Caruthersville High School - Cotton Blossom Yearbook (Caruthersville, MO)

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CHS Teachers Enjoy Time Together Reflections was an appropriate theme for CHS faculty and administration this year. After months of internal study and self-evaluation, CHS teachers and administration met with North Central Association members in November. Besides meeting with evaluators, teachers worked closely with students, sponsoring dances and assemblies, helping in the concessions stand, coaching teams, directing plays, and attending almost all school functions. CHS teachers were also involed in professional associations, with 100 percent MSTA membership and active participation in local CCTA activities. CHS had a close-knit faculty who enjoyed mutual experiences. The teachers’ pot-luck dinners held at noon brought the faculty together before Christmas and at the end of school. Teachers also savored an early morning Valentine’s Day breakfast, sponsored by the French Club. Teachers’ birthdays were special, with faculty members taking turns baking cakes for each other and devouring them as rapidly as possible. In the lounge, teachers relaxed and enjoyed each other's company. In the spring, winter card-sharks became Boggle addicts, and the lounge reflected alternately short periods of silent concentration and loud groans. Resigning and retiring teachers shared one collective regret - they would miss the pleasant atmosphere and warm associations they had found at CHS. w

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Allison Malin enjoys herself at Homecoming. Pals forever - Claire, MaryAnn, Cathy, Gaye, and Beth pose for a picture. Government students listen to the interesting lecture given by Mrs. Tate. 13 Mary Mitchell is in a dream world. Wanda, you aren’t posing are you?

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