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

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iNo ivory towers at Canyon Springs: job ' ' ' ' ' ' responsibilities i are taught through simulation I ( imuiations and practical, ' - hands-on experience helped students prepare for the world of work. Similar techniques were used to teach students in classes as dif- ferent as English and metal shop. According to Mrs. Sharon Walsh, English teacher, simula- tions helped her ninth-grade stu- dents learn the importance of neat work and good writing skills. When you fill out a real applica- tion, she emphasized, it will be easier if you have already had some hands-on practice. Taco Bell provided job applica- tions for her classes to fill out. Students taking home econom- ics had the opportunity to try their skills at a different aspect of job- hunting: the employment inter- view. Mrs. Shelly Grote had her JOB INTERVIEW: Mclan.e Mocny and Al.on dams pr.ut,.f ,ob micrv.cwmg techniques in a Simula- tion .onducicd by the home economics class. Mr. Don Hagen, Canyon Springs principal, attended the Simula- tions as a guest. classes play the roles of applicant and potential employer. Her students took part in an- other simulation, keeping ba- bies, dolls or stuffed animals, with them during school hours. The simulation was important, Grote explained, because it gave students an idea of what it is like to be responsible for another person. You learn responsibility, Tif- fany Benavides agreed, what it ' s like to have a child. Home economics and industrial technology together composed the Practical Arts Department, of which Mr. Ed Loman was the chairman. Teachers drew on their training and their own work exper- iences to help students prepare for the world after high schoo j8 Practical Arts

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xcitemejit, confusion accompanv of school, : the start as the Canyon Springs saga begins to unfold y have a feeling, said Mr. Don Hagen, school princi- pal, that if we took a poll, every kid would say this is a really neat school. Mrs. Joan Bussey, Hagen ' s sec- retary, said that the worst part of starting a new school was seeing that everyone got the right courses. The most confusing part at registration was handing out the schedules and making sure all stu- dents got the classes that they needed. However, the job did have its rewards. I met a lot of nice kids, she said, and worked with a great staff. Tina Lawton, a freshman, agreed that the beginning of the year was organized nicely. The easiest part was when you first came in to get the pictures and ASB cards, Lawton said. The most confusing part of regis- tration was when they lost my card. Lawton was not alone. Other students had their own difficulties. Holly Reese was a second freshman who was frustrated by the begin- ning of school. Her complaint was that it was difficult to locate her locker. Leiben Ivester, like many who did not attend the campus the previous year, had trouble finding classes. Sophomore Kathy Cunning- ham said that they could have done a better job. Getting started also had its good points. Ivester and Reese, both members of the tennis team, agreed that school sports were the most organized. Despite some problems, by the time classes were under way, most students were plea.sed with their schedules. - MOVING DAY: Mrs. Joan Bussey, school secretary, checks a shipping list of new equipment being moved into the school. Getting Started 37

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BABY COURTNEY RENEE and home «o- dcm Sonya Shtc -cs. The simulation included Omar Battle, the only boy in the class. PRACTICING on the computers helps Ben Mojica and ' aughn Martin, typing students. I . rts }9