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TEEN ZONE OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY, NOV 12, 2-4 pm
by victoria secondine Roger Clouser was fondly known by his former South Junior High School students for his stories and parking lot safaris. He came to LHS this year as part of the freshman transition but decided to retire after one quarter. Before retiring last week, he answered a few questions. Q: How long did you teach at South Jr. High? A: 30 years. Q: Where else did you teach? A: KU, five years in the anthropology department, grades seven-12 after that.
Q: What are some other jobs you have had? A: Self-employed contractor, selfemployed buying and selling houses, self-employed new home construction, self-employed freelance writer and selfemployed property manager. Q: Why did you decide to teach? A: It seemed like a good idea at the time. Q: Why are you retiring? A: The change from teaching three classes a day to teaching six classes a day was too much for me. Q: What will you do after retiring? A: I’m going to write a book
Roger Clouser teaches his fifth hour U.S. government class. Photo by Victoria Secondine about teaching. Q: What was it like teaching a lot of the same kids again — once at South and now at LHS? A: It was wonderful. It’s like meeting family members I haven’t seen for a few years. Q: What is a good memory of teaching? A: When kids come and tell me that they changed their life around because of my class.
The Teen Zone is new and improved! We've doubled the size, added more computers, more lounge seang, and theres a swank new video gaming lounge. It's one of the best spots in Lawrence for teens to hang out. Come check it out at our open house. We'll have snacks and drinks, all fancy-like.
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