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department head. my n
"J j F a ge marked a return to two priority ..
sch o the teaching staff in Despite the major
~1:1 Eng/1 department staffing. some things
With the departure of fast the same Although the
year's department head Linda were somewhat juggled a
Boyer. a replacement had to be the basic curriculum r<>nD,n.om
found. Over the summer. it was the same The Advanced
decided that Deb Fischer would ment English class was again
take over the position "Getting Fe red to students who
the job happened right before earn college credits through
the year started. I was a little un- AP test at the end of the year ..
prepared because I did not have took AP English because I
the summer to work. That didn · t it would look good on
leave me with much time to get applications I also knew
ready, ·· said Fischer. ·'The posi- would cha llenge me more
tion has given me a whole new a regular class would. and it
perspective on both teaching proven itself to do that 1 "
and administration It was some- Senior Toni Resquer
what diFFicult to juggle the re- The cha nges in the
sponsibilities oF teaching. my ment this year provided
number one priority. and being things in the years to come.

Fr hman Kerri Sorenson tries to recall
the di erences between gerunds and
part:Jc rp1es while reviewing for her En-
gli 9 class . (H. Fox)

Discussing the various aspects central to
the development of a story plays a large
par the curriculum of the Creative
Wr(ting class . Teacher Patty Heinrichs
talks about elements such as character.
symbolism. and theme with Senior Jill
Gabrielson (T Martin)

Group work and discussion provided a
major part of work in College Prep Gram- Planning periods gave teachers a chall{e
mar. The class taught students the major to ca tch up on grading the endless pa-
points of mechanics in English (5. Aluk-
nois) pers that accumulated on their desks
Teacher Jean Koerten uses time to her
advantage. (D Rothfuss)