Dobson High School - Equus Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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The Support Staff showed involvement even while standing |N zz I THE SHADOWS In the movie “Breakfast Club,” it was the janitor who most understood the kids. Since our support staff’s jobs put them in contact with over 3,000 stu- dents, they seemed to know what students did before they did it. Desk-bound secretaries asked about students’ days while security rode golf carts to make sure no one was tardy. N- U-R-S-E was relief from Homeworkitis, while the cafeteria provided a variety of food for those who ate on campus. Pen- cils, new I.D.’s, even forgotten locker combinations were provided by the book store personnel. Popu- lar music was pro vided on the buses by bus drivers who knew a good thing when they heard it. Arriving early and leaving late, they worked hard day after day, Though their work was mainly behind the scenes, with- out their many services, stu- dents would have even more confusion and not nearly as much time for fun. The support staff kept the school running and became a special part of the quest to continue the tradition of be- ing just TOO GOOD. Design by Renee Ellis. Photos by Ashley Towne. Students just stop by to talk ... I care about them as a person, more than ’just' a student.” -Devi Hopfer Handling the early year red tape, Pausing a moment beside his bookstore clerk Elena Sanoval bus, Lee Glenn waits for a load of checks out the facts. kids to take home. $ cademics 161

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Nurse Devi Hopfer does the pa- perwork for all the students who became sick. Overseen by 3 Big Sisters, Mrs. Sitting tall in his golf cart. Curt Harman and Mrs. Larson check on Harvey shows how security is absent students. TOO GOOD. TOVI 2 GOOD R U? 1. DOBSON SECURITY OFFICERS WERE TRAINED BY: A. Libyan commandos. B - Arnold Schwartzenegger. C. Pec-Wee Herman. 2. THE SECURITY GUARDS DRIVE GOLF CARTS BE- CAUSE: A. B. . They go from 0-60 mph in 1.5 seconds. C — I hey get really “teed off” at some students. D 3. FOR FUN. MRS. SANDOVAL AT THE BOOKSTORE: A. Reads Mad Magazine. B. -Watches Wheel of Fortune. C. —Purposely makes students ID pictures as embarrass- ing as possible. 160 «Support Staff

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Microfilmed magazines are help The library is more than just ful for Mustangs, like Jeff Barnett, books as Jade Sand proves by us- who have research projects. ing the Xerox copy machine. Wovj 2 GOOD R U? 1. THE BOOK MOST CHECKED OUT OF THE LIBRARY IS: A-----“Truly Tasteless Jokes”. B any Jackie Collins’ Novel. C-----the ones with big print and pictures. D “The Art of Orgami”. 2. ON SLOW DAYS, MRS. HOUSTON: A-----catches up on paperwork. B-----helps students do research. C-----realphabetizes the entire card catalogue according to the Russian language just for kicks. 3. IF YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO SPENDS HIS HER LIFE IN THE LIBRARY, YOU: A are probably the librarian. B-----don't have a social life. C-----are the kind of person who doesn’t have a social life. Mark Winn uses the card catalog. Ray Swinton peruses the library’s another resource in the library, to stock of titles looking for just the find the author he’s looking for. right book. 162 edia Center