Jenks High School - Trojan Yearbook (Jenks, OK)

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Mrs. Thera Hengst, JHSRS 'iasgigtant to all assistants teacher, has been teaching in our school for twenty-one years. Com- monly seen running up and down the halls, Mrs. Hengst fulfills duties as annual staff director, senior class sponsor, and FBLA advisor in addition to her position as head of the Business Education Department. 1 - g,if5'i1 i... r I - I lfi bm - veaasm , i Even though she enjoys teaching English and journalism, Mrs. Sue Hoevel- man admits that humanities is her favor- ite course. I wish I had six humanities classes, she laughingly says. U n lik e m 0 s t Texans, Mrs. Betty Harrison, junior and senior English teacher, is not long and tall. In fact, she finds getting through the ,IHS halls difficult, and she is sometimes mistaken for a student. Al- though a loyal Texan she does root for OU. mfhrough wrestling, I hope an individual learns self- sacrifice, self-discipline, and a feeling of accomplishmentf' Coach Harvey Hallum, head wrestling coach and science teacher, came to Jenks three years ago after graduating from Northwest Missouri State Col- lege. He has built the ,IHS wrestling program to more than one hundred participants. Mr. Seibert Haley takes an avid interest in all his students. An ordained minister, his phi- losophy on students, problems has earned him the nickname Pops,' Haley. He teaches read- ing, psychology, and civics, and is seen every day rolling his mobile schoolroomn from class to class.

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Besides teaching math and physics at J HS, Bill Fisher is also president of the Jenks Classroom Teachers Association. He is a student as well as an instructor. Twice weekly, he attends classes at Northeastern State College. Mr. Fisher enjoys hunting and spends much of his spare time participating in his favorite sport. 'glieep eyes on copyw has if been said at least once a day by A Mrs. Claudia Gibson, who came here from New Mexico in 1969. She also teaches office practice and shorthand and works with FBLA. English isnlt the only language with which Mrs. Me llama es Senorita Connie Fousel and je m, appelle Madmoiselle Connie Fouself' With these statements she greets her Spanish and French classes. Following directions in Spanish, constructing pinatas, and doing ads in French are among her classes' activities. Maxine Edmiston is well acquainted. She has also taught French, her second languagef, According to Mrs. Edmiston, knowing English so well has helped in her study of French. Students who have Ameri- can History know he was around when history was being made. How else can a carving, Howie loves Martha, be explained. ln addition to school duties and working with the juniors, Mr. Dunn raises cattle.

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HFive minus three is one is not an error that would be commonly made by Mrs. Jerrilyn J ones, ,IHS math and science teacher. Mrs. Jones, one of the fifteen new teachers at IHS, completed her education at Southeastern Louisiana University and taught only one semester be- fore coming to Jenks. Miss Suzanne Lazenby instructs her Art l students in creative art techniques includ- ing pencil drawings such as still life, human body, animal, and objects in motion. Other activities include water color, papier mache, and pen and ink drawings. Mr. Steve Jack- man teaches drafting and woodshop. How does Larry Lawson get into his white VW? With great calculation. Mr. Lawson, math teacher for the last five years, teaches geometry and algebra. For two years he helped the juniors raise money in the concession stand as a junior class sponsor. He encourages students to call him at home for help in math. Q ln his first year of teaching, Mr. Jay Keeney instructs junior high students. Teaching younger students is a new experience because as a student teacher, he taught seniors. Although he says he spends most of his spare time preparing for his classes, he does enjoy water skiing and tennis.