilbert and Sheila Wee- don. Industrial Arts award presented to William Reagle, and Robert Gillespie and the Indian Echoes presented their awards to Editor and Co-Editor, Christina Brown and Rita Thomas. Others saw it fit to present two awards, one for an upperclassman and one for an underclassman. Those which fell into this category are. Art, whose upperclass¬ man was Gail Wilson and underclassman was Robert Nichols. Business Ed pre¬ sented the upperclassman award to Joan Taboun and to Patricia Wade went the underclassman award. This year the English award went to upperclassman Susan Ritts and underclassman Suzanne Stephens. Debbie Scarbro was the upperclassman who received the award from the Home Economics Department and Wanda Gray was the receiving under¬ classman. The Mathematics Department presented their awards to upperclass- Rita Thomas presents Miss Pickens with a thankful gift. 24 Student Life man Susan Ritts and underclassman Robert Raybin The Science Departments ' upperclassman award went to Robert Coke and the underclassman award went to Bryan Pieritz. The most patriotic and community minded this year was Gwen Goretsas and Gregory Thompson, who received the American Legion Award. In Dramatics, Rodney Freeze received his award for acting and Ron Hall received his for stage manager. The History De¬ partment presented the award for American Studies to Paul Ross and Anna Smith was the recipient of the World Studies award. Rodney Freeze received a certificate for Forensics and Virginia Wilson lettered. The following people were singularly awarded in these areas; the Band De¬ partment awarded Gregory Thompson. Orchestra went to Ellyn Stewart. D.A.R. was awarded to Robin Dean. Soropti- mist was presented to Sara Cogan The I.C.T. award was presented to Maureen Walsh. The following were noted for their outstanding work in the Foreign Language Department. The French award went to Lilo Frank, Latin award went to Marc Wing, the Spanish award went to Debbie Scarbro, and the German award went to Barbara Saxon. Noted for his outstanding work in Boys P.E. was LaVerne Hovey. Leigh Brigham was awarded for her ability in Girl ' s Athletics and Jim Ferraro was awarded for his ability in Boy ' s Athletics. Stacy Raftelis was awarded the Student Council award. The L.P.N. award went to Debbie Boozier. Masonry pre¬ sented its award to John Westerland and Tim Hawks was awarded for his ability in Auto Mechanics. Food Services awarded Julie Tyrrell and Theresa Allen was the recipient of Cosmotology ' s award. This years ' Reader ' s Digest award went to Susan Ritts. The Varsity Club Scholarship went to Leigh Brigham and the Science Club Scholarship was awarded to Gwen Goretsas. Debate Medallion is awarded to John Doldt