Patrick County High School - Archive Yearbook (Stuart, VA)

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Undeniable Proof Once and For All Teacher Quiz It’s often hard to imagine a teacher as a human being, and too easy to accept them simply as a permanent fixture that comes with the architectural design of the school building. On the contrary, they eat, sleep, and breathe, like all oth¬ er living beings. They have feel¬ ings that too often seem har¬ dened from too many years of coping; yet, they are feelings that are often easily hurt by a brazen comment that is spok¬ en in haste. Expectations are usually lived up to . . . the hurt or anger is hidden by the teacher from students who don’t expect a re¬ sponse or reaction from the seemingly hard-hearted educa¬ tor. As a part of the school sys¬ tem or a fixture in the building, teachers aren’t ever expected to emotionally react. Despite popular belief, teachers were once babies who grew up only to enter the re¬ quired term of mandatory edu¬ cation. Twelve years of public education and a minimum-re- quried four additional years of college merits only a bachelor degree and a teaching certifi¬ cate. The education does not end here, however. For personal benefit, many teachers have completed post-graduate study and have earned addi¬ tional college degrees. Those who do not pursue a post-grad¬ uate degree still must upgrade and renew their teaching certi¬ ficate every five years. As undeniable proof that teachers were once “small”, the following quiz may chal¬ lenge your abilities to see be¬ yond the teachers’ desks and help you realize that they, too, have travelled your road. C 22 Teacher Quiz

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Cathy Sheppard, Linda Edwards, Pat Martin, and Randy Lawless hurry from the bitter 4° temperatures that chilled the early morning. (Left) Vapor from warm breath in below freezing temperatures is inevitable. (Above) Linda Edwards, Randy Hall, Pat Martin, Donnie Knight, and Cathy Shep¬ pard brave the cold with down vests, warm sweaters, and flannel shirts. Cold 21

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Quiz Place the letter of the pictures in the space beside the matching name. Items to pay particular attention to include hair color, eyes, mouth, and overall expres¬ sion. 1. Amy Shelor 2. Wynn Cherry 3. Lynn Lawson 4. Nelson McConnell 5. Elizabeth Warren 6. Linda McGroary 7. Ann Belcher 8. Beverly Dillard 9. Polly Tatum 10. Barbara Pendleton If you score correctly on all ten items, you either know the teachers pretty well, or you have quite an aptitude for recognizing people. Perhaps you should consider trying out for a television game show that has the same format. If you score 6-9 correctly, you could still give the contest people a run for their mon¬ ey. If you score 3-5 right, don’t feel bad; there were only a couple of pictures that were really easy anyway. If you only scored 1-2 correctly, don’t pat yourself on the back too much; you could have guessed those! None right? You didn’t even try, and should not waste your time looking for a contest to play. Answers are on page 207. I Teacher Quiz 23