Harrisville Central School - Pirates Log Yearbook (Harrisville, NY)

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 Miss Brenda Jones Miss Kathleen DeBoalt Miss Joan Haver Mrs. Marlene Clark Four new faces also grace the Elemen- tary School faculty. One of these, Mrs. Marlene Clark, has returned after an absence. She is teaching one of the third grades. She is a graduate of the State University College at Potsdam. A native of Cherry Valley, New York, Mrs. Clark lives in a former rural school with her husband, John, and their five children. She is active in com- munity affairs and is a past president of the Fortnightly Club. She enjoys sewing and knitting for her family and making Methodist pickles . Miss Brenda Jones is starting her career in teaching as a fifth grade teacher. Miss Jones is not a newcomer to Harrisville as she attended school in this community before entering the State University College at Potsdam from which she graduated in June 1973. She is a member of the Harrisville Bowl- ing League and enjoys reading in her leisure moments. Miss Kathleen DeBoalt is a 1972 grad- uate of the State University College at Oswego. Miss DeBoalt, who hails from North Syracuse, did substitute teaching in the North Syracuse Elementary Schools and the Central Square Elementary Schools last year. She lists bowling, knitting, and reading as her avocations. Miss Joan Haver, a native of Carthage, did her undergraduate work at the State University College at Potsdam. She is also in her first teaching position. She enjoys reading and candle collecting.

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NEW FACES ON FACULTY Miss Sharon Adamkoski Miss Donna Russell Miss Eileen Collins Miss Roxann Finley The Junior-Senior High faculty has four new members all of whom are June 1973 graduates. Miss Sharon Adamkoski, whose home is Amsterdam, New York, is a graduate of the State University College at Plattsburgh. She teaches mathematics. She coached the girls' soccer team. When not engaged in school work, she enjoys guitar, sewing, needlework, and swimming. Miss Donna Russell, a native of Marcellus, New York, has an associate degree in library science from Maria Regina College and a B.S. in science from Nazareth College of Rochester. In addition to sponsoring a Science Club, Miss Russell is a Girl Scout leader and a member of the Lake Bonaparte Conservation group. She enjoys scuba diving and swimming, the guitar, and refinishing furniture. Miss Eileen Collins, who completed her undergraduate work at the State University College at Buffalo, hails from Macedon, New York. She teaches art at both schools. She has many interests such as weaving, drawing, writing, hiking, sewing, reading, and languages. Miss Roxann Finley is from neigh- boring Gouverneur. She advises the student council and also coached the girls' soccer team. She likes sports.

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Mr. Seymour and Mr. Tarr When a young man or a young woman elects to make teaching his or her career, a number of courses are needed to school the aspiring teacher in the methods of the subject he is specializing in. The importance of these classroom courses cannot be minimized but, in the final analysis, practical experience in the classroom under normal teaching conditions is vital. Neighboring schools, therefore, generally open their doors to provide this experience to student-teachers . In the past, Harrisville has extended an invitation to a number of such student- teachers. This year we were fortunate in having with us two students from Potsdam. Both arrived in September and left in mid-November. Once in Harris- ville they were assigned to what the profession calls master teachers to begin a period of observation and con- sultations. These initial weeks provide an opportunity to these young people to assess the methods employed by the ex- perienced teacher so that they may better integrate their techniques to that of the master teacher and thereby lessen the shock to the students. Then comes the day for which they have so diligently prepared, i.e., the first day of actual teaching. Needless to say that one awaits this day with mixed feelings. There is the elation felt at finally being on one's own but also the appre- hension of not knowing if one can suc- cessfully meet the challenge. It takes only about five minutes under fire to reassure the student-teacher and the students taught that all is in good hands. And so it was with our two student-teachers. Reports have it that they discharged their duties more than adequately. Mr. Glen Seymour was not altogether unfamiliar with our community as he has relatives living in this village. He attended Syracuse University in the summer of 1970, completed two years at Canton ATC, and will graduate in May from the State University College at Potsdam. Following graduation, he plans to visit England and, if lucky, as he puts it, teach Social Studies in a secondary school in the fall. Single, Mr. Seymour devotes his leisure to sailing, horseback riding, and mountain climbing. His master teacher at Harrisville was Mr. Tarr. Mrs. Donna Braley, a native of Oxbow but now living in Star Lake with her husband and daughter Michelle, will graduate from Potsdam in December to which she transferred after attending two and a half years at Oswego. She plans to teach math at the Junior-Senior High level as a substitute at first and then full time. Her master teacher was Mrs. Cring. Mrs. Cring and Mrs. Braley CADET TEACHERS SPEND TEN WEEKS WITH US