Lake Braddock Secondary School - Lair Yearbook (Burke, VA)

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Practicing the trumpet, Dwain Jones prepares for one of the Bruin forms of celebration, the football halftime show. At the Fall Follies, Gloria Shepherd carries the Torch of Liberty, symbol of freedom and justice. Although bicentennial thoughts are quiet ones, when all the cheerleaders ask for a little display of spirit during a pep rally, the crowd rises to the occasion. 4 Opening

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Living through 3 years seemed to drag on forever and a day, but as we looked back, it was only 3 seconds ago. Instead of grades 7 through 10, we became grades 7 through 12. Empty halls made way for ‘‘standing room” only halls, a spacious cafeteria turned into a cracker box, vacant lockers were hard to find, books shared time in different hands, and 6 full subschools even made it necessary for Mr. Alwood to move to the foreign language department. Moving from month to month and year to year, things grew. Varsity competition emerged, faculty workrooms filled up, new courses sprang up, the cheers of spectators strengthened, more yellow busses rolled down Burke Lake Road, parking had to be leased. The list seemed endless, but each change added its individual touch. Our own uniqueness had formed. From 7:40 AM to 2:00 PM (35 minutes earlier than the previous year) our building came alive with sights and sounds of a total school. Even after school hours our student body was busy — working on that Bruin spirit. Walk in on 9200 Burke Lake Road and find out what makes LBSS “tick.” Come on, join us in our celebration. Making friends with a guinea pig in Ms. Mikula’s science class is Pat Stewart. Opening 3

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UNITED W 7 E STAND Just as a bell of liberty rang, our own bell rang out a spirit of ’76. Backing each other, working things out; we have united together to stand as one complete school. Such as it was with a nation united 200 years ago a special meaning o history in repeat of itself. Like our American Revolution, we won our battle and proclaimed our independence as a total school. 1976’s specialness was subtly heard at LB. Students didn’t appreciate the commercialism of red, white, and blue stuffed down their throats, but recognized the once in a lifetime occurrence of a special birthday. In the back of our minds our historical struggles and accomplishments lurked about, and looking within ourselves we found the appreciation of liberty and freedom. So, if a loud spectacle was what one was looking for, one wouldn’t have found it. 1975-76 was a nice quiet celebration of our nation’s 200th birthday — the kind where thoughts said more than words or actions. Although LB is equipped with the most modern typing and copying machines, Mark Riordan found this printing machine resembling those of days passed. Dressed much like the fife player of the “Spirit of ’76” painting, Bethann Jakoboski participates in the lighter moments with the Junior Class cast of Follies” night.