Jefferson High School - Jeffersonian Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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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

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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

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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