Potomac High School - Prowler Yearbook (Dumfries, VA)

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77?e Show Must Go On With sunglasses and T-shirt ready, Ann Ingrim plays her best in the sweat-inducing heat. De¬ spite the tempertures, the band and bandfront members had to perform their best. The Silent Dance Pantherettes Kelly Phoenix, Kim Little, and Chris Crossiey give it their best, even without the music. The girls practiced their routines everyday to make them perfect. Mascot Sharon Zeets claps and cheers along with the cheerleaders although the heat inside the panther costume is stifling. This is Sharon ' s fourth year as the mascot. fHHf Iff r- 3 M: M -,, -stesJU ClfeS It was Friday, the 19th of Septem¬ ber. A perfect day for a Pep Rally out¬ side, right? With nice, cool weather and maybe a light breeze blowing over the stadium. Wrong! The sun was shining like a mid-summer ' s day, with temperatures reaching the upper 90 ' s. Students were doing their best to beat the heat and show the spirit they had for their school and for the class they represented. As for perfor¬ mances by the marching band, cheer¬ leaders, and Pantherettes-they were unstoppable. The Pantherettes had to perform with no music after a failure in the P.A. system. All in all, the Poto¬ mac Panthers were able to give their best, whatever the situation. Sweating It Out Seniors led the Pep Rally with plenty of spirit, despite the agonizing heat. The Seniors usually tried to be the most spirited at the pep rallies to beat the other classes. Pep Rally 13

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A Hot Performance aB xasBg ■HM Despite the blazing heat. Drum Major Peggy Pasek leads the band in a great performance, the band helps to raise the school ' s spirit. Heating up The Varsity Cheerleaders peform for the school and show their spirit in spite of the crippling heat. The girls cheered for the school in every kind of weather. Blazing Spirit Giving it all he ' s got. Senior Gary Mar¬ tin incites an outpouring of school spirit. The football players often helped lead pep rallies to boost the students ' spirit. 12 Pep-Rally

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THREE RING CIRCUS Clowns, balloons, football, hall competition, floats, music, victory . , . put them all together. What did we have? Homecoming, of course! It was full of all the glitter and noise the cir¬ cus theme called for. Sweet nothings Devon Purcell and Kim Cole take a break from dancing to rest and do a little bit of socializing. Spirit week started out quietly with college sport T-shirt day and sweats day as the first two dress up days. Classes were suddenly full of people dressed in the grungies. Thursday was circus day. Clowns, Too Mot for Words While some were engrossed in the fire, others joined in the enthusiastic cheering of the Varsi¬ ty Cheerleaders who helped in raising spirit at the first bonfire ever. little kids, peanut vendors, and even a trapeze artist crowded the halls be¬ tween classes. Friday was traditional¬ ly blue and white day. Our school col¬ ors were detected everywhere from clothes to faces and hair. Competition for the most spirited class was Fierce. Spirit links hung so thickly in the cafeteria that it seemed the ceiling would soon begin to sag. Last minute float building meetings were held after school throughout the week as each class or organization put (continued) 14 Homecoming