Saudi Arabian International School - Bedouin Yearbook (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

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Jensena Fiedler, math 7, intro, algebra Todd Greaves, life science 7 Alison Grieg, geography 7 Judy Gronemeyer, math 7, earth science 8, math department head Sue Hale, resource Sue Helzer, computer science Carolyn Hembree, English 9 Lee tloovey, math 8. general math 9 Teacher Feature Mrs. Gronemeyer asks students to explore Known as the teacher who wanted to be put into orbit ' Mrs. Gronemeyer offered her science students 100 extra points if they would write HASA recommending her as a passenger on the space shuttle. Obviously, she is not afraid to try something new. Her teaching career is evidence of that. She waited to go to college until her three children were old enough to stay home sick. How in her fourth year of teaching, Mrs. Gronemeyer has spent most of that time at SAIS-R. This year she taught two science classes, three math classes, and served as math department head and national Junior Honor Society sponsor. Mrs. Gronemeyer specialized in teaching in middle schools originally because that was the age of her children at that time, but she has found junior high students enjoyable. To her math students, she tried to stress that they have the ability to do math and it can be fun. She said a lot of students are scared of math. Working with a little levity, she showed them that math didn't have to be their worst subject. One sad piece of news she had to give her students this year was that her husband's work was finished and it was time for her to return to the United States. Mrs. Gronemeyer said she would miss this school and probably wouldn't find another like it. But she planned to follow her own advice to students to stop and smell the roses'' and look for the new opportunities for her in California. Junior High Fersonnel 93

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Junior High Faculty Barbra Abeling. life science 7 Margie Bradley, algebra I, geometry Glenn Braunhardt, p.e. 7-9. department head Lynette Braunhardt, computer science Alice Burkett, math 8, algebra I Carol Carpenter. English 7 Jack Clay, Instrumental music. 7-9 Jennifer Cullen, English 8 Lois Draper, art Ed Elkins, choral music 7-9. department head Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Hembree serve hot dogs at the Student Council Hot Dog Roast. 92 Junlor High Personnel

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Teacher Feature Mr. Ilse enjoys challenging, joking In search of a captive audience for his jokes, Mr. Ilse decided going into teaching was the answer for the frustrated comedian in him. Both his parents were teachers, so the choice seemed logical. He had been teaching in Annandale, Minnesota, for ten years when he and his wife Barb, now a sixth grade teacher at SAIS-R, decided they wanted to try teaching overseas. Something that helped them choose Saudi Arabia was being snowed in three weekends in a row, unable to get out. In his classes, Mr. Ilse tries to challenge students to work close to their maximum academic potential. A poster on his wall advises, Do not pray for an easy life. Pray to be a strong person.” During his three years at SAIS-R, Mr. Ilse has taught almost every social studies course that has been offered, including U.S. History, world geography, and Middle East VVorld Problems. He also has served as department head for the past two years. Mr. Use's most embarrassing experience as a teacher here was with two Indian students in one of his classes. One of them did not respond to his questions, so he asked the other to translate all his lectures and questions for two class periods. Finally, Mr. Ilse realized that the quiet student was not having difficulty with the English language but was just shy. Mr. Ilse felt very foolish, to say the least, but chalks it up to the kind of experience one can have while teaching in an international school. That can only help him work close to his maximum in teaching potential. Sue Hudson, English 9 Anita Hughes, p.e. 7-9 Tim Ilse, U.S. history 8, department head Mary Joy, math 7, earth science 8 PupS Juan, earth science 8 Reg Lee, earth science 8 Sharon Lee, French I Sc' II Georgette Leffew, Arabic I, II. III 94 Junlor High Personnel