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

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Mispirnts arc rare At the end of the English hall, tucked in a dark comer, a bright yellow room was inhabited by budding journalists who produced the Rank and File. Members of the newspaper staff were assigned articles, hounded for misdeeds, and set to work laying out every issue of the paper in the hidden room. A staff of about 25 students cooperated to create 12 issues of the Rank and File. Reporting and layout skills were emphasized during the year, with each staff member working to increase his abilities for the sake of the paper, and for self-improvement. When each issue was complete, members posed as mailmen delivering copies of the paper to the lockers of all students who had purchased the Block. As in previous years, the newspaper was produced in a magazine format. A new angle was taken toward reporting, though, with several controversial articles published during the year. Students were given the opportunity to voice their opinions in Response, the editorial section of the paper. Other articles run every issue were polls, sports features, and The Flame, a humorous column. Every printed issue of the paper was sent to journalism classes for critiquing. Criticisms by the classes helped the staff make improvements in future editions. Eager to read what a staff member has written, a co-editor of the paper, Morgan Crafts, rips the copy from the typewriter. Rank and File - Front row: Bruce Blanchard, Morgan Crafts, Kim Sober, Carol Conjura, Phil Holland; Second row: Mr. Chuck Cascio, Linda Hiley, Becca Bass, Kevin Starr, Ann Sumser, Sam Gillette, Lucy Ringle, Mike McLeod Anderson, Peter Hodges, Mark Cody; Back row: Elizabeth Libby, Katie Allison, Patty Schmid, Manny Capsalis, Carin Parker, Bruce Flammey, Don Rainey, David Bemazani, Beep Friedlander. 164 Rank and File

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Reaching for a plate for his grilled burgers, Mr. Ron McWilliams prepares to fill up on food at the annual band picnic. Drummer Kyle Boyer waits behind him. I‘ti Band - Freni roar: Keith Turner. Tom Wood . David Thornburg. Sherryt Daugherty. Creg Dawson; SrteicJ rose. Bruce Baird, Steve McCarthy, Kelly Lone; Third raw; Chris Rerui. Chris O'Neill. Jim Casey. Robert Raster, Cerry Lancia nd. Roger Hudson, Mike Baxter. Concert Band - Front row: Susan Bowman. Ethan Allison. Laurie Tanner. Tracy llcrsch. Marjorie Snodgrass. Susanne Bartlett. Debbie Little; Second row: James Raville. Mary Maryola . Jose Clemente. Colleen Trotter, Kimberly Hamer, Vicky Vafiadou. Sun Kim; Third row: Forest Wagner. Judy Spooner, Christine Common. James Feeney. Diane Webber. John Ryabik. Kevin Cleavrr. Jennifer Sands. Sam GiBette; Fourth raw: John ( Alexander. Chris Hardesty. Tammy Lima. Charles Denno. Doug Babcock. Jack Anderson. John Riec. Chris Wise; Bart row: Jimmy Cooper, David Smerdzinski, Mike Holland. Keith Dawn. An oversized, colorful tie is worn as a prank by wrestler Steve Anderson on the day of a match, as he trumpets during his band period. Bands 163

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In order to raise money the Rank and File sold Christmas wishes for five cents a word. Bruce Blanchard urges students to participate while Mike McLeod waits to receive cash. Becky Hart sells tickets to the Drill Team competition. A T-Square is used by Beep Fricdlandcr to precisely figure how the page will look in the next issue of the Rank and File. Days seem to fly by as David Bemazani calculates the date when the next issue of the paper will be delivered to lockers. Phonetically spelling a word, Bruce Flammey types up his copy for the December issue of the paper. Rank and File 165