Jefferson High School - Jeffersonian Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

Text from Pages 1 - 104 of the 1986 volume:

Everyday Occurrences Extraordinary Events Everyday occurrences and extraordinary events added up to a considerably exciting first year for students and faculty. It was a year of firsts — first love, first year for the school, first year of high school, first high school science fair, first Fairfax County regional magnet school — and lasts — last year of high school, last calculus test, last minute panic over assignments, and last college applica- tion. In the finite calculating system of the nine month school year located some- where between birth and eternity, we experienced moments that were per- sonally historical and nationally historical. Both positive and nega- tive aspects numbered our days and kept our calendars. The dark mo- ment of the space shuttle Challenger tragedy when seven crew members in- cluding teacher Christa McAuliffe were killed was coupled with the brighter days of the Dedication when many local digni- taries turned out and with the visit by President Reagan. Even in those brighter moments though, it rained (or snowed) on our parade. The day of the Dedica- tion found us sloppily Slushing into a bright- ly decorated gym area with oversized pictures, courtesy of the media center, The day of the Presidential visit it snowed. There was some- thing very new, too, about the bright, bright days, like the Ice Cream Social when we filled a courtyard with energy and paper flowers and ice cream. Classes, new subjects, and new labs gave us many bright moments and experiences different from other high schools. It wasn’t long before we learned that people, events, and equipment had added up to a high school experience with in- finite possibilities. | t may have been a rainy day outside the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, but inside hundreds of excited par- ents, students, adminis- trators, and guest speak- ers participated in an ex- uberant display that be- hand at 2:00 p.m. Plans for the dedication were made by a committee headed by Dr. David Saw- yer, assistant superinten- dent for Management In- formation Services and Dolores Bohen, assistant superintendent for Public and Professional Services, members of the graphics and photography staff as- sisted with the design for the brochures and dis- plays; members of the press were also in atten- dance. The entrance to the main gym was decorated with large photographs of students from the school for science and technol- ogy. Near the entrance, county officials such as Jack Herrity, chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, Mary Collier, chairman of the Fairfax County School Board assistant su- perintendents and leaders from the business and in- dustry community as well as students and parents, and faculty and adminis- trators from both the school for science and technology and Jefferson. The Chamber Choir, performed prior to the ceremony under the direc- tion of Laura Clark. While the choir sang, people began to file into the auditorium. Collier was the first to speak during the ceremony, comment- ing that it was the first time that so many people had gathered for a non- controversial issue. S. John Davis, state su- perintendent of schools, toldétherstudents =a applaud your dedication to a quality education.” NHN NN Rina DEDICATION DRAWS VIPs “IT applaud your dedication to a quality educa- tion.” —S. John Davis State Superintendent of Schools He congratulated the faculty and made a point of the unity of the faculty, business, students and parents, ‘“‘This school is only a small beginning,” Davis said, adding, ‘‘We need to expand our con- cepts and build magnet schools elsewhere.” Davis, recognizing that the school is both a national and a state model, cau- tioned students and fac- ulty to be aware of “living in a glass bowl.” Davis also read a letter from Gover- nor Charles Robb who ex- tended his congratula- tions on the opening of the school. r. David Sawyer, assistant superin- tendent for Man- agement Information Services presented Mel Perkins of AT T with a plaque. Perkins, chairman of the Fairfax County Education Foundation, will relocate to California. Since the school’s begin- ning, Perkins has been in- strumental in laying the groundwork for the school and in assisting with the donations from business and industry. Keynote speaker, Dr. John P. McTague, spoke of the need for increased technological advances in the United States. “The nation that led the world into industrialization is in- creasingly allowing its children to dissipate its value and may disappear fet he nation that led the world into in- dustrialization is increasingly allowing its children to dis- sipate and may disappear from the race of tech- movogical ad- vance by the twenty first century. “This school will serve as a model to the nation.” — John P. McTague Special Advisor to the President from the race of technolog- ical advance by the twenty first century,” he said. Then he added, ‘‘The school will serve as a mod- el for the nation. From the first stages of planning today’s joyful opening the school has brought many parts of the country and world together, and will continue to do so.’’ Mc- Tague also read a letter from President Reagan who offered his congratu- lations on the opening of the school. Following the speakers presentations, Collier clipped the ribbon that ex- tended across the stage with assistance from Her- rity, Superintendent Rob- ert R. Spillane, and Louis T. Volrath, principal at the school for science and technology. First pep rally where combined student bodies met Two schools, One roof You’re walking down the hall towards the cafeteria, and as you turn the corner a big group of students from Jefferson were coming your way. You wondered what was going to happen to you. You’re not only a fresh- man, but also a Science and Tech student. As you got closer to them, you thought of all the horrible things that might happen to you. They might decide to push you into a locker or make you fall on the ground, face first, but if they were nice then they’ll just call you names. If that was what you thought, think again. All these were bad thoughts and most of the time they were wrong. When you pass them you nod your head in a, “Hi, how are you doing?” kinda way. Then you continue where you were going. You might be attending a different type of high school, but you were both in the same building, you’re both a part of the same school. Think of it this way. When you went to football games, you’re both rooting for the same team. We had school spirit for the same school. Don’t look back at the bad things that happened, like at the first pep rally when Jefferson told us all to go home. Look to the future when both schools appreci- ate each other. Pictures That Speak President Ronald Reagan addressed an enthusiastic crowd of students on February 7 in the gym at Jefferson. Students questioned the President on issues ranging from teachers in space to prayer in schools. for Themselves President Reagan promised the audience, largely made up of high school students, that he would do everything in his power to make the world a safe and secure place to raise the next generation. At the same time, he stressed the need to continue to ex- plore new territory and presented the schools with the first model of a hyper- sonic plane that will be used in exploration. Garcia is interviewed “on air.” Astronaut Dale A. Gardner demonstrates drinking in weightlessness techniques to Garcia aboard KC-135, “‘Zero-G” aircraft. Astronaut G. David Low, right, briefs (1.r.) Lathlaen, Garcia, Morgan, and Metcalf on the full fuselage trainer in JSC’s Shuttle mockup and integration laboratory. Garcia Explores New Frontiers The NASA Teacher in Space Project brought in 10,060 applicants nation- wide, 224 just in Va. Judy Garcia, the chairperson of the foreign languages department at TJHSS T, was one of the 120 finalists selected. June 1985, in Washington, D.C. NASA selected 10 of the 120 finalists to go to the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Judy Garcia was selected to fill one of these positions; she was not chosen to don a space suit, blast off, and be the first teacher in space. Garcia, if she was chosen, had planned to establish a network of students selected from competition with whom she would communicate from the space shuttle. Garcia is a woman of vi- sion who seeks to see not only borders of towns from an airplane or stars from a space capsule, but a life from a different point of view. While many people were looking for ways to reduce stress, Garcia was looking for ways to cope with additional stress — stress that would natural- ly come with inviting the whole world into a single life. As much as she wanted to reach expanses of the universe, she ex- panded her thinking, “I try not to get too over- whelmed. I say this has to fit in — then suddenly almost a kind of peaceful- ness takes over in the midst of chaos,” she said. In emoriam Challenger 7 Crew Francis R. Scobee Michael J. Smith Christa McAuliffe Judith A. Resnik Ronald E. McNair Ellison S. Onizuka Gregory B. Jarvis Alan Ladwig of NASA Head- quarters illustrates the difference of carrying a human in one-G and zero- G, with Garcia as test subject. Principal Louis Ray Volrath with the model of the Challenger presented to him by Judith Garcia. Scissors, paper and stone... Deborah Smyth finds Dale Rumberger a worthy opponent. Chris Avellone concentrates on finding the winning move (or at least one that looks good.) 10 student Life ‘Can You Say .. .¢ ‘| Thought You Could!’ Can you add up the number of times Mr. Rumberger helped you this year? This peppy guy wasn’t just our student activities director, but he also: organized all IM- PACT activities, dealt with student discipline, arranged the president’s visit, added a sparkle to the afternoon anounce- ments, and most of all, made our days at TJHSS T hilarious with his sense of humor. Mr. Rumberger kept busy all day long checking up on rules and regula- tions and helping any student or teacher who seemed lost, confused or “3 ae vam Na . TSAAMA | Anne Antonowicz, Gail Sera sky, Matt Kropf, and Jason Hintz look laughingly on while Dale Runberger faces a teacher whose announcement he forgot to make. 12 just had a simple question. He could laugh with the students, and also made his cute jokes with a straight face, while everyone he talked to was practically rolling on the floor. On the other hand, he had a very serious attitude towards school and its responsibilities, and expected all the students to have this same feeling. Allin all, he was a great friend to everyone in the school. OOOPS! caught red handed ... Dale Rumberger is found with the evidence in his hands at the Ice Cream Social. TIES “Ts anything wrong with my out- fit?” ask Dale Runbeerger ignor- ing the pointed looks towards the tootsie roll wrapper. ae Reprinted with permission Pizza Makes Buses More Palatable We were almost there. I scanned the aisle, noticing that my companions were gripping their seats in anticipation. Just a few more seconds to go. Slow- ly, I leaned forward, and eagerly grasped my seat. ‘““‘Now!’’ someone cried, and I was launched into the air. It was over as fast as it had started. I had survived the bump. It was a glitch in the road, along our much-travelled route. Due to severe lacking of shocks, the bus tended to throw us a couple of feet in the air. We loved it. At least most of us did. A few tired passengers, forget- ting about the now in- famous bump, would be hurdled, undesirably, into the air, possibly ruining what could have been a decent day. We would have vigorous competitions, to deter- mine who could get the highest off our seats (known as catching air) but after a few weeks of these intense competi- tions, we had to stop. We all got so good at the sport that