Marcos De Niza High School - Libro de Oro Yearbook (Tempe, AZ)

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Summertime Escapes Where Did All the Teachers Go lt's summertime at MdN. The halls are empty, and the rooms are bare. The stu- dents are probably by their pools or watch- ing their favorite soap operas. But where have all the teachers gone? Teachers do various activities dur- ing the summer. Many of them hold jobs to add to their income because they do not get paid for their three-month vacation. Others work for extra- curricular reasons. Teachers also take advantage of the sum- mer to go to school to obtain their Master's Degrees. Teachers must obtain their de- grees' within eight years of getting their first certificate, or in- creased work is also valuable to career and salary advance- ment. ln addition, many teachers take time to learn subjects of interest, whether they teach them or not. Regardless of how they spend their sum- mers, and which op- portunities they pur- sue, some teachers and students agree that the best three things about school are June, July, and August. Mrs. Jamie Jones longs tor summer vacation. X N .E Q., X Mrs. Adela Santa Cruz Ms. Nancy Sears Mr. Phil Simeone Mrs. Linda Simpson Ms. Kathryn Stathas Ms. Brenda Steenson Mr. Larry Strom Ms. Dee Tackett Ms. Barbara Tamietti Mrs. MaryAnn Thompson Ms. Sandy Thompson Mr. Manuel Torres Ms. Dolores Varela Ms. Kathy Walske 186 - Faculty . ,,.... , . t T ,stt ,lil T 2 2 D ' 'i' Q , , lv , ff -. 2 ti' t ..,.,' at Af f ' 3 , alstl D l ' r V ...tt .t, Wtftt 5 Z. , , ,,,, 1 ,f ' ,,,.,,...,.,,,, ,, ., ,,,,,,4 , --ft, ,.,,.' ,at ftf . ft,-rv, sean, ' f,..' -f A A , .V , ' E, , ' - D 1 'ttt i . ' 5 ' 1 , .-,. - ' - I , ' ill il .i ssi. ' t ' r-- i ' t..t.- i i l'-'- , i 'il- as - ssrt ,,,, qi T . W . T istr- as l t

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1988 will be a new and lr. Geraghty waits anxiously for a new school year to begin. Mr. Paul Painter takes time to till out attendance referrals. fart ,., H ,ff X 1 K a aa ' 1 ,- fit .Effie t ag.: ..W, X x l 'E is it ' . ll., l'f s lfer l'll . J ,,,7 . 5 I 3 ,riik K N 3 sy. -,' ,cl , k i W, - t , s 8 .. sss ti. lrrrr S? s ' .3 , . . .tzfit M ' wf,efsass'u- f Lv 'Wi ts . ,,. . s G sl' st trs. Mecham takes time out to listen to students' ideas. New Auditorium Opens Doors exciting year for Marcos de Niza students. With the opening of the new auditorium in spring, school drama produc- tions will be able to han- dle a much-larger cast, a more technical set and involve more students than has previously been possible. 'The depart- ment is directed by Mrs. Shari Mecham, a two- year teacher at MdN. Mrs. Mecham came to this school last year as an English teacher, and advanced to the head of the Drama Department. Mrs. Mecham teaches f,-.. v . te Mrs. Leslie Morris Mr. Alex Munoz Mr. Roger Obermeler Ms. Dixee Partee Ms. Theresa Payne Mrs. Dixie Peterson Ms. Gayle Pettit Ms. Roxann Phifer Mr. John Placona Mrs. Joann Pompa Mrs. Linda Reyes Mr. Jake Rittenhouse Mr. Norman Rollins Ms. Leticia Ruiz Drama, Stage Craft, and Junior English. She is hoping for a production and performance class next year, which is an up- per-level drama class, so that beginning and ad- vanced students may both receive indepth training. Mrs. Mecham's speech and drama club members have been do- ing very well in forensic competitions and hope for the spring season to be even more success- ful. With hard work and dedication, Mrs. Me- cham's students have shown they will be win- ners all-year round. Faculty 0 185

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7' fi , Q .1 H ' in .I . Q I Mrs. Gail Waltuch Mrs. Katherine Watson 1 sllgt 2,1 tr i 'V , 4 -f . 5 . 'W .bmi Mr. Clement and Mr. Rittenhouse discuss upcoming performances. ony Chaverria and Paula stand guard during passing periods, while Rudy Chavarria s a member of the diligent maintenance crew. Mrs. Pat Whatley Mr. Tim Winters Mrs. Linda Wodivk Mrs. Marion Woold Mr. Dick Worthy A Family Affair Imagine walking into a classroom the first day of school. Picture not knowing who the teacher is, and finding out it is Mom or Dad. Going through the school day knowing Mom or Dad sees every move. At Mar- cos there is an array of teacherfstudent family re- lationships. Not only are there thirteen teachers and their twelve students, we also have family relation- ships among the teachers as well. For example, Mrs. Burger and Mr. Lasson are brother and sister. ln addi- tion, married teachers in- clude Mr. and Mrs. McKeown and Mr. and Mrs. Deacon. A specialty here at Marcos is the Chaverria family. That's right, Tony and Paula Chaverria are fa- ther and daughter security guards. They have worked here together for several years. All of the student! teacher family relation- ships andteacherfamily re- lationships seem to think that working as a Family has its advantages. Faculty f 137 Ms. Sharon Whitehead Ms. Darlene Williams