Woodbridge High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Woodbridge, VA)

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Let ' s go Woodbridge!! Senior moscot, Holi Brandstein, cheers for rhe foorboll players during o rough ploy. The fans also got rhe team psyched and ready to ploy with their enthusiasm. Almost done . . . junior Troe Wilhelm waits for rhe last piece of wood needed for the doss’ Homecoming float. Much rime, planning and organi¬ zation went into making such floats. New Beginnings Construction on the school was nor to be found uncom¬ mon this year. In order to satisfy the space needed to fit rhe growing number of students in a comfortable learn¬ ing environment, the school hod to undergo a reconstruc¬ tion phase. Teachers had to give up what was once their planning area for rhe exchange of library rooms. Old planning areas were divided into classrooms in order to appease the larger number of students. What is causing the growth of the student population? Sudden increases in rhe school ' s population may be at¬ tributed to the community Don ' t slow down now!! Students try to out run the rain and moke it to their cars partially dry Rain is always 6 fac¬ tor to keep in mind with school related activities. becoming urbanized. Construc¬ tion firms hove been slowly building new housing. In this group is the firm of Ridge Development. Ridge was responsible for the building ond designing of rhe Tackett ' s Mill shopping oreo. Along with Tackett ' s Mill, was rhe building of Potomac Mills Outlet Moll. These two new major expansions created not only job opportunities for students, but also o choice for people in rhe surrounding oreo to go shopping and compare prices. New growth in the area has offered many new opportunities to get a job and also hove a choice of ploces to shop,” said Kathleen Walters. With oil the new growth in rhe oreo, new opportunities opened and offered students chances to do things that they wouldn ' t have otherwise. Opening 3

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You look lovelyl! Seniors Cheryl Moron ond Eric Bollenfine joked oround before the Homecoming parade began. Many students got involved in this big event, since it was the first of the new year, ond showed their school spirit. It really worksll Sophomore Brett Herrick rakes his turn on the Con- vincer.” As o new feature to the driver ' s education classes oil the students were required to watch it but were nor required to ride this new piece of equipment. new outfits? Stiors Cindy Lisa Allard, ond Liso Carter on Nerd Day dur- any seniors showed so the underclassmen , them in the spirit This way please ... senior Doug Stan¬ ton lends a helping hand, to Mrs. White, in directing traffic offer school. Students often offered their help to the ad¬ ministrators in various ways. The new Hangout ... Once Tackett ' s Mill wos completed and stores started opening, many students began hang¬ ing out in this new place. This wos o nice addition to the area because it cut down on highway traveling. 2 Opening

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Water + Sand + Sunshine = Fun¬ time. That ' s all Andy Smith and his friends needed when they went to Virginia Beach over the summer. On top of the world, Sean Mar¬ shall enjoys the Homecoming dance. The dance was an ex¬ citing event for many people at the school, because it is one of the two formal events held. The More the Better There was something for everyone this post year. A student body of close to three thousand didn ' t mean fewer op¬ portunities for people. With more people giv¬ ing their efforts to the school we were bound to hove o better year than ever. There were activities for everyone whether you were into sports clubs, drama, politics or various other activities. People were involved in their own classes as well with activities such os homecoming floors and trying to win the spirit flog. Port of everyone ' s school career wos school work and homework. There always seemed to be lots of work no matter how hard you tried to ovoid it. Junior Julie Mullen said, between tennis and school it was hard to find time for myself.” Freshmen hod to leorn to adjust to the new ways of high school; sophomores started getting involved in extra curricular ac¬ tivities; juniors hod to work to get their grades up before class ranking or the end of the year; ond seniors hod to prepare for college and a new exciting life out¬ side of school. At favorite activities such os pep rallies ond . . . hard to find rime for myself. ' ' football games each class ' s distinct per¬ sonalities blended, ond we all become one spirited class. Doting ond going out with friends wos onother aspect of student life. Going to the movies with friends or a certain special person gave people o chance to get owoy from school worries. Juggling between school and a job wos o challenge for many students. Whether it wos to hove extra money or to save for college, people seemed to need money. Whatever people ' s interests were, everyone seemed to contribute his talents to our school. The year was bound to be good. 1-2-3-4 march onward; Senior Party Fields performs with the marching bond in rhe homecoming parade. The bond put in many hours to perform. 4 Student Life