Kellam High School - Challenger Yearbook (Virginia Beach, VA)

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NIBHTWATGH Television is a modern won- der of electronics. By turning on the set, one can open a whole new world. In the Tide- water area, there are three major television networks, one private network. one educa- tional station, and, in some areas, numerous channels on cable television. With so many stations, there is a wide variety of programs from which to select a show. To choose a fa- vorite show from so many would be ridiculously difficult. Instead, the average viewer generally watches a number of programs. What follows in an example of the programs the average viewer would watch. Late, very late, on Saturday night, he would find himself settling down in his big over- stuffed chair to view Saturday Night Live. If he can manage to get comfortable, and also stay awake, he is fortified with an hour and a half of entertain- ment. Featured in the entertain- ment scene are The Not Ready for Prime Time Players: Dan Ackroyd, lame Curtain, Gilda Radner, john Belushi, Lorraine Newman, Bill Murray, and Gar- ret Morris. -1 1' fl Sunday will find Mr. Aver- age Viewer watching 60 Mi- nutes an expose type of pro- gram that attracts a large audi- ence. 60 Minutes has done stories on many issues which relate to the teenager, among them, high school football and violence in the schools. After an hour of facts, the average viewer then turns to an hour of excitement. Battles- tar Galactica is actually a west- ern set in space. It is the tale of humans who are trying to avoid the Cylons on their journey to find the planet Earth. There is another show on the air that has a character from outerspace, Mork 81 Mindy. Mork is a visitor from the planet Ork who lives with an earthling, Mindy McConnell. Mork 8: Mindy has added many new words to the English lan- guage including Nano0. Nanoo which is now a popular greeting and Shazbat which has replaced swear words. For one hour, the average viewer becomes immersed in the lives of other people who have come to Fantasy Island to live through their own secret fantasies. The millionaire who is responsible for this island is Mr. Rourke, who is assisted by the everlovable Tatoo. Together they provide an hour of fun and excitement. Take the story of two girls who are struggling to make ends meet, add Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams, and you have Laverne and Shirley. Laverne and Shirley is one of the most successful spinoffs on the air today. Due to a disaster during an experiment, Bill Bixby is able to transform into a huge green creature, otherwise known as the Incredible Hulk. Hulk is the personified anger and frustra- tion inside David Banner. Television programs have come a long way since they first began. Many programs last a long time, yet others remain on for only a few seasons. It is hard to attempt even a guess as to which programs will remain on and which will suffer the pro- grammer's ax. The only thing that tells the public if a show will be a hit is the percentage of average viewers who watch the show: that percentage ei- ther makes or breaks the show. v 1 I x lhil 'r ' FOR V+ Ll

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ABOVE ALL Though our constitution boldly declares that all men are created equal, the talents that belong to and are de- veloped by different indi- viduals vary greatly. Each year, various local and na- tional organizations sponsor programs during both the summer and winter months that are designed to single out the superior and to pro- vide the opportunity for further development of spe- cific talents or skills. Though selection for the many outstanding programs varies, it usually requires nomination by a teacher, principal, or guidance coun- selor and the competition of horrendously long applica- tion forms. Kellam High School, how- ever, has experienced a great deal of success in the various programs throughout the country. For example, we usually send more people to participate in the National Science Foundation Program than any other school in the country. In addition, we sent three students to the Governor's School for the Giiled. These students, Charles Fifield, Joel Larkin, and Lumie Tolentino spent four weeks studying with gifted students from throughout the state. An ad- ditional student, Michael Byman, was sent to the pro- gram from Kellam but has since moved to Florida. In another program, two stu- dents, Ioel Larkin and Terrell Rutledge, were named out- standing students at Kellam High School and were hon- ored during Youth Apprecia- tion Week at a banquet spon- sored by the local chapters of the Optimist Club. During the first week in August, sixteen of Kellam's student leaders attended the annual Virginia Beach Lead- ership Workshop. This pro- gram is designed to enhance leadership abilities and pro- vide an increased knowledge of effective leadership skills. Some of Kellam's other students were given the op- portunity to work closely with nature and wildlife as they participated in the gov- ernment sponsored Youth Conservation Corps program. These students were hired to work for periods ranging from three to six weeks on local wildlife preservation projects and to provide up- keep in some of Virginia's natural parks. In addition, the American Legion each year sponsors the Boys' and Girls' State programs where students set up and run facsimilies of their local and state govern- ments. Nine Kellam students, Tony Arnold, Todd Keeder, Eddie O'Brien, Robert Per- kins, Leonthena Carrington, Sally Osborne, Terrell Rutr ledge, Scysci Delournette, and Annette Walsh, partici- pated in these two related programs and completed their summers with added as- surance that they are aware of the workings of state and local government. Experience is the most valuable tool one can acquire through the years. Through these extra-curricular ac- tivities in which students are allowed to participate, they receive experience, ac- complishment, and self- assurance. With these pro- vided tools, they can handle not only the situations that they encounter in their lives, but also the difficult situa- tions of others as well. YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS. Ifrnn uw 1-nv lnsmin er, Um YR I I' g T Morris. S I I S I Row: Sherri McPherson, Tammy Baker, Tim Morris, l,.iurw Ilrnss A SHOP.Front Row: Bernie Portafe. Florence Mark Summerre Angeles, Sandy Cimerman, Cindy Smith. Second hguse' joel Lgu-ki Row: Susan Crenshaw, Virginia Baxter. Milanie VIRGINIA BEACH LEADERSHIP WORK- Llorin,lackieIacks ld ll. Eugene y

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R F ff! ,-4 as 4 I 19 'f 9. A ' , -gg 4 . V . uni XY: if ,ur W- '-P'v-an ' 1 e f 'R Mr. Rourke IRicardo Montalhanj r:an't make an artist out of Tatoo's lHerve Vil- lechaizej monkey. but he does make dreams come true on Fantasy Island, every week on ABC, David Banner lBill Bixbyl is mystically transformed to the Incredible Hulk ILou Ferrignol at least once every Wednesday night on CBS. Mork from Ork, of ABC's Mork and Mindy, shows his alter ego, Robin Wil- liams. Television Promotion photos courtesy ot WVEC and WTAR promotion departments