George C Marshall High School - Columbian Yearbook (Falls Church, VA)

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The social-minded SCA pre¬ sented Marshall’s first Ice Cream Social, a girl-ask-boy dance, and the Annual Christmas Dance, the first underclass dance held off school grounds. On an academic plane, an at¬ tempted revision of exams with schoolwide participation and opinion was considered along with an exchange program involving a sixteen-student switch with Ana- costia High School in D.C. The Anacostia students stayed one week with Marshall families as some of our students lived in their homes. Charitable projects in¬ cluded the Indian Clothing and Food Drive. The student lounge, which the SCA planned and constructed using funds from the Magazine Drive, proved to be very popular with Marshall’s students. The lounge was constantly in use during and after school — the comfortable sofas and sunlit location made a pleasant place to rest or talk. A melange of festivals, programs, and assemblies was presented to the Marshall student body, as the SCA worked toward a better fusion of school and special activities. The first goal achieved by the SCA cabinet — probably the most appreciated one — was the relax¬ ation of the library policy. After sev¬ eral critical student editorials in the newspaper about the library’s strict rules, the SCA was able to convince the administration to give in to a freer library with a more comfort¬ able atmosphere. Passes from class teachers were no longer required for entrance to the library, as had been true in previous years. A marked increase in the library’s use as a place to meet friends as well as study was an immediate result. After this success, the Cabinet, through meetings with the House of Representatives and various com¬ mittees, came up with ideas that turned into actions: the Magazine Drive, the Pitch-In Program, and Marshall’s Tenth Anniversary Cele¬ bration.

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GCM 110 STUDENT LIFE SCfl fulfills long-range plans Top: Lynn Kasdo f and Gina Wright relax in the lounge. Above: SCA CABINET — Bottom row: Larry Cassis. Row two: Linda Clawson, Debbie Sheppard, Kathy Woodward, Clerk of Senate. Row three: Bill Lucia, George Young, Heather Krammer, Kathy Bender, John Nicholas, Pres., Tom O’Donnell, Steve Schwegmann, Mary O ' Brien, Anne Williams, Activities Coordinator. Opposite page, above: Chris Novak and Paul Jaeger rest their feet in the lounge. Opposite page, below: Tom Morina and Paul Jaeger help place a couch.

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Above: Dirck Storm plays a quiet melody on his violin. Opposite page, left: Roger Zbel performs a solo on his saxaphone. Upper right: Mr. Aversano’s Stage Band plays a rousing version of We’ve Only Just Begun. Right: Mr. LaCava’s Wind Ensemble members present Russian Christmas Music. Lower right: Concert Jazz Band concen¬ trates on a powerful finale to the January concert.