Midlothian High School - Trojan Yearbook (Midlothian, VA)

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THE WINNER! Mr. Terrell’s door, brightly decorated with a Christ- mas display, won his homeroom first place in Midlo’s annual door-decorating contest. “I MUST SAY, I MUST SAY!”, Steve Spencer dances up a storm, as he portrays Saturday Night Live character, Ed Greeley, for the Halloween costume contest. AN EASTER KISS, given by Peter Rabbitt, alias Mr. Terrell, bright- ens up Debbie Wood's day, the day before spring break. ANOTHER UNIQUE COSTUME “ROLLS” BY, in the form of Liz Lenkey’s “Rolling Paper” outfit, a conc oction of newspaper and a skateboard. This costume won her many strange looks. No NI Student Life

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The monotonous sc hool days were interrupted by Holiday Celebrations! The day-to-day monotony of school life was thankfully inter- rupted from time to time by celebrations and holidays. Had it not been for these ‘‘disrup- tions,’ most students and teachers would have ‘gone crazy. Halloween was the first cele- bration, and Midlo students ob- served this with a costume con- test. There were many unusual outfits such as Liz Lenkey’s Rolling Paper’ costume. Out of 25 entries, Cathy Saunders’ Upside Down Football Play- er’ won her the ‘Most Origi- nal” award and $15.00. Rob Burns was awarded $15.00 and the title of ‘Cutest Cos- tume.’’ His bright orange pumpkin costume turned heads all day. The next holiday was Thanksgiving, a time for Midlo DECKED OUT IN HER CHRIST- MAS STOCKING, Lisa Hewitt discusses her holiday plans with her friend, Scott Street. students to share their fortune with the needy. The SCA col- lected over 1,000 cans of food for the Children’s Hospital. This same giving spirit carried into the Christmas season when Midlo students celebrat- ed the joyous season with the annual Christmas concert and a door-decorating contest. Mr. Terrell’s homeroom won. this contest, and they were award- ed a Dunkin’ Donuts breakfast. Love was in the air in Febru- ary as Valentine’s Day rolled around. The smell of carnations was everywhere as the Trojan Review sponsored a flower sale — red was for lovers, pink for special triends, white for a se- cret love, and the infamous black carnation for ‘special en- emies.’’ St. Patrick’s Day fol- lowed and there was now green in the air. Although this IN A BIT OF A BIND, English teacher Miss Adams seems to bea little “tied up” in the spirit of the Halloween holiday. was not a wildly celebrated holiday, there were still many people who wore the tradition- al green and the ‘‘Kiss me, I'm Irish!’ pins, to avoid getting a pinch. Easter was next and this spe- cial holiday was celebrated with candy giving, and there were even a few people with Easter flowers. There was also a little rabbit wandering the halls in the form of Mr. Terrell, who dressed in a Peter Rabbit outtit, complete with a carrot. The holidays at Midlo were celebrated with perhaps more spirit than they had been in the past. These ‘“‘disruptions’’ helped students relieve them- selves of the pressures of school. People relaxed and en- joyed themselves more be- cause of these pleasant inter- ruptions.

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the en-Chonging personal tQVonites As quickly as one fad be- came vogue, it was gone, pop- ularized into oblivion. Trends in fashion and vocabulary came and went, symbols of the fickleness of high-school teen- agers. The most obvious trendy items were clothes. Girls be- gan the year in bright-colored Forenza sweaters. Around homecoming the sweater fad lengthened and short Forenza sweaters were replaced by the thigh hugging knits of the Limited Express. After Christ- mas girls and guys alike re- turned to school decked out in a popular gift item, the Britches rugby shirt. The transition from winter to spring increased the popularity of Guess? jeans. As the weather became warmer, skirts and pants got shorter and shorter. By final exams, tanned Midlo students constantly sported jeans, mini-skirts, and T-shirts. T-shirts ranged in vari- ety from the tie dye of the im- mortal Grateful Dead to the flashy colors and abstract de- signs of Wave Riding Vehicles. At the opposite end, the Nikes, K-Swisses, and Tretorns were being replaced by Reebok high and low tops. ““Out’’ was the big flashy costume jewelry and replacing it for both girls and guys were handmade bracelets of fish hooks and col- ored string. “Oh my Gawd, you don't understand”’ the many addi- tions brought to Midlo lingo this year. “It’s kind of scary” the way new terms were always being added to daily dialogue. The ‘‘not too cool’’ Midlo ‘groovers’’ weren't up on the new phrases, but it’s for sure that the ‘jammin’ ’ people knew ‘‘what was happenin’.”’ People running down the halls screaming, ‘Que Pasa, baby?” and ‘Hey, what's up?” were not few and far between. Ev- eryone asked each other, ‘What's goin’ on this week- end?” Parties were ‘‘busted”’ early — that was a “bummer” — had to “check out the McDonalds scene.”’ Sunny Sat- urdays meant ‘‘catching week- end rays at the Pony Pasture.” Graduation was not filled with “goodbye’s ’ but the more opti- mistic ‘‘catch ya’ laters.” SENIOR MEGAN DOUGHERTY stays cool in the senior courtyard by wearing the ever-popular tank top. 3 YES, EVEN TEACHERS FOLLOW FADS AND TRENDS. Ms. Moss’ Forenza sweater keeps her in step with her students.