Del Campo High School - Decamhian Yearbook (Fair Oaks, CA)

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51 -iz?5'5 I .Qciss as . -. 5301- Harry Kawahata was part of the DC boy's P.E. department for for elven years. The only change in the department Mr. Kawahata would have like to have seen made possible was longer P.E. periods in order to offer more off campus recreational activities such as, golf, conoeing. and sailing. Mr. Kawahata's profession and hobbies are one, and the same: sports. He enjoyed watching sports prgrams on television. For eleven years, Bill Kimball has helped shape the sound minds and bodies of hundreds of male students at Del Campo. being a dedicated physical education coach, Mr. Kimball would fix up the football Field and track if he had a million dollars. ln this bicentennial year, everyone is looking back on his family heritage. the Kimball's have somewhat of a legend in their family. His great-great-grandfather was one of the original founders of the Morman Church, and had 36 wives! One of Bill Kimball's unusual hobbies was making beef jerky. For the benefit of the student body: KlMBALL'S OLD FAMILY RECIPE FOR BEEF JERKY Strip poor grade of beef, or bull meat. Lightly sprinkle with garlic salt, and soy sauce. Dry in oven at 1 10 for six to eight hours. Pepper. ln this day of overpopulation, the Eatons decided to add to their family by means of adoption. The new addition was Shai, a two and a half year old girl from Korea. According to her father, She adapted easily to her new environment. When asked what he would do with a million dollars, John Eaton exclaimed, We'd adopt more children. Mr. Eaton had been a physical education instructor at Del Campovsince its beginning. One of the drawbacks to this school growipg so rapidly over the years is that I used to know almost all of the students and all of the faculty. Now the school is so big I don't know half of the faculty members. Lucy Morris efficiently organizes the front office while her partner in paperwork, Betty wick, throws a mischievous glance her way lil. After having an anatomical breakdown, James Henrie is forced to put his plastic person back together again l2l. Debbie Moon makes her point perfectly clear to Kelly Alexander and Kathy Zupan l3l Harry Kawahata listens attentively to Connie Cotterman of the yearbook staff l4l. Bill Kimball has no Comment concerning John Eaton's commentary on Sports-a-Rama l5l. 237

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James Henrie was a part of the DC Science department, specializing in life science and biology, for five years. If appropriate funds were available, he would like to have an all laboratory study program where every student could work independently every day. Included in the dream science program would be more field trips to various scientific institutions, and journeys to the ocean and Sierra mountains. A member of Del Campo's original staff, Betty Wick was secretary at DC since 1963. Off duty she enjoyed herself by gardening, bicycling, and reading. When asked if she had any other goals in life Mrs. Wick replied, My interest is still with Del Campo. She didn't see a very large difference in the staff or kids during her stay, and remarked, the teachers, the staff, they're all so co-operative .nv1 ' Her interest in art led Lucy Morris to a new watercolor class this past year. She spent her time off by indulging in gardening, cooking gourmet foods, and Dabbling in Art The one significant change she saw was the appearance of the school. All the trees and greenery have really added to the looks of the school Mrs. Morris also commented on the school spirit, commending Homecoming especially. Del Campo High School had one of the best programs in Sacramento for the deaf and hard of hearing students. Debbie Moon was one of the teachers for those students. The curriculum in room 29-B is casual, with emphasis placed on individualized learning. Q EQ

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Inez Peper is a woman of many talents. Teaching is just one of three professions she has had. She began during the Depression as a teacher in a small town in Nevada. With the beginning of World War II came the beginning of a new career for Mrs. Peper as a draftsman at Consolidated aircraft Company in San Diego. Later she went into powerplant analysis, which is in essence, the testing of the airplane's powerplant efficiency while the plane is in flight. Mrs. Peper returned to teaching eight years ago when she came to Del Campo to revive the school newspaper, the Del Campo Roar. During her reign, the Roar has won such prestigious awards as Best Front Page, Best Sports Coverage. and Best Continuous column, and one Honorable Mention, Mrs. Peper enjoyed journalism the most of any of her careers because she felt it is a vital and vivacious part of our school and our society. Vera Loehr saw a different side to education in the summer of 1975 from her travels to Japan. She taught English to the children there. . its ,as 1. She found the Japanese Q -s s - t .-1.-.,-N. st: - , , s-.. .ff fs. H. sm K . E5 yi if E R . - f... J - P' X. x Q35 1 gt Sis! K Mx 'Q 4 ,as t we XS' W Bike 21,,1- 2 r-1t - educational system very structured. Memorization plays a major role in learning in that country. Mrs. Loehr recalls that when she would arrive in the classroom the children would stand to greet her. She had a hard time getting her students to participate in class discussions, as they would only speak when spoken to. When the class was over the children would't leave until they were dismissed. Mrs. Loehr enjoyed her stay in Japan 238 but was glad to get back to the free and easy ways of Del Campo. Frank Penko had been teaching at Del Campo for eight years. In that time he had watched definite changes in the student body, such as: The positive attitude of the students, the opposition to the dress code, open campusg and a longer lunch break to name a few. Mr. Penko believes that students conquer their problems with words.