California High School - Talon Yearbook (Whittier, CA)

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Dedication: lvir. Eugene Leach has been a reacher, coach, and friend ro srudenrs in rhe Whirrier Union High School Disrricr for B3 years, rhe lasr 7 of which has been ar California High School. lr is a pleasure ro salure a reacher who, year afrer year, has former srudenrs rerurn ro express rheir appreciarion for rhe supporr and friendshp he pro vided while rhey were his srudenrs. This is ample evidence of rhe high esreem srudenrs have for lvir. Leach. Being selecred as rhe recipienr of rhe 1986 Annual dedica- rion is a very special honor Congrarularionsl Dr. Bruce A. Canrley Principal California High School Selling adverfisemenrs, meering deadlines, and complering pages areiusr a few of rhe difficulr raslss rhaf a yearbools sraff has ro deal wirh rhroughour rhe year. One of rhe mosr diffie culrjobs facing a sraff is rhe selecrion of a dedicarion. Affer many hours of researching and deliberafing, rhe sraff finally narrowed fheir mulfieperson lisr ro one very deserving individe ual. This aufsfanding reacher did nor srarf adulf life wirh rhe idea of becoming an educarar. He firsf enrered college wifh rhe idea of enfering rhe field of medicine. His srudies were infer- rupfed by World War ll, and along wirh fhousands of orher young men, he leff school and wenf info milirary service. For rhe nexf few years he saw acrive duiy as a fighfer pllor in rhe Pacific Thearre and was aboard fwo aircraff carriers when rhey were sunls by fhe enemy. Despite several close calls, he came our olsay or war's end. Wifh rhe cessarion of fighring, he decided rhar medicine wasn'r for him and fhar his role in life should be in educarlon where he could help shape furure gen' erafions and help malse rhe world a UGTTQV place in which ro live. A rhirryefhree year veferan of rhe Whirfier Union High School Disrrlcf, rhis man srarred his reaching career af El Psan- cho High School in 1956. He spenf seven years fhere unril leaving in 1960 when he decided TO TOISG his reaching ralenfs ro Sierra High School. Throughouf his sevenreen years af Sierra he was respecfed and admired by bofh his sfudenrs and rhe faculry alilse. Since rhe closing of Sierri in 1979, Cal Hi has been lr has been my pleasure ro lsnow and worls wirh Gene for over rwenry years We worlsed rbgerher ar Sierra and California High Schoob His capaciry and desire ro worls wirh srudenrs in rhe classroom and in rhe arhleric area go far above rhe expecred level ofjusr a reacher and a coach. He has devored his life ro young people. This has ako lsepr his ourlools in life and in his chosen career in a posirive direcfion. He unselhshly gives of himself ro worls wirh young people. lf any of his reaching colleagues need a hand rhey lsnow rhar rhey can also counr on him, Gene is a friend and helper ro all people, and l consider ir my privilege ro lsnaw and worls wirh him. Bob Dugard home for fhis exfraordinary person. During rhe course of his career, fhis man has coached many successful foarball and wresrling reams, and has raughf such SUQGCTS as U.S. Hisrory and Governmenr. However, he is besf lsnown for his always inreresring and rhoughrfprovol-Qing psychology classes. lr is wirh urmosr pleasure rhar rhe 1986 Talon is dedicared ro MR. EUGENE LEACH, reacher and friend. f l mer him for rhe iirsr rime an rhe 'Cee foorball Held ar Sierra High School, and since rhar rime, his lisr of accomplish- menrs has grown. Besides reaching a wide variery of upper division Social Srudies classes, he has been head foorball and wresrling coach and faculry club presidenr. Srudenrs may besr remember him as rhe reacher who uses hypnosis in rhe classroom. ldon 'r lfnow of anorher reacher who has had more ex- srudenrs srop by and visir, a marls of a dedicared reacher who has had an impacr on his srudenrs. To my friend, fellow reacher and coach, lsay, Congrarularions. Franls Tex Waller Dedicarion X 19

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