Marathon High School - Shoreline Yearbook (Marathon, FL)

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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

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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: Mrs. Diane Gerson Faculty 17 Top Left — Vocational Department: Fritz Majewski, Bruce King, Ralph Gen- try, Chuck Bayles. Not Pictured: Michael Carl, Jeriy McCurry. Top Right — Diane Gerson: Special Programs Department Head. Bottom — Special Programs Department: Kim Sievert, Mary Maloney, Diane Gerson, Jay Parales, Robin Rundle, Pat Lillibridge, Jan Schuf- fman. Bill Sympson. Mrs. Diane Gerson was born in Zeeland, Michigan, and is the head of the Special Programs Depart- ment. She obtained her Bachelor's degree in psychology from Florida State University, and her Master's degree in counseling from Nova University. She spent nine years as a social worker with the Department of Health and Rehabilitation Ser- vices before moving to the keys and becoming Marathon High's guidance counselor. The thing she likes most about Marathon High is working with students and helping them both academically and socially through their often difficult teenage years. She would like to see more electives offered, along with a greater variety of classes, but she realizes that tnere is only so much that a small school can offer, and does her best to make the students comfortable with their course selec- tions. In her spare time, which must be limited by all of these activities, she enjoys “The Cosby Show, reading, occasional shopping trips to Miami and fishing.