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

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Meirick's .l exper- Ides: 91 - Pierce U.S. Mer- M arin e SMS U, University, S 0 u th em ge. ,1 7 ,,.. .7 Top center Andy Trusevich presents the Irish Reflector Teacher of the Year award to Mr. Don Mierick. Top right With pipe in hand, Mr. Meirick observes the sights and sounds of Prom. m u-qfvam --., v-7 ; Lower far left Spending time with students is what Mr. Meirick enjoys. Lower center Advanced Math, taught by Mr. Mierick, is informal yet difficult and chal- Jenging. Lower right Ha ha! I know something you don't knnux' thinks Ronny Michael.

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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 ,

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50 A Team of inners Behind the doors of SCHS there is a dedicated faculty, from Mrs. Cheryl Catron tone of the part time teachersl to Sister Mary Raynald Blomer, the principal. Ms Tucker was proud to explain, ttThere were only experienced teachers on the staf . 1980-81 brought a new member to head the music department, Mr. Mike Kern. This year also brought two returning teachers, Mr. Don Mierick, the math teacher, and Mrs. Margaret Newton, the newspaper adviser and the sophomore English teacher. . Some other special people on the staff were Mrs. Ann Meese, who was the vice-principal at Immaculate Conception School. Mrs. Meese was also a part time teacher at SCHS. She taught Art 1 and 2 during the morning and supervised in the library on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons. Another member, Mrs. Arlene Verfurth became the new office secretary. Mrs. Verfurth lived in Billings. She had four children and two grandchildren. She also had a nephew, Kelly Verfurth, a senior at SCHS this year. Mrs. Verfurth had the tasks of doing all the typing, answering the phone, taking care of the mail, and keeping the students, records in order. The team of teachers worked so well that will be returning next almost all year. Above left Mr. Jim Hayes keeps our school clean, and he has been doing it for years. This year he had a new helper, Dennis StiIIin. Above right Mrs. Arlene Verfurtb is our new secretary, she is Kelly Veriurtlfs aunt.