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

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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

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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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WHITTIER RE-VIEW NEWSPAPER STAFF L-R: Vickie Eldridge, Wendy Stevens, Amy Mil- brant, Jeff Banks, Linda Jeager, Gwenth Conrad, Krys Walick, Mr. Peters (Sponsor). The Whittier Re-View staff under the co-editorship of Kim Krouse and Maria Lusick, enjoyed a successful year and gained both knowledge and experience in newspaper reporting and publishing. Mrs. Carney Sponsor SEATED: Li sa Demmy, Rusty Little, Jo Anna Crowell, Andrea Bobby. STANDING: Jon Jasen, Maria Lusick, Becky Higgins, Debbie Thompson. NOT PICTURED: Kim Krouse, Tara Grunst, Ryoto Yoshimura, Anne Watkins, Lisa Schock, Frank Higgins, Laura Brocato, Brenda Brill, Myung Ha. 53 WECEP WECEP is an eighth grade cooperative program where students attend school in the morning and work on school supervised jobs in the community during the afternoon. WECEP students study general business principles and good employer-employee relations in twelve units of study. While earning a regular salary, the student experiences a real sense of financial and personal responsibility. Stu¬ dents may continue in the WECEP program through the summer and into the ninth grade on the high school level. SEATED: Chuck Steen, Terry Wilkerson. STANDING, 1st ROW: Mr. Reynolds, Linda Greene, Flavia Chirinos, Mike Walker, Dallas Gravette. STANDING, 2nd ROW: Leslie Fletcher, Kevin Stowers. NOT PICTURED: Dewey Gallo¬ way, Stefan Kazcynski, Grace Orren, Rickey Shirley. YEARBOOK STAFF The yearbook staff is set up to organize the yearbook early in November. The staff’s basic duties are cutting and alphabetiz¬ ing student photographs, selecting pictures and assisting the school photographers in the taking of student pictures. Mr. Peters, Sponsor