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Table Contents of Introduction 1 tfaU 6 Winter 68 Spring 114 Summer 184 I) r. Time tt il ii H .— ^^\ A S. f '.S /- ^mt ** // d <3rm fr w \v w^ vnZ.B&Jr ^* 1 J i- i- Y (I I ll '/• // f{ ( II Blu( and Gray 1996 \\ ashineton -i'n J Huh School l300Jvorth Quincy Street Arlington, V. I 22201 Volume 69 The foot ball team members cheereach other on to build spirit at the Fall Pep Rally. Senior class President, Miki Sanchez, announces the theme dance at the 1995Home- coming. Ce Senior Mdanr i-c Home- ningleadsfel- comingatten- lowdrummers dants, Sean during half- Evans and time at the ClaudiaRente, Homecoming acceptflowers game from a loyal fan at the Homecoming parade new attendance policy?jj new Via Principal?jti. new coat ofpaintfor a stairwell? ophomores takings IP Government? \\ hen we arrived hack at school in September, ?ehadtowonderijthi school hadanyotherchangestospringonus. WonldMr. Wyatt teaching Europeanjiistory and Mrs. JCgeb bt teaching everyom about thi Constitutional Convention? Wouldwefindoutthatwi actuallylikedthi cafeteriafood? Wouldunderclassmen beallowed togo offcampusforlunch?! \\ < II. maybt that wouldn't he suchachange... . Maybi not, but the 1995-1996 schoolyear was definitely a timeforchangi forthi venerabh Generals. W-JCjnay be the oldest school in the county, but it is definiti ly not thi least static. Thi students havechanged, thebuild'uighas chaiigid tin pn doiuiitatiiigid< as haw changi d \\ ashington- Xeehas had tofind its constants in the faces ofthi nuchas and administrators, who havi been the school'sfoundation through its development. <£>r. Sharbaugh has been at \\ -f'jiinee th< old school was torn down, and class after class ofGenerals havi fought through (Ik challenging courses offered by veteran teachers 'Tim Wyatt, <PeggyJeens. andJohnJiarocopos: all beloved members of the Washington-Xee faculty, fiateventhefac- ulty has changed: this year alone I\ - I'jgei'uved Mrs. Cruz, thenew Vice (Principal, aswellasa ne\v I'ejtiii U ache r,ane\r German teacher, andseveralother new staffmembi rs. The lastfew years, we've seen a new dress codi insti- tuted. We've seen the end of the Seniorparkinglot taint- / ing. We'veseenquiteafewchanges. Still, few students wen probably awan ofthi long list of JS^^r-^ changes which would hit W-Jfjhis year. Tlie new atten- re I P^T^^^K 1 1 dancepolicywasthefirst major change announced: stu- Ifil^^Mjtfkflj RkJpl^H elentswe reJormallypre- sented with it in their first day V^^^I^^^5|SHHfQR packets. Beeeiuse the »J^ schoolwillhe offeringinternational IkM Baccalaureate classnext year,manySophomoresoptednot \\J§ IIIL/Uj l//V(i to teike the traditional 10th grade classes, instead taking ivheit euilount to I B pre - paratory courses. Choeunjiem suddenlyfound herselfto bi the only Sophomon ina Senior (0*Governmentclass. Many otherstudents werefacedwith similardauntingprospects, but all handled the changes well. Jlomecomingweekbroughtawelcomechange (atleastforthi classofl996 with the St'. \'l()f{ SWEEPofthefloat, hall, andspirit link contests. Perhaps the Si niors heiel enI /'/isiele track 011 the yearbook theme, ormaybe theyjust sensed the ge ileral mood ofthe school; e ithe rweuj the irhall theme, "GeneralJlashback: '96-69/depictingthechanges across then time period, wees afitting one. On theJlomecoming game day, students heiel to slum- just hem- adaptable the were. if Inclement weather caused the traditionalFriday night game to he moved to Saturday, so thai itendedbarely a halfhourbefore the eleuid began. Still, stieelentselealt wellwith the cheuige s. enid the dance was a success. Jfareverybigchangeat W-Jjhisyear, there heive been adozenotherlittle ones. Perhaps winit makes the W-Zgeneralssoremarkable is then, even with allthe cheuige. they do)i ftgt t lost, bogged down, orconfused. Instead, like their namesakes, they just keep advancing. hid so. in honor . ofW-J^s traditions ofchange, wefeltitonlyfittingthat the yearbook keeppace. So whetheryou arereadingthisonyourown orwithfriends, we hope you'lltake a moment toreflecton how the bex)k has changed,jlnd while ijeni are eit it . stop einel think about what this year has me ant: we he>pe you will always remember this timefor change. S3 3 Kr i sty Clark shows her class spirit with her cre- ativecostume fortheSenior float. Students and teachers listen attentivelyas theyawaitthe OJ. verdict. 4 ; c hns Walkers mg number iv so hot Hi- s siiiiikm .il the Homecoming m l^H^H ^^^^B Pep R.ilK ^V ,^K 8* |'B 1 1 BbAm ^ a3 « ^ /*^^H i< j1 2| ', ^Hif ^ c^^« * • * 1 r^k. Up »> 1 1 >7.yn Jeens gra- ciously ac- ceptsthisfruit basket which v was given to her in honor '. of her being ¥ ^- m' U' i ted Lr teacher ofthe year Thefootballteammembersgetenergized beforethe} re-enter thegame 4fr 6