James Monroe High School - Echo Yearbook (Fredericksburg, VA)

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Raylene Decatur, Beth Merchent, Annette O’Connor, Cathy Powell, Susan Scaife, Cindy Graves, Portia Payne; back; Xavier Richardson, Nancy Smith, Martha Scott. Jacque Mason, Byrd Oliver, Melinda Treutle, Joyia Zapantis, Diane Eager, Donna Kennon, Doug Kisamore. Lynn Hamner. Wanted: A nose for news and love of hard work JM ' s honorary journalism society, Quill and Scroll, had a profitable year. The club led by sponsor Tina Egge and President Susan Scaife, made enough money selling candy to sponsor a scholarship and hold a banquet. The banquet was held to initiate new members and to learn from speaker Helaine Patterson, columnist for the Free Lance Star. Although the club is small due to requirements, members responded to Ms. Egge’s call-to-duty and sold their quotas of candy, making the project a great success. Spotlight Staffers Annette O’Connor, Byrd Oliver, Nancy Smith, and Lynn Hamner develop a nose for news. Their efforts on the Spotlight led to mem¬ bership in the Quill and Scroll. 28

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Staff support sparse for Echo nitty gritty Nobody knows the troubles we have seen . . . the nights we have stayed . . . the copy we have written . . . the tales we have told . . . Yet through laughter, headaches, and missed deadlines, Monroe Echo 1974 did emerge. Some will never forget weekends and endless nights spent at school. For most, year¬ book was just another activity to list behind their names. Frustration was working out of two boxes and a drawer in a file cabinet in the math office, no official school time for yearbook, no darkroom, one broken cropper, long-standing debts, an inex¬ perienced staff and a new sponsor who demanded reporting. Somehow the faithful few survived four nights a week of picture cropping, headline count¬ ing, layout drawing and still going to school. Needed reinforcement was provided by the support of community advertisers and by student support of the GAA and yearbook sponsored fifties sock hop. Enthusiasm was rejuvenated when the ’73 Echo received a first place rating in VFISL competition. 10:00 pm and a typical evening: Staff faithfuls Jay Flippo, Robert Cox and Raylene Decatur struggle with football layout. Later Sponsor Sharon Richmond suggests rewording of a cutline to Robert while Raylene waits for moral support. 1st row: Raylene Decatur: Editor-in-Chief; Theresa Soulier, Maria Snellings, Linda Ventura, Robert Cox: major staff: Pam White: major staff: Cindy Graves, Portia Payne, Joanne Wheeler, Susan Scaife; 2nd row: Kay Bays, Dolores Skinner, Annette O’Connor, Martha Scott, Nina Stevenson, Jean Chamberlain. Edith Isgrig, Diana Payne, Susan Hearne, Wendy Snyder, Lynn Hamner Business: Kathie Dane: major staff; Sharon Richmond: sponsor; 3rd row: Tony Harmon, Mike Perry: business; Paul Schutte: business; Angela Ryan, Renee Sullivan, Greg Surles, Marie Mitchell. Not pictured: Robert Belman: business; Nancy Dawson. Jay Flippo: major staff; Richard Pierson: business; Melinda Treutle: major staff; Mrs. Lil Maynard: sponsor; Mrs. Becky Sutherland: sponsor. 27

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Foreign language clubs add depth to dept programs In addition to sponsoring the French Club and ninth grade, one of JM ' s newest brides, Eliza¬ beth M. Biscoe enjoys embroidery, reading, and music. She teaches all French classes. Needlepoint is the type of relaxation Frederick C. Landis needs after sponsoring the class of 1975 and the Latin Club. His needlepoint has won numerous awards including a blue ribbon in the American Needlepoint Guild competition in New York. He teaches Latin at JM and at Walker Grant Middle School. Kelley Sallette has little time for her favorite sport—basketball—since she sponsors the Spanish Club, the Junior Class, and SCA. She teaches Spanish II and Spanish III. Chairman of the Foreign Language Depart¬ ment and Spanish Club sponsor, Carolyn Landis enjoys refinishing furniture as well as participating in the American Association of University Women. 29