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

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STUDENT LIFE 123 Left: Joe McGarry rechecks his typing errors. Below: Larry Cassis, Mary O’Brien, and Donna Shell enjoy a good time at Marshall’s tenth birthday party. Below left: Denise Mullens works industrously on a drama play. Below right: Ray Mele breaks his attention during his mechanical drawing class. Class of ' 74 rides rough wafers GCM

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Sluggish beginnings started the year off slowly for the Junior Class. Despite winning first place for their float in the Homecoming Float Parade, class unity still left some¬ thing to be desired. Dennis Hedge, elected to the presidency prior to the end of the last school year, resigned from the office in De¬ cember. Junior spirit and partici¬ pation picked up with the new year after an informative assembly was held for all Juniors to discuss plans for the prom and other activities. Preparations for the Junior-Senior Prom and various fund-raising proj¬ ects were made possible by the many Juniors who attended meet¬ ings and participated in class activ¬ ities — the year ended with increased unity and a feeling of co¬ operation as the Juniors prepared to assume the next year’s school leadership. Above: Dave Naquin and Gary Bean joke along the sideline during a football game. Left: Sue Compton stares in disbelief at her faultless paper.

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GCM 124 STUDENT LIFE “Saturday in the Park” was the nostalgic theme of the sophomore- sponsored Sweetheart Dance. The first school dance of 1973, this Val¬ entine’s Day affair was held on Feb¬ ruary 10 in the charmingly de¬ corated cafeteria. Dancers jived to the music of “Boxcar”. Attendance at the past few school dances had been weak; the Sweet¬ heart gathering was no exception. This cannot be said to be the fault of the sophomore class, for they did try their best to spark interest and to recruit couples. Elaborate decorations con¬ structed by the Class of ’75 were worthy of a far more successful dance. To interest the eighty or so couples that turned out were large murals. One huge mural, in particu¬ lar, depicted a balloon man and small impish children in the “park”. At the entrance to the dance was a small wooden bridge; at the refreshment area picnic tables were set out to add to the park feeling. Near the band was a fountain, and in the far corner was a small garden scene graced with tiny animals and artificial grass. When the court was presented the underclassmen lined up on small hearts. The underclass girls were juniors Cathy Brock and Paige Heishman, sophomores Kath¬ leen McClosky and Suzanne Ren- froe, and freshmen Lisa Grey and Patty Verbano. Senior court members sat on wooden swings that were suspended from the ceiling. Senior Vicki Brock was queen; swinging on either side of Vicki were Karen Anderson and Wendy Veselick. The most memorable decoration was a roofing of pink and red streamers that were strung over the band. The streamers remained in place long after the dance, and ev¬ eryone was able to appreciate them during lunch.