Teacher Survey Results

Wenzal Hardwick (85) That would have to be Mr. Price He always had those motivational sayings that I still use today!

Fenton Brown (69) - After Annyce, after all, she did give me birth, I would have to name Freddie Max Stuart as the teacher who had the biggest impact on my life. I played quite a bit as a sophomore in football and thought I would have an easy time my Junior year. He let me know real quick that I would have to work my rear off and he wasn't going to give me any breaks. He taught me that I couldn't rest on a previous years performance. As it turned out with guys like Bob Moore, Jacky Knox, Kenneth Wilburn, and Joey Whitfill, I did't get just a whole lot of playing time anyway. But because of Freddie, I came to understand that life, like football, was something I was going to have to really work at and that I couldn't expect a free ride.

Nerissa Hardwick (82) - Ruth Davis. She made me feel like I could accomplish anything. She instilled a love for reading in me and a love for music. I wrote continously during school and gave everything I wrote to her. After I graduated, I was astonished to find out that she had kept everything I wrote. I was more than a nerd in school and she made me feel like I was a beauty queen with all of her words of encouragement. I don't think I would have ever made it through school without her. I often think about and what an impact she made on my life. She was truly an icon among teachers!

Martha (Randolph) Green (71) - Mr. McHaney - The teacher that made the geatest impact on my life was Mr. McHaney. As a teacher he inspired me to always do my best. He also made Texas History come alive by getting us involved with all aspects of Texas culture. My goal in life has been to be as good a teacher as he was. I have been teaching sixth grade world geography now for the past 28 years and I hope I have been as inspiring as Mr. McHaney.

Donna (Randolph) Adams (65) - Billie Randolph, she taught science and was also my mother. She was a wonderful teacher and well respected.

Doug Simmons (57) - Mrs Hughey, I had her in grade school and again in high school. She was very patient with me and taught me more than any other. She also didn't tolerate disobedience. Many other teachers would let you cut up in class, but not Mrs Hughey.

Erika Ramirez (97) - In my years in high school I must say the two teachers that had the biggest impact in my life was my math teacher John Fenton and my English teacher Ron Smith. John Fenton was an excellent teacher, he always made it a point to make sure that his students left with confidence and knowledge. His class had an atmoshpere that was enjoyable to learn in. We were never afraid to ask questions when we weren't sure. Ron Smith was a stern but encouraging teacher. He knew what we could accomplish and he always expected us to do our best and nothing less. He always made us apply ourselves, but he knew how to make it enjoyable. These two teachers helped to prepare me for the world that waited for me after I graduated.

Lee Wood (71) - Jimmie "The Prof" Laurie

Janet (Terry) Price (64) - I will always remember and appreciate Mrs. Roberta Hill our business teacher. She was kind to everyone and, with a lot of patience, taught us ALL to type correctly on those manual typewriters! What a joy it was to have a turn on the ELECTRIC typewriter (only one in the whole school!) Nowadays students don't know how to use one because computers have taken the place of them. How did we manage without a computer during those days?! I have to mention Miss Dudley Hambright who gave me both confidence and frustration during my Homemaking classes! I accidently cut the material in my dress that I was making and she really flipped out, saying I was the only student that ever did that, so she had an upperclassman to "fix" it. I worked on that dress for 6 weeks and hated it. But, on the other hand, she always gave praise where praise was needed and I appreciated that. She really was a wonderful dedicated teacher and never forgot any of her students. Coach Shuttlesworth was the most popular teacher my freshman year. Everyone respected him and loved to be in his history classes and listen to his "war stories". Also, got to know him better when he was our Driver's Ed. teacher and we rode all those hours with him. I'll never forget the day that he had us drive to the Noles Drugstore and he got out and bought his wife and kids a box of valentine candy each! That really impressed me as to what a caring husband and father he really was. Mrs. Hughes our English teacher told our class once that she loved us all! That impressed me so much, I thought how could a teacher really love all these kids! She never changed, as I had the privilege to live next door to her in my later years and she still loved all those kids! Her outlook on life here and the hereafter made a wonderful impression on me, I really loved her. Mrs. Annyce Brown was tops! She gave me an "A" in science one semester in the 6th grade because she promised that anyone that won a First on their Science Project would get an "A". I think that is the only "A" I ever recieved in Science! She was an icon to the Elementary school, such a good teacher! Mrs. Hughey was a great coach, but she scared the daylights out of me!! She was a no-nonsense person and truly respected. The love of coaching was always very apparent with her. Many others come to mind, but space is limited, I'm sure. Thanks for giving us this opportunity, Ron. Teachers deserve to be remembered, they are such a big part of one's life and should never be forgotten.

