Jefferson High School - Jeffersonian Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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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

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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.

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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.