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

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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.

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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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GUIDANCE tx K l Mrs. Delna Antaki Mrs. Barbara Gatling Mrs. 1 Mr. William Fitzgerald Not PiC'fUl'9d3 Director Mrs. Elsie ThOl'Db9l'l'y Meeting and getting to know well all students at Plaza is the aim of the Guidance Counselors. This team helps to direct pupils toward better understanding of their role at school and of possible goals in their future, A large focus was given this year toward exposure of career choices by inviting well-known personalities to speak with students. The Guidance members like Plaza students. .. In their spare time, they enjoy - - - snow skiing... fishing... music... and 0 needlepoint crafts. Certainly we are aware of Mr. Fitzgerald's pres- ence at athletic events as a sports broadcaster. To quote Mr. Fitz- gerald, also of Tip-Off fame, it's been a slice of life. 12 Roberta Meyer fp-