Mike/Mary. So many wonderful teachers from the days that the first Williwaw opened (1960 first grade) up through graduation at East High in 1972. Far too many to mention. I posted images of the Williwaw classes on the FB site You Know you grew up in Anchorage if......plus Jana's site "Growing Up Anchorage.com". So many, too many to mention. Wish I could but......all I know is that most created the most memorable education this old man could have. We had some great teachers. Randy
Favorite Anchorage Teachers ... where to start? Mountain View Elementary when it was brand new gave me a great start and I remember all my teachers there very well. Possibly my favorite was Mr. (Howard?) Barr (recently deceased, I think), who had been in the military and still carried himself that way. I had a wonderful time studying the Civil War in his class--a hobby of mine, still.
At Orah Dee Clark, I loved Mrs. Lily Neilson's Eng class and can still remember her reading Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, giving all the characters different voices. SO great!
At East High, I loved the music teachers - Mr. Kirke Muse and Mr. James Everly - of course, but also those who insisted that i work hard. (I came from the "do only enough work to get an A or maybe a B" school of tho't.) Mrs. Joan Baxter taught English Lit and for her I DID work. And it paid off with higher grades (imagine it). So in one sense she is probably my most unforgettable teacher at EAHS. But Mr. Everly fostered my musical abilities, even allowed me to be his Student Director and let me direct the "pit orchestra" for the musical ("Where's the Mayor--not a Broadway hit, of course) my senior year. I'd say many of my teachers in Anchorage schools were memorable; it's hard to say which was my favorite. Mr. Everly, maybe.
Mike/Mary. So many wonderful teachers from the days that the first Williwaw opened (1960 first grade) up through graduation at East High in 1972. Far too many to mention. I posted images of the Williwaw classes on the FB site You Know you grew up in Anchorage if......plus Jana's site "Growing Up Anchorage.com". So many, too many to mention. Wish I could but......all I know is that most created the most memorable education this old man could have. We had some great teachers. Randy
Nice tribute -
Favorite Anchorage Teachers ... where to start? Mountain View Elementary when it was brand new gave me a great start and I remember all my teachers there very well. Possibly my favorite was Mr. (Howard?) Barr (recently deceased, I think), who had been in the military and still carried himself that way. I had a wonderful time studying the Civil War in his class--a hobby of mine, still.
At Orah Dee Clark, I loved Mrs. Lily Neilson's Eng class and can still remember her reading Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, giving all the characters different voices. SO great!
At East High, I loved the music teachers - Mr. Kirke Muse and Mr. James Everly - of course, but also those who insisted that i work hard. (I came from the "do only enough work to get an A or maybe a B" school of tho't.) Mrs. Joan Baxter taught English Lit and for her I DID work. And it paid off with higher grades (imagine it). So in one sense she is probably my most unforgettable teacher at EAHS. But Mr. Everly fostered my musical abilities, even allowed me to be his Student Director and let me direct the "pit orchestra" for the musical ("Where's the Mayor--not a Broadway hit, of course) my senior year. I'd say many of my teachers in Anchorage schools were memorable; it's hard to say which was my favorite. Mr. Everly, maybe.
Becky - You have a great memory. Love the details. What musical instrument do you play?
Trombone. I think I was in the EAHS band at the same time as your brother Tom.
My brother, Tom Watkins, may have been in the EAHS band with you, on trumpet.
Becky - while my brother Tom is no longer with us, I think I do recall your brother Tom. Small world.