Northwest High School - Viking Yearbook (Grand Island, NE)

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staff Section Faculty Helps Kids grow Right: Coach Anderson calls out a play on the sidelines. Left: Mr. Holsteen adjusts to his new job as Ag teacher. Below Left: Mr. Wclcott checks yet another assignment. Below: Mr. Schuttz watches students on hall duty. w. hat do five sanitary engin- eers, four administrative consultants, six cuiinary experts, 44 vocational instructors, and tv o advisory staff members have in common with each other besides their long v inded titles? One could assume that this is the roster of a large New York law firm or even a congressman ' s staff. Both of these would be good guesses, but they are both wrong. The true Identity of these 61 people can be observed five days a week, 36 weeks a year. They are none other than the backbone of Northwest High School — the faculty. This elite group of people have one goal in common — the education of the 650 or so students that attend school here. Teacher and coach Jack Bydolek said this concerning his job: Teachers teach not for the money, but for the satisfaction they get from seeing kids grow. Since 1963, when Northwest ' s doors were first opened, people have worked to benefit students, and now, 19 years later that tradition still goes on. 80 staff Division

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Teachers make people their business Every job has its ups and its downs — even teaching. But when you ' re in the people business — like all Northwest teachers are — a little bad can usually develop into a lot of good. For example, one might con- sider it a little bad when Lou Gilmore ' s first period boys ' chorus stares at the girls in band all period long. Problems usually have solutions, like Jerrilyn Lyons ' , home economics teacher and cheerleader and Vi- kette sponsor, solution to a noisy student. Lyons said she faces such a situation head on , or by talking to the student individually. Actions like these develop into a lot of good. However, most Northwest teachers said that the rewards of teaching outweigh the frustrations. Martha McGahan, English teacher and senior class sponsor, said it is rewarding to see the students ask questions about English that parallel with the world outside. It shows they ' re thinking. Barry Schultz, busi- ness teacher and DECA sponsor, said it ' s rewarding to see students project enthusiasm whether it be academically or in extra-curricular activities. While students are projecting enthusiasm and asking all those questions, they are slowly accom- plishing many things, whether it be on the court, in chemistry lab, or in Dave McNeel ' s industrial arts class. McNeel said that he feels rewarded when he has helped a student gain that achievement. Annual activities for the teachers included parking lot, hall, and lunchroom duty, taking tickets, and line judging. Besides that, they ' ve taken the task of sponsoring the clubs and coaching. So goes the people business. Get the picture? 82 staff Pictured In tils office is Principal Clayton Luther, along with Athletic Director Dick Anderson and first-year Vice-principal Dan Ernst. Janine Bayles Walter Beck Cathy Betz Marion Brown Alta Bruce Mike Brungardt