Marathon High School - Shoreline Yearbook (Marathon, FL)

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Faculty Focus: Dr. Edward Gates Top Left — Donald Smith: Mathematics. Top Right — Edward Gates: Math and Science Department Head. Bottom — Math and Science Department: George Reynolds, Donald Smith, Laura Causey, Dee Williams, Edward Gates, Glen Lillibridge, Dennis Doll, Alex Terpos. Dr. Edward Gates, who heads the Science and Math Depart- ment, retired to Marathon ten years ago to relax and enjoy the climate. After his long and suc- cessful career as a neurosurgeon, however. Dr. Gates found retire- ment too tame and turned to teaching, not only because he enjoyed, but also as a way to keep in contact with people and to relieve the tedium of retire- ment. Dr. Gates was bom in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and received degrees as a Bachelor of Science in chemistry, a Master in neurosurgery, and a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Michigan. He gets satisfaction from watching young people learn, go on to college and pur- sue successful careers as adults, but he wishes Marathon had a more sophisticated technical program to better equip students to deal with the real world. When he is not teaching Dr. Gates enjoys reading, watching Murder, She Wrote (his favorite TV program), and sailing. 14 Faculty

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Faculty Focus: Mr. Paul Arena Mr. Paul Arena has taught English at Marathon High School for fourteen years, and was the head of the Language Arts Department for the 86-87 school year. Mr. Arena enjoys teaching because he continues to learn about English through his subject matter and from his students. He hopes that through his classes students develop a better opinion of themselves and the world. Mr. Arena is a graduate of St. Edward's and Barry Universities and has taught in Washington, D.C.; Houston, Texas; and West Palm Beach, Florida. In his spare time you can find Mr. Arena with his wife Barbara. He enjoys reading and writing. He continues to teach in the Keys because of the warm weather and the friendly at- mosphere of Marathon. Page 12: Top Left — Jessie Hobbs: Assis- tant Principal. Right — Edward Deane: Principal. Bottom Left — Bess Lowe: Registrar; Joy Hanshaw: Secretary; Rose Diezel: Office Manager. Page 13: Top — Language Arts Department: Row 1: An- nie Welch, Patricia Lowe, Linda Hale, Katherine McLane. Row 2: Maria Lowe, Paul Arena, Mary Dillon, Vivian Chisolm, Alberto Saenz. Not pictured: Barbara Arena, Eunice Stout. Bottom Left — Barbara Shell: Teacher Aide. Bottom Right — Paul Arena: English Department Head. Faculty 13

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Faculty Focus: Mr. Bo Johnston Mr. Bo Johston was bom in Miami, Florida, and moved to the Keys when he was eight ears old. At first he wanted to e a marine biologist, but he realized the limited career op- ortunities of that field, and ecame a teacher in order to help kids become better human beings. After graduating from Florida Keys Community Col- lege and Florida Atlantic University, Mr. Johnston return- ed to Marathon, where he has been teaching for the past four- teen years. Mr. Johnston thinks Marathon is the best place to live. The fact that it is a small town with a lot of interesting eople, he feels, accounts for the ign school's reputation for students and teachers who love and care for each other. Mr. Johnston hopes these feelings will continue. His family is very important to Mr. Johnston. When not in school, he can usually be found sailing with his wife and daughter. Left — Bo Johnston: Social Studies Department Head. Top Right — Social Studies Department: Jerry McCurry, Jim Keeney, Bo Johnston, Rick Hale, Cheryl Doll, Jim Sikora. Bottom Right — Jerry Giroir: Visiting Teacher. Faculty 15