Jefferson High School - Jeffersonian Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

Text from Pages 1 - 216 of the 1988 volume:

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THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 6560 Braddock Road Alexandria, Virginia 22312 Population 1,293 MAGICAL MOMENTS Having found their own star, Karen Jones and Jeff Norgard search for their friends’ names. Homecoming ’87 — Guess you had to be here. THE LAST COLONIAL COMFORTABLY SETTLED Katie Fenn forms the caboose in the sen- | Ashby Gunter arranges himself for the ior float procession, for after-school | long bus ride home to Herndon, about an judging. hour and a half trip. pa La 8 eae om STEPHEN FLOYD 2 [IB oPENING SHAKE IT UP Avid football fans like Larry Roadcap and David Sullivan wildly display their enthusiasm at the Homecoming pep rally, helping the sophomores to win the spirit stick. MENTAL GAMES Although the gym bleachers are usually saved for the spectators at athletic events, Scott Wittman and Mike Stueben (a ranked chess player) make the closing moves of a game of chess. PATIENTLY PREPARING Garrett DeYulia learns the art of photography by starting out small, cutting a lead on his roll of black and white film. STEPHEN FLOYD MITCH SAVA fter two years of sharing a building, Jefferson was com- pletely and totally “tech.” Al- though only 43 Jefferson- based seniors remained, the halls were not drained of life. Four hundred forty-three freshmen and 50 seniors joined the 826 sophomores, juniors and seniors already here. It would be hard to under- stand the new enthusiasm un- less you were here. Laughter and shouts of “Who’d you get for Chemis- | try?” or “What lunch do you have?”’ filled | the halls as students compared schedules and summer stories. Many freshmen and sophomores got a sur- prise when they discovered locker combina- tions from the previous year were not changed. Only if 5, 6 or 7 were added to each number would the lockers open. Students showed just how important be- ing here was, even before the September 8 opening. Varsity football was moved to a new division consisting mostly of private schools. That didn’t stop 400 students from turning up at an unpublicized football game against Park View on September 4. Spirits were high even if the game didn’t go our way. High pitched shouts of “Go! Blue! Fight! White!” filled the gym as frantic classes com- peted for the spirit stick. The sophomores were victorious, but all classes did their share of raising the spirit level. It was obvious that here was the place to be. — Jennifer Snyder Renovated and Rejuvenated nyone walking into Thomas Jefferson during summer would not find a school, but a hazard zone. Workmen walked in as rapidly as students left. They re-arranged and com- pletely rebuilt many parts of the school. The Optics and In- dustrial Automation technol- ogy labs were built and staffed. The school was also slated to receive a million dollar archi- tectural grant to undergo a much needed modernization, including air conditioning, expanded rooms, and the re- placement of the infamous turquoise tile on MITCH SAVA EATING OUT Caryn Morse and Berkley Wiggins share a quiet lunch on the front lawn. WILD AND WOOLY Dale Rumberger and George Dirner go all-out to show their 70’s look during a Spirit Week dress up day. 4 fH OPENING the front wall. The No. Va. Builders Assoc. agreed to build a new entrance monument of student design. The private business support (fea- tured in a November 1 “Capital Edition” re- port) proved crucial in supplying the tech- nology labs with state-of-the-art equipment as the final goal of 12 labs neared comple- tion. As we began to feel more comfortable on our own, the struggles (Biology, Chemistry, Physics?) and joys (sports, romance, driv- ing) of the day breathed a new life into Thomas Jefferson High School. A kind of feeling that’s hard to explain, unless you happened to be here. — Mike Widener GARRICK BLALOCK MITCH SAVA REPAIRING Minutes before judging, Bea Pham helps touch-up the junior float. ORCHESTRATING Rachel Chiquillo plays the violin in Symphonic Orchestra. DON OKAZAKI CACOPHONY Band Director Phil Simon is exposed to the brass section at close range. Showing her award winning techniques as drum major of the band, Torrunn Yock raises the intensity. JUNIE HAN Sophistication is in the air as Claudine Collette gets ready to make her move on the opposing team. There is life outside of academics. The little things like going to Friendl y’s or Pizza Hut after a game, or practicing cheerleading in the halls after school. Between homework and parties, school and games, students have little time for rest, relaxation, or even sleep. Spirit Week — five headspinning, eye-rolling days of hyper-class spirit and competition pushed all the students to strive for the best Richard Palling-Wright and Andrew Kirmse enjoy a quick game of scrabble on a warm summer day. MITCH SAVA STUDENT LIFE — the best spirit, the best costumes, the best float. Homecoming — need we say it? — the lights, the music, the romance. What’s a weekend for? Jobs, for one. Those little extras, like movies, games, and gas eat up allowances and paychecks alike. If this isn’t explained enough for you, look inside. You had to be here. — Angela Thrasher the gifted and talented LIFESTYies hy do you do it? Why do you get up at the crack of dawn, give or take an hour, to prepare for eight grueling periods and _ panic- filled bus rides trying to cram polyatomic ions into your head before Chemistry? Why? To prepare for the in- evitable battle with a locker which every now and then manages to spit books out on your head at the precise mo- ment that you need to find a math worksheet? Maybe it’s because you love to push through crowds of people who for some reason are at a standstill right in the middle of the hall. And after that, you get to run all the way to your next class to find that your teacher has locked you out. So you’re peering in through the little window, jumping up and down to try to get someone to open the door for you. The teacher de- cides to let you in with a warning, and 21 pairs of eyes follow you to your seat. Pretty soon you start to think about the football game Friday, and the soc hop after- wards. Your head _ bobs, and finally you reach the state of unconsciousness more com- monly known as sleep, not worrying, of course, about the missed notes that you’ll need for the next day’s test. So why do you do it if school life is so awful? Where else could you go to see Beth James demonstrate a struc- ture of a molecule with an oreo and a giggles cookie? And there’s nothing like hav- ing Jim Jullien greet you with a “Bonjour, mademoiselle,”’ to perk your day up as you walk into the gym late be- cause your bus just arrived, 15 minutes after school started. And what about other stu- dents? Your day could cer- tainly be made by having the right guy stare at you from across the humanities room, or by having a girl call you the cutest guy in the school. And those pep rallies, football games, and dances all provide a “let-loose, have some fun, be with your friends” atmo- sphere. What if life isn’t a bowl of cherries? At least it isn’t a bowl full of cherry pits! — Cathy Nguyen Jocelyn Leu After a spirit week full of late night float meetings along with homework, Catherine Lombardi starts catching up on her sleep early. gs MB srTrupeENT LIFE MITCH SAVA Erik Peterson, ed. in chief of Humor Magazine takes a break from a production rou- tine. MITCH SAVA _ Tom Lee, donning his special glasses, puts his feet up and prepares to read his brilliant Physics text. Waiting in style for his bus after school, sheik David Smith celebrates a special 16. This attracted many amused students, and was paid for by David’s friends, on Tuesday, the 29th of September in hon- or of his birthday. MITCH SAVA John Wilson points out the importance of Physics and looks at things from the front of the classroom. LIFESTYLES TIME goes by began almost as soon as the school year did, with students from all classes working on the spirit and float committees. Each class began its own float, and as the day of the game drew nearer, such final touches as the glowing drag- on’s eyes and the spinning propeller had to be hurriedly completed. The judging of the floats began at 5:30, but the real show was at half time. The theme ‘‘As Time Goes By” was vividly expressed in all of the floats, ranging from the freshmen’s prehistoric cave to the seniors’ futuristic rocket. The sophomores’ me- dieval dragon came in first, followed by the juniors’ sym- bol of the roaring 20’s, an air- plane. After the floats came one of the most important events of the week, the announcing of the homecoming queen. As their names were called, each member of the court stepped forward with her escort: freshmen Robin Jones and reparations for the first homecoming Jill Johnson; Jenny Pope and Laura Piper of the sophomore class; juniors Jen Liner and Nicole Clontz; the senior class court of Julie Choice, Vi- vienne Choice and Andrea Joslyn. Hundreds of red, white, and blue balloons were released as Andrea Joslyn was announced queen. The game itself was also a part of history, being the first game we won as Science and Tech. Colonials defeated the Greenbriar Gators 28 to 14, making a spectacular ending to a spirited week. The win put everyone in a good mood for the dance the next night. Students had spent Satur- day preparing the cafeteria for the dance. The decora- In salutary formation, the marching band performs a well-rehearsed “Send in the Clowns.” tions truly set the mood for a magical evening. Blue and white crepe paper bordered the walls, while metallic rib- bons accented the lights. Blue stars hung from the ceiling [% Be: 10 IB) STUDENT LIFE MITCH SA Becky Campbell spends her evening selling tickets to TJ homecoming fans. with names of each couple. For many, the evening end- ed much too soon, but it was both an ending to the past week of spirit and a beginning to our school’s tradition. Jenny Mock Jen Snyder SEGALL-MAJESTIC EMILY FELT Andrea Joslyn steps forward from among the princesses as she graciously receives the crown and title of Homecom- ing Queen from the former queen of the class of 87. Mike Kirkland leads his fellow juniors onto the field after the float at halftime. Scott King puts finishing touches on the mechanical dragon whose head moved and red eyes glared evilly. This tis- sue-paper flower beast which represented the sophomore theme eventually won the float contest. 12 I STUDENT LIFE Ben Kerschberg helps other class officers tally the change. The winning class wasn’t de- termined until after Novem- ber. land a oe all a ai: —° SEGALL MAJESTIC five days of SPIRIT n the first day of O spirit week my true love came to me dressed as a beach bum a-surfin’. On the second day of spirit week my true love came to me dressed as a colonial a-mar- chin’. On the third day of spirit week my true love came to me dressed as a hippie a-groovin’. On the fourth day of spirit week my true love came to me dressed as a 50’s guy a-bee boppin’. On the fifth day of spirit week — my true freshman love came to me dressed as a wild, woolly caveman. — my true sophomore love came to me dressed as a knight in shining armor. Russ Gheen, Rick Mayfield, and Mike Widener support a wing on the junior plane be- fore the game. — my true junior love came to me dressed as a gangster from the roaring 20’s. — my true senior love came to me dressed as a spaceman from 2010. But wait! Dressing up strangely wasn’t all we did during spirit week. There were spirit links to buy, walls of the cafeteria to decorate, penny jars to fill, and of course, homecoming dates to get. But best of all, the first official TJHSST spirit week had its glorious finale at the pep rally on Friday. Each class got a chance to perform a skit on its class theme, pa- rade lengthy spirit link chains, scream lungs out, and have a raging good time. — Jodi Newcomb AYE © a ef ‘ Vibes LL Prehistoric freshman Monte Parker waves from his cave as Kim Henderson tames a stuffed bear outside. On Wednesday, Jack Leven- son displays his groovy spirit. SPIRIT WEEK f 13 Ready to role, Ann McDer- mott and Elizabeth Suther- land prepare for the audition of the winter production “Wit- ness for the Prosecution.” Taking advantage of the early October weather, Jennifer Pu- gin shares lunch. Where do we STAI ow people stand H tells a lot about their personality. pers who stand with one hip high in the air. These are the type who wait, blocking the hall and tapping their foot, for their friend who is franti- cally cramming papers into an already overstuffed locker. There are the slunchers; the people who stayed awake into the wee hours of the night to finish a huge human- ities project. This stance is usually accompanied by droopy eyelids, wrinkled at- tire, and a disarray of papers shoved in a notebook. Some people don’t even stand. They always seem to be sitting against lockers, gig- gling and talking about the group of people that just walked by. There’s the hip-up- - Of course, there are also the people who stand with legs crossed, arms across chest, nose in a book or headphones on. . We can’t forget the cool- standers, hands in pockets with a bored expression. They never have books, so they can always casually run their hands through their hair as they saunter down the hall. We also can’t forget those interesting people who stand on the edges of their feet with their legs bowed out to the sides. They’re the ones who look like they’ve been on a horse all day. They always seem to be waving their hands around wildly, making crazy gestures and yelling things down the hall to their friends on the other side of the school. Some people bounce, not 14 IB STUDENT LIFE walk. You wonder whether they just aced their last phys- ics test or if they’ve been eat- ing sugar all morning. They are al- ways nice to Sheryn Baxter Kicks off her ruin shoes to walk with stylish flair into, into the auditorium, where she auditioned for a role in the because Agatha Christie play. some of their bubbli- ness overflows. Their pep and enthusiasm is something to look forward to after you’ve turned in the most impossible biology lab ever. Beyond our various stances all of us have one thing in common. We all step on the same ground as we tread through the halls of Jefferson. — Jeri Chittick and Karen Skjei STEPHEN FLOYD JON HOTZ STEPHEN FLOYD Trying to relax, Adrian Gould works with another chemical concept. RAY SUN STEPHEN FLOYD Preparing for an Orchestra competition, Haru Okuda warms up with his scales. WHERE WE STAND 15 Going ABRO ll ninth grade biol- ogy and Marine A.P. Biology stu- dents were given a chance to escape from the norm. The freshmen divided among four locations: Mason Neck, Huntley Meadows, Dranesville, and Hemlock Overlook. At each place they studied and sampled the en- vironment, collecting data that would make up their first extensive lab report. On September 21, all of the Marine Biology and A.P. Bi- ology classes set out to ex- plore the life at the Marine Science Consortium in Mary- land. Wearing their dirtiest clothes and oldest shoes, the 138 students journeyed through Tom’s Cove, Chinco- teague and the exotic salt marshes of Wallops Island. The groups made many un- usual discoveries, such as sting rays, blue crabs, and various fish. Specimens were taken back to the labs, identi- fied, and released. Becky Clark said she had the most fun while, “Keeping teachers up all night and bathing in the mud.” While Tom Domingues collects a speciman sample from the sound side of Wallops Island. STUDENT Mic LIFE there, she most missed “‘phys = ics lectures and hot water.” — Samara Firebaug After a long, muddy weekend at Wallops Island, Dawn Skjei is happy. — Elly Rajaedgg JERI CHITTICK DMYMD WA Srmrnar Brett Budzier and Mike Wid- ener wade toward the drifting boat; the anchors had come loose in the rough waters. MR. CHUCK SANE After exploring a Key Largo li- mestone island, Jeff Norre- gard, carried by Karen Jones, and Andrea Broaddus trudge to the boat. MR. CHUCK SANE Alicia Dodds and Bea Pham use wire mesh nets to get crabs out of the shallow waters at Assateague Island. EMILY FELT FIELD TRIPS Hf 17 al :30 A.M. — 8:30 A.M. The strong sound of a fog- horn drones into the sweet dreams of a colonial. He gets up, turning off the alarm, and a shower quickly brings him to full consciousness. After a breakfast before sunrise, he gets into a fully equipped bus. At least, it’s got an AM FM radio and heat. He arrives at school anywhere from one to two hours later and goes to first period. 8:31A.M. — 9:45 A.M. The school day begins with English, a good course to start the day. After five minutes of listening to her teacher talk about Canterbury Tales, the typical colonialette is con- centrating more on Friday night than a knight in the Crusades. The boy sitting across from her fakes an in- terested expression as he thumbs through the score he was supposed to have memo- rized for band by 5th period. Announcements welcome the rest of the day and send them both to 2nd period. 9:46 A.M. A.M. The rowdy junior, in his second year of Humanities, appears to study the Nullifi- cation Act, but he’s really de- bating whether to brave the lunch lines in the cafeteria or spend the half hour in the Honeywell lab completing his program. He welcomes his Physics lab as a break from the hour and a half of Hu- manities. 11:01 A.M.-12:15 P.M. One of the best parts of the day is lunch. If nothing else, the additional sugar intake keeps most people awake for the rest of the day. The sight 11:00 IME of our lives of friends who have also sur- vived thus far encourages the wary student to be optimistic about the math test she has to take in less than an hour. She studies, and other people in the cafeteria catch up on for- gotten homework and missed sleep. IZ01 62 ESV P.M. Perhaps the most impor- tant and most immediately useful skill a TJ student can learn in technology is typing. The ac- 1:30 celerat- mE ed While the cat’s away, the mice will play. Arnie Brown and Se Marc Garcia did just that he when they went to their geom- takes etry class one day and found a comes sleeping substitute instead of in Mr. Slivosky. The two fresh- man read Dr. Suess’s Green hand y Eggs and Ham. when biology research papers are due later in the semester (Luckily, for those students who don’t get A’s in typing, there is still White-Out.). Oc- casionally, he gets a break from the monotonous clicking Zi of the typewriters by going to 2 | the Biotech lab where there is = no homework, no tests (which means no grades!) and the lab experience is what really counts. 1:31 P.M. — 2:45 P.M. A colonialette becomes “Mademoiselle Colonialette”’ as she steps into Mme Waller’s room, met with the delicious smell of crepes. The cultural experience gives her a break from the daily conju- gation of verbs and the energy to make it through the rest of the day. Meanwhile next door, another student contin- During the renaissance unit, Bernie Glaze helps Marci Vu and Sandhya Khanna with their reading assignment. DAN ANCONA is HB STUDENT LIFE a =) n [ont A common sight both in the morning and afternoon, Jorge Baron listens to music and does homework. Dave Sheffler who came to school to substitute for Rich- ard Slivosky instead took a cat nap. TIME OF OUR LIVES Hf 19 a? Le =i AG Be The Capitol Edition crew films lunch for the special feature that aired on channel 9. 4 , ec i : During lunch between rainstorms, Sean Stalzer char ges Andrew Nicklas, but doesn’t get the ball. MITCH SAVA RAY SUN 20 HE STUDENT LIFE Tim Abrahms concentrates on his classmates as they stabilize their bridge, an experiment in architecture without steel beams. door, another student contin- ues broadening his knowledge by reading and @riting Chi- neseW O 2:46 P.M. 4:00 PM. THe baskgtbal) Aayer fin- ishes his second package of M M’s a®he Walks frdth the snack bar to his era study @All. @his is one of the more popular fays to spend eighth period for a@letes and other studerits who stay after school. Nr those who can af- ford to_put_off Ahcir home- work until after dinner, intra- murals, lik@volteyball or floor hockey, and ¢hubs, such as the Games Club or the Keyettes are more popular. Of course, you can always find a colonial working hard in chemistry or math tutoring. 4:01 P.M. — NEXT MORNING . During their studies of the Re- naissance, the sophomore hu- manities students were visited Ee Ont by Jim Rose. Mr. Rose let Ste- most, the 7 , phen Bluhm and Donny Pat- school day terson experiment with build- is over and ing a bridge out of blocks. Removal: begins on the long bus ride home, but some students stay after. Bas- ketball players and track team members practice until almost 6:00 p.m. The swim dive team and the gymnastics team, have practice off of school grounds and must be back at 6:30 p.m. to catch a late bus home. Athletes are not the only ones who stay after school. Debate team members and students work- ing on the Westinghouse pro- ject or a deadline for TJ To- day often put in hours after school. After dinner, home- work, and some long distance phone calls, the tired colonial greatfully collapses in his bed and dreams until the foghorn wakes him up once again. Jeri Chittick Jenny Snyder TIME OF OUR LIVES @ 21 hether we like it or W not, TJHSST is con- sistently referred to as the ‘‘Nerd School.” Yet ironically, I’ve never heard anyone ask where the word Nerd originated. If we’re nerds, shouldn’t we know? So now I’m asking. The following information is drawn from the diligent research of John C Dvorak, a noted columnist for a popular computer jour- nal. Tracking down the origin of the word Nerd was difficult. It not only dates back to the 50’s, but it has two different spellings. As the Second Barnhart Dictionary of New English notes “Nerds... Also spelled ‘Nurd’.” Although you’d probably be surprised, there are people who actually insist on spelling the word Nerd with a U. Most of these ‘“‘U supporters” de- fend their belief by assuring that Nurd was originally a combination of the words Nut and Turd. Or, if you listen to the students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Nurd originated from Knurd, which is Drunk spelled back- wards. According to the stu- dents, Knurds are always studying, never have fun, and What do you mean U a are thus the opposite of Drunks. But neither of these theories is more than 20 years old at best. And neither of them deals with the true spelling. Most dictionaries uncon- vincingly suggest that Nerd was derived from the word Nert. Again, look at the entry from Barnhart, which states “Nerd: 1965. Originally hot rod and surfing slang, prob- ably an alteration of earlier slang ‘nert’ meaning stupid or crazy person, itself an alter- ation of nut.” Many lexicolo- gists will further argue that nerd is a derivation of the old saying “ne’er do well.” And some modern engineering students have proposed that Nerd came from the acro- nyms “Nervous Evasive Re- pulsive Disgusting” or “Neu- rotic Engineers in R D.” Someone has even suggested that Nerd was named Mor- timer Snerd. But the problem remains that all of these hy- potheses are either blatantly silly and or only date back to the 1960’s. So where did the word Nerd come from? In 1950, Theodor S. Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss) published a book entitled Jf I Ran the Zoo. If you go to the children’s lel 29 Ml STUDENT LIFE section of any public library and check out the book, you'll find the birth place of the word Nerd in one of Dr. Seuss’s since-forgotten char- acters. The spelling is correct, the timeframe is accurate, and you'll agree that the little guy is indeed, well, a Nerd. SONG KANG After the strenuous physics exam, Derek Robinson didn’t feel much like eating. ROB EASTON Thad Barkdull - - one of the Or, ay great GQ models of our time. ; = Look Ma, No hands! Craig Miller is just goofing off be- tween classes. el REVENGE OF THE NURDS [ 23 Music apprecia- tion comes from instruction in structured class- rooms as well as private music lessons and per- sonal taste. Dances such as the Keyette — sponsored Sweetheart Soc Hop. brought music to the cafeteria. Skater Brandon Mor- rissey was one of many who carried music to, from and in school. FRED NORTH LISTENING TIME MALE FEMALE 42% 2 hours or more 41% 32% 30 minutes to 1 hour 18% 18% 1 hour to 2 hours 27% 8% less than 30 minutes 14% DAN ANCONA o4 STUDENT LIFE a notable VIEW- verwhere we_ go BK there’s some type of : music on the radio, TY, bus and even before school begins on the inter- com. The popularity of videos has brought a more immedi- ate feel to the music we listen to. Personal preference yields a favorite style of music - - Top 40 to classic rock to R B. Fans of all kinds show their style and appreciation through attitude, clothes and personality. Just as music makes a statement, so do the : fans by wearing t-shirts, going to concerts and watching MTV. The true test for many fans is the standing in line for the concert or camping out just to get seats where they may not even be able to see the group. In a poll taken in January, students answered some gen- eral questions about the mu- sic they listen to as well as listing their favorite groups and videos. U2 was the num- ber one group for both sexes and The Joshua Tree was the biggest concert of the year. The Cure, Depeche Mode, Whitesnake, and Echo and The Bunnymen also pro- duced popular concerts. The second favorite group chosen by the guys was Gen- esis, who also had the male’s favorite video, Land of Con- fusion. After U2, the females liked INXS or The Cure best. Their favorite video was Faith by George Michael. -- Jen Snyder Jenny Mock fs) — = (ee, HH gS = aa) 23% CLASSIC ROCK 17% NEW WAVE 13% HEAVY METAL 7% CLASSICAL 1% COUNTRY 4% PUNK 4% R B KERRY WOODFORD MUSIC HB 25 pay oose bumps crawled ic up Samara Fire- baugh’s legs and she shivered. Looking down, she remembered she was wearing shorts. Had she gone mad? Or just forgotten that it was the mid- dle of January. No, Samara wasn’t crazy, she was on her way to one of the social events of the season, the beach bash. It wasn’t just any ordinary dance. Highlights of the even- ing included volleyball, skin- the-wire, candid photo but- tons, and food. “The Kissing Booth!” Only a few were brave enough to try this Keyette-sponsored booth, but it provided lots of laughs for the spectators. The D.J. concentrated on the upbeat beach music of the Avid volleyball players spike the ball over the net to the rhythm of the “Beach Boys.” In the heat of d0s and ’60s and played very few slow songs. When all of the dancers had bopped ’till they dropped, the limbo com- petition began. When the crowd of competitors was down to ten finalists, a ten dollar bill was used to lure them under the limbo stick. Shirts that said “Jefferson Beach Bash” could be bought to help remember the even- ing. The Beach Bash was defi- nitely a night to never be for- gotten. - - Janet Weaver Laura Piper takes a break from business at the Kissing Booth. STUDENT LIFE All photos RAY SUN Bob Summers and Erin Fitz- | gerald limbo their way to a $10 prize. Beach Bums get their pictures taken by Colin McCormick. The pictures were placed on buttons. BEACH BASH [If 27 Preparing students for the next lab, Dr. John Fornshell explains the setup of the Chemistry pressure experiment. MITCH SAVA Taking a break from his studies, Mike Sherman sketches a possible entry for the “On the Edge’”’ magazine competition. Tu spends two years in experiment To find the best solution to win cience Search “T think it’s important to achieve balance in every- thing you do,” asserts ju- nior Tom Tu. “I could nev- er put too much effort into improving myself.” Besides being able to tell you more than you’d ever want to know about trans- porting potassium ions across a liquid membrane, Tu is president of the Na- tional Honor Society, has an interest in the martial arts, and avidly plays clas- sical guitar. His science project of the last two years was the product of many trips to the library and an interest in the tech labs. After set- tling on a topic, Tu’s work demanded Impact periods and time after school three days a week in the Chemi- cal Analysis Lab. His 300 hours of work in 1986-87 on the project paid off well when he won the school’s fair, went to regionals, and, ultimately, Internationals in Puerto Rico. “That was a good time, being exposed to different people of many different backgrounds. It made me really apprecia- tive of the other people’s talents around the coun- try. I was in awe of the cali- ber of the projects there.” Currently his sights are set on the prestigious Wes- tinghouse Science Talent Search, which is the ulti- mate science award. While to be included in Interna- tionals once again would be an honor, Tu’s real motiva- tion is Westinghouse. “After achieving so much In Chemistry class, Jack Levenson does his precipitate lab as perplexed classmates watch. SCIENCE i) 30 MB ACADEMICS with that first project. I really want to concentrate on the Westinghouse con- test for my senior year.”’ Tu also considers him- self a very well-rounded student. ‘““When I’m not working in the lab or doing any tests, I have other obli- gations to worry about. I try to make time for prac- ticing guitar or tutoring. I’m never satisfied with what I’m doing. I try to ex- cel at all areas of interest as opposed to just one. “While my main interest is probably science and my future goal is to become a doctor, I get involved with other clubs, organizations, and aspects of school.” — Helen Wan GARRICK BLALOCK Anyone walking into Dr. Lieberman’s lab during eighth period is sure to catch a glance at Tom Tu’s preparations for his infamous “transport” experiment. SONG KANG Ellen Rajaee, Karen Skjei, and Christine Daniels debate a test question with Chem. teacher Omar Acio. GALL — MAJESTIC Creevit Sey Y Biology had its moments. Remember the “Dirner” tests and the fetal pigs? Remem- ber the processes of fermentation, respira- tion, and photosynthesis? (say that fast five times!) Remember the hot “discussions” over Darwin’s theory of evolution? Some students might have discovered some things about themselves through this study of life. Others would have to wait until they reached chemistry. “Biology was a lot of fun. It was a lot of work, but I really liked it. The tests were ‘theoretical’ and logical and placed more emphasis on understanding concepts rather than on strict recalls as in chemistry. The math in chemistry made it logical and easi- er. But I like life sciences more because it relates to me directly,” said sophomore Su- zanne Feikema. “TL liked chemistry better than biology be- cause it was more logical and it seemed more useful to me than biology. I’m pretty good at _ math and chem stry involved a lot of math and formula emorization. Chemistry was or angible ome be use it Was SO MITCH SAVA APRS EEANGER S| stem seo liquid nitrogen is poured over With the lure of the extra .5 added to their the new GPA’s, a large part of the junior and senior superconductor classes jumped into the AP Biology, Chem- built by a team istry and Physics classes. The fact that there of teachers and was college credit attached didn’t hurt, but students, were these incentives enough to justify the enabling the voluminous books that had to be carried magnet to back and forth or the extra hours needed to suspend itself. support such a challenge? Maybe it was the fact that they weren’t travelling into the world of the unknown, but rather the familiar. All three AP sci- ences built on the foundations that had been established in the primary classes in each discipline. Many elected to take an AP science as a P’s wel d of the familiar, — ysics was the la vn prob- Mike Keith dries his test tube with a Kim-wipe after retrieving it from the spectrophoto- meter in the chemical analysis lab. MITCH SAVA MITCH SAVA As liquid nitrogen warms up, the magnet suspended over the superconductor starts to settle down again. The idea of a magnet rising over the superconductor is a repeat of the Meissner Effect. MITCH SAVA Students win grant to Build new superconductor with cience Applications Superconductivity. By now many of you have seen or heard this word. But what does it mean and how can you benefit from it? It was this curiosity that en- gendered my interest in su- perconductivity and even- tually lead to my science fair project. Superconductivity is, in the simplest terms, the phase a material takes on in which the material loses all of its resistive proper- ties to electric flow. To make a material supercon- ducting, it has to be cooled to within 0 Kelvins (-452° Fahrenheit), which is Ab- solute Zero. Superconduc- tors are also capable of le- vitating over a magnet (the Meissner Effect). Materi- als that do not resist elec- tricity could have thou- sands of applications, but because they had to be cooled with the expensive liquid helium, supercon- ductivity was viewed as be- ing impractical. Within the last three years there have been some incredible breakthroughs in the development of su- perconductors. In 1985 two IBM physicists working in Zurich, Karl Alex Mueller and Johannes Georg Bed- norz, in an effort to raise the previously known criti- cal temperature (T) of su- perconductors of 23K, be- gan experimenting with a ceramic they had chanced upon while reading a Ger- man science journal. From their experiments they were able to raise the T to 35K. In January of 1987, Paul Chu of the University of Houston was able to im- prove on their findings and raise the T to 98K which is the temperature at which the liquid nitrogen, an in- expensive and common coolant, can be used. Sev- eral institutions are now reporting signs of super- conductivity above 240K (- 27 F), reaching ever closer to the ‘‘room tempera- ture”’. With these new discov- eries, a passion for setting foot into the unknown, and a recipe for making super- conductors which I had re- ceived, I chose my science project — “Making a Su- perconductor.” I became the leader of the five-man group of Bob Summers, Eric Soroos, Matt Chris- tenson, Ned Davis and my- self. In addition to this group four teachers, mis- ters Rick Buxton, Mike Stephens, Bill Monticone, and Dr. Toby Horne have given their advice and sup- port. To help alleviate the cost of such a project we applied for a grant of $330.60 offered by the Washington Post; in No- vember we received word that we had won the grant. In October, work began on the superconductor with which we will be able to demonstrate some of its properties. Superconductors can and will change the way we live, for better or worse. The power and usefulness of superconductors is limited only by the creativ- ity of the human mind. — Sanjay Saha Kurt Snyder fills a bottle with distilled water as he prepares for an experiment in the chemical analysis lab. ACADEMICS 33 hoy Westinghousers beat the clock To turn in their science project achieved through cience Electives Five senior walked into the lair of Dr. John Lieber- man on that sunny fall morning, right into the jaws of the unknown; into the clutches of ... Wes- tinghouse. Before we left that day, we had viewed with bewilderment papers on dozens of topics. Little did we know that by mid- December we would be ex- perts on one of those pa- pers. The pace never slowed down. By day two we had made a decision on which subject we would re- search. By the middle of the next week we were busy experimenting, research- ing. Through many an im- pact period, and later and later into the evenings as each sunset faded earlier into the west, we toiled on our projects. As the days and nights turned into weeks and then months, the tension mounted. The joking ca- maraderie of our clan be- came strained. Dr. Lieber- mann yelled at Will Lap- penbush (calling him Pete, of course), Nelson Sanchez became Brian Loew, and vice versa, and the nitric acid flew (See Pete’s shoe). But this was only the be- ginning! Next came the wa- ter bottle commando raids across lab tables. Then came ... The Ju- niors. How could we wash our volumetrics (with soap that foamed until the cows came home) while twenty juniors fiddled with the AC-AC? Whatever that was. As Will would have said, ““Dat’s not nishe!”’ To dull the pain, Julie spent days fire-polishing glass rods. Of course, to add to the troubles, her UV lamp hadn’t shown up. All the while, Beth Schmidt made pretty blue “stuff” that was understood by only a select few. SCIENCE i) 34 MP ACADEMICS Everything up to then was easy compared to “Westinghouse Week.” As we scrambled to finish our experimentation on time, we began to write the re- ports that would be only evidence of months of ar- duous labour. Needless to say, these weren’t one page essays on the value of tur- tle-wax. Saturday and Sunday found almost the whole group cloistered away in the lab, with com- puters begged and grov- eled away from Computer Systems and the Chemis- try department. Our high hopes for an early finish dissolved as Sunday faded into Mon- day and then side-stepped into Tuesday. Some har- ried parents found them- selves at school at the school December 15, W- day, as the witching hour approached. If they wer- en’t finished that night and in the DC office by midnight, our reports would turn into pumpkins. Oh boy did we know it! As the finished products slid off of the xerox ma- chine the race seemed nearly over. As 11:30 rolled around, the last paper was still undergoing finishing touches. The skid marks on the entrance to Brad- dock Road were carbonat- ed at exactly 11:37. As the final valiant was rushed to the district (Mrs. ““Leadfoot”’ Schmitt dis- played her true colors at last) the minutes seemed to fly. Finally, with a de- tour around much cursed road construction, the car came to a halt outside the science service. Swiss timing: 11:57. Dr. Lieberman’s students again win the prize for the last Science Talent Search research report submitted. — Peter Thomas EMILY FELT STEVE FLOYD Biotechnology was a course involving plant tissue culture and DNA splicing. Bambi Tran, Steve Su, and Dung Le work with equipment in their electronics class. EMILY FELT resdgiilsttp Noes fives As the school expanded, so did our elective program. The wide range of courses available showed the opportunities present at Sci- ence and Tech and the aspirations of our students. Students explored the frontiers of scientific study and research as they learned to use recombinant DNA technology in DNA biotecho- logy, and studied oceanic life in ma- rine biology. The large number of doctors-to-be were drawn to hu- man anatomy and physiology, medical technology, and human ge- netics. From these interrelated courses, students gained a greater ere in the human- u. = aI = = Z DN Qo ER: o.7 PRE ESET Some people say that the longer the course goes, the more likely students will forget why they are there or what they are supposed to be doing. Teachers develop ways of counteracting this by using novel techniques or projects that illustrate or illu- minate text. They get their point across re- sourcefully. Screws, linoleum squares and metal key plates - - doesn’t seem to hang together very well, do they? These seemingly diverse items are some of the things students of Ba- sic Technical Drawing learn to draw to scale and in three dimensions. Students use the CADD lab experience gained in class to pro- duce some of the sketches mounted on the walls. Getting to the heart of computers ind other electronic gadgetry are some of the Some students opted for journalism as their elective choice. Jennifer Liner and Matt Payne discuss Energy and Engineering as a Senior lab with Mr. Jim Rose. STEVE FLOYD SONG KANG RYAN VAART Bill Prosser experiments in the Material Science lab during 4th period. Planning a future Relies heavily on high school lective Choices Pressure. A word we are all quite familiar with. At Jefferson, students spent weeks deciding on courses for the upcoming year. With the great abundance of course offerings dealing with topics such as bio- technology and t.v. drama, pressure was put on the students to start thinking ahead to future plans. Bri- an Parish, a student who still is unsure of his future goals, commented, “I just take it easy. I have band as my major elective. Al- though I still don’t know what I want to do with my life, I figure it will all work out in the end.” Not all students had Parish’s approach. Amy Croney has a clear idea of what she wants to pursue. Her lifetime ambition has always been to become a neonatologist, caring for prematurely born infants. She has made attempts to approach this goal by tak- ing medical technology in her junior year, and plan- ning to take human anato- my in her senior year. “There are so many things that I want to do with my life, that I feel safer having the job aspect of my life covered,’’ commented Croney when asked about how she felt about having goals in mind at an early stage. Mike Evans even knows which college he wants to ELECTIVES attend. He wants to pursue a career in computer pro- gramming and receive his post high school education at Stanford. In preparation for this, he is taking A.P. computer science and pre- vious to this he took all the computer courses, elective and required. Even if the students didn’t know what exactly they wanted to do with their life, electives were chosen according to var- ious interests. “I’m not too worried about how I’m go- ing to get into a good col- lege. I just figure I’ll leave it up to the fact that I went to T.J. Science and Tech,”’ said Chris Rice. — Kirsten Beasley ACADEMICS ff 37 ry) Veronica Ryu and Jennifer Taillie participate In Honors Choir through the choral aspect of ine Arts Members of the choir brought recognition to the newly established Thomas Jefferson Science and Tech choral department. The students, who could participate through the electives, Concert Choir, Women’s Ensemble, and Chamber Singers or after school Show Choir and Men’s Glee Club won indi- vidual and group honours for their performances in a winter and spring concert as well as County Adjudi- cation. Honors, the highest level of high school chorus, was held in November. Only seniors were eligible to audition, and Jennifer Taillie and Veronica Ryu represented Jefferson. The auditions for this state- wide chorus of 120 were held in November at James Madison University, with the 300 auditioners singing a prepared piece and sight Thomas Jefferson’s string quartet created the formal atmosphere for the National Honor Society inductions. HARU OKUDA reading for the tryouts. For one weekend, the Ramada Inn was filled with dedicated singers from schools throughout the state. The director, Dr. Jones, conducted the group in eight hour re- hearsals for two days. In these rehearsals, the par- ticipants were taught the techniques of support, told not to oversing, and impor- tantly to take care of their voices. “A sense of achieve- ment” was felt by both Ve- ronica Ryu and Jennifer Taillie after the rehearsals as they prepared for their performance at the Ra- dison Mark Plaza Satur- day evening. Their best success was at the National Cathedral Sunday morn- ing prior to mass. Jennifer Taillie commented that it was an honour to perform at the Cathedral and de- scribed the experience say- ing “‘you could hear every- thing swirling around you.” After being taught by Dr. Jones, they also learned a few lessons as they listened to the James Madison Madisonians per- form Saturday afternoon. Both Taillie and Ryu said the experience helped them with their skills, and explained that the training was so rigorous that it was vital that the participants pay attention to every- thing going on, or they would get lost with the dynamics. As a result of the Honors choir experience, Jennifer Taillie and Veronica Ryu gained a few new friends, and are looking forward to seeing them again in Dis- tricts. — Kirsten Beasley FINE ARTS Jennifer Mahr prepares to play an orchestra piece by having her fingers in the correct position for the first note. RAY SUN co) 38 MM ACADEMICS EMILY FELT SEGALL-MAJESTIC Prepeduiaida; Wing fgaypn ‘Places, everyone!’ Those two words alone in a Speech Drama class can cause as many, if not more nervous wails, and shak- ing hands as “Ready for that 500 point test?” in a chemistry room. Young artists, writers, actors, and photog- raphers got their chances to increase their skills, and show off their talents. The cafete- ria walls were the canvas for aspiring paint- ers and photographers with new displays at every turn, giving students an opportunity to win recognition in the eyes of their peers and teachers. Journalism and Photojourna- lism students dived head-first into the class, actually producing the school newspaper and yearbook and learning to race with deadlines when all hope fails. Drama enthu- siasts enrolled in Theatre Arts often found themselves barking like a dog, or portraying emotions such as love. Theatre Arts was one of the new fine arts y Speech Drama, this : ec students added thei Behind the or at th : ( be epa school during pees eciall he ot} pre-band camp, Graham Kessler and Brian Parish prepare for the marching band season by memorizing their clarinet music. Ms. Rose Boccuzzi and Mr. John Berryman discuss the plans for their show choir rehearsal. ALICE CHANG Ee - a — _ = SS Prerequpsit€:)GAypral Math Can you think of a fourth dimen- sion? How can you tell if a triangle is indeed a triangle? What exactly is a circle? These were some of many questions students of POM I had to tackle. After completing the geometry course, including Spher- eland, the students were ready for POM IL. There were a few changes in POM II as both the textbook and the satistics textbook were avail- able from the beginning. Instead of learning new materials - - statistics, series and sequences stopping poin Lost in thought, Kristin Knipling attempts to derive an equation to solve the mystery of the “sreen globs.” MITCH SAVA John Anderson stands back as Mr. Slivosky explains the process of expanding a variable equation. SEGALL-MAJESTIC EMILY FELT RAY SUN The development of our Talents within the limits of athematics When we first started math, we used our fingers. Limit: addition to 10. Quite a lot for our small minds, but unfortunately not an acceptable mini- mum competency level for status in the real world. So we moved on to higher dou- ble digit numbers and tri- ple digit numbers that we figured out in our head. We felt smart, and we were content. But then scary things started happening. First decimals. Little dots separating parts of the numbers. But it got worse. Subtraction. Taking away all the nice numbers we had so contentedly added together. It was terrible. There was no turning back. Soon there was divi- sion and multiplication, and before we knew it, there were weird imaginary numbers running through our heads, doing very strange things. Fortunately, the world accepted this knowledge as the minimum to survive. With it, we were able to cal- culate how much change we should get back when we bought something at the local Dairy Mart. But because some peo- ple couldn’t be happy with just change counting, we dove head first into Alge- bra, and then on to Geome- try, and Trigonometry, and Calculus. Now it wasn’t only numbers doing weird things to our state of mind, but also variables, and numbers that didn’t exist or did, but couldn’t be written down. TJ students, who are required to take math for four years through at least AB Calcu- lus, got firsthand knowl- edge of this. Math is ever changing, revising, and developing into new fields and areas of development. By develop- ing these skills, we learn how to calculate things that our fingers just wouldn’t be able to handle. Elective courses like statis- tics offered an even closer look for students who couldn’t get enough math. Just for the good old days when it was so simple, we reminisce. Gone is 1 and 1 are two, and here to stay is the quadratic equation. Maybe someday, our fin- gers will be able to capaci- tate that, but until then, it’s calculators and com- puters to the rescue. The elective credit in Comput- er Science or Math ensured that all students were more than just literate in these skills. And for now we sleep, all snug in our beds, while vi- sions of variables dance through our heads. — Thad Barkdull Mike Markisello takes on the attitude of the French statue “Le Penseur” as he contemplates over an Algebra test. ACADEMICS ff 41 fp A combination of character And stamina added to freshman oundations Everyone tends to talk in abbreviations and acro- nyms. You know: VCR, Biotech, CADD, NHS and the name of the school it- self. After the first quarter of freshman year we went around spouting strange letter combinations like INFJ or ENTP. These initials showed their personality types as indicated by the Myers- Briggs Personality Indica- tor test taken by all the freshmen at the beginning of the year. “Though I could prob- ably predict my own per- sonality, it was fun com- SEGALL-MAJESTIC 42 [ACADEMICS paring it to others,” said Bethany Revak. For most students, comparing seemed to be the best part, with students asking each other for days, ““What type were you?” However, not all found the results completely what they had expected. “I liked it, but I didn’t think it showed my personality at all,” said Kristy Kollay. Dean Talley noticed that it “described me pretty good, but then it said good things about everybody.” The test wasn’t only giv- en out of curiosity. “I think it helps students to under- stand their strengths and weaknesses as learners and it helps teachers to present material in a variety of ways to meet the learning ’styles of their students,” explained English teacher Barbara Nelson. While some students felt like Michelle DesRosiers (“I don’t think it’s really true, I mean, you can’t just classify people like that.’’) maybe Angela Pratt summed it up best by say- ing “It described my per- sonality pretty much, with a few flaws. Easiest test I’ve ever taken.” — Mike Widener FOUNDATIONS SEGALL-MAJESTIC 2) = The majority of 4 freshmen like 2 = Courtney a Hilliard and 2 Beth a Livingston took Geometry to start their four years of mathematics. The Principles of Tech program includes biotech for Peyam Mojallal and David Arzal. Freshman class president Craig Taylor and Pam Smeder received their Fine Arts credit rol Jawa 1 NINTH GRADE Prerequisite: Jr. High Ninth grade students were re- quired to take biology, their math level, foreign language, Principles of Technology, and English 9. In English, the main projects were the Potentially Publishable paper. These poems, essays, short stories took immense preparation before they became potentially publishable. First, students visited two in-school writing workshops from which to receive starting guidelines. Then the first draft was constructed, and revised with the help of a peer. In all, four to six drafts were written by each stu- dent. Throughout the process, stu- dents received hlep from books, magazines, other students, reading groups and teachers. Mrs. Nelson, a ninth grade Eng- lish teacher said of the two month unit, “I think the publishable prod- uct shows students the actual writ- ing process, going through the var- ious stages, as well as resulting in a MITCH SAVA Heed BabA ENG BS In a school where schedules seemed to change from day to day and confused and sometimes even lost students, it is nice to know that one thing always stayed constant: Humanities. Whether it was a “regular day” or a “block day,” everyone still had to go to Humanities. There’s no escaping it, but who wanted to? Humanities was a break in the constant flow of labs, problem sets, and intimidating machines that beeped with almost human rage as the wrong keys were punched. The course was a chance to relax and learn that there was a world out there that dealt with more than the scientific aspect of life. Hu- manities was essentially a course that looked at history of the world (Humanities I) and history of America (Humanities II) and the literature of the time period and culture. Fae a Humanities gave students a read something other than technic a was the Scarlet _ ishment, reveng: e to. Hamilton, Rob Harris, sneaks a peek at his speech to avoid embarassment during the Humanities II Bicentennial Projects. Seniors really got into their reading of James Joyce as demonstrated by this mysterious sleeping beauty. SEGALL-MAJESTIC SONG KANG HARU OKUDA SONG KANG On some occasions one took time to examine the oddities of time during the Humanities block, as Mrs. Dimaina demonstrates. History and English were Combined into a course labeled umanities Eleventh grade Human- ities teachers combined History and English for one of the first major pro- jects of the year, to cele- brate and to learn from the Bicentennial of the Consti- tution. Students were given lee- way on what type of pro- jects they could present to their classmates. Both in- dividual and group work was allowed. Most of the individual projects result- ed in research papers or Science-Fair style displays. However, some students like Frank Probst used the opportunity to “‘become another character in histo- ry. I really like imitating other famous people, be- cause I learn more that way.’ His Benjamin Franklin speech, along with a talk on architecture, and square dancing were featured in front of the stu- dent body. After presenting to their own Humanities classes, HUMANITIES many students were asked to perform later in the cafeteria or auditorium for larger groups of students, including sophomores and freshmen, who got to miss their own English and His- tory classes to see and learn from the presenta- tions. One of the most popular displays in the library was the hand-cranked electric current machine, where students joined hands and screamed with surprise at the strong shock. The Constitutions, a Motown-style group, sang “My Rights” (My Girl) and “Good Laws” (Good Lo- vin’) to the delight of the crowd. Creativity also shone through with several members of the football team doing a Bicentennial rap. There were small plays highlighting the life of famous shapers of the Constitution like George Washington or Alexander Hamilton, and even a rock Guest speakers added insight into the facts, beliefs and attitudes which form culture. ACADEMICS band adding a modern twist to history. Television also showed its influence on the pro- jects with a “Jeopardy” game show called ‘It’s Constitutional” featuring George Washington and Thomas Jefferson as guests. In the spirit of Phil Donahue, students por- traying Hamilton, Jeffer- son, and James Madison discussed constitutional is- sues facing the colonies. “The projects were good because everybody could have a little fun with them and still make the grade,” said Mike “Phil” Evans. For at least a few days, the entire school was a part of the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the U.S Constitution, along with the whole nation. The projects gave all at least some information they hadn’t known before, and made learning a little easi- er as well. — Mike Widener American interpreter Mr. Dmitry Zarechnak reaches Summit with oreign Language The Summit was brought a little closer to home by Mr. Dmitry Zar- echnak. The uncle of junior Alex Zarechnak served as the American interpreter at the December Summit meeting and addressed journalism, Political Awareness Club, Russian language, and senior gov- ernment students. This glimpse into Soviet man- ner and idealogy, and the problems between the United States and the USSR supplemented the Russian language curricu- lum. Great importance was given to the Summit be- tween President Reagan and General Secretary Gorbachev. Although many students found Gor- bop 46 Ml ACADEMICS bachev believable and agreed the Summit was a success, they expressed caution towards his plans for world peace. Students also studied Russian food, cities, fine arts, holidays, and educa- tion system. Many found they were glad they went to school in the United States because Soviet students take 22 courses at a time. Some students taking Rus- sian have attended Soviet films at the Baltimore Mu- seum of Art, and visited a Soviet Cultural Exhibit at the Washington Depart- mental Auditorium where displays by Soviet students were presented. Many students selected Russian as their foreign language course because it RAY SUN Oriental Dance Club members, Susan Luong and Hung Tran, practice the Ribbon Dance for their Feb. 18 show. FOREIGN LANGUAGE is“... unique... different tee ILUStisl ae “Taking Russian is an opportunity high school students don’t usually get,” indicated second year Russian student Geoff Schoof. Being able to compre- hend the Russian language will play an important part in many students’ future careers, and the number of Russian-speaking adults in the United States will be important in relations be- tween our country and the USSR. Many science and technology advancements are being made in the Sovi- et Union and we must be able to comprehend them. — Kristina Schoof EMILY FELT DAN ANCONA sal =! ca — =| = 3) Preradwigites Aagligh In the technology labs, science classes and fine arts electives, students learned through experience and production. The foreign lan- guage classes also learned the speech and culture of the country of origin through ac- tual experience. The Japanese level three students attend- ed the Feb. 18 performance of the Japanese musical ‘‘Utamaro”’ at the Kennedy Center. These students were also filmed by a Nor- folk TV station researching Japanese in the American classroom. NHK, the Japanese National Television company, will also use American the footage. In level one, students cut out interpreter _ the characters. heir names to help them © Dmitry become more familiar with the unusual Jap- Zarechnak listens attentively as Kristine Schoof expresses her opinions of the December summit meeting. Her head swirling at all the characters to choose from, Lisa Chapman makes an attempt at translating a Japanese assignment. DAN ANCONA ROB EASTON HL ddadtd Galisn LANGUAGE If German, Japanese, Chinese, and Rus- sian weren’t your “cup of tea,” Jefferson’s curriculum added three romance languages to the list of selections. These languages were French, Spanish, and Latin. Each course dealt with technology lab exper- iences in the first and second year of the languages, and reports on the culture and history of various parts of the countries in which the languages was spoken. German The foreign language department put to- students gether a program that helped the students prepare to to grasp a better understanding of the lan- follow an guage they were studying through research example on the and experience, such as reports on the coun- proper way to use utensils in Europe. tries, and the cooking of the foreign foods. “I think that the main way foreign lan- guages help students,” commented Mike Wess “is by ee them th ‘ots of IPERS John Seeley takes a Commence, Fé AN | notes in French class. SEGALL-MAJESTIC Compo: 25.5 a NE LEGENDS SEGALL-MAJESTIC _ Dr. Carter watches over her ' Latin students as they try to da funny side to their Latin text. Students experienced the taste and etiquette of Foreign countries through cooking classes in their A student bit into a mor- sel of a luscious fruit crepe. New item on the lunch menu? No, it was part of the classroom activity for the day. In the various for- eign language classes, cul- ture was studied as well as regular vocabulary and gammar. One way teachers incorporated the two to- gether was by cooking foods of the country stud- ied in the classroom. As Madame Waller put it, “Tt’s alway s a good way to get them to study their vo- cabulary and learn all the foods.” For some French stu- dents crepes were made. Different fruits such as kiwi and strawberries filled them. This was one of the more exciting aspects of learning. “Tt was fun and educa- tional at the same time be- cause you got to learn how to make the food, plus it tasted great!’ exclaimed Angela Pratt. Many need- ed the break of the day, as Dan Schroeder said, ‘“‘It was delicious and took time out of a day of pres- sure.” Nandani Koka also commented, “You learn to make crepes the ‘right’ way.” French students were not the only ones to enjoy foreign foods in class around the time of a cul- tural holiday celebrated the country being studied by the students. Spanish classes made food from recipes at home and brought them in to share with classmates. Some Spanish classes included a dish called ““Deadbread” in their menu. “It was inter- esting to find out the dif- ferent ways Spanish peo- ple cook for their holi- days,’’ said Jennifer Clarkson. Rather than cooking, Mrs. Cavich’s German II classes learned to eat with a European style. Prior to the big day, Mrs. Cavich’s FOREIGN LANGUAGE students claimed that they could handle eating with ‘foreign manners,”’ but Mrs. Cavich said ‘““They al- ways say, ‘Oh, it is easy!’ We shall see...” First she displayed the peculiar Eu- ropean arrangement of utensils, and while demon- strating correct posture and hand positions, said (in German, of course) ‘‘Fork must be pointed down!’ Then she volun- teered students to demon- strate, each following her example and keeping their posture as correct as possi- ble by holding books under their arms. Any outsider would definitely have watched in awe at this scene. Susan Brooks summed up the foreign language cooking experience saying, “Tt is a unique experience that gives us a break in our long school day as well as satisfy our hunger.” — Shawna Dindlebeck ACADEMICS fi 49 pop Their last required year of PE, the sophomores keep it lively and fun. ATHLETICS It’s 3:45. Most students are gathering their books and staggering to the bus after a seven and a half hour day here. Unknown to many however, are those who are juggling not only stacks of books, but football helmets, field hockey sticks, and tennis rackets. These people, also known as athletes, are switching from mental to physical practice. For them it’s a time to begin hours of running, hitting, and swim- ming, and sweat away all their frustra- tions. Sport students must overcome their end of the day fatigue, and represent our school in athletics. This is not only a serious commitment, but a costly one. The homework crunch is even tougher, with the same load and half the time to do it in. So why do they do it? You don’t have to be here to understand the satisfac- tion of working as a team, but the ex- tra sacrifices make victories, and just a well played game, even sweeter. Sianne Ngai —Susan Swezey 51 Quarterback Ryan Ford scrambles past the Bishop Ire- ton defense for an easy first down and more. Mike Howai? pzactices his tackling techniques under the supervision of coach Rick Jones. STIC SEGALL MAJE Varsity FRONT ROW—Chris Zacko, Alex Zarechnak, Terrel White, Mike Mukai, Bill Nash, John Choi, Seng Yo, John Seeley, Kevin Jackson. SEC- OND ROW— Jeff Lou, Mike Epperly, George Risher, Matt Schwartz, Rob Har- ris, Mark Reese, Ryan Ford, Kirk Reick- hoff, Matt Giorgio, John Myers. THIRD ROW—David Mulligan, Chris Caputo, Chris Rice, Mark Hartfield, Ward EI- wood, Craig Miller, David Hunt, Andy Gibson, John Armstrong, Jason Smith, Berin McKeown, Raj Setty, Rene Pi- cardo. BACK ROW—Min Soo Kim, Hwan Choi, Pat McCullough, John Fo- ley, John Lupinos, Bard Malovany. Mi ATHLETICS pene a MITCH SAVA Strong in ability and the desire to win, TJ has Talent s the small lights shone down on the field at River- dale Baptist, Md., return man Jason Smith was breaking through the clump of Colonial blockers and was almost home-free for the touchdown, except for the kicker. Normally that would be a joke, but the 6’5”, 318 pound kick- er defensive tackle swallowed him up and flexed Smith’s knee the wrong way, ending his season with- out a doubt. The Varsity football team, strong in ability and the desire to win, was plagued all season with injuries to key players. Consisting largely of knee injuries, the team had to rely on new talent to fill in the gaps. Such players as Matt Giorgio, the first to go out, David Mulligan, Terrel White, Mike Mukai, and Mark Reese were rendered unable to participate by injuries acquired on and off the field. Being the first year for a one hun- dred percent science and technol- ogy team, Jefferson had the disad- vantage of only three senior play- ers. Still in strong spirits however, mens -DAVID SUN Pat McCullough kicks off to open the game against Paul VI. Possession of they showed much talent and de- termination on the field. Despite the end of the season record, one and nine, the team decided in unity to change to the Gunston District, which would provide even more of a challenge. —Shmo Kim and — Rene Picardo Park View Bishop Ireton Landon St. Alban’s St. Stephen’s Riverdale Bapt. Greensville Greenbriar Ch. Mercersburg Paul VI Mukai ended in a TJ victory. FOOTBALL § 53 Dressed for battle, the varsity team watches the homecoming game which Varsity Football JO L 6 35 L36 L 0 40 L 0 35 L 0 23 L14 27 L 6 35 W 28 14 L 14 35 L 1419 Matt Schwarts trips up a running back from Paul VI with assistance from Mike -SEGALL MAJESTIC JV Football Annandale Wakefield Fairfax Stuart Chantilly Edison Dan Devos intently watches the game ac- tion against Chantilly. Freshman Football Fighting the resistance, Bill Nash carries a Paul VI defense player in his attempt to make a first down. Annandale L 0 28 es ‘i ; if Avoiding injury, Dan Ancona stretches pata roperly before a game. Stuart W228 13 bata 2 Chantilly L 8 21 Falls Church Weis 6 Edison -MITCH SAVA -MITCH SAVA Not only gaining yards, they are Gaining Experience he junior varsity and fresh- man football teams were watched especially closely in the 1987 season. In their first season as science-and-tech only, they showed their ability to eventu- ally make Jefferson a winner. The JV’s 3-5 record was the best of the three levels, but more impor- tantly, the players showed they have the potential to help the varsi- ty next year. Even with some key sophomores already contributing on the varsity team, the JV estab- lished science-and-tech as a force in the district. The defense, spear- headed by a tough linebacking corps, registered two shutouts and held opponents to eleven points on game. In the beginning of summer prac- tice, the freshmen seemed disap- pointingly timid, both small in size and number. But at the end a 7-6 win over Edison showed they could take on the toughest the Potomac District had to offer. The timidity was gone, replaced by aggressive Junior Varsity FRONT ROW—Rog- er Tsai, Terrel White, Roger Lewis, Berin McKeown, Pat McCullough, John Lupinos, George Erikson, Chris Caputo, Brian Hurst. SECOND ROW—Jim Mann, Paul Schmiesing, Ben Cook, Tung Lai, Charlie Joo, Robert Soper, John Foley, Hwan Soo Choi, Adrian Gould, Hashem Karoum, Ron Saunders. BACK ROW—Seth Distler, George Veech, Chris Wilson, Nick LeCuyer, Jeff Krueger, John Armstrong, David Hunt, Ward Elwood, Thad Barkdull, Craig Miller, Chris Rice, Min Soo Kim. self-confidence and a sure-fire out- look on the future. Flanker Mike Golden showed it after the season, saying in arush of words, “I have a feeling it’s all going to come togeth- er, we’re gonna have a winning sea- son, we’re gonna go undefeated. Now the seniors, they’ve all been there before, and with the younger players and their enthusiasm we’re gonna be awesome. It’s all going to be perfect.” —Alex Zarechnak FRESHMAN FRONT ROW—Matt Plumlee, Tim Brosnan, Kirk Stoker, Sal- man Tajjudin, Monte Parker, Kyle Par- mentier, Will Meyers, Rich Yessian, Minh Ngo, James Ahn, Kevin Ford. SECOND ROW—John Blouch, Mike Howard, Matt Reese, Kevin Chung, Dan Willson, Jason Grubb, Mark Wentink, James Wright, Rob Stanley. BACK ROW —Kevin Dolan, Mark Weiser, Chuck Hinton, Mike Pennington, Dan Devos, Charles Newcomb, Tommy Kim, Mark Gelman, David Bell, Kingsley Harrop-Williams, Mike Golden, Derek Venable. FOOTBALL 55 Oosh, Aash, Throw your hands up in the air. Nicole Clontz cheers at a home game against St. Albans. The selection of the freshman cheering squad was made in late August before district games began. Sure signs of a Cheering Champ 1. They yell when they talk to people. 2. They always stand with their hands on their hips. 3. Their favorite drink is PEPsi. 