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

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The Jayem curriculum has many offerings for a school of this size. Almost five levels of each subject area were offered to meet requirements for four different kinds’ of diplomas. It was a lot of hard w ork, but class work had many pluses. The summer standout was a Governor's Program for vocationally gifted students in Robotics and assroom Pius CAD (Computer Aided Design), also, Student Leaders were involved in learning and teaching leadership techniques. The band — orchestra scheduling provided a new football performance format. For the first time a course was offered in Cre- ative Thinking where students often role played and participated in simula- tions. To make learning 14 Student Life 4 come alive, teachers often found resource people to visit their classrooms. Perhaps resource person Jim Woodward, a Jayem alumnus, provided the most excitement when he brought his snake collec- tion to science classes. His pythons were real exten- sions to an already colossal curriculum. In ADVANCED FRENCH CLASS, Charity Sheffield, Elizabeth Merrill and Meredith Parry work on a group assignment.

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; MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR COURT Wendy Parker. Junior Prince and BILLY SUMMERS AND Eric Trout’ are Carrie Hallberg, Antonio Princess are Eric Bates and Jenni- break for a quick bite between Coghill, Tom Young, Dara fer Beverly. songs. Delamere, Bruce Fingerhut, and baad °c. 8 aN J JUV | ‘ 7 : VARSITY CLUB SPONSOR, Mr. Turner, mixes another batch of punch for the thirsty dancers. i HIS MAJESTY, KING John Johnson, AS THE PACE slows down, Amy SOPHOMORE COURT MEMBERS gives a smile of confidence after Ridge becomes her date’s “Earth Andy Withers and Tammie Coghill being crowned atthe Homecom- Angel.’ are joined by freshmen represen- ing Game. tatives Michael Richardson and Teresa Bolick. . Prom — Homecoming Dances 13

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“KISS ME, ’ SAYS JEFF Miller, a senior who seems to have no fears. IN AN ACCURATE portrayal of the revered Mr. Burch, Mike Burchisa crowd pleaser in the Creative Thinking class. “WRONG!” FLAUNTING THE sculp- tured nails is not Mrs. Zacchini but David Mackie. DANCING IN THE S.A.D.D. Dance-a- thon, student leaders Susan Bennett and Tom Moulton work up a sweat. FRIENDSHIPS MOVE BEYOND the classroom to a game of touch on the mall. George Coghill, Scott Pollard, and Greg Randall partici- pate in the action. PERCUSSIONIST ALEX BOWMAN orders a band portrait taken after Jayem’s first competition. ) Pluses 15