Stroman High School - RoundUp Yearbook (Victoria, TX)

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Since there are maybe four different ag: groups in one room, the teachers must be very versatile. The teachers were handpicked by myself; they can teach many subjects to many ages, said Rendon. The subjects taught include math, science, history and English. The Alternative School is proving to be a success. Maybe one reason is the fact that the students are given no breaks, no liber- ties, like the ones we take for granted. There is no getting out of class to change classes. The teachers change to the different classrooms. The students are escorted to and from the bus that brings them to school in the morning and that picks them up in the afternoon. Bobby Rigues Physical Science Athletics Joe Robertson Physical Science James Robey Government Athletics Sandra Sinclair American History AVorld History Roel Saenz Band Director John Salas Marketing and D.E. Kathleen Schindler Biology Annette Scott English G.T. English Velma Rendon English Joyce Slone Social Studies Christine Smith P.E. Athletics Emil Svatek D.E. Kathy Svetlik English Luther Townsend Industrial Arts Metal Cathleen Tutt P.E. Health Golf Carol Wagner Biology George Webb Physical Science Aero Space Dwayne Wilkenson Math J ' Nil Wuensche Math Art Bernard Zarosky Vocational Agriculture Faculty 239

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A Offering a chance to succeed Alternative School When some discipline problem people obstruct other people from learning in the classroom, alternatives must be made. This is what the Alternative School is designed to do. Eddie Rendon. a former teacher at Stroman. is now the principal of the newly created .Alternative School. He feels he was chosen for the job because he has always been a strict disciplinarian. Gross School, which housed the former Special .Assignment Class, is used for the Alternative School. The first thing Rendon did for the .Alternative School was clean it up. While the school was used for SAC, the students wrote graffiti everywhere and relatively abused the school. The first time I came down here and saw SAC, I wanted to stick my finger down my throat, that ' s how bad it was, said Rendon. Maintenance came in. all clean desks were added, the walls were painted and an office was built, said Rendon. So far. Ren- don says no graffiti, which is a main offense at the school, has been written anywhere. The Alternative School is not a new idea. It has been used before in other towns, especially on the East Coast. The main pur- pose for the school is to monitor the disciplinary problems plus give the students an education. It is an alternati e to expelling or suspending a student and then putting them out on the street without any educa- tion just because the student cannot adjust to school. At SAC there were three day assignments and the students were left alone to do it on their own. At the new Alternative School, the students have classes, in fact are en- rolled, in regular classes and are taught by teachers at the school. The s tudents are supervised constantly. Assertive Discipline is used, and before the students enter the school, Rendon tells them their limitations. I tell them the rules at a conference with their parents before they enter here; if they do not like the rules, I do not have to accept them into our school. If they will accept and abide by the rules. I will accept them. They sign a contract saying they will cooperate. The rules at the Alternative School are strict. The students are forced to do their school work. The students are taught by cer- tified teachers. There are two classrooms used in the school. One classroom is used for junior high group and the other is used for high school students. Pat Lockstedt English Tillie Loredo Business Tvping Aleida Lugo World Hi.stim ' Raider Belles Harry McCluskey Athletic Directcir Biology Beverly McCoy World History Government Ellis Medina ICT Rosendo Mendoza Biology Physical Science Athletics Darlene Meyer VOE Paula Mitte Art Kathy Neece French Bob Nugent CVAE Melba Nunez H.E.C.E. Homemaking Harold Oswalt World Geography Athletics Felix Perez English Mary Ann Payne English Beverly Pearson Government Mary Ann Parker Math Roanne Perry English Jerry Peyton English Louella Redding Homemaking 238 Faculty

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s Dr. Roger Gee uperintendent retires from VI SD After serving as superintendent for Victoria Independent Sciiool District for 1 1 years. Dr. Roger D. Gee an- nounced his retirement, effective in June. Dr. Gee accepted an assistant pro- fessorship at his alma mater, Abilene Christian College. Before becoming superintendent, he served the district as an assistant superintendent for eight years. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in music education in 1952 and ac- cepted a position teaching music and chemistry in Sinton. After serving in the U.S. Army for two years, he earned his Master ' s Degree in educational ad- ministration and served as supervisor of music, as well as teacher, for the Snyder Independent School District. Dr. Gee received his PhD. in educa- tional administration in 1964 and serv- ed as an assistant superintendent for the Wharton Independent School District. It was in 1966 that he became affiliated with VISD. 240 VISD