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

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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—

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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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Gary Anderson Karen Arneson Deborah Arnold Susan Artz Betty Au Susan Baltis John Barnes Diane Barton Cherise Basye Zenda Bates Kathie Bennett Kitty Carroll Judy Coats Cynthia Cozart Jim Dailey Rosemary DeLane Greg Enis Sherrie Enis Shirley Farney Elva Gladney Olga Haenel Judy Jennings Bobby Jones Jean Kelley Tommy Knox Deborah Kocurek Susan Mankus Jill Markert Barbara Massar Ruth McCulloch John McMeans Elena Meister Mike Meredeith Kelly Miller Sarah Miller Vernagene Mott April Nevill Arlene Norred Brian Pahl Carol Peterson Cherryl Porter Connie Ramos Kenneth Rawlings Mary Jane Riddle Sue Ridlehuber Max Rivera Santry Rush Doris Schwausch Marcia Shires Cynthia Sivek Ken Steele Virginia Sutton D.A. Swope Janice Swope Carolyn Thompson Frank Tighe Sandy Tolleson Nedra Vance Bill Varian Nancy Walling Kay Weise D’Ann Williams Gloria Windrum 55 Cs 56 Ba • 57 La 87 88 •• 89 Fr Ra Ac 72 Hf 104 73 74] 75 — • •• ■ • Ta W Re Os lr Pt 58 Ce 90 Th 591 Pr Ol Pa 60f 61 62] Nd PmSmE '92! ' 93! 94 U NP Pu a — IT m on od le I Xe ri Pb Bi Po At Rn DV Ho Er Tm Yb Lu Ct EsFmMdNolr Left: Chemistry teacher Betty Au reviews the elements on the Periodic Table. Faculty not pictured: Becky Hamilton- English Verda Herrington- band Klaasje Moffitt- resource aide T.J. Mitchell- special education Winnie Mae Murchison- secretary Connie Poe- American, World History Nancy Retzloff- Consumer Math, pre- Algebra Bill Shackmann- physical science, athletics Lynn Smith- band Mary Sokolowski- biology, athletics Leonard Tolbert- Athletic Director Doug Vrabel- Agriculture Gerald Wilke- Agriculture