Woodbridge High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Woodbridge, VA)

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Senior Teaching: For a Day Student Life the girls admired her; and for three days, as she paced back and forth in front of the class of under¬ classmen, she never lost the attention of her stu¬ dents. Senior teaching was a once a year program where seniors could ex¬ perience the rewards and the perils of teaching high school students. I learned one thing,” said Judi Patterson, I would never, ever be a teacher!” NEXT! Administrators and class officers Alex Powell and Kerri Mullen check senior teach¬ er Shelly McCarty in. The offi¬ cers got to find out what admin¬ istrating was all about. O ne by one, the young highs- choolers filed into the classroom. It was first period and heads were drooped, eyes were shut, and mouths were wide open in Monday morning yawns. The zombie-like students settled in their desks, and, slowly, they emerged from their sleepy trances to a big surprise. Wow, what ' s that cheerleader doing in our class? And she ' s a senior! Ohlala! The word spread like a flash across the classroom and soon every eye was wide open and staring at her . .. The Senior Teacher. The boys loved her, and What comes after musical chairs? ... Anjie Audry talks to Terry Simms about lesson plans. These are two of the seniors who team taught to be more ef¬ fective. A shot through the heart ... Sen¬ ior physics teacher Rob McNeese shoots a dart as part of an experiment. Rob had unique methods of doing things.

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=n Cold Noses, Cold Fingers, Cold Toes, ■ xx Deginner slope? Dwhat do they mean beginner slope? This hill looks too steep to walk down, and just how am I supposed to be able to dodge all those people? Begin¬ ning skiiers soon learned that there is a bit more to skiing than meets the eye. Proper equipment is a safety requirement and les¬ sons are recommend¬ ed. Many students be¬ came first time skiiers this year. Families often took advantage of three day weekends to go skiing; students could also go skiing with their friends. Ski Li¬ berty and Massanutten were two of the ski re¬ sorts that students fre¬ quented. And Sore Bottoms Cold noses, cold fin¬ gers, cold toes, and sore bottoms were the four major complaints of beginner skiiers. In¬ termediate skiiers had fewer complaints. As I become a better skiier, I find myself enjoying skiing more, observed junior John Geiger. Ex¬ perienced skiiers had the opportunity to ski in races spons ored by N.A.S.T.A.R., an Ameri¬ can racing organiza¬ tion. Some of the ex¬ perienced skiiers com¬ plained that the slopes around Virginia were not challenging en¬ ough. Racing adds a certain challenge to skiing and makes it more exciting, com¬ mented junior Cathy Booth. C f The last time I skiied was in my freshman year. I was going down the hill when this guy just plowed into me from be¬ hind and sent me tumbling, I ended up with a sprained knee and crutches for two weeks. Needless to say, I haven ' t had the desire to visit the slopes since ■ ■ then. Lori Houck Q Q Although I don ' t have the chance to ski very often, I enjoy it. In the beginning I fell all the time. Now I don ' t fall, but I rarely venture off the bunny slopes. The thing I like best about ski¬ ing is being able to warm up at the lodge after a long, cold day. J Jenny Memoli Snow Days

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• I i t And They Were OumrimJ For Exams L ong and dull, Naptime, Studied for hours, Blew em ' off. After school parties!, They blew my grades. Forget it, I ' ll never pass one, Big surprise, I got an A ! He took my pa¬ per away for talking . . What could these students have been talking about? Possibly EXAMINATIONS? Exams . . . the word was enough to give them nightmares. Twice a year this menace came; this high pres¬ sure week of two hour tests that carried a 20% load of the semester grade. They were difficult . . . more difficult than in middle school. They were tiring because they were so long. I liked getting out early though, commented freshman Schmeika Somers when asked about taking her first high school exams. Senior James Tashek said, They were OK, . . . I mean by now I ' m pretty used to the whole process. They ' re kind of like slugs though in that we know they exist, but no one can figure out why. So from freshman to senior year exams, the students survived the adventure. They crammed, sweated, winged it, and wouldn ' t ya ' know it? . . . Some even studied. C C “They ' re OK, I mean by now I ' m pretty used to the whole process. They ' re kind of like slugs in that we know they exist, but no one can figure out why. — James Tashek 9 9 ' £ “They were difficult: ™ More difficult than mid¬ dle school. They were ring because they were so )ng. I liked getting out early lough! a » — Schmeika Somers I Senior Teaching