Introducing McNary’s new science teacher
By Parker Kreshon
His name is Mr. Dan Bixler and he teaches freshman physical science. “It’s great so far. The kids are good,” said Bixler about working at McNary, ”It’s neat with big halls and the originality, also it’s different from other high schools,” said Bixler. So far, Bixler has worked at lots of places and has taught for 17 years. Bixler majored in physics in college and will probably only teach physical science until further notice. He doesn’t really have any special ways of teaching. Even though Bixler is a science teacher, he has some pretty cool hobbies like hiking and camping. Students are divided on whether Mr. Bixler is a good teacher or not; but the science department has a whole different look on things. Mrs. Dawn Reichle Bailon said that the new science teacher is doing fine. Even though the new science teacher brings a whole fresh perspective on the school now, Mrs. Reichle Bailon said she still misses Mrs. Gehley “I’ve known Mrs. Gehley since we were in college,” said Mrs. Reichle Bailon. With the switch of teachers there has been a whole different class setup, “I ended up with all her honors, her AVID went to Mrs. Easterly” Reichle Bailon said. Mr. Bixler has always wanted to be apart of the original high school feel, and now he is. Along with the new teacher, Mrs. Bowen retired and Mr. Adkins came from sprague and now they don’t offer forensics; they offer more marine science and earth science. |
Photo by Brandi Urban
Mr. Bixler, the new science teacher. Here helping a struggling student to learn new material. |
More than a sport
By Alex Pointer
Weight loss is not always a simple task, but Rebekah Maddox makes it look easy. Maddox is a cross country runner, and has been for five months. She runs solely to run, and she loves every minute of it. “Cross country can be fairly serious at times,” Maddox said, but the races aren’t always a serious task. Most of the time, the races are pretty fun and no hard feelings when you win or lose. The main reason Maddox joined Cross Country was to build up her speed, strength, and to help her lose a few pounds, “Cross country is a self improvement sport,” Maddox said. The time the runners have to run while they train is a great time to think of how they can beat their last time or even think of how they could help the fellow runners keep on running. “Cross country is different from any other sport,” Maddox said, in more ways than one she’s right. Cross country isn’t only for fun, it could also be a free ticket to a scholarship.“ Everyone should at least try out for cross country just to see what it’s like. I can bet they’d love it,” Maddox said. |
Photo by Brandi Urnban
Senior Rebekah Maddox stands on McNary High School’s track where she met many of her goals. She joined cross country to build up her speed, strength, and to help her lose a few pounds |