Woodbridge High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Woodbridge, VA)

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Are you okay? Senior Caroline Mullori asks junior Tony Dingus how he feels while his ankle is wrapped. He was hurt during the Homecoming game when he twisted it. Hold it steady ... Seniors Brett Rasmussen and CJ Takacs build a haunted house on the choir float. Working on a float gave students a chance to socialize and focus their creative ener¬ gy- Stonewall Jackson by a score of 14-7 proved to be explosive for the evening. The game was ex¬ citing ' revealed sen¬ ior Scott Ross, and winning it seemed to be a great way to start the Halloween weekend. It left peo¬ ple ready to party.” Much preparation went into The Halloween Homecoming E ngines revived, and the final countdown of 4, 3, 2, 1 ... Bang! The signal all had waited for — the start of the Homecoming parade. Go Vikings! Senior Anna Valtari and friends cheer on their fa¬ vorite team at the Homecoming game. Their enthusiasm helped fire the Vikes past Stonewall Jackson to a 14-7 victory. Starting at Gover¬ nor ' s Court, the collec¬ tion of Halloween — based floats was wheeled to the high school with cheer¬ leaders, marching band members, and class officers thrown in for variety. Arriving at school, the parade was the start of the surge of people who flocked to get good seats for the football game. At half-time, the Homecoming queen, Sheri Barbier, was crowned, and the win¬ ning floats (Seniors and VICA) were an¬ nounced. All the while, the home crowd cheered for their team. Beating Homecoming Game Parade

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hicken wire . . . Paint ... A flat bed . . . Napkins, lots of napkins .. . These are the basic necessities in building a float. For some, getting these materials was easy, but for others, it was like looking for needles in a haystack. Just ask the choir department. For three weeks, it looked as if there wouldn ' t be a choir float in the Homecom¬ ing parade. The prom¬ ised flat bed from last Homecoming had been sold and couldn ' t be located, and all oth¬ er leads were coming up short. Fora while, it looked like we wouldn ' t be able to find a flat bed. Then, a non-choir friend told us that he had one that we could use, ex- Concept plained junior Lara Brit¬ tain. After getting a flat, the designing came into play. Plans were made and materials sought after. High on everyone ' s list was napkins. There was generally a mad scramble to get green, yellow, and white nap¬ kins. I couldn ' t believe how fast napkins disap¬ peared from stores. We had to use what we could find, ad¬ mitted junior Colin Reese when asked about the multi-col¬ ored napkins on the choir float. Once materials were found, and the actual work got underway, building those Hallow¬ een floats got fun. ■ m Working on a float is a good way to show school spirit. It ' s good for those peo¬ ple who want to be spirited, but want to do it quietly. I think it helps to create a sense of closeness between all those working on a float. — Mark Harris 99 £ ( Since I was new, I was anxious to meet people and working on a float proved to be a good way to do so. Ev¬ eryone pitched in and tried to help as much as possible. We had to use teamwork and get along or nothing would get done. — Jenny Walker Student Life

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Dancing and waiting for the H ' puax When all souls went home I nstead of the tradi¬ tional Halloween at¬ tire of fake blood, masks, and vampire teeth, over 700 stu¬ dents donned their best semi-formal dress and turned out in an overwhelming number at the Homecoming dance held on a starry All Hallow ' s Eve. The al¬ lure of free candy be¬ ing passed out by friendly neighbors cer¬ tainly didn ' t keep the seniors and juniors from the dance, however the case for freshmen may have been other¬ wise. Actually, I would have rather gone trick-or-treating, ad¬ mitted senior Harry Gardner, who expect¬ ed the dance to be a little more exciting than it was. On the other hand, there were many who thoroughly enjoyed themselves. I had so much fun; I almost couldn ' t stand it, ex¬ alted senior Kathy Cramer. It was really excit¬ ing to see all my friends dressed up. And be¬ sides, this was the last time that we would all be able to go to Homecoming, stated senior Wendy Pledger. First-time excitement... A quiet moment allows freshmen Ca¬ sey Collier and Chad Anderson to take a break from the action of the dance. A first Homecom¬ ing was an event that freshmen looked forward to. A memorable mo¬ ment of the evening was the traditional march down the lobby by the Homecoming Court, followed by a dance led by Home¬ coming Queen Sherri Barbier and her escort Matt Rissler. Small town romance was in the air as the other couples joined them in the dance. At midnight everyone left with the memory of Home¬ coming still on their minds. They call it puppy love ... With hands entwined, juniors Beth Greczek and Scott Antha pause between dances to murmur sweet nothings to each other. Homecoming was a good op¬ portunity for relationships to de¬ velop. I 14 | Student Life