Lake Braddock Secondary School - Lair Yearbook (Burke, VA)

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When words start dancing a minuet and the black and white print turned to red, tired eyes blinked away the blurriness and concentrated on the task before them. Red eyes could be found in the people and much used grammatical corrections on the work of the Literary Magazine. The students of third period creative writing class comprised the literary staff. Sponsored by Mrs. McClellan and Miss Dianne Cale, the students in this class created, organized, and produced all types of literature. The editors of the magazine and staff editors of the sections were all selected during the second month of school. The staff members chose the theme and the cover. They planned a format for the magazine, chose the materials and colors, and initiated the production of the magazine. Samples of literary work were submitted by English and Journalism classes throughout the school to the staff. Each poem, play, and story was read, corrected, and criticized by the individual staffs, with help from the sponsors. The blurred vision and daunted vocabulary resulting from all the proofreading did not in any way affect or subtract from the production of the magazine. After reading one of the many stories submitted by English and Journal¬ ism classes, Jane Hurd waits to state her opinion. One way members, such as Lisa Tucker and Jack Moore of the Literary club acquired red eyes is by reading and examining other magazines and comparing it to ours. Front Row: Andy Mosso, Regina Turner. Sec¬ ond Row: Ms. McClellan, JoAnne Morales, Betsy Cocke, Mike Dickenson, Jane Hurd, Paul Lettier, Lisa Tucker, Jack Moore. Back Row: Monica Street, Jean Willoughby, Stephanie Wesley, Pat Fee, Marty Nickley, Dan Phillips, Len Wishart, Holly McFarland, Val Vino- grado. Clubs and Organizations 69

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Blast off! up, up and away. The one and two stage rockets of the Model Rocketry Club zoomed upward, some as high as 1,500 feet or more. To one, was attached a camera which took several photos of the school grounds as it headed upward. The club planned to have between six and eleven launches, weather permitting but much preparation had to be taken before the first launch became a reality. First, the members and the sponsor had to learn ALL the safety rules. Next, the launching pad had to be carefully prepared to assure the member’s rockets, made from kits, would lift¬ off correctly. Finally, spotters equipped with walkie-talkies were placed in strategic places so the rocket could easily be retrieved. Paul Geithner — Secretary, John Poreda, Jim Evins, Mike Poreda — President, Bob son. You’ll never guess what this picture is? It is an aerial view of the entrance and exit to Lake Braddock. The Model Rocket Club ingeniously attached a camera to Paul Geith¬ ner’s rocket and launched it at one of their afterschool meetings. First Row: Chris Bouton, Robert Curran — President, Chris Kosnik. Back Row: Ms. Craft, Chris Kirschke. In subschool 1, there was a “hotel” for amphibians and reptiles in Ms. Craft’s room. Among the many occupants throughout the year were several chameleons and a few jeweled Lisertas or, more commonly called lizards. In addition to caring for the little creatures, Herpetology Club members make trips into the woods located across Burke Lake Road to capture and study their zoological friends. 68 Clubs and Organizations

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Nowhere else in this school could you have found over 20 different countries in one club. The Model UN Club consisted of a group of students interested in foreign relations who formed a team that participated in nation wide simulations. The team represented various countries and discussed world issues from the point of these countries at the UN simulations. The club participated in a Model UN meet in October. They then traveled to Washington D.C. for the North American Invitational Model UN meet in February, and to New York in March for the National High School Model UN meet held in conjunction with the United Nations. Between October and February, when not involved in meets, the club had trial simulations and developed Model Security Councils within the club. Their final meet was the Fairfax County Model UN meet held in May. The members of the club rehearsed, studied, presented and debated for and at these simulations. All the knowledge was from their own efforts, and the reward, a scope of knowledge that could not have been attained anywhere else. The chairman of the mock UN, Chris Clark, doesn’t get many protests because he’s armed. First Row: Paul Hillery — Vice President, Jack Sesler, Valerie Vinogradov, Jennifer Spevacek, Kathy McLernan. Second Row: Chris Clark — President, Scott Larson — Treasurer, Frank Parrella, Steve Romano, Ray Huber, David Lynch, Mark Hollar, John Burch, Glen Gawarkiewicz. Third Row: Jim Murry, Kelly Johnson, Tony Stutts, Kieth LaRochelle, Lisa McGrady, Sandy Daly, Sandy Kauffman — Sec¬ retary, Cindy Nash. UNITED KINGDOM BYELORUSSIA Deep in thought, Steve Ramano, Jack Sesler, and Jeff Ball try to solve world problems at the UN meeting in sub school 6. 70 Clubs and Organizations