Green Run High School - Equus Yearbook (Virginia Beach, VA)

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New Face around the school v i ' ' . . mi Ilftfiitl lllv 3 the small 5 rnovirig to the . K 'NU-ll. Green :pls its very own 4-ioiiottlii-story.Our assistant printi- jtal. Xlr. Ray Smith. :raduated from Elise lligh School in Rob- bins. North Carolina. kvliirli had QUU people in grades 7-12. and only 43 seniors in his grad- uating t lass. lint Nlr. Smith made it big in a small town. He was named to the North CIarolinaAll-state Basketball team in his senior year and earned an athletit. stgholarship to Atlantic Christian College. Ile has either taught and or been assistant principal at eight differ- ent schools in the area. Nir I lm-riiietli t,.iutht-n. l'rity+-rsitv ol South hirolina, Lollvgv ot XX illtain and Klart Nlr I, Rat, Smith. .Xtlantii fliristiaii t.ollt-gt-, flltl Ilominion l'nivvrs1tv. and l'nivv-rsity ot Virginia '-if f,.-oigi' It-jio Ionlliiini 'win twitx K iiuinm l , 'Nw liritt llltlllllll' 'l l'it 'i ltilv' It-t lftltllllllill ttwt ity tlllll lin:-li ity tit V. tivtnri ZH-4 .h'ltltlllINllilllIlll including Bayside. First Colonial and Kemps- ville. It is really amazing to see a school operate with 2.500 plus stu- dents. N1r. Smith stated. He said he en- joys working with the students and staff. He added that the students and the staff makes him tt-el really at home. Although Nlr. Smith spends many long hours here, he enjoys riding his bicycle and watching athletic com- petitions. Mr. French is not the only administrator who enjoys dogs. So does Mr. Smith. His favorite was an Old English sheep dog named Mac- Tavish. He now has a mixed breed named Patches. who. Mr. Smith said. is super smart. He would jump into the groove of this old willow tree when my son climbed the tree. Patches would also climb the ladder lead- ing to the attic in my house. As I said. he is super smart. Mr. Smith can sound super smart. You will never meet anyone in life who causes you more trouble than your- self. he said. Then he added, As you prepare for the future, keep in mind that there is al- ways room at the top. but there is also room at the bottom. - Karen Shesler After .i day around the smhool Mr. Smith heads into the oflire. mx 45 5,0 V ' In e A I . lg Q 1 m v .ig 15-

