Potomac High School - Prowler Yearbook (Dumfries, VA)

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Calling names MAR 2 0 1979 Eighth graders suggest Potomac High nicknames By BECKY BURCHER Calling names can be great fun for school kids. Eighth graders at Graham Park Middle School had their chance on Mondax when they suggested nicknames and school colors for the new Potomac High School , the school for which they will be the first graduating class. The students made their suggestions to the school’s new principal, Josephine Baker, at their first orien¬ tation meeting concerning their transition from middle to high school. The call for nickname suggestions came as no surprise to the eighth graders. There appeared to be a campaign under way Monday for the Potomac “Panthers” and the Potomac “Warriors.” Classmates were busy politicking for their choice with those who were un¬ decided or interested in coming up with names of their own. Ms. Baker is meeting this week with most of the in¬ coming students who will attend Saunders School in the fall as ninth graders. Classes will be held at Saunders until the Potomac building is ready in early 1981. Students are being given a chance to suggest their favorite nicknames and color combinations for a vote that will determine these sometime in April. These two decisions must be made by students before plans for other areas such as the ordering of athletic uniforms and band attire can be completed, Ms. Baker told the assembly of students at Graham Park. Aside from taking their suggestions, Ms. Baker fielded their questions and told them about their responsibilities as members of the first graduating class. “One of the traditions you are going to help set is caring about your school, how it looks to you and other people coming in,” Ms. Baker told the eighth graders. While the students begin scheduling their classes this week at their middle schools, Ms. Baker will continue the interviewing for guidance, library and athletic per¬ sonnel. The interviewing process for a full staff will continue through the month of April, she said. I ' m telling you, the colors to choose are black, gold and white. I mean . . . . But black is the col¬ or of a panther. Pan¬ thers should be the nickname because War¬ riors will sound like Gar-Field Indians. Panthers is a dis¬ gusting name! Every¬ one will think we got our name from Pattie Elementary. You ' re so idiotic! Potomac Panthers all the way!!

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