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

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ADMINISTRATION Kenny Moe John Smart Bill Smith John is a welcome addition to Dana Hills. -Mr. Douglass Administratic

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Dana Hills Gets Smart If D.H. takes on the strong and sturdy characteristics of its new principal, Mr. John Smart, the school will be in good shape. Smart, whose latest promotion was preceded by a career teaching math, coaching fobtball and serving in a variety of administrative positions, brought a wealth of experience with him. He taught at Midwest, AJf hittier, and San Clemente High Schools, then was promoted to vice- principal and assistant principal. Since 1977 he has been principal of neighboring Capo Valley. Concerning the relationship between his present {Kisition and his previous one he said, The concerns of the two schools are mainly the same. There are the same problems and the same responsibilities. Upon arrival in September he noted, There are already many positive dynamics already in place at Dana Hills. My goal is to maintain and perpetuate this feeling of unity and positive enthusiasm. Some hobbies of the obviously energetic principal are camping, hiking, reading, and, until recently, tennis. Mr. Smart attended Midwest City High School in Oklahoma. The logo of the school, which was located next to a missile base, was the Bombers. As a Bomber, Mr. Smart was one of the state ' s top football players, which earned him several offers from professional teams. Although Smart might go back to teaching mathematics some day, he seemed content with his new position, and the students and staff seemed content with him. Stated Mr. Morgan, He is a ' good ole boy ' from Oklahoma who shoots a wicked game of pool on his table. Friendly, helpful, and caring Mr, Smart spends part of every day helping kids by: 1 ) rearranging Kellie Lux ' s schedule, 2) offering Cindy Tinker some counseling, 3) swapping football stories with John Dalzell and Peter Plan, and 4) leading the P.R.I.D.E. Assembly. A 48 Learnine

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Subs Make the Day Walking into your classroom, you notice a different strange person sitting in your teacher ' s desk. Sub! yell some students, who begin walking the other direction. Get in your normal seat, and please be quiet, the substitute pleads. He then writes an assignment on the chalkboard before retiring to the comforts of his chair. Having a substitute sometimes means a free day for students, but for those who get subbed by Ms. Gabriel or Ms. Slinker, it ' s often business as usual (from time to time it ' s even worse). Students have often taken advantage of substitutes by playing tricks like sticking pins backwards in an eraser and placing it on the teacher ' s chair. Yet Matt Taylor explains that most substitutes are smarter than we think; they won ' t fall for that stuff. Students and teachers rarely agree on the topic of substitutes. Usually, the subs the kids like, the teacher ' s dislike, and vice versa. An exception to this rule is Dana Hills ' on-campus substitute, Mr. Anderson, who receives compliments left and right. Says Jeff Kurtz, He ' s real laid back, but he knows what he ' s doing. 1. It ' s lime to get to work when students get Ms. Gabriel for a substitute. 2. Ms. Anderson helps decipher a pattern for clothing student Kara Kruse. 3. Anxiously awaiting the end of the period, Ms. McCord keeps an eye on Ms. Dickey ' s English class. 4. A favorite of teachers and students alike. Mr. Anderson captures the attention of Ms. Aroian ' s sixth period class. Mr. Anderson can really stand the pressures of a rowdy class. -Nancy Dominguez 5() Learning