Potomac High School - Prowler Yearbook (Dumfries, VA)

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wmm HI ■ ' si V • ' ■. ■: ' € ■ mb Officework Although her official position at AMC Theaters was Concessionist Supervisor,” Lisa Ander¬ son often found herself typing reports to divi¬ sion headquarters. I Knew I shoudn t have told them I could type, said Lisa. Ribbons and Bows At her job at The Paper Factory in Potomac Mills, senior Ruthi Pollack sorts bows by color and style. It seems like people just can t put things back in the right place,” said Ruthi. Working 11

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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.

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wsammammm S choolhouse Rock Fifties Fever Hit Potomac In 1987 The penny loafers and saddle shoes were brought out of the closet. Poodle skirts and letter sweaters were dug out of the attic. And students battled furiously for the title, Most Spirited Class. ' ' Competition was so fierce stu¬ dents became more concerned about which class won what during Spirit Week, than finding out who was in the Homecoming court or how the foot¬ ball team fared against the Stafford Indians or even what graduates would drop by to see old friends. Said senior Larry Jordan, 1 knew we ' d win the game, so I was more worried about the seniors winning. As far as the football game was con¬ cerned, the students didn ' t have too much to worry about. Though the score was a very close 21 to 20, the Panthers won the Friday night game. (Cont ' d on p.15) Good Enough The Class of 1988 hadn ' t been known for its school spirit before 1987, so the seniors were overjoyed about at least tying for Most Spirited Class with the juniors. np . wp» ... 12 Homecoming