4. They are always a jump ahead of the rest. 5. They improve by leaps and bounds. [= 56 ATHLETICS -DAVID SUN -RYAN VAART Ld Gags, és oe sa RNR Junior Varsity FRONT ROW—Ingrid Pereira, Jenni- fer Cobble, Donna Tate. SEC- OND ROW-—Karen Kearns, Esther Chan, Amy Helm, Lau- ra Klar. THIRD ROW—Lau- ra Piper, Julie McMahon, Chandra Graham. Laura Klar leads the sophomores in a cheer at the homecoming pep rally. Varsity FRONT—Tami Randolph, Amy Croney. SECOND ROW—Maura McNerney, Cris Villanueva, Amy Corner. THIRD ROW—Cindy Huang, Suzy Lee, Venus Harris, Yoonah Kim, Carrie Chan. Maintaining High S @ 3) Some guys say that they’re the best thing at a football game. Oth- ers say they’re the only thing at a football game. Mind you, it’s not an easy task, as the cheerleaders will quickly attest. It includes many labors ranging from standing out in short skirts at the St. Stephens freeze out, to keeping the players’ spirit alive. To top it all off, they have only two and a half hours a week to practice their complex steps and coordinating Kathy Omelan gets it together with style at them with the cheers. a freshman game. Says cheerleader Cindy Huang, “People think it’s easy. It’s not. I’d like to see them lift somebody up on their shoulders and then have the person stand up, and not fall off.” As if that weren’t enough, add to all of this the job of keeping spirit in the stands. This is especially dif- Freshman FRONT—Jill Johnson. SEC- ficult considering the relatively OND ROW— Fonda Lee, Robin Jones, Kelly small spectator attendance due to McCullough, Tina Dowdell, Kathy Omelan. : THIRD ROW—Patsi Harada, Krist!ne Ker- the distance students have to trav- ick, Lisa Math. el. Even through freezing rain, the cheerleaders continue to maintain spirit in the stadium. “It’s hard to keep the crowd ex- cited,” said Suzy Lee,” especially through our past season. But if you really give it your all, you can draw the crowd into the game, regardless of the conditions.” Finally, even if all of this doesn’t work, they still look good in those little skirts. -MITCH SAVA -SEGALL MAJESTIC —MITCH SAVA CHEERLEADING 57 pop Pulling together, the season was An Even Par ith the swing of the club, the tee-off for the last golf game of the season began. After many close games and joyous victories, it all came down to the final match. The team faced many challenges, such as one meet when it started to downpour in mid-match. “All we needed was a little bit more consistency,’’said captain Kanu Jereth, ‘‘and we’d never have lost.” With a record of 3-4, the final match was one that couldn’t be lost. ‘This was a real important match to win,” said Eric Halvorsen, “to make our season an even par.” It came down to the last hole. The teams were tied up with the three best scores shot by Jon Guhl, Mike Guhl(MVP), and Brian Harris, the team’s best putter. The winner was dependent on the final scores of the top four golfers. Erik Halvorsen teed-off, and made the green in three impressive shots followed by a putt that sealed the game for Jefferson. “Even though we missed a district win by only a few strokes,” said Dan Mathus, the team’s most im- proved player, ‘‘we’ll be back next year, stronger than ever.” —Dan Shriver 58 ATHLETICS RAY CWALINA Jon Guhl follows through his swing during practice. ne ne te OPE South Lakes L 168 187 Stuart W 196 164 Wakefield W 184 166 Fairfax Lel62et75 Annandale L 164 168 Falls Church W 182 168 Chantilly L 153 164 Edison W 180 175 Sure Signs of a Golf Eagle . —— se They’re members of a club ar fom ee a They’re Bird Watchers ! | They have a green thumb . They’re into the swing of things 5. They’re always up to par Jon Guhl shifts his weight and lines up his swing perpindicular to the hole. RAY CWALINA With correct foot position, Jon Guhl swings, hitting the ball down the green. GOLF 59 RAY CWALINA Sticking together, they put on the Press Grueling practices full of running, stick work, running, shooting, run- ning and more running were typical of this year’s field hockey team. Leading the varsity to an impres- sive record were tri-captains Jenni- fer Liner, Danni Picco, and Mau- reen Peed. This leadership was backed up by hard working team- mates who formed a strong de- fense. The team pulled off many exciting victories, including a late season game against Falls Church. During the game, Falls Church put on the pressure only to be stopped dead in their tracks. The only goal was scored late in the sec- ond half by the all regional player, Jennifer Liner. The last game of the season against Chantilly also went down to the wire. The only goal, scored with thirty seconds left to play, was again by Jennifer Liner. Lead by Coach Elaina White, the J.V. team had a productive season. There were many new players who had never played before, so the main focus was on fundamentals. Both teams agree that the season was a success. Mara Giattina com- mented,’’Our field hockey team was not only a group on the field, but a group that could laugh to- gether off the field.”’ And there was plenty to laugh about! Pat Davis and Elaina White always made the practices fun and exciting, no mat- ter how demanding they were. Coach Davis summed it all up with,’ It the season was a real chal- lenge.” Best of all, the team was always ready to face the challenge, and try their best to win. —Kristine Daniels —John Fry To) 60 ATHLETICS -MITCH SAVA Reaching the ball ahead of the pack, Vivian Hwang takes control at an after school prac- tice. Coach Elaina White watches Vivian Hwang do a routine drill involving keeping the ball in close reign. -MITCH SAVA Field Hockey V Annandale 1-0 0-3 Stuart 0-0 5-1 Mt. Vernon t-1-0=1 Fairfax 0-3 0-2 North Stafford 0-0 0-2 Chantilly 0-0 2-0 : ie Falls Church 1-0 1-3 Varsity FRONT ROW—Caroline Sheffield, Alicia Dodds, Colleen Dejong, Maureen Peed, Bea Pham, Chris- Anvandals 0-3 1-3 tine Miles. Becky Clark, Christie O'Flaherty. BACK ROW—Teri Davis, Leslie Dittmar, Tony Pettit, Jennifer ‘ Sees Liner, Danni Picco, Lia Hamon, Jenny Chaisson, Cindy Deller. Stuart 2-0 4-1 Falls Church 0-1 1-0 Fairfax 0-0 1-3 Chantilly 0-0 1-0 Surrounded by opposing players, Alicia Dodds races to be the first to reach the elusive ball. -MITCH SAVA Junior Varsity FRONT ROW—Sam Bishop, Gretchen Voskuhl, Marcie Vu, Charlie Pham, Dawh Skjei, Jeri Chittick, Mara Giattina, Christine Liu, Jennifer Snyder. BACK ROW—Elaina White, Christy Kollay, Samara Firebaugh, Bess Wiersema, Vivian Hwang, Dana Mayfield, Sally Agersborg, Lisa Roberts, Jodi Becky Clark keeps from high sticking while setting up for a hard drive down the line. Sure signs of a Hockey Star 1. They speak softly and carry a big stick. 2. Their favorite colors are black and blue. 3. They stick to their plans. 4. They pass with a push. 5. They’ve got driving passions. FIELD HOCKEY 61 Cross Country able to prove they are On Th Ove he runners stood there in a five inch puddle of water in the 35 degree rain with the wind sending a chill through their Spandex tight wrapped legs. It was nationals at last, so much for the expected glory. Yet this was it, the culmination of a season of hard work and dedica- tion to the sport of cross country. Remembering the day as he sat ina pep rally before the season’s start, David Norton thought that Cross Country, like many of the teams, promised to “kick butt” and other great things...Cross Country deliv- ered. The Cross Country team was able to beat every single team in the dis- trict with the exception of Annan- dale, which was one of the top five teams in Virginia. Not bad for a bunch of techies without any sen- iors. The team shows its future promise by placing the girls and boys fourth and third, respectively, in the fastest district in Northern Virginia. Regionals proved to be Cross Country FRONT ROW—Rod Rippey, Amy Hayden, Jon Borg-Breen. SECOND ROW—Kristen Bruhl, Karen Hester, Annie Goldman, Jessica Schroeder, Jill Hansen, Kirsten Beasley. THIRD ROW—Josh Schoam, Craig Taylor, Ibrahim Saeed, Dan Hanlan, Dan Brown, Tom Hayghe, Dave Afzaf, Charlie Benner, Scott Delaney. BACK ROW—AMike Markisello, Robbie Laird, Jono Mercantini, John Wilson, Greg Pitzer, Jay Streck, Scott Pearson, Frank Probst. 62 WB ATHLETICS more challenging with nationals topping it off. This year boasted the fastest Cross Country team Jefferson has had in six years, averaging much faster per person than the number one team in the Gunston District— next year’s new rivals. Bettie Ste- gall coached the team, producing athletes who were consistently not- ed for their running ability, includ- ing Robbie Laird, Rod Rippey, Jon Borg-Breen, David Norton, John Wilson, Andrew McNulty and Da- vid Evans. Some of the more prom- ising girls included Jessica Shroeder, Amy Hayden and Judy Fitzpatrick. Special recognition should be given to all the people who pulled through when needed, including manager Kirsten Beas- ley. The athletic program was really on the move, and the Cross Coun- try team was just one of the teams able to prove that. —David Norton Waiting for the starting signal, the girls pre- pare to race against Fairfax, Annandale, Oakton and Wakefield. Keeping a steady stride, Dave Evans saves his energy for the final stretch in a race against Annandale. Moving up strong, Andrew McNulty passes an Annandale competitor to help the boys’ team come in third. -LAURA RAPPOLD -LAURA RAPPOLD Jill Hanson gets a moment’s relief from the sun while racing in a district meet. The girls came in fourth place. -LAURA RAPPOLD Sure Signs of a Running Rebel 1. They are never out of breath. 2. They’re the leaders of the pack. 3. They always sprint to class. 4, They set their own pace. 5. They have many long distance friends. Cross Country Boys TI. 0 Annandale W 28 26 Fairfax L 28 36 Wakefield W 32 31 Chantilly L 32 36 Chantilly L 32 33 Stuart L 36 76 Falls Church W 36 35 Wakefield L 25.38 Chantilly W 61 43 Annandale W 61 49 Girls Annandale W 34 32 Fairfax L 34 36 Wakefield L 36 38 Chantilly W 36 25 Chantilly W 39 25 Stuart L 25 80 Falls Church 28-58 Wakefield L322 33 asthe nr + ee see aa he 4 ‘ ewes aed ane fey rte apd ot Se Rats eS a. as -LAURA RAPPOLD ; tapi pn Oe ioe I: . “ “ig ae ¥ oy es th ie CROSS COUNTRY Mf 63 COOL IG OEE Se babe, Girls’ Tennis Falls Church Wakefield Fairfax Chantilly Annandale Stuart Falls Church Wakefield Fairfax Chantilly Annandale Stuart Sure Signs of a Tennis Stud 1. They call everyone love. 2. They make a racquet wherever they go. 3. Their favorite drink is SLICE. 4. They like to serve their school. 5. They always have an ace up their sleeve. With perfect form, Julie Choice gears up for a driving backhand. -BEN VEHORN FRONT ROW—Claudine Collette, Marla Shauer, Diana Yap, Julie Choice, Vivian Choice, Nancy Greene, Caroline Chung, Stacy Ison. BACK ROW—Don Okasaki, Holly Meyer, Jenny Pope, Genie Gratto, Susan Swezey, Becky Thompson, Yuli Kim, Vicky Witthuhn, Suzy Feikema. -EMILY FELT hoy 64 MM ATHLETICS In the follow through of a serve, Becky Thompson lobbs the ball into the other court while Diana Yap watches. ye Poised for the ace, number one seed Susan Swezey gets ready for a smashing serve. + rare per er yor eee. a Tennis. The name alone relays the image of country club members; cute girls in short skirts drinking ice tea at a patio table. But there’s more to it. Much more. In fact, the varsity team struggled for third place in the district—quite a step down from their first place finish last season. Annandale took over this season with its number one and five players previously from last year’s TJ squad. The team was given two of its de- feats from the Atoms, the other two from Chantilly. The first match against the Chargers was a hard de- feat for the Colonials. The girls Sooty mao wee ' ee | Aa ae a ees eel 4 i 1 i” ‘ 4 1 i Fi ‘ -BEN VEHORN -EMILY FELT Battling to finish third in the district, Keepin Their Groun bounced back and went to Chantil- ly looking for revenge. All they got was heartache. After taking a 4-2 lead in the singles, during which time the girls couldn’t pull off a doubles match, the competition be- came vicious. The two teams were enemies, in the court and off, and disputes were a common sight. The team dominated the rest of the season. Falls Church, Stuart and Wakefield were easily defeat- ed. The girls proved that their suc- cess at tennis in previous seasons was more than just a whim—they managed to keep their ground. -Susan Swezey Setting up for a hard to handle slice, Becky Thompson catches the opponent off guard. GIRLS’ TENNIS 65 grrees : t QT Varsity-FIRST ROW—Jae Kim, Rob Harris, Jimmy Chong, Pat McCullough, John Armstrong, Rajjit Abrol. SECOND ROW —Rick Mayfield, Bill Nash, David Hunt, Andy Gibson, Craig Miller. DAVID SUN EES ORP - , McLean L 56 73 aaa Lake Braddock L 62 95 cesta Robinson L 34 66 Yorktown L 49 52 Falls Church L 71 84 Einstein W 79 75 Great Mills E51 67 Chantilly L 51 69 Stuart L 59 80 Wakefield L 52 65 Annandale L 64 92 Fairfax L 43 70 Lee L 49 67 Falls Church L 60 74 Stuart L 64 67 what! ’ Chantilly L 55 66 ce Wakefield L 46 48 During the first quarter of a game against the Jaguars, Rajjit Abrol reaches for the rebound. Rajjit Abrol is fouled in his attempt at a basket. 66 ATHLETICS DAVID SUN With a score of 45-52 in the third quarter, Bill Nash untangles from his opponent after a call for a jump ball. i= ¢ aha a ome ae Bill Nash rises to the occasion with a from inside the key. SEE RE CeO EE ae ee shot DAVID SUN Andy Gibson battles his Jaguar opponent for the ball, resulting in a TJ rebound. A Varsity team of only underclassmen, TJ ended High Note On a omposed entirely of Ju- niors and Sophomores, the Varsity Boys Basketball team had quite a time trying to prove their ability. The starting lineup, with two sophomores, bat- tled the senior starters from most other schools. Despite these class differences, they proved to be a threat to other district teams. In one game against Stuart, they fought for the lead, and lost in the fourth quarter by a mere 3 points, a harsh loss for ex- pectant players. The entire season was a reflection of sucha game, until Friday, Febru- ary 19, the day of the last game be- fore districts arrived. Starting player David Hunt expressed his confidence in the beating of Edison clearly, by saying, “Tonight I’m go- ing to put out my all; try my har- dest.”’ And he did, despite a very sore ankle, bringing the team a vic- tory and 28 points to go along with it. “It was classic!” said John Fry, ‘““A game I was glad to see.”’ Many other players felt the same, and the gym, packed with TJ fans, ex- ploded with excitement when the final seconds ticked, and the Colo- nials came out ahead. Overall, the season had many downs, but next year, with the ad- vantage of all the starters return- ing, the team will certainly have a better season. As the Fairfax score- keeper said, “I predict that you will win next year easily, because even playing against all juniors and sophomores now, we’re trying hard.” —Catherine Lombardi BOYS’ VARSITY BASKETBALL 67 DAVID SUN MARK CHERBAKA Junior Varsity Td OPP L 62 65 L 49 60 L 57 66 L 50 62 L 50 53 L 50 75 L 43 57 L 48 57 W 55 43 L 36 38 L 37 61 McLean Falls Church Wakefield Wakefield Annandale Fairfax Lee Falls Church Stuart Chantilly Wakefield Annandale Pd OPP Fairfax L 33 42 Annandale L 36 52 Wakefield W 56 54 Falls Church W 59 54 Mt. Vernon L 64 76 George Mason W 71 44 Edison L 46 50 Mt. Vernon L 57 60 Chantilly L 56 63 Chantilly L 35 63 Stuart L 65 66 Wakefield L 54 56 Annandale L 42 62 Fairfax L 57 59 Falls Church L 61 63 Stuart L 59 63 Chantilly L 49 61 Wakefield W 45 42 Annandale i; 62 Gi Fairfax W 60 58 68 ATHLETICS Eric Fox shoots two foul shots at a home game against Robinson. Junior Varsity-SECOND ROW—Charley Joo, Brian Dillard, Peter Shumaker, Mike Evans, Nolan Duffin, Vlad Arezina, Coach Oblinger. FIRST ROW—Eric Fox, Rajat Garg, Chia Klang, Greg Hosler, Truc Duong, Matt Connolly. Freshman-SECOND ROW—Matt Appler, Chuck Hinton, Chris Legget, Andy Santos, Ben Sluiter, Derrick Venible, Kevin Ford. FIRST ROW—Eric Williams, Bruno Menzes, Kwong Le, Craig Taylor, Peter Buck, Minn Gno, Jason Grubb. Gathered around their coach, the JV players call out “DEFENSE” before resuming play. ae r RAY SUN Eric Fox makes a layup after a TJ rebound on Robinson’s half. Chris Legget shoots the first of two after being fouled by a Chantilly opponent. MARK CHERBAKA eres ectae aoe aOR SiS RM a AAS ’ Forceful players the JV team was Worthy Opponent “We were good enough to lose by a few points, but not good enough to win.” Foward Raj Garg’s straight foward summation of the JV bas- ketball team of 1987-88 season was a example of the team’s dishearten- ed outlook by the end of the season. With the other team comming out on top game after game, there was little to cheer about. But there were bright spots, new talent was found and, above all, the players ended the season with plen- ty of hope for next year. While Jef- ferson rarely came out on top dur- ing the season, more often than not they were in it to the very end. Amazingly, of the 11 losses, 9 were by 4 points or less. On the eve of the last game of the season against Edi- son, Garg pointed out “If a couple of those games had gone our way, we'd be 4-7 in the district right now and easily make districts. As it is, if we win this last game, we could still make it.’’ Despite strong games from Peter Schumaker and Matt Conolly, Jefferson lost to Edison by four points. With players continually shifting between the JV and Varsity teams, the team leadership role seemed to switch every week. At first, Greg Hosler and Nolan Duffin carried the load. Then Greg was hurt and Nolan carried the load. Rob Harris and Jay Kim led the way when they briefly came down from Varsity. —Alex Zarechnak BOYS’ BASKETBALL 69 hop MARK CHERBAKA Determined, they set the founda- tion for a Bright Things definitely changed. When regular Jefferson dissolved, the Girls’ Varsity team lost its former stars, particularly Karen Bradshaw who had averaged 15 points a game. After the tally was counted, only Laura Collins, Danni Picco, Kate Mulligan and Michelle McCord re- turned. The Varsity players faced a tough first month. While trying to pull the team together and searching for a stable lineup and a depend- able scorer, the Colonials, with Coach Neil Kyle, faced a tough month of non-district games in De- cember. Facing teams such as Lake Braddock, Robinson, and Hayfield 70 ATHLETICS Future showed the girls that they still had a lot to learn. The new, inexperi- enced team, composed of mostly underclassmen (only one senior- ),ended the month with only one win against Georgetown Visitation. The district season was more of the same. One loss followed an- other and a disappointing season was finally put to rest against Edi- son. However the season wasn’t a total loss. The girls found themselves learning from one another to never give up and, perhaps most impor- tantly, they took the initiative to build the foundation for a basket- ball team.—Kelly Pickett DAVID SUN Laura Collins, unphased by pressure from a McLean player, patiently waits for help from a teammate. Lady Colonial Laura Collins, a varsity play- er, reaches the ball moments before it goes out of bounds at a home game against McLean. Concentrating solely on the basket, Christie O’Flaherty shoots a free throw to add an- other point to the varsity score. With the five second holding time ticking away, Mara Giattina searches for an open teammate to pass to at a Robinson game. DAVID SUN ow +y Ne eee DAVID SUN Going for the layup, varsity player Laura Collins battles with a McLean player before making the two points. V JV isc ORPs-bs OPP McLean 19-36. =18-49 Lake Braddock 16 48 40 Robinson 28 56 48 Yorktown 35 56 24 Falls Church 23.736 24 Chantilly 17 50 54 Wakefield 10 54 58 Annandale DAS HE: 40 Stuart 383 63 Fairfax 33 58 Lee 19 5d Falls Church 28 D8 Stuart 29-51 Chantilly 33 47 Wakefield 4363 rt DO Oonr © Ww Oo tek iret IND OIND BO rt ) t eR oo Le ono DAVID SUN Junior Varsity Varsity FIRST ROW-—Stacey Ison, Laura Collins, Michelle McCord, Jennifer Krahulec, Christie O'Flaherty, Jennifer Hall. Sec- ond row—Julie Hartford, Emily Felt, Lea Hamon, Danni Picco, Kate Mulligan, Kelly Pickett, Coach Neil Kyle. DAVID SUN GIRLS’ BASKETBALL 71 hap A Venus Harris shut’s them down with her cheer at an away basketball game. Julie McMahon stands to attention at a Var- sity Boys’ Basketball game against Stuart. The JV cheerleading squad presents their halftime show with style. yimpninee DAVID SUN MARK CHERBAKA Junior Varsity FIRST ROW—Teri Reaves, Maris Killos, Maria Shauer. SECOND ROW—Laura Klar, Mina Yu, Jen Chaisson, Heidi Wetterburg. THIRD ROW—Jen Cobble, Andrea Broaddus, Brooke Sever. OMSL a Mp eA ONE Hi ge Es ’ Freshman FIRST ROW—Cathy Omelan. SECOND ROW—Fonda Lee, Lisa Math. THIRD ROW —Laurie Brien, Robin Jones, Judy Lou. FOURTH ROW—Christy Donaldson, Holly Meyer. 72 ATHLETICS Lisa Math takes a leap of spirit as freshman cheerleaders practice before a home game. : oa ee es er oc ccnns es pita : Limes . ‘ yee et eer They’ve got PEP ith the break of the winter season, three new squads of Jeffer- son cheerleaders were selected. Many returned from the pre- vious season just as Many new faces were seen. “T didn’t realize how much we had to learn- I thought tryouts were tough,” said Mina Yu as she thought of the many cheers the cheerleaders were expected to learn. To accomodate the separate girls and boys teams, the J.V. and Varsity squads split up. Meanwhile, the freshman squad remained as one! The Varsity squad also had a rotating squad of four to represent Jefferson at various wrestling meets. ‘‘Wrestling cheerleading is DAVID SUN Varsity FIRST ROW—Amy Croney, Karen Kearns. SECOND ROW—Cindy Huang, Brigitte Riviere, hard. You can’t do much when Yoonah Kim, Chris Villanueva, Ingrid Pereira. THIRD ROW—Ellen Harlow, Julie McMahon, Chandra Graham, Venus Harris, Laura Piper, Kristen Peterson, Suzy Lee. you're limited to sitting down, but Suzy and I do our best to be creative when we make up cheers,” said Julie McMahon. Due to the wrestling meets sev- eral of the varsity cheerleaders performed three times a week. All squads were required to at- tend the Tuesday and Friday fames. With the season being longer and the sports functions more frequent, winter cheer- leading required more time and energy than fall cheerleading. CHEERLEADING 73 fl With no stalling time, the goal is to Pin em Down ow many sports can claim to require as much disci- pline and concentration as wrestling? Not many! Jeffer- son’s wrestlers had to maintain their weight and strength through- out the season. In addition to that, they had to focus on strategy. “When you get on the mat, you’ve got three 2-minute periods to pin your opponent—there’s no time to stall,’’ explained sophomore George Erikson. Jefferson was well represented this season in weight classes rang- ing from 98-185 pounds. The team was lead by Coach Jones and cap- tains John Choi and Craig Phipps. “The way our district is set up, everyone’s spread out. I think that if we can knock out some of the heavier weights, we'll do fine,” said 119-pound Craig Phills early in the season. John Lupinos (126-pound) added “We've got a pretty good line up. Starving yourself to make weight sometimes takes away from your strength, so you’ve really got to build yourself up.” Despite the hard work and train- ing, the wrestlers agree that it’s worth it. Freshmen Monte Parker concluded by saying, “I think we’re really good—but next year, we’ll be awesome!”’ —Suzy Lee Junior Varsity-FIRST ROW—Steve Bluhm, Monte Parker, Bob Summers, Steve Skjei, Kirk Stoker, Dan Wilson, Eddie Park. SECOND ROW—Mike Golden, Ben Cook, Steve Su, Nadim, Mike Pennington, Scott Delaney, Brian Heplar, Jeff Werner. THIRD ROW—Jimmy Fagan, Harop-Williams Kingsley, Matt Plumley, Berin McKeown, Erik Carlson, Brett Boesson, Roger T'sai. 74 ATHLETICS EMILY FELT Pinned on the mat, Mike Mukai uses strength and technique to struggle his oppo- : nent. Positioned to start, Mike Mukai prepares for a match with a Wakefield opponent. Working towards an escape, Berin McKeown struggles to be on top. Varsity Lee W W. T. Woodson b 15 Oe Potomac L 18 46 Robinson L Use 9) T. C. Williams Wad lee 25 s : : : : : Fairfax Le 15 dS z= Varsity-FIRST ROW —Harris Oh, Mike Mukai, Seung Je Yo, John Seeley, Craig Annandale We 85 97 = Phipps. SECOND ROW—George Veech, John Lupinos, Dan Organek, George Erik- Pall Church We 3g. 95 = son, Chris Zacko, Coach Rick Jones. West Springfield 140 a West Potomac L Ze 56 Chantilly G2). 45 | South Lakes W 48 Zi Oakton L 18 47 Parkview 24 39 Wakefield W 52-212 Stuart : An Annandale player attempts to take down his TJ opponent. Junior Varsity ‘ES OPP Robinson L 10 60 T.C. Williams W 39 15 Fairfax bela ei Annandale L 23 46 Chantilly L AMA ANAS LALLA SEL LLL LILLE AAD WRESTLING 75 Kwan Lou springs onto the vault into a handspring with assistance from Annan- dale’s assistant coach Bob Lamons. Becky Malovany backs away from Kwan Lou’s front walkover. 76 ATHLETICS LYDIA SUTTON LYDIA SUTTON LYDIA SUTTON Rocky Start he Girls’ Gymnastics team got off to a very rocky start. They didn’t have a coach, so they bussed themselves to An- nandale High School to share a coach, equipment, and practice time. At first, most of the team was reluctant to practice with Annan- dale, fearing that they would not want them there. Both teams soon learned, however, that sweat is sweat and that they had much to learn from each other. Pretty soon, it was one big, happy family. Injuries plagued the 7-member team. Janet Weaver a freshman, broke her wrist doing a front wal- kover the first day of practice. Two weeks later, junior Lydia Sutton was taken out with a broken nose and foot received in a car accident. After a month in a cast, Sutton returned to the team to finish the season competing on the bars. Ju- niors Moe Peed and Karin Ver- spoor put in strong all around per- formances, with freshman Amy Parsons becoming an all around late in the season. Freshman Becky Malovany specialized on the bal- ance beam, an event that requires a great deal of balance and bravery. Freshman Kwan Lou joined late in the season, but put in good perfor- mances on the vault, floor and bars. Overall, the season was successful. It was more than just the competi- tion. It was the learning, the mak- ing of new friends as well as just plain fun. —Lydia Sutton LYDIA SUTTON Maureen Peed does a stag backstand to the envy of others on the team. Kwan Lou practices a move for her floor routine with Annandales assistant coach, Mindy SEGAL MAJESTICS Gymnastics-FIRST ROW—Mo Peed, Lydia Sutton, Amy Parsons. SECOND ROW—Becky Malovany, Janet Weaver. THIRD ROW—Karen Verspoor, Kwan Lou. GIRLS GYMNASTICS 77 Swim and Dive, A Team With Great Depth espite the disadvantage of short and crowded practices, the Boys’ and Girls’ Swim and Dive teams man- aged to end with a successful sea- son. “I was very pleased and ex- cited about our team this year,” re- plied Coach Dajani. “I think that this team had a lot depth and that’s what makes a great team. This means that the team could not only do well by capturing a first place but could also get the second and third places in that event.” The Girls’ Swim team had a diffi- cult time. It was a very young team— having no seniors and being made up of many freshman. There also were not many members on the team. This, however, did not stop them from winning most of their meets. The swimmers and divers prac- ticed four days a week with the help of swim coaches Heather Dajani and Caroline Cunningham and dive coach Larissa Sawhney. Be- cause of problems with the pool at which the team practiced, practices were not always at the level that they should have been. Some of the problems included late arivals to the pool, few and crowded lanes, and uncooperative pool manage- ment. Despite this, the talent on the team enabled the members to overcome this disadvantage and to even have fun at pratice. One aspect of this season that added to the sucess of the team was the moral support of between fel- low teamates. Said swimmer Mike Daniels, “People would go to the other end of the pool and cheer on the swimmers when they were swimming in the long events. It’s a good way for everyone to be in- volved in the meet.” —Kristine Daniels 78 ATHLETICS Swim and Dive-FIRST ROW—Eric McMullen, Amir Jazaeri, Kris- tine Daniels, Alex Laurin, Sam Rosen, Beth Holleran, Caroline Shef- field, Sharon Saydah, Dan Rotelli, Kelly McCullough, Tara Director, Michelle Rauch, Jill Johnson, Todd Mitchell. SECOND ROW—Henry Chung, Karen Suskiewiez, Richard Ramey, Heather Reed, Amy Bouck, Russ Moore, Sean Timm, Alison Meekhof, Rob Easton, Buffy Beverage, DJ Shillito, Ryan Jaart, Whit Wright, Matt Payne, Jen Liner, David Sullivan, David Radcliffe, Teresa Allen. THIRD ROW—John Mitchell, John Gallagher, Dave Cerf, Jennifer Clarcson, Stephanie Cilento, Matt qo a : Stoughton, Christina Cox, Laura Snead, Tim Bronson, David Sun, 4 tonia Petit, Ky Tran-Trong, Erik Petersen, Maura McNerney, Carl C more, Will Lappenbusch, Larry Roadeap, Frank Probst, Erika Lars Jennifer Johnson. FOURTH ROW—Frank McPherson, Scott Martin, Russ Gheen, Jo Singer, Jeff Kruger, Scott King, Mike Daniels, Sam Hilton, And McNulty, Kristian Fonss, Eric Aamot, Matt Drowns, Dan Bro’ Theron Stanford, Justin Glass. DAVID SUN Todd Mitchel completes an inward pike in his diving competition. Will Lappenbusch stretches out on deck be- fore warming up. As a key sprinter in dis- tricts, Will qualified 4th in the 50 yard frees- tyle and helped the Colonials to their excel- lent 6-1 Potomac District record. TI OPP Chantilly L 74 98 Stuart W 120 50 Falls Church W 103 71 Lee W 121 46 Annandale W 122 50 Fairfax W 91 81 Wakefield W 124 38 Caroline Sheffield grabs a breath while preforming a breast stroke turn. Caro- line was an important distance swimmer for the Colonials, making finals in dis- tricts for the 500 yard freestyle event. ERIK PETERSEN ERIK PETERSEN TJ OPP Chantilly E1801 Stuart W 91 81 Falls Church W 116 58 Lee W 95 75 A nnandale W 93 79 Fairfax W 88 84 Wakefield W 126 40 ERIK PETERSEN Henry Chung waits for the starters at the the swimmers, and strong concentration of- Potomac district preliminaries. The time on ten made the difference between Ist and the blocks was often the most tense time for 2nd place. SWIM AND DIVE 79 Tim Tang easily leaps over a hurdle while practicing for an upcoming meet. Getting into the starting position, Gordon Miller concentrates on success. 4 . RAY SUN Winter Track-FIRST ROW—Mark Reese, Amy Corner, Rod Rippy, Vanessa Winter. SECOND ROW—Tom Collins, Irving, Eric Russell, Geoff Kyle Parmentier, Keith PePew, Mitch Sava, Raj Setty, Kurt Snyder, Eun Koo Kim, Lisa Roberts. THIRD ROW—Diana Yad, Greg Imbhoff, Sung Powlley, Mike Markisello, Doug Beasley, Bobby Wilkes, Tim Tang, Kacie Corcoran, Samara Firebaugh, Kate Spilker, Kim Henderson, Lynette Murdock, Nervin Fanous. FOURTH ROW—Nicole Clontz, Tammy Randolph, Patrick Schultheis, Dan Hanlan, David Eavens, Matt Giorgio, Young Jae Kim, Anis Shaikh, Kristin Bruhl, Karen Hester, Coach Beattie Stegall. FIFTH ROW— Geoff, Santi Garcia-Lamarca, Laurent Delfosse, Tommy Kim, Alex Arezina, Linus Upson, Ward Elwood, lan Jarenson, Scott Pearson, John Wilson, Jon Borg-Breen, Robbie Laird, Louis Burruss, Coach James. 