Menchville High School - Crown Yearbook (Newport News, VA)

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REACH OUT Costumes, caroling, parades, speakers, flags, and trips character- ized the Geography Club. The theme for this year was “Reach Out and Touch. They touched a city in India by sending money to help buy a blood m achine. They marched in the Hampton Christmas Parade dressed in the costumes of 70 different countries. On Christ- mas, one member dressed as Santa Claus surprised 4 small children with dinner and presents. Thirty foreign soldiers from Ft. Eustis who were unable to go home for the holidays, were entertained by a banquet, slide show, and foreign costume show. The Geography Club ' s one goal is to bring about understanding within the school, the community, the world, and themselves. Caring about people and the environment around them, they are united by the belief that there is world understanding through geography. geography club eleven AND TOUCH

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Countries of the world are depicted in Christmas parade. Parents partici- pated in the annual ban- quet. Russian goulash and chicken chow mein were only a few of the dishes prepared by Geography Club members. Two geo- graphy clubbers, repre- senting the United States, led the Hampton Christmas parade. Laurie Looney became Menchville ' s own Uncle Sam. The 1974-75 Geography Club: Front Row: Mark Ritger, Steve Lewis, Mr. Crippen, Sponsor; Rita Kirts, Tina Kirts, Susan Overby, Alfred Jennings, Mike Reidell, Elaine Rhoads. Second Row: Susie Nohles, Kim Wheeler, Beverly Deuell, Sunny Bagley, Ann Poplawski, Karen German, Ann Lafemere, Cheryl Davis, Kathy Wagner, Steve Laurent. Third Row: Cathy Ramey, Joanne Ritchie, Linda Atwood, Lynn Knowles, Chris Irving, Carole Ziegler, Gretchen VanLiere, Debbie Sparrow, Steve Estes, Marvin DuBois. Fourth Row: Kim Lockett, Susan Ragland, Juyd Lowery, Nancy Holladay, Lynda Stopski, Mary Desmond, Becky Hinte, Karen Thomas, Terry Taylor, David Vincent. Fifth Row: Amy Adams, Jeanne Tobin, Anne Harvey, Becky Clough, Kathy Johnson, Belinda Benson, Terry Bryant, Joy Cox, Lori Collina, Lynne Mackey. Sixth Row: Khalil Daoud, David Guatts, Rob Valcourt, Clarence Lasiter, Cindy Loving, LeeAnn Leib, Debbie Barnes, Kathy Murphy, Bryan Ellis, Jeff Haynes, Sheila Tillerson. Seventh Row: Liz Andrews and Allen Nichols. ten geography club

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ALL NEW: HARVARD MODEL U.N 1 A new interest was added to Menchville in 1974 : the Harvard Model United Nations. In Decem- ber, a group of twenty-two stu- dents, accompanied by Mr. Crippen, Mrs. Jones, and Mrs. Sandy, journeyed to Boston, rep- resenting the countries of Thai- land and Norway. Model U.N. was a crash course in parliamen- tary procedure, combined with exausting pre-visit work. Before leaving for Boston the students were assigned topics dealing with their countries. They had to know everything about their topics for the upcoming discussions and debates. For its extensive prese- paration, the Thailand delegation was honored by being named the Best Delegation in Plenary Session. Wrv$ ‘ I ST 7 ' 1 J 1 mgj k i l f r r» 5 1 Jeff Haynes and Tammy Bluhm prepare for discussion of Thailand ' s economy. Confusion reigns as the delegates await the start of another session. The Model U.N. delegates are: First Row: Joanne Zimmermann, Jill Snyders, Sheila Tillerson, Ann Pop- lawski. Second Row: Jeff Hodges, Melissa Drum, Penny Abramson, Tammy Bluhm, Mrs. Sandy, Mrs. Jones, Mr. Crippen, Lynn Bobbitt, Linda Atwood, Liz Benson. Third Row: David Vincent, Chuck Traylor, Harold Berkey, Mike Mayhue, J R Goetcheus, Jeff Haynes, Allen Nichols, Mike Reidell, Gary Manning. twelve model u.n.