Woodbridge High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Woodbridge, VA)

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A LITTLE TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT Buses line the horizon to accomodate the throngs. It’s wall to wall students at every pep rally.

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RSM Lack of additional classroom space prevents use of specialized language lab. Viking fans take refuge at MacDon¬ ald’s after a game. The average class-change mob weaves its way through the hall. An aerial view of the situation might have brought the conclu¬ sion that W.S.H.S. was actually the makings of a beehive in dis¬ guise. In reality, it wasn’t a bee¬ hive at all—merely your average, everyday two thousand capacity high school crammed with thirty tivo hundred students, faculty, and administrators. It got so bad that during class changes you were almost tempted to break into a chorus of “Aren’t you glad you use DIAL?” Lunch wasn’t much better. You were lucky if you found a chair after the tardy bell had rung. The mad scramble for a place to sit left many a student stranded at a table with two or three total strangers. After a while, a few groups got it down to a system. The person who got to the lunch- room first was re¬ sponsible for finding a table and gathering as many chairs as nec¬ essary (or he could get his hatids on) around the table. It was his duty to guard the table and risk life and limb if necessary to maintain the set-up. Another member of the group was often expected to pur¬ chase the “guard’s” lunch— inasmuch as leaving the table unattended would re¬ sult in “rapid depletion of sitting facili¬ ties” (i.e., someone would swipe your chairs.) The situation was such that many chose to abstain from lunch (at least until they got home) rather than fight the crowd. Others waited until the latter portion of the period when the cafeteria was comfortably evacuated. Still others took their chances at sneaking off the school grounds to grab a quick bite at MAC’S or HARDY’S. All too unfortunately, the crowded conditions were far from limited to the cafeteria. It wasn’t an uncommon sight to see classes spilling their contents to the perimeter of the pod hallway. There were even situations of students without desks. It was obvious some¬ thing had to be done and this necessi¬ ty brought us to a discussion of an optional year-round school program. It was one alternative to help relieve the overcrowded situation in which we found ourselves. Our school—bare¬ ly three years young— was bursting at the seams. 4

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Everybody loves a winner and Woodbridge certainly produced its share of them. As might be expect¬ ed with our increased enrollment, we also increased in competitive success. Whether as a newly emerged victorious accomplishment or a continuation of a winning na¬ ture, the year was spread with su¬ perior achievements from top to bottom. In categories ranging from athletics to publications, several tal¬ ented individuals backed by their fellow student body were able to prove that Woodbridge is a superior school. “Go Vikings!” “Make That point!” “Jump ball, get it, get it!” ivere familiar chants at various ath¬ letic events which occurred through¬ out the year. With the tremendous ability of the athletes and backing of the student body, the Viking football team completed a successful season with a 9-1 record. Although their hopes of a spot in the state play offs were crushed when they were defeat¬ ed by Charlottesville early in the sea¬ son, the Viking fans still rated the Gridders as being 1. In the area of athletics the guys were not the only ones adding new awards to our ever gro wing collection. The female Viking cagers with a fine record found themselves in the play offs for the state championship in bas¬ ketball. Although the girls fell short in the semi-finals they were able to close out the season with a very impressive record. The guys basketball team along with the girls, had a successful season. During the Christmas season the male Viking cagers captured the winning title in the holiday tournament. Another highly respected group of athletes were the Viking harriers. For the second year in a row the highly talented cross country team captured the Virginia state AAA title. This well poised team also participated in sever¬ al Invitational meets and always came out on top. In a catagory quite different from athletics but equally as talented ivas the Viking marching band. This 150 member outfit dazzled music lovers from Woodbridge to Williamsburg with their excellent performances. The marching Vikings captured the first place title at William and Mary Band Day Competition for the fifth year in a row. The Viking marchers also won the first place award at the University of Richmond Band Day. Along with the first place award the Marching Viking’s march their way to their fifth consecutive first place rating. Vikings ecstatic with victory as they ac¬ cept the Herb Saunders trophy after a 21-14 win over arch-rival, Gar-Field. Members of the Godspell cast do their thing. Valkyre Staff members Vickie Bedrosian and Bobette Shay consult on a front page design. 6