Keller High School - Chief Yearbook (Keller, TX)

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What was that? - Freshmen Tim Glenn and jeff Lowell work steadily in Mrs. -- Kaye Blevins' United States history honors class. Now I understand! - Mrs, Kaye Blevins proves a point to freshman jeff Lowell in her United States history honors class. 'K 1 ny, L What was the answer? - Seniors Lois Sullivan and Tammy Fishbaugh converse over an assignment in Mrs. joy Petry's Economics class. Test Day! - Sophomore Brian Phelps takes a test 15' , - ' over United States history 4 in Mrs. Kaye Blevins' honors class. Ecoutez? - Sophomores Thuy Ho and Shannon Henderson listen consistently to Mrs. Nancy Fincher in her French II class. No time for a smile? - Seniors Lois Sullivan and Rhonda Moore try to complete an assign- ment in Mrs. Judith Bartay's English IV class. English!!-Iistory 155

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I wanna hear! - History teacher Ms. Pepper joiner aids a student, jeff Sharkey, while onlookers Calvin Frank and Brian White also listen. No! I'm not tardy! - Freshman English teacher Mrs. Kathy Everest walks to class prepared for another class discussion. , gf. if f 2 F A 2 , i-is 'bv' - as Hitting th books English and history students enjoy new classes Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears rang through the halls as English II classes were required to know the speech given by Antony at the burial ofjulius Caesar. While new students and teachers were added to the English and history departments this year, so were classes. Subjects provided in the English Department were Correlated Language Arts I-IV, reading and English I-IV, which were also provided as honors courses, English III and IV could also be taken as International Baccalaureate CIBJ classes. I.B. classes allowed students to take part in an internationally taught subject. In the History Department, classes provided were United States history and Free Enterprise, which were also provided as honors courses. A new course started this year was Geography, which is an 154 EnglishfHistory IB class. Among the other classes were Texas Studies, psychology, government and SAT Prep, which prepared students for college en- trance tests. New teachers admitted in the History Department were Dr. Herman Stout, Mrs. joy Perry, Coach Carey Caldwell, Ms. Pepper Joiner and Coach David Wood. The English Department added Mrs. Helen Lewis, Mrs, Francis Cooper, Mrs. Jessie Teddlie, Mrs. Nancy Fincher and Mrs. Gail Wieda. As heads of the English and History Departments, Mrs. Dorris Worsham and Mrs. Kaye Blevins acted as representatives between the teachers and the administration. Their other responsibilities in- cluded controlling the budget of each department and ordering needed materials. - SHANNON WEBB

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Testers' Tested Teachers, administrators take exam Do you think students are the only people who take tests? Wfell, guess what, you're wrong. Last year in Texas all teachers and ad- ministrators had to take and pass a test with a minimum score of 75 to keep their Texas teaching certificates. The Texas Administration of Current Ad- ministrators and Teachers CTECATD was taken all around the state on March 10. In early March, the Texas State Teaching Association QTSTAJ took the case to court to stop the TECAT. The ruling was in favor of taking the test as scheduled. Teachers faced losing their lifetime cer- tificates for failing the TECAT, but they were it Come on you can do it - Coaches Cecil Cannon and Ray Brangan sit on the sideline watching the basketball team. Here it is - Mrs. Kim Burge points out an article to freshman Sherri Mosley while sophomore Cristy Fisher looks on. Understand? - Mrs. Dorris Worsham helps senior Tammy Wilks after school in a tutorial session. l 56 Faculty to retain certificates given the maximum of two more chances. Teachers in the district were given an extra year to pass. Despite the hardships, 14 new teachers were added to the staff to offset the growth rate of the students. With all that has happened to the teaching profession, most teachers feel it is still a worth- while and rewarding profession. One of the neatest aspects of teaching is see- ing my students become young adults. I feel proud to have known them and they really become a special part of my life. That's why I reach, said Mrs. Carol Watkins. - LOREE VARDAS ' gif?