Pinckneyville High School - Pyramid Yearbook (Pinckneyville, IL)

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“WHY DID YOU BECOME A TEACHER?” FACULTY RESPONDS WITH WISDOM Question: Why did you become a teacher, or what bit of wisdom have you gained about teaching during your career? Gary W. Glenzy - Social Studies, Sci- ence, Athletic Director, Head Football Coach, Assistant Basketball Coach - 18 years at PCHS Shirley Bigham - Special Education - 18 years at PCHS Pat Sheley - Special Education years at PCHS - 9 Answer: Shirley Bigham - | never get too upset when high school students say they do not know what they want to do, When | graduated from high school (PCHS) my mother, her two sisters and my sister were school teach- ers and | wanted to do something different. | didn’t know what but at that point | was absolutely certain I did not want to be a school teach- er. How wrong | was! In Aug. 1987 | started my 28th year as a teacher. Dean Brewer - | realized that a lot of positive outcomes would be achieved through firmness and consisting. David Brunty - Why? They made me do it. Wisdom - Always know more about students than they know about you. Stephen Cannedy - I became a teacher because | enjoy working with students and helping them to become better people. Wesley R. Choate - After looking back on my high school days, | saw what a positive influence that a couple of my teacher-coaches had on my life during those years. I hope that | can be a strong moral example to my students and play- ers. David Colombo - | got into this business because adults bore me. They get old and stale and set in their ways. Kids are a renewable energy resource who act as mir- rors to our long lost selves. Linda Denton - | became a teacher to guide and shape the scientific minds that will lead our world into the twenty-first century. Greg Douglas - | enjoy working with students and especially enjoy seeing growth, development and improvement. Robert Frassato - Each student is an individual and may react differ- ently to a given situation. However, all of the students will try harder if they know that you are interested in their successes. Gary W. Glenzy - Because of my high school coach and my wife Greg Hale - “Life is a learning ex- perience.” Glen Hamilton - I have decided, even with the clouding of time, that students remain about the same in behavior and attitude as did their parents (and their grand- parents). Only the problems vary. Ramona L. Hatch - Bit of wisdom | learned from my Cooperating teacher during student teaching and have always tried to apply — Never ask students (or anyone else) to do something you won't or can’t do yourself. You must teach by example not just by words. Daniel Herbst - | loved high school myself and feel that teaching is a special blessing of sharing in young people’s lives at this impor- tant time in their life. Jeanette Hoeinghaus - Over 100 years ago my great-grandfather be- came a teacher. Since that time several family members in each generation have taught in South- ern Illinois schools. | always knew | would become part of this family tradition and have always been happy with my career choice. Jean Horn - Each student is an in- dividual completely different from another. The students are once again beginning to improve in their behavior and we have some very nice young ladies and gentlemen in this school — and very, very few “bad apples.” Carolyn Kay Longshore R. N.- Asa child | lived across the street from a doctor and as long as | can re- member said | wanted to be a nurse, I’m sure he was one of the influencing forces. One little 1st grader taught me to be specific and not assume when asking questions. His skin and hands were rough and thickened like leather - (meaning what soap solu- tion have you been bathing in) | asked ‘What have you been taking a bath in?’’ He looked up and said, “the bath tub.” Karen Mathews - I have learned al- ways to check my pulldown maps before attempting to show my

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Neva Corn - Physical Education, Cheerleading Sponsor - 7 years at George McPheeters - Science - 20 Joan Miller - Secretary PCHS : years at PCHS : Greq Hale - Physical Education, Linda Denton - Science, Science Club - : if . Health, Driver Education, Freshman JETS Team - 2 years at PCHS ee eee ee en Basketball, Golf, Softball Coach - 9 ie =a net ; years at PCHS y ‘ Greg Douglas - Social Studies, Foot- ball, Wrestling, Asst. Track Coach - 1 year at PCHS Linda Rudolph - Physical Education, Nadine Craig - Secretary Health, Head Volleyball, Asst. Softball Coach - 8 years at PCHS

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RESPONSES CONTINUED class where Veracruz, Mexico is and showing them Miss April in- stead. George McPheeters - | have always been interested in “talking Sci- ence” with others. Not all people are interested in Science, but per- haps I can make it somewhat more interesting to some of my stu- dents. Emest C. Queen - To live in this world, our youth need education not only in science and technol- ogy, but perhaps most of all in character. | have tried to go be- yond the textbooks into the char- acter - stressing honesty, good- ness, and making each life count for something. Someone once stated, “Modern youth is a river of clear shining water that is flowing endlessly out into a vast new world. Some impure drops are bound to get into this river, but in its constant flow and surge, these impure drops will be purified in the crystal immensity of the whole.” Sam Robb - I knew long ago that | enjoyed working with young peo- ple as well as a love of agriculture. While in my junior year at S. I. U. I discovered that becoming a Voca- tional Agriculture teacher would allow me to do both. It has been very satisfying and rewarding. Linda Rudolph - No matter how hard you try, you are not going to be liked by everyone. Something must end before memory can be- gin. Pat Sheley - | have leamed that a 30% chance of snow won't be enough to cover the ground. Davida Stivers - My art teacher in third grade made a tremendous impression on me when she told me | should become a teacher. It is because of her influence and constant guidance from that time on, that | am teaching art. Lularose Wilson - Having a 4-year scholarship for a degree in Teach- er Education was a deciding factor. Also, a 1-year subscription to the Readers’ Digest was a bonus. Cooks (Left to Right): Laura Epplin, Eunice Schrader, Mabel Woodside, Cafeteria Manager, and Barbara Brand. Bea weer Ai ee errr Bus Drivers (Left to Right): Raymond Przygoda, Roxanne Place, Tom Denton, Diane Fisher, Lylia Hagel, and Orel Bigham (Not Pictured - Charles Ginn) Custodians (Left to Right): Lloyd Kellerman, Head Custodian; George Butcher, Dean Carson, and Bob Nehrkorn