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

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7 . I .r v pr hp Q' I! V. 9 volunteer n S and Bev talkmg abou Something for othing I wasn't sure if I wanted to be a nurse or not, so I thought I'd try it out,', stated Beverly. Have you ever worked and not gotten paid? Have you ever worked just because you wanted to help people? Michelle Meekins is doing just that. She's been working as a volunteer nurse at Huma- na Hospital Bayside since the summer of 1983. It gives great experience and lets you meet people, remarked Michelle. Beverly Collins also started working at Humana Hospital Bayside at the beginning of the school year. Michelle intro- duced her to volunteer work and showed her the ropes. I wasn't sure if I wanted to be a nurse or not, so I thought I'd len not working on the year- Jk, Becky Walley spends her e helping others as a volunteer e. I l I l x l r , , , ' try it out, stated Beverly. Becky Walley works at za hospital in Chesapeake. She, like Michelle, feels that it's good experience. I feel the people are really nice, ex- claimed Becky. Their average day as volun- teers consists of handing out lunch trays and then picking them back up. They keep wa- ter pitchers filled and take samples down to the lab. The only part of the job I don't care for is taking things down to the lab, especially the little gray containers, Beverly said laughingly. - Leonard Conner I Fun is a word that doesn't come up that often to nursing volunteers, Michelle Meekins and Beverly Col- lins. Volunteers 45

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m! Virginia Isn't lust For Lovers An more Tidewater has many histor- ical sites. There are statues presented as gifts, an old house preserved during the years, parks and restaurants. The Norwegian Lady Statue was a gift from the people of Moss. Norway. The nine-foot bronze figurehead commemo- rates the tragic wreck of the Norwegian bark.llE Diklator. off the shores of Virginia Beach in 1891. In lune 1635. Captain Adam Thouroughgood was given 5.350 acres on the Lynnhaven River by King Charles I for bringing his family and 105 people to settle in this colony. His land was known as the Grand Patent. The Cape Henry Lighthouse was authorized and founded by the country's first Congress. President Washington sent a message to Congress ordering . . that a lighthouse be built near the entrance of the Che- sapeake Bay. It was built in 1791 and warned mariners en- tering the Virginia Capes - until it was replaced by a mod- ern one in 1881. Seashore State Park, right . 6 ln- u -lb I'l.it.i:s Built over 55 years ago, when Virginia Beach was just a small beach town, the Cavalier was one of the main reasons tourists came here. The Norwegian Lady statue stands at 25th Street and Oceanfront. She memorializes a famous shipwreck which occured here almost 160 years ago. beside Fort Story, contains over 400 species of plants and trees on 2,770 acres. It has nat- ure trails for walking and offers trails for cycling as well as overnight camping. Another project of Virginia Beach is a solid mountain of waste turned into an outstand- ing recreational facility. Mt. Trashmore is made of com- pacted layers of soil and gar- bage. Cavalier - the hotel that made Virginia Beach famous, is the motto of the Cavalier. Built in 1927, Mr. Dixon's hotel was for the filthy ric and elite. The excellent foo has not changed much in its 5 years of existence. The Cavs lier serves anything from han burgers and french fries to sei food and steak. The old hotel had six flool 200 rooms, an olympic indot pool, sauna bar, and whir pool. The new hotel has 36 rooms, pool, outdoor snac bar. It offers banquets of upt 1,000 people, dancing, dinin and a live band. - Nichelle Glossi .C '65 NSW.