we started to hit the roof. At first it didn’t hurt, but each day we got a tad higher until our most ac- tive participant (who shall go unnamed) rendered himself a concusion. It really wasn’t his fault; when our bus driver caught on to what we were doing, she told us to stop or one of us would get hurt. We never heard a word she said. So, in retaliation, she would suddenly acclerate just before we got to the bump. The results were horrifying. All 18 of us Peter Braxton shows off his winnings after another long (bor- ing?) bus ride. were violently catapulted into the air, books and all. Sure, we caught more air than ever before, but upon reentry, we were totally stunned. Our driver broke into wild hysterics and sang us a chorus of “I told you so, I told you so!”’, as we licked our wounds. Nowadays, though, we’ve stopped trying to catch air, but every time we go over the bump I remember the time I fiercly competed in the ultimate sport... Domino’s Pizza is a favorite snack for the bus ride home. 13 Spirit Week Multiplies Homecoming Celebration As students entered the halls on Monday morning of Spirit Week, it im- mediately became clear that the school was alive. Spirit Week had arrived, those five crazy days before Homecoming when students get a chance to show off not only their school spirit, but also their creativity. Toga Day, Teacher Day, Tootsie Day, T-Shirt Day, and Circus Day all made the week complete. On Thursday, the hall decorating competition between the classes was held. The freshman hall was a blur of activity as students sprinted down the halls screaming for materials while dodging the crepe paper hangers and the students sprawled on the floor helping with artwork. Spirit Week was filled with both fun and work. The last step before the Homecoming game was making the float. Students labored over tissues as they made crepe paper flowers. In the end, the float was finished, and ended a fun-filled week. Crowds cheered as the last ten seconds ticked away on the clock. The buzzer sounded and it was halftime at the Jefferson- Wakefield Homecoming The freshman float is ready to roll. 14 Mr. Rumberger encourages the freshmen to prepare the float for display. The Jefferson crowd takes a break from the winning game at the quarter. Senior Princess Kylie Hanson is escorted by her father onto the field. Freshman Princess Jenny Hall receives her royal bouquet for the Homecoming Court. Freshman Princess Wendy Huss waves to the crowd during her ride in the parade. game. Hundreds of spectators stood in as the class floats circled the field. The first of the four colorfully decorated floats was a red, white, and blue cannon crafted by the freshman class. Following the floats, the procession of princesses was escorted to its position on the field. Freshman princesses were Jennifer Hall and Wendy Huss; the senior princess was Kylie Hansen. The activities culminated with the crowning of the queen. Students scurried around toting assorted bags and back packs with them, and even the teachers looked motley. Shovels, lunches, stakes, and even rubber bands stuck out of the opening of several student’s bags. Students and staff flooded onto the busses; some remained outside to social- ize with friends, before they embarked on their journey. When the teachers 16 The biology field trip was one of the highlights of the fall season. realized it was time to. depart, they waved the rest of the students onto their busses. With their final good-byes, the reluc- tant students boarded the busses and were greeted by the loud chatter of othrs ready to depart. Chaperones quieted everyone down and pro- ceeded to take the roll. The busses pulled out of the school parking lot, and took to the roads. Thus, began Thomas Jefferson ‘High School fo - Se and Science and Technol- ogy’s first field trip. The unique thing about this field trip was that the entire student body partic- ipated. Their purpose??? — To gather and bring | back samples of data from an ecological site. Some students went to Drans- ville District Park, others to Hemlock Overlook. The bus rides to each of these destinations were moder- ately long, but the intense Checking Up on Mother N ature © conversation (cdl c few bad jokes) seen shorten the trip. siderably. On arrival, etude reorganized and set out find a suitable portion o land to conduct t studies. When found, th students marked off are approximately 10m x Their area could be loc in the forest, by rive the meadow or anyplace ACTIVITIES oTUDENT ) LIFE ACADEMICS oy IMPACT: Six Letters That Spell Concern Each Monday, during ninth period, the Science and Tech freshmen attend their IMPACT classes. IM- PACT is designed to make students aware of special activities taking place in the school such as fundraisers, workshops, and career planning assis- tance. It also provides an opportunity for the school’s band, chorus, and orchestra to perform in assemblies. Each IMPACT class sends its own 18 representative to the Student Government. IMPACT class doubles as a special class where teachers and students can communicate about com- mon problems such as stress, grades, and achieving goals. Members of the guidance staff add to this by visiting and talking with IMPACT classes. Students get a break from the classroom for a special IMPACT activity. Brian Lieberman shows us his time management techniques. Team members sharpen wits The Enghsh Team is hosted every Friday dur- ing IMPACT in room 230 by Joan Lawson. The team is one of the only freshman teams, and is called “The Frustrated Frosh.” The team usually numbers between 4 to 6 people, be- cause of irregular mem- bers which showed up now and then. Six people are the maximum number of people allowed to take the test. The tests involve vocabulary, reading, antonyms, synonyms, and the like. The tests were given about 3 to 4 times a year, and each test spans over several IMPACT periods, for a total of over an hour. Students discuss publishable drafts in small groups. Eun Koo Kim not writing. ‘Response’ Ability and English When the School for Science and Technology opened, many people asked whether this spe- cialized school would have an English program. The answer was yes, but the program would not be a basic course. In the average ninth grade class, the students study grammar, litera- ture, and composition. In the high-tech English class, the main focus was on the reading, writing, and the learning processes. Some of the activities throughout the year in- cluded: finding out what kind of personality the students had; studying cognitive modeling; writ- Akhil Khanna writing. ing publishable products (some of which were even sent to publishers) keep- ing journals; reading books to present to the class and write papers about; studying various types of literature; and most of all, writing responses to every activity done, whether it was big or small. These activities and more kept the students busy during their English classes. These classes may have been different from those of another high school, but in general the students liked the break from the monotonous subjects of a normal English program. 19 Publications: Print on a Roll Ninth period is here and I’m making my way to Room 240 to a yearbook meeting. As I get closer, Deborah Smyth’s voice drifts out the door and down the hall. ‘‘Don’t touch that! What are you gibronies doing?!” I walk in and see that she’s got some poor kid with a terri- fied look on his face cornered, again. Smyth has spotted me. She ceases to yell at the other kid and comes, over, grabs me by the ear, and screams, “Go away!” I sit down with a sheet of 20 yearbook layout and begin to work. Looking up from my work, I see the newspaper staff huddled in the far corner of the room arguing over last minute photos and quotes. Meanwhile, the entire newsletter staff is milling around the computers watching one person complete a layout. Despite the chaos, slow- ly but surely things are being done. When Smyth thinks I’m not looking, I see her smile as she surveys the activity in the room. Deborah Smyth: ‘‘Nodding is good!!” Robin Michener works on layouts. Yearbook Staff Aims to Please In the beginning, over fifty students were eager to contribute to the first yearbook at Science and Tech. However, by the end of the year that number had dwindled to about ten. Being the only publi- caton where final results are not seen weekly or monthly, sometimes it was hard to stay on task and keep slowly churning out results. To the staff it seemed as if the only time anyone would worry about “how is the yearbook com- ing?” would be at the end of the year if it was not completed. One talent gained from being a member on the staff was the ability to with-stand constant change, both major and minor. As soon as things had been going smoothly for a reasonable period of time, it would only be a matter of minutes until you would hear: “I lost that copy for spread twenty-twenty one” or “The picture file is gone, there is a drink spilled all over that layout sheet, and the company representa- tive is coming in five minutes.’’ The entire yearbook theme was even changed a few months after work was begun, in addition to losing valuable staff to sports. Despite the problems, with a hard-working staff and a constantly slaving advisor, ten freshmen and a senior editor added up to another successful publi- cation from the School for Science and Technology. Chris Avelone lends Steve Eisner a hand with the newsletter. Beating the Clock to Put Out News To many, joining the TJ staff meant writing an oc- casional story, coming to an occasional meeting, and seeing their name in big, bold print. Anyone wishing to join the staff with this preconception had quite a surprise in store. Holding any posi- tion on the newspaper, as editors-in-chief, Mark Gogolewski and Anees Shaikh were quick to point out, required a lot of inter- est and dedication to achieving a quality publi- cation. The time needed did not stop at coming after school two days a week. Often, the editors worked on weekends. Thinking in terms of the newspaper as a small business, the mem- bers of the staff weren’t just employees, they were entrepreneurs. NS ? ™ . ] | With the fast-paced news at TJHSS T the stories in TJ Today, our monthly newspaper, became out- dated. For this reason, our weekly news-letter OUT- PUT was created. OUTPUT informed the student body of current news by coming out every week. It contained short articles for easy reading so students could be in- formed quickly. Created in October, the OUTPUT staff produced this weekly newsletter with the use of the com- puters in the telecommu- nications lab. There was not much time to do lay- out, so the computer helped make the job easier. OUTPUT did well in the first couple months. The newsletter was a ‘new’ thing and a lot of people wanted to help. In January, things StUarlLedmlomallsapantu. People began getting bored, and left. Some wanted to go and do other things. There was no one left who could work on the newsletters. Kinallyestieseditor decided to dissolve the staff. But instead of drop- ping the idea all together, Deborah Smyth, journal- ism teacher, decided to have her class do the OU TEU: The OUTPUT is a serv- ice to the school, and may be around next year. With twice as many students, the staff should be able to work without the problems that this year’s staff had. Ms. Smyth tries to lend a hand to Catherine Lombardi, Brian Sletten, and Tom Hundley. Mike Widener looks surprised at Eric Petersen’s idea. 21 Hosting Activities With A Continental Flair Hosting a full spectrum of activities with cosmopo- litan flair, the interna- tional club did far more than “‘just have meet- ings.” As a compliment to the academic courses of- fered in French, Spanish, Russian, German, Latin, and Japanese, club mem- bers had the opportunity to learn about the flavor of different cultures through festive events and food sampling. Because of some careful planning and real interest in becoming a part of dif- ferent cultures, students had the opportunity to hear speakers from dif- ferent countries, to host a group of Japanese stu- dents in the week before spring break, and to travel to the Soviet Union during spring break. These steps in interna- tional relations gave everyone achance to enjoy other people — on the last day before the Japanese students were homeward bound, several were moved to tears at the thought of leaving their new friends. What can be more festive than a Latin banquet com- plete with togas, or break- ing a pinata? Students in the club learned through their experiences that foreign language is more than just memorizing verb conjugations — it is under- standing many words, es- pecially “welcome.” Japanese exchange visitors adapted quickly to Western Customs. 