Jefferson Middle School - Yellowjacket Yearbook (Arlington, VA)

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Page Two W Tire Yffllowjaclerf June, 1962 . -swf 1 .- T.J.'S MUSIC YEAR REWARDING T.j'.'s music year has really been a full one. The choruses gave their first concert in the fall of the year, for the student body. At Thanksgiving. the music department gave a program. The boys' chorus, girls' chorus, band and orchestra sang the two lovely songs. Thanksgiving Prayer, Come Ye Faithful' People Come. XIV hen Christ- mas rolled around the choruses, the band, and orchestra were ready with the Christmas Concert. They gave one for Patrick Henry, the P.T.A. and the student body. This year the music 1 stu -n of the Jr. Highs partici ted I 'n o am I 'el iqh on . 'llhe '1 as fa astic nd .1' gran . an- 'I asti . 1 C, , . c, V., c -Q en . . W nt ba k to p ac ice for Department ers will be confronted -with changes '1 s ring concert. Tlge Chdlal Sprin Mickig Bgchschmid their schedules next yeanvvx' oic rt was gi en n April 2 , and Some scream for Elvis, Frankie Av- The only njain difference in nintll the in H1 11C11t21l OU 3 WY WCW 211011, and Bobby V661 but We Scream grade schedules is that mathematics both C I 1 re Very Te' for Mr. Holder. Ever since that Tues- day When Mr. Holder serenaded his history classes, there have been rum- ors of fan clubs and autograph hunters swamping that rising celebrity. The purpose of that day was not to add more fame to Mr. Holder's al- ready famous personality. All he want- ed was to give examples of Folk Music. However, when Mr. Holder brought out his guitar and put it on his knee, the mood was set. As he started to sing, a rich deep, simply gorgeous voice filled the room. The girls and even the boys began to melt. While he sang, he told some of the backgrounds of the songs. It, of course, was very interesting to find out the history of the various folk songs. It was also very interesting to hear him sing and play and play and sing. As of now, no contracts have been signed, but with a voice like Mr. Hold- eris there's no telling what the future will hold. GGOD LUCK MR. HOLDER II WISH PLACES FIRST Thomas jefferson's annual spelling bee was held on April 27, 1962. This year Mr. Martin gave out words while the seventh and eighth graders look- ed on. The contestants, before spelling, could ask that the word be pronounced will not be required. Algebra, plane geometry, and general math will be electives. Another added elective course will be reading Eighth graders have to include eith- er a foreign language or social studies in their two electives. If a student doesn't choose both social studies and a language, he has to elect two of the following: art, home economics, in- dustrial arts, or reading. Each course is on a semester basis. Thus journalism will not be an elec- tive for eighth gradersg only ninth. Another main alteration in eighth grade schedules is that physical educa- tion will be alternated every other day with either speech, instrumental music, or chorus. The cause behind these changes was in response from concerned parents who wanted their children to have greater opportunities to take new courses. IN SPELLING BEE again, defined, or used in a sentence. The winners of the spelling bee placed in this order: lst-Fred Wish 2nd-Mike Brooks 3rd-Lynn Bell warding progra1 s. The final concert of choral music will be given June 7 for the student body. On Friday May 4, the instrumental department of Thomas jefferson held its final concert of the year. It was an I excellent presentation and credit must be given to all members of the band, orchestra, and Miss Marcellus who not only directed her groups but also Miss Beryk's. The program was begun by the begin- ning winds who played the N.B.C. March, To A Wild Rose, Andan- tino and Indian Princess. The orchestra followed with lovely arrangements of the march from Sci- pio, , Air and Rondo, and Tur- kish March. A solo on the Hute by Jean Thompson followed. She was accompanied by San- dra Yarbrough. She played the M in- uet and Dance of the Blessed Spirits. A string quartet, including Carol B., Fayette Wolford, Susan Isakson, Cheryl B., played Rondeau and Con- tre Dance. The band ended the program with three movements from the I-Ionder Suite, Clarinet Polka, VVashing- ton Post March, The A Folk Rhap- sody, and the Hymn of Brother- hood, directed by Jim Lewis. The program was excellent and con- gratulations must be given to everyone.

