San Gorgonio High School - Summit Yearbook (San Bernardino, CA)

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Two teachers fondly remembered by students Above: Advising the JV girls ' basketball team on their next move to win the game, is Coach Allred. Above left: Mr. Amstutz takes time on Tuesday in his tudy the Bible with students who wish to learn about it. Left: On Stu- dent Council Transition Day, Pacific High School vice principal, Mrs Ander- son, talks to San G students about the closing of Pacific.

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Staff club raises funds for scholarship Who could ever have thought of organizing a club for teachers? The teachers thought of it and the San Gorgonio Staff Club was the end product. Club president Mr. Bohn thought the club was organized for a good cause. It was formed to serve the needs of the staff at San G both certificated and classified. In other words the club raised money for different needs that came up among the teaching and classified staffs at San Gorgonio. These needs included sending flowers to a staff member who had some type of accident or tragedy occur, rais- ing funds for scholarships, and gifts for retiring teachers. A special scholarship was given out by the staff club in remem- brance of Mr. Heggi. The Joe Heggi Scholarship went, during the June awards, to a student who had demonstrated ex- cellence in English. In order to raise enough money to meet all of its needs, the Staff club sponsored a booth at the San Gorgonio carnival, held a staff party and raffle, and a Christmas brunch at Ar- rowhead Country Club. The club emphasized fund raising for scholarship purposes. Staff club officers were Mr. Bohn — president, Mr. Schultz — vice president, Mrs. Donahue — secretary and treasurer, and Mrs. Miller — Social Chairman. These teachers were also on a staff Memorial Scholarship Board to dedicate scholar- ships to teachers who had passed away. Other teachers helped in the selection of the Joe Heggi Scholarship student. John Kocher, class of ' 83 Left: Teaching U.S. History to his eager to learn tenth graders, is Mr. Powell. Below: Conducting the Orchestra at the Living Christmas Tree presentation, is Mr. Emmerson, who is retiring after 33 years of teaching.

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Above: Arizona ' s most accessible red rock area is found in Oak Creek Canyon, just 25 miles south of Flagstaff. Unlike the Grand Canyon, which is a See but don ' t touch proposition for 98% of its visitors who view it only from the rim. a motorist touring Oak Creek Canyon finds himself right in the middle of a wonderland of red spires and minarets. Cliffs, colored in white, yellow and red. are dotted with pine, cypress and juniper. Rocky gorges, unusual rock formation and buttes add i to the drive through this area. Mr. Vizard, a teacher of biology and in- troductory chemistry classes was a close friend of his. Mr. Heggi demonstrated great concern for his pupil ' s education. Many hours were spent after school working with students on any particular problems they may have had, or just talking. Other than teaching, Mr. Heggi had several outside interests. He liked paintings and ceramics, as well as photography. A schnauzer named Jason occupied his life at home. Mr. Heggi ' s love of teaching was evi dent, for at night he taught English at Craf • ton Hill Junior College. Born and raised in Indiana, this popular teacher attended both Ball State in Muncie, Indiana, and Indiana University before travel- ing to California. Here in California, Mr. Heggi attended many colleges and univer- sities, including UCLA, UCR, Redlands University, and Cal State, San Bernardino. In the process he earned both his bachelor of arts degree and his master ' s. Although he was a fine English teacher, it is evident that his warm personality and ac tions made Mr. Heggi as popular as he was. He will be remembered not only for his teaching, but for the concern he expressed for his students. Cheryl Provence, class of ' 83 Mr. Joe Heggi Mrs. Luciana Johnson Mr. Heggi was not only a good teacher, but a good friend as well. This sentiment was expressed by junior Rhonda Walbaum, and echoed by the vast majority of San G ' s students. On September 1, Joe Heggi, a long-time English teacher, had a heart at- tack which took his life. Since the school ' s opening in 1965, Mr. Heggi had taught English, then later English 2C. John McPeck, English Department Chairman declared, Mr. Heggi was one of our best English teachers and he will be sorely missed. Probably accounting for this teacher ' s popularity was the fact that he cared so deeply about his students. As proof of his love for kids, dozens of baby pictures dotted the walls of his classroom. He liked his students and was well liked by them too, noted Larry Vizard. Everybody here should have known Mrs. Johnson. She was an intellectual person, said Mrs. E. Ellison, a social studies teacher at San Gorgonio. Mrs. Luciana Johnson, a U.S. history teacher at San G. passed away this summer after a long battle with cancer. Mrs. Johnson had taught U.S. history at San G. since 1965. She was remembered by all for her very high standards in the classroom. Former student, Ken Soto, who was now a teacher at Pacific High School com- mented, I liked her lectures. She knew her subject and really got involved in her classes. Mrs. Johnson was born in Italy, married an American gentleman, then moved to the United States. Together they had two sons and one daughter. She went to the University of Califor-.!i), Riverside, where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree. Then she went on to Clare- mont graduate school to complete her education. Mrs. Johnson will be remembered by students and the staff of San G. for her dedication and compassion in the field of education. Albert Castillo, class of 33