Lake Orion High School - Dragon Yearbook (Lake Orion, MI)

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3R' and an S Probably one of the most unique teachers here at Lake Orion High School, Donn Hoganson, began his career at Edsel Ford High School in Dearborn. There he learned about art and music appreciation, and discovered a love of poetry. He also liked Shakespeare and studying the history of drama and the novel. Along with liking English, he participated on the football and basketball teams. After graduating, he went to a community college where he did ONE OF THE REASONS Donn Hoganson was voted Outstanding Educator of the Year by the Lake Orion Jaycees was his ability to get close to his studentsg here he relates to Donna Choike and Bonnie Flebel. Mike Taylor listens to suggested topics for a future writing assignment. 184 3 R's and an S

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Q .----3-. KEN PHILLIPS LISTENS to the history of our country. The History teachers continued, James McGraw, William Petrak, David Schiebel, and Flobert Weller. t Q, W i 1 was-o3'fxg-f ,L e - 5, 't t wiv Q t t Wrkg , ' 'i' 1 in fi it i -' read in' Government classes and Humanities are Rod's specialties, though Humanities is not entirely concern- ed with historyg this class includes art and music. Music is one of his favorite interests, and as of late, he's become more musical. Rod plays both acoustic and electric guitar. Right now, he is working on the Alter- native Education program, which is concerned with set- ting up alternatives for students who don't succeed in regular classes. A product of a sort of alternative education plan in his own high school days, Rod likes to get involved and make other people happy. Obviously, doing so keeps him happy, too. 'view Academics 183

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MANY ENGLISH CLASSES this year are teaching the fundamentals in the back to basics movement. Here is an example of sentence diagralmming. SP i'i':,yji,': i kW.k if K 'ls , K ,Q SF sf Al Jw is 5 ' l - savi - ftlkfxf - 1 ... .. at . . A-br: - 5 , . . 4'k- ,5 . K. ,gg gi za ik P.. . R 3 -' .i VIP . - J . f gf' X. 1 'sr 1 X K -if N' , - G . . . siis l 0... my ,,-,Q . f . 1. S, , 'ri tin' :, li! jfs. ' Well, but felt somehow something was missing. Then one day, he went to a basketball game at his alma mater. The exciting atmosphere brought back memories which show- ed him what had been missing. He remembered that his godfather had told him to become a teacher. That was it, he knew what would fill the void. Then he entered Western Michigan University and earned a degree as an English and physical education teacher. He began teaching, but wanted a different approach. When the mini courses began here at the high school, he introduced new classes THE ENGLISH TEACHERS are Julie Dickson, Sandy Favrow, Lisa Fitzpatrick, Sue Fredrick, Lisa Grooms, Donn Hoganson, Judy James, Diana Mills, Valjoan Myers, Yolanda Neira, Ruth Peng, Jan Popovich, G. Brett Saunders, Judith Skiba, and Peggy Weinberg. such as Poetry of Rock, Sports Literature, and Job Interview. He figured that it would be better to teach through poems and books, which have messages that would relate to every day life. One of his theories is that too many people think more about what they can't do than what they can do. Another is that you make a move, then a com- mitment, but you also have to know your expectations. He also in- troduced the innovative idea of a class that taught survival in the wilds called Wilderness, and he brought Disco-Mania to LOHS. H ' - nw 1C,,-Q of ,Q glcmvwifa' UP MM! nmol? L eww 1 J Q 4 . . 34,95 f f W Lmidlfid ,wfrffiw MA ta Waf,....185 rl ff, fyjwf f1f'yO.f f .fafvwf I :Q Zufarfi JY 'lf Ui, 4 , J M A fy V A fQfwffif1f7f?1?1f Lvfvni ! ' WW