Meadowbrook High School - Sceptre Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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Relaxation! Mr. Earl Binns and Mrs. Gloria Blake takes time out from their busy schedules with the stu- dents to get a bite to eat. Important Jobs! A speaker from Bensley-Bermuda Volunteer Res- que Squad lectures on the many jobs open in the field of helping people in the community. Starting Out! For some, playing in a jazz bandisaseed planted to begina career in the music field. 24 Futures Freeze Frame ... Katie Odor cap- tures the spirit of the moment shar- pening her photographic skills for further use.

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Telling like it is ... Candidate, Mark Shaffer addresses the students body in order to win support for the upcoming SCA election. | | et Learning the tricks of the trade Kathy Talley picks up a few more pointers about photography from Mrs. Root before she ventures into her college career of art education. Vo” Looking ahead In many ways, the purpose of high school is preparation. Sometimes it is preparation for college, sometimes it is preparation for a career, but it is always preparation for a the “real world”. Standing room only. . . Performing George Carlin’s side-splitting rou- tine Chris Barney displays his own potential for a career as a stand-up comedian. In this process of prepara- tion, students chose and plotted the way that they in- tended to go. For those heading to college, there were many helps along the way. For instance, college night, juniors and seniors were invited to seek out in- formation from college re- presentatives who were set up in different classrooms throughout the school. Be- Preparing for the Future 23

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Smiling good-byes Leslie Henry en- joys a hearty last laugh with Mike Meadows and Maxine Barney at the Senior reception. What’s your major! On Career Day, a guest speaker discusses the re- quirements and the courses of many colleges. Looking ahead cont. sides informative help, prac- tical help was given as well. Through the support of the guidance office, college pre- paratory courses were sug- gested to interested students in order to equip them with the tools needed to succeed in college. Then of course, there were the dreaded Standardized Aptitude Tests, better known as S.A.T.’s. As an influential factor in col- lege admission procedures, students got up early on a scheduled Saturday morn- ing, only to face three hours of solid testing in hopes of getting a high enough score to attend the college of their choice. But not all students planned to go to college. For those unsure of their future, Futures 25