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

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HuNq up on hANq outs Why are students always late for class? Often it's because they can't bring themselves to part with their socializing friends and favorite hang outs to go to class. Roaring cars are continously racing around the parking lot. Though traffic has been cut down since the cafeteria schedule rearrangement, there still are a number of students who try to zip out and back for a break at their favorite fast food joint. First and sixth periods are the busiest, with students who slept late arriving, and lucky ones leaving. Restless class-cutters amuse themselves with the continuous parking lot activity. Nicotine addicts flock to the back stairs before class. During the ten-minute break between second and third periods, the crowd is so heavy it's hard to breathe, not to mention blow smoke rings. When numbed fingers can no longer light a match, some smokers sacrifice the fresh air for the stuffy, temperate bathrooms. For those who prefer an even warmer setting, the radiator provides adequate heat, if space is available. Dented and worn by wear, this popular area has become a favorite hot-spot. Proud of their honorable-mention in the Homecoming Week hall competition, the Radiator Club spends their free time there. Courtyards are also a common hang out. At the beginning of the year. Seniors enforced their power, punishing those underclassmen trespassing in their sacred turf. Efforts to keep them out eventually slacked off, and underclassmen once again confidently occupy courtyard territory. Seats are guaranteed in the cafeteria and auditorium for students who want to stretch out and relax. Students who prefer to be mobile, rather than loiter in one area, saunter through the halls throughout the day. Free lime is spent by Ruth Packard under a tree in front of the school reading. ion SASKfmi; Comfortably propped against the Marshall equivalent of the pot-bellied stove, Radiator Club members Anne Montgomery, Bruce Blanchard, and Gordon Muir reflect on the day's happenings. Active members of the club decorated the radiator for the Homecoming hall competition. School Hang Outs 19

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Back parking lot doors are popular places to meet with friends when not in class. Taking advantage of their third period break, Rick DiMassimo and Brian Wheeler socialize with John Dapogny. 18 School Hang Outs Loiterers John Stine, Mike Marcy, and John Foundas add to the commotion in the back parking lot. Absorbed in their one-to-one conversation, Darlene Holland and Ann Worthman enjoy a break from class.

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Clowning around after school Commando Mike McLeod gives Eddie Jaimes the privilege of trying on his combat helmet. Dollies in hand, tykes Belinda Henry and Debbie Hoop watch the afternoon pep rally before getting on the bus. 20 Halloween