22 The International Club featured speakers from the Soviet Union and Japan as well as activities like a martial arts presentation. Sometimes food with a continental flair was featured. Above, a speaker from the Russian Embassy addresses students. Hwan Soo Choi joins friends at Latin Banquet. Chess Club Puts the Moves on Ninth Period Certainly less technical than laboratories and less active than intramural sports was the chess club. Members gathered to match their wits during ninth period and competi- tion was keen. The chess club was one of the most popular after school activities, offering weekly standings of the players. Members gath- ered under the direction of Mike Steuben to study moves and to stave off opponents. Chess Club scores were published in the weekly OUTPUT and players con- tinued to compete through- out the year. Social Studies: A ‘Seniors Only” Experience It was a “seniors only” social studies year since history is not a part of the ‘ninth grade curriculum. Social Studies chairperson Judy Coloctronis; how- ever, monitored many live- ly discussions among the seniors in government classes. Attending the school for a senior experience, most seniors were enrolled in Jefferson Classes except for labs and advanced math study. Social studies was an exception. Mrs. Colocotronis and her seniors in government classes formed a special relationship both in and out of the classroom. She was a frequent player at the Volleyball games. She also good-naturedly took a fair amount of teasing about Syracuse Univer- sity, her alma mater. Next year will bring ad- ditional social studies staff as well as electives in So- cial Studies. 23 Literary Magazine: The Bard The Bard, TJHSS T’s literary magazine, is cosponsored by Sheri Maeda and Pamela Curtis. It meets on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thurs- days in room 230. Though the first issue has yet to be 24 seen, workers are busily reading and editing manuscripts. The Bard accepts prose, poetry, short stories, and two dimensional art forms. A typical meeting begins with student writers bringing in their manu- scripts for discussion. The manuscript is read aloud and the staff discusses it. Notes are written to the author, who is invited to meet with the staff to dis- cuss revisions for publica- tion. The Bard’s staff of editors is composed of: Editor-in-Chief, Assistant Editor, and Business manager. Drama Class: From Time to Time The students at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology are a pretty well rounded group of individuals. This is shown by the fact that not all of the students are really into science or math alone, but they are also in- terested in the fine arts, such as drama. The num- ber of different projects the drama classes did all added up to quite a busy, yet enjoyable elective class. Erik Peterson said, “T enjoy expressing creativ- ity through acting, but I wish I could go to drama more often. The one-week block sessions are not enough time for some of the projects.” The projects they worked on ranged from improvisa- tional speeches, to making a movie. Quite a bit of time and effort went into work- ing on these projects, al- though many of the stu- dents complained about the lack of sufficient time to complete big projects, such as the movie. This re- states the question of whether the techlab blocks were the best way to allow the students to ex- perience the different lab activities, as well as our electives. Many students say that the projects they did could have been much better, had there been more time to work on them. Acting wasn’t all the drama students did. They also worked on sales campaigns, poetry read- ing, and debates. The topics used for debates were either real or made up issues that needed to be argued for or against. This was a way of teaching stu- dents to have constructive arguements that actually go somewhere. So, the drama students at Science and Tech en- joyed the drama program, but wish that the program could have been longer. Hopefully the administra- tion can find a way to please all the students with a schedule change for elective classes. 25 Rising to the Challenge of Molecular Biology “King Phillip came over from Germany stoned” are probably the most remem- bered words in the first unit of Molecular Biology. Remember back in the olden days ... when we took our ONE field trip to either Hemlock Overlook, Mason Neck, or Dranes- ville District Park? Which came first ...a chicken or an egg? The Evolution Unit will tell you. Is DNA double or single stranded? What are the three types of RNA? If you are not sure, read the Genetics Unit. ... Then came science projects... you remember them. Awake until two in the morning finishing those drastic inventions of the science teachers. Lucky students who put their projects in the Chuck Sane works with June Cohan. science fair really had a blast! Everyone thought that the fair turned out to be a big success! (But we won’t remember all those pizzas we ordered for lunch.) The human reproduc- tion unit during the third quarter was probably the most memorable biol- ogy unit. All those great filmstrips or those wonderful worksheets to color finally came, last but least, the fourth quarter and chapters on the human body systems. Allin all, it was a year in science that we shall never forget, at least not until next Tuesday. Tim Porch checks microscope. LP ABAD: 4 EEE IT TO THE JUDGE JUDGE: So, tell me about your project? (student is speechless) STUDENT: Uh... Well you see, I took these plants Andean. JUDGE: (interrupting student) It says here on your abstract that the purpose of your experi- ment was to grow the plants under certain con- ditions. STUDENT: That’s right, you see here I have shown that ... (student points to his backboard) JUDGE: Did you do this abstract on a computer? STUDENT: (puzzled) Uh Peeves JUDGE: What kind of computer? STUDENT: An Apple Ile JUDGE: What did you prove according to the reasons stated in the hypothesis in relation to the procedure and conclu- sion? LONE Um ... the graphs show that the plants grew the most when put under the ... Gudge interrupts) JUDGE: I can’t see the logic behind your proce- dure. Where did you put the plants? STUDENT: In the sun. JUDGE: How long? STUDENT: About four hours a day (Judge: nods and scribbles something on a pad) JUDGE: Do you plan to continue this project in the future? STUDENT: Uh... yeah. JUDGE: Well good-luck Gudge walks off) The Thomas Jefferson High School and the School for Science and Technology both had a strong showing in the Areas II and III Regional Science Fair, held from March 21 to 23 at Robinson Secondary School. Science and Tech student Jeff Skerker was chosen as one of two grand prize winners who will advance to the 37th Annual Internation- al Science and Engineer- ing fair held in Fort Worth, David Van Hemel works on biology “Techies” Nab 9 out of 11 First Place Awards at Fair Texas from May 11 to 17. Two Science and Tech seniors as well as five Jefferson students took first place in their catego- ries. In addition, Science and Tech won nine out of the total eleven first place awards given at the fair. Says Skerker, “I think we made a name for ourselves ... TO win so many prizes really shows the quality of the programs offered at our school.’’ Combined, Jefferson and Jefferson Science and Tech received 50 place awards and 59 organizational awards. The fair began the morn- ing of Saturday the 22nd at 8:00 and lasted until 1:00 in the afternoon. Several people with excep- tional projects were asked to remain for grand prize judging which lasted until as late as 5:30. Awards were presented the follow- ing afternoon and open house was held for public viewing. Several digni- taries were on hand to present the awards, in- cluding Fairfax County School Board members, Area Superintendents, and representatives from the armed services. Teachers and individuals from business and in- dustry composed the body of approximately 200 judges. “I’m impressed with the quality of the work I see here,” said William Porter, an organizational judge and the director of animal medicine at Hazleton Labs. Added another judge, ‘“‘You see a wider spectrum of poorer projects at the individual school fairs. But these projects have already been screened through that stage. I like what I’ve seen here.” 20 Increasing Information Through Experimentation Sponsors Pick Up the Tab While Students Tabulate Add up the days like this — five days in one lab, then rotate to another, five days there, then another rotation. At the end of fifteen days, you go back to square one. At this new school, one of the goals was to provide laboratory experiences too costly to duplicate in the other twenty-one county high schools. Through a complex arrangement, students attended labs on a five-day cycle divided in to three segments. The “tech block as it was called, gave students a chance to have an overview of all the labs and to become familiar with the procedures. The tech block was coupled with electives in journalism, drama, and art. One surprising factor in all of this was that most people knew where they were going — most of the time. Tuckered out ... Even in an exciting environment too much of a good thing is enough. ENERGY AND ENGI- NEERING SPONSORED BY: Virgin- ia Power TAUGHT BY: Mr. Rose The observation, produc- tion, control, identifica- tion and investigation of energy force, work, power, and their respective sources. Jim Rose working hard to fix an imperfection. TELECOMMUNICATIONS SPONSORED BY: AT T TAUGHT BY: Mr. Monti- cone Gives brief overview of communications and in- troduces equipment related to telecommu- - nications such as voice and data transmission techno- logy (cable microwave, satellite systems, Morse - code) COMPUTER SYSTEMS SPONSORED BY: Honey- well Incorporated Com- puter Science Corporation Hewlett Packard Company TAUGHT BY: Mr. Hyatt, Mr. Nawrotzky, Mr. Stuben Programming in KAREL on the Hewlett Packards, Computer number sys- tems “Computer Utiliza- tion” TAUGHT BY: Patteson Keyboarding, data base management, spread- sheets, and word process- ing using the OAS system in the Honeywells and the application of each software package. Mrs. BIOTECHNOLOGY SPONSORED BY: Hazle- ton Laboratories Corpora- tion, IMC Corporation, Miloy Laboratories. TAUGHT BYesDre loby, Horn, Dr. “J’’ Johnson. D. J. Shillito, Catherine Lombardi, and Kevin McGorry analyze the data from a lab. MATERIAL SCIENCE SPONSORED BY: Atlan- tic Research Corporation TAUGHT BY: Mr. Buxton, Mr. R. Anderson The properties of materi als, how to identify a mate- Mike Stone enjoys his moment of victory over a computer. The use of the equipment available, experimental methodology and applica- tion of concepts studied in Biology classes are taught. rial through experimenta- tion, design and fabrica- tion of materials, basic aero-dynamics, electronic circuits, and designing a product. What has SBS wrought? 