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

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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

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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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STEPPING OUT . . . Pep organizations staned practicing routines weeks prior to the first day of school. The flag corps awaits its cue from the marching band to perform the next precise movement. BLOW IT OUT YOUR EAR . . . The marching band began its rehearsals in mid- August to perform at the first home football game. Trumpeteers Steve Hawks, Jim HEAT OF THE MOMENT n H.--,, H « u , ' -2!- : -- - ----- - ' -- Augul ' ;; rr;sucr;h::i;:r::LX: ' ' v:t:::: ? ' ■• 8™e ' ' g daily calasthenics in preparation for a though workout. EVERYTHING ' S LOOKING UP ... In July, Spartanettes attended a summer camp that mitiated excellence and camaraderie which lasted through winter and sprmg sports. Junior Kristi Graham demonstrates a move in a late night practice. 1, 2, 3, PUSH . . . The varsity football team attended long and strenuous daily workouts in the summer. Linemen push the sled down the field at the command of -2 Coach Frank Crenetti. The heat made it difficult to concentrate on the skills needed to play field hockey. sophomore Jackie Hallmark Student Life Summer Practice n