Atchison High School - Trailblazer Yearbook (Atchison, KS)

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DAVID L. HEINEN attended Em- poria State University, earning degrees in business education and business administration. He has been teaching a total of 11 years, including seven years at AHS. Mr. Heinen teaches Consum- er Education, Introduction to Busi- ness, and sponsors DECA. Distribu- tive Education Clubs of America His hobbies include collecting an- tiques. doing yardwork and cro- cheting.-LH JOHN F. HOFFMAN attended Kansas Weslyan University where he studied social sciences and physical education and earned his B.A. He has been teaching for 21 years, two of which have been at AHS He teaches Ameri- can history. World Geography, and American studies. He coaches the AHS girls basketball team and enjoys all sports.-JG CONNIE M. HEIDER is the atten- dance secretary at AHS and has been for 12 years She had no formal college education and at- tended Scranton High School in Scranton. Kansas Previous to working at AHS, she was a book- keeper for Preen Son Grocery and Hallmark's, both of Topeka She was also a Penney's catalog manager in Atchison. Mrs Heider enjoys playing bridge, needle- pointing, reading, and traveling. She also works at the Atchison Public Library.-JD CONNIE HEINEN has been teaching at AHS for six years Prior to teaching at AHS, she taught at Ness City High School and Bern High School. She attended Empo- ria State University and earned a B.S. in English education and spe- cial education She teaches Eng- lish, science and pre-vocation exploration She says. “I've been teaching long enough to be aware of most of the games stu- dents try and excuses they use, but a minimum amount of time to remember some of the antics I did in high school. She is also a member of SEEK, and is prese- dent-elect of a Parent-Teacher Organization She enjoys sewing, reading, needlework, camping, and spending time with her chil- dren.-MB 21

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 MATTHEW CHIC DOWNING earned his B.S. in business and a minor in physical education from Benedictine College. Chic has taught for fourteen years at AHS and has been head basketball coach for twelve years. Chic has taken six Redmen teams to State. He was chosen Coach of the Year in 1985 by the Topeka Capital Journal after winning his second state championship. Chic teaches work study, business math, and three weightlifting classes. His hobbies include soft- ball, dominoes, and spending time with his family.-WS BARBARA F. FARGO has been teaching for thirty years, twenty- eight of which have been at AHS She earned a B.A. in home eco- nomics ot Washburn University and a M S. in clothing and textiles at Kansas University. Miss Fargo enjoys reading, sewing, and needlepointing in her spare time - MW HERB C. GWALTNEY. AHS assis- tant principal, has been involved in USD 409 for seventeen years. He taught American History for eleven years before becoming assistant principal in 1979. He at- tended Stanford University, KU, and Northwest Missouri State Uni- versity. He has received a B.S. in school administration and M S. in science. Mr. Gwaltney -enjoys golfing, gardening, and stamp collecting. His favorite hobby, though, is watching all types of sports.-WS RODNEY C. HEFFLEY attended Kansas University and majored in Biology He earned his B.S. in 1968. his M S. in 1973, and his doctorate in 1983, all in Biology. He has been teaching for the past fourteen years, thirteen of which have been at AHS where he teaches Biology I, Biology II and Physiology. He enjoys gardening, bowling, and watching all types of sports. Mr. Heffley also enjoys geneo- logy, or tracing family roots.-GU 20

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F JEAN HOUSEHOLDER attend- ed Pittsburg State University where she earned a B S. and M S degree in counseling. Miss House- holder has been involved in edu- cation for fourty-four years, She was a physical education teach- er for twenty-eight years, teach- ing in Cherryvale. Kansas, for one year. Highland Park for one year. and AHS for twenty-six. Miss Householder has spent the last fif- teen years as a counselor. She enjoys training her two dogs as well as reading, watching athletic events on television, and doing needlework of all kinds.-TN LUANN KAVELER. after earning a B.S. in education at the Universi- ty of Missouri at Columbia, taught at Grundy R.V in Galt. Missouri for one year and then came to teach at AHS where she has been teaching for two years. In her free time, Mrs. Kaveler enjoys reading, lying in the sun, needlepointing, and, sometime before she dies she hopes to travel to Switzer- land.-TT □ JEAN A KETTER teaches in the English Department at AHS. She earned her B A in psychology at the University of Northern Colora- do and her M.A. in literature at the University of Northern Colora- do and her M.A. in literature at the University of Kansas. She has been teaching school for six years, three of which were at Highland Community College. This year. Mrs Ketter enjoys reading murder mysteries most of all. She is an active jogger, swimmer, and she is also active in outside orga- nizations as well. She belongs to AAUW and also National Council of Teachers of English. When Mrs. Ketter isn't too busy, she enjoys working on her house -AJ KATHY D. KIBLER attended Em- poria State University, where she earned a B.S. in science and edu- cation. She majored in physical education and health and earned a minor in psychology. She has been teaching a total of fifteen years, all of which have been at AHS. Ms. Kibler teaches general physical education, aer- obics, Health Recreational Lead- ership. Team Sports, and Individ- ual Sports Her hobbies include aerobics and reading -JG n