Monacan High School - Legend Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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Beginning the 1983 school year, the National Honor Society found itself recu- perating from the loss of thirty members who had graduated the previous June. This left the 1983-84 Society with only 14 members. Despite this, however, the So- ciety successfully participated in the co- ordination of the College Night program and in the hosting of the Visiting Commit- fee of Secondary School Accreditation. In the latter event, the society both pro- vided refreshments and served as greet- 2rs and tour guides. To raise money later n the semester, a school-wide doughnut sale was held and enough money was Rebuilding a Worthwhile Program raised to finance the Tapping Ceremony and the reception that followed. The In- duction Ceremony was held on January 5, 1984 and twenty new members, fourteen juniors and six seniors, were tapped into the Society. Regretably, one se nior, Bon- nie McDufffee, was overlooked at the ceremony. However, when the mistake was discovered, she was treated to her own private ceremony the following week. With the new members, the Society forecasted its projects for the remainder of the year. Performing mainly community service projects, the organization made plans to aid a needy family at Easter and With Mr. Sli Hunter AppleWhife @.members. — i = ee collect books for impoverished areas. As well as the traditional activities of the So- ciety, such as making free tutors avail- able, providing ushers for the Awards As- sembly, and acting as guides for the Fall College Night, the National Honor Society made plans to act as guides for the coun- ty-wide arts and crafts festival, form a committee to review the Institution of Ju- nior Marshalls, and to hold fundraising ac- tivities for donations to local charity orga- nizations. Allin all, the year was a reward- ing One with the National Honor Society participating in many worthy activities. National Honor Society 73

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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

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