29 Music, Sweet Music Phil Simon directs more than a handful of students on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, during ninth period of every week. Con- stantly complaining about the short amount of time to practice, he convinced Dale Rumberger to allow band students to miss certain assemblies and Impact meetings in order to file the rough edges around the band a little more than usual. At 3:20 the band starts its warm up Maria Killos, first chair clarinet, directs the bands daily scales. After Simon thinks that the band has sufficiently warmed-up, he steps up and we struggle through our music. Each student who successfully passes the full-year course recieves a half-credit toward graduation. The chorus, directed by Laura Clark, followed a similarly rigorous sched- ule. One highlight of the year was the trip to Los Angeles. In addition to the band and chorus, the orchestra also met daily. Students participating in the music programs received credit for their efforts. and and Chorus members who performed for the President did not have e luxury of time to begin their preparations. Nevertheless, they helped to make the day a more special with their renditions ranging from “Hail to the Chief ” to “Happy Birthday.” Also charged with the. difficult task of entertaining more than two thousand waiting members of an audience, the musicians did a spectacular job of assisting with the program and helping to make the day both festive and enjoyable. Deepak Verma Playing and Singing Become Hard Work; by Andrew Cocke he band and choirs i demonstrated their talent during the Presidential visit by playing for the students, digni- taries, and the President himself. The band introduced the Presi- dent to a roaring student body with “Hail to the Chief” and later played “The Star Spangled Banner” as everyone sang our national anthem. The choir concluded the visit by leading the school in Happy Birthday to honor Reagan's seventy-fifth birthday which was the previous day. Esther Chan, a Jefferson student who plays in the band said, “It's very exciting, I mean it's not every day that you get to play for the President of the United States. It's an honor most won't have again. Most [students] did not have the opportunity of playing for the President or the dignitaries who attended Friday's assembly; therefore, one must do the best when given the ‘chance of a lifetimeme Groups performing for the assembly were the school Choir, the Chamber Singers, the Wom- en's Ensemble, and the Com- bined Band of both schools. In addition to the national anthem and “Hail to the Chief,” the band presented the audience with a number of marches. Before the performance, mu- sicians made extensive but quick preparations. The band practiced for a total of four and a half Concentrated Hours of Practice hours. The night preceding the concert, there was a three hour practice session to iron out the mistakes encountered the day before. The choir practiced after school and during lunch and met before the assembly off the cam- pus grounds to warm up before the Presidential visit. Students were not allowed on the grounds prior to the program; the band had to leave their instru- ments in the gym so that they could be checked and would not be tampered with. The students were very in- volved in their work; determina- tion that was evident in the suc- cess of the performance. 31 22 CRITTENOE 24 HUGHLEY 32 FREEMAN 34 MOCANTS © Garrick Blalock “..every eye was on Mr. Simon's baton awaiting the downbeat” by Maria Killos ® adies and gentlemen, presenting the Pres- ident of the United States.” In an instant the entire student body, along with teachers and reporters, was on its feet. In the band, every was on Phil Simon’s baton, awaiting the downbeat. Abruptly, his arm dropped, and the first notes of “Hail to the Chief” joined the al- most deafening commotion caused by the stamping feet, cheers, and clapping of the stu- dents. A few moments later, when everyone was Seated again, the president’s face became visible from across the gym. As if the thought of President Ronald Reagan coming to our school wasn't exciting enough, seeing him actually standing in front of the crowd was sufficient to render most of the students speechless. It was a good thing that the band had already played the planned music, because at this point they were too nervous to play much of anything, es- pecially not music of that dif- ficulty at concert quality. The music had been given to us only two days before and we were told to take it home and learn it so that we could play it as well as the Navy band, after only one three hour practice. We all thought that someone was crazy to even dream that we could learn music so quickly, but Mr. Simon insisted that the best training pos- sible is to get music one day, re- hearse it, and play it the next for the most important person in the world. We tried desperately to remember his words as we struggled over difficult rhythms, unusual note patterns, and pe- culiar tempo changes. That practice was one of the longest three hours of my life. I know that everyone came out of it tired and sore, but more confi- dent in the music and ability to play it with some degree of auth- ority. I would like to be able to say that all that we learned in practice just took over and we played better than anyone had dared to hope, but we didn't perform quite that well, so I guess it's good that the kids cheered. STUDENT g ACTIVITIES g FACULTY LIFE + + ACADEMICS CLASSES Biology Science Larry Gaudreault George Dirner Larry Gaudreault pre- pares to explain a lesson Pioneers in Curriculum Development ‘Extra Miles’ Add Up “Going the extra mile” traditionally demonstrates a willingness to work a little harder and plan a little more. In a longer school day (for teachers as well as students) many of the extra miles’ were spent in planning, looking for answers, filling out the necessary and required forms, coordinating tran- sportation, accommoda- tions, and planning program both for in-school activities and trips. Although the trips were fun, their purpose was to support the curriculum. At this school, curriculum 34 is designed by faculty and department chairs with administrative assistance. Because of the school’s unique design, the course was uncharted, yet the direction was clear: offer challenging opportunities to students in areas where they wouldn’t have the same opportunities at their base schools. Because the curriculum is rigorous, integration is one of the avenues stressed. Planning takes time, and at every stop- ping place, teachers, department chairs and administrators measured their progress, checked their direction, and proceeded cautiously with students at their sides. It’s a different kind of school here, one where the teacher acts as guide and mentor, seeking new direc- tions so that students can discover new paths into their futures. As we set off, we see that measuring and charting our course may mean extra miles for both teachers and students and that enhancing a categori- cally different curriculum is a challenging and time- consuming task. Chuck Sane Sue Langley Not shown: John Lieber- man and John Melone A biology field trip for a whole school, a JETS competition, various weekend trips, the Russian students’ trip to the Soviet Union, hosting Japanese students, chorus trips, band trips, science fairs, drama rehearsals, journalism conferences — these are the real measur- able miles that students and teachers traveled together to learn more first-hand and to study in greater depth. They are the miles traveled to competition. But there’s more to it than the miles on the map. Laboratory staff Barbara Larson Doris Patteson Phyllis Rittman Don Hyatt 1 } Ron Anderson Rick Buxton Bill Monticone Jim Rose Toby Horn Eileen Horgan Judy Colocotronis Social Studies Dep artment Chairperson Judy Colocotronis was all alone this year since social studies is not a part of the ninth grade curriculum. Colocotronis taught government to participants in the senior experience, worked with the PTA Board, and helped with the sponsorship of the senior class. 35 In the beginning, there was the summer and the teacher workdays and a school just waiting to open for the first time. Students cited faculty as one of the things they liked best about the new school. The small but cohesive group was selected with the same care that the student body was selected. By and large, they were a group of many and varied interests in both their academic fields and in their outside activities. On how many faculties can you find those whose talents include art, cake baking, biking and outdoor skills, deck construction, and computer consulta- tion? Despite the fact that the Fairfax Education Associ- ation declared work to the rule, essentially a process of working only during contract hours and not taking home additional material, teachers were most often at school before the buses arrived and as late as five or six o’clock (on a good day). The thing that charac- terized the teachers was their tremendous concern not only for the students, but also for the school and what it would become in future years. Because of their dedica- tion to the concept of the school as well as to the students, faculty members were willing to take extra time to plan and to pitch in to help members of other departments. For many, teaching at the school for science and technology meant making adjust- ments, learning to be flexible, and doing things just a little bit differently ... like the biology field trip and the faculty- student volleyball game. That, in large part was what the faculty was made of ... special people doing special things with real competence ... parts of the whole, but the other parts of the whole were laughter and understand- ing and a firm belief that this school had something to offer in the present that would make the future better not only in the in- dividual sense, but also in a larger sense. Teachers ... the whole group of them together working with kids, teach- ing and laughing and car- ing a whole much greater than the sum of its parts. English WA Roger Green Pam Curtis, Not Shown: Roni Brown, Sheri Maeda Student activities coordinator who have their backs turned Chairperson Judy Colocotronis Foreign Language Paula Patrick Health Physical Education Carol Hardin Archie Taylor ee Michael Stueben = Rick Favazza with the help of Matt Kropf demonstrates technique to help choking victim. Joan Thayer Dale Rumberger talks to Roni Brown, always ready with a smile and a word of encouragement. students while Social Studies Department looks on. 37 38 Clinnie Redick ) Ao June Jones Adding a New Dimension to Guidance Departments The Guidance Depart- ment, directed by Nancy Dungan and staffed with counselors Clinnie Redick and June Jones offered a new dimension in guid- ance services. Willing to help with all curriculum areas, difficult transi- tions, academic and time management problems as well as stress-related diffi- culties, department mem- bers played an important role in designing IMPACT sessions, setting up peer counseling, creating a week-long career educa- tion unit, and reviewing student progress. In addi- tion to their busy sched- ule, guidance staff mem- bers helped with various orientations and parent meetings, and conducted fall testing for the whole school. Not shown: Sandra Martin (career center) Principal Volrath pretends to be too engrossed with his ice cream to notice that Dale Rumberger is wearing a flower in his hair. SEE Teachers came to the school for science and technology expecting to work hard. The selection process for faculty was every bit as rigorous as for students. When summer meetings began, one thing became patiently obvious: the common denominator was talent coupled with determination. Foreign language department chairperson Judy Garcia was named one of ten Teacher in Space finalists. On leave to NASA for the year, Garcia brought the school publi- city from the time of her selection, through the press conference when she valiantly faced reporters, after the shuttle tragedy, to the moment when she received the hyppersonic plane from President Reagan. Distinguished by their many and varied inter- ests, the faculty brought a different twist to the con- cept of staff. For example, Jim Johnson who with his partner Toby Horn staffs the biotechnology labora- tory, is also a horticultu- ralist of renown and has appeared many times on local television. A lesser known fact about “Dr.J” is that he was an extra in Best Friends with Goldie Hawn. Partner ‘‘Doctor Toby’’ was formerly employed by the National Institute of Health where she worked in cancer research. Rick Buxton and Ron ae WEG More Than ‘Just a Teacher’ Anderson, who staff the materials science labora- tory, demonstrate their knowledge of materials after-hours by building decks. Energy, and Engi- neering teacher Jim Rose works part time in com- puter consulting. Don Hyatt, in computer sciences, also pursues a part-time interest in horticulture. Biology teacher Chuck Sane is a naturalist, and has run a part-time cater- ing and cake decorat- ing business — a hobby shared by Johnson and math teacher Patricia Gabriel. Math and computer solving teacher Mike Steuben is writing a book. In the humanities, English Department Chairperson Joan Lawson is president of the Virginia Association of Teachers of English; Pam Curtis, new to the English staff in January, is a teacher of the year nominee; English and drama Roger Green is an editor of Merlyn’s Pen, a magazine that published student writing; and English teacher Sheri Maeda has a background in radio. In addition to what Maeda calls her ‘‘FM voice,” she also has an in- Terestainwantuepustedas Japanese teacher Yuri Rollins who demonstrated her artistic talent by lettering messages in Japanese with gold brush strokes before the winter holiday. 