Exira High School - Exiran Yearbook (Exira, IA)

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28 Teachers Taachars, Aides, Coaches, 7 J and J

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LcirsJassan, Gregory Jones Mr. Jerry Gregory teaches the stu- dents at EHS the chemistry of life. A desire to put my knowledge and ex- perience to work, to make an im- provement in the future by working with youth, is why he chose teaching as a career. Mr. Gregory has been a teacher here at Exira for three years. He teach- es biology, chemistry, physics, ad- vanced biology and physical science The most exciting moment in class for Mr. Gregory is to, observe a stu- dent who has just understood some- thing that he or she has discovered on his or her own. Kris Larsen is painting our future for EHS. She has had six years of teaching experience, plus several years of sub- stituting. She chose this career be- cause she loves art and likes to help others achieve success in it. Mrs. Larsen teaches Art I, Advanced Art I and II, and she has one student this year in I.S. Art. Mrs. Larsen hopes that some day an art club will get started at Exira. She thinks that a club would strengthen the whole art program. Rhodetta Jessen is helping EHS stu- dents to add up our knowledge of the future. Twenty-four years of teaching have been spent here for Mrs, Jessen except for one year when she taught in Hanau, Germany. Why does a person want to be around kids all day long? Mrs. Jessen's answer to that is because, “I enjoy working with and helping young peo- ple and I also admired the outstanding teaching of a former instructor of mine in high school math and science. Mrs. Jessen teaches 7th and 8th grade math, pre-algebra, general math, basic algebra, career math and advanced career math. A change in her class that she would like to see is, to be able to offer a more advanced math program in the eighth grade. by Tami King Teachers 27

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and Librarians 6 1) Most of the faculty pose for a photo used foe the paper during Take Pride in Iowa Schools. 2) Sue Hoegh 3) Judy Thompson 4) Merrie Ann Buelt 5) Joan Schrampfer 6) Teresa Wolf Lisa Dreier pose for a snapshot in the gym, 7) Lloyd Bishop 8) Mrs. Lynam helps Angie Christensen and Travis Punteney 9) De Ette, Tracy 8r Mindi pose with Mr De Long. The people who guide us through the year by coaching - how do they feel about this year? Since I was in high school. I admired one of my high school teachers. He encouraged me to teach and coach, said Coach Lisa Dreier. Mrs. Dreier has been a teachers aide for one year, teacher for two years, and has coached softball, girls basketball, volleyball and track. This year she is teaching phys ed and health for grades K-12. She said, “This year has been a positive one. The students are showing a willingness and desire to excell in academics and extra-curricular activities. Darrell DeLong, government and accounting teacher, left at the end of the first semester, so a new faculty member, Lloyd Bishop, joined EHS half way through the year. “I enjoy working with young people and I hope to help them make good deci- sions through problem solving, he said. Mr. Bishop teaches Accounting I, II, and III, American govern- ment, sociology. Typing I and exploratory typing for eighth grade. “I feel that the Exira school system is a fine one, because there is co-operation with the student body, staff, administration and community, he said. Merrie Ann Buelt has been teaching for twelve years, but this is her first at Exira. Mrs. Buelt is one of our shared teachers, working at EH-K in the after- noon and Exira in the morning. Mrs. Buelt teaches Spanish I and II and said that her year went well. “The students helped me to adjust, she said. “It's always exciting when a stu- dent understands a new concept. I like seeing the light bulb come on! Mrs. Bonnie Lynam is currently teaching English 8, Math 7. high school math. English 10. Reading and English 7. Mrs. Lynam enjoys reading, spending time working with her family, and going to her children's school activities. She has taught in Broomfield, Colo- rado, two years; Lacey. Washington, three years; and is now teaching in Exira. “We're having a good year, but a very busy one. I'm fortunate to have an excellent aide. Sue Hoegh. The attitude is. in general, good. Mrs. Hoegh lives on a farm four miles west and south of Brayton. Her household consists of her hus- band. Bruce, who is a farmer, her two sons, Justin and Joel, and her daughter, Maren. “I really like being here and being able to help the students, said Mrs. Hoegh. Judy Thompson is the librarian at Exira high school and grade school. She alternates her time with her assistant, Joan Schrampfer, one day being at the high school, and the next at the grade school. Mrs. Thompson lives west of Exira with her husband Mick. She has a son Zach and a daughter Stacy who graduated this year. Mrs. Schrampfer said that she felt this year was a “super one! She lives with her husband Dave and their two daughters, Denise, and Deb. who also graduated this year. Hardwoods