James Monroe High School - Echo Yearbook (Fredericksburg, VA)

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A special weekend meant going to a long awaited dance with friends. Van Hamm congratulates Homecoming King Honeycomb Williams as Queen Anita Terrell looks on. You deserve a break today. Riding in con¬ tinuous circles around McDonald ' s and Pizza Hut, congregating students enjoy a night of smelling pizza and Quarter Pounders. 4 18 Our time

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Betsy Brown tapes streamers on the cheerleading car. Homecoming parade day meant a day of decorating and cut¬ ting classes. Resting dancers Fran Graninger and John Atkins take a break to listen to the music of Church. Where’s the tape? ... Go get more orange streamers! Shouts and excited screams flew out when students decorated for the homecoming parade. Missing study hall and other classes in¬ spired us to work even harder. The parade began by marching down to Maury Stadium with cheers of encouragement for the football players. The GAA financ¬ ed the band and decorated the gym all week trying to create a cir¬ cus atmosphere. The theme, “Under JM’s Big Top” added to the music of Church. Winning the game by slashing Culpeper 28 to 8 put more excitement into the ful¬ ly packed weekend. The night of the dance provided maybe a new date or experimenting with a new kind of drink. “Honeycomb” Williams and Anita Terrell were crowned King and Queen, while Beth Merchent and Bernard Robinson were honored as Prince and Princess. Tired and worn out we left the dance with a variety of parties to attend or going out to eat. The weekend was over with many good memories and thrills. Skillfully cutting out a circus clown, Maria Snellings works hard in preparation for the dance. Our time 17

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As we all know by now Fredericksburg is a town of such proportions that it could dry up and blow away and no one would be the wiser. If asked how they spent their time on a typical Friday night, most teenagers could reply that they “read a good book”, however, the town does have a few facilities for entertainment if one knows how to find them. The primary “good time” consists of a movie and a pizza at the Pizza Hut. The parking lot at the Hut and McDonald’s is the meeting place of practically the whole “in crowd. The 60’s are returning in the form of cruising the town, which involves a lot of riding around these two parking lots. A bottle of wine or a case of beer, a tank of gas and you are off for a fun-filled evening of riding around. Basketball and football games are time consuming enter¬ tainment but growing less popular with current decreasing school spirit. Drinking and private parties are tied for first in the list of favorite pastimes. The town is still safe enough for a romantic walk in the moonlight, and parking on a deserted hill overlooking the lights of the city is frequently un¬ dertaken. As the years pass by, we will look back with a sigh and murmur, “Those were the good ol’ days?!” Tension mounts as JV Brad Hastings tries to grab a rebound away from Anthony Jackson of Spotsylvania. Frequent places to go in Fredericksburg on weekends include the Silver Slipper Club, Coachman, Skateland, Putt-Putt, and the Pizza Hut. John Zitz concentrates on sinking a hole in one on a Saturday afternoon. Our time 19 “