Burke High School - Burke Book Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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English Department Fights Censorshi 113 Mrs. Marilyn Knapp, who originated the course The American Dream, teaches this course as a part of the junior English curriculum. 123 Mrs. Valerie Stansel is the school librarian. 133 Teaching sophomores and the junior English course Landscapes of the Mind is Mrs. Rosemary Haverkamp, who transferred to Burke from North this year because of the increase in enrollment at Burke. 143 Ms. Joan Hobart teaches sophomore English and a senior English course called Satire. 153 Teaching sophomore English is Mrs. Karen Owens, who is also the advisor of the Burke Book. 163 Mrs. Lillie Edwards, who is new this year, teaches senior English. 173 Leaving Burke at the end of the 1976-1977 school year to further her education is Ms. Margaret Shafer, who teaches Drama and Stage Craft. 183 Mr. Mitchell Hansen teaches sophomore English and Landscapes of the Mind to juniors. 193 Heading the English Department is Mr. Roy Stutheit, who teaches Satire to senior English students. 1103 New to Burke this year is Mr. Arlen Langvardt, who is in charge of the student newspaper, teaches journalism and also teaches World Literature. 1113 Mr. Don Fryers teaches sophomore English and sponsors the Debate Team. 1123 Mrs. Judy Bertacini teaches Shakespeare to senior English students and World Literature to juniors. 1133 Ms. Margaret Baldridge teaches sophomore English. 1143 Ms. Mary Gehrts teaches Career English to junior English studentsg this is a course that she designed. 1143 New this year is Ms. Pam Alfrey, who teaches sophomore and senior English. 1153 Ms. Sharon Kelly teaches the novels course to seniors. 1163 Mr. James Reinert teaches Landscapes of the Mind and Creative Writing. if 6 ,

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Big Dadd and the Duck Tails Retire This year marked the year of retirement for Big Daddy who for several years has thrilled the students by playing for the annual 50's Dance. The band commonly called The Duck Tails did not appear at the 50's Dance this year which probably contributed to the lack of attendance on the part of the student body. Dr. Lawrence, who has suddenly become Big Daddyi' each year, con- fessed that it took too much work with too few students involved to justify continuing the group. Other changes took place in the Music Department this year with Mr. Jeff Sayre taking over as the vocal music instructor when Mr. Richard Jorgenson moved to the Castle Staff as Music Co-ordinator for the entire OPS system. Karen Myers was also added to the Burke Music Department this year which enabled students to receive more personalized instruction. The Vocal Music Department added the Triple Trio, a vocal group of nine girls, to the various other music groups which perform for various functions at Burke. The entire Music Department combines with the Drama Department each year to produce a musical showy Burke has been famous for these musical extravaganzas. This year the two departments produced the show Bye Bye Birdie which was a musical of the 50's era. 115 Dr. Stephen Lawrence, who is head of the Music Department, discusses a piece of music that Louis Metoyer will be doing at the annual 'KBits and Pieces concert held each spring. Q23 Mrs. Marie Harris, who is one of the few accompanists hired on a full time basis by the Omaha Public Schools, helps Mr. Sayre with various office duties as well as working long hours rehearsing students for concerts and the musical. C31 Pointing out various mistakes to his ensemble group, Mr. Jeff Sayre works long hours with students to improve their vocal talents. Before coming to Burke, Mr. Sayre was in the Music Department at Papillion High Schoolg he attended UNL. .yr gg ii J il si x X

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