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

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Anticipating the sound of Mr. Ronald Jordan's whis- tle, the marching band waits to begin its half-time per- formance. Trying to catch a few winks of sleep, Melissa Maynara awaits the beginning of early morning practice. Story Behind Half-time Show 11

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Behind the extravaganza § The whistle blows. Feet covered by saddle socks, go-go boots, and white buckskins trample onto the football field. There's the signal and they are off. Band members find that on the field football players aren' t the only stars. Under the glaring lights, they perform to both past and recent selections. They enter their stage as the rest of the fans sit cozy and warm in the frost bite weather. Even with the mud holes, water puddles, and freezing temperatures, the show goes on. ‘| look forward to Fridays not only because it's the end of the week, but because it’s football night. We get to perform,” remarked Angie Boxley, a pon-pom girl. Early moming practice brings puzzled expressions and chilly feelings to pom-pon girl Tracey Musselman. 10 Student Life Stardom sparkles from each face from the entrance onto the field until the exit from it. Much effort is put into the premiere performances. Practice begins during the hottest week of August and trails onto the coldest mornings of November. Their ten week run ends almost as quickly as it begins. The homecoming show is the grand finale of the season. Senior Frances Williamson sighs as the thought runs through her mind. “After we receive our recognition at the homecoming game, there'll be no more games. But there will always be memories.” Thursday night practice finds Frances Williamson at- tempting a new dance-kick routine for the pom-pon squad. New marching routines bring confusion as well as amusement as band members Pam Blocke, Kim- berly Meade, and Mary Stofko discuss their next posi- tion. Concentration evident on her face, Cassie Woodward stretches to the next movement in her new routine.

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Piggin out Everybody knows how the day will go. It’s just an unchanging schedule. But there’s one event of the day that can’t be described as routine. That is lunch. The ideal lunch ranges from tasty kakes, potato chips, ice cream to an occasional hamburger or meaty sandwich. Junk food junkies resist hot meals and retreat with sweets. Even though school lunches are less expensive, many seniors and junior use their off campus lunch privileges. Carloads of growling stomachs race to and from nearby fast food restaurants to avoid crowds in the cafeteria. Some find tasty selections at 7-11’s ora corner store, but they all pig out. As usual there are those who would rather spend their time getting the latest gossip. Others would rather do some last moment studying for that next test. The choice is always different. The perfect delicacy can be as simple as an ice cream bar as Kirsten Riley finds out. Ice cream is the dessert of the normal day. 12 Student Life Even though school lunches are as much as four times less expensive, Linwood Payne enjoys going out and paying the difference. Made to order sandwiches are worth the wait. Todd Mitchell gets his lunch how he chooses. No crowds or lines like at school make going out to lunch worth the trip. Matthew George, Matt Haney and Linwood Payne order from a not so busy stand.