Potomac High School - Prowler Yearbook (Dumfries, VA)

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DECISIONS What should I wear? Did I do my homework? When is that report due? Did he say he ' d pick me up, or do I have to ride the cheese wagon again? What ' s for lunch? Do I have enough money to go to 7-11 or should I just raid the kitchen for some breakfast? Do 1 have practice today or tomor¬ row? Should I bother to go to that club meeting? I ' ll definitely go if that certain person is there . . . Who won that football game? Am 1 scheduled to go to work today? 1 really need my paycheck. With all these early morning deci¬ sions we made, it ' s a wonder we ever got to school at all! Our lives were crammed full of activities. Days began as late as possible because we tried to get extra sleep, which often led to tar¬ dies to school. Once we arrived at school pressures were released, the finishing touches were added to homework, gossip was exchanged, and everyone relaxed. The day rolled by until sixth period. With the final bell hallways became clogged with students rushing to practice, meet¬ ings, or buses. Once the last notes of band practice died away, the chants of cheerleaders stopped echoing through the halls, and the last locker was shut, the school day was over. But there was much more to life than school. Jobs, special events, athletic contests, concerts, movies, going out to dinner, or just hanging out occupied much of our time. And how could we survive without a tele¬ phone? It seems like 1 spend most of my time on the phone. ' ' said Claudia Gibb. And then there was homework. A neverending cycle of notes, books, and assignments. It seems that the more I do, the more I find out 1 have to do! said Ann Gillette. Finally, there was sleep- the one thing we couldn ' t get enough of. The minute the lights were turned off, brrrrrring! Suddenly an alarm clock started off the next day much too soon. Angry Jurors? Trying to get out their lines without laughing, Kristine Lund and Shannon Malorte practice one of the many tense moments in the play ' ' Twelve Angry Jurors.” t $. Mm Mm-.., X J n f mm - • H M.- ' ll; W. ifw Taking a Break 4 Student Life Divider Leon Davis and Mocole Holly take time out from the dance floor during the homecoming dance for a chat with friends.

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Into Swinging In the swing of things at the Home¬ coming Dance, Jessica Hurrle kicks off her shoes and prepares to dance in comfort. Homecoming was the first dress-up dance. Tuba Power Providing the beat, tuba players added spirit to the marching band. Tim Palmer and drummer Chris Graham perform at a pep rally. Fun! Wasn ' t It? All In Fun Fun can be . . . going to the mall with friends, seeing a movie, creating magic in the photo lab, jumping the high hurdles, getting together with the gang at a Friday night football game and planning after game parties, bumming out in front of the TV after another day of a locker that wouldn ' t open and teachers who gave mega homework, or reading a good book. Fun at school usually meant a break from con¬ stant testing, long lectures, and seemingly end¬ less homework. A favorite diversion that almost every student indulged in was passing notes. Whether about the gorgeous guy in second peri¬ od, or how you ' re likely to get an F on the test next period because you didn ' t study for it, note passing was a popular passtime. Playing practical jokes was enjoyed by the up¬ perclassmen who kept Freshmen looking for an Olympic sized pool in the school basement dur- the opening week of school. Of course both only in the mind. could also be convincing the sub that the left for her to pass out was really for the next your class had already aced it. ut, how do you know when you ' re having fun? According to Lisa Anderson ' You ' re having when you don ' t want what you ' re doing to Opening

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Wet notes Dedicated marching band members John Driscoll, Steve Costello, and Butch Kenney brave the chilly wet condi¬ tions to open the Fauquier football game with the nation¬ al Anthem. Student Life 5