Woodbridge High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Woodbridge, VA)

Page 16 text:

Pull harder!!! Tami Westover and Ray Long aided by the sophomores struggle against the freshmen. 12 Viking Day

Page 15 text:

It Wasn’t About Coming Home Balloons rose, fireworks exploded, costumes were worn, corsages were giv¬ en, crowds cheered and all for one reason — Homecoming. At the mention of the word, the thought of finding a date for the dance was usually the first thing that came to mind. But it was more than just a dance, it was an event. The week of October 14-17 was filled with spirit involved with the theme of Camelot. The traditional Spirit Week days were appointed along with class spirit competitions. A pep rally was held Friday afternoon, and the spirit was overwhelming. Students were psyched for the events of the evening and the up¬ coming dance. Friday night was filled with excite¬ ment. At 6:00, the parade of elaborate floats left Governors’ Court in Lake Ridge and weaved its way over to the high school. The game started at 8:00 with a stadium full of spectators. The crowd was rowdy with support for our fighting football team. Leading the crowds in cheers were 13 additional guy cheerleaders performing with the regu¬ lar 16 girl cheerleaders. The half-time festivities consisted of the presentation of the Spirit Flag and the announcing of the winning float. Both awards went to the Senior class. A school record was achieved that night when the class of 87 won the float compe¬ tition for the third time. The glamorous formalities were next with the escorting of princesses onto the field. Stephanie Hylan was filled with emotion as return¬ ing Queen, Dana Strickland, crowned her Homecoming Queen and as helium balloons rose behind them. After Steph¬ anie took the traditional ride around the track, the game swung back into motion. The game ended with the scoreboard reading 26-0, and fireworks exploding as our football team exited the field victori¬ ously. The hustle and bustle of Homecoming Week came to a smooth ending at the Saturday night dance. Semiformally dressed couples made their way to the school after meeting their dinner reser¬ vations. Slow songs were the most danced to, but the floor was always full of people dancing and having a good time. Adding some originality to the evening was the school’s new electronic message board. Messages were sent to dates or to couples for all to see. The dance came to a close at 12:00 midnight. Groups left the atmosphere of good times in recollection of the past week of memories. Who you gonna yell for?! Members of the sophomore class yell and cheer for their class as they walk along their float during the parade. Homecoming 11

Page 17 text:

Not Just Another Day How many days in the school year could you think of where you could go outside in the sun, sit and relax, talk to your friends and even watch some of them make fools of themselves? One, and possibly the only day, such as this was Viking Day. Viking Day is a school activity devoted to bringing out the most of school spirit, or if you don’t have spirit just a time to kick back and shoot the breeze. Among the many activities in which people could participate were the tricycle race, brownie eating race, an interclass tug-of- war, and the annual powder-puff foot¬ ball game. One of the highlights of these activi¬ ties was the tug-of-war contest. The first round was the juniors versus the seniors and the sophomores versus the fresh¬ men. The juniors emerged victorious over the seniors, and the freshmen man¬ aged to out pull the sophomores. Then in the final round, to everyone’s surprise, the freshmen strutted their stuff and beat the juniors. Another of the major events was the Junior- Senior Powder-Puff game. It was a heated contest with the seniors out for blood, but the juniors pulled it off with a score of fourteen to seven. One chance the real “macho” guys got to strut their stuff was the Mr. Wood- bridge contest. Out came the body oil and the short shorts in preparation for the “Flex-off.” In the end senior Doug Stanton stole the show with the humor¬ ous flexing of his body. In all this was a day of great fun, school spirit and a good way to release the frus¬ trations of school. All the participants came out and gave it their all, students relaxed, enjoyed the show, and everyone had a good time. Watch out! Robyn Schnellenberger pays the price for missing her water balloon in the balloon toss. Hold that thing! Heather Roberts bobbles a water balloon during the balloon toss con¬ test. Viking Day 13