Smyrna High School - Gold Dust Yearbook (Smyrna, TN)

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Mrs. Sandra R. Hoover - French I and IL Spanish IL French Club Sponsor, French Honor Society Sponsor Mr. Stevejames - Drahing L IL and IIL VICA Club Sponsor 1 f Mrs. Donna jarnagin - Sophomore English, Beta Epsilon Sponsor Mrs. Nancy C. Keese - Geometry, Al- gebra IL Trigonometry, Advanced Math, Computer Math, Mu ALoha Theta Sponsor Miss Carol Lallone - Sophomore and junior English, Drama Club Sponsor A Welcome Addition Mrs. jarnagin grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, and attended college at Liberty Baptist College in Virginia. She began teaching at S.I-LS. in the middle of the 1982-83 school yeag a situation she said was somewhat difficult to adjust to. Mrs. jamagin s fa votite aspect of teaching is the students. She feels that a students knowledge of the English language is vital to his future. Mrs. jarnagin has become adviser for Beta Epsilon, the English honor society. She is curious to see what talents each individual member possesses. She said, The best thing about this club is that I know the members enjoy English and I can relate to them. Mrs. jarnagin is married to Mr. john jamagin, who is working on his masters degree and is a graduate assistant baseball coach. A hobby that Mrs. jarnagin enjoys is cross-stitching. .my

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Mrs. Elysse Dobson - Comprehensive Development Class Mr. joe Getsay - Guidance Counselor Mr. Fred W Gibson - Biology, Driver Education, Pep Club Co-Sponsor Mr. Harry Gill, jr. - Girls' Basketball Coach, Golf Coach, S Club Sponsor, Ath- letic Director, Driver Education Mr. jim B. Gonzales - Industrial Arts, AIASA Sponsor Mrs. janet Greever - TypingL General Business Faculty Mrs. Cornelia Freeman Cooper - Li- brarian Mrs. Joyce Covington - Occupational Child Care, FHA-HERO Sponsor Mrs. Nancy Hendrix - Geometry, Pre- Algebra, Algebra I Mrs. Kelley Hockenberry - Account- ing L Business Math, General Business Typing I

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A Decade Of Dedication Mr. Beasley is in his tenth year of teaching at S.H.S. The subjects he teaches are American history and U.S. government. Mr. Beasley enjoys going into the classroom with an expectation of reaching at least one person and sparking an interest in education. He believes that it is important to make American history come alive and to awaken his government stu- dents to the importance of their roles as citizens. Mr. Beasley serves as chief negotiator of the Rutherford Education Association. He and the other team members are charged with the responsi- bility of negotiating on behalf of the R.E.A. s 648 members. The negotiating team tries to represent the views and goals of teachers and principals of the county school system. In addition to these duties, Mr. Beasley also attends conferences, workshops, and conventions regarding negotiations. In the past, Mr. Beasley has served as president of R.E.A., serving as spokesman and trying to implement programs that would help the members. He is president-elect ofMTE.A. in 1983-84. Mr. Beasley attended Memphis State University one year and M. T.S. U. for three years. His major was American history, and he mmofed in English and education. He received his B.S. degree in 1973. His hobbies and aher- school activities are reading, working in the yard, golfing, playing with his young son Thomas, and working with R.E.A. He is the sponsor of the Key Club, which he hopes to make into a more forceful agent in the school and community. When asked what interests him most about American history, Mr. Beasley responded: 'Y think it is because ours is a history of people trying to make a better society. It is in this very litful process of improving the society and conditions for us that attracts me. Despite our shortcomings, we seem to ha ve moved further than anyone else in this endea vor, and that's something to be proud about and something we want to continue. Miss jeanne LeDoux -junior and Sen- l ior English, Girls' Tennis Coach ' Mrs. Kathy Liles - Algebra I and II, Trigonometry, Advanced Math, Mu Alpha Theta Sponsor Mr. Leo Martin - Business Math, Gen- eral Business, Assistant Football and Boys' Basketball Coach Mr. Harry McAnally - Psychology, l Sociology, FCA Sponsor, Assistant Foot- ball Coach Mrs. Ruth V1 McMillan - Typing land II Faculty