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

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,IA A TX? 1-I ug, 1-me Five flags fly triumphiantly over Ixvxvf' fx, ,PW ...T- Our new sidewalk, fence, trees, street, and gutter. The new doors to the Cafeteria are a favorite hang-out. Student Life 2 9

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Newly planted shrubs sway in the breeze of a sunny afternoon. Hur beautiful new trashcans and benches decorate our own brick road. Students contemplate the day's events in tront ol the renovated cafeteria facade. I I 1 A , . QITW The New Look Wlieii I first noticed what had happened, I had no idea how long it had been that way. . . I mean, I didn't make a special trip every day to look at the Stafford Street sidewalk. I couldn't believe itg something was actually growing there besides weeds. New trees were planted and they didn't look like they were bought from Safeway! Some warped girl sitting next to me on the bus said that the new sidewalk reminded her of the Yellow Brick Road, and that it made her feel like Ilorothy. I then inspected the new fence. It looked tall, dark, and handy. It would keep those little underclassmen from .jumping the fence when running their laps. I was glad I had finished I'.IC. That incident on the bus wasn't the end of it, though. That day at lunch, I G 8 4 Y Sillflvlll l.lI1- saw a bunch of students crowded together in the courtyard. At first I thought it was a fight, but I was wrong. They had gathered around a new trash can and were inspecting it. I rushed over to look at it myself, and it was in- deed a very fine trashcan. I also noticed some more of those leafy trees and some inviting benches. My class- mates and I all agreed that this was not the same school we had when we were young. I went back into the cafeteria to adjust to all of these wondrous im- provements. But something was still not right: something yet had to be changed. I looked around and suddenly realized that before anything else, the school would have to get better ketchup dispensers. 7 2 9- -1- .1 L.. g t V 3' .45 ' 'Bi S.. 'XXX dl Z f

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General ttitude 2 As you watt-h the students pass in the hall, many attitudes are projected in their walks. A fast, aggressive stride shows the student who did his homework and has no fear of going to vlass, while the shuffling feet ot another shows his reluetant attitude toward faeing to4lay's task. Sublime ecstasy shows on many of the couples' faces that we so often see together. 'I'here's no douhting what attitude is there!!! Many times during the course of the year the faces may ehange hut that look is always the same. Ever notice that burned-out look? Too many hours spent eramming facts and details into the brain. Students usually found a way of releasing this pinned up frustration by displaying playful attitudes. For seniors passing through W-L halls for the last time, a respectful sad- ness evolved. As they look around, memories were present everywhere. An attitude of grateful homage and lasting endearment was left with each graduate as they departed from Washington-Lee. Nina Raffale showed us what she thought about the idea of the final exams. 'K JH' 1 7-aaa fx Q ,!' 1- V' A lie-nay I'4-rkel looked at her hooks as ifslie 1-oultln't take another day of sehool. .X group ol lreslunen eoultlnt quite stay awake in Nlrs, lllllllllilllkl'lllL1'llSll1'l2lSS. Slll1ll'lll l.lli1' Drew Richardson, Eric Director, and Eric Gaaserud projeeted that senior stud attitude. 5 P ,- M , . A 4 W Yr -, Q K sv rv 5- , 4, x ' ,. W 1 Q 1 Q 1 X 5 Y V? ' I ixntksgg' 1 n if-A '..t,f za gzliggfiit . thi . .' Ts: ff' , ,. , Vs,q1:.- , ' 41.11, 2514 ,fif:'Yf'J.,...'i 1 ff x 4 1 ' 44- E3'i f' 11 . '24 A, gyisfgg ?f3 3 ,521 , . , Q, 4 Q 1 .X ,,5,j, if, l' axe, .Xi ' .::.-t ws S.: Q ' Q. 'ot' 5 ' . ,H ' Q f W ' x . W it ' M UI' up - 'A A l x 23 it gf 1 fl