Robinsdale Armstrong High School - Gyre Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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o Long, Farewell s the school year ends we say farewell to a teach- er who will be dearly missed. Mr. Richard Lar- .son, industrial arts, began teaching 31 years ago in Ivanhoe, MN. It ' s always challenging, and he enjoys working with the kids, watching them succeed in what they want to accomplish. In his 10 years at Armstrong, Mr. Larson has noticed two things. One is that students are smarter, versatile, and they can adapt quicker and better to changes. The other change is that now teachers have to be more than just people who teach academics. They have to be involved in everything in school whether it ' s about drugs or what to do for the school dance. He enjoys teaching, but he feels he must move on. If there is one thing that he wishes to be remembered as is, a man who gave his profession the best shot he had. fter three years, Mr. Hugh Boeddeker is retiring from Armstrong this year. His work here con- . sists of dealing with students ' problems and help- ing students make career decisions. Mr. Boeddeker has always been interested in working with young people. After some experience in counseling in the army, he obtained his masters degree in psychology. He has worked at three different high schools. Before becoming a counselor, Mr. Boeddeker taught psychology. Besides being a counselor, he has other interests, which include tennis, racquetball, golf, traveling, reading, and motor- cycles, which you can see him riding to school in warm weather. Mr. Boeddeker retired early because he is at a healthy age, and is still active. He plans a cross-country motorcycle trip and a lot of traveling. In his own words, I have a lot of plans other than sitting in a rocking chair. Emil Lubinski Bus Driver Custodian Kitchen Worker: I ' ve enjoyed my 13 years in 281, especially working with the stu- dents. r. Dan Daly, the Spanish, English, and Aero- space teacher, has chosen this year to be his last. He has been in the district now for 30 years, and has taught at Robbinsdale Jr., Robbinsdale St., Cooper, and for the last eight years, Armstrong. He has also participated in other school related activities by running dances, announcing basketball and football games, and coaching the chess team. His post-retirement plans are: first, to make a tee-time for 7:30 a.m. next Sept. six at Hollydale Golf club; second, is to visit his grandchild in Boston; third, is to read great works of literature about the world of aviation, while he travels the globe. It was a tough decision, but life as a teacher has taken its toll on this devoted man, and it ' s only fair that he give this advice, Don ' t forget the thesis state- ment and your three becauses! . leanor Scheid, Ellie, to her friends, is retiring — i after seven years at Armstrong and nineteen years —J in the district. She is the data processor at Arm- strong. Some of her duties include dealing with report cards, issuing lockers, and also issuing i.d. cards. She intends to travel, read, spend more time with her nine grandchildren, and just do the things that she didn ' t have time to do while working. She has many fond memories of Armstrong. She will miss the people she worked with and the students. Everyone will miss Eleanor, Good Luck! •

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I ' ll Do It Tomorrow Due to the very subject that this article was supposed to have been written about, we don ' t have an article for this space. However, we do have photos of students caught in the act of procrastinating. David Krueger and Brian Monahan, studying hard in the library. Marcus Silpala using free mods to catch up on sleep. Amy helps Travis with procrastinating. FINALS. Finals have got to be the best part of the semester. It ' s that time of the year when worries about those dreaded classes are almost over. All that ' s left is to study for a few more hours, then an hour and a half of vigorous testing before the torture of the semester is over! OPEN CAMPUS. The only time during the whole year when students can walk, not sneak, out of school for lunch and not worry about steps. The only time during the whole year when fake notes are not needed to get into school an hour late, yes, sleeping in is legal. But the best part of finals is knowing that the torture is almost over and that a life of thrills, frills, and chills is close at hand. 179

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Peter Kelmenson . . . 1983: 1st Place in the Minneapolis Ski Club Competition for his age group 1984: 3rd Place in the Minneapolis Ski Club Competition for his age group 1985: 1st Place in the Minneapolis Ski Club Competition for his age group 1987: 1st Place in the Minneapolis Ski Club Competition for his age group 1988: 1st Place in the Minneapolis Ski Club Competition for his age group The above statistics show that Senior Peter Kelmenson exels in ski-jumping, a sport that requires courage, endurance, and effort. It is undoubtedly a dangerous sport that looks graceful on television but takes a lot of guts in real practice. Peter has been training for ten years and practices five days a week in the winter season. By putting time into intense practices and concentration, he also took first place twice in Minneapolis ' Invitational Tournaments. In February, 1989 he acquired a great privilege of trying out for the Junior Olympics. Although he did not make it, his excellent records prove that he possesses the potential for further competition. Most students may not participate in ski-jumping as a regular pastime, but Peter likes to think of it as an enjoyable hobby. Good luck to Peter in all of his future competitions! 181