Midlothian High School - Trojan Yearbook (Midlothian, VA)

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,YK The halls scream for more Rock 'N' Roll Could we have found a Threat To such musical idols as The Beatles or Bob Dylan? Well, maybe noT, buf aT least The bands who performed aT posT- foofball game dances and aT parfies sfirred up some musical excife- menT. Affer years of pracfic- ing for audiences of friends, family, and pefs, several local bands found accepfance and appre- ciafion. These musicians were able To Turn Their hobby into a profifable pasfime. Bolh Sessions and Sfeel Toad Banana earned ex- Tra money by enferfaining fellow sTudenTs. ironically, These bands Tied for first place aT The BaTTle of The Bands aT ST. Edwards. Bofh played classical rock 'n' rolli The Grafeful Dead, The Who, Led Zepplin: in addifion, Sessions also played a few originals. Talenf was nof restrict- ed To seniors only. Fresh- man bands Red Shadows and Sadisfic PeT Lovers also aTTracTed a large fol- lowing. Junior Bill Buell pre- ferred To perform alone raTher Than wiTh a band. His solo accousfic versions of The Grateful Dead and James Taylor amazed au- diences wiTh his TalenT. These performers may noT become renowned rock legends, but aT leasf They had Their momenf in The spoTlighT. DUSTY SMITH OF STEEL TOAD BA- NANA strums on his guitar while he concentrates intently during a post-football game dance. 46 Sfudenf LlfefBands SESSIONS, consisting of Mike Cox, Hunter Boxley, Tom Mc- Cormack, Mike Gallini and Rob Staples, had a very successful year rocking students with sounds ot Led Zepplin, the Who and many of their own pieces. BASS PLAYER MIKE GALLINI fin- gers out a tune while practicing for an upcoming dance. Ses- sions helped attract many fans and make the post-football game dances a big success.

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Propaganda ATTer Three Long Years . . . They're Back! Wanda, Wanda, Wan- da The woman who sTarTed iT all - The Propa- ganda phenomenon. Wanda LeibowiTz was Thrown inTo The race for SCA PresidenT. AlThough her name didn'T appear on The balloT, There was an abundance of sTudenT supporT, evidenced by all of The posTers around school, which sTaTed. VoTe For Wanda, Win a Free Honda. Then, The Propaganda commiTTee began To geT serious and presenTed Themselves aT freshman orienTaTion in Augusf. They seT up a booTh and handed ouT pamphleTs which They colIecTed from oTher clubs. These guys and a few eliTe girls, puT school spiriT To shame. They were a bunch of crazy guys, bonded To- geTher for Their common cause - To have Tons of fun, and serve The school while doing iT. Among The oTher goofy evenTs ThaT occurred dur- ing The year was The BBQ Field Hockey Game. They all cooked hoT dogs and l'sTeakums on a grill, had a TallgaTe parTy ouT The back end of Bobby Bog- nar's car, and lVlr. KosTe joined Them afTerwards for a relaxing cold soda. 4 8 Srudenf Lifefluropagancla Then came homecom- ing week, a wild bonanza week, filled wiTh Their own version of spiriT days. Hare Krishna Day sTarTed iT off on Monday. ThirTy or so young males dressed in sheeTs, were hanging around beaTing Their Tam- bourines, chanfing and passing ouT flowers. Hal Gourney Day was on Tuesday. These guys dressed in blue oxfords, Tan chinos, brown socks and brown loafers. Hal Gourney popularized as being The direcTor of The David LeTTerman Show. Then came Bag Your Face Day which was on Friday. During The pep ral- ly, The group ran inTo The gymnasium, wearing bags on Their heads wiTh holes cuT ouT for eyes, and faces drawn on Them. The big Topper was The Homecoming floaT called 'Cheer For Cheese, named afTer The cheese display aT Uk- rop's supermarkeT. During The parade, The Dairy Queens, Tanya Bland and STephanie HogaTe, Threw cheese-relaTed snacks such as DoriToes and CheeTos inTo The crowd. This bunch were abnor- mally fond of lVlr. PeTe KosTe. Maybe people saw The signs in fronT of The of- fice, Propaganda Says, 'We Love Uncle PeTe KosTe! ' Where To find These guys? Try Friendly's on a Friday nlghT, lvlrs. RoThenberg's room on a Thursday afTernoon, or O'Toole's on a SaTurday nighT. These guys Took all of This Terrlbly seriously. The sTudenT opinions of These fellows seemed To be abouT The same. Sen- ior, Michelle Harris, said wiTh a blank sTare, I jusT wanT Them To leave me alone. When approach- ing Two sophomores and asking Them whaT They ThoughT abouT The Propa- ganda Club, They sTaTed ThaT They l'can'T waiT unTil They graduaTe. Kira Lee said, IT was fun aT firsT, buf now They're ridicu- lously obnoxious. Todd Sauire, The Propaganda High PriesT, made The commenT ThaT, l'The Pro- paganda Club is an ouTleT Through which iTs mem- bers can channel Their creafive impulses in a manner ThaT is beneficial To The sTudenT body and enjoyable To The persons involved. ln a nuTshell, iT's all abouT having fun. Hey, l'm having good clean fun. ln facT, l'm Smilin'!