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

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SPENDING THE SUMMER in the pool is a very popular activity. Juniors Amy Polen, Lou Ann Maroon, Tana Pirkey, along with Mary Spiller, Marianne Stark and Angie McGuire enjoy this time in the pool. PRACTICING FOR THE flag corps during the summer is Michelle Crewe. MANY STUDENTS GOT their yearbook during the summer. Mrs. Robin Albrecht presents Sherry Kaiser with her yearbook. MANY PEOPLE SPENT their summer driving around with their friends; Shawn Brown was one of these people. Summer Student Life 11

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Summer Fun ummer gives time to relax, time to sleep, time to for¬ get about school, time to eat, and just plain time. What is done with this time is up to the individual. For those less fortunate, students became members of the work force, earning money for college, car in¬ surance, clothes, or just some spending cash. Stu¬ dents worked in places ranging from gas stations to drug stores to restaurants. To sum it up, one student said, “It was an exper¬ ience’’. For those more fortunate, sleeping, relaxing and ba¬ sic bummin’ around took up most of their time. One could find these souls lounging around the pool, playing a leisurely round of golf, or watching their fa¬ vorite soap opera. “There’s nothing I’d rath¬ er do!’’ said one student when asked about becom¬ ing a couch potato in the afternoon. Some people travelled to escape the stifling Manas¬ sas atmosphere (if you know what I mean). Trips to King’s Dominion and Busch Gardens were common¬ place, as were trips to see relatives. Hopefully grandma lived on the West Coast or in Southern Flor¬ ida. Others trekked to the ever popular Virginia Beach and Nags Head because of everything that it stood for, or a summer home in the country because “my par¬ ents made me go’’, but “It’s better than staying here’’ according to a lucky-un¬ lucky student. Throughout the country high schools, colleges, uni¬ versities, and other institu¬ tions, offer athletic camps. Such sports as football, soccer, basketball, wres¬ tling, and gymnastics camps are open. Woe to the camper who was roomed in an unaircondi- tioned dorm with no fan in 90 degree weather for a week. Obviously complain¬ ing about this very problem, a student remarked, “We were hatin’ life.’’ Learning the fundamen¬ tals of a sport was not the only way to participate; there was football in the parks, pick-up basketball games at the courts, and tennis matches here at Os¬ bourn. If someone had a mem¬ bership to a pool, chances are that he had the chance to join the swim team there. Although practices consist¬ ed of morning excursions into cold water, and meets on Saturday mornings in even colder water, “We all had a great time, even though I never got caught up on my sleep!’’ one stu¬ dent said. All in all, summer is, more or less, a time to kick back, forget about school, re¬ sponsibility, and most of all, homework, at least for a while. 10 Student Life Summer

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Constitution Hits 200 7 he major event of Constitution Week was the incident of the senior sign in the back parking lot. The seniors were infuriat¬ ed with the accusation that they had put the sign up. They had a chance to voice their opinions on the issue during the “soapbox” on the Friday of that week. One senior asked, “Doesn’t the Constitution say that we’re innocent until proven guilty?” Along with this issue, other issues were discussed, such as smoking privileges, lack of student parking, and long lunch lines. CONSTITUTION WEEK draws seniors Andrea Haggerty and Laura Tomarchio in to help put together Constitution booklets. GETTING READY TO contribute his lines about Constitution Week over the intercom, senior Kurt Sisk looks over his speech. During the entire week of September, the 200th anni¬ versary of the Constitution was celebrated at Osbourn along with many other schools across the nation. On September 17, the birth¬ day of the Constitution, all students had the opportuni¬ ty to listen to the celebra¬ tion in D.C. over the radio. Throughout the week, stu¬ dents discussed and learned more about the Constitution in history class. And the week ended with the ever-so-memora- ble “Soapbox.” Most of us were psyched. Hey! It’s a once in a lifetime deal. 12 Student Life Constitution Week