Midlothian High School - Trojan Yearbook (Midlothian, VA)

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PUTTING ON THE FINAL TOUCH, Ginger Southall waits patiently as her corsage is pinned on by her date. TRYING ON HIS TAILS at a local tux rental center, Lance Wood shows a bit of hesitation about the upcoming event. SIGNS LIKE THIS ONE POSTED BY KAREN PETRASY had the whole school busy chattering about the big night ahead. LL EL TERE ITON EC Prom Prep Student Life US)

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28 WITH PROM APPROACHING QUICKLY, Karen Petrasy and In- dia Galloway count the long- awaited tickets for the junior class. Student Life Prom Prep Prepping tor Paradise The few frenzied weeks be- fore prom were filled with ac- tivity for both the event's orga- nizers and its intended guests. Organizers found that they reached the heights of pres- sure about two weeks before the prom when decorations flooded in and sophomore servers and chaperones had to be confirmed. The actual deco- rating of Bellwood took only one visit and three hours on Friday, May 10. Much more time was spent atter school at Midlo where memory books had to be pieced together, and invitations and tickets had, painstakingly, to be made. Long hours also went into the planning of the 1985 prom fig- ure which with forty-nine clubs and forty-two couples required all the tactical strategy of a bat- tle plan. Intended guests had no set time for their pinnacles of prep- aration. Some couples had found their dresses and rented their tuxedos before April |. Other couples had not even found each other by May 5. Guys who delayed on tux rent- al, however, found that local tux renters ran out of tails quickly, a development which made some male prom goers overjoyed. Other prom pro- crastinators were deeply dis- turbed by this lost chance to wear what one grumpy junior guy was overheard to describe as ‘a stupid suit that someone forgot to cut off.”

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OBVIOUSLY AMUSED AT HER SITUATION, Prom Queen Mary Beth Staton shared a laugh with Prom King Mark Johnson. WAITING PATIENTLY FOR THE FIGURE TO BEGIN, Midlo senior twosomes tried to remain in for- mation. Everyone was dressed up and decked out for... Prom 6® XN From his position at the punch bowl Todd Davidson saw it all and came to the con- clusion that ‘just about every- one had a terrific evening.” The occasion for which Midlo couples had gathered was Prom ‘85 and the situation was ‘Almost Paradise.” Prom-goers entering Bell- wood Cafe on the night of May 1 1 were greeted by grass-skirt- ed sophomore servers who gave kisses and leis to all who entered. Murals of flowers and palm trees also helped set an island tone. A traditional prom figure be- gan the evening. Forty-eight seniors and their dates, clad in seldom seen finery maneu- vered into a surprisingly recog- nizable ‘'85 . Eager to begin the dancing, seniors stood in formation while Prom King Mark Johnson and Prom Queen Mary Beth Staton were crowned and moved out onto the floor to lead the first dance. Paradise began to heat up as the tones of the Liz Marks band lured students to boogie. An obvious lack of air-condition- ing had steady streams of danc- ers making beelines for tables laden with punch bowls and hors'd’oeuvres. Sophomore servers Christy Hodge, Susan Watson, Cindy Weinhold, Eric Booker, Dennis Collins, Todd Davidson and Tim Hunt waited on thirsty upperclassmen. Some Midlo faculty mem- bers also attended the prom and commented on the student attire. ‘It's amazing to see the transformation that a tuxedo can work on a guy we usually only see in jeans and DEAD t- shirts,’ declared French teach- er Mrs. Debra O'Dell. Student attire was also on the minds of several girls who discovered to their horror that their dresses were not unique. For whatever reasons, stu- dents found Prom ‘85 memora- ble. “I quess,”” said senior Rich- ard Turner who smiled as he recalled the evening, ‘you could say that it was a great way to end a great year. TAKING TIME OUT FOR A SNOOZE, this couple found out that having a good time can be really exhausting. SWAYING TO THE MUSIC, Joyce Johnson and her date share a spe- cial moment during a slow dance. Student Life Prom A