Midlothian High School - Trojan Yearbook (Midlothian, VA)

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Junior Marie Park purchases a sub at Stuffy’s from Midlo alumna Susan Phillips. Midlo’s own Scotland Yard Band, in- Elizabeth Pinkham, Jason Brown, and cluding Tim O’Toole and Kevin Beth O’Donnell watch a Friday night Scruggs, utilizes the weekend as time football game from the sidelines. for practice sessions. Student Life Weekends 19

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Weekends Were Made for Midlo WEEKEND!! The word echoed through the halls of Midlo with all the raw power of a tidal wave. Weekends formed a gauge of time for most stu- dents and provided a brief res- pite from the academic pres- sures of the school week. The countdown usually be- gan about Wednesday. The lethargy of Monday morning doldrums had subsided and the thoughts began. “Hey, it’s mid- week!” Just two more days stood between the student and the seeming equivalent of heav- en. Thursday the enthusiasm continued to mount and by Fri- day afternoon the pressures all seemed to subside as “‘exuber- ant” was the only way to de- scribe the student body at last bell. How did Midlothian students spend these treasured two Carole Hartsfield, Chris OBrion and Jane Sorenson discover the fun of lei- sure time video games. 18 Student Life Weekends days? Parties, dates, movies, basketball and football games, and trips to the malls all charac- terized most students’ “ideal weekend.” Local fast food restaurants, especially Stuffy’s two area sub shops, provided weekend hang- outs for Midlo students. Some students used the weekend as a time to catch up on their more time-consuming assignments, and others preferred just to rev- el in the conspicuous lack of daily schoolwork. However Midlothian — stu- dents chose to spend those two days, they were undoubtedly the most popular forty-eight hours of the week. The six Midlothian Cinemas are fre- quent weekend stopovers for Midlo stu- dents. PARASITE IN 3D R BODY HEAT R GREAT WHITE PG Ba, Soe, Sn Se, Se Sm Bae So a.m 8 iim 2S ee |

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Let’s Hear It Recent years have seen a re- naissance in school spirit at Midlothian. The Class of 1980 set a new tradition in motion during the 1979-80 basketball season. Unusual themes and imaginative gimmicks have made Midlothian’s brand of fan support unusual and trendset- ting in the area. Three years ago a large group of fans traveled to an away game at Manchester attired as the New Wave rock group “Devo.” Midlo spirit has not been the same since. Immedi- ately the student body had a purpose: innovation at basket- ball games. The themes that year consisted of Arabian Night, New Wave Night and Beach Night to “ride the Pe- tersburg ‘wave.’ Students came in all manner of attire. Last year the school was led by male “cheerleader” Kyle Bowles as “Trojans are what? RED HOT!” echoed week after week through the Trojans gym- nasium. Theme nights were again the order of the day as Trojan fans donned paper bags and laughed at Colonial Heights on “Unknown Comic Night” and wore ties and po- Chris OBrion’s “MIDLO 1” license plates are easy to remember for any Trojan fan. 20 Student Life School Spirit For Spirit! litely held up signs on “Polite Night.” This year, led by the Propa- ganda Committee, basketball fans decided to be as original as possible. “Skeeter” Paige of Varina was greeted by dozens of Trojan fly swatters as we “swatted Skeeter. “l@y Bird was welcomed with a sea of Kentucky Fried Chicken buck- ets as Midlo “Kentucky Fried” the Skyhawks. And so it went. Rowdy cheers and rowdy gimmicks reflected intense interest in Midlo athlet- ics. Football, as well as basket- ball, reflected the innovative new approach to fan support at Midlothian. Hundreds of but- tons could be seen in the halls the week of the contest with neighborhood rival Monacan. Most students were adorned with pictures of (gasp!) under- wear as fans expressed their de- sire to ““De-brief Monacan” and ‘Beat the briefs off the Chiefs!” It was nothing if not a unique year for Midlothian school spir- it. Mirrored sunglasses mask the identities of J.V. cheerleaders Kaky Spruill and Lauren Ellis. Beauty and the Beast ... Coach Hicks and Powder Puff Cheerleader John Hodge form an unlikely duo at the Homecoming Cheerleaders Pep Club contest.