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

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Double Duty Many people considered theirjobs to re- quire eight hours a day or forty hours per week. This was not true of many North High faculty members. In addition to their regular daily classroom duties, many facul- ty members took on additional school responsibilities. Some of these positions offered no monetary compensation. Those teachers who sponsored each of the four classes did not receive supplements. Each class had at least two faculty sponsors who offered ad- vice, guidance, and direction. Gther faculty-staff members were com- pensated for the additional hours of work. John Pate Science Bonnie Pearce Lunch Room Mildred Perkins Mathematics Phil Persdorf Custodian Carol Pim NHS, Language Arts 5 Julie Previty Mathematics James Repp Mathematics Leon Rodgers Bus Driver Louise Rodgers Lunch Room James Scofield JROTC Appie Scott Business Skills Betty Sheffield Business Skills Levon Simms Art Sandy Simmons Bus Driver Walter Skiff Mathematics Faculty For example, North High School had coaches for all sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimm- ing, tennis, track, volleyball, and wrestling. In some cases, there was bath a varsity and a junior varsity team, and also boys' and girls' teams, The size of the coaching staffs varied with each sport. Not all extra-curricular duties were in the line of athletic coaching. Some faculty and staff personnel served as department heads in each of the subject areas. Others directed dramatic, forensic, or musical ac- tivities. Teachers spent hours after school, in the evening, and on weekends to assist student writers as they met publication deadlines. instructors helped students prepare for competition in their respective areas of talents, while a few even served as chairperson for local and district organizations. Leadership conferences, county festivals, and local, district, and state festivals all took extra time, energy, and patience from faculty and staff. lt is because of this extra commitment to the students of North High School, that our staff has always excelled, and in turn, so have our students. .0 Q 1-A?-F V :- f'7 U: -

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Baby Boom Our Red Knight family grew by leaps and bounds this past year - not only with incoming ninth graders and families who moved to North Fort Myers from other communities, but with bouncing baby Red Knights. One might say we experienced a faculty baby boom. There was time in the annals of educa- tion history that it was a disgrace for a mar- ried female teacher to stand in front of her students while obviously carrying a child. As with all antiquated social norms, this is no longer the case. No longer are expec- tant mothers required to stop teaching as soon as their conditions become ap- parent. With the emphasis on prenatal care, expectant mothers have less risk of causing damage to the unborn child when she puts in a full day of standing on her feet to teach five classes. During these past few months, several faculty members have graced us with newborn babies. Mrs. Melody Halvick returned to campus early in the fall to set up schedules and get the seniors well underway in their final year of high school. She arranged and re-arranged first semester schedules, advised seniors of their graduation requirements, solved last minute problems, and published their newsletter. Just days before she gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, Cthe pride and joy of her and her husband Ray Halvick, another North faculty memberb, Mrs. Halvick took a leave of absence from her counseling duties. She returned to campus during the final days of the first semester in January. Two of our English teachers started the school year knowing that they would work up until just before delivery of their ex- pected babies. Mrs. Rachel Murray and Mrs. Carol Pim continued with their lectures, testing, and grading of essays and term papers. Nothing could keep them from sharing their knowledge and expertise with the eager students. Mrs. Kathryn Benkhatar, expecting her second child, continued to teach French to her students throughout the year. In addi- tion to teaching the language, she also related the culture and gave her personal accounts from her visit with her husband and young son to Europe during the Christmas holidoys. Remaining on the job and full of energy during her pregnancy, was physical educa- tion teacher Mrs. Dottie Evans. In the heat and humidity of the summer days and also the freezing and numbness of the winter days, Mrs. Evans managed to take Red Knights through their P.E. activities. A graduate of North now working in our main office, Mrs. Sheryl Logsdon added to our Red Knight family this year. Sporting her bright and fashionable maternity out- fits, Mrs. Logsdon cheerfully greeted visitors both in person and on the telephone. In addition to all the other reasons we had to celebrate this year, our faculty gave us six brand new reasons to be happy! I is Janice Longfellow Language Arts Daniel Marsh Language Arts JoAnne Matson Mathematics George Mayo Social Studies June McConville Guidance Secretary Sonya McDaniel Athletic Director Lynne McDlll Science Nancy McDole Mathematics Doug McKeever Science Diana Mendez Language Arts Frank Milner DCT, Mathematics Rachel Murray A Language Arts Pruella Niver Emilia O'Grady 1. . Science V ' Thomas Pacl CBE, Business Skills Faculty Secretary to Assistant Principal Chorus, Keyboard, Social Studies 238

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Anticipating a successful baseball season, Coach Ted examines the condition of the field. Our brand new band director Brian Burgess, directs Red Knight musicians in a rehearsal. HYMYWSBKRGYWII '53 Q--.N 2, W li Richard Stevens Language Arts Janet Thomas Bookkeeper Bertha Toivonen Cafeteria Manager Barbara Vagle Deans Secretary Mario Verde Social Studies Rita Waltener Media Specialist Nancy Ward Agriculture Scott Watson Science Kathleen Weatherwax Lunch Room Richard Weatherwax Security Guard Howard Wendland Language Arts Sulyn Wenrich Aide Pat Wenzel Language Arts Lee Werst St. Science Deborah Stotzfwilcox Mathematics, Independent Living Clothing and Textiles, Human Development 235