Parkland High School - Arena Yearbook (El Paso, TX)

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Staff honors Mr. Pike This year's Arena was dedicated to Mr. Nick Pike. We felt he was very helpful to the staff and the students. Mr. Pike taught Drama here at Parkland for three years and he has been Assistant Principal for two years. Mr. Pike's number one hobby is fishing, followed by cutting and polishing rocks. In his spare time he has a 41 Oldsmobile he works on, and he also likes photography. Mr. Pike attended Sul Ross and graduated from U.T.E.P. majoring in Drama. He also received his Masters Degree in l975. We, the staff of the Arena, would like to thank Mr. Pike for being so dedicated to his work, and especially for being so un- derstanding and co-operative during our deadlines. 20

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Thornberry chosen favorite teacher 1 The Student Body elected Mr. Spencer Thorn- berry as their favorite teacher this year. Mr. Thornberry has taught World History at Parkland for three years. He also coaches freshmen football and basketball and was the Junior Class sponsor. Staying after school for football practice, coming early for basketball, and helping with Junior Class car washes on the weekends were just a few of the things Mr. Thornberry did to help out his students. In his free time Mr. Thornberry enioys swim- ming and especially tennis. He got his B.A. in Education at U.T.E.P., maioring in Physical Education. He then received his Masters De- gree in Health and P.E. Mr. Thornberry's reaction to being chosen was one of total surprise. He says his philoso- phy of teaching is to show all his students that they have good potentials, and that their goals can be achieved. 21