Meadowbrook High School - Sceptre Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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On the town. In Washington D.C., Don- na Morris, Albert Vaughan, Dorse Tay- lor, David May, Mr. James Hensley, Lorena Hensley, Mark Tinsley, Ms. Sandie Silvestre, Mr. Dorse Taylor, Ka- ren Pilley, Dwight Rackley and Keith Simmons, pause on the front steps after their tour of the Library of Congress. “Casting off, Mates!” Embarking on a raft trip down the James River, Mr. B joins students for an adventurous after- noon, shooting the rapids. April in Paris On the European trip dur- ing Spring Break, Lesley Driver, Glenn Doane and Mrs. Linda Davidson enjoys the sights in spite of the cold weather. 24 Field Trips

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“Be very careful.” The Young Man (Barry Cook) explains to Grandma (Sandy Gilford) that what he said could not be the truth in the American Dream. “Why Me?” In The Zoo Story a frus- trated Peter (Bryan Tunnell) is con- fused about his new companion’s erratic behavior. Before Breakfast American Dream The Zoo Story 23

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Outside the Brick Walls he call of the outside world moved many teachers to plan educational experienced beyond the walls of the school building. In the fall, Mrs. Sandy Lee’s Advanced P.E. classes took to the woods for a lesson in fishing at Swift Creek Reservoir. Even though they didn’t catch many fish, the students had a good time trying. For a different view of fish and reptiles, Mrs. Joyce Gaston took fifty people to the Marine Harbor Aquarium in Balti- more, Maryland, at $16.00 per person. Participants of this all day field trip not only toured the aquarium, they also visited Washington D.C. and the Washington Zoo. Mrs. Joyce Gaston commented “It was a fantastic experience and very educational.” Washington D.C. was the site of other visits by students j gw so EEE Be ES Hook and Sinker. At the Swift Creek Reservoir, Ms. Sandy Lee points out the proper way to hook a worm to Corey Chalkley. and teachers. Eleven library aides and chaperones toured the Library of Congress, the Su- preme Court Building, Virginia Senator Paul Trible’s Office and the Air and Space Muse- um. Library aide, Dorse Taylor remarked “The architectural design of the government build- ings were unbelievable.” In April, Mrs. Mary Jo Lux’s 11th grade English classes went to the American Gallery of Art and the National Gallery of Art. They were gone the whole day to conduct research on art- ists. They had lunch on the Mall lawn, between the Washington Monument and the Capitol Building, and enjoyed watching the joggers pass by. While some of us were at home thinking of something to do over Spring Break, Mrs. Lin- da Davidson and fifteen foreign language students were touring Germany, France, Belgium and Holland. Brian Sadler said that one of his favorite activities was White Water, In May, David Byrd, Bruce Womack, Robin Mayer and Tra- cey Salmon anxiously await the launch- ing of the Raft Trip down the James River. “stopping at a corner cafe to eat ice cream before going up to our rooms after walking fifteen more miles.” The newly opened Science Museum exhibit in Richmond drew many students from the classes of Mrs. Tammy Nickell and Mr. Carl Wood. The cost for this visit to experience “Uni- verse” was $3.25 per person. On a clear June afternoon, fifty students and seven faculty braved the brisk currents on the | James River on a raft trip. Be- ginning at Pony Pasture, the three hour trip cost $11.00 per person and was sponsored by the Physical Education Depart- ment. When students returned to the inside world of the school building they realized by the knowledge that they had ac- quired that field trips were more than a day away from school. Field Trips 25