Lubbock Cooper High School - Pirate Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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Teachers Aren't. . . (a) Band director Dee Elrod relaxes out- side his motel room in Ft. Worth, (b) Amy Shoults helps her dad. Coach Jackie Shoults, poison weeds in their front yard, (c) Homemaking teacher Vicki Skipworth enjoys entertaining. She and annual staff member Brenda Stone eat a colorful breakfast. 10 • Academics

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(a) At the Christmas faculty party, at Pauletta Brownfield’s house, Karla Alex ander, Pam Brown, and Jim Gordon open the refrigerator given to the faculty by the Student Council, (b) The newly purchased microfiche reader demon strated by librarian Ron Hogue, (c) At a going away party for library aide Pam Sanders, she and Darrell Hunt enjoy cake and coke. Teachers used the tradi- tional textbooks and study questions, but students were also exposed to indi- vidualized work and con- tracting. Team teaching methods were used to add variety to regular classes. Section Editor Theresa Williams Academics • 9

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. . .Teachers 24 Hours a Day! Gardening, cooking, children and hunting — sound like books in the recreation section in the library? Wrong. After school dis- misses at 3:45 teachers change into “human beings.” After eight hours of career life, they undergo metamorphosis and change into people with interests and hobbies. Family life ranks high among the priorities in a teacher’s life. Stories about their children sprinkled the conversation in the lounge and the classroom. Teachers’ children enjoyed stu- dents’ attention at school func- tions. The single teachers enjoy out- door activities and extra jobs. Ron Hogue and Patti Payton spend time together outdoors gardening, bicycling and water- skiing. Donna Todd and Linda Brown held extra jobs in addition to interests in cooking, geology, and plants. Cooper teachers bring to their students wide spectrum of inter- ests and experiences. James Dramis keeps in shape by jog- ging and lifting weights. Dee Elrod water skis and repairs automobiles. Reading is the way Kay Graves “keeps her mind alert and it also keeps her aware of current developments in her field. Contrary to popular beliefs teachers don't spend all their time grading papers and making out tests. They do sleep, go to the show, and buy groceries. Teachers aren’t teachers 24 hours a day. . . (a) Coach Bobby Brown announces the winner of the boys track award at the ath- letic banquet, (b) Drama director Pam Brown follows the script as one act play cast rehearses, (c) Paulette Brownfield threatens the photographer with her broom while she does yardwork. (d) Tabulating results at the girls district track meet is Coach Darrell Hunt, (e) Oli- ver Thompson and his wife Linda enjoy a relaxing evening at the Junior Senior banquet. Academics • 11