Jefferson High School - Jeffersonian Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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28 Technology Activities Ham Radio Aeromodeling Astronomy Video Club Wave of the Future Ham Radio — Row 1: Bridgette Riviere, Jean Donaldson, Daria Kim; Row 2: Dr. Malone, Mr. Walsh, Eric Chang, Steven Chatwick, Marc Ed- wards, Holly Harrison, Ken Stillson, Ms. Baker, Mr. Ruedisueli Wave of the Future A blue liquid bubbled in a test tube, a group of students analyzed the genetics of a pink flower, and the light pierced through a lens to form a rain- bow. What did these activities have in common? They were all part of the discovery in the Wave of the Future Club. Every other Thursday of the month, a handful of students gathered during ninth period to explore extentions of biology, chemistry, and physics. The club was sponsored by Mrs. Sue Dae | a — i a Astronomy — Xander Abbe, Jonathan Bierce, Marcus Bridges, Bob Brush, Mark Burke, Andera Chang, Mark Changizi, Stella Choi, Jimmy Chong, Shea Crawford, Jim Devaughn, Michael Ellis, Chris Fannin, Doug Fraser, Mark Garcia-Lamarca, Brian Harris, Holly Harrison, John Hinkle, Cindy Huang, Greg Imhof, Den- nis Jimeno, Robert Kapp, Graham Kessler, Daria Kim, Howard Kim, Jae Kim, Mike Kirkpatrick, Karyn Kolman, Tonia Korves, Joseph Kurian, Mike Martinka, Lureta McDermott, Eric McMullen, Elise Milstein, Alex Miravite, Andrew Morgan, Jeff Morris, Linette Mur- dock, Hyung-Jin Park, Jean-Luc Park, Laura Rappold, Geoff Schoof, Eric Shively, Robert Soper, Kate Spilker, Andy Sullivan, Raymond Sun, Kathy Tarasenkov, Eric Wehr, Jordan Wethe, Matthew Woodruff, Chris Yer- ington, Jason Yustein Langley, who taught the biology sec- tion. Also involved were Dr. Fornshell and Mr. Malone, who taught chemistry and physics, respectively. The club included lectures on the latest advances in the science and ex- periments or demonstrations dealing with remarkable occurrences in nature or in the lab. However, not everything done was science related. Just before winter break, all three groups belonging to the club came together for some fun and games. Led Video Club — Row 1: Steve Bluhn, Bill Garrett, Jen- nifer Bresnahan, Aikya Fisher, Tricia Smith, Dawn Sk- jei, Diane Bereznat, Greg Schwabachur; Row 2: Shrad Daswani, Bobby Benjamin, Jon Hotz, Wes Gimbert, Thomas Kim, Ehren Kruger, Paul Lebahn; Row 3: Daphne DeSalse, Aaron Lauster, Balaji Chrishan, Stephen Floyd, Andrew Kerr, Ian Jaranson, Josh Ajima, Mike Stone, Ryan Early, John Hermans; Not pic- tured — Paul Chi. Aeromodeling — 1: Eric Chang, Bobby Ku, Brian Kane, Truc Nguyen, Matt Blevins, Chat Johlekar, Chris Fan- nin, Kevin Anderson, Brian Berry, Michael Ol; 2: Tung Lai, Grey Imhof, Hung Cao, Jean-Luc Park, Brandon Morricy, Chris Yerington, Scott Wall, Mare Ward, Roger Lewis, John Franklin, Holly Harrison, Mike Kirkpatrick, Mike Benton; 3: Mark Cherbaka, Brian Lieberman, Tony Mazur, Stephen Hattwick, Fabian Vasur, Laurent Delfosse, Eric Free, Wayne Chen, Tom Lee, John Gallagher, Ben Ward, Mark Weisman by President Jeff Brown and Vice President Jeff King, students raced against the clock to win prizes for mazes, word searches, “guess the state’, and a gravity machine. | Why was what seemed to be an average science club called “Wave of the Future?” It was because the remarkable scientific events studied were glimpses of further developments in the years to come. Blue solutions, genes, and rainbows have the illusion of being normal parts of our daily lives, but are in fact mysteries that need to be understood to provide a basis for advancements in the different branches of science. — by Karin Verspoor Wave of Future — Stan Myers, Gregory Lansingh, Henry Chung, Jeff King, Eric Halvorsen, Bob Kapp a a I NA RG PETA

