Gateway High School - Olympiad Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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278 Faculry Deana Naron, Social Srudies Vince Nicolerri, Arrs Joe Novak, Social Sruclies William Orr, Marh Barbara Pererson, English Sonya Pahlman, English John Pounder, Social Srudies Parricia Quisr, Math Barbara Reddicls, Social Srudies Jewel Rissler, English Suzanne Romero, Social Studies Serh Prossman, Drama Ran Salazar, Business Marilyn Schadr, Business Q Mrs. Deana Naran brings visual aids ro her ninerh grade Social Srudies class.

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Expectin Th Best mmm, Www f 1 all g X Mary Marlocls, PE. Carla Mchennerr, Special James Morgan, Social Srudies Rose Moruyama, Business Educorion Chucls Mills, Special Educarion lla McFadden, Social Srudies Bonnie McManus, English Kevin Morgan, Marh .lohn Mcllwaine, Homemalsing Jeri McNeill, Science Ann Muench, Marh Sue McNurry, Hearing Impaired Turor Probably every high school in rhe counrry has one-a reacher whose very name even srrilses fear in rhe hearr of rhe srouresr seniors, We had one: Ms. Marion Burnham. The Marion Burnham myrh, or repuraf rion, gripped us wirh rerror when new schedules were being disrribured. lr didn'r false us long ro learn ro checls our schedules immeadiarely for the name opposire our English class, As is rrue wirh all myrhs, how- ever, rhere was much more ficrion rhan frurh involved in rhe relling, The rrurh was Ms. Burnham expecred us ro do our best-and somerimes we were surprised by whar we learned we could do. The rrurh was Ms. Burnham expecred us ro learn-and in spire of ourselves - and we learned how ro express ourselves and be proud, The rrurh was Ms. Burnham believed in us, never gave up, and always chal- lenged us--and she did ir wirhour many rhanIss. If rhere is a high school somewhere in rhe counrry rhar doesn'r have a Marion Burn- ham, ir needs one badly, 277 Faculry

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New Advisor For Pa ,IWW 1 This year at Gateway a new face could be seen around the journalism area. This was Mr. Jim Bock, English and Journalism teacher and Medallion advisor, Strangely enough, Mr. Bock didn't start out as a teacher, He was a medical student ot CU before changing his major to education. l'He enjoyed seeing others learn he said, explaining his desire to teach. After teaching junior high school, Bock became the Robert Schurich, Business Karen Lee-Siebles, English Jean Simpson, Bookkeeper Joyce Sinclair, English Michael Thomas, Industrial Arts Richard Thompson, Foreign Language Madelyn Troutman, Science Pam Turner, Science journalism teacher and yearbook advisor at Arapa- hoe High School, Two years later, Bock landed here at Gateway as the newjournalism teacher. When he came here, the Medallion staff was in a state of turmoil because there had been two advisors in two weeks Mr. Bock then stepped in and took control of the paper, lt has gradually improved since, and the Medallion is once again excellent, thanks in great part to Mr. Bock. Faculty 279