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

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VARSITY and junior varsity cheerleaders jump for joy over the 53-6 victory over Louisa at the homecoming game. SIGNS DECORATE the halls dur- ing homecoming week. THE RAIN does not get the Varsity Football team down during the pep rally at Maury. Greg Calamos, Todd Mitchell, Lance Ellis, and Joe Brown smile as the rain falls. INTO EVERYONE'S LIFE a little rain must fall. Cheerleaders Teresa Kinner, Winnie Stone, and Beth Lanford keep up their spirit in spite of wet hair and clothes. FIRST PLACE WINNER FOR CARS in the homecoming parade, the band car, a convertible, waits in the rain. Liz McMillen drives the star-studded car which echoes the dance theme, “Shining Star.” Homecoming 11

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Homecoming Rain falls but spirit doesn’t Hats, jerseys, t-shirts, and socks made up the out- fits for Homecoming week. Each day students wore a different article of clothing to show their spirit. Posters dressed the halls as cheerleaders challenged each class to wallpaper the halls with signs. Each class displayed their skills in interior decoration, but the Freshman class received recognition for thier designs in the new wing. ‘Homecoming means traditionally the last home game of the football season. It also signifies the last game for the seniors on the team. This year, however, the meaning has changed a little, but everything will go on as usual.’’ Senior Chris Duggins, tackle on the Varsity football team, expressed his feelings about Homecoming 1980. The stars shined, but the sun didn’ t— things didn’t go on as usual. People thought all day “don’t rain on my parade,” but it did. 10 Student Life The rain dampened a few floats but was not able to dampen anyone’s spirits. The GAA members housed their float in a garage in King George County, only to find a week’s work of tissue paper wilted in the rain. Yellow dye ran on the FBLA’s Cadillac. The Latin Club tried to protect their tissue-papered Roman Columns with plastic trash bags. A soggy parade splashed down Washington Avenue to Maury Stadium for the pep rally. For the first time, the fourth, fifth, and sixth graders were missing because of the closing of Maury School. The rain fell, Jayem students cheered, Charles Truslow read Kevin Poole’s poem to predict victory, Mr. Garnett honored Mrs. Armstrong, the band played, and we got ready for the homecoming game. Mr. Garnett said the game would be played in spite of the rain and it was. The weather cooperated and it was a dry, clear night. By halftime a muddy Jayem team wore victory—a landslide. FIRST PLACE WINNER FLOAT, the Latin Club float prepares to voyage down Washington Avenue with Kim Crist, Mark Surles, Robert Owens, and Frankie Wheeler. MR. FRED LANDIS, sponsor of the Latin Club, tucks some tissue paper in one of the Roman columns for the Latin Club float. Club members worked after school all week to complete the float.

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SHARON FRANKLIN (Zan) and Elizabeth Poole (Zar) in deep thought in the Children’s Play, ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes.’ THE CAST of the Children’s Play performed ‘The Emporer’s New Clothes’ at Walker Grant, Maury, and for the public. 12 Student Life