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

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Lj, ’ ‘7 nz LhJ Sara Cogan and Richard Clark predicting the future for fellow graduates. Graduation for the Class of ' 73 had finally come on June 8, 1 973. It is one of the most special occasions in the lives of these young people. The gym at Gar- Field was jammed with teachers, parents, relatives, friends, and of course graduates. There wasn ' t even standing room. Four long years of high school were coming to a close. Each person in that gym had a different thought going through his mind. Parents were shedding a few tears thinking about their little boy or girl growing up, but there was also pride in their faces. Little brothers and sisters were thinking it ' ll be great to get that ole big brother out of the house and off to college. Friends were remembering all the good times that were spent. Teachers were trying to remember which of these students they had in their classes in the past four years. The ones doing the most thinking though were the graduates. Most were probably wonder¬ ing about parties after graduation but they also had to be thinking about the new life they would be starting after tonight. What would life be like now? The future will answer that for all of them. Mr. Rampley, sponsor of the Class of ' 73 since their freshman year, fell short of words when asked his opinion of the class. They were good as freshmen, as sophomores, a good junior and senior class, a hard working class with a tremendous amount of leadership material, as each year the offices were held by different people. A lot of things were done during the commencement exercises. There is always the presentation of awards. They are as follows; The Eastern Prince William Professional Women ' s Club was presented to Laura Delozier ($200), Woodbridge Women ' s Club was pre¬ sented to Julie Linaberry ($500), American Legion Auxiliary was presented to Dorothy J. 3mith ($500), Woodbridge Lion ' s Club presented to $usan and Julie Linaberry ($500 each), $GC Award was presented David J. Nixon ($100), It ' s Academic was presented to $ara Cogan ($ 100), and Mu Alpha Theta was presented Margaret $uddarth. Two very distinguished awards were presented at graduation. No cash was given with them. The Citizenship Award was pre¬ sented to $ara Cogan and the Scholastic Award was presented to Susan Ritts. A few members of the graduating class gave speeches. Some of which were very touching. Giving speeches at the commencement exercises were Susan Ritts, Sara Cogan and Richard Clark, David Samanie, and Fonda Franklin. These graduates spoke of their years at Gar-Field and how they must prepare for the future and accept the things that go along with growing up. The most important event of the even¬ ing was each individual taking that long walk to the platform to receive that much dreamed of diploma Many faces were tear stained. Were they crying out of joy or out of sadness? Half and half, most likely. After twelve long years of waiting for this moment, the Class of ' 73 found that it was over all too soon. They soon found themselves in each others arms hugging, kissing, and crying. These graduates have just stepped into a whole new life. What does the future have in store for them? But Bl lsmoz t£l 1 M £cu± £ ozs. uzx Student Life 27

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C7 Z ' I7 k llomznti. ared UocjztpLzx cd fi£. (f ons. Mr Clark presents Julie and Susan Linaberry with Woodbridge Lion ' s Club Scholarship. One of the speakers of the Class of ' 73 was Susan Ritts. During her four years at Gar-Field she obtained a 4.0 average. It is a very distinguished accom¬ plishment and anyone who maintains it should be proud. A lot of work was put out by Susan during her high school years to be singled out as one of the most outstanding students in her class. Susan ' s speech was very touching to everyone who attended the commence¬ ment exercises. It brought tears to the majority of people who were there. It even brought tears to the speaker herself. The basis of Susan ' s speech was unity or the lack of unity. The Class of ' 73 began at old Gar-Field with split shifts separating the students. Everyone dreamed of the day when they would arrive at the new Gar-Field and could begin unifying the class. The move to the new building was postponed time and time again until they finally arrived in late November ' 72. The result of this was the failure of a dream. As I stand here I don ' t know the people in front of me. As a class we are strangers. We have no unity. Class of ’73 Speaker. Susan Ritts. Our world is not wide enough it seems. To hold all the wonder of youthful dreams. 26 Student Life

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Students make good use of reference room. Summer school ' 73 was the first year of summer school held at Gar-Field. It had been previously held at Woodbridge High. The reason for holding summer school here was so that the facilities of the new school could be used more fully. There were about 1000 students from Gar-Field and Woodbridge attending the summer session. This year these students had more of a variety of subjects to choose from than in previous years. Most students enjoyed attending summer school in a new air-conditioned building, although it still meant getting up early. Having a new building made things a little better because the atmosphere was more pleasant for students and teachers alike. Summer school is just like attending regular school. The days aren ' t quite as long and the halls aren ' t quite as crowded because less students attend summer school. A day of summer school starts at 8 a m. and ends at 1 p.m. During this five hour period the students are given two 1 5 minute breaks. In the cafeteria the students were given an ala carte menu to choose from. Attending summer school isn ' t all that bad. It is another opportunity for students to further their education. - Debbie Collier and Eddie Moore take it easy during the long hours. 28 Student Life