Potomac High School - Prowler Yearbook (Dumfries, VA)

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Cherish Wangner, like all concerned students, studies hard for her classes. Concentrating on keeping her hands on the “home row” keys, Ardis Kendall completes a typing assignment. Sallee Richardson and Karen Shetley attempt to run to their lockers, deposit and pick up books, and make it to their next classes before the tardy bell rings. Though not an easy task to accomplish in five minutes, there was always ISS as a good in¬ centive to hurry. Debating whether to eat the “catch of the day,” Pete Pandazides hesitantly inserts his fork into the unknown. Although we were always cutting down the cafeteria food, most of us found it was quite edible and sometimes even ... good.

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A Day In The Life Of A Panther The day of a Panther usually began before eight and ended at two, but that was just the time spent in classes — the time that many students may have considered boring. During this time, we learned the Pythagorean Theorem, the Law of Multi¬ ple Proportions, and proper grammatical techniques. To learn need not mean “to be bored.” There were many classes which could be taken at Potomac that did not involve so much “book learning.” In classes such as fashion merchandising, cosmetology, printing, drafting, and art, students had a chance to use their creativity and get away from the books. Learning from experience was a great form of education which added a bit of variety in the sometimes monotonous day. Getting to classes was not exactly a fun job either. The halls of Potomac between classes were nothing but wall to wall “panthers” growling their way to their lockers to pick up a book for the upcoming period. Then our stomachs were growl¬ ing as we realized it was time for lunch. When the bell rang we made tracks to the dining room, stood in the lunch line for ten minutes, hunted down a table and chair, and if we were lucky, we had a few minutes to socialize with our best friends — if we had the same lunch period. When the last bell of the day rang, we pushed our way to our lockers and headed to the big yellow busses or our cars for our trip home, unless we had to stay to practice for an extra cur¬ ricular activity, which meant another two hours at school. Tony Khanna and Paul Johnson lay bricks for construction class. Classes such as this added a little bit of variety to an otherwise “book filled” day. Friends, Michelle Leonard and Chris Wolter take time out from escorting the senior float at homecoming to “smile pretty” for the photographer. 12 Student Life

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Pride On The Job A senior, Sandy Griffith clears tables at Wendy’s. Students frequent many of the fast food restaurants in the immediate vicinity. At Potomac library Sharon Arcaro stacks books on the shelves. Working at Riding over bumpy fields and steep hills is one of Mike Cook’s favorite summer the library not only gave Sharon extra money but also helped her learn pastimes, about classifying books. 14 Student Life