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

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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

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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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Paints and pots provide provocative pastimes By Philip Oberlies This is Ms. Devon Connolly's third year of teaching at Blue Ridge High School and her first teaching job since college. She started college undecided, then after receiving a degree in interior design she chose to teach home ec. She came here because she loves all the green. Ms. Connolly holds an A.A. in Interior Design from Mesa Community College and a B.S. in Home EC. from the U. of A. Ms. Beth Hill has taught art in both elementary and secondary schools, as well as adult education classes in New York and New Jersey for the past ten years. She has been teaching at Blue Ridge for five years. She does free lance graphicfphotographic design work occasionally. Ms. Hill has had some students that have taken many ribbons and other awards for Blue Ridge. She lived in Buffalo, New York and went to college at the State University of Buffalo. Mr. Jim Petersen has been teaching for 11 years, four of which have been spent here at Blue Ridge. He started college with drafting in mind but he wasn't planning on teaching. He came to Blue Ridge because of the school and its programs. Mr. Petersen teaches graphic arts because he likes teaching and printing. He thinks Blue Ridge has some finan- cial problems but is the best school he has taught at. He thinks that Blue Ridge could be improved by having more vo-tech offerings and by having an auditorium. Mr. Petersen holds a B.A. from Brigham Young University. Ms. Sherry Ryan has been at Blue Ridge since 1973. Since col- lege she has wanted to be a teacher. She came here for the fishing, hunting, and camping. She also loves being a librarian and has been one for 3 years. She received her B.A. and M.A. from the U. of A. Ms. Mary Anne Zimmerman is one of the resource teachers at Blue Ridge. She has been teaching for over eight years. She started Working here in 1980. While in col- lege, she started out with the idea of teaching. She replied that she likes Blue Ridge because it's a small school and also because she enjoys teaching. Ms. Zimmerman has a Bachelor of Arts degree in special education. 1 2 Page 18. 1. Ms. Diane Butler, mid-school a1tlktth2d 'd prmcip , a s o e n perio careers 1 - class about careers in education. - 2. Students are hard at work in their period .... Zresourc cla . .- 1. 6 ss Home Ec. I. 3. Tammy Spaulding, Tami Lambert, and RaeLynn Webb bake bread in period 6 Page 19. 1. Stephanie Reidhead and Dee Dee Donaldson work on a bulletin board for the library during period 2 Art. 2. Students take a test in Mr. Petersen's 2nd period Graphics I. 3. Ms. Hillls 2nd period advanced art class works on an assignment. ART, HUME EC. LIBRARY 3 RESUURCE, GRAPIIiC ARTS 123