Springfield Catholic High School - Irish Reflector Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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vmrmwnm . a. -. .. Academics Students Rank High SCHS has always been noted for its outstand- ing academic. standards. When compared to other area high schools in statewide testing, SCHS was ranked very high. This year brought a new challenge to the students when the grading scale was raised. At first everyone was a bit disgruntled, but the students later realized that it would help them even more in their preparation for college. Already 8670 of our graduates attended college. Almost all of the classes were held in the senior building this year, in order to hold down heating costs. With the exception of Art I and II, Newspaper, Speech, Drama, and Yearbook which were held in the freshmen building. The library was then moved to the old band room in order to make more classrooms available. Some new classes that were added at the request of students and teachers were: Contempory Living, Latin, Foods and Cloth- ing, Health, Psychology, and Chorus. All these classes were added in order to improve the standards in the curriculum and will be spotlighted in this section. ' a - 46 Upper H'gbt Juniors Mike BettIacb and Steve Berberichr watch as Mr. Andy Saunders shows the proper way to dissect fetaI pigs. Lower far 19ft Sister Mary Bede Weldele explains the Catholic teachings to the senior boys. Lower left Senior Mark Bertalott shows how efficiently he Ieamed to cIean up his messes in Contemporary Living. Lower right Patrick KappIeman and Debbie Collins take a break from Government class. Busy schedules Ieft little time to socialize. Lower far right Freshmen Angela Gray and Martha BingIe find out Iast minute studying can be heIpfuI for taking tests.

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Mr. Don Meirick Irish Reflector Teacher of the Year The Irish Reflector Teacher of the Year award was something new added to the yearbook class this year. Vicky Bohanan thought up the idea and the rest of the staff was enthusiastic about it. The staff made up a ballot which consist- ed of 15 questions and covered such categories as leadership, spirit, and organization. This ballot was given to the SCHS student body on April 15, and were then tallied during the next four days. Below is the story of your SCHS Teacher of the Year. .. ..,-, ., ghu Graduating from the US. Merchant Marine Academy in Long Island, New York was Mr. Don Meirick. He sailed the seas for a few years and decided that moving from place to place just wasntt cut out for a man Who had a lot of amibition for life. After his schooling and sailing he came to teach in the haIIS of Saint Agnes, our school name then. Five years later leaving Saint Agnes he traveled to Great Britain, Where he taught at the Lakenheath Air Force Base for one and a half years teaching math. uh. !' Returning to the States, Mr. Meirick taught at Glendale High School for one semester to leave and teach at Forsyth for two years. 1981 brought back Mr. Meirick strolling the halls of SCHS. When asked Why he decided to return to our school, Mr. M eirick explained, ttSCHS is strongly college orien ted, and the studen ts are W611 motivat- ed Which makes teaching much more enjoyable and satisfying. So it just goes to show that starting your career sailing the seas, doesntt mean that you couldntt end up being a teacher at SCHS. Don Meirickts educational exper- ience includes: High School - Pierce City College - U.S. Mer- chan t M arin 9 Academy, SMSU, Missouri Um' versi t y, Missouri Southern State College. W 7 We-Q-JMW ,