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

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The people here have been great, but the first year of teaching is a survival test for me. -Leigh Ann Baker Math 5 A

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Teachers the Ropes Five new faces appeared on the faculty in September. They came from different backgrounds yet shared several common bonds, notably an Orange County education. Steve Crapo, an alumnus of this school, graduated in ' 77 as a Wall of Famer. Coming back to his home town, he felt the students ' styles and languages had changed, but the general atmosphere stayed the same. Mr. Crapo ' s homecoming was inspired by an affinity for history, the subject he began teaching in the fall. Along with coaching girls ' basketball, Crapo also used his athletic experience by serving as a sprint coach for the track team. Another new addition, Leigh Ann Baker, was a graduate of San Clemente High School. It took time for her to adapt to the laid-back yet closed-in ambience of the Dana Hills campus. Ms. Baker ' s only real problem in fitting in was her young appearance which had all the science department wondering why there was a student at Ms. Baker ' s desk. Working as a tutor in her fourth year of college inspired her to apply for her teaching credential and major in science. Along with Ms. Baker, Lisa Stephens also joined the science department, because of her love for school. If she . were not teaching, she said, she would still be enrolled and learning even more. The English department also welcomed two new faces; Teresa Falcone and Debbie Hatheway. After her first day, Ms. Falcone felt satisfaction with the audience that could not get up and leave. Her graduation from U.C.I. enabled her to become first a student teacher, then a regular at Dana Hills. Debbie Hatheway ' s main reason for her involvement in teaching was her longing i for change. She enjoyed people and things which are not static and feels that adolescents are just that. 1. Mr. Crapo ' s youth and sense of humor make him a favorite with his students. When I teach and answer questions, I learn as much as the students, comments Ms. Stephens after helping a confused Debbie Daly. 3. Ms. Baker discovers the bane of all teachers: grading papers. 4. Being a speech teacher, Ms. Hatheway is at home speaking in front of a crowd. A 4 Learning

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AKt« Teachers Find Falling in love may well be one of the best parts about being in high school. The syndrome was not, it seems, confined to students alone. Romantic rumors circulated and wedding bells rang for several members of the teaching staff in 1986 and ' 87. The first to fall was Ms. Diane Ingram, who became Ms. Phil Kams in a San Clemente ceremony in July. The waning days of summer united two teachers, Ms. Evans of the English department and Mr. Degen of the Math department, in marriage. Their wedding was held at sunset at the Ole Hanson Beach Club in San Clemente. Mr. Prestridge liked the beach club so much that he decided to tie the knot in the same setting: shortly after the New Year began, he married Ms. Ann Harvey, a piano teacher, and they moved into his newly remodeled house in San Clemente. Unquestionably the most romantic wedding date was that set by home economics instructor Becky Oppen: she and Tim Tice got married on February 14, Valentine ' s Day, in Capistrano Beach. All of these weddings served to remind students of a simple truth that is sometimes held in doubt, that teachers are human too. 1. Mark Dressier, a former English depariment member, toasts the newly married Ms. Evans and Mr. Degen on August 29. Looking on is Best Man Jack Dickmann of the science department, who will be taken out of circulation this summer by fiancee Patty Smith. 2. Mr. Prestridge, along with his wife Ann, spends free time sailing a Hobie at Lake Powell. 3. Chaperoning the ' 86 Winter Formal are Becky Oppen and her husband, Mr. Tom Tice, who were married on Valentine ' s Day. I 56 Learning