Eisenhower High School - Pantherama Yearbook (Decatur, IL)

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Leaders Of The Band If the students were asked what part of the school was most impor- tant, chances were that they wouldn't have said the faculty. But the school without the faculty would have been like an orchestra without a conductor. All the stu- dents and textbooks would have been there, but there would have been no one to guide the students toward learning. When students talked of the fac- ulty, most of the time they were referring to the teachersg but the teachers were just a small portion of the faculty. The secretarial staff was just as important, maybe more so, for without the secretaries, the teachers would have been bogged down by the paperwork, and no teaching would have gotten done. The cus- todial staff kept the school clean and the essential school equipment running. The administrative staff kept the books on each student, and disciplined any students who needed disciplining. The faculty members that the students ran into most, however, were the teachers. The students' lives were shaped enormously by the teachers they encountered. For example, who could ever forget Mr. Nelson, with his unique way of quieting a class with a ruler very forcefully applied to some hapless student's desk. Any student who had that happen to him would cer- tainly be influenced for life. The students owed the faculty a great debt, but, at times, the stu- dents never seemed to appreciate them. Even if they acted disrespect- fully at times, however, the students appreciated the faculty, for without the faculty there would never have been any organized learning in Ei- senhower High School. lf! 132 Faculty WY 3

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Tee for Two The golf team consisted of eigh- en golfers. Senior Mike Locke, who had layed for eleven years, had won ree letters out of four years of varsi- . Mike planned on trying for De auw's golf team next year. His high- st game was 39 at Lincolnshire C.C., 6 in qualifying rounds. I played oorlyg I had a confidence problem arly in the season and so I never ally played up to my potential, ated Locke. Mike felt that Mr. Wat- n did a great job for his 1st year. I issed Mr. LeMaster because he was certified golf professional. The arbook wishes you luck at DePauw niversity. junior, Bruce Sattley won his first egional as an individual. Bruce, Mike, and Brian Habbe were the carries for the team, the team leaders, the strong men. Mr. Watson has coached golf for four years, the past three as a co- coach with Mr. LeMaster and this past year as head coach. I was sur- prised to see that we won the number we did, with only having one senior. So, I bettered my expectation. The only goals I had for my team was to improve the emotional atti- tudes of two of my players. Also, to finish the upper half at the Region- als. Mr. Watson has 15 players coming back and he hopes to win over half of their meets. Also, he wants to win the Regionals, like the golfers did in 1982. nt row fleft to rightj: Steve Carney, Greg Oost, Eric Melzer, Mike Grash,-john Branstad, Tim Pritts, Tyler Smith, Nick Reynolds, Fred Conley, David laney. Back row Cleft to rightj: Mr. Watson, Mike Locke, Darren Myers, Brian Hab-e, Nick Gurherie, David Zacheis, Bruce Sattley, Chris Berba. Sports 131

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Nvissi Nsxwfil 1 1. Mr. Carr and Escort - Our Liaison officer shows the rookie aroundg 'just me and my shadow. 2, Mr. Scott DEFINITELY needs his morning coffee on his daily rounds as Dean ofStudents. 3. Mrs. Kistler ponders. Faculty 135