West Springfield High School - Olympian Yearbook (Springfield, VA)

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' HE HOME KEYS ... Summer typing classes took up five knij; htuirs ot the day. ophoniore Elizabeth Cerami socializes with her classmate during the hoi Minifner. THE WIND-BLOWN LOOK ... From sunning to swimming, the summer pleasures that the Spartans participated in were diverse. Senit r Lindsey Miller enjoys the beau- ty of Idaho ' s Palisades Lake while lounging aboard her relatives ' speed boat. MEETING ADJOURNED ... Pressures from the Leadership Qmference were tem- porarily relieved by pleasant strolls along the soft sands of Virginia Beach. Seniors Julie Bruce and D.A. Sims enjoy a short break from their meetings. clax, hut It wasguud tu see all my fnc-nds a am in schuul luniur jdf Fuki 1 9

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Fun in the sun making the most of three months of freedom As the school closed its doors on June 2 1, 1985, Spartans were set free Into almost three months of freedom— the long awaited summer vacation. Many took advantage of their free time to travel. Senior Susan Follansbee who spent two weeks touring France and Great Britain exclaimed, The cultural attractions in Europe can ' t be found here, but the best part of all was shopping for clothes in the Paris boutiques. To pay for these extravagances, many took part-time jobs to supplement their allowances. Lots of spending money is the key to an excellent vacation, explained senior Susan Dunkelberg, who worked as an office assistant tor Parke and Highan Accounting. For many Spartans, summer did not mean a break from education as they returned to summer school for Area IV Summer School. Juniors Jenny Gravlin and Greg West took algebra together, but tried to make the best of It. We had a bet about who would get the best grade— the losers had to ta ke the winners out for pizza, explained Jenny. Greg added, Putting FINAL CURVE ... Olympian staffers enjoyed the numerous activities at Seven Springs while not working on yearbook plans. Senior Karen Orr expertly takes a tricky turn on her dash for the finish of her ride. WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM ... Local community businesses provided the much desired empi ment Spartans needed in hopes of raising money for personal use. Sophomore Tan,! Glenn, an employee at Springfield ' s Carvel Ice Cream Store, mixes the necessary in.- dients in making chocolate soft ice cream. competition into anything makes it more interesting... expecially since Jenny and 1 won School activities also dominated the summer schedule of many Spartans. The drill team, marching band and football teams all had summer practice to perfect their skills. Editors of the yearbook attended a seminar in Seven Springs, Pennsylvania. Top seniors attended the Girls ' and Boys ' State and the Governor ' s School. Toward mid-August officers of the SGA and the separate classes, as well as school club leaders, went to Virginia Beach for the annual Leadership Conference. While there, the calendar for the year was planned, a Homecoming theme was picked, and school policies discussed. Whether they bummed around or worked, went to school or traveled round the world, students found the summer a well-deserved break and chance to relax. Concluded junior Scott Clary, Summer is the perfect time to catch up on all the things you missed during the school year. Student Ilk- Summer i way too short and I ' m never anxious to get back to school. junior Tratcy Sauter

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Getting a start athletes and musicians spend summer rehearsing skills to perfect routines Ahhh, mid-August — a time when most wert perfecting; savage tans; others, however, spent hours preparing tor flawless performances. Football, drill team, and marching band members, as well as varsity and JV cheerleaders. Madrigals, and Personalities devoted their remaining days of vacation to the essential summer practices. Performing in perfect synchronization required extensive preparation on the part of marching band members. The latter part of the summer was utilized to perfect future half-time performances. Tara Greco, band member, commented, It ' s not the best way to spend the last two weeks of summer vacation. In order to insure total preparation for the season, football players began practicing twice a day, two weeks before the opening of school. They prac- ticed from 8:30 a.m. to 1 1:00 a.m. and then again from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. In addition, Tuesday and Thursday nights were set aside for practices. Although the weather was hot, and practices hard, it helped us a great deal, remarked Tom Pearson, a JV player. Several new, as well as experienced, drill team members and JV and varsi- ty cheerleaders, attended camp to perfect their performing skills for upcom- ing routines. According to drill team member Rebecca Bright, It was a lot of hard work, but overall it helped us to come together as a team. Madrigals rehearsed most of the summer for the International Children ' s Festival at Wolf Trap. Personalities, too, spent many hours perfecting routines. Publications also prepared their staffs for the oncoming year. Olympian editors and staff members attended seminars in Seven Springs, Pennsylvania, to decide on a theme and spark new ideas for the ' 86 Olympian . Editors and contributers to the Oracle began early preparation for the first issue of the newsmagazine. Hard work was evident in the opening performances of many organiza- tions, proving early preparation time was time well spent. Practice was a loi ut fun antf a lot of hard work ever) ' day. But it wa 1 0 Student Life Summer Practice