New Knoxville High School - Memoir Yearbook (New Knoxville, OH)

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Pucker upl Mr.Charles Rowen raised $51. 75 in the FHA Kiss the Pig contest. He had the pleasure of smooching the pig while Mr. Greg Bornhorst, who probably had the hardest part, held it. Mrs. Marlene Prenger Grade 3 Mrs. Kaye Wint Grade 6 Mrs. Betty Hansbrough Learning Disabilities Mrs. Linda Niemeyer Instructional Aide

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Mr. Craig Bowsher and Mrs. Joan Kentner enjoy taking part in the spirit competition between the boys and the girls. Although the girls were named the winners, both received a pie in the face. Teachers discuss first day of school When I was a kid, I was scared to death on the first day of school. I was also disappointed because I had to miss ' Captain Kangaroo. ' I thought he could teach me everything I needed to know, said Miss Deborah Heil of her very first day of school. She no longer relies on Captain Kangaroo for education, but is a teacher herself. Now she feels excited on her first day of school every year. Thinking of new ideas and meeting new students makes her pretty wound up. A kindergarten teacher has her share of work on the first day of school. Mrs. Mary Bensman comes up with an interesting new theme ev ery year. For example, with a theme involving bears, a path of bear footprints would be placed in the hallway for simple directions to the room. Before school actually starts, she holds an open house for the parents and new stu- dents to become acquainted with the room. Then she holds a meeting for the parents, giving them an idea of what to expect. Overall, the teachers are excited on the first day of school. Many said it was the same when they were kids. Each one works hard to make the first day fun and comfortable for everyone involved. — Rachel Wilson I was excited about the first day of school this year because I was starting an elementary guidance program. — Diana Farno Bowsher remembers first whack Of all forms of punishment used in schools, corporal punish- ment is by far the most controver- sial. I used to make sure the kid knew that he had been hit, said Mr. Craig Bowsher of giving whacks. Mr. Bowsher, known for giving memorable whacks, remembers the first time he had to use corporal punishment. It was for the mis- treatment of tools, and I was ex- tremely mad, he said. From that time on, he was known for giving whacks that were not soon forgotten until he had a conversation with a student which he had disciplined by the use of cor- poral punishment. While talking with the student, Mr. Bowsher found out that the whack had left a huge bruise. I never realized that I was hit ting the student that hard, said Mr Bowsher. After this, he cooled down quit a bit and doesn ' t hit as hard. Mr Bowsher said he doesn ' t like to use corporal punishment, but in certain situations, he feels it is necessary. — Jeff Lehman

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was impressed with the attitude of the students. They were positive and easy to work with. I felt that the school was really geared to benefit the stu- dents. The grading scale, discipline plans, and the school atmosphere cer- tainly benefit the students. — Charles Rowen First years of teaching leave definite impressions First impressions never die. They are the one thing that real- ly sticks in anyone ' s mind for a long tim e. Every teacher has dif- ferent feelings toward his or her first impression of school whether it be as a teacher or a student. Mrs. Joyce Titus came to New Knoxville in 1963 from a big school in Columbus, North High. It was small, she said of New Knoxville. I was amazed at how clean it was. The cleanliness of it really impressed me. Mrs. Diana Farno, who came from a large school in Dayton, also noticed the size. I was excited. It ' s so much smaller, she said. I prefer the smaller school. It ' s a great place to work. Mr. Craig Bowsher, who came as a first-year teacher 10 years ago, said things are quite different from his first year. The discipline was tremendously bad. The grading scale was easy, and there was no set grading scale. The students had little respect. Not everyone entered the school the first time as a teacher. Mrs. Dana Brown first came here as a student and then came back in 1986 as a teacher. Her first impression of school as a stu- dent was that of any five-year-old. The first day of kindergar- ten was overwhelming, and I didn ' t know where Mom had gone. Mrs. Brown found the school in 1986 quite different from the one Mr. Bowsher found in 1978. I know the students are cared about. The assertive discipline program is great, and it is beneficial to know the staff and administration are involved in the discipline program. — By Angel Robinson Aw. Finally I can sit back and relax, says Mr. Martin Rehmert, school superintendent, as he joined the entire school during Right to Read Week by dropping everything and reading for fifteen minutes every day. Proms change very little Prom night, 1962. The Nevj Knoxville School auditorium hacj been transformed into Rome witH blue, white and lilac decorations; Gothic arches, grape arbors witl climbing wisteria and a fountain o the south end. Being in Rome, tb servers did as the Romans by wear ing togas. Silver chalices were givei to those in attendance. After advising twenty-eight juH nior classes on the prom, Mrs. Joyce Titus, art teacher and Junior Class home room adviser, remembers Ro- man Holiday because it was the first prom she advised at New Knoxville. Mrs. Titus commented that proms haven ' t changed very much from 1962. One addition to prom that Mrs. Titus feels has been positive is af- ter-prom. Too often students would leave the prom about 9:45 p.m. to go to Toledo or Dayton, but now it is safer and more economically feasi- ble to attend the after-prom now provided by the Junior Class par- ents. The first school-sponsored af- ter-prom consisted of a drive-in movie followed by breakfast at the school) however, students have en- joyed for about the last ten years various activities, such as going to the YMCA, Racquetball Club or oth- er similar facilities. Mrs. Titus noted that in the past three years proms have be- come more elaborate because money that before would have been used for a class trip is being spent on prom. — Lori Barber