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

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Good Answer Students who enjoyed fast- paced mental challenges were encouraged to join the Math Team or the “It’s Academic Team. Although there were no formal membership re- quirements for either club, par- ticipants were expected to exhibit some enthusiasm and potential. Members progressed through several interest sessions. The “It’s Academic Team had meetings on a liberal basis, but when meetings were held, sponsor Mrs. Glaze drilled each member on many of the various subjects to help prepare them for the televised mat- ches against other schools. During a primary match against Archbishop Carroll, the team easily took first place. The Math Team, however, was more informal. Students attended several meetings and tried to solve dif- ficult problems. Those students that solved a high percentage of problems were invited to compete with other schools in the area. Through the long hours of remembering, memorizing, and reasoning, students from both teams felt that association with the clubs had left them with a sense of ac- complishment and had proved to be remarkable experience. IT’S ACADEMIC TEAM: Sponsor: Mrs. Glaze. Captain: Harry Kelly. Members: Scott Hartung, Mark McDowell. Gary Murphy. During an afterschool Math Team meeting. Jeff Ambroziak gives his opinion about how to im- prove meet scores. “It's Academic team members Gary Murphy and Sean Martin find time to clown around during one of the busy meetings. It’s Academic. Math Team 355

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Fast Thinking! Throughout the year, the Foren- sic and Debate teams were at their best. The Forensic Team com- peted in the George Mason University Forensic Showcase, The National Forensic League, and numerous other tournaments. The team proceeded to take top honors in many competitions. The money raised throughout the year paid for many expenses such as judges’ fees, trips, and dues to leagues. The Debate Team competed in a wider range of tournaments. One such com- petition was the Race Round Universi- ty Tournament in New York, which consisted of the six best teams in the United States. The Team easily took first place in the competition making them the best in the nation and adding to the numerous trophies and awards won over the years. Both clubs offered students a chance to show their debating skills in exclusive tour- naments. During the course of the year the Debate and Forensic teams pro- ceeded to take top honors in many ranges of tournaments and competi- tions proving that they had what it takes to be the best. DEBATE: Sponsor: Mrs. Drinnon. Members: Jeff Anderson. Michelle Anderson. Jessica Berman.j Guy Borda. Mark Brazeal. Mark Bunster. Melissa Burroughs. Lisa Comstock. Aarom Crippen.J Paula Culvyhouse. Tom Dames. Richard Elder. Wyn Elder. David Gilroy. Mike Green. Blakel Guy. Colleen Hogan. Lisa Hunter. Harry Kelly. Jim Kowalski. Kyung Lee. Jeff Long. Stacy Luke. Shaun Martin. Mickey Martinez. Mark McDowell. Tony McDowell. Joe Petit. James Piotrowski, Kim Riley, Michael Rosenberg. Michael Stowe. Mike Thompson. Stanley Toney. Moira Welsh. Mike Wise. FOREN'SICS:Sponsor: Mrs. Powell. Members: Ellen Ccdarblade. Erin Corning. Michelle Four- nier. Celeste Herbert. Wendy Hirst. Casey Jones. Leigh Ann Larance. Mark McDowell. Katie Staf- ford. Kristie Visscher. Debate Team members Mike Rosenburg and Forensic Team member Katie Stafford pro Mike Thompson consult sponsor Mrs. Drinnon on displays a hard earned first place award in a technical matter. George Mason Forensic Showcase. 354 Forensics, Debate

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Seventh grader Constantine Vasoilopoulis uses his knowledge of computer to solve difficult algorithm. As Vidmas Kondratas types a new program into the computer, sponsor, Mrs. Gholson checks for accuracy. Logical Deductions Computers-a now common household word-have begun to enthuse many students at Lake Braddock. Whether someone was in- terested in creating, exchanging, or just learning about programs, the com- puter clubs existed for them. The clubs, now in their first year, were composed of two divisions: a seventh grade club and an eighth grade club. Mrs Brothers, the sponsor of the eighth grade computer club, said that the principal purpose of both clubs was to gather together interested students in computer knowledge and literacy. The Atari 800’s provided hours of en- joyment and challenge. Who knows, future robots could have been in the making. SEVENTH GRADE COMPUTER CLUB: Spon sor: Ms. Gholson. Members: Cynthia Allen. Lesley Belmont. Phil Blair. Tammy Blake. Steve Coil. Carol DeAngeles. Heather Dix. David Elliot. Joni Eally. T.J. Farris. Sheila Farrah. Karl Greene. Brian Greer. Travis Heppe. Sean Hogar- ty, Chris Hull, Hwan Kim. Vidmas Kondratas. Wendy Kwan. Jackie Legg, David Lejcnne. Mike Maccaroni. Neal Miller, David Moss. Jill Morey. Van Uyen Nguyen. Jay Overstreet. Mark Patter- son. Greg Poquis. Kelly Pria. Lori Rose. Amy Sheffield. Laurie Shelley. Jody Shipman, James Sarvis. Mike Voight. Constantine Vasoilopoulos. Lynn White. Toni Williams. Soren Wong. Leonard Woztzel. Brian Wyrick. Lilliana Yanes. EIGHTH GRADE COMPUTER CLUB: Sponsor: Mrs. Brothers. The eighth grade computer club had no formal membership requirements as it was open to all interested students. 356 Intermediate Computer Club