Blue Ridge High School - Cresta Azul Yearbook (Lakeside, AZ)

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Moth cmd Science rdted cimong best in stdte by Rex Little The math and science classes of Blue Ridge were among the best in the state. At least that was the verdict of the North Central Evaluation Commit- tee which visited BR in 1978. This year five courses of science and six courses of math were available to the students. Mr. Gerald Bishop was BR's earth science and a free enterprise teacher. He used various earth science investi- gations to teach his students how to draw conclusions from observations and record the data. He wanted a physical science and an earth science ll class added to the curriculum. He liked the Pinetop-Lakeside area because he could ride his bike to and from work without stopping for a light. Mr. Stewart Hancock taught biology l, enviormental science, and pre-alge- bra. These classes taught the stu- dents botany, anatomy, ecology, and genetics. He liked to do projects that were related to what the students were learning, giving the students a first hand experience. He also wanted a physical science class added to the BR schedule lVlr. Ken Sayer taught biology ll and chemistry. He found that the best way to teach was to be excited about what you were teaching. One student com- mented, He is the most enthusiastic teacher that Blue Ridge has! His classes taught students health, human anatomy, and nature skills. He wanted an anatomy, physiology, and a field ecology class to be offered so students could better understand themselves and their natural environ- ment. Mr. David Boles was a math and physics teacher. One student stated, He is the most unique teacher and therefore the best physics teacher l've ever seen! He used experiments and everyday examples to teach his stu- dents which made his classes practi- cal. He wished to see a statistics and calculus theory class at BR in order to prepare those students who wanted to go to college. Mr. Ferrell Fish was the head of the math department in the 1978-79 school year. He started teaching at BR in 1961. He used compasses, protrac- tors, drilling and practice to teach his students the wonders of mathematics and logic. For future Einsteins', he wanted to have a calculus and com- puter science class. He liked teaching in a small school and living in a small community. Mr. Tom Marsing was a math teacher along with being the head physical education teacher. He believed that the basic math skills he taught were necessary to those stu- dents who wanted to be prepared for the outside world. One student said, He makes his classes really interest- ing! Mr. Marsing liked many aspects of Blue Ridge, but above all, he liked the students. This isn't surprising since he's been teaching here since 1974. T .,., 48 MATH 3

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Grophics students copy for fun cincl profit by Clayton Lord The business and printing classes copied their way through another graphic year. Mr. Martin Grubb, with his photographic personality, stopped the development of negative ideas and obtained proof of success in his classes. These business and graphic arts classes used photographic, printing, and lithographic equipment to train in the study of offset lithography. Com- ing to BR in the Fall of 1-965, Mr. Grubb used direct approach teaching in the overcrowded three periods he had. At Blue Ridge the students like to learn and follow instructions, he said, which will help them have suc- cess on the job. The other business teacher was Ms. Patricia Sewell. She taught shorthand, business machines, office practice, along with Typing I and ll classes. Typewriters, adding machines, and other business machines were used in these classes to help the students experience an actual office job. She began teaching at Blue Ridge in Sep- tember of 1978, after completing school at ASU. As for her feelings toward BR, lt's a small school and most of the students are 'neat' kids. Ms. Margaret Godwin taught the home economics courses at BR. The courses consisted of needlecrafts, individual living, and home economics l and ll classes. Various sewing and cooking equipment was used in these classes which were to prepare stu- dents for home and family living. Emphasis was placed on giving per- sonal experience in the use of the equipment available. 1979 was Ms. Godwin's last year of teaching. She had been an instructor at BR since 1968. She liked the cli- mate and small town atmosphere around BR but said these things were disappearing too fast. T,,..?, 7 f N .t . 'ASQ' rv .eww , if ' ' FM? , , . W' .. .s ,.,. y a l I , A V ' -2 wr... ,, . 5 W i Q:..!j , ,,, .5 , VL X ' , .N,fi. ..L :I E. . . -. in a - ' - , 1 2 50 BUSINESS