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

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Cherries, olives, lemons, and ice cubes escort the stream of 590 Proof, referring to the size of the winning Senior Spirits float on its Halftime the Class of '75, caused appropriate bubbles to tour of the field. Pouring into a football cleat, rise. Marshall's football team executes one of many plays used in the Homecoming game against Langley. Slightly disappointing, the final score was a tie, 7-7. Seniors Cheryl Koer ken meter and Steve Vandivier work Thursday night to finish decorating their hall for the Friday morning judging. While some concentrated on the hall, other Seniors pressed to finish the float for its contest Friday night.

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annuals launched SjftselR Social Committee breaks Ice Bringing the new school year to a friendly start, the Social Committee of the SCA sponsored Marshall's first Ice Breaker Dance on September. Geared toward introducing the freshmen to GCM and to other students, the dance was held in a transformed cafeteria, decorated with foamy crepe paper and pastel balloons. A hundred students exchanged seventeen cents for an adhesive nametag. Legacy,” a band of Marshall students, was well received. Following the dance everyone took part in tearing down the decorations. First roast rained out Initially planned before the first football game on the first Friday of school; Marshall's first annual wienie roast was rained out. It was postponed and held the Friday before the next home game; a victory over Yorktown on September 20th. Held in the courtyard from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, the roast was attended by seventy-five to one hundred people, who bought plates of hot dogs and potato chips for thirty-five cents and cokes for fifteen cents. After eating, groups of kids stayed to play football or throw frisbees. Finally encountering some good weather, the SCA uses the inner courtyard for the first annual wienie roast; Mr. Francis Vaughan helps himself to a plate of hot dogs and potato chips for thirty-five cents a plate. It 1KI

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't lv V Sophs rival Seniors Sue Lambert cheers Way To Co, Statesmen! in front of some of the helium-filled balloons that were released by the cheerleaders when a touchdown was scored by Marshall. for ‘M’ Friday dawned with brightly decorated halls that set the mood for the morning Homecoming pep rally. Held in the gym, the pep rally was well attended, as out of the depths of the senior section came a Give me an S-E-N-I-O-R-S! which provoked many repeated S-O-P-H-O-M-O-R-E-S, as . ' each class tried to yell the others down. SCA President Debi Bender announced the winners of Spirit Week's completed competitions. Seniors had bought the most blocks and had worn more neckties than juniors had worn hats; sophomores, sunglasses; or freshmen, slogan buttons. Sophomores won the hall contest but seniors yelled the loudest, judged by representatives of each class. Cakes and Homecoming mums were exchanged by the cheerleaders and football teams, and freshman Danny French threw a pie at -cheerleader Debbie Baylis as a climax to the successful assembly. Friday night festivities began with a special pre-game show on patriotism by the Marching Band, Majorettes and Drill Team. At halftime the ten representatives on the Homecoming court, led by Queen Debbie Nalls, were introduced after they were driven around the football field. Next came the parade of class floats: the freshmen's big brown bag, the sophomores' bottle of ketchup, the juniors' whale and the winning Senior Spirits. The senior class, final winner of the week's competition, was given custody of the Marshall M. Marshall's own Concert Jazz Band performed for the fans. The hard-fought Homecoming game against Langley ended in a 7-7 tie. The lightly attended Homecoming dance was held in the girls' gym on Saturday night. It featured the Grave Yard Shift and a special type of sound, reggae, adapted from Jamaican music. Decorations included streamers and a cafe look created by small tables and chairs. For those who attended, the dance, rather than the game, provided a neck and neck climax to an eventful week. Following the halftime announcement that the M is theirs, exuberant Seniors applaud as SCA President Debi Bender displays the Marshall M for the fans.