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

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Senior Activities

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Burger Boy Benji Tatum assists the administration at the senior picnic by taking over the cooking duties. Food, fun, and friends were the main attractions of the annual picnic at Curtis park. Ultimate Frisbee The senior picnic was definitely a time for rest and relaxation but action could be found everywhere. Students joined in games of frisbee with friends and the pool offered a cool alternative to the typical frisbee field. © Senior Activities Only seconds left, just a few more seconds and then... you're next! Your throat is dry, your stomach turns over and your hands shake. And then its your turn as you shuffle your nervous feet across the floor, all those eyes on you and only you and...you take your diploma in trembling hands with a sigh of relief! You made it and it wasn’t that bad after all. And now what? As Jeff Tebbe commented with a smile,“The best part of gradu- ation was the parties and the beach afterward!” But for the alll Picnic Perusal Observing the events of the picnic around them, Mrs. Cash and Mrs. Dangerfield relax in the shade and enjoy the afternoon. The senior picnic was a time not only for students to take a break, but for teachers also. graduating seniors, the fun didn’t begin with that oh-so- important night in June, the fun had been going on for a while with all the excitement of Prom, Googa Mooga, and the Senior Picnic. Senior Mike Smith observed, “The last few months were incredible but I hardly had time to take a breath before I was up and on to the next thing!” And time was of the essence for these seniors-finding a prom dress in time, getting Googa Mooga acts together in time, and tak- ing time out to enjoy good friends, good food, and plenty of sun at the senior picnic at

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Laugh It Up Smiling faces weren't too hard to find among these seniors at the senior picnic. Susan Dillard shows just how happy she is as she laughs with enthusiasm. Curtis Park. Kim Brooke relat- ed,“ It was really neat to see the teachers cooking for us and serving us for a change. I en- joyed that a lot!” But along with this fun and freedom came the knowledge of what lay in the future. Grad- uate Vicki Robinson said,”“Sure I was happy to graduate and start a new part of my life, but I was so nervous about what would happen once I stared out on my own. College plans and basically the rest of my life began as soon as I got that |) Senior Activities Dunk Attack Tommy Campbell keeps his head bove water as Monte George does his best to dunk him. Students found that the pool was the best place to play hard and stay cool at the same time. rad Students s diploma.” But nervous thoughts such as these were discarded in the hustle and bustle of graduation prep- arations. Practice after practice left seniors exhausted and tired of lines and formations and for- malities. Said Chris Holmes, “Tt just went on and on and my only thoughts were of how good it was going to feel when the real thing happened;and that thought kept me going.” And the real thing did happen, but with an unusual flair that hadn’t existed in previous years. Senior sponsor Mrs. Cash explained, “Because of the success of the fund raisers and especially Googa Mooga, we were able to give each girlin the graduating class a long stemmed red rose. It was something special and I| think it went over well.” Senior activities, festivities, and graduation itself had been long awaited and was ac- complished with a mad rush of energy anda long sigh of relief. Pressures let up and relaxation was the main priority for these worn out but proud graduates. Wendi Spangler