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

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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

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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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 During a program meeting, Mr. Francis McCall awards Rachel Romeiko, Amy Benedict, Katie Hook, and Molly Wilson with medals for selling the most world's largest pizza buttons. Prior to Mrs. Mary Ann Thomas being introduced as the program meeting guest, President, Katie Hook, assigns ushers for the “CnarJie Brown” production at the Leaf. 164 Clubs 3 During the Mother-Daughter” dinner in May, Amy Curry. Katherine Hinson, Mary Katherine Gregory, and Jennifer Smith are introduced as new officers by the Anchor Area Leader for Florida District Pilots International, Dene’ Dixon with the assistance of Mrs. Betty Massey.