Meadowbrook High School - Sceptre Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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10 Classroom Activities Helping Hands. Anika Lamb receives assistance in locating a book from Library Media student Derrick Oates. Magnetic interference. Computer student, Ja- son McKnight, becomes acquainted with the newest technologies. Building houses. Technical Drawing teacher, Mr. Allen Danielson shows his students the proper way to design a layout. First Day Roll. Sallie Mae Award Winner, Su- zanne Clark takes roll in her first English class. You Say ‘‘Potato,’’ I Say “‘Spud’’. Reading Spe- cialist, Roberta Mukadam goes over vocabulary words with Deborah Cox. Tai-Chi Math, Gordon Morton-Grenke takes a breather from Mr. Cather’s math antics to see what's going on in the hall. Civil War re-enactment. U.S. History student Chris Hyatt “becomes” a general-for-a-day Mrs. Rusher’s class. It’s Just Temporary. Family Living students pose for album photo after the mock wedding cere- mony. — ——— wi

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Digging for Gold? Wood Technology students, Tom O’Brien, Oakley Waddell, John Worch, and Ron Wetzler install their hand-crafted benches along the 300 hall walkway. Curved grades? A “C” student wonders whether the “+” is more of a help than a hindrance. New Grading Scale: A Plus Or A Minus? R eport cards for tons of joy- ous students throughout Chesterfield County were blessed with an extra “+” as changes were made to the county grading policy. These changes were done supposedly to help alleviate the county's high dropout rate. But how did this really affect the students? Mr. Randy Rowlett stated, “it made students work less because it was a wimpy grading scale.” “| don’t think it got any easier or any harder because when the system changed, the way the teachers graded changed along with it,” explained freshman So- nya Simmons. Another student agreed that “‘it was just too easy to not fail, espe- cially when you've been used to the old scale.” Many students did seem to concur that the grading scale made life easier on them in some cases, but for the most part the teachers adjusted their systems enough to keep everything basi- cally the same. Classroom Activities 9

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Tomas Alosno from Spain, and Anita Erikson from Nor- way were all part of the cul- tural exchange program. Kristen Miller and Mike Anderson were chosen to attend the French Academy, Pam Lin for the Spanish Academy, Shannon Freeman for Asian Studies, with Mike Hafdelin as an alternate. As emphasis shifted to cul- tural understanding in for- eign language, the Media Center shifted to more stu- dio-like simulations. New equipment was added to set up a mini T.V. studio, used to Striving For Excellence undertake several projects, including newscasts for Mrs. MacKinnon’s 9th grade En- glish, Mrs. Prince’s French music videos, and Mrs. Amb’s class’ performance of their own Shakesperean sto- ry. Also, Media students put together their own video projects. For example Mike Acosta took a philosophical, reflective view of nature, while David Bustamante took a more down-to-earth approach as he scoped out teen cruise spots. In comparison to expres- sion by video and music, Drama students used their corporal expressiveness, in- teracting with many Hening Elementary students. They told stories, performed a puppet show, and even put make-up on the students’ faces. The Art Department par- ticipated in the Manchester Women’s Club Art Show in which Bonnie Massey was recognized as the Best in the Show. Students displayed other works at the Annual Fine Arts Festival. Also, Mea- dowbrook alumni were Taking it all in. Getting acquainted with library procedures is part of becoming a high school student for Crue Wills. Cultural exchange! Dressed in na- tive costume, Hemangini Patel ex- plains her Indian heritage to Mrs. Winston’s World Geography class. brought back to speak about art programs in VCU and JMU. Music students went on a field trip to Canada where the band placed first overall in their division, and also managed to provide the tra- ditional Spring and Christ- mas concerts. Finally, the vo- cal ensemble group sang in several Richmond locations. Obviously, students also found that education can be enjoyable and have many benefits, if they strive to earn and to achieve them. Classroom Activities 11