Monacan High School - Legend Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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Carpe Diem In October, the Ludi Volleyball was sponsored for Latin Clubs in our area and it was attended by 23 teams. November activities included the candy sale, the Fort Hunt-Falls Church Certamen, a ‘‘Fa- miliarum Pugna,”’ and the Virginia Junior Classical League Convention, which was attended by 26 students from Monacan. Awards included four 1st place ribbons and Nina Ipsen was elected state parlia- mentarian, becoming the fifth Monacan student to be a state officer. December brought the annual Saturnalia Banquet. In January, Monacan teams won a 10th place trophy (Latin !l) and a 2nd place trophy (Upper Level) at the W. J. Wood- son Certamen. In the second semester, the Latin Club attended several more cer- tamens, including one at Patrick Henry. Students also took the National Latin Exam and the CAV Latin Tournament Test. In addition to the many scholastic ac- Again in ’84 tivities, Latin Club members feel that ser- vice projects are the very most meaning- ful and important parts of the busy year. The club decided to present special ac- tivities for the patients at the Children’s Hospital throughout the year. In October, Latin Club members dressed in such cos- tumes as Kermit the Frog, clowns, and a pumpkin, for the young children. Students also brought fruit and homemade goodies -for the kids. In December, members brought with them games and toys to be added to the hospital’s collection. Indi- vidual gifts and refreshments were also provided while the Latin Club members played games and talked with the pa- tients. During February’s visit, students helped the kids to make puppets and Val- entines for their parents. At Easter time, the club prepared baskets and paper bunnies for the children. A final spring vis- it was planned, to the delight of the stu- dents and the children in the hospital. Latin Club: front Todd Witteman, Paul Kiritsis, Maria Chesley, Unid., Karen Wimmer, Melissa Chatfield, Naewon Lee, Lee Miller, Karen Woo, Mary Ann James, Nina Ipsen, Andrew Wallace, Marie Bailey, Tad Jennings, Sissy Estes, Betsy Laffrey, Tracy Smith, Janet Woof, Mrs. Wagstaff, unid., Liz Signorelli, Kelly Syler. 62 Latin Club

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Working Together to help our school FBLA stands for Future Business Lead- ers of American, an educational student Organization of more than 165,000 high school students enrolled in business and office occupations. They are preparing for careers in the business world through Studies in typing, business computer ap- plications, shorthand, accounting, and many other areas. In addition to their classroom training, these students have the opportunity to develop strong, ag- gressive leadership qualities and civic re- sponsibilities through the activities and projects of their FBLA Chapter. Through practical experience and competion ona local, state, and national level, the stu- dents in FBLA learn by doing. VICA, the Vocational Industrial Clubs of American Chapter at Monacan High School, while not the most active club, does plan for the future of its members. Club activities accomplish this by teach- ing the students shop and technical skills they will need to best explore industrial careers. The students are also training for suggested jobs which interest them Worthy recognition. After a year of hard work, SCA members are recognized at the Awards Assembly. 64 FBLA VICA SCA and have a projected high job market availability. The club participated in a District Skills Contest at the Chesterfield Technical Center on March sixth of this year. Two outstanding Monacan students received awards at the competion. Winning a first place award was John Sprinkle, and win- ning a second place award was Ronny Waters. The Student Council Association, or the SCA, had a very busy 1983-1984 school year. Beginning before school re- opened, the club began looking for a band to play at the Homecoming Dance. That was only the first of many activities involv- ing the SCA. The council felt that one of the most important things that they had accomplished was the changing of the constitution to allow a better representa- tion of the student body. The Homecom- ing Dance did, in fact, go well. Also along the dance lines, they sponsored a ‘‘Sock Hop”’ for the first time in school history. The SCA members agreed that fi- nances were accumulated and managed Surprise! Having a rose delivered to her during class is a pleasant surprise for Kristen Hargrave. well throughout the year. For example the annual M M candy sale contributec over $7,000 to the funds which were available to the various clubs at Mona can. The SCA also discovered that this wa: a charitable year, with many thanks to the student body. Over 100% of the goal was met in the blood drive. Also, over 1,00¢ food items were collected for the Christ mas Food Drive. The most generous homeroom won a 6-foot sub by donating 98 food items. About this time, a Christ: mas party was also held for kids at the Diagnostic Center, at which there was e magic demonstration given by Steve Lipscomb. The SCA also invited and presented Mr. Reggie Smith, who talked to the entire student body about proper school atti- tudes and motivation. The SCA added to the beautification of Monacan by pur- chasing and planting numerous trees and shrubbery. This year, the SCA continued its tradition of contributing not only to the school, but also to the community. = @