Duncan High School - Wildkat Yearbook (Duncan, AZ)

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Mr. Carl Filleman, a Morenci native, has taught at Duncan the past two years. He taught previously for four years in other schools. Mr. Filleman said, I've seen a marked improvement in our facilities as well as in student interest and knowledge.” He cited the lack of motivation as the greatest problem he has seen in students, saying that students hold themselves back from progressing to a higher level of competition. Mr. Filleman said he has enjoyed his association with faculty and students here. He also enjoys bowhunting, weight-lifting, and all other sporting activities. Mr. Jim Barentine's biology and general science classes spent most of the year doing dissections while the chemistry class learned the fundamentals of bending and breaking glass. This was Mr. Barentine's first year teaching. He chose to come to Duncan because he likes small towns, the people in the community are very friendly and helpful, and it is close to where I grew up. One of the interesting things his science classes did this year, was take a trip to the Kitt Peak Observatory, just outside Tucson. Ms. Renda Russell is a newcomer to Duncan this year, having lived in Newton, Iowa, for 23 years before moving to Duncan in August of 1986. Ms. Russell enjoys camping, hiking, biking, and participating in all kinds of sports. She also enjoys traveling to points of interest in the United States. Ms. Russell said, I enjoy teaching at a small school setting such as Duncan. It gives me a chance to get to know the entire school population rather than just students in P.E. and Health classes.” Mr. Wally Foote is a veteran of five years at D.H.S., which he said is a career in certain hazardous occupations!” For highlights of the '86- 87 year he mentioned an art trip to the Southwest Sculpture Show in Scottsdale, and four days he spent at Westcenter for a substance abuse workshop. Mr. Foote also mentioned the fun his Journalism class had while working (and playing) on the school paper and yearbook. All-in-all,” he said, it was a pretty good year.” 9

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DMS. Facdty: Tkoie, ouJkaqeml fm guxji R. Arnett J. Barentine S. Cordova F. Downs J. Downs C. Filleman F. Florence W. Foote F. Gage S. Gardner J. Hudson P.Johnson M. Lindemann L. Lunt J. Payne M. Perricone T. Rodriguez R. Russell 8 Mr. Mike Perricone enjoys his work the most when the students take fire and really get involved in what they're doing. During the six years he has been teaching at D.H.S., Mr. Perricone has noticed a lot of changes in attitudes. He feels the students have developed more interest in learning. Mr. Perricone spent most of this year helping his students write essays. He said that After doing Shakespeare's Romeo and luliet I was very surprised and happy to see their reception of Shakespeare. J. Smith

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Mr. Frank Florence, the new math teacher this year, has lived off and on in Duncan for three years. He lived in Tucson before moving here. Mr. Florence enjoys bicycling, mountain and rock climbing, and cross-country and downhill skiing. He also enjoys playing chess and likes puzzles. In his first year teaching at Duncan Mr. Florence has enjoyed getting to know his students. In the future he sees himself working in the geology field. He presented a geology paper at the GSA national meeting in San Antonio. After teaching for a total of twelve years, Mrs. Freddie Gage has a lot of experience to add to her job here in Duncan. She has been teaching special ed. and has been the T.A.G. instructor for the past two years. Mrs. Gage likes the variety her job offers her. Her classes spent some time this year working on composition drawings and oil paintings. Mrs. Gage loves art, and often paints. One of her favorite past-times is camping and she also enjoys riding bicycles. 10 Mrs. Pat Johnson's favorite part of her job is working with students. She has taught at Duncan High School seven years, and before that she taught preschool. This year, the housing students built model homes, and the clothing students modeled the garments they made in class at a fashion show for their parents. Mrs. Johnson is married, has three children, and enjoys doing needlework and going camping. She is also looking forward to the remodeling of the home-ec rooms for next year. Mr. John Smith is a former Californian who is a teacher of freshman English and Spanish at D.H.S. He enjoys having small classes, so that he can do more with them. Outside the classroom he enjoys reading spy novels, drawing, and playing the piano. Mr. Smith said the most exciting thing he did this year was go on his roof-top to turn the T.V. antenna.