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I I I I it I 1 ll l a ,-' t Q pai .T qv' 4 ,xi 1' 1 p ,gm E fi. . .1 fx x 1 f-.'.. . What is a Principal like? Mr. French's other side. M What's happening with the school I l l The more you do tthings, the younger you .5 keep yourself, said Mr. rFrench. Anyone can tg look at him and see that. lMr. James Wylie lFrench, a sports minded person, played l football, baseball, and I basketball at Norview High School. In his se- tnior year, he was co- pcaptain of the football .team. One of his goals is 1to have one of the foot- lball players from Green Run going to the Uni- yt versity of Virginia. Although he spends E long hours working, he Q manages to find time to ,play golf. Participating in a fall golf tournament in Florida, Mr. French raised money for the re- habilitation of children by winning the tourna- ment twice. I Over the summer Mr. French enjoyed going to fthe beach, golfing, and system! going to Busch Gardens and Kings Dominion. but the highlight of his summer was taking his one blue and brown eyed husky named Rag- gedy Andy to obedience school. Mr. French said Andy did well and will be a good show dog. Andy's grandfather was Innis- free's Sierra Cinna who was the American Canadian Champion at Kennel Club West Minster in 1980, the only husky to win in the history of the club. Mr. French graduated from William and Mary with a bachelor of sci- ence, the University of Virginia with a masters in Education Adminis- tration, and Old Domin- ion University with a certificate of advanced study in Education Ad- ministration. Our Principal is an outgoing person and en- joys working with young people. During the summer of his col- lege and high school years he was a life guard for three years and also went to Maine to work at a boys camp teaching swimming, tennis, and canoeing. Mr. French often wor- ries about students not participating in school activities because he feels high school and college are the best times of their lives. - Karen Shesler I've been lucky in my life, said Mr. French. I left the school park- ing lot at 2:00 with Miss Mitchell. As we arrived at the School Adminis- tration Building, I was shaking like a leaf. Are you nervous? asked I 1 .u 4- ,yu 1' ,f lg! I ff' -I Miss Mitchell. Yes, because in a way it's like he's way up high and I'm way down low. I'm so nervous. I hope he doesn't mind me us- ing a tape recorder be- cause I don't think I'll be able to write. When I got in his office, I found out Dr. Brickell is a super nice person. He made me feel at ease, but I'm still glad I used my tape re- corder. Many changes have taken place this year. such as nine weeks in- stead of six weeks. The changes are part of a project called The Cur- riculum Assessment and Development Plan ICADJ. Starting next year more changes will be made: the graduation requirements will be in- creased: students will be ranked by deciles in- stead of a numberical ranking: most students will be required to take a full day of classes: and academic demands will be greater, such as more homework and higher expectation. ' 1 Dr. E. E. Brickell. su- perintendantofVir in- ia Beach publfic schools,College ofWil- liam and Mary, Univer- sity of Chicago. Mr. Lames Wylie Frenc , Principal, Col- lege of William and Mary, University of Virginia, and Old Dominion University. Mr. French's pet peeves in high school were Monday morning quarterbacks and 6000 word essays. I'm very confident about them. I don't necessarily agree with every one, but it is the very best representation of what the community desires and I think my job is to carry them out, Dr. Brickell said. I asked him why Time magazine had picked our school to be interviewed. He said the school board chose us because we were a newer school. and had implemented many things included in the CAD plan. Have you ever won- dered how they deter- mine when to cancel school on snow? Dr. Brickell explained, I get up very early and some other people in the system live around here, and we cover yar- ious areas and take a look at the roads, pri- marily the decision is made on the basis of whether we feel the buses can run. Basically thats the key. I make the final decision. - Karen Shcsler Administration 203

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1 I -G- Mrs. l r'snir.1:s. Harlmrn, Surrrctnrv, Runrlolpln Nlarmi wonmns uillffgfe Mrs,Sl1irltcv Hriglit, XIII'-.42 llrelhiul lnuspitnl, srlnml ol Nursing. 1.5-. 'G' Mrs. Eugenia Moore. +I secretary. Mrs.SvlvmIJ1nlrls, sec.1'rrtal'x'. Mr tlainns liuslnw--1 rzullegu. Mrs. Roberta Catirlf-y, bookkeepter, 'l'iclw.itr-I Community. Mrs. Carolyn Gregg, office manager, Norfolk college. Mrs. Iudv Moosha, secretary. East Carolina University. Mrs. Kay Quinn, secretary. Kees Business college. Taking out the File Mrs. Dodds Secretarial background p ,--az... IOB TITLE: guidance secretary IOB DISCRIPTION: answer phones, deal with parents, deal with college representatives, transfer students from school to school and to other states, transfer students from class to class, deal with seven counselers, take mes- sages, type, and file. Does this sound like too much for one per- son? Maybe for one or- dinary person, but we're not talking ordi- nary. She knows every- thing in advance and gets it done before we need it, remarked Ms. Betty Kelly about Mrs. Sylvia Dodds. She is an incredible person and can answer any ques- tions about the school. Mrs. Dodds is the hard- est working secretary I've known in my sev- enteen years of counsel- ing, remarked Ms. Kelly. Always interested in the secretarial field. Mrs. Dodds went to Mc Cann Business College in Pennsylvania. While still in Mc Cann Col- lege, Ms. Dodds worked at the General Cigar Company as the assis- tant superintendent. The people are great to work with, Mrs. Dodds said. She enjoys her work very much and plans to continue to be a secretary for the rest of her life. She also said that there is no chance of getting bored because of so much variety dealing with people. She en- counters so many dif- ferent personalities that each day is a new adventure. - Nichelle K Glossin Administration 205