Meadowbrook High School - Sceptre Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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Just like Rosie ordered. Darryl Cum- mings and Guy Miles pack groceries for customers at Farm Fresh. “Fill her up!” Working at Spencer’s on Hopkins Road, ICT I participate Mark Piper, pumps gas to the satisfaction of the public. ans Pane A lain, Tt . td we | a Power Boost. Working at Buchanan Auto Sales, ICT i student Doug Clarke hooks up a speaker to a stereo. Work Program 17

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Earning Early (cont'd) Having the largest number of work participants in the county, the IWE and ICT programs’ accomplishments were indicat- ed in the annual earnings re- port. Mr. John Hardie reported twenty five IWE students to- taled 9,795 hours and earned $31,724.43. Thirty-four coordi- nated by Mr. Howard Lewis completed 13,007 hours and grossed $48,734.65 and stu- dents under Mrs. Lao’s supervi- sion worked 15,000 hours and earned $49,769.00. Ms. Gayle Babcock reported that forty- eight students worked a total of 36,534.75 hours and earned $136,548.61. On May 24th, an employer employee banquet was held at the Meadowbrook Country Club. Students and their em- ployees enjoyed a fine meal while certificates of completion were presented and seven awards were given to the out- “Stack them High.” Farm Fresh em- ployee and D.E. Marketing student, Bruce Gallagher listens to his supervi- sor Mr. Walker, on how to arrange the display. French Fry Fever. Burger King employ- ee Angela Crowder tends the French Fryer preparing crispy fries for hungry customers. 16 Work Program standing students of the year. Three IWE students, Karen Allison, Cindy Williams, and Roy Burden received superior job performance awards. IWE I Student of-the-Year-Award was given to Lawrence Broach and to IWE II student, David Collins. The superior job per- formance award was given to ICT student Thomas Frank and the ICT Student-Of-The- Year was given to Dana Drumheller. At 8:00 p.m. two hundred students rushed for the time clock ran to the cars and sped homeward. For them, their workday was completed; at school, for four hours and at work, for another six to eight hours. After putting in a full day of school and work, IWE and ICT students could rest assured that they had learned skills neces- sary for a head start in the the working world. “May I help you?” Working at Whit- ney’s in Southside Plaza, IWE II stu- dent Brandy Bigley politely waits on a customer. Wipe! At Ponderosa on Jefferson Davis Highway, ICT I!+student Ricky Wil- moth cleans up after customers.

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“SHRIEK!” “Who Put the Rubber Snake on my Chair?” ubstitute teacher, Mrs. Wilma Mauren said she would never forget the day when she was substituting in the English hall and was showing filmstrips on the Scarlet Letter. She got up to fix the projector when she returned to her seat, there was a black rubber snake in her chair. Or there was the time when she reached for her pencil, she found that it would not come off the desk. A “sneaky” student in Mr. Min- gus’ class glued my pencil to the desk when I wasn’t looking. ..a quaint New Year’s joke on Jan- uary 3rd,” quipped Mrs. Wilma Mauren. ‘ Substitutes were taken ad- vantage of because the students knew they could get away with unusual pranks and shenani- gans that they would not have tried with their regular teach- ers. Some popular tricks were erasing letters off the board or making obscene additions, bringing a “fake” note from the office to call a class member out, and exchanging names when the roll is called. Mrs. Gywen Prideaux, a frequent and friendly face seen substitut- ing, added that few pranks were played on her and the ones that did occur were all good-natured fun, “life would be pretty dull without humor.” All the substitute teachers agree that the most famous an- tic was to have a friend come by the room and signal or maybe call out that he was wanted in the office by Mr. Wilson or Mr. “B”. Sometimes, there was an urgent phone call from his 18 Substitute Teachers mother and she was waiting on the line. Of course, there was never a pass to prove any of this. Alice Cudlipz, another sub- stitute, told in a questionnaire that the atmosphere here was good and that “students seem to like themselves and their school. ““Therefore, they like to learn and meet challenges suc- cessfully.” She went on to com- ment that she always enjoyed the fresh enthusiasm and ener- getic minds of high school stu- dents. “‘Substituting was a chance to meet interesting peo- ple and it was a pleasant way to spend the day,” remarked Ms. Cudlipz. Mrs. Wilma Mauren foundly remembered the incident that could have been a disaster but a student, Rob Lohr, saved the day. The lesson plans were ruined when the video recorder and T.V. monitor would not work. Rob Lohr came to the rescue by playing his guitar to the class. The job of the substitute was not an easy one. Substitutes were more than just babysitters. They were qualified to teach. On the average, most substi- tutes had a B.A. degree from college. Many had M.A. de- grees and some had doctoral work. The substitutes greatly appreciated the teacher who left adequate lesson plans, roll sheets, seating charts, etc. This made the job much easier and the day went by with more ease. Even though these things happened, substitutes enjoyed their jobs because they looked forward to meeting new people and to accepting each day as a challenge. “Where are you going?” Substitute, Gwynn Prideaux fulfills all the duties of a teacher, including checking Teresa Wiley’s pass. “Say What?” Mrs. Beverly Deacon, Science Department Chairperson, ex- plains Mrs. Tammy Nickel’s lesson plan to substitute Mike Gross.