Silver Lake High School - Golden Eagle Yearbook (Silver Lake, KS)

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26 ' CURRICULUM LANGUAGE Name: Elliott, Elaine College attended: Pittsburg State University Degrees earned: B.A. Classes taught: English ll, Basic English, Creative Writing R 24, CAPITAL one. GRAMO! Sponsor ot: Senior Class Kind of punishment if you start a sentence without Nervous iitters. Waiting for het turn to read her story aloud, senior Susie Smith sits patiently. Fhotc by Patty Kennedy. I really like writing stories so I en- joyed the short story assignments that we did. -Ronnie Spence. lt seems we always have home- work or we always have a test, but l guess I did pretty well in there. - Laurie Cox. 'tl feel the work in English ll has prepared me for next year, espe- cially with all the book reports. -Troy Stremming. English ll has a big workload' most ot the time, but there are a few days we just have fun. -Tere-I sa Rohn. 1

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5-. CURRICULUM STUDENT SERVICES Helping hands Package sent to Bussia as peace keeping gesture Everybody needs a little help once in a while and there are five people to help make school and life a little easier. The first is Mrs. Pat Ditt- man. ln resource she helps students who are in need of extra explanation of class- room assignments. Mr. Brent Hoyt, school Where are the 700's? Mrs. Er- nestine Thompson questions sophomore Emily Leonard about the Dewey Decimal System. Photo by Julie Hawkins. Comparing ideas. As the meet- ing begins, Mr. Flon Kramer and senior Steve Brown discuss the upcoming Career Fair. Photo by Beth Brandenburg. if !'X.,,f l rsrmv ww'gnn1w mm fi .,1 Mmw14nl-neg mu- 1 . psychologist coordinates the activities of the gifted and resource classes. He also gives the tests for stu- dents who have been rec- ommended for resource or gifted. School counselor Mr. Flon Kramer aids the stu- dents by helping them choose classes or rear- range the ones they have. Gifted teacher Mr. Todd Novakofski assists the stu- dents in his class with learn- ing skills and research skills. He also watched over his class as they put togeth- era package to send to So- bolev, Ftussia. When a student needs assistance in the library, Mrs. Ernestine Thompson is there for them. She watch- es over the computers and makes sure the atmosphere is conducive to studying. So, to all of these helpful people, thank-you for mak- ing school and life easier. Test time. ln Mrs. Pat Dittman's class juniors Jimmy Flowers and Bill Waldmann prepare to take a test. Photo by Beth Brandenburg. Picture time. Included in the packet from the gifted class to So- bolev, Bussia, was this picture, First Bow: Maria Shell, Patty Ken- nedy, Chris Kennedy. Second Bow: Instructor Mr. Todd Nova- kofski, Teresa Bohn, Suzy Howell, Sarah Cunningham, Jill Layman. Third Flow: Mark Fteamer, Mike Bueck, Tony Housh, Stan Pan- grac, Chris Loar, Ted Adams. Missing: Mike Jacobs, Jim Hurtig. Photo by Beth Brandenburg.

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4 I cunnicutuivi LANGUAGE Creative Writer Being a teacher isn't . humorous or bizarre . . . by Elaine Elliott Being a teacher isn't as exciting as being a private eye, unless you consider the time a student pulled a knife on me. Teaching English isn't as unusual as being a locks- mith, unless you consider the time one of my students Super Glued a washer to his finger. English isn't as exciting as boxing, unless you con- Baby face. Bringing back her childhood days, Ivlrs. Elaine Elliott participates in costume on Hallow- een with the other faculty mem- bers. Photo by Patty Kennedy. sider the time I tried to stop a fight, and I got injured. Being a teacher isn't as humorous as being a clown, unless you consider the nu- merous times I've slipped and fell in my own class- room. That's embarassing too! Being a teacher isn't as bizarre as Boy George, un- less you consider the Hal- loween when I dressed up as a baby. A teacher isn't as cun- ning as a card shark, unless you consider the time I blindfolded my students in order to develop their cre- ative skills. 1. Effective comedy. Enjoying a Mind baffling. Undecided on the creative writing story, junior Loren answer, Stacy Workman sopho- Dekat laughs at the climax. Photo more decides to move along to the nv b Ptt K d next t' Pht b Dbb' in 1 A-,af y E3 y Stine y, QUGSIOVI. OO y 6 E9 Brungardt.