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

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three-day seminar at Columbia Uni¬ versity. “All that copy on the administra¬ tion; where did it go?” “Does anyone have a dime and can anyone tell me what I did with Opposite, left — Bottom to top: Pat Perkins, Editor in Chief, Pegi Fauver, Ass’t and Activ¬ ities Editors, Enid Berglund, Faculty Editor, David Watt, Business Manager, Debbie Ces- taro, Underclass Ass ' t Editor, Greg Bartho¬ lomew, Copy Editor, Liz Sorgen, Organi¬ zations and Copy Editors, Gregg Burgess, Sports and Business Editors, Jody Lannen, Sports Editor, Neel Smith, Asst Layout Editor, Frank Balint, Ass’t Organizations Edi¬ tor. Opposite page, above right: Senior Class Editor, Jane Albert checks her work as Frank Balint hurries to finish a layout. Op¬ posite, below right: After a quick, surprised glance, Jody Lannen studies a picture in need of a caption shown by Greg Bartholomew before the deadline. Above, left: Pegi Fauver assists Gregg Burgess in rising to his feet. Center, left: A sigh of relief is given by Ellen Montgomery, Ass ' t Activi¬ ties Editor, as she finishes writing the Christmas Dance headline. Right: Dave Watt watches as Layout Editor, John Oakes creates. Below right: “Now that sixteen spreads have been layed out, I wonder what I do with this?” asks Kathy Mayer, Un¬ derclass Editor. my copy?” During the last week of August before school, the staff painted the Columbian room chrysoprase green and navy blue in an attempt to stim¬ ulate a new outlook. “Hey, come here. Tell me he did this wrong.” “Oh, no!”

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1 l tett Ilfr -f. w. m Fresh recruits filled many posts on the Columbian staff, with an of¬ ficial plurality of sophomores. Rushes and frantic work past mid¬ night allowed for the completion of deadlines. “Alright young lady, as faculty editor of your local high school yearbook, how does it feel to be on the Columbian staff?” “It feels terrible ’cause I want to go home!” To learn techniques and get new ideas over the summer, members of the staff attended yearbook semi¬ nars at Catholic University, Salem College and Ball State University. “Oh. Is there night school down there? 938-9 . . . Finished! Is this an elite typewriter? A new layout style and the use of Formatt handset headlines lent to increased possibilities of creative expression. “This is one deadline that I can’t see how we can make; everything is screwed up!” “I can’t see coming to school to¬ morrow after being here all night.” The acquistition of an in-school dark room permitted staff pho¬ tographers a convenient method of turning out the mass of pictures needed to produce the Columbian. “How many blocks are eight lines of captions?” “This is a mess. Where is my headline?” In February, the staff went on a picnic to Harper’s Ferry for the pur¬ pose of taking its group picture s. “You said four big blocks and one little block, right?” “Alright, I know what I’ll say: the three hour grueling practices . . “Oh, leave it.” In March, the staff went on a trip to New York, to participate in a

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GCM 94 STUDENT LIFE “Wrestling takes a tremendous amount of individual strength and stamina. Of course, the main ingredient to winning is the desire to prove you’re the best,” explained varsity wrestler Mark Perry. This desire to win was demonstrated by the daily workouts put in by States¬ man grapplers. The purpose of their three-hour practices was to prepare the wres¬ tlers for the six-minute matches. Their training included learning new moves, exercises, and drills. Every day, the wrestlers strove to eliminate mistakes. The intense practice often resulted in individual weight losses of four pounds or more. Wrestlers work out Top: Ray Mele refuses to give up. Above left: Wrestlers warm up before an Oakton victory. Right: Craig Maxwell walks away from his victory over a Groveton opponent. Opposite page, right: Ray Mele executes a move during a daily practice. Opposite page, top: Co-captain Bob Mills psyches himself. Op¬ posite page, lower right: Coach Nick Hilgert gives some last-minute advice.