Diamond Bar High School - Taurus Yearbook (Diamond Bar, CA)

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' w. ' n 'Q 'Ga . :JL ,J 'Q' .7 H Qf' 5.ifA,f44?2fZ' ,, 1 4 4 F .l G 1 25 04 .,., qw Ginurd Henry Barbara Bensel BUSY WITH ONE OF HER MANY IOBS - Bar- bara Bensel, Mr. Cor- krum's secretary, finishes her work. Bensel said that in her job she en- joyed the people and the ff .1- X - excitement the most. ,Q.. -, ii iw A ' iff ANTICIPATION - Mr. Cor- krum waits to crown the new Homecoming Queen. Queen Carleen Vertoch's name was brought to the field by a skydiver. Bob Corkrum AdministrutorsfF AC ULTY 14 7

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1, 7,1, 4, 5, - Mr. lohnson makes a call while sporting his '87 pen uin hat. The penguin was she Bi Blue Wave's officia mascot. f ,W WITH A FRIElNlDLY WORD - MT- lohnson speaks with senior Tom Maugh. lohnson was able to juggle Assistant Principal and Senior Coordinator with the help of Linda Martinsen, new Coordinator. Hank lohnson l I ,l 4 W Administration 146 FocultyfAdministrotors Administrators have a vision Although the people were the same, the positions they held were not. After Principal Walt Holmes' death, Bob Cor- krum was named Principal during the summer. Hank lohnson then moved from the position of Grade Level Coor- dinator to Assistant Principal. Corkrum and lohnson set out at the beginning of the year with s ecific goals and a vision for Diamond Bar High School. lohnson said, I tremendously liked the idea that I could be a part of the planning of the vision. ifor DBHSJ Many oals faced the new administra- tion. Corirum related, I want DBHS to be successful and develop recognition in all aspects and to be recognized as having academic prowess. Academics were focused on with the CAP testing, AP scores, SATXACT testin and the Academic Decathlon. Athletics were also a part of the vi- sion for a changing DBHS, with the goal being to have a sucessful year after the move to the challenging Sierra League. Student activities were also included. Corkrum said, The activities program is student run, and that's why it works. Long range plans for DBHS hold phase two and a fine arts building for this divi- sion, according to lohnson. Corkrum's secretary, Barbara Bensel, said that in the future she sees a staff which would continue to maintain the excellence of the 1986-87 one. lohnson said, We are making signifi- cant improvements in many areas and are doing well. We want to see if we can make it better.

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CHECKING THE SCHEDULES - junior class coordinator Kris Davis gets her students ready for se- cond semester. Davis was with the school since it opened in 1983. SERIOUS AT ALL TIMES -freshman class Coordinator Bob Chase look over his papers. Many students felt Comfortable talking to Chase and the other Coordinators if they had a problem. REMEMBER ME? - asks the new senior class coordinator Linda Martinsen of security Zelmon McBride. Martinsen and McBride both had an af- filiation with Monrovia High gefore coming to Diamond ar. l u I X .funn 5 I, .A- 'el l I 'fn 's ', .J .4 i 'Q 1 'gf David Pratt - AQ? fd: if Linda Martinsen Senior grade level coordinator Gary Duenas sophomore grade level coordinator All' 'F' 0 , ,. Kris Davis junior gradelevel coordinator Bob Chase freshman grade level coordinator