Brandon Middle School - Reflections Yearbook (Virginia Beach, VA)

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Y rr ,. fi . H' ' --Sv? Q, fi-:SW X if ' 41 X 7 I I TOP LEFT: What would a convention be without a speech or two? Dana Williams was selected to give the keynote address for the Democratic Convention. MIDDLE: Delegates scramble for balloons as the Republican Con- vention comes to a frantic climax. TOP RIGHT: Sam Richards delivers his state's votes to the chair. BOTTOM: The candidates for president, Jimmy Carter lDl and Ronald Reagan QRJ. l l 4 our blood. l Vi f 'L I N X 9 ..,. ,,, MA AM M A W J -W-Q-MTWR' DMN ,,,L , i ' -5 ia., 'K - 1 t f itt ' u iv' Q ' Mf f , 1 . 'fi gg.. , B .:4,,, l l T l lnl ruduction ll

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'Qs This was the year for politics. From the earliest primaries through the conventions, the debates, the election and finally the victory celebration, students and faculty became involved in the political arena. Friendly, and sometimes not so friendly conversations were heard in the classrooms, the halls and the cafeteria. 1980, the Social Studies mock nominating conven- In the spring of Department planned tions. Delegates were elected, platforms present- ed, and speeches were heard by the delegates on the floor and the student body in the bleachers. Many schools hold mock elections where stu- dents only express their preferences, but we, at Brandon, do our thing differently. We were the only school to participate in con- ventions, those places where the realities of politics are actually formed. -1- at Politics gets in ?i-if A if J tx is m in Q A .1 it - QV! ' fin ' Q - 4. 'H r 1, ' zu 1 r -. ve Q-. .v e I - 1 13 l Q i h .X ' wv. la V I

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Doing our thing with responsibility. When we entered school so many years ago, we were there to learn something. We first drew pictures of what we did last sum- rnerf' We discovered as we progressed from grade to grade through elementary school that we were learning and preparing our- selves for the future although the picture was a little fuzzy. We were told to be in- dividuals, and vet we were told to get along with others - two contrasting modes ol' behavior. We have now reached the point where this contradiction is beginning to make sense. Doing your thing gives us great freedom and vet also places great responsibilities upon us. We. at Bradnon, through our classes, have learned the basics of these responsibilities. The activities we have par- ticipated in afford us a practical proving ground.