RETIREES
most fun was in the labsnullthe colorsnull
making compoundsnull the demonstra-
tionsnull the enullplosionsnullnull
nullr enthusiasm was infectiousnull and
inspired students to pursue scientific
researchnull win prinullesnull and embark on
careers in science. nulln addition to her
engaging chemistry labsnull nullosa onullersaw
the science research actinullitynull in which
students worked on their science
projects. She and Science nullepartment
Chair nullll nullamb teamed up to nurture
studentsnull research without handing
them the answers they sought.
nullnulle were willing to ginulle students the
help they needed without ginulling them
TERRnull HANSEN INSPIREnull
as much help as they wantednullnull nullll said.
of students who hanulle wanted to under-
EnullAMINATION Onull REnullIGIONS
nullosa came to OES to take nullllnulls place
stand the role of reason in the life of the
as chemistry teacher while he was on
T
o describe how OES has changed
spirit and to enullamine different ways of
sabbaticalnull and when he returnednull he
in nullnull yearsnull nullerry nullansen tells a
seeing the truth. null could hold up for
was so impressed with her work that
story about a woodsmannulls cher-
them the lenses of religionsnull psychologynull
he switched to teaching physics so she
ished anull. Onuller the yearsnull the woodsman
artnull and science to delnulle into questions
could continue in chemistry. nullhat kind
has replaced the blade and the handle
of life and death and what happens in
of encouragementnull as well as mentor-
many timesnull but it is still the same anull.
between. null brought the same ability
ing by longtime science teacher nullohn
nullhousands of students and hundreds
to his acting classesnull helping students
nulleCanullalier and other science facultynull
of teachers hanulle come and gone from
enullperience the world by taking on
was critical in the programnulls successnull
OESnull but the spirit linulles on.
nullarious roles.
nullosa said.
nullerry was hired in nullnullnullnull as an English
nullfter leanulling OESnull he says he will
nulllthough OES did not hanulle an
teacher after internulliewing with English
deepen his meditation practicenull write a
astronomy programnull nullosanulls anullid interest
nullepartment Chair nullynne Sadler. nulln the
blog nullterrysburrow.blogspot.comnullnull and
in it opened doors for students who
nullnullnullnullsnull he helped found the nullepartment
think about what he is going to do nenulltnull
wanted to pursue research in that area.
of Philosophy and nulleligionnull which is
adding in nullery nullerry-like fashionnull
She attended workshops where she met
unique among secondary schools in its
nullnullot knowing is a nullery important step
enullperts whom she then linked up with
approachnull nullnlike religion departments
in the practice.null
students as mentors.
at parochial schoolsnull it does not place
ROSA HEMPHInullnull
nulln her retirementnull
Christian philosophy abonulle othersnull
nullROnullGHT nullNInullnullE
nullosa has been
and unlike those at secular schoolsnull it
CHEMISTRnull TO OES
taking webinars
does not teach nullcomparatinulle religionnull
but enullamines each of the worldnulls major
faiths indinullidually. R
osa nullmphill
on subjects such as
likes chemistrynull
water chemistrynull
but she lonulles
the use of satellite
nulleaching philosophy and religion was chemistry lab. nullhen
imagesnull and the
a natural place for nullerry. nulls a boy he she talks about how
carbon content of
was a denullout nulloman Catholicnull attend- much her students
forests. She also is
ing nullass enullery day in the summernull and enjoyed the labsnull her
enjoying spending
in nullnullnullnull he entered a nullesuit seminary. nulloice betrays her own
time with her two
nullfter finulle years therenull he leftnull realinulling enullcitement.
grandchildrennull
that the priesthood for him was like the nullnullhat you teach
nullane and nulloshuanull
raft in a nulluddhist story. nullanulling crossed them in a book is
and for that she
the rinullernull he had no need to pick up the important for prepar-
receinulled the perfect
raft and carry it. ing them for tests and
retirement giftnull a
nullt OESnull nullerrynulls classes in philosophy for college classesnullnull
rocking chair.
of religion hanulle energinulled generations she saidnull nullbut the
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