Woodbridge High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Woodbridge, VA)

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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

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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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M otorheads, Preps, and Punks were all different groups of stu¬ dents — each with his own taste in fashion. One did not have to look far to find a fine example of your typi¬ cal Motorhead or Headbanger. Clad in the standard concert T-shirt, jean jacket, and jeans, this group ' s presence was heavily Preps, Punks, Headbangers Reflections on Personality felt in the downstairs halls; however, scat¬ tered sightings were made throughout the school. As you jour¬ neyed upstairs, a gradual change from Reebok hightops to the more classic penny loafers and khaki pants took place. This was your average subur¬ ban type Prep. But wait! What ' s this? Combat boots, leath¬ er jackets, ripped jeans — this group didn ' t fit cleanly into any of the previous categories. These were the Punkers. Clinging to the sacred belief of individuality, they expressed them¬ selves with original hairstyles and non¬ trendy fashions. Yes, these were all fashion statements that helped to distin¬ guish the wearer from the other 3,000 stu¬ dents in the halls. Trying to maintain your indi¬ viduality was not easy, but fashion surely helped, and it was fun putting a look togeth¬ er. Hair, makeup, and clothes. Ap¬ pearances meant a lot to Rhonda Ribbic, Jennifer Williams and Tiffany Milton as they chat after school. C O O O 0 o o co n b TD c O o o -C CL Leather boots and spandex. Sophomore Brenda Matheis and Kim Giliespie stride down the hall. Fashionable clothes made their own statement. Doodling in the hallway! Junior Todd Williams sports the skat¬ er look as he waits for the bell. The skater image was very pop¬ ular among students. Student Life