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

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larlen Chambers (Math): is proud f so many things that the list is too mg to explain : collects baseball 3rds; regrets not doing everything le poor teacher can ' t afford ; Once a man gets what he wants, he eeds to remember how bad he ' anted it. Mike Chapman (Social Science): got married when he was a sopho- more in college; loves to fish; Hard work and extreme devotion to a cause will always allow you to achieve what you wish! Steve Crapo (Social Science): re- grets not dating more women in high school; plays basketball, racquetball, and tennis; I can relate to the stu- dents here due to the fact that I at- tended D.H. as well as having many of the same teachers! Bill Cunningham (Science): has about 30 cubic yards of dirt that he moves around in his back yard; hated being dragged to his sister ' s ballet classes as a child; I am aware that I have a great opportunity to make a strong impact on students ' lives «W mm m0m 1. Cecilia Oliver, Mayhar Fard-Ghassemi, and Albert Suchanek learn the fundamentals of writing a five paragraph essay. 2. Roberto Ocampo and Jose Pina take a break from taking notes. 3. All of Hedelmira Bojorge ' s attention is focused on Ms, Fowler ' s grammar lecture. m Mmtfif 51

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Barbara Burton (Science): relieves stress by taking three-week trips to communes; loves students and life; enjoys helping students discover how easy and fun life is! Rick Butera (English): has an un- precedented fetish for Scotty dogs; specializes in imposing Freudian overtones on any piece of literature; makes absurd jokes and puns while giving freshman vocabulary tests. Tim Butler (Physical Education): feels that D.H. ' s best attribute is its enormous amount of energy; spends time surfing and reading the Bible; I Bob Canary (Social Science); coaches varsity baseball; would take today ' s youth back to the 60 ' s if pos- sible; has taught at Dana Hills for nearly a decade; would like to come back as Orel Hershiser or Roger try to be the best teacher I can be. Clemens in his second life. mi mmm «R Ml AP. EIR, MA, PE, ESL .. . wait . . ESL? What does that stand for? Does it taste good? Docs it save lives? Are you kidding??? A lot like a family, ESL is short for English as a Second Lan- guage and has roughly sixty enroUees (twice as many as last year). Taught by rookie Julie Fowler in her first year at Dana Hills, the program serves students from Mexico, Gua- temala, Bolivia, El Salvador, China, Hungary, Japan, Iran, France, Czechoslovaka, Thailand, and the Philippines, and elsewhere. Ms. Fowler is extremely enthusiastic about her program, as everything within the classroom seems to be going very smoothly. She feels that the most important message that the D.H. student body ought to be aware of is that her foreign students need just as much, if nore more, sup- port as everybody else. Because English fluency takes a good five to seven years to master, many of her students feel very alone and alienated here in California. Many are finding it difficult to reach out without feeling rejected. The average Dana Hills student doesn ' t seem to realize this fact, much less care. Ms. Fowler is mainly concerned with her students ' well-being and ac- ceptance. We all will reap great benefits from what each culture has to offer us! -v.y. 50 U M itf i

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During vacations and free time, h ow do these masters of education spend their time? What hobbies do they take part in when all of the term papers are graded, the essays corrected and the tests scores recorded? Some teachers may surprise their stu- dents with their extracurricular activi- ties : Ms. Spagnolini says she enjoys computers - I have three! - and motor- cycles ' - I have four! Collecting music boxes is a private passion in the life of English teacher Marianne Irwin. How about traveling around the world twice, visiting more than ten countries? Two teachers have accomplished that in- credible experience: French teacher Claude Girault and his wife, German and Spanish instructor Christa Jurgensen. Robb Rigg of the drama department can IrifeMMM ' m v t l HI Trevor Dale (Fine and Practical Arts): feels that today ' s youth should make education their first priority; regrets not being a better student; Give the world your best and the best will come back to you, be found dancing for the Coast Ballet Theatre with other members of his fam- ily, while Ms. Falcone can be found exer- cising creativity in interior decoration. As with many students, the beach pro- vided a setting for outdoor activities. Among the faculty ' s most avid surfers are Mr, Wilburton, Mr. Wigglesworth, Mr. Nakamura, Mr. Degen, Mr. Butler, Ms. Riem, and Mr. Prestridge, Beach volley- ball is a favorite form of exercise for Ms, Nealy, Mr. Simmons, and Ms, Evans, while Mr. White bodysurfed every day of the year, no matter what the water tem- perature. When questioned his hobbies, Joe Shively answered, Flying, skiing, packing, and reading. A get-away is also on Ms. Daniel ' s mind, whether it be a ski trip to Mammoth or a golf trip to Palm Desert. Mr. Rouse gives an explanation of his hobbies, chess, philosophy, reading, run- ning, and walking: Everything is a means of exploration and growth, -k.l. wtmm0m0mm «MM Debbie Daniels (Physical Educa- tion): once worked for the Los An- geles Dodgers; lived on the Row at use in downtown L.A,; feels that the kids make teaching all worth- while ; advises students not to grow up so fast. Marc Degen (Math); likes to surf; is most proud of his wife (Ms, Evans) for producing one (hopefully two) beautiful children; regrets not going to Europe when he was young, crazy, and single, Linda Dickey (English, Foreign Language): once saw her fiance na- ked when he came out to BA his friends ; regrets not going to Italy her junior year of college; wishes young people would realize they don ' t need what they think they do. 52 mMmcfi ■Htl