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

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.JJ r ix,-f QI S N -f' -rf 'N R rter S Pugh Historian Reporter' S Riggs Treasurer' R Neary. GEOLOGY CLUB: Row I: B. Clark, Assistant Historian- epo 3 . , - , . , , . Secretary: G. Otti, Vice-President: D. White, President. Row ll: M. Boyette, B. Johnson, M. Byers, B. Hedspeth. E. Swoveland, C. Howell, S. Jones, P. Lockwood. P. Shealy, Mr. Baum, Sponsor. Young Geologists Collect Old Fossils The purpose of the Geology Club is to foster and direct student interest in the geological sciences so that interested students may learn more about geology than that prescribed in class. Past activities have included frequent trips to borrow pits and to the James River to collect fossils and trips to mining companies in the area. AQ J ,gf ff , of --- 7 , . -.,g- -' Bradley Heclspeth, Steve Jones, and other members of Geology Club ex amine exhibit of bones and fossils collected by Mr. Baum. 29

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Biology Club Explores The Wonders Of Life IW N .Y S.- s me ,555 'R The Biology Club, with Mr. Palombo as sponsor, seeks to promote the study of scientific research. Since the time in class is limited, edu- cational field trips must be taken during the club's time. One field trip was taken to Washington, D, C., to the Smithsonian Institute.Another trip was a visit to the Virginia Beach General Hospital which included a visit in their labs and a chance to learn how blood, tissue samples, etc, are analyzed. Karen Newcome, Debra H u m p h r e y , a n d Roseann Lipari get ready to take care ofthe white ratsf which the bi- ology club are studying so as to note physiology and behavioral traits. BIOLOGY CLUB: Row I: K. Newcome, Treasurer, R. Lipari, President, Mr. Palombo, Sponsor, B. Davis Vice President K Coleman, Secretary. Row II: R. Almand, G. Douberly, R. Tibbetts, R. Rice, N. Kucharczk, J. Boyette, B. Bourne Row III P Cartwright, B. Clifford, D. Humphrey, S. Heywood, L. Zingraff, L. Brinson, L. Bailey, R. Annable, E. McFatridge R Day 5, bl 28 R

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FHA Serves School And Community 1. QQ 0 l X 1 1 A '1 -1 -dis' 5 ' .- V XC FUTURE HOMEMAKERS OF AMERICA: Row I: D. Wynn, C. McCool, K. Babb, L. Laubach, C. Kern, C. McCormick. Row II: J. Bowden, E. Swanner, L. McGuirk. R. Tibbetts. Row III: Mrs. Campbell, Sponsor, C. Griffith, K. Newcome, D. Clark, L. Williams, K. Anderson, M. Heuneman. K. Kofa, M. Cross, Mrs. Davis. Sponsorg N. Daly, M. Mayes, R. Jones, M. Gibson, Mrs. Lewis, Sponsor. The general purpose ofthe FHA is to help in- dividuals to improve personal, family, and com- munity life. The FHA helps the individual to become a better school and community member. The club tries to promote good citizenship and thus produce better school leaders. The FHA organized for its first year at Plaza in September. At Christmastime they sponsored a drive for donations of food to give to needy families. Meetings were highlighted by many in- teresting programs including in December a film on Heritage. There was a speaker in Febru- ary who talked about drugs. The group took on a project of cleaning up the school during i National FHA Week the end of March. l X -j'N v 3 5. STX ..... ff Future Homemakers C. Griffith, ' . N. Daly, and J. Bowden examine xx, X literature put out by the national X U fxsfxo organization. 30