Meadowbrook High School - Sceptre Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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981 — The year it showed Formal, yet not so formal Academics adj. 5 Based on formal edu- cation. Classes, commonly referred to as academics may have been based on formal education but there was nothing formal about much that went on. There always had to bea certain amount of formal classroom instruction just to dis- tribute necessary information. Some of the things teachers chose to do to rein- force that information is what the follow- ing section is all about. the drama classes culminated in the production of “King Arthur’s Sword”. All the work that went into the music classes became obvious at the Christmas and Spring concerts, the pa- rades the band participat- ed in around the state, and various programs present- ed to the student body during assemblies. Students in the visual arts didn’t confine them- selves to their own work. They decorated the walls in the gym, made banners for the auditorium, and even had a day of kite flying to try out kites they Study? During the last few minutes before final had designed as a class xams Johnny West, Barry Cook and Bryan Tunnell are seen relaxing while studying. project. Earth Science students weren’t confined within four walls. They took sev- 6 Academics Divider Man your canoes! Awaiting to board their ca- noes are Mr. Brandt and his Earth Science stu- dents. Their trip down the Mattaponi River pr oved to be a learning experience. eral trips to the water and surrounded swamps and beaches to study the life there firsthand. The Times Dispatch did a very thorough story on the canoe trip to the Mattaponi River. Students in the work and Business Pro- grams went out for half a day to put their “morning-learned” knowledge to work. Meanwhile the students at the Technical Center, for half a day, were learning the practical skills they would need for planned careers. Putting together a Fashion Show proved to be quite a learning experience for both Mrs. Winston and her twenty models. Money raised from this fashion show helped, in part, with money from the Mini-Olympics and other sources to give the faculty scholarship to Dang Hoang. Book Knowledge is an aspect of learning that really accomplishes noth- ing unless that knowledge can be taken and used in some way. The flurry of academically related ac- tivities proved that our students were doing just that.

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Crack! During the Egg Toss, sponsored by the History Club, Vicki Ellis catches her egg, anticipat- ing a “splat’’ The egg Toss was one of the activities during Homecoming week. g Touching At the last home game of the Girls Bas- ketball season the football players gave the seniors each a rose. Here Clive Hoffman is shown giving a rose to Michele Rideout. “55, 65, 75’’ Donna Elliot smiles when she makes her bid at the Celebrity auction which raised over $500 for AIASA. Opening 5

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Academics Contents Technical Center ............ Business Programs.......cesecees Speakers Field Trips Fine Arts........00- Celebrity Auction ............++- Class on the water Once-upon-a-thon........ Fashion Show .......seeseeceeeees Faculty Scholarship...........+++ Exams . e e e e e ° ° Academic Divider wees O89 . 10-11 - 12-13 . 14-19 . 20-21 . 22-23 24-25 . 26-27 . 28-29 130-31 i