Jefferson High School - Jeffersonian Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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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

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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.

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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