Canyon Springs High School - Open With Care Yearbook (Moreno Valley, CA)

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here are you from? ' W often-asked question Before there could be a Canyon Springs, there had to be a Canyon Springs staff. A few teach- ers transferred from Moreno Valley High School, but inost were the product of an aggressive, nation- wide recruiting effort. The first chosen were Principal Don Hagen, from La Canada, near Pasadena, and the school secretary, Mrs. Joan Bussey, already employed by the school district. Immediately after receiving permission, both of them made plans to participate in the district ' s re- cruiting trips to Nebraska, Michigan and Massa- chusetts, in March of 1986. The trips resulted in teachers coming to Canyon Springs from Nebraska and Michigan; no Massachusetts teachers were hired for Canyon Springs, but some went to other district schools. From interviews at Nebraska s Kearney State University Teachers ' Fair came Spanish Teacher Mrs. Judy Tetley, who had been teaching for 14 years, from high school Spanish to community col- lege subjects. I was impressed, she said, with Don Hagcn ' s ideas for Canyon Springs. In Flint, Michigan, Spanish teacher Rebecca Cuellar read about the opening in a newspaper ad- vertisement; she was interviewed at Eastern Michi- gan University. A graduate of The University of Michigan, she had worked with migrant children. Ray Acosta HiMd Custodian Brook L. Adams lustodhin Bev Allen M.Ed,, business; computer dub adviser Jim Anaya ,ust»Jian Angie Armstrong M.S.; counselor Gary BroUier B,S.; science; assistani basketball coj.b Liz Busch B.A.; Knolish Canyon Springs was her first high school teaching assignment. Another of the teachers from out of state was Mr. Tim East, an industrial tech teacher. A gra- duate of Ball State University, he was in his first year as a teacher. He also was a coach for freshman Softball. Those and other teachers were the result of a search as selective as it was far-ranging. Typically, more than 200 teachers were interviewed at a single location; no more than 10 were usually offered posi- tions, including all levels within the district. Other teachers came from other districts within the region, like Mr. Jack Fogarty. A physical educa- tion teacher for 1 2 years, he also coached the Cougar junior varsity football team and the JV girls ' Softball team. As large as the 1 986 recruiting effort was, efforts for the 1987-88 school year had to be greater; the staff was expected to double, to handle the school ' s added grade and increased overall size. In April the school district sent Canyon Springs administrators and secretaries on other out-of-state recruiting trips, to Nebraska ' s Teachers ' Fair, to the MERC Confer- ence in Boston, to the Educators ' Job Fair at New Mexico State University, to the Teacher Education Fair at Howard University in the District of Colum- bia and to the University of Washington at Seattle. 92 Staff. Acosta- i . A.

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NEBRASKA NATIVE Mrs, Rebo..., Rodockcr writes j hall pass. She laughl biology and llfalth science. FRESH FROM Ball State University, in Indiana, Mr. Tit East chose to begin his teaching career at Canyon Springs. Rebecca Cuellar B,S , Spanish. English: sophomore class sponsor. Spanish Club Tim East B S : industrial technology; freshman class sponsor, assistant soft- ball coach -East, Staff 93