Jefferson High School - Jeffersonian Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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The Wave of the Future Is. . . Swinging Along With Zip The day was December 8, at the Madeira School, and the ex- perience was Innerquest, an obstacle course which must be conquered both as a group and as an individual. Four groups of ten people completed such events as balancing on a suspended beam, traversing a small pond without getting wet, or permeating a spider-web of rope. As individuals, par- ticipants had to climb planks suspended between trees or ride a rope pulley across a ravine over a deadly drop. A lot was learned about each other, most of it surprising. Given the chance, any group would benefit from the Inner- quest experience. Mary Kreck and Julie Carlin check out equipment for a day in the woods. Hi Ho! Hi Ho! It’s back to school we go! Seniors Kevin Barney, Aaron Seniors Jason Yates and Rich Hilligras, Louis Doan, Carrie Girstantis, Helen Oh, and U Jin Her Alexander take a break from their return. activities. 22

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Moslem beauty reaches great heights on the ceiling of the Islamic Center in D.C. Whirled Cultures Sophomores poured out of buses on a rainy December 2, and set out for a spin around unsuspecting Washington. Out of consideration to the capital city, the 400 sophomores went to one of four sites as a part of the Humanities curriculum. At Dunbarton Oaks, students in- spected Byzantine artifacts from the fabulous collection. And those more interested in communication had the opportunity to tour the National Gallery of Art in the foreign language of their choice. Boys separated from girls sat cross- legged on thick carpeting at the Islamic Center. According to tradition, girls covered their heads with scarves. Other students went to the ornately decorated, gilded, Greek Orthodox church. Guides at the church explained the icons mounted on one wall ... and students learned about the religion with the lingering pungent odor of burning incense. Respecting Tradition. Joanne Tarkin dons a traditional Indian prayer shawl at the Islamic Center in keep- ing with the tradition that women cover their heads. Photo by Mitch Tara Trocki, Christie O’Flaherty and Sianne Ngai exhibit the new dress code at the Islamic center.

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Art teacher Don Okazaki listens intently at the last Virginia High School League meeting. The two-year-old school for science and technology offered a wide spec- trum of activities including about 30 9th period clubs. The activity period was a novel idea which allowed students to, on Tuesdays through Fridays, “choose their own destiny,” at least as long as they showed up where they were scheduled to. However, as several students were to find out, it was useless to try to dodge your fate, as that didn’t agree well with Mr. Rumberger. This period also allowed S T athletes to arrive at practice earlier, and newspaper yearbook staffs to get extra time to complete deadlines. The activity period was just one more thing that made Science and Tech a special concept in action. — by Mike Widener 2S