80 ATHLETICS RAY SUN Running Round and Around ow running around and around in big circles in subfreezing weather may not be the idea of fun to most peo- ple, but then again, the winter track team members aren’t most people. What they are is a bunch of students who congregate every day after school to fun as fast as they can in zero degree temperatures, all while having a good time. And I am one of them. One might ask, ““Why do you do this Mitch? For the let- ter?” No, I didn’t get one of those. “For the comaraderie?” Perhaps, but it’s not really in a word, it’s more in a feeling. Because I can promise you, a bunch of words couldn’t make me do all of this. The winter track people, as we will call them, are not your run o’ the mill students. There is something out of the ordinary about them. It might be the fact that the cold tem- peratures chill their brains, or may- be they were never quite ‘“‘with it”, but nonetheless, they do go out ev- ery day to excel and perform to the best of their potential. They com- pete in one of the most demanding districts in the region, and even when they didn’t win, they made their opponents sweat. Overall, the “winter track people” demonstrated their talent, compe- tetiveness, and to some extent, their ... insanity. —Mitch Sava RAY SUN Jumping hurdles in the hallway, Vanessa Winter practices for her last season of win- ter track. GIRLS BOYS 30 63 89 35 89 25 89 10 63 90 17 94 say, 17% 29 South Lakes Marshall Washington and Lee Chantilly Stuart Wakefield RAY SUN RAY SUN Alex Arezina reaches maximum height as he practices the high jump. Taking laps, Doug Beasley, Bobby Wilks, Young Jae Cho, Cuong Pho and Vaughn Eisler gear themselves into shape for an up- coming meet. INDOOR TRACK 81 pay Getting into Shape As the long awaited signs of spring arrived, so did the grief and an- guish of the girls’ soccer team get- ting into shape. With hard prac- tices every day, the rigorous train- ing reached its peak on Fitness Friday. On this day, the team had to do suicides, sprints, and drills combined with lap ahead runs - running continiously around the field until lapping someone - and scrimmages. At times the sport more resembled track than soccer. Through the difficult workouts, the girls’ Varsity, with six Science and tech players built up their stamina, agility, and coordination. Using these skills, they had a rougher start, with three losses to begin their season. Although not victorious over Robinson, they made an impression on the oppos- ing team’s coach. He stated that they were the best team Robinson had played to date in the season. On The 1987 soccer season marked the last time that players from Thomas Jefferson would take the field with their Science and Tech teammates. And although their ab- sence will leave questions about who will lead the younger 1988 team, the Science and Tech players are gaining experience and making a contribution at every position. Sweeper Steve Brown was named to the National Soccer Team, which gave a little extra publicity to the team. Paul Schmiesing played on the front 82 ATHLETICS ee a ge «ae + x ‘ = ta TJ player and opponent battle for the ball. Dana Mayfield surveys the field, watching as her teammates compete against Annan- dale. e Ball line, with Matt Kropf at halfback. George Braun and Jay Streck also helped out on defense. The team entered the District Tournament at 4 wins, 5 losses, and 3 ties. With strong hopes to finish the season with a high District mark, the boys “moved up” JV cap- tains Steve Maier and Jeff Norr- gard to add talent. The team then beat Chantilly at home to go on to play Stuart. They lost that game, but came away from the year witha little better feeling about the an- swers to questions of next year. EMILY FELT EMILY FELT Bard Malovany trecks to the field for a game against Annandale. Steve Maier runs to greet the ball in a soccer game against Annandale. EMILY FELT EMILY FELT A common sight at a soccer game. he EMILY FELT Alex Zarechnak defends the goal in a 1987 spring soccer practice. SOCCER 83 EMILY FELT Tennis players are always cool and collected, and they have a strong grip on life. They create a racket wherev- er they go, and tend to refer to people as “love”. They are equiped with a strong radar sense, and can dodge any- thing that comes their way. Runners _ can be spotted by their bulging calves and use of terminology such as “Yeah, I improved my mile by five secs.” or “Can I have some of that high calorie trail mix?” They sprint through their homework, and have no trou- ble jogging their memory for tests. Life’s obstacles are easi- ly hurdled by the track and field stars. i) 84 ATHLETICS A Perfect Match Mention Boys’ Tennis to any Co- lonial and the thought of the last year’s season comes to their mind. The Boys’ Varsity Tennis team seemed unstopable. They volleyed and served their way through the season to be defeated only once, by Wakefield. Even the Warriors couldn’t hold them off for long. Tied for first place, the two teams battled it out in a playoff match— Jefferson becoming the District champs. At Regionals, their first obstacle was Lee. The Colonials easily swung by and faced Langley. At last the victory sweep was crushed. Langley defeated the boys in the semifinals with a score of 3-6, two of the matches going into three sets. Jefferson still wasn’t finished col- lecting awards. Three members were named all district players, and one went all the way to regionals after winning the District singles champion title before losing a close match. Of course, the Colonials didn’t just jump on the courts and win. Don Okasaki kept a close watch and made sure each player put ev- erything he had, and a little more, into each practice. Sit-ups, push- ups, and endless running were com- mon at practice- but the dreaded ball drill topped them all. —Susan Swezey Saquib Lakhani holds up his racket in a similar fashion to a stop sign. The ball was served anyways. Gymnasts can generally be identified by their broad shoulders, perfect coordina- tion, and great strength. They are constantly surrounded by admirers, and tend to flip out if left alone for more than five minutes. Their favorite num- ber is ten, and they can twist and turn easily through any situation. KIRSTEN BEASLEY Cradling the heavy shotput, Mark Reese plants his feet, clenches his outstretched hand, and prepares to throw. Matt be nimble, Matt be quick... Matt Gior- gio demonstrates the proper way to clear a hurdle. Steady now! David Mulligan winds up to throw. KIRSTEN BEASLEY ae e J vo ae Fak t e004 f, SF 4 KIRSTEN BEASLEY The team with PERFECT BALANCE Track and Field Ever been to a track meet? Fifty plus athletes competing at the same time easily created a field of confusion. The events ranged from the two mile race to the two-hun- dred yard dash. The word track brings to mind running endless laps and relays, passing the baton, and jumping hurdles. What some don’t realize though is that equally important to the running events are the field events: discus, shot put, high jump, long jump, pole vault, and triple jump. In spring 1987, nine science and tech students were part of the Jef- ferson field team, some of them also running in track races. Be- cause of its size and lack of a Varsi- ty, Junior Varsity separation, the track and field team offered an ex- cellent opportunity for Science and Tech and Jefferson students to meet and get to know one another in the last year of sharing a build- ing. Boys’ Gymnastics, although a team sport, relies heavily on the individual. Composed of eight boys, the 1987 team practiced two hours daily Monday through Friday. In addition to school training, many of the gymnasts practiced on their own. Gymnastics is a difficult sport, requiring rigorous training and strict self discipline. There are six different events: the pommel horse, rings, vault, highbars, parallel bars, and floor. The scoring is based on how difficult the stunt was and how it was performed. Injuries are not uncommon, and a part of the thrill of flying over a hurdle or doing a kip on the bars, is the sense of danger which accompanies the act. The team had a very successful sea- son, and including their up and down meets, they had perfect balance. TRACK, GYMNASTICS, TENNIS 85 They’ve got DRIVE The more experienced softball teams of other schools got more than they bargained for with the Colonials. Though the season was not as outstanding as the score keepers may have perceived, the team’s talent, spirit and dedication was truly worth recognizing. Though a relatively young group of athletes, the Varsity team won against Annandale, 9-8; Chantilly, 9-8; Falls Church, 13-7; Stuart, 5-3; and a really outstanding win, 22-7 against Stuart also. And through- out the season Maureen Peed, Jen- nifer Hall, Lia Hamon and Laura Collins all smashed home runs. The JV team’s record was 6 out of 16 games, but showed hard work and talent led by Sue Fenn. The players were moved around a lot and gave the team a little depth and experience, and as Varsity Coach Teri Davis said, ““‘We won a fair amount of games, and they were pretty close.” Varsity team captain Jennifer Liner said, “We have a lot of poten- tial,” and they never let the other schools walk away without knowing who they had dealt with. Jeffer- son’s team made up for the lack of | experience by way of determina- 2 5 tion, lots of spirit, and lots of fight. 2) —Hyoejin Yoon ae Softball players love get- ting a good catch, they’re pro- fessional bunters who always manage to slide by. They are excellent stealers, and get many leads. Overall they’re tougher than they first ap- pear. Anticipating the pitch, catch- er Mike Guhl sets the target. EMILY FELT 86 ATHLETICS EMILY FELT Heads up! Laura Collins sets up to hit a fast pitch. Mike Guhl works on his catching skills at practice Baseball players have baseball caps permanently at- tached to their heads. They memorize their batting aver- age every season. They’re famous for their double plays, and incredibly angry at strikes. They love parks, and pitch a mean fast ball. EMILY FELT Ready to play Ball Picture this - It is the bottom of the second, three balls, two strikes, and two outs. David Bennett is on first and the Colonials are losing 3- 0. You take your time at the plate, move the dirt around with your feet a bit and take your stance. You give the McLean pitcher the go ahead sign - go ahead and make my day. You are nervous, yet confident. The pitcher takes the sign from the catcher, and then gives you a dirty stare. He winds up and throws. You hear the crack of the bat - and there it goes, high over the left center field fence. It’s ahome run! You are Varsity player Ryan Fors, and the season has begun. Against South Lakes the Varsity lost a close game by one run, while the J.V. edged the Seahawks by one run. The deciding runs were scored in the last inning. J.V. came back from looking in the eyes of a 12-8 defeat and swatted in five runs, while the Varsity lost when a South Lakes runner on third stole home. Catherine Lombardi awaits the ball in a JV game against Robinson. BASEBALL, SOFTBALL 87 uper Bowl XXII Flashes of gold... Streaks of bur- gundy... empty streets...silence... On any other day, one would think that the sun was setting or the END was imminent, but we know better. The silent, empty streets were in- evitable for a day where the entire world, including the greater Wash- ington area, would have its eyes glued to a TV. It was none other than...Super Bowl Sunday. And why was this Super Bowl so special to people in our area? Why did gold and burgundy suddenly become part of our city’s backdrop? Be- cause the one and only Washington Redskins were one of the two op- posing teams in this year’s football championship, and we, their fans, jumped at the chance to show our appreciation, support, and spirit, to help our team prepare for their With an excused day from school, many stu- dents went to Washington DC for the return of the Redskins, and joined in the festivities. “This is not only the game every player dreams of playing, it is also the game every fan dreams of watching. — Kim Khan hop 88 ATHLETICS opponent - the Denver Broncos. The entire week before THE game, it seemed that every person around was wearing a Redskin’s tee-shirt or cap, every car donning a bumper sticker ortwo, and every radio station playing “Hail to the Redskins.” But through all the hooplah and decorations, we can’t forget the winning game. The Redskin’s spec- tacular comeback from 10 points under to bring home a 42 to 10 win for their anxiously awaiting, tre- mendously enthusiastic fans. And thus, the hype and hysteria flowed into the streets with cars honking their horns, and fireworks exploding as fans of all types showed the world that the Reds- kins truly did bust the Broncos. —Cathy Nguyen With two hours until the big game, the stands were already beginning to fill , wait- ing, like Kim Khan, with anticipation. MATT GIORGIO Hail to the Kim Khan, who saw the Super Bowl live, caught a glimpse of Sugar Ray Leonard sit- ting in the stands below. Redskins What is loyalty? Shivering toenail to heel with complete strangers and being swept away in a torrent of fan en- thusiasm comes close. The Febru- ary 3 parade honoring the Super Bowl Champion Washington Reds- kins was witnessed by approxi- mately 23 “officially pre-arranged” students, plus the many more who just called in sick. Nine o’clock found the parade route deserted, if you call migrant groups of high schoolers and park police deserted; however, the crowd gained strength around 10:30 AM, filling up every available space along the parade path. At eleven, the seemingly endless pro- cession of DC council people lead the parade. But that’s it- I heard the marching bands and saw the buses but beyond that - nothing. “Tt was awesome—pushing, shov- ing, rocking with the band at the Post Office Pavillion. Climbing up windows and being chased down by police. Well worth the day off,” said Eric Petersen. ‘““We slapped hands with Timmy Smith and the chief,’ added Mitch Sava. “T saw Coach Joe Gibbs,” said Laura Rappold. When the buses finally made their way down the street, fans streamed out to greet them. From what I have heard, Doug Williams gave a great speech, but I wouldn’t know — we were in a pleasantly quiet Chinatown by then. —Angela Thrasher SUPER BOWL 89 ww) KIM KHAN Bringing Home the Trophy, The Marching Band Steps High It was the day of the Chapter 12 Tournament of Band Championship Com- petition for the marching colonials and guard, the last competition before the big trip to Richmond. This was the one which would give them a good reputa- tion when going to Rich- mond. At Edison they competed in division three A. “It was a new beginning for us,” said guard captain Kather- ine Lily. This was the one which would show all the hard work that had began in summer. At band camp band direc- tor Phil Simon, drill in- structor Paul Dehaven and guard instructor and show designer Steve Brown taught the group the show through a series of prac- tices including an hour of basic drill in the morning followed by a two hour practice then a three hour practice where no one was supposed to talk or move unless told so. “The prac- tices were a pain, but it was fun anyway,” commented David Yonce. Drum Majors Torrun Yock and Mike Sherman, is your band ready?” the voice on the loud speaker boomed. It was competi- tion time. The band sharp- ly yelled back “That’s the fact, Jack!” IT didn’t like that part very much, but apparently the judges and audience did,” said Dan Kerchner. The band played their show. When all bands were done it was time for scores and awards to be an- nounced. It all came down to this. ” Thomas Jefferson,” the loud speaker sounded,”’ Second place with a score of 78.1.” The group went crazy. Said Brian Par- ish,’’We wanted a first place but that was our highest score yet. We did good but next year be pre- pared for an awesome show.” ”’We didn’t have very much experience, but we were able to overcome that with hard work,’’ ex- plained Michelle McCord. —Dan Shriver 90 ATHLETICS Mark Lonergan practices his saxophone for the homecoming halftime Marching Band show. ALICE CHANG At a home Varsity boys basketball game against Wakefield, Catherine Lombardi takes stats for the team. DAVID SUN VIEWS ABOUT POW - DER PU Ee “T think it’d be interesting, I’ve seen it at Hern- don a couple of times. It’s usual- ly pretty funny because not many of the girls know how to play very well, and some of the cheerleading gettups are pret- ty Wild. — BRUCE JOHN- SON “Cool deal, It’s fun to watch girls bash each other. up, — DAN PRINGLE “T think it’s awe- some. I wish we could do try to convince them next year.” —— JASON HINTZ “T think they’re a good idea. They’re fun and they don’t hurt anyone, —— RICK MAY- FIELD “Yes, the girls deserve a chance to beat each oth- er up, just like the guys get.”— LYDIA SUT- TON LISA HOSSAINI JAA member Janet Weaver helps out at the snack bar during a home boys basketball game. Rehearsing for the home- coming halftime show, Teri Machado learns color- guard techniques. Involved In 1970 when the Jefferson Athletic Association (JAA) first lended its aid to the school who would have guessed how the club would be run just 17 years later? As opposed to the for- merly parent-run or- ganization, the JAA is now nearly 100% student controlled. Controlled doesn’t mean just supported or assisted by; stu- dents run the JAA with the purpose of involving students DAVID SUN The toughest feat of all Managing “You don’t get a lot of rec- ognition, but it’s neat help- ing out the guys, and it really means a lot,” says Catherine Lombardi when asked about her decision to manage the Boy’s Varsity Basketball team. ‘“‘I’m a laundry lady and a water girl.” Catherine picks up jack- ets and fills cups with wa- ter. Becky Clark, Dana Mayfield and Cindy Deller sit on the bleachers and take notes of where each shot was taken from, and the percentage of shots that are missed. Each team has at least one manager. Of course, the more popular a sport is, the more managers it tends to have. From the four managers on the football team to the two helpers on the field hockey team, each manager carried his or her own weight and supported their team at the games, and during the long school days before. “The best part of manag- ing cross-country was na- tionals, and sticking up for the team after curfew,” says Kirsten Beasley. Her job differs only slightly from basketball by the fact that she got bags of ice and taped injuries, but she kept track of timed runs and other statistics as well. While Coach Stegall met her team halfway on long distance runs, Kirsten stayed back and super- vised exercises and run- ning laps. Although the members of the teams may be making names for themselves on the field, the managers are the behind the scenes peo- ple who keep things rolling smoothly. —Jeri Chittick heavily in the sports program, they’re supporters of ATHLETICS who are not on teams in the athletic pro- gram. Membership in the JAA includes selling at the snack bar, set- ting up and cleaning up at games and pep rallies, and giving in- formation such as scores and events to newspapers as the Springfield Times, the Washington Post, and the Fairfax Jour- nal. The backbone and director of JAA, Dok Jasionowski has liter- ally devoted his life to this cause. The association sup- ports football, field hockey, basketball, tennis, softball, and swimming teams. These financial and morale boosters help build our sports pro- grams and “Even if our teams aren’t al- ways first place, we think they might as well be,” added Ja- sionowski. —Lisa Goddard MAGAZINE 91 gy) With her coach and team- mates looking on, Danni Picco spies an unmarked teammate and successfully completes a throw-in. 2 ATHLETICS DAVID SUN Ups and Downs of Benchwarmers I quietly sit and listen to the announcer’s voice echo out onto the field. This is probably the worst part of the game for me—listening to the starting line up and watching the players casu- ally jog out to the center of the field, as if it’s no big deal. But it is a big deal, to me at least, because I know my name will never be an- nounced. I am a bench- warmer. Being a benchwarmer has its ups and downs. First you stand up when the team is doing well, then you sit down when they’re not. But I do get to say things like, “We crushed yesterday.’ Of course I never tell anyone who “we” is, and I get to have all the water I want—after all I’m usually right next to the cooler. The coach won’t bawl me out if I’m late to practice and, no matter how hard I try, I never manage to get myself dirty. My parents don’t have to buy me new equipment— I never wear out the old ones. On cold days I don’t have to strip down to shorts—I keep all bundled up in jacket and sweats. My hair never gets messed up and I get front row seats to every game, it doesn’t cost a cent and transporta- tion is provided. The best part about being a benchwarmer though, is definitely my physics class. That’s right—physics. My lab partner didn’t make the team at all. —Susan Swezey Intramurals Making Sports Fun As seventh period comes to a close almost all eyes are on the clock, and at that final click, students jump out of their seats, grab their books and run out of the classroom. Kighth period, for some, is a time to kick back, go toa club meeting, get some homework done, or per- haps get some extra help in a dreaded class. To other students, that last click of the clock means a period of sweating, running around chasing after a tennis ball, or trying desperately to serve the volleyball over the net, instead of into the head of one’s teammate. Intramurals provide stu- dents with the chance to play a sport, without get- ting into all the hubbub and seriousness of playing for a school team. Intra- murals also provide some sports that our school doesn’t even have teams for. When was the last time you saw an archery cham- pionship, a ping pong team or a weightlifting match? For those of us who enjoy these sports, intramurals are a chance to excel at them. For those of us who aren’t coordinated, intra- murals are a chance to get some exercise, try some- thing new and not worry about being the best. Most importantly, intramurals place the most importance on having FUN—not win- ning, and you don’t even have to take ten laps around the soccer field. —Susan Swezey . vr. iu} (2 STEVE FLOYD Jimmy Chong, Jae Kim, and Rick Mayfield get a lit- tle extra basketball prac- tice during an Intramural activity. More Athletic video equipment (monitors), uniforms, bas- ketballs, baseballs, soft- balls, and soccer warm- ups, along with music for the band department, key- boards and amplifiers, speakers and turntables were all shipped in during the summer for use by the students and teachers. In August, asbestos, a hazard- ous substance formerly used in insulation was be- ing removed from the walls of the building. Folks were coming and going, and it turned out that equipment was too. In response, the Athletic Department Gathering around Coach Faulk, participants in the 10-k run listen intently to directions and patiently await the start of the first annual Run-a-Thon. Stretching out for the 10-k run, Bea Pham, Vivian Hwang, and Maureen Peed prepare themselves to raise money for the successful LISA HOSSAINI fundraiser. The 10-K Run than just a fundraiser raised funds with the 10-K run. Students came on a Sat- urday morning to run the confusing course around the athletic fields, as athle- tic booster parents and supporters waited along the track to make sure no one got lost. Dawn Skjei’s, “Come on, we’re over halfway there!” was heard among many other words of encourage- ment and, dispite the few grumbles of cramps and thirst, everybody managed to finish. In order to have a large turn-out of participants, some coaches, including Terry Davis of the Varsity Field Hockey team, re- quired the members of their teams to run. “It was awesome, keeping up with the pace of defensive line- backer Kirk Rieckhoff!” said Danni Picco after the run. She was one of the many runners who was sur- prised by their ability. The run was a great suc- cess, and the department made approximately $18,000 which went toward replacing some of the miss- ing items. —Jeri Chittick MAGAZINE 93 Leaving TJ Coach Faulk is On The Move Olan Faulk was to Jeffer- son what Moe was to the Three Stooges. Dale Rum- berger, director of student activities, described him as, “He would be a coach, administrator or a friend when needed. When you needed straight advice, he’d be a coach. When you needed a good kick, he’d be an administrator. And when you had a bad day, he’d be a friend.” Coach Faulk moved to Robinson Secondary be- cause he felt it would cre- ate ample opportunities for him. When asked the one thing he would regret- ed leaving behind at Jeffer- son, he stated firmly, “Not being able to coach football in the fall.” This will defi- nitely have an impact on the football players. John Seeley said, “He was an in- spiration to the Athletic Department and the ath- letes; he was always there TOES sa Out of everything that Coach Faulk has done, stu- dents remember the fun times like when he gave them his famous line of, ““What’s that on your shoulder?’’ Students chuckle at the thought after they’ve had the plea- sure of having his hand pounded affectionately on their faces. —Stacy Ison 94 ATHLETICS My Cruel Coach The 500 free? Wait a min- ute. No way! The 500 free?! That’s imposible! Forget it! I swear that coach is out to get me. She’s always hated me. Yesterday during prac- tice she made us swim three 500’s. To top it all off she made us do five I.M.’s. Now she’s making me swim a 500 in the meet! I can’t swim that distance. That’s 20 laps! I won’t last. Why’d she stick me in it? She knows I’m not a freestyler. So here I am —getting ready to get up on the starting block. There’s my coach, my cruel coach. A 500...(whimper) What’s that? My coach is saying something. Come on you can do it? Is she cheering me on? She has the nerve to cheer me on after stick- ing me in this event? “Swimmers, take your marks. Bang!” Here goes nothing. ...(Pant,pant)It’s finally over. I don’t think I can make it out of the pool. There’s a hand to pull me out of the pool. Coach? What do you mean, “con- gradulations”’? I won? I won? I won! It didn’t kill me! Practices actually helped! Does that mean that the coach wasn’t real- ly being that mean? Could she have given those prac- tices so we’d be able to do the event? Did she do all that for us? Yeah! —Kristine Daniels DAVID SUN Coach Wickline reviews a play with Varsity player Bill Nash. ANIS SHAIKH The JV basketball girls give their undivided atten- tion to Coach Armstrong who explains how to run the offense. Tightening and twisting, Kate Spilker applies an ace bandage to Samantha Fre- boughs’ ankle during Cross Country practice. LAURA RAPPOLD The trials and tributes of being a Referee It’s well known that being a soccer referee means be- ing booed and hated. to be a referee means making de- cisions in a split-second ev- ery minute of the game. Some of those decisions are bound to be wrong, my sev- en years of experience has taught me that. But I must keep my confidence up and anger down. To parents, teams, and coaches, it’s dif- ficult to convince them that a mistake calling a push or shove is not as plain as my incompetence as a referee. The biggest trouble mak- ers are those who argue the calls. If they miss a foul, it didnt occur, and if it didn’t occur, then I made the wrong call. Such people can be amusing or annoy- ing; it can even get laugh- able when they put their foot in their mouth. Just this season after a goal was called back because of a trip, a player on the team which had just scored came up to me and said “But it was a legal trip!” Through all this it is still my duty to maintain order on the field. I may not like who I am refereeing, or they may not like me, but my job is my responsibil- ity, not theirs. When the game is over and I receive a pat on the shoulder, then it’s worth it. Maybe it’s because they ac- cept and thank me for a job well done. —Matthew Stoughton Moving Into the Gunston District ‘Were getting away from An- NHandale—. That’s good.’’- DANA MAY- FIELD ‘T think there are easier dis- tricts we could get into, but the private schools we played were hard too.’ - LYDIA SUT- TON “| think it’s great! I think we're going to kick serious butt in the Gun- ston District.”- BESS WIER- SEMA MAGAZINE 95 DAVID SUN Rally of Champions Jostled into the crowd and being gently pushed into the gym, you manage to step on a teachers’ foot and have a pencil poked into your back, all the while being herded to- wards your class bleachers. There, finally at peace, but not at rest, you can sit down with a sigh of relief, gloat over the math class you're missing, and scream at underclassmen. The louder and rowdier the bet- ter, too - this is a pep rally. Although peprallies occa- sionally evolved into good- natured class power strug- gles, fall and winter pep rallies united students in rooting for the home team. Coaches and captains got the opportunity to intro- duce their coups, and be acknowledged for all the strain, sweat, and extra stress that athletes put into a sport. It made no dif- ference as to which class was yelling louder, or if the screaming maniacs in the stands were cheering for tennis of football- because they were rooting for all Jefferson athletes as a 96 ATHLETICS whole. They made TJ look good out there, be it on the field, track, or in the pool. So while you sit there squashed between a squirming photographer and a burly football player, with popcorn raining down your head and your ear- drums being blasted out by a cowbell, just relax and loose yourself. After all, it’s for a good cause. —Sianne Ngai At times the spectators find it difficult to muster up excitement, as this group does at a Varsity Boys Basketball game. Waving their pom-poms wildly, Darra Kim and Karyn Kolman show their spirit at the homecoming pep rally. HES Fe op eae MITCH SAVA In the game against Paul VI, Mike Guhl, Mike Kirk- land, Jon Guhl, Jeff Nor- gard, Farzin Samadani, Pe- ter Nguyen, and Rick May- field cheer on _ the Colonials. Enthusiasm was at a high : at a football game against Bishop Ireton. MITCH SAVA MAGAZINE 97 STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Cheering ‘em on, they’re the It’s fun for us, pleasing to the crowd, and a good way to support the team,” said Brian Parish, leader of the Pep Band. The group of students who play at Varsity Girls’ and Boys’ basketball games got together after wanting to con- tinue the fun of the Marching Band in the fall. The assorted musicians who practice from 6-7:30 before the twice weekly games set a tempo for the crowd and players by chant- ing “Defense” or giving in- spiring, if not quite artistical- ly pleasing, renditions of “Rocky” or “Another One Bites The Dust”, and even oc- casionally the theme to “‘Mis- sion Impossible.” The band has recieved let- ters of thanks from coaches Dick Wickline and Neil Kyle for the excitement they have added to the games. Players oy 98 ATHLETICS have also expressed their ap- preciation; however, not all have been quite as receptive to the group’s antics. One ref- eree, who also happened to be the band director at Lake Braddock, insisted the group stop playing after banging a gong during free throws. An- other time they started the 3...2...1...” countdown a little bit early, causing the other team to take a desperation shot with three seconds left on the clock. Although the members take pride in being one of the most spirited and dedicated groups in the school, thay can’t help but slightly resent the feeling that, as Graham Kessler over- heard a hostile fan put it: “ I thought you guys were sup- posed to be smart. —Mike Widner Pep Band | 4 MARK WEISER Athletic Director While most of us were at home taking advantage of the two hour delay, Mr Vaughn Lewis was report- ing to work for his first day as Athletic Director. The atmosphere at Jeffer- son was different from his previous assignment at Edison. There he was head football coach, leading Edison to Districts, and even a State title. His other duties at Edison included instructing Physical edu- cation and pole vaulting. Since arriving at Jeffer- son, Mr Lewis has complet- ed many tasks for the Ath- letic Department, ranging from setting spring sports schedules, to obtaining permission from Fairfax County for a new weight training class. Mr Lewis remarked, “I enjoy my job now as the Athletic Director at Jeffer- son,because I am not doing the same thing day after day.”’ Though he misses coaching football, he hopes to obtain the position of head football coach left va- cant by Mr Olan Faulk, and lead the Colonials next year. —John Fry 100 “Anyone who has a grapefruit tree in his office is okay by me!” — Rob Easton “He didn’t want to turn people into little robots.” — Dale Rumberger “He is very helpful in giving us ideas and helpi ng us get orga- nized.” — Katherine Lilley “If you have a prob- lem, he really cares ... he'll take time out of his day for you,” — Laura Piper “Ohhh ... there’s so many nice things about him.” — Mrs. Breedlove Move. vorratH FRED NORTH EMILY FELT FRED NORTH FRED NORTH STEPHEN FLOYD A TRIBUTE TO On January 29, principal Louis R. Volrath announced his retirement to a shocked and bewildered staff and student body. He said he had intended to stay until the school had been in operation for five years, and that it “hurts my heart” to leave before the first class graduates; he would lose retirement benefits by staying longer because of the nature of the county retirement plan, ‘| en- joyed working with Mr. Volrath very much, he gives you your assignment and allows you the freedom to do it to the best of your ability. He will be missed,’’ said Assistant Prin- cipal Don Weinheimer. Mr. Volrath has been with Jefferson since its opening in 1984. He had a people — ori- ented approach despite the school’s hard- science objectives. Dale Rumberger sums it all up, “A lot of his decisions in starting the school and running the school were kid and student oriented.” Students are sad to see him go, but are optimistic for his future. ‘| always liked him because of the way he al- ways got down on our level and tried to see things our way. But there’s a difference be- tween people who think they can relate to us and people who do. He’s a person who does,’’ remarked Venus Harris. Mr. Volrath plans to return to his home state of North Carolina where he will apply for a job of Executive Director for the Coun- cil of Academic Excellence. In his new job, he would be working with people to better public education, something he really en- JOYS. On the opening day of TJHSST, he was there to shake hands with each new stu- dent, those who would be the first graduat- ing class, He being as excited as they were scared. He willbe remembered by everyone who met him and by everyone who he has touched. It will be the loss of the future classes not to have known him. — Dana Mayfield Bess Wiersema Mir. Volratn FRED NORTH JOHN HOTZ DAN ANCONA DON OKAZAKI MITCH SAVA LT SAVA JASON HINTZ Not every high school student has their own secretarial staff, daily mail deliv- ery, and a phone message system. But then, not every high school student is Ja- son Hintz, this year’s student representa- tive to the Fairfax County School Board, He didn’t start out at the Top. “'l just ba- sically worked my way up the ranks of SAC,” Hintz explains, from president of Jefferson’s first fresh- man class to one of Jefferson’s repre- = sentatives to the BESS WIERSEMA Bess Wiersema has acquired a more im- pressive list of cre- dentials in one year TRAN Most. high school students have time for in four. She been with the Student Advisory Council (SAC) as one of five represen- tatives to the Area Il SAC, and worked her way up from there. “| wanted to do something more than just work for the school student gov- ernment, not just for my class,’’ she ex- plains of her decision to devote her time to three-hour coun- cil meetings. Wiersema_ has gotten her wish. As the student repre- sentative to the county transporta- tion borad, chair- man of the commit- tee discussing class rank and college application process, and SAC spokesper- son to the School Board for the bua- get committee. |s- sues are never to be relegated to the back of her mind. she was appoint- ed to the Transpor- tation Board by Ja- son Hintz, the stu- dent representative to the Fairfax Coun- ty School Board. “| get to sit around with bus drivers and administrators and citizens and try to figure out how to better the bus sys- tem in the county,” she laughs. ‘Some- times | get frus- trated, I’m the only student on the board, and | feel pressure to repre- sent all students equally. But | have a lot of fun doing it!’ Wiersema_ has made the time com- mitment to SAC, and she’s not planning on giving it up now. “| want to do SAC in- stead of regular stu- dent government. My senior year |’dlike to be student repre- sentative to the school board, that’s my goal,’’ she con- cludes. — Laura Klar county Student Ad- visory Council to the Area |l SAC chair- man. “| guess being on the county level gave me alot of ex- posure with the is- sues,’ The issues are ev- erything from family life, education, and the possibility of a seven period day to school board’s bud- ge! -and dred boundary changes. “| thought it would be interesting to deal with education issues that affect students, instead of things like home- coming and cad dances.’’ explains Hintz. As the board’s stu dent member, Jaso serves as a liaiso between the SAC and the schoo board, “| do basical ly everything school board mem ber does,’’ he adds including spending two nights eac week at boaro meetings. ‘‘The sometimes go on un til 1:00 in the morn ing, and it can get td be pretty rough,’ he laughs. — Laura Kla STEPHEN FLOYD GEORGE LITILE Most students aren't here to be- come trashmen or fast food cashiers. They're here to be part of the ‘‘The American Dream.”’ One such student who has such initia- tive is George Little, who has received the Hugh O'Brien Award. Little explained “'It was an award founded by Hugh O’Brien with the in- tent of giving future leaders of American After a Memorial Day weekend of seminars at Virginia Beach, he will be evaluated on his performance. The top male and fe- male at the seminar will represent Virgin- ia at the National level, which will be held in St. Louis in Au- gust. in CONncIUsiOn, George Little has high hopes for the weekend. '| hope that the Hugh O'Brian will help me George Little, : F : tet aoe GAG opportunity torefine tO prepare for my falicred be and develop their career. | also hope remarks made __ skills in delegation, that it will help me to inhisfavorata communication, work better with recent SGA and organization.”’ George heard about it through the guidance depart- ment and decided TO apply. people. | want to work with people ‘cause that’s where ns ai” — Thad Barkdull George Lit- tle ponders the new election pro- Jon Borg-Breen combines athletics and academics to balance his interests. Bess Wiersema relaxes for a moment from _ her hectic schedule. PQ DANES MITCH SAVA cess rules. JON BORG- BIREEN There are many pro- grams for those wish- ing to refine skills in leadership and the many other things that go with it. Jon Borg-Breen, Junior class president, trav- eled to Colorado this past August for the National Leadership Conference. Jon spent five days learning about parliamentary pro- cedures, developing leadership, and communication skills. The workshop gave him ideas for fun- draisers and how to effectively structure the student govern- ment, He also ex- plained that the pro- gram gave him an opportunity to fur- ther develop his speaking skills. LEADERSHIP ff 103 A space camper attempts to “plant the American flag’’ during a Stephen Floyd practices simulated rehearsal of a his flying techniques in moon walk. the shuttle simulator. GAOTH NUHdYLS SOLOHd TITY It’s not all work and no play at Space Camp. Campers enjoy a competitive game of volleyball built into their busy schedule. YOMAS$jn OMa—“!2c An instructor shows off the elements of a space shuttle booster engine. SUMMER SPACE CAMP A plane load of campers stepped off the airplane and surveyed the sur- roundings. The first impressions that ev- erybody shared were summed up by David Goldstein. “This can’t be what | saw on the cover of the brochure we got!” The land was bar- ren, except for a small building that Huntsville, Alabama called an airport. Soon after arrival, a voice rang over the crowd, “All space campers, please form a line and check in.”’ Approaching the grounds of the space and rocket center were hun- dreds of kids in the midst of signing in and getting assign- ments. They were al- lowed thirty minutes to settle down, un- pack, and report to the patio, soon-to- be a traditional meeting place. The kids in the same shuttle mission became fast friends because of the time spent with one an- other while working On missions, The simulated launch project be- came the focus of alll time and energy. When one of the crews had a mission, they entered the simulated shuttle cockpit and began an intense roll play of launch. This would be a day when coo- peration, responsibil- ity, and the knowl- edge of one’s posi- tion were necessary for flight success. The last day was somber. Graduation was an accomplish- ment, but it was also good-bye to all of the fun and friends that had become such a large part of the lives of the kids who spent the five Gays at Space Academy. — Jen Cobble Stephani Cilento SPACE CAMP ff 105 The It’s Academic team basks in a moment of glory © after taking a second plac Future Club was born. Being a part of its birth is a glory which can never be forgotten nor can it be replaced. Bobby Koo con- tributed to this glory by designing a monument which will appear at the en- trance of the school. Koo’s idea was the Bobby Koo uses a moment to catch up on some last minute work Winning entry to a contest held this year. He said that his entry showed a per- son’s struggle to push away qa par- ticular “situation” in order to attain that certain goal. Koo’s idea was inspired by Mr. Volrath’s orienta- tion speech, in which Volrath stated,” ... we do not encoun- ter problems here. Problems suggest that there are no so- lutions. At this school we encounter situa- OO: ARCHITECT tions because situa- tions can be worked Our, | Dewberry Davis and NVBIA (sponsor of the contest) start- ed construction of the monument in spring. These com- panies as well as Web Sequoia had aided Koo in decid- ing the proper mate- rial and the actual planning for the monument. Al- though Koo was sur- prised to be able to follow this project to the end, he was nev- ertheless thrilled. “The best part about it was when they asked me to participated in the planning for the monument,’’ said Koo, Koo added that his monument will be ‘‘a unique way to leave a mark at the school.’ — Lana Pho Rachel Quadt If everyone in the world multi- plied two fifteen digit num- bers, and each person could do this in six seconds, the calcula- tions achieved would be equiv- alent to those capable by a su- percomputer. Three teams have engaged on a quest to win such a supercomputer: Super- Quest. The nationwide contest is sponsored by ETA, a division of CDC, and is offering a supercomputer as the grand prize, along with accessories such as home work stations for the winning team. Out of the 1495 teams entered, only 99 teams remained after the first cut, all three school teams included. Team A, sponsored by Don Hyatt, con- sisted of juniors David Rosen, Eric Scheirer, Peter Thom- as and Manish Tuteja. Team B, sponsored by Marianne O'Brian, was made of juniors David Aronstein, Steve Bisner, Eric Morgan, and James Sarvis. Teacm C boasted the only team in the entire country composed of four freshmen: Jason Roberts, Sam Rosen, Vikram Savkar and Mark Sentell. All three teams were required to create problems solving real world problems by use of a super- computer, ranging from universal scale to microscopic. According to junior Steve Eisner, “It’s almost mind-bog- gling what anyone can do with a supercomputer... what’s truly incredible is what our school could do with one!”. OE 10. COLLEGE Foesmost = high school students, the college application seems to be the most important and scary decision to make. Even seniors who are faced with it find it a long, hard process but Ned Da- vis had decided to apply to college in his junior year. He has applied early admission to MIT, Johns Hopkins and Carnegie-Mel- lon. His decision came about rather suddenly. He re- ceived a letter from the Dean of Admis- sions from Johns Hopkins University in- dicating that he would be a good candidate for early admission. Davis was unsure of what to go; bul with fis counselor's advice and a meeting with Mr. Volrath, he said he made such a monumental deci- sion in about twenty minutes, His Cumulative SAT score is 1390 and his GPA is 3.6. This year he is taking five AP courses; however, he feels no added stress Or pressures, His harder classes bring to him a chal- lenge to overcome and challenges are what seem to keep him going. Another reason he decided to apply early admission was that he felt a need to advance and ex- pand his horizons, and what better way than to exper- ience college? Ned believes in doing the best one can in everything. He uses his resources as effectively as possi- Die not only: in schoolwork, but in pursuit of other inter- ests and hobbies. When asked whether his special- IT’S ACADEMIC Although we have dominated the sci- ence fair competi- tions, we can’t al- ways win. But some- times second place is A big step. IN our first repre- sentation on the lo- cal iV show 7'lt‘s Academic’”’, a game show that uti- lizes the knowledge of some of the most intelligent students in the D.C. metropoli- tian area, we came in second. Some important background infor- mation to remember before passing judgement are as ACADEMICALLY TALENTED ization in the sci- ences would hinder the well-rounded- ness that most col- leges look for, he re- plied, “In my mind, school is for school- work and home is for the well-rounded- ness.’’ He pursues his extensive interest in wood working at home. He doesn't seem to be worried about college life and how he'll fit in, “| never fit in completely any- where, I’m always a little out of the ordi- nary.’’ But he makes the most of it, | think differently from most people, but there’s nothing wrong with that!” What Ned seems to regret the most about going to col- lege early is, “I'll nev- er experience senior year.” - - Hoejin Yoon follows: Sharon Ba- ker and Jay Lamb coached the first Sci-Tech team ever to enter. The mem- bers James Sarvis, Julie Yim, and Jim Cusey all exper- ienced for the first time TV competi- tion, and they lost to champion Bethesda by amere 10 points. These important facts shed some light on the accomplish- ment. The team competed impres- sively and their suc- cess was well earned. — Thad Barkdull 107 Sheryn Baxter is at home on stage as much as she is in the classroom and amongst friends. Al- though she loves acting, she is a very accomplished dancer. Sheryn be- gan dancing in 1985 with the “‘Dance Company” in Fair- fax, Virginia. Taking both jazz and tap, she feels her stron- ger suit is tap. No one can put this better into words than Sheryn herself, “TO me music is inspi= pressing my emo- tions through danc- ing.’ After two years, Sheryn felt that dancing was rational; L-enjoy ex- SHERYN BAXTEI only a mere step- ping stone leading into her acting ca- reer, Sheryn has per- formed in almost ev- ery school play, and most weekends she performs for children at the “The Adven- ture Theatre” in Maryland. Some day she hopes to resume dancing and take up ballet. In a school with such an empha- unique in her pursuit “of the arts, and her apparent success is proof of the compa- tability of the two. — Brooke Sever and Kathy Tarasenkov Sheryn Baxter takes a break outside in between rehearsals for a drama production. Sheryn Baxter, Mr, Volrath, and Mrs. Groves enjoy a snack in Mrs. Groves’ office. NCTE FINALISTS Juniors Sianne Ngai and Nadya Aranoot were cho- sen to represent Jef- ferson in the National Council of Teachers of English national creative writing competition. They submitted entries that were judged by a panel of teachers at the school and were chosen from 23 other entrants. Each submitted two writ- ing samples, one poem and one short story. The competi- tion does not stop there, however. Each will now write a timed sample along with 15000 other high school students across the country. The two met with English Department chair Joan Lawson to discuss the com- 108 MB CREATIVE TALENT petition “‘finals’’ and what they planned to submit. “| think this is a good chance for us to show other schools in the county and all over that we are more than just a school for science and high-tech stuff. We have people that can write also.” said Ngai. — Mike Widener Sianne Ngai and Na- dya Aranoot prepare their final drafts to en- ter in the NCTE writing contest. Kerry Wooaford brushing up on her Skills, Intellect is not the only hue in this soec- trum of great minds. There really is no ste- reotype of ‘‘techie- ness. ’ Kerry Wooa- ford is just such an example of the di- versity. Through her talent and dedica- tion, she has been selected as art edi- tor of Fragments, Fairfax County’s lit- erary-art magazine. Art had always been Kerry’s hobby: painting’ drawing, pottery and car- 4 toons in which she seems to take the greatest pleasure. SHe pursued her in- terest in art, through elective courses in school. Recognizing her talent and po- tential, art teacher Don Okazaki en- couraged her to ap- ply for art editor of Fragments. She went through inter- views and question- aires, prepared a cover design for the magazine, a portfo- lio of her works anda layout. “There were at least ten people applying for the same position,’’ said Kerry, IN general, her job entails the selection of the art from spe- cific age groups for the magazine. She has to do layouts, but since she has had little experience in journalism, she’s learning and adding to her skills. Kerry Woodford, is a very talented, young artist — one NEW AT EDITOR can be witness to that by looking at some of her work hung in the halls, One may wonder where she gets her inspira- Hons- iE imiin the right. mood, jrcan draw or make just about anything set in front of me.” Well, it seems to work for her quite effectively, as she has also ap- plied for the gover- nor’s school for art in the the summer. - - Hoejin Yoon The Jefferson chorus — performs at the winter concert under the direction of Rose Bocuzzi. — S Be na a = é J = o ea n Flags routine was first executed on Homecoming — evening. Lori Madill shows time-honored spirit. As the club president, Tom Song writes a simple phrase on the blackboard, the entire classroom erupts into a 45- minute debate over the topics of the day, missiles in China and Gorbachev’s foreign policies. The Political Awareness Club sponsor, Mr. Jay Lamb, quotes serenely from a history book amidst the discussion. 'T’o the excited people involved in this organization, school means much more than just math and science. Downstairs, students walking furiously around the biotechnology lab in trailing lab coats are taking full advantage of the facilities of a During the eighth period activity time, Chess Club members Paul Hargrove and Hollie Harrison compete mentally in a friendly atmosphere. STEPHEN FLOYD ORGANIZATIONS school geared towards science and technology, as they work on individual projects in Plant Science Club. A magnet school draws different students from all over the region, and so one would expect its student body to be a mix of all kinds of people. Even in a school that emphasizes science and technology, students don’t restrict their activities to just these two subjects. The clubs here reflect the wide range of interests, from drama to astronomy. Conceivable? You had to be here. — Sianne Ngai 111 Sheri Maeda provides the ay finishing touches on Ben ae Hippen, creating the illu- sion that he was 40 years old. TO A PRODUCTION Murder. Death. Crime. Imagine doing all of this legal- ly. For those in the drama club, fantasies became reali- ties. Their reality was exer- cised in a stunning perfor- mance of Witness for the Prosecution. Making the play suspense- ful, and especially building up the dramatic ending in Agatha Christie’s three act play required two months of practice both after school and on the weekends. Director Roger Green worked through each scene until the lines, the British accents, and the ac- tions were second nature to the cast. The stage crew, under the direction of co-producer Sherri Maeda, worked me- ticulously designing and building the chambers of Sir Wilfred Robart and the Old Bailey. Days before the per- formance, manager Sheri Mitchell searched frantically for wigs that would authenti- cate the judicial set. Few in the audience real- ized that technical director Chris Wood took to the cat- walk after reports of sparks flying overhead. Minor mis- haps occured throughout, but were quickly covered by the well-rehearsed cast. Stand-out performances by Rachel Smith (Romaine) and Brian McGinty (Sir Wilfred) led the cast in the three acts of who-dun-it intrigue. Taking a break from re- +) hearsal, Robert Tommer, Heather Reed, Carl O’Reil- ly, and Ginger Alcorn dif- LR Intermission found Mrs. fuse nervous tension by talking Os among themselves. Meyers transformed back into actress Britt Argow. RAY SUN LISA HOSSAINI Bumming around, Chris Wood and Heather Reed wait for pizza during a lull in re- hearsals. Defending his alibi, Carl Claymore tells his Attesting to his client’s in- story to defense attor- : nocence, Brian McGinty neys Ben Hippen and V8 reveals to the courtroom a Brian McGinty. hidden conspiracy. LISA HOSSAINI RAY SUN Se eaidlcccll LISA HOSSAINI DRAMA CLUB PERFORMANCE ff 113 Tuning Up Whether rousing or relaxed in beat, precision was required of band and orchestra mem- bers. Overseeing a program of 170 students and five orga- nized performance groups, Band Director Phil Simon said, “I’m impressed with the progress and growth of the band in the last couple of years. They’ve exceeded my expectations.’ Both Sym- phonic and Concert bands proved their strength in the spring District XI Band Fes- tival at Robinson Secondary $ Eric Scheirer executes a top performance at the fall symphonic band concert. ALL PHOTOS STEVEN FLOYD in March, and the music de- partment’s annual trip to New York, on an exchange program with Mamaroneck High School. Band and Orchestra recog- nized the bicentennia l of the U.S. Constitution in October, playing authentic revolution- ary music of the period, such as “Chester” by William Bill- ings. “The orchestra is really an outstanding group of people for a high school,” said Direc- tor Hazel Cheilik. Featured is $ in full swing for their up- coming performance of chamber music. The orchestra and their di- rector, Hazel Cheilik, are a string quartet, “The Classic Apollino,’’ comprised of Xander Abbe, Chris Hutton, Haru Okuda and Jennifer Pu- gin. The Apollino performed at a reception and tea honor- ing Russian scientists along with their American co-writ- ers of the book Breakthrough: Emerging New Thinking. Whether it was a tuba or a violin, band and orchestra not only made the grade — they made the music. — C. Advincula and C.N. Ngai Taking a break before the performance, the sym- phonic band prepares for a top musical production. Dan Kerchner and David Yonce perform a pleasur- able duet of trumpet mu- sic. Ritika Sikri practices the music to be performed in the upcoming orchestra concert. The orchestra rehearses their chamber music be- fore an evening perfor- mance of classical favor- ites. PERFORMING BAND ORCHESTRA Mf 115 wy A WAY WITH It’s a crazy world at Jeffer- son...at least in the publica- tions corner. There are dead- lines to meet, layouts to tear up and redo, copy to expand, copy to compress, and photo- graphs to redevelop because someone spilled ketchup on them. “Everyone screams and runs around like their heads are cut off,” quips Janet Ford, exchange editor of TJ Today. “It’s like a zoo at feeding time.” In fact, the publications lab, consisting of four type- writers and a portable com- puter, is a lunchroom for many journalistic diehards and those with impending deadlines. It’s a time commit- ment, no doubt; one which can mean Saturdays spent at the printer surrounded by ink, wax, and sweat, stories revised (or written) by the light of a midnight moon, and all too often, quick naps Sizing a picture, News Edi- tor Tonya Fox completes feature section details for the third issue of TJ To- day. = uc snatched in Chemistry. But with 60 people on the year- book staff, 50 working on the newspaper, and 22 involved in the magazine for arts and sciences, the story can’t be one-dimensional. But in the end, the lure of the written word all boils down to pride. It’s the tradi- tional business of serving the students, the school, and the community. The feeling of noticing another angle of something familiar. And if nothing else, it’s another im- pressive credential to add to college applications. — Laura Klar STEVEN FLOYD = Labeling folio tabs, Laura = Klar and Jen Cobble assist Organizations Editor Bess Wiersema. LAURA RAPPOLD = Sports Editor Alex Zarech- nek ponders whether copy will fit before the cut-off rule must be exercised. —™- 8 At the light table, Manag- ing Editor Sarah Grum- bacher straightens copy. A to ZZZZ — ae, Alphabetiz- ing the index is the tedious job tackled by Adver- tising Editor Eric Pe- terson and Lisa God- dard. LISA HOSSAINI LAURA RAPPOLD LAURA RAPPOLD - LISA HOSSAINI Aesthetic Athletics — Photojournalism student Stacy Ison and Sports Edi- tor Catherine Lombardi pick out graphics for the magazine. Moi During a November act ity period, Veronica R runs through a Christn Carol for the winter e cert. ae me Le Zi Q ea) oc F Members of the Jeffer- son chorus performing at their first annual winter concert. Members of the Men’s Glee Club practice the Na- 2.44 tional Anthem for their de- but performance at the arsity Basketball game. STEPHEN FLOYD A SOUND BEGINNING The Show Choir rehearses their latest production during a December activity period. KANG-OKUDA-SUN RYAN VAART Those who are musically in- clined and have difficulty tak- ing all the choral classes they’d like because of sched- uling conflicts can usually be found in the choral room dur- ing the activity period. Ac- cording to Miss Rosemary Bocuzzi, who sponsored the extracurricular show choir and conducting class, “Our choral clubs give talented stu- dents the opportunity to learn music and the musical experience who can’t sched- ule the classes into their schedules. The clubs serve the same purpose as the classes — students learn the music and perform at choral concerts.” One can see the results of the hard work and dedication put into the activity period at Showing off their talent, Rad The chorus entertains the Christmas shoppers at Po- tomac Mills Mall. FRANCIE MALONE these concerts. The Men’s Glee Club, made of 25 men who all sing in lower registers, perform “The Star Spangled Banner” at every home bas- ketball game. Co-sponsor, Mr. John Berryman says, “T’m very proud of how self- motivated and professional they’ve been. They’re a bunch of neat guys. I’m lucky.” One occasionally has the good fortune to see the show choir dancing and singing at an assembly. “It takes coordi- nation and a lot of time, but it’s worth it,’’ comments Sandi Hwang. New this year, the conducting class, which is really an activity period course, especially able musi- cally inclined students the finer arts of conducting. Con- stant drive, and practice, practice, practice keep these musically talented students in tune. CHORAL GROUPS Hf 119 i) PARIS TO PEKING Foreign Language affician- dos who want to understand more about the culture of France than that the crois- sant evolved from that region spend their eighth periods planning. Planning what? Victoria Clifford, president of the French Club said, “We try to experience French customs by organizing activities as close to the ‘real thing’ as pos- sible.” The French Club had a busy schedule, running a newspaper, writing to pen- pals across the ocean, and or- ganizing such activities as a trip to a restaurant for a taste of authentic French cuisine, and a French caroling party ... even the writing of a Con- stitution. Sponsor Madame Delfosse remarked, ‘‘The French Club gives enthusias- tic students the chance to do what we don’t have time to do during class.”’ In the eastern corner of the world and in the Chinese Club students celebrated the new lunar year by folk music and dances. The Chinese Club uniquely features a dance troupe, with members performing ribbon and fan fances at assemblies, among others. A kung fu demonstra- tion led by Tim Tang and Daniel Tang and Chinese mu- sic by Tali Hsia were part of the program, which was co- ordinated by sponsor Mrs. Shirley Chow. Ethnic cos- tumes arranged by Mrs. Chow were modeled in a fashion show, while watching stu- dents munched on Asian snacks. All six foreign language clubs provided a means for those who wanted the thrill of experiencing the atmosphere of a foreign culture, by involv- ing their members in tradi- tional customs. Understand- ing how someone else lives a thousand miles away seem trivial to some folks, but to these dedicated students, the time put into planning and working is worth it. According to German Club vice-presi- dent Frank Probst, “By un- derstanding how other people live I can understand the world.” — Sianne Ngai SANDHYA KHANNA sey 4: Spanish Club members S - sample Mexican food in their Day of the Dead cele- bration. 120 [FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLUBS RYAN VAART SANDHYA KANNA Mage A swirl of silk — Chinese ““Z' Club members practice the RAY SUN graceful motions of the rib- bon dance. “Ae yt Future architect? David , Bradley gets a head start with a gingerbread house in German Club. RAY SUN RAY SUN ro Nacho assembly line — ie A members of Spanish Club gre Voulez-vous etre mon val- Be ial Deadman, Mark Otley Ty entine? French Club sell ‘ “sweetheart ballons during and Sharad Daswani A lunch. ed money by some quick culinary ertise. ‘s :' Spuds Gonzales calmly -[X. A). surveys the judging of the ’ Spanish Club pifata con- test. Spuds’ debonair air can be attributed to creator Hal Deadman. PULLING TOGETHER The SGA isn’t quite the Reagan administration, but it’s all politics. Nobody seems to know what goes on in the Oval Office; few could say what the SGA is doing at any given time. Call it political privacy. But there’s more than one force pushing to get things done in the SGA office: name- ly, president Torunn Yock, vice-president David Norton, secretary Anne Antonowitz and treasurer Gail Skov- ronsky. The SGA is responsi- ble for coordinating class gov- ernments, organizing major 1 SGA president, Torunn Yock captured at lunch while sharing her thoughts with Ricardo Zapata. ty) 122 9 ORGANIZATIONS MITCH SAVA extra-curricular activities and functions, and supporting the needs of students and clubs. In addition, laughs Yock “We act as a loan track.” The student government, that spends more eighth periods than not camped out in spon- sor George Dirner’s room, were the brains behind Homecoming, Spirit Week, and Jefferson Day. Jokes An- tonowitz about the latter, “Tt’s kind of a sophisticated field day.” On the SGA’s roster for the future, if finances permit, is some sort of school-wide pro- re Taking advantage of some spare time, Jason Hintz tackles some unfinished business. ject, “like sprucing up the lob- by a bit ... and doing some- thing with the Hall of Fame,” muses Yock. It’s not all that simple in the hierarchy of Jefferson politics. Class governments are aimed toward “achieving an end goal, such as prom and graduation, and promoting class spirit,” explains Yock. But it all comes down to one thing, says sophomore class secretary Mina Yu, ‘‘We make sure the school has fun.” — Laura Klar Mark Lonogan ponders some new ideas brought up at a controversial SGA meeting. STEVE FLOYD STEVE FLOYD Senior class president, Carlos Pezua, and Kather- ine Lilly share a pensi moment at an of meeting. George Little, sophomore class president, contem- plates the future of his class. Freshman and Sophomore SGA officers exchange views of the new election pro STUDENT GOVERN- MENT WH 123 In support of the sophomore class, Kim Schoppa sells pompoms so that everyone can show off their school spirit. ALL PHOTOS SEGALL-MAJESTIC Jason Hintz dressed up like a mobster and made a stunning performance in the Homecoming pep rally. 124 We take an odd sort of pride in being different from other schools and other groups of students. Just like any other high school’s students, we have our collection of ‘“‘jocks,”’ “brains,” or ‘“bops.” Somehow many of the social pressures in school are not as heavy at Science and Tech. Maybe it’s because we worry about what our Humanities or Chemistry grades are more than the latest gossip. But that doesn’t mean that we don’t talk about the last basketball game, or Pep rally screams could be heard throughout the school. Freshmen provided close competition to the winning sophomores PEOPLE who went with whom over the weekend or the occasional wild party at so-and-so’s house. We still have best friends and relationships, but we've also found time to “make the grade.” Instead of letting things build on us and turn us into social duds, we have learned to adapt to our admittedly different environment. It gets easier as time goes by to deal with the stereotypes. Sometimes we just wish you could be here. — Mike Widener 125 Finding himself still attached by a string of mozarella, Erik Petersen finishes a slice of pepperoni pizza. Having pizza delivered to school was a favorite way to get dinner after practice, meetings, or tutoring sessions. Eric Aamot 9 Vaia Abatzis9 David Abba 9 Xander Abbe 10 Timothy Abrams 10 Rajjit Abrol 11 Scott Abruzzo 10 Chris Adler 10 Cynthia Advincula 9 David Afzal 9 Sally Agersborg 11 Alex Agranov 9 James Ahn 9 Joseph Ahn 9 Peter Ahn 9 John Ajay 11 Ginger Alcorn 11 Eduardo Aleman 9 Pit stops othing hits the spot like a hot chili cheese dog and a Super I of Dr. Pepper from 7-11 after ¢ xxes were a familiar s halls, usu- ig carried by students rushing to catch es. Pizza Hut was the place to go after zhard day at school. That was where most students stopping at any hour t % noon to satisfy their primordial cravill | 5 food. a Morning began the culinary digression! could often see students walk into school wit doughnut in mouth and O.J.in hand. Others pre- ferred Crunch-n-Munch and an electric green slurpee. Just about any food to curve you appe- tite could be found here except for your favorite and mine, PIZZA. Pizza havens around the area were Dominoes, Cappon’s, and Pizza Hut. The red, white, and 126 AAMOT - BAXTER 1 games. The team and followers just it filled the place up, and if not in mass defi- itely in noise level. Everyone chipped in for the izza, but it seemed that one person always paid more than anyone else, and there was always the one to never pay at all. They fed quarters into the jukebox and the fascinating arcade games kept them occupied for hours. Don’t call them outs,” because their more like “pit stops” : all who spent their waking lives at school, the need for food was felt, and the need was met. —Amy Corner George Aliffiras 9 Ben Allen 11 Dean Allen 10 Teresa Allen 9 Joseph Alston 9 Curt Alt 10 Anne Antonowicz 11 Matthew Appler 9 Alex Arezina 1 Vladimir Arezina 10 Britt Argow 10 Nancy Aria 11 John Armstrong 10 Nadya Arnaoot 11 David Aronstein 11 Jenny Astudillo 10 John Atwell 11 Christopher Avellone 11 Mindy Babitz 9 Jordan Backman 9 Marla Ballenger 11 Cecile Band 9 Kavita Bansal 11 William Bardwell 9 Thad Barkdull 10 Theodore Barnhill 9 Christopher Baron 11 Jorge Baron 9 Mariam Basher 10 Sheryn Baxter 10 val Sharman Baybrook 10 Alex Bazala 9 Doug Beasley 11 Keith Beasley 10 Kirsten Beasley 11 Susanne Beck 10 Zachary Beck 9 Bryce Bedner 10 Randy Befumo 11 Marc Bejarano 9 David Bell 9° avid Bell 9 _ Michael Benton 11 Diane Bereznak 11 Jen Bergman 10 Judson Berkey 9 Brian Berry 10 Buffy Beverage 11 Rajnish Bhandari 11 Anju Bhushan 10 Jon Bierce 10 Lars Bishop 10 Lynne Bishop 9 Emily Black 10 Therese Blackmer 9 Cory Blair 10 Garrick Blalock 10 Robert Blanchard 10 Matt Blevins 10 Jon Blocksom 9 Allison Bloomfield 9 John Blouch 9 Steven Bluhm 10 Matthew Blum 9 Chris Blumenfeld 10 Brett. Boessen 128 BAYBROOK - BROWN Greensville Coun On the Road to Unity heerleaders, coaches, and players piled into buses on Friday morning, October 16, for a four hour trek to southern Vir- ginia. Following an impromptu practice next to the Holiday Inn, the varsity team took to the field against Greensvile County High School. The Colonials did not come home witha victory, dropping a 34 to 6 decision, but the unity the team gained more than made up for the loss. When you’re trying to establish a team, you need the Greensville County-type trip to pull things together,” said Olan Faulk, the team’s coach. “It wasn’t a winning experience but the players got to know eachother better than they could have by lounging around the halls.” Running back Ryan Ford concurred. “The trip brought a lot of team unity; it helped bring us together.” For some players, a chance to spend time with TAMI RANDOLPH teammates was consolation for the loss. “It was fun being with all our friends and goofing around, “ said John Armstrong. Receiver Rene Picardo had another reason for remembering the trip. “It felt like we were part of a real team travelling on the road.” - Anees Shaikh and Saquib Lakhani Clay Bonnet 9 Jonathan Borg-Breen 11 Paula Borkowski 10 Shondale Bostick 10 Amy Blouch 9 Andrew Boyko 10 Alexander Bradley 11 David Bradley 9 Chip Brill 9 Richard Brooks 11 Susan Brooks 9 Tim Brosnan 9 Deborah Bross 9 Arnold Brown 9 Sleeping on the bus becomes easier over time, and on the Greensville football trip Danni Picco and Kirk Rieckhoff have no problem with a lack of com- fort. | | Danny Brown 9 Jeff Brown 11 Lorelei Brown 11 Priscilla Brown 10 Steve Brown 11 Suzanne Brown 9 Peter Carlin 10 Erik Carlson 10 Anne Carney 9 Norm Carroll 10 Paul Carter 11 Aaron Cass 11 Nichole Causey 9 Steven Cereghino 9 David Cerf 9 Jennifer Chaisson 10 James Champlain 9 Esther Chan 11 Alice Chang 11 Andrea Chang 10 Anwell Chang 10 Caroline Chang 9 Jessica Chang 9 Lisa Chapman 9 Sridhar Charagundla 11 Bich Trang Chau 10 Denise Chen 9 Wayne Chen 11 Mark Cherbaka 11 Paul Chi 11 It’s Only Sleep Portrait of 11:15 O.K., so maybe I should have donerall my homework, but that’s not.grounds for keep- ing me awake. | did all the important stuff. Well, most,of it at least. I can do the rest on the bus tomorrow. So why are you keeping me awake? I know, it’s because I haven’t asked her to the dance yet. Well I’ll ask her tomorrow. Yes, I know that I said that yesterday, but this time I mean it, really. Well, I don’t care if you do try to keep me awake, I can beat you. In fact, I'll go have some hot chocolate right now. That’sg$Ujpposed to work. : 12:15 O.K., so the chocol ji think you’ve won, do you? Well 1t, because it just so happens that I ino algae.” at least I read the next chapter, so me out of all of this. But why am I not : and it’s not the dance, what then? Maybe it’s the four Big-Gulps I had of Coca-Cola today. No it’s a Young Man not that. Perhaps the three-hour nap I took com- ing home from school. Naah, that’s not it either. What then?� Listen, if you expect me to ask this girl tomorrow and be ready for my test, then I need some sleep. I guess I’m just destined never to sleep again. I just can’t seem to figure it out. I just don’t know. I just don’t 2222222222222. -Mitch Sava BEN VEHORN Sleepless Nights The moment of epiphany fails to 4” rouse Dan Rotelli in his reflectiofs as a young man as James Joyée is studied in Mrs. Joan Lawson’s Senior English class. Angela Ck ng 10 Chang Chung 11 . Edward Chung 10 Gloria Chung 9 Henry Chung 11 Hwan-Yoon Chung 9 Kevin Chung 9 131 Robert Chung 10 Domin Chung 9 Stephani Cilento 10 Becky Clark 11 Robert Clark 9 Jennifer Clarkson 9 David Copeland 9 Kacie Corcoran 10° William Corley 11 Amy Corner 11 Jason Corner 9 Sarah Cosby 9 Christina Cox 11 Joseph Cox 9 Shea Crawford 10 Amy Croney 11 Patrick Crotty 9 Andrew Csontos 9 132 Chung - Deadman Kristen Cunnigham 11 Louis Cupo 9 Sheila Currier 10 Jim Cusey 11 . Cindy D’agostino 11 _ Gretchen Dains 9 Long Distance Phone Bills Reaching Out To Touch Someone Is Expensive ou walk in the front door. There is an ominous silence in the house, and then you notice why. Your father is standing with his back to you, but even from this view- point you can see the small slip of paper in his hand. Even more noticeable are the puffs of smoke issuing out of his ears, and the magenta color slowly rising up the back of his necklike mercury in a thermometer. Hoping to avoid con- frontation, you quietly sneak upstairs to your room. Only when you are safely within the con- fines of your room do you dare to even breathe. A quick glance at the calendar on the wall over your desk verifies your fear...the phone bill has come in! Frantically, you rack your brain for plausible reasons and or excuses for all those long distance calls to your friends. For many students here, this situation is not too hard to’imagine. Because of the geographic area from which this school draws its students, many find that impulsively calling a friend just to chat can be a rather expensive activity. Often the call is not local, but long distance. leading to some S very high phone bills. 