Becca (Kiker) Frierson (72) - WELL THERE WERE MANY ..BUT THE ONE THAT I HAVE KEPT IN CONTACT WITH TILL HER DEATH WAS MISS DUDLEY HAMBRIGHT. I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT SHE MADE US TRY CAVIAR..YUCK... I DIDN'T WANT TO ..BUT SHE TOLD ME IT WOULD BE MY GRADE. NOT SURE I DID, BUT AS FAR AS SHE KNEW I DID!! ALSO, HARRIS DAVIS, THE BAND DIRECTOR THAT DIED VERY UNTIMELY AT AN EARLY AGE AND WE WERE SO SAD, HE WAS A SPECIAL PERSON. THEN THERE WAS FREDDIE MAX STUART THAT SAW ME SO MUCH AS AN EIGHT GRADER WHEN MRS. HUGHES WOULD SEND ME OVER THERE FOR DISCIPLINE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF MR. STUART GOT A SOFT SPOT IN HIS HEART FOR ME OR THOUGHT HE MIGHT AS WELL HAVE ME AS HIS OFFICE KEEPER(BEING I KNEW IT SO WELL). HE WOULD ALWAYS ASK ME WHY MY EYEBROWS WERE SO BROWN AND MY HAIR WAS SO BLONDE.OH, WELL TOMMY THOUGHT IT WAS BLONDE TOO, UNTIL IT ALL GREW OFF AND HE WAS SO SHOCKED!!HA MR. POSEY THAT GOOD LOOKING STATELY MAN!! MR AND MRS. PRUITT, LOVED THEM BOTH.. OH I CAN'T FORGET COACH HAYTON, WHAT A GUY..I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE MY DRIVERS LISCENSE AND HE WOULD TELL ME TO TAKE HIS RED PONTIAC AND GO TO TOWN AND PICK UP THINGS HE NEEDED!!! "NOW GIRLS!"WAS HIS FAVORITE THING TO SAY TO US!! I HAVEN'T TALKED WITH HIM IN A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW. HE COACHED US TO THE REGIONAL TOURNAMENT IN VOLLEYBALL MY FRESHMAN YR.& THOSE WONDERFUL ELEMENTARY TEACHERS MRS. MACHANEY,LOVETT,BECK,STUART: ALL OUTSTANDING TEACHERS. AND FOR SOME REASON WHEN PATTI DAVIS AND I DID A CAN CAN DANCE THE FIRST DAY OF 2ND GRADE.... WHILE MRS. LOVETT WAS TAKING THE LUNCH COUNT TO THE OFFICE, AND SHE CAUGHT US ... THAT WAS THE BEGINNING OF MY ADVENTURES IN THE CORNER!! I HOPE MY 3 GROWN KIDS DON'T GET ON HERE AND SEE THIS!!! HA I HAVE LEARNED THAT WE ALL WANT TO LIVE ON TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN..BUT ALL THE HAPPINESS AND GROWTH OCCURS WHILE YOU ARE CLIMBING IT! AND THAT IS WHAT WE ALL DID AT ROBY SCHOOLS!WE CLIMBED AND HAD SOME OF THE BEST INSTRUCTORS TO SHOW US THE NEXT FOOT HOLD.

Kelly West Baumgardner (84) - Janeyl Beck. Mrs. Beck encouraged us to get to know the outside world by reading about it in books. Although I remember that she stressed grammar principles and penmanship, her love of literature dominated her teaching. I remember her sitting on her desk, swinging her legs back and forth, and excitedly retelling a story that we were about to read. Her vision of what we should know was not limited by what was in the textbooks.

Yogi Gilleland (64) - Floy Hughes. Mrs. Hughes started out pretty rough on me during our soph year. A lot of discipline and no slack with the grades. But somewhere in Senior year, I caught her in a little smile and I realized she liked me... and a lot of other kids. After that, I figured out that she really wasn't so tough, she just thought it was important that I understand things and that I apply myself. After 37 years, there are very few days that go by that I don't think of her.

Tommy Gilliam (58) - Mrs Blunt. There were many I really respected and liked but she was the one who when she talked I perked my ears up.

Mary Lee (Hicks) Vinson (87) - Mrs. Janelle Beck was one of the teachers that had the greatest impact on my life. I still catch myself answering to anyone who asks the question, "Where is it at"? with "Between the A & the T!" I am a teacher myself, and I often tell the students to "Be seated. The bell HAS RUNG!"

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