Independence Junior High School - Declaration Yearbook (Virginia Beach, VA)

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Oth grade students take part in flag football field hockey. gymnastics and wrestling. coed volleyball. track and field, and softball, ln health they study anatomy and physiology. circulatory problems. cardiopulmonary resuscitation CCPRD and standard first aid 8th grade students participate in speedball, basketball, tumbling and gymnastics. track and field. and softball. ln health they study personal hygiene topics relating to skin, hair, and teeth: infectious and chronic diseases: and drug, alcohol, and tobacco abuse, and proper nutrition. 7th grade students participate in soccer, basketball, tumbling, track and field, and softball. ln health they study body systems, personality development, nutrition. consumer health. ecology. substance abuse. and safety All students participate tn the Presidential Fitness testing program if 9 Z 'L and can A Born in Ind R. Belcher IJHS teach 8th and Oth mak- ing only one stopover to teach at King s Grant Elem He firmly believes that out coaching staff carries a lor of weight at school' Physical Fanatics lhts ts where teachers go after the oth bell rings Here you see Ms. G. Blue and Ms. M. A. Watkins on a Monday morning after being run through the '- . f 4, lt' ff . ,,, P wtf wringer over the weekend r9, lf X PI' i :QW 'Yr 1--. Mt. G. Dorlond. a graduate of Ottawa University taught Driver Education before coming to IJHS When asked what he likes about lll-lS he says we have an outstanding P E Dept - especially the men' V speciality is 8th and Oth Health. P E She has been g 6 years Who ts she? J. Watson, of course' V Ms. G. Rodgers is spending her fttst year at Ill-lS teaching Oth graders the basics of Health, P E Her minor tn dance reflects het interest tn dance cheerleading. and gymnastics V i xm A Ms. G. Blue teaches Health, Physical Ed and Adaptive PE. Besides IJHS Ms. Blue has taught at Bayside lr Cox High, and Fairfax l-ltgh for o grand total of 14 years 'LT l A Ms. M. A. Watkins ts an aspir- ing chef disguised as a 7th and Sth grade l-leaIth,fP E teacher here at IJHS She loves sports. especially tennis A Coming from Shelton Park Elementary Mr. W. Ludwlg teaches 7th and 8th grade Heolth.tPl He received his degree from Norfolk State University

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Ms. M. Weiner began teaching English 9 at IJHS three years ago. She was born in Baltimore, Md. and participates in the Interna- tional Folk Dancing group. V 7 'M lm :Zi S' c -555 s' ' Q ' . 5 3 er T , 1 '5 3 'E The students at IJHS have always made it the best junior high in the city, says Ms. V. Merritt. This English 7 teacher is busy taking graduate courses at ODU and preparing for a little Merritt. Y 11 it AEC? -Awf- A graduate of ODU, Ms. D. Alessio teaches English l. V A Ms. Lant is one of the 7th grade Reading teachers She has been teaching for 11 years Tennis and creative design are her hobbies. T 1. ft' ' T h . ' I '-3754: A 1 -Q ' 1 X , -ii r N mu A A A Ms. K. Lassetter has taught in a variety of places: Maryland, Florida, Rhode Island, and the U.S. Naval Academy, She was born in Baltimore, Md. and loves to ga to the beach. She teaches 7th grade Reading. 'Ft A A collector of elephants and other miniature statues, Ms. L. Pyles teaches 7th grade Reading and Developmental Reading A and B, Ms. Pyles received her BS. at Savannah State and her M.A. at Atlanta University. Ms. A. Williams teaches 6th and Qth grade English She loves ice skating and snow skiing She has also taught at Cox High School V IIXH I 0 This is Ms. P. Coskill's oth year teaching English. She enjoys reading, bikeeriding, and cross stitch V Spending his first year teaching at IJHS is Mr. G. McMinn. He teaches English Q and Drama I, His hobbies are reading, writing. and directing. V 1-aj- - 1- s A Ms. Marchbank reaches Oth grade English C7 Ms. F. Blais is in charge of the Reading Resource program at lJHS Not only does she have talent for helping students with reading, but she is o whiz at gourmet cooking and baking 1 A This is Ms. E. Kifer's second year working with the Reading Resource class She is also work- ing with the foreign students in the building helping them learn English and get adjusted to a new school 67

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After o full doy of teochrng French I, ond Il, Ms. A. Dennett enjoys o good gome of tennis During 1o yeors of teochrng, Ms Bennett hos spreod French Ionguoge os Oscor Smith, P A high ond Boyside Jr V l E She begon teoching V2 doys ot Kellom High, Then she groduoted to whole doys Thor wos o yeors ogo Now Ms. W. Jonz is teoching 6th ond 9th groders Sponish I or ll, V Mr. Sheorl is o V2-doy Germon teocher here ot IJHS V k. Intelligent Interpreters Foreign Longuoges ore not only tought I ot Independence but they rirf- lift-rl in the clossroom ond outside the clossroom Throughout the yeor, the french Spdni-,Ir Uerrrrori ond Lotin students porticipote in such progroms os Christrnos Around lhe World lhe 'virgirrro Beoch Festivol ot Lynnhoven Moll. Foreign Longuoge Weelr ond on Internotionol Dinner During these hoppy festivities, the foreign longuoge is spolsen ond rnony ore dressed in notive costumes Not only is the longuoge used in o noturol context but the culture of the notive country studied is experienced ond enjoyed throughout the yeor Born ond educoted in Cubo Ms. I. Soto teoches Sponish I ond Il She received her Ph D from the University of Northern lowo Ms Mr. H. Mortin teoches Lotin I ond Soto hos tought for 141 yeors in II V the U S V ff' If yr ' ffm I- . I Q: , 3 I s Tm . tw I Ms. S. Eure is the Generol Business Q teocher She wos born in Suffolk ond received her 35 from Elizobeth City Stote A mojor purpose Of O Course n'Ve'S y in General Business is to con- I tribute to improved economic citizenship through o study of the business ond economic en- vironment in which we live, I Students ore tought to be wise ond slsillful in selecting ond us- ing goods ond services. compe- tent ond efficient in monoging their personol ond finonciol of- foirsg ond oppreciotive ond Isnowledgeoble of the Americon business system ond its integrol role in our totol economic society A Ms. N. Briggs teoches French I When oslsed how long she hos been teochrng, she replied. Ce n'est pos combien donnees. mois commentl' Fontostic Finonciers 69