Woodbridge High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Woodbridge, VA)

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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

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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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■■HEBBi Have made the $0lVx t0tS O nce the initial task of securing a homecoming date was completed, the enor¬ mous decision on where to eat had to be settled. Since Wood- bridge could not ex¬ actly be considered the cultural center of the world, there wer¬ en ' t many restaurants from which to choose. The more popular choices in the immedi¬ ate area were J.C. Mill¬ stone ' s at Tackett ' s Mill, and Pier 5 in Occo- quan. Some couples how¬ ever, ventured out fur¬ ther to Old Town Alex¬ andria, and dined at establishments such as Carnegie ' s and Portner ' s. Due to the coinciding dates of Homecoming Pick you up at eight and Halloween, restau¬ rants with bars were celebrating the Ghost¬ ly Night, and at least one got a little rowdy. On the upper level at J.C. Millstone ' s, party- goers who had be¬ come a little intoxicat¬ ed somewhat dis¬ turbed the elegant and romantic atmosphere that students had hoped for. The people upstairs started throwing things and a whole tray of sil¬ verware was spilled over the railing from above, stated Jeff Hunter, Luckily the mess missed us, he added. Dinner at a nice res¬ taurant was just the opener to what would later prove to be an exciting Homecoming. ■ £ I went out with four other friends, and it was so much fun because we all got to dress up and act like ma¬ ture people. Something we don ' t usually do when we go to Mickey D ' s. Also, since we went with a bunch of people, there wasn ' t a single dull mo¬ ment. — Becky Dittamo 6 Q Dinner at Pier 5 was wonderful. We had a window seat with a beautiful view of the night. The food was greaf, and my dafe even or¬ dered for me. Everything seemed very special. The cute waiter probably didn ' t hurt either. ■ — Becky Eicher I Homecoming Dance