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

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if 2 Let' begin at the beginning. OPPOSITE TOP: 'llrick ur treat'7 Nuff lt's just Nlrs. liravelys art club students dining their uwn thing by celebrating l'icassfi's birth- day the week ul' October 21124. lDicln't sumeune say that great artists are dit't'erent'7 LEFT: l-Sassy -lellersiin, number 254, is prubably saying something impurtant, but Varl Ruyster is tw ab, surbed in the game In pay attention: Perhaps he is thinking ahuut the eventual victory uyer Independence as the Vhargers du their thing un the gridiron, BELOW: The classrufiin is the perfect place tu do your uwn thing as students in this class demonstrate. Yiwu might even think that they were celebrating their teachers birthe day. BELOW LEFT: While dining his uwn thing, Nlr, Wilcher's secret desires surface at the Future Humemakers uf America dance. Wearing traditional attire ut' an Arab nil tycmin, Ahab lungs tu be healthy, wealthy and wise. Well, twn nut ul' three ain't bad?

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He unique. Do your own thing. Brandon does its own thing by being the best in many activities. We were number one in baseball and soccer in 1980. The dance club earned high honors in statewide competition. ln- dividual student achievements could be found in various areas, academically and socially. Doing our own thing is being the best. Ol' course. everybody had his own version til' how to Citi his owl! Illlllg. SHINE' kids llflt6Cl weights, some threw their's around, and some just gained it. Other students used the current clothes and hairstyles to exhibit uniqueness. lineesocks to no socks, cornrows to rows ol' braids, taded jeans to designer jeans, surl' shirts to 'l'-shirts. An outfit to lit everv niood. lieing an individual aniong the hundreds til' al udents and liacultv was easy, but we also learned how well we could unite and work together. lius drivers, maintenance, caleteria, adininistration, guidance, and itat-titty inernbers all pitched together doing their things to inake it easier lor all ol' us to do iillfs. 'l'hat's what it's all about. Being part ol a teain. lleing part ul' Hrandon.

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J' I ' 'Q I L4-A um, -7.1. 0PPOSl'I'I'I TOP: The 10-minute turdy rule wus a vuritrewt-rsial subject thruughuiit the year, but thc- tirst time, you were usually warned. Miss Knmirefs smiles as she valmly gives ii detention for turciim-ss. OPPOSITE BUTTUNI: Rah, rah, hey, he-if What tire wt- doin' here ziiiywiiy'7 The excite- mvnt wt gs-Itiiig out mit' vlziss himsted thc- :-iithiismsm :it tht- lirst pep rally, whore the Hug girls wwn tht- zipprnvail til tht' sturlt-nt hudy with fixing wilfirsf' .-XBOYIC: Iltfs and tlririts, and riilt-s and rt-giilutitins iilwzivs mwtiiiipziriy tht- first vvvvk ul rlaisse-s, Nir Hzirlv tnkt-s time wut tu lvt ti scwiilh grurit- vlziss knfiw is hut lit-1-xpi-cts, Un thtfy lurk Iikt- the-x rt' listtixiirig' Rlflll'l': 'l'ht- first l'l'.-X nit-c-t mg twiiiihirii-ri in ith tht' tirst iipt-n hmisv tu gin- piirt-iits fi i'hum't- tri vlit-uk wtit tht- sn'hiinl, S!lltit'llI nrt work in tht- iiiziin liihhx' lltitil'tit'tlillF1illfiY2iI'll'I' tw thi- mulls I intl'-'lin tit: f , Z.: r-J .nl avg-.. J .,1.1!5 --ii ' .- . I 1 , f- , . Mai -If 1 ,, .I x ith . J- LLL III