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

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I l l '1 .1 O 1 A During the day Mt. J. Jones passes himself oft as an Art l, Arr ll teacher But watch our Curve htm a fancy part of white po- Jamas and a black belt and he becomes a Karate expert t Jn VN A Mr. J. Stith teaches Art Exe ploratary for the 7th graders Born rn Southampton County. VA Mr Sttth likes to spend hrs tree time on photography and outdoor actrvtttes Painting Professionals The Art department offers three levels of rn- structron for the aspiring art student A seventh grade exploratory course enables the student ta acgurre a sampling at basic art concepts Art l exposes the students to a variety of ex' perrences which acauatnt them with the many ways art plays a part rn their datly lives Art ll rs designed to meet the demands of the more sertausrntnded art student ln-depth study of the various areas of art afford the student a well rounded approach la the art of expr-rrr-rtce Mr. L. Willie believes one of the positive aspects of teaching at lJl-lS rs that the students interests should and do come first Mr Will-e pracrrces this belief tn hrs Worlcl Geog and Social Studies Bclasses V Ms. S. Friedman has taught at lfsempsvtlle High and Norfolk Collegiate before coming to IJHS to teach Qth grade World History Several of her favorite pastimes include reading and music V ll l The course offerings tn Social Studies are composed of seventh, eighth and ninth grade programs The seventh grade course rs a semester of American History covering the period from colonial times to the present The eighth grade course is a study of molar dectstons and issues of our government from colonization to the present The ninth grade program rn- cludes courses of World History and World Geography World History ts designed to provide an rn-depth study of western and eastern cultures World Cteography will provide the stu- dent with the lsnowledge of the relattonshtp between man and hrs environment History Heroes A Mt. J. Liner teaches 7th grade American History Born in North Carolina, Mr Liner loves to hunt and fish But beware he goes after anything that moves and biteslll S A Ms. C. Kristo spent her last year teaching Oth grade World History here at IJHS ln the mid- dle of the year she moved on to better things a husband and a home rn Canada -'XD A Teaching 7th grade Social Studies and Oth grade World Geography rs Mr. L. Schuster. During hrs O years of teaching. Mr Schuster has taught ln several states before coming to lJHStncIudtng Pa andNJ

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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

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A graduate of Sweet Briar Col- lege, Ms. L. Coates teaches LDR Ca resource program for the learning disabled studentsb to 7th, 8th, and Qth graders. This is her 11th yeor teaching. V As of December 16, 1982, Ms. E. Durkin has been teaching for 1 year, 3 months, and A days . . . but who's counting? She also teaches LDR. Her hobbies are music, aerobics, crafts, and reading. V A follower offleamarkets, Ms. D. Davis is a native of South Hill, Virginia. During school hours, Ms. Davis teaches EMR students. V Picture Noi Available A Ms. B. Fraim returned to us at the end of January after having a baby girl on Nov. 30, 1982, She teaches the hearing- impaired students. Y A IJHS's very own Texan born teacher, Ms. B. Schultz, is in her 4th year here, Out of school finds her with fishing gear in her hands. 7 ' i , I. 1 A Mr. M. Slclgnano teaches L.D. This is his 7th year teaching. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. and has attended New York State University and ODU. involved teachers: Ms. Stanley, Mr. Sicignano, Ms. Schultz, and Ms. Coates at the first day SCA rally. P Ms. L. Scott is the interpreter for the hearing-impaired students She has also been employed by the Norfolk City Schools and by Christopher Newport Col- lege She was born in the Republic of Panama V gli Coming to IJHS from the South Jersey Institute of Learning is Ms. R. Crow. She enjoys composing music for the piano, camping, photography, and visiting fleamarkets. She teaches EHR. V r arf' A Ms. D. Stanley is the EH aide Refusing to admit that she was born in Portsmouth, Virginia Beach is definitely her home She is very active in all sports and enjoys reading and needlepoint 5'0- 1! 3 .2275-'T A is 35 !1'g'gjf7g '1 vs we 115 A Spending her first year as an aide with Mr. Sicignano is Ms. N. Reese. She was born in Tampa. Fla. Some of her hobbies are cooking and reading. Extra-Care Givers! The Special Education department at Independence Jr. offers individual help to students who may be experiencing problems in their regular classrooms. Students are certified and qualified for these classes through our Child Study Team. Students who wish this kind of help should contact their guidance counselors.