Woodbridge High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Woodbridge, VA)

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Are you sure Druce Springsteen is o direct descendont of George Washington? Keith Swain and Susan Copas discuss trivial mat¬ ters along with serious historical facts. I wonder if oil this will pay off? Sherri Withrop patiently reads and rakes notes to pass her biology rest. It fakes sometimes hours of preparation to com¬ prehend concepts. Academics Divider 19

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Hey therel Junior, Tony Clark gazes casually while still listen¬ ing to the lecture being given. Paying attention was very im¬ portant because quizzes were often given. And if the square root of 172 is equal to 4 times x ... Brett Rassmussen attempts to solve a very difficult math problem. It fakes intense thought to complete. Above And Beyond Excellence The academics were the most important part of the structure during high school. Among the ciubs, sports, and other activities, the academics were stressed most heavily. Requirements in math, English, physical education, science, and foreign languages were to make us reoR - as going to be c gh year. Those headed for col¬ lege- oak higher classes in math and science to insure their understand¬ ing of what would be expected of them. There were applications to be filled out, essays to be composed, and compulsory fees to be sent in. Lisa Gurz, a senior, said, Filling out all those applications were really awful but receiving my letter of acceptance from my first choice of schools will make it all worth my while. With the ending of the 20 credit diploma, the class of 1986 will be the last to be able to receive the Prince William diploma. With the goal of graduation coming closer and closer, it became less popular to work on school subjects and more appealing to par¬ ty. Senioritis was that dreaded disease which affected most, if not all, seniors especially after first semester exams. Studying became a small hindrance and catching up on sleep on class time was not unusual. Ivan Alevy commented, As soon as these mid-term ex¬ ams are over, it ' s all easy going and down hill. All the over abun¬ dance of studying even¬ tually paid off with the commencement of school, the promise of summer vacation, and of course, the gradua¬ tion of the class of 1986. How much longer until lunch? Ii was easy to let one ' s mind drift especially right before lunct when it become the hardest tc concentrate on any one subject. demies

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This looks great” ... Mrs. Gwen Blackwell assists a student and checks her progress. Individual help was great¬ ly valued by the art students. That ' s still life” . . . Senior Rob Paer- zold works on the tedious details in¬ volved in his drawing. Art requires a lor of patience but seeing the finished pro¬ ject is rewarding. It needs more color” .. . Junior Karen Stogner rakes a break from painting to think about her project. Ideas were often hard to come up with when It came rime to be creative. A background of art” ... Students socialize beside the art murals. They provided an interesting conversation piece while adding a bit of color to the walls. 20 Academics