39 Evelyn O’Neill Helping Hands Lend Support — Support personnel Pat Groves, Evelyn O’Neill, Cassie Parker, and Arlene Guiacomo are familiar faces to students. Planning and Two people very mucha part of the school are near- ly invisible most of the time. Dr. Mary Harley Kruter and Bill Hayhurst occupied an office on Jefferson’s second floor, but they did not teach. What they did instead was to assist with planning and recruitment for the school. 40 Groves became best known for her bright words to faculty and students and the bowls of goodies on her desk. Recruitment Dr. Kruter, as director of recuitment and planning sets up committees to screen applicants, attends recruitment seminars, and wrote the course selec- tion guide. Hayhurst helps to keep the school running by find- ing equipment and work- ing with other agencies. SES OOO Ging, a ee Cassie Parker Pat Groves Dr. Mary Harley Kruter Dr. Don Weinheimer Volrath holds the model of the Challenger presented to him by Judy Garcia when she spoke to students last fall. Dale Rumberger Don Weinheimer off to a running start. Not Only a Pal, but Also a Friend The minute you meet principal Louis Ray Volrath, you know that you’ve met someone spe- cial. He’s the kind of man who makes going to the principal’s office a privilege rather than a punishment. Volrath’s strongest attributes are his enthu- siasm and sensitivity — and his ability to make each person in a crowded room surge with enthu- siasm or take on a somber tone. He’s the one who on the first day told students how excited he was about the school — and he’s the one who felt it was im- portant to talk with students about the space shuttle tragedy. He’s the kind of person who’s good to know, good to work with, and good to work for. A Man Who Makes Visions Come to Life Where would we be without Dr. David Saw- yer? At our base schools. In the fall of 1983 Dr. Sawyer, assistant superin- tendent for Management Information Services, and former FCPS Superin- tendent William J. Burk- holder unveiled their plan for the school for science and technology. At that time, they already had the support of the business community. Barely a year and a half later, Dr. Sawyer was proudly walking the hall- ways of a school that he had helped to design and had worked hard to bring into reality. Dr. Sawyer is still a frequent visitor, he is the man who set the wheels in motion and he helps to keep them turning. As he walks past a lab, or sees a student, he often smiles. He had the vision to know that we are not only the fu- ture, but also the present. Although he is not at school every day, he is very much a part of it, at the heart of it you might say. 41 Telephones Shorten Distance; Make Word Problems Easier Gan you countetne number of times you said, ‘I'll be off in a minute’... or the number of times that you weren’t off in a minute? In the long run, the telephone might not have been the next best thing to being there, but for freshmen without the benefit of drivers’ licences, it was the best that they had. Friends were only a call away and the news of the day that takes less than one minute on radio to wrap up took an hour or more on the telephone. Of course there are phone calls, (‘“‘What’s the Rajjit Abrol Sally Agersborg Ginger Alcorn Benjamin Allen Gibson Anders John Anderson Perry Anderson Anne Antonowicz Alex Arezina Nadya Arnaoot David Aronstein Stephanie Aungst Christopher Avellone Rajesh Bandi Kavita Bansal Chris Baron Douglas Beasley Kirsten Beasley Geoffrey Befumu David Bennett Michael Benton Diane Bereznak Rajnish Bhandari John Bingham 42 biology homework”’’), and there are better calls, (‘‘Did you hear what happened at lunch?’’), and there are wonderful calls, (“I called to...uh...seeif you'd ... like to go to the dance.’’) Some con- versations are more comfortable than others. Less comfortable ones are when you have to talk standing up, or when you have a brother or sister listening. One popular question among parents is, ‘What do you find to talk about for so long?” An equally popular response among teenagers is, ‘“Nothing.” Meanwhile, parents longed for the days when the telephone belonged to them and they could use it whenever they chose. Younger sisters and brothers bleated, ‘““Mom, he’s still on the phone.”’ Then came the rules. No more than ten minutes on one call. No calls after ten o’clock. If your grades go down, you won’t be allowed to use the telephone. Just count the number of hours you spent on the telephone in nine months of school ... Who can deny that it all adds up? Jay Streck demonstrates proper phone posture. Garrick Blalock Jonathan Borg-Breen Alexander Bradley David Brass Michelle Braver Peter Braxton Jennifer Bresnahan Andrea Broaddeis Richard Brooks Jeffrey Brown Jennifer Brown Steve Brown William Brown Robert Brush Brett Budzier Mark Burke Adam Burgess Hung Cao Chris Caputo Paul Carter Aaron Cass Carrie Chan Esther Chan Alice Chang Mark Cherbaka Wayne Chen Jeri Chittick Hwan Choi Stella Choi Jimmy Chong Bill Corley Edward Chu Henry Chung 43 44 Becky Clark Michael Clay Carl Claymore Victoria Clifford Nicole Clontz Andrew Cocke June Cohan Alexander Cole Jason Collins Amy Corner Christina Cox Amy Croney Hall Crowder Kristen Cunningham James Cusey Cynthia D’Agostino Thuy Dang Lisa Daniels Michael Daniels Ned Davis Eric Davison Crescelle Dela Torre Laurent Delfosse Cindy Deller Daphne DeSalse Chris DeSantis Michelle Desrosiers Seott Dickson Eric Dietrich Van Do Alicia Dodds Sean Dodrill Thomas Domingues Michelle Durand Quiet Zone ... Mark Burke and Bill Corley are deep in concentra- tion. MPL A q ; Fae Chris Dux Vaughn Lisler Steve Eisner Edward Elwood Mark Embrey Michael Epperly Nicole Evans John Foley Judith Fitzpatrick Ryan Ford Julie Foster Tonya Fox Jason Franz John Gallagher William Garrett Rajat Garg David Gheen Nick Gertler Investments Pay Dividends First quarter grades were something to write home about for the 57% of the freshman class who made the honor roll. Despite the gnashing of orthidonture and com- plaints about homework, the overworked showed their academic mettle and brought home laurels. Capturing the coveted straight A title were 61 students who confessed to devoting the lion’s share of ninth period to academic pursuits. In addition to hitting the books during ninth period, those who had straight A’s paid. They spent between two and four hours a night on homework, an investment Homework Assistance ... Honey- well computers proved compat- ible with publishable drafts. All Work ... and... Russ Gheen takes a minute to talk with a friend. that earned big dividends at grading time. Those on the A-B honor roll (174 in all) invested fewer hours, but still made the grade. They spent an average of one half to two hours a night on home- work. General favorites in classes were English (how many responses can you write in nine weeks), foreign languages (strange sounding phrases practical only in a class- room and in France, Ger- many, Japan, Spain, Russia, and Ancient Rome), and Biology (remember the day you got to know your peanut). The first academic dose of high school was, no matter what kind of grade you got — memorable. 45 Young and In Transit A sudden drop in grades, that glazed look, acute tardiness to class, and long hours on the phone with that special someone were telltale signs of a person truly in love, many labor- ing for months with the decision on just how and when to tell the object of their desire their true feelings. Utter disappointment or ultimate joy were the con- sequences of finally asking asimple Yes or No answer. For some, a Yes was just the start of troubles. Due Christopher Gibbs David Gibson Candee Gieger Matt Giorgio Danni Glanz Jeremy Goldberg Mark Grant Sara Grumbacher Jon Guhl Mike Guhl Shane Gutridge Melissa Hadley Kate Hamilton Cassie Harrington Jini Han Shaheera Haniffa James Hanners Andrew Harasty Julie Harford Ellen Harlow Robert Harris Mark Hartfield Lynne Hartigan Stephen Hattwick 46 to certain obvious logisti- cal problems of living in Alexandria, while your boyfriend girlfriend lived in Prince William County, organizing a date could be deemed a major achievement. Once your carpool privileges were ex- hausted, the relationship was limited to the telephone, which is almost an extension of the teenager’s body. Gail Skrovonsky, Matt Kropf, and Anne Antonowicz demonstrate a benefit of young love. Michael Haugen John Heermans Sarah Herler Gayle Herrington John Hinkle Jason Hintz Soo Ho ; Mu Hoang ; , ; ee Jack Holeomb y ' Beth Holleran AS =a) wa . . Heather Hotle x : ay te gee SS ee ‘ wf : “ Hsiohwei Hsieh gee Sts Thomas Hundly Wendy Huss Peter Huynh Sandi Hwang Kevin Jackson Catharina Japikse Ian Jaranson Kanu Jerath William Jimenez Bruce Johnson Eric Johnson Eric Jones Karen Jones Heba Jamal Karen Kearns Michael Keith John Kelly Allison Kerr-Miller 48 Akhil Khanna James Katcheressian Maria Killos Chun Mo Kim Eugene Kim Eun Koo Kim Jae Kim Min Soo Kim Yoonah Kim Mike Kirkland Michael Kirkpatrick Kristen Knipling Jennifer Krahulec Matt Kropf Bobby Ku Saquib Lakhani Gregory Lansingh Aaron Lauster Dung Le Nana Le Anthony Lee Tom Lee Yong Lee Estella Li From Punk to Preppy — And All Points in Between From punk to preppy and all points in between, clothes added up to fashion. Trends among both girls and guys included Swatches, baggy pants, big shirts, plaids, cardi- gan sweaters, and stirrup pants. Girls wore old jewelry from their mother’s jewelry boxes and boys wore their Dad’s old combat boots and clothes. Clothing was not the only changing fashion. Hair- styles that were “moussed and gelled” also showed individuality. Although some stu- dents experimented with fashion, others still took pride in their T-shirts, jeans, and denim jackets. Fashion was just on e way that Science and Tech students showed that although they went to different schools, they weren’t different from any other group of kids. Sharon Saydah works on a flower to finish her outfit for Tootsie Day. Jay Streck and Chris Caputo show off their costumes on Tootsie Day. Brian Lieberman Steven Lin Jennifer Liner Catherine Lombardi Jeffrey Lou Ian MacDiarmid Lori Madill Steven Maier