Manassas Park High School - Reflections Yearbook (Manassas Park, VA)

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Students As We See Them Now Mrs. Hammersley shows Yvonne Bishop the moves. Mary Carl and Sandy Conners discuss the basketball team’s District Championship. Chris Novak discusses the plans for the Sadie Hawkins dance. Robbie Proffitt and Steve Mudrey work hard on their race car projects. 6 Student Life

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We Had Challenges Before Us John Parks samples another one of the Boys’ Cooking Club challenges. Change characterizes the Manassas Park Cougars this year. Only 6 years old, the former high school divided and became two by adding a middle school within its boundaries. The old 100 wing became seventh and eighth grade with the addition of double doors, a main office, and a separate principal. The former guidance office became a resource room for the Special Education program. Dr. Rambo, Miss Whaley, and Miss Hamilton remained in the former classrooms at the lower end of the 100 wing. The old janitor’s closet in that wing became Alternative Education. The major portion of high school classes met in the 200 wing. The Chorus-Band Room split into classrooms. Last year’s Art Room became the Band Room and art returned to room 207. What was the original home economics living room in 1976, the yearbook workroom in 1978-79, kitchen 1980 was assigned to Ms. Wade for a special educa¬ tion classroom. The cafeteria-on-wheels moved from the Band Room to the gym. The yearbook workroom took over the band instrument storage room. Academic Departments set up offices in small storage areas throughout the 200 wing. The SCA set up its office in the former band uniform closet. Were the changes for the better? Opinions differed as unexpected problems cropped up. Some classrooms when divided ended up without a separate light-switch control or a heater. Student bathrooms remain¬ ed unfinished. Yellow walls were painted dull grey. Instructors were told not to put up posters on the walls. Smokers moved from outside the Vocational wing to a designated area outside the gym. The Vocational wing became the 300 wing. Mrs. Parkhurst painted the former Vocational Director’s office and set up the school store operated by the DE students. Sensing she is being watched, Lynne Green looks up to expose the culprit. Cindy Donohue volunteers her skillful flair to improve the stadium bleachers. J Opening 5

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Tina Donahue corrects a mistake in Mrs. Banks typing class. Sharon Magnuson and Karen Farmer try very hard to finish their school lunches. “Oh, what did I do to deserve this!” muses Gayle Valdez as Chris Novak hugs her. Student Life 7