Chem Is Try

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Chem Is Try

• The life and teachings of George R. Hague, Texas
  Chemistry Teacher
• 1940-2002

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 CAPTAIN CHEMISTRY
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ACS Regionals
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Early Presentations
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Dallas 1989
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Sing and Cheer for Science

• Start fairly simply, building to the more
  outrageous as you become less inhibited. My most
  outrageous costume so far has been a female
  cheerleader. Imagine a cheerleader 1.9 m tall,
  weighing 90 kg, wearing a shoulder-length wig, a
  headband, a cheerleaders shirt and plaid kilt,
  red tights, white socks, sneakers and a red
  sweater emblazoned with a large letter C, a
  flask, and an H of white felt. Swinging my
  pom-poms, I lead my students in chemistry
  cheers.
• TNT!
• Dynamite!!!
• The Chemistry Students
• Are hot tonight!
• Cis-Bom-Pow!

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With his St. Marks Colleagues
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George at work
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"Give the World the best you have and few may
ever notice, BUT GIVE THE WORLD THE BEST YOU
'VE GOT ANYWAY!"
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Happy with his colleagues
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Officers meet at St. Marks 1994
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At work at St. Marks
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Ft. Worth Conference
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George and Jane Smith colleagues, co-authors,
friends
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Two great chemical educators Joe Lagowski and
George
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Ft.Worth Conference
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Ft. Worth Conference
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The passing of the gavel
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Ft. Worth Conference

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Ft. Worth Conference

• Officers 1993-1995

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CAST 1995
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CAST 1995
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San Antonio Conference
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San Antonio Conference

• Brrr!

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San Antonio Conference
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San Antonio Conference
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Canyon Conference
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Canyon Conference
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Canyon Conference
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Canyon Conference
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All The Presidents
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CAST 2001
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CAST 2001 who knew it would be our last
together.
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CAST 2001
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Words of Wisdom
I believe in academic excellence, hard work, and
having fun. The magic of teaching and learning
science is that you can combine all three. Many
of my students who have become scientists,
doctors, and engineers tell me that graduated
from high school with strong science backgrounds.
Is science fun? You better believe it-just ask
my students.
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Final words

• If youre teaching chemistry, and youre not
  having fun, you must be doing something wrong.