Arlington High School - Simba Kali Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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I don ' t think that ' s fair that we do homework all weekend and teachers are out having fun! Sherry Todd, junior Taking a vacation, Mrs. Ann Vel- tum. Miss Vaughan Hudson, and Miss Elaine Muir take advantage of a three day weekend to visit Ms. Louise Decroo at her new home near Visalia, CA. Mrs. Veltrum and Ms. Decroo are former A.H.S. teachers. Washing-up, Mrs. Mary Huggins de- tail cleans her artifacts. Mrs. Huggins went on trips to Israel for archaeologi- cal excursions during the summer. r i I rmo Oh my gosh, Suzie, guess who I saw at the grocery store the other day? asked Jane. Who did you see? inquired Suzie. Mrs. Simmons, that ' s who! I couldn ' t believe it! exclaimed Jane. Yes, teachers did have a life besides the one they had at school. They didn ' t all live, eat and breathe on campus all the time. Some teachers had other activities ranging from teaching at other schools to cleaning archaeological finds. I enjoyed teaching at RCC because of the col lege level and subject matter, creative writing, but I also enjoyed spending a lot of weekend time at the beach with special friends, confessed Miss Vaughan Hudson. Mr. Steve Wyper explained, I preached in Redlands because our church didn ' t have a regular pastor, so another deacon and I took turns. 1 loved to teach God ' s word! Teachers not only taught, but they would stay after school for hours to coach a team even though they had many things to do at home. Mr. Steve McNitt commented, It took a lot of time to coach football, and I didn ' t see my wife as much as I wanted to, but I loved working with kids! Most teachers had to take care of families when they were done with their chores at school. I went home and got as much done as I could, because when I sat down, I was too tired to get back up! confessed Mrs. Linda Stonebreaker. Not only do some teachers clean their houses, but because they recently bought new homes, they had to adjust to the move. It was no fun living on cement and stepping on tack strips, said Mr. Mike Gibson. Though some teachers had families and others had extra activities, the time they spent improving themselves made them a better person, and that reflected on their teaching habits. by Chnstal Mozer TEACHERS ARE PEOPLE, TOO 123

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Taking time out, Mr. Richard Dia mond prefers to spend his conference period sleeping. Mr. Diamond took ad vantage of the time to rest from lectur- ing. Carefully selecting her MEAT, Mrs. Debbie Goschke does her weekly shopping. Many teach- ers had to fulfill family obligations, such as food shopping. Assuring his son, Mr. Jim Hoe- ben assists Christopher in learning to dive. On the weekends, Mr. Hoe- ben enjoyed spending time with his family. 122 J ACADEMICS

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I iKii ir i lAi Teachers Teachers find unique methods effective. What makes a class unusual? Is it the way the room is set up, as in Mr. Steve Wyper ' s classroom where all the desks face each other? Or is it the way the room is decorated, like Mrs. Gloria McCloud ' s bulletin board of Paul Newman clippings? Or could it be the teachers themselves? She uses dramatic hand gestures, and she even showed us her bloomers, com- mented Jeanette Sayre, as she was de- scribing Mrs. McCloud ' s uniqueness. Some teachers were becoming quite the talk around the campus. Did you hear about Mr. Jay VanMeeter wearing a wed- ding dress in class, making peanut brittle, or causing a major explosion? How about Mr. Jack Harrison always asking where the weekend get-together would be, and who your date was? Did Mrs. McCloud really sing and dance for her English stu- dents? Yes, these were all actual creative teaching methods. Entertainment seemed to keep stu- dents on their toes. Mr. Gary Rungo, sci- ence teacher, threw a joke in here and there to keep the class lectures interest- ing. Students were surprised to see their teachers break-down straight and seri- ous teacher images. I think the teach- ers are really funny here, although we al- ways have a lot of work to do, stated Christi Johnson. by Karen Anderson The most unusual teaching method I observed was in Ms. Wirtz ' English class. She grouped the students and had them cooperate, instead of compete. Tom Schultz, Vice- Principal in Charge of Curriculum. Taps in hand, Mrs. Gloria McCloud has been known to dance during a teaching lesson. Her sing- ing was also a priviledge for her Eng- lish students. Sitting behind her desk, ms. Michelle D ' Ascanio helps a student. Ms. D ' Ascanio kept live animals in her classroom, including snakes. V ACADEMICS