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

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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

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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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Strange noises drifted down Washington Avenue. Heads poked out of windows with curious expressions painted on their faces. Bodies stepped out of doorways straining to find out what was happening. The cla- mor of the marching band, the cheering float riders and the loud group of fol- lowers created the sensa- tion that started Act II of ‘A Night on Broadway.” The football players’ flat- bed truck, the cheerleaders’ overloaded MG, and the toga-clad figures of the Latin Club poured out of the school parking lot. He watched the freshmen run here and there as they tried to understand the meaning of all the commo- tion. She answered Jackie Coleman’s question about “whether or not one walks in the street beside the floats.” 14 Homecoming Thrill of victory—not agony of defeat Red noses reflected the low temperature that swea- ter-clad fans were too busy to notice during the pre-game excitement. The spirit of the afternoon’s pep rally remained with the football players as they rode into Maury stadium. “Hey Coach, can we go over the plays one more time?” shouted the team. Local newspaper sports writers and the mystery forecaster predicted that the Yellow Jackets would lose. The pep talks and hard prac- tices paid off as the Yellow Jackets defeated the Culpeper Blue Devils 7-0, snapping a 16 game losing streak. “When the game was over, we were like a bunch of wild maniacs jumping all over the place and yell- ing at the top of our lungs. We were the hap- Driven by Coach Paul Neal, a tractor pulls the flatbed crowded with varsity football players down Washington Avenue to Maury Stadium. Popping with pep, parade riders and followers gather on stadium steps. School was dismissed at 1:45 pm for last minute repairs to floats. Bed sheets and olive leaves top Latin Clubber Scott Crist. The t craze prompted by Animal Ho made its way into parties as well. piest people in the world,’’ exclaimed tackle Jed Ryan. The crowd went berserk as the score- board showed 0 seconds left in the fourth quarter. A huge mass of people covered the field hugging and slapping each other on the back. Victory celebrations showed on the faces of juniors as they arrived at school at 8:00 Satur- day morning for PSAT tests. After completing the 4 hour tests, she went to finish decorating the gym and to pick up his boutonniere. He sat in the barber’s chair hoping to get just a trim instead of a crew cut. Dressed as a Blue Devil, Brian Dun- nigan catches a ride to the pep rally on Sandy McMillen’s car. Her car represented FBLA.