Northeast High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Macon, GA)

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Fifty-one percent of Northeast’s ad- ministration and faculty have advanced degrees, according to questionnaire com- pleted in early September. The advanced degrees, those requiring work beyond the basic four-year degree, are the doctorate, the specialist, and the master’s degrees. Dr. G, Milton Dunaway, Northeast Com- plex principal, has the only doctorate degree while Mr. Jesse Mays, assistant principal, and Ms. Emily Carey, science department head, have specialist's degrees. No fewer than 35 faculty members have master’s degrees. Dr. Dunaway commented on the impor- tance of advanced degrees in education. He said, “Continued professional prepara- tion is necessary for an educator to remain effective.” By the very nature of the profession, Most educators recognize the value of keeping up with their own studies, but there are at least two very practical reasons why a faculty member would com- plicate an already busy schedule with night school or summer school classes. One reason is pure ambition: the higher the degree, the better the pay and prestige. The other reason is pure survival: the teaching certificate (a license to teach in Georgia) must be renewed every five years with ten hours of study. A faculty member can get those hours at a university or in staff development credits. Of the remaining faculty members, 39 have bachelor's degrees and two have associate (two-year) degrees. Mrs. Kathy Wheeler — Magnet 9 and 10, Computer Introduction to Computer Mrs. Judith C. Whitaker — SED Mrs. Alice Williams — Lunchroom Mrs. Bernice Williams — Child Care Sgt. Gordon Williams — JROTC Mrs. Nettie Williams — Lunchroom Mrs. Karen Wood — Algebra 1, Math 9, Basic Math 9 Mr. Glynn E. Woolfolk — Drafting, Design Mr. G. Lewis Wright — English 12 (F), (H), English 9 (F), English 12 (I) Mrs. Juanita J. Wrye — Registrar (Was-Wry) Faculty and Staff 93

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Mrs. Mary Landrum — Exploring Art Media Mrs. Ruth M. Lee — Typing, Accounting, Shorthand Mrs. Gail R. Lewis — Physical Science, Biology (Honors, Magnet) Mrs. Linda Little — VOT | and Il, Typing Il Miss Rita Long — Trig., Algebra part |, Geometry Coach Lymn Love — World Studies, P.E., State and Local Gov't, Practical Law Mrs. LaMerle Loveland — Magnet English 9 and 10, English 12 (H.-F .-1.) Col. James W. Lowe — JROTC Mrs. Shirley Macklin — English 11 and 11 (H), Lit Magazine, English 9 (H) Mrs. Martha Mathews — Lunchroom Mrs. Patricia McMahon — Media Specialist Miss Judy Melton — Lunchroom Mrs. Alma Middlebrooks — Custodian Mrs. Nettie Miller — SED Ms. Paulette Murray — Compensatory Math, Basic Skills Math 10 Mr. Leon C. Nelson — Graphic Arts Mr. William Parry — Physical Science Mrs. Carol Perdue — Secretary Mr. Fred Persley — Biology Mr. John Reeves — DCT Mr. C. W. Ritter — Beginning, Stage, Int. and Adv. Band Mrs. Joyce Robinson — MDE DECA | and Il, Career Planning Officer Randy Rozier — BOE Police Mrs. Georgia Ruff — CVAE Aide Mrs. Mary Russell — English 10, English 9 (I), and (F.) Mr. Leonard Searcy — Consumer Math, Math 10, Algebra Il Mr. Lynn Settles — Industrial Arts Ms. Marilyn Sikes — Outdoor Ed. Mr. John W. Simmons — Math 10, Alg. | Part I Alg. Il Mrs. Joyce Simonton — English 11 (I) and (H), English 12 (1) Mr. Alphonso Smith — Transportation Mrs. Gloria C. Standard — Counselor Mrs. Johnnie Stafford — Secretary Mr. Ernest Staten — Construction Mrs. Claire Stevens — Computer Math, Intro. to Computer Mr. Marty Stevens — Program for Exceptional Children Mr. Willie Earnest Street — Civics, Criminal Law, American Civics Miss Anne-Laure Terrier — Spanish | and Il, French | (Not Pictured) Mrs. Tempest Turner — Special Education, American History, Personal Finance Ms. Deborah Watson — SED Mrs. Leola Washington — Custodian 92 Faculty and Staff (Lan-Wat)

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Teaching: more than what meets the eye Most peole think teaching is a 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. job with summer off. How ‘“‘cushy ’ can you get? Right? Well... Teachers don't have it as easy as students think. Not only do they have a longer school day than students, but they nearly always end up taking their work home with them to finish. Mrs. Jeanetta Echols, a social studies teacher, says she takes work home to com: plete almost every day. ‘It’s unavoidable,”’ Club and activity sponsors often put in long hours. Here Mrs. Carole Ford, yearbook adviser; Debbie Swift, yearbook editor; Richard Young, and other staff members literally worked all night to meet a yearbook deadline. 94 Faculty and Staff she said. “It's necessary to do this in order to be prepared for class and simply to be a ‘good teacher’.’’ She added that she isn't particularly happy about working at home, saying, ‘It takes away time that | could use with my family or my personal time, but there isn't enough time during the work-day to do my schoolwork.” Mrs Joyce Simonton, an English teacher, says she always has work to take home. She said, ‘‘! don't like the idea, but it On this particular day, Mrs. Joyce Simonton, an English teacher, took home a box full of “homework.” is a part of the job. We don’t have enough time at school to complete preparations for the next day, check tests, daily work, and homework. This is one of the ‘necessary evils’ of the profession if one expects to progress.” Although both teachers said they knew before they began teaching that they would have to take some work home; they just didn’t expect it to be so frequent and in such large quantities.