2” nitely not alone. Cc P sielechore balloting in fall + to change the boundaries for long distance stim- ulated considerable interest. In hand, was the solution to the problem of “close” friends being just a phone call away, but a rather expensive phone call away. Unfortunately, this will not go into effect for another year at least...most likely the day after the current juniors graduate. In the meantime, when the phone bill comes in, just tell your parents you needed an important home- work assignment or that it was for your science project. -Karen Kenny 6:00 P.M. With track practice over and twenty miles from home, Amy Corner calls her mother to beg for a ride. Colleen DeJong 9 Crescelle Dela Torre 11 Scott Delaney 9 Laurent Delfosse 11 Cindy Deller 11 Toby Delrahim 9 Lee Demory 10 Keith Depew 9 Michelle Des Rosiers 11 Chris DeSantis 11 James DeVaughn 10 Daniel DeVos 9 ms ie te a; PALAIS eRe - Garrett DeYulia 10 Lahyan Diab 10 Carolina Diaz-Peroza 9 Josh Dietrich 11 - Bryan Dillard 10 © Thomas Dills 9 | From Jackets, to Lunch © School Costs - Everything Costs Money and It Can Really Add Up tover lunch money allowance. Although a 25-cent e brownie at the infamous Latin bake sales may Bake sales. Candy-Grams. Football Pro- not sink you into debt, payin sweets, Aaron : : z Bennett pays Tony 872ms. oS and fancy clothes can quic Sullivan ata Latin Sometimes school seems like a lesson-in shop-_ cy. Club bake sale. ping wisely, and getting the most for your lef- One of the most sales quota, or Having a taste for By summer break, we can get jobs and rebuild our finances; however, some must decide on an apprenticeship, which looks good to colleges but doesn’t pay as well as teenage job. , That is, if you havg money left to drive to work. | LAURA RAPPOLD Alicia Dodds 11 Kevin Dolan 9 Thomas Dolan 10 Thomas Domingues 11 Jean Donaldson 11 Kristen Donaldson 9 Scott Dorrick 10 Kassie Dove 10 Betina Dowdell 9 Jayne Draper 9 Matt Drowns 9 Bruce Duewer 9 Nolan Duffin 10 _ Jennifer D Michael Epperly 11 George Erikson 10 Jeff Espirito 11 David Evans 10 Michael Evans 11 Nicole Evans 11 Cathy Everberg 10 Jimmy Fagan 9 Tighe Fagan 9 Chris Fannin 10 Nervin Fanous 10 Laura Fejfar 9 Shawna Felger 9 Emily Felt 11 Heather Ferguson 9 Robb Ferguson 9 Carrie Finch 9 Michael Finneran1l0 SCHOOL COSTS 135 Samara Firebaugh 9 Stacy Fischer 9 Aikya Fisher 11 Mark Fisher 9 Julie Fitch 10 Erin Fitzgerald 9 “Judith Fitzpatrick ll David Fix ie Tonya Fox it Johnathan Frankel 10 John Franklin 10 Sam Friedlander 9 John Fry 10 Jonathan Gabel 9 Adam Gaiser 10 John Gallagher 11 Marc Garcia 9 Mark Garcia-Lamarca 10 Rajat Garg 11 Elizabeth Garrett 9 William Garrett 11 Jennifer Garrison 9 Chris Gasink 11 Geoff Gaudreault 10 Mark Gelman 9 Beth Gerber 9 Nick Gertler 11 Russell Gheen 11 Van Giang 11 136 FIREBAUGH - GRAYSON to talk to. bh more: “A rust, no Lee. ves more © school. few people F each oth- n be a nor- have new frie now what’s go- ing on in their Ii Shea Crawford. As students make new they can some- times lose common ground with old friends at the other high schools. “When someone isn’t there, MITCH SAVA it’s hard, but you adapt,” said many other aspects of life at Scié we seem to make things work out, be bus, doing a Science Fair project, o friendships that last. ‘“‘Can you speak? Can you ' Kristy Donaldson, Badlebeck, Charlie -Lisa Godda Mara Giattina 9 Christopher Gibbs 11 Matt Gibney 9 — Andy Gibson 11 David Gibson 11 Candee Gieger 11 Robert Gillespie 9 Leslie Gillum 9 Wes Gimbert 10 Matthew Giorgio 11 Daniel Glanz 11 Justin Glass 9 Lisa Goddard 10 John Goebel 9 Jeremy Goldberg 11 Michael Golden 9 Ann Goldman 9 David Goldstein 9 Adrian Gould 10 Casey Gragg 10 Chandra Graham 10 MArk Grant 11 Genie Gratto 10 Winifred Grayson 10 BEST FRIENDS’ 137 Matthew Greene 9 Nancy Greene 9 Donna Griffin 9 Noelle Griffiths 9 Jason Grubb 9 Sara Grumbacher 11 on sete wet Jon Guhl 11 Michael Guhl meee i ar wes Erik Halvorsen 10 Lia Hamon 10 Jini Han 11 Mary Han 9 Sang Han 10 Suki Han 10 Dan Hanlan 9 James Hanners 11 Christina Hansen 9 Jill Hansen 9 Ahmed Haque 9 Patricia Harada 9 Andy Harasty 11 Julie Harford 11 Paul Hargrove 10 Konstantinos Haritos 9 Ellen Harlow 11 Ethan Harlow 9 Susan Harp 10 Cassie Harrington 11 Brian Harris 10 Brian Harris 10 Robert Harris 11 Venus Harris 11 138 GREENE - HILTON Makeup | That Prescious Morning Ritual ith her hair pulled� back, the mirror lights turned on, and the whole Mary Kaye cosmetic system laid. out, the £ ool girl is ready to apply her face yeshadow, eyeliner, mas- eh - lipstick - make up sotten or ignored. ll sorts of creative ly applied at home , the bus stop and y and the car all are Surcly, the most difficult ip is while driving the car; Splights or a slow spot on inter- é sufficient. It takes a while to get place to ap | however, a _ state 66 can f the hang of ‘‘on-the-way-to-school” application, ————e but late risers are forced to catch on quickly. The bathroom across from the cafeteria is a good place to see the action, girls touching up the “war paint”, brushing, combing, and even blow drying hair. To all those guys who scoff at this traditonal practice, remember this: the passion-fruity pink lip gloss is for you. - Amy Corner sional appli than the routine, Gratto is ma for the play “ ness for the Pros ecution”’. : folly Harrison 10 _ Kingsley Harrop- Williams 9 Mark Hartfield 11 F’lynne Hartigan 11 Paul Hashemi 9 Michael Haugen 11 Kendra Havekost 9 Scott Hawley 10 Amy Hayden 10 Thomas Hayghe 10 John Heermans 11 Colin Heichman 10 Eric Heldman 10 Amy Helm 10 Gunther Helms 10 Eric Helvey 11 Kimberly Henderson 9 Kristie Henry 9 Brian Hepler 9 Ellen Herman 10 Gayle Herrington 11 Karen Hester 10 Jon Hill 10 Sam Hilton 10 MAKEUP 189 LISA HOSSAINI Patti Hinckley 10 Clarence Hinton 9 Jason Hintz 11 Ben Hippen 9 David Hish 9 Soo Ho 11 Thien Ho 9 My Hoang 11 Tuan Hoang 10 Alex Hoffman 10 Matthew Hoffman 9 Beth Holleran 11 Sekila Holmes 10 Michelle Hong 10 Jennifer Hood 9 Katherine Hook 9 Brian Hooper 9 Daniel Hoppe 9 During an open IM- PACT, Stephani Ci- lento,Jen Cobble- Derek Sopko,Lisa Roberts, and Kris- tin Peterson chose to spend their free time funning in the sun. Will The Real You can’t judge a book by its cover. Or ca School is a place of individuals, but ther conscious signals that people give off that tr various responses in others. Could you te difference between the freshmen, sophomore: d juniors, and seniors if you were one of the many visiting adults? Let’s see. Your guide leads you to the biotech lab. The students glance at you as you stop to admire the protein assays. The pamphlet states that all freshmen go through it, then may take it again as a senior. Of course, you say, they’re freshmen. The look of innocence, coupled with flashes of HARU OKUDA one Pan fecntinn to senior in one clése Tor the casual observer, figuring out who i is safe to ta k to to the students, it’s like breathing. Freshmen i variably sit at the front or back of the class while seniors are around the corners. Juniors, sporting a world weary look, scatter themselves, while sophomores stay close-knit - males in one e clum females in another. Of course, no one fits exactly into ne no; tion. Feshmen range in age from 12 to 15. You take it from there. The casually cool guy who bumped into you may be a junior, not a senior. And the petite girl with bows and a pink note- book might be a sophomore, not a freshman. You never know...but it’s fun trying. - Angela Thrasher | Greg Hosler 11 Lisa Hossaini 10 Jonathan Hotz 10— Mike Howard 9 Heather Hoyle 11 Tali Hsia 10 Felix Huang 9 Kay Huang 9 Peter Huang 9 Matt Hungerford 9 Dave Hunt 10 Shannon Hunter 9 Brian Hurst 10 Renee Hutchins 9 Chris Hutton 9 Peter Huynh 11 Leon Huynh 9 Cindy Huang 10 Catharina Japikse 11 Karin Japikse 9 lan Jaranson 11 Ruth Jarbadan 10 Dok Jasionowski 10 Kanul Jerath 11 William Jimenez 11 Dennis Jimeno 10 Chat Joglekar 10 Mark Johns 9 Bruce Johnson 11 Eric Johnson 11 CLASS DETERMINATION 141 Jennifer Johnson 9 Jillian Johnson 9 Ashley Jones 9 Brett Jones 10 Eric Jones 11 Jacob Jones 9 Robin Jones 9 Stephanie Jones 9 Charlie Joo 10 Helen Joo 9 Brian Kane 10 Song Kang 10 Justin Karjala 10 Hashem Karoum 10 _ Karen Kearns 11. Michael Keith 11 _ Weston Kennedy 10 — Karen Kenney 11 Akhil Khanna 11 Sandhya Khanna 10 © James Khatcheressian 11 Thomas Kierstead 10 Maria Killos 11 Caroline Kim 9 Shmo Kim 11 Daria Kim 10 Dhong Kim 9 Dyane Kim 9 Eugene Kim 11 Eun Koo Kim 11 He-Ji Kim 9 Howard Kim 10 Jae Kim 11 Jinee Kim 9 oly W} 142 JOHNSON - KIRKLAND lumpingonthe BANDwagon Aspiring Musicians Surround Us © you want to be a reck,and.roll-stareJt� Lhis, unnamed, band is into blues and tries to won’t be easy considering that the school practice once a week. They don’t really have any bands don’t play much aside from classi- plans to play live. Though their mugi eal and big band music. Students bg Diay more _ ests are poo different, all thes gressive much considering the fu 0 this school. A but this doesn’t k ave a long way to om trying. they'll pee trying. consists of juniors Bobby Wilks ss, drum machine programming), Doug Be (guitar), Brian Shenk (guitar), and Scott Shatif (keyboards). This yet unnamed band tries to practice weekly but finds that homework restricts theig time. Their musical in- terests differ quite a 1 as Wilks points out, “That’s definitely a md, Some of us are into | Metallica and I J r.” As the band is ifferit ical tastes don’t | worry the ‘Okay because we The Sh me constraints but still ery Other week on the ; teheressian | r d Anees PHILIP MOORTGAT lence so xcitement. rey. I like to fill people to leave they can leave | “The whole point is” a room with energy. snapping their finge s Khatcheressian. _ Yet another fledgling band includes Mark Burke (saxaphone, bass), Colin Prepscius (drums), Aaron Cass (guitar), Doug Mikutel (lead guitar), and Tom Domingues (harmonica). orsyiebrating the wna Anniversity of them@feyeristaviatecn Doug Beasley makes a modern dedication in its honor. Min Soo Kim 11 So Young Kim 9 Sonia Kim 10 Steve Kim 10 Susy Kim 9 Thomas Kim 10 Tommy Kim 9 Yoonah Kim 11 Yuli Kim 9 Jeff King 10 Michael King 9 Mike Kirkland 11 SCHOOL BANDS’ 143 Since a trip to the Bahamas was out of the question, Jon Hotz used the fairly sunny snow day at the beginning of January to catch up on his tan. Christy a 9° Karyn Kolman 10 Margery Konan 9 Bobby Koo 11 Tonia Korves 10 Jennifer Krahulec 11 Stephan Kratz 9 Brinda Krishnan 9 Ehren Kruger 10 Jeff Kruger 10 Joseph Kurian 10 Martine Kusiak 9 Tung Lai 10 Robbie Laird 10 Saquib Lakhani 11 144 KIRKPATRICK - LIVINGSTON JON HOTZ now days | are uncspeoted ise the somewhat storms and aé ies and method The immediate ion upon hearing of a good chance of snow is, of course, whether to bother doing homework. Here it seems a kind of Mur- phy’s Law takes over, the more homework you oti theor- ing warm inside the house is don’t do, the le cancelled. Some much about missi feel certain that the snow may not come opening. Two hour late openingSare considered a decent compromise by most people, because school doesn’t start until 10:30 am. and it usually brings a lot of general mayhem to the building; however, some learning must go on and assignments be turned in. Snowball fights, ice skating, s t school will be hat talking too f the weathermen ” is coming, then the Or only give us a late use their days off in additj and sleeping, incredibly, just long enough to hear “...county schools are closed” most of us can go back to bed satisfied that we have the art of prediction down to a science. -Mike Widener Dung Lam 9 James Lane 9 Sylvia Lang 9 David Lange 10 Greg Lansingh 11 Erika Larson 9 Vince Laviano 9 Anna Lawson 10 Dung Le 11 Dung Le 9 Nana Le 11 Quang Le 9 Thanh Le 10 _ Nick Charl lyn Leu k Li enson Daryl Lewis 10 Ethan Lewis 9 Roger Lewis 10 Estella Li 11 Julie Libarkin 10 Michael Lin 10 Mimi Lin 11 Jennifer Liner 11 George Little 10 Arthur Liu 11 Christine Liu 10 Elizabeth Livingston 9 SNOW DAYS’ 145 Andrew Loftus 9 Catherine Lombardi 11 Mark Lonergan 9 Daniel Long 10 Kwan Lou 9 Howard Lu 10 Judy Lu 9 Mark Lucianovic 9 Christian Luers 9 Carrie Lundgren 10 Brigitte Luong 9 John Lupinos 10 Kira Maginn David Magrud Jennifer Mahr It Steven Maier 11 Jenny Malka 10 Dorinda Malone 9 . Bard Malovany 11. Rebecca Malovany 9 Cynthia Manapsal 11 Chris Manfredi 9 Corinne Manfredi 10 James Mann 10 David Manning 9 Linda Mao 10 Wesley Margeson 9 James Markels 9 Michael Markisello 10 Jeff Martin 10 Lorinda Martin 9 Scott Martin 10 Stephanie Masumura 10 146 LOFTUS - MCDONALD | plenty of time t Sound familar?” by half the school not a log, then it’s French or homewor!l ber of classes we have eac! By 8:10 every morning a swarm of ids sprawled over the hallway floor doing homework, and one could always tell the days that a physics problem set was due. Many were like Joe Busby who said, “Whenever I’m stuck, I wait until morning and get help from my friends.” Procrastinators ended up writing either right before school, during one of their classes, in lunch or in the far too meager five minutes between periods. “I don’t procrasti- t do my homework at lunch,” indicated in stand such a y people who to do their homework. If oa eos on a bus, they’re almost sure to 29 66 hear words like “differentiate,” “momentum,” ‘pected phrases like “Who are you going to ask to Lisa Math 9 Andrew Mathes 9 Daniel Mathus 11 Scott Matthews 9 John Maushammer 11 Anne Mayer 9 Dana Mayfield 10 Rick Mayfield 11 Jenny Mazza 10 Heather McCafferty 11 Kim McCaughey 9 Colin McCormick 9 Kelly McCullough 9 Patrick McCullough 10 — Justin McCune 9 Mason McDaniel 9 Lureta McDermott 11 ‘Shawn McDonald 11 Got Time ‘Van der Waals forces,” along with the more ex- the dance?” Not only do we do our classes, but we do it in clas times has a math teacher, to do their science wor to say ‘“‘this is a histo man?” It just comesge the period before it’s due. It must ‘be human na- ture. i . Giorgio studies his history text in a unique manner. -Mitch Sava MITCH SAVA Jonathan McDunn 9 Greg McElhatton 9 Brian McGinty 11 Sean McGrath 9 Berin McKeown 10 Julie McMahon 11 Joseph McMeekin 10 Eric McMullen 10 Kim McNaught 10 Maura McNerney 11 Andrew McNulty 9 Frank McPherson 10 Edward McPike 11 Melissa McShea 10 Alison Meeknof 9 _ Brendan Meiers 11 _ Meredith Meisels 9 Ken Melberger 9 Peter Messore 10 Holly Meyer 9 William Meyers 9 Douglas Mikutel 11 Christine Miles 10 Ashley Miller 11 Craig Miller 11 Edward Miller 11 Gordon Miller 10 Mike Miller 10 Douglas Min 9 Stephen Minard 9 Alex Miravite 10 Michael Mitchell 9 Paul Mitchell 9 Sheryl Mitchell 10 Todd Mitchell 9 Eric Mock 9 148 MCDUNN - MORSE es Computer Users We Have Our Share of Them, but They Are Definitely NOT Nerds hey’re here, all around us. The casual ob- server may not see them all, but he will see many. They’re in the halls, class- rooms, and cafeteria. Who are they? Computer Nerds, of course. TJ is filled with them. Stand in the hallway during lunch one day and just observe. Count them. If you don’t find too many, then they must all be in the computer lab. That’s where they spend their lunch ya know! Most “outsiders” (people who didn’t make it in, or didn’t even try) and many “insiders” (those who tried, and did make it) agree that TJ is _ swarming with these detestable pests. Shane Gu- _ tridge believes, ““We’ve got more than our fair share of them.” When asked if he himself was a computer nerd, he exclaimed, “Oh, good god no! I can barely turn a computer on. I mean give me some credit.” Lydia Sutton felt that we do have some of them, but not so many as people think, an self, she states, “I hate computer me. I don’t go near a comp Garrett DeYuliareplied he was a computer 1 computer since las deeper, and reasone lot about it, doesn you are a computer nerd. You have to ” So...what’s the big deal? Everyone agrees the re here, but no one thinks of themselves as one. So change the name to “computer expert” or “computer user.” Then the replies are favorable. Rick Pereira says, “I like them computers,but I don’t think I'd like to be a computer scientist.” Steve Brown aven’t seen a illanueva dug cause you know a also likes them, and finds them “‘very handy” except ““When they shut off in the middle of a Spanish essay test.” Suzanne Lee turned defensive and stated, ‘ don’t think that it’s being a computer expert that bad.” I agree, the word processor is a life saver. I mean where would we be if we had to use a writer, or even worse, a pen and paper? So that’s the answer. We’ve got ‘em, but cares. Computers help us out, and God k need all the help we can get with thi So they’re here, all around us, crowdii halls. What are they? Computer ..sounds a lot better doesn’t it? I may even admit fice I am one too. -Catherine Lombardi JON HOTZ COMPUTER LITERACY Mes literacy is the second foreign language this school is required to learn. Jenny Mock 10 Brian Moelk 9 Peyam Mojallal 9 Robert Moore 11 Russell Moore 9 Philip Moortgat 11 Eric Morgan 11 Wendy Morgan 9 Jeff Morris 10 Marianne Morris 10 Brandon Morrisey 10 Caryn Morse 10 149 A Two Things of the Same. ands clasped tightly together, ar wrapped around each other in a pas sionate embrace, these are the signs LAURA RAPPOLD a boy and a girl who promise to sp ing hours for the rest of their lives sene least the next few weeks. People whisper about them, their names myste- riously appear on the bathroom wall, but they see none of this. With stars in their eyes, they gaze only at each other, ignoring their friends and family until the imminent tragedy, the break-up. When the great calamity happens it’s not usually a pretty sight. There is the dram relationship with a § calm break-up, usa just be friends,” tk lish language. Sq and downs, fig times of bliss just ask one they will surely tel more than the wot @tic break-up, ending the ‘Aight. Then there is the e statement of “Let’s st words in the Eng- avoidance, and ot worth it, but individuals and e pay off is worth David Manning ac- Dut in companies Priscilla Brown to class, a teenage tradition. -Amy Corner Eva Moy 9 Michael Mucciacciaro 10 Geoffrey Mueller 11 Michael Mukai 11 David Mulligan 11 Kate Mulligan 11 Demetrio Munoz 10 Linette Murdock 10 Tom Murphy 10 John Myers 11 Stanley Myers 10 Renuka Nair 10 Seema Nair 10 Nadim Nakhleh 9 Joon Nam 9 Chuck Neel 10 Craig Nemecek 9 150 MOSER - OU Charles Newcomb 9 Jodi Newcombe 9 Sianne Ngai 11 Bao-Tran Ngo 9 Minh Ngo 9 Van Ngo 10 Cathy Nguyen 10 Cuong Nguyen 11 Han Nguyen 9 Huyen Linh Nguyen 10 Lam Nguyen 9 Linh Nguyen 10 Carlton O’Riley 9 : Funmi Oduolowu 10 | Ann Ogura 11 John Oh 11 Lisa Oh 9 Haru Okuda 10 Michael Ol 10 Erika Olimpiew 9 Kathy Omelan 9 Elizabeth Ong 10 Daniel Organek 10 Jennifer Osborne 9 Mark Otley 9 Harris Ou 11 COUPLES 151 Michelle Owens 10 Wendell Pai 11 Danny Pak 11 Dennis Pak 9 Han Pak 10 Kevin Palmer 11 Casey Papovich 9 Brian Parish 11 Andy Park 11 _ Bruce Park 10 Dean Park 9 Montgomery Parker 9 Kyle Parmentier 9 Amy Parsons 9 Anita Patel 10 Susheel Patil 11 Andrew Patricio 9 Donnie Patterson 10 Mara Paul 11 Richard Payling-Wright 10 John Payne 9 Matthew Payne 11 Scott Pearson 10 Maureen Peed 11 Mike Pennington 9 Danny Pepelke 9 Ingrid Pereira 10 Rick Pereira 11 Robert Perez 11 Kristi Perri 9 Jay Perry 10 Lynellen Perry 11 Jeff Peters 9 Michelle Peters 11 Eric Petersen 11 152 OWENS - POWLEY a tionable five minu episode of the m ments,” is thess meetings, points of birthdays. Jason Hintz charge of relaying import tant facts of the day. There aredittle things abo nouncements that make them ple, from 8:00 am. to 8:25 am., mu throughout the hallways for student enje and the morning announcement people manage to laugh at their own jokes or mishaps, even if the student body doesn’t quite un stand them. Little things such as readings an announcement a day late, triping over their tongue while reading one, or broadcasting a hap- py birthday message that sounds like a eulogy, all make the morning announcements one of a kind. One student, who wished to remain anonymous, Erik Peterson 11 Kristen Peterson 10 Antonia Pettit 10 Bea Pham 11 Charlie Pham 9 Jimmy Pham 9 Long Phan 11 Bobby Phillips 10 Craig Phipps 11 Cuong Pho 11 Lana Pho 10 Rene Picardo said of the morning announcements, “I don know. I never listen to them.” Whether or ni body is unknown. They may not always be ace rate, and they may never be listened to, but they’ll always be here. “Thad Barkdull SAVA for the morn nouncements. Sung Powley 9 Angela Pratt 9 James Prendergast 10 Colin Prepscius 10 Joey Prim 19 Dan Pringle 11 Frank Probst 11 Mark Prochaska 9 William Prosser 11 Jennifer Pugin 10 Rachel Quadt 10 David Radcliffe 11 Michelle Rauch 9 Atticus Reaser 9 Teri Reaves 10 Keith Rebello 9 Stefanie Redmon 10 Kevin Reece 9 Heather Reed 10 Mark Reese 11 Elizabeth Reres 9 Elizabeth Rettenmaier 11 Bethany Revak 9 Chris Rice 11 Mike Richbert 9 Cooper Richey 9 Kirk Rieckhoff 11 Rod Rippey 11 George Risher 11 Brigitte Riviere 10 Larry Roadcap 10 Nancy Robbins 10 Lisa Roberts 10 Derek Robinsin 11 Dennis Rodgers 9 Cathy Rood 9 154 POWLEY - SELZER Jake Rose 10 David Rosen 11 Sam Rosen 9 Jason Rosenberger 9 Robin Rosenjelf 9 David Rostker 11 . Veronica Rouse 11 Eric Russel 9 Kristy Ryman 9 Ibrahim Saeed 9 Alessandra Sagasti 10 Satyajit Saha 9 — Ronnie Saunders 10 Mitch Sava ll Vikram Savkar 9 Sharon Saydah 11 Joe Schaefer 9 Robert Scaefer 10 Eric Scheirer 11 William Scherer 9 Joshua Schlam 9 Pa ul Schmiesing 10 Susan Schoch 11 Geoffrey Schoof 10 Kristina Schoof 9 John Schreiber 10 Gary Schrock 9 Jessica Schroeder 9 Charles Schubert 9 Patrick Schultheis 10 Greg Schwabacher 10 Matthew Schwartz 11 Roger Schwenke 9 Kari Seaman 10 John Seeley 11 Geoff Selzer 9 155 Volunteering Congressional Award Winners as 14, Picco followed through on those early irations. At the blood donor bank, Picco 8d ‘““—carrying the blood and plasma up ic labs or reassuring worried donors.” Pqualified for Congress’ bronze award 100 hours of service over nine months. His [00k him further than Fairfax. . .all the way e Dominican Republic where his church or more high school students, it’s hard enough to make time for Christmas shop ping, taking out the garbage, and footb: practice. . .plus figuring out physics. But ba Picco and Scott Pearson found an extra¢ 200 hours for volunteer work. Their com service, along with an out-of-school progra fitness, did not go unnoticed. They were two of recipients of Congress’ 8-year-old Congressional Award; honoring people between 14 and 23. Picco and her 17-year-old brother John, a stu- : , dent at Bishop Ireton, achieved the second of yt A was also three levels. Danni’s silver award recognized her : of for 200 hours� over.15 months as a Junior Auxil- er rewards for iary Volunteer at Fairfax Hospital’s blood donor hose presented in bank, on field hockey, baske ], and swimming 4 teams. J ohn contributed to. early interest give youa ; the stories he find his was“teé -Laura Klar nod or you help a little kid e cafeteria,” said Picco. Mark Sentell 9 Brooke Sever 10 Anees Shaikh 11 Anis Shaikh 10 Elizabeth Shashaty 9 Marla Shauer 10 Scott Shauf 11 Caroline Sheffield 10 Brian Shenk 11 Mike Sherman 11 D.J. Shillito 11 Erik Shively 10 Ronald Shokes 9 Daniel Shriver 10 Christie Shuk 10 Peter Shumaker 11 Terri Siefkes 10 Matt Siegler 11 Ritika Sikri 9 Charles Simak 11 Xavier Simon 11 Betsy Sims 9 Jonathan Singer 9 Anup Singh 11 156 SENTELL - SU Moni Sinmao 11 Jeff Skerker 11 Dawn Skjei 11 Karen Skjei 9 Steve Skjei 9 Danny Skovronsky 9 Gail Skovronsky 4p Jennifer Snyder 10 - Kurt Snyder 11 Kwok So 11 Michele Son 9 Hee-Su Song 10 Tom Song 11 Randy Soper 10 Derek Sopko 10 Eric Soroos 10 Athena Sotirchos 9 Richard Spall 11 Kate Spilker 11 Sean Stalzer 11 Theron Stanford 9 Robbie Stanley 9 Jesse Stapleton 10 Randy Steck 10 Eve Steigerwalt 10 Kirk Stoker 9 Michael Stone 11 Coralyn Stoneburner 11 Matthew Stoughton 9 Jay Streck 11 Stephen Su 10 VOLUNTEERING 157 Jereym Suess 10 Andy Sullivan 10 David Sullivan 10 Todd Sullivan 9 Bob Summers 9 Raymond Sun 10 Jae Sung 11 Karen Suskiewicz 10 Elizabeth Sutherland 10 Steve Swanchara 9 Susan Swezey 11. Christopher Taggart 9 ban wee tele PP Re the Sees ae wre Addition MAE ONS tenes ey eee eae een ks Simon Tarr 10 Donna Tate 10 Craig Taylor 9 Kimberly Taylor 9 Jason Temple 9 James Thomas 10 Owen Thomas 10 Angela Thrasher 10 Sean Timm 9 Andrew Timmes 10 Michael Tolin 9 Robert Toomer 10 Jennifer Torres 10 Bambi Tran 11 Hong-Ngoc Tran 10 Tram Tran 11 Ky Tran-Trong 10 Truc Trinh 9 Tara Trocki 11 Roger Tsai 10 Thomas Tu 11 Peter Turner 10 Manish Tuteja 11 Jeff Unger 10 158 SUESS - WIERSEMA Amy Updike 11 Ryan Vaart 9 David Van Hemel 11 Christine Van Milder 9 Shirley Van Milder 10 Anthony Van Sickle 10 Maria Vargas 10 Mary Rose Vasko 11 George Veech 10 Derek Venable 9 Karin Verspoor 11 John Viletto 9 Scott Wall 11 Neil Walls 9 Andrea Walter 10 Helen Wan 9 Ben Ward 11 Mare Ward 11 Janet Weaver 9 Eric Wehr 10 James Weiner 9 Marc Weiser 9 Mark Weisman 11 James Weiss 9 Mark Wentink 9 Jeff Werner 9 Greg Wertime 10 Jordan Wethe 11 Heidi Wetterberg 10 Alex Whalen 11 Terrel White 11 Janet Whiten 11 Andrew Wick 9 Robert Wickham 9 Mike Widener 11 Bess Wiersema 10 159 Berkeley Wiggins 10 Arlon Wilber 10 Jeremy Wilcox 9 Bobby Wilks 11 Rob Willhoite 10 Eric Williams 9 Rob Williams 10 Daniel Willson 9 Christopher Wilson 10 John Wilson 11 Ron Wilson 10 Scott Witman 11 Matt Woodruff 10 — Audra Wright 10 Whit Wright 9 Alex Wu 11 Rob Wyte 11 Chia Yang 10 Heng Yang 10 Diana Yap 9 Chris Verington 10 Richard Vessian 9 Grace Yi 10 Sang Yi 10 Julia Yim 9 John Yochim 10 Torunn Yock 11 David Yance 10 Anne Young 11 Mina Yu 10 Kwong Yung 9 Kewhyan Yuoh 10 Jason Yustein 10 Chris Zacko 11 Ricardo Zapata 11 Alexandra Zelano 10 160 WIGGINS - ZELANO AHdVuHDO.LOHd ‘OTUNad VUCGNYVS CLASS OF 1988 SENIOR EXPERIENCE. As the final Senior Experience drew to a close, the prospect of college approached. Find some of the colleges they aspired for. First impressions, thoughts on the school day and the curriculum, senior portraits, college applications, memories ... more! What seniors did in high school: see the community section, SENIOR MAGAZINE 161 v Haited ea 2 Oy DAVID SUN The Senior Spirit banner turned out to be a rough essay voicing the opinions of the Senior class. Beginning of the End We arrived at Jefferson with our base schools’ traditions bred into us. We had hoped for a senior parking lot, a senior hall, early dismissal for lunch, and other famili senior privileges. When we encountered an_ | atmosphere geared toward equality rather | than seniority, we had a hard time coping. An opportunity to voice our opinions came up during Homecoming Week. Our spirit banner turned into a rough essay re- laying our sentiments. Magic markers flew everywhere as we got on our knees and wrote furiously during the 45 minute time limit. With the hope of gaining attention, every senior signed the draft. The year had begun with a shaky start. And with a unity of purpose, we began the final year of our high school lives. —- Chi Chung hay 162 MM SENIorsS New beginnings can be difficult, especially for Seniors who have left their schools, or whose school has left them. Everyone remembers some image of those first few days, has some recollection of their first impres- sions. The scene is this: two steel doors are flung wide into the sun, expos- ing a double rectangle of shade. In the grey light, a silhouette is barely visible — a Senior. There is one last drop of determination still sliding around in his mind, nearly evaporated by the heat of summer sun and summer friendships. For him, it is not the first time, and certainly not the last, that he will enter a new place in this fashion. But, as always he is sure that he has come to the wrong door. Nearby, a hallway stretches almost to the vanishing point, but is at last totally eclipsed by the gleeful reunited, who are hailing each other loudly. One of these is a Senior. She knows this is her hallway, and has been for years. She sees the hesitant silhouette standing in the doorway against the hazy morning light, squints, and turns away, for he is exactly what she has been expecting. She cries out to an old friend across the hall. Perhaps their first impressions had already been formed. Like this, from prejudices, rumors, or first glances, we made judge- ments which became the nebulous seeds of all our relationships. Per- Everybody has some recol- lection of their first im- pressions. haps we searched out pocket protectors like scarlet letters, or looked for resemblances to Beaver Cleaver as if they were the stamp of Satan. Perhaps rebellious sytles repelled our eyes, or raucous speech might have shut our ears. Or, perhaps, we were just trying to find replace- ments for friends we had lost, and shut out new experiences. And so we formed our first impressions. We would hang our impression of a person on the framework of a stereotype, and try to tailor it to fit. At last, up to our armpits in dissected preconceptions, we were forced to accept a person’s individ- uality. We stopped looking and listening from a distance, and started touching and drawing closer. No matter what we thought at first of someone’s shrunken heads, boxer shorts, Wayfarers, or lizard’s paw, we began to recognize and befriend the real people behnid the images. Our first impressions began to change. — Rob Heittman e ) foe) ie) a a) ica) es] fy FRED NORTH All the seniors had different reasons for coming to Jefferson for the Senior Exper- ience program. Most came willingly for a new learning experience. Some had parents who had already made the decision for them. Once they arrived here, however, the seniors experienced the mutual feelings of confusion and loneliness. They learned to support and watch out for each other. Perhaps these feelings were best ex- pressed in this excerpt from Dennis Harter’s piece, “Opening Up”... ... The day I left Jakarta, I visited my school. It was empty; summer had cleared away all the people. I broke into tears. Each goodbye lasted hours and seemed too short. I longed for just one more hug. How could anyone ever replace these friends? Luckily, I was transferred to the school with the “senior experience.” All the sen- iors were originally from the other schools in the area. They all had made some sort of sacrifice to come to this one. Jefferson sen- iors brought the life of the normal high schools mixed with an openness for some- thing new. But to many, they weren’t really “part of the school.” The seniors were “‘out- casts” in this school just like I was, but they coped, and from their strength, I got mine. SENIORS Mf 163 oy FRED NORTH Matt Heller looked thrilled as he read the moral lessons printed on the milk cartons. Lunch proved to be a revitalizing time, a much needed break during the long school day. during the day... For seniors who were used to the idea of leaving school or attending a meeting or prac- tice after school at their whim, the idea of the mandatory activity period was hard to digest. After the first few weeks of experimenting with the numerous activities, the seniors final- ly discovered which they enjoyed most, wheth- er it was weight lifting, study hall, or doing nothing at all. Monday IMPACT had diverse activities in store for the seniors. A host of college admis- sions directors preached their gospel on appli- cations to the college hopefuls. Ms. Anwyll, the senior class sponsor, organized Jefferson debates on topics brought up in Government In Telecommunications Lab, Kevin Harris tried to pick up the Playboy channel on one of the school’s satellite dishes. “Aaah ... yer momma,” ex- claimed Matt Butterman dur- ing a senior Impact meeting. 164 HB SENIORS class. Guest speakers included a very amusing attorney representing the NAACP and a Rus- sian interpreter for President Reagan. Many seniors enjoyed what these sessions had to of- fer while others found them uninspiring. In choosing activities, they urged each other to sign up for the same ones in order to stick — together. 