Dana Hills High School - Mast Yearbook (Dana Point, CA)

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,L ,M .WM Administration Pleased With P.Pi.l.D.E. 'll was pleased with the positive attitude of the students this year. Most took more personal responsibility for their actions and accepted their consequences without complaint, stated Vice-principal Lucy Kelle-way, when asked how she felt about the school year. Principal Dennislflynn echoed this sentiment, saying, The students monitored themselves well without much outside pressure, As in the rest of the school, budget cuts affected even the administration, The loss of counselors because of insufficient funding placed increased burdens upon the remaining administrators, yet, according to Dr. Cistone, caused fewer problems than anticipated High school graduation and college admission information was sent to parents, while guidance technicians Janet Howard and Ariana Saindon were available to answer any questions students might have, Vice-principal Andy Fishers move to Esperanza High at the beginning of the school year Eeft a position filled by i Mr. Bill Smith. A former Physical Education teacher and coach at DH., Mrs Smith adapted easily to the promotion, and students accepted the change with little l M commotion, Activities Director Dutch summed up the administrative perspective when he said, I felt really good about the whole year! l, Adminstrators Dr. Flynn and Dr. Cistone preside over a faculty meeting. 2, Activities Director Danny Burch 3, Principal Dennis Flynn 4. Vice-principal Lucy Kelleway 5. Vice-principal Bill Smith 6. Assistant Principal Dom Cistone

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ACAIDEMUCS .www I-'lin Acodemio Thrives As Teochers Survive Surviving os o reocher or Dono Hills High School posed unique chollenges. Among the requisites of the teocher were o loud voice Cfor competing with other teochers in doorless clossroomsb, coffee Cfor eorly morning oppoinrmenrs ofter lote night groding sessionsl orgonizorion Cfor lseeping occurote records of the grodes ond ottendonce of five closses of teen-ogersb, potience Cfor deoling with occosionol irote students, porenrs ond odministrotorsl, creotivity Cfor molsing sometimes tedious subject motter new ond excitingb, o sense of humor Cthe only woy of deoling with certoin problemsb, ospirin Cfor those times when the problems wouldnt go owoyb, o worm heort Cfor serving os o counselor during the first yeor without certificoted counselorsb, o knowledge of medicine ond liororionship Cto fill the shoes of the missing nurse ond librorion7, humility Cfor working long hours or relotively low poyb, ond dedicotion to the profession Sometimes it moy not seem so, but teochers ore humon, Their lives ore orooder thon the norrow slice viewed by students. In on ottempt to present o picture of the whole teocherf' the Most explored the vorious meons of survivol employed by teochers both on compus ond in their personol lives. Dr Cistone ond Mr Goslsins enjoy the students response during the ljepst Assembly Despite countiess otrempts to ovotd hovtng his picture tolsen Mr Nolsomuro is foiled ogoin A spirited teocher who spends countless exrro hours or school Mr Sptedel helps set up the sound system for Rodney on the ROC? Heod chef Monsieur Pierre Sherrill prepores ct gourmet during the Pepsi Assembly Mr Weogley 15 greeted with mixed emotions os he helps Chris Josinslsi ond Kelly Conroy during their U S History Closs Advisor Kris Evons helps Jennifer Hoop with o difficult yeorbools ioyout mil Mwst Q 1 c . . , , 3, A it n . A . . . , 5' K . V , . . . 6, , ' 1 , , V -'i' ,i- f rssg A. . Jtfffi' c 5' my M Q I - V .. - I in

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