FT. HUNT HIGH SCHOOL

FT. HUNT CLASS OF 1984

 

"Sunlight fades over the stadium.  Parents sit and discuss how wonderful their child is, how they can't believe it's already the end of the year, and how old they feel.  Friends scream for their favorites from the fence, secretly wishing it were they.  On the field, sitting and anxiously awaiting to accept the sacred piece of paper, are the soon-to-be alumni.  The scene is graduation, the last time the Class of 1984 would ever be together.  

 

It all started on that sweltering hot September day in 1980 - our first day of high school.  We survived our Freshman year - the last of reconstruction, our first homecoming with a Hollywood theme, shaving cream, unrest in the student body due to a new principal, and all the harassment from upperclassmen.

 

From this, we grew to Sophomores, winning the Wild West homecoming float, learning to drive, watching our sports programs excel - field hockey as district champs, cheerleaders as national champs, the football team as regional champs!

 

In the Fall of 1982, we learned the ways of an upperclassman - our "own" cafeteria, class rings, PSAT's and SAT's.  We watched the Redskins win the Super Bowl, our basketball team win an unprecedented Gunston District title, our marching band win state, the final showing of M*A*S*H, and the 18 inches of snow.

 

All of this led to our Senior year.  We grew together as a class and took pride in our status.  A proud "84" was painted upon our section of the stadium bleachers.  We swept homecoming by winning the spirit week and hall competitions.  To relieve ourselves from the tension of college applications, jobs, and school work, we broke away with Senior Skip Day, class pictures and parties!!

 

Although we leave high school, these reflections, as well as others, will travel with us forever. Fort Hunt has equipped us with the learning tools - from both in and out of the classroom - to step on, anxious, curious, excited and nervous - but always with pride."

 

~excerpt from "84 Seniors section of 1984 Fortress yearbook