River Valley High School

2008 - 2009

List of all Teachers who have taught classes at River Valley Middle School or
at River Valley High School:

Alumni:

Jerry Zavada
River Valley Middle School    29 years
1969 to 1998
Woods, Metals, Plastics, Drafting, Construction classes

Rod Anding
River Valley High School     19 years
1979 to 2000
Metals, Welding, Manufacturing, Computer Literacy classes

Lee Schwartz
River Valley High School   13 years
1972 to 1978
1980 to 1986
Auto, Transportation classes

Ken Bindl
River Valley High School    12 years
1965 to 1977
Metals, Welding classes

Ray Stone
River Valley High School    9 years
1971 to 1980
Woods, Drafting classes

Jim Belongia
River Valley High School     5 years
1967 to 1972
Auto, Transportation classes

Ralph Smedema
River Valley High School     3 years
1962 to 1965
Woods, Drafting classes

Bill Landerhohm
River Valley High School   2 years
1986 to 1988
Auto, Transportation classes

Bruce Reid
River Valley High School   1 year
1978 to 1979
Auto, Transportation

Fritz Krause
River Valley High School   1 year
1979 to 1980
Auto, Transportation classes

Current Teaching Staff:    River Valley High School   2008 - 2009

Roger D. Kraemer
River Valley High School   36 years
1973 to 2009
Architecture, Engineering, Drafting, Graphics, Woods, Computer programming classes

Craig Nabbefeld
River Valley High School    21 years
1988 to 2009
Auto, Transportation, Electronics classes

Jamie Licht
River Valley Middle School    11 years
1998 to 2009
Woods, Metals, Plastics, Engineering, Drafting, Construction classes

Carla Carmody
River Valley High School    9 years
2000 to 2009
Welding, Metals, Engineering, Manufacturing classes

These teachers have worked with students to help them learn basic and advanced skills in both Industrial Arts and Technology Education.  Many times, students do not appreciate the hard work, dedication, and skill of their teachers until they (the students) get older and wiser.

Thanks to all of the teachers who have helped shape and improve  the Industrial Arts and Technology Education programs at River Valley High School.

Brief River Valley History:

River Valley High School started with basic Industrial Arts programs.  Students worked with hand tools in woods, metals, and drafting classes.  Students also used basic machines in the shops.  Students worked with a table saw, a jointer, a radial arm saw, and a planer in woods.   Students used a drill press, metal lathe, sheet metal press, and other machines in metals class.  Students used gas welders and arc welders in welding class.   Students in drafting class, used T-square, triangle and a scale to do all of their drawings on paper with a pencil.  Students did basic repair work on cars.

In 1985, the first computers were put to use in the drafting class.  All classes were changed to start to use technology equipment.  In 1992, computers were being used in all of the classes in what was now called Technology Education.

The structure of all classes was changed to include computers and technology for every day use by the students.

Class names were changed, and the woods lab was turned into a computer lab and technology lab.  The woods lab was moved or changed to the Middle School.  Woods manufacturing and Building construction is now being taught at the Middle School for high school students for credit.

Today, Technology Education at River Valley High School is offering the students challenging classes using modern technology equipment, auto repair equipment, computers, software, and the Internet to complete their lab work on projects.