Jefferson High School - Jeffersonian Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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Pictures That Speak President Ronald Reagan addressed an enthusiastic crowd of students on February 7 in the gym at Jefferson. Students questioned the President on issues ranging from teachers in space to prayer in schools.

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fet he nation that led the world into in- dustrialization is increasingly allowing its children to dis- sipate and may disappear from the race of tech- movogical ad- vance by the twenty first century. “This school will serve as a model to the nation.” — John P. McTague Special Advisor to the President from the race of technolog- ical advance by the twenty first century,” he said. Then he added, ‘‘The school will serve as a mod- el for the nation. From the first stages of planning today’s joyful opening the school has brought many parts of the country and world together, and will continue to do so.’’ Mc- Tague also read a letter from President Reagan who offered his congratu- lations on the opening of the school. Following the speakers presentations, Collier clipped the ribbon that ex- tended across the stage with assistance from Her- rity, Superintendent Rob- ert R. Spillane, and Louis T. Volrath, principal at the school for science and technology. First pep rally where combined student bodies met Two schools, One roof You’re walking down the hall towards the cafeteria, and as you turn the corner a big group of students from Jefferson were coming your way. You wondered what was going to happen to you. You’re not only a fresh- man, but also a Science and Tech student. As you got closer to them, you thought of all the horrible things that might happen to you. They might decide to push you into a locker or make you fall on the ground, face first, but if they were nice then they’ll just call you names. If that was what you thought, think again. All these were bad thoughts and most of the time they were wrong. When you pass them you nod your head in a, “Hi, how are you doing?” kinda way. Then you continue where you were going. You might be attending a different type of high school, but you were both in the same building, you’re both a part of the same school. Think of it this way. When you went to football games, you’re both rooting for the same team. We had school spirit for the same school. Don’t look back at the bad things that happened, like at the first pep rally when Jefferson told us all to go home. Look to the future when both schools appreci- ate each other.

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for Themselves President Reagan promised the audience, largely made up of high school students, that he would do everything in his power to make the world a safe and secure place to raise the next generation. At the same time, he stressed the need to continue to ex- plore new territory and presented the schools with the first model of a hyper- sonic plane that will be used in exploration.