Meadowbrook High School - Sceptre Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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talked about her visit to Russia: They spoke on the different cus- toms, government, food and languages of their countries. Mrs. Michelle Gittens of the Special Education Department also hosted speakers from Afri- ca who spoke on their countries’ people and customs. The Business Department in- vited many speakers from local colleges including VCU Busi- ness Department and Kee Busi- ness College. Mrs. Moore, own- er of Imp Pedler, also came to talk about job interviews and managing a business. Mrs. Donna Taylor of Home Economics invited three speak- ers, one from a local bank, Ms. Donna Waldrin from Casual Corner and Lin Pack, a local restauranteur, spoke on seafood cookery. Another method teachers used to break up the humdrum of everyday school life was field trips. The Media Club visited the Library of Congress and the science classes toured the Sci- ence Museum and the Balti- more Harbor National Aquar- ium. The physical education department coordinated a raft trip down the James River. Some students did not go on any field trips but did leave the school grounds for their class activities. These students at- tended the Chesterfield Techni- cal Center and had a “hands- on” type of learning. They also enjoyed “Free Days”, planned fun activities, which were peri- odic breaks from classwork. Other classroom activities in- cluded some unpleasant sur- prises in the form of pop quizzes Hi, Mickey! Kathy Ruckart masters the art of cake decorating in the Food Man- agement Course. oe All Ina Day’s Work (cont’d) and tests. There were also “dog days” when the teachers as- signed term papers or essays that required a great deal of outside work. Still, if students took a Study Hall they could work on their homework or catch up on studying so there would be time to do things after school. Some school days were rep- etitious, but the effort made by many teachers to plan trips and activities provided stimulating experiences. Five minutes left in class. Restless students start packing up their books, drumming their pencils and shifting around in their seats. Eyeing the clock, curious minds wonder when that bell will ring and what surprises await them in their next class. Enter Data ... In Mr. Jim Taylor’s Computer class, Tracy Kirk and Lorena Hensley “‘punch in” a code to compute their data. People, Government and Customs. Ray Thompson speaks to Mrs. Barbara Winston’s World Geography class about his homeland of Panama. Classroom Activities 11

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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

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Renner act atin eee Battle of the Brains Hmmm ... Gary Hess, Conor Shiel, David Griles and Jon Stonestreet look stumped by one of ‘the Battle of the Brains questions.