Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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 Bishop-Demille feeling was best expressed by Mr. Rick Dittman: “If the architect hadn’t forgotten to put in walls, this would be an almost perfect school.” Other suggestions by faculty members were: “more vocational programs that prepare students with job entry level skills” Mrs. Sandra Smith “more emphasis on non-athletic accomplishments” Mr. Perry Johnson “start later in the day” Mr. Doug Berry “a heavier concentration on the academic potentials of the stu- dents” Miss Cheryl Hughes “students should be more con- cerned about the appearance of the building” Mr. Ken Black “teach the students the school song” Miss Carolyn Free- man “more interaction among teachers from all departments in coordinat- ing programs” Mr. John Worthen Alta Could Be Improved Robyn Bishop drama Ken Black p.e.; basketball Sandra Brewster Spanish; soc. studies Jay Burkinshaw audio-visual coordinator Jim Callison science; horticulture Dennis Claybaugh ceramics; crafts Shannon Coon Eng. 12; drill team Kent Crook electronics; welding Allyson Day type; bus. communications Leslie Demille welding; auto body Faculty H 169

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Alcorn-Berry Again this year, because of a growing studentbody, the faculty and staff grew in number. With over one-hundred teachers on staff, it was not uncommon to hear a teacher ask someone who an- other teacher was. Getting to know everyone was a year-long task, if accomplished then. Social get-togethers, dinners, and faculty meetings brought everyone to- gether during the year, but still a teacher could remain a stranger to someone who taught in another part of the building. This year’s big projects for the administration and faculty were accreditation and teacher-advisory groups. Being the third year of the school, Alta applied for accredita- tion through Northwest Accredita- tion Association. Preparation be- gan early in the spring of 1980 with surveys, questionairres, poli- cy, program and philosophy state- ments. Thend uring two days in early November, an accreditation team from various state agencies observed and investigated the edu- cational practices at Alta. Accredi- tation was granted with some very positive comments about the facul- ty, programs, and studentbody. The early months of 1981 brought teacher-advisory groups “...during two days in early November, and accreditation team... observed and invest- igated the educational practices at Alta.” into existence, with each teacher counseling his group of 20+ stu- dents on academic matters, regis- tration, scholarships and any prob- lems which were of concern to the group. TEACHERS SPEAK OUT IN WHAT WAY DO YOU FEEL ALTA COULD BE IMPROVED? By far the most common com- ments concerned the lack of walls between classrooms. Perhaps this TW-urE. CCX, Educators Suggest How 168 ■ Faculty Kim Austin marketing; cashiering Lori Baker behaviorial specialist Linda Barrett marketing; bus. math Maxine Behrmann resource Doug Berry drivers education biology Doug Allen drawing; fine art Frank Allen Amer. Indians; reading Nancy Alvey focus Deraid R Alcorn Eng. 11; yearbook Dan Allen

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Dittman-Freeman WHAT QUALITY DO YOU FEEL IS NECESSARY TO HAVE TO BE A GOOD TEACHER? “an ability to listen intently” Mr. Dan Holladay “competence in subject matter” Mr. Mike Jacobsen “the gift of gab” Miss Den- ise Potter “flexibility; the ability to roll with the punches” Miss Karen Robinson “patience — because it will delay insanity” Mr. Dave McCon- nell “love of subject matter and the ability to talk to people about it” Mr. Brent Palmer “one needs to expect a lot of the students; then she will have a bet- ter chance of getting it” Miss Karen Steinbring “a desire to teach and knowing when to shut up” Mr. Frank Allen “creativity to make the dull, inter- esting” Mrs. Barbara Kornet “sensitivity to human behavior” Mrs. Avalene Rumsey “patience to answer the same question over and over” Miss Jeanene Mower “stamina for the many hours of work after the last bell” Miss Charlotte Horne “Creativity to make the dull, interesting” “compassion and empathy for the student” Mr. Perry Johnson “the ability to see students as real people, not just numbers” Mr. Gary Garcia WHAT IS YOUR SECRET OF MAINTAINING GOOD DISCI- PLINE IN THE CLASSROOM? A common response to this ques- tion was similar to this from Mrs. Marian Martin: “If I told, then it wouldn’t be a secret anymore.” It seems that each teacher develops his own techniques, the proce- dures that work best for him, and then carefully guards that knowl- edge. Experience seems to devel- op individual procedures of disci- A Good Teacher Should Rick Dittman science; biology Glenna Dodge com. art: scenery des. Kerry Downs Eng. 9 10 Vicky Fairclough soc. studies; Indians Mark Farrer geometry Florence Fleischer speech therapist Diane Florez junior counselor Patricia Fordham accounting; shorthand Mark Freathy resource Carolyn Freeman foods; Eng. 11 170 ■ Faculty