Jefferson High School - Jeffersonian Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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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

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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

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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.