Midlothian High School - Trojan Yearbook (Midlothian, VA)

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They are the last to graduate from the old Midlothian High School, ae are the Class of ‘84, they are SENIORS! Alive for the first time at a pep rally in their four year history, the class of ‘84 expressed a spirit never thought possible. Senior spirit. Only seniors can appreciate its magnitude, its energy. This special feeling began with the realization that graduation would really happen. College applications were completed in February and SAT scores forgotten. Academic worries lessened as the majority focused on having fun and celebrating, senior slump had set in. Envious students looked on as several lucky seniors were admitted early to colleges such as Duke, James Madison, UVA, and Wake Forest. Everyone was eager to leave the place they had spent so much of their lives. Leaving high school elicited a variety of emotions from the seniors, including joy as well as sadness, and curiousity as well as apprehension. The freedom waiting just ahead, the curiousity about the future, and the endless array of options combined to make a turning point in their lives and to form a senior spirit. It was unique to the graduating class and drew them together until graduation on June 12, when they were broken apart — the last graduating class of the original Midlothian High School. WITH MIXED EMOTIONS the senior princesses Terry Lawler, Debbie Black, and Lauren Ellis contemplate their last homecom- ing at Midlothian. EXPRESSIONS OF SENIOR SPIRIT are captured during a pep rally, one of the few occasions when the entire class of '84 is brought together to share their enthusiasm. Seniors Life 13

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ENJOYING A SENIOR PRIVI- LEDGE, Heather Fallon and Stephanie Shareck are jubi- lant to read that they are in- cluded on the list of English 1 2 first semester exam exemp- tions. SHARING A LAUGH, valedic- torian Kari Bachman relaxes with Delores Lee during lunch. 14 Life Seniors

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