Looking Back: Upper School science teacher Dan Ertl tells quirky anecdotes of his high school days

Diane Huang, Staff Writer|January 23, 2014

Upper School science teacher Dan Ertl sits in his office next to the Earth Science classroom. “Let’s go back to the year 1968,” he said.

Pausing every so often to chuckle, Upper School science teacher Dan Ertl describes a paper tape “party,” a potato stuck in the tail pipe of a bus, and more from his high school memories:

Coates Cush defies gravity on his snowboard

BACK ON THE SELF. At Hosmer library in Hennepin County, Campbell volunteers weekly and keeps the books in circulation, keeping them ready for people to check out. (Submitted by Via Campbell).

From patron to volunteer: Via Campbell gives back to her neighborhood library

LENIN SMILES. During a trip to Prague in 2018 for a post-Cold War gender and sexuality conference, Gokhberg stopped to take a picture at the memorial museum of Cold War statues. Submitted by Gokhberg.

[DISCUSSING THE DISSERTATION] Gokhberg’s journey to Doctor Zhivago

UP NORTH. Ninth-grader Henry Cammack makes fishing a lifestyle. “It’s a tradition of ours every year to go to Canada and bet money on who can catch the biggest Northern and Walleye,” he said.

Henry Cammack casts a line in search of a great fish tale

SENIOR SZN. Senior Scarlett Gibson films a video with Sophia Bietz, Ada LaTarte and Dia Chaney during homecoming week. (Screen capture submitted by Scarlett Gibson)

Scarlett Gibson captures senior year on video

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DON'T STOP ME NOW. The three ensembles finish the concert off strong with "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen.

With colors and music, the POPs Concert lives up to its name

INPUT IGNORED. The implementation of the new phone-free policy, despite overwhelmingly negative feedback from students, has contributed to a loss of trust in the administration. In order to repair this relationship, the administration must show that they value student voices and use the data collected in surveys when considering policies.

[STAFF EDITORIAL] Phone policy reveals disregard of student input, lack of trust in admin

ICE CREAM SODA. After a misunderstanding between Emily Webb and George Gibbs, George takes her out for some ice cream soda.

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