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(Class of '08 Field Hockey Cheer)
THOUGHTS FROM AN ALUMNA
Lauralee Evans Rubsch ‘91 shared the following memory with us recently:
I was in Mikulak’s English class and reading Shakespeare. [Ron Mikulak is faculty emeritus at SFHS, and currently writes food and cooking articles for the Courier-Journal.) It was such a treasure to have gained such an amazing appreciation for such complex literature every year at SFHS. Mikulak could really bring it alive. Even if you didn’t like reading it, his class was never dull. As we were discussing Hamlet, he was obviously frustrated that we were not as passionate yet about such an amazing Shakespeare character. To make his point, he jarred all of us lazily reclining in our chairs with feet propped up on the table by standing up on top of the table and reciting text. I found text online that may have been it, but not sure—note that you must read this with a picture of Mikulak standing on a classroom table, sweeping his dark straight hair over his brow, and exclaiming with his loud booming voice: “What a piece of work is man! how noble in reason! how infinite in faculty! in form and moving how express and admirable! in action how like an angel! in apprehension how like a god! the beauty of the world, the paragon of animals!” Hamlet Act II, scene II.
I also distinctly remember a discussion in the same class of the word “odious” and the meaning as it related to a passage in Shakespeare. Mikulak asked Davis Tyler ‘91 to show all of us an odious face, thinking Davis would make one with his own face. Instead, Davis proceeded to pick up a compact mirror and put it up to Mikulak’s face. The class was in hysterics, and Mikulak, who rarely broke serious character in such a moment, had to laugh out loud. I will never forget the definition of odious in my lifetime.
In summary, this is one of many such memories in my time at SFHS. Not only were my strengths encouraged and personality accepted, but my weaknesses in some subjects were never ignored. Every teacher cared for me as a young adult and enabled me to make a difference in our world. Getting past all the fluff and delving into the passion that comes from learning sets SFHS apart from all the rest. I hope I can send my little girl there to be in the graduating class of 2022.
