Bob Zimmerman's School Experiences


Collage of School Pictures (File size: 71K)	A collection of pictures from Kindergarten through graduation from the University of Washington in 1972

Entire Class Picture: Kindergarden (File size: 68K)		Kindergarden - 1956 Eastgate Elementary Mrs. Peitromonaco was my teacher. I went into school when I was six, almost a year older than most. Kindergarden lasted only half-a-day and I attended the morning session. My only memory of that class was one time when I returned to the class and crawled under a table and pretended to be a caged animal. I remember being embarrassed when the rest of the class watched me. Report Card (57K) Artwork (34K)

Entire Class Picture: First Grade (File size: 85K)		First Grade - 1957 Highland Elementary Miss Helen Strand was my teacher. My report card indicated that I was slightly ahead of my age group in reading and that almost all of the check-marks were in the column labeled "satisfactory progress". I'm not sure why I was graded as capable of doing better in the areas of "Makes wise use of free time" and "Works effectively during work periods". Also, I wonder what awful habits I showed to get graded down under health in the category "Follows healthful eating practices"? Report Card (153K) Newspaper - Meet Your First Graders (34K)

Entire Class Picture: Second Grade (File size: 83K)		Second Grade - 1958 Highland Elementary Miss Ryan Strand was my second grade teacher. Several friends from my neighborhood attended class with me including Peter Haskell, Lynn Gebow, and the girl next door, Donna Lee. Others who continued as friends and classmates over the next several years include Dave Kim, Candy Heinz, and Beth Lind. Report Card (120K) Artwork - Story of Meow (43K)

Entire Class Picture: Third Grade (File size: 82K)		Third Grade - 1959 Lake Hills Elementary Miss Laura St. George was my teacher. Notice that I now was attending a new elementary school. This trend continued throughout my school days. It appears that by the third grade I was beginning to get into the studying thing. Check out my teachers comments on the mid-year conference, my report card and view my wonderful Christmas Artwork! Report Card (211K) Mid-year Conference (88K) Artwork - Christmas at our House (65K)

Entire Class Picture: Fourth Grade (File size: 89K)		Fourth Grade - 1960 Lake Hills Elementary I enjoyed fourth grade. Marnie Layne was my first girlfriend and we both enjoyed each other's company. Of course the other boys in my class teased me about it, but Marnie and I had a lot of fun together! In the next few years, Marnie wrote to me to try to keep in touch, but I was really bad about replying and my shyness got in the way of developing and continuing the relationship. I regret that. Other classmates included Steve Lynch, Lynn Gebow, Jim Piper, Gary Gustavel, Tom Taylor, Candy Heinz and Beth Lind. Report Card (195K) Marnie Layne (9K)

Entire Class Picture: Fifth Grade (File size: 91K)		Fifth Grade - 1961 Robinswood Elementary Another new school, closer to home, so I changed schools again! Shila DeLaney was my teacher, who married changing her name to Shila Kaczor. I participated as a captain for the school safety patrol. We were the ones who monitored the crosswalks, making sure that the younger school kids crossed the streets safely. I also played the violin this year and was the youngest one to play in the school concert. Report Card (129K) Safety Patrol Award (86K) Artwork - Mother's Day Card (35K)

Entire Class Picture: Sixth Grade (File size: 82K)		Sixth Grade - 1962 Robinswood Elementary Mr. Charles Carp was my teacher. We were so hard on him that he quit teaching after having to put up with our class!
This was the year that I organized classmates into a "slave club". We took turns being master, the one who controlled the slaves. There was a slave promise, a slave constitution and rules and regulations. Included in the club were Bruce Robinson, Dave Kem, Larry Clay, Mike Steward, Brian Bollard, Ben Cribb, Bob Clayton, Bill Vanek, Keith Sorenson and Ron Jones. We developed codes and passed secret messages, hoping of course that the girls would try to steal them and find out that they could not read them! It was great fun. I also was a member of the school choir. I enjoyed singing with this group under the direction of Don Phelps. Don was a very talented teacher and went on to become a school superintendent. This was also the year that Larry Clay showed everyone how to make someone pass out. You first had to breathe deeply for one minute, hold your breath, and then the other person would grab you from behind and squeeze you with a bear hug. Unfortunately Larry dropped the first person that fainted and they hit their head on the floor. Larry was suspended for several days and it put an end to our antics.
		Report Card (142K) My Slave Club "Black Book" (2K)

