Potomac High School - Prowler Yearbook (Dumfries, VA)

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The Main Thing I ) IgpipF j in 1 if — till AnJr 1 -w v 7 ' w l k m I Of course, the main reason for the class of 1987 to sit through the evening s heat was to receive their diplomas. Barbara Cox is congatulated by Anne Lockett and Robert Ferrebee. Godspeed Seniors leave the auditorium after Baccalaure¬ ate. The religious event featured speakers Kris¬ tin Thomas, Robert Ferrebee,the Reverand Sen¬ eca Foote, Gina Gombar, and Brad Daniel. I The Class of 1987 9

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In their senior year, when they had their last chance to prove that they were on top, the sophomore class won Spirit week. But in the end it didn ' t matter. Being on top came with the territory. After all, they were the SENIORS, the class of 1987. The seniors had always had privi- liges like the senior lunch shift and the senior parking lot, but there were complaints that underclassmen were encroaching on once-sacred territory. Finally the privilege that was truly a seniors-only event arrived: Senior Week. Members of the class partici¬ pated in various dress-up days, one of which was Career Day. As students dressed up to show themselves in twenty years, married couples, Ram- Words, Words, Words As Dr. William M. Anderson, Jr., Mr. Robert Fer- rebee, Mr. Gerald Cleary, and Mrs. Maureen Caddigan listen, Wendy Floltzman delivers the valedictory address. Salutatorian Angelique Wangner and Dr. Anderson also gave speeches. bos, welfare moms, street walkers, plumbers and even a priest or two roamed the halls. Beach Day brought out the beach bum in each of them. The last day of Senior Week was tru¬ ly special, as the class left for Ben Lomond Park. Baseball, frisbee, vol¬ leyball, bumper boats, a waterslide, food, music got the seniors together to enjoy their last school-sponsored bash. Said Steve Reza, I loved the scenery. And joked Jeff Sauntry, I found the picnic recreationally stimu¬ lating. But perhaps the best part of the day was when Assistant Principal Aaron Jordan was tossed into the bumper boat pool by students like Dion Gore, who got a chance to make a big splash when he was thrown in. Finally, yet all of a sudden, their four year stay ended. All that was left was the graduation exercises, which were held on June 17. Seniors sat in the hot sun, trying to pay attention to speeches by Valedictorian Wendy Holtzman, Salutatorian Angelique Wangner, and Dr. William M. Ander¬ son, Jr., who had been invited by the class to be their speaker. As always, teachers were there to oversee every¬ thing, including when the seniors filed up to receive their diplomas. Said Kim Schneider, David Kite and Jan Polk were great help in running the line smoothly. Then suddenly, it was over. They were no longer seniors, but graduates. In the words of Julie Delfox , On to the real world! Pomp and Circumstance Underclassmen members of the symphinic and concert bands take a break during the ceremo¬ ny. The bands, directed by Brain Sachlis, pro¬ vided the music for Graduation. The orchestra, directed by Larry Casey, played at Baccalaureate. 8 The Class of 1987

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Money: Why Else Would You Wear A Mametag? My nametag says god. ' It ' s really classic, but I ' m not allowed to wear it because it ' s sacriligious or some¬ thing, said Little Caesar ' s employee Michelle Underwood. Some may have said that the love of money was the root of all evil, but Potomac students knew that the pursuit of wealth was the only valid reason to wear a name- tag that proclaimed things like Erol ' s. Associate. Committed to Ex¬ cellence, or ”AMC Theaters Wel¬ come You. Students who worked not only got tired of sayings concerning customer service, but they also had their fill of cliches like The customer is always right. I can ' t stand it when customers keep trying to to tell us that certain things are on sale when anyone can see that they ' re not! commented Stephanie Dunn, a Leading Labels employee. Setting Up His job at the Giant rood Store in Dale City usually kept him near the pharmacy, but John Lawson also had to stack merchandise like fa¬ cial tissues. Sneaking Around Part of Julie Callantine ' s job at the Hike outlet was to assist customers in finding the perfect pair of shoes, whether they were for basketball, biking, or just sneaking around. I hate it when I ' m turned around trying to get someone ' s popcorn and they keep telling me their order, said AMC Theater concessionist Lisa Anderson. It always seemed that customers were the only thing that stood be¬ tween having the perfect job and an OK job. Said David Wolter, What al¬ ways bothered me about my job was when people wanted to buy a part for a boat and they didn ' t know what it was called, what it looked like, or even where it was supposed to go! I love Erol ' s-people are in a great mood because their attitude is Hey, I ' ve got the day off and I ' m gonna watch movies! said Ann Gillette, who worked at Erol ' s Video Club. But there are always those people who come up and ask you. What ' s good? ' What can you say? she continued. But of course, there was always a juicy paycheck as a reward for dealing with all those pesky customers. Pay- check?! I haven ' t even had time to cash mine yet! ' ' cried Stephanie Dunn. 10 Working Putting It Together Senior Ken Odom hangs shirts for display in the Big 8r Tall menswear store. Of course, he also had to help people put together clothes for the perfect image.