Esperanza High School - Quetzal Yearbook (Anaheim, CA)

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- w s.. ,-..1. . l 2 Tinker to Evers to Chancei' Due to a reassignment of Language Arts teacher Cista Leon- ard, nearly loo sophomores, juniors, and seniors had schedule changes. Leonard was reassigned to Kraemer Ir. High School, after the pre-planned enrollment figure was not met. The school could not afford to pay an extra teacher if it was not necessary, therefore' Leonard was reassigned. It was like the old Dodgers double play of Tinkers to Evers to Chance. Teachers who were affected by this drastic change were june Overton, Dennis Steinwand, Kathy Heath, Michael Corrado, and Mary Ellen Cummings. These teachers received more students in their classes. When Corrado took over Leonard's British Literature class, Steinwand was given Corrado's Lan- guage Arts III class. Cummings was given one of Heath's sophomore English classes and Heath was assigned Leonard's composition class. One of the most radical changes occurred to the schedule of Publications Adviser, Mary Ellen Cummings. Cummings was given a Language Arts class the same period that she met with her newspaper staff. She decided to put her aztlan staff on a contract type basis, rather than disband the class or combine it with her beginning journalism class. While this schedule was harder for me to deal with than other alternatives, this choice seemed to affect the least number of students. Although, it was close to impossible to teach a sophomore basic English class produce a paper in the same class period in the same place. It was sort of like teaching French III and woodshop at the same time, explained Cummings. i. Spanish teacher Lucy Kucera approves of a student's answer to an oral quiz question. Spanish and French are the only two foreign languages offered in the curriculum. 1. Language Arts Department Co-Chairman Kathy Conrad enjoys a joke with her Language Arts Basic class. She and Sue White divided the job of chairing the largest department. faculty - 23 l 1 1

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Uf lI!lS'3IJ qsn ... 1. Spanish teacher, Nadine Elwood, sneers at a student's remark about the need for foreign language in today's society. Each year the Foreign Language department sponsors a Foreign Language weelc, with activities consisting of a foreign food sale, foreign customs and the popular escargot race. 2. As language arts teacher Michael Corrado calls senior Christy Reese a featherbrain, he also attempts to teach her a lesson for having the gall to forget her homework. The title of featherbrain is awarded to any student with the audacity to be unprepared or incorrect in Corrado's class. Carolyn Barnes Cathy Bischel Kathy Conrad Michael Corrado Terrye Croniclz Marlene Cvengros Mary Ellen Cummings Valerie Hannemann Ric Haulenbeclz zz - faculty

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Levy dies after fight with cancer French teacher Louise Levy, after a brief fight with cancer, died on the evening of March 21. She had taught and served as the foreign language department chairman here for the nine years this school has been open. Before coming here to teach in 1973 Levy had taught at Valencia High School since she was hired by the Placentia Unified School District in I957. She had also served as the foreign language department chairman there. Calling her death a tragedy, Principal Al Hawkins made the announcement to the student body about Levy's death. She was a tireless worker, a devoted teacher and a great personal friend. Language Arts teacher Kathy Heath, who had taught with Levy for eighteen years, remembered Levy as being . . . tremendously energetic, fun-loving and enthusiastic. All of us are diminished by her death. Levy leaves her husband Julien, one son Michah, and two daughters Rebecca Straitman and Ruth Felsenfeld. Felsenfeld addressed the California Scholarship Federation QCSFQ, a club her mother had advised, on the day after her mother's death. She said, She fLevyj believed very much in scholastics, she wants so badly for you all to keep working and striving, it's all worth it. She loved you all very much. You gave her a great deal of pleasure. She cared about you as if you were her own children, just like I am. Art teacher, Ioan Higbee, who taught with Levy for sixteen years said, She fLevyj displayed a sincere love for teaching her students, and gave so much of her time and love to the school. with the faculty she shared her time, warmth and affection in so many ways. She will be sincerely missed by all whose lives she touched. Pat Hedges, who had also taught with Levy for many years, said, One of her most outstanding qualities was that she was constantly finding ways to help students and faculty members. She was always among the first to volunteer her services and her marvelous culinary abilities. I have lost a dear friend who pushed for excellence in all areas of life. Susan Payer-Stauter, another faculty member who lost a true friend as well as a colleague said, Everything about her fLevyQ was filled with what we call 'style,' or in French, as Louise would have preferred, 'panachef Her choice of words, the way she laughed and filled the room with her joy and the fact that she was fearless in her dealings with the world all joined to create this sense of uniqueness about her. 1. English teacher Marlene Cvengros explains to her students that writing an essay isn't really all that hard. All Language Arts 3 classes were required to write five paragraph essays. 2. French teacher, Louise Levy stumps her students by reading a quote from French Literature. The faculty, staff and students were saddened by her death on March 21. 24 - faculty EQ.