Jefferson High School - Jeffersonian Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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Everyday Occurrences Extraordinary Events Everyday occurrences and extraordinary events added up to a considerably exciting first year for students and faculty. It was a year of firsts — first love, first year for the school, first year of high school, first high school science fair, first Fairfax County regional magnet school — and lasts — last year of high school, last calculus test, last minute panic over assignments, and last college applica- tion. In the finite calculating system of the nine month school year located some- where between birth and eternity, we experienced moments that were per- sonally historical and nationally historical. Both positive and nega- tive aspects numbered our days and kept our calendars. The dark mo- ment of the space shuttle Challenger tragedy when seven crew members in- cluding teacher Christa McAuliffe were killed was coupled with the brighter days of the Dedication when many local digni- taries turned out and with the visit by President Reagan. Even in those brighter moments though, it rained (or snowed) on our parade. The day of the Dedica- tion found us sloppily Slushing into a bright- ly decorated gym area with oversized pictures, courtesy of the media center, The day of the Presidential visit it snowed. There was some- thing very new, too, about the bright, bright days, like the Ice Cream Social when we filled a courtyard with energy and paper flowers and ice cream. Classes, new subjects, and new labs gave us many bright moments and experiences different from other high schools. It wasn’t long before we learned that people, events, and equipment had added up to a high school experience with in- finite possibilities. |