Rowland High School - Saga Yearbook (Rowland Heights, CA)

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Dove Orr Social Science Chairperson I hoped I would be Ir ' s nice ro be recognized, bur there ' s other people doing good jobs and never get recognized commenred Dovid Orr when asked about his reaction to being chosen Rowland ' s Teacher of the Year for 1982 83. Mr. Orr hos been teaching in the Social Science deportment for 18 years and is currently deportment chairman His classes this year include US History and American Government. Teaching in o high school wos not the gool David Orr hod set for himself He hod always wanted ro enter the world of low as a practicing ortorney He went ro college, majoring in history, with all inrenr of entering low school after college He found, however, rhor he missed the teenagers and rhe academic environment, thus changed his career, becoming a history teocher instead Now I am glad I am doing this and working with young odults. I find if exciting Mr Orr ' s other life outside of school is centered around his family and his hobbies His fomily includes his wife Solly and daughter Carrie, age 18, ond his son Tim, age 14 Travelling with his fomily rake up a great deol of his spore time. One of his most memorable trips wos rwo years ago when rhe entire fomily rook o trip by cor around rhe United Stores It wos the best big trip before rhe children ore all gone. We oil really enjoyed it. In his other spore time he collects stomps, listens ro music, and fantasizes about being a general monoger of a professionol boseboll ream. NICE TO BE RECOGNIZED Mr Orr showers all around him with his wit and his words of wisdom. His commenr on being singled our for on honor I con ' r take it too seriously It doesn ' t mean I ' m better than other teachers. His attitude on each new yeor of teaching; ... to improve my hisrory dosses in some woy and to do a better job in teaching His ideas concerning the qualities necessary ro be o successful teacher: You ' d berrer like people, hove patience, and olwoys be attempting to do a better job ' ' Why David Orr was chosen as Teacher of the Yeor is obvious ro oil who come in contact with him. He is consciencious in oil aspects of his dosses, he is concerned for the srudent ' s welfare; he is firm in his convictions toward educotion, he obviously enjoys working with the students; and he is a person orher people wonr ro be around These qualities elevore Dovid Orr obove the ordinary reocher He is and has been rhe Teacher of rhe Year every year he has rought. 118 Sociol Soence

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Judy Grobler German German Club Advisor Koberr Winsread Sponish , ' -, Rubin Chamorro Sponish Sponish Club Advisor mM ra«- N ma ' ? m S i MnmnSWi ' ' W ' 1 W :- m ' B l m. Rose Daumonn Foreign Language Chairperson French French Club Advisor Dave Loncosrer Spanish Sriffer requiremenrs for college admissions ininored chonges in rhe sroffing or Rov lond High School. Srudenrs ore now required ro raKe four years of English, and rhe rv o year foreign longuoge requirement was reinsrared. Consequently, rhe Foreigh Lonoguoge Deporrmenr found irself wirh more srudenrs enrolled in classes rhon could be handled by rhe present staff To eliminote over LANGUAGE STAFF INCREASES crowded classrooms and give rhe srudenrs a chance ro complete college language requirmenrs, a new teacher was hiied This reacher is Ardirh Barron and she now reaches four classes of Spanish I and one class of French I Being a reocher hos olwoys been imporronr ro Ms Barron I hove wonred to be a teocher since I was rhirreen years old. she sroted Ms Barron wenr ro high school at Milliken High School in Long Beach and wenr on ro college or rhe Long Beach Campus of Calif Srore Universiry System She also attended the Universidod iberoo- mencana in Mexico Gry After college she begon her teaching career or St Paul High School, teaching there o total of seven yeors She taught English, Sponish ond French, and her extra-curricular dunes included being Pep Advisor Ms Barron is very pleosed obout working or Rowland The faculty has been very receptive to me My department, in porticulor, seems sincerely dedicared to the student ' s progress and knowledge of subject matter. She is currently looking forward to o long career in reaching, many more years on the Rowland campus. I ' m sure ir (reaching) will continue ro be o very worthwhile experience and career. Ardirh Barron Foreign Longuoges 117

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Corhy Hynes Newspaper Advisor AM Govr 6 Geography Jody Lod ' AM Govr John Hole Geography Sv imming Coach Sreve Waylerr Low b Geogrophy Inrerocr Advisor Wendell Eril-«son Geogrophy 6 Eng T. Soaol 5aence 119