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Murder at efferson Everyone’s brain is clut- tered with somewhat crazy images. These images can become a reality by putting trem on stage, as the Drama Club did in their two productions. In the fall, mystery was the focus with the Jefferson per- formance of “Rehearsal for Murder”. The play contained five sophomores: Carl Claymore, Andy Harasty, Ellen Harlow, Eric Hellman, and Ricardo Zapata. Said Andy, “It was a fine play although it took a while to get off the ground and get the energy flowing.’’ Oy yi x s KK The second piece, per- formed in the winter, was a parody on life at Science and Tech schools through the centuries called ‘“From Time to Time”. ; hese productions proved the talent and in- itiative of the drama students. To be ina play, a student must be able to project his voice, to act well, and to be dedicated. As freshman Britt Argow added, “You have to be dependable.” Despite the demands of producing a play, it wasn’t all work and no fun. One- act plays and improvisa- tions were often part of the ninth-period meetings. Freshman Rachel Quadt enthused, “ [Drama Club] is a great chance to meet friends!” Many students in Drama Club participated in either TV Drama or Speech and Drama offered during the day as an elective. TV Drama focused on the fun- damentals of television production, acting, and directing. It used the televi- sion production studio of the Telecommunications Lab to produce and view original dramas and documentaries. Speech and Drama gave students not only the excitement of the stage, but also the self- confidence to compose and deliver speeches. With the culmination of all the coaching students received, the Drama Club produced several outstan- ding performances. It was just another extension of the expertise available to students at Science and Tech. Encore! Encore! — by Janet Ford and Lana Pho JANITOR’S WORDS. Custodian in ‘Rehearsal for Murder’’, Andy Haras- ty has wise words for the cast.

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Stapleton, Kevin Andersen, Aaron Bennett, Rob Williams, Song Kim, Ms. Baker; Row 2: Jeff King, Garrett DeYulia, Jake Rose, John Franklin, Junior Team — Row 1: Jesse HRoger Lewis Senior Team — Pictured from left to right: Alex Wu, Steve Eisner, Steven Kuo, Manish Tuteja, David Aronstein Intermediate Team — Jae Sung, James Sarvis, MIchael Daniels, Henry Chung, Erik Skroch, Van Do, Jeff Brown, Andrew Morgan, David Morton; Not pictured: Sridhar Charagundla Technology Activities Junior Computer Team Intermediate Computer Team Senior Computer Team Art Club Computer Science League TJHSS T participated in three divi- sions of the American Computer Science League this year. The first contest was held on December 5th. Students took a written half hour test on specific computer-related topics and then wrote a designated com- puter program. Students had two days to plan these programs and then were required to complete the pro- gram, without making any errors, in Sophomore James Sarvis concentrates during a computer teamcompetition. Art Club — Row 1: Karyn Colman, Darian Kim, Gail Skovronsky, Dan Pringle, Mike Finneran; Row 2: Mar- cus Bridges, Tim Abramas, Jeff Mor- ris, Tom Murphy, Jake Rose, Brooke Geuer, Yong Lee, Ms. Kunze forty-five minutes. Competitors were allowed to use any programming language they thought to be suitable. In the first competition, the follow- ing students received perfect scores: Senior Division — Ben Allen, Alex Wu; Intermediate Division — Mike Daniels, Eric Skroch; Junior Division — Charles Compton, Roberton Williams. Other high scores were received by: Senior Division — Manish Tuteja, Ken Stillson, David Rosen, John Wilson, Eric Scheirer, Steve Kuo, Steve Eisner; Intermediate Division — Jeff Brown, Ian Jaranson, Van Do; Junior Division — Todd Damier, Aaron Bennett, Lars Bishop. Team scores were determined by ad- ding the scores of the top five students. For the Senior team the score, out of a maximum of 50, was 47 points, while for the Intermediate team the score was 35, and for the Junior team it was 40 points. The teams, in general, all did very well in their competitions. They drew the real computer enthusiasts who wished to spend each spare moment working on a computer. The problems at times were difficult, but each stu- dent did the best he or she could, often boosting the scores of the teams with a correct answer.