Monacan High School - Legend Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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PEER FACILITATORS Friends helping friends — that’s the idea behind the Mo- nacan Peer Facilitators. Each year, students who sign up for Mr. Cook’s Sociology class are given the opportunity to apply to become a P.F. Those who are selected include a wide variety of people from different cliques and levels. The first-year Peer Facilitators take Mr. Cook’s So- ciology class on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and Mr. Vasko’s Peer Facilitating class on Tuesday and Thursday. The P.F. class includes instruction on listening skills, and other basics of Peer Facilitating. They are mostly involved with helping new students adjust to their new school. The second-year P.F.’s have a separate class, taught by Mrs. Woods. The Peer Two’s and Three’s deal with more se- rious problems of students. The P.F.’s act upon the idea that teens are more likely to talk and open up to a peer, rather than an adult. Bottom Row: Tiffany Ketron, Courtney Dannenburg, Jill Tremble, Stephanie Smith. Center Row: Amy Rummel. Photo 1: Peer Facilitators catch a ride on their Homecoming Float. 52 PEER FACILITATORS Top Row: Crystal Campbell, Mrs. Woods, Todd Waid, Nicole Nordbeck, Cassie Williams, Marlene Tiller. First Row: Chelle Johnson, Raegen Craddock, Amy Calhoun, Julie Plageman, Paula Jenerette, Lori Yonce, Heather Ouick. Second Row: Carolyn Lett, Anne Tutwiler, Brian Pickral, Jen- nifer Snowden, Susan Wilson, Kristy Wil- kins, Ginny Wyatt. Third Row: Michele Showalter, Elizabeth Wayland, Mr. Vas- ko, Bryan White, Mike Flynn, Jennifer Duncan, Mr. Cook.

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ak NAHS, the National Art Hon- or Society, is a group of talented art students who have excelled in using their creativity in phys- ical form. The qualifications for membership include an A or B average and interest in art. NAHS did a number of ex- tracurricular activities, such as the poster sale, in which the art department sold posters to raise money for the trip to Washing- NAHS ton, D.C. The NAHS arranged the trip for members, as well as the art classes, to visit the Na- tional Gallery of Art and other secondary galleries. NAHS also takes part in tutoring elementary students at W. W. Gordon Elementary. Fe- liza Torres, a senior, has par- ticipated in this for the past three years. She comments, “I like to work with kids. It’s in- teresting and fun. It also is really good experience for anyone who wants to be a teacher. I would encourage others to take this op- portunity.” During the course of last year, NAHS took trips to Maymont Park for sketching trips. Also, the group went to several open- ings of Richmond Galleries on Saturday afternoons. The president, Robin John- son, expressed the overall theme by saying, “In NAHS, one is given the opportunity to experience more than the av- erage art student.’’ The other officers included Vice-President, Darian Rice, Secretary, Becky Young, and historians Marnie Clough and Heather Barna. Bet- ty Brinser, who has been at Mo- nacan for ten years, is the spon- sor. Clockwise: Meredith White, Laurel Haniff, Dana Tackett, Alberta Kinker, Becky Young, Jennifer Munson. Senior Robin Johnson, president of NAHS, strives to be a more than av- erage art student. Laurel Haniff and Michael Grenz re- flect their creativity in daily life as well as in their art. NAHS 51

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INTERACT Interact was a co-ed service club co-sponsored by the Bon Air and Midlothian Rotary Clubs in response to many neglected needs of the community, for in- stance the litter on the high- ways. The club was created to aid several charity organizations such as the homeless. Interact was involved with both local and international movements. The club was built on the idea that one person can make a differ- ence, everyone’s opinion means something and on the belief that we have a responsibility to work together. If we don’t work to- gether then nothing will be suc- cessful. The club had president Allie McKemy and as vice president Amy Fahnestock with the help of David Adcock as treasurer and Kristin Pavick as secretary. The club had a convention in April. They also planned to adopt a highway to try and keep it litter free. What a job! They visited a nursing home and acted the roll of concerned citizens by helping out the homeless. Interact was a way to show that teens care. Allie McKemy receives an award for The Interact helping services rep- all those involved in helping to improve resentatives are: Allie McKemy our community through Interact. (president), Kristy Beitz, Cary Lewis, and Brian Woodcock. Receiving a plaque which established Interact as a Chartered Club at Monacan High School were Allie McKemy, Mr. Titus, and Ms. Winship. INTERACT 53