West Orange High School - Sword and Scabbard Yearbook (Winter Garden, FL)

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SENIOR WINS TITLE Miss Sherrie Brown, a I7- year old West Orange senior, won the title of Miss Orlando World. U.S.A. The preliminary competition was held at Or- lando Fashion Square on June 25, l978, and the finals were held at the Gold Key lnn that same day. The contestants were judged on looks, poise, personality and mental alert- ness. Sherrie's victory was re- warded with a crown, a trophy and a S25O.w scholarship. STUDENTS OF THE MO TH .sm - A-. -,L . West Orange is often recognized for its outstanding re- cord in sports, our atheletes have excelled in everything from football to tennis. West Orange also excels in another important area that does not always receive as much atten- tion - academics. Each month one student from West Orange is selected as Student of the Month for the Exchange Club of Orlando. The student is chosen on the basis of outstanding citizenship and grade point average and then is invited to a luncheon at Kahler Plaza along with the students chosen from nine other area high schools. There each student is introduced and presented with a certificate. By the end of the school year, a total of sixty students have been singled out as the best in Orange County. Two of these students will receive SLWO scholarships. This year at West Orange, Eric Rustin, Kim Ross, Carol Munday, Elaine Holtschneider and .losee Rivard were hon- ored as Students of the Month. You may be nextl TEENS MODEL FOR BOARD Participating in fashion shows, wearing up-to-date styles and attending training classes for walking, poise and make-up are daily activities in the life of a model, the dream of many girls. Yet most never get the chance to be a model. Unless, of course, they are members of a fashion store's teen board. Two West Orange students, Katherine Miller and Diana Buffington. are members of Jordan Marsh's Teen Board. The Teen Board, which con- , sists of fifteen girls from local high schools, has a fashion display at the store every Sat- l urday from I2-2 p.m. Modeling y the latest styles from the Jun- i ior Department, the girls ro- l tate walking throughout the P various departments and res- taurants, showing the new styles and helping people with fashion ideas. But, the department modeling is only a small part of the Teen Board's activities. Much more goes on behind the scenes. Every other week the board meets to discuss fashion ideas, new styles in school, and activities such as luncheons and fund raising projects. The board must have an organiza- j tional project each year. Last l year the board worked with the Humane Society. This year B they will be helping the Ameri- can Cancer Society. Katherine and Diana both agree that being members of the Teen Board is a lot of hard work, yet very rewarding. Katherine, a member of the Teen Board for two years, is co-chairman. She picks out the clothes for the shows and de- cides on specific clothes for each category. Diana, a mem- ber since May, enjoys the ex- perience of modeling in the store and the ISZ, discount on everything in the store on the day she models. By Wendy Williams j Allison Guernsey l

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,z x X SQ' A-fffflf Q Let's see, second period I have Mr. Mro . . . Mow . . . Mrocyzkowski and third period I have Ms. oh, what's her name? So went the beginning of the year with a little confu- sion over the many new faculty members. In case anyone hasn't had the pleasure of meeting all of them by now, the following is a brief introduction to each new faculty member. First is Mr. Berry, an assistant principal. Mr. Berry's for- mer position was Director of Testing. Prior to that he was in charge of Channel 24 while it was a part of the school system and an assistant principal at Edgewater. Currently he is the executive secretary of the Metro Conference. Also new in the office is Ms. Simmons, an administrative clerk. Ms. Sim- mons came here from the Manatee County School Board. She enjoys singing in the choir at her church. The new guidance counselor is Mr. Browdy, who has an M.S. in educa- tion. Mr. Browdy enjoys football and bowling. Ms. Averill is a new social studies teacher. She pre- viously taught at Oak Ridge, and before that she worked with the visually handicapped program at Princeton Elementary. Ms, A. enjoys skindiving and water skiing. Also in the So- cial Studies circle is Mr. Bryan. He has served 3 years in the Army and 25 years in the Air Force. While in the service, he ll traveled in Europe, Asia A and South America. . In the Math Department ally from California. He owns a coin collection as well as a collection of over 2,500 recordsl Ms. Nutting, who was born in England, has her B.A. in math. Ms. Nutting enjoys skiing, sailing, and tennis. Mr. Sutton previously taught in North Carolina. He is a spon- sor for Mu Alpha Theta and the cross country team. Ms. Wolfgang, from Pennsylvania, graduated from UCF. Among her many hobbies are playing the piano and the guitar. Mr. Taylor has been a teacher with the Peace Corp in Malaysia and a carpenter. Although he was born in Orlando he has traveled to Guam, Japan, Hawaii and all over southeast Asia. Mr. Taylor enjoys tennis, scuba, and chess. Over in the Science Department is a real country gal, Ms. P. Johnson. Ms. Johnson taught at Oak Ridge for nine- teen years. Here she teaches biology, anatomy and physiol- ogy. Ms. Sojourner, also a science teacher, received her M.A.T. from Rollins. Her favorite pastimes are tennis, cook- ing, and painting with water color. Coach Riley, who comes from Tennessee, teaches biology and drivers' education. He is the sponsor of FCA, and he is a softball and a football is Mr, Mroczkowski, origin- First row Cl. to rj: Ms. Nutting, Mr. Bryan. Mr. Steffens, Ms. Lockwood, Ms. Sojourner. Second row Cl. to rj. Ms. Stull, Mr. Shoaf, Ms. Averill, Ms. P. Johnson, Ms. M. Johnson, Mr. Chambers, Ms. Simmons, Mr. Sutton, Mr. Cloyd, Ms. Holton. IlllUIltHH coach. Coach Riley enjoys hunting and backpacking in the Appalachians. In the Industrial Arts Department is Mr. Cloyd. Besides his previous teaching experience, he was the former principal of the Edgewood Boys' Ranch. This was Mr. Cloyd's only year at West Orange because he plans to enter seminary next year. Mr. Steffens, who has his M.S.. teaches industrial arts and coaches the tennis team. He has served four years in the Navy as a photographer and currently is a freelance photog- rapher. The English Department received five new teachers. First is Ms. Connell who majored in English at Shorter College in Georgia. Her favorite pastime is, of all things, readingl Ms. M. Johnson has taught at Winter Park, Wymore Tech, and Oak Ridge. She directs the choir 1 ' and plays the organ at her church. Ms. Raymond, who teaches English and crafts, is also the volleyball coach. Her hobbies include oil painting, gourmet cooking, and playing pool. Ms. Stull, the yearbook sponsor, has served as a missionary in South America for I3 years. She has her M.A. in theater arts and has helped pro- duce movies, television programs, and advertise- ments. Ms. Richards ma- jored in English, and she also speaks French. Her hobby is horseback riding. She currently owns the Winter Garden Feed and Supply Store. Several departments re- ceived one new teacher. Over in the Agriculture De- partment is Mr. Culbert who also teaches forestry. His hob- bies are Stamp collecting, wood carving, and square dancing. Ms. Rainey teaches EMR and one consumer education class. Her hobbies are racquet ball, sailing, and macrame. Helping everyone sing better is Mr. Shoaf, the chorus teacher. His pastime is fishing. Ms. Lee came here from Cherokee Junior High. She teaches ceramics and photography which are also hobbies of hers. Although it is hard to believe, this is finally the end of the introduction to the new faculty members. There must have been as many new teachers as sophomores! With the coming year, though, everyone should be comfortable with the con- siderable number of new people at West Orange. Further- more, everyone should be accustomed to the changes caused by the school's new 4A classification that was a result of the student transfer. However, if the student enrollment and faculty increase any more, the building will surely start to bulge at the seamsl