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June, 1962 The Yellowjacket Page One he igellutujarluzt A newspaper published by the stu- dents of Thomas Jefferson junior High School S16 South VValter Reed Drive Arlington 4, Virginia STAFF Editor .............. Nancy Loy Associate Editor -- Lynn Andrews Assistant Editors -- Regina Pawlak Micky Bachschmid Contributing Editor Sherry Williams Sports Editor .... Dan McCaffrey Circulation --- ....... Beth Ewell Holly Harrison Betty Kilby Photography ...... Kevin Murphy Nick Howlett Betsy Hollman Typist ........... Regina Pawlak T. J. ELEBTS RllB'NSllN FUR PRESIDENT The democratic tradition of voting was again practiced by eighth and seventh graders of Tee jay. This vot- ing, the election of the Student Council of 1961-62 took place on April 20, the same day TJ. was visited by foreign guests. Out of the slate for secretary Kathy DeZonia, Carolyn Klepser, and Kristie Martin, Kristie was elected for the SCA, her manager was Sharon Chin- nis. There were four candidates running for vice president: Yancey Phillips, john Coakley, Teresa Wedding and Ro- ger Graham. John Coakley with Holly Baxendale as his manager won the posi- tion of vice president, after already serving as treasurer during his first year at Tee jay. David Kurtz, Natalie Williams, and Linda Robinson made up a fine list of candidates for president. With Robin Anderson as her manager, Linda Rob- inson won the election. Linda is a three time winner, holding the office of trea- surer in seventh grade, vice president in the eighth, and now president in the oncoming ninth grade. Congratulations and hopes of good luck in the future go to our new officers. Students Appreciate Culture Of the many activities presented to the students of T.-I. the play Genesis and the oral interpretation by Mr. Mar- tin and Mr. Townsend certainly stand out. The magnificent music and sound effects were exceeded only by the spec- tacular acting of Eddie Myers as Adam, janice Whiley as Eve, Mike Saunders as Cain, and Steve Guimond as Abel. In the program presented by Mr. Martin and Mr. Townsend selections varied from prose to poetry and from a serious to a humorous nature. The purpose of the program was for inter- pretation and appreciation of literature. The audiences' responses clearly demonstrated the excellence of both programs. What Is Your Reading Ability? It is of utmost importance that we encourage all students to gain in knowledge more nearly to their poten- tial. As a result of many studies, read- ing instruction is now more individual- ized in the classroom according to needs, interest and levels of reading skills. The questions of capability and reading ability are both factors in the reading program. In order that the individual learner can be effectively taught, his capacity or potential for learning must be dis- covered. His needs must be known. His strengths and his weaknesses in skills must be determined. The developmental reading program for 1962-63 will involve systematic in- struction at all levels and in all content areas for those students who are devel- oping language abilities commensurate with their general ability level. The junior high school develop- mental reading program is to refine and broaden the use of essential skills in all content areas such as: 1-Vocabulary 2-Higher level comprehension skills 3-Study skills related to reading 4-Reading rate 5-Purposeful reading 6-Oral reading 7-Reading interests The teacher must learn the learner before he teaches him. The student must recognize some of his strengths and Weaknesses and have a desire to work for improvement. Exceptional Year For S.C.A. Activityness? Activitiful? Active- ness? Anyway, the idea is that the S.C.A. this year has been a fountain of activitiy, progress, and accomplish- ment. The Student Council has sponsored two major fund raising drives which were both great successes. One of the campaigns was the Fanny Farmer Sale in which students sold boxes of the candy during the Thanksgiving-Christ- mas period. The other drive for Red Cross, brought in a total of 326234. Nine representatives from the S.C.A. went to George Mason High for a con- vention dealing with junior high gov- ernments. They picked up ideas for improving T.j.'s Student Government. The new cafeteria system that now gives you the privilege to sit where you Want as long as you stay there and clean up your own place, was the work of the S.C.A. Ui course, it involved the co-operation of the principal. This plan was inaugurated March l9. Clean Up VVeek was the third week in April. The S.C.A. stirred up en- thusiasm i11 the campaign by having a slogan contest and by announcing names of people who were seen pick- ing up trash. Then the students Went as far as to practice what they preach by taking time out of a regular meeting to pick up trash around the school yard. Remember your Student Council is really you, the student body. The S.C.A. needs your co-operation to be thoroughly effective. You've given it this year 3 letis continue this trend. oaf M .Have ace 19.5 Let us have peace, And no more war. And let us have Forevermore 5 The right to work, And think and live, Not just to take, But just to give. Let us have peace, And let us be, Not bound and chained In slavery. But let each man Make his -own choice, To speak his mind And use his voice. -by Kathy Barrick

