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

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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

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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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“Awesome Eagle Mania 9 ’ Take any typical Osbourn football or basketball game or wrestling match. There ' s often as much action in the stands with the fans as on the field with the players. Face it — a sports event is a social gathering for the school and, of course, one can ' t miss the victory celebration! Look through the crowd. You ' ll see a lot of different people, but all are yelling loudly for the same cause. Packed tight¬ ly into our stadium or gym, the crowd forms a unique bond of friendship and loyalty. This cohesion is not only felt by loyal Osbourn fans, but opponents often feel it! Remember the Brentsville game? Before the first quarter ended, most of the electricity cut off. Osbourn fans had been loud and rowdy, but the darkness first upset us. Slowly our invisible bond of spirit began to light up as the band played and spontaneous cheers erupted. During one lull of the thirty- minute darkness, Brentsville game announcers applauded our band and fans for a particularly rowdy rendition of the Stripper. ' ' Now look at The Pit. What opponent wouldn ' t be intimidated by a sardine- can atmosphere of rowdy fans perched over the doors and spilling onto the court? Talk about a home-court advantage! This atmosphere keeps our loyal Osbourn fans coming to games week after week — to cheer, to socialize, to scream, even to cry — but always to have a good time! Leading the crowd in loud cheers for our football team, Karen Lorenzen sparks up some new chants. We had plenty of weeks to cheer since our football squad was undefeated. During the winter months we cheered for our wrestling state champions. 30 Special Events