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

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Gym I i J . jx ji 1 Working lo Improve math lun- damenlals, Mrs. Benn lovlngly and pallenfly explalns to Renee. Uslng a workbook to help her, Paula recelves lhe supporl she needs to be Independent. ff I l LY 5 J

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i J l i l i The votes have been tollied ond the results ore ln! The win- i ners ofthe survey ore: l l sour 1 Prince ond The Revolution Billy ldol Sheilo E. Cyndi Louper Run DMC. HEAVY METAL COUNTRY Von l-lolen Kenny Rogers Twisted Sister T Alobomo tie: R.A.T.T. i Willie Nelson Def Leppord S , mpljolice gggiiniiiasag ghg gpc::'3::'ngf l l l .. -....-.,,- ,.e Green Run Gronnrnies 1 1 rn ' Ji 'L' '51 A s t I 'ir Although not a choice in the sur- vey, U recelved an honorable fnention because of all the wrlte- ns. Dressin? as his favorite soul star for Splrl Week, Shawn Myers does a sexy rendition of Prince. Cruzin' 3

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I Ns V. 'X H4 ' 1, S A D157 l don'T know where 215 -is. Where is iT'? lT's on a hall- 'ay all by iTself. BuT ThaT's noT hy iT's special. Walking inTo The room, iT Toks like a regular classroom: .vo chalkboards, rows of iesks, books, posiers, eTc. The lJdenTs filing in are chaTTering T-3ouT The morning session aT 1.D.C., geTTing a job. moving, 'liiling a TesT, and The usual gos- 3 among Teenagers. i The bell rings - Paula walks l , closely followed by Mrs. aThy Benn. And so begins fifih ll I l l ii l Y H ll l Wlih The heir: of a calculator, Dar Ieni comp etes her math home wor . Special Gnes bell in room 215. This is The class for The learn- ing disabled. This is a non- crediT course To provide help for Those who need iT. 'This program is designed To help The sTudenT grow and learn as much as he can To be- come an independenT and valuable member of socieTy, said Mrs. Benn. We wanT Them To feel good abouT Them- selves. As class conTinues, Mrs. Benn is discussing The class curricu- lum for EfTecTive ParenTing wiTh Darlene while Paula grades some papers. Mrs. Benn is The Tough moTher, proTecTing and loving her ufamilyf' buT noT cuddling Them, encouraging indepen- dence and courage To Tackle life's problems. Some Things The program emphasizes are sunfival skills like reading bus schedules and labels and independenT living. MosTly, Though, The special educaTion program is lla good supporl sysTem. For The mosT parl, The kids Try To help each oTher, said Mrs, Benn. l've always wanTed To be a Teacher. When I was a iunior in high school, I worked wiTh a special ed day camp and really enjoyed iT. AT college. They Told me There was a need for special ed Teachers, and l've been one ever since, ex- plained Mrs. Benn. 'll like working wiTh special ed - because They're special people. - Chris MacKinnon Cvuzin' 39