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

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The Few, But Mighty, Make the Blend Special 16 2 “Deadline’s over right? You mean there’s more?!” Among ■the slogans that might describe the staff “Against All Odds” was possibly the best suited. Begin- ning in July with four novices and one veteran, Reflections '88 bounced onto the USF campus knowing just enough journalism to be dangerous. By the closing ceremonies of the TPC seminar, the Cats had come away with 3rd place in the state in the de- sign contest. Likewise, the odds remained the same when school began with nine first year and two returning students. The task seem impossible. During the latter part of each As a remedy for flying papers during fourth shipment frustrations, Miss Suzie and Maury Hodgens remove the fan blades. deadline, the crew could always look forward to Saturday morn- ings of raiding the Teacher’s Lounge, and late night camp outs in Mrs. Suzie’s living room. Amy Benedict’s technique of reading the ingredients of a ce- real box to aid in finding head- lines was strange, but served its purpose. Jennifer Smith earned brown- ie points with the purchase of two Patrick Swayze posters for the room, and tunes from the Dirty Dancing soundtrack filled the air, as did sounds of Rachel Romeiko’s unique expressions. Frustrations over second ship- ment picture foul ups caused the During the annual Journalism skit, Di- anne Spooner, Debra Foley, Heidi Pick- els. Stephen Gauss, and Maury Hodgens give an award winning per- formance in the take off on Wheel of Fortune. title, “Throw Momma From The Train,” the hit movie, to evolve in- to the slogan “Throw Maury From The Train.” Later, during subse- quent deadlines, other names were substituted as needed. Birthdays were always a blast, as long as Heidi Pickels remembered to bring the doughnuts. Rachel sur- prised us all, when she aged twice in the same year, which incidently managed to skip by Miss Suzie’s attention. Spring ushered in national hon- ors which was an added incentive to make Reflections ’88 the best blend yet. Outstanding copy from the 1987 Reflections was selected for use in TPC’s The Yearbook Yearbook 1988, which was a com- pilation of the top 2% of the books they published in the United States. S.I.P.A.’s All Southern Award was presented to RFM’s 1987 book for the third time in March at Myrtle Beach, S. C. Impossible as it first appeared, the odds improved as the year progressed. The money was earned, the deadlines were met, the proofs were corrected, and the book was completed, proving that you can teach a new dog old tricks! Clubs

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Stepping Into Familar Shoes Student Council started off by working the week before school began. They stepped into the comfortable shoes of previous members by painting the parking lot spaces and lending a helping hand to the parents and teachers, who were also loaded with more than their share of work. A luncheon was provided in the library to welcome the new students. Stephen Lane,new tenth grade student, said, “It gave me a chance to meet some new people.” To change the tradition some- what they decided to hold Home- coming at The Legion Home, rather than the Sawano or Coun- try Club. Junior, Angel Whiddon said, “Because it was an easier location, it made everybody want to go more”. For the Fall Carnival, members hammered in the stakes and fit- ted the boxes together to create the famous tunnel crawl. The Christmas tree was a big hit in the auditorium. Amy Benedict’s comment, “The tree looked better this year because we bought new lights, and for once Cory Hill cut it straight, summed it up. On February 11, Mrs. McK- eown, Christy Hill, Michele Irwin, Christi Adams, and Ka- ren Hayes decorated for Miss Munroe, which was held at the Swano Club the following eve- ning. As tradition would have it, Valentine’s Day carnations were sold and delivered. Several projects throughout the year were priorities. Litter control and student responsi- bility were among them. Di- anne Spooner said,“It’s a lot of Sampling Mama’s brownies Amy Ben- edict, Karen Hayes, and Amy Curry set up the buffet to welcome new students during the second week of school. Excused from fourth period, Michelle Irwin works as a Student Council rep- resentative attaching love notes to the carnations for Valentine's Day. work, but the results are worth it.” Mrs. McKeown was sponsor for her fourth year, and prob- ably her most trying year! The pre-dance alcohol problem during the Miss Munroe fes- tivities created, not only a dis- cipline problem, but concern for the future dances. The pos- itive results of a serious stu- dent assembly were experi- enced at the prom. Paving the parking lot was “money well spent” in the spring. Elections brought about enthusiastic campaigns and a roster of willing, able of- ficers. The last bell brought cheers of relief, but also the knowledge that the parking lot would need new paint in just two and half short months. Annual preparation of decorating the Christmas tree means Mrs. McKeown must search the boxes and bags for anything that might be re-used. Student Council 161

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-■ Making a desperate attempt to find lost negatives, Jen- nifer Smith’s freezing hands retard the process of dig- ging through the rubbish. As an incentive for finishing the T.P.C. deadline, at the seminar in Tampa, Jennifer Smith, Karen Hayes, Di- anne Spooner, and Johanna Gumanis lose their breath on The Python . They placed third in the state in the Design contest before their trip to Busch Gardens. Bottom Row: ohanna Gumanis; editor, Dianne Spoon- er; ads manager, Susan Woodbery; assistant photog- rapher, Karen Hayes; business manager, Suzie Johnson; advisor, Jennifer Smith; copy editor. Top Row: Debra Foley; head photographer, co-layout editor, Heidi Pick- ets; darkroom, Maury Hodgens; darkroom, Stephen Gauss; darkroom, Page Vision, Rachel Romeiko; sportmates, Amy Benedict; co-layout editor. Journalism 163