Cholla High School - Impact Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Counselors Mr. Sid Morgan, the freshman class counselor, chose to be a high school counselor because he felt he could do more with a stable population where people were ready to learn to change and to grow. He has been a counselor for 14V2 years but wanted to be an accountant, a social worker and an employment inter- viewer, and finally a counselor. His main goal at Cholla was to work with the stu- dents as they progressed through high school and to plan what they do after graduation. He spoke to approximately 12 to 15 students on an average day and on other days he spoke to up to 4 classes. Mr. Morgen would talk to students about anything that they felt was impor- tant, but mostly to help them make the most of their skills and their potential for growth. Mr. Morgen summed things up by saying The students at Cholla have a wide range of abilities, interests, backgrounds, and lifestyles. - By Leslie Crum 1 S Complex Social Behavior Mrs. Trudy Harshman, sopho- more class counselor, chose to aid high school students because, Teenagers are the greatest people in the world! She worked with 10 to 200 students on an average day,,and would speak to students about anything Hthere were no restrictions. Mrs. Harshman has always wanted to be a counselor. She taught home economics and physical education and always liked the per- sonal talks and helping kids get through the bad stuff that was block- ing their school progress and life plans. I love the job!', Mrs. Harsh- man stated that the open friendly family feeling was some that few other schools have. Mrs. Harshman's spare time activities are oil painting, golf, and spending time with family and friends. Mrs. Jeri Lucas, Junior class counselor, has been counseling for 7 years. She has been a special educa- tion teacher and an elementary school teacher too. Mrs. Lucas felt that her main purpose here at Cholla was to help students to successfully graduate with a purpose in mind for the future, and to help them in developing prob- lem solving techniques. The subjects most often talked about when she would speak to students were require- ments for graduation, peer pressure, family problems, the importance of attending class, and whatever else was of importance to them. When asked if there was some special reason why she chose to become a high school coun- selor she replied I love working with teenagers! Some of Mrs. Lucasis spare time activities were local and state church work, bowling, playing the piano, shopping, and eating out! Photos: by Ray Manley Ms. Yvonne Clay, the senior class counselor, chose to become a high school counselor because nadoles- cents are enjoyable to work with and because I want to assist them in mak- ing plans for after high school. Ms. Clay speaks to students about career guidance and academics but she most often talks to them about future school options and requirements. She sees approximately 30 students on an average day, but when she speaks to classes she sees many more. She al- ways wanted to be a teacher but after 8 years of teaching she decided to be- come a counselor, and has been one for 3 years here at Cholla. Some of Ms. Clay's free time activities included camping, running, and spending time outdoors.

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Principal Keith Meenan stated, I enjoy and respect our student body. They are the most outstanding stu- dents in Tucson. Mr. Meenan hoped to establish positive classroom cli- mates with an opportunity to learn, set high expectations and challenges and encourage good classroom man- agement. He attended 2 events every week after school and tried to attend all A.I.A. sponsored Interscholastic Activities at least once. Mr. Meenan is a native Tucsonian, who has been working at Cholla for 13 years. In March 1971 he came to Cholla from Catalina to become Assistant Princi- pal of Activities. Then in January of 1980 he was appointed Acting Princi- pal. The organizations that Mr. Meenan belonged to were Tucson Ad- ministrators Incorporated, Arizona School Administrators, National As- sociation of Secondary School Princi- pals, American Association of School Administrators and American Associ- ation for Secondary Curriculum De- velopment. Mr. Meenan's hobbies are tennis, 4-wheeling, listening to coun- try music, and smoking cigars. He stated, Remember that Cholla stands for CHARACTER, HONES- TY, OPTIMISM, LEARNING, LIFE and ATTITUDE. If you use the let- ters as a guide you can't go wrong, but it's up to you. I wish you all the very best of luck and if I can help in any way the door is open . . . please come IH Miss Serafina Grace has been the Assistant Principal of Operations for 3 years. She enforced Title IX, dis- Zjcipline policies for students CG-MJ, campus security, plant management, supervision of-after school activities of the Home Visitor and cafeteria per- sonnel. She was at member of ICU, which stands for Interested Commu- A nication Advocate. It's a group of car- ing people made up of administrators, faculty and students that want to see a change in the overall attitude of Cholla High School. Miss Grace graduated from Tucson High School and attended the University of Ari- zona for her Bachelor'sfMaster's De- gree. upport Staff Mr. Robert Bailes has been the As- sistant Principal of Activities, for 3 years. His goals for the year were to im- prove attendance and grades, involve more parents and to have more student! teacher activities. The main purpose of his job was to enforce discipline policies and procedures for one-third of the stu- dent body Cletters N-ZJ, assist the princi- pal in the preparation and management of the budget, supervise student council activities, develop and maintain the school calendar, supervise and coordi- nate activities of class and club sponsors and assist with graduation. Mr. Bailes moved to Tucson in 1949 from North Carolina and graduated from Tucson High School in 1951. He has lived in Tucson for 35 years. He spends his free time skiing and bowling. Miss Sara Cortez stated, Every problem holds a gift in it's hands. She has been the Assistant Principal of In- struction at Cholla since October 15, 1984. Her job responsibilities are coordi- nating student services, developing the master schedule, handling the discipline of students A-F and supervising one third of the activities. An average of 20 students a day go to see her. When asked how she felt about the new attendance tardy policy she stated, I think that it is effective and requires a lot of time and energy on everybody's part. Miss Cortez graduated from Arizona Academy High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She has lived in Tucson for 25 years. She spends her free time swimming, hiking, skiing and reading. Photos: by Ray Manley and Mike Holte Copy: by Grace Granillo Administration 1 7

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Bookstore Manager Mr. Ken Al- bright has worked at Cholla for 11 years and 3 months and stated, Cholla has some of the finest stu- dents in the districtf, Mr. Albright has lived in Tucson for 20 years and believes that this school has a great group of individuals on campus. The bookstore provided many services to the administration. Meticulous filing, record keeping, ticketing, ordering, and management of the fee monies were dealt with daily. Mr. A1bright's responsibilities were to provide the student body with all the books and fees required. Bookstore Clerk Frieda Tubbs has been here for 15 years. Cholla is terrific, she stated. Her responsibil- ities included typing requisitions, let- ters, reports, and collecting fees for locks, yearbooks, picture packets and assisting in fund raisers. She also sold tickets at home activities, and did payroll for activities. Mrs. Tubbs has lived in Tucson for 23 years. Her hob- by has been making flowers from dyed pantyhose. Bookstore Keeper, Ms. Fay Freinerhasbeenworkinginthebook- store 1 year and 4 years previously in the library. Her responsibilities were many faceted and included special as- signments around campus. Ms. Kreiner enjoyed working here and stated, I have very much enjoyed Working with the students here and have made many good friends. Ms. Kreiner has lived 15 years in Tucson and likes to water ski, hike, camp, and make crafts. By Letty Reyes Breaking ut the Books Top Left: Senior Laura Yanez counting money, Middle Right: Frieda Tubbs, Ken Albright and Fay Freiner, Bottom Right: Bookstore Manager, Bookstore Clerk and Keeper. Photos: by Michael Holte. aww' Archives 1 H