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

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Page lones delivers an ice cream cone of one of the many flavors offered at Real Rich Ice Cream Parlour. Waitress Lori Keflan waits for her order to come up at the fountain. Working nights are long, waiting for Farrell's I A.M. closing. Steve Redding's job at Irvings Sport Shops involves a lot of fitting shoes as well as selling sporting equipment and attire. Caged behind the desk, Kathy Childers works with Langley senior Kathy Styles as a cashier at Richman Brothers mens clothing store. 14

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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.

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Marshall corners No Hometown! Marshall's students have addresses of Vienna, Falls Church and McLean, yet these are the hometowns claimed by Madison, Mason, and McLean High Schools. The closest thing to a hometown Marshall students can boast of is Tysons Corner Center, less than a mile down Route 7. A gigantic shopping mall, Tysons serves as stomping grounds for many activities besides shopping: theatre-going, ice- Tysons cream-and-pizza-gorging, and moneyearning. School has traditionally been both the academic and social center of activity for most students. In recent years, however, as young people have become more aware of, and involved in political Straightening up after customers consumes much of Susan Reeve's time at The Gap. where she sells and wears only Levi's Ixand clothing. Robin Dexter clears tables at Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour, a favorite after-the-game hangout for Marshall students. and social interests, the trend has been to extend one's self beyond the classroom. When questioned, many students said that their job was as important or more important than school or school related activities. This is especially true of Seniors, over 40% of whom take only four classes, then leave school for work at 12:00. Some work to help pay for college expenses, others are biding time until they can work full time after graduation. Most students find that they can arrange a work schedule to conveniently accomadate their available hours, from being a waitress at Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour to selling suits at Richman Brothers or Hecht's. Tysons has always been a popular place to go to see or be seen since its opening in 1967. Many kids spend a Saturday just window-shopping on the mall, seeing a movie at the Tysons Twin I and II, and having lunch or dinner at the |r. Hot Shoppes or a pizza at the Orange Bowl. Being a local center of many businesses and entertainment, Tysons Corner has naturally evolved into a central meeting and working place for high school kids. The Tysons Corner Center Merchants Association C? I r