Washington Lee High School - Blue and Gray Yearbook (Arlington, VA)

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Bill Morgan rinses off a car at the junior carwash after washing and soaping it. Student Life Student Life X

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Continuit ln . . . rom day to day and year to year, there are many aspects of a student's activities which remain constant. These constants extend beyond the repetition of classes every day. W-L has many traditions and its students have many habits which have estab- lished, over many years, a distinct feeling of continuity. This year the old tradition of hav- ing a bonfire the night before the Homecoming game was reinstated. Other flashbacks to the past also occured this year. The removal of the smoking court and the con- tinued phasing out of xoxpen campus are two ways in which -L is chang- ing by going back to the wav it was. Our lives are filled with many occurances that have given W-L its own unique atmosphere. Where do you find everyone after school? In the commons trenovated or notj, where else?! And every fall Frida morning you can count on the W-K band to wake you up. Spirit week is also a constant twice a year. And every student's dream is to become a senior when hefshe can have the privilege of painting the Pressbox. his, incidentally, has been a yearly occurrance since 1976. Carwashes, candy sales, and Christmas Bazaars also dot every year's calendar. Con- tinuity is what makes each year im- portant in relation to all of W-L's istory. The junior class shows its spirit by cheering for the football team at the Homecoming pep rally. h XXX

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A General General's Da lthough each student's day is uni ue, there are some common ties thaflbind us together. A typical day of school be 'ns early and ends ate, Mon- days especially. The week is filled with club meetings, sports practices, work, and, of course, omework is inters rsed among all these activities. But even U55 most studious W-L student must take time out to relax and have fun. Does the following schedule look familiar? 6:00 AM: I.D.G.'s Uohn Doe Generali alarm rings. He gets dressed, grabs breakfast an runs out the door to catch the bus. 7:00 AM: As the bus a proaches the Quincy Street entrance, USG. worries about the first period Government test he didn't stud for. 7:15 AK4: I.D.G. rummages through his locker in the commons while joking with his friends. 7:25 AM: I.D.G. and his friend, Sam discuss the new girl in their third period Spanish c ass. 7:29 AM: The two rush to class, trying not to be late. 7:30 AM-10:20 AM: I.D.G. suffers throikilglh three periods of tests and lectures w e countin the minutes until lunch. 10:25 AM:QVilson Blvd's McDonalds is the main scene for I.D.G. and his friends as they feed their Big Mac attacks. 11:05 AM: Sam's hot rod speeds towards W-L. 11:15 AM: I.D.G. has made it safel back to school, and on time, to beat. Sitting in class, he looks out the window wishing he was still at Micky D's. 2:04 PM: I.D.G. runs to a Spanish Club meetin . 2:30 PM: lgooking at his watch, I.D.G. real- izes he has missed the Key Club meet- ing, so he goes straight to wrestling prac- tice. 6:00 PM: With dinner on his mind, I.D.G. rushes home. 8:00 PM: Finally done digesting his mother's latest culinary masterpiece, l.D.G. settles down in front of his avor- ite T.V. show and the radio to do his Alggbra-Trig. homework. 11:00 M: Exhausted and ready for dream- End, j.D.G. hops into bed to grab some 's. 12:00 PM: The moon shines as all W-L stu- dents lay deep in sleep awaiting a brand new day. Students eagerly 173 board the bus to school. Paul Graf and Eric Wickenheiser visit their lockers between classes. ln the library, Suzanne Stephan studiously researches ancient Greece. 8!StudentLih F -..f.:'::' ,-..., w . V . .,,, LJ it