Cholla High School - Impact Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Q . N Engineers The Engineering Staff is a team of very efficient and successful men. Mr. George Yeager and Mr. William Kraft make up the two man team. Head Engineer Yeager has devoted his time for the past 15 years to keeping the operations of the school's me- chanical facilities running smoothly. In addi- tion, ninth year Assistant Engineer Kraft has helped maintain and cared for the building from top to bottom. Repairs and servicing of heating, cooling, water, and electrical needs took most of their attention. Their ability to keep such a large and unique building func- tioning properly is worth noticing. Top left: Bill Kraft, Top Right: George Yeager Photos by Warren Wong Keeping Cholla clean is a tough job! For- tunately a group of dedicated custodians and groundsmen have kept our ugood- looks intact. Students are encouraged to take pride in their school by picking up after themselves and others when possible. Head Custodian Robert Rodriguez has a rough iob when any one of his nine member crew is hurt, ill, or retires. The total care and upkeep of classrooms, restrooms, the gym, cafeteria, and commons area are time consuming. Ad- ditionally, our school has more carpeted areas than most other District l schools. De- cember was a difficult month because Buck Castillo retired after T6 years of dedicated service, and temporary help was needed for Rigo Garcia fcrushed fingerj and Joe Villa fback iniuryj. uKids make my iob interesting .. . there is never a dull moment! stated equipment managerfnight custodian Frank Doe. By Warren Wong Ciistodi-an Buck Castillo Retires UA hard worker who liked to blend in with Robert Rodriguez Maintenance 'I 'I7

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Campu Supervisors ul would like to thank all the Cholla students for making my iob more enjoyable than I origin- ally expected. I'd also like to thank the teachers and staff for making me feel very welcome. I hope to return next year as a TEACHER be- cause I think that Cholla has a lot to offer its students and staff and I would like to be a part of that . By Kris Tapia This is Jim Miyata's first year at Cholla. Be- fore working here, he worked as a substitute teacher all over the TUSD area. He used to live in Indiana and went to Purdue University. In his spare time he lifts weights and practices martial arts. His responsibilities consisted of supervising Study Hall, The Commons Area, and working Security for Sporting events. A newcomer, Manny Roias began working here since the third week of September. His responsibilities include maintaining order and discipline in his areas and detaining students in possession of illicit drugs and submitting re- ports. He too, worked at Pueblo High School before starting here at Cholla. He recommends all schools incorporate a drug counseling pro- gram to combat drug abuse problems. 6 Attendance Mr. Mack Todd, a veteran campus super- visor, started working here at Cholla five years ago. Mack las he prefers to be calledl has seen a big change in attendance policies, he feels they are stricter and more effective now. He stated, ul like Cholla, but I think it would be more effective if everyone had a sixth hour class. Mack's responsibilities were to insure the well being of the students, make sure they went to class, and to see that rules and regu- lations were followed, and also to supervise activities. Mack was in the Navy a while back, and studies law at the University of Arizona during his spare time. Mack seems to get along with everyone and we're glad to have him here at Cholla. AES-4' Vw. st fiffli' . .- Also a newcomer, Mr. Ernie Valenzuela, started working at Cholla in September of '85. Ernie believes that students here at Cholla get away with more, but in general he said, l'It's by far a nicer school, the ad- ministration is nice and the students are great! Before working here, he worked at Pueblo High School and the University of Arizona as a basketball manager and an administrative assistant. Our Attendance Officer, Mr. Edward Mathews, worked as a Home Visitor by mak- ing contacts with parents and students re- garding their attendance. ln addition, he monitored busses. In his spare time he con- tacted students. When asked how he felt about Cholla, he replied lllt is one beautiful- ly laid out campus. Before working here, he worked at Pueb- lo High School as their home visitor for I5 years. By Kris Tapia Top Eight: Mack Todd left Center: Jim Miyata Center: Manny Roias Right Center: Ernie Valenzuela Bottom Right: Ed Mathews

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Administrators The principaI's responsibilities were to co- ordinate and manage curriculum, district policies, staff evaluations, inservice activities, and the Community School Partnership Council. Dr. Lamond Preston believed in the cooperation of students, staff, and parents, and encouraged everyone to get involved in the activities and programs available. Resourceful Talented Individuals Miss Sara Cortez has been here at Cholla for three years. She has been Assistant Prin- cipal of Instruction at Cholla since 1984. Her responsibilities include handling discipline for students IA-FI, and Coordinating student services such as JAG, College and military recruites, APEX, PIP, and special programs such as MESA fMath Engineering Science Achievement.j Miss Cortez feels the biggest change in her department since she has been at Cholla is that the Instructional Program deals with a lot more planning and evaluations than in previous years. In her spare time Miss Cortez enjoys going to the movies, reading books, hiking, swim- ming and skiing. Miss Cortez stated, I think that Cholla is comprised of a lot of resourceful and talent- ed individuals - students and staff. We haven't realized our full potential yet. - By Tina Cervantez Nil Y r Assistant Principals Miss Serafina Grace has been the Assistant Principal of operations for 4 years. She en- forced discipline policies for students IG-MJ, campus security, plant management, super- vision of after school activities of the Home Visitor and Cafeteria Personnel. Miss Grace attended Tucson High School, and later furthered her education at the University of Arizona. She was a member of ICU flnterest- ed Communication Advocatej. This is a car- ing group of people made up of administra- tors, faculty and students that want to see a change in the overall attitude of Cholla. Mr. Robert Bailes has been the Assistant Principal of Activities for 4 years. He en- forced rules among one-third of the students IN-Zj, assisted the principal in preparation and management of the budget, supervised student council activities, developed and maintained school calendar, supervised and coordinated activities of class and club spon- sors, and assisted with graduation. Mr. Bailes moved to Tucson in I 949 when he then attended Tucson High School. He has lived in Tucson for 37 years. Tucson Unified School District -ffl Superintendent Dr. Paul Houston Acting Superintendent . . . Dr. Dorthoy Magett Assistant Superintendent of Region III . . . Mr. Eugene Benton