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

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5. -.xv-rc? -:iz - I 9 F' 'viii - - 2 - Summer. lt's the warmest of the four seasons and occurs approximately in the middle of each year. However, this definition means next to noth- ing to us. because as far as we are concerned, summer is the end of the year- the school year that is. Think about what you did last summer. Many students went skating, even more went to the beach, some went on vacations, while others stayed at home. However you spent your time you had fun because that is what summer is all about. Unfortunately, having fun is a pretty tough iob and a person must really work at it. To make the most of every minute of summer, one tries to have fun twenty-four hours a day only to find many idle, boring hours. Something had to be found to fill this time: something constructive and interesting. A job was the answer. lobs such as a paper route, a car wash, babysitting, and even helping with household chores. We were able to earn money which we put to good use for Surfboards, skate- boards, radios, clothes, and other necessities. While some of us were performing iobs for money. others were participating in iobs equally as hard, but for no pay. The football and field hockey teams were preparing for their season ahead long before school started. The SCA officers, chairmen, and other students had met as early as Iuly to begin prepara- tion for orientation and the school year ahead. Because of their efforts, returning to school was much easier and we found a slightly different and better school atmosphere awaiting us. As we walked into KIHS on September 2nd, summer jobs ended. We should applaud ourselves for making our summer all it could be - the beginning of a great year. . . . CT IUST A IOB :ide 'Rail -e.,,,, cb- .v 4 ,, - .- -. 'iii' ' 71 --. ..,. ' v . 4 . cold. Erin Smith tries a new sport but finds the water a bit too 9 Brave Beginnings

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oME THINGS E VER CHA N GE Although we knew that this year would pass in a much dal ferent way. we could not help but remember how some things never change. Keeping this in mind. we made the most ofour fin and sometimes outlandish habits - even daring to call them traditions. Supporting our Braves' sports teams and exhibiting our Bra ve Pride wherever we go have been ongoing tradi- tions. Attendingfootballgames and celebrating victories at Milton's afterwards are tradi- tions that any student who has ever attended Kempsville jr. could describe and remember with a smile. Dances are yet another subject on our unending list of things that never change. The Halloween Dance has always been an event at which students have gone all out to show their enthusiasm. The festive season is highlighted by the annual Christmas Dance right before the holidays. as everyonejoins to celebrate and have pictures taken with Santa. The long awaited ninth grade dance is an eventfor all students in their last year at Kempsville fr., and the SCA takes this opportunity to say uthanlf you to these students for what they have done. As events become tradition- al, they also begin to be antici- pated by the student body. These traditions have played an important role in setting our school apart from other schools in Virginia Beach. Although we did many things a whole new way, we continued to practice the traditions that have long been a part oflnfe at KJHS. As the year comes to at close. we are able to see that traditionally, some things never change. I0 X Brave Beginnings