	Seventh Grade - 1963 Tyee Jr. High My friends this year included Bill Lane, Don Cumming, Clark Watkins, Lynn Hoftiezer, and Gail Rasmusson.
I remember two teachers from seventh grade. First was my speech teacher, Mrs. Michael. I recall how terrified everyone was in class to have to stand up and tell the class what they did over the summer. The first person who stood in front of the class spoke in such a low voice that it was difficult to hear them. Then, booming from the back of the class came Mrs. Micahel's voice..."PRO-JECT!!" Mrs. Michael also had a black belt in karate and she and told everyone a story about this little spot in your neck. If you poked it just right it would break like an eggshell and you would die. No one was willing to test her theory, or, for that matter, to check out her story to find out whether it was true! I also remember Mr. Jasper, my science teacher. Although we studied general science, I remember our experiments with electricity. He had one of these metal balls that created static electricity. One person would touch the ball and the rest of the class would watch as the person's hair would stand on end. Mr. Jasper made the comment to me that someday I would be well-respected in the scientific community. Although I have not proven him right, that compliment stayed with me as encouragement throughout my school years. The cost of first-class postage was 4¢.
		Report Card (73K)
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	Eighth Grade - 1964 Tillicum Jr. High My closest friends this year were Bill Lane, Phil Paulson, Ann Heistand, Lynn Hoftiezer, Steve Cohen and Ben Cribb.
Notice that I changed schools again. Tillicum was a new Junior High and it so happened that I was assigned to attend there. I had Mike Rich as my "homeroom" teacher. He had known my brother from previous years at Tyee and always called me "Bobby". I remember that he gave us tough assignments - especailly memorizing long passages from literature and having to recite them in front of the class. I still recall bits and pieces of verses from "Oh Captain, My Captain!" I participated in the junior varsity track team and managed to get awarded a letter. I ran with the 440-yard relay team as the third member. I wasn't terrifically fast but recall doing a 100-yard dash in less than 12 seconds one time when my girlfriend Ann Heistand came to watch. I also took a formal typing class this year, even though I had taught myself to type using an old manual typewriter. Mrs. Kouba was my teacher and I recall that during the typing drills I made it my goal to hear the bell on my typewriter ring twice before anyone else made theirs ring once. (You ask, what do you mean, hear a bell? Well, for those of the electronic age, the original typewriters had a bell that rang when you had reached the end of a line of type. That signalled you to hit the carriage return!) I also was nominated for class treasurer, but found out that I would be transferring to Tyee next year, so I declined the nomination.
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	Ninth Grade - 1965 Tyee Jr. High Notable friends this year were Dick Butterfield, Clark Watkins, Henry Wolfe
�This is the year that I started writing my daily diaries. We were now living in Eastgate so I had to attend Tyee Jr. High again. Henry Wolfe lived across the street so we did lots of activities with him. I got a pet white rat, built a maze and taught the rat to run through it. I kept notes on the times that it took for the rat to run the maze and entered my project into the school science fair. I took Mechanical Drawing and Architectural Drawing. As a project for Architectural Drawing I designed the house plans for the Pine Lake house. Notable teachers this year were my science teacher, Mr. Jasper, and my spanish teacher, Mr. Grenion. Every time I walked past Mr. Grenion in the halls we would have to greet each other in Spanish - "Hola! Como estas usted?" This was the year that we had an earthquake. It was 7.5 on the Richter scale. I was in P.E. class at 8:30 in the morning. It shook the school but there was no damage. Five people were killed in the Seattle area. Pine Lake, near Issaquah, was turned muddy from the activity.
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	Tenth Grade - 1966 Newport High School Notable friends this year were Dick Butterfield, Henry Wolfe and Frank Shinneman.
�Dick Butterfield and I were in the same science class together. We did an experiment with oat seedlings. The first batch sprouted, but when I tried to get Dick to come over to take record some data about them, I found out he had gone out of town! By the time he returned the sprouts were too tall and we had to start over. I believe we were recording the affects of light and dark on the seedlings and eventually gave a report to our class. I remember cringing as Dick told about our failures and the obvious data that seedlings grow better with more sunlight! This was the year that we began building our house on Pine Lake, so all of my spare moments were spent helping to build the house. Please see my page about building the Pine Lake house.
		Report Card (94K) Science Club Photo (20K)
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	Eleventh Grade - 1967 Issaquah High School Notable friends this year were Roger Luce, Tony Arena, and Marty Tullis.
So I studied and didn't make friends! I did manage to get nominated to participate in the Secondary Science Training Program (SSTP) at the end of the year. Mrs. Melcher, my chemistry teacher, provided me with an application and I was accepted along with Marty Tullis to attend the training program during the summer. I believe that Mrs. Melcher was one of the best teachers in Science. Her dedication and interest in her students was outstanding. I remember that she assigned each of us to do an experiment. I wanted to make Novicane, but found out that it required a pressurized vessel and high temperature to manufacture. So she helped me to find another topic which proved easier to complete. Mr. Galloway was my algebra teacher and also happened to be my teacher for drivers' education. Mr. Grosvenor taught me the basics of silkscreening which I applied in the next few years to making Christmas cards and bumper stickers. I managed to get "A's" in every class this year except for a B+ in Mrs. Morrow's english class. I got graded down for lack of participation. I'll never forget that one B+. Darn!
		Issaquah Press - SSTP Times Photo - SSTP Group Photo - SSTP Completion Certificate - SSTP
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	Twelfth Grade - 1968 Issaquah High School Notable friends included Roger Luce, Rick Larson, Steve Scheffer, Rodney Luce
�I continued to take chemistry from Mrs. Melcher and struggled through a college-level physics class taught by Mr. Ellis. Another disappointment was my B+ in Mrs. Vawter's english class. Again I got graded down for poor class participation. The B+ destroyed my last chance at getting straight A's. However, I remember submitting a wonderful satire about the benefits of being in the Army. My teacher read it to the entire class. I ended up graduating with a 3.83 grade point average, number 11 of a class of 264.
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	University of Washington - 1972 Bachelor of Science - Fisheries
I began class in September 1968 and focused on getting a major in Fisheries. The next four years proved to be challenging. The Vietnam War was at it's height and my draft number was 103. Fortunately my student status kept me from being drafted. Unfortunately the student strikes on campus, the marches, speaches and calls to action affected my studies. I recall that my professor for my second-year calculus class gave all A's, whether you showed up for class or not. It made it difficult to study and learn. I became involved with the "Students for Responsible Expression" (SRE) and worked with with Craig Rhyne (state leader of SRE) to get an injunction against the students who wanted to close classrooms and go on strike. We also lobbied in Olympia on issues affecting students. I eventually did graduate with about a 3.2 grade point average.
		Students for Responsible Expression (221K) Lobbying in Olympia - 1970 (137K) SRE at Model United Nations (64K)

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