Poquoson High School - Islander / York Chronicle Yearbook (Poquoson, VA)

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The “Eighteen Hour Bell” | When the bell rings at 1:54, most students heave a sigh of relief to know that another day of school is over. This, however, is not the case for the teachers. That shrill ringing signals the start of a new bell — the“eighteen hour bell.”’ ‘“‘What is an ‘‘eighteen hour bell’,’” you ask. It is the bell that teachers hate most. Much of the time after this “eighteen hour bell’’ is spent trudging through the piles and piles of papers that have to be graded. Grading papers is a very time consuming task. This task is made even harder by the students who are anxiously, and some- times impatiently, awaiting their grades. After the papers are graded, lesson plans have to be made. Most teachers teach more than one subject, therefore, they have to make up more than one set of lesson plans. Mr. VanDervort reads Rebecca with his sophomore English class. Dr. Vorhauer and Mrs. VanDervort discuss the afternoon’s upcoming Homecoming activities. Mrs. Joyce Nelson — English 9 11 Miss Karen Painter — Distributive Ed. DECA, Cheerleading Mrs. Sharon Pauls — Phys. Ed. Mrs. Beth Pirtle — Accounting Typing Mrs. Frances Potts — Phys. Ed. Mrs. Lisa Quinlin — English 10 12 Faculty Teachers spend another portion of this bell giving students the ex- tra help they may need. Many teachers often lose this valuable time due to their partici- pation in extra-curricular activi- ties such as sponsoring clubs, coaching, and other school- related activities. Some teachers, however, do not feel that this time is lost. Mr. Wright says, “Coaching track and cross coun- try, along with being involved in other school-related events, is what keeps me in teaching.’’

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Mrs. Mary Beth Leavitt — Chemistry Adv. Chem Mrs. Christina Lepi — Math 9 Geom. Cal. Mr. Hinds and Mrs. Garner take a break from the dance to smile by the S.C.A. Christmas tree. Mrs. Dot Little — Chorus Mr. John Mousetis — Earth Science, J.V. Wrestling, Track Mr. Mike Mousetis — Phys. Ed., Wres- tling, Trainer Mr. Dave Nelson — Wld. Hist. Government, Boys Girls Basketball, Varsity Club Mrs. Cora Everhart concentrates hard on one of her many jobs. Using one of her many hand gestures, Mrs. Keech lectures during second hour govern- ment. Faculty 11

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Mr. Spain makes Mr. Woodard laugh at one of his mistakes during their sixth hour planning period. Mrs. Katz shows her cast of Up the Down Staircase how to put expression in their performance. Mr. Tommy Quinn — Alg. l ll Trig. Mrs. Barbara Rich — Resource, Cheer- leading Mrs. Nancy Rowley — Spanish ! Il Mrs. Ann Semeyn — Shorthand Office, Tech. Bus. Comp. — FBLA Mrs. Jeannine Sibbers — U.S. History, SCA Mrs. Connie Smith — Con. Chem Appl., Earth Sci. — Key Club Mr. Tim Smith — Band Mrs. Helen Spain — French I-V De- bate, NHS Mr. Ed Spain — Tech. Drawing, Boys’ Tennis, Football Faculty 13