Bard Malovany Cindy Manapsal Pat Marquez John Maushammer Richard Mayfield Tony Mazur Heather McCafferty Lureeta McDermott Shawn McDonald Brian McGinty Kevin McGorry Julie McMahon Maura McNerney Edward McPike Brendan Meiers Jodi Menard Tamara Meskunas Douglas Mikutel Ashley Miller Craig Miller Edward Miler Steven Milne 49 Robert Moore Philip Moortgat | Andrew Morgan i Geoffrey Mueller Mike Mukai David Mulligan Katie Mulligan John Myers Bill Nash atPTn. Shannon Nelson-Serene Siann Ngai Cuong Nguyen Hai Nguyen Peter Nguyen Truc Nguyen Sarah Nichols Andrew Nicklas Jeff Norrgard David Norton Ann Ogura John Oh Harris Ou Michelle Owens Kevin Palmer Brian Parish Andy Park Eric Park Hyung-Jin Park Miryung Park Steven Parker Susheel Patil Mara Paul Counting On Our Leaders The only way to add toa great new school was to have a school year with responsible, intelligent, and enthusiastic class officers. That’s just what we got. After an hour of listen- ing to speeches in the gym after the biology field trip, the entire freshman class voted for the candidates best qualified to fill the four offices. After the votes were counted, there was a run-off election. Students elected were: President Jason Hintz, Vice-President Matt Kropf, Treasurer Gail Skovronsky, and Sec- retary Anne Antonowicz. These hard-working stu- dents combined their talents with the result of dances, T-shirts, parties, fundraisers and social events. This year’s Freshman Class Officers: Matt Kropf, Gail Skovronsky, Anne Antonowicz, and Jason Hintz. Matthew Payne Maureen Peed Rick Pereira Michelle Peters Erik Petersen Erik Peterson Bea Paum Long Phan Craig Phipps Cuong Pho Rene Picardo Dani Picco Kelly Pickett Sarah Pitkin Tim Porch Dan Pringle Frank Probst Dan Rauter POALSRASPE STP se yest! � Tami Randolph David Radcliffe Mark Reese Audra Renfroe Chris Rice Kirk Rieckoff 52 Rod Rippey George Risher Ricky Roberts Derek Robinson Jerome Rosen Veronica Rouse Larry Rowe Farzin Samadani Joe Sanchez Marcos Sanchez James Sarvis Mitchell Sava Sharon Saydah John Sayer Eric Scheirer Susan Schoch Matthew Schwartz John Seeley Anees Shaikh Scott Shauf Brian Shenk Michael Sherman Daniel Shillito Peter Shumaker Admission Determined by Rank and File Competition was tough to get in. With over 1,200 applications, only 400 were selected to attend this school. To be accepted, appli- cants were required to turn in an application and take the Differential Aptitude Test (D.A.T.). Each applicant was rated by a point system that combined the four tests on the D.A.T. (60 points each) and perfor- mance in the eighth grade (60 points). The highest number of points that a student could receive was 300. The 800 students who had scores closest to 300 were ranked 1 to 800 and each file was reviewed by three separate commit- tees which recommended the students to accept. After the review, stu- dents were again ranked 1 to 800, this time according to how many ‘‘accepts”’ and “turn downs” they were given by committee members. The files were then sent to a fourth committee which balanced out the group and chose the initial 360 who made up the class of 1989. Dan Pringle writes his English Rta ea nb paper with great caution. Brian Siegle Matthew Siegler Xavier Simon Anup Singh Aikya Singleton Monique Sinmoo Jeffrey Skerker Dawn Skjei Gail Skovronsky Erick Skroch Brian Sletten David Smith Tricia Smith Kurt Snyder Tom Song Richard Spall Kate Spilker Sean Staizer Michael Stone Coralyn Stoneburner Jay Streck Jae Sung Lydia Sutton Susan Sweezey Timmy Tang Joanne Tarkin Lisa Tomasetti Bambi Tran Phong Trihn Tara Trocki Tommy Tu Manish Tuteja Amy Updike 53 54 Linus Upson Michael Vang David Van Hamel Mary Rose Vasko Karin Verspoor Chris Villanueva Dai Vu Scott Wall Marc Ward Charles Warford Mark Weisman Jordan Wethe Alex Whalen Terrel White Janet Whiten Seott Whitman Mike Widener Bobby Wilks Special permission from the State Board of Education made the different schedule here possible. Students were encouraged to use the lab to experiment; activities gave the students from different base schools a chance to know each other. Seven + One = A Total School Day Additional hours and different classes made the freshman schedule unique and different from any other high school sched- ule. Some days two peri- ods equalled one class, but other days that changed. Built into the schedule was Impact classes which met every Monday during ninth period; a technology block, which students were required to attend every day; a math and biology block, which occurred twice a week; and to end the day, an activity period, which met every day but Monday. Impact was designed to keep the sudents in touch with the school. It was used for asking about student opinions on assorted topics, and as a small guidance period, where students could dis- cuss general problems with their Impact teachers. The technology block was a two-period activity involving courses such as materials science, bio- technology, computer problem solving, key- boarding, telecommu- nications, technical draw- ing, energy and engineer- ing, as well as a choice of drama, art, or journalism. Each student partici- pated in every activity at least twice, for five days at a time. The math and biology block enabled teachers of these subjects to have students for an extra class period once every week. Tuesday through Fri- day, during ninth period there was an activity period. Students could participate in a variety of different activities, rang- ing from sports to clubs to just catching up on homework. Resembling a college schedule, certain Science and Technology classes did not meet every day. The schedule allowed students some choices and exposure to the well- equipped technology laboratories. Ready to Experiment ... Nicole Evans and June Cohan stand ready to experiment with the serious side of science. Intent on Success ... In the biotechnology lab, Torunn Yock and Mark Reese listen before beginning a lab. Examining the text ... David Norton looks at science from a different angle. John Wilson Charlote Wood Chris Wood Robert Wood Kerry Woodford Alex Wu Rob White Torunn Yock Anne Young Chris Zacko Ricardo Zapata Leslie Zuidema 55 Nine + Class Representation Nine and four equaled total class representation. The nine was the senior council. These students were the leaders of our class. The four was the SAC members. These students represented our school in the county wide monthly meetings. Unlike the traditional system of officers, the council members all held equal positions. Each month a different member served as chairperson. The rotational system made it easier to solve the wide range of problems unique to the new school. The thirteen represen- tatives of the senior class were elected in the fall. Everyone showed a large 56 four = interest and involvement in the senior class with one-third of the class run- ning for the positions available. The councul members were: Cy Anderson, Kelly Hammond, Jake Jacobson, Crystal Johnson, Jim Lambiasi, Darin Petty, Teresa Sexton, Krisan Voyiaziakis, and Michelle Vek The SAC members were: Gulu Gambhir, Oscar Wu, Paul Lerner, and Yvonne Warf. They all worked well with Judy Colocotronis, the class sponsor, in solv- ing the problems that arose and planning special activities for the senior class. Cyrus Anderson III Edison High School George Ashenfelter Jefferson High School William Atkinson | Herndon High School Andrew Bavier Oakton High School (Not Shown) Mark Bergsten Jefferson High School Charles Blackmore Robinson Secondary School Raymond Bowers West Potomac High School Mathew Boge West Potomac High School (Not Shown) Joyce Boyd Annandale High School _ Jonathan Boyer-Kendrick Robinson Secondary High School (Not Shown) Brian Chaples Jefferson High School (Not Shown) Danh Chau Lake Braddock Secondary School Different Views ... actions. their work. SRE RSIS Laura Chevalier Su Jin Choi Herndon High School Yoo Soon Choi Different Steps... Hammond, Yvonne Warf, and Oscar Wu are at different stages of Council members Jim Lambiasi, Michelle Uy, Gulu Gambhir, and Jake Jacobson sport different re- Kelly Jefferson High School Robinson Secondary School Margaret Craig Jefferson High School James Desjardins Annandale High School Khiet Linh Du Oakton High School Robert Eiben Osmon Park High School Richard Fichter Jr. Chantilly High School Sukhdeep Gambhir Robert E. Lee High School Stanley Genega Jr. Lake Braddock Secondary School Derek Golenski Jefferson High School (Not Shown) Ronald Gray Jefferson High School 57 How Many Gallons Will Feed 600? What? Gallons of choca- They all wanted the late and vanilla? At _ tasty, if sticky, sundaes. school? But yes! and a_ The seniors scooped and multitude of toppings. scooped the ice cream What was this incredible and did they ever enjoy sight? it! It was the Ice Cream Some of the generous Social. The seniors seniors helped the frantically scooped melt- freshman make flowers ing ice cream as hords of for their floats. It was the freshmen stampeded the first big get-together of courtyard. the new year. Special Services ... Jake Jacob- Hunger Attack... Oscar Wu can’t son feeds Michelle Yu. wait another second for his first bite of ice cream. Kathleen Halnon Jefferson High School Gary Helpin Herndon High School Kelly Hammond West Potomac High School Kylie Hansen Marshall High School Kirk Hargreaves Herndon High School (Not Shown) Kenneth Hitz Annandale High School Sarah Hoffman Lake Braddock Secondary School Timothy Hoffman Garfield High School (Not Shown) 58 Ronald Hohauser Jefferson High School Helen Hong Annandale High School David Hsu Woodson High Sschool Ha Thanh Huynh Edison High School Michael Jacobson Oakton High School Crystal Johnson Jefferson High School Mathew Jordan Oakton High School Eun-Chul Keng Oakton High School (Not Shown) Parmiss Keyhani Jefferson High School Ri Na Kim Jefferson High School Young Kyoon Kim Jefferson High School Douglas Kramer Edison High School Robert Kreiger Brentsville High School Loan Lai Hayfield Secondary School James Lambiasi IV Stonewall Jackson High School Thomas Leary Bishop O’Connell High School 59 Future Scientist... Will Atkinson, Jahng Park, Kathleen Halnon, and others work carefully with DNA strands in the biotechnology lab. 60 Hayfield Secondary School Dawn Lee Marshall High School Heather Lee Tzu-En Lee Oakton High School Paul Lerner Potomac High School Dara Levy McLean High School Dawn Levy McLean High School Andrew Lewis Loudoun High School Thaun Luong Herndon High School Steven Marthouse Annandale High School Matthew MclIrvin Chantilly High School Thomas Mendum Jefferson High School (Not Shown) Robin Michener Mount Vernon High School Steven Mikutel Lake Braddock Secondary School Jennifer Min Annandale High School Sohail Mosaddegh Oakton High School (Not Shown) Michelle Moy Marshall High School Encouraging Experimentation The Senior Ex- perience was truly remarkable because of the technology labs. Seniors were able to choose among the five labs to work in. The labs available were: the Computer Systems Lab, Bio- technology Lab, Tele- communications Lab, Material Science Lab, and the Energy and Engineering Lab. The lab period was one and one-half hours long. Seniors worked ex- clusively in the lab of their choice three days a week. The other two days were independent study days. Seniors could go to another lab, have quiet study, coopera- tive study, or they could stay and work in their regular lab. Technician Supreme ... Tom Leary tests the equipment in the telecommunications lab. June Pak Oakton High School Michael Pak Jefferson High School Jahng Sun Park West Springfield High School Trupti Patel Lake Braddock Secondary School Margareth Paz Lake Braddock Secondary School Mercedes Paz Lake Braddock Secondary School Darin Petty West Springfield High School Alec Rose West Potomac High School 61 Deep in Thought ... Yvonne Warf and Vicky Summerfield listen to a friend’s interpretation of “The Missiles of