Woodbridge High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Woodbridge, VA)

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I can ' t believe I ' m really eating this! McDonald ' s hamburgers became a standard meal throughout the float building. Junior Grace Fisher takes a break away from work to eat. When can I get out of here? Sopho¬ more Princess Amy Howard and her date Jim Hefti patiently pose for their picture. The dance provided a conclu¬ sion to the disastrous Homecoming week. Can I paint his feet green? Juniors pre¬ pare the rocking horse for their float. The days off from school enabled all classes to work on the final prepara¬ tions for their floats. Hold real still. Graduate Mike Wake¬ field pins Kari Guillen ' s crown on as they prepare for the presentation of the homecoming court. After the pres¬ entation it is traditional for the queen and her date to dance one song alone. I Homecoming 75

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Save it tor a Rainy Day continued on page I i The spirit halls were delayed until the Car-Field game. On Fri¬ day, Woodbridge students woke to the sounds of rain¬ drops. It had not rained in days. Woodbridge ' s luck continued as the homecoming parade was cancelled, the game delayed, and the dance post¬ poned. It seemed as if nothing else could go wrong. This idea was soon forgotten when Vepco turned off the stadium lights in the middle of the football game. A feeling of impending doom filled the air. The football team was behind and the game was coming to a close. This loss seemed to top off the events of the week. Commented Scott Sandridge, Things seem to happen in cycles. For the past few years homecoming has gone great. I guess this year we just hit a slump. The things that messed us up were beyond our control. It was all due to fate.” Scissors please. Suzi Evanger, Sheri Rus¬ sell, and Andy Crane focus their atten¬ tion on the completion of the senior float. Halt or I ' ll shoot! Susan Borecky, a member of the Spanish Club, gets into the spirit of homecoming. The Spanish Club was the winner of this years club division in the float competition Help! A group of students is told of the parade cancellation. Communication problems resulted in confusion throughout the community. Dance, Dance, Dance the night away. Students from all classes participated in the 2 week delayed homecoming dance Dressing up was a change from the normal routine of school. You can feel it in the air. Homecoming princesses walk off their nervousness before the halftime activities begin. Princesses, Susan Elliott, Amy Redgate, Ingrid Schloemer, and Kari Guillen share a good joke and a smile to pass the time. 14 Student Life

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r, -V A The beginning or the end of a great evening. Historic Occoquan generates a romantic atmosphere for dinner at Blackbeard ' s, ice cream from the Full Scoop, or just skipping rocks near the dam. Grand Illusion. In a performance dur¬ ing a 1980 tour, Styx ' s lead guitarist, lames Young, stupefies the audience with his erratic gestures. The Capital Center, thirty-five miles from Wood- bridge, can be counted on for schedul¬ ing hit groups all year long. m3 mm U- t i|pr The choice is yours. Route 1, the main drag, has a variety of fast food restau¬ rants to attract any hungry night goer. However, as a first choice, McDonald ' s, the fallen king of hang¬ outs, has probably been replaced by the Lake Ridge Pizza Hut. Check it out! Seniors Lisa Welsted, Siobhan Tarpey, and Laureen Tarpey have a front row view of the game and a few other side attractions. Friday football games were a popular night time event. At this contest, the first one of the season, the Vikings defeated Fort