Six productive years at Lee for Bugle Call and Traveler

Ths Trendsetter award winner wasn't 
popular with students because it "didn't 
fit in the bookcase correctly." It was fun. 

During the six years, The Bugle Call won Tops in Texas three times, and the yearbook, Traveler, won the prestigious Trendsetter award from Columbia Scholastic Press Conference in New York City — the first ever won by a Texas high school I was told at the time. 

Because of this success I had the privilege of working at summer journalism workshops in Austin; Norman, OK; Las Cruces, N.M.; San Angelo; Dallas; Arlington; College Station; San Marcos; Huntsville; Commerce; Columbia, S.C.; Kingsville; Kilgore; and San Antonio.

Students on staff have gone on to become newspaper reporters, editors and graphic artists as well as judges, teachers and a range of occupations -- and have grown up to be good productive citizens. 

Recently this year, I have re-established contact with many through Facebook.

In  1976, the University Interscholastic League Press Conference named me Journalism Teacher of the Year, and my colleagues named me Teacher of the Year at Lee.  

Life was good, and I was blessed.

The next year, I was asked to teach two additional government classes plus my journalism classes and both publications. I told Principal Bill Evans I couldn't — no wouldn't —  do that. 

I resigned to take a similar job at Roosevelt High School where my old friend Tom Mosley was principal. Lil Parker also had transferred to the school so I would have two friends there.