Monacan High School - Legend Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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Artistic 9 National Art Honors Society Another of the many honor societies in Monacan is the National Art Honor Society. This group of students, cho- sen on their artistic ability, participate in art shows and school projects, representing Monacan with their unique gifts. Sponsored by Mrs. Bet- ty Brinser, these students are selected in the spring and im- mediately begin working on projects. This group of stu- dents definitely adds much to the talent and reputation of which Monacan is so proud. A member of the National Art Honors Society lights the ceremonial candle in preparation for the initiation service. National Art Honors Society. Melanie Leigh, Laurie Maxwell, Lisa Arch, Mike Whetstone, David Hall, Kline Hill, Karen Mumford, Michele Hargrave, Shawna Hurn, Patricia Wells. Laurie Maxwell makes an important speech about the honors and responsibilities of being a member of the National Art Honors Society. Page 111

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Monacan added many clubs to the growing number last year. The Literary Maga- zine, a spinoff from another first — the first creative writ- ing class this school has had, was one of these additions. The creative writing class and the literary magazine are much the same thing. They are both under the leadership of Mrs. Parrish and the core members of the magazine are in the creative writing class. Last year, the class had sev- eral visits from people in the literary field such as poet Max Ellison and poet Sanford Lyne. Also, they had a work session with two members of the Virginia Museum Theatre to discuss writing and per- forming plays. The class also wrote lyrics to be set to music and they videotaped their own play, “Rod and Julie May,” which is a parody of ‘Romeo and Juliet.” The vid- eotape was then shown to the ninth grade English classes. The class sponsored and The “First Edition” was sold during all lunches in May by the members of the Literary Magazine. Literary Magazine. Bottom row: Lisa Glenn, Jean Pace, Maya Lear; Second row: Miss Parrish, Sharon Wright, Erica Baher, Connie Chantelau, Kelly Syler, Kim Kinker, Kerri Hoeck, Sean Rogers, Sean Dewell, Robbie Williams; Top row: Richard Sebastian. Page 110 Literary Magazine “First Edition’’ participated in several con- tests. They submitted entries to the county creative writing contest, Write Now, and to the Schoolastic Writing Con- test. They also held a creative writing, art, and photography contest. Money-raising was neces- sary to fund the Literary Magazine. To accomplish this, the class sold baked goods at college night, sold Blow-Pops, and sold Express Lines, creative lines of adver- tising in the magazine. After choosing a title for the magazine, The First Edition, the staff worked hard all year long to ready the magazine for publication in late May. As a result of all the hard work put in, an article was published on the class in the Chesterfield Gazette. Also, The First Edition was a great success so it seems that all the time and effort put into the magazine paid off.

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Amy Plagueman, Kristin Terbush, and Jodi Lumpkin enjoy a break during the annual New York Fashion trip. D. E. C. A. MEMBERS | De eve DECA club is one of the most educational and benefi- cial clubs at Monacan. Dis- tributive Education Clubs of America, DECA, encom- passes the classes of Fashion Merchandising I, Marketing I and II, and the combined class of Fashion Merchandis- ing II and Advanced Market- ing. These classes play an im- portant role in preparing stu- dents for a future in business marketing, and fashion. At Monacan, anyone who is enrolled in the business classes is automatically a member of DECA. Last year, the President of Monacan’s DECA chapter was Kristie Mensing. In addition, each class had a respresentative. Robin Slayton was the repre- sentative for the Fashion Merchandising II Advanced Marketing class, Kris Dil- lingham for the Marketing II class, Sarah Nan for the Mar- keting I class, and Carol Wil- liams for the Fashion Mer- chandising I class. Mrs. Ri- dolphi and Mrs. Gainous were co-sponsors of this chapter. DECA members partici- pate in a variety of activities. C. A. Last year DECA was involved with raising money for mus- cular dystrophy. The field trips included a fashion show at the downtown Thalhimers store and a trip to White Flint Mall in Maryland. In addi- tion, DECA sponsored a fam- ily at Thanksgiving and at Christmas. DECA was active in competitive events held at mall areas. At these events, students competed in the area of their work and inter- est. Several other important happenings included the an- nual trip to New York City in late March, a fashion show in April and an employer-em- ployee appreciation luncheon in May. DECA offers exciting op- portunities for students in areas such as fashion, busi- ness, marketing, and manage- ment. Furthermore, DECA plays a vital part in preparing students for future careers in the business world. DECA is truly a unique educational opportunity which helps in paving the way for the suc- cessful business leaders of to- morrow. D. E. C..A. Page 112