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

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How can you be on the team and not be a player? Tommy Johnson does it by being a manager. This wres- tling season he was unable to play due to the fact he was clipped during the football season. This caused him to break two bones and pinch his nerve. The need to learn more about the sport and stay active is another reason he wanted to be on the wrestling team. One disadvantage of feeling part ofthe team is that ifthe team gets in trou- ble, so does he. He especially wanted to be on the team because he was on the team last year. As a manager he assists the coach, keeps up the teamis spirit, and attends all matches. Being manager isn't that bad. At times it can get boring, but there are funny times, like when the coach chases after the wrestlers with a beltli' Since Tommy is a ninth grader, he stays at Plaza for ten hours. It doesn't help or hurt his social life and he becomes closer friends with fellow team members. He has managed to keep up his average in grades and he works in the T.V. studio. He is very proud to represent Plaza because we have a lot of spirit, and it is a big school with lots of nice people. He also likes Plaza because he thinks the Right to Read is a good idea. The wrestling team agrees that Tommy is a good manager. We hope to see Tommy as a football and wrestling player at Princess Anne High School. , K 52 Action

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They Never Quit!!! s 55?-'Z OG uv J ,. O tFront Row! Coach Zontini, S. Pendleton, J. Cundiff, G. Alexander, S. Joseph, J. Blumenshine, S. Hill, S. Villas, J. Brilthart, Ervin, J. Moeller, Coach Abbott. tSecond Rowj B. Jenkins, M. Knight, W. Clark, S. Jenkins, C. Loving, M. Smith, S. D. Houston, L Ervin Coach Albert. fThird Rowj K Tate, D. Welch T Gilbert, H. Mclnt re E Nau le R. Coble M Dewitt - v - v - Y v - g . . - . Byrd. tFourth Rowb R. Fee, E. Callaway, D. Folkerson, T. Blaher, T. Sebastian, B. Snead, T. Steed, B. Mountain. CFifth Rowl Moore, W. Drake, M. Cain, V. Holley, D. Jemison, W. Turner, C. Johnson, B. Cox, R. Davis. Not Pictured: M. Evans. 1- 'f K. . YWEWR ' V ' 'sexi . X .. i ' e V wa' in - V - , il 7 . f t f A Coach Abbot instructs a Trojan before a play. A smile from Coach Abbot. This year's Plaza football team came a long way from the base- ment in which they had been sitting. The team had a one and tive record, under its new coaching staff consisting of Coaches Abbott, Zontini, Albert, and Brumiield. While the team did not win on the scoreboard, they had one trait that most winning teams find hard to understand - no matter what the score, they never quit. This Plaza football team was one classy team, whether on the field in their un- iforms or in school wearing their shirts and ties. They did have class. Coach Abbott 54 Football f f A 1 I -. : N' r t s Coach Zontini encourages a player to do his best.