Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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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

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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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to Derrick Guymon’s art assignment. Gamble-Jones, S. Melvin Gamble drivers education Gary Garcia weight training John Gardner graphics; photog. Deloy Glassett science; geology Kenneth Gondor instrumental music Gerald Groves drivers education West Hammond Eng. as a second lang. Gail Hansen horticulture Charles Haynes health Eric Hendershot English 9; wrestling Ruth Hernandez geometry; comp, science Dan Holladay U.S. history Charlotte Horne English 10 11 Cheryl Hughes English 11 12 Michael Jacobsen math; algebra Karl Jensen algebra; math Phil Jensen social studies Ray Jenson p.e.; track Mary Johnson dance; cheerleading Perry Johnson woods; drafting Bernice Jones English 11 12 Sandra Jones health careers; physiol. Faculty H 171