Potomac High School - Prowler Yearbook (Dumfries, VA)

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Zkc Sufrace State Softball Champs are shown clutching their hard earned trophy. Although they played with an injured pitcher, they came away with a victory against Lake Taylor with a score of 3-2. m Scratching Nothing is as it seems- not people, not school, not life. Take Potomac, it ' s not just as it appears on the surface. Sure it ' s full of people, events and acti¬ vities, but what are the circumstances surrounding these events and people? You know there was an eight day heat wave in September, but did you know what it was like for the athletes to practice in the record-high heat of red-flag days? You know about Gloria, the Hurricane-that wasn ' t. She was the biggest storm to hit the east coast in 100 years and predicted to do devas¬ tating damage. She decided to skip this area, but did you know that Poto¬ mac was deisignated as an emergen¬ cy shelter, should she hit? You know that we won the Softball State Championships, but did you know that one of the star players got off the bus on crutches and played with an injured knee? You know that the year started off with a new grad¬ ing system, but did you know how the people felt about it? Maybe you knew already, but there is a lot you don ' t know about Poto¬ mac. Although we attend high school for four years, we only begin to scratch the surface. Although known as a class clown, William Wald- man has a more serious side devoted to work. He is seen here working the food stand for Vittor¬ io ' s Pizza in the new Potomac Mills mall. School work takes up the major part of a stu¬ dent ' s day, but it doesn ' t have to be limited to just that. Tanya Smythe finds time to be captain of the Pantherettes and work on her Biology too. During tho Spring Concert, Treble Choir mem¬ bers Claudia Gibb, Pam Van Staden and Jewell Mitchell perform a 50 ' s dance routine. The theme was On A Riverboat. Opening

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A typically spirited Senior, Sarah DeLeon cheers on the Panthers from the bleachers in the first pep rally of the year. It will be remembered for Mr. Jenkins ' transformation to Super P. ) ty Only • • • Opening

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Student Life A walk through the halls after regular school hours revealed many important facets of student life. We dodged outstretched arms and high kicking legs of viva¬ cious cheerleaders and panther- ettes as we made our way through the main lobby to the ac¬ ademic wing where meetings of club and class officers and spon¬ sors could be seen planning activi¬ ties and fund raisers for their re¬ spective groups. If a majority number of students only realized how much time is spent in planning for activities, they would be amazed, commented Ms Patricia Droves, Pantherette sponsor. Weekends, a respite from the toil of classes everyday, found many students working, shopping or just hanging uut at Potomac Mills Mall. The skating rink, fast food restaurants and movies also pro¬ vided variety in our sched ules. Weekends also gave us a chance to be with friends that our busy weekly schedules did not allow. Potomac’s Tracy Hansen and Tracy Marus- chak attack their coach with shaving cream at a summmer volleyball camp at James Madison. Student Life Divider