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

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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

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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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NIGHT ON BROADWAY Act | You go She knew it was Homecoming season when her heart skipped a beat everytime the phone rang. He knew it was Homecoming when the girl sitting in front of him started dropping hints about not having a date. They both felt the fever hit as they began to view everyone as a pos- sible date. With long gowns disappear- ing from the racks and the increasing demand for three piece suits, area stores realized the rush. She searched for just the right shoes and debated between the new disco style and the traditional evening gown. He worried about finding a tie that matched his suit as well as flowers that matched her dress. Her job started weeks be- fore the final madness. GAA members narrowed the theme down to “A Night on Broadway” and chose Life Force as the band. He helped to transform the gym from a basketball court to a dance floor. While on the scaffold, the decorators stapled their fingers to the wire rather than the streamers. Occasionally, one scaf- YX OCOU a little crazy fold worker looked down and got a sudden attack of queasy stomach and shaky knees. But the decorating didn’t end in the gym. Flatbed and pick-up trucks crowded behind the school Friday afternoon. The wind carried streamers out of clutching hands and muffled the shouts and laughter as the curtain closed on Act I of “A Night On Broadway.” Le aay Tissue paper transforms a flatbeg truck into a decorative float. Le Lewis battles the wind as he repaitt tattered trimmings. Along with other art students, Eunice Murals and streamers clutter the g ; Colbert, Aurelia Archie, Carolyn as Tony Brooks sprawls on the flod Mas Pratt and Bonnie Beach cut out and painting a star. The stars featur@ glitter stars. football players’ names. 12 Homecoming