Meadowbrook High School - Sceptre Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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You’re kiddin’! Mrs. Margo Sen- kalski, Chris Ouellette and Chris Walls share a giggle while pre- paring for a science lab. Helpful Hints. Jennifer Manning receives typing tidbits from Busi- ness Department Head, Mrs. Evelyn Avery. rom the start of the year teachers were bent On suc- cess, not only for their students but also for the faculty as well too, Mr. How- ard Jones and Ms. Joy Brown were no longer the rookies. They were both entering their second year as admin- istrators, so things were more relaxed in the office. They had loosened up and were ready to tackle another school year. The English Department beamed like proud parents Kids! Getting to know the younger generation, Stacey Wood sits and chats with a four year older in Child Care. over their brood of award winning writers. Kevin Stew- - art, Shone Dickerson, Dale Tucker, and Sandy Adkins all placed in the county young: authors contest while Mike Steger placed first in the state of his short story enti- tled “The Beach”. Rhett O'Donnell wrote @ book about safety that was cho- sen for publication. Richard Yu received an honorable mention for his poetry in the Virginia Tech Competition. In the Va. League’s creative writing High School pictures. contest, a magazine written by students and submitted by Ms. Mary Jo Lux received an excellent rating while Steve Wasielewski received ‘a superior for his ‘individual contribution. In the county’s — Write Now contest, two un- and Dawn Rueland received honorable mention for prose poetry, Most of these ‘Gwar: were won by students who were in a new English class, | do? After the mock wedding, Cindy Taylor, Lisa Turner, David Keyser and Michelle Branch have time to pose for Creative Writing, taught by Ms, Lux. This class stressed © creativity in writing and in- cluded a mime as a guest speaker. Science also had its share of honors. In the state com- petition at Old Dominion Uni- versity for Virginia Junior Academy of Science, stu- dents received one first, one second, and two honorable mentions. Guest speakers that came to the Science Department included Dr. Charles O’Neal from MCV who visited the advanced Classroom Activities 9

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Animals of my country. gives a talk about his homeland of Kampuchea, Cambodia, : Feels sturdy to me! Shone Dickerson tries out his cardboard stool in Mechanical Drawing class. Wonders of science. Dylan Hale and Shandra Kramer examine unique items at the Science Museum while on a photography field trip. The Secret of Our Success — Willingness and De termination 8. Classroom Activities

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Precise Calculations. In science, John Parish and Ben Deeter stretch to measure and check notes on their work. Big Brother’s watching you! Debbie Cheek and Vanessa Von Schrader are dwarfed by a sone work of art in Washington, D.C. 40. Classroom Activities biology class with the topic of DNA and George Hastings who talked to various east- ern science classes on the Solar System. Department Chairperson, Ms. Joyce Gas- ton said, “Success is based upon willingness and deter- mination; | am proud to say we have had a successful year.” In the Social Studies de- partment, the goal for in- creased cooperation was achieved. Field trips in the social science scope includ- ed Ms. Winston's trip to Washington D.C. and Mr. Dexter's trip to the Museum To view art works of the past. Teaching techniques for this department were basically the same, mostly lecture as noted by Mr. Brian Kane, De- partment head. It was also a successful year for the Business Depart- ment. Julie Deeter won first place in the executive wom- an intermation competition and Donna Mason won third place for clerk-typist in the FBLA competition. A goal met by the business depart- ment was increased enroll- ment. The Home Ec. department had several guest speakers Making the grade. Proud of her achievement, Karen Nelson ac- cepts her award for honor roll from Mr. Jones. Et tu Brute. Kevin Stuart, Ron orton. and Richard Yu dress as historical characters in Frern from Dr. Charlene Johnson on teen suicide to Bubba Burgess of the Chesterfield department fo talk on drug abuse. They also had 13, four year olds from Small World Day Care Center visit the family living class. - The Math Department sent two teams of Math- ematicians to the VCU Math contest and placed 4th and ‘1th. They also developed a new club, Me 2, to conduct inner school math contests Most wins were claimed by Kevin Stewart, In the Fine Arts Depart ment, several winners in the Women’s Club State com petition. Winners in ( Sindy Chavez, Anil Roy, Mike — Steger and Regina Spain for art. The Art Department and the creative writing clas published the annual Literan Magazine entitled, “The Identity Factor S highly acclaimed. Achieving success was” what academics was all about. From the individual — achievements of making good grades to the group pride of winning trophies i the community, academi pursuits added up to an A+ year. UY