Burns High School - Blazes Yearbook (Lawndale, NC)

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A Rewarding Experience What’s it like to teach a hearing teach hearing impaired children after impaired child? Senior Caroline college. Clark, who works with four children Before becoming a teacher’s aide, around the county loves it. “I really Caroline learned about behavior pat- enjoy my work very much,” she terns and studied methods in the commented. “I try to teach the stu- classroom and visited a few child dents, and I learn from them as well. care centers, so she could get ac- It’s a very rewarding experience.” quainted with her new job. She helps Caroline, who asked to be placed in the children with their reading, math, a hearing impaired class, plans to spelling, and art, and also makes up some tests. Patience, one necessity for any teaching career, would seem even more important in a special class. However, Caroline stressed that she loved children so much, especially these, that it was very hard to become impatient with them. Every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, Caroline along with the other teacher’s aides who taught in different schools around the county do not report to Burns. Instead, from 8:00 until 10:15 they work in their as- signed classrooms. Then on Mondays and Fridays they have classes and share experiences from the diaries they are required to keep. “It’s a very rewarding experience for me, and it makes me feel wonder- ful when a student takes his time and teaches me something new,” com- mented Caroline with a smile. TOP: Caroline is having each student to write their own spelling words that they must learn each week. BOTTOM: Brian Gettys places a bone into the dogs mouth. The object of the game is to read the word on the bone and sign it, then place it in the dogs mouth. Child Care 91

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TOP LEFT: Caroline Clark gets tickled as she works with vocabulary on the board. TOP RIGHT: Chris Bridges watches closely as another student writes the answer to her question. BOTTOM LEFT: “Is this never going to end?” asks Brian Gettys, who seems to be ond with his game. BOTTOM RIGHT: Students in Mrs. Toney’s class learn to ask for things using sign language as well as speaking if possible. 90 Child Care

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TOP LEFT — Debbie Bumgardner wraps Christmas presents for a needy family. MID- DLE LEFT — FBLA member Anita Cook re- moves the tape from a roll of wrapping paper, so that she may begin to wrap Christmas presents for a needy family. 92 FFA FHA FBLA: BOTTOM ROW — Nancy Daves, Caro- lyn Queen, Johnnette Dellinger, Kim Anh Dinh. MIDDLE ROW — Pamela Taylor, Marie Deaton, Tina Williams, Kathy Wortman, FBLA: BOTTOM ROW — Elizabeth Hunt, Wanda Kee, Richard Carson (reporter), Audrey Hamby (historian), Lori Ross (sec.), Glenda Hoyle (v. pres.), Celeste Harkey (pres.). TOP ROW — Mrs. Rhoney (sponsor), Jane Silver, FFA: BOTTOM ROW — Don Elliot (sponsor), Donna Spangler (sentinel), Gene Terry (tres.), Barry McKee (v. pres.), David Hull (pres.), Jeff Tallent (sec.), Patty Scism (reporter). SECOND ROW — Kevin Davis, Kevin Perkins, Leaser Ussery, Lisa Watkins, Keith Proctor, Johnny Ligeste, Greg Buchanan, Wesley Whitaker. THIRD ROW — Keith Rankin, Genneen Tammy Champion, Sherry Downs, Melisa Buff, Sammi Grigg. TOP ROW — Jina Cooke, Kay Stamey, Karen Bumgardner, Debbie Bum- gardner. Myra Royster, Anita Cook, Linda Elmore, Melisa Phelps, Jeannie Mauney, Glenda Johnson, Tammy Marable, Darrell Brantley (photographer), Tina Wilson, Cheryl Griffin, Mrs. Eaker (sponsor). —)) Ents: Stringer, Larry Lox, Jerry Wortman, Carl Cross, Kimble Cooke, Tim Canipe. TOP ROW — Wil- lie Brooks, Chris Walker, Thomas Brooks, Lucky Rumfelt, Tim Sanders, Richard Beaver, David Oats, Donald Thrift, Clay Borders, Lu- liun Wortman, Bobby Benton, Phil Wright, Stephen McNeilly, Eddie Cobb, Michael Gober, Jeff Carroll, Keith Davis, Stuart Willis.