_______IFACULTY______________________ ~ ' 356 Faculty -- --- d Marybelle Helsten, BA - 4th Grade Florence Henry, MA - Elementary Music Ed Higginbotham, MSE - Superintendent Vivian Hyde - Secretary to Principal Craig Jones, BA - Bible. Music & Chorus Randy Lambeth, BA - 5th & 6th Math & Science Ed Land, MSE - Guidance Counselor & Mathematics Lois Lawson, MAT - 3rd Grade Marcie Lloyd, MEd - 5th & 6th Reading Peter McCoy, MSE - Social Studies & Bible Sue McGaha - Secretary to Superintendent Ann Norwood, BA - Physical Education Gary Rhodes, BA - Physical Education Dennis Rine, MEd - Physical Education & Psychology Mattie Sue Sears, MAT - 2nd Grade Dortha Shirley, BA - English & Public Relations Ray Wright, MME, MEd - English & Bible Marie Yingling, BA - Social Studies & English Faculty establish goals coot'd. their jobs, and alert to the needs of the students. Four teachers were added to the list of faculty members. Mrs. Patty Brant, Coach Bruce Davenport, and Mrs. Anita Hamilton all started the year as rookies with the Acadmey. Mrs. Betty Alston was reassigned to the high school from the elementary section. One of the major influences in the newly acquired "awareness" was a self-study program set up by the administrators. In this study, each teacher graded himself on the efficiency with which he performed in his department. It's been said that healing starts wihtin. The faculty took this to heart. This self-study was part of the early start on the upcoming North Central Seven Year Evaluation in midspring. At that time, a team of educators visited the Academy campus and presented suggestions for improvement. The move to the new building affected the teachers, too. For a while, it was tough for them to "hold on to their saddles." They had to pack up the materials they had accumulated over years, control their classes, and attempt to maintain sanity while men walked in and out of classes to measure this, and remove that , adjust this and tear that apart. But after moving into the new building, all seemed to be at peace ... almost. The heating unit worked just in time for the air-conditioning months, and there was even a day or two when class bells were really on time. One unfinished detail was the }:onstruction of the field house and dressing faciltiies for the boys football program. But counting on diligence and hard work, the coaches planned to use it the next fall. The landscaping of the building was another long and tedious job. Beautiful flowering trees and plants were added to the greenery. In hopes of a gentle spring, dogwood, cratemyrtles, and redbuds were set out to bloom. The administration offered a solution to the problem of grass walking; along with the construction of the new learning facility, they decided to build a large parking lot. Parking was a problem at the old building, but with more space and less walking distance from the car to the school, the excuse, "I couldn't find a place to park!" was no longer valid in the office. 1. SMILES seem to come naturally for Coach Barden - either he had oatmeal for break/ast, or he happens to like his job. 1. PATIENTLY waiting for a teacher's conference to start, Mrs. Shirley and Mrs. Brown gab about "women's sluff."
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