2 For the remainder of the week, seniors used the activity period in many ways. Some used the time to study or to catch up in their Tech Labs. Others, wanting to deplete their cellu- _ lite deposits, took to the weight room, gym, or tennis court. Those with the competative spir- it participated in math meets or made an at- tempt at the NSL tests. A handful of seniors _ ran the profitable Coke business. On the most _ part, however, they found the realization of doing nothing much more beneficial than tak- ing the stress of another activity. _ As the year progressed, more and more sen- iors discovered the joy of roaming the halls (activity 88). This was not out of disrespect for Mr. Rumberger’s organized system. The _ day was just too long and demanding. And just as ever, the watchful eyes of administrators busted escapees who desired the comfort of their homes a bit too soon. — Chi Chung FRED NORTH James Casey and Vivian Choice outdid Geraldo when they docu- mented “The Opening of Al Capone’s Locker” during Impact. into this If there was an outstanding table in the cafeteria this year, it was the senior table. It was the sight of the first, and the last, food fight. It was there where Mr. G beefed up his cafeteria patrol and recruited many cafeteria helpers. It was a Mecca for the seniors who might not have otherwise met during the school day. Lunch was a favorite time to finish Government logs and other unfinished homework. Some pretty interesting conversations took place on topics ranging from Zen Buddhism to David Letterman. Po- litical liberals and conservatives took delight in debating over the trays of french fries and pizzas. Lunch was not just a time to eat. It was a much needed break in the long school day where seniors assembled in an unrestricted atmosphere. — Chi Chung Crowded but seemingly calm, the senior table had the makings for a food fight. FRED NORTH FRED NORTH Se Caroline Mojgan Azimipour Paul Andrew Baker Geoffrey Louis Barrows David Kalom Brown Matthew Charles Butterman (Si A rr David Richard Campbell Robert Wallace Carneal IV Michelle Ann Caron James R. Casey II Alvin Joseph Chao AZIMIPOUR — CHAO [if 165 The most obvious feature which distin- quished the senior class’ curriculum from oth- er class’ was our senior Tech Labs. Though some questioned the value of these labs, oth- ers appreciated the opportunities we were giv- en to learn about diverse technological sub- jects. One thing for sure, seniors’ views on Tech Labs were diverse. Here are some of them .. Tech Labs are a nice break from the hum- drum of the day. — Sanjeev Lulla The real clincher about these labs is that they’re excruciatingly brief. They glaze over the subjective hand. It’s like turning camem- bert into cheese whiz. — Matt Butterman Hyung Taek Cheong Joo Han Cho Young Jae Cho John Choi Julie Won Choice Vivian Won Choice Chi Young Chung Daniel Lee Coffing Claudine P. Collette Michael Joseph Crone Joseph Max Crowder Daniel Cameron Daly Kamini Krishna Desai Kathryn Kerr Fenn Kishor Ganguly Antoinette Catherine Geoly W. Randall Giusti Thomas Kevin Harris Dennis Glenn Harter Robert Sean Heittman 166 MB Seniors FRED NORTH Using her telecommunica- tion skills, Vanessa Win- ter, radioed for help after locking herself in the lab. Tech Labs are the closest thing to vocation- al education that this school has. — Matt Heller They’re fun but they don’t let us take enough of them. Tech Labs are like an out-of- body experience. — Cam Daly For me it’s a relaxed time when I can put other academic pressures aside. Also they’re like a headstart or an introduction for seniors into something they might want to explore in the future. — Veronica Ryu ... Whatever the opinions, we all got some- thing out of the unique experience. In Television Productions Lab, Caroline Azimipour won- dered if she would ever become a star. While programming overtime in CADD lab, Todd Sebas- tian comes to the realization: I want my MTV. FRED NORTH Matthew James Heller Emily Elizabeth Herman Jonathan David Humphreys Dinh Phan Huynh Vanita Jain Amir Jazaeri Katherine Anne Jones Andrea Luisa Joslyn Steven Joonman Kim Jeannie Hee-Jin Koo (Ber eS SE aes a a eS Mi Na Kwon William Charles Lappen- busch Alex Lavrin Katherine Anne Lilley Julie Lim ca Bon ea) Brian Seth Loew Sanjeev Lulla Quinton Darnell Lynch Lisa Michelle McCord Edward John Miller CHEONG-MILLER [ff 167 John Leigh Mitchell Robert M. Morgenstern Vaishali Vilas Nene Nam Hoang Nguyen Thu-Anh Nguyen Frederick C. North III Ellen Elizabeth Payling- Wright Amy Kristin Peper Carlos David Pezua Romeo A. Ramia Albert Rauchut Daniel J. Rotelli Carl Duane Roth Coling Nathaniel Rudd Kye Kyong Ryu Nelson Andres Sanchez Christine Suzanne Schick Elizabeth Lindsay Schmitt Todd W. Sebastian Rajnish B. Setty oS AY 72 | Negi Ag started This year I really got to know my brother well. My brother AX-22 . typewriter that is. As deadlines drew near, the seniors were faced with the task of completing college applications. Those who were accepted early got a head start on senior slump. The others, however, labored late nights over the many essays. The guidance department exerted tremendous effort to prepare us for the long trek to college acceptance. Mrs. Doff, Mrs. Dungan, Ms. Giacomo, and Mr. Newberry counselled us and processed our tran- scripts and school records. Our teachers wrote recommendations for us and our English teachers, Ms. Kulesher and Mrs. Lawson, painfully labored with us on our haunting essays which have gained increasing significance in recent years. When decisions came, everyone’s effort was worth it since most were accepted to the schools they desired. The exciting prospect of college life was in sight. Katherine Lilley pains over a typo she made on her — Chi Chung UVA application. FRED NORTH 168 I SENIORS Wai Siu Jong Sun Soh Jim Joojin Song Mark David Stein Kassandra Hope Stephenson Aaron Daniel Stolpman Laura Elaine Straub David Sun Jennifer Treese Taillie Dean Stewart Talley Peter Lawrence Thomas Becky Elaine Thompson Thuy Thi-Nhu Trinh Diana Wen-Wan Tsai David Michael Walker Venessa Marion Winter Robert Haller Wulff Hsiau-Ning Yew Seung Je Yo Katherine Hyoejin Yoon Cam Daly looked on dumbfoundedly as the computer ate 5 up his Princeton application. jo) Z a . . 3 We were all indebted to our English teachers (Ms. Ku- ™ lesher helps Veronica Ryu) on our shaky essays. MITCHELL-YOON Hf 169 FRED NORTH sepeeanee Although they were small in number, the sen- iors were large in spirit at pep ral- lies. dd ND) Nv) = S 8 170 fH SENIORS Maybe this wasn’t the normal senior year that everyone else went through, but we weren’t a normal senior class. Ninety-five diverse students came to TJHSST from all over the county. Per- haps this wasn’t the wild and crazy year that we dreamed of, but now that we’ve come to the close of a chapter of our lives, we were left with the memories of something more special. Friends. At the beginning of the year we were all a bit nervous. We were afraid that we wouldn’t fit in, that the only people at Jefferson would be nerds. As the year progressed, however, we were able to look beyond the sterotypes and see the people. This is how real friendships begin. If we learned nothing else, we have learned not to write people off because of their looks. We were the first and last class of our kind to graduate from Jefferson. We were not analogous to the old Jefferson students nor to the High Tech students. We all made certain sacrifices to come here and those sacrifices, although differ- ent to each of us, are what brought us together and made us a class. — Veronica Ryu, Christine Schick Payling-Wright cures Peter Thomas of temporary eccentric- ity. BEN VEHORN John Mitchell had a remarkable resemblance to Mr. Rum- berger when he dressed up on 70’s day. While working on the Homecoming float, Fred North and Nam Neguyen speculate about which end of the hammer works best. UNFORGETTABLE Our senior year (double-blocks of physics and calculus not included) quickly passed away. After all said and done, this is what will be remembered about our senior year: For sure we'll remember late nights (and we’re not talking about those with David Letterman) as we ingested five chapters of biology and two bags of Cheetos. We’ll remember float meetings in the dead of night, rendering Emily’s front yard a horticultural wasteland for years to come. And we’il remember our spirit banner — the senior bee f ... or our gripes and groans report. We'll remember Mrs. Kulesher’s philosophy classes, and Wednes- day ‘““B” lunches, when the people extended well beyond the table. We’ll remember cursing Willard Scott’s faulty snow forecasts — the morning after. We’ll remember hand-to-hand combat with calculus concepts (most of us will remember the calculus concepts winning). Our senior year... quickly passed away. We’ll remember the start of our senior slump... in the middle of December. We’ll remember the senior class therapists: Dungan, Doff, Newberry, Lawson, and Kulesher, Inc., and their college appli- cation proofreadings, free psychoanalysis services. We'll remember snorting Vivarin at two-thirty in the morning while reading (at the same time) two chapters of Government and three chapters of French. And we’re still remembering college application essays. And so as graduated seniors (not cylinders), we marched out of school for the last time, with the haughtiness of Roman legions, victorious over some vanquished foe, our reward for a job well done. — Senior Yearbook Staff _ There are many shining rewards waiting _just around the corner. They are so bright that they seem to hold our attention constantly, or perhaps blind us from the beautiful changes going on around us. It’s sad to think that our pe rpetually excited-worried state is eclipsing the subtle changes that are quickly transform- ing us from teenagers to adults. Before the catharsis completed we stopped and tried to _ see the tiny hands of time changing the set for the next scene of our lives. — Katy Fenn The superlative seniors gathered to celebrate around Mark Stein’s illegal parking job at the end of the semester. FRED NORTH SENIORS MH 171 hop After Hours On a cool autumn day, Dr. J picks rose hips to add to foods and make tea. Life Outside the Classroom Most students at Jefferson try to overcome the stereotype that they are just math and science whizzes with few other talents. It seems equally hard for students to imagine their teachers doing anything besides grading papers or pursuing a hobby related to the subject they teach. But if suddenly all the “secret” hobbies and pastimes of some faculty members were revealed, more than a few eyebrows might be raised in surprise. Many teachers are acitve in some kind of sport. Varsity boys’ Soccer coach and Photography Club sponsor Omar Acio surfs during summer beach visits in North Carolina and Hawaii. Guid- ance Director Nancy Dungan plays tennis, and Mary O’Brien swims every morning before school. A lot of teachers seem to be attracted to food for more than mere survival. Genevieve DelFosse cooks French cuisine and Chuck Sane specializes in desserts. Who can forget the exotic food sto- ries of Dr. Jim Johnson (who also arranges flow- ers), or the beautifully decorated “IMPACT” birthday cakes” of Pat Gabriel. Other unusual interests of teachers include Don Hyatt, who is an expert on azaleas, Sharon Baker who plays classical guitar, and Dr. Toby Horn who teaches not only Bio-technology, but a ceramics pottery class. Just as there are more to the students here and their outside activities, there is more to the life of a teacher than a chalkboard. — Mike Widener Nearly an acre of color blooms every spring in Don Hyatt’s backyard. He bred most of the azaleas and rhododendrons in his own garden and introduced a new azalea in Williamsburg this past spring. wy 172 Ml ANDERSON — CRAFT The works of Dr. Toby’s students pack the kiln, ready to be fired. Looking as if ready for chemical warfare, Dr. Toby is still in her safety equipment after making clay for her pottery class. ork ue ee ne ee Sie Let ee oe Pe ae ED ANDERSON Mathematics RON ANDERSON Technology NANCY ANWYLL Social Studies SHARON BAKER Computer Science EMMANUEL BANSAH Custodian NANCY BARD Librarian SALLY BELLACQUA Computer Science JOHN BERRYMAN Science DELIA BISGYER Foreign Language MARY ANN BLYCHER Student Activities ROSEMARY BOCCUZZI Fine and Performing Arts CATHERINE BRYAN Foreign Language BERTHA BRYANT Technology RICHARD BUXTON Technology BECKY CAMPBELL Activities Athletics Office BARBARA CARTER Foreign Language RANDALL CAUSLEY Guidance HAZEL CHEILEK Performing and Fine Arts Dr. Toby makes use of raku (“enjoyment”’ in Japanese) firing, and she definitely enjoys pottery. SANDRA CHHABRA Technology SHIRLEY CHOW Foreign Language HARRY CRAFT Technology TEACHER LIFE Mf 173 WILLIAM CROSSCUP Technology KAREN CULP Librarian RAY CWALINA Mathematics HEATHER DAJANI Instructional Aide VIRGIL DAVALA English GENEVIEVE DELFOSSE Foreign Language BARBERA DENT Foreign Language CHERYL DEVINCENTIS Technology SUSAN DIMAINA English GEORGE DIRNER Science VICKI DOFF Guidance TANE DUSILA-CAVICH Foreign Language ALL PHOTOS LISA HOSSAINI Exhaustion takes over as Yong Lee uses his lunch time to collapse into a catnap. Mrs. Groves was known for providing a place to relax, enjoy, and (often) sleep. 174 I crosscup — GLOWICZ On pins and needles, Louis Burruss enjoys the favorite toy of Mrs. Groves’ children. Lending an ear, Mrs. Groves displays her maternal instinct, and perhaps her most lovable talent — listening. at Groves’ office seemed like any other administrative center. Then, someone noticed that Mrs. Groves was not at her desk, but standing while a student sorted some papers at her desk. Leaning against the file cabinet was another student. “Yeah... hi, Mom. I need you to pick me up today at five o’clock. Thanks.” He hung up the phone. “Thanks, Mrs. Groves. Bye.” The student dashed out of her office, only to return millisec- onds later — he’d forgotten the daily munchie that is always placed on the right corner of her desk. Today it was Chex and raisins. He didn’t leave Mrs. Groves’ office empty-handed. Seven freshmen poured into the office to sam- ple the cereal. “Chex? Yuck!” A student, obvi- ously a regular, snuck off to a doorway leading to the administrators’ offices. The sound of rustling grocery bags was heard. The student returned holding a Cocoa-Puffs box. “Maybe tomorrow, Tom,” replied Groves. The Cocoa-Puffs reluctantly retreated back to the grocery bag of goodies. Another student was try- ing to imprint his face on the pin cushion puzzle that has become a favorite toy among students in her offi ce. The fifth student in her office was attempting to stack wooden balls on top of each other to form a pyramid. Brain-teasers like these keep students occupied. “Tt’s like Grand Central Station in here. I love it!” remarked Groves who has held this position for three years. “I get to see so many exciting things. I really do not see myself as a secretary. That term can be so confining. Secretaries tend VICTOR FARKAS Mathematics RICK FAVAZZA Health Physical Education DOROTHY FELDMAN English PEGGY FIELDS Health Physical Education CHARLOTTE FOLLANSBEE Science JOHN FORNSHELL Science LOIS FORRY Foreign Language PATRICIA GABRIEL Mathematics DIANE GARDNER Office MARCY GAST Foreign Language ARLENE GIACOMO Guidance ELIZABETH GLOWICZ ADP Operator MRS. MOM “Thanks for the snack and the talk’ to do routine things, but there are very few days when I do the same thing twice. I see so many visitors, get so many packages, and, of course, I get to see you kids all the time. You never know who’s going to walk in.” Just then, a hand reached around the doorway, vainly searching for the basket of snacks. A fresh- man appeared. A cheerful hug and a “Hi, Mrs. Groves” was given. “See what I mean?” re- marked Groves, reaching for the telephone. As the A-lunch shift ended, students reluc- tantly left the security of her office to brave Chemistry or German. The room was silent and empty, except for Groves who was on the phone. An A-lunch straggler limped into the office and plopped herself in a chair. “Ouch. These shoes are killing me, Mrs. Groves. I need a band-aid,” stated the student. Groves, still on the telephone, motioned to the bottom drawer of her desk and also managed to give asmile in hopes of raising the injured sopho- more’s spirits. It worked; the student returned the smile and began searching for a band-aid. As the door rum- bled open, a box of crayons, pencils, notepads, stamps, Hallmark cards, and, alas, two boxes of band-aids were hiding under a mass of Xerox paper. The wounded student bandaged her blis- ters and left for P.E. Momentarily, she returned, knowing that she’d forgotten something. It wasn’t a book or a purse she had forgotten. “Thanks, Mrs. Groves.” — Emily Felt MRS. PAT GROVES HH 175 1) Teachers, Take A Bow eo Outstanding teachers receive Among t supply of talented students we have here, any faculty members who are specialists in their fields, and who have been rec- ognized for their fine efforts. The highest award a Virginia teacher of Eng- lish can receive from her colleagues was given to English department chair Joan Lawson. Virginia Association of Teachers of English official and AP English teacher Sue Kulesher described her as ‘‘a master of her craft. Joan Lawson inspires both her students and her colleagues to risk to learn to discover the best in themselves. That she was awarded the Foster B. Gresham Award of Excellence in Teaching of English and Language Arts supports what we know, that we are fortu- nate to have her here at Jefferson.” Calculus instructor Jim Wild has much to be proud of after retiring in January from a twelve-year asso- ciation with the County Park Authority. During eight of these years, beginning in 1980, he chaired the group which more than doubled the number of recreational areas in Fairfax County. This meritorious service won him the 1983 Na- tional Gold Excellence Award given by the Na- tional Recreation and Parks Association as well as the Meritorious Service Award three years lat- er from the American Recreation Society. The Washingtonian magazine identified Mike Stephens as one of the teachers every student should have once in his life. The 1987 Virginia Technology Teacher of the Year, this former Ma- rine runs an organized class in which students are encouraged to excell at their own pace. In his free time, Stephens and some Marine buddies meet in his garage to build a canon. He says he’s interested “‘in the technology used 100 years ago, has an excuse to get together with my friends and it keeps me off the streets.” “T am in awe of these Jefferson teachers who have not only successfully shared with their stu- dents but have also been acknowledged by their peers for this excellence. Their willingness to share within the profession and the community gives all of us a first hand model of individuals who have responsibly used their talents, inter- ests and knowledge,” said debate coach Barbera Nelson at the end of a Saturday training session for future debate judges. — Donna Tate special recognition Expanding upon theories of rotational motion, Richard Gottfried lectures in his Physics class. Theories such as these became the basis for papers he has had published. Handy with tools, Mr. Stevens works on another of his little projects in the Materials Science Lab. wy 176 Ml GOTTFRIED — JOHNSON Catherine Bryan — served as American interpreter for an ad- vance delegation from Russia vis- iting here to plan for the U.S. — U.S.S.R. Citizens’ Summit Meet- ing in February. Cheryl DeVincentis — and stu- dents won the Virginia Educator Media Assn. Statewide Media Festival in the multi-camera and or edited videotape category. June Jones — copresented a workshop entitled “Utilizing Re- cent Graduates as Advisors to College-Bound Seniors” at the Virginia School Counselors Con- ference at Longwood College. Carol Lange — appointed to a 3- year term on the VHSL Publica- tions Advisory Committee and became the Virginia State Direc- tor for the Journalism Education Assn. Dr. John Liebermann — one of the 12 secondary school science teachers to receive a National Sci- ence Foundation travel grant to attend the Biannual Conference of Chemical Education in San Paulo, Brazil. Marianne O’Brien — elected trea- surer of the Fairfax County Assn. of Teachers of Mathematics. RICHARD GOTTFRIED Science CATHY GRAF Mathematics ROGER GREEN English PAT GROVES Office PHILIP GUGLIELMO Office CAROL HARDIN Health Physical Education SAMUEL HERNANDEZ Custodian TOBY HORN Science MARVIN HUPART Social Studies DONALD HYATT Computer Science BETH JAMES Science JEFF JAMES Science SUZANNE JEWETT Guidance JAMES JOHNSON Technology WILLIAM JOHNSON Computer Science JUNE JONES Guidance SUE KULESHER English JAY LAMB Social Studies CAROL LANGE Eleanor B. Saslow — elected vice English president of the Mental Health SUE LANGLEY Assn. of Northern Virginia. Since Pam Spencer — presented “Re- es cent Books for Young Adults” in Richmond, sponsored by Virginia. Technology Commonwealth University; ar Booktalking Potpourri — Tips, ; 28 R Talks, and Techniques” as part of : a | ; = a panel at the annual conference a re ohh Shek d = = of the American Library Assn. in oa ee aE : JOAN LAWSON 5 San Francisco. spt English ra SHERI MAEDA es Mike Stueben — wrote ‘“‘Confes- English © sions of a Puzzlesmith” and was SHELIA MARKI- 5 published in the Australian SELLO = Newsletter of the World Feder- ? ve 3 ation of National Mathematics Mathematics = Competitions. OUTSIDE RECOGNITION [Hf 177 I Get It! ... A Sense of Hupart His eyes widened. He approached the empty chair. All this time, he was lecturing on the Jack- sonian democracy. You just knew what his next move was going to be. “Right, Jason?” asked Marv Hupart in his New Jersey accent, looming eight feet above the class from atop the chair, his eyebrows wrinkled with intensity. He froze for a few seconds. He was wearing green slacks, hemmed so that they just touched the floor; his sweater buttons were misaligned, and his shirt- tail was visible outside of the sweater; his hair was in disarray. He was the principle actor of room 212 and used the classroom space the same way an actor would use the stage — pacing the room, establishing eye contact with every mem- ber of the audience. “History is an extension of one’s self,” he stat- ed. In a lecture on historical interpretation, his memory was obviously triggered; he smiled and began relating playing stickball with Anthony Bictoni Carfagno in Newark in the 1950’s to the RAY SUN In winning form, Joan Simmons watches precedings in her class. She was selected as one of the Outstanding Young Women of America for 1987 for her civic and professional achievement. JONES — ROLLINS psychology of history. The classes’ interest leve rose when he romanticised his Newark Youth, The class laughed when he described a scene ve similar to a Woody Allen movie; but they kno that his humor is not Woody Allen — it is Mr Hupart’s ““Extension’”’ to the class. ““My sense of humor, or my sense of Hupart’”, is ethnic, New York is very ethnic. If you’re a first or second generation Armenian and your parents don’t speak English, you’re really insecure. Humor is g way to handle that.”’ Back in the classroom, all was silent. The students seemed preoccupied. Hupart noticed that, he knew that they needed a lift. He rushed over to a tired student and pro. claimed “Hound of the Basketballs!” The clas laughed, then moaned. Hupart, also, laughed. Punny, Punny. And interest is renewed in the subject of American History. 4 There is another side to Marv Hupart, one that was discovered in November, 1986. He has can- cer. “I guess it’s what everybody thinks nappell to the other guy, it doesn’t happen to you individ- ually ... you just have to get used to the idea of living with it and dealing with it ... thank God we have 20th century medicine and not 13th cen- tury medicine!” For most of us, the greatest diffi- culty in our day is the lack of time. Hupart, on the other hand, struggles with physical energy. “You save your best rounds for something that you love to do, and you want to do the best job SUSAN MARTIN Social Studies DENNIS McFADEN Biology JOHN MELONE Science PATRICIA MINNIS Mathematics BILL MONTICONE Technology GERALDINE MOUNT- CASTLE Computer Science WALTER MOXLEY Building Engineer NICK NAWROTZKY Mathematics BARBERA NELSON English JOHN NEWBERRY Guidance MARIANNE O’BRIAN Computer Science MARY O’BRIEN English ROSE MARIE ORMSBY Office CASSIE PARKER Financial Office PAULA PATRICK Foreign Language DORIS PATTESON Technology GWYNETTE PETERSON English PHYLLIS RITTMAN Computer Science YURIKO ROLLINS Foreign Language “He has such enthusiasm. His students never forget his dynamic and scholarly ap- proach to teaching a leap onto a table, a sometimes st range sense of humor, his jazz, he wanted to make a difference.” — Don Okazaki former student Smiling with elfin- like exuberance, Marv Hupart reveals his true identity, actor extraordinaire. you can, and that’s teaching. You pay the piper a little later on in the evening — the passion that you have for the subject catches up to you around 8:30 PM and it’s SOMINEX city. “When I talk about the cancer and I find a lot of things physically annoying about it — espe- cially that I’m just not physically able to go to all the art gal leries, the museums, and all the won- derful things in the area ... I think there’s a relationship between effective teaching and in- tellectual and cultural stimulation that one gets outside of the classroom. I guess that’s one of my major concerns. I never thought it would come dowrf to that ... the body would refuse to do it. It’s like Joe DiMaggio, a great centerfielder for : the New York Yankees. He approached the age = of thirty-eight and when he saw a ball, his mind would say ‘You have to go catch that ball’ and his legs would say ‘Are you kidding?’” In 1959, Hupart joined the US Army and was sent to the Army Education Center at Ft. Bel- voir, just outside Springfield. “I was very disap- pointed. I didn’t go anywhere, but I put in for every place. Maybe I should have used the Brer Rabbit — Tar Baby approach and said ‘What- ever you do — please don’t send me to exotic places like Germany or Paris.’” After two years in the Army, he went on to teach nineteen years at Groveton High School, one at West Potomac, and this, his second, at Jefferson. “TI probably teach the way my professors taught — you know , strictly lecture. Which is okay for covering large amounts of information, but a steady diet of that really gets to you after a while.” Back on stage, Hupart was giving a late afternoon performance concerning the National- istic School of Historiography. The audience was not responding, “Ya know, I used to think that the US was dedicated to a guy named ‘Richard Stands’, after all, ‘I pledge allegiance to the flag ... tothe Republic for ‘Richard Stands’. . . ya get it? Ha. Ha... “Yes, Mr. Hupart, we get it. — Emily Felt MR. HUPART Hf 179 pop JIM ROSE Technology DALE RUMBERGER Student Activities EVELYN RUSSELL Social Studies CHARLES SANE Science MARILYN SCHOON English FRAN SETTLEMIRE Secretary JOAN SIMMONS Health Physical Education PHIL SIMON Fine and Performing Arts RICH SLIVOSKEY Mathematics coe isa} of joa} = JOHN SOLOMON 2 Mathematics MARGO STEAD a Secretary DOLORES STEINHAUER Social Studies GARY STEWARDSON Technology MICHAEL STUEBEN Mathematics WALTER TENSCHERT Science JOHN TRAVIS Assistant Principal JANET VALLONE Social Studies RAY VOLRATH Principal CLAIRE WALLER Foreign Language DON WEINHEIMER Assistant Principal JAMES WILD Mathematics W.F. FOOTE 130 I ROSE — WILD ALL IN THE FAMILY They were both accepted here When deciding whether or not to attend this school, Geoff Gaudreault had a slight advantage over other prospective students. His father, Mr. Larry Gaudreault, the science department chair, was able to bring Geoff in, and show him the advantages of the school before it even opened. Gaudreault isn’t the only faculty with a son or daughter attending. Mrs. Shelia Markisello and Mrs. Genevieve Delfosse also have sons attend- ing, and Mrs. Esther Breedlove has a son and a daughter in the class of 91. Her son, Joseph, feels there are advantages: “ ... When she comes in early, I can go to the weight room or gym.” Markisello expressed her happiness in being near Mike because she can get a lot of positive as well as negative feedback on his education. Mrs. Delfosse feels that she is well aware of Laurent and how he is doing in school. “One of the advan- “Bonjour, Mama ” Laurent Delfosse waits for his mother to tages of being faculty parent here is that I can finish her paperwork so they can go home. get involved in many school activities — dances and football games.” Mr. Gaudreault is appreciative that he is more aware of how Geoff is doing and is more able to help him. On the same line, Mrs. Markisello en- joys the better communication link. Mrs. Markisello realizes that “‘it is easier for people to be more critical of Mike.” She knows that it can also be hard having his friends inter- acting with her throughout the day. All of the parents had surprisingly little to do with their children’s decisions to attend, but all are happy that it is the way it is. They feel that for the most part the choice has been for the better. Mrs. Markisello summed it up with, “I like the fact that he’s here. We get to share a lot of exper- iences together.” — Thad Barkdull Getting out of the high-tech fast lane, Mike Markisello helps his mother overcome her fear of horses. The faculty picnic gave all a chance to relax and, like the Markisellos, enjoy nature. FAMILY TIES MH 181 hoy With sticky hands, Craig Taylor makes cotton candy as a fund raiser for the freshmens’ Beach Bash. ERIK PETERSEN Vaughn Hisler advertises his favorite team. With spirit like this, could the Red Sox lose? 182 Keeping in touch with our world, Jenny Pope tunes into her favorite radio station. COMMUNITY We regard time as almost sacred. Most of us are active members in one or more clubs and honor societies. Of course, excelling in school requires even more effort. All these obligations and commitments would be expected to bite into the part of our week we spend volunteering and helping out in the community. But volunteer we did. During school and over the summer at hospitals, recreation centers, and national organizations, we gave and grew. The community gave back our commitment with support for athletic teams, exclusive summer job opportunities, improvements to the school (i.e. new entrance monument), expensive equipment for the technology labs and advertising in our publications. In its third year of being a science and tech school, Jefferson has slowly become a fixture in its 900-mile community, spanning three counties. And for those of us who gave our time to the people around us, we didn’t have to be there, we wanted to. — Erik A. Petersen 183 | YOU ARE HERE north south east west Students. Teachers. They come from as far as An- napolis and as close as the house next door. “I can get up at 8:29 and be in chem class on time when every- body else has to get up at 5 or 6 in the morning,” said Jeff Kruger, who lives two houses behind the tennis courts. Some people find the long ride unbearable, “but if you don’t finish your homework, you always have time to finish it on the bus, remarked Kwon Lou, who is a resident of Triangle. Many students and teachers leave and come home in the dark, especially those who stay after for sports or other activities. Why do they make the effort? “It’s a pain being away from home 12 hours each day, but I think it’s worth it considering the curricu- lum the school has,” said Kyu Park, a resident of Mt. Vernon. Aaron Bennett, who lives in Hillsborough, just miles from the West Virginia border, remarked, “All I have to say is that if you saw my base school, you’d understand it all.” Seeking a harbor for his sailboat, technology teacher David Bell chose Annapolis for his home. “I never get to sail it any more,” confided Bell, “since I work here.” His big plan is to sail to Maine in July. After his first quarter, Biology teacher Dennis McFaden began house hunting in Fairfax County. Al- though the drive from Warrenton does allow him time to talk with his wife with whom he car pools, he looks forward to having a little more time with his family together. i384 I INDEXx The Once and Future King accompanies Lisa Hossaini to school. = oes (2) i fe ) a n ALDIE ALEXANDRIA ANNANDALE ASHBURN A Day in the Life Leif Aamot Vaia Abatzis David Abba Alexander Abbe Timothy Abrams Rajjit Abrol Benjamin Abruzzo Academics Omar Acio Christopher Adler Cynthia Advincula Aeromodeling David Afzal Sally Agersborg Alexander Agranov James Ahn Joseph Ahn Peter Ahn John Ajay Virginia Alcorn Eduardo Aleman George Aliffiras Benjamin Allen Dean Allen Teresa Allen Joaquin Almonte Joseph Alston Curt Alt Richard Amar Rachel Ambrose American Management Systems Alerk Amin Sonal Amin Daniel Ancona John Andersen Christine Anderson Ed Anderson Kevin Anderson Matthew Anderson Perry Anderson Ron Anderson Robert Andreev Michael Andrew Stephen Andrews Anne Antonowicz Nancy Anwyll Clare Anzalone Antoinette Apa Matthew Appler Alexander Arezina Vladimir Arezina Brittina Argow Nancy Aria John Armstrong Nadya Arnaoot David Aronstein Asian Awareness Club Astronomy Club Jenny Astudillo Atlantic Research Corporation John Atwell Christopher Avellone Mojgan Azimipour BLUEMONT BURKE Mindy Babitz Jordan Backman Paul Baker Sharon Baker Marla Ballenger Cecile Bang Emmanuel Bansah Kavita Bansal Nancy Bard William Bardwell Thad Barkdull Theodore Barnhill Christopher Baron Jorge Baron Geoffrey Barrows Dianne Barton Baseball Mariam Bashar Basketball Sheryn Baxter Sharman Baybrook Alexander Bazala Adam Bean Douglas Beasley Keith Beasley Kirsten Beasley Susanne Beck Zachary Beck Asleigh Beckett Bryce Bedner Luc Beeckman Geoffrey Befumo Marc Bejarano David Bell David F. Bell David G. Bell Sally Bellacqua Bench Warmers Cindy Benesch Robert Benjamin Aaron Bennett Charles Bennett David Bennett Paul Bennett Teresa Benson ‘Michael Benton Diane Bereznak Jennifer Bergman Judson Berkey Brian Berry Barbara Beverage Rajnish Bhandari Anju Bhushan Johnat han Bierce Biology Field Trip Delia Bisgyer Lars Bishop Lynne Bishop Emily Black Therese Blackmer Cory Blair Garrick Blalock Robert Blanchard Mary Ann Blycher Matthew Blevins Jonathan Blocksom Allison Bloomfield John Blouch Steven Bluhm Matthew Blum Carl Blumenfeld Rosemary Boccuzi Brett Boessen Clay Bonnet Jonathan Borg-Breen Paula Borkowski Shondale Bostick Amy Bouck Andrew Boyko Alexander Bradley David Bradley Carolyn Bragg David Bragg George Braun Peter Braxton Joseph Breedlove Julia Breedlove Kristen Breslin Jennifer Bresnahan Marcus Bridges Lauren Brien Louis Brill Andrea Broaddus Richard Brooks Susan Brooks Timothy Brosnan Deborah Bross Arnold Brown Barbara Brown Daniel Brown David Brown Jeffrey Brown Jennifer Brown | t ie � A’ SENIOR DIRECTORY CAROLINE AZIMI- POUR (Annandale) French Club 9, 10, 11, 12; Safety f - Council 11; Softball 11, 12; Civettes 10, 11; NHS 10, 11, 12; French Hon Soc 10, 11, 12; FSNA 9, 10, 12 - PAUL ANDREW BAKER (Lee) Math Team 11, 12; Science Club 11, 12 (JETS); Chess Club 12; Debate Team 11. DAVID KALOM BROWN 4 (West Springfield) Arts Science Mag 12 (poetry ed); Sailing and Scuba 11, 12; Scouts 9, 10. ROBERT WALLACE CARNEAL IV (Fairfax) Royal Rangers 9, 10, 11, 12; Model UN 10; 11; NHS 10, 11, 12; National Junior Beta 9, _ Gymnastics Manager 11, _ 10; Science Club 9, 10, 12 (VP); Mu Alpha Theta 10, 11; Math Team 11; Foreign Language Club 9, 10, 12. MICHELLE ANN CARON Annandale) Peer ounseling 12; — 12; NHS 10, 11, 12; District Choir 11; French _ Club and Hon Soc 9, 10, © 11, 12; English Team 11, 12; Math Team 10, 11, 12; Civettes Keyettes 9, 10, 11, 12; Drama Club 10. | HYUNG-TAEK CHEONG (Hayfield) Soccer Coach 11, 12; Model OAS 11; Model UN 10, 11; NHS 10, 11, 12; Math Team 9, LOSE Te. JOHN H. CHO (Stuart) Crew 10, 11, 12 (Co-captain); Wrestling 11; NHS 10, 11, 12; Spanish Hon Soc 11, 12 (VP); Science Hon Soe 11, 12; Math Team 10, 11, 12; Math Hon Soc 10, 11, 12; Spanish Club 12; Key Club 12; Debate Team 12. JOHN CHOI _ (Annandale) Football 9, 10,11, 12 (Captain); Wres- tling 9, 10, 11, 12 (Cap- tain); NHS 10, 11, 12; Lat- in Hon Soc 10, 11. _ JULIE W. CHOICE (Annandale) Tennis 9, 10, 11, 12 (Captain, MVP, All- District, Distric, champs); Spanish Club 10, 11, 12 (Sec, Treas); NHS 10, 11; Keyettes 10, 11, 12 (Treas); Civettes 9; Reg History Fair 11; Reg Sci Fair 10; FBLA 10; Softball 10; Win- ter Track 9. VIVIAN CHOICE (Annandale) Tennis 9, 10, 11, 12 (Captain, MVP, All-District, District champs); Keyettes 10, 11, 12 (Sec); SAC 11; NHS 10, 11; Spanish Club 10, 11, 12; Morning Announce 11, 12; FBLA 10; Softball 10; Winter Track 9; Civettes 9 CHI YOUNG CHUNG (Annandale) Track 9, 10, 11, 12 (Sportsmanship); Yearbook 10, 11, 12 (ed); _ Orchestra 9, 10, 11, 12; Cross Country 11; Football 9, 10; French Club 9, 10, 11; Math Team 9, 10, 11, 12; Key Club 10, 11, 12; NHS 10, 12 : DANIEL LEE COFFING (Woodson) Bible Study 9, 10, 11, 12; Youth Group 9, 10, 11, 12; Debate Team 10 ti (frees) i International Affair 10, 11; Math Team 9, 10, 11 (Co-captain); Band 9; Yearbook 11; French Club 0. 