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

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GCM 32 STUDENT LIFE With President Nixon’s trips to the U.S.S.R. and China, interest was aroused in international relations. The Fisher-Spassky chess match in Reikjavik and the Munich Olympics pulled the attention of American view ers overseas. Beginning with the admission of Red China to the U.N. the United States had friendly negotiations with Mao Tse Tung. The U.N. was also the breeding ground for heated debates on issues such as high¬ jacking, narcotics control, the entry of Bangladesh into the U.N. and apartheid in South Africa. These topics were among the subjects dis¬ cussed in the mock United Nations presented in Fairfax County. Fairfax High School hosted U.N. “Famine IV” with countries represented by schools from Northern Virginia. Marshall delegates took on the roles of ambassadors from Aus¬ tralia, Barbados, Nepal and West Germany in the General Assembly; and in the Security Council, Red China.

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«r ‘j v STUDENT LIFE 31 O o : The band played on . . . and off the field, during football season. Long hot afternoons spent drilling in the summer sun and careful calculations for precise routines made the 1972 Marching Band’s half-time performances memorable additions to Marshall’s home foot¬ ball games. Such diverse subjects as famous women, movies, holi¬ days, and the Olympics provided themes for the band’s half-time shows; the formations and move¬ ments of the musicians (members of the Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, and Cadet Band) were devised by Mr. John LaCava, band director, and assistant director, Mr. Anthony Aversano. Not only during half-time was the band active — the strains of “eat ’em up” and the Marshall pep song were often heard during the games, helping spur GCM on to victory. Combining musicianship and showmanship, the band marched through another successful season of halftime spectaculars. Opposite page, above: Members of the brass and percussion sections take a breather at a hot rehearsal. Opposite page, below left: Jim Porter shows off his musical ability. Op¬ posite page, below right: The Band and Majorettes practice marching and music coordination in the back parking lot. Left: Drum major Mike Wilson leads musicians into the stadium before a football game. ' ' TYVi - Ol , yAosyiA- (L yjt pLinCA yuruJ d Aj oJU t Lc. ' ' .A 5 I 0 - d LjjjTUAs jt YYJ - oAjl od rJL t 7 4 r , A n i i xljI—

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In order to “represent” their countries as realistically as pos¬ sible, Marshall’s delegates were coached by Mr. Larry Oaks and Mrs. Barbara Wynn during the two weeks prior to the three-day semi¬ nar. The knowledge and research which all delegates put to good use made the Mock-U.N. a great suc¬ cess — all participants learned about the procedures involved in decisions made by the United Na¬ tions and gained insight into problems of special countries, in addition to getting to know each other and having fun. Above: The General Assembly opens a new session. Opposite left: Mark Snow and Guy Manning cast China’s vote on apartheid in South Africa. Left: Representatives of the Red China delegation from the Security Council are Mark Snow, Guy Manning, Liz Sorgen and Terry Mulloy. Center: Marshall’s U.N. Famine IV delegates: Bottom row: Laurel Inge, Bonnie Casler, Debbie Shep¬ pard. Row two: Terry M ulloy, Betsy Cham¬ berlain, Anne Rainey, Patty Horne, Joanne Steane, Steve Schwegmann, Mark Perry, Betsey Boyce, Patty Brownell, Mrs. Barbara Wynn, Robert Schoumacher, Bruce Evers- meyer, Mark Olson, John Bernazani. Row three: Mark Snow, Paul Horne.