Plaza Middle School - Odyssey Yearbook (Virginia Beach, VA)

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Counselors Help i Guide The Way The Guidance Department plays an important part in the life of the student. They offer counseling in educational and vocational areas and seek to assist with any emotional or social problems students may be facing. They help each student plan a tentative five year program leading toward high school gradu- Wllllarrf Fitzgerald MISS Elllabelh ation and a vocational field of his choice. This Director Predmore past year they administered the Differential - Aptitude Test to the eighth grade and conducted pre-registration for incoming seventh graders as well as eighth graders and ninth graders. In October they sponsored a Career Fair and brought many members of the Tidewater Busi- ness Community to Plaza to speak on a wide range of vocational fields. Each student had the opportunity to visit at least three ofthese speak- ers and take pan in a following discussion. The Guidance Team also planned a TV program. Jobs In the 70's. Group discussions, sponsored by Guidance, about topics like, Values for Teenagers and Who Am I? offer students the chance to get Mrs, Et-hel Smith Miss Irma Vinson together and work out some of their social problems. Guidance also works with parents and tries to help them understand their child and answer any questions they may have about academic progress, social adjustment. or vocational guid- ance. V33 QQ 9? if GUIDANCE OFFICE STUDENT ASSISTANTS: Row I: D. Parker, D. Graff, B. Davis, K. Coleman, T. Hart. Row II: M. Case, L. McGuirk, D. Labahn. L. Laubach. Row III: C. Lowder, P. Aeberli, R. Davis, J. Taylor W. Markham, M. Mayes, C. Willman, T. Carroll. 6 I l l.

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In Han Office Staff Makes Plaza Run Smoothl If you need information about any- thing at school. the first place you go usually is to the office. Once in the ofliee. you meet the secretaries. They try to answer your questions and help you. These ladies are very busy. All day they take phone calls, write excuses, file schedules. and various other chores. Students are our salvation. Thatis the secretaries' appraisal of their student assistants. These assistants are usually girls who would like a career in the secretarial field. While working in the office, they gain some experi- ence in their chosen field. 4. ' 44 tw if' . --1 if X ' OFFICE STUDENT ASSISTANTS Row l K Heughens S Grossntckle Rovt ll L Coughenour. C. Balieky. J. Bowden. C.

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I :mir WPJH Screens Latest Educational TV Shows Plaza Junior High is very fortunate to have their own television station. This has been ol great help to the teachers as well as the students. The teachers have used these facilities to tape presentations ahead of time and it has also been used to tape visiting lecturers and specialists in various fields. The students have enjoyed it also. Students working on the TV crew learn all about the production of a program. English students have used this facility to see themselves perform and to evaluate their performance. The TV crew has also helped a great deal hy filming athletic events. This gives the teams and coaches a chance to seejust what they did. be it right or wrong. ,qv Robert Ellis William Pippin Techician TV Coordinator WPT H TV Mit... . .. ...l........, .-.. . v -.e-sa- fag- -. . - . ' V WPJH TV STUDENT ASSISTANTSZ Row l: M. Almond, J. Liverman, D. Sisco, B. Hedspeth, T. Cushard, G. Paul. L. Gartland J. Zachary, G. Ratte, T. Hardee. Row ll: R. Forester, S. Fahrig, J. Scheetz, T. Zappia, R. Katterheinrich, B. Ballance. Row III: Mr Pippin, K. Paterna, N. Tobin, M. Gossage, J. Annable, S. Parker, T. Bezanson, A. Nolette. Row IV: D. Stewart, M. Bartman, R Simons, S. Walker, D. Coussens,'T. Sprague, C. Brown. M. Ozols, R. Barnes, A. Edwards, D. Edwards, W. Mowbray, L. Tefft, T McGowan, D. Duke, J. Nelson, Mr. Ellis. 7