Granite Falls High School - Pilchuck Yearbook (Granite Falls, WA)

Page 17 text:

 At the start of the school day we all arrive to begin classes once again. The bell rings at 8:10, teachers take the roll, at least they’re supposed to, and students settle into their seats. This routine takes us through five more classes every day that teach us about many different subjects: English, math, science, and others. When the bell rings (finally!) at 2:45, we hope the teachers have a sense of accomplishment and that we have learned from their teaching. Learning also takes place in clubs and other activities which give us the chance to see or do things that dazzle with brilliance. Academics IS

Page 16 text:

Dazzle With Brilliance

Page 18 text:

Mr. Ron Camp Mr. Ron Camp is familiar with high school football. He should know a lot about it, having been GFHS’s head football coach from 1967-1972. He said the 1967 team was the B league champion. According to Mr. Camp, the school has changed a lot since he began teaching here 21 years ago. “The students aren’t as academically inclined as they used to be,” he said. The size of the community is one of the main reasons why he enjoys teaching here. During the summer months he enjoys travelling across the United States and spending time at his house at Chelan. Mr. Will Strecker Mr. Will Strecker is one of the most dedicated teachers at GFHS. Even after teaching here for 20 years, he still arrives at school earlier than anyone else on the faculty, and he is usually the last to shut off his room lights and close his door at the end of the day. Mr. Strecker says he works long hours because he enjoys his job. “I like young people and I like working with them,” he said. A teacher of many subjects, he has taught math, history, English, Biology, Earth Science and German. He is also the adviser of Knowledge Bowl. This year Mr. Strecker teaches three classes of freshman English and two classes of Biology. Mr. Rich Bates Mr. Rich Bates is without a doubt the most respected and well liked teacher at GFHS. A teacher for 15 years here, Mr. Bates’ old room was in what is now the maintenance building. He said it was cold; damp, and leaky. He had to put buckets around the room every time it rained. When asked what he enjoys most about teaching, Mr. Bates replied, “I like the interaction with students and see- ing the world through their eyes. His most memorable moment from his years of teaching here is of when the popcorn machine in the concession booth caught fire. “It was pretty funny,” he said. “Flames were shooting out the top of the machine.” 14