Northwest Middle School - Flashback Yearbook (Greenville, SC)

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Caution! Creative Minds . . . Do you like to build paper airplanes, act in skits, write for comic strips, study classics, or build submersible ve- hicles? lf so, the Odyssey of the Mind competition is for YOU! All of the students in O.M. work on long-term team problems. They begin in the fall and their competitions are in the spring. Team members also compete in spontaneous problem solving. John Dillard demonstrates his unusual creative talent for his O.M. team. lRightl Mrs. Stella Harvey helps the Atlantis team with their submersible. fAbovel Northwest's O.M. teams have been very successful through the years. In 1983 the team placed third in the state. In 1984 one team placed first in the state and went on to win second in the world. In 1985 a first and in 1986 a third were earned in the state. Team Spearit won second in the state last year. Northwest has a win- ning tradition! Way to go!! ...... ... . ssrz I-W, i mm .,., M, 'in ' f . .sg LQ ff pull: Ms. P. Morgan lends a hand to Raya Eckstein as she works on calligraphy. !Topl Atlantis , where are you? fMiddlel A-Nile-ation team members appear to be stumped on this one! !Rightl

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1 1554 4411223 Ta-.xl History Reveals Itself Jack McConnell is showing Misty Grice part of a steam tractor. Echoes is a magazine that the eighth grade students write and pub- lish. They go out to local towns and talk to people. They learn about the history of the local area. nam rs 'N g 1 Ya 's - is Lx K . 4 .. U' ar 1 is N M .E J. ...rr 1 2 . W as lf': .,, . 5 fiifisti Mr. Cottingham, the sponsor, as- sists the students in their writing, re- search, and photography. Interviews are transcribed and typed on the com- puter. The students at Enoree Vo- cational School print the final mag- azine. John Burns shows Angie Dyar, Jerri Gilstrap, and Tracy Wallace a rabbit gum. fBelowl lt takes many staff members and a dedicated sponsor to publish Echoes each year. KLeftl Chandra Willis and Kevin Keenan enjoy a re- freshing drink of water from a well as they visit with Furman Suddeth. lLeftl Copies of Echoes are used in South Carolina history instruction. Echoes is available for purchase in many local stores and at Northwest Middle School,

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At Work! The members of Mrs. Hills' O.M. team con- template their problems of building a strong structure from balsa wood. tLeftl Charles, what has happened to you? Has O.M. gone to your head? tBelowl .Z ' ..,. ' , The Odyssey of the Mind group consists of seven teams. Members of the teams work throughout the year to solve their problems. Mrs. Harvey is a team coach and Ms. P. Morgan is the O,M. coordinator. Many parents and community leaders assist as team coaches. These coaches are Woody Forrest, Cindy Rogers, Chantal Patton, Terry Bridwell, Leonard Lee, Jo Guinn, Nancy Southerlin, Kathy Hill, and Lynn Smith.