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

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ince the new computer terminal became a part of the Career Center, lrs. Saafield provides college information for students. In an effort to pinpoint important college prere- quisites. Chad Snee searches through one of the Career Center's many reference materials. After discovering an interesting fact about Georgetown University. Mike Souders shares this with Judy Wagner. A group of college bound students attempt to answer many questions about their options after high school. Senior Colleen Dernbach finds an abundance of facts about the college of her choice. Subschool V 31

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Juniors Diane Stupar and Susan Bottrcll use their free time to discover the many career opportunities open to them. The Air Force ROTC program presents a variety of possibilities for Karen Tisdel and Steve Mauk. o- oy 1 IP y ll ■ V- GREAT (A tA 6'A vJ' r (o -the b 3 OX ■y ip' jX £ aP $• .iJ e dU» p L CM1 2f£l ' id you ever wonder what the Career Center was all about or what kind of material you could find there? According to Mrs. Saafield, one could find material dealing with neighborhood job openings, and career interest and opportunities in a variety of fields. In addition, one could also find college information such as profiles on colleges, financing, scholarship infor- mation, and entrance examinations material. For Juniors and Seniors, the Career Center was a lifesaver. Seniors, who needed last minute information about possible colleges, could be seen frantically searching through the many reference materials. Juniors, who wanted to get a head start on research for opportunities after high school, could also be found in the Career Center. Both classes took advantage of the sessions with college represen- tatives, and some even signed up to receive important information from the center’s computer. Finally, the general consensus among the Juniors and Seniors was that when one has to make such an important decision about one’s life, it was nice to have some help. The Career Center offers more than college information, as Nancy Bakei and Karen Tisdel find job openings in their neighborhood. 30 Academics

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POLITICIANS Any stranger who walked into the Little Theatre on April 10th and 11th would have thought that the bigwigs in Washington had chosen Lake Braddock for the site of their Democratic Con- vention. After further investigating the matter, they found that the can- didates, the delegates, everyone in- volved were... teenagers. What was go- ing on? Every Presidential election year, all the government and history students of Subschools five and six par- ticipated in a mock convention. What better way to learn the processes of a political convention than to be in one? The students were involved in everything from planning and forming committees to acting as delegates and candidates. The only role that was not enacted by a student was that of the keynote speaker. For that role, a public figure from the Washington-Virginia area was invited to participate. When asked about the effectiveness of having the convention, head co ordinator Judy Colocotronis replied 'The mock con- vention is a really good hands-on ex- perience. The students get a lot more out of actually doing than they would by reading a stack of books. After donating a pint of blood for the blood drive. Senior Roel Cuejilo goes through the nessecarv procedures of compressing the puncture and resting up before going back to class. Before turning in his computer program. Brian Mewhinney checks his file for errors. During his fourth period architectural drawing class. Senior Keller Russell completes his assignment before the bell rings. 32 Academics