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

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Colors Once a week, Intermediate girls could be seen wearing purple and gold uniforms over white blouses. These spirited uniforms signified that the girl wearing these colors belonged to either the seventh or eighth grade drill team . To have the honor of being on the team , the applicant tried out in front of a panel of judges and was rated on poise, timing and grace. The seventh and eighth graders who were accepted wore their uniforms proudly while they both practiced and cheered at pep rallies and sporting events for their school, their class, and, of course, their colors. EIGHTH GRADE DRILL TEAM: Sponsor: Mrs. Gander, Members: Holiye Beets. Kim Buskirk, Maria Cademartori, Lynn Calvert, Ellen Cedarblade, Chere DeRonja, Barbie Eddleman, Christen Fisher, Linda Fitch, Jennifer Frie, Shere Gerardo. Pamila Gupta. Trisha Groves, Noelle Hovey, Anna Jacob, Noel LaFontaine, Heidi Latona, Melissa Mills, Kathy Moore, Kathy Nunn, Lori Popovich, Sandy Psioda, Ann Rafferty, Julie Ripley. Gretchen Schoor, Shauna Sexton, Beth Stoy, Karen Tarlano. Debbie Wells, Whitney Winters. Johanna Wright. Sponsor Bev Lantry explains a new routine to the Drill Team. SEVENTH GRADE DRILL TEAM: Sponsors: Mrs. Beverly Lantry. Mrs. Marty Fitch. Members: Grechen Bageant, Rochelle Barnett, Jessica Berman, Lara Bohlool, Laurie Bowley, Rebecca Copeland, Karen Davis. Heather Derrick, Tammy Eisenson, Lynda Galbraith, Paige Geiger, Kelly Gib- son, Katie Green, Holly Hammack, Kathy Kalvaitis, Yuri Kim. Mary Korhonen, Kristin Lucas, Monica Mazza, Michelle Patrick, Michelle Prefontaine. Dawn Ramsey, Chris Rives. Nicole Salvador. Julie Sampson. Michelle Sedar. Lisa Smith, Jennifer Steele, Kathy Van Wey. Katherine Vaughn Practicing a new routine, members of thl Team line up in the art area. After practicing for an upcoming pep rally, the Drill Team strikes a pose. 252 Time Out

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Classics during a Thursday afternoon Editor Leslie Brown reads over one jubmitted short stories. President- Dean Surette discusses DhotograptM techniques with members of CHIMERA: Sponsor: Ms. Leslie Gray. Editor: Leslie 8rown. Staff: Michelle Aquilino, Beth Davis. Michelle Davis, Jennette Delong. Dana Dickson, Kurt Gustafson, Neil Hager- ty. Wendy Hirst, Jim Lampton. Karen Parker. Janet Pelzel, Tessyl Pena. Audrey Short. Katie Stafford, Elley Thompson Few people knew who published Chimera, The Lake Braddock literary magazine that was distributed to the entire student body after the Spring break. It came as a suprise that Ms. Gray and sixteen students devoted their afterschool time once or twice a week to review and edit contribu- tions of stories, poems, and art- work from students in grades seven through twelve. The Chimera staff received their funds from the county and the SGA which they us- ed to mail the magazine, free of charge, instead of selling it as they had in the past. As editor Leslie Brown stated, “Writing these stories is a good thing for the students to do.” The writings of these students helped make the community more aware of the students’ opinions, and Chimera turned these contributions into classics in the annals of LBSS literary history. Phot oqen ic Because of the many school ac- tivities, the Photography Club had a very busy year. The purpose of this club, as stated by President Dean Surette, was to “improve photography skills all around.” Members of the club were photographers from The Lair, and The Bear Facts, free-lance photographers, and plain photography enthusiasts. Ex- perienced photographers taught techniques such as developing film and flash photography pro- cedures. The Photography Club opened a studio where students could come with friends and have their pictures taken. The club charged 75 cents for five-by-sevens and up to two dollars for eight-by- tens. Part of these funds went towards new equipment as well as photography conventions in Washington. The club attended conventions at the Smithsonian in October and the D.C. Armory in December. The training received by the photographers quickly showed in the quality of their work and was a boon to the various publications to which they con- tributed. PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB. Sponsor: Jack Mc- Cann. Pres.: Dean Surette, V.P.: Stuart Pat- terson, Treas.: Jeff Peterson, Sec.: Dale Rye. Clubs 251

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Head Start Gymnast Sheri Gerardo practices her routine on the balance beam. Because the gymnastics team is only open to high schoolers, girls in the seventh and eighth grades who wished to participate in com- petitive gymnastics had to wait one or two years. To remedy this problem, the Intermediate Gym- nastics Team was founded by Mrs. Linda Holman, who let these in- terested girls come together and form a team of exhibition gym- nasts preparing for their chance at high school competition. These girls praticed their skills in tumbl- ing, balance beam, and other demanding gymnastic routines and performed for large audiences, always to a warm reception. This preliminary training gave the girls a head start on the high school ranks. INTERMEDIATE GYMNASTICS: Sponsor: Linda Holman. Assistant Coaches: Patty Crawford. Janet Delany, Members: Barbie Eddlemon. Sheri Gerardo. Tracey Kennedy. Jenny Lindenauer, Kriste Meheu. Sandy Peltz, Sharon Pfeifle. Carla Pol. Julie Ripley. Lisa Santivicca. The Intermediate Gymnastics team assembles before an afterschool practice. Clubs 253