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

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R,AA1ivx-Lv.. x+Piffx- Our Administrators are extremely in- volved in personalizing education. Each man provides numerous opportunities to meet with students and to discuss their problems and needs. They serve also as our Ambassa- dors at all school and community functions. Helping students to realize their fullest potential academically and socially are their primary goals. They bring to their work a wide range of experiences. lVlr. Keen and lVlr. Roberson each have a Mathematics and Science back- ground with advanced studies in Admini- stration and Supervision. Dr. Troutman im- pacts upon his knowledge of the Social Sci- ences and Curriculum Planning. Our Prin- cipal, lVlr. Gilliam, also shares his under- standing of previous studies in Economics vvhich have been furthered through his de- grees in Educational Administration. In addition to formulating and super- vising school policies, our Administrators are fine athletes. Their presence is vvitnessed on the basketball court as they share in the triumph at a Faculty-Student game as well as on the tennis Court. Seated together at ath- letic events, Dr. Troutman remains an out- spoken spectator. Certainly these individuals serve as admirable models for both the teachers and the student body. Assistant Principal for Administration lVlr. John Roberson Assistant Principal for Administration ,,,..-1-- 2 'f ' I .f , 9

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A ..,.,Y........ amaze - Lai' fa. pf If Y' -Q, A D IVI I N I ST RATI O N M W 'la ' D' G a ' Principal A MESSAGE FROIVI OUR PRINCIPAL Plaza Junior High School's mission, ultimately, is to foster the art of making intelligent choices in an ever-changing society and to endow students with basic skills necessary for success in senior high school - the junior high years are uniquely important in the life of an individual, early adolescence is a time of searching for identity and independence. Understanding of this uniqueness should be promoted by students themselves, by teachers, and by admini- - Af, strators. ' Plaza Junior High shares vvith the home, the church, other edu- cational institutions, and the community at large, the responsibility for stimulating the student to achieve excellence in human relation- ships and intellectual, cultural, and civic responsibility for the moral and physical vvell-being of our students. Educators are charged vvith providing humane and supportive leadership for the entire school commuinty. We are responsible for improving the quality of educational services to youth, and furnish- ing professional leadership to the community, as vvell as providing an atmosphere vvhere people become self directive and exercise origi- nality and initiative. 4 ,fan-I Dr. E. E. Brickell Superintendent of Schools

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' x Plaza Jr.'s Tea Mr. Gilliam Mr. Keen Mr. Roberson Dr. Troutman Mrs. Davis Miss Du Ross Mr. Foster Mr. Halperin Mr. Palombo Mrs. Patterson Mr. Pippin Miss Pressley Miss Reed Mrs. Root Mr. Van Nostr m Leaders: and Principal Assistant Principal Assistant Principal Assistant Principal Home Economics Physical Education Industrial Arts Physical Education Science Foreign Language Television Library Social Studies Mathematics English for Administration for Administration fOI' Instruction m Leaders The Team Leaders meet weekly with the Administrators to maintain open communication throughout the school. New and existing programs are discussed at these times. Faculty Instructional Advisory Committee FACULTY INSTRUCTIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE: ll to rl row 1 - N. Pressley, I. Marshall, S. Wood, L. Adams, K. Sobel row 2 - P. Robertson, D. Antaki, Dr. Troutman, B. Palombo, Mr. Gilliam, R. Morrisette, P. Meyer. The Faculty Instructional Advisory Committee works together to discuss and implement programs at Plaza. Their concern is to survey teachers' and students' attitudes, in- vestigate the curriculum, and explore new ideas to keep educational activities at our school at its best.