Marathon High School - Shoreline Yearbook (Marathon, FL)

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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

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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. Fritz Majewski Top Left — Fritz Majewski: Vocational Department Head. Right — Ralph Gen- try: Business Education. Bottom Left — Violet Saenz: Teacher Aide. For thirty-three years, Mr. Fritz Majewski has been a highly valued part of the Maratnon High Scnool faculty. Mr. Ma- jewski was head of the Voca- tional Department for the '86- '87 school year, as he has been for many years. Before teaching, Mr. Majewski was involved with industry. He feels that Marathon is a good place to teach. He en- joys the climate, swimming, and the pleasant people that make up our community. Mr. Ma- jewski feels that students at Marathon High should try their best to treat each other as equals. He is a graduate of the University of Miami. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Mr. Majewski likes living in Marathon because of the concern citizens show for their community. He enjoys playing golf, reading, and doing jigsaw puzzles. 16 Faculty