North Stafford High School - Flashback Yearbook (Stafford, VA)

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A look of confusion and disorientation cover the faces of the freshman while at their class meeting on the third day of school. First Few Days:of School Can you When everyone got together at the start of school pandamonium arose. The start of school meant re- uniting with old friends, a chance to compete in school sports, and to some a chance to excel academical- ly. Doug Baggett explained his con- cern about the beginning of school with, “I wondered how I was going to do academically.” What would I wear? Who would I know and meet from the year before, and what would my teachers be like, were all common questions among the stu- dents. The first few days of school were a rush of confusion. David Sulentic confessed the most confusing aspect stand. it! at the beginning of school for him was, “getting used to my schedule.” Friends rushed about to find and meet old friends. Teachers were or- ganizing their newly formed classes in the middle of all the confusion. With this new school.year came changes in teachers’ and students’ lives. Jokingly, Mrs. Farmer stated, “now I had to get up early.” When Lisa Ford was asked»what was the biggest change for her, she replied, “things I wanted to do had to be scheduled around school.” Mr. White’s main comment about the first few days of school was, “those were days definitely to be remem- beredi¢ Jenny Kenyon shows her school spirit by taking admis- sion tickets to the first dance of the year. It was spon- sored by the Pom Pons. Student Life 13

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PA tb te! ne } bet feel relief Rushing so they don’t miss the bus, students after a long day of school. c ae aly ey 4 | Hit Students gather and talk to friends about their exper- iences of the first day of school. Students flock to the exit after a long first day of school. Bae P90 9+ vagy ‘, . { £ € : Student Life 12

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Stafforc July 4, 1976, America celebrat dred years of freedom, and two this freedom. September 17, 1987 was the make this nation great. Two hunt This birth brought an end to diy States.” A small but powerful phir Sl made for the people but by the “In order to form a more perfe was all about. Our founding fathe¢ Articles of Confederation, was states. They knew in order for t tranquility. Defensively each state they could be protected. The needs of individuals was the shows how it accounted for these¥ The United States Constitution tion. Since its beginning it has b€e the world. Our Constitution is not perfect writers of the Constitution knew this needs of the people change with fhe made the Constitution alterable. ue Wi When the fathers of our Constitntiongdthered two centuries ago they probably never imagined how the f. t would still be our nations Constitution two hundred years ater: NOF could they have imagined how much it was celebrated this yea There were many celebraty 4 into the praise. The drama Mf presentation commemo hf Happy birthday to ($ two hundred years and hope April Oxidine, Ja “EAM » and Tsuling Toomer, support © inatig calling it free- dom of choice. birthday. Two hun- e in striving to keep ent which helped Institution was born. he People of the United belizes a government not s what the convention government, the eeded among the ¥ Mation they needed elpless, but together onstitution. Its age e years. st national Constitu- D Nations throughout ) ha several times. The ) “eS , as times change the oa a is our founding fathers nation. North Stafford even got eaded by Fred Franklin, put ona , hear our county’s courthouse. tion! It has been a truly successful many many more to come! Allen Durgin shouts out to the community in the name of Independence.