Woodbridge High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Woodbridge, VA)

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 C W hen September 8th marked the end of a sizzling summer, many students saw it as the dark tunnel at the end of the light. It was the beginning of four long years in a crowded building without windows for a new class of 852 disoriented freshmen. 1988, however, proved to have its moments. With a student population of 3100, we weren't crowded, just cozy, and there were even more chances to Get Into It. Attendance at away football games sometimes outnumbered the opponent’s home crowd. The highlight of the football season undeniably was the Osbourn Park game. In the last three seconds of the game, John Milhiser completed a 48-yard last effort pass to Todd Pallo who fought his way past the Yellow Jackets and crossed the ball over the endzone, saving the game with a final score of 19-15. We pulled off another memorable Homecoming, getting into an open theme of Halloween. Our athletes got into more district and regional championships, and seniors got into more schools of their choice than ever before. Most of us got into the next grade, but some got into nothing but trouble. One thing was clear though; we all got into living in 1988. A V A 1 7 A r K p- V r- .. A L r- V OP et v Q r ■ r r r V V - -

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• e • Colleges asked for it, parents feared it Being Involved The constant struggle to juggle activities Y oung couples dancing cheek- to-cheek, wildly decorated floats with grinning cre¬ ators, teary gradu¬ ates hugging madly, tan bodies slicked with suntan lotion — all her last year ' s pic¬ tures conjured up so many fond memo¬ ries. Getting into it had never been so much fun. After all, these were the best years of her life. The coming of fall meant the start of football season and the Homecoming Dance. Colder weather brought about the promise of long-awaited snow days and the ever- popular exams. With the arrival of spring, students looked forward to Prom and anxiously awaited bathing suit season. The end of the school year signi¬ fied graduation and Beach Week. With so many ac¬ tivities happening, many students often found it difficult to fit all they wanted into their schedules. Many times, things they ' d rather be doing were The marching band and the sports pro¬ gram kept many too busy to do much of anything, but eat, sleep, and go to school. Not much time was left for Foul Who? Foul — Us members Bruce Benson, George Benson and Jay Brown cheer on the soccer team in the state tournament. Foul — Us was a spirit club started by this whacky bunch in 1987. sacrificed for things that had to be done. Academic excel¬ lence was stressed, as well as getting in¬ volved, so students were often caught in the middle. homework, friends, and extra-curricular activities. For those who budgeted their time, there was a way to do every¬ thing. I had to sit down and set my priorities straight. Schoolwork came first — most of the time, Senior Lau¬ ra Hartfield admitted. Sometimes you didn ' t have to be majorly involved to have a hard time jug¬ gling your schedule. The pressure to do well at everything was constantly nag¬ ging at you, added Senior Carrie Zogl- man. Holding part-time jobs cut into even more of the students ' spare time. Jobs took away time usually needed for home¬ work, so without careful planning, grades could suffer. Sometimes students had to choose be¬ tween their jobs and having spare time. Marching band took more of my time than my schedule at Wendy ' s would al¬ low, so I quit, ex¬ plained Senior John Sweeney. Divider