Golden West High School - Sunset Yearbook (Visalia, CA)

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LEFT: Santa Claus (Teacher Tim MeFadden) tosses treats to excited students during the Christmas assembly. BELOW: Teacher Bill Corliss dressed as Santa Claus becomes part of his door during the Dcca-Door Contest during Christmas. The door won an honorable mention award. BOTTOM: Teacher Tim MeFadden dresses for Halloween. O Ted Postelle Dopt. Chairman World Ltoraluro English 1.2 Judy Lucas English litoraturo English 1.3 Beverly Blaswich English SkOs 1.3,4 Tim McGlasson Speech English 1.2 Bill Corliss Adv. Composition English 2 English Skills 2 Tim MeFadden English 2 Science Fiction Kathy Garland English Skills 2 Adolescent Novols Janet Robinson English 1,2 Anne Geiger ESL 1.2.3 ESL Reading Sandy Warren English 1 Honors English 2 Honors Short Story Mylh

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English Teachers Unite ‘There’s interaction between English teachers. We share ideas.’ • Tad Postella English teachers were united under one roof for the first time in the eight-year history of Golden West High School this year after moving into the new English building. Ted Postcllc, English Department Chairman, said having the teachers together is “great.” “There’s interaction between the Eng- lish teachers. We share ideas,” he said. Ollier teachers, many of whom shared office space and classrooms with other departments in previous years, agreed. “We don’t have to run all over the place to get books or machines,” said teacher Tim McFadden. “We’re more like a family now, which is the whole idea of Golden West anyway,” said teacher Tim McGlasson. While the buildings were an important factor in the year, students said the con- tent and teaching style of the English classes is the most important to them. “Mr. Corliss is very good at teaching grammar and literature. The vocabulary he gave helped me a lot,” said Karl Weckwerth, who called the course chal- lenging and helpful for college entrance and achievement tests. Raja Kumar, senior, said speech was his favorite English class. “Mr. McGlasson made a relaxed atmosphere because he told jokes,” he said. “I think there should be an advanced speech class.” Other students also commented on the personality of their teachers. Senior Shawn Dunn said that while her Advanced Composition and Grammar class was hard, it wouldn’t be so “inter- esting without my teacher, Mr. Wilson.” Sophomore Renee Dirker who admits to liking writing, praised her teacher, Tin- McFadden. “It’s fun going over the writing assignments and having him go over ii and explain it to us, rather than getting bored doing grammar,” she said. Though the library is not part of the English Department, one of the depart- ment’s main goals is to teach students library skills. TOP: New librarian Suzy Pclovsky, left, and library assistants Barbara Conley and Sylvia Malta. ABOVE: Omar Vela researches an English paper in the library. RIGHT: Teacher Tim McGlasson helps his student, Janet Mcn- diola. 80

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Photos by Brian Ridenour BELOW: Science teacher Jay Hoyt dresses as Robert Hooke, the man who discovered cork cells, to teach his lesson. RIGHT: Rachael Murphy, Shannyn Halhcock, and Matt Gordon seem to be having fun while learning how the small intestine works during a lesson on the digestive system. BOTTOM RIGHT: Students check out their grades in Nancy Hawkins’ class. Chris Phillips D©c Chairman Physics Chemistry Kathy Falconer Biology Intro to Chom. Physical Science Walla Gamoian Earth Science Biology Nancy Hawkins Biology Health Science Jell Higgins Chemistry Algebra I Jay Hoyt Biology Hoalth Soonco Bruce Jeffcoach Hoalth Science Lite Science Ron Koop Chemistry Algebra