North Fort Myers High School - Lance Yearbook (North Fort Myers, FL)

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Even the Knights at the Round Table can be nonnegotiable. AQ., Mrs. Harriett Bohannon Asst. Principal for Curriculum Mr. Steve DeShazo Asst. Principal for Administration Mr. Robert Trombetti Dean of Students Mrs. Virginia Cassell Dean of Students Administration X 77

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Knights at the Top The Red Knight Castle on Orange Grove Boulevard is a well organized, friendly place for students and staff members to work and learn. Credit for this goes to the Knights at the Top. Mr. Edmund W. Stickles, Ir. is in his third year as principal of North Fort Myers High School. He runs the school with such outward ease that one often forgets the tremendous responsibilities and duties of his position. To him goes the task of co-ordinating all the special interests of the students, faculty, staff, and community so that North runs smoothly and provides superior educa- tional opportunities and experiences for all her students. Sharing the second level of command are Mrs. Harriett Bohannon and Mr. Steve DeShazo, Assistant Principals. Mrs. Bohannon's specific title is Assis- tant Principal for Curriculum. Her Mr. Edmund VV. Stickles, Ir. Principal 76 X Administration duties consist of preparing the master schedule, adjusting class loads, super- vising program changes and guidance problems, ordering and inventorying all textbooks, completing all local, state, and federal reports, overseeing all data processing systems, making faculty observations and evaluations, and reviewing, revising, and innovating cur- riculum. Even with her never-ending duties this lady remains continually calm and in control and always has time to stop whatever she is doing to help a student or faculty member solve their seemingly momentous problems. Mr. DeShazo, Assistant Principal for Administration, is usually seen out in the halls making sure everything is run- ning smoothly. Securing teacher substitutes, overseeing all maintenance, custodial work, and repairs, organizing and maintaining all locks, keys, and security systems, supervising all home athletic events and student activities, and observing and evaluating teacher performances are but some of the responsibilities of this head Knight. Mr. Robert Trombetti and Mrs. Virginia Cassell share the disciplinary chores that go with their positions of Dean of Students. Both handle these chores with the authority expected tempered by compassion and understanding. Mr. Trombetti, who joined the staff in the spring of 1981, is also charged with controlling the parking facilities and assisting at all home athletic events. Mrs. Cassell supervises all attendance procedures and the yearly production of the student handbook and chaperones many student social affairs. The North Fort Myers Advisory Board members, Ed Stickles, Principal, Dee Henry, student, lack Kleitz. community leader, Bernice Battle, faculty, and Tara Maxey, student, get together to discuss Red'Kn1ght business.

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Brain Drain A.P.'s lAdvanced Placementsj are courses designed for those students who are college bound. These courses give seniors a chance to take a step into college work while still in high school. Advance Placement classes in science, mathematics, foreign language, art, music, and English are taught at the various high schools in Lee County. At North Fort Myers High, Mrs. Carol Pim, Language Arts teacher, initiated and taught the first A.P. class this year. She gave her students a full year of col- lege level work emphasizing world literature the students from certain beginning college classes or places them in advanced honor courses. Grades in Advanced Placement courses are weighted as an incentive to enroll up- per level students. A grade of A earns 6 points, instead of the customary 45 a B earns 5 points, instead of 35 a C earns 4 points, instead of 23 a D earns 3 points, instead of 1. For the fourteen students enrolled in North's A.P. English this year, the content presented was new and demanding. The and critical writing. These classes help prepare the students for National Advanced Placement Examinations. An acceptable grade on these tests exempt 1 - Shawn Lingle, Lynn Stauffer, Robyn Bouch, and Chris Meyers know that it takes lots of books, long hours, and brain power to pass A.P. English. 2 - Louise Adams and Lisa Finley talk about a Knight at the theatre seeing A Streetcar Named Desire. vw- difficult work and the extra time required helped them master advanced skills and should prove advantageous as they en- counter future academic challenges. .ffzffff 3 78 X Staff - Curriculum Z gli,