Woodbridge High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Woodbridge, VA)

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ow aze The anticipation had been mounting all day and all night after the weatherman predicted that fateful snowfall, a whole two to six inches. “Wow!” Students and teachers alike found it more bearable to make it through the school day with just the thought that schools could be closed the next day. Students who felt assured that the next day would be a snow day, sometimes failed to com¬ plete assignments and then hoped and prayed even more that school would be cancelled. The evening of the predicted storm, stu¬ dents would periodically check to see if their prayers had been answered yet. The following morning students would rush to the window to see how much snow accumulated. “Yeah! It looks like we got the whole six inches,” could be heard in many Woodbridge households on snow day mornings. This outburst of energy was followed by a mad rush to the radio to await the desired news of no school. Students didn’t normally have this kind of energy this early in the morning; however, the opportuni¬ ty to spend half the day in bed usually added encouragement. When students finally decided to get up, they often spent part of the day having fun in the snow with friends; sledding, snowball fighting, and snowman-making were always an added pleasure to snow days. Late in January, storm on top of storm paralyzed the entire Washington area, leaving behind twenty-three inches of snow. Due to an eleven day vacation, midterm exams became optional. The first and second period exams, which were taken on the last school day, were counted only if they helped the students’ GPA. Exams three through six were given on an optional basis to those who wanted to take them. Many students thought that their pray¬ ers had been answered when they found out exams were cancelled. However, many stu¬ dents did not enjoy having so many snow days at once; many were snowbound for most of the unexpected vacation which resulted in an epi¬ demic of “cabin fever”. Many resorted to eat¬ ing, being a “couch potato”, and renting mov¬ ies from Erol’s. All in all, students had to take the good with the bad and make the best of it. On your mark, get set go ... Sophomore Mike King prepares for the down-hill sla¬ lom, as sophomore Robbie Potter oversees the event. Many students participated in sledding activities. 18 Snow Daze

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Wrong Moves This was going to be the night to end all nights. His dreams and fantasies were about to be realities. After months of persistency, the object of his affections had finally succumbed to his charms and had agreed to go out with him. It was to be a perfect evening — a candlelight din¬ ner at the most expensive restaurant in town and then to the theater to see the new play. At long last he fou nd himself standing on her porch. He rang the bell, once, twice — still, no answer — three, four times — nothing — finally the door flew open and standing in front of him was not the girl of his dreams, but a complete stranger, a man he had never seen be- Smile! Seniors Todd Fisher and Tricia Downes look like they are having a good time at a party given for one of their friends. fore, dressed in a only a towel and drip¬ ping wet. After finding out he had met his date’s neighbor, he was directed to the right house. Even with the mishap of unexpectedly meeting his date’s neighbor, he and the girl of his dreams arrived at the restau¬ rant early — in fact a week early. In all his excitement of having her say yes, he had marked the wrong date on his calen¬ dar. Upon being assured by her, that she was not really that hungry, they buzzed through the Golden Arches drive-thru and headed for the theater where they sat in the parking lot, eating their dinner by the illumination of the interior dome light. As they stood in line he reached in his pocket to take out the tickets, only to find — no tickets. Leaving her to keep their place in line, he made a mad dash for home, realizing he was low on gas, but having no time to stop for any. Making it back in record time, they entered the theater just as the curtain rose. Walking to their seats (without the help of light¬ ing) he tripped over a foot projected out into the aisle and lost his drink down the front of his suit. The night, needless to say, was not the idyllic perfection he had fantasized about for weeks. To make matters even worse, on the way home the car ran out of gas and they spent the rest of the night looking for a gas station. He finally got her home, walked her to the door and leaning over to kiss her, leaned on the doorbell; the door swung open and upon losing his balance, he found himself at the feet of her father. Figuring he should have “thrown in the towel” some mishaps ago, he picked him¬ self up, shook her hand and decided to maybe try again in another lifetime. Surprise! Senior Ade’le Hobda an unexpected party with Ma! is a party she will never forg:

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Blinded by the light ... Sophomores Mike King and David Quisenberry squint against the glare of the snow as they trudge home. Many complaints could be heard about “snow glare”. Snowball fight ... Junior Sheila Arman is victorious as she buries junior Brian Blair in the snow after a vicious snowball attack. Snowball fights were a fun way to pass the time. Wipe-out! Freshman Scott Lindley takes a minute to catch his breath after a hasty jump off his sled. Snow often brought along injuries stemming from sledding, skating, and skiing accidents. Snow Daze 19