Thomas A Edison High School - Talon Yearbook (Fairfax County, VA)

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Clinic Helps Students Keep Close Check on Health The clinic opened this year with the fresh new face of Mrs. Peppe, Edison’s nurse. Many students assist Mrs. Peppe on a voluntary basis, during their free period each day. These aids gain useful medical experience by taking temperatures, and applying medications for scratches and bruises. The girls also perform such useful tasks as making beds, cleaning-up, answering the phone, and calling parents to pick up ill students. The recording of such important data as the results of dental and tuberculosis checks and yearly vision and auditory test is also done by these busy assist¬ ants. Because of the students’ willingness to serve and Mrs. Peppe’s broad medical ability, tbe clinic bas become one of the most efficient services of the school. “Thank goodness for the infirmary,” sighs Marie Bonbrake. School nurse, Mrs. Peppe, checks student health records. CLINIC HELPERS Left to Right: Diana Grimes, Linda Micelle, Diane Honeycutt, Kathy Back, Janice Johnson, Carolyn Friday, Nadine Levine. 16

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Bank Encourages Student Saving by Payment of 4% Interest The bank started its now booming career by introducing the student body to the advantages of saving at a school bank that pays 4% interest a year. Every day during the official banking hours, dozens of students enter the bank to deposit a few more pennies into their ever-growing ac¬ counts. The money is available to depositors at all times for withdrawal. Mr. Beamer, who was the first to open an account, now numbers as only one among hundreds of students and teachers who have an account at the bank. Every bank requires a name, and what could be more ap¬ propriate than “The Thrifty Eagles Nest.” Because of Mike Bishop’s imagination, the bank had a name . . . and Mike was ten dollars richer. Students acting as tellers and secretaries have learn ed many of the procedures of effective banking, which will I be of great value in preparing these students for future employment. Miss Bevis and Mrs. Thompson, directors of li the bank, envision a financially successful organization : that will prove to be a valuable tool of education in the |t years to come. I ■ 1 I Jeanie Olsen, a student bank assistant, receives money from depositor, Steve Harris. I MISS FRANCES BEVIS MRS. DONNA THOMPSON BANK HELPERS First Row: Miss Bevis, Lynn Potter, Judy Light, Irena Jedlinski, Peggy Ulher, Glenda Weddle, Mrs. Thompson. Second Row: Yvonna Harpe, Tanya Lewis, Carol Donaldson, Linda Seymour, Sharon Corey. Third ' Row: Dennis Spain, Sharon Whiska, Alinda Swinle, Jeanie Olsen, Marion Kassing. Iv l|£9Ki 11 ' ' ' Mb ■1 try-

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LIBRARY HELPERS Left to Right: Betty Mullins, Suzanne Smith, Jan Sylvest, Ken Ostrye, Joe Smith, Jennifer Mellion, Marlene Wickline, Mitchell McCarus, Cindy Calhoun, John Groves. Library’s Paperback Book Store Proves to Be Popular One of the best known rooms at Edison is the library, containing more than 6,000 books. As soon as the library opens at 7:30 A.M., students begin to browse through the shelves, check out books, and do research for school projects. Students can find the latest happenings on the world scene in three daily newspapers and more than 100 magazines. The faculty room provides many professional magazines and hooks for the teachers’ use. To raise money for new books and to supply the teachers with supplementary paperback books for their classes, the library operates a paperback book store. Assisting the two librarians, Mrs. Carlton and Miss Hughes, are twenty student assistants. They work one period a day and are kept busy doing circulation work at the desk, clerical work, typing, shelving books, and working with and repairing audio visual materials. MRS. LUCILLE CARLTON Head Librarian MISS CAROLYN HUGHES Wing Wo and Ronald Rawles browse through library’s paper¬ back book store. 17