Monacan High School - Legend Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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One of the exciting and in- formative clubs was the Ecology Club. This club not only gave students a pleasant afternoon at school but also encouraged an awareness of environmental is- sues. The club sponsor, Mrs. Jill Quinley, who is an active en- vironmentalist herself, shared her concerns about the environ- ment with the club. With the leadership of Mrs. Quinley and the club president, Cindy Toenniessen, the club did a number of things. During the fall the club helped to beautify the school by planting tulip bulbs in the upperclass courtyard. The bright yellow and red colors, clearly visible in the spring, were the reward the club received. The members also attended a trip to Port Isabel Tangier Is- land, in the Chesapeake Bay. During this trip, they were given a clear understanding of the problems of the Bay. The mem- bers got to travel through eco- systems and learned how they worked. They went marsh mucking and then in contrast, spent time on the beach for crab- bing and shaft tonging. For their continued efforts and interests in the ecology the club is to be commended. Heather and Jenny carry fertilizer to help plant trees. Christmas is for the birds! Receiving a Division 1 Award. ECOLOGY CLUB Enthusiastically planting a tree for Ar- bor Day. Members on a canoe ride at Tangier Island. ECOLOGY CLUB 59

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The 1988-89 school year was an active one for the Monacan Science Club. Beginning their second year as club sponsors, Mr. Martin Goehle and Mr. Charles Conrad supervised a busy year for the club. The Sci- ence club has always remained on the move and this year was no exception. The purpose of the Science Club is to promote awareness of environmental science. To this 58 SCIENCE CLUB end the Science Club sponsored a lecture on radiation and its effect on the environment. She spoke to a group of interested students last December. Anoth- er activity participated in for the benefit of all was the cleanup of school grounds last fall. The club engaged in many ac- tivities for the benefit of Science Club members. One of these was the adoption of a Grey Fox as part of Maymont Park’s SCIENCE CLUB Adopt-An-animal program. The club also coordinated an organ- ized astronomy program that was active in the clear nights of the winter months. Club mem- bers visited, as a group, last year’s Virginia Junior Academy of Sciences competition at VCU. One of the most exciting as- pects of the Club was the nu- merous interesting field trips. The first trip was to the Moorefield Mines in Midlothian to better understand the reason for Midlothian’s growth during the Civil War. Another trip was to Fall’s Cape Back Bay on the Virginia coastline to observe beach and oceanic wildlife. Once again the Monacan Sci- ence Club proved that scientif- ically interested students can make a difference in their sur- roundings and, more important- ly, in themselves.

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Drinking and driving is the second largest cause for teenage deaths, next to suicide. Mona- can’s chapter, Students Against Drunk Driving, sponsored by Mr. Bryan Carr, was formed to work against this. The purpose of SADD was to alert people to the dangers of driving while in- toxicated. One of the largest chapters in the state, Monacan boasted about 250 members. Last summer SADD president Crystal Cambell attended the Youth Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention Project, a seminar where SADD chapters from across the state met to exchange ideas and information. The cen- tral idea behind all chapters is Bottom Row: unid., Beth Haga, Mike Howson, Kelly Machett, Ritta Narad, Tammy Taylor, Crystal Cambell, Matt Carr, Chris Corizzo, unid., Chris Greg- ory, unid., Suzanne Gray. Second Row: Bryan Carr — sponsor, Nicole Holley, Mickie Rubenstein, Wendy Cunningham, Amy Windom, Ethan Johnson, Jennifer Morris, Greg Webster, Dawn Horowitz, Pam Purks, Marlene Tiller, unid., Elena Geesey, Nikki Georgiadis, unid., Michelle Eicher, unid. Top Row: Steph- anie Munson, Karen Lee, Leslie Yonce, unid., Kris Wilkins, Karin Hawkins, Le- Ann Scott, Marie Milz, Suzy Clarke, Christy Smith, Scott Cribbs, Diane Choe, Becky Young, Heather Schell, Amy Fahnestock, Tom Finch, Cindy Toen- niessin, Debby Quesenberry. Brent Roberts, Robert Peterman and Michael Peterman led Third Sun at Spring Fling. 60 SADD SADD the Contract for Life, a contract signed by students and parents alike. With this contract a stu- dent pledged that if they have been drinking he or she will call the other for a ride home, no questions asked. SADD participated in many activities throughout the year to prevent drinking and driving. One of these was SADD week in December. Special events de- signed to promote student awareness on the dangers of drinking and driving were given each day of the week. The most influential day during SADD week was the day members wore white paint on their faces and were prohibited from talk- ing. These members represent- ed the number of people who die in DUI related accidents. SADD also sponsored Red String Day on which students could have a red string tied around their wrist at the beginning of the weekend to remind them not to drink and drive. Students were given SADD keychains the next Mon- day if they still wore the string. SADD also sponsored T-shirt Day again. The spring was the busiest time of the year. In May, SADD held a ‘‘Spring Fling,’’ a cookout and outside concert held in the stadium which featured four bands. SADD members also vis- ited middle schools across the county to talk with rising fresh- men about the pressures they would face as high school stu- dents. And, of course, SADD hosted its highly successful Post Prom Party again which fea- tured dancing, casino gambling, and local radio personalities. Continuing the tradition, SADD reminded everyone of the dangers of drinking and driving without preaching, served as a guide to having fun without en- dangering your life and helped to prevent one of the largest causes of teenage death. SADD makes a difference.