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Show ss Pictured good-by- e May 6, 1998 s Richard Pincock, Oaine Foy and Glen Erickson wave to San Juan High School Photo by Jana Glass L-- R: Teachers Say SJH Good-By- e By Jana Glass What do these people have in common: a man vho served in the Air Force for 12 years. a woman who loves to spend time with her family and a man who taught at a reform school for six years? They arc all teachers at San Juan High School who will be retiring this year. Mr. Glen Erickson, Mrs. Oaine Foy and Mr. Richard Pincock each have taught at San Juan High for ocr twenty years During the years that they have taught, they have had many interesting experiences. Mr Erickson recalls having to drop everything in the middle of the year in 1991 when his national guard unit was activated for Desert Storm He has also taught Astronomy and Economics at CEU San Juan Campus for several years. I really liked doing Star Panics (telescope Mr Erickson has taught work) school for 23 years. He said he wouldnt change a thing if he could go back He added, I like teaching and I like what I teach. Mrs. Foy has taught for 25 years, all at San Juan High. At the beginning of her second year, she moved into the just- - completed Zenos L. Black Career Center. Everything was new. We had a lot of room and it was wonderful! She recalled once when one of her students sewed in a sleeve in her blouse upside I still dont know how down she made it fit. It was a pretty weird looking blouse. When asked what she would change if she could go back, she said, I wish I could have kept the Home Economics program at our school a lot stronger because I think it has so much to offer about life and living Mr Pincock has taught school for 34 years, 24 at SJH He think my most memostated, rable experiences have been when have seen the lights really turn on in my students minds I remember a big colored boy by the name of Albert Johnson in Arizona, who finally comprehended what a million dollars would be. He said so excitedly, 'You mean to tell me Mistah 1 1 SJH girls participate m the Spring Safari By Roseanne Nielson The wind is blowing, its cold and the rain is beginning to fall. Youre in the middle of no where, but youre having the time of your life. This describes the adventure that SJHS girls had last month during the SPARKY Spring Safari. March 7, twenty-on- e girls to headed boarded a bus and Cottonwood Canyon for an afternoon full of activities. Sean Jack and the Youth Corrections group worked with SPARKY advisors to come up with activities that were educational as well as fun. These activities emphasized team work and problem solving. Some of the activities included lifting teammates through a tiny hole without touching any part of it, walking across two pipes 6 inches wide, ten feet above the ground. I think the activities helped the girls by using teamwork and leadership. stated Mrs. Maryann Pugh, one of the school counselors and also a SPARKY advisor at San Juan High. I think it was a lot of fun and the girls were really receptive, stated Lara Wright, an SJH freshman. Another freshman girl at San Juan High stated, I dont really have very many friends and I always feel like a loser The girls that went on the activity were really nice to me and treated me like their friend. It really helped boost my self esteem for a while. The girls that attended the SPARKY Spring Safari had to be eligible in all their third quarter classes, had to improve their attendance or have a good attitude in all their classes. I Pincock, that if I had 1000 thousand dollar bills, that Id be a millionaire? Mr. Pincock felt that if he had to do it all over again, he would have gotten a minor in physics as well as the one he had in chemistry, because he ended up teaching physics along with math for several years. He added, I enjoyed physics so much because of all the fantastic applications it has of calculus and also because of the wild imagination of some of my old physics students who were always dreaming up the most far out, What ifquestions. Before these teachers end their teaching careers at our school, they have some advice for the student body at San Juan High School. Learn all you can. Education will help you and will open many doors for you. The main limiting factor in our society is ignorance, stated Mr. Erickson. Mrs. Foy advised, Take school seriously and learn as much as you can. Teachers, be excited and believe in what you are doing. Mr Pincock added, I dont think students at San Juan High have to take a back seat to anyone. Those willing to pay the price by working and studying have gone from here to compete with the 'best of the best and have been successful My advice to future teachers is to be willing to work ev en harder than you expect your students to work. The biggest challenge a teacher has, is getting his or her students to do their best. I dont think I have come close to this very often, but Im sure the biggest compliment we can pay students, is to have high expectations of themselves. When we are serious about these expectations, they are usually fulfilled. These three teachers have a was disappointed with the turnout, there were only 21 girls there when there could have been around 200, stated Mrs. Pugh. During one of the activities, there was a freak accident involving one of the SPARKY volunteers, Lynne Shumway. She was injured quite badly and had to be transported out by ambulance and taken to the hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado where they discovered that she had two broken ribs and had a compression fracture in one of her vertabrae. It turned out to be a really a good experience after all. Lynne was such a good sport about it and it really brought the girls closer. Mrs. Pugh stated, She was also well taken care of by the Youth Corrections staff. SPARKY officers donated two hundred dollars to help cover the cost of the medical bills. The Rattler and SPARKY would also like to thank Lynne Shumway for all her efforts and wishes her to get well soon. variety of plans for the future. Mrs. Foy expressed a desire to spend more time sewing and reading. She said, I can finally spend more time with my family. I love seeing my grandchildren grow up. Mr. Erickson and his wife will spend some time traveling around visiting their children who live in Seattle, Washington, Pella, Iowa, Salt Lake City and Colorado. They would like to fulfill an LDS mission, w rite their family histories and do genealogy work. They own some apartments in Logan. Mr. Erickson stated, We may move up there (to Logan), to keep our eye on things. Mr. Pincock and his wife will take a Church History Tour to the New England States. We will be going on that this fall when the rest of you are slaving in school, joked Mr. Pincock. Other plans of his include, fishing and I think fishing and hunting. are really going to get hunting in back my blood. I want to go back to some of my old stomping grounds in Idaho and see if the fish are really as big as they used to be, added Mr. Pincock. Students are going miss the teachers at San Juan High. Mrs. Foy is very nice, stated Starla Jones, one of Mrs. Foys students. She taught us that families are important in our lives in our Life Time Managment class. Mr. Erickson is soo cool! Im going to really miss him, commented a student vv ho was in a hurry to get to class. "Mr. Pincock was a great Academic Decatholon coach. stated Elizabeth Boot. Were all going to really miss him. The Rattler Staff and the student body would like to thank these teachers for the great contribution theyve made to San Juan High School. Whitaker teaches Paynes classes By Serena Posey Busmess teacher Miss Rosalie Payne is taking a break as student teacher Robyn Whitaker practices her teaching skills She is teaching Miss Paynes Word Processing, Desktop Publishing, Business Law and first year Accounting students. Robyn commented, Miss Payne only teaches her yearbook and second year account classes. Not only does she like it, but she thinks the students are great and teachers are nice and willing to help. Robyn went to school at Southern Utah University and is from Gallup. 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