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

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Changing Tradition . X, , High school is said to ff H, be four of the best years 'J ofourlives.To so1ne,itis a time to learn and prepare for the future. But more than all that, high school is a time to have fun. Although After school fun has I' been an important priority of W-L students across the board. Students participated in the traditional extra- curriculars such as homework, clubs and - ,J .-I ,' if fi :ti 1 some things never change, the definition of fun has changed in a big Nz. way over the past 60 . years. N In the earlier days of W-Ii, a large majority of . -'f- the school attended the football games on Fri- day nights. Although the attendance at WI- ganies has increased in recent years, the 5 1 stadium was far from sold out. Even so, our team always put out their best ef- fo Vt. ln the '5U's and '4iH's, the go-go boys increased the school spirit. They were athletes who attended other sporting . . .. ,y events during their off-season. lhc basketball, crew and baseball teams would attend the football games and vice versa. llances used to be a big thing here in Arlington. Students would grab a datm and cruise on over to W-lfs gym in v 1 r 1 ' ' lriddv s Studebaker. llie tradition ol 1 attending scliuol dances did not carry . ,,, .. over into the My s. Nowadays, il one has a date, he avoids the W-l. dances. ll lilliij Harned and George lxirschbaum help out with the tradition al senior pressbox paint- qc: t sports. In the late '60's . and '70's, students could be found at political demonstrations, communing with na- ture, or making tie- dyed shirts. Some students this year had jobs during the after- ..,N noon. The majority of the others went home and crashed. Concerts have also been popular at W-L. Students during the '70's who desired a mellowing atmosphere attended such concerts as Pink Floyd and Crosby, Stills and Nash. ln 19654, a group of W-L people were present at the first U.S. Beatles concert, which was held in Washington, IMI In .lanuary of 19?-17,W-I. students enjoyed an intense concert by Billy Joel. Students this year tended to listen to new groups like a-ha and the Uutfield, but a few still preferred the classic lied Zepplin, liollingStones and Bob Dylan. Although times have changed, high school students still have the same goal - to have a good time. -

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