Berkeley High School - Troubadour Yearbook (Berkeley, MO)

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Among The many new Teachers This year is Mrs. Mary Bentele ot The girls' Physical Education Department. Mrs. Bentele, a graduaTe OT Northeast Missouri State Teachers College, came To us from Feitshans High School in Springfield, Illinois, with Two years of Teach- ing experience. Mrs. Bentele sponsors The Pep Club and after-school sporTs. Sewing anal sporTs - such as bowling, Tennis and water-skiing - capture her interest. Marriage and a honeymoon To The East Coast made This past summer especially exciTing and happy for her. Mrs. Bentele has future plans Toward obtaining a Mas- Ter's degree and dreams of a Trip To Europe. Mrs. Bentele pauses while demonstrating proper volleying position in playing volleyball.

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Mr. Rayon provides ready assistance as he diagrams an important principle in safe driving for David Lauer, Dorothy Wilson, and Kay Sims. Driver Training Insures Careful Driving Mr. Bob Rayon has been teaching for eleven years, six ot these being at Berkeley. His classes include driver training, health, and physical education. He is also a junior class spon- sor. Receiving his B.S. in Education from Southwest Missouri State, he went on to gain his M.S. at the University of Arkan- sas. His main interests being sports, he has been the varsity bas- ketball coach for the full six years he has taught at Berkeley. When spring rolls around he is also the varsity baseball coach. With an amused expression, Mr. Rayon considers a question brought up in his driver training class. 50

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Physically Fit Coordination and muscle development of Larry Kuhlm-an and Bob Freeman are in- creased by rope climbing. Mr. Roscoe Branch, a sports-minded teacher, is teaching physical education and drafting this year. In the drafting classes they study graphic constructions, lettering, dimensions, Mr. Branch checks the boys in his gym classes using President Kennedy's Physical Fitness Program. sections and notes and from what they learn, the students go on to make the actual draw- ings. During the school year he coaches the B team in basketball and he also referees games. He has taught for nine years at Berke- ley High School and six years in the Flat Riv- er, Missouri, schools. Mr. Branch is also a sponsor of the Junior Class and supervises primarily the candy ma- chines forthe Class. During the summer vacation, Mr. Branch acts as assistant manager at the Holiday Hill Pool. He referees football games during the fall until basketball season starts. He enioys golf in his spare time.