Robert F Munroe Day School - Reflections Yearbook (Quincy, FL)

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The sixth, seventh, and eight graders mingle outside of the Orthodox Church during the food est field trip. A demonstration of the proper application of shaving cream by Suzanne Spooner, catches her volunteer, Jeremy Morris, as well as the rest of the class by surprise. Enrichment W 149

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New Twists Of Everyday Type Stuff Make Enrichment Anything But Enrichment ... It wasn’t just Scholastic magazines, newspa- pers, and guest speakers. New Wave Enrichment consisted of untold new possibilities such as Joey Blitch bringing his skate- board, Melanie Morris pledging the flag in sign language, Adam Thompson’s showing of his per- sonal scrapbook, and interesting stories told by Rocky Agbunag, about arriving in the United States from The Phillipines. During the course of the year, Nancy Reagan was mailed a get well note, and the class actually received a reply! The sixth, seventh, and eight graders went to the Greek Food Festival at the Orthodox Church in Tallahassee, where they sampled the food and the delicious pastries. Enrichment offered students learning that wasn’t limited by textbooks. Each person also Ordinary! taught a lesson from a calendar, catalog, map, dictionary, or mov- ie. Before exams, they collected and discussed subjects they’d studied from the newspapers. The students had nothing to compare to this New Wave En- richment. But, then it needed no comparison, even if they did have to dig deep for replies to Mrs. Smith’s famous “Let’s expand on that.” T-shirls make all sorts of statements, from polilical views to support of unding events, from commercia comments, to expressed loyalties. Pheobe Cox's speaks for itself. Lindy Beverett and Anna Thomas sample Bak ava at the Greek Food Festival. 148 Student Life

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From Disecting to Dirt Science Provides Fun for Some And a Queasy Stomach for Others “Scalpel, scissors, tweezers.” “Oh, how revolting!” Whether you were disecting frogs, crayfish, or pigs, familiar words and smells filled the Bi- ology lab. Descriptive words from students with weak stomachs ex- pressed their distaste for disec- tions, while the smells of the pre- server challenged even the bravest of biologists. There were those adventurous people who enjoyed getting their hands into the project-literally. Kathy Dowling, Jennifer Smith, and Scott Melvin didn’t bother to use plastic gloves. They were thrilled to have the experience of finding out what really made those pig’s hearts tick. Then there were the pale, shaky students. The ones who wore double layered plastic gloves and touched their spec- imens with arms stretched as far as possible. A warning to those types came from Mrs. Gregory early in the year. The weak stomached had strong ideas, and believed they could stand it. Little did they know that it was easier to say it, than to mean it. Before you even walked in the room, the pungent aroma surrounded you. A feeling of quick nausea swept over you as you tried to ignore it. Un- fortunately, a smell like that lasts for weeks. If disecting didn’t excite you, there were other aspects to sci- ence. From physical and earth science to chemistry, there was a type for each budding scientist. Challenging the laws of gravity and air pressure, along with dis- covering photosynthesis from closed experiments and the green house effect, helped make sci- ence more interesting for those who weren’t as fascinated with animals. The best part of the experi- ments was being able to clean up all utencils and pans and rid yourself of any smell or hardship. Unfortunatly, the aroma of alco- hol followed you around for weeks. Karen Hayes, Molly Wilson, and Kena Maxwell readily let Jennifer Smith do the dirty work on the cow’s heart, while they ward off the odor of alcohol as best they can. When Mrs. Gregory says to collect a few leaves and stems for disection, Michelle Johnson and Grayson Munroe take her at her word. 150 m Academics