Stafford Senior High School - Indian Legend Yearbook (Falmouth, VA)

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Snuggle up. During a cold Stafford football game, Eric Swisher and Amy Hyde watch the action. Job hunters. Waiting for an interview, Jodi Spinney and Stacy Hovermale try to get a gob at King’s Dominion On the warpath. During preparations for a football game, Ricky Lowman paints Indian stripes on Kevin Phillips. 20 Rivalry

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Those Who Care The crowds were not in excess of a million, the number was more around 75. No athlete carried a burning torch with which to light the flame that burns throughout the Olympics. Yet one thing, which by far compared to and surpassed the “‘real’’ Olympics, was the heart of the athletes involved. The group of people this year represented elementary, middle, senior high schools throughout the county. It was this group of special athletes and the students which helped that made this years special Olympics possible. This year’s special Olympics, held at Staf- ford’s Busch stadium was a great success. Competing in such events as the broad jump, softball throw, frisbee throw, 50 yard run and parachute jump, the participants were as in- volved in their events as the athletes in the “‘real’’ Olympics. One of the helpers, Debbie Courtney stated “‘the kids really put every- thing they had into their events. To them, this was bigger than the world wide Olympic games’. It was this sincere attitude from both the helpers and the participants which made this years special Olympics so successful and meaningful. As Laura Crain stated, “helping with the special Olympics was a great exper- ience for me..Not only did the children feel good about themselves but I also got a lot of satisfaction from working in this event”’. Moral support. Special Olympic helper congratulates a special Olympic runner as he finished the 50 yard dash. Pint-size pitcher. Mary Rooney watches and takes distances as a young girl throws at the softball throw. Special Olympics 19

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Friends regardless. Becky Cannon shows the other side of rivalry as she hugs a player from North Stafford after a game. Competitive spirit. The varsity cheerleaders practice for a competition at King’s Dominion sponsored by the Golden Eagle School. It is a cold, dark night. The wind whistles through the bleachers, where masses of shivering people sit huddled against the cold. In front of the bleachers, cheerleaders are slowly turning blue. They are too cold to cheer. Suddenly, there is a stir in the crowd. The excitement grows as a Stafford player runs, until ... TOUCH DOWN! The crowd goes wild, and for a few moments they forgot the cold and were caught up in the game. Rivalry was an important aspect of school. Football was the most obvious example, but there were many different kinds. Competition against other schools was the one most people would think of first, but there was also rivalry against other students, and even against one’s self. ‘Rivalry was more than a competition on the football field, it was a way of getting back at the other schools,’ observed Richard Hodge. This year there was a new twist, for the first time North Stafford was an opponent. Many students felt strange competing against former teamates, but this feeling soon passed as North Stafford became the “enemy.” Closer to home, the rivalry between classes was intense. Pep rallies were enlivened by student’s attempts to prove their class the greatest. The floats at Homecoming were an example. The class of ‘82 won, with the sophomores a close second. Taking Sides Rivalry 21