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

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Ron Henderson - Assist. Principal James Henry - English I Sr II Wanda Henry - TriglAnaIysis, Geom. Ron Holley - Swimming, Tennis, Boys Athlet ics Bessie Kidd - Cafeteria Lynda McCoart - Drill Team, Alg. I Sr II Math Carolyn Megason - Librarian Carolyn Meredith - Special Ed. Gail Meindl - Secretary Doris Nezbitt - Cafeteria Ann Odom - Alg. I, Geometry Kathy Olson - Art Rick Patrick - Bio., Bio. Il, Chemistry Amy Phillips - Calculus, Alg II Diane Pinkham - Cafeteria David Pitts - Boys Athletics, Sociology Health Jenny Rankin - French, English Debbie Sapaugh - Counselor Shirley Smith - Nurse Manuela Stahl - Cafeteria Beth Sullivan - Typing I 8: II, PBM, Bus Law Glenda Thomas - Secretary Vernon Wilder - Governmentfliconomlcs Geography Rita Williams - Secretary Mitzi Womack - Girls Athletics, Health HURTING FROM A SPRAINED ANKLE DAVID gets assistance from his father head coach Jerry Fausett. ' ,gj an 4,14 1 ' aculty Pa e S onsor

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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

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Spies Like U Students with foculty porents hove no secrets oing to the principal's office is not something most people look for- ard to. Just imagine how much worse it would be if the principal was your fa- her! UI absolutely hate being known as he principal's kid, said junior Randy enderson. 'Some people aren't always oing to have nice things to say about arents, and I had to get used to that. Randy said he enjoys the 'priviIege ofhaving both ofhis parents n the faculty. For many, however, one arent working at the school is more han enough. I don't like the fact that whatever do wrong at school, my dad always s about it, said senior David Fau- Some students like Matt Williams similar problems. 'IWhenever I to go to the office, the first person see is my mother, he said. Through the parents' eyes, howev- er, it doesn't seem so bad. After all, they- 're not the ones who will be getting in trouble. I enjoy being at the same school as Matt, said Mrs. Rita Williams, an office secretary. I can keep up with how Matt is doing much easier this way. Mr. Robert Brannan agrees. Being at the same school as Bobby gives me a little better chance to spend time with him than I would otherwise, he said. But what happens when the time spent together is in the principal's office, and the principal is your father? 'IThere's a degree of irritation that you have to deal with, said Principal Roger Hailey. You just expect your child to abide by the rules, and if they don't you have to deal mth it profession- ally. Of course, having someone as a constant supply of money when needed -1--,,..--uni- t 'iS'-1' Z.,-1. Z ,4 iii! 14 ' Sponsor: HADAWAY PAINT 8 BODY SYSTEMS 5407 S. Lake Drive 794-1537 can't be all bad. lt is nice having someone around all the time I need money, said freshman Stacy Hailey. And there are other advantages. For example, ifyou forget your excuse for being absent, no problem. If your car breaks down, you've always got a ride, and there's always the possibility that the paper you forgot to do might be for your mom's class. Plus, some studentsjust enjoy being around their parents. I likejust getting to spend more time with my dad, Fausett said. 'IIt's pretty cool having your coach and your father be one in the same. All in all, though, it does appear fin most students' eyes anywayj that having parents around is not always a good thing. As Kristi Hailey puts it, I hate having my father around because he SPIES on me! ' MONEY! MONEYI MONEYI Mrs. Henderson scrambles through her purse for some loose change for her son Randy. One advantage of being teacher's kid was easy ac- cess to money. KRISTI AND STACY HAILEY ENJOY SPENDING time before school with their father, principal Roger Hailey. Faculty