Kempsville Junior High School - Venture / Blue Devil Yearbook (Virginia Beach, VA)

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THE 1983 VENTURE Kempsville Junior High School Virginia Beach, Virginia Edited by . . . Editor — Anne Slaughter Features Editors — Maryann Baiocco Julie Clark Jerry Lavely Cheryl Snow Class Editors — Amy Bordy Lydia Cockey Photographers — April Brinn Scot Fairchild Al Igana Sports Editors — Joe Briggs Jerry Lavely Cheryl Snow Activities Editors — Melissa Keen Michele Mixner

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OUR TIME BEGINS As Iff walked into the halls of Kempsville Jr. High School for the first time this year, we couldn ' t help but look back on the fun of June, July, and August and take a deep sigh. It was hard to believe that the last sunny afternoons of our summer had finally come. The sun had set on the carefree days of summer, but in our minds the sun was rising on a new horizon. As we took our first steps into the building, we covered more than just a few inches. We took on responsibility just by being there. From now on we would have to think about doing homework, talking to that special per- son in the hall, finding a place to sit in the crowded cafeteria, making the team, and keeping up with our federal cards and yearbook receipts. Before the first day, everyone had compared schedules with friends; our worn, folded copies could hardly be read as we tried to use them to find our way to first bell on September 7th. We spent the first days of school becoming acquainted with teachers and fellow students, learning to open our lock- ers, listening to what seemed like hundreds of rules, figuring out where health class met on Monday, and de- ciding if we should eat hamburgers or chicken filet sandwiches. Even though we had to say goodbye to the free time of summer, most of us looked forward to a time of responsi- bility. As our time began in Septem- ber, we couldn ' t help but hope that we could make it what it should be, what we knew it would be — precious time, indeed. Summer ends and school begins. Beginnings 3