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

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As F ii I came to Blue Ridge because they offered me a job, Ms. Peggy Grippin exclaimed. Ms. Grippin graduated from Blue Ridge in 1979 and N.A.U. in 1983 after majoring in P.E. The three loves of her life are sports, English, and Spanish. Ms. Grippin thought she could make teaching more fun and interesting than some of her teachers had. As a high school student, Ms. Grippin was active in Student Council, Spanish Club, basketball, and track. She felt that algebra, chemistry, and geometry were harder than English, P.E. and Spanish. She thinks Blue Ridge could be a better school if we had a cleaner campus and more school spirit and enthusiasm. Ms. Grippin teaches English I, English II, and Spanish II.

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Students learn By Jerome Rayford Mr. Dave Boles has been a math and physics teacher for over 7 years now. He made the choice to come to Blue Ridge because of the climate and the school's higher re- quirements. He says that Blue Ridge is a very good school. Mr. Boles has a Bachelor of Science degree which he got from Otterbein. Mr. Don Hancock is the com- puter teacher here at Blue Ridge. He has been teaching for six years. In college, he majored in Business and Data Processing Management. computers, typing, computation He came here because his wife taught in this area. He commented that Blue Ridge is an excellent school. Mr. Hancock graduated from N.A.U. and holds a degree in Business Education. Mr. Tom Marsing has been teaching for 10 years. He started teaching here in 1973. In college, he had planned on being in the field of math and physical educa- tion. He decided to teach math because he enjoys it. When asked what degrees he held, Mr. Marsing replied Any that will hold me, and when asked how he got them, he responded, I get around. Mr. Don Rae has been teaching for 24 years. He has been a teacher and counselor at Blue Ridge since 1973. While in college, Mr. Rae majored in Engineering. What made him decide to come to Blue Ridge is that he heard about a math and athletic director job. He applied for the position and was instantly hired. Mr. Rae com- mented that he enjoys working at Blue Ridge, and also likes to get involved in the sports he coaches. He holds a Masters Degree in Teaching Science. aqui? MATH, nvsnvnss 21

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Blue Ridge High School becomes tri-lingual By Dawn Usinowicz Germany in Arizona? No, just a German club at Blue Ridge High. In his 10th year of teaching, Mr. Alan Beste came to Blue Ridge to teach music. Although in college he began by majoring in medicine he found after a quarter of medicine, that music was what he really enjoyed doing. Beste also enjoys German. Beste stated, Check out the school grounds and the bathrooms, and see how much school spirit some school students havef' Mr. Chuck Ellsworth feels that he has been teaching forever. He always knew he would teach and has acquired a B.A. from B.Y.U. and an M.A. from N.A.U. Mr. Ellsworth came to Blue Ridge because it was an improvement over Show Low. He 1 enjoys teaching because it brings out his sadistic side . English is a subject he can confuse the most students about. One of the things Mr. Ellsworth takes seriously is school improvement. He thinks Blue Ridge is a good environment but he feels more money for school programs would cure many problems. Ms. Judy Peterson came to Blue Ridge in February of 1971, and has been teaching for 13 years. She has a B.A. from the U. of A. and an M.A. from N.A.U. Ms. Peterson was planning on becom- ing a nurse or a physical therapist but the superintendent, Pat Mur- phy, talked her into teaching at Blue Ridge. She loves teaching here because the school is so small and she loves the subject matter she teaches. Mr. Carl Wieburg has been teaching for 15 years and came here in 1977 because he liked the country. He enjoys teaching and has always liked literature. He thinks Blue Ridge is above average academically, but below average in student involvement and school spirit. Mr. Wieburg holds a B.A. from A.S.U. Mr. Stan Thompson came to Blue Ridge in 1976 and has been teaching for eight years. He wanted to get a good Spanish pro- gram going while he was coaching, and Blue Ridge was the perfect place for him because he also liked the mountains and the small-town atmosphere. He also feels that there is always room for improve- ment, such as more respect for property and authority, and less smoking, drugs and alcohol. 2 Page 22. 1. Coach Thompson helps his first year 6th hour Spanish class with their workbooks. Childhood's End. 2. Mr. Beste's 2nd hour German Class works on their workbooks. 3. Tracy Lindsay celebrates Chaucer Day in Ms. Peterson's English 4 class. Page 23. 1. Mr. Ellsworth's period 6 English II read Portrait of Jennie. 2. Mr. Wieburg's period 4 reads 3. Mr. Ellsworth's period 4 English II students collect over 1000 cans to win the Christmas canned food drive. LANGUAGE 23