Esperanza High School - Quetzal Yearbook (Anaheim, CA)

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PRINCIPAL GEORGE ALLEN STRESSES SCHOOL INVOLVEMENT Had he been a teenager, Prin- cipal George Allen would have called school a prison just as stu- dents do today. His first idea of business as the new principal of E.H.S. was to give the students a feeling of self worth and to allow the students to be involved in their school. He wanted students to be able to have big city spice at a small city price. He also wanted the stu- dents and teachers to work to- gether for better and more pro- ductive education. How? Working within the guide lines set by the state of Califor- nia, Principal Allen set out to change the assembly schedule lunch would never be the same. His ideas seemed to come straight from the famous televi- sion series Fame . The dancers, band, cheerleaders, rifles, pep- sters, and athletes all came out and around the raised platform in the middle of the lunch area to perform a half time ritual that was usually reserved for a Friday night game. But what about the other side? The academic students? Mr. Al- len wanted to give them their moment also. He wanted them to be recognized just like the ath- letes by earning letters similar to those worn by athletes. He also came up with the idea than any other student that month. It was not necessarily the A student, but the student who tried hisfher hardest to im- prove in the areas of grade, at- tendance, and attitude. According to Allen, it was equally important that the teach- ers be recognized, With the teacher follies, he showed us a side of the teachers we had nev- er seen-the foolish side. The bet- ter a student knows a teacher, the better the chances are the student will learn from the teacher. There was one issue that was not reserved for the faculty or students or parents. Allen felt that drug prevention should be a combined effort of all three. By getting the three groups involved he strived to better our school and society. Another way Allen planned to bring about total school involve- ment was through the school senate meetings. This was a kind of Esperanza town council meet- ing, in which the students and faculty spoke out. It provided the students and faculty the oppor- tunity to make or suggest changes. Allen's Ingredients: school spirit, academic achieve- ment, student and teacher rec- ognition, and drug prevention programs. The result: for the student of the month pro- IOTAL gram, an award given to the stu- SCHOQI- dent who put forth more effort INVOLVEMENT, Pepster Carolyn Matibag cheers on the aztecs. I4-Theme 2, Principal George Allen prepares to announce the homecoming queen.

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ROU D THE WORLD Teens have wondered what it would be like to attend school in a different country. E.H.S. was fortu- nate to have foreign students share their cultural ideas. One student was Thomas Casas of Spain. He said, Athletes in America are looked up to as heroes. ln Spain, high school athletes par- ticipate in private clubs. There is not as much competition as in the U.S. Thomas likes soccer, track and field, and participates in the E.H.S. Mock Trial Team. His plans include studying business at a U.S. Universi- ty, Seventeen year old Marisa ls- banez from Switzerland observed that American education was differ- ent from Switzerland where the same people were in each class and the teachers changed rooms. Marisa enjoys watching The Dating Game and eating. She hopes to attend a beach party be- fore she returns home. Bruno Sorensen, a sixteen year old from Denmark, came to the states because he wanted to study the culture and its language. Bruno enjoys jet skiing, windsurfing, and karate. In his spare time, he enjoys music and T.V. Music in Denmark is the same as in America except in my country we have more European influence. His favorite music sta- tions are KROQ and Magic IO6. l. International Club Homecoming representative Angie Haist and escort Todd Miltenberger are in- troduced at the pep assembly. 2. Katarina Koerner shares with Pat- ty Seino about her trip to Russia. 3. Marisa Ibanez from Switzerland smiles at the thought of an Ameri- can hamburger. 2 Theme I3

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lk H s J ,phi Senior Don Herrick and Junior Clint Holt congratulate each oth- er on football achievements. Mike Gilbert escorts Julie Man- derson during the Homecoming assembly. J 1 l'l' Seniors Kelly Adams, Pam Hig- gins, Leslie Cullinan, Jennifer McElroy and Melissa Medlin are happy to be students at E.H.S. Kerri Dalla Rosa and the class of 87 show their spirit during class competition at the pep assembly. V--hi -all 4 Theme I5