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Richard's
Classes
Currently the 7th and 8th graders are
studying about Western Europe and are learning which
countries make up this area. As a part of the unit they had
an opportunity to watch a video about Denmark in which they
saw Danish dancers in their traditional costumes. When asked
what they most would like to visit, several said they would
like to visit a castle.
Junior high and high school students are
working on individual projects in Shop class. High school
Shop students are also working on hunting knives.
Richard Olsen
Guy's Classes
In Geometry the students are learning how
to do a logical proof with applications to parallel lines
and triangles. The Algebra II students are doing problems
with inequalities and absolute values. The Physical Science
students are learning ways of applying principles of simple
machines to maximize output in a variety of situations,
including things like getting logs from the river to the
bank or getting a snowmachine out of a snowbank. The
Physical Science students are also doing the preliminary
work to prepare for building a small rocket. The Human
Biology and Health students are looking at harmful effects
of alcohol and tobacco.
Guy Sandlin
Basketball
Update
This year basketball started off pretty
good for the Marshall High School boys and girls. So far,
the Mustangs have played teams like the St. Mary's Eagles
and Pilot Station Kings. They recently played the Mtn.
Village Strivers, and the girls won both their games. The
boys did not have the same luck as the girls.
Boys' coach Willie Duny wants his boys to
be on time for school and practice and do their work to stay
eligible. He says for them "to give it all you got in class
and on the court."
Girls' coach Gail Fitka says that "before
you can play basketball and have all the fun in basketball,
you've got to get all your school work done. You've also got
to always try and have a positive attitude."
Cheryl Hunter
Flora Evan with Katrina Isaac
Donna Returns from
Close-Up
On January 24, Donna went with the
Close-Up Program on her first trip to Juneau. It was the
first time she attended a State Close-Up Program. She was
chosen by the L.Y.S.D. school board to be a teacher
chaperone for the 11 students who attended from our
district. She stayed at the Silver Bow Inn, and the students
stayed in the Juneau Youth Hostel. The group were in Juneau
for six days.
She worked with another L.Y.S.D. teacher,
John Wheetman, from Mtn. Village. They spent most of their
time during the day and evenings with the students. There
were 36 students who participated in the program from around
the state.
The most important benefit of the
Close-Up Program was that the students learned how the State
government works.
Donna said the students did not speak out
for themselves until it was almost over. "At first they were
all quiet and shy, but before the program was over they were
all lively and talking all the time. Then they started to
really participate by changing rules and laws for
themselves, and also speaking out for their rights," she
said.
She said she experienced how it feels to
be a prisoner because when she was in Juneau she visited the
prison with the students. While there, she met three
prisoners.
During their free time they went to the
Mendenhall Glacier and had a lot of fun there.
The most important people she met there
were Lt. Governor Fran Ulmer and Senator Georgianna Lincoln.
She said she loved the trip, and had a wonderful time. She
would like to attend another State Close-Up next
year.
Valerie Nick
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Fifth and Sixth
Grades
The second half of the school year for
the 5th and 6th grade class began with a new teacher. I am
very happy to be teaching the 5th and 6th grade
class.
In Math we are reviewing the basic
skills. We are reading Black Star, Bright Dawn, as a
group. Our project for this week was in Social Studies. We
colored two enormous maps of the United States and named the
states and capital cities.
When the students have homework, I send
homework slips with them along with their homework. The
parents have to sign the slips. This is to share with the
parents what we are doing in class.
Flora Evan
Frank's
Classes
I'm teaching two different classes this
semester: American History and Earth Science. In History, we
just finished studying about American naturalists in the
19th century, and about the settlement of the western
frontier during the same time period. We are presently
watching a film entitled Ishi, Last of His Tribe,
as an example of how Indians were dispossessed of their
lands during that time period.
In Earth Science, we have studied about
volcanoes and earthquakes and are presently studying
weathering. We have also been doing a comparative study of
the physical processes at work on both Mars and
Earth.
In Journalism, we are working on
Christmastime Tales, a book about student experiences
during the Christmas holidays. We are also producing the
February newspaper and reading That was Then, This is
Now, by S.E. Hinton.
In Russian, we are studying the
Accusative case and doing sentence practice. We are also
watching a video series on the history of Russia. One of
students, Jonathan Boots, recently received an award for the
excellent improvement he has made in Russian over the past
two months.
Frank Keim
Marshall School Has A New
Teacher
Flora Evan is our new teacher here at
Marshall. She decided to become a teacher after exploring
other majors, and teaching was the one she was most
interested in. She attended Sheldon Jackson College(SJC) at
Sitka for four and a half years.
Before she could apply to the Education
department, she had to finish all of the courses required in
her content area. Then she took the courses required to
become a teacher.
Her courses were all interesting for her
because they had fascinating information and they were all
challenging.
She completed her student teaching here
in Marshall. She had to observe her master teachers, teach
lessons and fill out necessary paper work for Sheldon
Jackson. Currently she is teaching fifth and sixth grade
students.
When asked about how she liked teaching
she said, "I was more than ready to jump into my teaching
career because I love teaching." Her future plans are short
term. She's presently aiming to get through the semester
successfully and into the summer.
The principal, Max Lunt, said, "We feel
fortunate to have Flora as a part of the Marshall staff. We
are proud of her and her accomplishments. It goes to show
that a student from a small rural village can go to college,
get a degree, and return to the Bush to make a
difference.
Maurice Turet
What if...
*Theodore Roosevelt came back to life and
became our president?
*Texas was in Alaska and their cowboys
had to ride snowmachines?
*There was a song called Bunholio and
Cornholio in Alanis Morsetti?
*Princess Diana had an identical twin
sister whose name was Deanna, and she fell deeply in love
with Prince Charles and married him and adopted her two
sons?
*The San Francisco 49'ers were no longer
49'ers and switched to Sanford and Son 77'ers?
*Tatianna's hair was as long as Crystal
Gail's?
*Meredith Brooks could sing Yehe Noha
from in Sacred Spirits?
*Pantera and Metallica were joined
together and named there new band Pantallica?
*Marilyn Manison's song Sweet Dreams
really said Sweet Dreams are made of these: blueberry pies
and infected knees?
*1 was on Jupiter playing tag with Beavis
and Butthead and the Star Trek clan came and arrested
us?
*Jeanie Greene came to Marshall to play
pool with us at the old pool hall?
*Frank was really a BIG FOOT as in Harry
and the Hendersons and hid himself at half-way cabin? Yah,
what if?
*Steve Urkle was fat and ugly and looked
more like a gremlyn?
*Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse were
real?
*1 went to San Antonio, Texas, to buy a
taco from Taco Bell, but they told me they only had Eskimo
pies?
*Bill Clinton was a spy for?
Valerie Nick
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Marshall
Cultural Atlas