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- W It EPCOT UNDERWAY EPCOT Center, an extensive addition to Walt Disney World, is officially scheduled to open October I, I982. EPCOT, which stands for Experimental Prototype Commu- nity of Tomorrow, will have two major theme areas. The first area, Future World, will dramatize social concerns such as energy, health, and transportation. The second area, World Showcase, will be a community of nations. Each nation will have a pavilion to display its culture, traditions, and accom- plishments. EPCOT, which will employ approximately 7,000 people, will be a significant addition to Central Florida. EPCOT Center will offer many new learning experiences, helping to bring the peoples of the world closer together. 2' ' its 'f' MWMMMI QMHTEET West Orange was one of I4 schools that participated in the drama contest held at Seminole Community College on Janu- ary I2th and l3th. All those weeks of hard practice after school finally paid offl ln spite of the challenging competi- tion, the West Orange troupe of actors did remarkably well. Five areas of competition were included in the drama contest. Several students presented a one-act play about a hit and run murder entitled The Storm. The play starred Donnie Hammond, Bret Jarvis, Sheila Lahde, Elizabeth Walk- er, Renee Jones and Scott Quinn. The crew for The Storm was made up of Tim Beckius, Barbara Muhlbach, and Kim Stout. In other areas of competition, each entry from West Or- ange scored a superior rating. All entries that rated superior or excellent continued on to state competition in April. In Duet Acting, Ronnie Phillips and Donna Poston performed a scene from Blue Denim that was spiced with sex and vio- lence. Connie Crosslin and Shawn Fernandez entered in Duet Improvisation. They had a choice of two scenes and decided to act out two strangers exchanging stories about their wounds. Ben Taylor and Loy Thornton, who were entered in Duet Musical, sang Always Always You from a play per- formed at West Orange last year, Carnival. Although they received the highest score of the ll entries in this category, they did not go to state competition because they ran over the time limit. John Robinson was entered in Monologue. He recited a speech from the play I Never Sang for My Father and a speech from Henry IV by Shakespeare. John received the highest score out of the 40 entries in this category. Of course, due credit must be given to Ms. Melton, the drama teacher who made all this possible. With her dedica- tion, expert advice, and enthusiasm, and the incredible amount of talent of the drama students, the fantastic results of the drama contest did not come as a surprise to anyone! Qwlllll. A Ill On January I6, l979, seventeen students were initiated into Quill and Scroll. This club, brand new to West Orange, is a national honor society for students who rank high academi- cally and have excelled in some area of publications. Ms. Pratt, sponsor of the newspaper, Warriors' World and Ms. Stull, sponsor of the yearbook, Sword and Scabbard, worked together to start Quill and Scroll at West Orange. Anyone interested in joining was asked to fill ut an applica- tion. Ms. Stull and Ms. Pratt then planned a brunch in the Home Economics Department and invited all those who had been selected. Mr. Berry was invited as a guest of honor. After everyone had eaten enough fruit salad, scrambled eggs, bacon, and coffee cake to last the rest of the day, the initiation ceremony was held. Mr. Berry inducted the mem- bers as Ms. Stull and Ms. Pratt presented them with gold pins and membership cards. The charter members of Quill and Scroll are Melodye Hendrix, Elaine Holtschneider, Greg Smith, Gigi Howard, Brian Bowen, Bob Yount, Jeff Voss, Lori Hill, Angie Russell, Carol Munday, Susan Shelton, Leslie Dabbs, Leslie Bennett, Renea Attaway, Wendy Williams, Cindy Wheatley and Lori Glover. I E