October.” David Roy Annandale High School Alexander Samofal Robinson Secondary School Brian Schechter Robinson Secondary School Earl Schoenborn Garfield High School Marc Schriftman Annandale High School Srinivasan Seshan South Lakes High School Teresa Sexton Jefferson High School Pao-Ching Shen McLean High School Stephen Smoot Jeb Stuart High School Ken Staples Jefferson High School Charles Starbird West Potomac High School (Not Shown) Lee Anne Suddreth Herndon High School Victoria Summerfield Potomac High School Victoria Symons McLean High School Huy Tran Fairfax High School Deepak Verma Jefferson High School Lunch Adds Fun and Flavor to the School Day . .. Time to Play Catch as well as Catch Up The senior hall lunch was the alternative to eating the school food in the crowded cafeteria for students who pre- ferred the quiet com- pany of their friends during their lunch time. Senior hall lunch was a special time for many seniors. For some it was the time to relax and have a little fun with their friends. For others it was the time to study and catch Reading to Music... Listening to his favorite tunes, Alec Rose begins Shakespeare’s Hamlet up on homework. And some just ate their lunches to the tunes of their favorite singers. Some students were known to play a mean game of hockey or soccer during lunch time. No matter what ev- eryone did it was a great time and place to take a break from the rigors of a long day of school. Say What? Caught eating a banana, Kylie Hansen comes up with a sharp comeback to “Monkey see, Monkey do... “Hear no evil, see no evil.” L Kenneth Viscidi Oakton High School (Not Shown) Craig Volonoski Garfield Hig h School Krisan Voyiaziakis West Potomac High School Nora Wade Lake Braddock Secondary School Yvonne Warf Osborn Park High School Robert Winchell West Potomac High School Oscar Wu Robert E. Lee High School Michelle Yu Hayfield Secondary School 63 64 Adding Numbers From Different Bases The seniors were a highly motivated group. They all left their base schools for the senior year. They had all come from different schools in Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William Coun- ties. All the seniors had gotten along well with each other even though some came from a rival base school. Sharing a new experience had made them become close friends. The senior class, be- cause of its small size, was able to do many activities that would have been impossible in a large class. All the seniors who had come to this school had an un- forgettable final year of high school. Undersized Classes Some members of the senior class who have a ninth period free started up as informal intramural program. All games were played on Fridays. The program began with a volleyball chal- lenge to six boys by six girls. It was a challenge they couldn’t refuse. Although the girls played hard, they were overpowered by the boys. Football was the next sport on the agenda. It attracted a larger crowd of fans who cheered for their favorite players. The football games were held on an empty field of the elementry school next to the high school. Other sports played were basketball, soccer, and softball. The number one fundraiser for the senior class was the Coke machine. It was also a favorite addition for the whole school. The Coke machine was the first major achievement for the Senior Council. They had to convince the administrations of two A class of ninety- seven? Sure it was not four times ninety- seven? No, it was only ninety-seven all right. The senior class was proud of its size. It allowed students to get to know everyone. In most classes students Unplanned Outlets Multiply Activites schools that it was a good idea and that the students wouldn’t abuse the privilege. The Coke machine was only open during the last period of the day. Each day several seniors sold the drinks from a booth and took charge of counting the money each day. Now That We’re Here, What Do We Do? only knew a portion of the kids in their class. Another benefit was that the class meetings were held in the school planetaruim. Instead of being overwelmed by space the seniors fit perfectly in the plane- tarium. More than Small Change Crabs! Puffers! Shrimp! Oysters! Flounder! What did seafood have to do with a high tech school? Nothing. They weren’t food, they were live sea critters. These sea animals were brought back from Wallops Island, Virginia after a four-day field trip. The students in the AP Biology classes explored the wonders of marine life in the Chesapeake Bay. They hiked over sand dunes, went on a boat trip, and marched though marshes. One reward was the crab feast and some even dared to sample raw oysters. The students were required to identify and analyze their findings, but many still thought it was a great lot of fun. Listening ... Robin Michener | pays attention to the candidate for | the senior council speech in the) planetarium. On top of the world? ... Oscar Wu shows his cool on top of the lockers | as Gulu Gambhir asks for in-| dulgence for his friend. Westinghouse Scholars Four TJHSS T seniors were selected as members of the honor group in the Westing- house Science Talent Search. Jonathan Boyer-Kendrick, Ha (Anna) Huynh, Mat- thew MclIrvin, and Srinivasan Seshan were notified of their accep- tance in late January. The seniors were among 14 selected in Virginia and 300 nation- wide. Boyer-Kendrick received his appoint- ment to West Point. Huynh, set her sights on Princeton or MIT; she came to TJ from Edison. MeIrvin, whose base school is Chantilly, ex- tended his last year’s science project on cloud formation. He hopes to attend either the University of Chicago or MIT. Said MelIrvin, “I want to attend a good liberal arts school.” Srinvasan Seshan set his sights on MIT Three hundred stu- dents nationwide were chosen for this honor group. From these 800, 40 were selected and were in- vited to the five day Science Talent Institute in Washington D.C. During the five day period the students were judged for Westing- house Science Scholar- ships and awards. According to Dorothy Shriver of the Science Service, the awards would be as follows: the top winner received $20,000, second and third place winners each received $15,000, third through fifth places each would get $10,000, and sixth to tenth places received $7,500 each. The projects were judged by “A board of eight judges, each a scientist,’ said Schriver, of Science Services, a group who administers the contest. The first TJHSS T JETS team won third place in the Virginia state competition at Virginia Tech in Blacks- burg. The JETS (Junior Engineering Technical Society) tests were in the following areas: physics, chemistry, English, math, biology, engineer- ing graphics, and com- puter fundamentals. The first JETS team members were: David Hsu, Rob Hiben, Earl Schoenborn, Laura Chev- alier, Sarah Hoffman, Srini Seshan, Steve Smoot, Robin Michener, Dodd Starbird, Ron Hohauser, Nora Wade, and Kirk Hargreaves. Their coaches were Pa- tricia Gabriel and Dale Rumberger. David Hsu took first place in engineering graphics. Srini Seshan Oscar Wu, Yvonne Warf, Vicki Summerfield, and Kelly Hammond enjoy the authority they hold over the Coke machine. Westinghouse scholar finalists: Srini Seshan, Jon Boyer-Kendrick, Anna Huyanh, and Matt MclIrvin. placed third in chem- istry, and Dodd Starbird placed third in physics in the competition on Monday, March 17. The team shared a commer- cial bus with two other area schools for the five hour trip to Blacksburg. Students occupied them- selves on the bus ride with reading their En- glish books or playing cards or sleeping. Each student took two tests. The test choices were divided into physics, English, or chemistry during the first session; and biology, engineering graphics, math and computer fundamentals in the second session. While the tests were being scored, the teams from all the schools partic- ipated in the door prize entertainment session. TJHSS T students (and Dale Rumberger) walked away with the most door prizes of any school. Senior Superlatives BEST ALL-AROUND STUDENT FRIENDLIEST MOST MISCHIEVOUS Make your holidays sweeter David Hsu Dodd Starbird Kelly Hammond Dawn Lee LEAST FUTURE TECHNICALLY MOST TALENTED SUPER-YUPPIE ORIENTED Anna Huynh Tom Leary Stan Genega David Hsu Kelly Hammond Michelle Yu OTUDENT g ACTIVITIES � FACULTY LIFE +f 4 ACADEMICS CLASSES SPORTS + 68 SPORTS: MORE THAN JUST A KICKOFF GOLF The Jefferson golf team was a major contender in the district and region last fall. The Jefferson team, which consisted of students from all four grades, included three freshman; Jon Guhl, Mike Guhl, and Dan Mathus. The team went 8-0 in their regular season against teams in their dis- trict as well as other teams in the county. At districts, they took second to Chan- tilly, who had a home course advantage. The team went on to regionals, and both Jon and Mike Guhl were part of the six man team representing Jefferson. FIELD HOCKEY The Junior Varsity field hockey team had a win- ning season this year. The team consisted of 3 juniors, 6 sophomores and only 5 freshmen from high tech. J.V. finished the season with only one loss and ten wins. The team lost to Fairfax, but came back and beat them when they played again. The players had a lot of skill, but Miss Davis, the coach helped organize the players so they could work together in a winning team. The team placed third out of all the leading teams in the area. 69 e i ' 1a nee Buea, Swimming’ Diving This year’s Jefferson swim and dive team had a great season. After meets they ended up with a record. There were _ Sci-tech swimmers this year and two Sci-tech divers. Coaches and some students weren’t sure about mixing schools for a single team, but the combi- nation was a success and the scores sure added up. Swimmers: Buffy Bev- erage, Carl Claymore, Laurent Delfosse, Beth Holleran, Bruce Johnson, Matt Payne, Julie McMahon, Frank Probst, D.J. Shillito, Rob Wyte, Torunn Yock, and the divers were Jennifer Liner and Maura McNerney. 70 Gymnastics Gymnasts soared over the Edison Eagles and archrival Annandale Atoms. The team was small, with freshman members Lydia Sutton, Lisa Tomasetti, Lisa Daniels, Alicia Dodds, Kathryn Hamilton, Karen Kerns, Maureen Peed and Teresa Sexton. er Sports Wrestling One highlight of the season was the Fresh- men Wrestling team. Ninety-eight pound Craig Phipps took fourth in the state at the end of the season. In addition, Phipps won districts, placed fourth in the region, and finished the year placing fourth in the state. He was one of the team leaders in wins, pins and points. The freshmen team with Mike Guhl, Dave Gibson, Mike Mukai, Harris Ou, and David Rosen placed highly in the freshman district tournament. Harris won the JV district tourna- ment. Chill Off Of Season Basketball The girl’s basketball team coached by Cynthia Keppel, ended the season with a 3-15 score, but the enthusiasm and the fun that team members had made it worthwhile. One difficulty was the number of members who changed their minds after the season had begun, thus leaving the team in the lurch. At some games, as few as six players showed up for their mo- ment at the court. Freshman Danni Picco was a starter, during the games she played forward. Other science and technol- ogy freshmen on the team included Katie Mulligam, Nicole Clontz, and Wendy Huss. Even that, though, was reversed. Wendy moved to Texas; and Nicole had to quit because of an injury. Boys Basketball Slam! The clipboard makes contact with the floor. ’ “Time out,’ the coach wns says. While glancing up at the scoreboard, which reads: Jefferson 36, Chantilly 35, the coach picks up his clipboard and starts explaining to his players, ‘“‘You’ve got to hustle and get down and play defense. You’ve got to move your feet and cut off penetration. Now get out there and do it. This was the excitement of a Freshman basketball game. Jim Julien, the coach, put together the team, led by