Pflugerville High School - Panther Paw Yearbook (Pflugerville, TX)

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Neal Weiss Laura Welch Laurie Weiss Debbie West Aaron White Charlotte White Wendi Wigham Shana Whiteley Andy Whitwell Rodney Wenzel Rhonda White Kristin Wilke Deck Williams jimmy Williams Terri Williams Angela Wilson Gene Wilson Kim Wolfe Angela Wright Tyrone Wright Brent Wood Chuck Wyatt Craig Yannis Scott Zook 1. Daniel Laxson professionally demonstrates the pro- cess of ironing clothes to the Homemaking I class. 2. Kristen Wilke was caught displaying one of her many talents during lunch.

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Mike Stewart Melissa Stubblefield Michelle Tallman Kevin Taylor Tim Thomas Amber Thompson Jennifer True Charles Turpin Dcna Tyner Shirley Usher Cenny Van Cleve Anita Van Landingham Melissa Vasquez Kevin Taylor agonizes over having a bottom locker. John V'inoick Jeff Vo pat

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Teachers Weather Tough Year Pressures fell heavy on teachers this year. The full impact of education re- forms was felt in full force by teachers across the state, and PHS teachers were no exception. When teachers were not teaching, and sometimes even when they were, they were shuffling through papers, trying to please state legislators and Governor Mark White in fulfillment of reform leg- islation. The final blow for some came when teachers were required to take a literacy test called the TECAT in March. The humiliation of having to take such a test, as well as the waiting for results in- volved, was enough to drive some teach- ers to leave the teaching field. PHS teachers somehow managed to weather the strain, and went on with the day-to-day business of educating their students. At the end of the school year, most teachers remembered it as a particularly tough time, especially in terms of tragic events. The worst memory by far is of the death of three students in one week, said Marketing teacher Ken Rawlings. Faculty and students alike struggled to deal with the tragedy, and both groups were brought closer together. Although teachers struggled with new laws, new policies, teacher testing, and tragic events, something was also gained. Faculty members found strength and support in one another, and at times they also found that support from students. 1. Math teacher Kathy Hidell explains a difficult problem to her Algebra class. 2. Fellow teachers chose Elva Gladney, history teacher, as Teacher of the Year. Here Gladney shares a special moment with her fifth period Honors American History class. 3. Being a teacher sometimes means being called upon to do more than teach Coach Frank Tighe participates in the Sophomore's Kiss-A-Pig contest as one of the winners. —148 Faculty—