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

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Eve Thompson was a Girl's P.E. instructor at Del Campo since 1963. Mrs. Thompson saw the changes in students over the years. She believed they transformed from a body of non-questioning students to a rebellious student body of nonconformists in the late 1960's. During the 1970's there was a leveling-off. The students would question regulations and procedures with respect, and had become conformists again. Growing up on a ranch was exciting for Maureen Pederson. They had an old runway on their property, where her father taught her to fly. From her flying experience, Mrs. Pederson dreamed of owning a plane. Following in her father's footsteps, she had been raising cattle on her own ranch for five years. She also hoped one day to have the best show herd of cattle. Skiing and reading were high on her list of special hobbies. however, hunting deer, ducks, and pheasant was one of her favorites. Mrs. Pederson taught Girl's P.E. to all grade levels, as well as one adoptive P.E. class, which was for students who were recovering from operations as serious as open heart surgery, to simple broken bones. After her first year as a vice principal, Eleanor Brown described the spirit at DC as fantastic. Del Campo has its own character, it's very optimistic. l would never have thought that three thousand people would go to one basketball game! Everyone has pride and genuine interest in their school. A mother of three boys, Mrs. Brown said she spent much of her time off doing out doorsy, sportsy things. As a family, they snow skied, hiked, and camped. 42 On her own she indulged in reading and music. l listen to all types of music from classical to rock. It all depends upon my mood. If she had a million dollars, Mrs. Brown would share some of it with her friends and charities, and use the rest to travel. l'd like to explore the East coast. lt has a character very different from that of the West coast. After that . . . l'd head to Europe. Not only was she a teacher of typing, shorthand, and world history, but Laura Bell was a world-wide traveler. She had seen Europe, lived in the Far East, and traveled throughout the U.S. excluding Alaska and North Dakota. Snow skiing, tennis, and bowling headed Mrs. Bell's hobby list, with sewing and flower arranging close behind. Eugene Robles was a science teacher for ten years, however, this past year he switched to administrative work. l felt a need for a change. l enjoy teaching, but felt there were other challenges l wanted to get into. Del Campo had grown and expanded since his first year. The school has taken on more flexibility and positive changes. There is a lot more responsibility on the students now than 'ever before. We have pretty much taken care of our needs and wants. An outdoorsman, Mr. Robles camped. backpacked, and snow skied with his family. Two of his goals were to be an effective administrator, and to get into fish farming. He wanted to raise catfish to sell commercially and to the Parks and Recreation District. Sylvia Huffman began her second year as a math teacher at Del Campo in the fall of 1975. Along with teaching, Mrs. Huffman was working diligently at the University of San Francisco, where she hoped to get her Master of Education by June of 1976.

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Richard lmm looks bewildered by what he has created in his crafts class ll i. It's not test scores they are smiling about, but rather, Harry Miller and Ken Smith are pleased with Del Campo's varsity football team l2l. The camera captures Harry Griffiths photogenic smile i3i. Virginia Bibb is taken aback by the presence of a photographer in the B-attendance office l4l. Myron Greenstone, teacher for the deaf and hard of hearing. leads in discussion with Carmen Ogden and Victor Shaw l5l. Virginia Bibb worked in the B-attendance office at Del Campo for 13 years. Credit must be given to her for her faithful service to the administration, faculty, and thousands of students that have passed through the B- attendance office over the years. Q F 3 . 2. K .Q as N sf Ys A' ' -,Asif-is-V twiki -. EWU 'S N'0n N1 f-tr QQK. at iz Ve is in , ff I Harry Griffiths teaching career began just one year later than Del Campo itself. He taught English to DC students for twelve years. And saw many changes ago. The English department has developed a sense of unity and purpose we didn't have when we first opened. He told of the students going through different phases. First it was an economic minded one: next, a 'counter culture, let's break-away attitude: and now. conservatism! One change in his life was Transactional Analysis. A type of psychology, TA gave Mr. Griffith new ways of looking at, and working with people. Just in the one year l've been interested in TA, it has changed my life, and I'm sure it will change much more. The most significant variation of his life came in October of 1975, the birth of a baby son, Loren. Teaching general studies and sign language, Myron Greenstone began his first year as a full time teacher at D.C. in the fall of 1975. Because he was hard of hearing. Mr. Greenstone could understand the problems his deaf and hard of hearing students had. Mainly, the communication gap that exists between hearing students, and hard of hearing students. He explained, Many hearing students feel uncomforable when they are around the deaf and hard of hearing, which, in turn makes them feel uncomfortable, too. Mr. Greenstone would like to see more students studying sign language to help narrow that communication gap. One of Myron Greenstone's goals was to become a P.E. teacher, coaching cross country, and track. When asked what he would do with a million dollars, the new faculty member replied, money can't buy happiness. I would put it in a bank so I wouIdn't have to worry about it later. fi' 1