Chris Dux and Ryan Ford which no one in the district thought would win a game, but boasted a 12-8 record and winning the Jefferson Invitational, Kicking Off A Winning Season The first football team fielded by the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology had a sucessful season. Their final was 4-3-1. The team was a troubled one. Boasting only five ex- perienced players, the team started practice two weeks after the other teams in the region began practice. It was the coach- ing ability of Harry Hink and Bob Bermingham that pulled the team together and helped develop team spirit that remained with the Colonials both in vic- A time for gift giving 72 tory and defeat. In the first game the Colonials defeated Hay- field 20-6. They went on to win against Fairfax, Wake- field, and Stuart. The Colonials also overcame a mid-season change in coaches when JV coach Keith Naquin replaced Coach Hink. Because of the intense willingness and team spirit of the freshmen, a winning tradition at TJHSS T has begun. Starting lineup for a winning season Jennifer Krahulec makes a valiant finish. Brian Lieberman follows a lead. Hustling Harriers Harriers hustled down the field and through the roads near the school. Swift and strong, the students were preparing to take the name of Jefferson into battle. The battle is against yourself as you circle the hot black asphalt track, trying desperately to better your time. The sport is Spring Track. The team started off the season at the Harringer Relays, at Washington-Lee High School. The team did well, but not as well as was expected. One high point of the meet was Jon Borg-Breen’s impres- sive 5 minute mile. There are many promis- ing Science and Technol- ogy athletes, including Nicole Clontz, Kylie Hansen, Jennifer Krah- ulic, Leslie Zuidema, Amy Corner, Jon Borg- Breen, Eric Davison, Matt Giorgio, Steve Hatwick, James Khat- cherssian, Eric Morgan, Dave Mulligan, David Norton, Rod Rippey, Tom Song, Oscar Wu, Linus Upson, and George Risher. David Norton with a wave anda smile. 73 With a lot of help from Physical Education staff members Carol Harding, Archie Taylor and Rick Favazza, a popular ninth period offering was the in- tramural program. De- partment members did their best to offer a schedule that added fit- ness to fun. For the most part, staff members planned without a great deal of space. In addition to the regular activities like archery, basketball, weight lifting, soccer, and tennis, special events capped off every season. In the fall, the Turkey Trot, a three K walk-run capped 74 Intramurals: Adding off the season with students and faculty alike running around in circles. Talk about competition! One of the most publicized events of the year and one of the most memorable was the student-faculty volleyball game. While the faculty won, students dis- cussed a rematch for days — and it finally happened in April when the faculty and students again met in the gym. There’s a good deal more to intramurals than competition, however, they provide a chance to meet others on friendly ground, and to stay fit while you are having fun. __ Table Tennis Back and forth, back and forth. Table tennis, al- though not lasting very long, was a popular in- tramural. The class was always full. Some of the students were very serious when playing while others rather frivo- lous. The skill in the class ranged from excellent to those who had never played the game before. Students were left to themselves as soon as the class started and could play tournaments among themselves or just volley. If they needed help, however, the students could always ask one or another gym teacher for guidance. Those students who didn’t even know how to hit a ball with the paddle often just played against each other, giving it the best shot they had. The main problem with the intramural was space. “Tn the winter, intramural space is at a premium,” ex- plained gym teacher Carol Hardin. With so many in- tramurals going on at once, the table tennis players were often just stuck in a corner. Fun To Fitness It was Rumberger’s favorite sport, and every once in a while you could see him hitting the court along with students at Sci- Tech. Mr. Slivoskey dropped in sometimes, and occasionally Mr. Naw- rotzky appeared. Volleyball was a big thing at science and tech this year, and was played, seemingly endlessly, by everybody all year. Students and faculty came together twice dur- ing the year for a volley- ball war. Though teams were evenly matched and the students were slated to win, the faculty gaineda highly disputed victory over the students. The second game was won by the faculty also. a iia iste sme 75 By the time spring sports would reach open- ing day there were only two things team members knew for sure: not every- one would make the team and those who made it were in for some tough contests. For track and baseball that meant some hard times. After losing some prime athletes to other spring sports, the same track team that qualified four runners for the Na- tional High School track meet at Yale University in the winter, lost their first season competition in both the boys and girls divi- sions. Players began their sea- son in baseball, and after the cuts were raring to go. Some of the players like the Ghoul brothers were ones who had been seen in other sports in earlier sea- sons. The Soccer Team was made up of highly exper- ienced players who were accustomed to rigors of the game through traveling and select soccer that are so popular in the area. For two teams opening day made it seem like they didn’t have a care in the world. Last year’s second place Varsity Tennis Team shot down their opponents with enough agility that Coach Cliff Hickman iden- tified the teams worst enemy as “themselves.”’ Three freshmen made the varsity team, quite a feat for first year students. A tension filled last minute win against Wash- ington-Lee was followed by an even tenser tourna- ment game that left both teams scoreless after two five minute overtimes in girls soccer. Even as the freshmen class moved into the last quarter of the year, they proved that ad- ding sports to an already- full schedule helped to keep them fit and the com- petition keen. STUDENT , ACTIVITIES � FACULTY LIFE + 4 ACADEMICS) CLASSES The end of a school year that celebrated an opening, a presi- dential visit and welcome, and the growth of each of us as in- dividuals adding to the growth of a new school. 77 Rajjit Abrol 42 Sally Agersborg 42 John Ajay 42 Virginia Alcorn 42 Benjamin Allen 42 John Andersen 42 Perry Anderson 42 Anne Antonowicz 12, 42, 46, St Alexander Arezina 42 Nayda Arnaoot 42 David Aronstien 42 John Atwell 42 Stephanie Aungsst 42 Christopher Avellone 42 Marla Ballenger Rajesh Bandi 42 Kavita Bansal 42 Christopher Baron 42 Douglas Beasly 42 Kristen Beasly 42 Geoffrey Befumo 42 78 David Bennett 42 Michael Benton 42 Diane Bereznak 42 Barbara Beverage Rajnish Bhandari 42 Jihn Bingham 42 Garrik Blalock 43 Johnathan Borg-Breen 43 Alexander Bradley 43 David Bragg 43 Michelle Brauer 43 Peter Braxton 18, 48 Jennifer Bresnahan 43 Andrea Broaddus 43 Richard Brooks 438 Jeffrey Brown 43 Jennifer Brown 43 Steven Brown 43 William Brown 43 Robert Brush 43 Brett Budzier 43 Adam Burgess 43 Mark Burke 43, 45 Hung Cao 43 Christopher Caputo 48, 49 Paul Carter 43 Aaron Cass 43 Carrie Chan 43 Esther Chan 43 Alice Chang 43 Wayne Chen 43 Marc Cherbaka 43 Paul Chi 43 Jeri Chittick 43 Hwan Choi 438 Stella Choi 43 In-Hwa Chong 43 Edward Chu 43 Henry Chung 43 Rebecca Clark 44 Michael Clay, Jr. 44 Carl Claymore 44 Victoria Clifford 44 Nichole Clontz 44 Andrew Cocke 44 June Cohan 44, 55 Alexander Cole 44 Jason Collins 44 William Corley, III 48, 45 Amy Corner 44 Christina Cox 44 Amy Croney 44 David Crowder 44 Kristen Cunningham 44 James Cusey 44 Cynthia D’Agostino 44 Thuy Dang 44 Lisa Daniels 44 Michael Daniels 44 Edwrad Davis 44 Eric Davison 44 Crescelle Dela Torre 44 Laurent Delfosse 44 Cynthia Deller 44 Michelle Des Roisters 44 Deborah Smyth: “I didn’t doit!!” (Revenge!!!) 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NORTHROP SERVICES, INC. 108 Powers Court Sterling, Virginia 22170 Tel: (703) 450-6500 94 Yearbook staff members at work. “It All Adds Up,’’the first volume of TECH- niques, the yearbook for the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, was printed by Hunter Pub- lishing Company using a four column design; cen- tury body type, and Optima headlines. Six hundred copies of this volume were printed. It’s suddenly spring and the deadline is down to the minute. On a sunny Sun- day, while others catch spring’s first breaths, editors Robin Michener _and Mike Widener with the help of Estella Li and advisor Deborah Smyth are in room 242 quickly drawing layouts, search- Colophon ing for pictures, and writ- ing copy. These are only several of the people, though who made this book possible. Many staff members worked diligent- ly, went without lunch, came in early, and worked at home to make this book possible. Staff members included Jay Streck, Janet Whiten, Maura McNerny, Dan Pringle, Hyung-Jin Park, Deepak Verma, Melissa Hadley, Victoria Clifford, Tom Hundley, Phillip Moortgat, Brian Sletten, Erik A. Peterson, Estella Li, Karin Verspoor, and Nicole Clontz. In addition, the staff of TJ Today deserves thanks for being there to lend a hand. Many deserve thanks for their support, help, and patience. First and fore- most are the members of the administration and faculty, and particularly Dale Rumberger, student activities director. Hunter representative Sid Patter- son also deserves thanks for his patience. Special thanks go to Gourmet Graphics and to cartoonist Dod Edwing for giving us permission to use copy- righted materials. Also to be thanked are our advertisers courted by Brian and Eric, and the journalism students who rolled up their sleeves, worked hard, and gave their time to make sure this book would be prop- ERA saggy F CUAL eet Wil} einnaanayg erly produced. The staff hopes that this first book is an accurate pictoral and narrative re- cord of you as you were this year and that it re- flects both the tremendous potential as well as the accomplishments of this school. There will be er- rors, omissions, revisions, and new ideas and we ask for your patience. Thank you for making this possible. If you have ideas that you would like to see implemented next year, talk with a staff member. We want this to be your book and want your book to reflect you, the Wave of the Future. 95 ‘Se a _ et a 6 awa Ws we L} SSS PO Wed N HK Nz os zo DS a wa Stes Why WSs SSS —M S +S ae 4 ; z % ‘ os OSS ie i -o Px a SxS THE - WAVE - OF - THE - FUTURE The Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Poster above designed by Grafik Communications, Ltd., illustrated in part by B. Pomeroy. Used with permission ¢ Nokes Berry Graphics, formerly Gourmet Grafiks. FIRST YEAR ADDS UP TO SUCCESS All first ventures have their plusses and minuses. In the plus column were the dedication, the presidential visit, getting to know one another, a first play produced with real determina- tion. On the minus side were long days, long bus rides, too little space, schedule confusion, not enough time with school friends and A LOT of homework. The little extracurricular time and distance kept us from spending a lot of time together, but we worked through this. Sports, plays, and clubs served as social gatherings. The schedule confusion was worked out and finally all was running smoothly. The presidential visit and first school play wrapped up the school year and proved we are “The Wave Of The Fu- ture.” 96 Grand Prize Winner. . . Jeff Skerker shows off the project that won him the grand prize in the Area Four Regional Science Fair. 4 ee heer ni Foti on t™ Pinhal Laat Ti = - . Aa OFS eS AS VRARE 373.755 T 1986 V.1. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (Alexandria, Va.) ba _ Techniques - ‘agin iy « WAN WIE 3 2769 12945930 3