Woodbridge High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Woodbridge, VA)

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Hits the spot! Sophomore Pete Goodchild quenches his thirst after a hot game. Water was essential for an athlete’s top perfor¬ mance. New fashion? Senior James Pelli models the new style in camouflage head gear. Crazy antics such as these were common among seniors. 22 Changes

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Someone To Lean On What if you didn’t have a best friend; would your life be different? Who could you tell all your exciting news to? Who could you count on to understand all your problems and listen to you when you were upset? Whom could you act crazy around without feeling uncomfort¬ able? Best friends were everywhere. They were in the halls laughing, talking and walking, sharing secrets that only each other knew. They crowded the malls, buying new clothes and trying on the ones they couldn’t afford. Have you ever tried to stop talking to your best friend, having no contact with them? It is not easy. A realization will hit you, finally you will recognize how close your relationship with your best friend really is. A best friend brings happiness into your life. Aileen Scott and Katherine Kerns have been best friends for a long time. Aileen expresses her feelings about her friendship with Katherine, “We always have each other to talk to and we can tell each other anything without feeling em¬ barrassed. She is a great friend, and nev¬ er turns her back on me. I don’t know how I ever managed without her and I don’t know what I would do if I didn’t have her now.” Now tell me, could you live without your best friend? Best Friends 21

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We’ve got crab legs! Reuben Richards mod¬ els his work costume. When asked about it, he replied, “It was embarrassing at first, but I got used to having feet two feet long!” That’s My Style!! One thing that remained the same was the uniqueness of the students. Walking through the halls, one could see a mixture of personalities, intelligences and styles that could be found no¬ where else. Each student added a laughter or insight only they could contribute. This superior quality was seen in the excellence in the sport programs, in the high SAT and SRA scores and in re¬ ceiving many awards in depart¬ mental contests. All in all, Wood- bridge possessed the right combi¬ nation of uniqueness to make us different. i Changes Can you remember when McDonald’s sign read ‘1 BILLION SERVED’? When hamburgers were 30 cents? When we only had to pay $2.00 for a movie and 25 cents for a candy bar or ice cream cone? Now, McDonald’s proudly displays ‘60 BILLION SERVED’ and sells hambur¬ gers for 65 cents. Movies charge $4.50 and we pay double the price for a candy bar, triple for ice cream. Things are con¬ stantly changing, not just prices. Four years ago Tackett’s Mill and Potomac Mills were still someone’s dream and trees were in their place. Lanier Win- ingham recalls her childhood playing in the creek and woods that are now gone to Tackett’s Mill. Springfield Mall was the place to go then for clothes, movies, jobs and a good time before the local malls were built. Also, one can’t help but no¬ tice the large clearing of trees in the Lake Ridge area, where houses and new devel¬ opments are now springing up every¬ where. Woodbridge High certainly isn’t ex¬ cluded from these changes. New features are always being added and old ones im¬ proved. Renovation of the auditorium, an electric bulletin sign and a new Coke machine in the gym lobby were a few of the new additions. New teachers, such as Mr. Peter Anderson, were brought in, and some have left for new experiences, such as Dr. Sherri Taylor. Administra¬ tion has been rearranged and coaching positions switched. New programs were enacted also, one being the great lengths taken to stop drug use in the school. “I had a 3.494! One point away from an ‘A’!!” was a common complaint heard from various students as each grading period came around. Changing the grad¬ ing scale was the biggest switch this year, affecting everyone. The system was changed to avoid inflated grades and made it much harder for students to re¬ ceive an A. Instead of rounding from the hundredth position, teachers were in¬ structed to round from the thousandth decimal. In reward for the struggle of higher grades, those who took on the challenge felt a great feeling of accom¬ plishment when they finally achieved the higher grade. This blend of the var¬ ious changes gave this school a quality never to be duplicated. Changes 23