Acalanes High School - Aklan Yearbook (Lafayette, CA)

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MR. JAY PIERCY Assistant Principal MR. WENDELL PLEIS Mathematics; Electronics; Assistant Football Coach; Radio Club Advisor MRS. RUBY RAMEY Science; C.S.F. Advisor MR. BRUCE REEVES English; Teacher Curriculum Assistant MR. L. LEROY ROACH Instrumental Music MR. FORREST RUSSELL Physical Education; Driver Education MRS. DEE SCHROLL (NOT PICTURED) Principal ' s Secretary MR. GEORGE SCOTT Science MR. MICHAEL SIEGFRIED Mathematics; Typing MISS DOLORES SILVA Vice Principal Making A Comeback An advisor ' s best friend. AKLAN members always looked forward to their workweekend visitors: friends, parents, and even dogs! Remy, Nancy ' s golden retriever, felt right at home amid the bustle of the first workweekend. 1978. It was a vintage year, may- be not for wine or for cars, but cer- tainly for advisors. September of that year was the peak month for advisors of the yearbook variety, and as Nancy Holton strolled through the door of Room 205 we knew we had found the cream of the crop. Soon the teacher-student re- lationship disappeared, Mrs. Holton became Nancy, and we became typically us. By the time the first work-weekend rolled around it was no sur- prise to see Nancy out on the lawn catching the rays or in- side camped on a sleeping bag trying to suppress her laughter during a headline session. She was always able to laugh with us. When the work had to be done, however, we wanted to do it; a compliment from Nancy on a job well done could leave us smiling for a week. We did a lot of smiling that year, but the passage of Propo- sition 13 brought us back to reality. A sense of impending doom hung over the AKLAN room — the school could not afford to keep Nancy on for an- other year. As June drew near we abandoned the excitement of a long-awaited summer and wished that the year would never end. It did, and a tearful good-bye speech from Nancy proved it. It was a long summer for those of us who wondered what AKLAN ' 80 would be like. At Arena Scheduling someone noticed that there was a Teacher X on the mas- ter schedule, and we waited anxiously. When Nancy ap- peared in the parking lot, we knew she ' d be with us for an- other year. That year was just what we made it. We laughed some more and let Nancy ' s smile brighten our days. Mid-year Nancy announced that she was going to have a baby. Again we faced the fact that she wouldn ' t be back. We got caught up in the excitement of baby names and baby showers and listened as Nancy talked about her ex- periences as a mother-to-be. We all clung to the hope that she would return. Return she did. Every day, just to help us, she sacrificed three hours that could have been spent with her new son Alexander. At times her all- encompassing dedication was an inspiration. She had given up so much already, and she always came back to give us more. 206 FACULTY

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MR. REX KAUFMAN Auto Shop MR. ROBERT KING Spanish; Freshman Class Sponsor MR. RICHARD KLIER Mathematics; Assistant Coach Soccer and Track MRS. BETTY KRPAN (NOT PICTURED) Secretary MR. DON MADERA Mathematics MR. RICHARD MAYES English; Blueprint; Senior Class Sponsor MR. ROGERS MCMASTERS (NOT PICTURED) Wood Shop MRS. CAROLYN MEEK English; Senior Class Sponsor MR. MICHAEL MEINKE English; Sports Sponsor MS. CYNTHIA MOREN Learning Skills; C.S.F. Sponsor MRS. BARBARA MUELLER Mathematics; Science; Junior Class Sponsor MR. JIM MULDOON English; Service Club Sponsor MRS. DIANA J. NEHLS Nurse MISS MARGARET NICHOLSON Science MR. STAN OBERG French; French Club Sponsor; Foreign Language Department Chairman MR. HAROLD OLSON Counselor; English MRS. MARIE OLSON English MR. WILLIAM O ' NEILL Art; English MR. GALEN OTTO Business MR. ROBERT PENROSE Mathematics 205 FACULTY

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MR. WAYNE SMAKER Science; Physical Education; Senior Class Sponsor MRS. JEAN TEMP English; Junior Class Advisor MR. ALTHURLING Science; Varsity, Junior Varsity Soccer Coach MRS. PAT VAN HORN Physical Education; Athletic Director; Spirit Group Advisor; Dance Club Sponsor MS. STEPHANIE VAN HORN Learning Skills MR. BOB WARREN Business; Assistant Freshmen Football Coach; Track Coach; Sophomore Class Spon sor; Typing MR. ROBERT WICKS Counselor; AFS Sponsor MR. MARK WILLIAMS Driver Education; Health; Social Studies Nancy ' s doubtful return to the staff scared us for two years in a row. Whether it was Prop- osition 13 lay-offs or new born babies, we cried when it Welcome distraction. Alexander watches his mom attentively while she attempts to check captions. Whenever Alexander visited, everyone quickly seemed she wouldn ' t return. But, she kept coming back to us each September. Love for Nancy Holton - it was catch- ing . . . dropped croppers and layout sheets to pick up stuffed animals and rattles in an effort to catch a glimpse of his dazzling Holton smile. Placid proofreader. Since room 205 was not equipped with all the amenities of home, workweekenders brought sleeping bags and pillows to make their stay more comfortable. Nancy reclines on a down sleeping bag while correcting typed copy. Make a wish. Nancy prepares to blow out the candles on her October 22nd birthday cake. Birthdays were important occasions in AKLAN; cakes ranged from poppy seed to angel food. 207 FACULTY