Woodbridge High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Woodbridge, VA)

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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

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Remember at the npvy that night Y ou and me, we had a fight; but the band, they played our favorite song, and I held you in my arms so strong. (Jon Bon Jovi) Dazzling ladies dressed in black satin and gold taffeta stepped out of long, sparkling limos while dashing gentlemen in deep black tuxes and crisp white shirts lent helping hands. The cool couples floated up the carpeted lobby stairs of Stouffer ' s Hotel in Crystal City to the 2nd floor ballroom. They were met at the Have a Coke and a smile ... Senior Susan Burke and 1987 graduate Pat Radoll kick back and enjoy a limo ride to the Prom. For some, renting a car (or a car and driver) was the only way to go. entrance by dressed up friends and every¬ one mingled and com¬ pared stories of get¬ ting lost in D.C. on the way to the hotel. Then it was time — the Prom Queen and her court were to be named. All gathered around the dance floor where the band Ignition had just stopped playing. The delayed entrance of Sheri Barbier and Matt Rissler who were mem¬ bers of the court, add¬ ed to the excitement. Then, Mr. Tom Gaul read aloud the names of Sheri Barbier and Alex Powell who were the Prince and Princess of the prom. Soon after, Stephanie Hylan and Chuck O ' Brien were crowned Queen and King. Sadly, the Prom end¬ ed; but the magic did not. As Stouffer ' s emp¬ tied, the after-Prom parties filled. For most, Sunday was spent in bed asleep. Yo baby, need a lift? Dashing Dion Mino demonstrates his good manners as he helps his date Nessy Moos into the car. Student Life