J G Whittier Intermediate School - Wildcats Yearbook (Falls Church, VA)

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SCIENCE RESEARCH CLUB The Science Research Club is designed for students interested in investigating scientific problems for an extended period of time. Members receive assist¬ ance in; selecting projects; securing materials; developing an experimental work plan, and evaluating results. General meetings are scheduled every Wednesday after school. Additional meetings, arranged for the student, are set up by the sponsor. 1st ROW: Hyun Lim, Linda Badger, Lori Hatfield, Nancy Turner. 2nd ROW: Richard Garret, Naren Tayal, Terry Leclair, Les Ferguson, Mark Hall, Mr. Muse Sponsor. FRENCH CLUB Le Cercle Fran 9 ais meets on the second Tuesday of each month, officers are President Maria Lusick, Vice President Frank Higgins, Secretary Jon Jensen, Treasurer Carl Miller, Program Chairmen Johana Richard and Martha Walton. Some of the club’s activities, a cheese fondue party, a Christmas in France presentation by Valerie La Joux, placing French signs throughout the school, and an evening out at a french restau¬ rant. 1st ROW: Valerie La Joux, Maria Lusick, Martha Walton, Kim Davis. 2nd ROW: Mrs. Walker, Frank Higgins, James Irle, Mark Hall, Rusty Little. Leslie Efird, Valerie Jondal, Francina Demody, Mrs. Walke, Richard Garrett SPANISH CLUB El Cirrculo Espanol, whose officers are Franina Dermody Presi¬ dent, Valerina Jondohl Vice President, Kristi Griffith Secretary, Jane Hayes Treasurer, Mary Beth Palmer and Donna Nagle Program Chairmen, meets the third Wednesday of each month with varying attendance. Games and songs are played in Spanish, instruction on pinata making, Pan-American Day is observed in April, dinner at a well chosen Spanish restaurant. 51

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BAND The concert band is the most advanced band at Whittier and repre¬ sents the school at all public perform¬ ances. Concert band is an elective subject for seventh and eighth grade students who meet the necessary quali¬ fications. Those students with previous instruction on a band instrument in elementary school are eligible for the concert band. The intermediate band is a stepping stone to concert band. The students in the intermediate band learn the fundamentals of playing in a band and study various musical styles and techniques. Previous training is necessary to enroll in the band, which is open to seventh and eighth grade students. The Whittier concert band has always strived to achieve the highest musical standards possible. With its membership of 28 students the Whittier string pro¬ gram ranks as one of the largest in the country for intermedi¬ ate level. The group is divided up into two classes: one class, which is geared toward more advanced students; and the other, which is designed for students who have had less experience on their instruments. Both classes combine to perform at school concerts and PTA programs. The advanced group has the additional privi¬ lege of performing with the Falls Church High School string ensemble at its concerts, the most important of these is the District Festival on March 26. Concert Band Intermediate Band Advanced Strings 50 Strings

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WHITTIER SCIENCE FAIR 77 Seventy-six projects were exhibited at the 1977 Whittier Science Fair. Ten judges evaluated the projects and made fifty awards to forty-four different stu¬ dents. The forty-four winning students were invited to exhibit their projects at the Regional Science Fair at Falls Church High School in March. The judges made more awards at this year ' s science fair than any previous year. Winning Science Fair Students First Place Winners Les Ferguson Richard Garrett Mark Hall Donald Hautala Hyun Kyong Lim Naren Tayal Kathy Adkins Mike Ahearn Karen Anderson James Anderson Linda Badger Laura Brocato Eileen Cain Kimberley Davis Paula Dellert Tim Dolan Tim Evans Second Place Winners David Amoroso Brenda Brill Gill Bryce Melody Hull Jon Jensen Nancy Turner Honorable Mention Winners Dawn Gerhart Lori Hatfield Jane Hayes James Irle Joe Koelbel Kim Krouse Joseph Lake Teresa Lanpher Maria Lusick Mike Lynch Patricia McDonald Pam Mellott Vince Nicchitta Virginia Palmer Brian Pommer Anna Sillerud Brian Smallwood Doug Stroud Glynn Tummino Steve Webster David Witmer 52