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School The question was raised in a forum of former LHS students about our fav teachers. Most of the respondants to the original post were under 20, but a few teachers I had when I attended were mentioned. I found it interesting to read them all. This is what I said: "Okay...I gotta put my two cents in. So please...humor an 'old lady' and let me spout off about the best teachers LHS had when I was there: English was Jon Larson- He was interesting and made class worth showing up for at the ungodly hour of anything before 9am. It is because of him that I went into my college level courses and stayed with them. Science was Madeline Niccore-I got deathly ill in the spring of 86 and she allowed me to take class from home by taping her lectures (video) and letting me take notes, complete assignments and come in after all the kids left at the end of the week to ask questions and take quizzes. It was a hard semester, but because of her backing me up, I succeeded and finished the year on a high note, illness and all. P.E. was Diane Schell- she made getting over 5 broken fingers and not killing anyone in the process a challenge worth taking! She taught me through that experience to stand against the odds, smile when its easier to cry and no matter what, keep coming back when quitting looks better. I was a tough nut to crack in that day and she stood beside me when others gave up. I cant say what I owe her for that. (if you are wondering about the 5 finger thing, just ask, it was actually kinda funny, even back then!) Social Studies was Warren Franz-he taught in class, as well as in life, see...Expand for more