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

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-L 4' 1- I iii: The String That 5 Ties It All Together esides the continuity' that exists dur- ing our years at W- , there is also a tyiof continuity that provides a con- nection tween the years that come before and after high school. Now our years at W-L seem long and in some ways momen- tous in the process of growing up. When we think back those few years to when we were freshmen, it seems that so much has changed. But has it? As time passes after high school, we will realize that, compared to some later changes that we will o through, these four years were meaninggil in a plersonal way, but actuallcy they are just anot er step to take us to a ulthood. The school itself and the people associ- ated with it see each year another group of students, with some unique characteristics, maybe, but students just the same, every year. In a way, the many years may met themselves into a continuous flow of stu- dents if they are looked at from the perspec- tive of someone or something that is stand- ing still, not continually moving and grow- infg like us. We see ourselves as mdivi uals, o en not realizing that our feelings and junior Richard Conklin displays one of the many con- venient uses of the head lock on Cheryl Miller. the seniors. experiencesaresimilartothoseofmany past W-L students, even those in the first mfimfilis Class' ,asv this fw- s realization will a mayor part o our maturing process and help us see ourselves rellaggrfetcp the test of the aglorldth at on a lags e, e chan from eighth to nin grade was not 3 mmenttguyzd oz-h tragic an seemed. Some s e same. a , .nie sm-1'0 as E::e .'.m-e..s .E- 't T me o our en s re e ghrgdgpgobably, tlgpugh we nirliiaay have n some, our sicperso eswere in rriagically transflolrgrraed 'by loitrh hig oo status.After' scoo, ou many aspects of our lives may change, cer- tain actors make the transition Et as con- tinuous all the org four years fo:velhNp matterw tw ooseto o,we 'a- xalys continue .fo leam. Everything we do ' be affected by the years we spent at Washington-Lee, what college or job we get, the way we look at things, and how we our friends may all be products of our - experiences. scglolmsftelrin what Egeppfslisalafter latgh oo , as on- wa s a part of our mergbries, good and bzd, and always a presence in our lives. - At the Homecoming pep rally, Cati Har- rington, Lili Cohen, Evelyn Bland, and Karen Clark cheer loud enough to help beat During a summer practice, Pablo Parada takes a rest. lnuuduamrs A . '51 a