Smoky Hill High School - Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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MWf'f 6 0 Best friends John Champion and Sarah LaBrec are often seen at Smoky Hill events. Here comes a smile . . . Michelle Giroux tries to hide her flashy grin. Karen Alder, caught in the middle of a conversation itopl. Paul Epstein lounges in his office after a grueling day of teaching.

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New Faces Light 'New' Smok 96 New Faces The new school year not only brought a new look to the school, but a new look to Smoky Hill's staff and faculty. A total of 16 new staff members joined the work force at Smoky Hill. Sarah La Brec was a dynamo. A graduate of the Colorado College, Sarah taught both history and math courses. Because she loved interacting with the students, Sarah was involved with the hectic Smoky Hill theater season. Teaching classes all day and then coaching extracurricular sports was a breeze for John Champion! He said that he enjoyed the school and its students a lot, and looks forward to next year and what it has in store for him. The students were great! said David Barkley, one of the new members of the English staff. He looks forward to expanding his creativity at Smoky Hill. He came to us from Laredo Middle School where he taught for four years. There are too many new faculty members to mention in full, but all have made a positive contribution to Smoky Hilll Among them are: Mike Brookhart of the Business Department, Barbara Bess, Paul Epstein, and Michelle Giroux of the English Department, Karen Alder of the Foreign Language Department: Sheri Deal, Becky Ruben- stein, and Anne Sandler of the Math Department, Dave Pinkerton of the Science Department, and Stewart Kantor, a new counselor. Ms. Bess is seen teaching one of her English classes.

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.xdrfirlfd lbidpfay ariefy of Students rated as the top three students in the art department include: Dennis Key - senior: Jill Soukup - sophomoreg and Tom Berg - junior. Tom Berg was considered the most outstanding student in Printmaking. Jill Soukup was really outstanding in almost everything, revealed Mrs. Bunn. If she came across something that she didn't feel was good, she worked at it and worked it out until she mastered it. Dennis Key was also considered one of the most outstanding students in the Art Department. Jill and Dennis were winners of certificate of merit. Jill for her pencil, and her pen and ink drawingsg and Dennis for his pencil drawing. Mrs. Bunn felt that success in art is a result of a good attitude and perseverance. She felt that if a student entered a project with a good attitude and worked until they got it right, then they would be successful. Mrs. Bunn also revealed that it depends on if the student took the class for vocational or recreational reasons, or if the student was serious about his or her art. Some are art students, someg however, are student artists. Mrs. Bunn felt that the student should attempt to say something with their art, be ale to grow and develop with their art. Art isn't a natural talentg it has to be learned and used. Anyone can be good at art with the right attitude and desire to learn. She feels that everyone should take art just for the experience. Tom Berg's most recent exhibit in printmaking. Tom Berg working on his recent art picture. Senior Dennis Key showing great effort on his art work. , i rf A 4 , l.i iz I I x V, ,, gs , 1 ' fi, fx' I W M, ., Sophomore Jlll Soukup working on an picture in art class. S... J 4 A 98 Artists -'-u j i 2