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June, 1962 f - The Yellowjacket Page Three SPLENDID ASSEMBLIES SPARK THE YEAR During this past year, many distin- guished speakers, such as Marquis Childs, Mrs. Kathryn Stone, Mr. Cam- bell, Mrs. NVarren, Mr. Martin, Mr. James Townsend, and Mr. VVilliam VVright, have addressed the student body of T.-I. Mr. Marquis Childs, author of a syndicated column which is read by millions of people from coast-to-coast, spoke to the student body on world af- fairs. He stressed the importance of to- day's youth to develop a more optimis- tic view of world affairs. Mr. Childs' lecture, given on November 14, center- ed around tlie defeatist attitude of the American peoples. Several assemblies were given sole- ly to ninth grade, in an effort to give the students an idea of what the future might hold. On January S, Mrs. Kath- ryn Stone urged students to keep up with the ever changing world and plan ahead. She explained the importance of getting a good education and using initiative. The more you keep alive with the contemporary world, the more you do that's worthwhile. VVakefield's Director of Guidance, Mr. Champbell, talked about the re- quired courses and a few of the possi- ble electives one could take in senior high school. He explained the choices and told the number of credits required to graduate. The Medical profession was discuss- ed by Mrs. Wa1'1'en, Assistant Direc- tor of Virginia Council on Health and Medical Care and a frequent visitor of Arlington schools. 'VVith the help of color slides, Mrs. Warren told the ninth graders about a wide variety of medical vocations. 'fEducation in Ethiopia was the top- ic of Mr. Williaiii Wright's speech at Tee jay for seventh and ninth grad- ers, April 9. Mr. Wright had been the principal of a high school called Ethio- pian College, and he proved qualified to speak on the subject. In spite of the fact that Mr. VVrigl1t kept reminding his audience to wake their neighbors once in awhile, he had a very captivated group of listeners. He thoroughly got his point across about the conditions of education in Ethiopia, how fortunate we are, and how important it is to read with this A BACKWARD GLANCE The teachers who left TJ. last year were sent questionnaires and asked about past history of TJ. Among the questions was one on sports. In reply to this we found that TJ. won the county football championship in 1953, with Mr. Michael as coach. Also, we were the winners in county track for three years. At one time there was wrestling between Tee Jay and Dolly Madison. TJ. also had a boxing team. Did you know that there were once two private dwellings between Thomas jefferson and Patrick Henry? Across from Tee -lay was a held, where the Christmas trees were picked for the lobby and rooms. Eddie Fisher sang at TJ. with the Army Band. The Navy Band visited TJ. afterwards. Fads and fashions were much dif- ferent in past years than they are now. At one time, boys wore sloppy sweat shirts, but have now disappeared. TJ. used to have a Clashing Color Day and a Bell Day at Christmas, which we still have now. Tee Jay had some really interesting history. Don't you agree???? growing World. With him, he had brought a number of colorful slides. Each slide had an exciting and thought- ful story to it. In his speech, Mr. VVright gave numerous statistics, but in such a way that one would not soon forget them. Out of a population of about 20 mil- lion only five to six thousand people attend high school, With school costing S12 a month, most parents can't afford to send their children to school because this is as much as the average Ethiop- ian farmer earns a month. Another problem is lack of schools. On top of all this, the school pro- gram is very difficult. All students have to learn and know three languagesg their own tribal tongue, the national language, and English, which instruc- tors teach beginning in the fifth grade. Once a student fails a grade he can no longer enter school. Last year, 2500 out of 8000 students graduated to ninth grade. There were 475 twelfth graders in all of Ethiopia and only 175 got their high school diplomas. Mr. W1'iglit, nearing the conclusion of his talk, said The alphabet is the Ethiopians' key to success. YUU IIHEER FUR US, WE'll BHEER FUR YUU No one can deny that our teams this year were simply fabulous, but let's not forget the cheerleaders! I think everyone knows them but I'll just re- introduce them. They are Donna Thompson, Cricket Jarret, Charlotte Catoe, Cindy Chinnis, Pam Roberts, Pam Germas, Conchita Solomon, and Linda Lepp Cwho moved near the end of the yeaizj They were with the teams and the whole school through all the suspense and excitement of our games. They cheered us through thick and thin and spurred a real charge of school spirit. They've worked very hard on special performances during pep rallies and they've worked out some real cute cheers. This year a special emphasis was put on good sportsmanship, win it, tie it, lose it, take it like a sport. 'VVe did a pretty good job of it, too!! So now that the end of the year is here, congratulations should be given to them for their commendable job and also thanks for working so hard for us. Now it's time to introduce the new cheerleaders. But first let's look at what all those girls go through to make cheerleader. On the first days of the tryouts there is what seems to be just hundreds of girls trying to join one of the most coveted positions held at school. By the time the final cut is over, there have been more than enough tears and bro- ken hearts. However, the tears always go away and broken hearts have a way of mending. So that before long every- one is alright. That is, everyone ex- cept the girls who made cheerleaders, they're still in a daze for Weeks. Welcl like to congratulate these girls and wish them all the luck possible dur- ing the next school year. The new cheerleaders are Sharon Chinnis, Con- chita Solomon, Peggy Chewning, Chip- per Garber, Kathy Marchant, Lorretta McCormick, Joyce Barrett, Carol Han- sen, Nancy Lehman, and Lorraine Allen. Again we say thanks to the old and new cheerleaders.!!! Mickie Bachschmid.