10, 14. CLAUDINE PATRICIA COLLETTE (Annandale) Tennis 9, 10, 11, 12. NHS 16, 11: French Club 9, 10; Hall Decorating 10, 11; Track Manager 11. DANIEL CAMERON DALY (Lake Braddock) Symphonic Band 9, 10, 11, 12 (rep); Marching Band 9, 10, 11, 12 (Squad leader); Math Hon Soc 10, 11, 12; Math Team 9, 10, 11, 12; NHS 11, 12; JETS 11, 12; Physics Club 12; French Hon Soe. 11. KAMINI KRISHNA DESAI (McLean) Math Team 10, Being confined to a wheel chair Tony’s Touch Unlimited Personality oe: : due to Tony Colosi is a friendly, tal- ed Pee ented freshman who lives in_ dystrophy Loudon County. Facing a daily does not two hour bus ride to and from Berta oF a school is a sacrifice Tony takes ee eS for granted. “Tt doesn’t seem a Tony is _ good idea when I get up in the obvious morning,” he smiles, “but the example. He is one of these strong, ride isn’t too bad.” The heavier load of homework : independent is hard to get used to, says Co- spirits losi, but he seems to manage just admired by fine, all A’s and B’s. When asked everyone. if he receives different treatment because of his physical handicap, Tony replies, “Sometimes I do and it bothers me. I don’t want people to think I can’t do the same as everyone else. There are physical limitations but I can hold my own.” Tony particularly likes the atmosphere here. “Everyone is really friendly. If it were any differ- ent, it wouldn’t be worth it. If teachers didn’t bend to our feelings, it would be tough,” he com- ments. Tony loves to watch sports in his spare time, baseball being his favorite. He coached a team last summer. Tony belongs to a Science Video Club and wants to be active in debate as a sopho- more. “Living so far away, it’s difficult for me to go to all the meets right now.” Mrs. Eleanor Saslaw, Tony’s counselor says, ‘‘He’s an inspiratin to all of us. Whenever there is a problem that seem sto be insurmountable, Tony finds a way. He’s a very self-reliant young man, with magnificent mental ability.” TONY COLOSI Mf 185 boy LISA HOSSAINI Pricilla Brown Steven Brown Suzanne Brown Kristin Bruhl Robert Brush Catherine Bryan Bertha Bryant Peter Buck Brett Budzier Adam Burgess Mark Burke Carolyn Burnett Kathleen Burns Louis Burruss Joseph Busby Cynthia Buster Ekaterina Butkevich Matthew Butterman Richard Buxton CENTREVILLE CHANTILLY CLIFTON Camera Club Becky Campbell David Campbell Hung Cao Lien Cao Cappon’s Christopher Caputo Peter Carlin Erik Carlson Robert Carneal Anne Carney Michelle Caron Jean Carrington Norman Carroll Barbara Carter Paul Carter James Casey Aaron Cass James Caton Nichole Causey Randall Causley Steven Cereghino David Cerf Stephen Chadwick Jennifer Chaisson Chamber Music James Champlain Carrie Chan Esther Chan Alice Chang Andrea Chang Anwell Chang Caroline Chang Eric Chang Eun-Jung Chang Alvin Chao Lisa Chapman Sridhar Charagundla Bich Chau Cheerleading Hazel Cheilek Denise Chen Wayne Chen Hyung Cheong Mark Cherbaka Chess Club Sandra Chhabra Paul Chi Kevin Chin Chinese Club Raquel Chiquillo Jeri Chittick Gang-Woo Cho Jou Cho Sung Cho Young Cho Hwan Cho Eun Choi John Choi Misun Choi Siella Choi Julie Choice Vivian Choice Yong Chon SPECIALTIES New York Style Pizza Sicilian Style Pizza Calzone Sausage Roll Philadelphia Cheese Steak Italian Hoagie Meatball Parmesan FREE DELIVERY Pine Crest Plaza 6550 Little River Turnpike Alexandria, Virginia 22312 642-2642 om 9 aS ps GO AHEAD Mee MAKE MY i Loyal customers Katherine Lilley, Cappons serves a wide variety of Almost ready for the job, Katherine Michelle McCord, Mr. Phil specialties. 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Vanessa Winter and Darnell Lynch. iss In-Hwa Chong Shirley Chow Matthew Christensen Edward Chu Angela Chung Chang Chung Chi Chung Domin Chung Edward Chung Gloria Chung Henry Chung Hwan-Yuon Chung Kevin Chung Robert Chung Stephani Cilento Rebecca Clark Robert Clark Jennifer Clarkson Jennifer Clavelli Carl Claymore Cory Clegg Victoria Clifford Nicole Clontz Closing Edmond Coady Jennifer Cobble Andrew Coe Daniel Coffing Edward Coffman June Cohan Alexander Cole Claudine Colliette Dennis Collins Jason Collins Laura Collins Mark Collins Thomas Collins Anthony Colosi Charles Compton Computer Team Alicia Condayan Jennifer Conley Matthew Connolly Benjamin Cook Russel Cook Mariko Cool Melissa Cope David Copeland Kimberly Corcoran William Corley Amy Corner Jason Corner Sarah Cosby Nancy Couleman Christina Cox Joseph Cox Hassell Craft Shea Crawford Michael Crone Amy Croney Cross Country Bill Crosscup Patrick Crotty Joseph Crowder Sylvia Crump Andrew Csontos Karen Culp Kristen Cunningham Louis Cupo Sheila Currier Pamela Curtis James Cusey Linda Cushman Ray Cwalina RIGHT ee DALE CITY DUNN LORING DUMERIES George Dade Jr. Cyntia D’Agnostino Gretchen Dains Heather Dajani Cam Daly Todd Dampier Khanh Dang Thuy Dang Avonelle Dangler Kristine Daniels Michael Daniels Virgil Davala Teri D avis Sharad Deswani Datatel Mark Davies Edward Davies Helena Day Debate Team Luis De La Rosa Kelly De Yoe Harold Deadman Colleen Dejong Crescelle Dela Torre Scott Delaney Genevieve DelFosse Laurent DelFosse Cynthia Deller Toby Delrahim Howard Demory Barbara Dent Keith Depew Michelle Des Rosiers Kamini Desai Daphne Desalse Christopher Desantis James DeVaughn Cheryl DeVincentes Daniel Devos Garrett Deyulia Lahyan Diab Carolina Diaz-Peroza Eric Dietrich Bryan Dillard Thomas Dills Susan DiMaina Apostolos Dimopoolos Shawna Dindlebeck Tara Director George Dirner Seth Distler Leslie Dittmar Van Do Alicia Dodds Vicky Doff Kevin D olan Thomas Dolan Thomas Domingues Jean Donaldson Kristen Donaldson Scott Dorrick Dianne Dorsey Kassandra Dove Betina Dowdell Drama Club Jayne Draper Matthew Drowns Bruce Duewer Nolan Duffin Jennifer Duncan Nancy Dungan Truc Duong Nicholas Dosenbory Tane Dusilo-Cavich Dynalectron EDSALL PARK EVERGREEN HEIGHTS Ryan Early Robert Easton Andrew Edgar Robert Edmund Vaughn Kisler Stephen Eisner Elite Michael Ellis Edward Elwood Mark Embrey English Team Michael Epperly George Erikson Hugo Escobar Ronald Espiritu Danid Evans Michael Evans Nicole Evans Kathryn Everberg FAIRFAX FAIRFAX STATION FALLS CHURCH Faculty James Fagan Tighe Fagan Virginia Fairchild Falls Church Koons Christopher Fannin Nervin Fanous Victor Farkas Rick Favazza Suzanne Feikema Laura Fejfar Dorothy Feldman Shawna Felger Emily Felt Kathryn Fenn Heather Ferguson Robb Ferguson Anna Festekjian Field Hockey Margaret Fields Peggy Fields Carrie Finch Michael Finneran Samara Firebaugh Stacy Fischer Aikya Fisher Mark Fisher Julie Fitch Erin Fitzgerald Judith Fitzpatrick David Fix Jeffrey Fletcher Wade Fletcher Jennifer Flippo Stephen Floyd John Foley Charlotte Follansbee Kristian Fonss Football Janet Ford Kevin Ford Ryan Ford Forensics Ronald Forest John Fornshell Lois Forry Gregory Forster Anne Forsht Eric Fox James Fox Tonya Fox Johnathan Frankel John Franklin Riley Freeland French Club French Cooking French Honor Society Samuel Friedlander John Fry GAINSVILLE GREAT FALLS Jonathan Gabel Patricia Gabriel Adam Gaiser John Gallagher Games Club Kishor Ganguly Marc Garcia Mark Garcia-Larcia Diane Gardner Kajat Garg Elizabeth Garrett William Garrett Jennifer Garrison Christopher Gasink Marcy Gast Orchestrating the service of the faculty end- of-semester brunch, Assistant Principal Don Weinheimer was exemplary. From maitre d’ Guglielmo’s greeting toa complete menu hot on the grill to Principal Ray Volrath’s announcement of retirement plans, January 29 was a day to remember. LI; Creative Writing 9 10, 11; Computer Programming 10, AM, i. KISHOR _ GANGULY _ (West Potoma Feam 10, 11, 12 Chess Team 10, 11, 12; NHS 11, _ 12; French Hon Soc 11. _ ANTOINETTE _ CATHERINE _GEOLY | (Madison) Key Club 11, 12; Mu Alpha Theta 11, 12; French Hon Soc 11, 12. W. RANDALL GIUSITT (Stuart) Soccer 10, 11, 12; Golf 12; Math Team 9, 10, 11, 12; Model UN 11; Spanish Club 9, 10, 11; LISA HOSSAINI Computer Club 9, 10. DENNIS GLENN HARTER, JR. (Annandale) Basketball 9710, 11, 12; NHS 12: Volleyball 111; Softball 11, 12. ROBERT SEAN HEITMAN (Hayfield) Newspaper 9, 10, 11, 12 (ed); FBLA 10, 11 (Pres); French Club 9, 10, 11; Forensics 12; Yearbook 11; Science Fairs 9, 10, 11, 12. JONATHAN DAVID HUMPHREYS (Lake Braddock) Reg and State Sci Fair 10, 11 (ist place); Debate 10, 11, 12; Computer Team 10, 11; Math Team 9, 10, 11; NHS 11, 12; Math Hon Soc 11, 12; Spanish Hon Soc 11, i2. DINH PHAN _ HUYNH (Annandale) NHS 10, 11, 12; Math Team 10, 11, 12; Track 10; French Club 10, 11; Asian Awareness 12; Chinese Club 12. VANITA JAIN (Annandale) Reg Sci Fair 11 (8rd place); Spanish Club 10; Safety Council 10. AMIR JAZAERI (Annandale) Gymnastics 10, 11, 12 (Captain); ‘Swim Dive 10, 11, 12 _ (Captain); Spanish Club 9, 10, 11, 12; Math Team 9, 10, 11, 12 (Treas); NHS 10, 11, 12; Football 10. KATHERINE ANNE JONES (Annandale) Mag. Staff 9, 10; Arts Sci Mag 12: Astronomy Club 12; Foreign Affairs Club 10, 11 (Delegate); Keyettes _ | Forensics 10, 11 (Sec). ANDREA LUISA JOSLYN (Annandale) International Club 9, 10; Service 9; ee Manager 11; English Team 11; Math Team 11. _ JEANNIE HEE- JIN KOO (Annandale) Cheerleading 9, 10, 11 (Captain); Elite 12; Civettes 10, 11, 12; NHS 10, 11, 12; Spanish Club 10, 11 (Pres); Debate 10; Forensics 10, 11; Safety Council 10, 11; Orchestra 9, 10, 11, 12. MINA KWON (Edison) Band 9, 10; Soccer 10, 11, 12; Field Hockey 10, 11; Keyettes 11, 12; International Club 9, 10, 11 (VP); Math Hon Soe 11; Math Team 9, 10, 11, 12; German Club 11; SADD 10. WILLIAM CHARLES LAPPENBUSCH (Annandale) Swim 10, 11, COOK OF ANOTHER ILK Mf 187 12 (Captain); Soccer 9, 10, 11; NHS 10, 11, 12; Solotar Swim Club 11, 12 (Nationals); Chess Club 12; FBLA 10. ALEX LAVRIN (Annandale) Band 9, 10, 11, 12; Swim 10, 11, 12; Track 11; Spanish Club 11 KATHERINE _ ANNE LILLEY (Annandale) Colonialettes 9, 10, 11, 12 (Captain); NHS 10, 11, 12; Elite 9, 10, 11, 12 (Captain); Yearbook 9, 10, 11; Class Sec 12; French Club 9, 10, 11; German Club 10, 11; Math Team 9, 10; Civettes 9, 10, 11 (Sec). QUINTON DARNELL LYNCH (Annandale) Band 9, 10, 11, 12 (Captain); Jazz Band 10; NHS 10, 11, 12; Track 11, 12; Spanish Club 10, 11; Basketball 9. EDWARD JOHN MILLER (Annandale) Class Treas 12; Wrestling 10, 11, 12; Football 9, 10; Newspaper 11, i. JOHN LEIGH MITCHELL (Annandale) Swim Dive 9, 10, 11, 12; Camp _ Club 9, 10; Math Team 9, 10, 11, 12; NHS 10, 11, 2. English Team 11, 12; French Hon Soc 10; French Club 9, 10. ROBERT MATTHEW MORGENSTERN (Madison) Math Team 9, 10, 11, 12; Computer Sci _ Team 11, 12; German Club 9. NAM HOANG NGUYEN (Annandale) Tennis 10, 11, 12; Math Team 9, 10; French Club 9, 10, 11. ELLEN PAYLING- WRIGHT (McLean) English Team 12; Peer Counseling 12; Sci Fic Fantasy 9, 10, il. CARLOS DV DAVID PEZUA (Lee) Soccer 9, 10; Ski Club 9, 10; NHS 10, 11, 12; FHS 11, 12; Student Govt 9, 10, 12; Class Pres 12. DANIEL J. ROTELLI (Garfield) FFPA 9, 10, 11, 12 (Pres); Computer Club 9, 10, 11 (Pres); Orchestra 12; Sci Club 9, 10, 11; NHS 11, 12 (Pres); Swim 12; Debate 9; Tennis 10. CARL DUANE ROTH (Annandale) NHS 10, 11, 12; German Hon Soe 11, 12; FFPA 9; 10,41, 12: Fishing Club 10, 11. VERONICA KYE- KYONG RYU (Annandale) Chamber Singers 10, 11, 12 (Dir); Honors Choir 12; Jazz and Show Choir 10, 12; NHS 10, 11, 12 (VP); French Hon Soe 10, 11 (Treas); 1 Acts 10, 11; Musicals 9, 10; Forensics 10, 11, 12; Colonialette 9. NELSON ANDRES SANCHEZ (Hayfield) Thespians 9, 10, 11; Spanish Club 9, 10, 11; Musical 10; Math Team 10, 11; Show 11; Junior Knights 11; Baseball 12. RAJNISH B. SETTY (Annandale) Football 10, 11, 12; Vrack 9, 10, 11, 12: NHS 10, 11, 12; French Club 9; Math Team 9, 10, it. WAI SIU (Annandale) Class Pres 10; NHS 10, 11, 12; Key Club 9, 10, 11; Football 9, : 10, 11; Tennis 11; Track 9, 10; Newspaper 12. __ JONG SUN SOH — (Annandale) Math Team 9, 10, 11, 12; Key Club iL International Club 9; Latin Club 11, 12; Track — 11, 12; NHS 10, i 12: Latin Hon Soe 11, oe MARK DAVID STEIN | . (Annandale) Math oan 9, 10; Spanish Club 9, 10, 11 (Pres); Class VP 12; NHS 10, 11, 12. KASSANDRA | HOPE STEPHENSON (Annandale) Choir 9,10; Chamber Singers 11,12; __ Tennis Team 9,11; NHS 10, 11, 12; French Club 9, 10; French Hon Soe 10, 11; 1 Act 10; Peer Counseling 12; Civettes 9,10, 11, LAURA ELAINE STRAUB | _ (Annandale) Softball 10, 11 (Captain); Spanish Club 9, 10,113,112, | Civettes 10, 11; FBLA 10; Fashion Show 11; DECA © = Math Team ib NHS DAVID SUN (Annandale) Yearbook 9, 10, 11, 12 (Photo): _ Newspaper 11, 12; Math _ Team 9, 10, ne Chinese Club 12; Dive Team 12. French Club Debate i, JENNIFER | : TREESE TAILLIE | (Annandale) Choir 10, 11, 12 (Dir); Honors Choir 12; Drama 10, 11; Track 11; Safety Council 10, 11; Thespians 11, 12. DEAN STEWART TALLEY (Chantilly) Latin Club 11, 12; NHS 11, 12: Physics Club 12; Computer Club 10. BECKY ELAINE THOMPSON (Marshall) Tennis 9, 10, 11, 12 (MVP, 1st seed); Track 10, 11; NHS 10, 11, 12. DIANA WENWAN hop 188 Ml SENIOR DIRECTORY MARI Break gives Frank Probst time to reflect. TSAI (Edison) Drill Team 10, ‘11 (Co-captain); Keyettes 10, 11, 12; NHS 9, 10, 11, 12; French Hon Soc 10, i 12; Math Hon Soc 11, 12; Field Hockey 9; Gymnastics 9, 10; Track 9; Chinese Club 12. DAVID MICHAEL WALKER | . _ (Flint Hill) Computer Sci _ 10; SGA 9, 10, 12; Class _ Treas 11; JETS (6th place); Baseball 10, i : Aerospace Club 10; _ Aeromodeling Club 12. : VANESSA - (Annandale) Yearbook 9, 10, 11, 12 (ed); Track 2 (10, 11, 12 (Captain, | Sportsmanship); Band 11, © 2 (Captain); NHS 10, 1 12; Safety Council 10, 11, _ _ French Club 9, 10; French Hon Soc 10; German Club | 301, German Hon Soc _ 11, 12. _ ROBERT HALLER WULFF _ (Annandale) NHS 10, il, - : 12; German Hon Soe 11, (12 (VP): Soccer 10, 11; Key Club 11, 12; German © Club 9, 10, 11 — Wrestling 9. HSIAU-NING (SHIRLEY) YEW (Annandale) Math Team 9, 10, 11, 12; Chinese Club © 12; Spanish Club 11,12; _ Safety Council 11, NHS 10,11, 12, SEUNG JE YO (Annandale) Wrestling 9, - 10, 11, 12; Football 9, 11, 12; Key Club 11, 12; NHS 10, 11, 12; Spanish Club ii, ION WINTER _ Want to Buy a Ticket? “Hey, did you freshmen buy tickets for the third floor pool yet?” a very large and rather Neanderthal — like upperclassman asked us. Having been warned that Jeffer- son had no pool and no third floor, my friend and I ran as quickly as possible (for freshmen do these sorts of things) to the nearest bathroom to avoid having to buy tickets. | It was very difficult being a freshman for a few days. Although the building was for- eign to me, I couldn’t ask directions for fear that the upperclassmen would only direct me to bathrooms. I had to make sure I did not get in any senior’s way for fear that they | might get angry (upperclassmen tend to be | unfairly hot-headed with underclassmen at times) and lock me in a locker to prevent me from attending any classes. | Things got easier as I realized that most upperclassmen did not lurk behind dirty- | tiled corners just waiting, yearning for ana- ive freshman to skip by. As I look back, my | freshman year was one of the best years of | my high school life. Now I am in my strange senior year. | There exists a feeling of joy, but there is the | | sad truth that my friends, both old and new school, and I will soon have to part. I look sadly at my freshman locker (the one I got locked in once), my saddle shoes from | cheerleading and the notes my friends and I used to write each other and wish I could relive those moments. I look upon the naive (and often funny- looking) faces of freshman friends and I wonder if they’ll remember me after I leave | for college. Well, I guess I’ll just have to do something to make sure they do. Maybe that’s why seniors pick on | men: They are afraid of being forgotten. Nah, they’re just funny-looking. - - Jeanni Koo Congratulations to the 7 Thomas Jefferson High School a tor Science and Technology Graduating Class of 1988 Og _ DynCorp 1313 Dolley Madison Boulevard McLean, Virginia 22107 COMMUNITY SUPPORT [Mi 189 i) Geoffrey Gaudreault Larry Gaudrealt Mark Gelman Antoinette Geoly Elizabeth Gerber German Club German Honor Society Nick Gertler David Gheen Arlene Giacomo Van Giang Mara Giattina Christopher Gibbs Matthew Gibney Andy Gibson David Gibaon Jo Gieger Robert Gillespie Leslie Gillum Morman Gimbert Matthew Giorgio Randall Giosti Daniel Glanz Justin Glass Bernadette Glaze Glee Club Elixabeth Glowicz Lisa Goddard John Goebel Jeremy Goldberg Michael Golden Ann Goldman David Goldstein Golf Adrian Gould Richard Gottfried Erick Gottschalk Cathy Graf Casey Gragg Chandra Graham Mark Grant Eugenia Gratto Winifred Grayson Roger Green Matthew Greene Nancy Greene Dunna Griffin Noelle Griffiths Pareicia Groves Jason Grubb Sara Grumbacher Phillip “Mr. G” Guglielmo Jon Guhl Michael Guhl Ashby Gunter Tarun Gupta Uday Gupta Jason Gutberlet Shane Gutridge ‘Gymnastics HERNDON Cuong Ha Catherine Hadley Aaron Haines Mary Hale Jennifer Hall Erik Halvorsen Ham Radio Club Lia Hamon Hyun Jun Han Hyun Sook Han Jini Han Sang Han Daniel Hanlan James Hanners Christina Hansen Jill Hansen Ahmed Haque Patricia Harada Andrew Harasty Carol Hardin Julie Harford Paul Hargrove Konstantinos Haritos Ellen Harlow “HAMILTON °° J HAYMARKE Pom Ethan Harlow Susan Harp Cassie Harrington Brian G. Harris Brian J Harris Robert Harris Thomas Harris Venus Harris Kingsley Harrop-Williams Dennis Harter Mark Hartfield Farrell Lynne Hartigan Paul Hashemi Michael Haugen Kindre Havekost Scott Hawley Amy Hayden Thomas Hayghe John Hermans Colin Heichman Robert Heitiman Eric Heldman Matthew Heller Sarah Heller Amy Helm Gunther Helms Eric Helvey Kimberly Henderson Kristie Henry Brian Helper Ellem Herman Emily Herman Samuel Her nandez Gayle Herrington Karen Hester High Adventure Club Johnathan Hill Courtney Hillard Mary Hillsman Samuel Hilton Patricia Hinckley John Hinkle Clarence Hinton Jason Hintz David Hish Soo Ho Thein Ho My Dinh Hoang Tuan Hoang Alexander Hoffman Matthew Hoffman Beth Holleran Sekila Holmes Homecoming Michelle Hong Jennifer Hood Katherine Hook Brian Hooper Daniel Hoppe Toby Horn Gregory Hosler Lisa Hossani Johnathan Hotz Michael Howard Heather Hoyle Ta Li Hsia Felix Huang Hsin-I Huang Kay Huang Peter Huang Humor Magazine Jonathan Humphreys Mathew Hungerford David Hunt Shannon Hunter Marvin Hupart Brian Hurst Renee Hutchins Christopher Dinh Huynh Hoi Huynh Leun Huuyh Frances Hwang Irving Hwang Sandy Hwang Don Hyatt INDEPENDANT: HILL JERMANTOWN. 190 IB INDEX PRESSURE Ochida Iep Gregory Imhof Index Ads Indoor Track Brent Ingebretsen Sean Ingram Stacy Ison Intramurals Invertebrate Zoology It’s Academic JAA Kevin Jackson Carl Jacobs Nisha Jain Vanita Jain Bath James Jeffrey James Japanese Honor Society Catherina Japikse Karin Japikse Ian Jaranson Nancy Jarbadan Timothy Jasionowski Amir Jazaeri Jazz Ensemble Jazz Lab Lis Jenkinson Kunal Jerath Jane Jesinsky Jets Suzanne Jewett William Jimenez Dennis Jimeno Chaitanya Joglekar Mark Johns Bruce Johnson Eric Johnson Jennifer Johnson Jillian Johnson Jim Johnson William Johnson Ashley Jones Brett Jones Eric Jones Jacob Jones June Jones Karen Jones Katherine Jones Robin Jones Stephanie Jones Charlie Joo Helen Joo Andrea Joslyn Jim Jullien Myrna Jung KINGS PARK KEENE MILL Brian Kahne Song Kang Robert Kapp Justin Karjala Hashem Karoum Karen Kearns Michael Keith Weston Kennedy Karen Kenney Daniel Kerchner Christine Kerick Arthur Kerns Andrew Kerr Benjamin Kerschberg Graham Kessler Key Club Abdul Khan Kim Khan Akhil Khanna Sandhya Khanna James Khatcheressian Keyettes Caroline Kim Cjun Kim Daria Kim Dhong Kim Dyane Kim Eugene Kim PRESSURE S.A.T.’s and A.C.T.’s ACH.’s and A.P.’s applications and s-a’s that MUST be DONE with NO D- LATS up at 6 asleep at 3 a.m. (if at all) 2 much H.W., a stack 10 feet a l l Scholarships, Financial aid, Teacher recommendations, and GRADES Homecoming’s past but now there’s Sadie’s where gentlemen are asked by ladies So much to do but not enough TIME before the December 15 DEADLINE 1 more 1 4 B4 we’re FREE a senior’s LIFE ain’t E-Z So much PRESSURE from parents, teachers, counselor, and YOURSELF -- Diana Tsai warns ere Pare A: le ] Pigs: | = =. y Lea Py J s5n8 ee ——— 4 ais ; = 5 iid 5 2 —s k00Ns FALLS Gy � z 247 -72006 Eun Koo Kim He-Ji Kim Howard Kim Jae Kim Jinee Kim So Kim Sonia Kim Stephen Kim Steven Kim Susy Kim Thomas Kim Tommy Kim Yoonah Kim Yuli Kim Jeffrey King Michael King Scott King Michael Kirkland Amy Kirkpatrick Michael Kirkpatrick Andrew Kirmse Laura Klar Kristen Knipling Dan Kudesh Shuichi Koga Nandini Koka Gazal Kolia Christina Kollay Karyn Kolman Margery Konan Bobby Koo Jeannie Koo Koons of Manassas Tonia Korves Jennifer Krahulec Stepan Kratz Brinda Krishnan Mary Kuchino Ehren Kruger Jeffrey Kruger Jim Kruter Sue Kulesher Joseph Kurian Martine Kusiak Karen Kutch Mi Na Kwon LAKE RIDGB LEESBURG LORTON iy LOVETTSVILLE Tung Lai Robert Laird Saquib Lakhani Dung Lam James Lane Sylvia Lang Jay Lamb Carol Lange David Lange Sue Langley Gregory Lansingh William Lappenbusch Barbara Larson Erika Larson Robert Latham Latin Club Vincent Laviano Alex Lavrin Kitty Lawhorn Martha Lowe Anna Lawson Joan Lawson Dung Le Dung Le Quang Le Tranh Le Tuyet Le Paul Lebahn Nicholas Lecuyer Charles Ledogar Anthony Lee Changjun Lee Fonda Lee Mi-Ya Lee Richard Lee Students begin arriving as early as 7:30 a.m. for 8:30 classes. School officially ended at 3:45, but many took the 6:25 late bus. SONG KANG Robert Lee Suzanne Lee Thomas Lee Yong Lee Yoo Lee Patrick Leffas Christopher Leggett Jeremy Lehrer Karena Leon-Guerrero Nadia Lethem Jocelyn Leu Jack Levenson Daryl Lewis Roger Lewis Vaughn Lewis Estella Li Julie Libarkin John Lieberman Katherin Lilley Julie Lim Michael Lin Mimi Lin Jennifer Liner George Little Arthur Liu Christine Liu Elizabeth Livingston Brian Loew Andrew Loftus Catherine Lombardi Mark Lonergan Daniel Long Phillip Long Jeffrey Lou Kwan Lou Howard Lu Judy Lu Mark Lucianovic Christian Luers Sanjeev Lulla Carrie Lundgren Brigitte Luong Huong Luong John Lupinos Quinton Lynch Thomas Lynch x. 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As a leader in applying information and systems engineering technology to solve business problems for large organizations, AMS applauds the efforts and objectives of the school, its staff, and its students. ons American Management Systems, Inc. 1777 North Kent Street Arlington, Virginia 22209 (703) 841-6000 i) 194 MH COMMUNITY SUPPORT Joseph Sanchez Marcos Sanchez Nelson Sanchez Julie Sandlin Charles Sane Todd Sarrat James Sarvis Eleanor Saslaw Ronald Saunders Mitchell Sava Vikram Savkak Sharon Saydah William Schaefer Robert Schaffer Eric Scheirer William Scherer Christine Schick Joshua Schlam Paul Schmiesing Elizabeth Schmitt Susan Schoch Geoffrey Schoof Kristina Schoof Marilyn Schoon John Schreiber Gary Schrock Jessica Schroeder Charles Schubert Patrick Schulireis Gregeory Schwabacher Matthew Schwartz Roger Schwenke Kari Seaman Todde Sebastian John Seeley Geoffrey Selzer Seniors Mark Sentell Majnish Setty Brooke Sever SGA Anees Shaikh Anis Shaikh Irfan Shaikh Elizabeth Shashaty Marla Shauer Scott Shauf Caroline Sheffield Brian Shenk Michael Sherman Daniel Shillito Erik Shivley Ronald Shokes Show Choir Daniel Shriver Christine Shuk Peter Shumaker Chandanjeet Sidhu Matthew Siegler Sarin Sieng Ritka Sikri Joan Simmons Philip Simon Xavier Simon Betsy Sims Johnathan Singer Anup Singh Moni Sinmao Wai Siu Jeffrey Skerker Dawn Skjei Karen Skjei Stephern Skjei Daniel Skovronsky Gail Skovronsky Eric Skroch Jonathan Skroch Richard Slivoskey Benjamin Slutter Pamela Smeder David Smith Harry Smith Jason Smith Mason Smith Rachel Smith Roger Smith Shawn Smith Tricia Smith Laura Snead Jennifer Snyder Kurt Snyder Kwok So Soccer Softball Jung Soh John Solomon Hyun Son Hee-Su Song Hosop Song Jum Song Robert Soper Rance Sopko Eric Soroos Athena Sotirchos Richard Spall Spanish Club Spanish Honor Society Pam Spencer Collene Spilker Spirit Week Sports Sports Psychology Kimberley Springer Sean Stalzer Theron Stanford Robert Stanley Jesse Stapleton Helen Stassonos Margo Stead Randall Steck Eve Steigerwalt Mark Stein Dolores Steinhauer Willard Stephens Kassandra Stehenson Gary Stewardson Kirk Stoker Aaron Stolpman Michael Stone Coralyn Stoneburner Matthew Stoughton Laura Straub Ronald Streck Student Life Michael Stueben Stephen Su Jeremy Suess Andrew Sullivan David Sulllivan Todd Sullivan Robert Summers David Sun Raymond Sun Danny Sung Woo Sung Karen Suskiewicz Elizabeth Sutherland Lydia Sutton Steven Swanchaka Susan Sweezey Swim Dive TRIANGLE Christopher Taggart Rebecca Tailby Jennifer Taillie Salman Tajuddin Dean Talley Daniel Tang Timothy Tang Jeffrey Tao Kathy Tarasenkov Simon Tarr Donna Tate Jan Taylor Jonthan Taylor Kimberly Taylor Jason Temple 10K Run Tennis Walter Tenschert James Thomas Owen Thomas Peter Thomas Becky Thompson Angela Thrasher Sean Timm Andrew Timmes Title Page TJ Today Michael Tolin Robert Toomer Jennifer Torres Track Field Anh Tran Hong-Ngoc Tran Nguyet Tran Tram Tran Ky Tran-Trong John Travis Thuy Trinh Truc Trinh Tara Trocki Diana Tsai Toger Tsai Thomas Tu Christian Tuma Peter Tutner Manish Tuteja � { UNION MIL “VIENNA Underclassmen Jeffrey Unger Amy Updike Linus Upson Benjamin Vaart Janet Vallone David Van Hemel Christine Van Milder Shirley Van Milder Anthony Van Sickle Mariagabriel Vargas Mary Rose Vasko George Veech Benjamin Vehorn Derek Venable Karin Verspoor Video Magazine John Viletto Ratia Villanueva Jennifer Virgo Ray Volrath Gretchen Voskuhl Dai Vu Marcie Vu DAN ANCONA Class Load: It’s textual whined and begged for mercy. has been unearthed: your course load WooD- RIDGE WARREN= TON and 3.75737 pounds per period. Brian Wald David Walker Scott Wall Claire Waller Neil Walls Andrea Walter Helen Wan Benjamin Ward Mare Ward Cora Washington Wave of the Future Club Janet Weaver Weic Wehr James Weiner Don Weinheimer Marc Weiser Mark Weisman James Weiss Mark Wentink Jeffrey Werner Gregory Wertime Jordan Wethe Heidi Wetterberg Alexander Whalen Jack White Michael White Terrel White Janet Whiten Andrew Wick hard year. WEIGHTY INDEX One day’s class load carried by Lydia Sutton. All year long the class of 1989 has been complaining. First it was homework. Then it was course load. Now, with SATs approaching, it’s stress. In the past, some of you may have felt that these complaints were unwar- rented. After all, look at the seniors. They’ve had col- lege applications, AP courses, and graduation activi- ties to contend with, and they certainly haven’t Don’t worry, juniors. The reason for your troubles is simply too heavy. Let’s face it. On the average, any junior has to xANapu | contend with 11.70017 Kg of textbooks each day. And Y: ESTATES | that’s not even including notebooks or spirals. Which Sucpnines means about 1.70017 Kg per period. For those of you ven FIELD... who are new to Jefferson, that’s 26.30169 pounds a day This is compared to an average of only 5.87632 Kg and 0.83947 Kg for a freshman, 8.81213 Kg and 1.25887 for a sophomore, and 11.7124 Kg and 1.6732 Kg for a senior. With 0.18882 Kg more books than the average senior, no wonder the juniors have had such a 195 Robert Wickham Dick Wickline Michael Widner Elizabeth Wiersema Berkeley Wiggins Arlon Wilber Jeremy Wilcox Bobby Wilks Robert Willhoite Charles Williams Don Williams Eric Williams George Williams Hollis Williams Roberton Williams Daniel Willson Christopher Wilson John Wilson Ronald Wilson Saundra Wilson Vanessa Winter Scott Witman “Witness for the Prosecution” Vicki Witthuhn Bradley Wood Charlotte Wood Christopher Wood Charles Woodard Kerry Woodrord Matthew Woodruff Wrestling Audra Wright James Wright Alexander Wu Robert Wulff Lawrence Wyte = iz, YONDER HILL YATES VILLAGE Sue Yamashita Chia-Ching Yang Heng Yang Diana Yap Yearbook Christopher Yerington Richard Yessian Hsiau-Ning Yew Eun Yi Sang Yi Julia Yim Seung Yu John Yochim Torunn Yock David Yonce Jong Yoon Katherine Yoon Anne Young Pearlene Young Mina Yu Kwong Yung Kewhyun Yuoh Jason Yustein Joseph Zacko Ricardo Zapata Alexis Zarechnak Alexandria Zelano YONDERHO | COLOPHON Guess You Had To Be Here 1988 Techniques volume 3 was published by the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology yearbook staff and printed at Herff Jones Yearbook Company in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The 1100 copies of the 202-page book were printed on 80-pound paper. The cover design and TJ logo, which appeared throughout the book, was designed by Bess Wiersema. The cover was done in Ultra Blue, Turquoise, and various shades of black. The type for the cover and endsheets is Gill-Kayo bold presstype. Throughout the book body copy was done in 10 pt. Century Schoolbook with captions in 8 pt. and photo credits in 6 pt. In Student Life, a four column layout style was used with the caption for the dominant photo inserted three picas into the picture. Captions were screened at 10%. Art accents were printed behind each body copy at 10%. The Academics section used a 100 — 10% shadedown at the bottom of each spread. Each spread had a sidebar feature using a shadedown behind the entire feature. The Athletics section used 10% and 30% screens with a 4 pt. vertical rule line on every spread. Headlines were in Garamond. Organizations used a large art logo for the headline Organizations on each spread which was computer generated in CADD. Each people spread used screens in varying geometrics behind each copy. Headlines were Lydian italic with Spartan medium subheads. An eleven page magazine was used to highlight the awards and important events occurring throughout the year. The Checkered boxes were produced in the Computer Aided Drafting and Design lab at school with the assistance of Mr. Mike Stephens. The staff would like to deeply thank the administration, company representative Tom Tanton, and our adviser Carol Lange, for their patience with and concern for the book and its staff members. And thanks to the students for their confidence and helping us show everyone why they should Have Been Here. hop 196 Ml COMMUNITY SUPPORT IMDATATEL Leaders in software technology for higher education and other nonprofit markets. If you’re interested in a career in the development, — marketing, or support of information manage- ment systems, Datatel will sponsor intern programs for college students. Datatel Headquarters 4375 Fair Lakes Court Fairfax, Virginia 22033 703 968 9000 Kevin Harris gets down to basics. FRED NORTH Three Embarcadero Center Suite 1030 San Francisco, California 94111 415 362 4320 _ a ‘NEVER LOSE A HOLY CURIOSITY.” — Albert Einstein Congratulations to each graduate as you begin a new phase of your education. Outside the formal classroom -—or within it. Switch over your tassels, but don't switch off your minds! 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We want every one to know that we're smart, but not to think that we’re just a bunch of nerds. We like to show off in Science Fairs, math contests, and SAT scores, but we still have all the sports teams any other school in the county does. We have to complete 25 credits, including four years of Math up to AP Calculus and a full credit in Computer Science just to graduate. We also take four years of English and three of one foreign language. With seven different lan- Guess You Had To Be Here guages to choose from and a full assortment of fine arts electives, we have to make more interesting choices than just which technol- ogy lab to spend a period a day in for our entire senior year. During our special eighth period, we get to participate in over 80 clubs, honor societies, intramurals, or study halls. Sometimes, we don’t always excel academically, but the Chemistry worksheets and Physics problem sets create a special camaraderie amoung students who help each other. We can pres- sure ourselves to excel academically, but we know how to relax as well. Being in marching band or the pep band, dressing up as tacky as possible with the (continued) Jennifer Clavelli works on her Chemistry lab log book during an eighth period ex- tra-help session in Jan Taylor’s room. RAY SUN ee CLOSING Mf 199 | ROB EASTON track team, going out to parties (and we don’t just sit around and do Math home- work), being out on a date (there’s always time for love) or just taking a nap on the bus. It seems like all the extenuating circum- stances add a special quality of life to Jef- ferson. Although there are more frustra- tions at school than just having to say “Yes, I attend the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology” all in one breath, for most, the benefits outweigh the difficulties. You can talk to all the stu- dents and read all the books you want, but I guess you had to be here. — Mike Widener ALICE CHANG Brett Jones learns the way Germans use the fork and knife from German teacher Tane Cavich. The lesson is part of the German Food Day the level two classes participate in. a RAY SUN Perhaps in despair or may maybe just drowsi- ness, Brooke Sever takes a moment to herself in Humanities. fy ocaee ttl Renate a A cle La a et a SE Physical Education teacher Joan Simmons shows off her skills and shows her students dex- terity and flexibility during class. a MITCH SAVA Ty ctaeni RAY SUN J.V. field hockey goalie Dawn Skjei appears ready to play. uess You Had To Be Here LMOST A HOLIDAY, Kirsten Beasley, Raj Abrol, Rick Mayfield, Mike Epperly, and Nicole Clontz regroup after hectic Super Bowl festivities outside the Old Post Office Pavilion. 202 ff CLOSING ey VRARE 373.755 T 1988 V.3 Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (Alexandria, Va.) 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