Pleasant Grove High School - Grove Yearbook (Texarkana, TX)

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A 'ee E issi f ' , Ii is ,m, vie f 'Q F f ' Rebecca Blackwood - English Rosa Bowman - Spanish l, CLA Robert Brannon - Spanish ll Frances Brown - Secretary Criss Barbara - Physical Science A EE N fx! Mike Burks - U.S. History, Baseball Charles Carozza - Chemistry, Physics, Golf Bob Carter - PE, Athletics Dianne Collom - Physical Science, Biology Kathy Compton - Resource 'NM George Ann Crumpton - Cafeteria V' 5... Jack Davis - Assistant Superintendent Susan Davis - HFL, English Peggy Dillon - Secretary Gia Falls - Fundamentals of Math, Algebra, Consumer Math Jerry Fausett - World History, Athletics Lottie Ferguson - Cafeteria -- Charles Frazior - Draliing, Shop Cherie Greco - Public Speaking, CLA, De- bate, Theater Arts Kathy Gross - Accounting, Typing, Record Keeping Rick Guthrie - Computer Science Roger Hailey - Principal Cathy Halterbaum - Biology, Physical Sci- ence Charla Han'is - CLA, English l, Newspaper, Yearbook, Journalism Betty Henderson - English E ALWAYS READY TO BE EVALUATED, MATH TEACHER Wanda Henry prepares to teach , , .. Ci ' o her trlg class. I I .. . 108 Faculty Page Sponsor THE R7 10.1 yn

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FZ' .ii ...Z 'cog I Sp0nS0r: DR. BRIAN BARRY PLEASANT GROVE SCHOOL BOARD. Joe James, Jimmy Cobb, Jack Haire, Darrell McMellon, Mike Carpenter, Wallace Roy, Rowan Patterson. MR. BLAKE VISITS WITH TEACHERS DURING OPEN HOUSE and discusses parent-teacher rapport with Jenny Rankin and Charla Harris. School B0 7

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Blood, sweat, and tears Evaluation days painful for teachers and administrators s the teacher lectures about tax reform and Social Security, stu- dents listen and stare into space. Then suddenly the classroom door opens and a hush falls over the students as an administrator walks in and takes a seat at the back of the room. For the next hour this class will travel through the EVALUATION ZONE! 5 For most teachers this experience could be very alarming. Mrs. Karen Hundley explained how being evaluat- ed makes her feel like she is going to vomit. Mrs. Beth Sullivan said, Not 'only does being evaluated make me but it also seems to put students on their best behavior. added that students cooperate participate in order to help her do I I 1 . ,llngl ' f' u.Wpsl'l0 . . 1, K, 3 ik. 6 - ' - . I , wr . A , l ll t .l 4018 Summerhill Square her best, even when the evaluator gets a little sleepy. For the evaluator, their task is also nerve racking. ln one short hour the evaluator is responsible for finding sev- enty-one indicators. These indicators in- clude everything from organization of students and materials to the strategies to motivate students for learning. Evalu- ation forms include columns for grading absentfbelow expectation, standard ex- pectation and exceptional quality. Mr. Ron Henderson said, 'ilt's hard to enter a classroom with just a piece of paper to take notes and remember all seventy- one indicators to look for. Though most teachers prepare very thoroughly for evaluation days, things don't always go as smoothly as expec- ted. Mrs. Betty Henderson said, i'One time while l was teaching eighth grade I asked a question about the lesson and a student responded by saying he didn't have the faintest idea what l was talking about. Mrs Kathy Gross said she is em- barrassed when her class lets out a sigh of relief when an evaluator leaves the room. lt's like students feel they're be- ing evaluated, too, she said. Even though every teacher has a dif- ferent reaction to evaluations, they all seem to make it through. And most im- portant, they give the student a chance to watch the teachers sweat for a change! --Melinda Birge COACH DAVID PITTS LECTURES TO HIS CLASS JAMES HENRY LECTURES TO ONE OF HIS En- ON a non-evaluation day. Evaluators visited glish classes. Teachers had to always be ready be- teachers twice a year according to state guide- cause some evaluations were unannounced. lines. Sponsor: TWO'S COMPANY HAIRSTYLING 1 + Facurtyi5,:gQ9?A