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

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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.

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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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W r R94-uxmly X'l'S?rr L The Secretaries - Mrs. Peery, Mrs. Long, and Mrs. Lee Peery Mrs. Marjorie Long Secretary Secretary Mrs. McGovern - along with the Bookkeeper, Mrs. McNamara, are responsible for insuring that all school or business matters are handled quickly and clearly. Certainly the office is al- ways busy, yet these remarkable women will always interrupt what they are doing to answer teachers', students', and parents' questions and help with any problems. Plaza boasts of such an outstanding, hard-working office staff. The Office staff has a variety of interests . . . Mrs. Peery continues to take college courses in the evenings. .. Mrs. McGovern likes plants and sewing... Mrs. McNamara keeps in shape by exercising and jogging. . . and Mrs. Long enjoys learning the history or the stories about all kinds of things, including old recipes, hand- i . Mrs. Sheila McGovern Secretary made items, furniture, and books. Mrs. Teresa McNamara Bookkeeper 5 Q ir 1 X-.X i l i S- l l D f , Q X Mrs. Lois Morelin Registered Nurse CLINIC The Clinic provides an important service for stu- dents and staff. Illnesses and accidents are given imme- diate and thorough attention. ln addition to so many responsibilities, Mrs. Morelin helps to insure good health by screening students' vision and hearing. Mrs. Morelin finds pleasure in nursing because she can better help people... after school, she likes to sew, re-finish antiques, and take camping trips.