Pinckneyville High School - Pyramid Yearbook (Pinckneyville, IL)

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Neva Corn - Physical Education, Cheerleading Sponsor - 7 years at George McPheeters - Science - 20 Joan Miller - Secretary PCHS : years at PCHS : Greq Hale - Physical Education, Linda Denton - Science, Science Club - : if . Health, Driver Education, Freshman JETS Team - 2 years at PCHS ee eee ee en Basketball, Golf, Softball Coach - 9 ie =a net ; years at PCHS y ‘ Greg Douglas - Social Studies, Foot- ball, Wrestling, Asst. Track Coach - 1 year at PCHS Linda Rudolph - Physical Education, Nadine Craig - Secretary Health, Head Volleyball, Asst. Softball Coach - 8 years at PCHS

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Alex Singer - Industrial Technology - : 24 years at PCHS Mary Lou Ozburn - Mathematics, Math Carolyn K. Longshore - School Nurse - club Sponsor, Mu Alpha Theta 19 years at PCHS Wesley R. Choate - Mathematics, J. V. Cathy Ortolan - Mathematics, Chapter s Football Coach, Sophomore Basket- | Tutoring, Freshman Class Sponsor - Glen Hamilton - Photography, Year- ball Coach, Head Baseball Coach - 6 13 years at PCHS OSS COCR ARERE ah Fear mt Ties years at. PCHS ' ' : Richard Corn - Physical Education, Robert Frassato - Mathematics - 5 Ruby Graskewicz - School Nurse - 1 1 Head Boys’ Basketball Coach, Cross years at PCHS 2 years at PCHS Country Coach, Head Track Coach - 13 years at PCHS

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“WHY DID YOU BECOME A TEACHER?” FACULTY RESPONDS WITH WISDOM Question: Why did you become a teacher, or what bit of wisdom have you gained about teaching during your career? Gary W. Glenzy - Social Studies, Sci- ence, Athletic Director, Head Football Coach, Assistant Basketball Coach - 18 years at PCHS Shirley Bigham - Special Education - 18 years at PCHS Pat Sheley - Special Education years at PCHS - 9 Answer: Shirley Bigham - | never get too upset when high school students say they do not know what they want to do, When | graduated from high school (PCHS) my mother, her two sisters and my sister were school teach- ers and | wanted to do something different. | didn’t know what but at that point | was absolutely certain I did not want to be a school teach- er. How wrong | was! In Aug. 1987 | started my 28th year as a teacher. Dean Brewer - | realized that a lot of positive outcomes would be achieved through firmness and consisting. David Brunty - Why? They made me do it. Wisdom - Always know more about students than they know about you. Stephen Cannedy - I became a teacher because | enjoy working with students and helping them to become better people. Wesley R. Choate - After looking back on my high school days, | saw what a positive influence that a couple of my teacher-coaches had on my life during those years. I hope that | can be a strong moral example to my students and play- ers. David Colombo - | got into this business because adults bore me. They get old and stale and set in their ways. Kids are a renewable energy resource who act as mir- rors to our long lost selves. Linda Denton - | became a teacher to guide and shape the scientific minds that will lead our world into the twenty-first century. Greg Douglas - | enjoy working with students and especially enjoy seeing growth, development and improvement. Robert Frassato - Each student is an individual and may react differ- ently to a given situation. However, all of the students will try harder if they know that you are interested in their successes. Gary W. Glenzy - Because of my high school coach and my wife Greg Hale - “Life is a learning ex- perience.” Glen Hamilton - I have decided, even with the clouding of time, that students remain about the same in behavior and attitude as did their parents (and their grand- parents). Only the problems vary. Ramona L. Hatch - Bit of wisdom | learned from my Cooperating teacher during student teaching and have always tried to apply — Never ask students (or anyone else) to do something you won't or can’t do yourself. You must teach by example not just by words. Daniel Herbst - | loved high school myself and feel that teaching is a special blessing of sharing in young people’s lives at this impor- tant time in their life. Jeanette Hoeinghaus - Over 100 years ago my great-grandfather be- came a teacher. Since that time several family members in each generation have taught in South- ern Illinois schools. | always knew | would become part of this family tradition and have always been happy with my career choice. Jean Horn - Each student is an in- dividual completely different from another. The students are once again beginning to improve in their behavior and we have some very nice young ladies and gentlemen in this school — and very, very few “bad apples.” Carolyn Kay Longshore R. N.- Asa child | lived across the street from a doctor and as long as | can re- member said | wanted to be a nurse, I’m sure he was one of the influencing forces. One little 1st grader taught me to be specific and not assume when asking questions. His skin and hands were rough and thickened like leather - (meaning what soap solu- tion have you been bathing in) | asked ‘What have you been taking a bath in?’’ He looked up and said, “the bath tub.” Karen Mathews - I have learned al- ways to check my pulldown maps before attempting to show my