Woodbridge High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Woodbridge, VA)

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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

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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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Double Trouble! Seniors Roxanne Elliot and Diane Johnston take time out to talk. Sometimes you were so busy that it was hard to spend time together. Look at them! Seniors Tricia Downes and Julie Condie have often been called the Bobsey twins, but their close friends refer to them as the Gruesome Twosome. 20 Best Friends