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

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Graduate Grins Brothers John and Joe McAlister stand side by side proudly celebrating their recent graduation. Post graduation festivities included greeting family and friends, admiring diplomas, and rushing off to get and early start on summer fun. Fade Back Chris Thomas looks anxiously around for a receiver in a game of water football at the senior picnic. At the park, friends formed teams and played hard, always ready for more excitement — - Shady Daze Veronica Allen gazes through mirrored shades at the activities of the senior picnic. Many seniors sported sunglasses not only to shield from the hot summer sun but to look especially fashionable. Senior Activities

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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

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eat Wave It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, and now it was about to be the end of times- the times tables, that is, and fractions and sines and cosines as you scribble down answers to the last two prob- lems on your final math exam and anxiously glance at the clock. The seconds fly by ever so slowly and the minute hand inches around to its final des- tination. Then... RRRiiiing!! Your math teacher,now simply past history, hastily and gra- ciously wishes you a safe summer as you fly out the door without a backward look, in- credibly ready to start your vacation. Summer Vacation! The two A Step Up Greg Hatfield gets a grip while he attempts to climb a steep rock. A day of his summer was spent with his family in the Shenandoah Mountains. Boogie Blues Taking a break from the waves, Chris Miller enjoys the beach at the North Shore. Part of his summer was spent touring Hawaii with his family. Summer most treasured words to ever escape a high school student’s mouth on the last day of school. There was so much to look forward to with the start of summer and the end of edu- cational responsibilites...at least for a little while. Sand, sun, jobs, camps, vacations, fun and relaxation- no matter what you had planned, it was a time to take a break and live to the fullest. “I wasn’t real sure what a vacation at a lake would be like,” said senior Carey Dog- gett. For the fourth of July, Carey took a ten day trip to Smith Mountain Lake with some friends. She continues, “I never realized how much fun you could have at a lake. I FUSTOMC Odll Before boarding the USS Constitution, Kelly Carter and Brandie Merwin listen to a speech given by Mike Dukakis. For the fourth of July, the Carter’s took a trip to the Boston Harbor for the Annual Turn Around Cruise of the USS Constitution. A Golden Stare Resting on the dock, Carey Doggett stares across the water at the sunset. Ten days of her summer was spent at Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia.