Sabetha High School - Blue Jay Yearbook (Sabetha, KS)

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 5bz W ms an V % fd € Some changes were required in the English department after it was decided to reduce the staff from four to three full-time English teachers. Moving jn to take up some of the slack was science teacher Mr. Herb Brown. Mr. Brown, known for his science teaching but also certified in English, taught two sections of freshman English. Mrs. Gay McClain, a veteran of Sabetha High, also taught two sections of freshman English, as well as three sections of English II. Mrs. McClain is a graduate of Pittsburg State U. In her spare time she enjoys sewing and reading. Top: Student librarian Dave Key gets instructions from Mrs. Ahrens for his next task. Left: Mrs. Ahrens sorts through newspaper clippings. Right: Mrs. McClain quizzes her English II students over their daily assignment. Bottom: Freshmen Monte Thompson, Bobby Niehues and John Suhr listen to Mrs. Ahrens during library orientation. A! 2®%

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Lana Lawson and Natalie Wysong, foreground, are forced to concentrate to finish an assignment for freshman English. Library Provides Escape The library was helpful to many students, not only as a source of information, but also as a place to catch up on current events. Mrs. Elizabeth Ahrens, librarian, graduated from Pittsburg State U. with a B.S. in education. She received her masters from the University of Northern Colorado. I like to read, she said. I feel it is an asset to enjoying the library. Mrs. Ahrens enjoys reading, photography and stitchery. Mrs. Gerry Hayden, library clerk, graduated from Mount San Antonio Community College with an associate arts degree in business. Mrs. Hayden said, I enjoy the kids in between the time I catalog the new books and keep the periodicals in order. She enjoys outdoor activities, reading and playing with her children. Mr. Brown questions his Eng- § lish I students about the funda- I mentals of English. | 12

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Above left: Penny Hansen exhibits a cultural variation of the dunce hat during Spanish I. Above right: Jay Lauer does research in the library for his advanced composition term pa- per. Right: Tammy Schilling and Linda Eisen- bise complete an English assignment for Mrs. Schmille.