Wakefield High School - Starstone Yearbook (Arlington, VA)

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Wanted l Student help! . . . 3. Work, work, work! LUM, Wakefield's liferary magazine, THE SIGNAL, Wakefield's newspaper, and fhe STARSTONE, Wakefield's yearbook. The sfudenfs who work on fhe publicafions sfaffs receive valuable experience in iour- nalism in addifion fo enioying fhe work involved. S+iII ofher Wakefield sfuclenfs parfici- pafe under facfulfy supervision in such jobs as a helper in child care classes, as library assisfanfs or as office assisfanfs. These sfuclenfs learn while fhey work How abouf charging if fo my accounf? Wakefield pap-o-o-o-oses . . . and enjoy being of service fo fheir school and fheir communify. Mosf of fhe exfracurricular sfudenf ac- fivify programs al' Wakefield are designed fo promofe a beffer feacher-sfudenf re- lafionship fhroughouf fhe school and fo equip fhe sfudenfs wifh fhe sense of responsibilify and self-sufficiency fhey need in order fo become well-rounded individuals. The programs have had greaf success and, wifh confinued co-operafion, should affain even more in fhe fufure. How abouf charging if fo my accounf?

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Many sfudenf service programs are of- fered af Wakefield, for example, fhe Losf and Found Deparfmenf, a mosf helpful service af our school, enables fhe sfudenf fo readily locafe ifems misplaced during fhe school day. Among ofher worfhwhile and every necessary programs acclaimed repeafedly for efficiency af Wakefield is fhe school clinic. There fhe medical sfaff aids fhose sfudenfs who become ill or susfain injuries while af school and also recommends professional assisfance if fhe need arises. One of fhe newesf achieve- menfs af Wakefield is fhe cenfral affendance program which has cenfralized +he recording and checking of affendance and absence. Ofher acfivifies for a few sfudenfs af 1 X 'B 11 Q5 nr '3 V , ' fi' r T i -Lam I 0 I ' Those fonslls will have fo come ouf! Wakefield, who mainfain a C average or beffer in all of fheir subjecfs faken collec- fively, include working on fhe producfion sfaff of fheir school's publicafions. These publicafions. number fhreez THE PENDU- 'Whaf's if worfh fo ya?' Look who skipped! e 'fi'

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One of fhe mosf enfhusiasfically sup- porfed evenfs during fhe school year is fhe fradifional elecfion of fhe Foofball Queen. The queen and her fwo affendanfs, vofed as being fhe mosf affracfive young ladies of each class, are presenfed wifh flowers af fhe Wakefield-W-L foofball game. Groups af Wakefield who are always inferesfed in fosfering school spirif and spreading Wakefield's glory sell programs af all of our home foofball games. S+iII Spread Man, fhis sure is powerful! ofher organizafions sell Wakefield buH'ons, make pep signs and puf on skifs af some of fhe games. Yef, wifhouf enfhusiasfic sfudenf backing and supporf, These groups can affain li'Hle. ln an afhlefic confesf every feam needs encouragemenfs. Our cheerleaders af Wakefield do fheir besf fo creafe school spirif and lead our feams on fo vicfory. The fime and energy puf info fheir prac- fice sessions shows in fheir peppy cheers af our foofball and baskefball games, frack meefs, and af pep rallies. Through our fhree cheerleading squads, a bif of Wake- field glory is spread, noi' only by 'lheir enfhusiasm, buf also by fhe good sporfs- manship which fhey demonsfrafe af our games.