Brimfield High School - Spectator Yearbook (Brimfield, IL)

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§tudents learn . 9 Brimfield has always been fortunate in the quality — the high quality — of the student teachers who have worked here. This year’s group proved to be on par with the rest. Two young women student taught under Mary Ann White in the home economics department and Darrin Knuth “learned the ropes” of agriculture from Bill Cinnamon. Debbie |epson (CENTER) was the first semester student teacher with Mrs. White. Miss (epson majored in home economics because it is a field that has allowed her to explore her many interests while offering her a variety' of career opportunities . . . She included running, camping, reading, playing the piano and hand needled crafts as her hobbies. The second semester Mrs. White supervised Mary Leach (Top) A student at Illinois State University. Miss Leach stayed with the OToole family while in Brimfield. She enjoys sewing, cooking, and embroidering as hobbies. In the agriculture department. Mr. Cinnamon welcomed Darrin Knuth from Western Illinois University. Mr. Knuth came to Brimfield because he had been advised of its strong agricultural education program. His experience as a student teacher proved extremely beneficial when he was hired to substitute for Mr. Cinnamon at the end of the year. Mr. Cinnamon was gone from Easter until the end of the year recovering from open heart surgery. Mr. Knuth filled in quite abley. to teacti 12

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Teachers are always plagued by too much work and not enough time to do it in. With larger classes such a problem can be hurtful to student learning. In an effort to alleviate this situation, Brimfield Grade School employs a number of teacher aides to help with those particularly large classes. Helping Sue Streitmatter with the kindergarteners was Gloria Goetz. Sandy Rachel and Larry Brown helped |ane Sauerwein and Erika Giles with the first graders while Kathy Neyea and Annette Doughty aided Pam McCartney and Berenice Johnson with their second graders. Cheryl Pacey and Rae Ellen Hopkins were invaluable to fourth grade teachers Cindy Sloan and Kathy Seymour. These aides have enabled teachers to spend more in-class time with their students as well as helped ease the burden of never-ending paper work and some one-on-one tutoring. Every teacher wished for an aide. Too bad they couldn't all have one. 11

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Amazing iTOirade tOorkers Perform Secretaries are probably some of the most important people around when it comes to keeping school in session all year. Without secretaries, the principals and the superintendent would most likely be lost! At the high school office is Nan Korondi, a hard working lady who is a really big help at the high school. And how would you like to worry about five-hundred kids everyday? Chris Bosch is a lady who does this at the grade school. Last, but not least, are the secretaries at the district office. They are Sherry Wendorff and Una Hartman. UPPER LEFT: Performing some of her miracle work is Mrs Wendorfl UPPER RIGHT: With a momentarily clean desk. Mrs. Bosch has time to think of off hours LEFT: Nan in a daze as more work piles into the high school office LOWER LEFT: During their lunch break is the only time they get any R and R 13