Ruskin High School - Mirage Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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19 ts A DMINISTRA TION BELIEVES ENTH USIASM IS NECESSAR Y WI 7, This Y! the Nt Here c one examil and p visit 01 persor the ac hours the c mate spean for thil u? When studer given Ruskh Mr. Kenneth Burkhart David Cattle 3.3., M. ED. A.S., B.S., M.S., Spec. had m Assistant Principal Assistant Principal tIOUS I teachi conce progr: meet societ tribute interet ,1 Mr. Burkhart listens to those age-old excuses. Mr. Blaine E. Steck 8.8.. M. ED. Principal Fully utilize your abilities and direct your every action in the effort to avoid your having to say, I wishlhad... - Kenneth Burkhart Everyt to the the N releva in our It's not impossible to sleep while working!

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XCUSGS. RUSKIN RA TES HIGH WITH NORTH CENTRAL This year, our school was visited by the North Central Evaluation team. Here on an invitational basis, thirty- one education professionals examined Ruskinls program, plant and performance. Previous to the visit of the team, teacher teams and personnel under the leadership of the administration, spent countless hours in evaluation meetings and in the duplication of summary materials. Mr. Leon Mallory spearheaded the steering committee for this time-consuming task. When it was all over, teachers students and visitors alike had been given a chance to take a fresh look at Ruskin High. The school realized it had much to be proud of: a conscien- tious hard working administration, a teaching staff ably prepared and concerned about their students and a program which continually tried to meet the needs of contemporary society. The students, too, have con- tributed their share of enthusiasm, interest and scholarship. Everyone at Ruskin looked forward to the improvements suggested by the N.C.A.E. team towards an ever relevant and solid quality education in our school. itThe MIRAGE is a pic- torial history of the 1972- 1973 school year. It reflects our total academic program of courses as well as our extra-curricular activities. I sincerely hope your days at Ruskin have been hap- py and profitable and the MIRAGE truly reflects you as a student of Ruskin. As you reflect on Ruskin, may you ever strive to uphold its ideals and traditions. - Blaine E. Steck Farewell to the seniors of seventy-three. May each one become what heishe hopes to be. - David S. Cattle Tom V. Foraker Superintendent of Consolidated School District No. 1 What a way to face up to Mondays . . . Enthusiasm helps lift subject matter to an inspirational level because enthusiasm is con- tagious. It draws students into your orbit and makes them want to join you and what you are doing. It makes school exciting, learning meaningful, and par- ticipation desired. Too often teachers hide their enthusiasm. Some teachers fear the students will not respond to it. Other teachers think it is corny. These rationalizations are based upon unfounded fears. Being enthusiastic about teaching, and showing it, is the real you. It is also the tiyou that the students want to see. When a teacher com- bines enthusiasm in teaching with the belief that a degree of success awaits all who try, the requirement for a good beginning has been found . . . - Tom Foraker ltaken from address to teachers of the district, August 25, 1972T