Pell City High School - Pelmel Yearbook (Pell City, AL)

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BUSINESS Fred DeRusso Annie HHFFIS 'fAn architect plans a building for a specific piece of land. He decides the size of the building, the direction it will face, the materials such as stone, brick, and wood necessary to complete it, the esthetic and practical features it will have, and the proper landscaping for the finished product. A teacher takes a student and develops the student's mind. The teacher plans study activities and extracurricular ac- tivities that will develop the mind to its greatest potential. The teacher guides the student as the student plans his future. The teacher provides the building materials and teches the student the correct short-cuts that can be taken. The teacher is actually the master builder - as he helps the student learn not only scholastically, but socially and morally, - Faye Whittle Like the architect, I, as a teacher, am involved in the use of form, material, and style in dealing with the development of student potential and, ultimately, the student functioning as a citizen in society. Form requires design and planning. Llse of material requires selection andjapplication. Style re- quires ordering and structuring. The functions of design and planning, selection and application, and ordering and struc- turing all fall within the purview of the teaching profession. As l, the teacher, attempt to achieve my goals for each stu- dent, I am inclined to apply the terms of the architect as I perform the tasks of my profession. -- Fred DeRusso iq ' N' ' A- . , ,f 1... : f 'i --E .. K Q -4 JI I F , ig. .K i K . 1 , f f 5' ss. ,.... F S Faye Whittle An architect plans how a building or project is to be achieved. The teacher does the same in her field. The architect envisions and illustrates for others how a given project is to look when completed. The teacher must envision the end result of the educational training offered in her class taking into account changes in her students. The architect is responsible for a given project from beginning to end, as is the teacher in a given area. The architect builds a building the teacher, with others, helps build a life. - Annie Harris

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may ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL A w.m....s An architect's job involves designing the support features of a structure including the steps necessary to implement these features during construction. As assistant principal, l am responsible for the design and implementation of the school's administrative support I couf1I?stEfI3R Pam Foote Don Arnett Guidance and counseling of students toward their future goals can be compared to the architect's job of designing future structures. Through conferences and research, a counselor aids students in designing their future. Basic guidelines are determined in setting goals, thus allowing the students to expand the designs for their future as opportunities occur. An architect is a dreamer of things that could be, just as a student wonders and dreams of what the future might hold. Just as an architect begins to put his dreams to work, a counselor can guide students to avenues that will aid in mak- ing their goals and dreams a reality. - Pam Foote

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ENGLISH 5 wg' 1, - am' ' if . 5 :: , ff... 4 1, .- w - ' f t . I it .. Q - l Sharon Henderson Cliff Morrison Linda Raughton 'x . Li-'S ,X'JM..? Margaret Scott Amelia Williamson Just as an architect uses basic building strategies for a strong struc- tural foundation, a teacher uses fun- damental ideas and concepts for a strong educational background. A well- designed building will stand the test of time, and hopefully, a sound education will benefit the student for life. - Sharon Henderson Each year I take pride in teaching my tenth grade English classes reading and writing skills. My prime objective in these classes is to teach students the art of planning and establishing certain goals for their lives. Since the success of our nation depends upon the success of our young people, I feel a special obligation to teach them the necessity of having a strong foundation in basic skills as well as a blueprint for future goals. ln - Amelia Williamson