Meadowbrook High School - Sceptre Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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“All in a Day’s Work” he bell rings and ev- eryone runs to class to find teachers waiting with a deten- tion pad in their hands. The classroom grows quiet as con- versations come to a halt. The teachers check the roll and be- gin their planned lessons. Not all students are con- sumed with being attentive. Some take notes. Others write letters to friends, do other homework, daydream or go to sleep. These things are all part of an average school day. To avoid the day to day rou- tine, teachers brought in guest speakers or varied activities to give students a different look. The Family Living class under the guidance of Mrs. Donna Taylor, prepared a Mock Wed- ding. It included invitations, a ceremony and the reception. The Food Management class learned the art of cake decorat- ing and supplied the cake for the Mock Wedding. The Architectural Drawing and Engineering classes com- pleted projects such as building houses and constructing bridges out of toothpicks, being careful not to use over 150 toothpicks and Elmer’s glue. Students also chose classes that emphasized creativity such as art, shop, computer and music. Outside speakers not only educated students but drew from their interests. A disc jockey from XL-102, Rick Maybe talked to the Work Pro- gram Students on a career in i] broadcasting. The English Department in- vited several speakers to talk to their classes. Mrs. Dolly Apes- sos invited Michael Parent, a professional storyteller, who amused as well as informed stu- dents about the trauma of being a teenager. Mrs. Alice Harding invited a sports writer, Tim Pearrell, from the Richmond News Leader who talked to her English classes and to the Sceptre staff about effective sports writing. The Social Studies Depart- ment invited many speakers from other countries. Mrs. Bar- bara Winston invited speakers from Bolivia, Australia, Africa, Israel, a dancer from Poland, and a member of “Sing Out South’, Mrs. Thurston, who “See this” Mrs. Ruth Hodge, from Commonwealth College, shows Donna Massengill a work sheet on how people’s perceptions differ. Cheers! Before cutting the cake, Deron Jackson and Melinda Harvey drinks a toast to each others good health. Final touchs. Maria Thompson does some touch up work on the landscape before proceeding with the rest of her painting. Classroom Activities 9

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“‘What happened to the lights?” In Data table. Checking for any ppt. (reac- Health class, Chris Farmer getsa help- tion), Robert Dortch and Bryan Con- ing hand from a fellow student in a drey carefully watch the chemical reac- “trust walk”. tion. 8 Classroom Activities

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Natural Fibers. A guest speaker from Nigeria talks about the clothes of his homeland to Matt Davis and Jeff Hare in Mrs. Michele Gittens’ class. Cobblestone streets and wooden shoes. Reporting on Holland, Heather Boggs, is dressed in native costume, while she shows pictures of the countryside. A quarter inch bit please. Paul Murray carefully drills a hole into a piece of pine for a table leg. 10 Classroom Activities