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

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LOOKS GREAT! Brook Adams tries on one ot his creations, while D,iMd Soldan look: Marilyn Kemp student hoily bookkeeper Lynn Kollar i.A.; mnthcmatics; sophomore class sponsor q6 Staff, Hcrnandc;

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A fter last innings they fin( careers Many students were familiar with the presence of Mr. Mike Mathwig and Mr. Don Hagen around campus, but not many students knew some- thing they had in common: both were pitchers in the major leagues. Mathwig, whose major league career spanned 1 1 years, played seven of those years with the Los . ' ngcles Dodgers. His career ended with the Mil- waukee Brewers, when he was released because of a serious knew injury. I don ' t regret what I got out of baseball, he said. I traveled all over the world and met many nice people, but I do miss the game a lot. Near the end of his career, he added, he found that the baseball lifestyle was getting tough. I wanted to spend more time with my family, Mathwig explained, and I was getting very tired of all the traveling. Although Principal Hagen ' s career wasn ' t as long as Mathwig ' s, he felt it was also rewarding. I really thought I would become a big league star, he recalled. Hagen was a starting pitcher for the Chicago White Sox for one year and for the St. Louis Cardi- nals for three years. His baseball career also ended abruptly, because of an arm injury. Many people who play professional sports don ' t have anything to fall back on after their ca- reers are over, related Hagen. I obtained my mas- ter ' s degree and was fortunate to be able to fall back on a career in education. Another reason I got out of baseball is because my wife wanted to settle down. It ' s hard to have a family and travel as much as a baseball player does. It ' s a pretty crazy lifestyle. According to Hagen, his biggest moments in baseball were his one-hitter against defending NCAA champ USC in 1963, while pitching for Occidental College, his perfect game against the University of Redlands, and playing in his first major league game. When I took the field in that first game I wanted to pinch myself, he recalled. It seemed like a dream, but as the game started, I lost the butter- flies and got down to business. I made up my mind when I was ten years old to become a success in baseball. I worked very hard to reach my goal, but I also made sure that I got my education, so I could have a career after baseball. Many players never plan for their futures after their baseball careers are over. Planning is the key for any young would-be ma- jor leaguer, he explained: They must make sure they have a good educa- tion. It is also very important that they take good care of themselves, physically and mentally. I would suggest that they learn all they can about the game and seek advice from experienced players. Chuck Gahagan B.A., M.A.: English. |Ournal Frank Garcia B.A,. m,iih.mjtKS, health sfi Craig Gesner B A,, MA , m.ithrm.ilKS: gc Grace Gradilla B A . Sp,,nish. 1:SL Shelley A. Grote B.A.; home eionomiis Tammy Guzzetta B.S.; s.-,fncc; Silence Jub adv Donald R. Hagen MA,, pnn.ip.il -Hagen, Suff 95

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B ehind the scenes works a special effects man Visiting the head custodian ' s office, one might see a severed hand or a rotted skull lying around. No, it isn ' t the real thing. It ' s the work of a makeup-special effects artist, daytime custodian Brook Adams. What IS a makeup special effects artist? He is the one who makes movies like Friday the 1 3th seem real and makes characters like the wolfman come alive. That kind of work is what Adams does. He does makeup special effects and creates some me- chanical effects, such as moving body parts for props. He first became interested in makeup special ef- fects in his TV production class in high school. A group of his friends got together and needed a special effects man for their class project. He volun- teered to be that man, and he found he liked the challenges special effects presented. That started a hobby he hopes to someday make into a full-time career. He has not yet participated in a motion picture, but there is always the future. Does he think he will work someday in major motion pictures? Yes, he answered. Yes, I really do. I hope someday I ' ll have the opportunity to work with the professionals in Hollywood. He has made several i6-mm clips, including The Invocation, which will be appearing on cable television. It is a short clip in which Bloody Mary comes to life in front of three children. It ' s really gory, Adams said. Some people have seen some of his work already. For Halloween he did a display at Rancho Cinema for the movie Friday The 1 th-Part IV. He worked on the display with his friend and helper. Ken Banks. Ken Banks really helps me a lot, Adams said. Another friend and teacher was Rick Baker, who did all the make-up special effects for the movie An American Werewolf In London and for Michael Jackson ' s Thriller video. Through knowing Banks and Baker, Adams has had the opportunity to meet other Hollywood professionals. His experiences have included attend- ing a Hollywood special effects party. It was fun, he said. I got to meet a lot of people that do what I like to do. Adams really enjoys doing special effects as a hobby. He points out, though, that working in the trade is a harder activity than you may think. Most special effects men work 1 2 hour days, and the work IS very expensive. For example, to make a cast of someone ' s head could cost between 400 and ?6oo and take up to one full day. This makes it an expensive skill to learn, since Adams either gives away or sells most of his cre- ations. He really enjoys special effects as a hobby now and hopes, one day, to scare people for a living. Sue Lacoste S.; dance. phvSK.il education; pep squ.id adviser, assistant ath- letic direitor Dana T. Lent .■ A . setrctarv Ed Loman B .A , MA; industrial technology; assistant i Howard Lyon BA, MA. spi-.i.il ed,i.ali,w Michael W. Mathwig A. A., tampus supcrMsor. assistant foothall coach, basehal Heidi Maturino Kathy McDonald B -A . mathematus -McDonald. Staff 97