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

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I -s 3 Science Hsinksw By Jerome Rayford Mr. Gerald Bishop has been teaching, All my lifefl He came to Lakeside to escape Phoenix, teach earth science and free enterprise. Commenting on Blue Ridge, he stated, 'fIt's very difficult to im- prove on perfectionf, Mr. Fred Freemon has been teaching for 12 years. He has taught chemistry and Biology I at Blue Ridge since 1979. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Science from the U. of A. He enjoys the White Mountains as well as teaching. Mr. Ken Sayer has been teaching for over 20 years. He came to teach Biology I and ll and taxidermy at Blue Ridge in 1972. The small town and closeness to nature attracted him to this area. to new level, Roush returns He thinks Blue Ridge could be better if some people had just a lit- tle more pride and love for our school and more respect for the administration. Mr. Sayer holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Brigham Young University and a Masters of Science which he received from Peabody-Vanderbilt University in Nashville. He is chairman of the Science Department. Mr. Alan Roush has been a teacher for 25 years. He came to Blue Ridge in 1967 to teach civics and free enterprise. Mr. Roush originally trained for the ministry and holds two degrees in that field. He has always been interested in the past and people. He holds a Bachelor of Theology and Master of Theology degrees which he received from the Southwest Christian Seminary. Mr. Roush is chairman of the Social Studies Department. Ms. Nancy Stidham has been a teacher for 12 years. She came here in 1972. Ms. Stidham had wanted to teach history since she was a freshman in high school. She came here because her husband is a graduate of Blue Ridge and they were both looking for work. She decided to teach history because it is incredibly interesting. She feels that we could be a little bit better by getting more involved with school activities. Ms. Stidham has a Bachelor of Arts in History from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and a Masters in Teaching Social Science from N. A. U. Page 16. 1. Mr. Roush's 2nd hour history class awaits a video. Stidham's period 3. hard. 2. Shelly Finch serves Aaron DeVault some down home cooking in Mr. Stidham's 6th hour American history class. 3. Ms. Stidham tells her 3rd hour American history class to get rowdy. 4. Jackie Seriani and Cliff Sinclair push Cozette Bartee into a Snowflake sinkhole on an earth science field trip. 5. Cliff Sinclair explores the sinkhole. Page 17. 1. Ken Shields delivers a flowergram to Robynn Goar in Ms. 2. Mr. Bishop takes earth science students on a field trip to Snowflake. 3. Mr. Sayer's period 2 biology class works 4. Ms. Stidham's period 4 American history students test drive an army helicopter. SCIENCE, SUCIAL STUDIES 17

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Connolly, Devon Petersen, James Ryan, Sherry Zimmerman, Mary Anne I was a dual major at N.A.U. Ms. Holly Martinson stated. I majored in English and Special Ed. I had tutored in Special Ed. and liked it, which is why I was a dual major. Ms. Martinson is a 1975 graduate of Blue Ridge. Her toughest class was Plain old math . P.E., English, and Choir were easy. She was in the Pep Club, National Honor Society, Choir, played volleyball, and was a mat-maid and a cheerleader. Ms. Martinson has taught at Heber and Mesa High. She came back to B.R. because of the fact that she married a local man. She stated, Students have it harder today than when I was in school. There's more peer pressure and more fads. Fun then was anything associated with school. Fun now is anything associated with my husband. IS ACADEMICS 3