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: i COLONIAL I af E ACCOKEEE K IRON FURNACE 7 4 ©)5 )F O ler~10] 0B walt... student life more than... freedom dO people ee faces ~ 8a sports muscle 156 organizations membership 168 academics facts 194 community service From top to bottom: Picture I: At a mini-pep rally during Spirit Week, junior Kyle Graham attempts to win the hula hoop contest. Photo by Tara Roe Picture 2: Under the direction of Lifetouch photographer Michelle Parrotte, seniors Sheena Kelly and Jessica Thompson pose for their senior pictures. Photo by D. Siegmund Picture 3: Cooling down after a practice meet against Stafford, members of the boys cross country team jog Stafford’s cross country trail. “Cross country is more than just running because you have to . .. push yourself until you cant anymore. It’s more than just running and moving your legs,” sophomore Philip Banks said. Photo by Kelly Burcham Picture 4: “Really good artists can convey emotion in a drawing or a painting. I put myself into it. Ia dd emotion,” said junior Ryan Evans, an Art I student. Photo by Kelly Burcham Picture 5: Using markers and paintbrushes, SCA president senior Patrick Heck and treasurer sophomore Marcus Allen create a sign to alert the student body of upcoming SCA events. Photo by Kelly Burcham Picture 6; A historical marker, installed by VDOT on May &, indicates the significance of the school site in the community. The land was previously owned by George Washington's father and was an iron forge. Photo by D. Siegmund TanprN iea Apollo 2001 Volume II eae Colonial Forge High School 550 Courthouse Road . er PRL Stafford, VA 22554 FOR REFERENCE ORL (540) 658-6115 http://www.pen.k18.va.us/div/stafford/cfhs/ ee Enrollment: 1889 J at R Lip hon ePse ee re 6-5 1201 Caroline Street Fredericksburg, VA 22401 Title Page J Student. Athlete. Actor. Club officer. A name on a roster. A face in a crowd. Is that who we are? Take a second look. We were more than just students. More than classmates. It was more than just a school. Seemingly ordinary things often become morte. A colorful butterfly emerges from a cocoon. A diamond begins as a piece of coal. As the second year began, students strived to make it oe @ better than the first. With a complete student body and a fresh start, we were determined to learn more, do more, and be more. We learned that no two people are the same. We saw beneath the surface of our classmates and learned that they were more than what we saw on the outside. We learned who we were and what we were about. At first glance it was just a school of students. But there’s more than meets the eye. by Kelly Burcham 2 Opening More than Marching. Competing at Spotsylvania High School, flutists from the marching band stand in formation and play their music. Members of the marching band were required to memorize not only the steps and marching routines, but their music as well. more than a writer] am more than a volunteer! am dedicated;. urnalist I am more than a friend. Taa¥m iornayn SiC A Bo fficer. | am spo erie 1.a m. a, anaes Ia m normaalv en8) a 2i l lama golfer, 1a m strong. spl am an artis Tam more than der am a Lam intelligs enti am a slacker. i Lam a science stude Tama mediator. |i¢ aaF escetest cs, Child t AUSEEUL. Tom an individual, 4am origina 1 Gil d& SUIGLICG ol eT cae a success. |!a m mo! than a mather LICLAT aa)< a i lile g Spirited Scientists. On Spirit Smackdown. Playing Brooke Day, seniors Justin Hogan, Joanne Point late in the season, junior Gold, and Beth Williams test Kristin Bryant slams the volleyball pulleys and the efficiency of over the net and through the hands machines for their Physics lab. of a defending Blackhawk. Her Seniors were a driving force behind teammates ready themselves to spirit, according to junior Randy receive a return. Teamwork and Hawkins, who said, “I missed not communication was an important having seniors last year. Things are part of volleyball. The Lady Eagles more fun with a senior class.” defeated the Blackhawks 3-0 Opening 3 It seemed like life began when school ended. What did we do for the other seventeen hours and thirty minutes of the day? Remember Newcoming? How we ate Chinese food and then danced until midnight? How about Spirit Week? We went to the mall and tried on cowboy hats for Western Day for more than... freedom hours. Who could forget driving around Stafford in the convertible with the top down, even though it was raining? Or the time we ran out of gas on the way to school and had to call a tow truck? We made so many memoties. What we chose to do in our free time molded us into who we wete to become. by Kelly Burcham All Smiles. Hanging out together over the summer, junior Lauren Arroyo attempts to wrestle junior Amber Romero to the ground, “My friends make me happy,’ Amber said. “Some of my friends and I have grown up together. They’ve helped make me who I am today.” 4 Student Life Divider 06 “Finding a tux was no problem because I wore my dad’s.” -Junior Adam Green by Liz Sowers At first glance, it was a pockets on tuxedo rental, “Night at the Oscars,” but dinner, and corsages, bring- behind the scenes was a night ing their total to about $175. that took hours of prepara- “Tt cleaned out my wallet {?? tion and several thousand said junior Billy Hollenbach. dollars to create. However, by the time the On Saturday, April 29, the sun rose, signifying the end first prom was held at the of the Oscar After-Party, Riverside Center. In order to students felt the time and make the night a memorable money that went into the one, students reached deep night was well spent. into their wallets. Sophomore Angela Will- Gitlsmicpen tat iticera tc ema. eel. “Il leeyal 1X6) Tene’ money on dresses, shoes, ac- through the mall to find a cessories, and “up-do’s,” av- dress, getting a hair appoint- eraging about $300. The MEME WAS Cha Zyeeee @ Dube eentlemen emptied their night was so great.” A0jso1a 0qUindo 7) oLPcfiho fouetrtoto euscyh Oldie but Goodie... The Vil- Bow tothe King... The crowd lage People came out with the received a surprise as they waited for YMCA in hte late “70’s but the song the King to be crowned. The boys is still a hit in the 21st century. Ev- on court didn’t rise from the floor eryone knew how to Y-M-C-A. when the King was announced. Student Life