Meadowbrook High School - Sceptre Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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What a clown. Mrs. Rita Root and Kathy O'Brian look over a set of negatives during a photog: raphy class. Cambodian I. An ESL student teaches Cambodian to Mrs. Shel- ton’s Spanish class. Wave Maker. Mike Edwards, Tim McKnight and Michael Vaughan experiment with wave patterns in Physics. 10 Classroom Activities All that Jazz. Tim Wiseman and Rob Blanton practice their instruments in band. Sassy Silk. Lisa Jenkins looks excited as she models clothes in a fashion show.

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1 Cup Grated Cheddar. Cathy Lancaster makes a casserole with cheddar cheese in home economics. Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz. Shawn Hot Potato. David Boykins Price watches his on-going ex- jumps rope in his P.E. class. periment in his science class. Classroom Activities 9

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complex problems. Perhaps most interesting of all were the approaches taken in Mr. Boston’s consumer math class in which newspapers, insurance tables and interest tables were used. In addition videos were used throughout the dept. to supplement learning. The Home Economics and Family Living dept. used a variety techniques and a potpourri of mock wedding, egg baby project, guest buffet meals, Christmas Open House Bazaar, baking and decorating a wedding cake, child-care day and a fashion show. “Do we have to?’’ Resounded the students in Ameri- can History when told they would have to impersonate an historical figure. Several of the Social Studies classes dressed up as historical figures and impersonat- ed them. Although nervous at first, everyone had fun with the assignment. Mrs. Rusher said that Eric Lin, who dressed up as McArthur, resembled Colonel Kad- dafi. Another interesting activity was the slide show presented by Mrs. Collins, in which she showed slides from her trip to China. In addition the Economics class Hacher’s Block. Robbie Nether- land ponders his input into the sold stock in their class company and marketed many quartz clocks. Mr. Ernie Cundiff’s Practical Law class held a mock trial. Students took on the roles of attor- neys, plantiffs, defendants, judge and jury in attempts to experience an actual courtroom situation. Mrs. Evelyn Avery described the business program as a ‘fantastic program.” This statement reflected Mrs. Avery’s enthusiasm for the exciting approaches taken in the business dept. For Example, students used a database to create a household inventory of valuable items. Also, the students were able to use the database to inventory the entire business dept.’s textbook and equipment collection. This practical approach showed students just how useful their skills were. By exposing students to academic experiences that made the traditional, non-traditional, the ordinary, ex- traordinary, and the dull, interesting, teachers deviated from the trodden paths and ventured into new frontiers of education. D, House Planning. Steven Yi Another One. Sheila Kacz- works on a drawing in Mechani- marczyk corrects a typo in her cal drawing class. typing class. Classroom Activities 11