Monacan High School - Legend Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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Justice At Home “Innocent until proven guilty’’ — our country’s legal system was founded on this principle. Contrary to popular belief, Monacan’s concept of justice is based on the same idea, and it is embodied in the Honor System. A student cannot be pro- nounced guilty of a violation of the Honor Code simply by the insistence of a teach- er. B oth teachers and students have an alternative to a private, emotional con- frontation — an impartial body of stu- dents — the Honor Court. Sponsored by Assistant principal Mrs. Donna Crane and consisting of three sen- iors and two students from each of the other classes, the court serves the pur- pose of offering a student a trial by his peers. After carefully considering testi- mony given by both the teacher and stu- dent, or students, involved, any witnesses they may wish to call, and any evidence submitted, the Court announced its deci- sion. As another guarantee of justice, the student has the right to appeal to a Facul- ty Board of Review. In spite of what is said at large, the Honor Court exists to fairly judge the guilt or innocence of students. Students may claim that no one is found innocent and some teachers may say that the Court is biased toward the students. However, the truth can be seen in the record of the Court and in the respect with which a ma- jority of the faculty and student body view it. The justice of the Honor Court helps make Monacan work. 70 Honor Court ee Honor Court: (front) Mary Ann James, Wendy Pohlig, Bonnie McDuffie, Belsha, Ann Baldwin, unid. Krista Mead; (back) Unid., Leslie

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Places everyone. While rehearsing the tapping ceremony, sponsor Ms. Kelly reminds students of their roles. A somber occasion. During the NHS Tapping cere- mony, valedictorian Wendy Pohlig reminds the audi- ence of the goals of the society. 72 National Honor Society National Honor Society: front: Mia Ra, Wendy Pohlig, Susan Mariner, Mrs. Kelly, Manda Warblock, Mary Ann James, Bonnie McDuffie, Margaret Revere, Karen Woo, Lisa Barnard, Karen Goode, Sarah Murphy, Sui Jen, Laurie Maxwell, Jackie Haith, Jennifer Turns, Daniel Shim, Donald Dobbs, Aspa Kapsalas, Rob Allison, Andrew West, Julie Devlish, Beth Parker, Loyal Pridgen, Kathryn Settle, Hunter Applewhite, Mike Halle, Scott Bew, Steve Finch