New Bloomfield High School - Beacon Yearbook (New Bloomfield, MO)

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Mr. Cullen’s English III stu- dents discuss a group assign- ment. Below: Mrs. King helps Megan Haas with an English assign- ment, while Mrs. Haas waits patiently for an answer to a question.

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Developing Communication Skills for the Future Communication skills, both oral and written, are developed throughout ones lifetime. Stu- dents at N.B.H.S. surpassed two of the basic three R’s in language arts. Mrs. King taught middle school English this year. During the year the classes worked on mechanical and writing skills. They also wrote a couple of issues of the middle school news- paper. Mrs. King taught high school Economics as well. This was the first year that Econom- ics was offered at New Bloom- field. She said that the kids learned a lot even though they don’t see the importance of it right now. Mrs. Haas taught Spanish I, II, and III, English II, Introduc- tion to Writing, and Practical English. The Introduction to Writing class was made up of twenty three juniors and seniors. They worked on self-portraits, poetry, research papers and even did an issue of the high school newspaper. The Spanish classes all enjoyed a day of Mexican food. This was Mr. Cullen’s first year of teaching and reflecting upon the year he said he enjoyed teaching for the most part. He taught Speech, English I, III, and IV, Mass Communications, and directed two all school plays. The Mass Communications class built and set up a darkroom in cooperation with a business in Fulton, which was used in pro- duction for the yearbook. He also sponsored Missy Suttles in the Callaway Electric’s essay and speech contest, held in Ful- ton. She won first place, an all expense paid one week trip to Washington D.C. Above: Mrs. Haas talks to parents, students, and teachers at the ded- ication ceremony for the new building. Right: Missy Suttles reacts to the judges decision of the first place award in the Callaway county co- operative electrics essay and speech contest. Her En- glish III teacher, Mr. Cullen and her mother, Patsy Suttles, are pleased with the results as well. 6

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Senior Wes Wade intently works out an algebra problem while Ju- nior Dale Maupin seems intent on solving another type of problem. Forming Math Skills Ms. Sandy Davis is caught off guard by the camera. Math students from geometry, Algebra II, and col- lege math went to the conference math contest held at Lincoln University in April. They entered categories such as problem solving, in which Senior Missy Henley won a second place medal and geometry where Sopho- more Diana Kroll took home a second place medal. In the category of Algebra II there was a three way tie for third place between juniors Tracy Gastineau, Brenda Kroll, and Michelle Spyers. Freshmen Barb Graves, Tina Sutton, and Alicia Wilbers, take a break from Mrs. Smith's math class. Ms. Davis' third hour Algebra II class listens carefully for in-