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

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Croig Doumunk Algebra b Morh Eileen Noire Algebra G Trig Le Wenrz Algebra 6 Morh John Miller Algebro 6 Morh Paul James Geomerry Algebro Tom Volz Algebra G Geomerry Johnnie Srevenson Dosic Morh Doskerboll Coach Al Murgulo Dosic Morh 128 deeding Depi 6 Moihemotics

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Croig Snyder PE K. Sandra Gurney Donee A miracle rool ; ploce or Rowland High School in rhe foil Prior ro rhe mirocle, Friday nighrs were rhe pirrs They were rhe nighrs rhe boys on rhe field rrudged bock ro rhe bus, losers again,- rhe nighr rhe pep squod always losr rheir pep; rhe nighr people in rhe sronds lefr shoeing rheir heads, rhe nighr rhe srudenrs of Rowland wenr ro hold a Woke over another one. Then Mr, Horry Robinson arrived on rhe scene and worked a miracle — Rowland ' s foorboll reom began ro win Cooching foorboll wos nor new ro Mr Robinson He hod racked up 21 years of coaching prior to coaching or Rowlond, Mosr of rhese years were spenr or Lo Serno, where he pro- duced winning reams year ofrer year. He hod rerired from cooching while srill or La Serno bur found rhor he missed rhe challenge foorboll presented ro him. I decided ro coach again ond soughr o losing school rhor I could moke successful I sow WORKED A MIRACLE rhis possibiliry or Rowland Hisrory hos recorded Mr Robinson ' s success wirh Rowland He rook rhe ream from consronr losr places and occomponied rhem ro OF playoffs I rhoughr rhe progress rhor was made was excepnonoL The ream and rhe school as o whole hos berrered rheir self confidence and hove turned rheir orrirudes roword o more winning orrirude Wherever he colls it — it is still o miracle. George VonZonr PE Chairperson Volleyball Cooch Barbara Grund Dodminron Coach Physicol Educotion 127

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Roger Hull Morh Chairperson Algebra b Colculus Dob Gardner Reading Chairperson Reading Par Chrisrlonsen Reading Vera Denoir Reoding Pep Advisor Richard Srorrer Reading Compurers, rhose marvelous machines rhor are rumored ro hove the obiliry ro conrrol rhe world, mode rheir appearance on rhe Rowland compus- This addinon has given srudenrs rhe opporruniry ro become more owore of exactly whor a computer is, how ir works, and rhe limlrarions of irs use Room C-2 hos become rhe computer center of rhe school. During 2nd and 7th periods students ore able to make use of rhe computers for their own personal use, while working under rhe direcrion of Mr. Sokolis, the INTO THE WORLD OF COMPUTERS on-campus computer whiz During the other periods of the day, Mrs Christiansen, o teacher in the Reading Deporrmenr, uses the nine compurers in her reading progrom Because of rhe limited omounrs of compurers, rhe students musr use them on a roraring basis In rhe program the students use them for reinforcement and drill in various reading areas in which they need help, A benefit to the student is the ability to receive individual insrrucrion and instont feedback on answers The compurers hove proven to be a grear success ond highly motivating ro rhe srudenrs who hove used rhem commented Mrs Chnsrionsen The orher deporrmenr on campus who uses compurers is rhe Science Deporrmenr. which is on irs rhird year of computer use. Under the direcrion of Mr Sokolis, students in chemistry and physics leorn ro gorher and store informarion, wirh some rime spenr on drill ond procrice in the various uses of rhe machine, Mr Sokolis is o grear odvocote of computers in education. He sees rheir use in oil areas of schooling and foresees rhe doy when every classroom will be equiped with compurers, Computers hove been a positive addition ro rhe curriculum, Mr Sokolis srated, os they hove improved rhe skills of srudenrs who hove the opporrunity to work wirh rhem, The debate concerning rhe use of compurers in educonon con be found in olmosr every educorionol publicorion ond mony times as feorure orricles in newspapers, Vhile people question rhe omounr of money being spenr and the effectiveness of their use in educorion, school districts hove been scrambling ro find rhe monies to purchase rhe hardware and software in order ro include computer classes in their educational processes. Good or bod, a help or o hindrance, rhe compurer isrhere ro stay, and Rowland has joined rhe stampede into the world of compurers 129