Osbourne High School - Eyrie / Hi Jacket Yearbook (Manassas, VA)

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Reading a book keeps Stephanie Geisler quiet during English class. If a girl spoke to a guy, she lost her Hush button. The Lionettes sponsored the con¬ test which was won by Sophomore Scott Gibbs. Caught by surprise, Ms. Robin Macher displays the white carnation she received for Valentine ' s Day. White carnations meant someone wished to get better acquainted with you.

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The last of the Wilson clan will graduate in three years. Cheryl was only a freshman and was not yet exposed to the accounting class her mother teaches. ' va frleri with na ■ (Name (»od Chips off Block Having your mother as a teacher can some¬ times be inhibiting. David Koman took ad¬ vanced American Studies which placed him in his mother ' s class for two years. Julie was only a freshman. the Ole What is it like to have your mother or father working at the school which you attend? Well, for 15 teenagers at Osbourn High School, it is a unique feel¬ ing that not many people can experi¬ ence. There are embarrassing mo¬ ments. All the other teachers seem to know who you are and expect more of you. Friends always ask questions and others think you have an inside track on your parent ' s subject. Besides all of this, however, there are advantages. You can always depend on a ride to and from school and you are usually kept up to date on the latest information on all sorts of activities. There is also a feeling of pride that comes with the terri¬ tory because so many students depend on your parents to learn about their sub¬ ject. A change in mid-semester took place for Brian and John Moliere when their father married the former Mrs. Harriette Powell. Sister Suzanne was a freshman this year. Special Relations 27

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The Days the Carnations Died It wasn ' t going to snow. Unfortunately, for some 800 Valentine carnations, they got snowed in the school refrigerator for five days. Mrs. Koman, SCA sponsor, told us all to plan on coming to school Fri¬ day, February 11, because it was not going to snow anyway. That ' s what she said Thursday — before the blizzard hit. By the time the snow had stopped in Manassas, over two feet of the white fluffy stuff had accumulated. The city was shut down while people plowed driveways all weekend. When we finally got back to classes the following Wednesday, the carna¬ tions had been in hibernation for six days. Before classes, a new code was formed because most students had assumed that the flowers would have turned colors, like brown and black. It was kind of interesting. How many peo¬ ple do you know that have received black flowers as a sign of love? All of our panic was futile, thankfully. Due to the cautious efforts of the SCA, the majority of the carnations success¬ fully wintered the Blizzard of ' 83 ' ' . Even six days after the blizzard, there were high drifts all over the area, and Some roads were still treacherous. We had missed three days of school. Valentines Day 29