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lrene Swope. one of Del Campos Physical Education teachers for girls, had an opportunity at one time to try her hand at show-biz. The year, 1954. The setting, Nogales, Arizona, the location for the filming of the movie Oklahoma. She was an extra who danced throughout the movie. Many of her scenes, however, were cut from the final version. Mrs. Swope's unusual experience was no free-for-all. She was up at two-thirty every morning, and often times did not return to her dorm at the University of Arizona until eleven in the evening. The costumes were heavy. The weather was murderous, 117 degrees on the average everyday. The pay was S15 per day. lrene Swope soon found out that Hollywood was not all that glorious. Art teachers are artists too! Betty Vogel designed and constructed a stain glass window for the Arthur Turner West Sacramento Library this year. lt was an exciting and challenging project for Mrs. Vogel. She gives her students as much freedom in the classroom as possible for creativity, without neglecting structure. For her it had proven to be the best policy. Marilyn Herman, a Foods teacher in the Home Economic Department, and her husband used gold and silver in the making of jewelry, as a hobby. The process, similiar to casting, involved making a duplicate of the piece of the jewelry out of wax, setting it in an investment, and burning out the wax in an oven as hot as 1500 degrees, After the wax burned out, they would add molten metal, and obtain the finished product. Her other pasttime, being a rockhound, supplemented her jewelry-making hobby. If Mrs. Herman had a million dollars, she would use it to buy all the apparatus she wanted. If Lois Franchimone, reading teacher, had a million dollars, she would like to buy a ranch. Her wish stems from the fact that she was raised on a cattle ranch in Lincoln, California. Mrs. Franchimone's childhood was different. There were no children to play with. Consequently, she did a lot of reading. Their house had no electricity or running water. When bath time came around she would have to fetch the water and heat it up on the stove, Early every morning she would get on her horse and check the .sig fir S' ees BM K ..f:': A , i gf. ' Vi? . 2 .., il iii ri ef A-an-H Cattle Spread out over the 8000 acre pasture. lt was a life that Lois Franchimone missed very much. Ron Smith began his second year as a psychology teacher in the fall of 1975. In addition to teaching full-time, Mr. Smith was finishing his Master of Science at Sacramento State University, After a few more years of teaching and studying he would like to start a private practice as a Clinical Psychologist in a small town. As a member of DC's original faculty. Barney Jones had taught Spanish to students for 13 years. An obvious change in the last seven to eight years he saw and experienced was theimode of dress. Under the unwritten dress code we had to wear a coat and tie everyday. The women couldn't wear any pants or shorts, dresses only . . , I love it. Originally a downhill snow skier, he switched to cross country because, You can get into nature. away from people. Its a really neat experience. Mr, Jones also enjoyed hiking, camping, canoeing, snow shoeing, and traveling. The summer of 1975 he spent three weeks hiking alone in the German, Austrian, and Swiss Alps. He stayed in hotels in small towns, or in mountain huts. He hoped to take a group of students to Mexico for the summer of 1976. Eve Thompson and Maureen Pedersen patiently await the end of a rally. lil Eleanor Brown conducts business as usual from her gaily adorned office. l2l Laura Bell, Eugene Robles, and Sylvia Huffman get a bird's eye view of a basketball game from atop a table. l3l. People react to rallies in different ways, as seen on the faces of lrene Swope, Betty Vogel, and Marilyn Herman. l4l Lois Franchimone holds up a birthday cake given to her by her students during a surprise birthday party. l5l To the delight of his team, Ron Smith gets into the action. l6l. At the Spanish party, Barney Jones converses with students from Mesa Verda. l7l