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

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Write out all your feelings: You don’t know; They don’t care; Would it make any difference? I wonder if I could possibly affect anyone. Can I do something that might change someone? Just doing it Just to do it That’s why I do it I am doing it Because I like doing it It’s a part of me I am doing it I am it Anyway, I’m good at it You’ve got yours It’s mine I am doing it I am in it It is in me Can’t you see me in it? Can’t you hear me in it? I am doing it It sure isn’t boring There are people with me I am doing it with them We are doing it We’re having fun Getting things done And why not? If I want, why not? We’re doing it How old am I? It’s a small number of years; What a lot has happened. A good portion of my life — Have I done anything, Left anything of me? My accomplishments My masterpieces Everything I’ve done And everything I haven’t What I’ve said to people How I have performed Where I’ve gone And where I’ve never been The fool I’ve been The masks I’ve worn My heros and my gods My slaves and followers My friends or near-friends My enemies and the unknowns My illusions and past goals The parts of me I’ve thrown away People and things I’ve discarded Beauty I’ve turned to nothing Things I never saw before Things I don’t know anymore Certainty changed to questions Questions that don’t matter any¬ more Take what you want from me Take what you will I am something But what’s a poor gol to do? Having a good time, Working sometimes, Sometimes working all the time But I’m learning, Mostly of myself. I waver from day to day Like a kite in the wind. I dive and swerve down toward the ground, Only to be caught by a gust of wind And sent soaring again. I am controlled by the forces around me. And yet sometimes I also feel as if I am the controller. m ■ . ' V ••• filii if ' mmvs:-.

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STUDENT LIFE 19 O starts with enthusiasm o Shock, excitement, confusion — all characterized the first week of school. After the first whirlwind of new and changed faces, and that initial lost feeling, students began to settle into their daily routines. The few changes in policy and procedure were easily and quickly accepted by the student body. The school day was ten minutes shorter than in previous years, though the early dismissal at 2:15 was maintained. Another change made by the administration was a shortening of afternoon P.A. an¬ nouncements; a bulletin containing most messages was sent to each homeroom. No longer could stu¬ dents look forward to the end of sixth period, when — unpredic- tably, hopefully at some opportune moment — the intercom would click on and formal class would be over for the day. Perhaps the most noticeable change from previous years was caused by the Fairfax County School Board’s decision to allow smoking on school grounds outside the building. Especially during the pleasant fall weather, Marshall’s courtyards were jammed with peo¬ ple enjoying their right to smoke, while the rest rooms, being no longer hangouts for secretive smok¬ ers, stayed somewhat cleaner. Ending up the first week, a pep rally was held in the stadium. Sheets with the words to the pep song and Alma Mater were distrib¬ uted, and the cheerleaders began the rally with the old familiar “Two Bits.’’ Then came class competition cheering, and the juniors won the Spirit Stick by cheering the loudest to “Victory!” A soc-hop was sponsored in mid- September by the Senior Class. It was strictly regulated to avoid any outbreaks of fighting or destruction; all tickets had to be purchased prior to the dance. The soc-hop ended promptly at 11:30; no straggling or loitering was per¬ mitted. There was no trouble, but attendance was light. Later in Sep¬ tember, another soc-hop was planned by the yearboo k staff, but was cancelled since only twenty- nine tickets were sold. Marshall students just weren’t interested. Opposite page, above left: SCA president John Nicholas gives Bernie Ehgartner, Marshall’s Austrian exchange student, a season pass to all football games. Above center: Clutching their balloons, football team members await their turns to be in¬ troduced to the student body. Opposite page, below: Seniors cheer their loudest to “Victory!” Left: JV cheerleader Becki Cecii presents Mike Oliff and Steve Perlik, repre¬ sentatives of the football team, with a balloon for each team member.