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

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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

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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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Huffing and puffing, junior Jeff Grizzle adds one more balloon to the Latin Club collection. The float featured toga-clad members All tied up with decorating, Jerry Perry and Theresa Skinner fasten an- tennas onto the top of a pickup truck during fifth period. Hunched over his work, Keith Snell- ings traces the outline of a star. The silver tinted stars represented the glit- ter of Broadway. Student Life 13