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

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8:15—fourth down and long yardage The alarm clock went off. my clothes and caught a Street, my friends and I I weaved my way in and out I jumped straight up in quick glance of myself in could hear the sounds of of the student traffic on bed. The clock said 7:00 the mirror. I was the per- the band practicing. the way to my locker. It a.m., but my body felt fect picture of death. was hard to believe the . like 2:00 a.m. I threw Smells of cheese biscuits number of people waiting in back the sheets and dis- After transforming myself baking and bacon sizzling line for absentee passes. covered that I had slept on from a creature out of greeted us as we entered a hair brush. I gathered a horror movie to a Walt the cafeteria. After balanc- Disney character, I ing my books and the tray, tripped down the stairs and I scrounged around in my pocket ; Chilly wind and damp grass didn’t a A Kear Her £ h ae yP To start the day off right, senior catch bass clarinet player Angela out the door. is Feac c or the 30° for Kevin Brown and freshman Lewis Chance unprepared, 7130 am prac. the cornermor Washington breakfast. Adams gulp down a quick breakfast tices brought out sneakers. Avenue and Mary Ball of scrambled eggs. 8:05 chaos in the parking lot creates traffic hazards. Judy Williams pauses to tie her shoe as Reese Coleman holds her books. Squealing brakes and the sound of changing gears accompany freshman George Washington on his ride up Mary Ball Street. 10 Early Morning

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‘aking a break from her perch above ye ‘big people’s pool,’’ Levie Smith elps Mike Hushins find a missing uck in the wading pool. Levie Kx | Cx CE LO. Xs worked as a part time lifeguard at the Fredericksburg Country Club. Lifeguarding also provided summer employment for Cindy Mulliken and Bill Baker. They worked at the Wilderness pool in Spotsylvania County. No more banging lockers — Freshmen Monica Ryder and Nancy Dawson talk in the deserted hall as Beth Ryckman gathers her books. fu iA es] ed LS — ———— re iw? Bright lights and clicking shutters provide a break from English. Delmar photographer Bill Clay adjusts Scott Harrison's pose. One last trip to the locker — Anna Harrington grabs a forgotten book before hockey practice. Anna played inner on the varsity team. Student Life 9

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eating out the rhythm to the fight yng, drummers keep time to the Hiusic. The band could be heard up to miles away. Music in hand, Brandon Holland puckers up for a high note while playing the Notre Dame Victory March. He was one of 9 trumpeters. a Schoolward bound senior Susan Hearne and junior David Atkinson make their daily morning walk along Washington Avenue. In a rush to beat the 8:15 tardy bell, Lisa Goolrick waits in line for her ab- sentee slip. Lines wound to the main office door. Student Life 11