Wakefield High School - Starstone Yearbook (Arlington, VA)

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Rush hour traffic Wakefield students fill the halls in the last-minute rush before school begins. Since 1953, Wake5eld,s first year of operation, the student's day, like the building, has undergone con- siderable change. In 1953, the student rose at 8:00 and rushed to the bus stop, hoping to catch one of the unpredictable buses. Now, the student awakens at 6:45 and, less than an hour later, half-dressed, still asleep, and with- out breakfast, dashes out the door to the bus stop hoping that the bus will not be as punctual as usual. On the bus, then as now, the student, holding a load of books in one arm and clinging desperately to the back of a seat with his free hand, manages, if he is lucky, to maintain a somewhat upright position during the rough trip to school. If, however, by some stroke of luck, he gets a seat, the student perches precariously on the edge of the seat, defying gravity at every turn. Upon reaching school, in 1953, the student had to And now a word from our sponsori' Don Bell, Nancy Tolman, Bob Mitchell, Barlow Herget, and Mr. Campbell listen as Nancy Steele reads the morning an- nouncements at a Senior Assembly. Na OH plus H CL? Why H OH and N a C l, of course The Wakefield spirit of study is illustrated even in chemistry class. Morning-

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weave between the piles of building materials and wade through the inevitable mud or go over planks that served for sidewalks before entering the build- ing. Now the student walks easily across unobstructed, paved sidewalks into the building. In the cafeteria, where he must wait until 8:00, the student thankfully gulps down the continental breakfast of coffee or juice and a roll that is served daily. Then he plods resignedly through che crowded halls to his locker, which never opens. Until this year, the student had settling down to Work Wakefield Bureau of Investigation judi'Flanders, Bill Goodman, and JoAnne Boswell check in Pete Boyer at the Central Attendance office Has my copy of 'MAD' arrived yet?,' Susan Crump waits on Susan Max- well at the school store. l' bf E.. Smmih 1' 4